I was trying to make friends with CAO CAO,
but on the contrary,
I made such a huge mistake.
My heavens!
XU ZHOU is in danger!
Father, CAO SONG'S death
is because of the criminal ZHANG KAI.
You just chose the wrong guy to appoint.
I'm thinking,
first, we should send soldiers chasing ZHANG KAI,
and try to get his head!
Then I take ZHANG's head to YAN ZHOU
explain everything to CAO CAO,
and apologize to him.
And father,
I know they're currently short of food supply,
we could offer them tens of thousands units,
and solve this problem.
Haven't you heard that?
"Rather I let down the world,"
"than the world let me down!"
Who made such comments?
CAO CAO!
Now you realize what kind of person he is?
My son.
XU ZHOU is in big trouble!
Then what should we do, father?
What should we do?
Take my order immediately.
All units gather all the soldiers and horses,
go back XU ZHOU and prepare to fight the enemy.
OK!
Wait a minute!
I have another concern.
If CAO CAO brings all his armies,
our weak force
couldn't stop his army.
I'll write several letters immediately.
You take these letters,
and go to JI ZHOU to meet YUAN SHAO tonight.
YUAN SHU of NAN YANG,
GONGSUN ZAN of PING YUAN,
It only takes them 5 days to come to XU ZHOU.
Ask them to send troops to aid.
But you told me that, these governors
all covet our XU ZHOU.
Just because they all want XU ZHOU,
so they won't let CAO CAO gets XU ZHOU!
As long as CAO CAO gets XU ZHOU,
he'll dominate the central plain.
That's bad for those governors.
You tell them, if any of them
can persuade CAO CAO to retreat,
and make peace with me,
then I will
offer them every year
200,000 food and money
until I die.
OK.
Hateful! Hateful!
It happened, please take care of yourself.
Please make an order,
I only need 3,000 soldiers,
I'll destroy everything in the FIVE PHOENIX Mountain.
I promise I'll catch ZHANG KAI alive,
and use his head as sacrifice to Uncle CAO.
Why would you destroy FIVE PHOENIX Mountain?
Though ZHANG committed the murder,
but the person to blame,
is TAO QIAN of the XU ZHOU city.
Such disaster hit the lord hard,
he's very sad now.
Please retreat for a while
and let the lord have a rest.
Let's go. Just go.
I asked them to leave because you're in mourning,
but I also would like to congratulate you.
XUN YU, what's with the nonsense?
My father just died,
why congratulate me?
Misfortune hides in luck, and there's luck in misfortune.
With luck and misfortune, None may expect great achievement.
What do you mean by
luck in misfortune?
You knew it in your mind clearly.
There's no need to ask me.
Since you raised the army two years ago,
you made a lot of conquering and established your name.
But there's still None thing unsatisfactory.
Though you got 200,000 soldiers,
you could only be trapped in this small YAN ZHOU.
If you want the whole country,
The first step is to take the central plain.
The fore gate to central plain
is the 6 counties of XU ZHOU.
So,
you've been trying to take XU ZHOU for a long time.
Otherwise,
why when you cried just now
you showed great sign of intention to kill?
You guessed right.
I only wanted them
to spread the news that I'm very sad.
Make governors know.
TAO QIAN killed my father,
and I'm suffering great pain of loss.
Right now,
this news has been spread over dozens of miles.
But my lord,
XU ZHOU is not easy to take.
Continue.
In my opinion, there're 2 difficulties while taking XU ZHOU.
First,
the Imperial Protector TAO QIAN was appointed by the former emperor.
He governs his state humanly,
and treats his people well.
He got great impression among fellow officials.
So it's hard to conquer.
The second,
YUAN SHAO of JI ZHOU,
YUAN SHU of NAN YANG,
and GONGSUN ZAN of PING YUAN,
even LIU BIAO of JING ZHOU,
they all covet XU ZHOU.
They've been probing for a long time, but never obviously,
because they were afraid of other governors
and become their enemy.
So,
do you think they'll let you
take XU ZHOU yourself?
