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Lord, General LIU

counselor

Now,CAO CAO's force is so powerful

he will attack JIANG XIA area

sooner or later

he has not come yet

for the lack of navy and warships

however, when he is all ready

JIANG XIA area will certainly

be captured by him

what exactly are you suggesting

we'd better join JIANG DONG Districts

join forces with SUN QUAN to fight against CAO CAO

JIANG DONG'S military and civil

are of prosperity

there are a great number

of heroes

they would not accept us

I don't think so

now CAO CAO is just

on the opposite side of the river

the sound of spears and armored horses

flows near the ear

at the moment, SUN QUAN

the young master of JIANG DONG

must be more worried than you

you have been defeated

if you fight again

you will be defeated again

but it's not the case of SUN QUAN

he not only faces the failure

but also the danger of death

it is obvious that

CAO CAO will go across the river

and seize his regime

unless SUN QUAN and LIU PEI

enter into a defensive alliance

towards CAO CAO

or there will be no opportunity

of success

Report

general, an emissary from JIANG DONG is here

to condole on the death

of the former lord LIU BIAO

an emissary from JIANG DONG?

To condole on the death of my father?

It is odd

why'?

do you remember?

Ten years ago

SUN QUAN's father, SUN JIAN

was shot to death by my father's understrapper

there is a family feud between JIANG DONG and us JING ZHOU

during the past ten years

there were only fights between us

with no contacts for any business

I got it

Lord

the emissary is coming for you

how do you know it

it is obvious

the emissary comes with

an excuse of condolement

in order to pry into the military situation

we have just combat with CAO CAO

haven't we?

That's right

This is the right time

to accomplish important tasks

I'm willing to boat across

the river with the emissary

I will persuade SUN QUAN to join hands with us

to fight against CAO CAO

with my silver tongue

to start an all-time battle between the north

and the south over the Yangtze River

if SUN QUAN wins

we can seize JING ZHOU

if CAO CAO wins

we can seize JIANG DONG

and make the all-time accomplishments

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)

you are still thinking about the

great undertaking at this time

With all due respect

all the accomplishments of time

starts at the end of

one's tether

we've gone through the most risk-taking moments

now

we have nothing to lose

except our heads

our situation will

grow with every passing day

that's great

who is the emissary

from JIANG DONG

he said

he is the military staff officer

his name is LU SU

LU SU?

LU zl JING(LU su)?

SUN QUAN sent this man

as emissary

you know him?

No

but I've heard of his name

from my elder brother, ZHUGE JIN

Lord

among the heroes of JIANG DONG

the best general is ZHOU YU

the best civil official is ZHANG ZHAO

and the next most outstanding

one, should be LU SU

according to my elder brother

he who will lead all the

officials in future is LU SU

is the brilliance of LU Zl JING(LU SU)

even more outstanding than

you brother?

My brother can't ranks the first twenty

among the talents of JIANG DONG

in other words

how proud ZHOU YU is

he despises most people

in the world

however, he recommended one man

and that's LU SU

the third day after SUN GE's death

LU SU was recommended

to SUN QUAN by ZHOU YU

the whole month afterwards

SUN QUAN and LU SU

dine together

sleep in the same room

keeping company with each other

regard each other as

a respected teacher

well

during those days

no one knew what they

were talking about

it's only known that

from then on

SUN QUAN, who just

took the succession

became totally another person

there's something of a king

in his speech and behavior

SUN QUAN sends this kind

of people as the emissary

it is indeed no trivial matter

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG), child

come along with me

to welcome LU SU

LU SU

come on, hurry up, be careful

be careful

hurry LIP

your reputation precedes you

it's my honor to meet you today

Zl JING(LU SU) has come all the way here

we should have welcome you

please forgive us

I don't deserve it

Zl JING, this way, please

thank you

please

Child LIU

my lord knows that LIU JING SHENG

has passed away

he is too sad to fall asleep

and have asked me to

sent a message of condolence

I've bought some presents

to express our respect

your lord's father was killed

by us JING ZHOU

my dad is gone now

your lord should be

happy about it

how could he be

too sad to fall asleep

what's more

why did he send you to

offer his condolence?

