All these years we have been fighting in the battlefield.
But we didn't get any reward.
Liu Ji is not a man from Qin, but he's kind to us. I support him.
You are right. Liu Ji is a very kind-hearted man.
He led us here not to bully you.
Because that Huhai is way too cruel
and Zhao Gao, that dog, is damn wicked!
They cast the world into complete and utter chaos.
That's why you guys can't go back home,
or reunite with your family. You can't hold your wife!
We meant to help you.
We just want to help everyone to live a peaceful life.
Those who refused to participate, you may go home if you wish.
I'd like to follow you.
Good. I'll arrange you to meet Liu Ji.
Thank you.
CHU
Mr. Xiao.
-Send a letter to the king of Qin. -What letter?
Tell him to surrender.
All right.
Hurry. Don't fall behind.
Don't fall behind.
Don't fall behind. Hurry.
Your Majesty, Xiaoguan Pass has fallen.
Chu warriors are pushing forward. They passed Lantian and reached Bashang.
Yes.
Ministers, how should we handle this situation?
Well...
Your Majesty, ministers, we were born and brought up in Qin.
We should fight to our last.
We can't let our forefathers' efforts be lost.
Right. Fight them.
We must not allow Chu warriors to enter Xianyang.
We must stop them.
Reporting.
Your Majesty, we received a message from Chu.
It must be requesting our surrender.
No. We can't surrender to them.
We can't. We can't surrender. We can't.
Your Majesty, we'll die sooner or later, we might as well fight them.
Even though they may conquer Xianyang, they have to pay the price.
Yes. We will kill as many of them as possible.
We fight them. We fight them to the death.
Your Majesty, I will lead our warriors to fight them
and give them a harsh beating.
Yes. Fight them. We fight them to death.
Why do you hesitate, Your Majesty?
-Fight them. -Fight them.
-Fight them to death. -Fight them till we are killed.
Right!
-Fight them. -Fight them.
-We'll show them we are no cowards. -Fight them, we are no cowards.
Return to your courtyards...
and wait for my decision.
-What? -What-- does that mean?
The Chu warriors are approaching.
How will our king deal with the crisis?
-What should we do? -Do we fight or surrender?
Qin will soon be destroyed.
Why are you so depressed, Father?
We've got more than 10,000 warriors.
They can resist the Chu warriors.
What good do we get if we fight them?
I have...
I have been defeated by Liu Ji.
Why do you say that, Father?
You're the king of Qin.
Our ancestors are looking at you from above.
What do they expect from me?
Do they want all the citizens of Qin to be killed?
Do they want wives to lose their husbands? And mothers to lose their sons?
Huh?
You-- have you ever read a message like this?
This is how they lost Xiaoguan Pass
Why did he send you a letter to tell you the truth?
Don't you understand?
He worries that...
the families of our Qin men at Xiaoguan Pass will be punished.
He's from Chu, and a commoner...
but he values life, even that of his enemy.
Who am I?
I'm the king of Qin.
If I don't stop the war, how can I meet our ancestors after death?
If I can't measure up in kindness...
for our own warriors,
I may be cursed by descendants of Qin.
I didn't expect that Liu Ji would be so open-minded.
Seems he has a future ahead.
I'd like to accept his proposal and surrender.
I'm sincerely convinced.
I have decided.
Reply to his message.
We can't, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty, we can't surrender!
Say no more.
I have made up my mind.
Your Majesty, Liu Ji is good at winning support that way.
If we surrender, Qin will die out forever.
And Xianyang will be destroyed.
I'd rather believe him.
He should be the man to rule Xianyang.
You may dismiss now.
If you surrender, Your Majesty...
I'm willing to die to stop you.
Too many of our men have lost their lives.
Why must you die as well?
Guys, our work is much harder.
But we get less food. How can they do this to us?
They are so arrogant and domineering.
It's a great insult to us.
Right. We shouldn't swallow the insult.
Do you know Mr. Cao?
How do you like him?
He's kind. He helped us a lot, didn't he?
You guys better keep a distance from him.
He's from General Zhang Han's camp.
What's wrong with General Zhang Han?
General Zhang Han,
isn't he a hero of Qin?
Hero?
He was a hero before. But now he's King Yong
and he's staying in the camp of Chu. He sold us out.
They reduced our food supply without any reason.
How can we tolerate such treatment?
Once we arrived at Xianyang, I'll quit anyway.
-I can't take this anymore. -Yes.
-I'm going to quit. -Me too.
-Let's go home. -Yes, let's go.
If they don't stop their insult on us...
we should rebel!
