Original subtitles

Who is approaching?

Heavenly Grand General of the Army Ye Zhao has arrived!

I am your subject, Sun Sheng. Welcome, the General

General Ye, this way please

General, you are quick indeed.

From Eastern capital to the Tong Yang city, it takes at least half a month by boar, but you have arrived within 7 days

When the soldiers heard that you are coming to lead grand army ,

they all look forward to your arrival. I am very happy too

I haven't slept for a few days!

Are you worried? Or happy?

This army has never been to war with you, General. They were also recently oppressed by the dog, Yinuo. Casualty was heavy

Perhaps that's why everyone has some worries

Gather all the officers and soldiers

I want to give them something to seriously worry about! Yes!

It is not wrong

I, Ye Zhao, am a woman

But I have never been defeated in battle

Previously I didn't,

definitely won't in the future!

The situation is really bad right now

but it is not as bad as the time of battle with the Liaos

We can only go forward, no retreating

Because to retreat means death

The reason we can stand here like this

is because our bones are hard enough!

The grand and prosperous Song

Why only us at defending at the border?

Defending the sovereignty of Song?

Because we are soldiers!

If we don't die at battlefield,

it's the most humiliating thing for a soldier!

Now, at this battlefield,

the biggest significance is

to show them our gesture of victory

and tell them

"If it is not the rice from your own family, you take it, you gotta repay it!

If it is not the women and children from your family,

if you kidnap them,

you have to pay the price!

If it is not the treasure from your own family, if you steal it,

it needs to go back to the rightful owners!"

So..

those who take the lives of my brothers and sisters, we show no mercy!

Those who take the lives of the common civilians, show no mercy!

Those who occupy our Song territory by force,

show no mercy!

Follow our General for victory!

The General will surely be victorious! The General will surely be victorious!

The General will surely be victorious!

The General will surely be victorious!

The General will surely be victorious!

The General will surely be victorious!

The General will surely be victorious!

Hey, have you heard?

In a few days' time, it is the West Xia's new year

The West Xia King has fetched Mo Zhang Black Clouds from Jie Tan monastery

into the Palace

We heard that this Mo Zhang Black Clouds is carrying the child of the King

This Mo Zhang Black Cloud's brother, Mo Zhang E-Pang

has incidentally found himself in a useful position

The situation in the Palace is ever changing

Just recently, the Yeli family tribe had the most influence,

but now,

the Mo Zhang family tribe is now the rising star

If this Mo Zhang Black Clouds

gives birth to another 2 sons for him, you know what it's called?

(idiom) "The mother's status elevated just because of the status of the son"

In a few years, in the world,

there will be another blood storm

The struggle for kingship and power

never ends

By the way,

what have you found out about Miss Xi Ying?

Looks like there's no much news

She is now the fiancé of the Crown Prince of West Xia

but better than before, she moves about freely

Liaising with us will be a lot easier

Miss Xi Ying

I am afraid she might be embroiled in the midst of this kingship struggle

and falls deeper and deeper into it

Don't think too much. We take one step at a time

Since Fan Zhong Yan took over leading of the army,

he has taken on

highly defensive measures against us.

Even though we have taken over several cities,

what use are they? They are but empty cities

There are no cows, sheep or camels, no food stock,

it has costs us more than the benefits, not worth the effort

That's right

Now that the Song has economic blockade against us,

Great Xia is in lack of supplies

Ever since the war, the prices have sky rocketed.

Even if we can get a million cows, sheep and camels,

facing the expenditure of 600,000 soldiers,

it is hard to sustain.

This..

Yinuo has written to ask for more military supply

what should we do? What to do?

Don't worry, Great King

I will go to the various tribes to gather more military food supply

will force them to come up with a million cows, sheep and camels,

to contribute to the army at the frontier.

Only afraid that they will find excuses to

not give

Great King,

the Mo Zhang family tribe is willing to take the lead to

donate another 200,000 of cows, sheep and camels

If the rest of the tribes delay,

Great King, for the future of the Great Xia,

we must take this opportunity to fight against the Songs

Great King, please grant me special authority to exercise force. Alright!

Mo Zhang E-Pang, listen to this order

Confer upon Mo Zhang E-Pang

as the Special Officer for the collection of military requirements

For those who disobey, immediate execution to be carried out!

Yes, Great King.

Look! The Great King favours the Madam so.

Madam will be made official concubine soon.

That's right

During the new year celebration of our Great Xia,

I will give you and the unborn baby

a title.

Thank you, Great King

My son

Stay well in your mother's womb. Wait till you are older

together with your father, the King,

ride on the horse, shoot arrows, rule the world!

Great King,

our child is still young

Wait till he's grown some day,

he will definitely inherit your beautiful features

and inherit my bravery

He will definitely be our Great Xia's prominent

pillar of the nation.

Reporting to the General, after the downfall of Ju Ping Guan,

our army has retreated to Tong Yang city. Following Minister Fan's strategy,

the officers and soldiers are mainly on the defence mode, but sometimes with the combination of defence and offence

During the time we are on guard,

we would mobilise all personnels, to take turns at guarding day and night. West Xia General Yinuo's uncle also led an army to attack

but he was unsuccessful. In the end, he retreated without any results.

