@Whimsical
Prefecture chief, things go wrong
Shu's armies are only 5000 miles away
Stop talking nonsense
Aren't they in a stalemate with Great General and Xiahou Mao in Ji Gu?
Why would they come to An Ding?
I'm telling the truth. Please go see it yourself
Zhuge Liang is here...
Prefecture Chief, what to do?
Open the city gate
Go surrender
Open the city gate
Uncle, uncle!
Why in such a hurry?
Some main forces are drawing near
Main forces? Whose main forces?
-Sima Yi's -His?
-Yes -This quick?
Just 5 thousand people. No big deal
He's attacking the city
Attacking the city?
Right
Don't panic. Stay organized to face the enemy. Quick
Prefecture Chief, Wei's armies are hitting against the door with rafter. The door is breaking
Go up check it
Quick, follow up
Quick. Hurry up
Sima Yi
He lied to me
Xian, let's run away
To Kingdom of Shu
Go
Xian, what are you doing?
You have no use for Zhege Liang, but I need you
I'm your uncle
"Wait for the right price to sell"
Uncle
That's what you taught me
Wicked son!
Fight!
Criminal Deng Xian pays respects to general
Junior general, you may get up
You placed righteousness above family loyalty
I'll give you credit for that when I see the majesty
Thank you, general
Did Mengda conspire against the state?
He did collude with Zhge Liang
He sent secret messages to Zhuge Liang, planning to present him with the city and plot treason
This is Zhuge Liang's letter to him
-Zhuge Liang's letter? -True
I was wronged, wronged!
Zhongda, you misunderstood me. I'm Wei's minister
Don't you remember those old days when we traveled with the later emperor together?
Now why do this to me?
I'm not that good
When the later emperor was still alive
I said to him several times that
You hesitate what course to adopt, thus cannot be entrusted with any land
Now it seems that
I was right
Zhongda, but you stated clearly in your letter to me that
It was Zhuge Liang's strategy to divide us
But...now what's this all about?
If I hadn't written those words
The case would be reversed
It only took me 8 days
to cover 600 km. You never saw that coming, right?
Zhongda, I'm an old friend of the later emperor. We talk about poets and essays
I'm not some random minster
I need to pays respects to emperor with you
Here Zhuge Liang is going to share with you his ambitions
And you can still keep the later emperor in your mind?
You are going to see emperor with me?
You had a good relationship with the later emperor
Right?
Then go see the later emperor
Behead him
Drag him down
Sima Yi, you are killing an innocent person and taking the credit
-You won't die in peace -Fickle slave, having the nerve to bullshit
Behead him!
Hold it for me
Junior general
You've worked hard and performed a valuable service
Go have a rest
Thank you, general
You are dismissed
Okay
Mengda is his blood uncle
You feel no pain?
-I feel -Then have a seat
Okay
General Sun, you are fine?
Having been fighting wars all the year round, I'm used to it now
Shi
-I'm okay, dad -Good for you
Dad
It appears that Zhuge Liang is not that good
Handing a fortress to a wimp
Zhuge Liang didn't expect that General Sima was so fast
That he traveled over 600 km in 8 days
Zhuge Liang is probably still on his way to City Xin
If Zhuge Liang comes to City Xin
I'm afraid that war is inevitable
It's said that his method of using troops is unpredictable. We should be careful
We are switching from offending to defending. All forces are tired
Got to get prepared early
Or we will leave Zhuge Liang an opportunity that can be exploited to his advantage
Brother, right now
You'd better hurry up and start city defense
Mengda raised an army to rebel and was surrounded
Why would Zhuge Liang only send the wing of an army to save him?
Mengda is fickle
undecided in his course of action
It might be that Zhuge Liang didn't count on him
Sun Li, Sima Fu
I'm here
Explore the surroundings of Shangyong and City Xin
Station the main forces
Tell all troops not to unload supplies, always ready to go on an expedition
All right
Dad
Where else shall we go?
City Xin is strategic location. Shu's army is coming to attack it
but without their main force
Where is Zhuge Liang?
He has great ambitions
Prefecture Chief Ma
Shu's army is out of the city. Give the order to fight against the enemy
Brother, this...
Prefecture Chief ditched the city and ran away
What to do, bro? Let's run away too
We are local people and all have families here [Jiang Wei(courtesy name Boyue)]
Where shall we go?
Besides, we are low-ranking officials
We cannot be pardoned for abandoning the city and escape
Those official of Luoyang shield one another
Haven't we had enough of their oppression?
