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Water Margin

Water Margin

Water Margin

Water Margin

Water Margin

A TV Maxi-Series

Written by Shi Nai'an Luo Guanzhong

Episode 42 Blood-Stained Black Dragon Ridge

Brothers

We have no way to retreat

We can only fight on

Even if we have to pave a way with our bodies

we must seize Black Dragon Ridge!

Capture Fang La!

And take revenge

for our dead brothers!

Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!

Sound the drums!

Brothers!

Follow me!

Charge!

Follow the heaven

Protect the country

Attack them!

Report!

Say it!

Our army has fallen into a trap!

Half are dead and injured

General Qin Ming has died on the battlefield

Brothers, follow me!

Brothers!

Charge!

Dear!

Sister Gu!

Withdraw!

Go!

Hurry! Hurry!

Brother, you should drink more!

My husband!

Go!

Hurry, go!

Wu Song!

Sister Sun!

Sister Sun!

Sister Sun!

Sister Sun!

Die!

Xiaoqi!

Go!

Hurry!

Brother Er! Brother Wu!

No!

Brother Er!

Zhang Shuye! Listen!

His Majesty declares

Zhang Shuye, Commander-in-chief of the Southern Expedition

As Commander

you failed in commanding and overseeing the army

and caused massive losses to our forces

You connived at generals to make peace with the enemy

undermining our country's prestige

You have disappointed me

Strip Zhang Shuye of his posts as Jizhou's Governor

and as the expedition's commander-in-chief

Demote him to a commoner status

Exile him out of the Capital

As is hereby declared

Father!

Father!

Fang Tianding

We lost Black Dragon Ridge!

What?

Song Jiang has led an army to our city!

Hurry!

Bring me my weapon!

The Song army has arrived!

The Song army has reached the city!

-The Song army has reached the city! -Run! -Stop!

The Song army is coming!

Long live Your Majesty!

Stop fooling around!

Hurry! Run!

We must run away quickly!

Father!

Father!

Rebels!

Surrender now!

Father!

Kill them!

Charge!

My son!

Wu Song!

My son!

Wu Song!

Die!

Wu Song!

Wu Song! Don't kill him!

Li Kui! Don't kill him!

Hurry!

There are more here!

Are they our people?

No！

Hurry

Report!

Lord Tong Guan has set up camp at the city

Commander Song, please reply

Got it

Put Fang La into the prisoner's tumbrel

until his trial

Take him to the Capital for punishment

We have also captured their military officers

What do you mean military officers?

They are all bandits

Execute them in public

outside Qingxi City

Those military officers are locals too

They were just misled

If we kill all of them

I fear…

We cannot give these bandits mercy

They will become trouble if we leave them just like that

I will do it

if you can't

Are you going to kill

all three thousand of them?

I have 200,000 troops

killing 3000 people is easy

Come! Come and check this out!

Who is that person?

How dare he act insolently!

I think that's Ruan Xiaoqi

wearing Fang La's garb

Has he forgotten

he's not a bandit anymore?

What do you think?

Hurry!

Tell him to stop!

Xiaoqi!

Xiaoqi! Stop!

Stop!

Come down now!

Xiaoqi, come down now!

What happened?

Lord Tong is upset

He doesn't want you to wear Fang La's dragon garb

Who?

Bah! Some lord, my foot

He couldn't even do his job properly

but want to stop me from having fun?

Who cares about him anyway?

I will wear this garb

and ride my horse

Your Excellency!

Don't kill anymore!

I will bring Fang La back to the Capital

You've completed your job

You can rest a few days

before going back to the Capital

Go!

I've brought back Fang La

Were you the one who captured Fang La?

Um…

Well, no

Were you the one who captured Qingxi City?

So Lord Tong, what have you got to say?

It's my fault for being late

I let Song Jiang took the largest credit

Even if you're early

you might not even be able to capture Fang La

But I'm the bandit suppression commissioner

you've recommended

I can't let the Mount Liang bandits

take all the credit for capturing Fang La

Defender-in-chief Gao

Who do you think

the credit should go to?

