Original subtitles

I hereby decree that Prime Minister Cao Cao

lead the Imperial Army

to pacify the rebels Liu Bei and Sun Quan

Thank you, Your Majesty

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These people are loyal to the Han Empire

They followed us to escape Cao Cao's regime

If we do not protect civilians

then what is the meaning of this war?

An alliance will strengthen us both

When a loser joins forces with a coward

what can they accomplish?

What the Southlands need is unity!

My decision to fight is final

Anyone who dares mention surrender

will end up like this table!

You need to fight this war

I am not afraid of him

I have been waiting for this day!

We shall fight, not waste time with words

Make camp there!

On the bank facing Red Cliff

Tomorrow we may be enemies

If that day ever comes

it will be each man for himself

Cao Cao has no experience in naval warfare

He must rely on Admirals Cai Mao and zhang Yun

If I can eliminate them

his navy will be powerless

Nice play!

These little monkeys are getting quicker!

The Prime Minister's order to practice Cuju

Has toughened these kids up

Follow closely

Carry him inside quickly

Follow me

Just my stomach growling

Yes!

Goal!

What do you think? Not bad, right?

Block him!

Yeah!

Yeah!

That pot isn't wide enough

You would miss no matter how wide it was

Pitch pot is a game for aristocrats

not for soldiers in wartime

Your Honor, how'd you throw that bull's eye?

Concentration

When the enemy is over-confident

we must double our concentration

With concentration, you can kill a giant with a pebble

Your Highness, Zhou Yu's army is small

He'll have to resort to guerilla warfare

He'll have to resort to guerilla warfare That last puny victory

That last puny victory

has made zhou Yu cocky

He's no guerilla warrior

He will confront us face to face

They are readying for battle

We need a strategy to counter them

Cao Cao wants to surround us

without breaking the basic rules of strategy

The first army to the field will be rested

The second army will arrive exhausted

Attack where the enemy is least prepared

Strike where they least expect it

We must concentrate all forces

on their strongest position

Naval victory depends on

Admirals Cai Mao and zhang Yun

Admirals Cai Mao and zhang Yun We are loyal to Your Highness until death

We are loyal to Your Highness until death

Cao Cao underestimates us

He will never expect us to hit their navy

What is your name?

Private Sun Shucai

You are an outstanding player

and a good soldier

From this day forward

you are promoted to battalion commander

Thank you, Your Highness!

Everyone must practice hard at Cuju

only with tough bodies can we win this war

once the Southlands are subdued

your families will be exempt from taxes for three years

Thank you, Your Highness!

What are you doing?

I'm...

setting these birds free

That's very kind of you

You're leaving?

By your accent, I bet you're a Southerner

That's right

Southerners are warm-hearted people

Northerners are free-spirited

I'm kind of dumb

People say my entire life...

You're not dumb, just too honest

You're good at Cuju

Thanks for heading the ball

What's your name?

My name is...

Look at the size of me

My mother calls me Piggy

Piggy?

So you can play Cuju right?

You kidding? I only know hacky-sack

Congratulations on your promotion

So does a commander get bigger meals?

You're a big officer now

You can eat as much as you want

Are you fighting just to fill your stomach?

Mother says my stomach is a bottomless pit

My family's too poor to feed me

We're Pit and Piggy!

What a pair!

The new environment has made our men ill

They are weak from a long war

and have lost all immunity

So typhoid quickly...

Can it be cured?

Yes

but not overnight

How many have died?

Over a hundred

In a few days, it will be out of control

We must bury them right away

No burials! We must cremate

Cremation is the only way to stop its spread

Ready the funeral pyres

Hold on

"Epidemic outbreak"

The climate has weakened Cao Cao's army

Disease is rampant

Great

Your Honor, let's seize this chance and attack

The navy is still healthy

We must not act recklessly

Your Honor, this is the time to attack!

Yes!

This is a battle of honor

Even war must be fair

Your Highness

isn't this a bit inhumane?

Cast off the soldiers of the dead!

What's the matter?

Pull the boats here

Look, what is that?

Pull it here

They were enemy soldiers

Go report this to the general

Yes sir

Pile weapons and armor here

Put the corpses there

Get away from here

Don't touch them!

They died from typhoid!

Move! It's contagious!

