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Episode 40

Lao Luo

We are sent by Fang to rescue you

Got a visual of the target

ETA two minutes

Have you cleared the area?

All clear

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What's going on?

I don't know

I'm a reporter for the Nanjing Daily

We received a report

of a shooting

Is it true?

I'm a reporter for the Nanjing Daily

We received a report that someone would be shot

Is this true?

Who are these people?

Why are there foreigners in the back?

They seem to be reporters, right?

Reporters?

Put the gun away. Put it away

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Get down

What's your hurry?

Help me up

Harder!

Let go! Leave it

Captain Dong is over there, let's go

Over there

Captain Dong, we got a call

to report that you want to shoot and kill General Liang

Is that true?

Don't talk nonsense!

Who said to shoot General Liang? Do you have evidence?

It's all nonsense!

Don't take pictures!

Stop taking pictures!

Don't take pictures!

Speak properly. Speak human language

I don't understand foreign languages, speak human language

Liang Tong has entered the intended ambush zone

Zeng Guangxi is determined to win

But

The foreign reporters Liu Feiyun secretly recruited

disturbed the scene

and a crisis was resolved

Don't make trouble

All speak properly

Please don't be rude

We're from the Huaye newspaper

Get the hell out of here!

Which newspaper? What did you say?

Hu Ziqi reported to Chiang Kai-shek again

on the whole campaign

but Liang Tong was not allowed to participate in this meeting

his actions were silently restricted

All this shows that Hu Ziqi has already

had great doubts about his identity

Liang Tong knows that his undercover work would become

Arduous

more and more difficult and dangerous

I just can't understand this

The communist agents have infiltrated

our chain of command

First Huang Botao's 7th Corps

then Huang Wei's 12th Corps

and now Du Yuming's

All of them were trapped in Chenguanzhuang

It was like feeding

one bite after another

one corps after another

into the mouths of the Communist Army

They are getting more and more greedy now

they want to finish our three corps in one go

Ziqi, what did the President say?

You can't talk without evidence

I'm heartbroken

Both the President and I were deceived

and manipulated by this rat

Because of him, my 18th Army was wiped out

This is your breakout plan

You think we're all idiots?

Du Yuming's all-mechanized units

You told them to choose the water route to break out

Why is that?

Given the current situation

this is the best plan

This is common sense

Don't you know that?

When Du Yuming was defeated and retreating across Kachin Hills

he lost all his heavy equipment

which made him feel ashamed for the rest of his life

Do you think

he would make the same mistake again?

It is precisely because Du Yuming

gave up all the heavy equipment back then

so that he is able to live to this day

otherwise, he would have died there long ago

The units carry so much heavy equipment

everyone can imagine that they will take the road to break through

Taking the water network is a surprise move

What a surprise!

Brother

Brother

What does brother mean?

We lose battles

because of our brothers

Arduous

Hu Ziqi is suspecting that I am a communist

Commander Gu, do you suspect me of being a communist?

You go home and rest for a couple of days

Am I being dismissed?

No

just let you go home and rest

It's cold. Why are you down here?

Did you see Zeng Guangxi today?

I did

He was just like nothing happened

like there nothing ever happened

Is Luo Haobin safe?

Don't worry

They took a U.S. military plane

to a U.S. Air Force base in Japan

Luo Haobin will have surgery there

and then go to San Francisco, USA

as a special talent

That's great

Then he can be reunited with his family

Right

Let's go back to the house

Alright

December 23, 1948 International Military Tribunal for the Far East Tojo Hideki and six other war criminals were sentenced to death by hanging

In January 1949, the Kuomintang government declared Yasuji Okamura "not guilty".

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China strongly condemned the verdict against Yasuji Okamura and demanded his re-arrest.

By then, Chiang Kai-shek had already stepped down, the Acting President Li Tsung Jen ordered to re-arrest Yasuji Okamura.

Garrison Commander Tang Enbo of the Songhu garrison held the order in abeyance.

On January 30, Yasuji Okamura sailed out of Shanghai on an American ship and returned to Japan.

Chenguanzhuang

Commander Du

What's the situation?

We must break out tonight

We can't wait until tomorrow

Our units are in disarray

won't be able to last for a few hours

We can hold out until tomorrow morning

We have lost the position of Qinglongji

we are trapped

in Chenguanzhuang, such a narrow area

They kept attacking, we cannot escape at all

we are almost a living target

We can't wait until tomorrow

We'll all be prisoners by then

Make up your mind!

