[English subtitles are available.]
Under The Power
Episode 41
Something's not right.
This kind of knife is only carried by those who practice Kungfu
in case of emergency.
It couldn't have belonged to you.
Who gave you this?
Speak!
Who gave you this?
Do you want to know?
Let me tell you.
It was Yan Shifan.
Yan Shifan?
Are
you scared?
Yan Shifan?
I'm not surprised that he wanted to kill me.
But had it ever come to your mind that
if he really wanted to kill me,
he could have asked any assassin to do it.
Why did he ask someone who knows nothing about Kungfu like you?
Because you are Mr. Lu's cousin.
Whether you succeeded in assassinating me or not,
Mr. Lu would be distracted in the military camp.
If he leaves the military camp without permission,
he would be seen as going against the His Majesty's order.
This was the real purpose of Yan Shifan.
I don't care that much.
As long as I can survive,
I will kill anyone I'm ordered to.
Even if I have to kill my cousin,
I will do it.
Do you know what you are talking about?
Your cousin is your only relative now.
He is also the only one who treats you so well.
When you set me up and nearly had me marry Sima Chang'an,
he didn't blame you.
When your family was in trouble, he found you a place to stay.
Aren't you feeling guilty doing this to him?
I can pretend
nothing happened today.
I won't blame you,
nor will I hate you.
But I hope
you can think seriously
about your future.
As a human being,
as long as you can still breathe air
you can decide your own fate.
Of course.
If you still want to kill me in the future,
just bring it on.
But next time I won't
have mercy on you like this time.
Go away.
General.
To be honest,
I've studied
the files of our war operations for the past half year.
I've almost figured out the geographic advantages of the Cen Harbor.
I've also calculated the ammunition consumption of the last few battles.
According to my calculation,
the remaining ammunition in the Cen Harbor
is not enough for Mao Haifeng
to last for such a long time.
What do you mean?
Mao Haifeng must have a secret passage through which ammunition can be supplied.
Or else, for such a small place as the Cen Harbor,
without reinforcements,
to last this long with a constant supply of food, water
and ammunition, there must be something going on behind the scenes.
General.
Don't you think it's weird?
When I first arrived in Zhoushan,
I had already thought about it.
That's why
I set up a series of barriers
to cut off the Japanese pirates' supply routes.
I sent troops to block all the land routes.
As for the sea routes,
all possible ports connected to these routes
were under our control,
so no boats could secretly provide aid to the Cen Harbor.
Actually
a few months ago,
I had a encounter with Mao Haifeng in Yangzhou.
But at that time,
everybody thought that Mao Haifeng was defending the Cen Harbor.
We once suspected that among these mountains,
there may be a secret passage leading to Mao Haifeng's lair.
What you just said may well confirm our suspicion.
General Yu.
Assistant Lu.
General Qi.
Yesterday you asked us to come up with a plan.
What's your plan?
I am planning to send a small group of soldiers every day
to confront the enemy,
while the majority of our army
remains put.
This may fool Mao Haifeng into thinking that our morale is very low.
You want to
stop fighting?
General Qi, are you planning to use this tactic
to trick Mao Haifeng into dropping his guard
so that we could find a window to attack?
Exactly.
For the time being, it is a good idea.
But His Majesty has become impatient.
If we use this tactic,
I'm afraid others will take advantage of it
and report us to His Majesty.
In that case, at best
I'll lose my job and be investigated.
I understand
your concerns.
Don't worry, General.
When I go back to the Capital,
I will tell His Majesty the truth.
How can I make sure that
you will say something in our favor
in front of His Majesty?
Badmouthing people is not my style.
Let alone that
we have never offended each other,
nor have we had any arguments in the court.
I will just report the truth.
We are doing this for all the citizens.
To fight against the enemy,
we must stand together.
If all the officials
think like you do,
then General Yu and I
will be more motivated to fight in the battles.
Yue.
-You are home? -Jinxia.
Master.
Jinxia.