So do you think I should take it Nor not?
TAO QIAN had his subordinate killed your father.
You have to revenge him, Nor it's against nature.
And TAO QIAN's niceness is more like foolishness.
His lenience is more like blindness.
How could such fool deserve to govern XU ZHOU?
XU ZHOU is an important military spot of central plain.
It controls the YELLOW RIVER, and not far from TAI SHAN mountain.
Whoever gets it would get access through north to south.
The heavens is offering XU ZHOU.
It's like offer a huge flag to gale,
offer a precious sword to sword shell.
Why wouldn't you take it?
XUN YU,
your words are like some first level wine,
I'm intoxicated.
I enjoyed it very much.
My lord, I suggest
that you write to the court immediately,
and report the crime of TAO QIAN.
Then send messengers
to inform YUAN SHAO, YUAN SHU and GONGSUN ZAN that your father's death.
Tell all governors that
TAO QIAN killed your father.
Receiving such information,
they'll see what do you mean.
Then,
you go to war with him
it'll be under the name of Imperial Order.
It suits the intention of heavens, as well as people's and ethnics.
Then, XU ZHOU will definitely be yours.
I'm too sad to write such letter.
Please issue such note for me.
Then send to the court
as well as all governors by express.
Make it clear that he killed my father
and I'm forced to go to war to revenge.
I've already written it for you.
Please have a look.
There's no need.
The stuff you wrote must be suiting my mind perfectly.
Order all forces,
7 a.m. tomorrow morning, we will attack TAO QIAN.
Yes, sir!
My lord, this battle,
why didn't you appoint forerunner,
middle general or backup?
What's your point?
You never made any unprepared battle.
In the past,
you always appoint forerunner
middle general and backup officer.
This time we attack TAO QIAN,
Why do we just rush into it?
Because it's different this time.
I'm revenging for my father, because of the fury,
I've forgotten about all those stratagems.
I wish to be there within a day.
So everyone in the 50,000 soldiers is forerunner.
We shall take XU ZHOU swiftly,
in case there should be any change.
Governors like YUAN SHAO, YUAN SHU,
they receive your letter,
at the same time they'll get TAO QIAN's, asking for support.
As we know YUAN SHAO's personality,
he'll be hesitating for a few days.
He can't decide
whether to help TAO QIAN
or keep neutral.
During these days,
we should get XU ZHOU!
Make it a done deal!
Did you hear? XUN YU stated it so well.
Better than I would've said that.
I understand now.
I can't be a match with you, my lord.
I just followed you a long time
and learnt some lessons.
XUN YU, do you worry if I'll be jealous of you?
Then don't. I won't.
Because I'm aware of your loyalty.
If I'm jealous of you,
then it's like being jealous of myself.
Your words are intoxicating, my lord.
CAO CAO (MENG DE), you lead your army to attack me yourself.
I know I can't win.
So I come out the city to beg for your forgiveness.
Why is that?
When your father passed by XU ZHOU,
I tried to use the opportunity to make friends with you.
So me and my family treated him like royal...
oh no...
like our own father,
that's how we did it.
Before he left,
I gave him gifts worth 100,000,
and sent my man ZHANG KAI to escort him.
But I never thought that this man didn't wash off his menice,
and he murdered Mr. CAO,
which caused me big mistake.
Now I'm a desperate man.
So I, together with my family
and all families in XU ZHOU city,
we're all mourning for your father Mr. CAO.
Dear Mr. CAO,
though I'm in seriously ill condition,
I'll still head towards FIVE PHOENIX Mountain myself,
I'll catch the evil ZHANG KAI,
and hand him to you.
You shall take out his heart and liver
as a sacrifice for Mr. CAO.
You words sound reasonable.
But my father was killed, NI have to revenge him no matter what.
Even I get ZHANG KAI,
would my father be alive again?
I know I'm guilty for this crime,
but I was trying to befriend with you.
And I never mean to do harm.
