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Water Margin

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Water Margin

Episode 29 Victory over Chained Horses with Armors

Nobleman Chai

Nobleman Chai

How dare you lie to me!

The magistrate told me to hide the prisoner here

He also told me to kill him

if anything goes wrong

I couldn't bear to hurt him because he's a hero

He's really down there?

Yes, I promise

I just don't know whether he's alive

Poor Nobleman Chai

Brother, why are you crying?

Just let me check down there

If Nobleman Chai is down there

ring the bell

We'll get him out first and then get you out

It's not like fighting a battle

What are the axes for?

It's pitch dark down there

Who knows what's there?

You always brag about being fearless

Why are you so scared now?

You only talk

Why don't you go?

Li Kui, that's enough

Hurry up and save Nobleman Chai

Fine

You scold me

all the time

Lower it

Don't cut the rope

Stop the nonsense

Why would we kill you?

Guys, grab onto the rope

Lower it

Slowly

Nobleman Chai

Nobleman Chai

Nobleman Chai

Nobleman Chai

Come on, pull it up

Almost here

Nobleman Chai

Come on, slow down

Nobleman Chai

Brother, he's alive

Good

Nobleman Chai

Nobleman Chai, open your eyes

I'm Song Jiang

Nobleman Chai

Nobleman Chai

Get him to Mount Liang now

Come on, guys

Give us a hand. Easy

Be steady

Li Kui is still down there

I almost forgot him

Hurry up. Get him out

You left me in the well

What were you thinking?

We got carried away with Nobleman Chai

and forgot you

Please forgive us

You're just fooling me

Let's go

General, you're bound to destroy

all the bandits this time

Thanks to Defender-in-Chief

His Majesty thinks highly of you

General

General Huyan

Defender-in-Chief Gao sent me here

My name is Ling Zhen

What did Defender-in-Chief say?

He told me

to bring 5,000 processed leather vests

3,000 iron and bronze helmets

2,000 spears

and 1,000 knives

for the battle

How do those bandits

deserve so much attention?

Defender-in-Chief is overreacting

You have no idea

Not all the bandits

on Mount Liang are reckless robbers

Most of them have served in the army as high officials

They're martial artists

with war experience

They are not ordinary people

They were driven away to Mount Liang

because of their issues with Defender-in-Chief

They shall not be taken lightly

As the general

I've vowed to fight with my life

If we lose the battle

I'll have to pay with my life

Gaotang Prefecture was taken yesterday

Defender-in-Chief's nephew Gao Lian got killed

His head hung on the city gate

Our Lord wants you to kill all the bandits

and capture their leader Song Jiang

Brother, let's drink

The trophies we got

from Gaotang Prefecture can sustain us for three years

That's Brother Song's achievement

We should toast to it

The second achievement was killing Gao Qiu's nephew Gao Lian

It calls for another toast

I saved Nobleman Chai

That's the third

The dark well

almost scared the hell out of me

We must drink to that

Here

Through this battle

we've demonstrated our strength

and shocked the Capital

This is the fourth achievement

All of you have worked hard

Let's get wasted today

Cheers

Brothers, wait

Brother

Gao Qiu sent General Huyan Zhuo to come after us

They set up a military camp

25 kilometers away

"Fiery Thunderbolt" Qin Ming, take the lead

"Leopard Head" Lin Chong, go second

"Little Li Guang" Hua Rong, go third

"Sick Yuchi" Sun Li, go fourth

Take turns to fight them

Don't stop

until you succeed

I will be the last

Five generals to the left

Five generals to the right

Charge at them

Who is that man?

He's a descendant of the great general Huyan Zan

Huyan Zhuo

Retreat

Your Majesty

the first battle in Gaotang Prefecture went well

The bandits lost badly

and ran away

Only General Peng Qi is missing

Pass on my word

Reward General Huyan Zhuo and the soldiers

Get in

Peng Qi

You…

I'll kill…

Wait

That's it, brothers

Let me do it

That hell of a formation

got our asses on fire

General

why don't you kill me?

I don't hold grudges against you

Why would I kill you?

Bring us liquor

General, please forgive us

Everyone from Mount Liang seeks justice

We see all the heroes as our brothers

How can I bear to hurt

a hero like you, General?

I've heard a lot

about your righteousness

Now I'm sure that

you're a righteous man

I shall pledge loyalty to you

to thank you for not killing me

Thank you, General

Please get up

In that case

we'll be brothers from now on

They align 3,000 horses

in a row

and chain them into 100 groups

each consisting

of 30 horses

This formation has many advantages

The soldiers can use spears in close combats

and shoot arrows from afar

With 5,000 soldiers

supporting from the back

they can charge at enemies

This is the Chain-linked Cavalry Formation

It's unbreakable

inseparable

and invulnerable

Brother, do you know how to break the formation?

