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In January of the first year of Chu Ping period(190AD)

18 local lords smeared blood sworn to form an alliance to recover Han

They elected YuanShao the chief of Alliance jointly to attack Dong Zhuo

Yuan Shao

Sun Jian

Cao Cao

Gong Sun Zan

Yuan Su

Bao Xin

The Han's reign is disintegrated

Dong Zhuo takes advantage of disorder toscourge both emperor and subjects

At this time of national crisis

We hereby rally a righteous army to save the country

Our allies should fight together To show subject's loyalty

Whoever betrays this alliance May Heaven strike him down

The Heaven and our ancestor would keep on watching us

Our allies should fight together To show subject's loyalty

Whoever betrays this alliance May Heaven strike him down

I order Sun Jian governor of Changsha to be the vanguard

And advance to Sishui Pass

The main force will march to Luoyang this very day

18 routes of trrops are advancing

What shall we do?

Don't worry father

Those local lords are nothing to me

I'll lead my men to kill them all

With you Lu Bu,I Can rest assured

Prime Minister

Why break a fly upon a wheel General Hua Xiong

Don't bother Lu Bu to go fight in person

It's as easy as winking to cut off the heads of the local lords

We'd like to follow him

Good I appoint you as cavalry commander

Thank you

The four of you will go to Sishui pass to join the battle

You'll be rewarded after you kill the enemy

Thank you

Brother

Sun jian is known as the tiger of Jiang dong

Now the chief has ordered him to fight in the van

What it be seizes the first merit

Do you mean..

I'll give you 3000 trvops

You may take short cut to Sishui Pass first to challenge the enemy

If you win The first merist will be yours

Yes,I'll go to seie the first merit

That's what I mean

Report

Report,General Bao Zhong challenged the enemyin front of Sishui Pass

Generall Bao Zhong was killed by Hua Xiong

Please

General Hua.You won the victorv in the first blow

May be he even didn't know

How be met his doom

The 18 routes of troops are a disorderly band

Bao lhong's head has been sent to the capital

The Prime minister promotes you military governor

Congratulations Cheers Governor Hua

Governor Hua Sun Jian is challenging you

I'll kill him after I drink this wine

Governor...

Sun Jian has four valiant generals under him don't take enemy lightly

Report

Hu Zhen was killed by Sun Jian

He has a well deserved reputation

Pass my order

Set the arrows flying in clouds

Don't be panic

Out general won the victory in the first battle

Enemy General Hu Zhen was killed

It's only matter of time to seize the pass,But we're short of provisions

Please give us provisions as early as possible

So that he can break into the pass to catch Dong Zhuo in the capital

General Sun Jian really deserves his reputation

Our general shows respects to you

We hope you will issue us provisions soon

You may go back now to tell General Sun

Provisions will be ready toady

Thanks.General

That's what I ought to do to clear the rebels

Thank you

The provisions

Of course we should hand them out to Sun Jian

Only

Only if he breaks Sishui Pass

All the other lords will be eclipsed by his victory

That's right

Sun Jian is known as a tiger of Jiangdong

If he breaks in to Sishui Pass

And through Sishiu pass and kills Dong Zhuo

He'll take his place

It'd be better to let his troops disintegrate

If we don't hand out provisions

You're right

Governor

According to the scouts report

Yuan Shu refuses to give provisions to Su Jian his troops are in a confusion

Just as I said they're a disorderly band

Yuan Shu is afraid Sun Jian outshines him inthe battle

So he refuses to hand out provisions

Eacj troes tp cjeat ptjers How could they ally with each other

It's the right time you build up you power

What do you think?

I think

You can wipe out Sun Jian's troops Just tonight

Don't panic whoever disobeys will be executed

Please mount the horse

Where mount the horse

You red turban's a ready target

Please change with mine

You may go that way I'll lure away the enemy

I never expected Sun Jian would be defeated by Hua Xiong

The other day Boa Zhong took an unauthorized action

It cost his life as well as heavy casualties

Now Sun Jian has failed too

It greatly damaged the merits

Why don't you speak

Governor Gong Sun Who's that man behind you

He's my childhood friend Liu Bei

He is coming to fight Dong Zhuo

Isn't he the suppressor of the Yellow Turbans

Yes

I've long heard of your great name

Magistrate Liu if offspring of

Prince Jing of Zhongshan and great- great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing

Since he's an imperial clansman bring him a seat

I respect you not for your rank but for yourbeing an imperial offspring

Please

Report

Report,Hua Xiong has come of the pass

And shows Sun Jian's red hat

Is challening us to fight

Well who dare take his challenge?

I'd like to go

Report

Yu She couldn't lest for 3 rounds

Andwaskilled by Hua Xiong

What

Don't panic

I've General Pan Feng He can kill Hua Xiong

All right,let Pan Feng go to fight

Yes

Get my weapon

Report,Pan Feng was killed by Hua Xiong too

It's a pity,my general Yan Liang and Wen Chou are no there

If either of them is here Hua xiong is dead

I'll go to cut off Hua Xiong's head

Who are you

He is Liu Bei's sworn brother Guan Yu

What's his rank?

