This guy means business.
He's not pulling any punches, continuing will mean death.
I should go back first.
General Shan must still be mad about Er Xian Zhuang being wiped.
Let me go explain what happened to him, and persuade him to come over.
I don't think it's the right time.
Let's wait for the battle outcome and go from there.
I've failed you, I lost to that Luo Cheng.
Buddy, how many layers of armor did you wear?
Two, outer and inner.
Lord, that Luo Cheng's spear was too much for me,
I couldn't beat him.
Lord, if it's still Luo Cheng tomorrow,
I have a way.
Counselor, please go ahead.
We'll send a man out tomorrow,
but it won't be for a real fight.
He just needs to lure him into the woods with some fake attacks.
Lord, allow me to redeem myself.
Buddy, you want more spear holes in your body?
Let me go tomorrow.
You? But you lost to me.
How can you beat Luo Cheng?
Indeed! General Cheng, why?
Brother Ji, it's different this time.
You should know me.
Brother Yaojin, don't forget the most important part.
I won't.
Bravo! General Luo, your spear mastery has no peer!
You saved Luoyang, what a feat!
You won the first battle, how joyous!
Reward!
1,000 taels of gold to General Luo!
Lord, thank you.
When you go to battle tomorrow,
capture Yuchi Gong, Li Shimin and Qin Qiong for me.
Upon your victorious return,
I'll formalize the wedding between you and Yingying.
I promise you, all of Luoyang will join in the celebration.
Yingying...
Luo Cheng, I have a question for you.
Sit down.
Are you happy here?
Yes.
With you by my side, I'm content.
But you know Luoyang will fall sooner or later.
When there's war, the people will suffer.
If you'll leave and join Brother Qiong and other guys,
you'll help Lord Qin end the warfare and bring about peace.
It's what you should do.
If you want to go over to Tang, I approve.
I heard that Li Shimin cares about the people, and not his own ambitions.
If you offer him your service, you'll make it big.
Actually I have long wanted to leave,
but I can't bear to part with you.
Actually I'm here on my brother's behalf.
Brother Tong?
Yes, he wants you to leave.
He said he has no choice.
This is his home; he can't desert it.
My brother is my only kin...
so please forgive me.
I won't leave.
Luoyang is under attack, you're not safe here.
Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself.
Tomorrow, when you go into battle, find a way to leave.
Once you're out, don't ever come back.
Luoyang
Which one of you has the nerve to fight me?
Buddy, it's been some time,
I'm here to pick you up.
Buddy, I'm here to pick you up.
Buddy, you deaf?
I heard you.
But we still have to fight.
A lot of people are watching us.
Buddy, run towards the woods, I'll chase after you.
Our buddies are there waiting for you.
Brother Ji, have we got the time right?
Brother Lord Qin, take it easy, they'll soon be here.
Cousin...
Buddy, come on...
Brother... Brother He...
Brother, I missed you...
I missed you too...
Cousin... Cousin...
Now we're complete...
Brother Cheng, my obeisance...
Brother Ji, come on...
Brother Cheng, you remember what we said in San Xian Zhuang?
It's about time you joined Tang.
See? Lord Qin is here to greet you.
General Luo.
You couldn't join us because you were stuck in Luoyang with illness.
We've been waiting for you.
Now you're finally here.
Lord Qin, you're too kind.
I can join Tang,
but please promise me one thing.
Please go ahead.
Once we've gone into Luoyang,
please urge them to surrender to save lives,
and please don't kill Shan Xiongxin
and Shan Yingying.
I've long heard you are a loyal man,
now I know it's really true.
General Luo, as for urging surrender,
that's what we have in mind too.
And we intend to urge General Shan to come over too.
With so many of his brothers here,
don't worry.
Nothing will happen to him.
Thank you, Lord Qin.
Buddy, don't worry about it.
Come on, let's go back first.
Brother Yaojin, come on...
I asked you to be the observer.
But you weren't aware Luo Cheng left?