I beg you to consider about this reason,
forgive me for the moment,
and allow me to kill the murderer and make it up to you.
And from now on,
XU ZHOU city will offer you every year
food supply worth 200,000.
So you're buying me off?
No, I definitely didn't mean that.
I didn't.
Then what did you mean?
TAO QIAN.
You not only had your men murdered my father,
but also plotted with YUAN SHAO about my YAN ZHOU.
You wanted my land split with them.
CAO CAO (MENG DE).
Everyone knew that I'm not an ambitious man.
I only wanted to live my own life.
When did I want anyone's land?
But you can't hide from me!
TAO QIAN,
you always pretended to be educated,
but did evil deeds. Now I'll be frank to you,
Now since you're wearing funeral white for my father,
I won't kill you today.
Just go back home and get prepared,
I'll take XU ZHOU within 2 months.
CAO, I'm an Imperial Protector for God's sake.
I was appointed by His Majesty and I'm an official governor.
Actually I'm even one year older than your father!
Now I'm begging you like a stray dog
in such a humble gesture,
you still won't let me go?
You still want to take XU ZHOU
and force the 100,000 civilians and soldiers in the city
to fight you with our lives?
In two days, I'll occupy the city.
And I'll get your head to sacrifice my father.
If you are a smart guy,
just clean your neck and wait.
And please inform people in the city for me,
that I won't slaughter people after I occupy the city.
Anyone that mourn my father,
I won't kill him.
My lord, why didn't you order us Nat-tack the city right now?
I think you told us to take the city immediately.
That's because I found that
TAO QIAN is a tougher guy to deal with than I thought he would be.
I took a careful look just now.
Although there are white flags over every gate,
below every white flag,
there are bowmen hiding.
He pretended to be respecting me very much,
but he's made full preparation to fight me with whole strength.
I believe.
They must've prepared to defend the city.
And everybody in the city
will die fighting for him.
But even TAO QIAN tries his best effort,
he only has 8,000 soldiers.
We have 50,000 men
how could we fail to win him?
Besides the 8,000 soldiers,
he also has tens of thousands of civilians.
TAO QIAN is always Na nice and tolerant ruler.
While facing such disaster,
most people would stand by him.
And check out his guarding gates,
all high over to meters and very strong.
Yes, we have more soldiers, but most of them are horsemen.
If we attack forcingly, we will suffer great loss.
I agreed that I'll attack in two days,
because I have no other idea.
The instruments we need to attack the city
won't arrive until two days after.
Then we attack him with full power
and we'll get him.
Take my order:
tell everyone that TAO QIAN is scared to death.
We'll win by merely one battle.
Let soldiers and officers take two days to rest.
Upon the time sun rises Non the third day,
we'll gather our force to launch the attack.
Yes, sir.
XUN YU.
My lord.
Have some drink with me.
Yes, sir.
(JI ZHOU city)
Mr. TAO.
Mr. XU.
I'm sorry for your long waiting.
The letter governor TAO wrote to my lord
my lord has read thoroughly.
When would general YUAN send aiding army?
Send army? No, no, no...
After a lot of consideration,
my lord decided that he cannot send army.
Why is that?
Before you came to JI ZHOU,
CAO CAO's condolence letter arrived.
And it was stated clearly on the letter,
that he will do anything he could
to revenge his father.
If right now my lord
send army because of this,
people would question him,
and he won't have a proper reason.
Mr. XU,
my father didn't want ZHANG KAI to kill CAO's father.
On the contrary, he sent people to protect CAO SONG
trying to make friends with CAO CAO.
It's why this issue is so ridiculously sad.
What...
Your father TAO QIAN was trying to kiss CAO CAO's ass.
But he kissed the wrong place
and made a big mistake,
which caused the two families of yours
now are going at war.
Mr. XU.
How sad!
He is an officer appointed by the court,
a respectable governor.
How could he do such ridiculous thing?
To be honest with you,
this issue is just beyond stupid!
Please think about it, Mr. TAO,
who do you think my lord YUAN SHAO...
