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Without co-operation, everyone loses

We may fight to win,

but we will always lose

But if we fight together we will win together

From a royal speech given by His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej

HIS MAJESTY KING BHUMIBOL ADULYADEJ ROYAL SPEECH

HOOBKRAPONG AGRICULTURAL CO-OPERATIVE SATURDAY, 27TH MAY, 1978

BASED ON THE BEST-SELLING NOVEL

WINNER - JOHN F KENNEDY AWARD FOR LITERATURE, 1973

This is the story of an ethnic group that lived in 757 AD.

The rulers of the country regarded them as mere uncivilized barbarians

They were exploited and persecuted

and driven from their homes,

until their only choice was to flee the country.

They sought a new homeland where they could live in peace and freedom.

The people of Ler, Khanu, Yuro, Dtai, and Thanai

were united in their quest for freedom

Many died from disease

or from the many perils they faced.

But they met each challenge with determination and courage,

and vowed to maintain their bond forever.

ADAPTED BY NIRATTISAI KALJARUEK AND PINYO KRONGTHONG

The problems began when the Qin Dynasty came to rule.

The mighty Han army exercised its power ruthlessly.

It conquered new territory and expanded into areas occupied by free ethnic tribes.

The people of these areas were forced to take up arms

to defend their land.

It was the land where they were born and where their ancestors were buried.

Gumpawa!

Mother!

Run away now!

Or the Han will make you a slave.

Mother!

When the Han army had taken the land,

it was stained with the blood and tears of its people.

Tai child!

Come with me!

Burn it all!

The Han army was enormous,

and its military strength was unstoppable.

The people of the Cheung Dao valley

were either killed or forced to flee in different directions.

THE EDGE OF THE EMPIRE FOR THE LAND - A FINAL STAND!

20 years later

the children who had survive were now grown up.

They lived in six separate regions.

But they awaited the day when they could be reunited,

a day when their nation could be reborn

a day when they could be united in peace under the name Thai,

a word meaning "free".

They dreamed of a day when they could be free in their own land.

And free from the oppression of the Han.

Now, Ler City.

Stop the carriage!

Next up...

Lamphun!

From Ler City.

Come on! Quickly! It's your turn.

Come on! Quickly! It's your turn.

Never mind that! Come on!

Get them, Lamphun!

Next up...

Jotan!

I see you allow them to fight with weapons.

Don't you think that's unwise, Tiewliang?

It can only encourage insubordination.

These people come together from six different regions.

They openly display their skills and weapons.

It's surely better than letting them

hide their skills and weapons from us. Right, Libong?

Is there anyone else who wants to take on Lamphun from Ler City?

Is there anyone?

How about you

Not me! It's much too scary! No way!

If there are no more challengers, then you get the prize!

Give it back!

If you meant it, you have to fight my brother first!

If you want the prize so badly...

come and get it from me!

My name is Libong.

I'm Tiewliang's new military adviser.

I am here under orders of Emperor Qin, ruler of this land.

I want all you peasants to know who I am.

Peasants, eh?

I see we have a peasant here who thinks he's a fighter, right?

Soldiers!

Get him!

Stop!

Hurry up, Buakham.

Do you want to play with Guchin? Let's go!

Prepare the carriage.

Are you ever going to stop making those swords?

You've already got the sharpest swords around.

I need them to be sharp, and I need to keep making them.

I have to make many more.

But why do you need so many?

What about you?

Why do you keep spinning thread from the Uethong flowers?

Haven't you got enough clothes?

It's not just me who needs clothes.

You wear them too!

You don't want the people to be cold.

I don't want our people to be bullied by the Han.

My swords.

...will one day taste their blood.

Buakham, run!

Let me go!

You keep out of this!

I won't let you treat a Thai woman like that!

She's just a peasant!

She's only here to serve the Han. I can do anything I want to her.

You should know better.

I do not allow disrespect for the Thai people.

You not only acted offensively to a Thai woman,

but you also tried to kill Fesian, who is a Han soldier.

- But I... - No excuses!

If you say you didn't attack Fesian,

how did your sword end up in my hand?

Give me back my sword!

Who said you could get up?

You have broken Tiewliang's rules.

