My Lord!
-My Lord! -What's wrong?
Zhang Han divided his men into two groups to surround Dingtao.
Dingtao is in danger! Zhang Han fooled General Xiang Liang.
Now they're about to surround the city!
-Get more information! -Yes.
My Lord, what should we do?
It seems we must arrive at Dingtao before Zhang Han's men surround it.
There's no time to lose. Run!
-I see. Guys, hurry! Hurry! -Run. Hurry! This way.
Let's fight our way out from here.
General.
This way.
Attack!
-General, let's retreat. -Retreat! Retreat!
Watch out, general!
Attack!
General, hurry.
General, General Li will escort you and break through using this pathway.
-And we'll cover you. -General.
Wait.
You are a brave man.
This is my fault.
I may die here. But you must stay alive...
and support Xiang Yu wholeheartedly.
Seems like I won't live to see...
the day Qin collapses.
Upon my death, Xiang Yu will be the leader of the Chu army.
He has extraordinary talent. It takes ten years to forge a good sword.
It's a pity that I'll never see this sword drawn from its sheath,
earning the respect of the world.
On his journey to restore Chu, he will meet with countless obstacles.
I order you all...
to help him just as you helped me.
Defend our state with all your lives.
General, as Chu warriors,
we'd rather die in battle than surrender to our enemy.
Yes!
End the Qin, follow Heaven's will.
Today, I will die in defeat.
But I cannot take this lying down.
Tell Xiang Yu he should remember...
the most powerful strength is not in his own heart...
but in the hearts of the common man.
So long as he wins the support of the people, Chu will surely prevail.
You… The few of you…
You must stay alive!
Find a way to fight your way out!
General! General!
Go!
-General. -Hurry!
General.
What should we do?
Fight our way out.
-Fight to the end! -Fight.
Attack!
What's the situation like?
My Lord, Dingtao has been taken by Zhang Han.
His men are in Dingtao already now.
Zhang Han is determined to take what he wants this time.
Did any vassals go to help Xiang Liang?
None of them went to help Xiang Liang. We're the only ones.
Liu Ji, look, our men are completely exhausted.
Even if we go, we can't do anything. We would just be asking for death.
Scoundrels...
Xiang Liang was righteous enough to help the vassals in the past.
And now, they're leaving him in the lurch.
They won't go, but we will.
Assemble our men and set off!
My Lord! My Lord! It's all over!
Dingtao has fallen! We can't enter Dingtao now!
My Lord, you can't go!
Even if you go, you can do nothing but get killed. You can't save Xiang Liang.
Right!
No. Even if I die, I must try to save Xiang Liang.
-You can't, my Lord. You can't. -Don't stop me.
-You can't, my Lord. You can't.
If any of you tries to stop me, I'll punish you.
Assemble our men. Let's go.
You can't, my Lord. You can’t.
Are you afraid of dying?
My Lord! My Lord!
You're afraid of dying at a time like this?
My Lord! My Lord!
General!
General,
we received a message just now, saying that they beheaded our leader.
-Did you find my uncle? -No, sir.
General!
Mount your horses!
General!
Zhongli Mei, hurry! Hurry!
General.
Anyone there?
Where is this?
Xuejiacun, on the outskirts of Dingtao.
Guards.
Guards!
My Lord, you're awake.
Zhou Bo, I told you many times...
that wherever we go, we shouldn't bother civilians.
My Lord, it was late when we arrived. How else can we find a place to stay?
And what of Xiang Liang?
We got news that Xiang Liang has been killed.
-Where are our men? -They are outside.
-Call them in. -Yes.
-My Lord. My Lord. -My Lord.
When I was trying to leave, who hit me?
Let me repeat this, Who was the one that hit me?
How dare you hit me? We screwed up because of this!
It was me.
You? Kneel down.
Why did you hit me?
My Lord, if I hadn't hit you, all our men, including you, would've been killed.
Dingtao has already fallen. There was no hope of saving Xiang Liang.
What's more, not one of the vassals went to his aid.
-If we went, we would only get killed. -Bullshit!
My Lord, you'd completely lost it then. You were beyond reason.
Who was beyond reason? I should have killed you!
Don’t be angry, my Lord. Fan Kuai hit you for your own good and for all of us.
Yes, my Lord. It was no use going there at the time. Spare him.
Since all of them are begging for mercy on your behalf, I'll spare you. Rise.
-Thank you, my Lord. -Thank you.
My Lord, General Xiang Yu is on his way. He'll be here right away.
Why? What is he coming here for?