We must not miss the opportunity again

Send a message to the President

Yes, sir

All corps are in disarray

We can't hold out until tomorrow

We'll have to split up and break out tonight

Request air force to cover the breakout

Yes, sir

The communist agents have repeatedly

pushed us into the water network

Why?

They are afraid of the capability

of our mechanized units

so they want to lead us into the water

to lose our advantage

We'll gather here

the road condition on this route are favorable

for our units to fight

and pass quickly

If there are communist agents in the Strategic Planning Department

Then our breakout plan...

Doesn't the Communist Party know all about it?

This plan is only known to me, Hu Ziqi

and the President

Break out immediately!

U.S. Embassy, Nanjing

Get out of the car and surround this place

Hurry!

Du Yuming should start the breakout tomorrow

If Zeng Guangxi and Hu Ziqi

come visit us tonight

this gun will be useful

Before Du Yuming breaks out

Hu Ziqi will test me one last time

You plan to commit suicide to expose your identity as a communist agent

making them think that the breakout operation through water network

is a conspiracy by the Communist Party

Hu Ziqi will think that

the Communists are afraid of Du Yuming's mechanized units

That's right

Then Hu Ziqi will push Du Yuming

to choose the road to break through

In fact, I don't know

what route will Du Yuming choose

to break through

But from what I know about Hu Ziqi

once he is convinced that I am a communist

he will firmly believe that

the water network plan is a conspiracy of the Communist Party

You plan to sacrifice your life and expose your identity

to strengthen Hu Ziqi's determination

and urge Du Yuming to choose the road to break through

I do not matter

In my opinion

if Du Yuming's units escape

it will be difficult for us to find another opportunity

to wipe them out

I know you're taking this risk

because you don't want Du Yuming to escape

Fang and the others may agree with your plan

But they will never allow you

to commit suicide as a last ditch

That is not part of the plan

but a necessary preparation

for the completion of the plan

If something happens to me

your diplomatic status

would ensure you a lot of leeway

be sure to evacuate quickly

You always try to leave me alone

don't forget

this is a game of life and death

between the two of us and the enemy

Tomorrow morning, we'll be ready to move

Move?

Move how?

Tomorrow morning the President will meet him in person

When he comes out, we'll arrest him

What if he doesn't come out?

Then we rush in and get him

I won't let him off the hook this time

Dad

I saw Leighton Stuart just now

He seemed very angry

That's right

Nanjing is no longer safe

You take the kid and go to Taiwan first

I've made all the arrangements there

To Taiwan?

Why?

You and the kid must get away from this place of trouble

Do you remember when we were in Japan?

I do

fresh and vivid if it happened yesterday

At that time I asked you

are you afraid of death?

Do you remember how you answered

I don't

You said that for the cause of communism

I would give my life

You also said that

when we are old

we should hug each other tightly

as we did when we were young

And together, we grow old

grow old

grow old

I imagined

what we would look like when we were old

In our old age

we should be healthy physically

still hale and hearty

By then

we should be able to see

a new country

But by that time

your hair may have fallen out

Then I will put on a wig

Your teeth are all gone too

Then I have to wear dentures every day

You have age spots all over your face, it's scary

Then I put on makeup every day

But the wrinkles on your face are so deep

that get my finger pinched

It hurts

If we can really live to that day

it will be so great

so happy

General, what's the news?

Du Yuming broke through early last night

and was wiped out before dawn

Du Yuming was captured

Qiu Qingquan was killed

The fate of Li Mi remains unknown

They didn't take the water route

They took the road

The best road

But the Communist Army was well-prepared

and destroyed the road

leaving the mechanized units as a pile of scrap metal

You want to hear Liang Tong's interpretation?

What did he say?

The water route not only

creates difficulties for us, but also for the chasing troops

Let our soldiers break out of it

inevitably we would lose our heavy equipment

but it is better than letting the enemy capture prisoners and get equipment

And

what's more important is

the Communist Party could not have expected

the mechanized units would take the water route

Now

you still want to arrest Liang Tong?

Who ruined Du Yuming's corps?

Who is the communist agent?

General Gu

Our party-state is pretty much over

General Gu

we...

we still have the Yangtze River defense line

We lost the battle of Xuzhou

The party-state has lost all its elite

Thousands of miles of Yangtze River

defend with what?

The defense line now exists in name only

Liar!

Liars! All liars!

