Come on mate, Gakushou flat out states that that Kan Saro is unquestionably the best amongst them. What more do you want? A signed essay from Hara himself explaining the strength of every single 1000 man commander in each section of the Seika Army?
Hara has the strength of an army reflect the strength of their leader since he doesn't typically go into the subordinates of subordinate Generals as creating and remembering that many characters would be tedious. If the subordinates of the 4 Great Heavens aren't revealed then what makes you think we are going to see the inner details of each part of the Seika Army?
It is pretty obvious that Kan Saro is going to be the best via brains since Ji Aga is confirmed to be the top brawn bloke and JKR claimed to be the previous top dog for strength.
The fact that Kan Saro was trusted with the most important task for the Zhao campaign this arc should tell you what everyone thinks of him. The man is the best Seika has to offer besides Shibashou himself.
First off, this is not the Seika Army. This is about 1/2 or 2/5 of the Seika Army consisting of the JKR Army and the Gakushou Armies. This would be like referring to the Keisha Army as the "Riboku Army" because Keisha was one of three Riboku deputies (along with Bananji and SSJ).
Second off, put other subordinate Generals in the place of those two and what would happen?
Gaku Ei and Shinmou? They would get steamrolled. Gaku Ei would be one shot by Shin, his army would crumble and Shinmou wouldn't hold back Mouten/Aisen/Rikusen let alone them getting assistance from Shin.
Kou Sen Ryuu and Rihaku? Another curb stomp. Whoever goes up against Shin immediately crumples and I seriously doubt either can hold against Mouten/Aisen/Rikusen.
Kyuu Gen and Haku Ki Sai? They wouldn't last 5 minutes.
Why? Because Shin and Mouten are pretty much touching the level of a Great General. Shin especially has the might of one. They are well above the level of the vast majority of subordinate Generals.
JKR and Gakushou are impressive by the standards of subordinate Generals since most subordinate Generals even with those advantages you listed would still crumple against either Shin or a Mouten/Aisen combo. That is the point.
Like myself and @SakazOuki have pointed out, JKR and Gakushou are lower on the Seika food chain compared to Ji Aga and Kan Saro, not to mention we have still got to get to SBS himself. This makes it look like the Seika Army as a whole is shaping up to be a Top Tier army. Lol.
Hara has the strength of an army reflect the strength of their leader since he doesn't typically go into the subordinates of subordinate Generals as creating and remembering that many characters would be tedious. If the subordinates of the 4 Great Heavens aren't revealed then what makes you think we are going to see the inner details of each part of the Seika Army?
It is pretty obvious that Kan Saro is going to be the best via brains since Ji Aga is confirmed to be the top brawn bloke and JKR claimed to be the previous top dog for strength.
The fact that Kan Saro was trusted with the most important task for the Zhao campaign this arc should tell you what everyone thinks of him. The man is the best Seika has to offer besides Shibashou himself.
So you are ignoring the circumstances of the battle, which I repeat were:
You hype up and talk down the Seika commanders in whichever context suits you. You have nothing to base your perceived skill or power gaps on. That's just your own headcanon.
The Seika Army DWARFED the combined mass of HSA+GKA vs Zhao already fighting BY ITSELF. It could easily be anywhere from 40,000 to 60,000 strong.
With all the advantages it had, what is it you find so impressive about the larger, fresher and better positioned army getting the the better of <10K army that was bleeding out and close to being overrun before reinforcements arrived?
- numbers
- terrain
- morale
- conditioning
You hype up and talk down the Seika commanders in whichever context suits you. You have nothing to base your perceived skill or power gaps on. That's just your own headcanon.
The Seika Army DWARFED the combined mass of HSA+GKA vs Zhao already fighting BY ITSELF. It could easily be anywhere from 40,000 to 60,000 strong.
With all the advantages it had, what is it you find so impressive about the larger, fresher and better positioned army getting the the better of <10K army that was bleeding out and close to being overrun before reinforcements arrived?
Second off, put other subordinate Generals in the place of those two and what would happen?
Gaku Ei and Shinmou? They would get steamrolled. Gaku Ei would be one shot by Shin, his army would crumble and Shinmou wouldn't hold back Mouten/Aisen/Rikusen let alone them getting assistance from Shin.
Kou Sen Ryuu and Rihaku? Another curb stomp. Whoever goes up against Shin immediately crumples and I seriously doubt either can hold against Mouten/Aisen/Rikusen.
Kyuu Gen and Haku Ki Sai? They wouldn't last 5 minutes.
Why? Because Shin and Mouten are pretty much touching the level of a Great General. Shin especially has the might of one. They are well above the level of the vast majority of subordinate Generals.
JKR and Gakushou are impressive by the standards of subordinate Generals since most subordinate Generals even with those advantages you listed would still crumple against either Shin or a Mouten/Aisen combo. That is the point.
Like myself and @SakazOuki have pointed out, JKR and Gakushou are lower on the Seika food chain compared to Ji Aga and Kan Saro, not to mention we have still got to get to SBS himself. This makes it look like the Seika Army as a whole is shaping up to be a Top Tier army. Lol.
