Episode 11
They're coming.
How’s everything?
We’ve killed over 30 Japs,
and there are still 34 of them left.
Ok. Where are the Japs now?
Left behind us.
Xu,
we owe much to Weiguo.
Where did you find him?
He is a sharpshooter.
Sure he is.
He is much more than a good shot.
Zhou, are you ok?
I’m fine.
Dude.
Xu, we’ve got to leave soon.
- What’s the matter? - Squad Leader.
Japs seem to be coming.
Xu, we have little ammunition.
Leader Zhao,
how far is it from your destination?
About a dozen li.
If we get to Village Yang, we will be in our base.
It’s getting dark.
We will hide in the crops
until it is all dark.
Ok.
I know the terrain here.
Sure we can get out of here, when it is dark.
There are only over 30 Japs.
We are in such a large field of crops.
How dare they come in!
I’m just afraid…
What are you afraid of?
What’s the matter, Weiguo?
Now, let your men take the bayonets,
and cut the crops.
Cut the crops?
Since we are in the leeward,
we will in great trouble if the Japs
set the crops on fire.
Come on, let’s cut the crops.
Light the fire.
- Burn the Chinese to death.- Yes.
You were right.
Japs have made a fire attack.
Be quiet.
Take cover.
Were it not for you, we will be damned.
Leader Zhao,
how many bullets do we have?
Not so many.
Huzi.
- Yes. - Bayonet.
Bayonet.
- Reconnoissance. - Yes, sir.
Weiguo,
it might be better for us to retreat.
No.
As the green veil of the crops are now gone,
Japs can easily detect us.
Then, what shall we do?
Dude.
Xu.
-Xu. -Leave me alone.
Take cover.
The bullet is in his body.
I’m afraid it has hurt his lung.
All I can do is to stop the wound from bleeding.
He has to be sent to the base for operation.
Otherwise, it will be getting worse.
Hurry up.
You two take Xu there.
Press the wound.
Zhou, you could leave too.
I will fight the enemies.
No, I won’t leave.
Be careful with the reconnaissance.
Listen,
when the Japs approach,
fire fiercely until we use up our bullets.
Then, we are gonna fight them by hand
before they have a chance to shoot.
Yes, sir.
Come on! Fire!
Comrades, our men are coming to our aid.
Forward!
The wounded will take care of the students,
and the rest will come with me.
Grenades.
Bastards.
Shit.
Withdraw.
Forward.
Hurry up.
Unload.
Stop.
Who allowed you to shoot them?
Haven’t you seen that Japs have unloaded?
Don’t you know we should be good to captives?
Open your eyes and see
which one of them has laid down the arms?
They are still our enemies
until they will be disarmed.
I’m Yamamoto Aoki.
I’m now the commander of this troop.
I express my sincere apology
for the disgraceful act
of the Japanese officer.
But just now
you shot our disarmed soldiers
who were ready for a hand-to-hand battle.
This kind of crooked behavior
is against the spirit of Bushido.
Mr. Aoki, do you forget
that I am a Chinese.
In the eyes of a Chinese,
none of you can bear the name
of a so-called samurai.
You are but invaders.
What you have said sounds absurd to me.
Japan’s Imperial Army has come to China to build
the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere.
We have come to free you Chinese people
from the slavery of western countries.
How could you call us invaders?
You mean that the Japanese army has invaded China
and committed murder and arson
for the sake of Chinese people.
Mr. Aoki,
you are not saying so
for the fear of death?
I take your words
as the greatest insult to a samurai.
I will fight a duel with you.
Now, before the duel,
please tell me your real name.
Weiguo Zhou.
Ok.
Mr. Zhou,
do you dare to have a one-to-one duel with me?
Who else wants a fight? Stand out.
You cowards.
Don’t you despise Chinese people?
Don’t you claim to be invincible?
Don’t believe in the spirit of Bushido?
