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(Han Dynasty, 208 A.D. Summer, Xuchang)

Greetings, Your Majesty

Yesterday, I proposed a decree

for war against Liu Bei and Sun Quan

Has Your Majesty approved the decree?

The Prime Minister has just beaten back the Northern Wu Wan

Our troops and people need respite

The insurgents Sun and Liu

are ruling their own regimes down South

They plot against Your Majesty's Court

If they are not eliminated in time,

Your Majesty's Han Court might well be theirs

Prime Minister,

please let me consider this further

How much further must Your Majesty consider?

I have waged wars across the land

Tens of thousands of soldiers have perished on the battlefields,

all for the sake of the Great Han Empire

Does Your Majesty still remember your exile?

Which, if any, among your Royal relatives rescued You?

I wonder, to this day,

if I had not eliminated the traitors,

how many more would claim the throne for themselves?

I hereby decree that

Prime Minister Cao Cao

be commissioned as the Commander of the lmperial Army

and go forth to pacify the South

Thank you, Your Majesty

Senator Kong Rong wishes to speak

Liu Bei is Your Majesty's uncle,

and Sun Quan is the third-generation heir to the Dukedom of Wu

They have no intent to rebel

Whereas you, Prime Minister,

not only seize all the powers of the state,

but also intend to mobilize the entire army

There is no justifiable reason for your war!

Though you have solemnly vowed yourself

Ioyal to His Majesty's Court,

you will not be able to convince everyone!

The next one to put down a rebellion, may not be you, Prime Minister,

but Liu Bei

and Sun Quan!

He is the first sacrifice

I thank the Prime Minister for this wine!

(The final year of the Han dynasty)

(Eunuchs and court relatives) (struggle for power)

(The country falls into chaos)

(Ambitious Cao Cao seizes the moment)

(to coerce the emperor and) (to control the feudal lords)

(ln the year 208 A.D.,) (Cao Cao leads his army South)

(to destroy Liu Bei,) (a distant relative of the Royal Family)

(and Sun Quan, ruler of the Southland)

Begin

Form up!

Watch it

My Lord

Zilong! My Lord

You have returned

Our men made all possible efforts to hold our ground

until the last minute before abandoning the town

Luckily, most of the peasants have already fled

through the valley

My Lord!

The two ladies and the Young Master

are still trapped in the village

My ladies, please be careful

Don't cry

General Zhang

Chief Strategist, how does the situation look?

Cao Cao's pursuing forces are greater than anticipated

The cavalry vanguard will arrive at any moment

The Cao cavalry will use

a wedge formation to attack

We will reflect the light into their eyes to hold them off

Remember, the refugees need

at least an hour to retreat

We need a thousand more soldiers

for the second line of defense!

Leave it to me

Alright

Forward

My Lord

Zhu-ge Liang,

the peasants are moving slowly

It looks like they will need at least another four hours

We urgently need a thousand soldiers from here

Go aid General Zhang

That way Cao Cao cannot chase them

The peasants can be left to themselves

Cao Cao intends to make us surrender

He will not kill them

No! As you can see,

the elderly, the women, and the children all need our help

My Lord,

these peasants are dragging us down

To succeed, you have to set aside these trivial matters

These are Han people

They follow us only to escape from Cao Cao's regime

If we cannot offer protection to the civilians

then what is the meaning of this war?

I will find Guan Yu

Go and help my Lord

Sister!

Quickly! Bring the horse for My Lady

That looks like Liu Bei's family

Go get the baby!

My Lady!

General Zhao,

he is my Lord's only flesh and blood

He must not fall into enemy's hands!

Rest assured, My Lady

I will take you and the young Master to my Lord

Let's go! Get on the horse!

My Lady, quickly!

My Lady!

My Lady!

General!

My Lady!

Step apart!

Flip the shields!

Attack!

Let's go!

Bailong!

Chief Strategist,

where are our reinforcements?

Who is that man?

Zhao Zilong of Changshan

Why is there no such a brave warrior under my command?

General Zhao

Zilong

Retreat!

We can still fight!

Why are we giving up so easily?

We are greatly outnumbered by the enemy

If we can't protect the refugees,

our losses will be worse

Attention!

Protect the refugees!

It's an order!

Brother,

go quickly!

Leave! Protect the refugees!

Zilong, take the Young Master!