They ran away first
Why should we fight for Wei since it never cared for us?
Bro, let's surrender
Surrender, bro
You are a man versed in both literature and military affairs but those of luoyang never treated you well
We might as well surrender ourselves to Zhuge Liang
Brother
-Find us a way to survive -Listen to him, bro
Open the door
Jiang Wei, Prefecture Chief ordered us not to open the door
What are you trying to do?
Prefecture Chief abandoned the city and ran way long ago
For the sake of people of this prefecture
Open the door
You are betraying your country
Cut it out
Challenge me
Open the gate
Open it
This is the most complete map of City Xin
If we are about to defense, the best location is Shangyong
But Shangyong is a dangerous place, easy to defend but hard to attack
Message
General, Shu's prime minster Zhuge Liang sent a messenger here
-Show him in -Yes
Written by Han's prime minister Zhuge Liang
To Wei's general Sima Yi
Where did you come from, messenger?
I came from Hangzhong
Have a rest first, messenger
It appears in my dreams. I've been thinking of it over and over again
The place where General Guan died is not far from here
Thus I came to see it
Mengda didn't help Guan Yu and surrendered to us
Now you killed Mengda
Zhuge Liang came to fight with you in City Xin
In the name of avenging Guan Yu
In City Xin?
We are lucky to have a head start
Zhuge Liang has always held on to City Xin
Unwilling to give up his plan to go separate way from Chang'an and Jingzhou
Should I order all troops
to unload supplies and reinforce defense of the city
Message
Shu's army is out of Jigu
Shu's general Zhao Yun defeated Great General Cao Zhen and princess's husband Xiaohou Mao at Jigu
Dismissed
Jigu?
Where on earth is Zhuge Liang's main force?
How come an army popped out in Jigu? So secretive in his movement and trace
We are entirely at loss this time
An army suddenly appearing from nowhere is Zhuge Liang's thing. He is good at using diversionary tactic
Didn't that messenger say that he came from Hanzhong?
It means that Zhuge Liang's main force is on the way to City Xin
When I wrote letter to Mengda in City Wan
I also claimed that I was in Luoyang
Dominate the enemy by striking first
Otherwise one will be dominated
In this war
Zhuge Liang has the head start
Having fallen behind, we should consider each move cautiously
We can only adjust ourselves to the changing circumstances now
Sun Li
I'm here
Give soldiers my order
Reinforce the defense of city, but...
don't unload supplies
Yes
Zhuge Liang dispatched troops to Mountain Qi
Nan'an
Tianshui, Anding surrendered without fighting
What is Great General Cao Zhen doing?
And princess's husband Xiahou Mao
Didn't they say that they have intercepted Zhuge Liang at Jigu?
And Sima Yi
Didn't he say that Zhuge Liang would come to save the City Xin?
Where the hell is Zhuge Liang?
How many Zhuge Liang are there in this world?
Emperor
Zhuge Liang directs military operations with strange and changeful skills
Zhao Yun's army attacked Jigu to mislead us
Mengda of City Xin was part of his plan to sow discord and disperse our forces
While he himself took this opportunity
Leading troops to take down three prefectures
You guys talked about it every day that
Kingdom of Shu is declining, and Wei is where the popular will inclines
Now just one Zhuge Liang
Fooled around two of Wei's Regents, one in the East and another in the West
Won victories without battle and took down three key borders towns
The New Deal has been implemented for 7 or 8 years
This is the result of it?
It's our fault
Emperor, here is what I think
Now that Zhuge Liang is trying to disperse out forces
We should call Sima Yi back immediately
It's too late. Zhang He
I'm here
I appoint you as Guard General
Yes, your majesty
I'll go on an expedition to Chang'an by myself
Emperor
It's just three prefectures, not worth it [Wang Lang(courtesy name Jingxing)]
Please call Sima Yi back and send him to the battlefield
The frontier is dangerous
Please give it a second thought
Don't attend to the matter personally, your majesty
Think twice, your majesty
Please don't confront the enemy personally
We are talking about the territory left by my ancestor
I won't let go any part of it
Send it to Sima's house immediately
and give it to Sima Zhao, the second son of their family
It's urgent. Ask him to send it to City Xin right away
-Yes -Hurry up
Hold on
Dad
This is a make or break deal for teacher to beat down Cao Zhen
It's a God-given opportunity
It's true only on the condition that he can defeat Zhuge Liang
If not
You are sending him to die. Are you sure he can win?
