Ow...
The air suddenly changed just now...
There's something past here...
Hey, Xin!
What's going on?!
H-Hey, you!
Don't go in front of the guide chariot!
It's getting hotter and hotter...
It's getting heavier and heavier...
What is this feeling?
There's something coming up soon!
Something huge!
Wh-What is this?!
So this... is a battlefield?!
Ancient China.
After learning that the era of saints had ended,
human desire was unleashed.
And a storm of violent wars erupted for 500 years
until over one hundred states were reduced to merely seven.
And now, a wind of great history gusts from the State of Qin in the far West.
This is the tumultuous tale of a nameless boy and a young king who brought the warring era to its end!
Presented by Anime-Destiny
Translation kewl0210
itsumo yori hayaku kietetta hoshi zora ni
いつもより早く消えてった星空に
In a starry sky that disappeared faster than it ever has
kusanariatta deai wa
重なり合った出会いは
the many piled up meetings we've had
Editing jagman1x3
ore wo nomikonde iku
俺を呑み込んでいく
swallow me.
Timing Seboo
kono yume wa kudakenai
この夢は砕けない
This dream cannot be broken.
sabitsukaseta kyoufushin
錆びつかせた恐怖心
Among this rusted fear in my heart
Typesetting rtrs
yuragu fuan no naka de
揺らぐ不安の中で
and the anxiety that makes me waver
ame wo saegiru shinjitsu
雨を遮る信実
is a truth that interrupts the rain.
Karaoke kewl0210
FZeroWing
dare ni mo ubaeyashinai
誰にも奪えやしない
No one can take it away,
onaji keshiki ni hisonda puraido
同じ景色にひそんだプライド
our pride that lurks in the same landscape.
Encode max80
itsuka kitto kanau ima mo mieru kibou fortitude
いつかきっと叶う 今も見える希望 fortitude
The fortuitous desire I have will definitely come true one day.
yowasa wo sute wa shinai
弱さを捨てはしない
We won't throw away our weaknesses,
oretachi no kienai shiin
俺達の消えないシーン
those are scenes that won't disappear.
furenzokusen no youni hashiru kibou unbreakable heart
不連続線の様に走る希望 unbreakable heart
My desire in my unbreakable heart runs like a discontinuous line.
QC Mistral[sA]
I knew at the start that there's no end.
I've made up my mind, right now it's the time to take the first step.
Distro kokus
Kittie
prefix-
Now's the only time.
Threat of the Chariot Corps
The State of Qin and the State of Wei.
Lying near the borders of those two kingdoms is the land called Rongyang.
Qin
Wei
As an entryway to the State of Wei, it is an important strategic location.
Rongyang
Over this location,
the flame of war between both countries was finally lit.
Rongyang
Wan Castle
Yashui
With Yashui as their troop headquarters, the Qin Army tried to attack Rongyang from three locations.
Qin Army Supreme Commander Biao Gong
Xi Castle
To oppose them, the Wei Army Commander, Wu Qing, attacked from Xi Castle.
Rongyang
Wan Castle
Yashui
With lightning speed, he put the State of Qin on the defensive.
Wei Army Supreme Commander Wu Qing
For Xin and the others at the mercy of their armies in their first campaign,
Rongyang
Yashui
their destination was changed from Wan Castle to Yashui
and now they have finally reached the location of the deciding battle,
Shegan Plain
the Shegan Plain.
Thousand-Man General Fu Hushen
4th Army, line up!
I am Thousand-Man General Fu Hushen!
The organizing of troops will now begin!
All Wu, form a line!
What's going on...?
We're not sieging a castle...?
Hurry and line up, you bastards!
Please wait, Thousand-Man General!
Our union point is set to be Yashui,
though I am hearing nothing but different reports here at the Shegan Plain.
Is the Qin Army no longer planning to attack Rongyang?
There is no need for a common soldier to know the entirety of the scenario!
All you need to do is obey the orders of your superior officers!
B-But we...
Wait!
In this hectic and changing progression of war,
we should explain the situation even to foot soldiers.
