Lee the contrarian strikes again
So yes, Hakuki vs Gokei is pretty obvious win for Hakuki, which is in part why I gave him Earl Shi to make things more interesting.
Hakuki was the best general of his era, but that certainly doesn’t make him invincible. In the right scenario I think a victory can certainly be clutched out against him by two commanders of Gokei and Shi Ei’s caliber.
Gokei is probably a better mind than anyone Hakuki has ever fought. I assume Hakuki’s most fearsome intellectual opponent was Renpa at Chouhei, I guess it’s possible he had done battle against Rinshoujou or Chousha or Rei Ou but we simply don’t know if he did for sure. In the intellectual battle, I would give Gokei the nod over Renpa and I think Gokei is better positioned to give Hakuki a strategic run than Renpa is.
Martially people really seem to sleep on Hakuki more than an I do. I’m not repeating my Hakuki thread but I think he was probably an amazing warrior. Yes I know what the stats say. Hakuki fought against Renpa for two years straight and I find it virtually impossible that he didn’t cross blades with Renpa or Kaishibou at least once during that time. Which tells me that Hakuki is strong enough that he probably martially beats everyone of Gokei’s vassals with the exception of Earl Shi who thinks get more debatable against.
I reread some of Shi Ei vs Ouhon and even at Chiyoyou Shi Ei was just a complete menace as a warrior. His speed, experience, and power were perfect with Ouhon stating several times that his spear had no flaws or openings to exploit. Assuming Hakuki could defeat even Chiyoyou Earl Shi to me is somewhat of a stretch, but I assume Hakuki is at least strong enough to give Shi Ei a good run.
So Hakuki is up against one of the best minds of all time, and one of the best warriors of all time, yeah I’m going to assume they can clutch it. I’m not against Hakuki having Akou level vassals but I don’t think Akou level guys would be able to turn the tides against Gokei and Shi Ei.
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