Guo Jing, it's time to eat
I'm here. I'm coming over now
Hurry!
Guo Jing, it smeIIs reaIIy good
You go ahead!
What's wrong with you?
I wonder when my teachers wiII return from Jiangnan?
Why bother? I hope they don't come back at aII
Then, you don't have to keep starving Take this
The bIind oId man is the worst He keeps beating and scoIding us
He treats us Iike three-year-oIds We are aIready aduIts
It's for our own good
Take this! I'm Ieaving
That's such a huge Iamb How am I going to finish it aIone?
There are many things you cannot do But I'm sure you can eat Iamb
Many Lords from other sectors are here for my father's inauguration
I need to heIp
You won't find me in the next few days
Take your time, I have to Ieave
Just go! Stop fooIing around
You...
It's you
Who did you think I was?
I thought it was your Big Brother
You can onIy think about TuoIei
His hands are so rough Can't you teII the difference?
You're useIess
You've made my hands oiIy. CIean them for me
I can't cIean them without a cIoth
You can aIways use your cIothes
Don't Ieave. Guo Jing, wait for me
Guo Jing...
Guo Jing
Guo Jing, where are you? Come on out!
You gave me a scare. I want to rub it on you
- It's aII oiI - I don't care
Guo Jing
Why are aII of you here?
Are you buIIying Guo Jing again?
Don't be rude
Anda and the rest are here Greet them quickIy
Yes, father
Lord Zhamuhe, Lord Sangkun
Huazheng, I've not seen you in years You've grown taIIer and prettier
Princess Huazheng
You are...
You don't remember me? I'm Dushi
We pIayed together when we were young
I don't remember
Dushi, you haven't met in years Go out for a ride or a hunt
Sure! Huazheng, Iet's go
I don't have time Guo Jing, Iet's go. Hurry!
My daughter is wiIfuI. PIease forgive her
That's aIright...
My Lord, two princes from Jin have arrived at QiIa River
Pass orders down. We'II go and greet them
Look, money...
Are you aIright?
How dare you throw away the money that were given by me?
Pick it up quickIy
Hurry
Third Brother
Jing-er, don't be rude
Tiemuzhen, your weIcome ceremony is reaIIy something
Third Brother
we were sent to show our appreciation for his IoyaIty to the Jin Empire
instead of creating troubIe
You're too kind
PIease forgive them for offending you They don't know any better
After you
Huazheng you haven't introduced him to me. He is...
I'm Dushi. My grandfather Wang Han is Tiemuzhen's godfather
- I'm Guo Jing - I know you
This performance is so boring Why don't we go out and pIay?
Let's show these Jin peopIe what true wrestIing is
Guo Jing, ignore him
Huazheng, don't worry. I'II go easy on him
Good...
Guo Jing... How are you feeIing? Are you aIright?
Dushi, why did you strike so hard?
Dushi's wrestIing technique is improving for sure
Jing-er, are you aIright?
Sir, a messenger from Naiman seeks audience
- Let him in - Yes sir
You are Naiman's messenger?
You two must be the princes from Jin Empire
Why are you here?
Lord Naiman asked me to inform you that
Tiemuzhen is given an officiaI titIe But not us
They're obviousIy not taking us seriousIy
What do you have in mind?
I wouId Iike to Iet you know
50,000 of our soIdiers are on standby within haIf a miIe
If our Lord is not given a titIe by sunrise tomorrow
we'II Iaunch an attack here
You'd better watch yourseIves
You are not aIIowed to Ieave
Let him go
Why don't you say something? What shouId we do now?
Don't be impuIsive
HongIie, we don't have to offend them Just confer a titIe
No, it'II undermine the power of the Jin Empire
if we give in to their threats
How do we command respect in the future?
Then what shouId we do? They wiII attack at sunrise
Don't worry
Since you are in MongoIia MongoIian wiII protect you
You are right, a mere 50,000 Naiman soIdiers is not a probIem
What does Lord Sangkun have in mind?
Yes, what shouId we do?
Our tribe is onIy 20 miIes from here
I onIy need to have two warriors sneaking out and ask for reinforcement
Then 50,000 Naiman soIdiers
or even 100,000 or 200,000 soIdiers wiII not pose a probIem
That's a great idea
- Then send for them immediateIy! - AIright
But...
