Qin Dynasty Epic (2020): Season 1, Episode 59 - Episode #1.59 - full transcript
=Qin Dynasty Epic=
=Episode 59=
In saving Handan,
General Li Mu
must get the top credit for that.
Forget it.
(King Daoxiang of Zhao, Yan)
I won't hold him accountable for this matter.
(Lord Chunping of Zhao, Zhao Yi)
(General of Zhao, Li Mu)
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Urgent report from Liao Yang.
Your Majesty,
urgent report from Liao Yang.
The report says
our soldiers defeated
Yang Duanhe, Wang Jian and Huan Yi
and their troops.
Liao Yang is secured.
Long live Your Majesty!
Long live the great Zhao!
Long live Your Majesty!
Long live the great Zhao!
Your Majesty,
Handan is temporarily out of danger.
We should hurry and ask
General Pang Nuan to come back.
Lord Chunping,
what's your opinion?
Your Majesty,
Zhao and Qin's alliance was a scam
the King of Qin set up
to induce Zhao to attack Yan,
so they can attack Handan
and overthrow Zhao.
I think
we should change our target.
So you are saying
I have been fooled
by Ying Zheng, right?
I didn't mean that.
Then tell me.
After Qin troops attacked Zhao,
why did the King of Qin write to me
saying he would abide by the agreement?
He wants to keep deceiving you.
Do you think he's stupid?
Your Majesty,
in any case,
ask Pang Nuan to come back.
Let me tell you,
the King of Qin wrote to me
because he had no confidence
in defeating Zhao.
200,000 Qin soldiers
were stopped outside of Liao Yang
by 30,000 Zhao warriors.
This is a fact.
Pass my order.
Send 50,000 soldiers
to back up in Liao Yang
and defeat the enemy.
Ask Pang Nuan to take Jicheng
within a month.
Yes.
Your Majesty,
what if Qin troops feigned defeat?
We have to be cautious.
General.
The Xongnu in Yunzhong, Daidi
are also a big threat.
Go north to defend with Lord Chunping.
You may withdraw.
(Prince of Zhao, Cong)
Your Majesty.
What is it?
I think
General Li Mu should be made
the leading general at Liao Yang.
Only then can Handan be secured.
Li Mu and Zhao Yi deceived me.
However capable he is,
I won't trust him with any job.
You may withdraw.
(Battalion of Zhao)
General,
we should return to Zhao immediately.
(General of Zhao, Pang Nuan)
(General of Zhao, Pang Nuan)
General,
after the soldiers heard
Qin had attacked Zhao,
they were eager to return
and fight the enemy
and lost their morale in fighting Yan.
If we go deeper into Yan's land,
we will certainly suffer losses.
Please suggest His Majesty
to stop attacking Yan.
We have several
hundred thousand soldiers.
We have to retreat with order.
Discuss a plan to retreat immediately.
I will report to His Majesty.
Yes.
Report.
General, His Majesty's order.
-You may leave.
-Yes.
Gentlemen,
His Majesty ordered us
to keep attacking Yan.
And capture Jicheng
within a month.
Capture the King of Yan.
General,
His Majesty's order
will bring Zhao troops
and Zhao into trouble.
The King cannot be disobeyed.
Since His Majesty ordered us
to keep attacking Yan,
you shall encourage the soldiers,
boost their morale
to speed up the attack
and defeat Yan.
Pass my order.
Anyone who talks about retreating
will be executed.
Yes.
(Ganquan Palace, Qin)
(Crown Prince of Yan, Dan)
Crown Prince.
The King of Qin is here.
I will visit the Queen Dowager
another day.
But the Queen Dowager
is waiting for you.
Ji Dan,
pretend we were in Handan
when we were young.
(King of Qin, Zheng)
Don't feel restrained.
(Queen Dowager of Qin, Zhao Ji)
Right,
Zheng is right.
Today, the three of us
can reminisce about our past.
To the Queen Dowager.
Twenty years passed in a flash.
Dan,
Zheng,
you are in your prime.
However,
in my mind,
I can still see the two of you play
when you were kids.
When Zheng was little,
he was naughty.
Not as obedient as Dan.
Queen Dowager,
I'm incomparable to His Majesty
in terms of talent.
Today,
I have something to ask Your Majesty.
Ji Dan,
we only eat with the Queen Dowager.
No politics.
Why did the Qin army stop at Liao Yang
and stop attacking?
Zhao troops took our cities.
The people of Yan
are suffering miserably.
Yan will not be overthrown by Zhao.
Your Majesty.
All right, all right.
