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Episode 8

Liang Tian is gone

No

You're lying

Xiugu

Let me see him. Let go!

Xiugu

Let go! Let go!

Don't go in!

How can he be gone?

-Let go! -Xiugu

Wasn't he awake this morning?

Didn't he say…

Xiugu

Didn't he say

we'll pick up my dad together when he recovers?

Dead?

Dead?

Is he dead?

He's dead

Attention!

He Yingqin Mansion, Chongqing

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Looks like Yasuji Okamura isn't a supporter of the peace talk

Mr. Chiang is furious

He gave me a strict order

We must win the Battle of West Hunan

I'll be the commander-in-chief of the Battle of West Hunan

I couldn't convince Mr. Chiang

to abort the Battle of West Hunan

He firmly believes that

war is the only way to achieve peace

He insists on going to war

I agree with him now

I'll fight the battle, while you hold the peace talk

I'm in the light, while you're in the dark

We'll support each other

We have to work together in just the right way

The peace talk depends on

you, me, and Mr. Chiang

Of course

I need to keep control of the Battle of West Hunan

I see

That's why Commandant made the natural decision

to appoint you as commander-in-chief

Can you work out a way

to get someone out of sight for me?

Who?

Liang Tong

Liang Tong?

If Chen Cheng takes charge of the Battle of West Hunan

and if the peace talk goes through

but he won't stop fighting

that will make the situation very tricky

That's true

But what does Liang Tong have to do with this?

Chen Cheng isn't in command

That's the problem

Chen Cheng's

Ministry of War still plays a part in deploying troops

In the Central Army

many people belong in Chen Cheng's faction

Hu Ziqi's 18th Corp

has been deployed here

In your opinion

who will people like Hu Ziqi listen to

him or me?

You're afraid that Liang Tong…

Yes

Liang Tong is very popular now

He has many supporters

Think about it

The soldiers come from their forces

Liang Tong will be commanding them

Chen Cheng will remotely control them from the back

Will my orders ever be passed to them?

That will be a problem

If the peace talk goes through

but we can't halt the Battle of West Hunan

then our efforts would…

Actually

I'd also like to keep Liang Tong here

I don't understand

a lot of his behaviors

You're suspecting him?

Yes

I suspect him

Are you being paranoid?

You can never be too careful

Better to kill three thousand by mistake than to let one person go

You have this kind of spirit

Selected Works of Mao Zedong

I've been reading this Selected Works of Mao Zedong

that you gave me

The communists are terrifying

A man we don't know at all holds a key post in the military

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decision-making department, controlling the fate of the country

If he's a communist

that will destroy our party and nation

Look into this carefully

Report to me if you find anything suspicious

I have a favor to ask of you right now

Speak up

Stop Liang Tong from getting into the General Staff Office

and keep him by my side

so that I can keep an eye on him

This may

require Commandant's orders

I'll talk to him

Thank you, sir

Oh, right

There's another important matter

This is an authorization letter Mr. Chiang wrote to Liao Bin

To President Liao Bin, Chiang Chung-cheng

I'll go to Shanghai at once

Zhou's Mansion, Mourning

This is your favorite liquor

Have some more

I think I'm the culprit for Liang Tian's death

If only I didn't leave

Don't say that

If you were in the room

you'd be dead too

Japs

They're bastards

I'll definitely avenge you

Mourning Devastated for eternal loss Shed tears and recall fond memories

by all means

Mourning We shall never meet again Loud sorrowful music Sound of crying follows the flying wild cranes Recall past memories in bright moon and clear wind

Mengxiang is here

Sister, I'm late

Sorry for your loss

Come inside

Brother

we'll definitely avenge Liang Tian

Sorry for your loss

Allow me to introduce

Pang

This is Liang Tong, Director Liang

Pang Zhuping

commander of The Hump Transportation Route

Pang Zhuping, Major General Commander of The Hump Transportation Route

Director Liang, I've heard a lot about you

We've spoken on phone

Command of The Hump Transportation Route, right?

