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Episode 39
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Then believe in the facts
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Go see what happened to Huang Botao's corps
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That's right
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The order to make Huang Botao's corps
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wait for the 44th Army
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was not given by Liang Tong
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But I know someone who can prove that
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it was Liang Tong's suggestion to Gu Zhutong
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Simple yet reasonable suggestion
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wiped out Huang Botao's corps
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they were the fiercest soldiers
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Huang Botao is a great warrior
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a rare talent
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Let bygones be bygones
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Now it's time to think
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what the Communist Army's next target is
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Is it the 12th Corps?
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Is it the 18th Army?
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We are much stronger than Huang Botao's corps
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If the Communist Army wants to destroy us
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they might be prepared to suffer heavy losses
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That depends on who leads them, the 12th Corps
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and the 18th Army
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Under your command, they are fierce warriors
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Under Huang Wei's command, they are cowards
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That's the real reason Liang Tong asked you to leave
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I won't believe it
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until I see the truth
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You can only see the truth
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if you don't trust anyone
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Ministry of National Defense
of the National Government
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Attention!
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The 7th Corps is gone
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There is no need for Du Yuming to go to the east to support
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Huang Botao held out for 12 days
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Pity
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Pass on the order
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Ask Du Yuming to stop attacking and advancing
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no reinforcements to the east
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Li Mi's 13th Corps guard Xuzhou
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Du leads Qiu Qingquan's 2nd Corps
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and Sun Yuanliang's 16th Corps
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to the south to attack Su County
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Join Huang Wei's 12th Corps
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Li Yannian's 6th Corps
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and Liu Ruming's 8th Corps
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Then attack Su County from three directions
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Yes
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Finally, the 7th Corps got wiped out
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Liang Tong is now waiting for another piece of news
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waiting to hear that the next unit is in trouble
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Because he knows
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given the fighting style of the People's Liberation Army
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and the capabilities of Liu Bocheng and Su Yu
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they would not miss a single opportunity
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The next fallen one
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will be Huang Wei and Hu Ziqi's 12th Corps
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You guys continue
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I have a meeting
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What's next for our 12th Corps
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what should we do?
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You heard Gu, didn't you?
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The 18th Army of the 12th Corps
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is the army that you and I have served
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which is of great significance to Commander Chen
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I know
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But now we can only rely on the main force to open up a passage
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Just two days of delay
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Huang Botao was besieged
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It will take far more than two days
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for General Du to reach Su County
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Although it is said that Su County will be besieged by several units
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our 12th Corps is actually isolated
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At this time
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perhaps the Communist Army that besieged Huang Botao's Corps
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would rush to the 12th Corps
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The current situation is like this
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we can only put faith in the 12th Corps
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it's a tiger
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But if I'm not around
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it's a toothless tiger
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You want to return to the unit?
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Yes
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I came here this time
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to tell you one thing
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There would be no 18th Army
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worthy of the name without me
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In order to accomplish the strategic goal of the Huaihai Campaign
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The People's Liberation Army slowed down its pace of making attacks
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which rekindled the hope
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of the Kuomintang army
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to rescue Huangwei's Corps
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Liang Tong sincerely admired the decision of the Party Central Committee
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The party-state is at the critical point of life and death
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It's time to make a decision
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Extraordinary times, extraordinary measures
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As far as we know
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the Fourth Field Army
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is likely to enter the border early
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If the Battle of Xubeng
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is sabotaged by these communist spies again
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there are going to be serious consequences
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Piles, piles!
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Remove piles immediately!
