My lord,
LIU BEI sent you a letter of identification.
I knew he would send me a letter.
Please guess,
Can you guess what did he say in this letter?
I...
I can't possibly guess.
You can't even guess about the content of the letter,
how could you anticipate the enemy's action,
and how would you lead the army as a general?
L...
Let me take a guess for you.
In LIU BEl's letter,
the first passage,
he would flatter me.
He will apologize for TAO QIAN.
After all, TAO's men murdered my father.
At last,
he'll ask me to retreat.
Just read it.
CAO CAO (MENG DE), see this letter like we meet for real.
I'm LIU BEI (XUAN DE), I'd bow you hundred times.
Our meeting in CHANG'AN,
I always think of it in my heart.
Your physical and mental ability
are like sunshine Non the KUN LUN mountain.
Your great ambition
is running like big rivers and sea swell.
I always admire you.
TAO QIAN, lmperial Protector of XU ZHOU,
is a kind and loyal man.
His subordinate betrayed him,
the crime he committed shouldn't be shouldered by TAO.
Now,
your father has already passed away.
It's already happened.
TAO QIAN regreted it very much.
He would pay all his wealth and belonging,
to compensate you,
and maybe lessen the crime's effect.
I'd like to offer an advice here.
I hope you would come in peace.
We cease fire immediately.
If you would do this,
not only XU ZHOU people will be thankful with you,
people in the country
will praise your generosity.
Otherwise, if war really breaks out,
both sides will suffer great loss.
I'm LIU BEI,
and I'll live or die with Mr. TAO.
How dare he!
LIU BEI was only a civilian
manufacturing mattresses and selling shoes.
How dare he fighting with me?
Take my order.
After we occupy the city,
everyone in XU ZHOU, no matter children or elderly,
we will slaughter them all
to sacrifice my dead father.
My lord, you...
We don't have that much food
to feed tens of thousands of captives.
I see.
My lord, the report arrived.
Something happened in YAN ZHOU?
Yes.
Last night,
LU BU led his army ambushed YAN ZHOU.
He entered the city.
Our men in the city
are now still fighting them.
LU BU is a man without brain.
Who gave him such guts
to ambush my YAN ZHOU?
My lord,
CHEN GONG is now LU BU's consultant.
Now it all makes sense.
It all makes sense.
It's CHEN GONG (GONG TAI) who's been teaching him.
My lord,
if YAN ZHOU is taken,
tens of thousands of soldiers of ours
will end up with no place to go back to.
Take my order.
All forces prepare to go to YAN ZHOU.
My lord,
what do we do with XU ZHOU?
I'll fight LU BU first.
Then we may return and discuss about it.
And now,
we pretend to be respecting LIU BEl's letter,
and take the advantage of the situation.
Write back to LIU BEI for me.
Tell him that I'll take his advice
and I'll retreat with peace.
Yes, sir.
(XU ZHOU city)
Thank you, Mr. LIU.
You overstated it.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE), you just wrote a letter
and 50,000 soldiers of CAO CAO retreated immediately.
XU ZHOU is out of danger
and is safe now.
Th is proves that
LIU BEI (XUAN DE)'s loyalty and kindness
affect a lot of people.
500,000 civilians and soldiers in XU ZHOU,
we shall thank you for saving our lives.
Thank you, Mr. LIU.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE), my friend,
I'm an old man with a talentless son.
The six states of XU ZHOU
need your governing. Only with you
XU ZHOU can be prosperous and peaceful.
I have consulted all the officers in XU ZHOU.
They all want you to rule XU ZHOU.
Please take people's advice and accept it.
Mr. TAO,
you're very sincere about this,
I'm really touched.
But such position,
I really can't take it.
I've already told you,
I'm here to save XU ZHOU but not to take XU ZHOU.
Now CAO CAO's army is gone.
After having the tea,
I'll keep my promise
and go back to Ping Yuan county.
