Reporting. General, we found two groups of Chu warriors.
They went in different directions.
Which group is Xiang Yu in?
We’re not sure. We saw his banner in the north.
In the north? That’s asking for death.
What about the other group?
They are marching toward the Huai River.
-The Huai River? -Yes.
Crossing the river?
Then there’s Wujiang River, and then they’ll arrive in Jiangdong.
Cao Can, lead your men to the Huai River.
Stop Xiang Yu, there.
-Yes. -Remember.
To live is to win.
Got it.
My warriors, now we are being surrounded.
We have no more food.
We shouldn’t stay here.
Before the Han warriors even attack...
we may starve to death.
I’ll help you to break the encirclement!
We’ll break the encirclement, general!
Please rise, my warriors.
If you are the only son in your family, step out of the line.
Those with your family in the camp, step out.
I, Xiang Yu…
I’ve never admitted defeat.
But this time, things are different.
We suffered a great loss, we’ve lost many comrades...
you have tried your best.
I need you to escort your family...
and break through from the northern side.
We'll fight to our deaths, general.
No! I want you to live.
It is my life that Liu Ji wants.
I’ll bring other warriors to fight our enemy...
from the southeast and win you time.
When you break the encirclement...
just break into different parts and go back to Jiangdong.
We swear to die with you, general.
Don’t talk about life and death so rashly!
We’ve suffered more than enough.
We conquered the unconquerable Qin.
We avenged our humiliation.
We didn’t fail our ancestors.
Guys, you are all extraordinary warriors.
You demonstrated the strength of Chu people to the world.
It’s a pity...
that we’ve got little time left...
and I can’t lead you to create a more splendid future.
The world is vast.
I believe you can find a place to settle down.
But I want you to remember one thing.
I want you to remember one thing.
But wherever you go...
don’t ever forget that you are the men of Chu. A proud man of Chu!
You are the unconquerable men of Chu!
Don’t cry. No need to cry.
-Yes. -Yes.
Do you fear death?
Death is nothing to be afraid of.
Death is nothing at all.
A coward may have died thousands of times before his death.
Only a hero can live forever.
The ashes of our bones may be scattered upon the moor,
but what we’re doing now...
will be eulogized by later generations. Generation after generation.
It’ll be mentioned repeatedly by later generations.
To be remembered countless of times...
how we dealt with our sufferings.
They’ll eulogize our bravery and fortitude.
We won wherever we raised our swords.
We played a major role in the political world and were unstoppable.
We have lived a vigorous life in our lifetime.
Because we here, are the pride of Chu!
My brothers, farewell forever.
It’s been the greatest honor...
of my life to have fought our enemy with you!
We’d rather die than surrender!
You should be waiting for me in Jiangdong.
There’s no need to try to trick me at this juncture.
You don’t plan to return to Jiangdong.
You plan to die here.
What are you thinking?
Liu Ji.
It’s said that he’s mean and shameless.
That’s not enough to describe that man.
To win the battle, he can abandon everything...
and takes advantage of anyone.
Even if he wins, I’ll not look up to him.
If a man forgets hate, he forgets love.
Probably only such a man can win the world.
I can’t be that man.
Even if I lived for a hundred more years...
I’ll not choose such a life.
Why can’t you admit defeat for once?
Because I’m Xiang Yu.
Why don’t you want to live?
To live means to hope.
I can’t live like a failure.
Not even for a day.
You know I’m not Liu Ji.
Yu Ji, girls shouldn’t be involved in war.
I’ll get you out here.
But I must stay here.
I must fight.
Please forgive me...
I can’t leave with you.
Don’t cry for me.
Day will soon break. I want to see you dance for me.
A mountain I pulled up to overwhelm all,
Yet my ill-fortune forced my steed to stall.
What could I do by the loyal steed...
...and with my Yu Ji...
...what could I do indeed?
Onto our land the Han soldiers spill.
Around, the song of Chu in the air.
O liege, thou hast lost thy self-will...
why on earth my life would I care!
General,
Xiang Yu broke out of Guan Ying’s defense line
and marches toward the Wujiang River.
