What happened?
Falling rocks, general.
Take him away.
Let’s check it out.
Stop!
-Stop! -Stop right now!
-Stop! Stop! -Stop! Stop!
Fan Kuai, why did you leave your work and come here?
I have a question for you, general.
You ordered us to repair the plank road.
Do you have a deadline?
We have a deadline. Why?
Will we finish it as planned?
The schedule is in my heart. You should just follow my orders.
We can follow your orders.
But I must know the protocol. Perhaps you'd fill me in?
Fan Kuai, there is greater thing at work here.
Leave. Or you’ll be punished.
Continue!
No! Stop!
-Stop. -Stop repairing!
-Fan Kuai. -What?
Tie him up!
Who dares?
Orders from our lord.
What did he say?
General, our lord is not satisfied with our pace.
These craftsmen are well known in this place.
Our lord recruited them himself.
You should consult with them to speed up the work.
Do not disappoint our lord!
Thank you! Please tell our lord
work is proceeding precisely as scheduled.
I can handle everything here.
Why? Are you waiting for me to treat you to wine?
What are you going to do?
Get back to work! Hurry up! Back to work!
-Let's go. -Get back to work.
General Zhang, what’s wrong?
I received news that...
Liu Ji is busy repairing the plank path.
I think he means to attack us.
We must be cautious.
I received news, as well.
I heard Liu Ji's general-in-chief,
once served in Xiang Yu’s camp as a halberd holder.
It’s said that he was a beggar who'd crawl between a butcher’s legs
to beg for his life. What's there to be afraid of?
I see.
I was also wondering, why did Liu Ji appoint a general-in-chief.
Now I see that he’s nobody but a halberd holder from Xiang Yu’s camp.
I heard you are writing a book?
I’m sure you understand.
There weren't any battles in recent years.
I took the time to study farming, sericulture, and irrigation,
and taken some notes.
My study might be of help for later generations.
This is not what you should be doing.
Of course, I understand.
Do you know who I despise most at present?
Who?
Myself.
Why is that?
Zhao Gao meant to kill me, Xiang Yu meant to keep me alive.
Sima Xin, after we surrendered to Xiang Yu,
are you aware why I've been living like the walking dead?
Do you know why I accepted his grant?
And why I am guarding Xianyang for Xiang Yu?
Do you think I have become a coward who fears death?
No.
Because I can't die now.
Every night, when I close my eyes,
I can see the 200,000 souls of Qin soldiers
gazing at me angrily.
I know what is troubling you.
If Liu Ji comes to attack,
you’ll be first to guard against him.
You must brace yourself.
Our camps are closely linked,
I’ll not sit by and watch.
I’m deeply grateful, for your encouragement.
General.
-Wait for a while. -Why?
I need to pee.
Hurry up.
Get him! Don't let him leave!
Get him!
General, we found warriors from Liu Ji’s camp in Chencang.
Are you sure?
General, I’m afraid they have arrived at Chencang already.
That’s impossible. The plank road is not repaired.
Where did they come from? Is there another path?
In either case, we should send our warriors to stop them.
Send my orders. Send our warriors to Chencang.
Yes, sir.
Did something happen?
Probably.
Mr. Xiao, I'm rest assured with you responsible for provisions.
Don’t worry, My Lord.
I’ll not fail you and our warriors in the battlefield.
Be quiet. Quiet. Quiet.
Our lord has arrived.
All right, guys.
My Lord.
General-in-chief.
Yes.
Here.
Gentlemen,
we’ll soon set off to conquer Xianyang.
Xianyang? Great. That’s great.
Let's go. Let's go.
Gentlemen, I chose this path to leave Bashu
which will then take us to Chencang.
-Chencang? -Yes.
The Wei River flows from Longxi to Baoji and forms a natural passage.
Xianyang is at the downstream of the Wei River.
For provision transportation,
the old Qin once built a granary in the passage, named Chencang.
Chencang is small, easy to hold but hard to attack.
Only a sudden attack can help us conquer it.
Repairing the plank path is just a distraction.
According to our spies, Zhang Han has no idea what are we planning to do
but still arranged his main forces near the plank path.
Fan Kuai has set off with his vanguard.
Zhou Bo will lead the middle forces.
Lu Wan, the right forces.
Cao Can, the rear forces. We will depart at daybreak.
What about you, General-in-chief?
I'm the general-in-chief and I lead generals.
I’ll stay to repair the plank road in case Zhang Han suspects us.
