Brother, come out a second.
Is food ready?
I need to tell you something.
What happened?
We're in great trouble. Hurry.
Brother, what should we do now?
If he wanted food, cook for him.
Let him take whatever he wants.
Treat him well. I think he'll leave soon.
He's not here for food.
Then what's his purpose?
What do you think?
What do we do?
-Hold this. -Why?
Hold it.
If I fight him, you should help me.
Drink. Drink.
Come on. Drink it.
The soup is ready.
You wench!
Brother! Help me!
Give her a hand! Hurry!
Help me! Hurry!
You wench!
I'll kill you.
Hurry. Give her a hand.
Hurry.
I'll kill all of you! I'll kill all of you!
-Brother. -Help!
Come help me!
I'll kill you!
-Hurry! -You old fool!
Someone! Help!
We killed him. We killed him. He's dead.
If we hadn't killed him, he'd have killed all of us.
Brother, bury him outside the village tonight.
General.
It's getting late. It's time to rest.
I want to stay here myself.
You have your rest. I'll rest soon.
Do you notice that I have changed a little recently?
Don't you feel that I'm heavier than before?
You've arranged plenty of delicious food for me.
I feel overweight already.
I think I don't need so much food.
I'd rather give them to our warriors.
If they have enough to eat, they'll have the strength to battle.
You needn't concern yourself with army affairs.
I know. No matter what, you're able to handle it well.
But I'm worried about you, about your health.
It's late.
It's time to rest.
Sir, you're looking for me?
Yes. Come here. Sit.
Mr. Cao, I'd like to entrust you to do something for me.
What is it, sir?
Our soldiers can't tolerate any longer.
We plan to rebel. Otherwise, we may starve to death.
You?
Not you. It's we, including you.
My countrymen and sworn friends...
plan to rebel tonight, and kill some Chu warriors.
We have more men than them. We shouldn't take their abuse!
But it's so hard to defeat them.
I know. We have decided that
if we can't defeat them, we'll just grab some food and leave.
-I see. -Of course.
We need a general to lead us...
but we can't find any man trustworthy.
I told them about your experiences.
We're hoping that you'd try to contact
Zhang Han, Sima Xin and Dong Yi.
If they share our ideas
and lead us to rebel, which would be great.
You could say that these 200,000 Qin warriors
are just waiting for an order.
We just need an order
and we'll fight these Chu to the death. Do you believe me?
I do. I believe what you said.
Then, will you join us?
Yes! I'm honored that you trust me.
Of course, I'll do it!
Great. Here.
Are you sure of this?
I'm sure. General, what should we do?
I must inform Zhang Han.
Then...
Send a message to Dong Yi.
I'll meet King Yong with him.
Yes, sir.
Don't tell anyone about this. Understand?
Yes.
Damned traitor.
Do you dare to rebel?
This isn't rebellion! We just want our food.
We don't want to die!
I'll inform King Yong about your request.
Curse that damned King Yong.
General, do you think he's still our Zhang Han of Qin?
He betrayed us. He surrendered without fighting.
There's no way we'd be in such misery.
We've been fooled for years.
We're done living without dignity.
General, please tell General Zhang about our plan.
Even if he doesn't come, we'll still rob food from the Chu camp.
My men, you are all brave warriors of Qin.
Can you wait till I return?
General, I believe in you.
But we can't wait any longer.
Those who don't want to die in hunger, follow me.
Let's go.
Reporting.
General, Qin soldiers are here to grab our supply.
How many?
I'm not sure. Maybe a hundred or so.
I'll punish them real good.
Let's go.
General, there's trouble.
What happened?
Some of our people are heading to their camp to grab food supply.
What? Grab food supply?
-Yes. -How many men?
About a hundred.
Damn it. Follow me.
-Detain them! -Yes, sir.
Listen carefully, Qin dogs!
General Xiang Yu ordered us to give you more food supply than our own people.
But you're still ungrateful! Your greed will never change.
How dare you steal and rob us? You're worse than brigands!
Even if I'm starving, I'd not do anything shameful.
Fight them to the death!
-Charge! -Charge!
Why did they do that?
Even if these men can't tolerate hunger...
and they want to rebel, without your support...
do you think they will succeed?
General, Qin warriors had always been very obeying.
Without a general's support,
they're just common soldiers who pose no threat.
They only wanted food.
