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Report...
Officer What's wrong?
Yue's army breached the city gate. They are advancing on the palace
The prince...
died for our nation
Your Highness
Jin's ancestor Shuyu was King Cheng's brother
Wu's ancestor Taibo was King Wu's uncle
It is clear who the superior is
Your Majesty
Your Majesty Mmm
Really?
Good. Let's go
I will dismember you and eat you alive
Your Majesty On your knees
It is such a serious matter
How dare you deceive me
Did you want to harm me?
If killing me can calm you down,
please offer me the death penalty
Report
Traitor Goujian has laid siege to the capital for 4 days
The capital is in imminent danger
Officer *** is...
It will be too late
even if we can fly
*** couldn't defend the city
Did Goujian
have help from spirits?
What should we do, Your Majesty?
Go back and fight them
Don't, Your Majesty
How can the treaty of alliance be delayed?
Your Majesty
Right
You are right
We can't panic...
If I go back before signing the treaty
Jin's men
will know we are in an emergency
They will follow us. War will break out
We can't save our capital
And we will get ourselves into trouble
Bopi Yes
We must sign the treaty. Take the initiative
I will smear the blood. I will be the leader
Jin has to follow my order
They won't make rash move
Then our army can retreat
without worries
You are brilliant
It is time to show them our power
Gongsun Yes
Deploy the army. Sound the drums. Surround Huangchi
Terrify Jin's king with our might
If he doesn't agree to my terms,
attack him Yes
Premier, I think
Bopi is bluffing
Actually, we can
contradict his every term
I know he is swollen with arrogance
Ignore him, premier
I am thinking
Wu's king acted strange today
He is going to obtain hegemony
Why did he become gloomy suddenly?
It seemed some disaster happened
He was melancholy
He tried to disguise it
Premier, then we...
If we don't let him smear the blood first
he may use force,
it will be harmful to us
Let's talk to the lord
Ask him to let Wu smear the blood
Who will observe the treaty?
Even if we let them
obtain hegemony,
can they last?
Be patient. Let's wait
We will play it by ear
What is the noise?
Premier, Field Marshal
Wu deployed the ranks in battle array
They want to fight us
Please let me explain
My lord said,
your king is an earl but he calls himself Wu's king
How do you regard the royal family?
If he calls himself a duke,
my lord will listen to the order
I agree
Please come
to meet all vassals in my lord's tent
Fine
I will invite Duke Wu
to smear the blood as a sign of the oath
Please allow me to notify my king Please
Your Majesty
What's wrong?
The prince... died for our nation
It's over
Your Majesty
Goujian
Come back
General Gongsun Yes
Deploy the army
Put them into 6 brigades
Leave Huangchi
one brigade after another
After leaving Huangchi
the army will form 2 divisions
Charge back to Gusu
I understand
Listen,
you must keep them in order
Don't let them get flustered Yes
Whoever defies military orders
will be executed on the spot
Whoever disobeys orders
will be executed on the spot
We have taken most part of the palace, Your Majesty
*** Sunluo is still resisting
I plan to use fire attack
Can't use fire attack
Who not?
The king enforces justice on behalf of Heaven
We can't use fire to hurt the innocent
Fan is right
Order the army not to disturb the people
And
stop the attack
Persuade *** to surrender
Yes
Your Majesty...
Your Majesty
Fucha's army is coming back
So soon
Fucha is coming back?
From where?
Our army couldn't resist them
They breached our defenses
His army is irresistible
They are charging at Gusu from the north
The north?
We can't draw up in battle array in the city
Why don't we fight them outside?
No need to go outside
Kucheng Yes
Relay my order
Leave some troops to resist them
The whole army leaves the city thru south gate
Let Wu's army in Yes
Don't worry, officer Fan
We will be back
I know your mind
The king is back...
Your Majesty...
*** Sunluo,
where is the prince?
The prince...
died for our nation
Where is he?
His head was sent back
Outrageous
Our capital couldn't withstand a single attack
Wu's capital should be impregnable
You are right, Your Majesty
Premier Wu built it
but it can't defend against people's ill intent
You told me
Yue's king submitted, didn't you?
You invited him
to go to Huangchi to help you, didn't you?
He came
The prince welcomed him warmly
City gate was opened
The prince didn't expect it was a plot
I...