Tiewliang's rules!

You can have a choice.

Stay here and spend the next twelve months cleaning the city walls.

?

Or take your sword and everything else

and answer to your father back in Loyang City.

Tiewliang tried to humiliate me, Father!

What did I do that was so bad I should be sent home?

I was just teasing a Thai girl. What's the big deal?

I was just teasing a Thai girl. What's the big deal?

Twenty years ago, we fought these savages at Lad Kwan field.

Our soldiers who died were the sons and husbands of Han women.

Our women suffered because of the barbarism of the Thai.

Isn't it only right that their women should know what it's like to suffer too?

Tell me, Father, what did I do that was so wrong?

Get Litongjia!

Lord Litongjia, Lord Liboon wants to see you right now!

Tiewliang has ordered my son back to Loyang.

He has ignored my demands time and time again.

I ordered him to increase taxes to make the Thai people more productive.

But look at this.

That is his response.

"I understand that your lordship has never visited the Thai region"

"So you may be under the impression that the Thai climate

is more fruitful than our own Han climate."

"But, in fact,

Thai and Han are under the same sky."

"Our rainy seasons are the same."

"Since the amount of rain cannot be increased, neither can the harvest."

"The taxes are already paid for with much sweat."

"Don't make them pay in tears as well."

He's so sympathetic, it's almost as if his own mother was Thai.

A hopeless leader!

He thinks that the Thais are doing some kindness by giving us their land,

when in fact the Han soldiers bought it with their own blood.

We purchased it with blood,

and we shall rule with blood

Correct, my son.

Any ruler who does not know how to use his sword

doesn't deserve to be called a ruler.

Emperor Qin has issued orders to remove Tiewliang from office

and to return him to Loyang.

He faces charges of corruption and embezzlement of Ler taxes.

Silence! I said silence.

Don't!

I bear the gold seal of Emperor Qin

and the jade seal of Lord Liboon.

Why do you still not kneel?

Soldiers! Take him away.

Tiewliang... Tiewliang is our protector.

Yes, Tiewliang is our protector.

Quiet! Tiewliang shall protect you no longer.

He will be sent to work on a farm.

Or would you rather clean the city wall, Tiewliang?

You will meet your new chief.

His name is Litongjia. Welcome him!

I was ordered by Emperor Qin to replace Tiewliang as head of Ler City.

From now on,

any laws made by Tiewliang are revoked

any laws made by Tiewliang are revoked.

And from now on,

Thai taxes will be raised to three times the previous amount.

There will also be an increase in taxes on horse-drawn carriages, on boats

and on horses by 50 per cent.

More. More. Great! I want more!

If you don't keep quiet, I can raise taxes even higher.

From now on,

whenever Thai people meet me or my wife, Lady Huansi, they must get on their knees

and put their foreheads to the ground three times.

Thais are forbidden to have any relations with Han.

Thais are forbidden to have any relations with Han

You will not be friends.

You will not be husbands.

You will not be wives to any Han

If anyone chooses to disobey my command,

they will be punished in ways they could not even imagine

they will be punished in way they could not even imagine.

Will you make me some clothes with your own special threads?

But Han cloth is so much finer.

I can't see any difference between Thai and Han. We are all people, just the same.

Your cloth will keep me just as warm.

You probably don't know that the cloth I make is also used to wrap the dead.

Command the army to search every Thai house.

Confiscate all their weapons, even the kitchen knives.

From now on,

possession of any weapon is a crime punishable by death.

What are you doing Give them back to me.

They don't belong to you any more.

From now on.

Thais of Ler City are forbidden to have any weapon, even a kitchen knife.

You'd better remember that, you little savage!

Good!

You won't be making any more swords, so you won't be needing a forge!

Don't!

What are you doing Libong? Isn't that enough?

If you treat the Thais like this you will never earn their respect

If you treat the Thais like this, you will never earn their respect!

They're just savages!

I can treat them however I want.

If you wish to sympathize with them,

I will have to report to Lord Litongjia that you have taken their side.

What happened here?

Where have all our swords gone?

Where have you been?

Don't you realise

Thais and Han are enemies?

Thai and Han are enemies.

And Fesian and I are enemies.

How can I not know that, Lamphun?