Like what I've said,
we only catch up on old times.
Here,
have another drink with me.
Where are you taking me to,
Your Majesty?
You will find out.
(Linguang Palace, Xianyang)
Greetings, Your Majesty.
This is my Linguang Palace.
It's where the writing styles
are revised.
I brought you here
so you could calm yourself,
and put the troubles aside.
If pushed too far,
things will turn to their opposite.
You've been desperate recently,
I'm afraid you'll hurt yourself.
Your Majesty,
Zhao Yan's sword
is pressing on the neck of Yan people.
Hu Wujing.
(Official of Qin, Hu Wujing)
Tell me something
about the revision process.
Please Your Majesty.
(Books from Qi)
These are books from Qi?
Crown Prince,
this is indeed a book from Qi.
Not just from Qi,
books from all seven states are here.
Your King is making a writing system
for the world?
Exactly.
Please take a look.
What do you think about this style?
The writing...
Ying Zheng,
it seems you won't give up
until you take all six states.
(Depth of misfortune)
Your Majesty.
Speak.
The King of Zhao has banished
Zhao Yi and Li Mu
to Daidi.
Pang Nuan is fighting a hard battle
(Qin's Minister of Justice, Li Si)
deep in Yan's territory.
Pass my order to
Top General and Wang Jian
to take Liao Yang immediately
and advance to Handan.
Yes.
Wipe it.
Don't.
(Bliss comes out of the depth
of misfortune)
Liao Yang is ringed
by mountains on three sides.
Easy to defend but hard to attack.
(Top General of Qin, Huan Yi)
(Top General of Qin, Huan Yi)
Let's split up.
General Duanhe,
General Li Xin,
(General of Qin, Li Xin)
take 120,000 soldiers
(Generals of Qin, Yang Duanhe, Qian Dun)
and siege engines
to feign attack at the front
and deceive soldiers guarding the city.
General Wang Jian
and General Qian Dun.
You two
lead a death squad
disguised as Zhao soldiers
to go through the forest,
across the ravine
and enter Liao Yang from here.
Top General,
General Qian Dun and I
can lead the death squad.
General Wang Jian doesn't have to do it.
(General of Qin, Wang Jian)
General Wang Jian doesn't have to do it.
(General of Qin, Wang Jian)
He can stay in the camp
and discuss strategies with you.
Alright.
Yes.
(Liaoyang, Zhao)
Attack!
Open the gate,
and welcome Qin troops!
Let's go.
Out of the way, out of the way!
Out of the way!
Out of the way!
Out of the way!
(Longtai Palace, Handan, Zhao)
My Queen.
Don't stop.
I haven't had enough fun.
(Queen of Zhao)
Your Majesty,
I heard
the liquor in Jicheng
is crisper than liquor in Handan.
After you take Jicheng,
I will not let you down.
You know me well,
my Queen.
This is
the last one today.
Report!
Your Majesty,
Liao Yang has been captured.
The Qin army is approaching Handan.
Nonsense.
Over 70,000 soldiers are guarding there!
This is the war report.
Idiots.
A bunch of idiots.
A bunch of idiots.
Pass my order.
Those who retreat
will be beheaded.
Yes.
Tell Guo Kai
to bring Pang Nuan back to Handan.
Also,
send words to Daidi
to order Li Mu and Zhao Yi to come back.
-Go now.
-Yes.
This is the path Pang Nuan
must take to get back to Handan.
With river and mountains surrounding,
it's the perfect place to ambush.
General Duanhe,
lead 50,000 men to lie in ambush.
After Zhao troops arrive,
attack immediately.
When Pang Nuan is attacked,
he will gather his troops to fight back.
General Li Xin,
lead 50,000 men
to flank Zhao troops
from the forest by the river.
When they're in chaos,
Top General and I
will attack immediately.
Good.
And we wipe out
Zhao troops right here.
Yes.
On Pang Nuan's way back to Handan,
he was ambushed by Qin troops.
200,000 Zhao soldiers were killed.
I feel sorry for Zhao
and the dead soldiers.
I'm incompetent.
Even if I could live,
my life would be useless.
General,
we still have 100,000 men
to return and support Handan.
Handan...
Zhao
has already
lost.
General.
General.
Bring the Tiger Seal
back to Zhao.
I have let Zhao's people down.
I'm too guilty to return
back to Handan.
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
Where's Pang Nuan?
Where's Pang Nuan?
(Prime Minister of Zhao, Guo Kai)
Where's Pang Nuan?
(Prime Minister of Zhao, Guo Kai)
Your Majesty.