Retreat!

Attention, Third Battalion! Hold the line!

Protect the retreating refugees!

Quick!

Charge!

Second battalion, go!

Third battalion, get ready!

My lord

I brought the Young Master back

but the two ladies already...

Zilong, get up...

Prime Minister!

Liu Bei is vulnerable

Look, the cowards have all fled

Dead bodies lie everywhere

The rest ran for their lives!

There is only one man still fighting

Surrender, and your life will be spared!

Kneel down...

Do not be so rude!

General Guan Yu,

a wise man chooses his Lord carefully

Why do you continue to serve Liu Bei?

You still won't kneel!

Protect the Prime Minster! Kill him!

Nobody move!

Prime Minister, why?

If he wanted to kill me, he already would have

Guan Yu would not stab a man from behind

Liu Bei has lost many battles,

yet so many talented men remain loyal to him

One day, they will all serve under my command

I have suffered a lifetime of failures

This isn't the worst one

Cao Cao thinks he holds the Dynasty's fate in his hands

So long as I live and breathe,

I will fight to end his crimes

against the Han Court

My Lord, I will go to the state of Wu tonight,

to ask for Sun Quan's support

Sun Quan?

Against Cao Cao? I wonder if he is strong enough

to fight an enemy as fierce as Cao Cao

Though Sun Quan is young,

he bears great ambitions within

For generations, the Sun Clan has ruled the South

They have the wealth and strength to fight Cao Cao

Wu needs us just as much as we need Wu

If our alliance succeeds, and we defeat Cao Cao,

then Cao Cao will definitely retreat back North

We can then go West and rebuild our forces

Once we are in control of the West,

Cao Cao will control the North, and Sun Quan, the South

We will form a power triangle

This division of power is the only way to stop Cao Cao

My Lord, please rest assured

Are you confident you can convince him?

Eat some more

The road to Wu is long, and you will need energy

Prime Minister, the surrendered generals,

Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, are here

These two men are untrustworthy

Please be cautious

I trust those who are of use to me

Greetings, Your Highness!

Rise

How many ships and men have you brought with you?

We have with us three hundred thousand naval troops

and more than two thousand

battleships and boats of various sizes

Great!

Now we can be

tigers that swim!

Your Highness, here is our letter of surrender

General Cai,

I see many grammatical errors here

I hope your military strategies

are not as poor as your command of literature

I hear you have frequent exchanges

with the State of Wu

Your Highness,

I have declared war on Wu many times

These so called exchanges are limited to only this

No need to explain

What is this?

This is a map of Wu that I drew

taking great pains to be precise

General Cai,

you took great pains indeed

Your Highness,

Liu Bei has fled to Xiakou in defeat

If he eventually joins forces

with Sun Quan's Wu clan, then I fear that...

Then isn't that in our best interest?

If Sun Quan forms an alliance with Liu Bei,

then he is harbouring a traitor

and rebelling against the Royal Court,

which justifies our war

Liu Bei, a shoe weaving Royal uncle,

his whole life is a failure

Sun Quan

is a young upstart with no achievements

When a loser join forces with a coward,

what can they accomplish?

Though my Lord is young,

he shows wisdom beyond his years

Speak frankly and don't hold back

The senior advisors will be your biggest obstacle

You say we can fight this war? We can't!

Hopefully,

he has some good strategies to use against Cao Cao

This time around, Cao Cao is determined to fight

We are gravely outnumbered

How could we ever hope to fight this war?

We cannot fight!

Greetings, Your Highness

Mr. Zhu-ge,

I hear that Cao Cao

beat Liu Bei into the mud at Xinye?

The defeat at Xinye was due to my Lord's noble heart

He did not abandon the thousands of refugees

who followed our troops and slowed down our retreat

How large is Cao Cao's army?

A ruthless army of eight hundred thousand

is invading from both land and water

Cao Cao's real target is not to defeat Liu Bei

but to conquer Wu!

Your Highness governs the vast Southland,

and has many extraordinary gentlemen in your court

If you are determined to oppose Cao Cao's invasion,

then please prepare for war!

My Lord! Do not fight!

When the late Duke was still alive,

he always told me

that nothing is more important

than the peace of Wu's people!

We cannot fight, my Lord.

That's right. To surrender is not so bad

For the cowardly, in fact, the earlier the better

That way everyone can stop worrying

If that is the case,

then why didn't Liu Bei surrender?