The moment you learned the matter, you reported to King Yong
and both of you came to see me right away.
From this, I see you're loyal to me. So as long as you don't betray me,
I shan't fear these minor incidents.
General, as a military man,
once I pledged loyalty to you, I'll never go back on it.
But, we need to find a solution for this matter.
I urge that my warriors be treated equally and with the same kindness.
And, General, please spare those who tried to steal food supply.
King Yong.
I've already taken Mr. Fan's advice
and ordered Long Ju to allocate more food to your warriors.
They get more food than us.
Come, rise.
Okay, I promise to spare them.
Thank you, General.
General. General.
-General. General. -General Xiang, General Xiang.
What happened?
Qin warriors rebelled. They killed our warriors.
How many of them?
More than 2,000. But more and more are joining them.
How's the situation now?
They stole our weapons and horses. They're encouraging others to rebel.
No one is leading them but they are ferocious.
I was injured from hidden arrows and carried away by my men
and managed to escape death.
Guards.
-The General will take action. -Yes.
Order Zhongli Mei to lead 5,000 cavalries to suppress the rebels.
Yes, sir.
General, I'll follow him.
I'll revenge my warriors.
Guys, get his wound treated.
-General! General! -Long Ju.
Long Ju. Let's go.
General. Let go of me. I want revenge! General!
All of you but King Yong may leave now.
Gather our warriors immediately.
Yes, sir.
What do you have in mind?
I'll be at Xiang Yu's command.
King Yong...
I'll just call you Zhang Han.
Tell me, if you're given another chance...
will you fight me once more?
I would not. But I have a request.
General, please don't kill them.
Bring them to me once you capture them.
I will punish them.
You still choose to retreat. Do you still have a ground for retreat?
Or else, what other choice do I have?
I'll allow you to give them weapons and lead them once again.
General Zhang, you and I...
we shall have a decisive fight.
General, you mean
you'll give me another chance to fight you?
Yes.
But I am no longer the powerful general I was before.
But you'd at least be like a general and die on the battlefield.
General.
I'm no longer that General Zhang.
Qin is gone, my family is gone.
I'm only living without ambition and I'm no longer able to fight.
I've lost all interest in war.
Sooner or later, you'll also share these feelings.
General, I beg you...
to be kind to my soldiers.
All these 200,000 warriors are as young as you are.
I hope that you'll spare them.
I'd give you my life in exchange for their safety.
You disappointed me.
I could actually allow your soldiers to fight bravely
and die on the battlefield with dignity.
But you have chosen cowardice and retreat.
Get out!
I've gathered our warriors.
It's inevitable.
We're well aware of the terrain in the area of Xinan.
Come along, have a look.
General!
Mr. Fan. General.
I rounded up all the rebels
and executed them.
I've beheaded their leader.
What about Qin warriors in the camp?
I patrolled the camp earlier.
They are all sleeping and it's very quiet.
I feel that something isn't right. It's too quiet.
Seems like they're up to something.
Call the other generals here. We'll make a decision.
Yes.
Generals, the Qin surrenders rebelled again
and it has become rather frequent.
Tell me. How should we deal with these 200,000 surrenders?
200,000 men! Even if they don't rebel, we--
We're already short of supply. A sudden increase of 200,000 people?
I'm sure our warriors will go hungry soon.
It seems there's no other way. Kill them.
Kill?
Kill all of them?
Yes, kill all of them.
Kill all of them? That's 200,000 surrenders!
If you kill them, how will the world judge us?
We are almost out of food supply.
If we don't kill them,
our own warriors will starve.
In a case like this, shouldn't we dispose of them?
General, we shouldn't kill prisoners of war.
Fine. Fine.
As all of you know quite clearly...
what trouble we face, you say, we shouldn't kill,
then, how do we solve this problem?
Zhongli Mei, tell me.
I...
We shouldn't' kill them.
Ji Bu?
Yingbu?
Ziqi?
All of you opposed killing them, but no one can give me a solution.
Shall we just helplessly watch...
all of us died because of these 200,000 people?
Kill them.
Mr. Fan, you disagreed earlier.
We have no other way
but to kill them.
Yu'er, I'll ask you one last time...
are you sure of this?
Yes.
All right. This is how we do it.
Any of the surrenders who wants to go home, let them go.