It's because

if LIU JING SHENG didn't die

CAO CAO doesn't dare

to attack JING ZHOU

as soon as JING SHENG died

it's not only JING ZHOU that

would be captured

so does JIANG DONG

my lord would certainly

be sad of the death

of LIU JING SHENG

as to send me as the emissary

it's because

I have to take this chance

to pry the military situation of CAO's army

and to see that if you

have the ability to resist CAO's army

you' re gram

you've told the truth from the very beginning

this must be ZHUGE LIANG

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)

I' ve heard so much about you

I' ve heard that you are resourceful

have a tongue in your head

you can kill people with your words

Unfortunately, I don't have that kind of tongue

so I have to be honest with you

Fortunately

no words can be more useful

than telling the truth

That's very impressive

thank you

please sit down

now let me continue to

speak frankly

LIU BEI

how many troops and horses do CAO CAO still have?

What about his troop's ability to fight?

I feel ashamed of it

I have few soldiers and horses

when CAO's troops came

we ran away as fast as we could

I have no idea, either

how many troops and horses

do CAO CAO have

are you kidding me?

Zl JING(LU su)

it's my fault

I ask him not

to tell the truth

then I' m going to ask you

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)

how many troops and horses

do CAO CAO have on earth?

What about his troop's ability

to fight?

Before CAO captured JING ZHOU

he has 200 thousand infantry

60 thousand horses troop and 180 thousand navy

after he captured JING ZHOU

the number increases by about 300 thousand

the sum of number is 700 thousand

as to their ability to fight

their morale are on the rise

and getting on swimmingly

what will CAO CAO do next?

He will go across the river

take JIANG DONG

and unify the whole nation

and what will you do next

from now on?

The satrap of CANG WU

is one old friend of my lord

if worse comes to worst

we can go and seek refuge in CANG WU

CANG WU is a small city with weak military ability

it's not the place to stay long

JIANG DONG has 6 counties

it is advantageously situated

the troops and food are abundant

what's more, my lord

loves talents very much

why don't you seek refuge from JIANG DONG

and fight against CAO CAO

with my lord?

Zl JING(LU su)

what did you say?

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)

at present

if SUN and LIU don't join hands

with each other

we both have no other way to survive

what you said

is just as water to the drought

which of you is willing to

go to JIANG DONG with me

to see my lord?

I

I will go with you

good

very good

the prime minister's order

all the officials should be on the court

LIU PEI

has escaped to JIANG XIA

and joined hands with LIU QI

hold their small city

the remnants of the enemy

are not worth to worry about

what we should worry about

is the alliance between LIU PEI and SUN QUAN

fight against the imperial troops together

I have thought it over

and decided to rest for three months

when it's spring, the flowers are blooming

snow and ice are melting

we will have 1 million soldiers

to go across Yangtze river

to round up and annihilate both SUN and LIU

yes

yes

this battle

is the last one before

I unify the whole nation

it's also the battle which establishes the great undertaking of time

and makes my name be admired forever

what's more

I'm sure that we will win

after this battle

I will take off my armor and go home

and all of you

will be promoted to higher positions

with thousands of gold and farm land

several beautiful wives

enjoying a happy life

thank you

however

no matter it's gold hill

or beautiful wives

now it's just a cake in dream

even though it's just in front of you

the moment before you take it

it's still possible for you to lose it

Do you remember the JIANG JIN Cross

LIU PEI had already been our prey in hand

meal on the table

but at the last moment

the cooked duck flew away

so, this battle

all of you have to

be ready for fight

you have to wipe out the force

of LIU PEI and SUN QUAN

never make the same mistake again

CAI MAO

Yes?

I will give you 3 months

to train 400 thousand navy

on DONG TING Lake

to make 8 thousand warship

on May 10th

I charge you to lead the army

out of the lake of DONG TING

and drive up to the shore

of RED CLIFF

yes, sir

CHENG YU

Yes

bring the brush and ink

I'm going to write a rescript for SUN QUAN

I accept the order from the empire

to punish the crime and evil

when the fighting started

LIU CONG had given up

so did 9 counties from JING ZHOU

Now I guide millions of armies

thousands of talented generals

I want to go fight with you

in JIANG DONG

to capture LIU PEI with you

and be friends with you forever

I hope you will comply with

god's will

and not miss the chance

copy three thousand

of the rescript

put them in tukil

and let them drop down with the tide

I want to make the

Yangtze river full of my

written challenge to war

to SUN QUAN

I want to make the people

living along the riverbank scared

I want to give a fright to

the so-called talented people

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)

though I advocate that we cooperate

to fight back CAO CAO

not all officials of JIANG DONG

share the same opinion with me

SO

when you see my lord

especially when you are in front of a large crowd

never mention that that CAO CAO

have a great many of soldiers

I know, I know

even the fingers of one hand

aren't the same length

let alone the talents of JIANG DONG

moreover

Every family has a skeleton in the cupboard

What is the sound?