Confucius spoke of giving oneself to justice,

and Mencius spoke of sacrificing for righteousness

Surrendering is not a matter of victory or defeat,

but rather one of virtue!

Cao Cao, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister,

controls the Han Emperor, and fabricates His Majesty's commands

If he conquers the Southland, he will surely usurp the throne

If we surrender to Cao Cao, then we would be aiding a tyrant

Lord Mayor Liu Bei is of His Majesty's Royal Family

His wisdom is known to the world and respected by the people

If a noble man, who has been loyal to the Han court all his life,

fails to succeed, then that is fate

But, how could he surrender to Cao Cao?

That would be

an unbearable shame!

However, it is fine for Your Highness to surrender

At least, you will be able to keep your life and possessions

At Cao Cao's mercy,

he may let you remain as the ruler of the Southland

So why not?

You are saying I am nothing compared to Liu Bei?

No, Your Highness shows an outstanding brilliance

greater than that of most and akin to that of Lord Liu

Your Highness is capable of ruling the vast Southland

This alone, is a major advantage over Lord Liu

My Lord, Mister Zhu-ge has come before you

with a plan for fighting Cao Cao

It would not hurt to hear him out

Though my Lord suffered a recent defeat,

we still have Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun,

as well as the Navy that they command with at least ten thousand men

If we join forces with the elite generals and troops of Wu,

the alliance will strengthen us both

Although Cao Cao's military outnumbers ours,

more than half of his troops only just surrendered to him

and are not entirely trustworthy

They have traveled over one hundred miles every day

They are exhausted

As the saying goes, a worn spear cannot even penetrate a thin cloth

Moreover, Northerners are not used to the Southern terrain,

and they have no naval experience

Their abrupt invasion is destined to result in failure

You make well reasoned points

My Lord,

please do not fall into Zhu-ge's traps!

We cannot justify fighting

against Prime Minister Cao, My Lord!

Our alliance with Liu Bei

will only justify Cao Cao's war

It is better to take Liu Bei captive

and turn him over as a gift to Cao Cao!

No! We shall first fight, then surrender

So that we leave Cao Cao with a bitter taste

One hundred thousand against eight hundred thousand!

What kind of a war is this!?

Cowards!

All of you are shameless cowards!

How dare you!

We cannot fight

Your Highness,

I know you have been concealing your abilities

The sword had been hidden away for too long

Now is the time to draw the blade

My Lord, this Zhu-ge Liang

is determined to drag us into trouble!

Don't! My Lord!

Speak no more!

I have heard this far too many times!

Let me think it through

Let me think...

How beautiful!

This really is heaven on earth!

Unfortunately, with the arrival of Cao's regime,

all of this beauty will soon turn to ash

Your words had almost persuaded his Lordship

For the alliance to happen,

I only need to persuade one other person

Zhou Yu. Viceroy Zhou

Exactly!

The Duke regards him as his own older brother

The Late Duke had also said,

for internal affairs, seek Zhang Zhao

For foreign affairs, seek Zhou Yu

He is now encamping at Red Cliff

He is the right one to seek

Stop!

Give it to me!

Are you not capable of holding a spear?

There must be power within every stroke!

One more time!

Stab!

Slash!

Strike!

Swing!

Stab!

Slash!

Strike!

Swing!

Mister Zhu-ge, the Viceroy is over there

Form up!

One other wing

The Goose Formation

Not bad

A pity that it is outdated

Give it to me

Your Honor!

You try

Thank you

Your Honor!

My family's water buffalo

was stolen from the fields near the barracks

Some people saw...

Your Honor, this is Mr. Zhu-ge Liang

Greetings, Viceroy Zhou

Greetings

Why carry a fan on a cold day like this?

It helps me remain calm

It's the one old habit I cannot give up

You do not look like an anxious person

This way

What are you laughing at?

I am not laughing, but appreciating

I am appreciating that these soldiers

know not only how to fight, but also how to appreciate music

You are knowledgeable in the art of war

Just a little

Yet you say my formations are outdated

No man but you

can hear me from that far away

I have sharp hearing

This way

General Gan, Mister Zhu-ge said

that your formation is outdated

Are you aware that a bad formation can kill our brothers?