The weapons that you surrendered to us will be returned to you.

Your master has ordered them to be melted down to make a cauldron.

It will be placed in the centre of the town.

It will serve as a reminder to you.

You can make a cauldron from all the weapons taken from Thai people.

But there is one weapon that the Han can never claim

and that the Thai will never give.

What?

Stop here.

Courage.

Courage! Courage!

Soldier!

Why don't you kneel to me?

Make them kneel!

Look! You've broken my things!

I don't want to play any more.

Your ladyship! Your ladyship!

Your ladyship!

Find them and kill them!

Your ladyship!

I will put a bounty on their heads. Those who killed Huansi must be caught.

Anyone who can find them will get 100 gold pieces.

If the Thai people act like wild animals,

I will treat them like wild animals.

You will be my wife's servants in hell!

I will release one hundred arrows.

If you don't want to die, try to avoid the arrows!

I'm scared!

Who did that?

Show yourself!

Soldiers protect Lord Litongjia!

- My name is Gumpawa! I come from the Thanai mountains.

We have many wild animals in the Thai mountains.

But there is no animal as beastly as the one I'm looking at now.

When the Han army has finished, the Thanai mountains will be dust!

In all the time that I've spent in the Thanai mountains,

they've never gone anywhere.

It will take more than the Han to make me or the mountain disappear.

Go!

Why are you just standing there? I want his head!

We must fight back.

What are you talking about?

I know we can beat them.

You are better with a sword than any of them.

Guchin has the strength of an elephant.

The Thai are strong fighters.

Why don't we unite and fight them?

I want to fight them.

- But we don't have any weapons. - Ler City doesn't have any weapons.

But there are weapons in the other Thai settlements.

Tonight take Guchin and go to Chiangsair.

Their chief is a friend of our father.

He's bound to help us.

What about you?

Open the door!

I'll look after things here.

Promise me you'll follow me there.

Promise me!

I promise.

Search everywhere.

Hurry. Go now

Go!

Go on!

Spread out!

Where's your brother?

He's in hell

He's in hell

And you'll join him there soon.

Is this the little savage who has been hiding the murderers who killed my wife

Not only that, Uncle,

She's been sleeping with a Han soldier.

So this little hussy has a liking for more civilized flesh, does she

Very well.

I will give you a taste of happiness before you go to hell!

Let me go!

Order all Thais to assemble at the town centre.

- Let me go! - Light a fire under the cauldron

and fill it with water

- Let me go! - I want her boyfriend to see this as well.

I want him to see something he will never forget!

- But. Sir... - Go! Get on with it!

You savages had better listen.

This slave didn't know her place.

She dared to cavort with a Han way beyond her status.

And she hid the murderers who killed my wife.

Since she likes playing with fire

now I'll show her the real thing!

Don't!

You know my little savage, I am not a cold-hearted man.

If the heat of the water teaches you to accept your guilt,

you may beg me for mercy.

Just swear that you will never disobey my command again.

Thai people, listen to what I say.

This Han calls us savages.

But it was our ancestors

who created this city from a wilderness.

The Hans created a nation by stealing the land from us.

They made us their slaves.

I ask you,

which of us deserves to be called savages?

Stop the fire.

Don't, don't!

I am about to be released from my suffering...

...from the prison they have made of our lives.

From now on,

the evil of these savages will never be able to touch me again.

Buakham! Don't.

No more.

I want you all to remember,

I may only be a woman, but I'm not afraid to die,

if it will release me from this servitude.

- More Heat! - Don't!

I will happily die in the flames...

...if it reminds Thai people of what the word means, freedom!

Buakham!

Buakham!

Listen, Litongjia, you evil bastard!

I will pray that you die in agony.

I pray to the guardian spirit of all Thai people to break your nick and arms

May your soul descend to the deepest recesses of hell!

But you will never find redemption!

Fesian!

The pain is being felt by all.

Litongjia is creating misery for the Thai people in every region now.

But what will you do, Gumpawa?

The Thanai mountains are a long way from Ler City.

We can't help everyone who is suffering.

But Litongjia's tyranny

is affecting Thai people everywhere.

If we don't stand up and fight,

the Han will take every last bit of land from us.

