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[General And I]

[Episode 1]

[Four major states: Yan, Northern Liang, Bai Lan, Jin.]

[Warlords compete for the lands of Central Plains.]

[Yan State have been at war with Jin State for 100 days.]

[Victory is yet to be determined.]

[Mid-summer is then upon them.]

[Yan State is suffering through a drought of the century.]

[General of Jin State, Chu Bei Jie leads a long-range raid with 100,000 men.]

[Yan State's Young Prince of Jing An is entrusted to defend the state.]

[The decisive battle of both armies took place in the fortress]

[south of Yan State, Puban City]

[Yan State, Puban City]

[Jin State's army of 100,000 men presses on the border]

[Great General of Jin State, Chu Bei Jie]

[Yan State's Young Prince of Jing An, He Xia]

Pu River has completely dried up.

Nothing can keep my 100,000 soldiers away.

In a split second, our army would be right at Puban City.

[Squire of Jin, Chu Mo Ran] What a pity.

The old Prince of Jing An isn't here.

Only the young prince.

Like father, like son.

He Xia is already renowned at a young age.

He has long rendered great military services to Yan State.

We are not to let our guard down.

Yes.

Your Highness.

Miss Bai is here.

[Prince of Jing An's Manor] [Maidservant, Bai Ping Ting]

Sister Ping Ting.

Ping Ting, has reinforcement arrived?

Our 100,000 men will soon arrive.

Young Master.

Could I have a word with you in private?

Sure, come with me.

Ping Ting.

The reinforcements aren't coming, right?

The King's oral decree is to safeguard Puban City.

How?

The garrison troop only consists of 8,000 men.

Our enemy claims to have 100,000 men.

This is to pit a few against many.

How could we fight this battle?

Young Master, fret not.

I have a plan.

All men, obey my orders! Get ready for battle!

Chu Bei Jie!

Do you dare to take me on alone?

What is it? Are you terrified?

You don't even dare to take me on single-handedly.

How can you command an army?

Your Highness.

He's just trying to provoke you.

It's to lure you out.

He Xia is very cunning.

We must be careful.

There's always deception in war.

Young Master, I'd prompt you with the playing of my zither.

I've observed the astronomical signs. Heavy rain is to fall at 11:45 a.m.

You need only lure Chu Bei Jie into the barren river.

and the enemies will be defeated without any effort.

Attack!

Your Highness, watch out!

The music of the zither is played at a bizarre rhythm.

Young Master, I'll prompt you with the playing of my zither.

Lure Chu Bei Jie into the river swiftly.

Our enemies will be defeated without any effort.

Chu Bei Jie!

Break into the city if you can!

Attack!

- Attack! Charge! - Attack!

Attack!

Stop!

Retreat!

Quickly!

Retreat!

It's too early to tell who will win this battle.

Mo Ran!

Present!

Take the army and make camp ten miles from here.

Once you've settled them there meet me alone in Changzi City.

Mo Ran obeys the command.

The Jin army finally retreated.

With the aid of rainfall, the river rushed in.

It's just perfect timing

Ping Ting.

You really did calculate well.

His Majesty suddenly sent you to fight this battle.

What is he really up to?

Stop thinking about that.

Don't I have you here to come up with strategies for me?

Jin Army already retreated anyway.

Our external crisis is resolved.

No.

He retreated too easily this time.

Young Master.

Don't you know what Chu Bei Jie is like?

I know.

Even when my father was in his prime

he only stood half the chance to defeat him.

Exactly.

Although the flooding strategy worked, it was more of a coincidence.

How could the legendary God of War Chu Bei Jie retreat immediately

just because of a strategy that came up by chance?

Jin State's main armed forces are unharmed.

Whereas, we are without reinforcement.

Chu Bei Jie needs only to regroup his army

and wait for the flooding to tide over

before he devours us in no more than three days.

Why would he retreat so easily?

It's just highly suspicious that we won so easily.

Young Master, I'm still really worried.

Please don't head back to the imperial court yet.

It's fine, don't over analyze everything.

