Inside the imperial palace.
Upon the throne that had once stood high above all others.
Commander Sun shifted arrogantly.
"Doesn't sitting on this thing every day hurt your backside?"
The chair's former owner was now kneeling on one knee on the floor.
His bloodless face was filled with resentment.
"My troops are on their way."
The Emperor gritted his teeth as he threatened them.
But the assembled leaders laughed heartily.
"We were afraid you wouldn't come."
"Report!"
A guard hurried forward and reported loudly, "The nearest of Kou Island's thirteen advancing armies is less than twenty li from us!"
Rustle!
A staff officer unfolded a map of Kou Island.
The leaders gathered around. Though none spoke, they all knew a major battle was about to begin.
"Of these thirteen forces, the ones most worth watching are the Sakata Division, the Ninth Division, the Imperial Guard Division, and the Sakishima Division..."
The staff officer pointed out each force in turn.
Commander Sun fixed his eyes on the Ninth Division advancing head-on, his anger gradually igniting.
"You're the ones I've been waiting for."
Bang!
Old Sun smashed the mountain marking the Ninth Division's position on the sand table with his palm.
"This was the unit that committed atrocities in Nanjing. Their forebears committed those crimes, so their descendants will pay the debt." Commander Sun ordered sternly, "Let them through. I'm going to crush them in a head-on fight."
"Then... the other divisions..."
The staff officer spoke quietly, still uneasy. "We don't have enough men."
"The Sakata Division won't get through." Among the leaders, a white-haired old man in a Tang suit smiled proudly. "I know my boy. With him there, not even an army of thousands can advance a single step."
The confidence of the Qin People.
Fewer than a thousand men