An arrow won't turn back once it's shot.
The first arrow of Qin
is crucial to the conquest
of six states in the East
and unification of the country.
Whether we're to conquer Han,
Zhao
or the other states,
we have to obtain an advantage first.
If I send troops to
conquer the six states,
it'll be sure for them to
form an alliance against me.
This is the situation.
If I send some men
(King of Qin, Zheng)
to prevent the vertical alliance
(King of Qin, Zheng)
of the six states,
the odds will be in Qin's favor.
Your Majesty,
where are you going
(Lord Weiyang of Qin, Ying Xi)
to send them?
(General of Qin, Meng Yi)
Here,
here
(Yuan)
(Yan)
and here.
If I capture Yuan, Pu and Yan,
I'll break the connection
between Zhao and Han, Wei, Chu,
destroy the alliance of the six states
and open a road
to Qin's conquest of the East.
I'm going to let it be known
that Wei colluded with
Lao Ai to overthrow me
and I will punish Wei
by sending troops to attack them.
The other states
will have no valid reasons to help Wei.
This battle must be won quickly.
Yang Duanhe and Li Xin.
(General of Qin, Yang Duanhe, Li Xin)
Yes, Your Majesty.
Yang Duanhe will be the general
and Li Xin the lieutenant.
You'll lead 150,000 troops
to attack Wei.
Thank you, Your Majesty.
Faster.
Yes.
(Daliang, Capital of Wei)
The Qin army is coming.
What should we do?
(Lord Jingmin of Wei, Zeng)
What should we do?
Your Majesty,
I request to lead soldiers
to fight against the Qin army.
Your Majesty,
I will prepare food and fodder
for Prince Hong.
Fight with them?
Can we do that?
I've got
little left.
You're right, Your Majesty.
Fighting against the Qin army
is the same as courting death.
Why not...
(Lord Longyang of Wei)
why not sue for peace,
cede two cities to Qin
and calm things down?
Qin is insatiable.
How could we
cut our flesh to feed a tiger?
At this point,
if we don't cut our flesh,
what can we do?
(Official of Wei, Wei Zhan)
Qin is attacking us
in revenge
for what Lao Ai did.
But Han and Zhao also have
something to do with it.
We're not alone.
Will Han and Zhao
be willing to ally with us?
Han is weak and cowardly.
They may not be willing to help us.
Zhao has a strong army
and feuds with Qin.
We can give it a try.
I request to go to Zhao
(Prince of Wei, Wei Hong)
and persuade the King of Zhao
(Prince of Wei, Wei Hong)
to ally with us.
Can you do it?
Your Majesty,
that's all we can do
at this moment.
I agree.
Okay.
Wei Zhan,
I order you to go to Zhao now.
You must persuade Zhao
to send troops to help us.
I will fulfill the task.
(Yang)
(Yuan City, Wei)
(Qin)
(Qin)
Capture Yuan City!
Withdraw! Withdraw, all of you!
(Wei)
Yuan City is insignificant.
We can't go back to
report to His Majesty
until we capture Puyang and Yanshi.
Pu and Yan
will be taken soon.
(Longtai Palace in Handan, Zhao)
Sir.
This is an envoy of the King of Wei.
He needs to see His Majesty urgently.
The King and the Queen
are enjoying themselves.
Please come tomorrow.
But...
Yuan City has fallen.
The Qin army is marching towards Puyang.
I can't wait.
(Prince of Zhao, Cong)
Take it easy, Mr. Wei.
Take it easy.
(Queen of Zhao)
(King Daoxiang of Zhao, Yan)
Wonderful.
Wonderful.
Mr. Wei.
Your Majesty,
the Qin army is attacking the East.
Puyang is falling.
The state of Wei is in danger.
Who's shouting?
It's an envoy from Wei, Wei Zhan.
The Qin army captured Yuan City.
The King of Wei sent Mr. Wei
to turn to Your Majesty.
Yuan City is just a small place.
Let the Qin army take it.
Tell Wei Zhan
I'll talk about it tomorrow.
Wei, Han and Zhao were once united.
Zhao will fall without Wei!
Mr. Wei.
I will see Wei Zhan now.
I need to discuss something urgent.
It's not that
Daliang is being taken by Qin.
What's the rush?
Qin people are sly.
What do you know?
Wei is in danger.
Please send your troops
to Wei's rescue now.
Don't panic!
Help him up.
Mr. Wei.
Tell me movements
of the Qin army in detail.
Your Majesty,
there's a report from Li Xin.
Read it.
Yes.