Don't leave.
Mr. LIU, please stay.
Lead XU ZHOU for us.
Please get up, everyone.
Please lead XU ZHOU.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE), my friend,
now do you see?
I asked you to lead XU ZHOU
it's also people's request.
It's not because you covet XU ZHOU.
We all beg you, please consider
and take this position.
I can't. Mr. TAO,
you're forcing me to leave XU ZHOU right now.
Wait!
Please wait...
Please wait a minute.
You refuse to rule XU ZHOU,
but you can't leave XU ZHOU.
Otherwise, CAO CAO will return.
XU ZHOU will be taken by the evil hero.
Right.
How about this? I'll give you Na small border town PEI,
please settle there with your soldiers.
Let's form a horn shape structure.
If alarm breaks,
we could aid each other immediately.
The food supply you need
I'll offer them all for you.
What's your opinion?
I'll follow your instructions, Mr. TAO.
Great! Great!
Dinner is open, bring wine!
It's just great!
Please.
Mr. LIU.
Please come in. Hurry up.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE).
Big disaster.
Mr. TAO.
You shouldn't see your illness as big disaster.
You will recover next spring.
Just take some rest.
I'm not talking about my illness.
I mean there's a big disaster for XU ZHOU.
I was informed
that CAO CAO defeated LU BU in merely half a day,
which means
he's now able to
attack XU ZHOU right now.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE),
when a bird is dying, it churps sadly.
When a person is dying, he speaks from his heart.
I have some words...
to tell you.
But I hope that
at this last moment,
let's just be honest with each other.
No empty words or feelings, OK?
OK.
I know...
that you, GUAN YU and ZHANG FEI,
need a place to stay
as your foundation.
And I also know,
it's not you don't want XU ZHOU.
And quite on the contrary,
you want it!
You want to have XU ZHOU more than anybody.
Am I right?
It's just because
you cherish your fame even more than your life.
You don't want to take advantage of me.
You saw me through, Mr. TAO.
Please take it.
Only you can take care of XU ZHOU.
Nobody else could do it.
The request I need to report to the court,
has been already written into my will.
It'll be delivered as soon as I'm gone.
Mr. TAO,
there're so many heroes in the country.
I will never be qualified
to be XU ZHOU governor.
Then who else?
YUAN SHAO's family background is overwhelmingly great.
No!
YUAN SHU is an ambitious man always aiming the central plain.
No!
And LIU BIAO of JING ZHOU,
he's also royal descendant...
No! No!
XU ZHOU only needs you!
I'll follow your request, Mr. TAO.
I'll rule XU ZHOU temporarily.
One clay the court sends order,
then I'll follow duty.
Where is the bell ringing coming from?
It sounds like from the west gate.
The guard is ringing the alarm.
CAO CAO's army is so fast!
Report!
Governor,
LU BU led thousands of armored horsemen,
they're asking to enter the west gate.
It's LU BU.
General LIU,
Do you think LU BU wants to attack our XU ZHOU?
Judging from his deployment, Nit doesn't seem he'll attack.
Mighty General LU BU asks to enter the gate.
Send for it!
CHEN some (some TAI),
If LIU BEI refuses to let us in,
then what do we do?
Rest assured,
LIU BEI is a lord with humanity.
Now his biggest enemy is CAO CAO.
He wants to win CAO CAO,
then he needs our support badly.
All right.
If LIU BEI accept us,
then what do we do?
Then it'll be easy.
We'll act according to the situation and circumstances.
Great!
LU BU was defeated by CAO CAO. And he has no place to go.
Now he's asking to join in my army.
He still has the guts to join us?
When we fought him together,
he got lucky, otherwise his head will be cut off.
The situation has changed.
And don't forget,
LU BU did the right thing.
He killed the public enemy DONG ZHUO.
He made great achievement for Han.
He is a real hero.
People all over admire him for his action.
And LU BU is an amazing warrior.