Report

sir, here is a letter of

challenge written by CAO CAO

I accept the order from the empire

to punish the crime and evil

when the fighting started

LIU CONG had given up

so did 9 counties from JING ZHOU

Now I guide millions of armies

thousands of talented generals

I want to go fight with you

in JIANG DONG

to capture LIU PEI with you

and be friends with you forever

I hope you will comply with god's will

and not miss the chance

Nice article

it's imbued with a spirit

that can conquer mountains and rivers

these letters of challenge go with the flow

anyone of JIANG DONG'S

can take and read it

the morale of the men

will be disturbed

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)

we don't know how many of such tukils have been

collected on the desk of my lord

zl JING(LU su)

you should know by now

how sharp CAO CAO is

he attacks people's hearts

before he attacks their cities

sir, please go ashore

ok

please

My lord invites sir KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)

to have a rest in the guest-room

and have the interview tomorrow

please

our lord wants to see you at once

Lord

SUN QUAN

Sir, you go on

lord

some words, no one dares speak

to you except me

other people are afraid that

they would make you unhappy

Spit it out

CAO CAO guides millions of people

in the name of emperor

his flags cover the sun

his troops are huge

most of his subordinates are from the north and the west

they are extraordinarily brave

most of his soldiers are those who have rich

experience of war

most of his counsellors

are full of ideas and strategy

but we add our infantry

horses and navy together

the number is less than

100 thousand

it's 52 years since the former

lord founded the feat

the toughest battle that

the army of JIANG DONG

have ever suffered

is the fight against JING ZHOU

LIU BIAO

and the result came out even

moreover, the subordinates of LIU BIAO

surrender themselves to CAO's

army without fighting against them

all in all

JIANG DONG'S army has no ability

to defense CAO's army

Sir

lord

we have a natural moat, Yangtze River

yes

but CAO has millions of soldiers

to stop the flow with their whips

furthermore

we've just heard from the fishmen

that CAO CAO is training the navy on the lake

of DONG TING

manufacturing over a thousand

of warships days and nights

from their keel we know that

those warships are ten ZHANGs long

several ZHANGs wide

much bigger than those of ours

and your opinion is

if we fight

the battle will plunge countless people in JIANG DONG

into an abyss of misery

surrendering to CAO CAO

is the only way to protect our people and land

I beg lord's guiding

six counties of officials and

common people to submission

to the court

CAO CAO is certain to grant

of your leadership of JIANG DONG

and let you be the master

of DONG WU forever

on the ground that

we pay tax to XU CHANG every year

it's because what CAO CAO wants

is to unite the whole nation

and have his name remembered by people forever

what he doesn't want to see most

is that the vassals are against the court

all the heroes are fighting and the country is broken

he either doesn't want to see

that the army of north and west

take the battle of

life-and-death

and the dead bodies are

accumulated as high as hills

the blood flows with Yangtze-River

what Zl BU has said is right

avoiding the war

and surrendering ourselves

accords with the will of god

and the heart of people

teacher and all you gentlemen

please go now

I will think it over

let's go

they all ask me to surrender

why don't you speak a word?

Lord

it's reasonable for ZHANG ZHAO

to hold their opinions

of capitulation

from their angle of view

we ought to haul down our colors

it's because they can still

take charge of JIANG DONG

and live a peaceful life

they can still be the officials

of the court

even

even me, too

after my surrendering

I will give up my position as official

writing some poems at home

teaching some students

it's not hard to make a living

however

lord

everyone in JIANG DONG can

capitulate except you

you could not give up

why'?

why in no means can I give up?

Not long ago

CAO CAO was in XU CHANG

he made a cage which

is made of gold

it's brilliant

the cage is called the court

there is a bird in it

this bird's name is the emperor

before long

CAO CAO locked another bird

into the cage

his name is LIU CONG

if you surrender

you will also be locked into

the golden cage

Lord

think it over

a cage with three birds

wouldn't it be too crowded

zl JING(LU su)

what you have just said

make me hurt a lot

it's of high opportunity

because I'm telling the truth

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)

zl JING(LU su)

you look great today

JIANG DONG is of the favor of god

and a great many of heroes

if I don't look great

how dare I meet your lord?

