Let's create a diversion then.
I'll bring 3,000 warriors to make a feint attack from the West.
Reporting!
Speak.
General Zhang has ordered us to attack Handan.
Yes, sir.
General, why does Zhang Han want us to attack Handan?
Actually it's an outstanding strategy.
As far as military strategies are concerned,
when our forces are joined, we'll be powerful.
But we'll have to guard against our enemies from different areas.
The ideal strategy is to concentrate our forces, take out enemies one by one.
As far as military morale is concerned,
if Handan is conquered,
they will think that they have lost their state.
Thus, their morale will take a hit, severely impacting their will to fight.
But the most important of all is that with this order,
the world will attribute this victory in Handan to Zhang Han.
Although we may not always agree with each other,
but with this order,
after our forces have joined with his, we'll take him as our commander-in-chief.
As for me, I've never shaken my loyalty to Qin.
This time, I'll not argue with him.
-My men. -General! General!
We must win the battle.
Fight well on the battlefield, and your honor will be my reward.
Yes, sir.
Your Majesty. Your Majesty.
Bad news! We're in trouble.
What do you mean?
-The state of Zhao is in trouble. -What?
My secret agents just returned from Handan.
General Li Liang of Zhao, for some perceived slight,
killed the king's sister and staged a coup. He attacked Handan.
The coup caught Handan unawares. And Zhao's military minister,
Shao Sao, was even killed.
Then… what are the Qin soldiers doing now?
Zhang Han exploited the opportunity and attacked Zhao.
Li Liang surrendered to Qin too.
You mean Zhao is in mortal danger?
Your Majesty, that's not all.
If Zhao is conquered, Zhang Han will have no other scruples.
He will go on with his attacks. When that time comes, it will be our turn.
Li Liang, what a traitor! He's worse than a beast.
Our society's ethics are degenerating. No minister
will bother to show respect to his king.
With even the slightest power,
a minister might appoint himself master or kill his king and rebel.
Minister Song...
tell me, in Chu, is there anyone like Li Liang?
Your Majesty,
I don't know for sure if there is anyone like him in Chu.
I'm a man like Zhang Er or Chen Yu.
My loyalty to you...
will never change.
Right.
You're as loyal as Zhang Er.
I know.
But I hope that this person...
will not become another Li Liang.
Your Majesty, do you mean Xiang Yu?
Reporting. Zhang Han has conquered Handan.
Chu is broken, yet will smite Qin!
The land of Zhao is fertile!
It's a land suitable for growing wheat. A lot of wheat!
It's a pity that the capital of Zhao, which is its biggest city,
will soon be reduced to a pile of rubble.
My orders, prepare to attack Handan.
Yes.
Listen up. In the city, we are not allowed to kill any commoners.
Attack!
I heard that Wang Li is the grandson of Wang Jian.
Right.
My grandfather...
lost his life while fighting Wang Jian.
I'm aware.
This is the very day I've been waiting for.
When Wang Li is here, vengeance will be mine!
My men...
it's time to kill Wang Li.
Reporting!
King Huai's order. All men are to return to Pengcheng to defend our new capital.
What? How dare him!
Don't be angry. He's just a messenger.
-You may leave now. -Yes, sir.
Let's return.
Mr. Fan!
You should know where we are now. If you insist on the revenge,
and if we fail again, our morale will be lower.
The number of Qin soldiers is two times larger than ours. How can we defeat them?
If we run after Qin soldiers, our enemies may easily conquer Pengcheng.
If that happens, we'll lose our last holdout.
Order General Ying Bu and General Pu...
to defend Pengcheng!
Yes, sir.
Handan is in our hands already. Our warriors have increased to 300,000.
We have a high morale now. What should we do next, general?
Ever since Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled,
of all the vassal states,
Zhao suffered least.
Now Zhao has fallen into chaos. We should exploit this window to conquer Zhao.
Excellent! You are truly a legendary general.
After Wu Chen, Zhang Er and Chen Yu found Zhao Xie in Xindu
and appointed him King of Zhao, they headed to Julu.
To catch bandits, first catch the ringleader. Attack Julu.
General Wang Li, what do you think?
Let's proceed.
Good. My orders: March on to Julu!
Yes, sir.
General Wang, what's on your mind?
If we wipe out Zhao,
will we keep attacking vassal states, just like my grandfather?