Young Master, do you understand everything I just told you?

I do.

However, what would my parents do if I don't report back to the court?

The new king just took the throne.

He's always been wary of my mother's position

as Supreme Princess in the court.

The new king couldn't wish more than anything to have me die in the battle.

Then he can take back the military power and seize my parents.

Jing An Manor didn't have to fight this battle in the first place.

but our state is at risk.

We had no choice but to send our troops.

Ping Ting.

I'm already caught between two fires

but I can only keep going forward.

The war can only be won, not lost.

Fortunately, we won this time.

When we return in victory

I believe King of Yan won't dare to lay a finger on me.

Reporting to Your Majesty.

Great General led 100,000 men to Puban City at the border of Yan State

to take on the 8,000 men of Yan Army.

[Taiji Hall of Jin State] He was to attack all the way to

Yan State's capital, Changzi City.

However, an unpredicted rainstorm caused severe landslides

that came rushing down the dried city moat (defensive ditch)

toward our soldiers in a split second.

Great General was concerned that the battle could be against gods' will

so he gave orders to retreat.

The army is now resting and reorganizing outside Puban City.

100,000 men against 8,000 and yet he changed his mind

at the last minute to retreat without even taking them to war?

Chu Bei Jie is too bold! [King of Jin, Sima Hong]

Your Majesty, please appease your anger.

Great General is a meticulous man and skilled in military strategies.

He has led the army to war for years and has lost none of his battles.

He is by no means a reckless man.

[Chancellor of Jin, Zhang Wen Zheng] He must have other plans in mind.

Please do give him some time. [Grand Marshal, Xie Huan]

- Perhaps, there is a change in plans? - Changes?

It was but a rainstorm.

Yet it was enough to make our 100,000 men suffer defeat

at the hands of a mere 8,000-man army.

If he wasn't Chu Bei Jie, I would have had his head chopped off by now!

Not just rainstorms and floods

he'd have to attack them even if it were raining knives from the sky

and venom flowing in a mudslide!

Grand Marshal Xie!

Convey my decree.

Sent out a messenger to pass on an urgent military report to Chu Bei Jie.

Whatever he has in mind, he needs to make his countermeasure right away.

Attack right into Changzi City and take down Yan State in one feat!

Should he fail again he will be punished according to military law!

Yes!.

Your Majesty, after Great General instructed the army to retreat

and camp ten miles away from the city

he has already sneaked into Changzi City alone.

What is he doing there?

Great General didn't leave any orders.

All alone?

[Palace of Yan State]

[King of Yan, Murong Su]

Your Majesty, how have you been?

Isn't this too grand an occasion to host?

It's just a prince by marriage.

Your Majesty.

What does he think he is?

Chu Bei Jie.

I've already sent out He Xia to war according to

the agreement I made with the emperor of Jin State.

However, your 100,000 men are actually no match for his 8,000 men?

This is ridiculous.

I must have overestimated you.

Your Majesty must be even more upset than me that He Xia won this battle?

Prince of Jing An's Manor is now credited with another military merit.

Everyone in the entire Changzi City is in high praise of this victory.

The people only praise Supreme Princess and Prince of Jing An

but not Your Majesty.

Prince of Jing An's family now wins the heart of the people.

Your Majesty, are you sitting on your new throne with ease?

Young Prince of Jing An! Superb!

Greetings to Young Prince of Jing An!

Young Prince of Jing An!

Greetings to Young Prince of Jing An!

Congratulations, Young Prince of Jing An!

His Majesty is here to welcome you.

Please remove your gear to greet him immediately.

He Xia greets Your Majesty.

Young Prince of Jing An is valiant and ferocious in war.

You do take after your father.

Do rise.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

You did very well at the battle of Puban City.

I have to reward you handsomely before the entire city and my people.

Anyone there?

Bestow Young Prince of Jing An a cup of good wine and a well-crafted sword!

Your Majesty's well-being comes first.

I am not to wield a weapon before the presence of Your Majesty.

Why not?

Your Majesty.