First we should ask Boonpun, the chief of Chiangsaen,

to call a meeting of al Thai tribes.

I ask only that we do not submit to their rule.

Then we will never be slaves.

Lamphun!

It's fruit. Just what I wanted to eat.

What is it, Guchin?

- Who's that? Stay where you are! - Guchin! Run!

Come back here!

Don't run! Stop!

- Guchin, get up! - Where are you going?

I'm not a fish, you know!

Bunchawi!

Lamphun!

Bunchawi, Lamphun and Guchin are with Boonpum, right?

Yes, hurry on inside. Father is waiting.

Wait a second!

Did you know that Buakham is dead?

What?

If you won't tell me what I need to know

where I can find the one who killed my wife.

...I will kick your wives into the cauldron

and boil them one by one in front of you and your children.

But if you tell me. I will reward you

Mum! Mum

Mum, help

Mum, help

Give my son back!

All right, I'll tell you.

I'll tell you.

Come and look at this!

I bring a message from Lord Litongjia of Ler City.

Where is your master, Boonpun, chief Chiangsair?

I'm Boonpun

But I am not their master

It is they who are my master.

What is it you have to say?

Lord Litongjia is hunting two fugitives from Ler City

Their names are Lamphun and Guchin

They fled to Chiangsair some days ago.

Don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about.

Or maybe as a servant to the Chiangsaen people,

you're too blind to see what's really going on!

But never mind.

You have a good record of paying taxes for many years.

Litongjia will give you seven days to catch these criminals and send them to Ler City.

If you choose to ignore this demand,

Litongjia will bring his army and find them himself.

Then Chiangsaen will learn what it's like to have a real master!

We are not criminals.

Litongjia and his men are persecuting the Thai people.

He threatens anyone who refuses to surrender to him

Bunchawi...

What do you think?

You two are no criminals. You're our friends.

Why would we give you up to the Han?

If that's the way my daughter feels, then I will not give you to the Han.

Even if I did send you, there's no guarantee that Chiangsaen would be out of trouble

But if Boonpun refuses to obey this order

won't it make criminals of all of us?

You don't know what you're talking about!

No matter what happened!

I would never send Thai people to their death at the hands of the Han. Go!

Go and put some proper clothes on!

What do you mean by saying we should hand them over to the Han?

Isn't it better that two men die than Chiangsair is destroyed

If the day should come when the Han army destroys Chiangsair

I would rather die than end up as a wife to a Han.

But a little slut like you would probably like it

Where are the two fugitives from Ler City?

And who are you?

I'm the daughter of Boonpun, chief of Chiangsair.

These woman and musicians are my servants.

They have come to entertain you.

My father hasn't yet been able to catch the fugitives,

so he wanted me to bring them to you,

to make up for not being able to do what you asked.

Why is it such an impossible request?

I don't need any of this.

All I want is the two fugitives

My father also wanted me to tell you that he knows that this is not what you need

But would you please accept this gift

as a small token of the respect that we simple barbarians would like to pay you

Simple barbarians!

What if I want a different sort of entertainer

to what your father had in mind?

Tonight we'll show you what we can do.

Maybe you'll see something you like

Drop your weapons, if you don't want me to cut his throat!

What are you waiting for? Do you want his soldiers to come and rescue him?

It's not only you who wants him dead

I want all the Han soldiers out of Ler City.

And I demand weapons and horses for the Ler people.

Just remember that the Han will never defeat the Thai,

and the Thai will never again be slaves to the Han.

The Thai were born to be slaves to the Han.

Get it into your head that Thais were born to be Han slaves.

Do you hear me? You were born to be our slaves.

Litongjia, you bastard!

You're just savages!

Useless savages

Tie him up, put him on a horse and send him back to Emperor Qin

And give him a message.

The Thais are going nowhere So don't mess with us again!

Thai people will willingly give their lives to defend their land

What about this loudmouth?

We'll keep him as a hostage.

That'll stop his father coming after us again.

Bring him to me.

Come here

What's your problem you savage?

You can't keep your mouth shut, can you?

Do you realise that this savage

can kill you any time he wanted?

The Han empire is vast

Its power spreads across seven different rivers.

We rule over people of seven different languages.