Move! Don't touch anything!

Get out of here!

Everyone must leave!

Escort these people away

This is for your own good

This place is infected

Leave here immediately

Cao Cao is truly ruthless

Those soldiers have touched corpses

I've quarantined them

so they do not infect others

And the villagers?

I fear many have already been infected

Cao Cao has stooped to evil tricks

This is psychological warfare

He's attacking our morale

How to dispose of the bodies?

How to dispose of the bodies? These are the bodies of our enemies

These are the bodies of our enemies

Feed them to the fishes

No, we must lay them to rest

No burials

We must cremate them

I lift my drink and sing a song

For who knows if life be short or long

Man's life is but the morning dew

Past days many, future ones few

The melancholy my heart begets

Comes from cares I cannot forget

Who can unravel these woes of mine?

I know but one man... the God of Wine!

Disciples dressed in blue

My heart worries for you

You are the cause

of this song without pause

Across the bank a deer bleats

in the wilds where it eats

Honored guests I salute

Strike the harp! Play the flute!

Bright is the moon's spark

Never ceasing, never dark

Thoughts of you from deep inside

Cannot settle, cannot subside

Stars around the moon are few

Southward the crows flew

Flying with no rest

Where shall they nest?

No mountain too steep

No ocean too deep

Sages rush when guests call

So at their feet...

the empire does fall!

Take your time. Careful, it's hot

More fall sick every day

You have enough medicine?

Cassia trees are scarce here

our men will keep searching

Can cassia cure typhoid?

It will ease current symptoms

But a true cure requires other ingredients

Hurry! Carry our men out!

Move it!

Stand up, let's go

Stop! What do you think you're doing?

General, what are you doing?

These patients cannot be moved

Hurry! Put our men on the horses

Please, these men must not leave

They are still ill

You're leaving?

Viceroy, this epidemic is beyond our control

I have barely twenty thousand men

I have barely twenty thousand men If this continues, I might lose everything

If this continues, I might lose everything

I must retreat and reformulate my strategy

You withdraw at a moment like this?

You proposed this alliance

Now with our lives at stake you flee?

This is betrayal

You can't say that

We are men of our word

But look what has happened to our men

So our men count for nothing?

Selfishness

Who is selfish?

- Zhang Fei! - General!

My Lord, the battle is set

How can you...

Zhu-ge Liang

I have seen over a decade of defeat

I cannot endure another setback

Even soldiers must obey the law of survival

We must not lose our allies' trust

I know you feel strongly

But in chaotic times, you cannot live on justice alone

It's time I let others fight the tough battles

one day you will understand this

Liu Bei

It was an honor to fight alongside your men

We believed in the same goal

Achieving it will not be so easy after all

Take care

Take care

We shall meet again

Aren't you leaving?

A man must honor his promises

If I start something, I see it to the end

Anyone who talks like that is insane

Then we are all insane

Your Highness, tea is ready

Brother, scouts report

the typhoid was successful

The Southlands are in chaos

Good

one more thing

Liu Bei has left with all his men

Good

Their alliance is broken

Excellent

Swift as the wind

Gentle as a forest

Fierce as fire

Firm as a mountain

If you hate war

why can you quote "The Art of War"

To understand you

I must sneak glances at your books

Athousand books

cannot equal a cup of your tea

I'm happy so long as you enjoy it

I wish we could invite Cao Cao for tea

forget the war and just enjoy the scenery

Wouldn't that be great?

I doubt he appreciates the art of tea

You wield your sword

like you know a way to beat Cao Cao

Away as mysterious as darkness

And as powerful as thunder

It is time for us to act

Greetings, Your Highness

How goes the naval training, Admirals?

Very well, Your Highness

We're using iron beams to join the fleet

our men are Northerners and new to naval battle

Now our ships shall be stable as solid ground

Not even a storm will make our men seasick

Can they be separated?

Of course

Men, separate the ships

Unlocking the iron beams separates the ships

The fleet will move into pincer formation

ready for battle

You truly are naval experts

to invent this tactic

Thank you, Your Highness

Jiang Gan At your service, Your Highness

At your service, Your Highness

You grew up with zhou Yu, right?

Yes, we were childhood friends

Cross the river. Urge him to surrender

Surrender?

