I have a love/hate with Kanki. I love his out of the box thinking, and hate... everything else about him.
I can't remember when, Jac, but one of his entourage once said that Kanki has nothing in him but hatred for the world. Kanki said himself during the coalition war, he doesn't care at all about Qin. He just likes winning and killing...
The thing I can't figure about his strategy here is- is he doing all this to give Ousen the advantage by having Zhao focus on him? This seems unlike Kanki.
I think he's probably just having fun. Now that he answers to no one, what would he care that he's sending soldiers to die? As long as they aren't HIS soldiers. And as long as he wins, I don't think he gives a damn.
But, this would be short sighted. Qin will give a damn, which will cause Kanki a problem.
So, I have to wonder, if he's been waiting to take on Qin as well, all along...
Because, to Kanki, it's "Kanki vs. the world."
I hope I'm wrong.
And I hope Ouhon lives. Which is surprising, bc, well, it's Ouhon.