Xu Ning, the coach of the Gold Lancers Unit

is a rare master

of hooked lance

I know him

He has a golden armor vest

which is a precious family heirloom

that he cherishes a lot

If we can get our hands on it

Xu Ning will come here for sure

I happen to know him

and I've seen that armor at his home

He hides it on the beam of his bedroom

and doesn't show it to anyone

How do we get it?

Brother, don't worry

I guess I can help

Yeah!

Who would like to go with Shi Qian?

Brother

I volunteer

General

Song Jiang and his men had retreated 10 kilometers before dawn

General, I knew you'd lived up to your name

This formation

is truly driving those bandits away

Unchain the horses

Rest a few days

Sir, you're home

Yeah

Darling, you're home

Why is there one fish missing?

"Gold Lancer" Xu Ning

You'll get up at three in the morning

You'd better go to bed now

All right

Get up at one to make some soup

and snacks

Yes, Madam

Darling, thank you for taking care of me

Wake up

You wet the bed

No, I didn't

It wasn't me

Who else can it be?

And the light is out

Why aren't you lighting it up?

What's that noise on the beam?

Just some rats fighting

Sleep

You wet the bed

Don't blame it on me

Look what you did

I can't even get some sleep

Who's making noise?

Bring me the light

Understood

Coming

Coming

Sir

are there strangers in your hotel?

I have strangers here every day

Who are you looking for?

Have you seen a red sheepskin casket?

Yes, I've seen it

But the customer checked out before dawn

Where did he go?

I saw him leaving

It was a sneaky-looking man

He carried a red sheepskin casket to the east

Brother Yang Xiong

Brother, long time no see

Why are you so restless?

Last night, a thief stole my golden armor vest

That's why the casket looked so familiar

You wouldn't even let me take a look at it

That is my family heirloom of four generations

I can't lose it

Lord

why don't you report it?

Don't alert the culprit

I bet someone loves your armor vest

You wouldn't sell it

so they sent someone to steal it

That guy just left

Let's go after him and ask around

I'm sure we'll catch him

Okay

Let's go now

Please help me

Let's go

We've walked all day

Everyone we met has seen this guy

but we simply can't catch him

There's something fishy about it

Brother

since we're here

have some faith

I think we'd better hurry up

What if we can't catch him?

Let's report it

Brother

if we alert the thief now

our effort will be in vain

Let's go a bit further

I bet he is close by

It's been a long journey

Let's have some food here

and borrow a carriage

Sure

Sirs, what can I get you?

Sir

do you have a carriage?

Yeah

At your service

Could you give us a ride?

Of course

Welcome

Let's get in

Sir, get us some food and liquor first

Sit down, sirs

Please enjoy

Sir

have you seen a man with a red sheepskin casket?

He just had some food and left

Brother

take a few bites first

We have a carriage

We'll catch up with him in no time

Brother

Here

Cheers

Cheers

I'll prepare the carriage for you

Okay

Brother

why aren't you eating?

I am

Brother

General

General

The bandits retreated another 10 kilometers

Don't be reckless

It could be a trick

Understood

Defender-in-Chief sent a message to urge you again

He wants you to wrap this up soon

Where is General Xu?

In the carriage

Brother

Bring me the antidote

Where am I?

Who are you?

I am Song Jiang

These are my brothers on Mount Liang

Look what you've done to me

Why did you lure me here?

Brother, listen

I've joined them a long time ago

My Brother Song gave me the task

to invite you here

and join us on Mount Liang

Your brother?

Do you recognize me?

I've been practicing Lin's spear skills since young

Of course, I recognize you, Coach Lin

Greetings to you

Brother, wait

Listen to me

I've joined them as well

Please calm down

I have no choice but to invite you here in this way

Please pardon us

for being rude

As you can see

we are not a bunch of greedy, violent

unmerciful, and unrighteous men

We are only residing here for now

Our aspiration is to do justice

and serve the country

General, please give us a chance

Brother Song is absolutely sincere

Brother, please don't reject him

You lured me here

My wife and child will be in trouble at home

General, don't worry

Your family are already here

Where?