Zhou Yu's loyalty to Sun Quan runs deep

I'm afraid he won't...

I'm afraid he won't... The Southlands are falling apart

The Southlands are falling apart

Liu Bei has fled

Now is the time to ask zhou Yu to surrender

Yes, Your Highness

Piggy?

Scared you didn't I?

These guys keep tailing me

How can I have any fun like this?

You're battalion commander

They have to follow you

Listen up! Everyone go practice Cuju

Yes sir!

It worked!

Let's have some fun!

Great

What should we play?

Let's play...

Let's play "Ride High"

oK

Come on

You really are heavy

Your mother gave you the right nickname

This isn't high enough. Let's go up there

Watch your balance

Be careful

This high enough for you?

Yeah

Stay still

That itches

Itches?

Here, let me scratch it

Much better

Turn left

What's so interesting there? It's just the fleet

Don't move

My Lord

Cao Cao has several hundred thousand soldiers

We have only thirty thousand

We are totally outnumbered

How can we fight like this?

This will decide the fate of the Southlands

We must fight even if we cannot win

How many arrows do we have?

Not even fifty thousand

Liu Bei took forty thousand when he fled

Without those arrows, we cannot fight

The arrows are my responsibility

As well they should be. Your Lord took them

We need one hundred thousand arrows

You still think you can handle it?

Fine, if I cannot come up with one hundred thousand

you may take my head

We only have food for ten days

I give you ten days' time

I don't need ten, just three

We soldiers do not joke

You said you'd eliminate Admirals Cai Mao and zhang Yun

If not, then what?

You may have my head

By night, the Milky Way. By day, snaking clouds

You were here all night

What are you up to?

See for yourself

Wind and water converge here

The feng shui is excellent

Glad you're relaxed

You are worrying me to death

The twenty ships with crew

you requested are ready

There's only one day left

Where are the arrows?

You haven't made even one

You should be in a nervous sweat

My sweat is of no concern

But see if the tortoise is sweating

It is

As I predicted, fog is coming

What fog?

The only fog here is around my head

What is this plan of yours?

Nature's secrets cannot be revealed

old cow plows the paddy's rows

Young calf munches on what grows

You really are something

Back then you were just a kid who loved to sing

Who'd have guessed that kid would be a Viceroy

Planting rice is the old man's chore

We were ten when you clubbed that bandit from behind

He spun around and somehow the club was in my hands

He gave me the beating of my life

In the sedan chair the young boy snores

To this day I still don't understand

how that club got into my hand

You're too slow

You remember that time

I wrote on the tutor's exam book in your handwriting

"senile bastard"!

That's right!

He gave me twenty swats across my butt

Back in those days

there was no prank we didn't pull

I can trick any man I meet

But with you, I always play the fool

Bring my sword!

Marvelous!

You are a fine sword dancer

Are you here as Cao Cao's emissary?

Me?

I can barely speak for myself

How could I speak for Cao Cao?

I'm not as clever as you

but I know what song you're singing

You do not give me enough credit

I'd never disrespect a talented Southerner

but to serve Cao Cao is wrong

You have your Lord and I have mine, but...

No matter

Afew days from now

someone will lay Cao Cao's head at my feet

You believe me?

Yes, I do

Your Honor, urgent news!

Can't you see I have a guest?

I know we've no arrows

If Zhu-ge Liang fails to get more

I'll have his head

Maybe our friends across the river can help

They have a more important mission

Admirals Cai Mao and zhang Yun report

Cao Cao's head cannot be taken just yet

I fear...

Do not underestimate them

Here is their message

Excellent!

Mr. Jiang

What are you doing here alone?

Mrs. Zhou?

Come sit inside

Xiao Qiao, bring more wine

Any more and you'll be drunk

Come on, we'll drink more upstairs

Drink more?

Why end a good time?

I hear Cao Cao invaded the Southlands all for your wife

Is that so?

Cao Cao has a reputation for stealing men's wives

You're drunk

More wine

More? Where?

"We surrendered to Cao Cao"

"not for profit but out of desperation"

"We now have the Northerners entrapped in camp"

"Soon we will deliver his decap... "

"... his decapitated head"

"Further reports to come"

"Admiral Cai Mao"

What are you looking at?