Yes, it's me

Come in

Commander Pang, you must come with intention

Talk about it

Director Liang

it's not really the right time to talk about it today

but the situation is dire

You are my immediate supervisor

so I'll be frank with you

Speak up

Are we not going to fight the Battle of West Hunan?

Of course, we're going to fight it

and it's going to be a big fight

The Armaments Department already signed an order

Don't transport other goods via the Hump

Now the frontline is in urgent need of supplies

They need ammunition and gasoline

Transport these

You're right, Director Liang

The Hump

was supposed to transport these strategic emergency supplies

Right?

Yes

But now, some people

are still forcing me to transport their private goods

European furniture, lighting, paintings, carpets

All kinds of things

Enough to host an exhibition

Also lobsters and huge beds

Everything

I refused to transport the huge beds from the U.S.

Guess what?

They issued an order

and sent me away

Alright, I'm gone now

They can transport anything they want. It's none of my business

You're removed from your post?

Not really

I'm forced to take sick leaves

Do I look I'm sick?

Do I?

I think they're sick. Seriously sick

Commander Pang

don't let this information go public

It will harm our morale

Mengxiang, you should report this

to the Chairman

Rain is the sky's tears

Chief Zhao

Rain is the sky's tears We shall never meet again

what is it?

The hitman showed himself

Where's General Liang?

Inside

General Liang, Sakugawa showed himself

Lead the way

Let's go take a look

Let's go

Rain is the sky's tears

Wait for me!

Is Sakugawa back?

Yes

He brought back a huge case

We suspect explosives

He's been working on it in his room since he got back

Go inside with me

Chief has orders

We should wait till General Liang's arrival to take actions

General Liang is on his way

We should wait for him

Cut the crap

I'll take responsibility if things go wrong. Let's go

General

Any casualties?

No one was injured

He was still assembling bombs when I arrived

Then I made him unconscious with incense

I didn't expect

the renowned Sakugawa was just like this

A simple thief

could take him down in China

Shouren, this was a smart move

I don't want brothers in the BIS

shed blood for my personal feud

Thanks

General

Sakugawa escaped from me so many times

but you never blamed me

I'm already very grateful

Where is he?

I'll kill you!

You think you can run away! Get up!

-Xiugu. -Let go of me

What are you doing?

Xiugu

we'll let you have him after we've questioned him

What's there to question?

Just beat him to death

Right, let Xiugu take it out on him. Just kill him

-Right. -No, we still need to question him

He used to be a Bushi

He got hot-headed and joined the military

Maybe we'll get something new from him

Wake him up

Yes, sir

Get up

Speak up

Who exactly are you?

Untie me

Untie him

Yes, sir

Come

Help and untie him

Take away the explosives

Yes, sir

I am from the Empire of Japan

I am the heir of Sakugawa Kanga

He was the founder of

the Japanese karate school

and represents the highest achievement of Japanese Bushido

I want you to know that

I take pride in him

I'll never embarrass him

What does that mean?

Tong, what did he say?

He said

he's the heir of Sakugawa Kanga

He wouldn't embarrass his family

Shut up!

If that's the case

I'll give you a chance

Shoot yourself

General

Tong

Put the gun down. Don't move

Shouren, put the gun down

General

There's no bullet in this gun

It's too easy for him

to die like this

Ma'am, can I help you?

I'm here to see General Liang

You are?

I'm from the U.S. Embassy

My apologies. This way, please

This way, please

Sorry for your loss

Commandant also came

Miss Melanie. What a coincidence

Mr. Zhang, why are you here?

Mrs. Liang and my wife are colleagues at the school

We're here to express our condolences

Perhaps I can introduce you to them

Sure

Let me introduce

This is Miss Melanie from the U.S. Embassy

This is General Liang Tong's wife

Hello, my name is Yang Suya

Hello

I am Ambassador Hurley's secretary

I'm here to express condolences to General Liang on his behalf

Thank you

Is General Liang here?

He happened to be out on business

Sorry for your loss

Thank you

This is?