My orders, Cao Can should hurry to the Wujiang River.
And light the road from the Huai River to the Wujiang River.
We’ll not allow Xiang Yu to hide anywhere.
Yes.
Time to march!
Yes.
Charge!
My orders!
If anyone can behead Xiang Yu...
I’ll reward him a hundred taels of gold and name him marquis of 10 000 families.
This time, Xiang Yu is done for, eh?
You’re right, my Lord. Xiang Yu has nowhere to go.
-I’ll not allow him to escape. -He can’t escape.
Wang Meng, hold on.
Help me.
Xiang Yu is really mad.
A brave man.
Hold it.
Guys.
Leave or not?
Leave.
Wait for me. We’ll soon meet.
Remove your armor!
The boat’s too small. We have to drop armor if we want everyone to fit.
Without armor, what should we do if we meet Han warriors?
-Yes. -Yes.
There will be no more war.
Many years have passed since we rebelled.
In these years, we didn’t lose any battles.
But now, heaven wants to destroy me.
But you’re innocent.
You should stay alive, return home and live on.
So I lead you to break through the siege.
General, let’s return to Jiangdong. We can reorganize our warriors
to fight Liu Ji again.
-Yes. Fight Liu Ji again! -Yes. Fight Liu Ji again!
The war has gone on for too many years.
It’s brought too much misery and suffering.
Commoners of the land deserve peace
and you all need a peaceful life.
Stay away from any battlefield.
Drop your weapons and doff thy armor.
Take the boat and return to Jiangdong.
And be ordinary. Just live off the land.
Get far away from this Chu-Han contention.
Though Liu Ji is cunning, I think he’ll be a decent emperor.
Han will unify the world and I hope they’ll be kind to Jiangdong commoners.
If the world can enjoy stability and peace...
and not suffer war...
I can die in peace.
Jiangdong is my hometown.
And your hometown.
We don’t allow anyone to trample on our home.
If Liu Ji control the world...
but can’t be a kind ruler...
if he extorts excessive taxes, if he only indulges in games...
promise me you’ll take up your arms again...
to protect the people of Jiangdong.
General, come with us to farm the land.
Right.
Let’s go and farm the land.
I have fought war all my life...
and I’m the Overlord of Western Chu.
All the vassals fear me and my valor...
especially Liu Ji.
If I’m alive,
he will not eat and sleep well. He will not rest his heart.
General.
Western Chu needs you.
We can’t do without you, general!
-General. -General, let’s return together.
-General. -General.
-General, general. -General, general.
What you’re doing is an insult to Jiangdong. An insult to me.
Don’t fail me.
Fine steed, go ahead.
Charge!
Kill Xiang Yu and get rewards!
My Lord. My Lord.
Kill him!
I can send my head to you as a gift.
Liu Ji rewards gold and a title for my head.
You are my countryman and my friend...
you can take my head for your rewards.
But remember, remember...
in life and death...
I’ll never put down my weapon.
Liu Ji!
I allow you to build the Han Dynasty upon my death...
and return the world to peace.
If someday you’re in danger...
I’ll risk my life to save you.
The contention of Chu and Han ended...
with Xiang Yu’s death.
The remaining Chu areas surrendered to Liu Ji,
with the exception of Lu. People of Lu didn’t accept Liu Ji’s amnesty.
They proclaimed that they’d rather die to accompany Xiang Yu than surrender.
General...
our Lord sent us a message.
He ordered us to conquer Lu within three days.
We can conquer them within one night.
Please give us the order.
It’s easy to conquer Lu.
But I don’t want to kill innocent commoners.
Moreover, Xiang Yu was once the ruler of Lu.
Every battle involves deaths.
If we don’t kill them, how will the world fear us?
General...
you have experienced many wars.
How can such a small war upset you?
Xiang Yu was cruel and people all over the world feared him,
but few of them genuinely obeyed him.
To conquer by force cannot make people obey you.
If we don’t attack Lu, will people in Lu surrender to us?
Didn’t our Lord give us three days, right?
What we should do first is go have a look at Lu.
Subtitle translation by Hwee Lin Wong