I don't know where he is.
What?
Your Majesty,
our troop was ambushed,
and defeated.
General Pang Nuan
is nowhere to be found.
Nonsense.
Nonsense.
Your Majesty,
the remaining soldiers arrived.
It is the truth.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
Prime Minister.
What should we do now?
Cure His Majesty first.
The Qin army is approaching.
How should we deal with it?
His Majesty has collapsed.
I can't make the decision.
He's ill but you still have me.
With me here,
Qin army could not break into Handan.
The Qin army is so swift.
They just defeated Pang Nuan,
and has already camped outside Handan.
Mu,
we should enter the city at once,
and defend against the enemy.
No.
We shall camp here.
Didn't we travel a fortnight
to defend the city?
Now Handan is right there.
Why won't we enter the city?
We're good at horseback archery.
If we enter Handan,
we won't be able to launch
a surprise attack.
Our troops will be stationed
beside Handan and Qin's camp,
to flank Qin troops.
With my troops here,
Qin will have concerns
before attacking the city.
If they want to attack our camp,
they will worry
the garrison in Handan
will attack from the flank.
Mu,
marvelous strategy.
I admire you very much.
Who leads the army?
Why camp in such a vital position?
If I were to lead their army,
I'm afraid I couldn't find a better
place to camp than they do.
Top General.
I think,
while they're camping
we can take them off guard
and attack
Zhao's barracks.
Their barracks are organized,
and hard to attack.
Report.
General.
It's Zhao's barracks.
The leading general is Li Mu.
Find out more.
Yes.
Top General.
His Majesty warned us before we set out
that if we meet Li Mu,
we should be cautious.
It'll be a tough battle.
Top General.
Please allow me to attack again.
Li Mu stations outside the city.
Huzhe guards the city.
You will be flanked if you attack it.
It's hard to win.
I don't think
Hu Zhe is not the one to be feared.
Li Mu who stationed outside
is the vital problem.
Top General,
can we pretend to attack Handan,
to take down Li Mu first?
Good idea.
Top General,
please allow me to fight Li Mu.
No.
I have to fight
this battle myself.
Captain,
ask a thousand archers to feint.
Don't fight with Zhao's men in the city.
Attract Li Mu to fight.
Support Yang Duanhe and Li Xin
to attack Li Mu's barracks.
Yes.
Archers prepare.
General, Li Mu is out.
Good.
Send archers to intercept.
Don't get into close combat with Li Mu.
Just stall him.
Yes.
Bowmen prepare.
Zhao army has taken action.
Flags are sparse in the camp.
Many soldiers have come out.
General,
let's attack.
No hurry.
Send a small group first.
If there is an opportunity,
let the whole army to attack.
You're right, general.
But once they're alerted,
they will strengthen their defense.
If we try to take it then,
we might suffer more casualty.
Right.
Ask the whole army
to attack Zhao's barracks.
Yes.
Their barracks
have seriously hindered
our attacks on Handan.
Take it down,
and Handan will be ours to take.
It's said Li Mu is a
world-famous general.
But now
he's not as good as it seems.
Let's go.
General.
Fight back!
It's a trap.
I misjudged
and got you into this.
General,
it is not the time to blame yourself.
There is an earth beam
not far from here.
We can gather there
and fight Zhao army.
Alright.
Let's go there now.
Withdraw!
Withdraw!
(Longtai Palace, Handan, Zhao)
Your Majesty.
Your meds.
So bitter.
I'd be poisoned to death
even if I didn't die of illness.
My sword.
Where is my sword?
My sword.
With sword in hand,
I swear to kill Ying Zheng.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Has Qin been defeated?
Don't worry.
They repeatedly attacked
the barracks outside the city,
but were defeated by General Li Mu.
Handan is as secure as a rock.
Good.
I wish I could
go to the gate,
and defeat Qin troops myself.
If you go there in person,
the soldiers' morale will be boosted.
But Your Majesty,
you must take good care of yourself.
If you don't take meds,
how will you fight against Ying Zheng?
You have to remember
to make good use of Li Mu
then Handan will be secured.
If Handan is secured,
Zhao will not perish.
Ying Zheng broke the covenant.
For shame.
When I get well,
I will unite all the states
to kill Ying Zheng.
Kill Ying Zheng.
Li Mu stationed outside Handan
and constantly harassed our troops.
Top General tried to lure him many times
to fight and defeat him.
(Lord Weiyang of Qin, Ying Xi)
He either escaped or avoided fighting.
