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Under The Power
Episode 42
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's a Japanese tradition.
A women is not allowed to question a man's business.
So it's normal that she doesn't know.
If we can't get any information from her,
we'll have to find another way.
If you need anything, just let me know.
Thank you, Mrs. Qi.
Mrs. Qi, this way.
Alright.
Let's part here.
Thank you, Mrs. Qi.
What should I do?
Oh my god!
How did you manage to walk silently?
You made me jump.
Did I?
If you weren't lost in thought, how could I have scared you?
What do you think we should do now?
Shall we send the Japanese mother and kid
back home?
If it's the Embroidered Uniform Guards, would they send them back?
They wouldn't.
It's right.
Why do we have to take them back?
If we keep them here,
they may be useful to us.
Chief.
Chief Mao.
Isn't this Miss Zhai?
Why is she here?
You two...
Mr. Yan knew I like her,
so he gave her to me.
I heard that Zhou Xianyi
was willing to buy her with 10,000 taels of silver.
But he didn't get a chance.
Look!
I didn't spent a single tael of silver.
Now...
Your scar...
Miss. Zhai
likes to play hard to get.
It's more thrilling
to play with her this way.
Isn't it?
Are you not afraid that I'll kill you?
What did you say?
I'll kill you.
Kill me?
If you don't behave, I'll
give these mates a chance
to experience how it feels
to have sex with a girl who is worth
10,000 taels of silver.
Do you understand?
Chief, you're a real man.
When I first met Miss. Zhai at Mr. Yan's residence,
she was very aloof.
It turned out that she is just like a kitten in front of you.
Chief, you really have your way.
Quit sucking us to me.
Let's talk about business.
Qi Weigang and the disciples of the Shaolin Monastery
have come to Yu Dayong's rescue.
We mustn't be
too complacent about it.
I got it.
Don't worry.
How is it going with the 500 reinforcement soldiers?
They'll be arriving in 3 days.
Great.
Once the reinforcements arrive,
Wu Shouxu will have his plate full.
By then, he won't be able to attack the Cen Harbor effectively.
Everyone.
Tomorrow we'll launch the sea attack with the ghost ship first.
The Shaolin disciples will be responsible for a surprise attack on
the Japanese pirates guarding the Cen Harbor.
Ms. Shangguan.
I'll leave you in charge of the Shaolin disciples.
No problem.
Please rest assured.
General Qi,
Mao Haifeng's lair
has been under our surveillance for a long time.
It's located on the top of the mountain right above the Cen Harbor.
It's protected by the Cen Harbor as a natural barrier,
and its advantageous high location
makes it hard
for us to attack.
This time you've brought the Crouching Tiger Cannon,
which is suitable for mountain warfare.
You will need to attack from behind the mountain.
I'll lead some of the Shaolin disciples
to kill the Japanese pirates guarding the Cen Harbor.
Then I will march up the mountain,
and meet your troops
before we destroy Mao Haifeng's lair together.
Alright.
What about the ghost ship?
This time we can't afford to lose.
We need an intelligent and agile soldier to take charge of it.
General Yu, do you have anyone in mind?
Let me go.
It's me who made the ghost ship,
and I know it the best.
Let me drive it.
General Yu, I just need a few soldiers
who are good at swimming
to drive the ship out of the port with me
and ignite the mines.
Since I made the mines,
I'll go with him.
You can't.
You guys have never fought on a battlefield.
It's too dangerous.
You can't go.
Although I don't have any experience on the battlefield,
I've been in Jianghu for many years,
there's nothing I haven't seen before.
Lu,
since you don't know how to swim,
don't board the ship with me.
I don't want an extra burden.
Whether I know how to swim or not,
you will find out tomorrow.
Mr. Lu, how about you lead the Shaolin disciples?
I know something about dynamite.
Let me install and ignite the mines.
Ms. Shangguan, you'd better lead the Shaolin disciples
to attack from land.
We have professional soldiers in the army who know about dynamite.
I'll ask a few of them to board the ship.
These mines are different from the common ones.
If the fuses get wet
when we try to ignite them,
they'll lose their function.