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November 22, 1948
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Central China Field Army occupied Mengcheng area
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cut off the retreat route of the 12th Corps
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We have lost Huang Botao's 7th Corps
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Now Huang Wei's 12th Corps
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is surrounded by the Communist Army in the Shuangduiji area
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I suggest we abandon Xuzhou, retreating to the Huai River
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and secure the periphery of Nanjing
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We defeat the main force of the Communist Army in the Huai River area
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and buy time for the construction of the second front
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When the Strategic Planning Department proposed this plan
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I agreed
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A full retreat to the Huai River is quite strategic
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In the Central Plains region, which is impossible to defend
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hundreds of thousands of our troops can only huddle
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in a few large strongholds
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along the main railway line
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There is a considerable distance
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from Xuzhou to the north bank of the Yangtze River
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Compared to the vast area
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controlled by the National Government
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a decisive battle on the Huai River is very beneficial to us
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It's a pity that this plan
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was not implemented in the end
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Instead, they argued that "to guard the Yangtze, one must guard the Huai"
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I'm upset
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and panicking
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By now
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it's too late
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to implement this plan
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You mean...
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Abandoning Xuzhou and retreating west
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is too frustrating
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It's the worst solution
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It is not yet time to consider this option
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Then the best solution is?
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We send five more armies to Bengbu
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so that Li Yannian's Corps, Huang Wei's Corps
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and the troops in Xu Zhou could make attacks from north and south
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then open up the Tianjin-Pukou railroad line
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That's the best solution
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In between is to hold on to Xuzhou
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we will still be possible to prevent the enemy from moving south
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Yesterday, Gu Zhutong and Liang Tong went to Wuhan to see you?
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They want to transfer Song Xilian's 14th Corps
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How can I approve that?
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Huang Wei's 12th Corps
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was already besieged
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Bunch of prodigals
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We can see the strangling battle in the Huai-Hai region
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The scale of troops sent by the two sides
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is close to a decisive battle
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a decisive battle means to do or die
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the last-ditch
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Fu Zuoyi in Northern China refuses to send troops
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We don't send troops either in central
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Then
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Battle of Xubeng will end badly
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What difference does it make?
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If we win, it's still Chiang's world
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Chiang's triumph
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I won so many times in the Northern Expedition
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so what?
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Time for them to taste failure
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But if Chiang loses
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this world is no longer Chiang's
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Report, sir
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The car is ready
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Feiyun, let's go and meet Leighton Stuart
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Yes, sir
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It's better if Vice President Li Tsung Jen stays behind
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That's why he asked me to come back
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and meet you
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General Bai and Vice President Li seem to me
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are the future of the Republic
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Please, please
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Peace will come soon
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The United States and the Soviet Union
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according to the purpose of the Yalta Agreement
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suggest making the Yangtze River the border of the two governments
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The Soviets are very supportive of this plan
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They have promised to communicate with China
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and will take the lead in achieving this plan
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The democratic system
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that President Washington established for the United States
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is an example for the Republic of China
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Of course the United States will support President Li
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The Tokyo War Crimes Trial has reached a critical juncture
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but the issues regarding the extradition of war criminals in China
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such as Yasuji Okamura
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have not been resolved for a long time
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President Chiang Kai-shek claimed that
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Yasuji Okamura and Masanobu Tsuji were seriously ill
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and can't return to Japan for the war trials
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But recently they were released on medical parole
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and became Chiang Kai-shek's military advisors
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The new government will fully promote
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the extradition of Yasuji Okamura and other war criminals
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General Bai just doesn't answer the phone himself
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After all
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He only agreed to transfer the 20th Army
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but not the others
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Isn't this blatant disobedience?
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General Bai said
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he will carry out reasonable orders
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he cannot accept unreasonable ones
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We can only rely on ourselves
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Let's see if we can transfer some troops
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from Commander-in-Chief Fu Zuoyi
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I'm afraid that's not possible
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We just received intelligence
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the Fourth Field Army
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has secretly entered the border
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The situation in Northern China will be very difficult
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We'll have to abandon Xuzhou
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and retreat to Bengbu to fight the Communist Party
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Yes
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Hu Ziqi has applied to the President to return to the front
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The President ordered him to return to the unit as soon as possible
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and flew him to the front lines in Shuangduiji with a small plane
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Commander
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I'm so glad you're back
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Hearing that you are back
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the morale of the whole army is greatly boosted
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Although we fell into the pocket array of the Communist Army
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they have a weak spot in the direction of Guzhen County
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I suggest we abandon our plan to attack Su County immediately
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and break through to Guzhen County
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and move to Li Yannian and Liu Ruming's corps
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That's the only chance we have
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The problem is
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the order is to attack Su County from three directions
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The direction of advance is Su County
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But we can't get through Su County
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If the President blames us
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It's
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A field commander must decide even against king's orders
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Let's consult the President first
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It's only 25 miles to Guzhen
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Huang Wei's Mechanized Corps
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can arrive in half a day
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But because Huang Wei didn't make his decision in time
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by the time he decided to retreat
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the Central Plains Field Army had already blocked the passage
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leading to Guzhen
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Huang Wei's 12th Corps
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lost its last chance
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Report!