(Lord Changping of Qin, Mi Qi)
If it goes on like this,
(Lord Changping of Qin, Mi Qi)
we may reach a dead end in Handan.
Then order the 200,000 soldiers
guarding Hangu to support.
And take Handan.
If they travel far,
provisions will be hard to transport.
Millet stored in Sanchuan Commandry
has been used up.
We don't have the capacity
to support them.
Handan is at our fingertips.
How can we give up now?
It's spring ploughing season.
Sending farmers to transport provisions
will miss the farming time.
Lord Weiyang,
even if we took Handan,
the power of our state
will certainly be weakened.
Now is not the time to send backups.
Minister of Justice,
it'd be a shame if we miss the chance.
Lord Changping,
I heard we're lack of men
and the canal project is delayed.
Is that the truth?
The soldiers need provisions,
and the project needs men.
It's a dilemma.
Alright.
Come with me
to meet Zheng Guo.
Then we'll decide.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Zheng Guo,
over half a year
has passed.
I'd like to know
how is the canal project going?
The first half has been completed.
(Canal Engineer, Zheng Guo)
The main canal leading to dry land
will get water before this winter.
Let's go take a look.
Yes.
The canal is very magnificent.
The completion
benefits farmers nearby.
Your Majesty,
a thousand hectares of farmland
has been ploughed this spring.
When the main canal starts operating,
it will increase by
30,000 hectares at least.
Terrific.
It can provide a year's food
for 200,000 soldiers.
Plus the salt marsh,
I can provide 20,000 hectares
of good farmland for Qin.
Zheng Guo,
this canal is vital
to the great Qin.
There's been a delay in the progress.
Your Majesty, I let you down.
The lack of men is only temporary.
Don't blame yourself.
The day this canal starts operating,
will be the day
Qin takes all six states.
Crown Prince of Yan.
When Minister of Justice
brought you here,
did he ask you to do anything?
I am the Crown Prince of Yan.
Li Si cannot assign tasks to me.
What we are doing here
is basically reading classics,
and revising the writing system.
What are you good at, Crown Prince?
I started reading when I was five.
Writing is not difficult for me.
Then could you please
supervise the revision?
How is that?
Whatever.
This way, please.
Crown Prince of Yan is knowledgeable.
You should humbly learn from him.
Yes.
Please advise.
Anything else?
The writing system you've been
so busy revising
is so ugly?
Please enlighten me.
Just this word "horse"
is not written well.
How to write it well?
This is how it's written in Yan.
Exactly.
His Majesty ordered us
to use Qin and Zhou's writing
as foundation,
and learn from those in the other states
to determine.
If you wish to add
Yan's writing style in it,
it would be too abrupt.
Yan people are true descendants of Zhou.
"Horse" should be written in Yan style.
Do you Qin people think
you raised horses for the King of Zhou
so you could use Qin's style
instead of the styles
of the other states?
Back in Handan,
we had only one rice ball.
You took a bite first,
and handed it to me.
This is precious memory for me.
You're already the King of Qin.
Why bring that up?
You will become the King of Yan.
I wish that you and I can always be
as good as when we were in Handan.
I wish the same.
If that's the case,
you should like
what I like.
And do
what I do.
You must have heard
the slander from the scribes
in Linguang Palace.
A unified writing system is my dream.
If you have any objection,
you can talk to me directly.
No need to make it hard for the scribes.
Since you want to
unify the writing system,
then why base it on Qin's style?
Why base it on Qin's style?
I believe Li Si and Hu Wujing
have told you many times.
I won't repeat it.
I'm from Yan.
I will write Yan style for life.
Qin's style comes from the world,
and will be spread over the world.
You alone cannot stop it.
There are millions of
Yan people behind me.
Your Majesty,
I shall return to Yan.
Only when
crows become white and horses grow horns
can you return.
♪I remember the cold wind last night,
look at the world♪
♪It's boundless and vast♪
♪Each year is sad and very tumultuous♪
♪Military exercises at the plateaus,
horses drinking by the Yangtze River♪
♪Communicating the unification
of the country♪
♪Brandishing the safety of the world♪
♪The land was given to officials for
500 years, lives flourished and decayed♪
♪Ruined structures, sorrows, heroes'
tears, I must have great ambition♪
♪In the vast mountains and rivers,
the weather keeps changing♪
♪Bring peace to the world, build a new
universe, be like the sun and the moon♪
♪Armed for battle,
the soldiers are unstoppable♪
♪A land consumed by war,
the beginning of the king's law♪
♪Follow the footsteps of
our ancestors and martyrs♪
♪A great nation's
iron-willed representative♪
=Episode 59=
In saving Handan,
General Li Mu
must get the top credit for that.