Minister Fan's strategy has been in operation for almost 2 years

Even though the results are outstanding,

we cannot continue to do it.

The weather is getting colder and colder

In another month,

The river outside Tong Yang city will solidify to 3 feet thick,

all you have to do is cover with straw and people will be able to cross over.

West Xia army can cross over the river on their horses,

Tong Yang city will be completely surrounded

We will fall into a situation where food supply will be cut off from us

Then, your idea is..

Yinuo has occupied over 10 towns in the Yang Zhou city

If Wei Zhou city is lost,

they go straight towards the East,

they will be a direct threat to the capital city.

Right now, the keeper of Ju Ping Guan is West Xia's General Cha-er Tuo Ci

His ability must be

less than that of Yinuo

We leave from Tong Yang city

We will first plot to recapture Ju Ping Guan in one move.

Cut off the road between West Xia's Tian Du Shan to Yan Zhou.

At the same time, take advantage of it and

recapture the towns around Yan Zhou

Yinuo will definitely pull back his army for more reinforcement,

he wouldn't dare advance towards the capital city. General's strategy is great.

But

West Xia has about 40,000 soldiers at Ju Ping Guan

They are very well guarded from all directions. How to fight?

Split the army to surround them. Then, we re-gather for a focused attack. Yes!

Deputy Sun, you lead 8,000 soldiers to attack at the eastern door.

Understand!

Soldier Wu, you lead 5,000 soldiers to attack at the southern door.

Understand!

Staff Huang,

you lead 5,000 soldiers to attack at the western door. Understand!

I will personally lead 10,000 soldiers to attack the northern door. General,

when do we go?

At the crack of dawn, we sneak up on Ju Ping Guan. Yes!

General. Just right, I am looking for you guys.

What's wrong?

Where are you unwell?

Should be alright

Maybe it's because we came to the frontier on boat, still feel a little sea sick.

Yes, we are warriors on horses. How can we take the boat ride? Yesterday, I was feeling sea sick too.

Or how about asking the military physician to give you a needle or two, get some medication

Take what medication? Prepare for war, no need to waste energy on this.

Today is our West Xia's

day of big celebration -

the New Year!

Everybody here

is celebrating the time of grain harvest

Pray that next year, we will have a year of good weather

Today,

I have another good news to tell you all.

The West Xia

has another new concubine

Mo Zhang Black Clouds

Great King! Great King! Great King!

Great King! Great King! Great King!

Fill your cups full with the highland wine

Today, on this important day,

everybody be happy! Yay...

(chatter) We must drink a lot today

Drink drink..

Let's have a good celebration

Come, come, come..

Cheers!

Drink more

Come, come

Drink, drink

Qiu Shui, attack the city!

Hammer attack! Charge!!

Quick, run! Quick!

Close the city door!

Southern door has been breached!

Breakout through the northern door

Quickly breakout!

General, Cha-er Tuo Ci has run away.

Qiu Shui, you watch here. I will go chase him. Yes!

Ah Zhao! Ah Zhao!

Don't tell me that the leading general of the Song army is now ye Zhao?

How can it be her? Didn't the Song Emperor strip away her military power?

From the last time, when we defeated the Song army until now,

it has only been about 20 odd days

According to the style of the Song officials,

from discussion about who will take over the military control,

to the departure of the military personnels,

and you add up the journey, they will take at least over a month.

Recently, a hundred of the ministers lodged complaints against Ye Zhao

The Emperor then personally retired her,

How could they slap themselves now and

reinstate her back to the battlefield?

No, that's incorrect. It's her! It can't be, right?

Ye Zhao is good at sneaking up. Ye Zhao is good at surprise attacks.

She's good at quick attacks.. This is what I have been telling you all repeatedly, beware of her tactics,

have you all forgotten?

Why did you retreat?

There are big hammers ahead! Hammer?

I think you guys are escaping!!

Let's see where you are going to run now!

Ye Zhao

Hell King alive

I was just thinking of settling a score with you!

Come back!

You are no match for her!

I don't believe it! Is she human or ghost?

F*** I will fight with this woman!

Ba Tu!

Mo Tu was too quick (for me to stop him)

They are on a fierce momentum, no harm if we retreat momentarily

After we have reconvened, then we go in for the kill

We are men!

Should we be afraid of a woman?!

You are not her match!

Retreat!

Retreat!

General, shall we pursue them?

(metaphor) Kill the head thief first, the rest will be easy.

Do not be too greedy

Let's go back!

He's kicking me!

He must have inherited your enormous energy

My son is eager to come out to see the world

Come out quickly then!

When you come out, you can see how beautiful your mother is

And how mighty your father is

No matter how pretty the mother's face is,

it will gradually decline

But your father's glory

shines all over the whole of He Lan mountains

Mo Zhang,

My Mo Zhang concubine

is absolutely beautiful

in ten thousand ways

is really the beautiful goddess of my Great Xia

Prince, your training is getting better and better

Prince, you don't need to go to war,

why do you train so hard?