It's a different world now.
When my grandfather was alive, Qin was very strong.
But look now.
What has become of Qin?
Before I came here, I heard reports
that the Huns are about to invade us.
You're right.
Makes me think of hunting.
We know game is most plentiful on the mountain,
but when you look for them,
they're not easy to find.
Hunters came up with another method.
By setting up traps and putting out the bait,
they waited for the game to come to them.
You mean we should gather our forces and attack all enemies in one fell swoop,
instead of attacking individual rebel armies?
We should try to find a way to attract all the rebels
to one place of our choosing and then dispose of them.
It's ten kilometers' distance, but, greetings are held every 2.5 kilometers.
What an arrogant king he is!
Generals, please get off the horses. All warriors should stay outside the city.
What are those damn rules for?
Just do as he said.
The King's order, remove your sword before entering the city.
Enough is enough!
So what if I don't remove my sword?
It's nothing but obsolete rules. It's not an insult.
Just do as he said.
The King has also ordered to take back the commanders' seals
and he will re-assign them.
What did you just say?
General, now we are suffering domestic trouble and foreign invasion.
We have to tolerate this. We should not be impulsive.
Miss Yu, Xiang Di wanted to follow us here...
but I didn't agree.
Yesterday while he was walking the horse, he caught a hedgehog.
He said that it might scare you so he put it in the wood shed.
Lu Yi, recently,
you've been talking about Xiang Di.
Is there something I should know?
These days, with his company, things have livened up.
And I often see smile on your face. You look healthier than before.
Miss Yu, come on, have a look at yourself.
Lu Yi, it seems that we've forgotten who he is.
We shouldn't. We shouldn't forget that.
Who is he?
Miss Yu, you know I'm biased in his favor.
Has it ever occurred to you...
to give up looking for your brother, Ziqi?
You can take Xiang Di as your brother.
Lu Yi,
don't spout nonsense.
Xiang Di is nobody...
but the murderer of my father,
and the culprit who landed my brother in exile. Xiang Di is my worst enemy.
What I'm doing now is to keep my word to General Xiang Yu.
When Xiang Yu returns, I'll tell him the truth.
And he'll punish Xiang Di.
What?
Xiang Di is missing?
He left.
Now the world is in turmoil and rebels are rampant.
Though we've won many battles,
with the expansion of war,
our provisions will be spread thin.
And our royal court is unjust. If we fight for too long, we may be slandered.
But with 300,000 warriors under my command,
I can easily conquer all the vassal states.
Therefore,
I came up with an idea that would put things right for once and for all.
If we conquer Zhao,
the other vassal states will be affected.
Zhang Er, Chen Yu and the like are only skilled in empty talk.
They'll turn to other vassal states for help.
And other states which are intimately interdependent with Zhao
may send troops to rescue Zhao. This is exactly what I want.
This is how all the rebels
can be gathered in one place.
There are quite a few rebel forces.
However, they are not strong at all.
They lack reliable commanders and assistants.
But we have 300,000 elite soldiers. United under my leadership,
they shall wipe out the insurgents in Zhao in one fell swoop!
Zhang Han is a cunning man. He meant to take credit for the battle.
He didn't mention General Wang at all!
What an ungrateful man.
He forgot that after he drew warriors in Xianyang to battle,
as a safety measure,
the emperor dispatched General Wang Li's crack warriors to guard Xianyang.
But now, in the name of attacking Xiang Liang,
he incorporated Wang Li's warriors into his forces.
You know… You know that
if not for our 50,000 crack warriors, how can Zhang Han ever defeat Xiang Liang?
See what he's done. He didn't dispatch men to strengthen border-guard forces.
On the contrary, he took all credit for the victory.
What annoyed me most is that
he took credit for what he didn't do and used warriors that weren't his,
and stole the post of a commander-in-chief.
He should know that
if the 50,000 warriors were not dispatched to him,
each of the generals would still have 150,000 warriors at their command.
Right. He's has no right
to be a commander-in-chief!
Right. What right does he have?
We've contributed a lot, right?
Our camp wiped out most of the rebels.
But Zhang Han is now commander-in-chief. What was the royal court thinking?
Guys...
Zhang Han...
needs to be taught a lesson
-Right. Teach him a lesson. -Enough!
To be frank, it's an air-tight strategy.