So it's better that I go onboard.
Assistant Lu, you can't go.
Mr. Wu is right.
Assistant Lu.
If anything happens to you,
how can I face your father?
I think
you should stay in the camp.
General.
Can I ask how many soldiers you have under your command?
Over 8,000. What's wrong?
Then please tell me,
among these 8,000 soldiers,
who doesn't have parents?
Why can they go to the battlefield
while I can't?
General.
You are not only looking down on me,
but my father, too.
I...
I've always looked up to you
and respected you.
I respect your selflessness
and your devotion to the country.
But today, why
do you and Mr. Wu
keep worrying about me being a burden to you
instead of thinking about how to occupy the Cen Harbor?
I will
write a letter to inform my father of my decision.
Whatever happens,
I will not burden anyone.
Isn't it enough
for you to agree?
If you say so,
then I'll leave the ship to you and Mr. Xie.
No problem.
Father, take your time.
The weather today is so good.
Yes.
Master, why have you got out of bed?
Why didn't you lie in bed for longer?
My wound has almost healed now.
If I keep lying in bed,
my bones will all be stiff.
It's all my fault.
I was too headstrong.
Father, you've been worried about me all the time.
Now even at this age,
you have to go through this because of me.
Alright, at least you know now.
In the future, don't ever let him worry about you anymore.
Look at me, I always behave.
Don't I, master?
As long as you two are safe and sound,
that'll be all I could wish for.
Yue,
take the master for a walk.
I'll go and boil the herbs for him.
Alright.
Father, let's get some sunshine over there.
To save your wife and child,
come alone to the Tavern for Officers in Hangzhou.
[To save your wife and child, come alone to the Tavern for Officers in Hangzhou.]
Go.
It's you?
I already smelt a rat.
Where is my wife and son?
Don't worry.
We are taking good care of them.
As long as you tell us what we want to know,
I'll make sure you
and your family are safe.
You're despicable.
How dare you threaten me?
Take him away.
Go.
Quickly!
Here he is.
Mrs. Qi, it's him.
Who are you?
Where do you come from?
Why did you secretly keep so many firearms in Hangzhou?
You'd better tell the truth.
Otherwise...
Say it, now.
I'm Wang Mazi.
I'm from Zhoushan.
As you guys know, Zhoushan is engulfed in war,
so I took my wife and child to Hangzhou to seek refuge.
What about the firearms?
In this day and age, it's really hard to make money
just by fishing.
There are two mouths back at home waiting for me to feed.
Our child is growing up every day.
I have to buy more and more things for him.
I had no choice but to take the risk.
Then I started trading firearms with a few mates,
trying to eke out a living illegally.
Keep lying.
Wang Mazi.
How many times have we met before?
Moreover,
if you really just wanted to eke out a living,
only a gun would be enough to feed your family for over half a year.
Why did you risk your life
trading so many firearms?
It seems that you really don't care about your wife and your son.
Your wife was really nice to you.
She kept explaining to us
that you had nothing to do with those firearms
and that you're innocent.
She even thought that you'd come back
to the tavern to find her.
She'd never expect you'd wait so long before coming here.
Judging from
her love for you,
even if you risk your wife and son's lives
to please your master,
she won't blame you.
She really doesn't know anything.
Please let them go.
In this case,
their lives
really depend on you,
as you know everything.
If I tell you the truth,
can you promise you will spare their lives?
If you tell the truth,
I'll make sure your family are safe.
I work for Mao Haifeng.
He asked me to secretly stay in Hangzhou,
and organize the spies
to work with the Japanese pirates
to seize Hangzhou.
What?
My wife and son are in your hands, how dare I lie to you?
How many Japanese pirates are there?
500.
How many spies are there in Hangzhou?
About 30.
When are you planning to attack the city?
Three days later.
Mrs. Qi.
I have just told you everything I know.
Can you release us now?
You promised me.
I will keep my word.
Since I've promised you,
I'll definitely release you
after the battle is over.
Take him away.
Yes.
Remember to keep your word.
Move.
Mrs. Qi.
Japanese pirates' attack is not something trivial.