I have never thought of killing my own brothers

The power of the formations comes from the heart

There is no such a thing as outdated!

This is...?

This is General Gan Xing

Pardon me, General Gan

General Gan and his army,

used to be the most notorious pirates in the South

You cannot joke around with him

No problem

I am impressed by everyone's performance today!

But this elderly gentleman had his buffalo stolen

in the rice fields near the barracks

Was this done by one of my brothers?

He who did it gave all our brothers a bad name!

Find him!

Who did this despicable thing?

Lu Su, tell me,

what is the penalty according to law?

By law, the penalty is death!

Step forward. Reveal yourselves

Who did this? Step forward

I have a way to find them

Since the buffalo was stolen in the rice fields,

then there must be mud on the shoes of the looters

Am I correct? Yes!

Attention, Gan Xing Company!

Everyone, run to that tree,

around and back

Go! Yes!

Quickly! Follow up!

I did not drag those people out today

because I want to give them a second chance

The Wu army does not tolerate looting!

What we really need

is to stick together

I have failed

to train my soldiers

I beg your forgiveness

I dare not!

I dare not!

These soldiers are difficult to train

Yet, these soldiers, have great potential

Things like this happen because of our shortage of supplies

You gave us half of your wealth to help build this army

Now, supplies are short again

So how about giving up the other half?

Whatever you say is fine by me

Then it's settled

Your Honor!

Bad news!

I told you

this friend is difficult to deal with

It's a breech birth!

Hold this

Luoyue,

hang in there

My Lady! The pony still hasn't...

Be quiet

She can't give birth with you being so loud

It's coming

Xiao Qiao, what's happening?

A breech birth It will come out soon

Your Honor, for horses...

Be quiet! Breech births are very rare

The pony has not come out for two days

What is happening?

Why is there only one leg?

He can't come out

What should we do?

The other leg is stuck

Simply dragging it out will not work

He is...?

He is Zhu...

He is Zhu-ge Liang, a friend of mine

Step back a little

You are knowledgeable in this too?

A little. I helped cows give birth

Horses should be much the same

Excuse me, let me try

The two front hooves need to come out together

for a natural birth

The pony does not have a name yet

He was born in the Southland,

so he should have a Southern name

How about Meng Meng?

Meng Meng?

Meng Meng, stand up!

He can't stand up!

Stand up!

Come on!

Stand up!

I hope we can watch him grow each day

I want you to promise me,

when he is grown,

not to make him a warhorse

Viceroy,

Xiao Qiao looks like

she's the proud new mother herself

Viceroy, time is of the essence

War or surrender?

Lu Su,

today we are celebrating. Let' s not discuss affairs of state

Alright,

Since Mr Zhu-ge is learned in music,

why don' t we play a tune together?

I know only... a little

You know a great deal

You are only hiding it

If you two gentlemen can work together,

then that will be a perfect match

Please

Thank you, madam

Thank you, Mr. Zhu-ge

My husband has not played his qin for a long time

I, too, have not been so enervated for a long time

We still haven't discussed the war

How can we leave?

His answer is within his music

He will fight this war

I think you two can be great partners

His music tells me,

that he needs friends

Your music tells me

that you need to fight this war

Prime Minister,

desire and obsession

can also cause of headaches

Have you not heard that desire makes one young!

This painting must be by Your Highness

Her name is Xiao Qiao

When I was young,

her father thought very highly of me

I saw her only once

Now, she is the most beautiful woman in the world

and married to Zhou Yu

After I pacify Wu,

she will be mine

Gentlemen, you are all here

Yes, Your Highness!

General Cai, your ships are well built!

Thank you, Your Highness

I have guarded Jingzhou for many years

With the strength and power of our current navy,

we will surely defeat Wu

Great! What?

The two generals are saying,

that our ground troops are just for show?

General Xia-hou, while we Northerners are great on horseback,

the Southerners are experts on the water

T o destroy Wu,

we will need the hard work of General Cai and his navy!

Thank you, Your Highness!

General Cai,

What...

is the best food in the South?

River fish is the best food in the South, Your Highness

Then...

what is the worst thing about the South?

The weather is the worst

This is the windy season

The wind can often be unpredictable

Victory

Six dragons lead my chariot

I will ride the wind with the greatest speed,

with all of the feudal lords under my command,

to rule the world with one name

On land and sea, with forces numbering eight hundred thousand,

I wish to meet Your Highness at the hunt for Wu

This Cao Cao

really has some nerve

What does he mean by a hunt for Wu?