To use Julu to lure rebels
to gather here, and then kill all of them.
It's much easier than sending warriors all over to suppress them.
But, there is a hidden danger.
If all the rebels unite to attack us, we will have a very difficult time.
But I believe that will not be the case.
Rebels are always fighting one another
and they can't unite.
If Zhang Han wants to take the credit, let him take it!
After the war, he can be the backbone of our state.
I can be the protector of our border.
We'll steer clear of each other.
My orders...
Find out the whereabouts of rebels.
Yes, sir.
General Xiang,
my Lord caught a cold last night
so he can't go to see the king with you. Tomorrow he'll visit you and apologize.
I see.
Farewell.
General Xiang, the king is unwell. He'll not see any visitors today.
What? He refused to meet me?
The king said that you could rest today and he'd invite you later.
General.
General, how are you?
I thought the king wasn't seeing visitors today?
The fact is that
the king wanted to meet you.
But he's suddenly unwell. It seems that he's got a cold.
Therefore, I had to leave myself.
What's wrong with Pengcheng?
Is this cold affecting the whole city?
That is indeed true.
Actually, the king hopes to meet you.
It seems that our king's constitution is too weak.
Right. So as ministers,
we should share our king's worries.
General, how are you?
Terrible!
I want to fight.
Take it easy.
You'll have more battles than you need. But it's not the right time now.
Hope to see you in the royal court tomorrow.
Come on. Fill my cup. Drink.
Eat.
Dishes are coming.
Drink.
Eat.
Fill it.
The king wanted to meet you.
But he's suddenly unwell. It seems that he's got a cold.
I want to fight.
You'll have more battles than you need. But it's not the right time now.
What are you doing?
Get out, all of you!
Who are you?
You're nuts.
Let's leave.
What a party pooper.
Sir, stay a little longer.
Sir.
Sir, you are…
There's no need to talk.
Enjoy.
Xiang Yu!
Ziqi?
I wanted to defeat you and give you a surprise.
It's been a long while. It's not that I am not good enough,
but rather, you've improved too much.
And I didn't expect that after such a long time,
you're still far from being my match.
But...
your timing is impeccable.
Really?
You're silly man.
Sister.
Brother.
Yu Ji, I'm back.
I thought I'd never see you again.
Ziqi, why did you come back so late?
I thought you'd been killed.
You've traveled a long way. How did you find us?
I have been on the run for years.
Thanks to the chaos, thanks to Xiang Yu,
we can be reunited again.
Yu Ji...
don't worry any more.
I'm by your side now.
I've found the man who killed our father. He's a subordinate of General Xiang Yu.
Xiang Yu takes him as his brother. Before you came, he fled.
Well, let's discuss this later.
Like you said,
as Xiang Yu takes him as a brother,
you can be assured that wherever he flees to,
Xiang Yu will find him.
Don't mention him again.
It's good that you're back.
Xiang Yu will not dare to bully me again.
Yu Ji,
what do you mean?
I'm getting confused.
Thanks to Xiang Yu that you've been looked after.
We should not be ungrateful. Why do you think of him that way?
He's a murderer. He's a monster.
How can I let a monster look after me?
Is there a misunderstanding between the two of you?
I know him very well.
So I hate him.
Were it not for him...
our parents wouldn't have been killed.
That's it.
Let's not talk about that.
Actually...
what happened between you two is clear,
even though you didn't tell me,
I should believe that
you care deeply for him,
and he cares even more for you.
The tragedies of this war have blinded our eyes with sadness and fear!
Yu Ji...
you mustn't torture yourself anymore.
Stop torturing him too.
Everything...
has changed.
Father,
I'm back.
Forgive me.
I…
I didn't fulfill my responsibilities as a son.
Please accept my apologies.
Ziqi...
let's leave the camp
and find Xiang Di.
We should avenge our father.
Yu Ji, it's my duty to avenge our parents.
Promise me something.
Stay at the Chu camp
till I'm back.
No. Ziqi.
Revenge for our father
is like a needle in my heart.
It's just that I'm just a girl and not strong enough to kill the culprit.
Now that you're back. I want to avenge our father with you.
Even if we die, at least our family will be together again.
Zi Qi, what brings you to Pengcheng?
King Huai invited me.
King Huai? How do you know him?
It's quite a long story.
What I want to say is that I'm happy to join your camp.