You didn't let him go, did you?
Father, please don't be mad.
From where were you observing?
You watched him run away and didn't get him back?
You let Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin go.
I have yet to settle the score with you.
Now you've let Luo Cheng go.
Have you no regard for me?
I married my daughter to you in good faith.
You're husband and wife.
She's carrying your child.
Have you spared her a thought?
Father, what has he done?
Why are you so upset?
I'm not upset, I'm worried you have married the wrong man.
Father, you can rest assured, he treats me well.
What do you know?
You only care about him,
but he may desert you and your child in order to go to the other side.
Father, I would never desert my wife.
Never? But I have seen through you.
Seeing that Tang is victorious,
and your brothers are now serving Tang,
anticipating Luoyang may fall,
you're preparing a way out for yourself.
What did you say when you joined me?
Wipe out Tang to avenge your family.
So what you said was a lie.
Father, please, Prince Consort is not that kind of man.
What do you know?
I'm glad I haven't handed him military command,
or he would have taken my troops to join Tang,
in pursuit of his own fame and fortune.
Father, don't be upset.
However bad a man I am, I won't go over to the enemy.
That's who I was and that's who I am now.
Let me swear here, if I go over to Tang,
let me be struck by lightning and die a terrible death.
I will live and die with Luoyang.
General Luo, I had wanted long to recruit you.
Now we finally meet, I'm honored.
Lord Qin, you're too kind.
I've long known you to put the people first.
It's my honor to serve you.
You're too kind.
We're like a family, don't stand on ceremony.
Blackie, come on.
When this Demon King awed people with my three axe moves,
I took many spear hits from this buddy of mine too.
I was a bigger loser than you.
A big loser.
From foes to friends.
Brother Luo, my toast to you.
You're a master of the spear, you have my total admiration.
General Yuchi, you're valiant, you have my total admiration.
My toast to you too.
Brother, did you notice?
One black and one white.
Indeed.
That makes them...
The Black and White Duo.
Exactly!
With the addition of General Luo,
our strength is greatly boosted.
It's a pity General Shan is not with us,
or the Five Tigers would all be here.
He would complete our Five Standards.
Indeed...
Cousin...
How are Brother Tong and Yingying?
They're fine.
Brother Tong's wife is carrying his child.
Brother Tong is the sole talent in Luoyang,
the outcome is set.
But he has feuds to settle,
his hands are tied.
He has a score to settle,
which he can't let go.
He doesn't have our luxury.
When we knew Wang Shichong didn't deserve our service,
we could leave.
But he can't.
We may have to face him in battle.
But I'm glad it's us he's facing in battle,
we can spare his life.
This is the reason I joined Tang.
Right.
I want to plead Lord Qin for a truce.
I want to find a chance to talk with Brother Tong.
I want to persuade hin": to let go and leave Luoyang,
it'll help bring peace and end the warfare, what do you think?
I just want the warfare to end as soon as possible,
so that I can retire to a quiet place with Yingying and live a peaceful life.
That day will come.
It's late, get some sleep.
Yes.
Brother.
Yingying, don't run around with your sister-in-law.
She's pregnant, what if she slips?
Don't blame her,
I asked me to bring me here.
Brother, why are you drinking again?
What are you upset about?
Let us share it with you.
I'm fine...
Brother, you're my only kin.
Nothing can happen to you.
Milord, don't be upset.
Just remember, don't force yourself to do anything.
So long as you're safe and sound,
we're already happy.
Brother, for me, for Sister-in-law, for the family,
please, I beg you, don't punish yourself.
Let us live on.
No more drinking...
I still have a score to settle...
It sure is hot today...
Here you are too...
Brother Yaojin... Brother He...
Lord Qin...
It's hot, come sit down...
Buddy, you know where I've been?
Where? Royal Orchard.
Royal Orchard?
You dared to go there?
There's no place I dare not go.
That's true.
How could you go there?
It's cool there, why not?
I saw General Yuchi bathing there.