Forget it.
(King Daoxiang of Zhao, Yan)
I won't hold him accountable for this matter.
(Lord Chunping of Zhao, Zhao Yi)
(General of Zhao, Li Mu)
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Urgent report from Liao Yang.
Your Majesty,
urgent report from Liao Yang.
The report says
our soldiers defeated
Yang Duanhe, Wang Jian and Huan Yi
and their troops.
Liao Yang is secured.
Long live Your Majesty!
Long live the great Zhao!
Long live Your Majesty!
Long live the great Zhao!
Your Majesty,
Handan is temporarily out of danger.
We should hurry and ask
General Pang Nuan to come back.
Lord Chunping,
what's your opinion?
Your Majesty,
Zhao and Qin's alliance was a scam
the King of Qin set up
to induce Zhao to attack Yan,
so they can attack Handan
and overthrow Zhao.
I think
we should change our target.
So you are saying
I have been fooled
by Ying Zheng, right?
I didn't mean that.
Then tell me.
After Qin troops attacked Zhao,
why did the King of Qin write to me
saying he would abide by the agreement?
He wants to keep deceiving you.
Do you think he's stupid?
Your Majesty,
in any case,
ask Pang Nuan to come back.
Let me tell you,
the King of Qin wrote to me
because he had no confidence
in defeating Zhao.
200,000 Qin soldiers
were stopped outside of Liao Yang
by 30,000 Zhao warriors.
This is a fact.
Pass my order.
Send 50,000 soldiers
to back up in Liao Yang
and defeat the enemy.
Ask Pang Nuan to take Jicheng
within a month.
Yes.
Your Majesty,
what if Qin troops feigned defeat?
We have to be cautious.
General.
The Xongnu in Yunzhong, Daidi
are also a big threat.
Go north to defend with Lord Chunping.
You may withdraw.
(Prince of Zhao, Cong)
Your Majesty.
What is it?
I think
General Li Mu should be made
the leading general at Liao Yang.
Only then can Handan be secured.
Li Mu and Zhao Yi deceived me.
However capable he is,
I won't trust him with any job.
You may withdraw.
(Battalion of Zhao)
General,
we should return to Zhao immediately.
(General of Zhao, Pang Nuan)
(General of Zhao, Pang Nuan)
General,
after the soldiers heard
Qin had attacked Zhao,
they were eager to return
and fight the enemy
and lost their morale in fighting Yan.
If we go deeper into Yan's land,
we will certainly suffer losses.
Please suggest His Majesty
to stop attacking Yan.
We have several
hundred thousand soldiers.
We have to retreat with order.
Discuss a plan to retreat immediately.
I will report to His Majesty.
Yes.
Report.
General, His Majesty's order.
-You may leave.
-Yes.
Gentlemen,
His Majesty ordered us
to keep attacking Yan.
And capture Jicheng
within a month.
Capture the King of Yan.
General,
His Majesty's order
will bring Zhao troops
and Zhao into trouble.
The King cannot be disobeyed.
Since His Majesty ordered us
to keep attacking Yan,
you shall encourage the soldiers,
boost their morale
to speed up the attack
and defeat Yan.
Pass my order.
Anyone who talks about retreating
will be executed.
Yes.
(Ganquan Palace, Qin)
(Crown Prince of Yan, Dan)
Crown Prince.
The King of Qin is here.
I will visit the Queen Dowager
another day.
But the Queen Dowager
is waiting for you.
Ji Dan,
pretend we were in Handan
when we were young.
(King of Qin, Zheng)
Don't feel restrained.
(Queen Dowager of Qin, Zhao Ji)
Right,
Zheng is right.
Today, the three of us
can reminisce about our past.
To the Queen Dowager.
Twenty years passed in a flash.
Dan,
Zheng,
you are in your prime.
However,
in my mind,
I can still see the two of you play
when you were kids.
When Zheng was little,
he was naughty.
Not as obedient as Dan.
Queen Dowager,
I'm incomparable to His Majesty
in terms of talent.
Today,
I have something to ask Your Majesty.
Ji Dan,
we only eat with the Queen Dowager.
No politics.
Why did the Qin army stop at Liao Yang
and stop attacking?
Zhao troops took our cities.
The people of Yan
are suffering miserably.
Yan will not be overthrown by Zhao.
Your Majesty.
All right, all right.
Like what I've said,
we only catch up on old times.
Here,
have another drink with me.
Where are you taking me to,
Your Majesty?