-What is he here for? -What does he want?
Guards.
Take Fan Kuai give him 50 lashes.
-My Lord, I thought you spared me. -Hurry!
Just do it. Hurry.
My Lord, I…
Cao Can.
Yes.
Whip him gently.
Got it.
At 3:45 p.m. yesterday...
where were your men?
Fifty kilometers off Dingtao.
When the sun rose, where were you?
On the outskirts of Dingtao.
Why were you on the outskirts, and not in the city?
I don't expect your forgiveness.
But Zhang Han ordered his main forces to attack us.
We're no match for Zhang Han's men. I was worried that we'd lose our lives.
So I… So I told my men, hang back and stay alive.
So I retreated. I failed to save General Xiang Liang.
I shall accept any military punishment.
If you were the one who decided not to enter, why punish your subordinate?
This has nothing to do with them.
It was my decision, my fault, general.
They stopped you...
because they didn't want you to enter the city and die, right?
Clearly, you'll know what's on my mind.
Every time a vassal was in trouble...
my uncle would rush to help.
But when my uncle was in trouble...
they only looked on.
Not even one came to his aid.
Only you and your men rode through the night...
from 50 kilometers away to help him.
You arrived at Dingtao and didn't enter. I don't blame you.
What you did was right.
Now you wear a mourning sash for my uncle.
I'm deeply grateful.
You are a good brother to me.
I'd like to be your sworn brother.
Please accept my respects.
We were not born together, but hereby vow to die together.
General Xiang Yu, if you need my help someday,
I, Liu Ji, would risk my life to do so.
Even if we turn against each other someday...
whatever you do...
I'll never take your life.
Hurry.
General Xiang Liang is dead. Where should we go now?
To join General Xiang Yu.
You mean the few of us? Impossible.
How can we get through Qin camp unnoticed?
What if we catch a Qin soldier?
Let’s find their uniforms and disguise ourselves.
Stop right there! Don't run!
Stop right there!
-Stop! -Don't run!
Hurry.
Stop right there! Stop!
What should we do?
There's no other way out. We have to go through the Qin camp.
But if we were discovered, we would be killed.
No one can promise that we'd get to live anyway.
Tell our men if they don't want to follow me, they can leave now.
And for those who choose to follow me, I'll bring them to meet General Xiang Yu.
Yes.
Hey, I don't want to take your life.
But I need your help to get through the Qin camp.
I'll let you go after that.
Really?
But if you shout or tip off anyone...
I'll kill you.
No, I dare not. I won't.
What's the watchword for tonight?
It's… it's… "Break through".
-I hope you aren't lying. -I'm not.
Let's go.
Stop right there! Watchword!
Break through.
Surround them.
What's wrong, sir? What do you mean by this?
It’s me.
We change our watchword every four hours. Or did you forget?
I forgot! My bad!
You silly goose! I hope I'll not see you again!
Don't. Sir, forgive me. I won't do this again!
Remember, the watchword from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. is,
"Good fortune with good horses.”
Thank you, sir. Thank you.
It's all right now. Let them go.
Let's go. Go!
We must send our troops to attack Chenliu.
No, we should fight that accursed Zhang Han instead!
I oppose! We can't fight him now. We'll suffer an irreversible defeat!
-Fight! -No, we can't!
-We must fight! -General Xiang Liang would never agree.
-Fight! -No, we can't!
-We must fight! -No way!
-Fight! -No way!
-What are you quarrelling about? -General, what should we do?
Fight. We must fight.
My orders, Set off tonight. We'll head to Chenliu.
We shouldn’t.
We absolutely shouldn't.
Now is not the right time for us to attack Chenliu.
If we go now, don't even mention fighting,
by the time we reach, our warriors be exhausted.
There will be no way to win.
Why? Why are you still alive?
Why did my uncle die?
Didn't you strategize for him?
Why was my uncle killed?
If you hadn't brought that shepherd here to be our king...
would he have to take his nonsense?
Now my uncle is dead.
But you! You stand here, alive and breathing.
What right do you have to order us around?
Quiet, knave! You're far too arrogant.
Death is the easiest way out.
I wasted my youth, lost the will to live.
If not for General Xiang Liang,
my body would be lying beneath a tombstone now.
We were fated to lose the battle in Dingtao.
What can we do about that now?
Had I not owed a debt to Xiang Liang...
I would have fought to the death with Qin soldiers.
Why would I stay here?
It's my own damn fault I'm here!
Here! Xiang Liang told me to give you this sword.