What's wrong with you?
I'm fine.
We encountered some Japanese pirates on the way,
and my father got stabbed.
Luckily, Aunt Lin checked up on him
and said the wound is not fatal.
So I took him back to rest.
Did you know how worried he was
after you left?
He locked himself in the room
without eating and drinking?
Father.
It was my bad to make you suffer.
It's all my fault.
It's OK.
It's over.
Master, take a good rest please.
I will.
Follow me.
Why are you hitting me?
I hit you on your father's behalf.
I promised the master that
when you come back,
no matter how hard the master punishes you,
I won't ask for his lenience for you.
But the master didn't punish you.
So I must do it for him.
Tell me you deserve this.
-You deserve it. -Right, I deserve it.
Hit me as you like.
The scar on your face is less visible now.
Yes.
Aunt Lin said that the scar
will be completely gone soon.
Really? That's great.
By the way, Jinxia.
Aunt Lin has written a prescription for my father.
Please take care of him.
I'm going to buy the herbs for him.
Come back, come back.
You are tired already.
Go spend some time with your father.
I will go.
Since when did she become so considerate?
Wang Mazi.
Why is he here?
This one is quite good and cheap.
Please buy some flaky pastries .
They taste very sweet.
They're delicious, sweet and crispy.
Would you like some?
Miss,
buy some.
These are very tasty.
Hello,
I'd like to go to the general's residence in the east of the city.
Is this route shorter?
This route
leads to the Qingbo River.
If you want to go to the general's residence via this route,
you'll be covering a lot of unnecessary distance.
Qingbo River?
By the way,
I'd also like to buy some fish.
May I ask you when the fish market here
starts every day
and where it is?
The fish market?
Follow this road,
and turn east,
then you will see the fish market.
If you want to buy fish,
then you must get up early.
They start selling fish before 5 a.m.
The fish will all be sold out before 9 a.m.
Then I'm too late today.
Would you like to buy some?
No, thanks.
I've got something to do.
I wish you good business.
OK, see you.
Miss, have a try.
This is General Yu.
General Yu,
I'm Shangguan Xi.
This is Xie Xiao.
We are all disciples of the Southern Shaolin Monastery.
Our master asked us to come here to .
fight against the Japanese pirates with you.
I really appreciate it.
Thank you very much.
You're welcome.
Those Japanese pirates invaded our land,
and robbed our people.
If we don't get rid of them,
they'll wreak havoc in the coastal regions.
Now everybody wants to help
kick them out of our country.
Mind the way you speak.
It's perfectly fine.
Your Excellency.
Ms. Shangguan.
Do you guys
know each other?
Yes.
Young lad.
Here I am.
General Yu,
these two are the doctors
I told you about earlier.
Thank you very much for coming.
I heard that you guys came here to treat the injured soldiers?
Yes.
Ling and I have come from the Pharma King Valley.
We've been practicing as doctors for many decades.
We are perfectly capable of treating the wounded.
That's great.
There are many soldiers who were seriously injured.
It's too good that you are here.
People's lives are very important.
We'd better not waste any time.
Please take us to the wounded.
Xiang.
Take the two doctors to the camp where the injured soldiers are.
Yes.
We'll be leaving.
OK.
You are here right on time.
We were discussing about how to fake a low morale
and wait till the Japanese pirates drop their guard
before we launch a surprise attack via both sea and land.
You guys from the Shaolin Monastery are good at fighting on land.
Who said that?
I am a fantastic swimmer.
I haven't met my match in the entire Wu'an Sect .
Moreover,
even if we attack via the sea,
it doesn't mean we have to be good swimmers.
So do you
have better ideas?
I do.
But we have to sacrifice a ship.
We can't afford to.
We are already short of ammunitions.
If we risk losing a ship,
I'm afraid I can't shoulder this responsibility.
Unless...
Unless we can destroy
all the enemy ships in one go.
Do you remember the ghost ship
that you saw just before you arrived in Yangzhou?