Just one of my tricks

You do love to play tricks on me

I'll trick you again...

and again...

Not this time you won't

Scarecrow, you're more of a man than that fellow

That fellow doesn't tell me a thing

You're a better drinking buddy

Cheers!

Scarecrow

Why are we heading for the enemy camp?

You're not surrendering are you?

The enemy! The enemy is approaching!

Separate ships

Send the left flank to intercept the enemy

Faster

Scarecrow, stop drumming

What if Cao Cao's men come for us?

They wouldn't dare

A heavy fog might hide an ambush

oh so you've decided to talk to me

Ready all archers

Shoot at first sight

Ready!

All ships line up!

This is a plot to turn us against each other

We're not fools

Would zhou Yu use such an obvious trick?

Sometimes the simplest trick

is the best way to lead someone to their death

Shoot

Shoot!

Your Highness, whether this is a trick or not

we should proceed with caution

What if their navy mutinies?

That would be a disaster

Shoot!

Besides the letter

I heard them mention

friends here would get them arrows

Don't worry

Scarecrow will protect you

Cease drumming!

Call Admirals Cai Mao and zhang Yun in for questioning

They are out training the fleet

If they are not here, then their handwriting is

Bring their letter of surrender

Ready, all ships about-face!

What?

Drum in unison

Give them a target to shoot

Aim for the drums

shoot

Drink up

Watch your seat

Fire at will!

The handwriting is a perfect match

and full of the same mistakes

This must be the work of Cai Mao

Shoot!

We return home victorious!

Cheers

Nothing but scared mice

Return to your positions!

Return to your positions!

Thank you Prime Minister for your gift

Thank you! Thank you!

Marvelous!

Mr. Zhu-ge!

Look!

How did you know the fog was coming?

A clear Milky Way and snaking clouds

signal fog is near

If you know how earth, sky, yin and yang change

then the sun, moon and stars

the wind, forest, mountains and fire

become soldiers at your command

So you can read Mother Nature's moods, huh?

We lost one!

- What a shame -Hey, come back!

A small victory hardly deserves such a reception

Your Highness

A small victory?

How many men did the enemy send?

Fog covered the river. Impossible to see

If you could not see, how did you repel them?

Firing at will forced retreat

Firing at will?

How many arrows is that?

About one hundred thousand

About one hundred thousand

And why didn't you pursue them?

Fog meant possible ambush, Your Highness

So...

Again with the fog

Seems like you are hiding something in that fog

Look, a boat is floating this way

Pull it in

Your Highness

Can't you tell a soldier from a scarecrow?

One hundred thousand arrows?

You're mighty generous

Please forgive me, Your Highness

I deserve death, Your Highness

Today it's arrows

Tomorrow it's my head, am I right?

Zhou Yu is turning us against each other

No spy is stupid enough to...

Silence!

I trust and honor talented men

But I abhor deceivers and traitors

Guards!

Your Highness, we have trained day and night

Take them away and behead them

We swear our loyalty to Your Highness

Didn't I surrender to a benevolent ruler?

We have trained night and day

Wait, Your Highness

If you kill them, who will lead the navy?

Halt!

Ninety-three thousand eight hundred

Ninety-four thousand

Ninety-four thousand two hundred

Ninety-four thousand six hundred

We'll shoot Cao Cao with his own arrows

This battle will be interesting

Concentrate! No mistakes

Wait

Don't interrupt

Two hundred per person. There'll be no mistakes

Mr. Zhu-ge, what is this new invention?

A rapid-fire crossbow

It shoots ten arrows without reloading

Here, watch

Great

Ninety-nine thousand four hundred

Ninety-nine thousand six hundred

Impressive!

You know a trifle about weapons design too

Knowing a trifle about everything gives life more color

Your Honor

Did he reach one hundred thousand?

The total is ninety-nine thousand six hundred

Now what?

Well...

Your Honor, it's only four hundred

Short one is still short

The law is firm as a mountain

That's right. So what does the law say?

The law prescribes beheading

Bastards!

What took you so long?

Hurry and bring them over

Thank god!

The total is one hundred thousand two hundred

Mr. Zhu-ge has completed his mission

Seems like my head is safe where it is

How about yours?

You want my head?