So the spirit of Bushido is about
the fear of being killed.
Shame on you.
Weiguo.
Help me.
Nurse, nurse,
how is it going?
Is he out of danger?
It is not clear now.
Doctor Fan is treating the wound.
Company Commander Xu
Take it easy. Wait for a second.
Ok. Take your time.
Zhou, let me introduce,
this is Yong Li, Chief of Staff.
This is Guangrong Xu, Company Commander.
- Hi, Officer Li. - Hi.
- Hi, Officer Xu. - Hi.
I'm Weiguo Zhou. This is Hu Xu.
You’ve come a long way here. You must be tired.
Jie Zhao,
make arrangements and let them have a rest.
Ok.
- Wang. - Yes.
- Take them to have a rest.
Doctor Fan
how is he now?
I’ve dealt with the wound.
He is temperately out of danger,
but the shrapnel remains in his body.
Then how could say he is out of danger?
What do you suggest?
He needs an operation immediately.
It is imperative
to find a hospital in the town.
A hospital?
What about in Yuezhu?
We have got comrades there
who can arrange for it.
That’s the best.
But the operation needs to be taken early.
- The earlier, the better. - OK.
I will prepare for it now.
I will send him by myself.
Commander, let me send him
for you are the pillar of the company.
I will take several soldiers with me.
Why should you go?
Can’t the company work without me?
Isn’t Officer Li here?
Xu, I agree with the platoon leader.
I am here just to have a look.
After all, it is you who is in charge.
All right.
You will send him,
but be careful. Do be careful.
Yes.
Weiguo, don’t be worry.
Xu will be fine.
Thanks.
Not at all.
Then I will go.
Thank you guys, too.
Jie Zhao, take Weiguo Zhou and Hu Xu
to have a rest.
Yes.
Mr.Zhou and Mr.Xu, come this way.
Thank you, sir.
Xu, it seems that Zhou and Xu
are not in the list.
How comes?
I don’t know either.
This way.
This way, please.
Zhou.
You two will put up here.
Have a good rest.
I have already told Aunt Liu
to make corn pancakes for you at dinner.
Leader Zhao,
Commander Xu asks you
to attend a meeting at the post.
Ok. Fine.
Then, have a rest.
Commander,
you do mean to join the Eighth Route Army.
Weiguo Zhou contributed a lot
to our great success in this battle.
He was a great commander.
Had it not been for him, perhaps,
we won’t be able to protect the students.
Yes, he did a good job in battle of Hill Heishan,
but you needn’t say more,
for we already knew about it.
The problem is about the identity of
Weiguo Zhou and Hu Xu.
Has Shucheng Xu ever told you
where these two guys came from?
Well…Xu said they were his friends.
Friends. Did he ever say
what they did before?
Xu said he would report to the leader himself
when he would come back to Hutoushan.
What’s the matter?
Has anyhing gone wrong?
No, nothing.
We just wanna know more
about Weiguo Zhou.
Leader Zhao,
could you please recall
whether Weiguo Zhou showed
any sign of peculiarity or abnormity
in the journey?
Yeah, Weiguo was indeed a bit strange.
At first, he had a fever,
and he was feeling down.
He never talked to anyone.
At that time,
he didn’t wanna come to Hutoushan.
He was pushed by Xu to come here.
Oh.
It was not until yesterday
when we came upon the Japs in Hill Heishan
that he turned to be a different person.
All of a sudden, he became so strong and powerful.
It was weird.
Besides his braveness in Hill Heishan,
did Weiguo tell you anything about himself?
No.
We didn’t know each other at the beginning.
And we didn’t talk much.
Oh,
Xiaoyu Fan took care of him all the way.
She might know more about him.
Xiaoyu Fan. Ok, then
let’s send for Doctor Fan
to find out more.
That’ll be fine.
Leader Zhao,
send for Doctor Fan.
Yes.
Wait a minute, where are these two guys now?