Even Minister He

Minister He was also deceived?

Hang on a bit longer

Wait for Minister He to make the final decision

I believe

Minister He will make the right decision

Let's go to my place

Have a drink with me

It's so frustrating

Hong Kong

Who do you want to introduce me to?

All this cloak-and-dagger stuff

I just got a guest here

You guys are old acquaintances

Liu Feiyun received instructions from his superiors

He rushed to Hong Kong

and revealed his identity as a communist

to help Liang Tong out

You are going to report him?

Make it big!

Right, you should say he's a communist

Surprised?

I said you're a communist before

and you really are!

I was surprised too

I was told to pick up someone

I didn't expect it to be General Liu

I couldn't believe my eyes

I didn't realize General Liu is one of our comrades

We all come to the same thing in the end

Our leaders are different

But our beliefs are the same

But I need you

to help us put on a show

It's my duty

Mom, it's time to take your medicine

Pang, go get some food and drink

Madam is gone

in your mother's room

Withdraw!

Yes, sir

Get out of here!

Mr. Shi asked me to bring this to you

Mr. Shi told you

It's up to you whether Adjutant Man

can return home to the Northeast

If we can succeed in this today

I can do this

Du Yuming should have started the breakout

You can do it today

The breakout is over

They're gone

General Liang

You're free

We've made it

Yes

We've made it

We've made it

We've made it

We've made it!

We've made it!

We've made it!

We've made it!

Melanie, we've made it

We've made it! We've made it!

We've made it

Now there would be no doubts that

the Guangxi Clique and the U.S.

would jointly force Chiang Kai-shek to step down

The U.S. and Soviet Union both recognize

the Yangtze River as the boundary

The peace talks

will be held under the auspices of Li Tsung Jen

Given the current situation

no communist

will allow China to have two governments

The game of life and death between us and the enemy

is over

On January 10, 1949 The Huaihai Campaign, which lasted 65 days, ended The PLA wiped out 555,000 enemy troops

January 10, 1949

The Huaihai Campaign, which lasted for 65 days, ended

The PLA wiped out 555,000 enemy troops

Chiang Kai-shek basically lost all of his elite troops

January 14, 1949

Chairman Mao Zedong declared in his statement that

the Kuomintang rule was about to collapse

and be wiped out

January 21, 1949

Chiang Kai-shek announced his retirement from the presidency of China

The latest news from Fang

This morning in Hong Kong

Liu Feiyun announced his identity

as a communist

and has issued a statement

Liu Feiyun is a communist?

It's been confirmed

He chose to declare his identity

at such a critical moment

to protect your safety

It was all arranged by Fang?

Yes

Any further instructions from Fang?

Here is the last

instruction from Fang

Recruit Zhou Yingkui

You have to make Zhou Yingkui's troops revolt

and make the last effort

for a new China

Liang Tong, who came from a military background

knew well that the victory of the Huaihai Campaign

was the result of the strategic planning of the Party Central Committee

the leadership of Central Plains Field Army and East China Field Army

and brave service

of the People's Liberation Army soldiers

Many comrades

gave their precious lives for it

Thinking of these

Liang Tong couldn't calm down for a long time

I have never really

looked at the Qinhuai River

Do you know why?

Maybe you are too busy, sir

Because of arrogance

I always thought that

I could be buried in this land someday

But when I came to Taiwan

there is only the vast sea in between

I could no longer see this beautiful land

In the past 20 years

the party-state has turned all this into a memory

It's a pity

Sir, we still have a chance

The National Government

is still in power

I'm old, sometimes vulnerable

Thank you for your comfort

The international situation has also changed

The Americans keep trying to extradite Yasuji Okamura

a Class A war criminal

who started the policy of "burn all, kill all, loot all" and Jinan Massacre

But this time, when Yasuji Okamura returned to Japan

the American troops in Japan raised the national flag for him

indicating that he was forgiven

Now the theme of the free world

is not anti-fascism

but anti-communism

In that case

the Soviet Union would not stand by and do nothing

But the Soviet Union objected to

the Crossing of the Yangtze River

That's the dark secret

behind the Yalta Agreement

Because neither the Soviet Union nor the United States

wants to see China become stronger

When China becomes strong

it will not be slaughtered

But when China is weak and divided

the imperialists power will recklessly take advantage of it

What do you think about the peace talks?