Mr. Zhu-ge

We're just joking

When I lost was he joking?

Of course not

Looks like you haven't lost after all

Cao Cao has executed Admirals Cai Mao and zhang Yun

I think we've been duped

Steal the enemy's weapons then destroy their moral

Your strategies worked together brilliantly

Cao Cao must be going crazy right about now

In two or three days, he will try something desperate

But this will not be good for Jiang Gan

I've lost an old friend

Honored guests

zhou Yu is just showing off his cleverness

He undoubtedly thinks I have gone crazy

Tell me, do I look crazy?

Not at all

Come, let us root out the traitor

then we can sleep easy. Cheers!

Jiang Gan

Yes

Today you were of great service

Please drink

Thank you, Your Highness

Sir!

Sir! Are you...

Your stupidity was trivial

But you brought your stupidity upon me

Hear this!

In two days, our army shall cross the river

and take Red Cliff!

Yes, Your Highness!

All hear this! In two days the army will cross the river

What's going on here?

There's a spy! Catch the spy!

Halt!

Don't let him escape!

Grab him!

Piggy, why do they want to hurt you?

It's a misunderstanding

A misunderstanding?

What's going on?

He's a spy

Nonsense, he is my friend

Friend? Are you stupid?

Come on, they're beating up the commander

Afight!

What is the fight all about?

Nothing, just some roughhousing

Pit

Pit

Piggy, are you all right?

I have to go

Piggy

Where are you going?

My mother is sick. I must go home

That's very kind of you to visit her

You should go home too

No, I'll return after the war

Fighting means no taxes

That means more food on the table

Hurry, go visit your mother

I will come back to see you

Ride high

Don't let him escape!

He's just going to see his mother

Hit him! Pummel him!

In eighteen years of battle

I have never lost

If I fail to capture this tiny cliff

I shudder to think what historians will say

Yes

Your Highness

How are things?

Worse than expected

The disease's spread has not slowed

At this rate

it will take a month to control

I respectfully request you delay the assault

Stop!

Lie still

Your Highness

Sit up

You are ill and must recuperate

Man Tun, how can you be ill?

You were always in perfect health

What is on your mind?

Go ahead

I want to go home

I too have not been home for a long time

I want to see my youngest son

He is only thirteen

Younger than you even

He is kind-hearted and bright

He has been frail since birth and is often sick

Yet in front of me

he pretends everything is fine

Whatever the illness, he endures

He never complains to me

I swore at the start of this war

to cleanse the world of warlords

We must seize Red Cliff and storm the capital

Then bring the mud of this land back home

and tell our families we were victorious

We were victorious!

So you all must be strong

because I must bring you back home

Victory!

Victory!

Greetings everyone

Sorry for the wait

We're glad you're back safe

Did you have any problems?

No

No I just fell into the mud jumping the stockade

I just fell into the mud jumping the stockade

Shang Xiang

You're always causing trouble

Where have you been?

They are ready to attack

Shang Xiang

You're back

Xiao Qiao

Shang Xiang?

Xiao Qiao

please help me pull this

Go ahead, pull it

This is a map of Cao Cao's camp

This tower here

is Cao Cao's headquarters

Their best troops guard it

The barracks are here

East and west are well-defended

The rear hill is weakest

It's like a tiger that stares ahead

but forgets its tail

- The navy is here-Put this on

- You'll catch a chill -I'm not cold

Athird of their forces

are onboard ready for assault

Warships lead the smaller boats

Transport ships are in the middle

This is an interlocked naval formation

I'm fine

Every ship is ready for attack or defense

I was wrong to scold you

If you were zhou Yu

how would you attack?

He only has enough men for one assault

an all-out attack on our fleet

They will want to attack with fire

Fire? I doubt it

Without manpower, they need strength

Where can they get it? Fire of course

This is a standard rule of war

Too bad it won't work

A northwest wind is blowing

If they attack our fleet with fire

they will be fighting the wind and burn themselves

We are the ones who should use fire

Yes, load the ships with brimstone

Tomorrow, we shall burn Red Cliff to the ground!

The map shows

Cao Cao's army has finished deployment

Tonight may be the decisive battle

This is a fight to the death

Win or lose, we must fight with everything we have

Shang Xiang

What are these lines between the ships?