No word commands greater respect than the word "Han"

If I was afraid of mere savages living in caves,

I would not be worthy to be called Han

I'd love to know if the pain of salt water on a wound

is somehow better for a Han than for a mere savage

Can it be?

Is the blood that flows from your shoulder

the same blood as mine

What the hell are you talking about?

No

No

The sign of the butterfly is the Ler emblem.

All Thanai children are branded,

It's not true!

My father is from Ler.

My mother is from Thanai, just like you

The blood from your shoulder is the same blood as mine

You are so proud to be Han

What a shame!

You're proud of something that doesn't exist.

No

Where is Libong?

He's dead

There is no Libong any more

Father

Father, what's wrong?

Father

That's strange. It's as if he's suffering from some kind of poison

What

Father

Lumpao.

Where is Lumpao

What's that?

I asked you, what is it

Nothing

What are you doing in my room

Show it to me

Give it to me

Is this what you gave my father

I asked you a question

Are you accusing me

Nothing we do can make a decent person out of you

You little tramp

Get out of this city

And don't let me ever see you again

Who do you think you are to try to throw me out

I'm the chiefs daughter

I can throw any one out I want

Scheming women like you don't deserve to live in this city.

Go

Bunchawi, wait

This herb isn't very strong

It just makes you very sleepy

Wouldn't you do better to go and take care of your father

Thank you. Gumpawa

But I think it's too late

No, father

Gumpawa has given you an antidote already

You'll soon be better

You're going to be fine

We've been tricked

- We fell for it - What

That wasn't the same herb she gave him

Lumpao, that bitch

I should have killed her

No my child

Perhaps it was my fate.

...to be caught in Lumpao's trap

...to be caught in Lumpao's trap

It's made me realise something

What, sir

Bunchawi

you should marry Lamphun

The Han will not give up

They'll.

They'll bring in their armies

to destroy the Thai nation

But what's that got to do with me marrying Lamphun

The Han may defeat the Thai

You must raise a future generation

Don't let the Thai blood line vanish from the earth

Father

I see what you mean

But I...

- Father Si

- Si - My lord

Father, you can't die

You can't die

Wake up

Wake up, Father, wake up You must wake up

Wake up, Father! Please wake up!

Come back to me

Wake up, Father! Please wake up!

I represent the emperor

It would be a simple task for the Han forces to utterly destroy the Thais

It would be a simple task for the Han forces to utterly destroy the Thais

But there has to be a purpose behind such an action.

It is not just a sport.

It is my opinion that we should find alternative ways to quell the Thais

a way that will avoid the loss of military lives

What would you suggest Lord Soonpo

Chiangsae has received an invitation to a meeting with Emperor Qin

Chiangsae has received an invitation to a meeting with Emperor Qin

I suspect all tribes got the same invitation. What will be your response?

I suspect all tribes got the same invitation. What will be your response?

I suspect all six tribes got the same invitation. What will be your response

Khansa

will you agree to meet Emperor Qin

how could I dare refuse

The Han believe that any ruler

who visits Emperor Qin at his capital shows his weakness

who visits Emperor Qin at his capital shows his weakness

and accepts Han superiority

If you go by yourselves you're taking a big risk

And what would you do. Gumpawa

Who is this barbarian who causes so much trouble

His name is Gumpawa

He's the one who humiliated me and your son, Libong

And he still holds your son hostage

My lord

Do my ears deceive me

You know that he may kill your son at any time

Libong is not my son

He was raised on Han rice

so that he would grow strong and one day be a weapon against his own race

Today I am afraid

The Han army is large and powerful enough

that we could push the savages back to the edge of the world

So why then are you afraid

I'm afraid

that when the Thai hear the first footsteps of the Han

they will all simply run away

The Han army is ten times the size of ours

What can we do, Gumpawa

I am ready to take Liboon

He is just like a big animal that makes a loud noise

but has a very small brain.

If we use the hostile territory and our wits as our weapons

we can always beat those who are power-crazy and short-sighted

What do you think, Lamphun

A battle between Han and Thai is inevitable now

The thai nation is like a wounded tiger

Maybe it will die from its wounds

But even that's better than being caged for the rest of its life

If the many legions of the Han army reach the Lad Kwan plains

the Thai nation will face disaster

I shall send out swift horses to all six regions with a plan.