Should we inform the general
and ask him to send soldiers back to the city?
We can't.
It's probably a trap set by the Japanese pirates.
Inside the city, the majority of the residents are families of our soldiers.
The reason why they chose to attack Hangzhou at this time
is to distract the soldiers in the Cen Harbor.
You mean...
if we ask the general to send soldiers back,
we'll probably fall into the trap
set by the Japanese pirates,
which will prevent our army from seizing the Cen Harbor.
If we don't ask for reinforcements,
then Hangzhou will be occupied.
The residents will be suffering,
which will definitely distract the soldiers.
That's right.
So we'll need to defend the city by ourselves.
But now, almost all residents left in the city
are women, children and the elderly.
They can't even protect themselves.
How can they defend the city?
Let's capture the Japanese spies under the cover of darkness.
Mrs. Qi.
To be honest,
even our kungfu techniques are not bad,
with the current number of soldiers inside the city,
the city of Hangzhou will be easily seized by 500 Japanese pirates.
I know.
So we need to defend the city first.
If we fail to keep the enemies out of the city,
we'll engage in guerilla warfare.
We'll defend it household by household.
Until we die,
we'll try to protect the families of our soldiers from being taken hostage.
Mrs. Qi, I really admire
your courage.
I'll defend the city with you.
Since Jinxia has offered her help,
how can I just stand and watch as a man?
Mrs. Qi, I'll try my best
to defend Hangzhou.
You guys are not Hangzhou residents,
but you've offered to help me defend this city.
On behalf of Hangzhou residents, thank you so much.
Anyone who loves the country
will do this.
Alright, from now on,
we have to get ready to defend the city.
Close the city gate.
Yes.
Let's close the city.
General Yu, we'll start by
luring the Japanese pirates' ships out of the harbor.
Once they take the bait,
we'll ignite the mines
and destroy their ships.
When you see the fire,
you may launch the attack.
Don't worry.
Once we receive the signals,
we'll immediately launch the attack.
How is it going with General Qi?
We've talked through everything.
He will launch an attack from behind the mountain,
while I launch an attack at the front.
We'll certainly catch the enemy off guard.
Alright.
Cen Fu.
If anything happens to me,
give this letter to my father.
[To Father]
Yes, Your Excellency.
Take care.
General Yu.
Please help me take care of Xi.
Alright.
Don't worry.
Please
take care.
Let's go.
Get the weapons ready.
Yes.
Boss, there's a ship approaching us.
Everyone, watch out!
Yes.
Let's leave the harbor.
Yes.
Everyone, it's time to leave the harbor.
Yes.
They've lured the Japanese pirates out of the harbor.
They are coming. Let's go.
It's so strange, why isn't there anyone onboard?
Boss, we don't see anyone.
Great.
We did it.
General Yu, how are they?
The enemy is coming, prepare to fight.
Their main ship is leaving the harbor.
They've taken the bait.
We don't have much time. Are you sure you can do it?
Of course.
This time,
if we can't sink all the Japanese pirates' ships,
they'll become more vigilant.
And it'll be harder
for us to get another chance like this.
I got it.
Swim to the ship over there.
I'll handle this one.
Alright.
Let's go.
Look, there are people in the water.
There are people in the water.
Quick, under the boat.
Hurry, over there.
Quickly, they're in the water.
Under the boat.
They're over there.
Kill them both.
They're over there.
Quickly, fire!
Quickly.
Fire now.
They made it.
Fantastic.
Listen, everyone! Let's go!
Yes.
Make an announcement
stating that at 11 p.m. tonight,
all men under 60 years old in the city
are required to gather at the east gate of the city.
Anyone who doesn't come will be punished as a spy.
Pop these announcements in every corner of the city.
Yes.
Madam,
all the weapons in our residence are here.
That's it?
Yes.
Mrs. Qi, what's going on?
Our scout has send a message saying that
20 kilometers from here,
the Japanese pirates are approaching Hangzhou.
I reckon they will arrive outside the city after midnight.
After midnight?
But Wang Mazi said they'd arrive three days later.
Did he lie to us?
He probably didn't.