Those who stayed, there's a big plateau along the steep...
in the south of Xinan. Let them camp there.
Yingbu, you can lay ambush nearby.
When the soldiers fall asleep, attack them.
They will panic and trample each other.
Our soldiers will be holding torches, easy to distinguish.
We'll drive them over the cliff into the deep valley.
It will be solved before dawn.
Do as Mr. Fan said.
It's cold here, isn't it? Come warm yourself by the fire.
Uncle. Uncle.
Boy, you're still growing.
Here, you can have it.
We became soldiers because we thought soldiers will be fed.
Who'd have thought we'd starve here.
Uncle, when can we return home?
Return home?
Wars are everywhere. Just eat up while you have a chance.
My baby was born when I left home. I wonder how it is now.
Did you hear that?
What's wrong?
It sounds like the footsteps of a large group of warriors.
What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened?
Hurry. Let's go!
Hurry. Let's have a look. Follow up.
Boy! Boy! Boy!
Where are they going? What are they up to?
Get out of here! Get out of here!
Boy!
Come here, Boy!
-Hurry. Leave. -Hurry!
Run! Hurry!
Stop pushing. Get back.
Get back. Stop pushing!
I want to go home. I want to go home.
Hang on, boy. Xiang Yu, you bastard!
Boy!
It's kerosene.
My brothers...
I've fulfilled my promise.
I promised you that...
I'd kill Qin warriors to avenge all of you.
I, Xiang Yu...
have avenged your death.
My brothers, rest in peace.
It looks like no one can stop you anymore.
I'm useless.
I thought I could subdue your hatred with love.
I thought we could support each other with love.
But I was wrong.
I know now that you'll never change for anyone.
Can you go on playing?
Can you finish the melody? I want to listen.
How can you be so cruel?
I couldn't stop you.
I'm useless to you.
I can only wait for your return after killing the others.
I'm worried that you might be killed.
I'm sorry.
But my only mission is war.
My uncle raised me himself.
All along, he made clear that my mission...
was hate, the hate towards the Qin.
I'm a man...
raised and fueled by hatred.
The fate of 200,000 men were in your hands.
I understand your mission.
But 200,000 men! They were weak and unarmed!
How can you do that?
If I don't kill them...
the situation could be worse.
I've done everything I can!
We're short of food supply.
I've given them more than my warriors.
But what did they do? They rebelled.
My old friend Long Ju was almost killed.
If I didn't kill them...
they might come to kill me or my men.
Therefore...
execution was the only way.
That's just how war has to work.
War is cruel.
But this cruelty is too much to bear.
How I wish I could live being immersed in only our love...
without any more killings.
And everyone could live in peace.
Is it that difficult?
I wanted that, too.
But I've no other choice.
Explain. Tell me.
Hurry. Answer me.
Hurry. Tell me.
Explain.
Tell me.
Hurry.
Answer me. Hurry.
Tell me.
Explain.
Will you refuse to answer me?
Lu Wan.
Who is he?
Mr. Xiao, he's a Qin official.
He's responsible for money allocation but refuses to tell us now.
Shouldn't he be punished?
When Huhai was on the throne, Qin's official system was chaotic.
Even if you kill him, he couldn't give you any money.
Then I might just beat him for fun.
Guys, should I hit him?
Hit him! Hit him!
Beat him to death! Beat him to death!
-Mr. Xiao. -What'd he say?
Liu Ji took a consort to his chamber.
I think it's not the right time to visit him.
I think you should visit him tomorrow.
Our warriors are causing trouble in Xianyang.
This is serious. How can I wait till tomorrow?
Mr. Xiao, I know your worries.
But I know what Liu Ji's thinking.
He's already given the order and he won't take it back.
It's not the first time he refused our advice.
Mr. Xiao, I'm sure you'll have the solution.
Is Cao Can still responsible for our military discipline?
Yes.
Take me to him.
This way.
Sir, we have orders from the general.
Without his approval, no one's allowed to enter.
-Seriously? -Yes.
Sir! Sir! Sir!
General Zhang.
You heard about it.
General, you mustn't blame yourself. It's not your fault.
It was all Xiang Yu.
It is my fault.
It was me who surrendered them to Xiang Yu.
These 200,000 warriors...
should have...
died on the battlefield with me.
It was my cowardice that caused this tragedy.
Subtitle translation by Loretta Kok