I would rather fight

If we lose

we die

I don't want to be pushed around

Li Tsung Jen's presidency won't make any difference

Remember

he is just a puppet for peace talks

Yasuji Okamura was acquitted

He Yingqin serves as the head of the Executive Yuan

but it's all up to Mr. Chiang

I understand

I have reserved a place for you in Taiwan

I'll always keep it for you

I hope you'll take care of things here

and come to Taiwan as soon as possible

Thank you, sir

Hu Ziqi is already in Taiwan

he's been holding a grudge on you for ruining the 18th Army

Now that the 18th Army has been reorganized

the conflict between the two of you can also be eliminated then

It can not be blamed on him

Things happen

I'll be waiting for you in Taiwan

In the past, our Kuomintang

defeated the Japanese with the nationalism of the

three Principles of the People

But the Communist Party

defeated us with the people's livelihood

of the three Principles of the People

and the "Land to the Tiller" policy

China, as a large agricultural country

the peasant problem is the basic problem

without solving this problem

there will be no basis for any further development

I am now learning from the Communist Party

and starting to carry out land reform in Taiwan

You have to learn what you have to learn

Chen Cheng did not realize that

this was the last time he returned to Nanjing

the last time he met Liang Tong

and the last time he returned to mainland China

Chen Cheng died of illness in Taiwan in 1965

Airport, Nanjing

You're lucky

but you won't be lucky forever

I got a piece of news that you may be interested in

Liu Feiyun's son was born

weighing four kilograms

The Soviet Embassy has retreated to Guangzhou

Hasn't the U.S. Embassy been asked to evacuate?

We haven't been notified yet

We'll meet soon

it won't take more than a year

I believe so

Give this pistol to its owner

There is a piece of intelligence in the box

the river defense map of the General Staff Headquarters

It is very important

Take care

I want you alive

You too

I hope to see you soon

On April 21, 1949 Chairman Mao Zedong issued an order to march across the country On the same day, the PLA troops crossed the Yangtze River

Won't the U.S. Embassy evacuate?

No order received

I'm leaving

I'm coming to say goodbye

I'll stay

I'll stay till the end

Let's have a last drink

Next time

I don't know when will we meet next time

But I dare not hope it

Don't be so pessimistic

don't need to be so pessimistic

I really hate parting

On the eve of national liberation

Zeng Guangxi carried out the four major missions

massacre, espionage, guerrilla,

and sabotage assigned by Chiang Kai-shek

The U.S. Embassy that did not evacuate

with the National Government

aroused Chiang Kai-shek's strong resentment

Zeng Guangxi took the opportunity to assassinate Melanie

to vent the repressed anger

Zeng Guangxi, the so-called master of espionage warfare

was in deep sorrow

He didn't understand

why can the communist agent not only obtain intelligence

but also create it

He did not understand how

can all of his opponents be so calm

resourceful

determined

brave

and confident

In the beginning, this thing

made the people know democracy

and gave them hope

So the people loved it and embraced it

We Elder Brothers Society also put it on and became the Sichuan Clique

When fighting the Japs

the Sichuan Clique never chickened out

never afraid of bloodshed

Many of our brothers died on the battlefield

And the people of Sichuan

for the War of Resistance

they donated money, grain and husbands

They gave everything

Why?

Because at that time

this thing represents the Chinese government

But now

people don't like it anymore

But some people

still want us to wear it and fight the Civil War

to fight against our fellow Chinese

I won't do it

What do you think?

Commander, we will follow you

We will follow you

Alright

Since we all think so

let me tell you what I think

This thing

I'm not going to wear this

From today onwards

we will rise up

We'll be soldiers for the people

We'll be soldiers for the people

We'll be soldiers for the people

After liberation

Xiugu donated all her properties in Shanghai and Nanjing

to the new China

She took care of Yang Suya's two children

and stayed in Chongqing with Liang Tong for the rest of their lives

On October 1, 1949, the People's Republic of China was proclaimed

The Chinese people have stood up since then

In December 1956

Zeng Guangxi committed suicide in Taipei due to depression

Wu Mengxiang participated in the construction of the new China

In the early 1980s

his family was finally reunited

Hu Ziqi retreated to Taiwan

and his ashes were scattered in the Taiwan Strait after his death

He died guarding Chiang's regime

I believe in communism

I believe in the Communist Party

The Communist Party of China can give the Chinese people

a new China

so that the Chinese people can really stand up

I firmly believe that this wish can be realized

I am willing to give my life

for this goal