He has 8,000 soldiers.
If he would help us,
we won't be worried about CAO CAO's attack.
Big brother,
though LU BU is good warrior,
he has no credibility.
Keeping him by our side,
is like keeping a tiger nearby.
It might bit us.
Right!
Brother GUAN is right.
LU BU has one thing better than us:
he's handsome enough.
Women love him.
Except for that, he's nothing.
What nonsense!
I'm talking the truth.
Big brother, think about it.
How many fathers does LU BU get?
DING YUAN, DONG ZHUO,
and WANG YUN.
And his birth father.
He got four fathers.
All of them die because of LU BU.
He brings bad luck.
Whoever becomes his father,
would die catastrophically.
I want to be his friend.
I don't want to be his father.
But this time,
LU BU doesn't wanna be a son,
he's trying be the father.
Now he came to us,
in my opinion,
he's trying to take XU ZHOU. Definitely!
Mr. consultant,
let's just leave.
It seems LIU BEI wouldn't accept us.
No, let's wait for another while.
It's already been two hours.
It didn't take such a long time when I requested to meet DONG ZHUO.
It's different time now.
And LIU BEI isn't DONG ZHUO.
Let's calm down and think about it.
A while ago,
if it wasn't LU BU,
who ambushed CAO CAO's base YAN ZHOU,
Would CAO CAO retreat?
Would XU ZHOU be safe like today?
And now,
LU BU is defeated and ask for help.
If we refuse his request,
is it the right thing to do?
And,
if we want to rejuvenate Han and build a great country,
we have to befriend with all heroes.
Now our biggest enemy is CAO CAO.
LU BU's biggest enemy is also CAO CAO.
We should gather our force to fight CAO,
then we'll have a chance to win.
Don't you know about CAO CAO's famous saying?
"Rather I let down the world"
"than the world lets me down."
I'll create a similar one:
"Rather the world lets me down,"
"than I let the world down."
You're a wise lord.
Open the gate and welcome them.
Yes, sir!
Then you welcome him yourself, big brother.
I won't go!
Look, Mr. consultant,
LIU BEI is welcoming us himself.
Remember,
when you meet LIU BEI,
show big respect to LIU BEI.
I know.
I'm LU BU, who just lost the battle.
How are you, XU ZHOU Imperial Protector, LIU LIU BEI (XUAN DE)?
I've been waiting for so long.
Finally, LU BU (FENG XIAN) and Mr. CHEN GONG (GONG TAI), you're here.
I'm so glad we meet today.
Please follow me into the city.
Here. Please.
LIU BEI,
do you know
whose horsemen in the world
is the best?
I've no idea.
Please let me know.
It's the 8,000 armored horsemen of mine.
Do you know...
among the 8,000 armored horsemen,
who's the best and bravest?
I know this one.
It's you, LU BU.
You're right!
I have Red Hare Horse.
It travels hundreds of miles a day.
I have double-eared halberd.
It breaks metals and rocks.
Do you know
how people appraise me?
LU BU as human being is like Red Hare Horse as a horse.
You're right. Right!
Here. Cheers!
LU BU (FENG XIAN), you're drunk!
Let's go to sleep.
I'm not drunk.
One shall drink a thousand cups when he meets the right friend.
Man!
Pour us more wine!
LIU BEI,
as long as you and I join force,
we will surely build something big.
You just guard the city every day.
You're in charge of enjoying some fine tea and music.
I'll take care of the rest.
I'll lead my 8,000 armored horsemen
to fight everywhere.
I'll get the whole country for you.
When I conquer everywhere,
let's split it and each have a half.
What do you think of that?
General LU BU (FENG XIAN),
you're such a great hero,
then why were you defeated by CAO CAO in YAN ZHOU City?
I wasn't defeated by CAO CAO!
I defeated CAO CAO!
Don't talk about those stuff.
Do you know, in Xing Yang battle,
how did I defeat CAO CAO badly?