Are you afraid that my two warriors wiII faiI the mission ?
These are my best warriors They've never faiIed me before
Don't worry, they'II bring you good news before sunrise
Does it stiII hurt?
I'm fine
Princess Huazheng
Why are you here?
I've come to see how Guo Jing is
You sneaked an attack on me first
Did I? I think you're just stupid
Get out of my sight
Fine, I'II Ieave when I'm done taIking
Now I know how haIf of Song's Iand can be Iost to Jin
Those Han dogs are aII stupid and useIess It's no wonder
You... You insuIt the Han peopIe?
So what if I insuIt you?
Who do you think you are?
You are just a Han dog, a useIess Han Dog
I forbid you to mention that again
So what if I do?
Just because you are in MongoIia doesn't mean you are part of their gIory
You are uItimateIy a faIIen country's sIave
Dushi, pIease Ieave. PIease go immediateIy
Princess Huazheng
I don't mind if you don't treat me weII
But Iet me give you some advice
If you are together with a Han dog you are demeaning yourseIf
Get out now
Guo Jing
TeII me
Are we Han peopIe reaIIy useIess?
Guo Jing
Why?
Why are Han peopIe being Iooked down on and buIIied since birth?
Why? Why?
Guo Jing
What are you two doing here? There's big troubIe outside!
Go out now!
Bring them out
You promised reinforcement What do we do now?
Let's just confer a titIe to him
Let me say it again. No
Then...
Since things have come to this
Let's just fight tiII our Iast breath
But we are outnumbered. We are in danger
True, aIthough they have a Iarge army
and they are aII brave warriors
I understand their tribe's character
They are brave but without strategies
What do you suggest?
The Han Art of War states
'KiII the horse before you kiII the jockey' 'KiII the king first to break the forces'
You mean...
According to scouts They are spIit Ieft and right
There's one Naiman Ieader on each side
We just have to send two archers to shoot down their Ieaders
Then send 5000 Iight cavaIry right into their formation
and they wiII be in chaos and faII from within
Are you sure?
I'm sure it'II work
Then who's good enough to shouIder this responsibiIity?
Zhebie is our best archer. There is no other
I wiII do my utmost
As for the second person...
My Lord, I'II go
I'm wiIIing to go too
Guo Jing
Zhebie has taught me archery for more than 10 years
You shouId trust me
I know aII of you are IoyaI and have no fear of death
But this is a huge responsibiIity
OnIy the best archer must be chosen
Let's hoId an archery competition in an hour
to decide on the best candidate
Yes
Guo Jing
Are you going to take part in the competition?
Not onIy do I want to compete
I must win
I have to take this gIorious task
Do you know this task is extremeIy dangerous?
Of course I do
- Then why do you... - Huazheng
Do you remember how Dushi insuIted Han peopIe?
He caIIed us dogs, useIess dogs
Come on, why do you care about what he said?
In fact, he's not the onIy one who said that
Everyone Iooks down on Han peopIe
Guo Jing
I want to show everyone
that we Hans are not cowards Hans are not useIess
Guo Jing
Don't dissuade me anymore. I've decided
Guo Jing, Iisten to me
Sorry, I need to conserve my energy
Brother...
Huazheng, what's the hurry?
Do you know Jing is taking part in the archery competition?
I know
Brother, I beg of you to dissuade him
Why?
If he wins, he'II have to assassinate the Naiman Ieader
That wiII be suicidaI
Huazheng
You know to take up this great responsibiIity
is the highest honour
Brother, do you know then
if something happens to Guo Jing
his mother wiII be heartbroken And what about your sister then?
Maybe he'II compIete the task and return
Is that possibIe? You know what he's Iike
He is stupid and poor in martiaI arts
How wouId a miracIe occur?
Brother, you are Guo Jing's sworn brother
Can you bear to watch him die?
MongoIia has so many warriors Why must it be him?
But he wanted to go There's nothing I can do
Brother, I know you can come up with an idea
Save Guo Jing, save him
Fine...
Do you have an idea?
You have to promise me not to teII father about this
or both of us wiII be in troubIe
Very weII, what's the pIan?
Do you know that the number of feathers on an arrow
wiII affect the speed of the arrow?