He picked a great place.
But it's close to Luoyang,
you must be careful.
I know.
Lord Qin, let me take you there for a bath.
It's cool there.
Good! Once Dou Jiande, Meng Haigong and the others are here,
we can turn the tables.
The four lords are really coming?
When I first took Luoyang,
I confiscated Yang Guang's house,
I took his treasure.
Luoyang's under siege now,
I'm willing to share the treasure with them.
Of course, they'll come.
Besides, it's in their interest.
If Luoyang falls, Tang will unify the land,
that means their days are numbered.
So I'm sure they'll come to Luoyang.
Though we're in truce, we must be on the alert,
in case it's a trap.
Yes.
Once I got your letter, I gathered my men and rushed here.
Tang wants to unify the land? Dream on.
Our five forces will join together. First, we'll relieve Luoyang of the siege,
then we'll fight our way to Chang'an to wipe out Tang.
But we still don't know Luoyang's situation.
Luoyang's defense is solid, it's not easy to break.
But Tang does have several formidable men that are hard to tackle.
Now that you're here with your troops,
it couldn't be more timely.
If we join forces, we can beat the Tang force.
But a joint force is a mishmash force, how can we go to battle?
I think we need to elect a generalissimo.
What do you guys think?
I have long heard that General Shan is a martial arts adept and a chivalrous man,
and Lord Zheng's son-in-law,
let him be our generalissimo, alright?
He's definitely the best choice.
We have no objections.
But it's not a job for one.
I think we need to name two deputies to execute his orders.
Lords, I'm Black Luna, she's my sister White Luna.
We volunteer to be the deputies and go to battle.
I won't fail you.
Black Luna, White Luna...
They're your renowned wives?
You're right, they're my right-hand men.
They've won me countless battles.
Let them go to battle tomorrow to set the victorious tone.
We await good news from you ladies.
Lords, just wait for our good news.
Lord Qin, we heard from our scouts,
Wang Shichong has got the help of
Meng Haigong, Gao Tansheng, Zhu Can and Dou Jiande.
Their forces are by Mount Jiasuo outside Luoyang.
They're here to relieve Luoyang of the siege
I expected that, so I deployed troops here.
We can wipe out five lords in one go.
If we win, we can end the warfare and unify the land.
A female warrior? And dark in complexion.
We have one even darker in complexion.
Blackie, is she your kin?
She's so dark in complexion.
Buddy, look, I'm not joking.
She really could be Blackie's kin.
Look, a spitting image.
I think so too.
Blackie, go reunite with your kin.
Lady, we have a blackie here too.
Indeed.
Commander, let me go fight her.
Alright.
You're a woman, a dark-skinned one at that.
I won't fight you, just go back.
Don't look down on me.
You're quite pretty actually,
why don't you be my wife?
What nonsense!
Let go of me.
Come with me.
Let go of me... Sis...
What is he doing? How can he take her away?
Then I'll take one next time.
I'm young and still single.
Withdraw!
I want one too...
Blackie, how dare you take me, Black Luna...
What? Your name is Black Luna? I like it.
Who cares if you like it or not?
You don't care for him? What about me?
Blackie, I knew it! You have an ulterior motive.
Buddy, do you see? This is called a love nest.
Right.
Blackie, I had no idea you're such a man.
And who are you?
You came in unannounced.
Where are your manners?
You see?
They haven't done anything yet...
Nothing...
Milord...
You two haven't done anything yet, but she's already taking your side.
Can't you see?
They do make a perfect pair.
They can't be more right for each other.
You two fools, if there's nothing else, go away.
I have a score to settle with him.
Just go ahead... Just go...
I'll go...I won't get in the way of your bridal night.
Blackie, we're going...
Blackie, do you need a celebrant?
Fools, just go! As far away as you can.
Get out... We'll go...
Go... Alright...
Milady, you have some grievance? Tell me about it.
From now on, you are my Woman.
Whatever it is, I'll stand up for you.
Don't you go back on your word.