(Gentlemen of the Palace of Qin, Meng Yi)
Your Majesty,
we have taken Yuan City
and we're marching towards Puyang.
We'll send news of victory soon.
Yang Duanhe
and Li Xin kowtow to Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
General Li Xin and Duanhe
are really quick.
Looks like they'll capture
Puyang and Yanshi soon.
I'm not afraid of Wei.
If Yang Duanhe and Li Xin
focus on attacking Puyang,
Zhao
will attack their flanks.
Zhao Yan?
Is he capable of that?
Zhao Yan is a distrustful
and brutal man.
But he's not at all
slow-witted.
It's him who led the secret
alliance of the six states before.
If I want Zhao Yan
to watch Yanshi
being taken by my army
and the connection between Zhao
and Han, Wei, Chu being broken,
I'll have to
(Handan)
take at least three steps ahead of him.
Meng Yi.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Tell Yang Duanhe and Li Xin
to focus on attacking Puyang
(Puyang)
without worrying about their flanks.
Call Huan Yi,
Wang Jian
and Meng Wu to the palace.
Yes.
(Battalion of Qin)
Report!
General,
an army of Zhao
is coming towards our flanks.
Scout again.
Find out how many troops are there
and who's leading them.
Yes.
They really came.
Wei and Zhao are collaborating.
If we want to attack the city,
it'll be hard.
Duanhe,
we have to do that however hard it is.
His Majesty ordered us to fight
the first battle to conquer the East.
If we give up now,
how can we go back
and report to His Majesty?
Here's the King's order!
Generals,
this is the King's order.
Under the King's order,
we'll attack the city.
(Puyang, Wei)
(Qin)
Today we'll attack
and capture Puyang.
Don't worry about the Zhao army.
We'll attack the city
and capture Puyang.
The general
has set men in ambush last night.
If the Zhao army
makes any attacks on us,
they'll be annihilated!
General Li,
command soldiers to attack the city.
Those who chicken out
will be beheaded.
(Qin)
Archers, take 200 steps forward.
The other forces,
attack in the direction decided on.
(General of Zhao, Pang Nuan)
General,
the Qin army is attacking the city
without any back-up.
It's time for our sally.
The Qin army knew we're at their side
and didn't do anything.
It's weird.
Report.
General,
everything's normal
behind hills in the east.
Report!
There's also nobody
in woods in the west.
Good.
Looks like the Qin army
is all attacking the city
and neglected their sides.
Order the soldiers to carry shields
and charge at the Qin army!
Wait, General.
There's an order from the King.
There's an order from the King!
Wait, General.
There's an order from the King.
His Majesty ordered the troops to stay
and watch movements
of the Qin army only.
We're not allowed to attack them.
Your Majesty,
the Qin army has occupied Puyang.
How could you make General Pang Nuan
watch the Qin army taking Wei's land?
Your Majesty.
(Prime Minister of Zhao, Guo Kai)
Lord Chunping,
Huan Yi has arranged forces in Yunzhong.
Troops commanded by Wang Jian
have also arrived in Dongjun.
(Lord Chunping of Zhao, Zhao Yi)
Meng Wu's men
have crossed Hequ
and are reaching Shangdang.
If Pang Nuan attacks Qin now,
we'll give Qin
an excuse to attack Zhao.
Zhao and Qin will be at w*r
and the other five states
will stand by and watch.
How will this benefit us?
But we can't let Qin people succeed.
Your Majesty,
I have written to General Li Mu
and asked him to be prepared.
As long as you agree,
frontier forces of General Li Mu
will come southward to defend Handan
so that Pang Nuan
won't have to worry
when fighting with Yang Duanhe.
Lord Chunping,
how dare you write to a general
in the frontier without
His Majesty's consent?
What on earth is your purpose
of moving troops into the capital?
The frontier forces
are the elite troops of our army.
Isn't it the best moment
to use them now?
If we move the frontier forces,
who will deal with Xiongnu
in the northern border?
If we don't move the frontier forces,
Zhao will be in danger.
Stop arguing.
Don't be an alarmist here.
Is Zhao the only state
that needs to worry
when the Qin army is attacking Wei?
Don't forget about
the other four states.
If Qi and Chu fight with Qin,
won't we be able
to take advantage of it?
Qi has been friendly
with Qin for generations.
Will the King of Qi fight with Qin?
Qu, Jing and Zhao,
the three families in Chu,
have their own armies and defy the King.
Will the King of Chu
be able to order them?
I think it's best to order
the frontier forces to come southward.
I'll say it one more time.
The frontier forces won't be moved on
as a last resort!
You don't trust me.
I'm leaving.