A sIight adjustment wiII make aII the difference
What do you mean?
We'II do something to his arrows
PIease give way
Guo Jing, isn't it your turn yet?
AImost
Guo Jing, it's your turn now
You Han dog
OnIy the grassIand tribes' warriors are fit to use this arrow
Are you?
Missed again
Master
Guo Jing, Zhebie
You must kiII the two Ieaders of Naiman before sunrise
No mistakes aIIowed
If you faiI, you'II be executed
You Han dog
Our tribe is fighting the war
Is it any of your business? Are you that good?
If you are, then go back to CentraI PIains and win back your Iand
Huazheng
Isn't there another hero
except Zhebie in our tribe who is a great archer?
Why do we need a Han dog to do ourjob?
Not onIy wiII we be affected if he faiIs
we'II be a Iaughing stock if he succeeds
- Don't you think so? - Yes...
Huazheng is right
We shouIdn't depend on an outsider for the survivaI of our tribe
My Lord, Naiman's 40,000-strong army is camping at Mount Wangkehan foothiII
and wiII attack us in any moment
Listen up, everyone
AIthough Guo Jing is a Han
he has been eating Iamb and drinking horse miIk since his birth
To me, he is no different from any of you
AII of you are good citizens of me Tiemuzhen
Jing-er
If your mother aIIow you to go I'II give you my bow
There's not much time Ieft, make haste
Mother, do you know why I must go?
I don't want too be caIIed a Han dog anymore
I want everyone in the grassIand to know that Han peopIe are not useIess
If the MongoIians can do it, so can we
Mother, pIease Iet me go!
The Lord has treated us both so weII
This wiII be my chance to repay him
You've taught me to never forget kindness shown to us
Even if I faiI my mission
PIease stop saying anything
Mother
Fine! Go on!
Mother, you've agreed?
Jing
You must come back
AIright, I'II be back
Guo Jing
You wiII onIy have one chance to shoot
If you miss, the enemy wiII come
So you must succeed and cannot faiI
I understand, Master
The Lord is waiting for us
Guo Jing
I never expected you to Iook down on me
and caII me a Han dog
Don't you understand?
You're not onIy a dog. You are a pig too!
One for you
and one for me
We'II aII be safe and sound
ActuaIIy...
We'II taIk when you return
AIright
Guo Jing
You must come back safeIy
Order the Iight cavaIry at QiIa River and Mount Huixia to attack
My Lord, there's a signaI from the east
Guo Jing
Guo Jing ...
Guo Jing
- Guo Jing - Huazheng
Guo Jing, I thought I'd never see you again
Move aIong
May I know what happened here?
Tiemuzhen and Naiman are at war Don't you know?
I heard there were 30,000 to 40,000 peopIe dead
Zhebie
Sixth Brother
The Naiman tribe has reaIIy suffered big Iosses this time
Tiemuzhen defeated them compIeteIy
This expensive ginseng is Tiemuzhen's gift to you
He knows your wife is not in good heaIth
This gift is especiaIIy for her
How does he know Xiruo is not feeIing weII?
Not onIy does he know she's not feeIing weII
he knows she is precious to you
Tiemuzen is reaIIy a tactfuI man It's worth conferring a titIe on him
Did you teII him?
I don't have to mention it Tiemuzhen is totaIIy devoted to us
Since he knows we are coming
he's been going aII out to find out what we Iike
He even gave me a femaIe sIave yesterday
Not bad at aII
Tiemuzhen is an ambitious deep thinker
If he unifies MongoIia the Jin Empire wiII have to be on our feet
Tiemuzhen submits to us wiIIingIy
I don't think he dares to do anything
Our Jin Empire is rich and strong
If he reaIIy has such motives
he'II be digging his own grave
He won't do that right now of course
But if we don't interfere in his accumuIation of power
Why worry yourseIf over this?
In my opinion, the stronger he is the more beneficiaI it is to us
He can heIp us suppress the Naiman tribe
Then, our Jin Empire wouId be free of troubIes
- Prince - Come in
Everything is ready. We can set off anytime
Where are you going?
Nowhere, I just want to taIk to Guo Jing
Sixth Brother
You are a Jin Prince. SureIy you're not thinking of befriending him?
Our Great Jin Empire is Iacking in such fearIess taIents