I don't know.
Please tell me.
LU BU (FENG XIAN), here.
Let's toast to LIU BEI (XUAN DE).
That day,
the sky was so dark,
and the sun didn't even shine.
I rushed into the enemy.
I saw a man wearing red robe is escaping.
I hit his helmet with my helberd, and I shouted:
where is CAO CAO?
He told me that,
the one riding a yellow horse in the front.
Then I caught up with the guy riding the yellow horse.
I tripped him down the horse with my halberd.
And I saw his face,
he's just a low rank officer.
Then I understand afterwards,
the first man I hit
was the real CAO CAO!
I blame myself for careless.
He just escaped from me.
You tell me, isn't CAO CAO Na sneaky guy or what?
He is!
He tricked you, general LU BU (FENG XIAN).
Though CAO A man is sneaky,
he's a man with big goal.
Like people say,
a country needs talent people;
a world in trouble needs wicked heroes.
Wicked evil and wicked heroes, only one word different,
but with totally different meaning.
As long as there's LU BU,
no matter wicked evil Nor wicked hero,
they all gonna die.
LIU BEI,
let's make an arrangement.
I'll fight around,
you stay guarding XU ZHOU.
Just provide me monthly payment and food supply.
Alright.
Though I'm Imperial protector of XU ZHOU.
I'm only temporary.
His Majesty didn't issue any official order.
Maybe the governors wouldn't agree either.
LU BU (FENG XIAN), your soldiers and horses are great, and you're a hero.
And His Majesty granted you the title of Mighty General,
as well as Loyal Duke, as high as three chief commanders.
I don't have any title.
I don't deserve the XU ZHOU city.
You don't want XU ZHOU?
Please take this lmperial Seal of XU ZHOU
and be titled XU ZHOU Imperial protector.
LU BU (FENG XIAN)!
General LIU,
we lost the battles and asked your help.
You agreed to let us stay,
we're already very grateful.
We won't think of replacing you.
Please don't doubt our intention.
He's right.
We're guests, we won't steal the host's thunder.
I only want to fight for you, LIU BEI (XUAN DE).
Let's fight CAO CAO together
and keep XU ZHOU safe.
LU BU (FENG XIAN), CHEN some (some TAI),
you think I'm just pretending, right?
You're wrong.
I really want you to govern XU ZHOU.
Because...
first, LU BU is known to everyone. Your soldiers are the best.
Second, with CHEN GONG (GONG TAI) helping you,
you would definitely achieve a lot.
The third,
CAO CAO isn't afraid of me,
he's scared to death by LU BU.
So,
I should offer XU ZHOU to you guys,
then the city will be safe.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE),
What you said
like you're driving us away from here.
I really don't mean that.
LU BU (FENG XIAN),
let's leave XU ZHOU immediately
and go to another place.
Otherwise LIU BEI (XUAN DE) will doubt our intention.
Wait a minute.
How about this?
Please have some rest.
We'll discuss about this later, shall we?
Thank you.
Retreat yourself.
LU BU (FENG XIAN)...
LU BU (FENG XIAN)!
Listen to me.
You behaved too frivolous on the banquet.
LIU BEI pretended to offer you XU ZHOU.
How could you take his city?
He offered to me.
I didn't ask from him.
He was testing us.
LIU BEI wasn't really wanna give us XU ZHOU city.
Even he really would give up XU ZHOU,
he has two brothers on vow.
Would they agree?
Alright...
Then what's LIU BEI really thinking about?
LIU BEl's real attention
is offer you a treat,
and then use you to fight CAO CAO for him.
I was thinking about the same thing!
I'm just intenting to work with him and fight CAO CAO together.
Of course it's not the same thing!
Think about it,
he wants to be the political leader
and use you as his general.
And you want to launch the attack with you as the leader,
use him as your servant.
You even wanna replace him
and become Imperial protector of XU ZHOU yourself.