My teacher has never been defeated in his life
You think so only because you don't know about Zhuge Liang
Dad, dad
-Zhao is here -Dad
Dad
-Why are you here? -This is a secret letter from Zhong Hui
I don't trust others, so I send it myself
-Give him a seat -Alright
Oh no. Dad, I prefer not to sit down
What's wrong?
I went straight from Luoyang, only changing horses but never having a rest
Now my legs are rubbed raw
-Hou Ji -Here
-Let him lie down -Okay
Hold still, my lord
Come
What's the news?
Prefecture Nan'an
Tianshui, Anding
All of them are taken down by Zhuge
The emperor of Wei
is going on an expedition to Chang'an by himself
Three prefectures
All gone that fast?
Sima Shi
Dad
We are going to Chang'an tomorrow
with 100 close soldiers
Yes
Shuda, you and Sun Li lead the main force and follow them
Brother
We are not quite clear about the situation yet
Cao Zhen is still in Chang'an
If you take the army there, Cao Zhen might accuse you of dispatching soldiers without permission
Now you are in City Xin, it's not stable here
Uncle is right
Dad
Why don't you wait a bit longer? When Cao Zhen loses Chang'an
and cannot fight back
Then you go there to turn the situation
You don't want to see Cao Zhen fall to the ground?
How smart you are
Aren't the lost prefectures the land of Wei?
Yes
If Zhuge Liang take down Chang'an
Kingdom of Wei is in the danger of being conquered
Why all you think about is
Machiavellism?
You learned that from me?
Dare you repeat what you said just now!
Do you still have any of the ethic of being a minister?
Get you ass back to Luoyang
Dad
I won't say any of that again
I know you are in danger
All I want is to stay with you and share your burdens
Please give me a chance to get some experience
Punish me as you want if I make any mistake
Just don't abandon me
I won't get up
until you say yes
Dad, since Zhao is already here, just let him stay
You don't know what trouble he'll make if you let him alone in Luoyang
You can watch him when he is around you
-Apply some ointment to him -Alright
So dad, you promise me?
Fuck off
I have my legs
Slow down
Brother, emperor does not have much trust in Sima's family in the first place
You don't obey the edict and dispatch the army with no permission
Even if you save the situation of Chang'an
You cannot say for sure that emperor won't blame you later on
Shuda
Kongmin aims at Chang'an and he is determined to win
Cao Zhen is able to resist him
If I ask for emperor's permission
and don't dispatch soldiers from City
until emperor replies me
Then the situation is beyond salvation
But brother
Even if you go there
Are you sure that you can defeat Zhuge Liang?
It nows seems
He made me stuck here
because he doesn't want to confront me
He fears me
I feel flattered by the fact that
he sees me as an opponent
I respect Kongmin
If I cannot go to Chang'an
and confront him on the battlefield
I will regret it for the rest of my life
I have made up my mind
To say no more
Okay
The emperor of Wei leads 100 thousand soldiers in person to fend against us
[Fun Time]
We have attacked Jiange County for long and cannot break through it
General, I have an idea
I pretend to be a Shu's soldier and retreat in defeat
General, listen to my advice
We can use honey trap to lure Jiang Wei out of the city
Wait, wait a moment
I suggest
We can make a detour and head to Shu's undefended land
Yinping, Jiangyou, then straight to Chengdu
Make a detour to places of nowhere? That's dangerous
Well, yesterday I have practiced with some generals on "within the territory of a state"
We laid out 800 grid patterns and had a surprise attack on Chengdu
It's bound to work
Right, we are also playing this game
There are two roads leading from Chang'an to Hanzhong
General Zhao Yun stopped Cao Zhen at Jigu
Another road is
where we use to transport our foodstuff
The fortress there is called Jieting
It should be heavily guarded
If Jieting is safe
then we don't need to worry about the places around Longxi
Even if Cao Rui comes
He can't do anything about it
Prime Minister, I volunteer to guard Jieting
General, though you are a good fighter
But it's a place where we should guard but not attack
which takes tactics rather than force
General
I have other thing for you to do
Yes
I...