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Huang Wei's 12th Corps
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is retreating
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towards Yongcheng as planned
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Got it
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Huang Wei's 12th Corps
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is in danger
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Even if Hu Ziqi returned to the unit at this time
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he won't be able to change anything
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Du's corps were retreating
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to Yongcheng as planned
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If they get through the Xu-Beng passage
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retreat to Bengbu
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and meet up with Li Yannian's 6th Corps
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and Liu Ruming's 8th Corps
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The outcome of the Battle of Xubeng would be difficult to predict
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According to the speed of Du
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the East China Field Army
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which had just wiped out Huang Botao's Corps
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was too far away
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to catch up with Du's three corps
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The only way is
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to get Du back to rescue Huang Wei's corps
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put him back into
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the East China Field Army's encirclement
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According to the plan of the Central Committee
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We must not let Du escape
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At this point, Liang Tong thought of someone
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Get me through to Minister Chen Cheng in Taiwan
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Yes, sir
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Right
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Report! Minister Chen Cheng in Taiwan is on the line
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Minister Chen
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Report, urgent message from the Ministry of National Defense
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Read it
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Du Yuming, the deputy commander-in-chief
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was ordered to lead Sun Yuanliang's 16th Corps
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Li Mi's 13th Corps
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and Qiu Qingquan's 2nd Corps
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to stop advancing towards Yongcheng
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and attack towards Suixikou
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Attack from north to south in cooperation with Li Yannian's 6th Corps
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which is advancing northward in Bengbu
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and Liu Ruming's 8th Corps
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to break the siege of Huang Wei's Corps
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The Ministry of National Defense's blind leadership
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Is the Strategic Planning Department serving the Communist Party now?
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Call back to the Ministry of National Defense
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and forward it directly to the President
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To attack or to retreat, only one can be chosen
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We're now in the middle of the retreat
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If the 300,000 troops are held up
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there are going to be serious consequences
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We must get through to Su County first
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complete the rendezvous with Li Yannian's 6th Corps
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and Liu Ruming 8th Corps
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then try to solve the siege of Huang Wei's corps
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Yes
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The President cherishes the lives of his soldiers
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Chief Chen also called the President several times
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repeatedly asking for the rescue of the 12th Corps
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It is impossible for Chen Cheng
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to abandon Huangwei's corps
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especially Hu Ziqi's 18th Army
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Same for the President
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It is indeed an outstanding unit
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I commanded that unit in Shandong
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Hu Ziqi is also a good warrior
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You saw him being surrounded
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As someone who served in the 18th Army
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you can understand this
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General Du Yuming has his reasons
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Let's wait for the President's decision
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I'm still more used to the President
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giving orders directly to the front lines
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To complete the decision made at Xibaipo
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Liang Tong made a clever move to transfer Du Yuming
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who was fleeing, back to the encirclement
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of the People's Liberation Army through Chen Cheng
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Report!
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Handwritten letter from the President
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Pass on the President's order
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Stop the advance
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Attack forward to Suixikou
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to rescue Huang Wei's 12th Corps
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Yes, sir
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Commander, why did you change again?