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)

keep in mind that

don't tell my lord that

CAO CAO has a great number

of troops and horses

I do understand

great, please

please

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)

this is minister of JIANG DONG

ZHANG ZHAO, ZHANG Zl BU

I' m ZHANG ZHAO from JIANG DONG

I have heard that you are

a decubital dragon

you compared yourself with

GUANG ZHONG and YUE Yl

are you really so excellent?

This is only what I do in private

please don't mention it

I' ve heard that emissary LIU

paid three visits to your rough house

to persuade you to be his counsellor

afterwards, emissary Ll U's

situation is just like a fish in the water

he is going to seize JING XIANG

and set the great undertakings

unfortunately

now the nine counties of

JING XIANG, have been captured

by CAO CAO now

would you please tell me

at this moment

is the fish in the water

or in the boiler of soup?

If my lord wants to

seize JING XIANG

it's very easy

LIU BIAO used to

give away JING XIANG

my lord doesn't want to take

his career

which gives the opportunities

for CAO CAO to capture XIANG ZHOU

now

my lord's collecting

military forces in JIANG XIA

is just like the dragon swimming

in the sea, the phoenix flying

in the sky

Sir Zl BU, Don't worry about him

you compare yourself with

GUANG ZHONG, YUE Yl,

GUANG ZHONG

helps QI HUAN GONG

to be the king of the vassals

and unite the nation

YUE Yl, helps the weak YAN

to fight and capture 72 towns of QI

they should be regarded as

the talents who contribute

to their country and people

what about you, sin'?

You were just sitting in the grass house

laugh at the moon

you have no advantage except

reading some book and poetry

before emissary LIU got you

he could take some towns

by storm

and his military force is good

enough to protect himself

after he got you

he gave away his weapons

and escape as fast as he could

neither can he report to His Majesty to comfort the people

nor can he dispose of rebels to guard the country

within half a year

he gave away XIN YE

lost FAN City

failed in DANG YANG

and escaped to XIA KOU

south or north

east of west

he should have no place to hide

I' m just telling the truth

you are good-tempered

please don't take it as offence

the roc flies 10 thousand miles high

and brambling have no

ideas about their ambition

I thought that the brambling

were in the woods

but it suddenly came to me that

all the brambling are

gathering in this room

my mm LIU XUAN DE(LIU PEI)

did be hit in RU NAN

and rely on LIU BIAO

at that time

there are less than to thousand

soldiers, and only two general

GUAN YU and ZHANG FEI

however

when CAO CAO came with a troop

of 500 thousand people

my lord set fire at BO WANG

and used the water of BAI HE

to wipe out 100 thousand troops

and horses of CAO REN, Ll DIAN

XIA HOUDUN

no one and nothing left

even it's GUANG ZHONG and YUE Yl

who use military forces

they wouldn't do better than

my lord

on the road of DANG YANG

there were enemies on the back

and a river ahead of the road

200 thousand common people

bring the young and olds

to tail after my lord

we walked only to miles a day

my lord would rather take risk

of his security than abandon

the people

have you ever heard of

such heroes during

the past 100 years

however

there are some people

who enjoys

they close their eyes

and cover their ears

they either take something as

nothing, or take nothing

as everything

they are of no use when talking

about how to use the forces

can only be laugh by others

CAO CAO has millions of soldiers

and thousands of generals

he wants to eat JIANG XIA

do you have any good plan?

After CAO taking charge of

YUAN SHAO's and LIU BIAO's troops

I' m not afraid of him no

matter how many troops he has

you were defeated in DANG YANG

found no way out in XIAO KOU and

asked for help from JIANG DONG

how dare you say you're

not afraid?

You're kidding

my lord has only several

thousand subordinations

how could they fight against

CAO's millions of soldiers?

JIANG DONG has good army

and enough food

it's located at the best place

of Yangtze River

nevertheless, most of its

subjects ask their lord to

throw up the sponge

to me

my lord must be the one who is

of the least fear towards CAO

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)

Do you want to follow the

example of SU QIN and ZHANG Yl

to sweep DONG WU with you tongue?