I’ve put them up at Aunt Liu’s home.
Send two soldiers there
to accompany them.
Tell your soldiers
to watch them carefully.
Don’t let them walk around in the village.
And don’t let them get in touch with anyone else.
Well…
I order you to do so. Go.
Ask Xiaoyu Fan to come here first.
Yes.
May I come in?
Yes, please.
- Xiaoyu. - Xiaoyu.
Come here. Sit down, please.
You must be tired after the journey.
Not at all.
But I have a question for Chief Li.
Go ahead.
You were responsible for
the whole escort plan.
Everything went well
until we got to Mount Hutou.
I think you knew
when we were supposed to get there.
You should’ve send people to meet us earlier.
Yes, you are right. It was our mistake.
Commander Xu and I have just examined our mistake,
and now we hope you will pardon us.
Yeah, please forgive us.
I poured the water for you. I beg your pardon.
Commanders, I wasn’t criticizing you. How dare I.
But why did you send for me?
It is late.
And I have to look after the wounded.
Ok. We’ll keep it short.
We’ll be brief.
Xiaoyu, actually,
we’ve asked you to come here
for we wanna know about something.
We wanna know about
Weiguo Zhou and Hu Xu.
What did they do before?
These two people
were not in our troops.
But they saved me in Xuzhou.
The one named Weiguo Zhou
seemed to be Xu’s old friend.
He also saved Xu before.
It was Xu who decided to
take them back to Hutoushan
when Weiguo suffered from recurrent injuries.
Some comrades were against it at that time.
But they turned out to be a great help
in the battle of Hill Heishan.
Had it not been for them,
we would have been in great danger.
These we already knew.
In fact, we want to know
whether Weiguo told you about
his earlier experience in the journey.
What had he done before he joined us?
He had been a soldier.
A soldier.
He had fought against the Japanese.
It seemed he'd fought in the Battle of Nanjing.
I heard that Hu Xu
addressed Weiguo as Regimental Commander.
What!
Regimental Commander?
Yes, Regimental Commander.
Gosh, then,
they were officers of National Party.
Officers of National Party!
So what?
Now, the CPC cooperates with National Party,
officers of National Party are part of
the Anti-Japanese united front.
And you knew for yourself
how Weiguo Zhou fought against the Japs.
Xiao Yu,
it is too late.
Let’s call it a day.
Thank you a lot
for your efforts in the escort plan.
Now, take a rest.
Fine.
So,
they are officers of National Party.
Jie Zhao,
what is wrong with you?
Chief of Staff,
what did you mean?
You’ve brought back an officer of National Party.
Don’t be angry.
Shit.
Don’t you know the National Party
is what I hate most.
Don’t you know how the National Party
killed millions of our comrades and relatives.
Of course, I know.
But it was in the past.
Now the two parties have cooperation.
Damn the cooperation!
Have National Party ever cooperated with us?
They fight their fights,
and we fight ours.
Why did they come to Mount Hutou?
Chief of Staff,
what do you want to do?
What do I want to do?
Jie Zhao.
Yes.
Take your men,
and guard these two guys.
Don’t allow them to leave without permission
until we find out
why they’ve come here.
Yes.
Wait a minute.
- Xu. - Yes.
- We will go with him. - Yes.
How are you doing?
You see
I’ve been busy
for the whole day.
Sorry for coming so late.
How is everything? Did you have a good meal?
Yes. Thanks.
The conditions here are harsh.
Sorry for putting you up
in these shabby rooms.
That’s very kind of you, Commander Li.
We owe you a lot.
You saved our comrades,
and made great contributions.
I must thank you for your deeds.
It was no contribution.
It is our duty to fight the Japs.
Ok.
It is late.
And you need to rest.
I’ll go now.
I’ll buy you a drink next time.
Bye.
Jie Zhao
Huzi
Are you asleep?
No. I cannot sleep. What shall we do?
Let’s go and have a walk.