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The Republic will be annihilated
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He made it such a serious issue
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It seems that the president's determination to rescue
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is unchangeable
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After reading Chiang Kai-shek's letter
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Du Yuming knew very well that this order
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will lead to the destruction of the whole army
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However, given that Chiang has made such a strict order
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he worried that if he did not rescue Huang Wei's 12th Corps
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Chiang Kai-shek would blame him
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for the entire failure
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Du Yuming decided to obey the order
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and serve Chiang Kai-shek for the last time
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December 6, 1948
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After Du Yuming led his troops to the prescribed position
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they were surrounded by the East China Field Army
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Switchboard, this is Zeng Guangxi
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Check your register
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see if anyone
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called Taiwan yesterday and today
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Sir, please hold
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Report, sir
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There were five calls to Taiwan yesterday
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and two today
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Wait a minute
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Let me guess
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Chief Liang Tong of the Strategic Planning Department
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should have made a phone call to Taiwan
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And this call was made to Minister Chen Cheng
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Sir, you're amazing!
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I knew it was you
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Send it out
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It won't be a one-way trip for Hu Ziqi, will it?
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I'm really worried that
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our brothers
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will leave us one by one
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I got a message for you
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Pang Zhuping is gone
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What do you mean?
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He killed himself
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You killed him, didn't you?
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You feel bad?
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Me too
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Pang Zhuping killed himself
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Liang Tong wouldn't believe it
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Pang Zhuping was such an optimistic person
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always willing to help others
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Zeng Guangxi's message is a threat
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This man may use
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all kinds of extraordinary means
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including assassination
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Liang Tong knows he's running out of time
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He has to finish the last blow
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Do it immediately tomorrow
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as soon as Liang Tong leaves
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You kill Luo Haobin
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and create a crime scene
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I will send someone to help you leave
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When will General Liang arrive?
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After 11:00 am
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I'll tell him Luo Haobin is awake
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specifically ask for him
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General Liang is here to see Mr. Luo
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then kill him
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After that we catch General Liang, the murderer
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Is that it?
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That's right
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Don't worry about Liang Tong
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You just need to deal with
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Luo Haobin in the hospital bed
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Do it cleanly, with no loose ends
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If something goes south, the murderer's charge is on you
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And you'll die
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You hear me?
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Yes
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Yes
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00:24:05,720 --> 00:24:06,320
Remember
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do it three minutes after Liang Tong leaves
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-Yes. -Yes
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It's time to finish
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00:24:37,240 --> 00:24:39,240
Liu Feiyun received an urgent order from his superiors
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In order to ensure the victory in the Huaihai Campaign
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and eliminate Du's corps
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The Party instructed Liu Feiyun to rescue a comrade
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Unexpectedly
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this comrade is actually his rival, Liang Tong
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At this moment, there is no way
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00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,760
to avoid this insidious man, Zeng Guangxi anymore
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The battle between the best requires the best strategy
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00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:10,680
Everyone in the room
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saw Liang Tong's distress from behind
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A load has been taken off his mind
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He finally completed the task assigned to him by the Central Committee
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00:25:21,240 --> 00:25:22,520
At this moment
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Liang Tong felt unspeakably excited
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00:25:25,240 --> 00:25:27,640
Du Yuming's corps will be eliminated soon
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Liang Tong knows that
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00:25:29,120 --> 00:25:31,480
there will be no more major wars in the south of the Yangtze River
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00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:33,160
This will greatly speed up
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the pace of liberating
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He got no regrets
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perhaps only people like him and Fang understand that
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00:25:42,480 --> 00:25:48,240
how great and noble this secret mission is
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How's it going?
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00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:52,280
Everything is ready
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00:25:52,560 --> 00:25:53,920
From now until tomorrow
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00:25:53,960 --> 00:25:55,880
this road is under our control
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00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:58,960
How did you prepare? Tell me
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00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:02,600
This road is the only way out of the hospital
451
00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:04,160
As long as General Liang's car
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enters our ambush zone
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the first attack begins
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We're going to make an "accidental shooting"
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After they park
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the people we arranged in advance
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00:26:13,880 --> 00:26:14,920
will immediately rush forward from the side of the road
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to "help the wounded"
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00:26:16,840 --> 00:26:17,600
and check whether General Liang is still alive
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00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:19,080
This is the second attack
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00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:22,760
How many snipers have you placed around?
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00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:24,320
We got four
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Their shooting positions have been arranged
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and simulated training has also been carried out
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The four of them will each control one direction of the road
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Why are you blocking us?