How could they be the same?
Then what do I do?
It seems LIU BEI really wants to use us.
It's a good thing.
We could take advantage of his attention and heat things up.
You could take oath with him and become brothers,
and develop close relationship with him.
Later, we shall discuss our plan
according to the further developed situation.
OK. I see.
My lord, you asked for me?
In the recent months,
I took my armies into war in very distant areas.
We engaged in a lot of battles in YAN ZHOU and XU ZHOU.
They cost me tens of thousands of money.
But I didn't get an inch of land!
But LIU BEI...
he didn't make any effort
and was given six states of XU ZHOU.
Now I see,
this man...
he looks nice and loyal
but is evil inside.
I've already told you.
LIU BEI looks like Na kind and loyal man.
But he hides his wisdom and tricks behind foolishness and loyalty.
He's a tough guy.
Never underestimate him.
I never estimated him!
He is underestimating me inside.
Then what's your plan, my lord?
I sent for you
to discuss with you.
I think, after we prepare all the food,
we shall attack LIU BEI
and get XU ZHOU.
Wrong.
Why'?
XU ZHOU is at critical juncture Non the way to central plain.
We want to go the central plain,
then we have to take XU ZHOU.
Think twice, my lord.
Now XU ZHOU is very different from it was before.
LIU BEI and LU BU join together now.
XU ZHOU city has gained great strength.
If you attack them fiercely,
they'll be fighting you shoulder on shoulder
live or die together.
And if opposite,
if you would be patient for a while,
the two heroes could co-exist in XU ZHOU peacefully.
LU BU and LIU BEI,
one of them is greedy and impatient,
the other is a self-contained hypocrite.
They will be fighting each other eventually.
Then,
you launch attack towards XU ZHOU.
Wouldn't it be a better opportunity?
You're right.
We attack fiercely, they'll be joining force to fight me.
If I'm patient enough, they'll drift apart from each other.
XUN YU,
your thought is deeper and farther,
way better than me.
You were taken by the rage and anger.
If you would calm down and think over,
you will see the point right away.
You're right about that!
From now on,
if I lose my temper again,
please scold me to wake me up.
I wouldn't dare...
That's an order!
Yes, sir.
Great!
Great! Great!
Thank you very much, Mr. LIU.
You keep us in XU ZHOU.
You invite to banquet everyday and take care of us.
General LU BU (FENG XIAN) and me,
we both appreciate it and feel Na bit uneasy with the hospitality.
Your words make me feel Na little uneasy now.
XU ZHOU is your home.
If you'd settle here,
it's not just my best luck,
it's also XU ZHOU people's great luck.
Thank you.
General LU BU (FENG XIAN) is grateful with you.
He's preparing a dinner at his place,
and invite you to attend.
LU BU (FENG XIAN) brought his family here?
My brother, come here.
I've been waiting for you.
Please enjoy, LIU BEI (XUAN DE).
OK.
My brother,
If I don't see you even for a day, I'll be missing you.
Let's drink 300 cups of wine today.
Alright.
So this is...
She's your sister-in-law,
DIAO CHAN.
Your beauty is well-known in the whole country.
I'm LIU BEI. How are you?
Thank you for the compliments.
You yourself are the elite of men.
My brother,
I prepared some dishes and wine,
to thank you for accepting me.
Thanks.
DIAO CHAN,
perform several songs that you're very good at,
just entertain brother LIU.
Yes.
Than ks.
Come here, brother.
Cheers, my brother.
Cheers.
Sandalwood planks send fast rhythm.
Swallows are busy flying.
One piece of cloud is drifting
and came to the an gallery.
Emotions with one's loved girls
sadden the leaving man.
My brother,
have some drink.
Seeing her face now
his heart is broken.
Brother ZHANG.
What's the matter, brother GUAN?
I need to talk to you.
Retreat yourselves.
LU BU prepared dinner at his place.