How dare you show your temper here?
Do you know I can k*ll you?
Don't be angry, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
with Li Mu,
we have to deal with Lord Chunping's
disobedience carefully.
I will vent my anger sooner or later.
Send Zhao Cong to Daliang.
Tell the King of Wei
to send an eloquent official
to persuade the King of Qi.
As long as the King Jian of Qi helps us,
we'll be able to fight Qin
to a heavy defeat.
Yes.
(Chief Minister of Qin, Yao Gu)
Tell me.
How should I deal with this matter?
Your Majesty,
the King of Wei
has sent men to turn to Han and Qi.
(Qin's Minister of Justice, Li Si)
The King of Zhao is biding his time.
But once Han and Qi agree to help Wei,
Zhao will seize the chance
to ally with the states
and fight against us.
I also think
the w*r isn't about capturing cities
but destroying
the enemies' alliance now.
I request
to go to Qi
and frustrate Wei
and Zhao's plan to ally with Qi.
Okay.
Chief Minister, go to Qi.
Yes.
Chamberlain of Law,
you will go
to the state of Han.
Yes.
(Xinzheng, Capital of Han)
Sir,
shall we go to the accommodation
directly?
No.
I'll visit an old friend first.
(Residence of Prince Fei of Han)
Sir,
the tea is cold.
Let me change it for a warm one.
Okay.
When will Prince Fei be back?
Well,
I don't know
where Prince Fei is
and when he'll be back.
Leave me.
He's really a talent.
Tell Prince Fei
that Li Si is in Han
and wants to see him.
Yes, sir.
(Han Fei)
You and I serve different people.
What's the point of seeing me?
Your Majesty,
Qin's Minister of Law, Li Si,
came to visit you
under the King of Qin's order.
(King of Han, An)
(Chancellor of Han, Zhang Rang)
Mr. Li Si,
our King is there.
Why didn't you...
On behalf of our King,
I want to ask the King of Han
about two matters.
Please answer me honestly.
Go on, please.
First,
Han once secretly supported
the rebel of Qin, Lao Ai,
to overthrow our government.
Is that true?
No.
No.
Han was forced by Wei.
We had no intention of that.
I have sent
envoys to Qin
to tell this to the King of Qin.
I hope he'll forgive us.
Second,
how do you explain that
the King of Han sent a spy,
Zheng Guo, to Qin
and tried to weaken Qin
in the name of building a canal for it?
Well...
Well...
Let me explain.
The late King was indeed tricked
when he sent Zheng Guo to Qin.
But our King was just a prince then
and he couldn't change
the late King's decision.
But after he ascended the throne
and heard the canal
Zheng Guo built for Qin
had benefited people
in the Guanzhong Plain,
he was quite delighted.
Please consider this as well.
Well,
our King also heard
the King of Wei had sent an envoy to Han
to persuade you to help Wei
and fight against Qin.
Wei's envoy kept asking me to help them
but I've never agreed.
Let me tell you sternly.
Wei was the chief instigator
of Lao Ai's rebellion.
Now the Qin army is attacking Wei
as a punishment.
Our King has been forgiving
letting Han off.
If you dare to help Wei against Qin,
I'm afraid it won't be me
coming to persuade you.
Yes, yes.
Don't worry.
Our King won't do
such an unwise thing.
Yes.
Please tell the King of Qin
Han is always friendly with Qin.
Only the alliance between Han and Qin
will benefit people in our states.
That wound be the best.
I will report to our King
about your frankness today.
Thanks, then.
You've had a long journey.
Tonight
I will give a banquet in this hall
and entertain you.
What do you say?
I will attend it
with respect, then.
(Linzi, Capital of Qi)
Prime Minister,
Qin's envoy, Yao Gu, asked to see you.
No.
He brought a lavish gift.
(Prime Minister of Qi, Hou Sheng)
A lavish gift?
A lavish gift.
What is it?
Ten carts of high-quality Qi silk.
High-quality Qi silk?
Are ten carts of that
a lavish gift?
Did he consider me
as a beggar?
Go.
Tell Qin's envoy
to change the silk
for ten carts of gold coins
and I will complete
what he entrusts me with.
Yes.
The Prime Minister wants you
to prepare ten carts of gold coins.
That's what he said.
Okay.
I will do it now
and satisfy the Prime Minister.
Feel free to tell us.
Right.
We'll do
whatever you say.
How many gold coins
haven't you paid Qi merchants
for the silk you bought from them?
I have 50,000.
I have 30,000.
I have 60,000.
I have 40,000.
I have 80,000
Okay.
