Went from loving Kanki in Sanyou, to hating him at Kokuyou, back to loving him again. Though regardless of whether he was being a goated badass or a sick psychopath, he's always been one of the most entertaining generals and characters in the whole series. This one properly got me though. I literally couldn't see any way his plan could be justified.
The thing with Kanki had always been that he does fucked up and immoral shit but it pays off big time in reducing casualties and ends battles quickly. But in this case it appeared that there were countless unnecessary losses. And then it turns that our very belief in those "countless losses" was actually the root of his plan to begin with! Genius! And the clues were always there too if you go back and reread.
Kanki GOAT. Fuck coochie up.