The ghost ship?
You made it?
Of course.
I'm not only good at swimming,
I'm also a fantastic carpenter.
Do you remember when your ship
approached the ghost ship
and you lost control of your ship?
I remember.
You installed magnets on the sides of the ghost ship,
in an attempt to suck nearby ships
using the magnetic field
and causing the ships to lose control of the rudder.
How smart you are.
What do you want us to do?
We can renovate the ship
based on the construction of that ghost ship.
We can put some mines below the deck
and turn our ship into a super bomb.
Then we will steer our ship towards the enemy's ships.
Once we lure their ships out of the harbor,
we'll ignite the mines
when their ships are within striking distance.
Then boom,
their entire fleet will be in flames.
This plan may sound good,
but it is too dangerous.
Yes, it is.
What if the Japanese pirates don't take the bait,
and send their ships out of the harbor?
What if we ignite the mines at the wrong time?
Any minor error
can lead to a huge failure.
What do you think, Lu?
I think it's doable.
We'll carry out our original plan,
and pretend that we want to surrender.
Then we will wait till the Japanese pirates drop their guard.
With suspicious ships approaching,
they will definitely send ships out of the harbor to investigate.
In order to appear imposing,
they'll send the entire fleet out.
As long as we can seize the moment to ignite the mines,
we will definitely set
all of their ships on fire.
But Assistant Lu,
the problem here is that we don't have
any mines we can ignite underwater.
Then we'll have to put the dynamite in the cabin.
We can't.
In that case, the person who ignites the mines
will have no time to escape,
and will definitely die.
Leave the mines to me.
Will 10 days
be enough for you to renovate the ship?
Are you sure you can do it?
Assistant Lu, since you want to make the mines,
I may be able to give you a hand.
OK.
General Qi, you know a lot about incendiary weapons.
If you can help me with this,
we'll have a better chance of making more powerful mines.
OK, I'll leave you guys in charge of the ship and the mines.
No problem, don't worry.
Why are you in such a hurry?
I met a man.
Who?
A pirate
called Wang Mazi.
Are you sure he is a pirate?
We met him once in Longdan Village.
Wang Mazi.
Later, when Mr. Lu and I
went to investigate the body of Wu Shouxu's foster son,
we discovered some Japanese pirates hidden in a village.
He was among them.
How did you
find this place?
Did you bring soldiers here??
When the local authority went to investigate later on,
they were nowhere to be found.
He wouldn't have appeared there
without a reason.
I think that
we should report this to Mr. Wu.
This is his territory.
It should be easy for him to find a person.
But we don't have the evidence now.
I'm afraid that Mr. Wu
won't believe us easily.
I think that we should
find out his true purpose of coming to Hangzhou
before we take any actions.
I saw him carrying a deep-fried dough stick in his hand.
I guess that he must be living somewhere near the market.
Then let's
go look for him household by household.
We don't need to do that.
Tomorrow let's go to the fish market on the bank of the Qingbo River.
He should be there.
Why?
When he walked by me today,
there was a pungent smell of fish.
I also noticed that his shoes was covered in fish scales.
And they were not from one kind of fish.
I think
he may often visit the fish market.
I've confirmed that
the fish market is just on the bank of the Qingbo River.
By the way,
he was also holding a rattle-drum in his hand.
A rattle-drum?
Could he be
living with his wife and children?
Maybe.
Then he must be hiding on purpose.
But he may
have changed his mind
and want to stay away from the Japanese pirates?
If he really wants to be good again,
then he should stay as far away from Hangzhou as he can
with his wife and kids, shouldn't he?
It makes sense.
Then what is he
hiding here for?
Let's investigate.
Dajian.
Back then, when you were idling around in the Pharma King Valley,
you were only into studying poisonous stuff.
There were many times
that you made our master too angry to speak.
If he saw you
treating injured soldiers now,
I think he
would have been very proud of you.
Ling.
What's wrong with you today?
Are you
laughing at me?