I dare not

you just know that SU QIN and

ZHANG Yl are articulate

but you don't know that they are

deep-dyed heroes

both SU QIN and ZHANG Yi

have contributed a lot

to their nation

they are not Swashbucklers

and chicken hearted people

now, some people advocate

of their leader's surrender to

CAO as soon as they hear that

CAO CAO's troops are

extraordinary powerful

without finding out whether

it's true.

How could this kind of people

laugh at SU QIN and ZHANG Yl?

What do you think of CAO CAO?

He is a traitor

everyone knows

you are wrong

HAN has been handed down

for 4 hundred years

recently, the nation is divided

in to three pans, and CAO CAO

has captured two thirds of it

the rest is going to comply

with him

emissary LIU doesn't know

the will of god

go up stream

that's why he is defeated

what you have just said

are the words of no emperor

and no loyalty

as a man

one should live with loyalty

we are subjects of HAN

so we will never be friends

with the traitors

HAN has been handed down

for 400 years

why can't it be handed down

for more 400 years

if it can't

it's because there are

some people of no loyalty

just like you

break down the roots of HAN

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG) is really of

the most formidable intellects

of this time

if you all welcome him like this

that's not we do as usual

please tell me who are you

this is the Chief Marshal

of JIANG DONG, HUANG GAI,

HUANG GONG FU

what general HUANG GAI just said

was the brightest word here

this way, please

please

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG), remember

never mention how powerful

CAO's army is

I know, I know

I' m so glad about

KONG MING(ZHUGE LIANG)came from afar

I' m too happy to fall asleep last night

lord LIU XUAN DE(LIU PEI) entrust me

with a greeting to general SUN

he said you are young but bright

as a post in south sky

sir

please sit down and have

a cup of tea

thank you

LU Zl JING(LU SU) speaks highly of

your intelligence

for several times

I'm so fortune to see you

I'm still young, and I wish

that you would teach me more

you flatter me

since the moment I stepped on

the land of JIANG DONG

I have been being taught all the time

emissary LIU have a couple of

battles with CAO CAO

in XIN YE and BO WANG

how many troops and horses does

CAO have on earth?

What about their

battle effectiveness

since you have asked

this question in person

I dare not cheat you

I will tell you the truth

general SUN

CAO has nearly

one million privates

millions of privates

will there be any swindle

no

let me make it clear to you

before the great battle of

central plains

CAO CAO has the QING ZHOU troop

of 220 thousand people

after he wiped out YUAN SHAO

he took Yuan's 500 to 600

thousand soldiers

even if exclude the olds

and weak

he would have 400 to 500

thousand great military forces

half a year afterwards

he trained the new army of 380

thousand people in JI, BING, YOU

after JING ZHOU's surrender

CAO CAO gets 330 thousand navy

of JING XIANG without losing

a soldier or an arrow

any action yet

to sum up

the number is over 1.4 million

I said one million

because I' m afraid that

you will be scared

but since general SUN has asked

me me question

I have to be honest

what about the generals

of CAO's army?

CAO CAO have written on his

letter of challenges that

he has about 1000 great generals

he is lying

however, he still have about

300 good generals

30 of whom are extraordinary

excellent.

I list some of them for you

brothers CAO REN, CAO HONG

brothers XIA HOU

XU CHU, XU HUANG, ZHANG LIAO

YUE JIN, Ll DIAN, ZHANG HE

they are all among the greatest

general of time

do CAO CAO have any further

ambition after he captured JING ZHOU?

He camped along the river

made warships, trained the navy

the challenge book are pouring here

if not for JIANG DONG

then what is he doing?

Then should I fight against him

or make peace with him

or surrender to him?

Please make the decision for me

I have a piece of word

but I' m afraid that you would

not take my advice

spit it out

ten years ago

DONG ZHUO messes up the world

both general SUN and my lord

are rising up at that time

now CAO CAO have taken 70 to 80

percent of the world

the rest of it provides not

enough room for other heroes

hence, my lord has to escape to

JIANG XIA to wait for the chance

please judge it yourself

if you can guide the troops of JIANG DONG

if you can guide the troops of JIANG DONG to fight against CAO CAO

to fight against CAO CAO

then fight with him

if you can't

then throw up the sponge

go down without a fight

without a fight? to negotiate peace

or to surrender?

To negotiate peace means

to surrender

but the former one sounds better

why didn't you lord

why LIU PEI don't surrender?

My lord is not the same as general SUN

he is the descendant

of Emperor HAN

he will never give up even if

the world is destroyed

my lord will die to god but never surrender