It sounds funny

They've locked their boats together

to stabilize the fleet

so the Northerners won't get seasick

Enough talk

What is your strategy?

Cao Cao made camp in a bad location

It is hook-shaped

This makes return difficult

If their assault fails, they cannot fall back

We should use fire

The terrain is in our favor

If we can burn the fleet's vanguard

they will be trapped and vulnerable

Yes, a fire attack!

Just give me ten fire ships

Two will hit their left and right flanks

The remaining eight will ram the center

We'll burn an opening here!

Next, you follow closely and rush in

No matter how great their numbers

we will crush them

If only we still had Liu Bei's cavalry

then we could attack their camp at the rear

Then victory would be assured

This wind is to Cao Cao's advantage

A northwest wind is blowing

Sailing into the wind will burn our own fleet

Cao Cao knows the wind is on his side

He will also think of using fire

Why are you so quiet?

What are you looking at?

Look, those dark clouds in the east

are enshrouding the sun

Isn't that rather unusual?

Zhu-ge Liang, what does that mean?

The winds will change

I know from farming

if during a warm winter clouds enshroud the sun

then along the Yangtze River

an unseasonal wind will blow

What do you mean unseasonal?

Awarm southeast wind

It blows from southeast to northwest

What if Cao Cao knows this too?

Only Admiral Cai Mao would know and he is dead

Zhu-ge Liang

Can you predict when it will change?

Tonight or tomorrow morning

History shows the timing of weather is key

He who can predict it will win

We must delay his attack

only then will we have a chance at victory

Greetings, General

Terrific, just terrific

This fish oil is perfect!

Bigger

Yes, General!

No good. Bigger!

Yes, General

No good. Bigger!

Just how big do you want it?

Go

That's about right

Yes! This is it!

See how strong this west wind is?

It will never shift

We'll never get near their navy

Your Honor, I can fake a defection

Invent some excuse

to punish me with fifty lashes

I'll fake a surrender in anger

That way Cao Cao is sure to believe me

Then I can sail my fire ships in range

How can you fight after such a beating?

I could never treat a general that way

Do not lose heart

The east wind will come

The east wind will come Your Honor

Your Honor

Terrible news!

Our Lady has disappeared!

My dear husband, by the time you read this

I will be on the way to Cao Cao's camp

I will be cautious

and only act when the moment is right

Yet I hope the east wind will come early

Where there is faith, there is hope

The clear waters of the Yangtze

the emerald leaves of the mountains

the birds returning to nest

the fisherman singing his evening song

This is our home

our beautiful native land

our people gladly give their lives for her sake

I cannot stand idly by

I have been carrying our child Ping An for three months

I did not tell you

fearing it might distract you

We cannot in caring for our child

forget the children of the Southlands

I want to see them grow up together

to have a future where they can play

swim, pick flowers

and plant rice in peace

"Your child Ping An"

"Pregnant"

Do not fear

I shall bring Ping An home

Some traditions still carry great meaning

For example, rice flour and sugar

stick together like a family at reunion

over here! Bring the cart here!

There's sweet rice dumplings for everyone

Today is winter solstice, a time for reunion

Everyone have some rice dumplings

Two or three per person! Eat up!

Officers and soldiers alike, come on

Two or three per person! Eat up!

Come on

Give me a bowl

zhang Fei, you're making them too big

Do you want us to choke?

Fine with me. I couldn't be happier

zhao Yun

Has your wound healed from combat practice?

So long as I can fight, a wound means nothing

Guan Yu, how many times have you read the classics?

If a man of learning does not understand brotherhood

isn't his learning worthless?

My Lord, what are we doing here?

Waiting

Waiting for what?

Waiting for Zhu-ge Liang

Waiting for his return, so we can go home

Do we still have a home?

Sons of the Southlands, listen

Today is the winter solstice

a day for family reunion

Yet thieves encircle our home

How can we celebrate like this?

I say let us drive them from this land

Then we shall have our celebratory family meal

Then we shall have our celebratory family meal Here here!

Here here!

My Lord

Though I sometimes disagree with you

I have never said a word against you

But this is a choice between right and wrong

I acted for the good of us all

yet you lecture me for being unrighteous

You have followed me so long and for what?

