@Razh:
From inside Chu's territory, which is the opposite direction of where Qin came from. And they didn't just show up right in the middle of the battlefield (and cut off Moubu's head).
Ah I didn't mean to imply that both scenarios were equally as bad. Or that the Chu reinforcements could be seen in a bad light at all. But if we want to analyze it a bit…
The scene reminded me of that, not because of how bullshit it was, but because 30k troops were mobilized and literally appeared in the battlefield without anyone, not even Chu being prepared for it. There could be a variety of reasons. Like the Chu avengers being their own generals moving on their own. However...and funny how things have flipped in terms of our position on it...
Having scouts behind enemy lines does not seem to be an issue. Just recently we saw Ou Sen scouting out Gyou deep within enemy lines. Mou Bu had set camp on his position, we do not know how many days his troops were there. Also to note, that Ma Kou did that entire elaborate wave attack as to not allow Riboku's scouts to understand fully what was going on with the Qin's left side. As in he mobilized a large amount of troops in segments as to not get discovered. Or how about when Qin was setting off for Retsubi and Riboku pretty much knew almost exactly when Qin changed directions.
That's on a battlefield level. If we consider that the top brass gave out the order to the avengers to mobilize. We've been told time and time again that pretty much every state has a spy of another state in their kingdom.
Again, I wasn't comparing the scenarios 1-1. Riboku's strike even though I understood how it worked, we agreed that Ma Kou and Ou Sen would have failed basic tactics class.
So with this scenario, it's not as bad. But the fact that 30k troops can show up and be SUPRISE SUCKAS, didn't expect us! Makes me think that anybody can show up. Like if Shin showed up, I'd be yup, seems about right. Wei? Obviously. Han?! Why not? Everyone seems to wants this city.