Ok.
Zhou,
where are you going?
I have no idea. Just have a walk.
It’s so late.
Why not go to bed early?
Yeah, it’s late.
I’d better go to bed.
Ok. Fine.
Weiguo,
we are not going out?
We are not allowed to go out.
What shall we do now?
Mr.Zhou,
where are you going?
Doctor Fan, you haven’t slept yet?
I was on the way to your residence.
What’s the matter with you?
We are not welcomed here.
We can no longer stay here. We are about to go.
Not welcomed? Who don’t want you stay here?
If you welcomed us,
why did you lock up the two of us?
No.
We didn’t mean to lock you up.
Maybe it is because of
your special identities.
We have to investigate
before making a decision.
What? Investigate?
We fought the Japs for you,
and we saved your lives.
And now we are to be investigated.
- Nonsense. -Shut up.
But, you cannot possibly leave here by yourself.
- What do you mean? - Shut up.
Doctor Fan,
you don’t really believe
those sentries in the village
can stop us from leaving here.
Mr.Zhou,
could you wait for a while?
I’ll go and fetch something.
I’ll be back soon.
Please wait for me.
Will she fool us?
No, she won’t.
Mr. Zhou,
here are some food and money.
Take them with you.
Doctor Fan,
I am wondering about one thing.
What is it?
Why do you help us?
I…I cannot say.
Let’s go.
Oh, these two guys are smart and skillful.
I’m afraid they will escape.
Let’s go. We’ll have a look.
Yes.
Commissar, Company Commander
They are inside.
Yes. They are asleep inside.
Open the door.
OK.
Mr. Zhou. Mr. Zhou.
- Mr. Zhou. - Open the door.
Where are they?
You fools!
How could you let them escape!
These two guys must have come here
with evil intentions.
You must catch them back.
Yes.
Company Commander,
they are searching for us.
What shall we do?
We’ll leave Village Young before twilight.
I don’t think these fools can catch me.
- Let’s go. - Ok.
Commander,
where shall we go now?
Where we can fight the Japs,
where we will go.
It is said that the troops went westward.
Why don’t we go to the west?
Maybe we could catch up with them.
Ok.
Then we’ll go westward.
But, we’ve got to have something to eat first.
Ok. I am starved to death.
Sir.
- Did you find them? - No.
Zhao,
Mobilize all the troops,
and catch these two guys.
- Yes. - Wait a minute.
Chief of Staff,
they must've gone out of our sphere of influence.
If we continue searching,
we will be going into the enemy territory.
And we may even get attacked.
So we cannot keep on searching.
Stop.
- Where are you going? - Visiting my relative.
- OK. Go.
Next. Stop.
Hands up.
Where are you going?
I am heading for my relatives.
Your relatives?
Yes.
Ok. Go.
Thanks.
Next. Hands up.
Sir, we are together.
Get away.
- Where are you going? - I am with him.
- You two are together. - Yes.
Yes. We are together.
- Go. - Thank you, sir.
Next.
Hurry up.
Commander, from now on,
no one shall be allowed to go past.
All will be drafted
to build the turret.
Ok.
Come this way. Come on.
Fuck.
What do the Japs want to do?
We are drafted.
Go.
Chief of Staff. I can take severanl men with me,
or I will go by myself.
You see…
Commissar, welcome back.
Secretary Chen, welcome.
Commissar.
I'm Guangrong Xu, Commander of 3rd Company.
I'm reporting to the Chief of Staff.
How’s everything?
Commissar, why not have a drink first?
What’s the matter?
Is there anything wrong?
Commissar, I have something to report.
Ok. Sit down.
We’ve just had an escape,
and we've got caught again.
Don’t talk nonsense.
- Are you ok? - I’m fine.
Huzi.
Yes.
What’s matter?
Something is wrong.
Master.
- Wu Li. - Master.
Take some men with you,
and see if there is anyone alive.