We need you to win this battle.
Understand?
-Yes, sir. -Yes, sir.
Why are there only deserters? Why aren't there any refugees?
General.
Liu Ji’s men never harassed commoners They only attacked our warriors.
I didn’t expect that Liu Ji has such a disciplined army.
General, they are coming.
Send my orders.
Those who fall back will be executed.
March on.
General, their reinforcements are coming.
-What should we do? -Retreat!
General, we defeated Zhang Han’s warriors.
But he’s experienced in battle,
and he’s building up warriors to meet our next attack.
Why are you panicking?
Send my orders.
Our vanguards shouldn’t go too far into enemy’s lines to avoid being trapped.
Our main forces march to the rear midsection
to both guard and support at any time.
My only worry is Zhang Han wouldn't go all out on us.
Zhang Han and his warriors once defeated warriors of other vassal states.
I didn’t expect that he’d be so mediocre.
What does that say about those vassal states?
We can’t keep retreating.
-We cannot keep retreating. -General, we can’t stop them.
It's reported that they have passed Chencang.
Is there any news from Sima Xin’s camp?
No, no one came back.
Send more messengers.
Yes, sir.
Zhang Ping, guard Haozhi with our warriors.
I’ll lead our warriors to Feiqiu.
Send my orders. Surrenders and deserters will be executed!
Yes, sir.
We’ve conquered Chencang, next will be Feiqiu.
What are your plans?
It’s not easy to conquer Feiqiu.
Zhang Han arranged warriors in Feiqiu and Haozhi into one force.
The two cities help each other, like a snake with two heads.
Whether we conquer Feiqiu or Haozhi,
Zhang Han may lead all his warriors
to force us to retreat to either cities.
We need to avoid this danger. To solve this problem,
we have only one choice.
What choice?
Nanyang is located in between Chu and Feiqiu.
If we can win the help of Wang Ling, the Duke of Nanyang,
we can easily solve this problem.
I heard that you are friends. I have to entrust you for the mission.
Now I get it.
That’s why you summoned me, general?
But I’m very sorry,
I don’t know Wang Ling.
I can’t accept the order.
I heard his hometown is also Fengyi.
Many people were brought up in Fengyi.
How would I know all of them?
If there’s nothing else, please excuse me.
Are you here regarding Feiqiu?
Yes. My Lord, it’s not hard to conquer Feiqiu.
The key is how to prevent the attacks from Qin warriors
in Nanyang, which is located in between Chudi and Guanzhong.
Isn’t Wang Ling defending Nanyang?
Yes. His warriors are powerful.
Nanyang is perfectly the place to be our aid.
If we can convince him to help us, we will have Nanyang as our shelter
to prevent an attack from Chu warriors.
Is there a way?
We need a man to persuade him.
Tell me. You found anyone?
Yes. Lu Wan and Wang Ling are friends.
I've explained it to Lu Wan
but he said he didn’t know Wang Ling.
Lu Wan said he doesn’t know him?
-Are you positive? -I'm positive.
Maybe he doesn’t know him then.
My Lord, you take Lu Wan as your sworn brother.
But we are in a war.
I’m not in this for me. but for our army,
for you, My Lord.
Please think about it.
Xiahou Ying!
Yes.
Bring Lu Wan here.
Yes.
My Lord, you asked for me.
Do you know Wang Ling?
Yes.
Why did you say you don’t know him?
Don't you know
Han Xin is our general-in-chief. We must conquer Feiqiu,
-don't you know this? -My Lord! My Lord!
I don’t want to listen to him. I don’t want to.
Why not?
Why can't you obey him?
Listen here.
Whether you obey him or not,
if we lose this war because of you,
you will be executed! Go and persuade Wang Ling!
Yes, sir.
Wait!
Fan Kuai is indeed a real man!
Go!
A toast to your excellent work. We’re lucky to have you as a general.
I’ll report your exploits to our lord.
I enjoy the feeling of fighting!
I didn't think much of it.
If you take that to be military merit, thank you!
-Cheers. -Yes! Cheers.
We conquered Haozhi. Now that the morale is very high,
we’ll soon set off to conquer Feiqiu.
Just name any city you want, and I’ll conquer it!
We should drink wine to our victory! Here!
Yes!
I lost the war in Haozhi. I will accept any punishment.
This isn't the time to punish you.
Now that Liu Ji’s warriors are attacking
and we’re besieged.
We should think of ways to drive them back.