That's... the Thousand-Man General from the other day?
Bi...
Don't interfere, newcomer!
My experience is irrelevant!
Let us discuss things unreservedly as fellow Thousand-Man Generals.
What?!
Don't get so heated, you two.
It's disgraceful in front of the soldiers.
Shut your trap, Shang Lu.
I'm talking with him right now!
I can't do that either.
Thousand-Man General Shang Lu
This guy's a childhood friend of mine.
And usually a conversation has two people listening to the other.
Hey.
If you screw around, I'm gonna kill the two of you.
The Wei Army attacked us from Rongyang when we were unguarded!
In response to that, we have progressed our main army to the Shegan Plain!
Both armies confronted each other and started to battle yesterday!
The 3rd, 5th, and 6th armies have yet to arrive at the plain.
Our army is at a disadvantage to the opposing army's numbers!
And since the Wei Army arrived on top of that hill before us by a small margin,
in regard to our terrain and battle formations, we are also entirely at a disadvantage!
The only way to gain victory is to take that hill!
The 2nd army is currently fighting, but as you can see, it's a tough battle!
Our reinforcements are waiting!
We, the 4th army, after unit formations, will aid the 2nd army
and capture that hill under any circumstances!
That is the situation in its entirety!
So we just need to take the hill?
Good, that's easy enough to understand.
The soldiers of the great State of Qin are brave men feared by all of China!
Do not be reluctant to spill blood!
Do not be reluctant to kill!
As long as strength remains in your bodies, cut, cut, cut them all down!
Paint the plain red with the blood of Wei soldiers!
Gentleman, I wish you all the fortunes of war!
4th army, Fu Hushen unit, line up!
( Flag = Qin )
Of all people...
we ended up in that scary Thousand-Man Generals' unit...?
I've heard he's a guy who puts people into brutal battles...
And on top of that...
We came to... the front line...
W-We're about to go into that mess, too?!
Big Bro!
What a pathetic lot...
But just as always, I really can't stand waiting here.
Seriously!
Most people in the front line lose their lives in the first collision.
Let's just do our best and try to get through it.
It's no use, Wuchang...
Even if we get past the first wave,
weak guys like us will die in that melee...
It'll be all right.
If it does turn into a melee, though it'll just be a little, my experience will be a help.
Experience?
Yes.
My Wu is always called the weakest, but...
not one person has ever died in it.
Not one?!
Yes.
Weaklings have their own way of fighting.
The 5 of us must not get more than 10 steps apart,
always watch each other's backs, and cover each other's blind spots.
We'll have 5 people attacking as well as 5 people defending.
Even against 1 wounded opponent, all 5 of us attack.
This is not cowardice, it is a strategy.
The five of us will be one body.
With the bond of the Wu, we'll survive.
Five as one body...
Bond of the Wu...
Oh, yeah.
I thought it felt kinda weird.
I guess it's because being on the front lines feels like leading a huge army.
Are you an idiot?! At a time like this?!
I see. So this is how being a general feels...
I-In these circumstances... aren't you afraid...?
Afraid?
Naw... I've been waiting forever for this moment...
Xin...?
W-What was that?!
They're giving the order to charge!
Focus hard so you don't trip
or you'll be trampled to death by our allies!
It-It's starting...
Dammit! We're gonna do this! We're gonna do this!
It's finally starting...
Are you watching, Piao...?
All units, take your positions!
And... wait for me... Zheng!
All units, charge!
Hey, over there!
( Flags = Wei )
I knew they'd be here!
It's a rock formation!
You guys have to run over the corpses of the guys in front
to get over that wall!
Otherwise we'll be crushed to by both in front and behind us!
Xin?!
What're you doing?!
Young Xin!
Some kid's coming!
Kill him! Kill him!
K-Kill him!
This guy's moving forward!
Big Brother!
Xin!
That spot opened up!
There's an opening in the wall!
It's open!
C'mon!
Big Brother!
Dao!
Wuchang!
You two, now!
You cowards!
Shut up! This is the way our Wu fights!