Don't give them
these coins
and stop buying Qi silk now.
Tel Qi merchants
their King wants to ally
with Zhao and Wei to fight Qin.
Qin has no choice
but to break up with Qi.
You must force the King of Qi
to expel envoys from Wei and Zhao
and maintain the alliance with Qin.
When I return to Xianyang,
I will request His Majesty
to reward you.
Raise your cups.
Long live the great Qin.
Long live the great Qin.
Prime Minister,
something happened.
Merchants of Qi
all gathered outside the palace
and requested His Majesty
to expel envoys from Zhao and Wei.
Why?
Merchants from Qin
broke their contracts.
Our merchants suffered huge losses.
It must be
that envoy from Qin.
Prime Minister,
something happened.
Managers of the cloth stores
came to report
that Qin people canceled the deal
we made with them last year.
It's worth 100,000 gold coins.
Oh dear!
Ask the Qin's envoy to come here now.
Yes.
Prepare a carriage. Quickly.
Yes.
I need to see His Majesty.
(Yanshi, Wei)
General,
when should we attack them?
Qi and Han are afraid of Qin
and refused to help Wei.
It's hard for us to do this alone.
Shall we watch Qin
capture Yanshi, then?
His Majesty strictly ordered
us to go northward and garrison Handan,
in case the Qin army storms into Zhao.
Let the Wei army
struggle with Qin people.
(Wei)
Withdraw.
(Handan, Capital of Zhao)
I have arranged
for the Queen and the Queen Dowager
to cool themselves outside the city.
You could have fun
as you wish in Handan now.
You know me well.
I'm the Prime Minister.
Of course I should know what you need
and think for you.
Who dared to stop the King's coach?
Your Majesty,
I need to see you urgently.
What for?
Pang Nuan withdrew the troops.
What should Wei do?
His Majesty has done his best.
King Jian of Qi and King An of Han
are both so cowardly.
Why should we struggle
with b*stards from Qin?
If Qin captures Yanshi,
they'll attack Zhao once they have time.
It'll be bad for Zhao.
We can't leave Wei in the lurch.
Why are you always
an alarmist in front of me?
The Qin army has been attacking
Yanshi for days.
Have they taken it?
Do you think they can do it?
When Qin and Wei are fighting,
we'll just take advantage of it.
Isn't that okay?
Don't be angry, Your Majesty.
Your Majesty,
as soon as Qin captures Yanshi,
the six states in Guandong
will be separated
and we'll be at a disadvantage
when we fight then.
You...
I need to do something important.
I don't have all day.
Go.
Your Majesty,
don't be angry.
Lord Chunping is
always spoiling
your enjoyment on purpose.
Alright.
Zhao Yi is right.
We mustn't take
the Qin army lightly.
However confusing their battle
with Wei is,
we must be on our guard all the time.
Send men to Xianyang now.
I need to know
whatever Ying Zheng does.
I'll do it now.
Your Majesty,
Li Si sent news from Han
that the King of Han had
rejected the King of Wei's request
for helping Yanshi.
Mr. Yao Gu also sent words
that the King of Qi
promised to ally with Qin again.
General Wang Jian sent a scout to report
(Prime Minister of Qin, Kui Zhuang)
that Zhao's general, Pang Nuan,
(Prime Minister of Qin, Kui Zhuang)
had retreated to Handan
(Lord Changping of Qin, Mi Qi)
and their vanguard would
(Lord Changping of Qin, Mi Qi)
face our troops in Dongjun.
Your Majesty took precautions
(Censor of Qin, Wang Wan)
and Qin generals obeyed your orders.
Yanshi will be taken soon.
Lord Changping,
provisions transported to the front
must be enough.
Don't let Yang Duanhe
and the others fight
and worry at the same time.
Enough provisions for the troops
will be transported
from the wharf by the Wei River.
They'll lack for nothing.
Good.
The great Qin is pulling together
to deal with the enemies.
It's beyond the six states' abilities
to stop us from conquering the East now.
(Residence of Prince Fei of Han)
Sir,
you've chosen a bad time to come.
Prince Fei is out to visit his friend.
Didn't he know
I left a message
to meet him today?
Well,
Prince Fei's appointment with his friend
is earlier than the one with you.
Please tell him
I'm returning to Qin today
and hope he'll come to see me.
I will tell him.
(It's been ten years)
(since we parted in Jixia Academy.)
(Now we're like strangers.)
(It'll be hard for me to see him again.)
(Map of Wei)
Bro,
how are you?
I'm okay now.
I didn't expect
Wei troops in Yanshi
to have this military strength.