You're right, Grand Preceptor

Whether the credit goes to you

or Song Jiang

depends on how you deal with it

Brother

Wu Song refuses to return to the Capital

Why?

He wants to become a monk here

Where is he?

He's inside the elder's meditation room

Go

Let's go and find him

Brother

Wu Song

Please come back with me

With your current state

I will be worried

if you stay here alone

If I leave you halfway

I will be a heartless man

Now the riots in Jiangnan have been suppressed

you have completed your mission

Though I haven't died

I've become a useless person

Even if I accept the Emperor's rewards

I won't be able to enjoy them

It's better for me to become a monk, free of hassles

The elder of the temple has promised to accept me

I hope you can

grant me this wish

No!

I will take you back even if I have to carry you

Brother

I've made up my mind

Please go back without me

and don't account for me

The enemies have arrived!

The enemies have arrived

Liuhe Temple

Sixty-three generals killed on the battlefield: Qin Ming, Xu Ning, Dong Ping, Zhang Qing, Liu Tang, Shi Jin, Suo Chao, Zhang Shun, Lei Heng, Shi Xiu, Xie Zhen, Xie Bao, Ruan Xiao'er, Ruan Xiaowu, Song Wan, Jiao Ting, Tao Zongwang, Han Tao, Peng Qi, Cao Zheng, Xuan Zan, Kong Liang, Zheng Tianshou, Shi En, Deng Fei, Zhou Tong, Gong Wang, Bao Xu, Duan Jingzhu, Lü Fang, Yan Shun, Ma Lin, Guo Sheng, Ou Peng, Yu Baosi, Chen Da, Yang Chun, Li Zhong, Xue Yong, Li Yun, Ding Desun, Shi Yong, Du Qian, Zou Yuan, Li Li, Tang Long, Wang Dingliu, Cai Fu, Zhang Qing, Hao Siwen, Wang Ying, Hu Sanniang, Wei Dingguo, Sun Erniang, Gu Dasao, Sun Xin, Sun Li, Shi Qian Eight generals lost through illness along the way: Yang Zhi, Zhang Heng, Mu Hong, Yang Xiong, Kong Ming, Zhu Gui, Zhu Fu, Bai Sheng General who lost an arm and became a monk at Liuhe Temple, declining rewards: Wu Song

Li Jun has fallen from the horse!

Someone has fallen from his horse!

Li Jun has fallen from his horse!

His pulse is weak

He must have overworked

He needs to rest for a few days

Brother Li Jun

The army must return within the deadline

We can only carry you along the way

You cannot miss the deadline because of me

Let me rest at a fishing village nearby

Brother

If you pity me

please let Tong Wei and Tong Meng take care of me

We will return when I'm better

Brother

let Tong Wei and Tong Meng stay behind to care for him

All right

When you recover

please catch up to us

Yes

Brother Song

There are few good generals who survived till the end

We brothers don't want to go back to the Capital

We will find our own place in life

Farewell

Brother

Defender-in-chief

They've returned

Finally

Please to meet you, Lord Su

Please rise

Commander Song

Who's the person who captured Fang La in Jiangnan?

Wu Song caught Fang La with one arm

His story has been sung throughout Jiangnan

Don't you believe it?

Brother

I contributed to Fang La's capture as well!

I used my axe to pin him down!

What happened?

Is someone stealing our credit?

That's good

That's good

Defender-in-chief

What's…

That Tong Guan brought Fang La back to the Capital

He got greedy and tried to take all the credit

I was waiting for you to come back

This is good

Don't worry about the rest

I will settle it for you

What?

I will chop off his head!

Iron Ox, stop!

Your Excellency

My 108 brothers from Mount Liang…

Some died, some were injured and some left

Half of them are gone

Though I'm still alive

I didn't expect the first news since our return

to be so upsetting

Commander Song, do not worry

I will report to His Majesty

and clarify the whole story

Now that you’ve fully completed your mission

General, please take some comfort

Everyone, please enter the city and rest

Wait for His Majesty to reward you

Please

Brother

Where is Yan Qing?