YUAN SHAO (BEN CHU) is?
He's from such a powerful background,
with family members in every department with critical position.
After your father TAO QIAN did such laughable thing,
how could my lord add something sad
and even ridiculous behavior to the already mess.
Sorry for I cannot set you off personally.
YUAN SHAO of JI ZHOU wouldn't send army to help us.
And although YUAN SHU Of NAN YANG agreed to help fight CAO CAO,
he asked my father to offer him
two states' land of WU NING and SI SHUI to him.
The two YUANs are the closest friends of my father's.
But at this critical moment, they both refused to help.
General GONGSUN, my father's fate,
and whether the 530,000 people in XU ZHOU city live or die,
all depend on you.
If CAO CAO takes XU ZHOU,
he will further march to the central plain,
and compete with the YUAN brothers for the power.
I guess,
YUAN SHAO and YUAN SHU,
they both know the consequence of CAO CAO getting XU ZHOU.
But the two brothers
were already not happy with each other.
They want the other one to send army first,
and watch the result themselves
and earn the profit later.
These two cousins,
they are a couple of smiling tiger,
two black homed shark.
They will definitely fight fiercely with each other finally.
General GONGSUN, please send men now
and aid XU ZHOU.
Report! My lord!
LIU BEI of PING YUAN county is asking to see you.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE) is here? Son,
go have some rest.
I'll discuss with LIU BEI (XUAN DE),
and we'll make a decision.
All right. OK.
LlU BEI (XUAN DE).
How are you doing, general.
My brother, read this letter.
TAO QIAN sent this asking for help.
CAO CAO led 50,000 soldiers to attack XU ZHOU.
TAO QIAN is in big trouble.
My brother,
do you think I should help TAO QIAN
or not?
What's on your mind?
I want to help TAO QIAN.
But I don't have a lot of soldiers, my strength is weak.
I can't fight CAO CAO.
YUAN SHAO and YUAN SHU,
they have over 200,000 soldiers each.
But they decided to watch this on the side.
How would I defeat CAO CAO?
Even I use all my force,
and I win by good luck,
what do I get?
I can make a weak friend like TAO QIAN.
But I'll make strong enemies like YUAN SHAO and YUAN SHU.
It just doesn't worth it.
I couldn't agree with your opinion, general.
Mr. TAO was appointed by the previous emperor, he's a loyal man.
He's been governing XU ZHOU for years and well-known for his kindness.
CAO CAO (MENG DE) uses his father's death as an excuse to rob others,
he covets 6 states of XU ZHOU.
People say, in such a troubled world, whoever gets the ability will win.
But I still believe,
that whoever wins people's hearts will be the ultimate winner.
The reason I come to see you today
is to say goodbye.
I'm going to XU ZHOU to help TAO QIAN.
LIU BEI,
how many soldiers do you have?
You have only a couple of thousands men,
and you'll fight CAO CAO's tens of thousands?
You're hitting the rock with an egg.
I'm not necessarily the egg.
And CAO CAO isn't necessarily the rock.
Alright, since you decided to go,
I'll lend you 3,000 great soldiers
to strength your power a little bit.
Thank you, general GONGSUN.
I don't need your soldiers, general.
I only want to lend you a person.
Who?
ZHAO YUN (Zl LONG) of CHANG SHAN Mountain.
Why would you want ZHAO YUN?
Everyone knows that LU BU is a great warrior.
They didn't know, ZHAO YUN (zl LONG)
is much a greater warrior than LU BU.
ZHAO YUN (zl LONG).
General.
Would you accompany LIU BEI to help XU ZHOU?
I would love to.
OK, I know now.
You are both heroes, so you admire each other.
Great! ZHAO YUN (zl LONG),
G0 with LIU BEI.
Thank you, general.
General GONGSUN has tens of thousands of soldiers and officers.
But the only hero is you, ZHAO YUN (Zl LONG).
Actually I admire your generosity
for a long time.
From now on,
as long as you order me,
I'll go anywhere and I won't care about my own well being.