You will find out.
(Linguang Palace, Xianyang)
Greetings, Your Majesty.
This is my Linguang Palace.
It's where the writing styles
are revised.
I brought you here
so you could calm yourself,
and put the troubles aside.
If pushed too far,
things will turn to their opposite.
You've been desperate recently,
I'm afraid you'll hurt yourself.
Your Majesty,
Zhao Yan's sword
is pressing on the neck of Yan people.
Hu Wujing.
(Official of Qin, Hu Wujing)
Tell me something
about the revision process.
Please Your Majesty.
(Books from Qi)
These are books from Qi?
Crown Prince,
this is indeed a book from Qi.
Not just from Qi,
books from all seven states are here.
Your King is making a writing system
for the world?
Exactly.
Please take a look.
What do you think about this style?
The writing...
Ying Zheng,
it seems you won't give up
until you take all six states.
(Depth of misfortune)
Your Majesty.
Speak.
The King of Zhao has banished
Zhao Yi and Li Mu
to Daidi.
Pang Nuan is fighting a hard battle
(Qin's Minister of Justice, Li Si)
deep in Yan's territory.
Pass my order to
Top General and Wang Jian
to take Liao Yang immediately
and advance to Handan.
Yes.
Wipe it.
Don't.
(Bliss comes out of the depth
of misfortune)
Liao Yang is ringed
by mountains on three sides.
Easy to defend but hard to attack.
(Top General of Qin, Huan Yi)
(Top General of Qin, Huan Yi)
Let's split up.
General Duanhe,
General Li Xin,
(General of Qin, Li Xin)
take 120,000 soldiers
(Generals of Qin, Yang Duanhe, Qian Dun)
and siege engines
to feign attack at the front
and deceive soldiers guarding the city.
General Wang Jian
and General Qian Dun.
You two
lead a death squad
disguised as Zhao soldiers
to go through the forest,
across the ravine
and enter Liao Yang from here.
Top General,
General Qian Dun and I
can lead the death squad.
General Wang Jian doesn't have to do it.
(General of Qin, Wang Jian)
General Wang Jian doesn't have to do it.
(General of Qin, Wang Jian)
He can stay in the camp
and discuss strategies with you.
Alright.
Yes.
(Liaoyang, Zhao)
Attack!
Open the gate,
and welcome Qin troops!
Let's go.
Out of the way, out of the way!
Out of the way!
Out of the way!
Out of the way!
(Longtai Palace, Handan, Zhao)
My Queen.
Don't stop.
I haven't had enough fun.
(Queen of Zhao)
Your Majesty,
I heard
the liquor in Jicheng
is crisper than liquor in Handan.
After you take Jicheng,
I will not let you down.
You know me well,
my Queen.
This is
the last one today.
Report!
Your Majesty,
Liao Yang has been captured.
The Qin army is approaching Handan.
Nonsense.
Over 70,000 soldiers are guarding there!
This is the war report.
Idiots.
A bunch of idiots.
A bunch of idiots.
Pass my order.
Those who retreat
will be beheaded.
Yes.
Tell Guo Kai
to bring Pang Nuan back to Handan.
Also,
send words to Daidi
to order Li Mu and Zhao Yi to come back.
-Go now.
-Yes.
This is the path Pang Nuan
must take to get back to Handan.
With river and mountains surrounding,
it's the perfect place to ambush.
General Duanhe,
lead 50,000 men to lie in ambush.
After Zhao troops arrive,
attack immediately.
When Pang Nuan is attacked,
he will gather his troops to fight back.
General Li Xin,
lead 50,000 men
to flank Zhao troops
from the forest by the river.
When they're in chaos,
Top General and I
will attack immediately.
Good.
And we wipe out
Zhao troops right here.
Yes.
On Pang Nuan's way back to Handan,
he was ambushed by Qin troops.
200,000 Zhao soldiers were killed.
I feel sorry for Zhao
and the dead soldiers.
I'm incompetent.
Even if I could live,
my life would be useless.
General,
we still have 100,000 men
to return and support Handan.
Handan...
Zhao
has already
lost.
General.
General.
Bring the Tiger Seal
back to Zhao.
I have let Zhao's people down.
I'm too guilty to return
back to Handan.
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
General.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
Where's Pang Nuan?
Where's Pang Nuan?
(Prime Minister of Zhao, Guo Kai)
Where's Pang Nuan?
(Prime Minister of Zhao, Guo Kai)
Your Majesty.
I don't know where he is.
What?
Your Majesty,
our troop was ambushed,
and defeated.