This is the Dark Ink Sword?

Exactly.

Dark Ink Sword is cast from the fire with dark steel

that was buried under ice for a thousand years.

It stays cold all year round and reeks of coldness.

A wound made by this sword will slowly turn dark

and hence make it difficult to heal.

Even if it were a small cut it could also be deadly.

Accept this sword.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Come!

Come with me into the palace to get a few good drinks together.

Your Majesty I just brought the troops back to the court.

I should still return to the base to deal with the military affairs first.

What is it?

Would anyone dare complain that I wish to have a chat with you?

This is...

Your Majesty...

Greetings to Your Majesty.

Young Prince.

Supreme Princess is critically ill. Please return to the manor immediately.

Isn't this Ping Ting?

Come and let me have a look at you.

[Empress of Yan, Le Yan]

[Empress of Yan's father, Le Di]

I've heard that you were the one who calculated the timing

and came up with the strategy to flood the river.

You used the forces of nature to defeat Chu Bei Jie's 100,000 men.

Is this true?

Your Majesty is too kind.

How could I possibly be so capable?

Don't be overly modest.

It isn't that I've only known you for a day or two.

I'm well aware of your talent.

You are Bai Ping Ting?

There aren't many with the surname Bai in Changzi City.

I've heard of a strategist in the former reign by the name of Bai Yong He.

He was just like Miss Bai.

He was also highly knowledgeable.

It was a pity that he was executed for offending his superior.

I wonder if Miss Bai knows of such a person?

Your Highness I am but a mere maidservant in the household of Prince of Jing An.

I am of a lowly status.

I know nothing.

The man Your Highness just mentioned is unknown to me.

Your Highness and Your Majesty

Supreme Princess of Prince of Jing An's Manor is gravely ill today.

Please allow Young Prince of Jing An to visit her at home immediately.

Your Majesty.

I have long been away from home, since I set out for battle.

Now that my mother is severely ill I wish more than nothing

than to return home to look after my sickly mother.

Please do permit me to do so, Your Majesty.

The health of Supreme Princess should be your top priority.

Head home now.

Should you need any assistance do feel free to let me know.

Thank you, Your Majesty.

Prince of Jing An's family really is getting more and more arrogant.

Your Majesty even came to welcome him in

but he didn't even make an effort to please you.

Send out the 3,000 imperial guards in the palace to head out and go after him.

Convey my orders.

He Xia kept a tally in his possession to command the army at will.

Battle of Puban City is but an act of lese-majeste and mutiny.

Seal off the entire Prince of Jing An's Manor.

All personnel are not to be spared.

Keep that maidservant Bai Ping Ting alive.

Yes!

Ping Ting, how is my mother?

Supreme Princess is just fine.

If His Majesty hadn't intercepted you outside the city

I wouldn't have dared lied that Her Highness was ill.

I received news that

His Majesty has gathered 3,000 imperial guards in the palace.

Should you head into the palace you'd be in danger

so I have to resort to such a plan.

I've already had the manor evacuated.

We will now meet up with them at Wulao Peak.

King of Yan is so despicable.

Ping Ting.

Don't worry.

Look at you.

You don't look pretty when you're too worried.

No one will marry you if you're not pretty.

Only I will.

Ping Ting.

Although you're a maidservant in my manor, no one there regards you as one.

I've also discussed with my mother already.

We'll pick an auspicious date and I'll marry you.

Young Master...

You're reluctant?

I was adopted into Prince of Jing An's Manor at a young age.

I'm the daughter of a sinned official.

If Supreme Princess didn't take me in

I probably would not have lived to see this day.

I already acknowledged myself as a member of this household.

Be it a servant or a concubine

I'm already well blessed to be able to remain in the manor.

If Young Master doesn't find me unworthy, do allow me to express my gratitude.

Don't do that.

My mother took you in then.

As for the rest of your life, it will now be my responsibility.

I will surely keep you safe.

Jin State and Yan State have been at war for years and many have died.

Our people suffered greatly.

Your Majesty just succeeded the throne so you might be unaware of it.