Last night when we were catching the Japanese spies,
someone may have escaped and informed Mao Haifeng.
So it's not impossible
that they decided to act ahead of their schedule.
It's not time to find the reason.
Last night, I asked people to sent
the elderly and the weak out of the city.
But they refused to leave.
They wanted to stay and defend the city.
But they have never been trained,
how can they kill the enemies?
We do not have enough weapon.
Even if we do,
I'm afraid that there aren't many people who know how to use them.
We don't need them to know how to use the weapons,
as long as they can hold them, it's enough.
Mrs. Qi. To be honest,
just by using these,
I'm afraid we can't defend the city.
I know.
We are absolutely no match for the enemy.
So we have no other choice
but to bluff them.
Bluff them?
At the moment, we have caught
all the Japanese spies in the city.
So the Japanese pirates outside the city don't know the situation inside.
If there are enough soldiers
standing on the city wall,
the Japanese pirates can't estimate how many soldiers we have in the city.
In this case,
they wouldn't attack us without careful thinking.
But
these weapons
may blow our cover.
By the way, Yue.
Where are the weapons we recovered from
Wang Mazi's house?
They are not enough.
Follow me
to the armory.
Mr. Nie, open the gate.
Madam.
As you know,
you must present the general's badge
before I can open it for you.
When the general left the city, he didn't expect the Japanese pirates would attack the city.
The situation is very urgent.
Open the gate, now.
I'll take all the responsibilities.
The general had trusted the armory to me,
asking me to guard it with the utmost care.
No matter who it is,
without the general's badge,
I
won't open it.
Why is he so stubborn?
If I were her, I would have knocked him unconscious.
What are you talking about?
How could Mrs. Qi
act rashly like you?
Madam.
Please let me say something.
These two people are suspicious,
and they aren't soldiers under General Qi's command.
Please don't listen to them,
and make the wrong decision.
I know what I'm doing.
Open the gate.
I need the weapons to fight against the enemy.
Without the general's badge,
I can't open it.
Are you opening it or not?
I'm sorry I can't.
Let me see
who dares to stand in my way.
Sorry madam, I just can't.
The Japanese pirates are approaching the city.
Hangzhou is in real danger.
I know military rules are strict,
but the situation is very urgent.
We have to think about all the residents.
When General Qi comes back,
I'll tell him I'm willing to take any military punishment.
Mrs. Qi is really a courageous woman.
I want to be as good as her.
You don't need to.
You are already as good as her, if not better.
I'm not.
Take it.
All the residents are going to defend the city.
Are you still going to stay here
and guard the empty armory?
Yue, let's go.
Go.
Madam.
Count me in.
Brothers, let's go.
The Ming army is coming.
The Ming army is coming, get ready to fight.
Chief, bad news.
All our ships in the Cen Harbor
have been burned down.
What did you say?
The Ming army has occupied the Cen Harbor.
The ships and soldiers are all gone.
You useless crap.
You can't even defend a harbor.
Chief.
A large troop of Ming soldiers are approaching from behind the mountain.
They have a lot of weapons with them.
What should we do now?
Chief.
Let's make a run for it.
Otherwise, it may be
too late.
Yes.
That's right, chief.
Where are the 500 reinforcement soldiers?
They will be reaching Hangzhou in 2 days.
Go set
this place on fire.
Bring that women.
Let's go.
Yes.
Yu Dayong.
Since you've burned down my ships,
I'll burn down your city.
Your Excellency.
I have just received some news.
All the Japanese pirates in the Cen Harbor
were killed by Wu Shouxu.
All the ships and ports
were destroyed.
Where did Wu Shouxu
get so much dynamite
to completely destroy the Cen Harbor?
According to the spy in Yu Dayong's
military camp,
it was Lu Yi who helped him
made some mines
to burn down the ships.
Well, well, well.
It's Lu Yi again.
Moreover,
Qi Weigang took advantage of the chaos in the Cen Harbor,
and attacked Mao Haifeng's lair from behind the mountain.
Mao Haifeng burned his place down
and run away.
Mao Haifeng was so lucky to
escape from such a dangerous situation.