I hope...
you can carry the weight of the glory that comes with this sword.
Good luck with that!
Don't chase after me. I'm exhausted.
Just go back. Get out of my way.
Don't chase after me. Go away!
Go back. Go back!
Go away.
Leave me alone.
You…
Xiang Yu, don't you see?
Your uncle had no heir.
Everything he did was for you and your family!
He crowned King Huai not out of impulse...
he thought it over carefully.
The world wants to crush Qin. But with so many heroes rebelling...
and no king to rule Chu,
even if you win, who would obey you?
When will your wisdom match your bravery and ambition?
Leave me alone.
I'm done with this world!
What the hell? Let go!
Let go, damn it! You… Let go of the sword! Let go!
It's my fault. My uncle is probably rolling over in his grave.
I know he's blaming me.
Don't leave the camp.
Mr. Fan...
from now on, I'll take you as my father.
How can I be your father?
Why am I your father now?
How can I have a stupid son like you?
I owe nobody anything!
My God!
Miss Yu, Miss Yu, wait for me!
Lu Yi, don't follow me.
"Green coat, green coat, Inside the green hangs the yellow.
Such a sad, sad story. When indeed will sadness end?"
I'll follow the person who gave me this name!
You are free. You can leave.
All you masters are the same.
You've got the habit of dismissing your servants. It's inhumane.
It's the same as throwing out worn clothes or some used or broken bowls.
Why do you say such words?
Miss Yu, we are both pitiful people.
Why don't you let me keep you company? Why are you pushing me away?
There's a sad connotation to your name.
But I can tell you're a happy girl.
You needn't follow me.
Though what you reported checks out,
But it's impossible for you all to walk through the Qin camp.
There's only one possibility! You’re deserters!
We risked our lives to get here.
We searched all around for you all, all cold and hungry along the way.
How can you take us as deserters?
Why would deserters come back to their own camp?
Cease your chicanery! Or I'll kill you.
Don't move, or else I'll kill him!
Back off, all of you!
What are you all doing?
Release him.
-We're not deserters. -We're not!
Let him go first. I promise your safety.
I'm completely disarmed right now. Hand me the report.
The Qin army stated in the report is in the North.
If that's true, you'd have had to walk through Qin camp’s western line.
How'd you get through?
Do you think that I'm dumb? Or are Qin soldiers even dumber?
It's true we came this way.
Right, we came this way.
All thanks to him! Thanks to him!
General, what you don't know is...
that after we were surrounded, we captured a team of Qin soldiers.
We captured them and wore their uniform.
We also obtained their watchword.
Thus we were able to walk through the Qin camp at night.
We are no deserters.
We have a witness.
Bring him! Bring the witness!
Did he tell the truth?
Yes.
Take him and question him.
Set him free.
I promise I'll investigate.
As a man, you must keep your word.
I promise.
What's your name?
Han Xin.
Miss Yu, General Xiang Yu is just a mountain away.
Why not pay him a visit? Make it a simple visit.
Never mention that devil again.
If you leave, he'll worry about you every day.
A demon who took countless lives behaves like a child around you.
It's hard to not like him.
A likeable person must have his hateful traits.
I don't know about that.
All I know is that General Xiang Yu is a good match for you.
If both of you get together one day,
it'll be perfect.
You're too talkative.
Miss Yu, what happened?
A snake bit me!
Don't panic, Miss Yu. Let me help you.
Miss Yu, hold on.
Miss Yu! Miss Yu!
Don’t close your eyes! Miss Yu!
Miss Yu, let's go.
Are these your clothes?
Why do you have such clothes?
Are you afraid of me? Or do you hate me?
We occupied your house by force.
You hate us, right?
But we have no choice. Dingtao is completely ruined.
We have no choice but to stay in the residence of civilians.
I'm afraid we'll have to stay here for a few days.
Don't be afraid.
We are neither bandits nor rebels.
We'll not bully you.
For whom do you wear mourning clothes for?
My late husband.
General Xiang Yu, hurry, save Miss Yu!
She was bitten by a snake.
General, I've tried my best to purge the poison in her body.
But she is still not out of danger. The next two days are crucial.
Please take care of her.
You may leave now.
Yes, sir.
I heard that you can dance.
You're skilled at a number of dances.
When the agricultural sacrifice is held, you'll dance for the villagers, right?
Come on. Get changed and dance for me.
Have you done?
Why aren't you getting changed?
I’m too hungry. I can hardly stand straight.
How can I dance?
Subtitle translation by Min Wei Wong