Ok. Comrades,
come with me.
Let’s see if there is anything valuable.
Let’s go.
Bandits.
Be clever.
Hurry up.
See if there is anyone alive.
Anything valuable?
No.
Look at yourself. Son of a bitch.
Of course, you have nothing.
No.
You have nothing?
- You wanna fool me. - No. I have nothing.
You look handsome.
I don’t believe you have nothing with you.
You two fools.
Squat down, squat down.
Everyone, squat down.
Watch closely.
- If they dare to move, kill them. - Yes.
This little money is my travelling expenses.
Please, leave me some.
Shut up.
Squat down.
Folks,
don’t be afraid.
We are from the Cool Breeze Village.
According to Chiang Kai-shek,
everyone is responsible for defending our country.
Now, we want some funds
for fighting the Japanese.
You see. Funds for fighting the Japanese.
Don’t worry.
We won’t take everything.
We will give each of you one silver dollar
for traveling expenses.
Take it.
If you meet the Japs on your way back home,
tell them you’ve met us.
Tell them my name.
Tell them
I am the head of Cool Breeze Village.
Ziming Zhu
is my name.
Comrades,
withdraw.
Let’s go.
Hey, let’s go.
What?
We’ve got two silver dollars.
Ziming Zhu. He is interesting.
We’ve got to hurry up.
The Japs will be coming soon.
We are not going.
Why not?
It will take ages for us
to catch up with the troops.
- Let’s stay here. -Stay here?
Let’s join the Village to fight the Japs.
Can we fight the Japs with these guys?
It depends on who’s is in charge.
I let them go.
They have good fighting skills,
so I was afraid if they went out of the village,
they would get into conflict with our soldiers.
Of course, I was worried about our soldiers,
but I didn’t want them to get injured, either.
After all,
they saved me once,
and helped us to fight against Japs.
Now, the Communist Party is cooperating with
the National Party to fight the Japanese.
I don’t want
them to get hurt.
That’s all I have to say.
I am willing to receive any punishment.
For all the logical reasons
you have said,
you won’t be convinced
if I punish you.
I will take whatever kind of punishment
without any complaint.
Yi Chen, what do you think about it?
I think
Xiao Yu did nothing wrong.
Company Commander Xu
and...
Secretary Chen, what do you have to say?
Well.
There’s nothing wrong
for you to be vigilant.
But, you don’t need to react too severely.
If they really belong to the National Party,
we should treat them with politeness
and lend a hand to them.
I think
they must have gotten into difficulties
before coming to Mount Hutou.
Of course,
if, like what Xiaoyu said,
they would stay here and help us to fight Japs,
it would be all the better.
It is amazing that
you are well conscious of the united front.
Now that they’ve gone,
I think we have a good lesson.
I think everyone of us
should be aware of the united front.
I don’t mean that
Mr. Li and Mr. Xu were wrong in keeping vigilant.
But if we had strong sense
of the united front,
it would have been possible
that Weiguo Zhou
would have served for us.
Yes.
I will promote the awareness of the united front.
Ok.
We are not reaching a conclusion today.
When Regimental Commander Qiu is back,
we will have further discussion
about this issue.
Commander,
why not keep on going?
Cool Breeze Village is just beyond this mountain.
We have to hurry up for it’s getting dark.
No. We shall wait until dark.
Wait unit dark?
Why?
You see,
if we get to the Village now,
we’ll be dismissed as ordinary guys.
Yeah.
What shall we do?
I have a present for Cool Breeze Village.
Big.
- What’s the noise? - Nothing.
Don't fool me.
Go and see what has happened.
Nothing has happened.
Nonsense. Go.
Hurry up.
Fine.
Do you have money?
What are you doing?
Dare you move?
Master.
Shit.
Where are you kicking?
You want me to die sonless?
Who are you?
How did you get in?
Here is the bullet.
Someone!
Mr. Zhu,
are you calling for them.