What if we try to rush out of the city?
We can't do that.
Han Xin and his men could be waiting out there.
We might be ambushed once we go out.
What if we guard the city?
We actually have an edge over them.
Compare to Haozhi, Feiqiu is easy to hold but hard to attack.
If they attack, they are going to pay a heavy price.
We will kill whoever comes at us.
Zhang Ping, we'll guard the city in turns. We can’t afford any carelessness.
Yes, sir.
We've been attacking them for days
but they are still on alert.
Zhang Han is indeed not an ordinary general.
This battle does not depend on the number of fierce warriors.
What else if it's not about the number of warriors?
Send my orders. Stop the attack and station around the city.
How are we going to win if we don't attack?
We will win when the time comes.
I got this on my way here.
Tian Rong colluded with the kings of Zhao and Liang. They're planning to rebel.
The situation is becoming worse.
Liu Ji is very much concerned for your safety.
I received orders from him
to bring you away from here immediately.
It’s my great honor that Liu Ji still worries about my safety
from such a great distance.
But I still have an issue to deal with
and this is the best opportunity for me.
I can’t leave here just yet.
But Mr. Zhang--
Lu Wan, you must be exhausted.
Get some rest in my camp for a few days.
All right. See you again.
Goodbye.
Mr. Zhang, look.
They gave me this crane a few days ago.
It's been days...
but it hasn’t eaten anything at all.
It seems to have the very character of a virtuous crane.
If it had a character of a virtuous crane,
it should have flown away long ago.
Please forgive my offense, My Lord.
I'm no longer the king. Don’t be afraid.
Xiang Yu granted me the title.
I'm now only a subject of Chu.
In my mind, you’re still my king.
So long as you don’t give up your mission,
you’ll always be king of Han.
My Lord, are you willing to stay...
forever in such a place controlled by Xiang Yu?
No, but what choice do I have?
Go back. Go back to the land of old Han
and try to restore Han.
How could I not want that?
Obviously, we should not merely stay in a wild, uncultivated village.
But how is that possible?
My Lord, Xiang Yu will be holding a banquet tomorrow.
This is a great opportunity for us.
You should take advantage of it.
Mr. Zhang.
I need to think.
General, you are the leader of the world.
No vassals dare to disobey.
Your superiority will last forever.
All my peers, let’s toast our general.
A toast to our general.
Cheers.
Mr. Zhang, don’t you like the wine?
I like it.
Why don’t you drink?
Forgive me.
But I-- don’t feel well.
Who made you feel wronged?
Tell me. I’ll punish him for you.
Well then, I'll be honest.
General, among vassals,
the whole world knows My Lord was the first king to follow you.
He gave you all he could.
But when you granted fiefs,
all the kings were granted,
except My Lord who isn't allowed to return home.
Do you think it’s fair to our king?
General,
if the order of Han can’t be restored
and the king of Han couldn't return home,
how can commoners in Han obey you?
General, forgive my rudeness.
I think what Mr. Zhang said is reasonable.
In order to promote your kindness,
I think we should restore Han.
I know you take My Lord as a good friend and don’t want him to leave.
But, general, please consider the people of Han...
consider the order of Han.
Please allow My Lord to return to Yangdi.
Allow him to restore Han.
King Cheng, what’s your opinion?
No, I won’t leave.
General Xiang.
I’d rather always stay here to serve you.
Are you sure?
Yes.
My Lord, what’s wrong with you?
Look at me.
What did you tell me?
We must return to Han.
Han is our hometown.
We must restore Han,
My Lord.
General Xiang.
Forgive my indecisiveness.
If-- If you allow me to return to Han,
I’d comfort Han commoners to restore the order of Han.
The state of Han will always obey to West Chu.
I will always take you as our overlord.
All my warriors will fight for you in the battlefield.
Commoners in my state
will spread your kindness...
and righteousness!
King Cheng, if you wanted to go home,
why didn’t you say so?
All right.
I’ll give you permission. Will you accept it?
Thank you, general.
I shall never forget this.
Thank you for your kindness, general!
General, great judgment!
Here. General, excellent judgment!
Long live the general. Long live the general.
Long live.
My Lord! My Lord! My Lord!
We’ll soon set off to our state.
My Lord!
General, King Cheng stated in his will
that he failed you.
He said he’s a dishonest man
and he’ll die to atone for his sin.
Give special care to his companions
and allow them to take his body to Han.
Yes, general.
Also, we can’t allow Mr. Zhang to return to Han.