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Get out of the way!
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00:26:43,800 --> 00:26:44,640
Why are you blocking us?
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00:26:45,680 --> 00:26:46,160
Get out of the way!
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Through his special identity
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Liu Feiyun figured out Zeng's assassination plan
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00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:53,800
He then passed on the intelligence
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to Liang Tong through Soviet journalists
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Liang Tong, who has been targeted by Zeng Guangxi
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has no choice but to give a try
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after receiving this mysterious message
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Because Liang Tong believes
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the organization would definitely be by his side
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Where are they?
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Where is the car?
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Go find them!
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Go, go, go, go, go!
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According to the intelligence
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these are the two places where they will attack
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Kill Luo Haobin here
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and kill me on this road
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00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:32,280
I'm just wondering
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Zeng Guangxi
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should know what assassination is
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00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:40,120
Assassination should be covert, individual
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random and hard to detect
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00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:45,840
But it's all too complicated
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In fact, he wants me to be charged
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with killing Luo Haobin
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Zeng Guangxi doesn't need to ambush me
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He doesn't need me to go to the hospital to see Luo Haobin
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He can fabricate everything
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You know it's a trap
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But if you want to save Luo Haobin, you have to go there
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00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,880
And Zeng Guangxi made it looks like that
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00:28:11,280 --> 00:28:14,360
you can't find a reason not to go there
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Luo Haobin ready to sacrifice himself
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It seems that now
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whether the two guards were really turned by Mr. Luo
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is a critical question
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On December 14, 1948
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Hu Ziqi flew back to Nanjing
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00:28:44,200 --> 00:28:46,960
made a comprehensive report to Chiang Kai-shek
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00:28:47,160 --> 00:28:49,000
on the situation of the Huaihai Campaign
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00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:51,440
On December 15
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Huang Wei received instruction from Chiang Kai-shek
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allowing him to break out at a critical moment
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He immediately issued an order to break out of the siege
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but it was too late
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00:29:04,120 --> 00:29:08,320
Huang Wei's 12th Corps was wiped out
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What are you doing?
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What are you doing?
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Don't stop me!
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00:29:13,200 --> 00:29:14,080
Don't move!
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00:29:15,400 --> 00:29:16,600
Don't move!
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Sir
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Come and sit down
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00:31:54,320 --> 00:31:56,480
You said you were going to stop her from escaping
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00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:59,400
but you didn't say you were going to kill someone
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00:32:03,560 --> 00:32:06,680
Who did you kill Pang Zhuping for?
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00:32:08,080 --> 00:32:09,560
Who are you threatening?
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00:32:10,120 --> 00:32:11,360
Who are you going to kill?
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00:32:15,840 --> 00:32:16,800
Me?
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I'm ready
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00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:32,840
Sir
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00:32:33,800 --> 00:32:37,480
I admit that I took advantage of the information you gave me
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00:32:37,640 --> 00:32:38,960
to kill Pang Zhuping
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00:32:40,240 --> 00:32:43,920
But sir, you and I are both serving the party-state
534
00:32:44,560 --> 00:32:46,040
Please believe me
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00:32:47,040 --> 00:32:48,080
I just did
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00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:51,400
what I had to do
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00:33:17,800 --> 00:33:18,400
Hello?
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00:33:31,120 --> 00:33:32,080
Say something
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00:33:36,560 --> 00:33:38,120
Luo Haobin is awake
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00:33:40,440 --> 00:33:43,200
You won't want him to confess
541
00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:48,880
Better pay him a visit
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00:33:49,840 --> 00:33:50,720
If you're late
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00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:53,400
you're screwed
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00:33:57,560 --> 00:33:58,720
Assassination Trap Luo Haobin
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00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:01,520
Zeng Guangxi's call finally came
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00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:04,200
which is a death sentence as expected
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00:34:04,200 --> 00:34:06,280
Kill
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00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:10,280
Today is bound to be an unusual day
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00:34:11,360 --> 00:34:12,240
But he knows
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00:34:12,520 --> 00:34:14,840
it's the decisive battle between him and Zeng Guangxi
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00:35:38,960 --> 00:35:40,480
May I ask you
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00:35:40,720 --> 00:35:41,920
to let General Liang and I be alone for a while?