Brother, Smile!

We will get through this

They all want you to smile too

When father was nineteen,

he was known as the Tiger of the Southland

When my late brother was twenty-six, he conquered the Southland

I am now twenty-six,

yet I have done nothing!

It seems that my achievements

will never be able to be compared to theirs

No matter how hard I try,

those old advisors call me worthless

Brother?

You came at the right time...

He will not listen or even smile

My Lord,

What is it?

Cao Cao requests our surrender. See for yourself

You have not used this for a long time

Let's go

He is cunning

Do you see him?

This beast is watching us

He is sinister, playing with his prey

Is he not like Cao Cao?

Though Cao Cao is Prime Minister, he is the real traitor,

always ambushing from the darkness

In the entire world, not one person likes him

Brother, what are you afraid of?

There!

T o be honest,

I was prepared for war with Cao Cao three years ago

Cao Cao claims to have an army of eight hundred thousand,

yet many are surrendered troops he cannot trust

He can actually use only one hundred thousand of them at most

Our troops have high morale

We have knowledge of the Yangtze River and greater naval expertise

Moreover, Cao Cao has no justifiable reason for his war

But those senior advisors!

They are only concerned about protecting themselves

You need not listen to them

Your late brother once told you

that you are a better administrator,

but that he is a better commander

That made you lose confidence

But he only said that to make you strive to surpass him

Tiger!

Help them!

Go quickly

Get out of here

Can you walk?

Are you alright?

The beast is over there!

Go

Do not hesitate anymore

My decision to fight Cao Cao is final

If anyone dares mention surrender,

he will end up like this table

Zhou Yu!

Cheng Pu!

Lu Su!

Ay!

I hereby appoint

Zhou Yu as the Viceroy in Chief,

Cheng Pu the Lieutenant Viceroy,

and Lu Su as the Consulting Commander

We will form an alliance with Liu Bei,

to stop Cao Cao's invasion

Understood!

It seems that war is inevitable

We cannot stop Cao Cao's invasion

But maybe this one will prevent future wars

Just as long as there are no more wars

Isn't this one just like yours?

You sure know how to replicate my handwriting

Do you know why I wrote so many 'Ping Ans'?

Ping An' means peace!

So... why so many peaces?

'Ping An' is

a name...

Come,

what do you hear?

Listen carefully

I have heard rumours

that all the families are leaving Red Cliff

When...

When will I leave?

I won't let you leave

I want you to remain by my side

One more time! Hurry!

General Zhao

Chief Strategist, you are back!

This is Wu's Viceroy in Chief, Zhou Yu

Guan! Guan! The ospreys cried

from the sandy river side

Lovely maiden, modest and fair,

makes a fine match for the gentleman

We have no food, what good is reading a book?

When you grow up, you will find out

that reading now will give you food later

Well, let us read one more time

Great Calligraphy!

Damn!

What do you think you are doing!

I have always admired General Zhang's famous roar

To defeat Cao Cao, we need men with your temper

This way please, Viceroy

My Lord, they are here

Your journey has been hard

This is Viceroy Zhou Yu,

Lieutenant Viceroy Cheng Pu,

Consulting Commander Lu Su,

and Veteran General Huang Gai

Greetings, Lord Mayor Liu

Gentlemen,

the Duke has helped all of us by sending these troops

I am sincerely thankful

An alliance is a friendship

Friends, need not be so formal

Dare I ask, Your Honor,

how many soldiers do you have under your command?

Thirty-thousand

Thirty-thousand...

thirty-thousand men, are too few

Our men are too few?

Your army was defeated by just one blow!

What battles have you won?

Speak up. I only worry we might laugh ourselves to death

So what?

What's worse than a defeated army?

What is wrong with defeat?

Better to be a loser than a coward

What are you saying?

I dare you

Brother, stop

Brother!

We are not building an alliance

We are making enemies

Viceroy Zhou, what is your opinion?

At this time of crisis,

you can still weave straw sandals?

