Chi bi (Red Cliff) (2008) Movie Script
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 Imperial 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,
are not only seizing all the powers of state,
but also intend to mobilize the entire army
There is no justifiable reason for your war!
Though you have solemnly vowed yourself
loyal 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
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 followed 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 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!
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 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 cannot 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 encamped 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 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
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!
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!
Your Honor!
Bad news!
I told you
this friend is difficult to deal with
It's a breech birth!
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 giving 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
To 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
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!
To 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 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 An's?
'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 weave 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!
You are drunk... drunk
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
Yinyang formation
It is indeed outdated
But when used appropriately, it will be very effective
What are you all talking about?
How can this Yinyang 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!
Shoot!
The enemy has entered the trap
This Yinyang 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!
Turn!
Charge!
Attack! Kill them!
Get back in formation!
Hang in there!
Hang in there!
Viceroy!
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,
let'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 attack 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!
They are cheering for victory much too early
With such 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 ball
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
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 of 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,
let'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 only 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!
How outrageously rude!
Brother!
You have never learned to respect me!
That's strange
What did I do wrong?
Big Brother's acupuncture points are locked
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 I
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
To 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 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
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 Imperial 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,
are not only seizing all the powers of state,
but also intend to mobilize the entire army
There is no justifiable reason for your war!
Though you have solemnly vowed yourself
loyal 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
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 followed 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 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!
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 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 cannot 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 encamped 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 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
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!
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!
Your Honor!
Bad news!
I told you
this friend is difficult to deal with
It's a breech birth!
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 giving 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
To 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
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!
To 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 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 An's?
'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 weave 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!
You are drunk... drunk
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
Yinyang formation
It is indeed outdated
But when used appropriately, it will be very effective
What are you all talking about?
How can this Yinyang 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!
Shoot!
The enemy has entered the trap
This Yinyang 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!
Turn!
Charge!
Attack! Kill them!
Get back in formation!
Hang in there!
Hang in there!
Viceroy!
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,
let'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 attack 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!
They are cheering for victory much too early
With such 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 ball
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
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 of 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,
let'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 only 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!
How outrageously rude!
Brother!
You have never learned to respect me!
That's strange
What did I do wrong?
Big Brother's acupuncture points are locked
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 I
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
To 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 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