This is my wife

Fu Manhua

Let's go pay our respects

Alright

This is General Liang Tong's wife

Hello, my name is Yang Suya

My name is Yang Suya

General Headquarters of Japanese China Expeditionary Army, Nanjing

Yasuji Okamura Commander-in-Chief of Japanese China Expeditionary Army

Attention

He's waiting for you

Come in

Excuse me

I asked them to let you in as soon as you arrive

Masanobu

you are a distinguished guest

from the general staff office

You deserve my attention

No

I'm not here to be your guest

I'm here to solve

the crisis of the Empire of Japan with you

I've heard about your proposal

You believe that we should withdraw all forces stationed in China

and moved them to the Pacific battlefield

to fight a final battle

with the U.S. and Britain

Yes

There is no escape from

the battle on home soil

However

a withdrawal won't just happen

according to your will

No

If the peace talk goes through

we'd be able to withdraw with dignity

The Chinese must also want to end this war as soon as possible

Peace talk

is indeed a strategic move

However

if the Soviet Union send troops to Manchuria

the Chinese would be more than excited

Peace talk is nothing but a dream

No one would give away victory that's already won

Are you insane?

You are insulting

the spirit of the soldiers of the Great Japanese Empire

Even if there is only a little hope

I must fight for it

Now Chiang Kai-shek's situation

isn't much better than ours

The Japanese mainland is already in a state of emergency

The air force and navy

have all sacrificed

We only have ground forces left

Our Army's strength is insufficient

to effectively counteract in the Pacific region

and on our home soil

Our army is strong enough

to rapidly deal with the situation in China

and simultaneously support

the Pacific and Asian fronts

Of course

we're also capable of defending our homeland

If

the Soviet Red Army send troops to Northeast China

everything will change

The Soviet armored units are very powerful

So far, the Japanese army had driven

the Chinese army away in an overwhelming fashion

This will change if the Soviet Union attacks

From my personal experience of

fighting with the Soviet Red Army

if we fight with them

it will be the end for us

I've exchanged opinions with General Yoshijiro Umezu

We are in perfect agreement

But, but

I still hope you can change your mind

I hope to have your support

Truth always

rests with the minority

Masanobu

the Japanese Military Academy

never advocates self-righteousness

The Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact

is still in effect

It won't take long

for that to be abolished

We still have time

Germany is still fighting

Please

You must not bomb Chongqing

If you bomb Chongqing

the failure will be doomed

So you

already know we'll bomb Chongqing

Therefore

please give me more time

Right now, Prince Chichibu and Prime Minister Kuniaki Koiso

are all doing their best

for His Majesty and the Cabinet

We're even having talks

with the Chongqing Government

Everything is going

as we've expected

You must not bomb Chongqing

not to mention the assassination of Chiang Kai-shek

I won't argue with you about

Japan-China relations

And I won't agree to peace talks

I admire your loyalty to your country

and your courage to

defy people's misconceptions

You're not a coward

Our roots

are in Japan

If we can't even protect our roots

What would that mean?

Come!

Please

Take him out

Please

Please

Mr. Okamura

don't assassinate Chiang Kai-shek

Don't bomb Chongqing

Mr. Okamura

Mr. Okamura

Mr. Okamura

Mr. Okamura

The Battle of West Hunan will break out soon

Chen Cheng has already agreed to

transfer Liang Tong to the General Staff Office

Liang Tong has finally fulfilled his wish

to join the Battle of West Hunan

As for the post-war National Army garrison plan

he only needs to go through the handover procedures

Liang Tong is about to leave his family again

He doesn't know when he'll be back

This Time magazine for Liang Tong

is still lying in the mailbox

Liang Tong didn't come to retrieve it

In a state of emergency, he should pick up the mail in three days

Is Liang Tong in danger?

What exactly happened to He Meihui?