This has been a habit of mine for years

We have walked a long way wearing these shoes

Whenever our shoes are worn out,

Big Brother weaves new ones with his own hands

Exactly

It really is strong

I am surprised that such weak strands of grass,

can become so strong after you weaved them together

You have a noble Lord, and brave generals

Generals Guan, Zhang and Zhao

are all invincible warriors on the battlefield

An army high in spirits can fight an enemy ten times its size

We sons of Wu, must protect our homeland

We will also do our best

I have only one dream

A dream for all;

that is for all of us to unite!

United, no one can pull us apart!

I'm here!

Why are you here?

To go to war!

War?

War is no joking matter!

You think that I'm here to joke around?

A woman should share the responsibility

for the rise and fall of the Kingdom

So should a horse!

Don't go! Come back!

Don't be like my brother!

Talk to me!

She is...?

Our Princess, Sun Shang Xiang

Princess, have you ever been to war?

There is a first time for everything!

After I fought my first war,

I never wished for a second

I think, if she encounters any Cao troops,

her hands will tremble with fear, as if she were waving

Princess,

I see you better off at home, making your flower weavings

She seem a very ambitious young lady

She is a tomboy. She likes fighting

Her maids are all fully armed

Who would dare marry her?

What are you doing?

What did you say to my horse!

I told him that his rider

is a scoundrel!

Get up!

Don't pull so hard!

Hey!

Hey!

Turn towards me

Prime Minister!

Prime Minister,

a messenger from Wu has arrived!

Bring him forth! Yes sir!

This way please

Did Sun Quan receive my letter?

He did

What is his reply?

This page is blank. What is the meaning of this?

They intend to fight,

so they did not bother to write a reply

Have him, beheaded!

Prime Minister,

Liu Bei must have already formed an alliance with Wu,

brazenly opposing the empire

Who will command their alliance?

Prime Minister, I guess it will be Zhou Yu

Zhou Yu is known not for his military abilities, but his musical talent

How can such a man lead an army?

Prime Minister, for years,

Zhou Yu has remained our toughest opponent

Indeed, he is a skilled musician,

but he is an even better naval commander

We have suffered considerable losses against him

Please do not underestimate him

You sure do

give him a lot of credit!

Prime Minister,

there is one other man we cannot underestimate!

Who is it? That is

Zhu-ge Liang

To the first hero who sacrificed his life for Wu

In the battle of Guandu,

Cao Cao cut off the noses of a thousand prisoners of war

He boxed and returned those noses,

instantly crushing his opponent's morale

Today,

he beheaded a man of Wu

to crush our morale!

But, we men of Wu are not cowards,

and we are not afraid

I have been waiting for this day!

I'm here!

What a commotion!

I won't miss tomorrow's battle

Zilong,

have there been any problems with the allied training?

The two armies have different codes of conduct,

so at the start, there were a few minor conflicts

But, rest assured, I am training them well

Zhou Yu likes naval battles?

Generals Cai Mao and Zhang Yun,

I know you cannot wait any longer!

Very well,

you two are to command our navy to set sail down south

Cai Mao leads a strong navy

The water current and wind are all to their advantage

So, we can launch our naval invasion

Prime Minister, when shall we set out?

Tomorrow, before dawn

He cannot wait. He will launch the attack tonight

No,

make it tonight!

Would he take action so hastily?

There is only one word to describe his military tactics. Speed!

In the battle of Xinye, Cao Cao's elite cavalries

rushed one hundred and fifty miles in just three days

We had no chance to prepare

He places surrendered troops on the frontline,

while his own trusted army remains in the back

Cao Hong, Zhang Liao

You are to lead the naval forces on the second front

Xia-hou Jun and Wei Ben,

you are to lead the cavalry west

to provide cover for the navy!

If the navy is so powerful,

why would they need us for cover?

Where will their main target be?

Right here!

That is the reason why you camped in Red Cliff

You have foreseen this

Yet someone said that my formations are outdated

I have an even more outdated one

Bagua formation

It is indeed outdated

But when used appropriately, it will be very effective

What are you all talking about?

How can this Bagua formation be used on water?

Once you drop, it sinks!

If they think I will use the navy,

then Zhou Yu and Zhu-ge Liang really are stupid

General Cai, your navy is only a diversion

Understood!

Xia-hou Jun and Wei Ben,

take two thousand cavalries by land

and catch them off-guard

The majority of the Cao force is land infantry

Would Cao Cao attack by water?

What are you thinking of?