Should such battles continue for long, civil unrest will stir up

before your external enemies are put to rest.

The ruler who loses the faith of his people will have lost all.

Are we really to continue with this battle?

I already gave you a chance.

It's your fault that you failed to make the best of this battle.

I was reluctant to see the people suffer again because of the war.

As long as Your Majesty wipes out Prince of Jing An's family

there will be no one to start a war again.

I can then surely guarantee you peace.

This will then resolve your civil unrest as well as external invasions.

Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?

You're forcing me to take this into my own hands?

This is Your Majesty's family conflict.

Your Majesty should be responsible.

My army is camped ten miles outside Puban City.

Bei Jie awaits your good news.

Your Highness.

The ambushed soldiers from the palace have all been sent out.

However, Prince of Jing An's Manor seemed to have been informed in advance.

The household has been evacuated and headed toward Wulao Peak.

That is certainly someone who predicts accurately.

It seems that it won't be possible to rely simply on King of Yan.

Your Highness, you mean...

If Prince of Jing An's family survives more trouble will brew.

Let's offer King of Yan some assistance.

Mo Ran obeys your command.

Be careful.

The path is very rocky.

This isn't where we're heading.

This is going toward the palace.

Stop the carriage!

Stop the carriage!

Stop!

Stop!

Young Prince of Jing An barges into the palace with a sword!

[Chief Imperial Guard of Yan State] He clearly wants to assassinate the king!

Now that we already have you surrounded only death awaits you now!

Hand over your weapons and surrender immediately!

General, you're quite mistaken.

- Allow me to explain. - Obey my command, soldiers!

Spare no traitor!

I did not rebel against His Majesty!

Someone framed me for it!

I only believe in what I see.

Are you to say that I've framed you?

If I were to raise a rebellion I could have done so at the border.

Why would I walk straight into a deathtrap?

Young Master!

The manor is on fire!

Young Master! They don't care about what you have to say!

You are out to get rid of me then?

His Majesty's orders.

Kill He Xia!

Capture that woman alive!

Kill him!

Run!

Come here!

Hand me your cape, Young Master.

What are you doing?

I owe Prince of Jing An's entire household a debt of gratitude.

Now that the entire household is in peril, I have to repay the kindness.

I'll lure the soldiers away.

Ridiculous!

How could you lure away the soldiers for me? Give it to me!

Both your parents are still waiting for your victorious return.

I am but a mere maid.

Even if they catch me I'd just suffer some injuries.

My life won't be in danger.

I will try to escape and meet up with you at Wulao Peak.

Yan State's Prince of Jing An, He Sheng

Supreme Princess, we have arrived.

[Supreme Princess of Yan, Murong Heren] [Eldest sister of King of Yan, Murong Su]

Here.

Head back in.

What is it, Your Highness?

Don't come out here.

Who is it?

Who are you?

Prince of Jing An.

Three years ago in the battle of Jin and Yan, you were defeated by me.

Do you still remember me?

Chu Bei Jie.

It's been a long while.

How have you been, Your Highness?

You conspired with Murong Su to harm my entire family?

Are you surprised?

Back then, on the battlefield, I spared your life.

It was because you made me a promise

that your family will no longer fight in any battles.

However, you broke your promise.

Two months later, you launched another war upon us

and attacked my city relentlessly.

You invaded my lands.

The people of Jin State suffered greatly at your hands.

The mention of Prince of Jing An petrified my people as if it were plague.

If you hadn't been down with illness these years

and stepped down from the front line

how could I charge all the way to Puban City?

I think that only by wiping out your entire household

could I ensure peace between Jin State and Yan State.

Besides, your new king shares my opinion as

he also wishes to stay firmly on his throne.

I'm here today to take back the life I spared three years ago.

This has nothing to do with the others.

Your Highness!

Dong Zhuo.

Take Supreme Princess away with you.

- Your Highness! - Go!

Yes!

Supreme Princess, leave now!

- Supreme Princess! - Your Highness!

Run!

- Your Highness! - Run!

Your Highness!

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