He left

What?

He left me a letter

He said he wanted to travel alone

He has not recovered from his injuries

How could you let him go?

Since he has decided to leave

we should let him go

Summoning Song Jiang and others to the Imperial Court!

Summoning Song Jiang and others into the Court!

Long live Your Majesty!

Rise, my generals

I know that

you've suffered much hardship

to suppress the bandits in Jiangnan

You've lost half your comrades

I feel sorry for your losses

Thanks to Your Majesty’s kindness

we were able to fight on the battlefield

and repay our country!

Among my 108 brothers

eight out of ten had died on the battlefield

If Your Majesty can reward us

the dead will have peace

and the living will have protection

I will have no regrets

even if I have to go back to the wilderness

I beseech Your Majesty to make a wise disposition

I've learned

about your hardship

Palace Attendant

announce my edict

Reward them!

Imperial edict

Among the fallen in the Southern Expedition

generals will be titled Martial Gentlemen of Valor and Loyalty

Vice-generals will be titled Gentlemen of Righteousness and Integrity

A temple will be set up for them

Wu Song caught Fang La with one arm

As he has become a monk at Liuhe Temple

he will be given the title of Grand Master Qingzhong

and a hundred thousand strings of coins

for his retirement

Chief Vanguard Song Jiang

will be given the title of Grand Master of Military Virtue

Governor of Chuzhou

and Commander-in-chief of Infantry and Cavalry

Thank you, Your Majesty

Deputy Vanguard Lu Junyi

is given the title of Grand Master of Military Merit

Governor of Luzhou

and Commander-in-chief of Infantry and Cavalry

Thank you, Your Majesty

Counselor Wu Yong

will be made Pacification Commissioner of the Wusheng Army

Thank you, Your Majesty

Huyan Zhuo will be made Commander of Imperial Defense

Thank you, Your Majesty

Li Kui will be made Commander-General of Runzhou, Zhenjiang

Thank you, Your Majesty

Guan Sheng, Daming Prefecture's Commander of Infantry and Cavalry

Thank you, Your Majesty

Ruan Xiaoqi will be made Commander-General of Gaitian Army

Your Majesty

Sir Gao, what's the matter?

Your Majesty

Ruan Xiaoqi wore the dragon garb of Fang La

and rode his horse around Qingxi City

Though he thought it fun

I fear he's still a bandit at heart

We must punish him according to the law

Your Majesty

Ruan Xiaoqi doesn't know the law

It's a moment of childish exuberance

and he didn't mean to offend

His two elder brothers had sacrificed themselves for the country

and he has made a huge contribution

Please forgive him

Your Majesty

Your Majesty

Since Ruan Xiaoqi has contributed

he can be pardoned from death

Please demote him to become a commoner

Your Majesty

All right

We will follow what the grand preceptor said

We will forfeit Ruan Xiaoqi's given position

but still give him his gold

and let him go back home

Thank you, Your Majesty

Court dismissed

In this vast world

Runs the spirit of our nation, long inherited through the ages

By the old imperial walls and on the streets and alleys

Who's telling stories of heroes over and over again?

Riding up hill and down dale

Heroes risk their lives for justice and righteousness

Ups and downs, twists and turns

Striving for the right time, right place and right people

Ups and downs, twists and turns

Striving for the right time, right place and right people

Riding up hill and down dale

Heroes risk their lives for justice and righteousness

Ups and downs, twists and turns

Striving for the right time, right place and right people

Striving for the right time, right place and right people

We must get rid of Lu Junyi before we go for Song Jiang

Next on Water Margin

Since it's a gift, let me have a sip first

Li Kui, this is the poisoned liquor rewarded by His Majesty

Even if I'm dead, I'll be a ghost by your side

Episode 42 Song Jiang's Death To Be Continued