Yes. Rebel.
I think we should.
But if we rebel,
who will lead us?
Yes. Who will be our leader?
Our general abandoned us.
What are you guys talking about?
Tell me about it.
It’s nothing serious.
All right. It's late. Time to rest.
We'll march on tomorrow. Have a good rest.
-Dismiss. -Dismiss.
Sir...
The Chu warriors and warriors from vassal states are taking us away.
Who said that?
It's widely spread. Haven't you heard anything?
No.
You don't sound like you're from Qin.
I'm from Zhao.
No one told you about it
because it has nothing to do with you.
But we were born and brought up here.
It's importance to us.
Who told you that? It's nonsense.
Sima Xin...
it seems many of them are spreading this rumor.
Find exact information.
Find out who is spreading the rumor...
and what is their purpose?
Remember.
Do not disclose your identity.
You can join them and curse me.
Try to win their trust.
Report to me immediately if you find any new information.
-Yes. -You can leave now.
-Enough! Next. -Give me more.
That's all for you. Next.
You've got what you deserve. Next.
All right. Leave. Leave.
We are marching every day. But we can't get enough to eat.
They're giving us so little food. How do we fight?
Yes. I'm almost out of energy.
Don't eat that. Don't eat that.
We're given soup only. Do you know what they get?
-What are they eating? -Look.
What? How can they treat us this way?
They even said that...
we took the food from the six states in the past.
-Now, it's our turn to starve. -Really?
How could they say that? Damn it.
I'll eat what they eat.
-Let's go. -This is too much.
Hurry. Go and have a look.
Look! Radish! Radish and vegetables.
Take as many as possible.
Help!
Qin warriors are robbing our food. Help!
Let go of me. Somebody help!
-Don't move. -Let go of me. Why do you catch me?
Where are you going?
How dare you Qin dogs come to rob me?
You should be starved to death.
Beat them. Harder.
Qin dogs. We should just kill them.
Kill them! Kill them! Kill them!
-Don't go -Kill them! Kill them!
Make way for Long Ju.
General.
Sima Xin, your subordinates are too rude.
How dare they come and rob the food in my camp?
Is this how you treat your ally?
Bastards!
Apologize right away!
General, I am truly sorry.
I was just appointed. I didn't manage my warriors well.
Please forgive me.
But I take them as my brothers.
I beg you to forgive them.
Please spare them.
All right.
As you requested, I can spare them.
Release them.
General, we can't release them.
If we release them without punishment, they'll come again.
Don't worry, General. I'll rule my warriors strictly.
It's not fair!
Did you do it?
I did it. So what?
You have guts.
I'll not punish you severely.
Give him 50 lashes.
If you commit it again, you'll be beheaded.
-Let go of me! -Behave yourself.
Let go of me! Let go of me!
Sima Xin.
Why aren't you watching?
Long Ju, I have work to do in the camp. I'll take my leave.
All right.
XIANG
General! General!
General, Mr. Fan sent this to you.
-What is it? -A gift from Zhao Gao.
He wishes that you'd slow down your pace to Xianyang.
If you do that, he'd share the world with you.
Share the world with me? It seems that he fears us.
That's what I want. Just ignore him.
Yes.
Speed up. We should station in Xin'an tonight.
Set off. March on to Xianyang.
I take you as my fellow countryman.
Thank you.
Come here. Warm your hands. Let's warm ourselves.
I heard that you come from Handan?
Right. I'm from Handan.
My family couldn't support me so I joined the Qin army.
I was a soldier in She Jian's camp.
Then general committed suicide after a defeat.
Since the leader is dead, I followed other soldiers here.
I heard you once served General Sima Xin.
I was ordered by General Zhang Han
to follow Sima Xin to Xianyang once.
You seem quite experienced.
You flatter me. You flatter me.
As you are familiar with Sima Xin,
in your opinion,
do you think they were right to lead us to join Chu army?
I'm just a small fry, I don't know what to think.
But I know why he joined Chu warriors.
He was forced by Zhao Gao.
I witnessed with my own eyes when he was belittled in Xianyang.
He waited outside the palace for three days
yet he could not see the emperor.
Zhao Gao even sent his men to kill us.
We escaped death by accidentally taking another route back.
Oh, I see.
Even a dog will leap over a wall in desperation.
So I don't blame Sima Xin for leading us to surrender.
I see. You must be exhausted along the way.
Have a good rest.
I'll go have a look at other guys.
We need to speed up.
General, surrendered Qin warriors are a great burden.
It'd be great if we get rid of them.