What's with this...?
I'm already really excited.
Is it because this is my first campaign?
No... That's not the only reason.
My body's heavier than it usually is...
No, the air is what's heavier...
So this is a battlefield?!
This is nothin'!
Wei's rock formation was thought to be perfect...
But with the one wound Xin opened up
the rush of soldiers that flooded in without stopping
and the flow of the beginning of the battle tilted utterly towards the Qin army.
Wei Army Vice Commander Gong Yuan
Or so it seemed.
Xin!
You're okay?!
So you survived, Wei Ping?
Quit laughing! You rushed in there all by yourself!
Big Brother...
Didn't you hear what the Wuchang said?!
About the bond of a Wu...
Wei Ping, it's all right.
Wuchang...
If he hadn't plunged in alone like that,
we may have been killed in the impact in the front lines.
He did what he could for everyone else.
It was also an incredible Wu battle strategy.
By the way...
Can you hear something?
It's like the ground is rumbling...
And where's the Wei Army, anyhow?
Shit! I can't tell with all the dust.
Everyone, please be careful!
This is...
Wh-What is this?
The chariot corps!
It's an armored chariot unit boasting the strongest in all of China!
I can't believe they've sent them out this early!
If those rampaging horses came head-on...
we'd be pulverized!
And with them attacking from a slope, they'll have an overwhelming advantage coming from above!
And if we fail, we'll be prey for those wheels.
We've got no way through!
Don't space out!
Ow...
You okay?
You saved us...
Hurry, get down. Ow...
Shit! They got cocky!
The rumbling stopped, was that the end of it?
Half... No, more than that got killed! Dammit...
It's likely that the main attack has yet to come.
I've heard that Wei's chariot corps' main attack is the second wave.
It'll probably be such a huge army that we'll have nowhere to run...
Th-That can't be...
Th-They're coming!
Those... are all chariots?!
W-W-W-What do we...
What do we do?!
Shit!
I have a plan.
You...
You're still alive?!
I'd totally lost track of you...
Anyhow, what do you mean, plan? Young Qiang Lei?!
We make a defensive wall.
Pile up the corpses.
Th-The corpses?
Pile up?
I see.
Mr. Pei...
It's not a bad idea.
You guys, help out, too!
Grab more shields and spears!
Kill! Kill!
Cut every last one of those Qin dogs into bits of meat!
There's a little puppy!
After him! Crush him to pieces!
What is this?!
Do they think they can stop chariots with things like that?!
Just try it, you carriage bastard!
Young Xin, lower your head!
Die!
They avoided us!
Are you guys all right?!
We're fine!
They just grazed us!
The other guys are all avoiding us, too!
All right! As long as we're in here, they can't do a thing!
You did it, Qiang Lei!
It's all thanks to you!
Wait! Some of 'em are coming back!
They're turning around?!
They're aiming for us!
Uh-oh! If they attack from behind where there's no wall...
You idiot! They won't turn back until after the main unit's gone through!
Concentrate on the front right now!
Javelins are coming!
That was close!
Dammit! Ying! Hang in there! Hey!
Dammiiiit!
Shit!
The chariots' speed is declining.
It's because of the obstacles... our defensive walls.
Now they can aim.
They're back!
Don't get scared!
Just a little more and we'll be through the main unit!
Wei Ping, hold onto this!
What're ya gonna do?
Young Xin! The chariots are coming!
Get your heads down!
Don't look down on me, you bastards!
Xin?!
He did it!
And he's still alive!
That's revenge for Ying, you bastards!
Die!
This is...
All right!
We beat Wei's armored chariots!
We did it!
Don't get excited!
A different unit that has turned around is coming.
They went out of their way to turn back for us...
Are they intent on not letting a single one of us get away?
Dammit! We've only got a defensive wall facing forward!
So we're just gonna die after all?
What the hell are our mounted units doing?!
Have they just abandoned us?!
You can't expect anything like that from the start!
You've gotta cut out your own path to survival!
That's all there is to it!
W-What're you doing?