I just want to ensure we live on

There are some things I value more than my life

zhou Yu, may your plans come to fruition

We will fight the good fight

zhou Yu's wife is here

She came alone

zhou Yu

we must alter our plan of attack

Consider your wife's safety

I will send our best men

around back to rescue her

No changes

All our forces must be focused on frontal assault

We cannot divide our strength

Your Honor, we stand alone on the battlefield

Without allied support

the chance for victory seems slight

I have never given up on my dream

Victory cannot rest on dreams alone

When will the east wind come?

If at that time you still trust your friends

light a lantern for a signal

If misfortune befalls Xiao Qiao

will you still fight a war of honor?

I saw you once in the back of your family's estate

Though young, you were already a great beauty

You were studying the tea ceremony

and liked catching butterflies

Did you launch this war for me?

You believe that?

My father was very fond of you

At that time, Cao Cao believed in justice, ideals

and loyalty to the Han throne

He was a young hero

How else could he have become Prime Minister?

By killing many people

I hear many Southland soldiers have fallen ill

Yes

I hear Liu Bei has fled

and the alliance is broken

Yes

Then zhou Yu must be a lonely man

Did he send you?

This was my idea

Why are you here?

Please withdraw your troops

Victory is yours

Victory is yours What need is there to fight on?

What need is there to fight on?

No

zhou Yu shall kneel before me in surrender

What is this?

I am not here for my husband

but for the people of this kingdom

Please end this war

And if I refuse?

Stop playing

You must witness how I defeat zhou Yu

What's on your mind?

Just thinking of a silly friend

The times make the hero

After this battle

I will have time to savor your tea

Just one cup?

Lt'll help you relax

Fine

No one's ever given us respect

So what?

So what? Who cares so long as we respect ourselves?

Who cares so long as we respect ourselves?

Listen up!

Our boats will soon charge Cao Cao's fleet

No man jumps ship until their ships burn

Yes sir!

Any problem with that?

No sir!

That's what I thought

Have you all written to your families?

Yes

Don't rush

Appreciate the tea's color and bouquet

oh

Why is the Prime Minister waiting to attack?

The wind is behaving strangely

I know

He is drinking tea with that woman

Tea?

What makes brewing tea so difficult?

Leaves, heat, water, and utensils

all demand study

Yet the hardest is boiling water

Boiling water?

Look!

The wind has stopped

At first boil, bubbles hiss and resemble tiny fish eyes

At second boil, the edge simmers like a fountain

This is when tea is finest

At third boil, the water seethes and spurts

Any further and the water is past its prime

Your Honor, the wind seems about to shift

It's time to attack. What are we waiting for?

Our allies

What allies?

Liu Bei fled days ago

This is all part of zhou Yu's plan

Some plans are best kept quiet

Enough! It is full!

Your Highness

Don't you see your true self reflected in this tea?

Your heart is overflowing with ambition

It's too full to let other people in

You've carried this full heart to Red Cliff

Someone here shall pour that heart onto the floor

Your Highness

You do not understand the art of tea

Your Honor, tell us what we must do

At two o'clock

the ten fire ships will ram Cao Cao's fleet

burning through their vanguard

With the fleet broken

zhao Yun will hit the east gate

to divert their attention

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and zhang Fei

will overwhelm Cao Cao's camp from the west gate

Doctor!

Your Highness

Call Doctor Hua Tuo. My head aches

Your Highness, Hua Tuo has left

What did you say?

Hua Tuo is gone

Cast off!

What is this wind?

It's an easterly wind, Your Highness

It shifted? Impossible!

Enemy ships approaching!

General, enemy ships approaching!

Hurry, separate the ships!

Separate ships!

What is that?

What is that? That is their lanterns, Your Highness

That is their lanterns, Your Highness

Forward

zhou Yu

I have done all I can

Tonight will decide the fate of the empire

There must be no mistakes

Zhu-ge Liang

you weren't lying after all!

Report!

Boats are approaching fast

Separate ships immediately

Separation has already begun

Light the fires!

Forward

Hurry over here!

All speed ahead!

Hurry, separate the ships

Faster

Retreat! Protect the main gate!

Faster, toward Cao Cao's flagship!

Strike as powerful as thunder

Charge!

Go ahead

Charge!

Follow me

Shoot!