General,
I have an idea to capture the city.
Tell me now.
The Wei army has enough food and fodder
and their morale is high.
That's why we couldn't defeat them.
That time we made it
to the top of their city wall,
I found the weakness
of Wei troops in Yanshi
was exactly their food and fodder.
They don't dare to
fight us outside the city
and plan to keep themselves inside
and force us to withdraw.
Therefore, they stored a great deal
of food and fodder in the city.
However, the moat of Yanshi is narrow
and space for them is limited.
Look,
this, this and this
are all places where the Wei army
stores their stuff.
They kept storing food and fodder
and neglected one thing.
As long as our troops
arrive under their city wall,
all places where the Wei army
store their stuff
will be within range
of our ballista crew.
So you mean...
Fire.
We'll do it tonight.
(Wei)
(Yanshi, Wei)
(Yanshi)
(Qin)
(Lantian Battalion, Qin)
Yuan, Pu and Yan
have all been in my hands.
The road to conquering the East
has been opened now.
What we discuss today
is about Qin's conquest
of the East in the next few years.
It concerns
whether you and I can realize
the late King's dream
of unifying the country.
It concerns
welfare of the people
and their descendants.
So tell me what you know.
I want to hear the truth
(General of Qin, Meng Wu)
and I want good ideas.
(Top General of Qin, Huan Yi)
In our conquest of the East,
the first to be attacked
will be Han, Zhao and Wei.
Zhao and Qin have the same ancestor.
Zhao's army is
strong as Qin's.
But Qin and Zhao feud
and had several fierce battles.
We were almost irreconcilable.
The states in Guandong
are also headed by Zhao
in their resistance to us.
Zhao is the strongest enemy on my way
to conquer the East.
As for Wei,
after Duke Gao of Bi,
Li Kui wrote the Book of Law
and reformed Wei's politics.
Wei started to dominate the country.
They once bullied us,
k*lled our people and seized our land.
Xiao Gong conducted
reforms for 20 years
and weakened Wei with a battle.
Wei is declining.
I have ordered Yang Duanhe
and Li Xin to capture their land.
Wei people are weak
but it's obvious
that they hate us.
Han is the weakest state
but it has the central land
of the country.
They were bullied by Wei and Chu
and we've helped them repeatedly.
But when the five states ally,
Han will certainly follow them.
If I want to conquer Han, Zhao and Wei,
which should be attacked first?
Generally in w*r,
it's best to take the enemy's state
whole and intact,
rather than destroying it.
To have the enemy's army
surrender in its entirety
is better than to crush it.
Our army has conquered Yanshi.
Wei people are startled
and frightened.
If we call out all our troops
(General of Qin, Wang Ben)
and deploy them before Daliang,
Wei people will have to
open the gates and surrender.
I propose Wei be taken first, too.
Daliang is close to the Yellow River.
We can float our weapons and provisions
down the Wei River to our troops.
If Wei people don't give in,
we can besiege them for long.
If we besiege Daliang for some time,
we can definitely conquer it
with one battle.
In my opinion,
battles to conquer a country
and defeat an enemy
are different.
We should attack on a large scale
and destroy the enemy's
will completely.
It's not wise to
persuade them to surrender.
When General Duanhe and I attacked Wei
and tried to take Yanshi,
Wei people were never yielding
and determined to resist us.
Those in their capital, Daliang,
will be more stubborn.
If we besiege Daliang
with all our troops,
the other five states
will attack Qin together
and Xianyang will be in danger.
Your Majesty,
I object to
conquering Han and Wei first.
If you want to conquer the six states,
(General of Qin, Wang Jian)
you should first conquer
(General of Qin, Wang Jian)
the strongest one, Zhao.
Han and Wei are as small as counties.
It's dull to attack them.
If we keep them,
we can confuse states in Guandong
so that they won't know
our strategic intent.
If we launch
a major attack on Han and Wei,
Zhao will
definitely ally with the states
and save them.
Then our troops will have
to fight a painful battle.
Yan and Zhao
have always been feuds.
We can cooperate with Yan
to conquer Zhao.
What you said makes sense.
But in my opinion,
when we eat a cow's thigh,
we should take the meat first,
then break the bones
and finally drink the marrow.
Han, Zhao and Wei are
the meat, bones
and marrow of a cow's thigh.
Certainly it's good
to eat the marrow first.
But if we don't rip off the meat
and break the bones,
how can we see the marrow?
♪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 w*r♪
♪The beginning of the king's law♪
♪Follow the footsteps of
our ancestors and martyrs♪
♪A great nation's
iron-willed representative♪
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