I'm not laughing at you.
I think you've changed.
Ling.
I was messing about
partly because I was young back then,
but it was mostly because I wanted to compete with you.
But I've realized now
as long as you are safe and sound,
that's all I could wish for.
It's not like you to say so.
You actually don't know
if it had not been for
Lu Yi being poisoned,
I would not have asked for your help.
Since you left the Maple Col,
I've been worried about you every day.
I was afraid that you might be caught by Yan Shifan.
But it turned out that
what I feared the most every day
nearly became reality.
Recently,
although I luckily escaped from Yan Shifan several times,
I still
haven't found my sister's daughter.
I can't get if off my mind.
I'll find her
no matter what.
Ling.
Don't worry.
Once the war is over,
I'll look for her with you
no matter where you go.
I'm home.
Welcome back.
Daddy's home.
How was it today?
Did you miss daddy?
Give your daddy a hug.
Come.
Don't cry, don't cry.
Don't cry.
Mommy's here.
Yue.
Wait.
Take this.
Narcotic powder?
Why are you giving me this?
Wang Mazi is very cunning,
while you are too honest.
I'm afraid that you may find him difficult to deal with.
If you realize that he starts to suspect you
and he is about to attack you,
you must use this to knock him unconscious
and bring him back here.
Then we will lose the lead.
We will, so this should be your last resort.
You'd better
feel him out.
You've got your work cut out.
Don't worry.
Be careful.
Let's go.
The wall is damp,
it must have been repainted recently,
and the plaster is not dry yet.
There must be something really important
and confidential hidden inside.
That's why the compartment is next to the bed,
which means even someone taps the wall from the outside,
they will hear it straightaway.
Take your time.
Come here, let me see.
Take it to the fish market.
The market is open.
Well...
m...mate,
we only caught a few fish,
but others caught loads.
We spent a whole night.
Do you think we can make any money?
Not happy with it?
If so, you can work on another boat.
M...mate.
That's not what I meant.
I like working with you.
I am just curious
how they managed to catch so many fish.
As a new comer, I'm not used to it.
After I get the hang of it,
I may even be more skilled than them.
Do you want to know why they can catch so many fish?
I have no idea.
Just go.
The market is open.
OK.
We have fish to eat.
Are you hungry? Do you want to eat it?
Let's talk about business first.
After we are done, I will cook it for you.
Right, right.
What did you find?
I found something really strange.
During the whole night, Wang Mazi
wasn't very interested in fishing.
Just before dawn,
there came a boat from the opposite bank
with a lit lamp.
The boat owner waved the lamp in a circle.
I felt strange at that time,
but I could only pretend that I didn't see it.
After that, Wang Mazi
held his lamp and did the same.
Then the boat disappeared.
It was really strange.
It must have been some secret signal.
Your stomach is rumbling.
Whatever signal it is,
let's put it aside.
I will cook the fish for you.
After we are full, we can think about it later.
Waving a lamp in a circle?
What could it mean?
I'll have to fill my stomach first.
Yue.
I'm so hungry.
Let's work faster.
The deadline is drawing close.
OK.
Hey, raise it and have a look.
Be careful.
Ask them to make it
based on this design drawing.
OK.
Hey, Lu.
Either go somewhere else,
or stop staring at me like this,
and give us a hand.
I won't do neither.
Fine, then go away.
Don't act like a construction supervisor.
What?
Do you think I'll cut down on the materials?
No, it's not that.
Just carry on with what you were doing.
How is it going with your underwater mines?
If you fail to make them, everyone will laugh at you.
It's none of your business.
Just focus on your own task.
Then don't interfere with my business, either.
I'm telling you,
just do what you need to do,
and stop standing in my way.
Am I standing in your way?
You, that's wrong.
Move, move.
See?
He's giving signals.
What is it
that has to be pulled by a horse carriage?
If I am not wrong,
that's the trunk
I discovered in Wang Mazi's house.
It's full of ammunitions.
Ammunitions?