He invited big brother over.
What's wrong with that?
Do you know who's sewing the dinner?
Who?
DIAO CHAN.
DIAO CHAN?
The woman that LU BU stole?
I heard that she's stunningly beautiful.
Any man lays one eye on her
will be intoxicated.
And LU BU arranged her to serve,
what's his intention?
Big brother was always with soldiers, and he's too nice, I'm afraid...
Damn it!
LU BU uses his own wife to seduce our brother?
How dare him!
We have to think of a method to get big brother back.
We can't let LU BU get his way.
Method? There's no need!
I'll stab him right at his chest!
Brother ZHANG...
Don't be rude!
Please, general.
Thank you, sister-in-law.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE),
from now on,
I'm your real brother!
We will be by each others' side no matter how dangerous it is!
Come on, let's have some drink!
Cheers.
LU BU!
My brother is from royal family.
How dare you call him brother!
What do you think you are!
A bastard with three family names!
You bad luck man!
DING YUAN, DONG ZHUO and WANG YUN
they were all killed because of you
Now how shameless are you
to kiss my brother's ass?
Shame on you!
Brother ZHANG, enough!
LU BU, you listen to me!
My son, I took your halberd for you.
Just take your weapon
and we'll fight to death!
Retreat yourself!
LU BU, listen carefully!
I'm waiting you in front of the Pass.
Calm down, general.
LU BU (FENG XIAN), sister-in-law,
I apologize for that.
My brother ZHANG didn't receive any education, so he's rude.
I apologize for him. Sorry!
Do not sweat about such trivia.
We all know that
the brothers of LIU, GUAN and ZHANG
are all big heroes in the country.
LIU BEI (XUAN DE), you don't have to apologize.
I know what did that mean even I'm not a smart man.
I can't stay in XU ZHOU any more.
I will leave tonight!
LU BU (FENG XIAN), don't think too much over it.
Real man can live anywhere as home.
I have double-eared halberd, and Red Hare Horse.
I believe there would be my place somewhere.
LU BU (FENG XIAN), NI have a suggestion.
About 30 miles away from XU ZHOU city, there's a small town PEI,
that used to be my place.
You may settle there for a while.
I'll take care of all your food supply and military cost, OK?
I think we should accept it.
How about this?
PEI and XU ZHOU's position are like a horn.
If the enemy attacks,
we may support each other.
LU BU (FENG XIAN),
thank LIU BEI (XUAN DE), now.
Then, thank you, LIU BEI (XUAN DE).
Don't mention it.
I'll head to PEI right now with your order.
I never thought that
I would be so embarrassed.
Now I'm just a guard of his.
HAN XIN used to crawl under a man's legs.
ZHANG LIANG used to pick up shoes for others.
Compared to them,
you're far from being embarrassed.
You're much luckier than them.
What do we do next?
Stay in PEI for the moment and get a bigger army.
Wait and see the situation.
Just great!
The bad luck bastard is leaving!
We got rid of a big trouble!
We'll have trouble coming.
It's been over half a month since CAO CAO defeated LU BU.
He should've sent armies to XU ZHOU already.
But till now,
there's no further news coming from YAN ZHOU.
I don't know what's his plan.
Why should we worry?
XU ZHOU city is a strong fortress.
We have enough food supply.
If CAO CAO dares to attack us,
I'll hit him hard!
Brother GUAN is right!
I haven't fought for days,
I feel itchy on my hands.
Except for drinking wine,
we have nothing else to do.
I'm bored to death!
If CAO CAO still doesn't come,
let's go to YAN ZHOU and attack him!
Yes, sir.
My lord.
DONG CHENG sent a secret messenger from CHANG'AN city.
Here's His Majesty's secret order.
Where's the messenger?
The messenger
almost starved to death.
He fainted when he just entered the door.
I sent someone to take him for dinner.
My heavens!
Mr. XUN,
what happened?
Just tell me.