They must split up and go in different directions

destroying all food and water supplies they find

The Han army will be weakened before it reaches the Jintai mountain pass

Then I'll unite all our armies

Dtai. Khanu. Ler. Chiangsae Yuro and the Thanai

Together we will wipe out the Han army

The Thai soldiers may be skilled at guerrilla tactics

but soon they we will meet face to fad at the Lad Kwan plains

Then they will be defeated

Twenty years ago on the Lad Kwan plains

the Thais died at the hands of the Han army

Not a soul returned home even to bring news of the defeat to their families

The grass on the Lad Kwan plains grew tall nourished by Thai blood

After tomorrow,

it shall grow high once again

thanks once more to Thai blood

Jun-sen, what news?

General Liboon's army has already reached the Jintai mountain pass

Good

Let's prepare to welcome them

Charge

Lord Liboon, the Thai soldier have breached our defenses

They are at the gates of the camp

They have provoked me

Han troops give me your attention

You must kill every one of these savages Not one is to be left standing on Han land

Our army has suffered enormous losses

Damn it

They fight like cowards

There aren't any

They have retreated

Please escape, my lord

Now you can take my place as general

Who are you

And why are you helping the Thais

Siboon

I have one last question for you

What have Thai people ever done to you

that makes you so keen to take our land away

You don't have divine rights to this land

It belongs to anyone who can take it

The Han empire is expanding south

The Thais are in the way

If the Han want our land so badly

we shouldn't disappoint them

Let us give him our land, stone by stone

Drop him

So you still want to lead another attack on the Thais

So you still want to lead another attack on the Thais

Litongjia. I think you must have forgotten

It was only four years ago

200000 Han soldiers went in

Only 4.000 came back

How could I forget

The body of my brother, Liboon, still lies in Thai earth

But, Soonpo

the Thai people value their independence

They come together when the situation demands it

But soon they'll split up like before

Liboon had the use very weapon and chariot in our arsenal

Still he could not defeat them

How can a one-armed man hope to succeed in beating them

We couldn't beat the Thai with steel

But gold

You never gold

But Emperor Qin ordered this especially for Khunsai

in recognition of your special relationship

Han carpet is wonderfully thick and soft

It's like walking on a cloud in heaven

No wonder,

it is kept for only the feet of the most worthy

200-year-old brandy

is reserved for only the greatest of warriors

And these 300 pieces of gold

And these 300 pieces of gold

will assist you in your campaign to rule the Thai people

The Thai nation

Litongjia

You should know that the Thai nation.

This beautiful girl's name is Janghong

She's the daughter of a noble Loyang family

Emperor Qin sent her to bring you his birthday greetings

I'll take my leave now. Khunsai

I hope that when I return here

it will be to celebrate your leadership of the Thai nation

You've lost to me four times already

You've lost to me four times already

If you lose again it will be the fifth and final time

You know you will lose your last piece of clothing

And if I win

Whatever it is you want

you shall have

Are you sure

Checkmate

Damn

I want.

...Chiangsair City

So you want me to represent Chiangsair

in discussions with Khunsai about forming a union

comprising all six Thai regions

If you don't go

then I must go to represent my father's wishes

Very well I'll hurry there and hurry right back

Drink

You are very cautious. Lamphun

You waited for me to dink first

But sadly your caution is in vain

Bunchawi

Kungtoo

Set it alight

Bunchawi

Dtai soldiers have surrounded Chiangsair City

Let's get our things and escape

No

Even a dog doesn't desert its owner

I look after this city How can I leave my people

Send out the fastest horses Deliver a message to all Thai people

Khunsai has turned against the Thai people

Go quickly

Bunchawi go

Naree Naree

- Let's go now - Take care of Bunchawi

Lafa

Lafa

Go on Quickly

Go. Bunchawi! Quickly

Bunchawi watch out

Junsen Junser

Keep going! Keep going

Lafa!

Mum Mum

Mum

Mum

Mum

Mum

Bunchawi, hurry! Go quick!