Great! ZHAO YUN (zl LONG),
from now on,
me, GUAN, ZHANG, and you, we're 4 brothers.
What do you think?
Thank you, my lord.
- My mm. ZHAO YUN (zl LONG).
Let's go back to PING YUAN county first.
Then we go to XU ZHOU tomorrow morning.
I believe TAO QIAN couldn't hold for too long.
The city will be occupied within 3 or 5 days.
Yes, sir.
But I have one question.
What?
YUAN SHAO has tens of thousands of soldiers,
but he's just watching it,
and won't send army to help.
You only have 2,000 soldiers.
Officers you only have GUAN, ZHANG and me.
How dare you fight CAO CAO with?
Good question.
Even you don't ask,
I would tell you eventually.
Now in the world,
all heroes
dominate their own places with power and strategy.
I don't have as many soldiers and horses as they do.
But I have a couple of things they don't.
First of all,
loyalty is my personal principle
and my way of treating people.
The world is in trouble because people's faith is in trouble.
You have to heal the faith if you want solve the trouble.
I have to fight cruelty with kindness, fight unfaithfulness with faith.
Second,
I'm an imperial descendant.
To eradicate the evil and rejuvenate Han is my life dream.
TAO QIAN was appointed by the previous emperor.
He governs with kindness.
By helping him, I'm helping Han.
CAO CAO said he's revenging his father.
But he actually wants to take XU ZHOU,
and even the country.
Everyone knows his ambitious goal.
I fight CAO, it means I fight cruelty with kindness.
And I'm fighting the disloyalty of the ambitious hero.
Even I can't win him,
people will be aware of one thing...
What is it?
...that the justice is always with us.
My lord,
we got the news.
YUAN SHAO, YUAN SHU, LIU BIAO,
GONGSUN ZAN and other governors,
they all refused to help TAO QIAN.
It's just like I expected.
Nobody would be enemy of mine
because of TAO QIAN.
So XU ZHOU is definitely mine.
Good...
Just good.
The equipments we need for the attack are ready.
Noon tomorrow,
launch the attack.
I'm still concerned about another thing.
Just tell me.
I got letter from city YAN,
they found LU BU's men in southern suburban area,
around 8,000 to 10,000.
And they seemed to be planning something.
LU BU?
A general lost battles,
a man without lord.
There's no need to worry about him.
You think he dares to attack our base camp in YAN ZHOU?
My lord,
a great strategist
doesn't worry about conquer, but worry about defeat first.
What if LU BU attack us there?
YAN ZHOU is our base state.
You brought all your elite soldiers
to attack XU ZHOU here.
YAN ZHOU city is almost empty.
My lord,
LU BU is extraordinarily great warrior.
Though LU BU is great,
he is greedy
and isn't a man with plan.
Even YUAN SHAO and YUAN SHU
don't dare attack my YAN ZHOU base,
would he?
And furthermore,
I believe in 3 days,
I can have XU ZHOU city.
As soon as the city is taken,
I'll have XU CHU lead 20,000 good soldiers
return YAN ZHOU as guards.
XU CHU was always looking forward to fight LU BU face to face.
Seeing from the map,
Your plan
is beyond XU ZHOU area.
You're right.
The country is so big.
I'm thinking of it.
Stop here.
I'll have the old TAO QIAN come out of the city and surrender to us.
Report!
My lord.
TAO QIAN refused to surrender.
Take the lord's order.
Attack the city, now!
Kill! Kill! Kill!
Ignite the bomb!
Fire!
Bowmen, shoot arrows!
My lord,
there're a army to aid TAO QIAN!
Is it YUAN SHAO?
No!
YUAN SHU?
Not him either?
Then whose army is it?
Who are you?
Tell us your name!
I'm ZHAO YUN (Zl LONG) from CHANG SHAN Mountain.
I thought that
LU BU is the mightest warrior in the world.
I never know there's a man better than him.
Whose officer is he?
My lord,
there's "PING YUAN" written Non their flags.