Cao Cao never speaks of his true intentions,

even to his own followers

Truth and illusion are often disguised as each other

Cao Cao likes to play this game,

both with friends and with foes

What are you doing? Putting that land tortoise in water?

Halt!

Reporting!

No signs of the Wu army, within eight miles of the rear hill!

Nor any trace of civilians!

All have fled, except for a tortoise in its shell!

Charge!

There may be an ambush

Am I afraid of a few young girls?

Shoot!

The enemy has entered the trap

This Bagua formation is not at all outdated!

Form up!

It's a trap!

I predicted this ambush

Damn! Now the advantage is theirs

Kill them

Get back in formation!

Break through the shields and attack the enemy!

Charge!

Signal the cavalry! Break through their encirclement!

I will kill Zhou Yu for this!

Turn!

Charge!

Attack! Kill them!

Get back in formation!

Hang in there!

Hang in there!

Viceroy!

Come on!

Attack!

Great! This is great!

Get out!

Reporting!

Your Honor,

Cao Cao's fleet is sailing towards Red Cliff

Prime Minister, our army was defeated!

Our cavalries have never lost a battle

It is only a slight setback. No need to panic

They managed to outfox this old fox

Look,

even though we came a long way on water,

not one allied ship was there to counterattack

Instead, they ambushed our ground forces

They were ready for us

The war against these rebels

shall not be underestimated

Prime Minister,

since they do not have an adequate naval defense,

Iet's send out our navy to destroy the allies!

I would rather spend more time

preparing my troops for the naval battle

Sooner or later, we will get across the river

I am still waiting to carve my poetry onto that cliff

Right there! Make camp,

right across from Red Cliff

Victory! Victory!

So many ships

If we used them as firewood,

it would take a hundred years to burn them all!

How can we beat them?

Cao Cao claimed to have an army of eight hundred thousand

It looks like he really does

So what if he has eight hundred thousand troops?

With only one tortoise, we stalled his army

Exactly!

The delay has taken away their momentum

What do you think?

Rather than attacking directly with his navy,

Cao Cao tried a rear sneak attack with his cavalry

He made a mistake

Now, he will change his tactics

and begin using his navy

Cao Cao used only two thousand troops, to discover our strengths

But we know nothing of our enemy

We can only wait for their next attack

How is your arrow wound?

Fine. It's only a slight wound

I owe you this one

Take it easy

Victory! Victory!

They are cheering for victory too early

With such a good morale, what is there to fear?

We need good spirits to win this war

Your Honor!

This medicine will cure the wound very quickly

Please bear with the pain

Let me do this

Let me do something for a wounded soldier

How does my bandage look?

You wrapped me up like a rice dumpling

It seems that Cao Cao isn't as fierce as he seems

He is indeed fierce

He is a seasoned military commander

He will do anything within his power to gain victory

He knows how to command an army,

but he has no friends

Cao Cao is unlike you

This toast

is for Viceroy Zhou!

To Viceroy Zhou!

Me too! For Viceroy Zhou!

I hope he can recover soon

Toast!

We joined forces under pressure

but were successful beyond our wildest dreams

Our brilliant victory shocked Cao Cao!

Duke,

I have a difficult favor to ask for you

One hundred thousand refugees

followed us from Xinye City

I have no land on which to settle them

After defeating Cao Cao,

I would like you to let me use Jingzhou to settle the people

Jingzhou is the heartland of the Yangtze

and a most valuable strategic location

How could you?

Only a righteous leader

owns his land

Indeed,

a righteous leader

may only need a small piece of land

The Kingdom is vast,

vast enough to shelter all refugees

But I am only afraid that

once soldiers settle in, they will never leave

Those in arms are all our own men

If a Lord is righteous, then all the Kingdom's men are his to lead

Come,

Iet's drink up!

Toast!

The princess is a true heroine!

Lord Liu,

my younger sister,

has always admired great gentlemen

But since she is so fierce,

I have always worried about her marriage,

as it is difficult to seek a suitable gentleman for her

Brother,

what are you talking about?

If the Liu and Sun families become relatives,

Then it wouldn't matter how we divided the land and men, would it?

The war has just begun

I...

have never thought of re-marrying,

but...

Brother,

you must be drunk

What do you take me for?

I have found you a fine match

What's wrong with that?

Fine

Then, I will have

a hundred of my armed maids

guarding my door,

and I dare you to step in...

and...