They don't follow military rules.
We should not take a laissez-faire policy to them.
They even rushed to my camp to rob food.
I have punished them.
If any of them dares to do that again,
I'll kill him.
What do you think, General Xiang?
I hate Qin warriors.
Were it not for Zhang Han,
I would have dismissed them.
We Chu warriors do not need other warriors to join.
But now they have surrendered.
We are in the same boat. You should know that.
You'll be treated as you treat others.
The number of men who respect you equals to that you show your respect to.
If you want to rule the world, you must learn how to deal with them.
The world consists of them and us.
From tomorrow on, Qin surrenders will have the same food
as our warriors.
Yes, sir.
Long Ju, how far can we get today?
Xin'an.
Keep those Qin warriors by your side. Keep a close eye on them.
Yes.
When they arrived at Xin'an,
the arrangement of 200,000 Qin warriors
were all done by Yingbu.
Yingbu stationed those surrenders outside the camp.
All around them were ravines and gullies.
Countless deep holes were almost looped along the parallelogram walls.
Pit bottom can be seen in one glance.
Father.
Ministers and warriors are waiting for your order to surrender.
I know.
I just wanted to stay here for a little while longer...
to have one last look at this palace...
and to have one last walk here.
Father, we're doomed to fail.
Qin will soon be overthrown.
And we'll witness its disappearance.
If...
if Zhao Gao were never in an important position...
if Li Si weren't killed...
and if Meng Tian were still alive...
then, would we choose to surrender?
I don't know.
But, I think there would just be another Zhao Gao.
And then it might be even worse.
Father, the history will judge what we experienced.
But fantasy is not proper for a king in whatever case.
Will they kill me?
Father, as you have made the decision,
you should not be overtaken by misgivings and fear.
You should confront them. Do as a king should do.
Even if I have to die, I'll die as a king.
Prepare me a white horse, a white chariot...
and a white silk belt.
Yes, Father.
How far are we from Xianyang?
It's just in front of us. Look!
XIANYANG
I'm Ziying, king of Qin. I come to greet you with my ministers and generals.
-Liu Ji? -Please.
Look.
Come on.
Go in!
Hurry!
It's bigger than the room in Pei County.
Mr. Xiao, look.
The palace is much more magnificent than all the palaces of vassal states.
Yes.
How is the situation of the city?
-It's in complete chaos. -Huh?
Disturbances and robberies are rampant.
-Our men did that? -Not only our men,
but also refugees and thieves. They're robbing and stealing everywhere.
This is bad, Mr. Xiao.
Since we have abolished Qin law...
the law of Qin no longer exists.
Ever since Xianyang became the capital, it has never been in such a chaos.
It's good for us. Let them know I'm the law here.
Send my orders. From today onward...
those who kill will be executed, and those who rob will be punished.
Good. Ground rules are established by this chance.
This is not only applicable to commoners,
but also to our warriors.
Any violator will be strictly punished.
Yes.
XIANGYANG PALACE
Look!
This is great.
It's huge.
E-PANG PALACE
It's magnificent.
It's huge.
-Wonderful. -It's bigger than our previous place.
Yes. Beautiful.
Look, over there.
Women!
Bring them here.
E-PANG PALACE
Move! Hurry!
Hurry up! Hurry up!
Don't fall behind.
Stay here.
Hurry!
Kneel down.
Rise. Rise.
It's all right. It's all right.
Who among you are Huhai's concubines?
All of us.
All of you?
Who is most loved?
Speak!
Come here.
Liu Ji, what about us? What should we do?
Tell our warriors that they can take three days’ rest.
Great!
Anyone there?
Who are you looking for?
I'm not looking for anybody. I'm thirsty. May I have some water?
Wait a moment.
Here you are.
What else do you want?
You live in such a big house alone?
Where's your family?
Excuse me, sir.
Father! Father!
Who is he?
Dad, don't worry.
He came by to ask for some water.
Don't worry.
I'm a soldier from the king of Wei.
We were defeated...
and some of my peers were killed and some ran away.
I had nowhere to run.
I've walked a whole day and I'm tired.
I'd like to rest here and I'll leave this afternoon.
All right.
Where are all the men?
You aren't safe without a man at home.
What if there is a danger?
Anyway, I've nowhere to go. I can live here to protect you.
No...
I can do some chores of a man.
Lyu Zhi, hurry.
Get some food for him. Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
Go! Hurry! Hurry!
Sure, father. Sister?
I need help.
-Go, hurry. -Yes.
Come here. Here, please.
Subtitle translation by Loretta Kok