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00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,640
Mr. Luo, the two of us
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00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:04,600
have always worked well together
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00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:06,680
In my opinion
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00:36:07,280 --> 00:36:08,320
you are also a person
557
00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:09,600
who is responsible for what you say
558
00:36:16,720 --> 00:36:18,080
But Minister Zeng told me
559
00:36:19,680 --> 00:36:21,160
you are going to accuse me of serving the Communist Party
560
00:36:24,520 --> 00:36:25,760
What are you thinking?
561
00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:32,480
Can we trust these two people outside the door?
562
00:36:39,120 --> 00:36:41,440
I don't care about that anymore
563
00:36:42,240 --> 00:36:44,240
I can't even save myself
564
00:36:47,400 --> 00:36:48,280
It's like gambling, you will never know the result
565
00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:50,440
until the very end
566
00:36:53,520 --> 00:36:54,560
I want to report
567
00:36:55,680 --> 00:36:57,080
I'm going to expose Zeng Guangxi
568
00:37:00,480 --> 00:37:02,120
What do you want to expose?
569
00:37:07,480 --> 00:37:07,680
If the bullet doesn't go into my head
570
00:37:07,680 --> 00:37:10,320
means I turned them successfully
571
00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:14,240
In this room a few days ago
572
00:37:14,600 --> 00:37:16,480
he asked me to help him connect with the Communist Party
573
00:37:17,560 --> 00:37:19,520
he wanted a backup plan
574
00:37:19,800 --> 00:37:21,680
How can I find the Communist Party?
575
00:37:35,360 --> 00:37:38,200
First you accused me, now Minister Zeng
576
00:37:38,800 --> 00:37:40,200
to save your life
577
00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:42,120
You are a liar
578
00:37:42,200 --> 00:37:43,800
You really don't want to live, do you?
579
00:38:03,680 --> 00:38:04,320
Minister
580
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,440
What to do with Pang Zhuping's body?
581
00:38:08,680 --> 00:38:09,680
No hurry
582
00:38:11,200 --> 00:38:12,320
Wait for the other one
583
00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:16,640
and bury them together
584
00:38:17,760 --> 00:38:18,360
Yes
585
00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:37,680
Pang, you were a good man
586
00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,800
but you just helped the wrong people
587
00:38:44,880 --> 00:38:45,840
Do not blame me
588
00:39:10,440 --> 00:39:12,960
Mr. Luo, it's about time
589
00:39:13,240 --> 00:39:14,000
to send you off
590
00:39:16,280 --> 00:39:17,080
Send me off?
591
00:39:41,000 --> 00:39:41,480
Mr. Luo
592
00:39:41,840 --> 00:39:44,000
we have made up our mind
593
00:39:44,760 --> 00:39:45,680
We decided...
594
00:39:56,400 --> 00:39:57,440
Minister Zeng said
595
00:39:57,880 --> 00:39:59,200
if you show kindness to Mr. Luo
596
00:39:59,400 --> 00:40:01,480
by making it quick
597
00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:04,200
you will end well
598
00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:07,960
Otherwise, you will end badly
599
00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:19,400
Turn your gun on Mr. Luo
600
00:40:22,200 --> 00:40:23,840
pull the trigger yourself
601
00:40:24,440 --> 00:40:26,320
and send Mr. Luo to his afterlife quick
602
00:40:26,640 --> 00:40:28,880
After all, you have known each other for so long
603
00:40:30,360 --> 00:40:32,720
Alright, let him go
604
00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:34,240
We've said goodbye
605
00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:43,720
Pull the trigger
606
00:40:52,520 --> 00:40:54,000
Just pull the trigger
607
00:40:55,680 --> 00:40:59,120
Thank you for being with me for so long
608
00:41:00,920 --> 00:41:01,680
Do it
609
00:41:01,920 --> 00:41:03,240
Pull the trigger now!40890
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