What's the problem?
You're going back on your word?
I'm more than happy to have you.
Ziqi...
after the rebellion,
I tried to find you, but I was too late.
I'm not sure if you're aware,
but your sister was distraught and planned to kill herself.
I took her to my camp. It's been quite a long way...
and it wasn't easy.
Fortunately...
she's safe now.
Thanks for looking after my sister.
You know, at the time, I slept wherever I could, starving.
It's not a life I ever wish to lead again.
The only thing that kept me going was vengeance for my parents.
Or else I wouldn't have made it through.
Fortunately,
Yu Ji made it through.
Ziqi,
it's great to see you here.
Well, Xiang Yu...
there's another matter
I'm not sure if I should bring up.
I heard that my parents were killed...
by your brother.
Don't mention him.
I took him as my dear friend,
but he fled for fear of being punished.
He is not a man who deserves to be my brother.
I've already found him.
Seems like he's fled to Zhao.
So that's where he is!
That's great. I'll get him
-and avenge my father. -I'll go with you.
General Yu, I'm sorry.
The Yu Ji that was tortured by family feud is dead.
Wait for me to recover, will you?
Now, there is a river between you and me.
When I straighten out my thoughts...
I'll repay your kindness.
I won't wait.
This river will never be an obstacle for me.
In this world...
there's nothing
that can keep us...
from being together.
I'll remember this mark...
for as long as I live.
General!
General, where are you going?
To the state of Zhao.
Did you get permission?
No.
Then, does Mr. Fan know?
No.
Then I'll not let you leave.
General, if you do this,
you'll commit a crime worthy of death.
Excuse me, general, let me explain.
General Xiang Yu wants to help me to avenge my parents.
I know that you Chu people value promises,
but now, he…
General, I'm a warrior of Chu.
I'm your warrior.
I'm going with you. What about you all?
We pledge our lives to you, general!
Reporting!
-Is Xiang Yu back? -Not yet.
Zhongli Mei disobeyed my orders, and ignored my warning. Where is he?
He left with Xiang Yu.
And the cavalry?
Only one of them returned to deliver the message.
Mr. Fan,
nobody knows Xiang Yu better than you.
If he had spoken,
for him, we will not only violate that damn order,
and do everything in the world.
If he orders us to kill the king, we'll do it!
Stop.
Send my personal order. Tell General Pi and the other higher officials
that I need Xiang Yu to study art of war with me.
You'll fill in for him and inspect the camp in the meantime.
Study art of war?
Hurry. Without delay.
Yes, sir.
What are these Qin soldiers doing here?
It seems that they've come to destroy Zhao.
No other way but through.
I think we'd better find a way around.
No.
The mountain road to the North is too rugged for the horses.
-There's no time. -I've got an idea.
But it's a little risky.
Just tell us your idea. I'm not a man, but I sure as hell don't fear death.
Tell us.
Do you remember Han Xin?
The halberd holder in my camp.
Han Xin? I know him. He's a crazy guy.
He told me he disguised himself and walked through a Qin camp.
You're all right with that?
All right. We might as well try. Let's go.
Reporting! General!
What's wrong?
There's a group of Chu soldiers. About ten of them
are riding through our camp.
Where are they going?
To the West.
General, shall we give chase?
I think they are just Chu scouts.
I wonder what brings them here.
I find it strange too.
My orders...
Send some warriors to investigate
and confirm whether their main forces intend to spring a sneak attack.
-Yes. -And, strengthen our defense on the West,
in case some exiled warriors attack us from behind.
Yes.
Do Chu warriors fight wars so arbitrarily?
I'm from Chu. I'd like to meet the garrison commander.
Anything to tell me?
I'm from Chu. I came with a letter of King Huai.
King Huai is a king of Chu. That's unusual.
It's very important military information about Zhao.
Please open the gate and let me in.
Sir, the Qin warriors have cast their greedy eyes on us.
If he's really a messenger sent by King Huai, we should let him in.
All right.
But only you can enter the city.
Your followers must wait outside.
Fine.
Open the gate.
Isn't it dangerous for Xiang Yu to go by himself?
He'll come back soon.
Zhongli Mei, it seems that you've already got a plan, do you?
Right. It's just like the other day, when we went through the Qin camp, right?
I'm afraid not.
Open the gate!
Subtitle translation by Min Wei Wong