Launch catapults!

Hurry, the enemy is approaching

Look, over there

Your Highness! Terrible news!

They have broken through the stockade!

Why are you panicking?

Do not forget you are a general

I...

Try to endure the pain

Reinforce zhang Fei! Move!

Your Highness

the rear gate is under surprise attack

It is Liu Bei's allied forces

Liu Bei?

Free the horses!

Pull!

General Gan

we must save energy for inside

You must break down this gate

so we can join our allies

otherwise all is lost

No problem

Good luck

Halt

Tear down the barricade!

Shoot!

Forward

Attack the main gate

Come on soldier

Hang in there

General Gan!

Individual bombs aren't strong enough

Run! The fire is coming!

Give me all your fire bombs

There's only three left

No retreat! No surrender!

This is it!

All forces attack!

Shoot!

Your Highness

The navy is lost

East, south, and west... all three sides have been sunk

It seems like they went up in flames too

Yes, Your Highness

All is quiet below

The fire is too fierce!

Stay together at all costs!

Don't get separated!

Your Highness

perhaps retreat is best

Retreat?

With our best soldiers still remaining?

They would give their lives for me

Even if all would die, they must fight

This is military power

All together! Charge!

Fight me if you dare

Come back here!

Come on, you traitor!

General!

Don't give up, my brother

Don't give up, my brother Guan Yu!

Guan Yu!

Where is Liu Bei?

All speed ahead!

Break formation!

Launch spears!

Forward!

Crush them or die trying

Hang in there

I oversaw the end of every warlord

I saw the end of one here and one there

The end of all but here

Just in time

I knew you wouldn't let me down

I said we would meet again

Gan Xing sacrificed himself

But not in vain

The fire is approaching

We must save Xiao Qiao now!

First find Cao Cao

We have lost

all because of that accursed woman

She ruined our chance to attack

I'll kill her

Kill her

Come no further

Don't let the enemy through

That way, quickly!

Protect the Prime Minister! Get them!

Protect the Prime Minister! Get them! Pit?

Pit?

Pit

It's me, Piggy

It's me, Piggy

Piggy?

Piggy

You came to see me

I said I would

I said I would Piggy

Piggy

Still want to play Ride High?

I'll kill that witch

Don't move

zhou Yu

Viceroy zhou

The traitor Cao Cao

Silence!

You shall call me Prime Minister

I never guessed I'd lose to a gust of wind

Because you don't understand the Will of Heaven

I never dreamed I'd be defeated by a cup of tea

For you, war was just a tea ceremony

Such a pity

You never knew what you were fighting for

I come by order of the Emperor

to subdue rebels like you

We are not rebelling against the Emperor

but against you

You scum

Little boy

This has been quite an enjoyable hunt

What do you want to hunt?

Tigers

By the looks of you

you are a far cry from your father

Shoot!

I am prime Minister of the Emperor's court

Death is too good for rebels like you

If you declare allegiance to me

I can pardon you

Kneel down, all of you

Your time is over

Lay down your sword

Your Highness, kill them

Kill them all

Xiao Qiao!

Are you both safe?

We are both fine

We lost

all because of you!

Kneel down before me

Kneel to me and I will spare Xiao Qiao

Kneel to me and I will spare Xiao Qiao We won't let you harm her

We won't let you harm her

"We"?

You mean "them"?

That motley troop?

They are my friends

War knows no friends

Tomorrow, they shall be your enemies

General!

Push her off!

Die!

Your Honor!

Are you both all right?

Let's go

I promise I will take you home

Go

Go back to where ever you came from

There is no victor here

Meng Meng

Go on now, go

Meng Meng

From division comes unity, and from unity, division

Liu Bei won't stand being second best

one day, we will face each other on the battlefield

No man can tell the future

The world is full of heroes

But you're the one I most fear offending

You would be an opponent I truly fear

Me?

I'd best return home and get some sleep

Are you a good farmer?

I planted lotus flowers once

but none lived long

Do not be humble. You have brought peace to the land

In this alliance, I found true friends

No matter what may happen

this experience is engraved in my heart

I too will not forget

Zhu-ge Liang

when Meng Meng has grown do not make her a war horse

Don't worry

These hands helped birth her

I shall always cherish her

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