What are they up to?
A group of Japanese pirates with so many ammunitions,
they must be up to no good.
Let's go.
What are you doing?
Catch them，of course.
Otherwise, they are going to escape.
We can't.
How can we do it by ourselves?
You don't even know how many people they have.
They have so many ammunitions.
If we attack them,
we may not succeed.
If we fail,
we may even risk losing our lives.
Then what should we do?
The boat is about to leave.
Let's go.
Shall we get down there
and catch Wang Mazi?
Be patient.
You have been working with me for so many years.
Don't you know that I always catch criminals with my brain?
He can't escape.
You catch criminals with your brain?
What a fool. Let's go.
Let's go.
Jinxia.
You had been thinking all the way back here.
Have you come up with any ideas?
Of course.
Then let's arrest them.
Let's go.
Be patient.
He can run away, but his family can't.
We must grasp the best opportunity to act.
Well...
Have a cup of tea.
OK, OK.
Urgent.
What happened?
General.
Our scouts from the front line sent a message
saying there's a group of pirates approaching the Cen Harbor
and that they will be arriving in 5 days.
How many people are there?
Around 400 to 500 people.
Do they have ammunitions?
We don't know yet.
Continue to spy on them.
If anything happens, keep me updated.
Yes.
It seems that the Japanese pirates are becoming impatient.
They probably want to attack us from all angles,
and defeat us once for all.
The problem is not those 400 to 500 people,
but His Majesty's pressing deadline,
which makes the soldiers anxious.
If these two groups of Japanese pirates join hands,
it will be the last straw on the camel's back for us.
Maybe
we can turn this challenge into an opportunity.
Xie Xiao.
How long do you need to finish the ship?
With the current progress,
we'll need 5 days.
That's not OK.
If the Japanese reinforcements arrive in 5 days
then we must change our plan accordingly.
Now you only have 3 days left.
Is 3 days enough for you to complete it?
Since you've trusted it to me,
how can I say no?
I will help him.
I promise to complete it in 3 days.
When you're working away from home,
you must take care.
I will.
Should we follow him?
Our target is
her.
What has Wang Mazi's wife got to do with it?
Wang Mazi secretly keeps ammunitions.
Do you think his wife doesn't know about it?
No, we can't harm his family.
It goes against the rules of Department Six to
harm the criminals' family.
I know this is not quite
above board.
It's not something I will normally do.
But under special circumstances,
we're left with no other choice.
Who are you?
Are you Wang Mazi's wife?
We are constables from Department Six.
Someone reported that
there is a huge amount of ammunitions hidden in your house.
We've come here to investigate.
I hope that you can show us around.
Please co-operate with us.
What are you talking about?
I don't understand.
It turned out
he married a Japanese girl.
But you can't be sure whether she's Japanese.
Let's go inside first.
-OK. -Excuse us.
No, you can't.
Who are you?
What do you want?
Have we got the wrong information?
Be patient.
There is one more trunk over here.
My husband said that
this trunk can't be opened.
You.
Move.
You can't touch this trunk.
So many ammunitions.
Yue.
Ammunitions?
Take her away with all the weapons.
Chief.
Yesterday, we got from the Ming army
25 triple-barreled guns,
1 fire gun,
18 mines,
and dynamite totaling...
Urgent.
Chief.
The Ming army launched an attack today.
When they were half way through the battle,
they suddenly made a full retreat.
Withdrawal?
They were probably scared.
Chief.
How about we use this to our advantage
and kill more of their soldiers?
That's not necessary.
Tell our soldiers to withdraw.
Why?
I don't understand.
The Ming army is obviously
finding it difficult to withstand our attack
Why...
We must learn to be patient.
Once we're 100% ready,
we will launch a surprise attack.
You are so clever, chief.
Go tell Wang Mazi
to sort everything out
and be ready for my command.
Yes.
I'm going right away.
Wu Shouxu.
You'd never have expected that
I have another plan.
Hello.