Darling

You must have been shocked

Darling, look

Your armor vest is intact

When you're on the horseback

keep your core tight

Seven moves of attacking the front

Hooking and pushing

Stabbing and splitting

Totally nine moves

Bravo

It works the best when you're on the ground

Eight steps, four pushes

Show your chest

Point above and aim below

Hook and slash

Three attacks on the lower part

Hook the hooves

The horses are chained together

They can't stop running

Drag two down

and the whole group falls

Then they'll be

trampled by the groups behind

Heaven is helping me

Get me Song Jiang

Your Majesty!

The bandits broke the Chain-linked Cavalry Formation

The entire army got annihilated

Why isn't Huyan Zhuo here for punishment?

Where is he?

You lost

General, dismount and surrender

What a joke

His Majesty issued an edict for me to kill you

Dismount and fight for your life

His Majesty fell for

Gao Qiu's evil trick

Unfortunately, even a great general like you

is being used by a villain, too

Shut up

Defender-in-Chief speaks for His Majesty

Dismount and surrender

Don't make me kill you

But you're a descendant of a great general

What a pity

that you can't tell right from wrong

I would be wronged if I end up getting killed

by you

Shut up

I swear I'll kill you

On your knees

Brother

General, I have offended you

Please forgive me

I have lost to you

Kill me as you please

Quit putting on a show

How can I bear to hurt you?

Heaven knows my true feelings

What do you want from me?

General, please join us

and enforce justice on behalf of Heaven together

What if I say no?

I won't get up

until you say yes

General, please just kill me

My family has always been loyal to the court

There was never a rebel

General, you got it wrong

I am not a rebel

But with the villains in power

I can't find a way to serve my country

That's why we're gathering here

and waiting for an imperial amnesty

If you find it diminishing to join us

I'm willing to hand over the entire cause to you

After the imperial amnesty

we'll serve the country

once again

If you still reject it

I won't force you

General

Gao Qiu is very narrow-minded

If you go back

he'll get you killed

Then

how are you going to serve this country?

I don't really have a choice

General

Brother, please get up

Please get up

Guards

Take General to take a shower and get changed

I'm throwing a feast for him

Brother, wait

Counselor, what's wrong?

May I ask you something?

Go ahead

I just heard you telling Huyan Zhuo

about the imperial amnesty

I wonder whether

you actually meant it

Ever since we came here

no one has ever thought of it

This is about the future of everyone

on Mount Liang

Someone has to think about it

I may be a scholar

but I don't have your vision at all

I've been overwhelmed by this thought

and couldn't sleep

I've wanted to seek your advice several times

In your opinion

is there a way out for us

if the Imperial Court doesn't offer an amnesty?

Well…

I know what you're thinking

It's just that our brothers may not accept it

As the chief general on Mount Liang

I treat my brothers with all sincerity

We share weal and woe

As long as I do right by my brothers

I don't mind if they can't understand me

Brother, you're so visionary

and so sincere

I truly admire you

Counselor, we have an unshakable bond

I'm not a talented man

That's why I can't make it without your support

If all of us

end up being remembered as "bandits" after we die

I will never rest in peace

Brother

I had a dream last night

that all our brothers went their own ways

They were gone

The Juyi Hall was empty

I woke up feeling sad

Brother, I know what you're thinking

But it won't be easy to get an amnesty

And we don't know if Heavenly King Chao supports it

Even if he does

the Imperial Court may not accept us

You're right

In your opinion

if the Imperial Court grants an amnesty

will Brother Chao Gai accept it or not?

Brother, bad news

Someone stole the glowing white horse

Audacious!

That is my gift to Heavenly King Chao

They got the horse

and hurt Liu Tang

Who are they?

The Zeng brothers from Zengtou City

They are said to be the empress's nephews

They got the horse for His Majesty

Liu Tang

Brother

How's the injury?

No fracture

I'm just infuriated

They've gone too far

Brother, we must wipe out Zengtou City

to avenge our brother

Brother, take care and rest

Zengtou City

What a fancy horse indeed

His Majesty will surely be delighted

The horse is fancy

but those guys aren't easy to deal with

They're just a bunch of bandits

They're nothing

Father

The guys from Mount Liang

are heading here right now

Pass on my word, gather our people

Stay on guard

Wait for them

Let's see what they can do

Letter from Song Jiang, Chief General of Mount Liang?

We have never offended you

You took my horse

and hurt my brother

That was really rude

We devote ourselves to doing justice

and value righteousness

If you give the horse to His Majesty

make it clear that it's from Mount Liang

Then we'll let you off

Let us off?

They're obviously afraid

Those coward bandits

are merely trying to scare us

I bet they don't have the guts to attack