I entrusted the prince to you
I have my doubts
The prince is dead. Why am I still alive?
I should have died when premier died
but I didn't
I should have died when the city was captured
but I didn't
Your Majesty,
I led troops to resist them for more than 10 days
I protected the people in the palace
Now you are back
I can account to you
Account to me
Your Majesty
I must offer my apology to our nation
Yue's king, I came to give you a letter of challenge
Advisor
My king will fight a decisive battle with you
Please withdraw 10 km
Our army will form array outside the city
Fucha wants to fight a decisive battle with me
Withdraw 10 km?
Field Marshal,
you and Fucha have no choice
I will decide
how to fight
Wait
Please tell Fucha my words
Don't think I can't capture your city
I don't want the innocent people
to suffer
I will give Wu a chance
I will give Fucha a chance
to see sense
Stop the senseless resistance
I will relay
your words to my king
General Zhu Yes
See our guest out Yes
After you
Goujian is a coward
He is a coward
Your Majesty,
maybe we should send some troops
to sneak out thru Water Gate at night
Make a sneak attack to confuse them
You lead our main force
to charge out thru the main gate
We can defeat them
Officer Bopi, it is a brilliant plan
You think it will work, Field Marshal?
Our troops will get killed
Our army's morale will be undermined. Our king will be harmed
What do you mean?
Without you,
premier Wu should have been alive
Yue's king should have been dead You...
Did you forget what you did?
You were greedy. You betrayed our nation
Now Gusu is under siege
Gongsun Xiong...
Your Majesty...
I am loyal to you. Heaven can be my witness
Field Marshal accused me of treason
He made things difficult for me
We are at a critical time
I don't want to argue with Field Marshal
Please be our judge, Your Majesty
Yue's king doesn't attack our city
He can wear us down
Your Majesty, our 50,000 troops are stationed in the city
Provisions won't last long
A mutiny may break out
Please be decisive, Your Majesty
Be decisive?
Should I surrender?
Your Majesty Enough
Bopi Yes
Choose some picked troops to make a sally tomorrow morning
Ask Jin for reinforcements
Your Majesty, it...
What?
Will you do it or not?
I will risk any danger
to follow your order
In the present situation,
I don't think other vassals will reinforce us
It will be a waste journey
I am their leader
I ask them to come. No one can refuse to come
If anyone makes excuses,
I will attack them later
Yes, Your Majesty
I will get you reinforcements
Wherever you want me to go
I will go
Good
You go to get ready
Yes
Our army is here. Wu's army is here
Did Wu's troops make a move?
Your Majesty,
Bopi wants to make a sally to get reinforcements
What flag is he holding?
His own flag
He is sending his regards to us
He wants us to give him a way out
Step aside
Let Bopi out
But he will get reinforcements
Don't worry. Reinforcements?
Wu's king has no affections
I want to know
who will help him
Yes
You have nothing
to do with the war
You shouldn't be involved
I will
let you go tonight
You are Yue's people
Go to Yue's king
He will treat you well
Don't be afraid
I'm not testing you
I really mean to let you go
Your Majesty, you...
you really let us go back to Yue?
Yes
I
don't want to go
This is the only chance
Think it over
Guards will escort you out
You may go now
Thank you...
Your Majesty
I...
I don't want to die
I know
Your Majesty
I will always remember how you doted on me
Xishi,
why didn't you go?
I'm yours
You are mine
but your heart...
Stay if you want to
Help...
We are Yue's people
Help...
We are Yue's people. Help
Shoot her
Kill Yue's Daji
No shooting
Help...
Lady...
Zheng Dan...
Help her
Let's go. Cover them
Zheng Dan...
What happened?
Where's Xishi?
Wu's king let us go
Xishi is in the palace
Officer Fan,
please help me
Zheng Dan
Any news of the king?
Your Majesty,
the king is outside Wu's capital
How long have we been waiting?
More than 600 days
Will we win, Your Majesty?
We will...
Zhu Jiying Yes
Have we enough provisions?
We have. But more than half of our troops were hurt or killed
We have no recruits
Yue lacks able-bodied men
We can't recruit troops
I'm worried Fucha will make a sally
He is worried we will breach their defense
Our troops can't stick it out
Your Majesty, let me enter the city
and negotiate with Wu's king
Negotiation?