Lakee

Lamphun

Lamphun

Lamphun

Lamphun

Lamphun

No

No

Lamphun

Do you remember me

How could I forget

You're Lumpao

the little Chiangsaen tramp who betrayed her own home

You really love your home, don't you

Well, look at it now

Today, the land you love so much has been turned to ash

The city

is ours.

The city is all mine

Gumpawa

Guchin

Guchin

Bunchawi Boonchawe

The cities of Chiangsair and Dtai have been destroyed

Many perished in the fire

The leaders have been put to death

This was all made possible by just 300 pieces of gold and a red carpet

The Thais brought shame upon us four years ago

As Han, we can never forget that

the Thais are divided once again

We should move our armies in to gain revenge

And I would like to volunteer to lead the Han forces against the Thais

Emperor Qin respects your abilities

But Litongjia,

since history began

the Han nation has never been led into war by someone who is maimed

the Han nation has never been led into war by someone who is maimed

Wait until we have captured the Thai region

Then you shall have any position you desire

Then who does Lord Soonpo think should lead the Han against the Thai

General Tiewliang was in charge of the Thai region, and he understands the people.

I, Emperor Qin ruler over al Thai lands

command you to bring me the tattoo from Gumpawa's breast

I want it placed at my feet on Han earth

Tomorrow we will march the Ler army to the Lad Kwan plains

The night is bitterly cold

You should get some rest. Gumpawa

Let me stay and admire the scenery for a short while

I shall see only blood and death

Thai people say that

. you fear no one

I too have faith

that you can be victorious

Han soldiers are weak

The Thai soldiers are strong

but they will also die

What is this grudge that the Han hold against us.

Gumpawa

that we must pay for it with our land

Tiewliang used to be in charge her

He knows us well

That's what scares me

Tiewliang once respected our people and our land

Bunchawi

you must lead the people out of the city

But I

Thai soldiers may sacrifice their lives at the Lad Kwan plains

But I will never sacrifice the future of the Thai race

You must raise a future generation

Don't let the Thai blood line vanish from the earth.

Gumpawa

order your soldiers to retreat

We will take care of the land and the people

There is no need for more blood shed

I cannot let you rule our land

Go back to your army and prepare for battle

This battle will be for our land a final stand

Battle formation

Battle formation

Charge

Charge!

Retreat. Gumpawa

- The Thai people will go nowhere - Enough. Gumpawa

I said no

Don't

Gumpawa

Gumpawa

Loojor! Loojor

'Loojor! Loojor

Gumpawa

Protect Gumpawa

Protect Gumpawa

Loojor

Gumpawa

Gumpawa don't leave me like Lamphun did

Don't go away

Guchin

Don't cry

You've been stubborn ever since you were a child

Gumpawa

Don't you leave me as well

It's me, Siboon, your brother.

Siboon, my brother.

Always remember

Thai people must find freedom

The Thai race must live on

There is land in the south

Keep going till you reach the sea

The land is still unoccupied

Take the survivor

and flee there

Gumpawa

You may weep

that the Thai nation could not unite

But you must never give up

Even though the journey will be hard

For there

you can build a future

- Go - No

I won't leave you. Gumpawa

All of you! Go

I shall stay

I shall live on in spirit

I will remind future generations

that this was once our home

But because we couldn't stick together,

we had to flee the land.

Gumpawa, brother.

Gumpawa

Gumpawa! Gumpawa

Gumpawa

Siboon. Guchin take Bunchawi away

I won't go

Go

Siboon

Go

Take Bunchawi away

Go

I won't go

Go

Go now

Take care of Bunchawi! Go

You always were more fortunate than me. Gumpawa

In life

you followed your own heart's desire

whereas I only follow the bidding of others

Even in your last moments

you met death

on your own terms

as a sacrifice for your people and for your land.

Your reputation in life

however great

is no match for your greatness in death

Siboon was right

Mere weapons could never kill the Thai spirit

Let me see the skin from the breast of the Thai warrior

known as Gumpawa

Keep going till you reach the sea

There is land there still unoccupied

Take the survivors

and flee there

Even though the journey will be hard

There

you can build a future

Thai people must find freedom

The Thai race must live on

Do not be disheartened that the Thai nation could not unite

I shall be here

I shall live on in spirit.