Why?
Think about it, general.
Without Zhang Liang, could Liu Ji be first to reach Xianyang?
Was it not for him,
could Liu Ji escape from our banquet?
He may blame King Cheng’s death on us.
He’ll never be loyal to you.
We must kill him.
Mr. Fan, does he deserve your caution?
Moreover, my family owes him a debt of gratitude.
My uncle Xiang Liang also respected him.
How can I act as an ungrateful man?
Here.
You said he bears a grudge.
But it's only your guess and it's not a fact, correct?
General, leave this matter to me.
No. King Cheng is dead. We need not kill more.
Let him go. Here.
-General. -Here. Have a pear.
My Lord,
we will depart now.
Let's go.
Go!
What's this?
This goddamn Zhang Liang! Goddamn Zhang Liang!
Mr. Zhang! Mr. Zhang!
-Xiang Bo. -Xiang Bo.
What took you so long?
I was worried to death.
We’ve been chased by warriors the whole way.
It's not easy for us to get here.
It’s good that you are safe. Let’s go.
King Cheng’s death is my fault.
Mr. Zhang, you shouldn’t blame yourself.
If King Cheng’s end was fated to be this way,
it can only mean he's out of luck.
It can only be Heaven’s will. We should hurry to Han.
You're right. Thank you.
Don’t mention it. We will meet again.
Let's go. Come on.
Ji Bu, what’s the situation of Qi?
General.
Tian Rong didn’t obey you.
He complained about the fiefs you granted to him.
He even spread rumors that
you divided Qi into three.
But he actually intends to cause conflicts among his family.
He exiled Tian Du
and killed Tian Shi,
He appointed himself king in Linzi.
He even says, he’ll share the world with you.
Share the world with me?
Arrogant rascal! He thinks he’s a tough guy.
I’ll lead an army and wipe out his forces.
General, Xianyang is in danger.
Liu Ji’s on the offensive. Zhang Han asks for help.
A few days ago, didn't he say
they were repairing the plank path? How’d they finish so fast?
General, the repairs were a rouse.
They executed a sneak attack on Xianyang via Chencang.
They’ve conquered Sanqin.
King Di and King Sai have surrendered.
Zhang Han is hopelessly besieged
in Feiqiu at the moment and in grave danger.
I didn’t expect Zhang Han’s forces to be this weak! How disappointing!
Zhang Han is no longer the great general of the past.
We underestimated Liu Ji.
He’s not satisfied staying in Bashu.
I think he will take Xianyang within a few days.
Tian Rong is just a bunch of bluster and can’t be a threat to us,
Liu Ji is the true danger.
General, before he gets stronger,
we must attack to take him out once and for all!
Fine! I’ll just do as you said.
Zhongli Mei! Ji Bu!
Gather our warriors. I’ll inspect our troops.
Yes.
-My Lord. -Where’s the general-in-chief?
General-in-chief? He...
He...
-What’s wrong? -He's drunk.
What?
He's been like this for three days.
All right. All of you wait here.
-My Lord. -Don’t move!
It's all right. Lie down. Lie down.
Forgive me, My Lord.
Don't say that.
It's not only you, I sometimes drink in the camp as well.
I drank way too much. Forgive me.
Here. Have some water.
Be careful. It's hot.
Forgive me, My Lord.
Are you still angry with Lu Wan?
No.
As long as he can persuade Wang Ling,
I’ll not blame him.
Don’t mind them.
My sworn brothers aren’t considerate enough.
They angered me frequently too.
Next time, if they don’t listen to you,
punish if you must, kill if you must!
Don’t forget that you are general-in-chief, all right?
Yes, My Lord.
I'm sorry for troubling you over such a small matter.
I’ve sent Lu Wan to persuade Wang Ling.
I also told him if he fails, I’ll kill him.
No. That's not necessary.
Even if Wang Ling doesn’t surrender, we can still conquer Feiqiu.
I know.
But in the long run,
the more help we get, the better it will be.
Think about it. If he’s not with us,
he’ll be with someone else.
That's right.
But in the war of Chencang, they said that I was just lucky.
With Feiqiu,
I’ll prove that you were right to appoint me.
I know you’ll not fail me.
Don’t listen to them.
But Zhang Han is well versed in war strategy.
Don’t underestimate him.
I know what I should do.
Don’t worry too much.
If we lose, I'll say it was my plan. If we win, it's your plan.
Subtitle translation by Loretta Kok