How to negotiate?
I want to persuade Wu's king to surrender
We promise not to kill civilians and troops
We will treat Wu's king well
Please give the order, Your Majesty
Officer Wen,
we have waited
for today for 20 years
War between Wu and Yue must end
Our king doesn't want Wu's king
to sign any treaty
Our troops will be in a difficult situation
if it lasts
Let the king decide
Let's wait
I don't have recruits
but I won't negotiate peace
Let's hold on
I believe Fucha
can't survive this winter
Clog's echo corridor
Clog's echo corridor
Have a good dream in peach blossom palace
Fighting breaks out
Paulownia leaves in winter
Is Wu's king awake
A daw is singing
Chinese parasol leaves in fall
Wu's king is woebegone
Clog's echo corridor
Have a good dream in peach blossom palace
Fighting breaks out
Paulownia leaves in winter
Your Majesty, you...
I came to see
how our troops are
Your Majesty, my troops haven't eaten for 3 months
Not a grain in the city
We ate all the rats in the barn
Some people exchanged kids and ate them
Your Majesty...
premier Bopi is back
Bopi? Where is he?
Your Majesty...
Your Majesty
Bopi,
where are the reinforcements?
No reinforcements
What about food?
Where is the food?
No food
No food
or reinforcements
Nothing
Bopi,
I didn't expect you
to be so stupid
No reinforcements, no food
Why did you come back?
Your Majesty
I gave you a way out
You came back to court death
Stupid...
Your Majesty,
I tried to persuade every nation
I was repeatedly snubbed and humiliated
But I...
I will never leave you
Your Majesty,
you were wrong about me
Where can I go?
The king is alive. The courtiers are alive
The king is humiliated. The courtiers should die
Your Majesty,
even if I die,
I am always loyal to you
Loyal to you
I'm the hegemonist
I didn't expect
to be abandoned by people
God will protect you
What God? There is no God
All hopes
have vanished
Your Majesty
Bopi
Yes
To my surprise,
you are loyal to me
I have a task for you
I'm at your service
Go to Yue's king
Beg him for peace
Beg him to forgive me
Beg him
to keep our imperial temple
I will do it now
Wait
Don't forget
our nation's rite
Don't worry
I'm Wu's premier
I won't disgrace our nation
or you
Do it now
Your Majesty...
I kowtow to you one last time
Outrageous
Listen,
you must come back alive
I want to see you again
Thank... you
Your Majesty, I'm Wu's premier Bopi
Officer Bopi, did you come
to surrender?
No, I came to negotiate peace
My king offended you
in Huiji Hill then
Now you came to teach him a lesson
I think
you are right
My king knows he was wrong
Please give him a chance
No way
Our king wants
an unconditional surrender
Yue's king, please
My king was benevolent and righteous
You said Wu's king was benevolent and righteous
Let me ask you
Yue wanted to avoid war
We wanted peace
We've served Wu cautiously for generations
Wu's king was insatiable
He wanted to conquer Yue
He shackled our king. Treated him as a slave
Was he benevolent and righteous?
Let me ask you
Wu's king wanted to obtain hegemony
He plunged people of all nations in misery
Was he benevolent and righteous?
You may have a point
but
my king didn't kill Yue's king then
He didn't destroy Yue's imperial temple
We are not asking for too much
We want Yue's king to treat our king
like how our king treated him then
You can do that, can't you?
You are wrong
Nowadays,
Yue is different
from the past
Nowadays,
my king is different from the past
Yue's king...
My king was unfair to you
but I was pretty good to you
When you were shackled,
who did his best to save you?
When Wu Zixu pled with our king to kill you,
who stopped him?
It was me...
Your Majesty,
would you please listen to me
Today, I beg you
Please spare my king
and my nation
Bopi,
let me ask you something
Did you save me because of Yue?
Did you save me because of me?
Or because of yourself?
Fucha wants to negotiate peace
Dream on
As long as Wu isn't destroyed,
people can't live in peace
Fucha is consumed with hatred
and anger
He hates himself because he couldn't obtain hegemony
Bopi,
I am grateful to him
His folly made me see sense
His cruelty taught me right and wrong
His doings forced me to make a resolution
Bopi,
do you know why there is thunder?
Why is there an earthquake?
Why is there a tsunami?
Why do babies cry at night?