Oh, no

Big Brother!

Big Brother!

How rude!

Brother!

You have never learned to respect me!

That's strange. What did I do wrong?

Big Brother's acupuncture points are locked

Brother! Wake up!

Whatever you do, don't kill my pigeons

Their acupuncture points are different from those of men

I hope I didn't hurt your Lord

He wouldn't blame you, even if you hurt him

Was I outrageously rude?

I think you are unique

It is the unique ones who are the most misunderstood

I hate those arranged marriages

Women are pushed around

like chess pieces

You are feeding them too much

They won't be able to fly anymore

If only I was like them

You want to... fly?

I have been living in the palace all my life

It is such a bore

Your talents exceed those of others,

yet you hide them

Only you can see them

I used to go hunting with my brother across the shore

Back then, the field was full of people dancing and praying

Now, it has all become dark and mysterious

Everything has changed now that Cao Cao has come

Before they come here,

I will go over there

to take a peek

and stir up some trouble

Take care. The weather has turned cold

I have served the Prime Minister

for three days already

Yet, Your Highness still does not know my name

My name is... Can you serve tea?

I can Do so

Prime Minister,

we can start the therapy today

Doctor, what's the matter?

Tea, Your Highness

Incorrect,

try again

Tea, Your Highness

That's the way

Xiao Qiao,

I have always admired the way you serve tea

He started this war

all because of a woman?

What are you doing?

I just gave them a bath

and am drying them off

What if they catch a cold?

How is your wound?

It's fine

I heard last night was quite entertaining

Last night's celebration made me realize

that we may becomes enemies tomorrow

When that day comes,

you and l

will each serve our own sides

I cannot stand the thought

of a stand-off with you

I hope it never will happen

You are a brilliant commander

Fortunately, you are not on Cao Cao's side

Otherwise, you will be a big trouble

You've been looking across the shore for two days now

What do you see?

I must remain calm

How about you?

I also need to remain calm

Cao Cao has no experience in naval affairs

T o cross the river,

he must rely on Cai Mao and Zhang Yun

They are both Southerners

They know all the rocks and currents in the river

If we can eliminate them,

half of the Cao navy will be paralysed

That... would be rather difficult

Cao Cao is always very wary of assassins,

just as his followers are wary of his deadly temper

They have interesting fleet formations

Every formation has its weakness

It's only up to us to find it

That shouldn't be too difficult

Great!

I never imagined that our soldiers are also great athletes!

This is what I call interesting!

Over all these years we've been on the battlefields,

we were never once defeated

But like a game of Cuju,

it cannot be exciting when one side always wins!

For the battle of Red Cliff,

we are ready

I want to see how those rebels react

once we throw out the ball!

Shaking the earth, waves hand in hand flow

No earthly wine can rival the moon's glow

A smile knows what no words can know

A passing glance and all is white snow

Let the mind, not the hands, defend and fight

Walls of iron cannot stop our might

This life, not in vain, not in spite

From every crucible, a phoenix takes flight

Wipe not our tears. Let them dry on the air

This war is one our hearts declare

Victory won with beauty and flair

Rise together! Even a loss we can bear

No fear of this long night we share

Let the cries of war be our song

No comrade-in-arms shall our memories wrong

White waves of the Yangtze so long

Seething, as before, in our hearts so strong

Why not let the cries of war be our song?

Waves that crack the cliffs shall not be wrong

Brief voices speak out, from the heart they flow

No earthly wine can rival the moon's glow

A smile knows what no words can know

A passing glance and all is white snow

Let the mind, not the hands, defend and fight

Walls of iron cannot stop our might

This life, not in vain, not in spite

From every crucible, a phoenix takes flight

Minds in battle will clash and collide

in this war that our hearts decide

Let war bring peace to the world so wide

Rise up together and battle with pride!

Let no man fear the long night outside

Let the cries of war be our song

No comrade-in-arms shall our memories wrong

White waves of the Yangtze so long

Seething, as before, in our hearts so strong

Why not let the cries of war be our song?

Waves that crack the cliffs shall not be wrong

A moment so fast, where did it fly?

A wine so sweet, let me drink it dry

A wound meant for my ally

is a medal I hold high

Every joy, every sigh

our laugh does belie

The moon lights the sky

Let us drink our glasses dry