General Pang Nuan
is nowhere to be found.
Nonsense.
Nonsense.
Your Majesty,
the remaining soldiers arrived.
It is the truth.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
-Your Majesty.
Prime Minister.
What should we do now?
Cure His Majesty first.
The Qin army is approaching.
How should we deal with it?
His Majesty has collapsed.
I can't make the decision.
He's ill but you still have me.
With me here,
Qin army could not break into Handan.
The Qin army is so swift.
They just defeated Pang Nuan,
and has already camped outside Handan.
Mu,
we should enter the city at once,
and defend against the enemy.
No.
We shall camp here.
Didn't we travel a fortnight
to defend the city?
Now Handan is right there.
Why won't we enter the city?
We're good at horseback archery.
If we enter Handan,
we won't be able to launch
a surprise attack.
Our troops will be stationed
beside Handan and Qin's camp,
to flank Qin troops.
With my troops here,
Qin will have concerns
before attacking the city.
If they want to attack our camp,
they will worry
the garrison in Handan
will attack from the flank.
Mu,
marvelous strategy.
I admire you very much.
Who leads the army?
Why camp in such a vital position?
If I were to lead their army,
I'm afraid I couldn't find a better
place to camp than they do.
Top General.
I think,
while they're camping
we can take them off guard
and attack
Zhao's barracks.
Their barracks are organized,
and hard to attack.
Report.
General.
It's Zhao's barracks.
The leading general is Li Mu.
Find out more.
Yes.
Top General.
His Majesty warned us before we set out
that if we meet Li Mu,
we should be cautious.
It'll be a tough battle.
Top General.
Please allow me to attack again.
Li Mu stations outside the city.
Huzhe guards the city.
You will be flanked if you attack it.
It's hard to win.
I don't think
Hu Zhe is not the one to be feared.
Li Mu who stationed outside
is the vital problem.
Top General,
can we pretend to attack Handan,
to take down Li Mu first?
Good idea.
Top General,
please allow me to fight Li Mu.
No.
I have to fight
this battle myself.
Captain,
ask a thousand archers to feint.
Don't fight with Zhao's men in the city.
Attract Li Mu to fight.
Support Yang Duanhe and Li Xin
to attack Li Mu's barracks.
Yes.
Archers prepare.
General, Li Mu is out.
Good.
Send archers to intercept.
Don't get into close combat with Li Mu.
Just stall him.
Yes.
Bowmen prepare.
Zhao army has taken action.
Flags are sparse in the camp.
Many soldiers have come out.
General,
let's attack.
No hurry.
Send a small group first.
If there is an opportunity,
let the whole army to attack.
You're right, general.
But once they're alerted,
they will strengthen their defense.
If we try to take it then,
we might suffer more casualty.
Right.
Ask the whole army
to attack Zhao's barracks.
Yes.
Their barracks
have seriously hindered
our attacks on Handan.
Take it down,
and Handan will be ours to take.
It's said Li Mu is a
world-famous general.
But now
he's not as good as it seems.
Let's go.
General.
Fight back!
It's a trap.
I misjudged
and got you into this.
General,
it is not the time to blame yourself.
There is an earth beam
not far from here.
We can gather there
and fight Zhao army.
Alright.
Let's go there now.
Withdraw!
Withdraw!
(Longtai Palace, Handan, Zhao)
Your Majesty.
Your meds.
So bitter.
I'd be poisoned to death
even if I didn't die of illness.
My sword.
Where is my sword?
My sword.
With sword in hand,
I swear to kill Ying Zheng.
Your Majesty.
Your Majesty.
Has Qin been defeated?
Don't worry.
They repeatedly attacked
the barracks outside the city,
but were defeated by General Li Mu.
Handan is as secure as a rock.
Good.
I wish I could
go to the gate,
and defeat Qin troops myself.
If you go there in person,
the soldiers' morale will be boosted.
But Your Majesty,
you must take good care of yourself.
If you don't take meds,
how will you fight against Ying Zheng?
You have to remember
to make good use of Li Mu
then Handan will be secured.
If Handan is secured,
Zhao will not perish.
Ying Zheng broke the covenant.
For shame.
When I get well,
I will unite all the states
to kill Ying Zheng.
Kill Ying Zheng.
Li Mu stationed outside Handan
and constantly harassed our troops.
Top General tried to lure him many times
to fight and defeat him.
(Lord Weiyang of Qin, Ying Xi)
He either escaped or avoided fighting.
(Lord Changping of Qin, Mi Qi)
If it goes on like this,
(Lord Changping of Qin, Mi Qi)
we may reach a dead end in Handan.