am willing to defend Jieting
Youchang
You make military plans all along with me
So you surely know that when our army is on long trip
Route for transporting food is vital to the whole army
Once Jieting is taken away
Our army will lose our stronghold for marching on
and Wei's army will drive straight in
Then all our previous efforts of this war are wasted
and three prefectures of Longxi are at stake
I know that
I have followed you since I was young
Your ambition to conquer Central Plains and gratitude towards the late emperor
All of those I see with my own eyes
and I can't get them out of my mind
I learned everything from you
I have devised strategies within the general's tent and on the battlefield
and never miscalculated even once
You pay back the late emperor with your life
I'm ready to pay you back with my life
To guard Jieting, I'll spare no efforts to fight against enemies
Prime Minister, please rest assured
Though you've been along with me for many years
Military discipline is merciless
If you fail to guard Jieting
I won't spare you
Now that I have given my life to the country
I never expect that you would bend the law for me
I can only success, not fail this time
I'm willing to make a military pledge
Do it as he said
The northern expedition counts on Youchang
Be cautious
Don't underestimate the enemy
I'll bear your words in mind
Prime Minister
Youchang did read lots of books on the art of war over and over again
but he never led any troops to the battle
Let him guard Jieting this time
Will he be able to resist Zhang He's army?
The highest level of using military forces is to win by strategy
It is because I have read many books on the art of war
I don't talk idiotic nonsense
anxious to take the credit and advancing rashly
You
Prime Minister
General Wang Ping is a battle-tested veteran
We might as well appoint him as assistant general to help Ma Su
Prime Minister, Boyue is right
Ma Su, Wang Ping, listen up
Yes, sir
You two lead 25 thousand picked troops
Head to Jieting and defend it
Yes, sir
Youchang
Do you have any other command, prime minister?
You shall camp at a vital thoroughfare
so that the enemy cannot sneak through
Once the soldiers are encamped
Draw down the geographic pattern of
your surrounding areas and the paths to them and send it to me
I'll follow your instruction
Youchang
I'm listening
You shall discuss everything with general Wang before taking actions
Once an order is issued
It cannot be taken back
If you make it to protect Jieting
Then the greatest credit must go to you in our expedition to Chang'an
Be sure to keep in mind
keep in mind
I must always remember
and won't do anything wrong
Goodbye
Prime Minister
Major forces have been taken away by general Wei
and you are left with 10 thousand old and weak soldiers to guard Yangping
Is it too dangerous?
I sent Zhao Yun to block Xiahou Mao
and drew Wei's army to the fortress Jieting
Then palces from Qishan to Chang'an must be short of Wei's troops
Of which Wei Yan can take advantage and take down Qishan
So our army can go straight to Chang'an
As a result, we are on the road to achieve our dream to restore the Han Royal Family
Boyue
I treat you the way as I treat Youchang
Thus don't hesitate
Just say whatever you think
Your strategy made Cao Zhen and Xiahou Mao panic
It's truly marvelous
But Jieting matters a lot
If we lose Jieting
You will have no way to march on
Youchang is proficient in the art of war
I hope
he is qualified to take this huge responsibility
Stop
Staff officer
Prime Minister said we should camp at a vital thoroughfare
This is quite a proper place
We can tell soldiers to cut down trees to build tents and settle down
Let's go up to the mountain first
Staff officer
Prime Minister had considered so thoroughly
but he never found out that this mountain is a natural barrier
Just the right place
The troops can be stationed on this mountain
Listen, Prime Minister advised us repeatedly to choose a vital thoroughfare to camp
Now we have found one here but you choose not to use it
instead, you station the troops on the mountain
What to do if Wei's forces rush here suddenly and besiege us?
All you know is to repeat Prime Minister's order
having no idea that a general should know how to adjust measures to local conditions
What a childish man
-Hey -In the art of war it says that
On a high land you can see what's below you, then you can smash into enemy territory like splitting bamboo
When Wei's army arrives here
we can cast stones and fire from high above. They got to get panic
You know what
That's just what Jiangdong Lu Xun did
He laid in wait and defeated Cao Xiu, Sima Yi
making them run away with 150 thousand soldiers
But we are not talking about the same situation. Here the source of water is down the hill
If Wei's army block our way to the water source
Our troops are going to get panic
Message
Here is the letter from Prime Minister. You must obey what's in it, general Ma
He emphasized that you should camp at a vital thoroughfare
General Wang, you are just an assistant
Where to camp is not your call
Give my order. All troops go up the mountain and settle down, waiting for Wei's army
If Wei's army cut off our water
What shall you do to save yourself?
Sun Zi said that "confront a person with the danger of death and he will fight to live "
If that really happens, we will fight to the death
I never heard that one should bring about his own destruction
I read books on military tactics all the time, and even Prime Minister listens to my advice
How dare you tell me what to do?
Give my order. Camp here