So he should be LIU BEl's man.
LIU BEI?
He only has a few thousands of soldiers.
How dare he fight with me?
Yes.
He's here.
Charge!
Kill!
Whose people are they?
My lord, our aid is here!
Look at their flags. It's PING YUAN county magistrate LIU BEI.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE)?
Crazy man, how dare he!
Don't underestimate the enemy, my lord.
Since LIU BEI is here,
he must've been prepared.
His GUAN YU and ZHANG FEI are already first grade warrior,
now he got another amazing general like this one!
LIU BEI, what a lucky bastard!
My lord.
Do we continue our attack?
CAO HEN.
Yes, sir.
Take my order.
Retreat slowly.
Attract them to follow.
Yes, sir!
Take the lord's order.
Retreat slowly.
Retreat!
CAO CAO's big army is right in front,
XU ZHOU is facing its fatal destiny.
I asked every governor around.
They have tens of thousands of soldiers.
But none of them send men to help.
And LIU BEI (XUAN DE),
I didn't ask him.
But he came anyway.
He only have 2,000 soldiers.
But CAO CAO's strong army array was broken,
and XU ZHOU is saved.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE),
I can't tell you how grateful NI am right now!
Mr. TAO,
I always know,
in this country, you, the Imperial governor of XU ZHOU,
is the most kind and generous man.
You love your people like your children.
I think,
if a kind and loyal man like you
couldn't live in this world,
then is there any hope left in this country?
When could Han be rejuvenated?
I haven't achieved anything.
But I'm loyal and brave.
Today I tried to save XU ZHOU,
to save people's faith and the ethnic order,
as well as the Han's dynasty.
I salute your words!
Please, enjoy yourself!
I'd like to salute respectable Mr. TAO.
Cheers! Cheers!
I know that I'm a weak leader.
I don't have the ability to rule XU ZHOU.
Now it's a chaos everywhere.
The order is disturbed.
To support the Han royal family,
we need heroes like you!
Now,
I'd like to ask you to rule
the 500,000 people in XU ZHOU city.
I'll report to the court tomorrow,
and ask them to appoint you as XU ZHOU governor.
Definitely not! I can't take such responsibility.
Why not?
Even wicked man like CAO CAO can make YAN ZHOU governor.
You are royal descendant.
Your manner and behavior all show royal flavor.
Why can't you rule XU ZHOU?
I'm not CAO CAO.
I came here today
to save XU ZHOU.
I'm not coveting to get XU ZHOU.
Please don't make me look like Na bad guy, Mr. TAO.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE),
please think about the XU ZHOU people
and take this responsibility.
Mr. TAO,
I'll make a promise to you today,
that as long as CAO CAO retreat
and XU ZHOU is not in danger any more,
I'll leave immediately
and go back to my PING YUAN county.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE),
I'm very impressive.
Let's discuss about it later.
My brother,
you have so many merits.
But there's a problem with you.
What's wrong with me?
You're a kind man, too kind!
How could kindness is a problem?
Of course it is.
TAO QIAN was grateful of you,
and he offered you XU ZHOU city.
Why didn't you take it?
If we get XU ZHOU,
it's much better than CAO CAO gets XU ZHOU.
Do you agree with me, brother GUAN?
Brother ZHANG made a good point.
Since we vowed as brothers in the peach garden,
we were drifting around till now.
If we get XU ZHOU,
then we'll have a royal city as our base.
We may further achieve our goal, Nat least we'll be safe.
Enough!
Listen carefully, both of you.
If you say things like this again,
I won't call you guys brothers.
I'd rather die a hundred times,
and I won't do such wrong deed.
All right!
Big brother forbid us to say it.
Then we will shut up.
A city is nothing.
Brotherhood is more important.
Don't you think so, brother GUAN?
No matter how TAO QIAN handles this
offering us XU ZHOU city,
we'll be thought as taking advantage.
People will have the just comments about the moral and justice standards.
Being moral and just,
it's not about what do you say.
The more important is
you should have a clear conscience .