He's Liu Bei's archer and horseman

You think we've got no better man

How dare a little archer boast here

Guards Get him out of here

Don't be angry Since he said he could do it

Why don't we give him a try

Let an archer match Hua Xiong They'll be laugh at us

This man looks noble and dignified

How could Hua Xiong know he is an archer

If I lose,You may execute me

Good

Get wine

Please drink this hot wine to boast your courage

Juts put it here I'll be right back

Zhang Fei

The wine is still warm please!

My brother has killed Hun Xiong

Why don't we break into Pass to catch Dong Zhuo alive now?

Hold it

You're only a soldier A country magistrate

How dare you make a show of your strength before us ministers here?

Guards!Get him out of here!

Winners ought to be rewarded no matter how humble be is!

Since you only value a county magistrate I take leave now

Don't ruin out cause for a word

What an arrogant bastard!

Li Ru

Prime Minister

Hua Xiong was killed

We can't take the enemy lightly

Yuan Shao's uncle Yuan Kiu is the imperial advisor

What it he coordinates with Yuan Shao from within

We should be careful of that

Right

Send men to kill Yuan's whole family

Traitor Dong Zhuo

I'll be reconcilable with you

Li Jue,Guo Si

Yes!

You two lead 500,000 troops to guard Sishui pass

Don't attack but defend it

Yes!

Li Ru,Lu Bu,Fam Chao,Zhang Ji

You will come with me to Hulao Pass with 150,000 troops to resist enemy

Yes!

Chao Mao,Bao Xin,Yuan Yi,Kong Rong Zhang Yang,Tao Chan,Gorgsun Zhan

Your eight armies will join force And march to Hulao Pass

Cao Cao leads troops to coordinate between the two passes

Match to Hulao to catch Dong Zhuo

Hulao Pass

Who dare go to fight?

I do

Who's he?

He's Fang Yuea well known general of Henei!

Lu Bu hold it!

He's my junior office Mu Sun

Lu Bu is brave and peerless

Only after we catch Lu Bu

Can we get Dong Zhuo

Let me go for a fight with him

You slave, here's Zhang Fei from Hebei

Beat the drum

There you go

Brothers here I am!

Beat the drum

Charge

Close the city gate!

Very joyful!

To withdraw!

Big brother, so satisfactied

Today at Hulao Pass

The 18Lords jointly fouyght Lu Bu

The chief has ordered us to match to Sishui Pass

What do you think we shall do?

We suffered heavy casualties the other day

It's not fight more for the moment

Yuan Shu is in charge of provisions

He is jealous of virtuous and capable person

Refused to give us provisions

Why do you have go sacrifice for him?

Chen Pu, Han Dang

You two come with me to Yuan Shu's camp

Yuan Shu

I don't have any scores with Dong Zhuo

Now I risk my life to fight for the Nation

And also for your personal score with him

But you lent a ready ear to stander And refused to hand out provisions

As a result I was defeated by Hua Xiong

How do you find it

It was his idea not to give you provisions

General, It wasn't all my idea!

How dare you deny it!

Guards!Take him out to be executed!

Spare my life please...

Please forgive me for my following a wrong idea!

Now you've killed that man Our misunderstanding is cleared up

Let's act with one mind from now on

You're right

You're wanted back in the camp Generl Sun

Well then,I take leave now

Please!

My respects General Sun

What are you doing here?

I'm here at the prime minister order

What did Dong Zhuo send you here for?

The prime minister respects you he set me here to propose marriage

Marriage?

He wanted to marry his daughter to your son

Stop up

Dong Zhuo is a traitor And bullies the emperor

I wish could kill his entire family

How could I unite with him by marriage!

Well,General

Get out!

Go back to tell traitor to surrender

Get out!

If you surrerder in time I may spare your life

Other wise I'll tear you into pieces

Sun Jian was too imprudent It wasn't my fault

Get out of here!

The marriage proposal doesn't work What shall we do next?

Lu Bu was just defeated And our morale is low

We'd better withdraw troops to uo Yang and move the capital Chang'an

Move the capital?

Chang'an is vast with big population It's an ancient capital of dynasties

Besides you were there for years And laid a solid foundation

It has the naturai barrier of Tongguan Pass

We can avoid the spearhead of the lords and it's easy to defend as well

Have you ever hard of a children's folk rhyme?

Children's folk rhyme?

A Han in the east a Han in the west

For a deer at large Chang'an is the best

What does it mean?

The Han in the west means

Gaozu Who was prosperous in the west capital Chang'an stood for 12 reigns

The Han in the east mean

Emperor Gongwu who was prosperous it the east Luoyang

It has by now stood for 12 reigns too

It's the Heaven's transmigration

That you move the capital back the Chang'an

If you hadn't made it clear I wouldn not have understood its implication

Heaven's will lies in a children's folk rhyme!

Well,withdraw our troops to Luoyang And arrange for moving the capital

I pay my respects to Your Majesty

Why don't we pursue And attack Dong Zhuo now?

Dong Zhuo burned the imperial palace And hold the emperor under duress

That has shocked the whole country

At this time of national chrisis

How could we holt the rtoops and just wait?

Dong Zhuo was afraid of the strong power of the 18 lords and decided to

Move the capital westwards only to avoid the spearhead of out army

Lu Bu failed in the battle of Hulao Pass

Their morale is low but ours is high

If we go on to fight We'll surely win the final battle

We can't afford to miss the goood chance

Our troops and horses are too tired to fight

Yes we can't take reckless action!

It's a waste of time to discuss with you