You can ride a horse, kid?!
Yeah, sorta.
But anyhow, listen up, everybody!
If we wanna survive, our only choice is to fight those chariot corps!
But how do we fight those things?!
How would I know?!
I don't know how,
but if we don't solidify ourselves now, we'll struggle!
Anyhow, I'll buy time!
Everyone else, spread the defensive walls as much as you can so we have refuge!
We'll start from there!
H-Hang on a second! You're not saying...
you're gonna go take on that swarm of chariots on your own, are you?!
Don't worry.
I ain't going there to die!
We're going to win this battle!
Okay, hurry!
We need the people from the other Wu to help out!
All right!
Go grab more spears and shields!
We've got to make the wall as big as possible!
Thank you, everyone!
Xin... You're incredible.
( Flag = Qin )
What's happening on the front lines?!
With all this sand in the air I can't see a thing!
Has the order to charge come yet?!
They still have the standby flag raised!
While Xin and the others, the foot soldiers of the 4th Army,
the foot soldiers of Wei, and the chariot corps are fighting a fierce battle
not one of the State of Qin's mounted units have moved at all.
There is a lack of visibility due to the sand clouds,
but the biggest reason is that the order to attack has yet to come from the main army's General Biao Gong.
Bi Unit, we're going to check on the situation on the front lines!
Wait!
That is not a choice for you to make.
Do not leave your post on your own accord!
Fu Hushen...
That order is nonsensical.
There may be a problem giving the signal.
That's not for you to decide.
Everything goes according to General Biao Gong's plan.
And what plan is that?!
Do you intend to just let our soldiers die?!
Hey.
Did you come to this battlefield for the purpose of saving foot soldiers?
Or did you come in order to gain victory over the Wei Army?
Which is it?!
Keep running, little rabbit!
The left! Cut him off on the left!
These chariot bastards are pushing their luck too far!
That was close!
If this were a wooden poll, I would have been killed!
Even though they extended the walls, they're not protecting them at all!
If this keeps up, we'll eventually be wiped out!
Our only choice is to attack!
It's no good!
If they were all on the ground it wouldn't be a big deal,
but on chariots and horses, their footing is just too different!
Should I jump on?!
No!
With those wheels, I can't get close!
Is it no good?
I knew it, even Xin can't stand up to those chariots...
Don't get distracted!
Him!
Remember the one you defeated earlier!
Your opponent is the chariot itself!
The chariot itself?
That's right!
As long as you have the mobility from your horse...
The one from before?
That's it!
I've been fighting the wrong opponent!
Captain!
The kid on the horse is coming.
Annoying fly...
I'll bury him myself!
With the mobility of the horse...
and this iron spear... I can do it!
I'm not interested in you guys!
My opponent is...
this shitty chariot, itself!
Now the counterattack begins!
kowaresou na kokoro tsumugu youni
壊れそうな心 紡ぐように
To weave together my breaking heart
yume no kakera mitsume (No more cry)
夢のカケラ見つめ (No more cry）
I gaze at the fragments of a dream (No more crying)
me no mae ni wa tsuki ga utsushidasu
目の前には月が映し出す
The moon I see before my eyes
kono mune no yakusoku
この胸の約束
reflects this promise in my heart
namida ga nokoshita kioku sae mo
涙が残した記憶さえも
I won't turn away from my tearful memories
waraiatta kako sae furimukanai
笑いあった過去さえ振り向かない
nor the past where we laughed together
Voice of soul
Voice of you
kanashimi nara kitto tsuyosa ni kawaru hazu
悲しみならきっと 強さに変わるはず
Sadness is sure to turn into strength
I won't cry
I won't fear
I won't stop
takaku tobeba kitto sora no mukou ni todoku
高く翔べばきっと空の向こうに届く
If I jump high enough, I'm sure I'll reach beyond the sky
Voice of mine
Yeah
Voice of soul
Preview
Fu Hushen Unit, charge!
Run! Don't turn back!
As long as you're alive, face only forward!
A Blazing Battle
Next time,
A Blazing Battle
End