We have something to discuss with Mr. Wu.
Please let him know we're here to see him.
I'm sorry.
My master received an imperial edict
and went to the Cen Harbor a few days ago.
What a pity.
What should we do now?
Do you guys have anything urgent?
Do you know
who speaks Japanese
in Hangzhou?
Japanese?
I don't know about others.
But I know that Mrs. Qi can speak Japanese.
Mrs. Qi?
Yes.
General Qi's wife.
Thank you so much.
Goodbye.
See you.
Why does it take so long?
Someone's coming.
How was it going?
Are you from Department Six?
Can I see your badges?
Follow me.
What a serious maid.
I think Mrs. Qi must be extraordinary.
Yes.
Let's go.
My lady, here they are.
Mrs. Qi.
Get some tea for them.
Yes, my lady.
Thank you.
I heard that General Qi is good at laying out battle formations.
These spears and spearheads must be essential weapons, right?
You live in the capital,
how did you know that my husband is good at battle formations?
Well...
my superior Mr. Lu
admires General Qi's talent in laying out battle formations.
He once taught us
battle formations come in many different forms,
for example, the Five Element Battle Formation for guerrilla warfare,
and the Three Element Battle Formation for close quarter combats.
I heard that you two are from Department Six.
How can I help you?
I heard that Mrs. Qi can speak Japanese.
Could you please do us a favor?
General Yu.
You must have received an Imperial Edict from His Majesty
stating that we'll all have our titles stripped.
Yes.
His Majesty also said
he wouldn't punish us for now, but we need to win the battle.
This time
His Majesty is really anxious.
The previous imperial edict was only released less than a month ago,
now we've got another one.
This time
if we don't succeed in occupying the Cen Harbor,
both of us
will be in serious trouble.
Tell me about it.
The reason why we couldn't occupy it for a long time was because
of the complex landscape.
Mao Haifeng has been hiding from us.
Though
we‘d cornered them for a long time,
and we got some reinforcements, things just didn't get any better.
Before you came,
we actually decided
to have a showdown with the Japanese pirates.
You Embroidered Uniform Guards are really resourceful.
You could easily get your hands on so much dynamite.
Dynamite is quite common in warfare.
It's the underwater mines that really impressed me.
Don't touch it.
Fine.
What's the big deal?
Lu,
when I was renovating the ship,
I asked you for help, but you said you didn't know how to help.
But clearly you are good at making weapons.
It is not the same.
What you did was simple manual work.
What does this buffalo skin pouch do?
It can prevent the fuse from getting wet.
Buffalo skin is water-proof.
Why didn't I think about this before?
Only an Embroidered Uniform Guard like you
could come up with this idea.
Dynamite is really dangerous.
We will be in big trouble if we are not cautious enough.
Xie Xiao, come and check the ghost ship with me.
Don't butt in here.
Keep on working.
What do you do for a living in Hangzhou?
My husband goes fishing every day.
He provides for the whole family.
Fishing?
How come he kept a trunk of weapons
in your house?
How do you explain that?
Well...
I'm sorry.
I really didn't know.
That wooden trunk
was brought home by my husband a few days ago.
He told me not to touch it.
I didn't open it.
So I really didn't know
that there were weapons inside.
I see.
What does your husband usually do?
Did you notice anything unusual about him?
My husband goes out fishing at around 3 a.m. every day.
After he sells all the fish, he'll come home.
I rarely go out.
I have never asked about his business.
I see.
You must be hungry.
Let me ask them to bring you some food.
Miss.
I'm begging you.
Let me and my kid leave this place.
She is begging you to let them go.
Mrs. Qi.
Did she tell you where those weapons come from?
She knows nothing.
She knows nothing about what her husband does.
Come.
Take them to rest.
Yes.
Please.
Follow him and go take some rest.
Once we've investigated everything, you may leave.
How can it be possible that she knows nothing
about her husband's job?
It is a Japanese tradition.
A woman is not allowed to question a man's business.