Milady, just tell me. I never go back on my word.
Actually, I'm Meng Haigong's wife, so is my sister.
So you're married?
Why didn't you say so?
Lady, I'm sorry for the offense.
Please forgive me.
We're just husband and wife in name only.
My sister and I are just his tools to win battles.
My sister and I were independent outlaws. We had a carefree life.
But Meng Haigong said that with our martial artistry and character,
he wanted us to be his wives.
We thought we couldn't be outlaws forever,
so we agreed to be his wives to check him out and go from there.
I see.
But later we learned that he was just using the anti-Sui cause as a cover.
He's actually a tyrant, a scourge to the people.
Then why didn't you leave him?
My sister and I have heard that Tang rules with benevolence.
We were looking for a chance to join Tang.
So when we heard Meng Haigong would fight Tang here in Luoyang,
we both intended to come over to Tang.
A wise decision.
Milady, so we can be a couple.
Well...
Milady, though my nickname is Blackie,
I'm not black-hearted at all.
And I've finally found a woman with as dark a complexion as mine,
we're meant for each other.
You're only Meng Haigong's wife in name only,
just marry me.
But...
But we have just met,
who knows if you're really not black-hearted
Am I black-hearted?
You want to know if I am black-hearted?
Alright, let me take it out to show you.
Stop! I was just kidding.
I wasn't serious either.
But I have a sister,
we swore we would marry the same man.
Marry the same man?
Really?
How wonderful!
Good! I'll marry her as well.
Dream on! She may not like you.
Don't worry, I'll make her fall in love with me.
As you said, this is a nice place.
Lord Qin, I wouldn't lie to you.
Hungry?
You think about eating all the time.
What do we fight so hard for?
So that the people can be fed and sheltered, and live in peace.
There's a pagoda up front, let's go take a break there.
Good.
Luoyang
Li Shimin?
Go down, open the gate and get my horse.
Try them, freshly picked.
You really are a carefree man, fighting doesn't weigh on you at all.
Of course. Back when there were so many able men in Wagang,
why did I of all people became Demon King?
It's my forte.
Li Shimin, prepare to die!
Lord Qin, run...
Buddy...
Brother Yaojin, give way...
I have to kill Li Shimin...
He's Lord Qin...
Brother Yaojin...Li Shimin...
Lord Qin, run...
I can't leave you here...
Don't bother with me...run...
Brother Yaojin, get out of my way...
Buddy... Li Shimin, die...
Lord Qin, run!
Let me get help...
Li Shimin, die!
Tang guy...
Halt!
Brother Tong, don't be rude...
Counselor...
Brother Ji, it's between him and me.
Get out of my way!
Brother Tong, listen to me,just go.
Go? I've been waiting for this day.
The man who wiped out Er Xian Zhuang is behind you.
You're telling me to go away?
I know this weighs on you,
but Tang has got the mandate.
It's the will of heaven.
Brother Tong, if you're still so stubborn,
it's to your disadvantage.
Listen to me, just go away.
Bother Ji, if you won't let me go over,
then I'll have to hurt you.
Brother Tong, Lord Qin cares about the people.
When we first raised the standard in Wagang
it was to overthrow Sui tyranny,
and replace it with benevolent rule
for the wellbeing of the people.
Now that their savior is here,
how can we betray our vow and fail the people?
Brother Ji, let me ask you,
if a man can't avenge his family,
who is he to talk about the people?
Brother Ji, let go.
Brother Tong, if you want to kill him,
You will have to kill me first.
You...
From today on, you are no longer my Brother Ji.
Don't call me Brother Tong ever again.
Xu Maogong, we no longer have anything to do with each other.
Our relationship is cut!
Brother Tong...
Don't you harm my lord!
Shan Xiongxin...
Lord Qin will do anything to recruit talents.
The Tang camp is filled with your former brothers.
They're waiting for you to join them.
You don't miss them at all?
Come over to our side.
A turncoat's here to stop me?