Luo Haobin is feeling inexplicably nervous

No matter what happens

Luo Haobin must meet with Liang Tong

Telephone

and deliver Yan'an's instructions to him as soon as possible

As a last resort

Luo Haobin decided to use

the emergency notification

Excuse me, I'd like to use your phone

Loyalty to Party and Country

Hello

I'd like to speak to Mr. Liang

General Liang, he's not here

You can call his office

General?

Loyalty to Party and Country

Who are you?

Sorry

I'm from the bookstore

What's your business?

Please tell Mr. Liang

the latest issue of Time magazine he ordered from America

has arrived

Would you tell him to come pick it up when he has the time

Loyalty to Party and Country

Alright, I'll tell him

Sorry for bothering you

Thanks

Chief

Chief

Any updates?

The files are incomplete

When we evacuated Shanghai

some files were buried on the spot

And those files in Shanghai

were dug out by No. 76 and

and are now in the archives of No. 76

Chief

This person is suspicious

We've already caught these two

This one escaped

It's a woman

Looks alike, right?

Who's in charge of this case?

This was a case long ago

Gu Shunzhang held a training course

and took some interns on a few cases

This was one of them

General Liang

the bookstore just called

The Time magazine you ordered from the U.S. has arrived

They asked you to go pick it up

Thanks

General Liang

General Liang

Minister Chen asked you to go to his office

Alright

Luo Haobin sent out the emergency code

This was the moment Liang Tong was eagerly waiting for/

Luo Haobin must have already

put the information about the time and place of the meeting

into the mailbox

Liang Tong is eager to get instructions from his supervisors

so that he could make the next move

Director

Why did you come here?

It's very urgent

Speak up, Minister Chen is waiting

Do you still remember the case

Wang Musen was in charge of?

Yes

Check this out

Look at these two

Do they look alike?

I was wondering why she seemed familiar

Right now, all the files here

are in the archive room of No. 76 in Shanghai

What shall we do?

I'm going to Shanghai

I'll handle this

Just remember

keep a close eye

on that Melanie

Yes, sir

Director Zeng, Minister Chen asked you to wait for him

He'll be here shortly

Come in, please

A cup of tea, please

You're also here

Minister Chen asked for you too?

Yes

While he's not here, there's something I want to tell you

What is it?

Zhou Yingkui

was wrongly accused

Really?

That battalion that raised the white flag

isn't the real Sichuan Army

They are a puppet army that surrendered

This battalion was undergoing reassignment at the back

When the front line was pushed back, it was revealed

and the Japanese surrounded it

The commander of that puppet army

killed the officer sent by Zhou Yingkui in order to survive

and raised the white flag

Zhou Yingkui only learned that his men

raised the white flag after he broke out from the siege

The battlefield at that time is now occupied by the enemies

The surrendered troops

has now returned to the National Army's garrison plan

Even if he has doubts

I'm afraid you can't find evidence

The rebel army was ruthless

Not one of Zhou Yingkui's men returned

Yeah, Zhou Yingkui's men are all gone

What a pity

Guangxi, is your source reliable?

Of course

I learned of this when I was in Nanjing

Soon, I'll have evidence

If you can really provide evidence

then Mr. Zhou will get out of jail

I need to thank you

You're welcome

Zhou Yingkui should be fine

You're both here

Minister

Minister

Your brother was just buried

but I don't have time for you to rest

State affairs are our priority

Latest news

The Americans have stormed Okinawa

and the Soviet Red Army began assaults on Berlin

Victory is at hand

The Soviet-Japanese Neutrality Pact has been totally abolished

It seems that the Soviets are prepared politically, militarily

and diplomatically to move south to Northeast China

This is the Chairman's concern

The Soviets have dreamt of moving into

the Pacific region for hundreds of years

This time, they wouldn't give up this chance

I heard that the commander-in-chief of

the Battle of West Hunan is Commander He

I was worried before

but the Chairman is right

Whoever lacks incentives should go fight this battle

If they can't win, the martial law will be waiting

He Yingqin is the Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Force

It's natural for him to command the Battle of West Hunan

Minister, who should I hand my work over to?