Vulgar!

Physical fitness is for keeping my body healthy and strong

When Ah Zhao comes home victorious from war,

I should show her some of my muscles, right?

Yes! Prince Jun should train up his body

This way, when he stands next to the General,

they are more compatible.

You must focus on the inner beauty.

I really dislike those simple minded, but (muscles) well developed yet crude style

For cultured and artistic people like me,

the most suitable (style) is fresh and elegant

with a little bit of muscles.

Paired up with Ah Zhao's wheat-coloured skin,

glass-coloured eyes,

well-built, tall and slim body shape,

is really a match made in heaven!

The capital city's pair of "jade people" (ie beautiful couple)

What are you laughing about?

Mother-in-law is here

Mother

Are you doing physical exercise?

I came here to ask,

Ye Zhao has been gone to the frontier for many days now

Any good news?

Mother, don't you worry

Once Ah Zhao strikes, she would surely be victorious

Most important is that she has just recovered,

I am afraid that her strength is insufficient

Please, Heavens, bless

Please, Buddha, bless my daughter in law

Mother in law, you should not worry

General will surely be blessed

Yu Jin, don't you think so?

General is victorious in battle! General is victorious!

Your Highnesses. Prince Jun, General is victorious at battle

Really?

The news just came from the Palace. In a little while, the Emperor

was going to send Eunuch Jiang to our house for the reward

Mother, see? I told you.

Ah Zhao won this battle,

must taken on much stress.

She must be so tired.

General Ye, we are completely victorious.

We seized 30,000 of their horses,

captured 20,000 of the West Xia soldiers,

and got 30,000 dans of food supply

Hard work, everyone!

This time, we are have victory and it raised our military might

General, you are really fast!

But, I have a question

Where did the metal hammers come from?

Deputy Sun, you are unaware

On our way to Tong Yang city, General and I have already bought this batch

of engineering tools

Now, they are being hidden in the forest outside

General is really good at taking precautions

You have great foresight!

Pass my order

Kill one hundred cows and sheep

as a reward to the soldiers

Yes!

Make sure people and horses are full

Tomorrow, we depart

to recapture Bai Yun Zai

Yes!

Wait until I recover Ju Ping Guan.

After retreating his army, Yinuo will definitely

guard Bai Yin Zhai very closely

Yinuo is good at setting ambush

We must do this properly,

we must have impenetrable readiness.

Yes, General!

From time to time, within the palace,

there is a girl's singing

Do you hear it?

Soft and gentle,

sometimes near, sometimes far

Looming (metaphor: describes faintness, indefinite and unclear)

It is extremely beautiful

I have never heard of the singing

What is the matter?

Great King

The 1 million cows, sheep and camels that I have managed to raise,

When should I send them to the frontier?

Within 10 days, they must be sent to the frontier

Yes!

Crown Prince, Ha-er Dun

what has he been busy with?

Crown Prince is dedicated

He is busy preparing the military food supply and needs

Recently, the collection for the military needs

is less than ideal

Pass my order

Crown Prince Ha-er Dun is

to personally attend to

check the various tribes' readiness and situation

Check closely if anyone has been hiding the food supply

Yes!

(Reciting poetry)

Xian-er greets the Great King

It's you?

Everyday, the person singing and

playing the music by my ears

I don't understand what you mean

Your voice and dance steps

revolves around my dream non-stop

Why do you

stay alone in this room to play music and sing?

Although Great Xia is big and wide, but it is unrelenting

When I feel lonely,

I can only sing some songs to kill time

In my Great Xia,

there must be many things you can do

With me around,

I will definitely not let you feel

lonely

I don't know what else I can do

For example, wrestling

Wrestling is too painful

I can't stop the dust

For example, archery

Archery is too dangerous, I can't pull the bow

Then, horse riding

Riding is too fast, I can't hold on to the rein

It's ok if you can't hold on to the rein, as long as you hold on tight to my arm

It can guarantee that you won't be hurt

Let's go! I will bring you onto the fierce horse

Give you an overview of the Great Xia's scenery

This is so beautiful

This is my Tuo Ba family tribe's grassland

Would you like to be a shepherdess here?

Work when the sun rises,

rest when the sun sets

Water and grass as company

Cows and sheep adjacent to one another

Xian-er and I holding on to the rein

grazing the cows and sheep

If I really become a shepherdess,

will you keep me company the whole time too?

Of course

Xian-er,

you see the white tent there?

According to the local customs,

when the shepherdess reaches the age of 16,

she can stay in that white tent alone

Oh

why?

Because, at this time,

the shepherd lad

can come and profess his love for her

Xian-er is weak and mysterious

a bashful face

really makes one feel sorry for you

Come, let's go. Great King, let me down.

Why should I put you down? Today, you are my 16-year old shepherdess and I am the 18-year old shepherd

Do you want my body or my heart?

What do you mean?

I have always heard that you are a real hero

Knowledgeable and profound, virtuous and level headed

Only real beauties love real heroes

If you hurriedly want my body,

looks like you're hinting that I am merely a fake beauty

who can't match up to your heart?