It seems like
his grudge against Wu Shouxu
will be even deeper.
How far is it from here to Hangzhou?
About 10 kilometers.
We've been marching day and night,
now we're one day ahead of schedule.
Alright, let's station here,
have a good rest,
and get ready to attack the city.
Chief Mao
must be looking forward to
seeing Wu Shouxu being left feeling helpless.
Yes.
By the way,
send two people
to investigate Hangzhou's real situation.
We must have a clear understanding of the situation
in order to seize the city in one go.
Yes.
I have lived for so many years,
but I've never expected that
one day I'll
have the chance to attack a city.
Urgent!
General.
How is it going?
We have searched the Cen Harbor
and Mao Haifeng's lair.
All the surviving Japanese pirates
have surrendered.
But
we couldn't find Mao Haifeng.
It's a shame that we lost him again.
What about Assistant Lu and Xie Xiao?
Have you found them?
Director-general,
the soldiers said
they had searched the Cen Harbor many times,
but they just couldn't find
Assistant Lu and Young Master Xie.
According to the debris on the battlefield,
and the trace of gunpowder,
the soldiers suspected that
they might have died
and that their bodies
might have been flushed away by the sea.
No way.
Impossible.
With their Kungfu,
it's impossible for them not to come back alive.
I don't want suspicion.
I want proof.
Tell them to
keep looking and leave no stone unturned.
Tell them not to come back until they find them.
Yes.
Wait a minute.
It was Assistant Lu and Xie Xiao
who helped us win this battle.
Whether they are alive or dead,
even if you have to turn this harbor upside down,
or empty the sea,
you must find them.
Yes.
We can't just wait here.
I'll go find them.
I'll go with you.
So will I.
How is it going?
Madam.
There's nothing unusual.
Madam.
Now it's already 11 p.m.,
there's still no sign of the Japanese pirates attacking the city.
Do you think they're
afraid to attack because they saw
so many soldiers on the city wall?
It's too soon to be sure.
If it's just the pirates who wanted to seize our city,
we may be able to bluff them.
But the person behind them is Mao Haifeng.
He had been making trouble along the coast for a long time.
He is a cunning guy,
and he is not easy to deal with.
That's right.
I previously encountered Mao Haifeng once.
He is a tough nut.
Since you know they might call our bluff,
why did you put on such a scene?
I just wanted to win us some time.
Once the news of so many Japanese pirates invading Hangzhou
reach my husband's ears, he'll send back his troops.
I hope that they can come back in time.
Why are you staring at me?
Min.
It's late at night,
you should go to bed now.
Why are you here?
I didn't come here to defend the city.
I saw there're many guards here.
If the Japanese pirates manage to come here, there's safety in numbers.
Here.
Take it.
If they really manage to seize the city,
go find a safe place to hide.
I won't be able to take care of you by then.
Deputy Chief.
What did you find?
There were many soldiers standing on the city wall,
and all of them were well armed.
There were about 50 of them.
On the city wall alone,
there were 50 soldiers?
That's impossible.
It's impossible that
there are still so many soldiers inside the city.
Unless they discovered our plan,
and sent
some of the soldiers back to the city earlier
via a secret passage.
Otherwise,
within only one day,
there can't be
so many soldiers in Hangzhou.
I remember
Wang Mazi sneaked into Hangzhou city,
and familiarized himself with
all the roads and streets in the city.
But he didn't find any secret passage.
Could Wang Mazi
have betrayed us long ago
and kept providing us with fake news?
Where is Wang Mazi?
He's still in the city.
According to the original plan,
he should be getting in touch with us now.
But he hasn't given us any signals yet.
Could there be something wrong?
It's impossible.
Impossible,
Wu Shouxu, Yu Dayong, and Qi Weigang
are all in the Cen Harbor.
In the Hangzhou city,
who knows how to command the soldiers to defend the city?
I heard that
Qi Weigang's wife
is not an ordinary women.
She is fiercer than men.
A woman?
How fierce can she be?
There's no need to be afraid.
You mean...
Tomorrow morning,
take 200 people with you and launch an attack
to see what's going on inside the city.