I want to report to the General Staff Office as soon as possible

This is why I asked you here

Chairman summoned me

He's very concerned about the post-war work

He can't sleep

Yalta is a devil

Our leader would be labelled as traitor

The defeat of Japan is already destined

At this time

the post-war National Army deployment plan that you're in charge of

is a top priority

Chairman explicitly ordered that

you shouldn't leave

Minister, please plead to Commandant on my behalf

I carry the feud of my family and country

I hope to fight on the battlefield

Stop Liang Tong from getting into the General Staff Office

and keep him by my side

so that I can keep an eye on him

This may require Commandant's order

You must believe in Mr. Chiang

He knows that good steel should be used on the edge of a knife

Minister

That's enough

It's decided

Gentlemen

the priority of our work

is Northeast China

But there's another focal point now

That's Nanjing

The New 4th Army has established many

Anti-Japanese Democratic Bases in Northeast China

Locations include Central Jiangsu, Huainan

Northern Jiangsu, Huaibei, Borders of Hubei and Henan

Southern Jiangsu, Wanjiang River, and Eastern Zhejiang

They've formed a strategic envelope

around the Japanese occupied central cities such as Nanjing

Shanghai, Hangzhou, Wuhan and Hefei

That's why the Chairman is very concerned about the New 4th Army

Nanjing is the capital of the National Government

and Shanghai is the largest city in China

It's about reputation

If the New 4th Army take control of these cities

it would be very awkward for us

Liang Tong, your main task is to find out

the scale and numbers of the puppet army

in the hands of the Nanjing Government

and their plan after reassignment

Minister

Two hundred planes of the Kwantung Army

have assembled in Nanjing

The plan to bomb the residence of the Chairman in Chongqing

is about to be implemented

They're asking for death

Implement air interception

If need be, we'll fight an aerial battle

Perhaps

we have a better way

Perhaps we'll get a chance to find a fundamental solution

You two, leave for Shanghai tonight

You must meet Zhou Fohai

Yes, sir

Yes, sir

Liang Tong senses that Masanobu Tsuji's conspiracy

is the peace talk

Is Zeng Guangxi already part of the secret peace talk?

Liang Tong has a strong feeling that

this trip to Shanghai will bring him closer to the truth

Chongqing

But as they will leave for Shanghai tonight

Liang Tong has no time to pick up the message

His wish to join the Battle of West Hunan

is dashed in a blink of the eye

Liang Tong is very disappointed about this

The sudden trip to Shanghai

gave Liang Tong a strange feeling

Who exactly

arranged all of this?

I almost forgot

The camera Melanie gave you

is really nice

The photos are great. Don't let them go to waste

That's very considerate of you

Who would think of you like this but me?

I've been wanting to tell you this

Sakugawa killed your brother

I'm partly responsible

Let it go

If my brother was still alive

he'd already be Mr. Zhou's son-in-law

We may have unexpected findings

when we're in Shanghai this time

If we find the person who surrendered

that would be evidence

Then Mr. Zhou could be released

The Battle of West Hunan broke out in April 1945

Shanghai

The ship is about to dock

We will soon be in enemy occupied territory

In terms of safety, I'll watch your back

But you also need to be careful yourself

Commandant gave you such an important job

I can't take responsibility if anything goes wrong

Do I look like a piece of fragile porcelain?

Don't get full of yourself

I'm telling you

the Communist Party is starting to show interest in you

In the secret Communist Party telegrams I intercepted

your name was mentioned many times

Because of the Yalta Agreement

No. 76, Agent Headquarters of Wang Jingwei's Regime, Shanghai

Attention

Director Zeng

Mr. Zhou

Today is an important day

We're welcoming the messengers from Chongqing

Director Zeng and General Liang Tong

Let's welcome Director Zeng give a speech

Hello everyone

I just looked around

Most of you

are old friends of mine

This gentleman beside me is General Liang Tong

Maybe you haven't met him before

or even haven't heard of him

But I believe that

you must have heard of

Battle of Shanghai

Battle of Wuhan

and Battle of Changsha

General Liang Tong has made great contributions

in these major battles