Then order the 200,000 soldiers
guarding Hangu to support.
And take Handan.
If they travel far,
provisions will be hard to transport.
Millet stored in Sanchuan Commandry
has been used up.
We don't have the capacity
to support them.
Handan is at our fingertips.
How can we give up now?
It's spring ploughing season.
Sending farmers to transport provisions
will miss the farming time.
Lord Weiyang,
even if we took Handan,
the power of our state
will certainly be weakened.
Now is not the time to send backups.
Minister of Justice,
it'd be a shame if we miss the chance.
Lord Changping,
I heard we're lack of men
and the canal project is delayed.
Is that the truth?
The soldiers need provisions,
and the project needs men.
It's a dilemma.
Alright.
Come with me
to meet Zheng Guo.
Then we'll decide.
Greetings, Your Majesty.
Zheng Guo,
over half a year
has passed.
I'd like to know
how is the canal project going?
The first half has been completed.
(Canal Engineer, Zheng Guo)
The main canal leading to dry land
will get water before this winter.
Let's go take a look.
Yes.
The canal is very magnificent.
The completion
benefits farmers nearby.
Your Majesty,
a thousand hectares of farmland
has been ploughed this spring.
When the main canal starts operating,
it will increase by
30,000 hectares at least.
Terrific.
It can provide a year's food
for 200,000 soldiers.
Plus the salt marsh,
I can provide 20,000 hectares
of good farmland for Qin.
Zheng Guo,
this canal is vital
to the great Qin.
There's been a delay in the progress.
Your Majesty, I let you down.
The lack of men is only temporary.
Don't blame yourself.
The day this canal starts operating,
will be the day
Qin takes all six states.
Crown Prince of Yan.
When Minister of Justice
brought you here,
did he ask you to do anything?
I am the Crown Prince of Yan.
Li Si cannot assign tasks to me.
What we are doing here
is basically reading classics,
and revising the writing system.
What are you good at, Crown Prince?
I started reading when I was five.
Writing is not difficult for me.
Then could you please
supervise the revision?
How is that?
Whatever.
This way, please.
Crown Prince of Yan is knowledgeable.
You should humbly learn from him.
Yes.
Please advise.
Anything else?
The writing system you've been
so busy revising
is so ugly?
Please enlighten me.
Just this word "horse"
is not written well.
How to write it well?
This is how it's written in Yan.
Exactly.
His Majesty ordered us
to use Qin and Zhou's writing
as foundation,
and learn from those in the other states
to determine.
If you wish to add
Yan's writing style in it,
it would be too abrupt.
Yan people are true descendants of Zhou.
"Horse" should be written in Yan style.
Do you Qin people think
you raised horses for the King of Zhou
so you could use Qin's style
instead of the styles
of the other states?
Back in Handan,
we had only one rice ball.
You took a bite first,
and handed it to me.
This is precious memory for me.
You're already the King of Qin.
Why bring that up?
You will become the King of Yan.
I wish that you and I can always be
as good as when we were in Handan.
I wish the same.
If that's the case,
you should like
what I like.
And do
what I do.
You must have heard
the slander from the scribes
in Linguang Palace.
A unified writing system is my dream.
If you have any objection,
you can talk to me directly.
No need to make it hard for the scribes.
Since you want to
unify the writing system,
then why base it on Qin's style?
Why base it on Qin's style?
I believe Li Si and Hu Wujing
have told you many times.
I won't repeat it.
I'm from Yan.
I will write Yan style for life.
Qin's style comes from the world,
and will be spread over the world.
You alone cannot stop it.
There are millions of
Yan people behind me.
Your Majesty,
I shall return to Yan.
Only when
crows become white and horses grow horns
can you return.
♪I remember the cold wind last night,
look at the world♪
♪It's boundless and vast♪
♪Each year is sad and very tumultuous♪
♪Military exercises at the plateaus,
horses drinking by the Yangtze River♪
♪Communicating the unification
of the country♪
♪Brandishing the safety of the world♪
♪The land was given to officials for
500 years, lives flourished and decayed♪
♪Ruined structures, sorrows, heroes'
tears, I must have great ambition♪
♪In the vast mountains and rivers,
the weather keeps changing♪
♪Bring peace to the world, build a new
universe, be like the sun and the moon♪
♪Armed for battle,
the soldiers are unstoppable♪
♪A land consumed by war,
the beginning of the king's law♪
♪Follow the footsteps of
our ancestors and martyrs♪
♪A great nation's
iron-willed representative♪