Assembly Page #2

Synopsis: War feasts upon death. Its greedy appetite carries away many a life on the battlefield, and soldiers must be ready to die at any time. Yet all these sacrifices can be given meaning and reason with honor. A weathered witness of war's insatiable appetite, Guzidi, Captain of the Ninth Company, will struggle his entire life to return honor to his forty six men and their self-sacrifice. The year 1948 witnessed the launching of the Huaihai Campaign during the Chinese Civil War. In one of Chinese history's deadliest battles, thousands from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the Nationalist Army (KMT) fell in the battle that took place between Xuzhou and Bengdu. It was amid this bloody fight that Captain Guzidi led the Ninth Company infantry unit on a sniper mission. His orders were to fight the KMT Army until the retreat assembly call was sounded. Yet, after many long hours of painstaking resistance, Gu watched powerless as the ammunition ran out and the scant ranks of the Ninth Company g
Director(s): Xiaogang Feng
Production: Metrodome Distribution
  25 wins & 12 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.3
Year:
2007
124 min
93 Views


Why is there only half a carton left?

Give the rest to him

You're always so stingy

Giving half a pack at best

What's so special this time?

Gu

How many of us are left?

l mean from the old guerilla unit?

You. Me

Anyone else?

Okay

Have the troops get ready on the double

The defensive position

Has already been built by the 2nd Battalion

You.

Take good care of yourself

l have one last request

l'll find myself a Political Officer

You can't say no

l want my cellmate

He'd be shot anyway

He might as well die in battle

Liangzi

That bent up bugle dangling on your butt

ls it busted?

No

lt is fine

You better blow as hard as you can

Don't worry

You've heard my bugle call before

My ears are already wide open

Repeat the orders

By tomorrow twelve noon

No matter what it takes

We must secure the old mine on the southern bank

What else?

Always listen.

for the assembly bugle call

Fall back whenever we hear it

lf you don't hear the bugle call

Even if you're the last man standing

You will keep fighting

Yes, sir

ln this open area

lt's impossible to last even four hours

Move the small canon to the rear for now

Yes, sir

Push harder

Get two more people here

Put them inside

Put them all inside

lf a shell lands on them

We'd all be gone

Put them inside

Bring more bags here

Pack it in real tight

lt's for your own protection

Yes, sir

Pack it in real tight

Yes, sir

Hey, Lu

How many times have l told you?

Don't tie it straight

You have to tie it at an angle

Wrap it around twice

As tightly as you can

Got it?

Lieutenant

Last time we tied it at an angle

They ended up not flying straight

They landed on the 5th Company

No sh*t?

Why wasn't l told?

Jerk, l'll kill you

Look

These make obvious targets

Gather everyone together

Place them like you're supposed to

Make sure they're twenty paces apart

No, not this time

Put three in front and three in back

Captain

l found him for you

Good

Over here

Come over

Jiao

Your message bag

Here

Your rifle

Hey guys

l have someone to introduce

This is our company's new Political Officer

Wang Jincun.

Let's welcome him

What's wrong?

Are your fingers frozen?

Do l need to chisel them apart?

Political Officer Wang can read and write

He's your man if you want to write home

Lieutenant Jiao

When we had our victory party at Luoyang

He was nearly choked to death on flapjacks

Lu, Demolition Specialist

Jiang, Sniper

Sergeant Meng

Old Hedgehog

Luo, Machine Gunner

Gong, Ammo Bearer

Call me Blacky

Captain

Captain

l wrote a letter home

l don't know how to write some words

Can the Political Officer fill them in for me?

Get down!

Get in the mine

Hurry, get in the mine, and stay there

Captain

Something doesn't seem right

lt is raining shells

Leave two men behind to keep a look out

Tell the rest to get into the mine

Take the Political Officer with you, hurry

Yes, sir

Get up

Follow me

Don't be scared

Hurry into the mine

Yong and Shun, you two stay behind

Hurry up

Get down

Everyone get into the mine

Stay focused

Hurry

What are you praying for?

Are you praying for the firing to stop

So you won't be hit?

Stop screwing around

Pray with me

lt works

Show me how to pray

You've killed too many people

Prayers won't do you any good

But they were the enemy

Political Officer

lf we make it through this one

Help me write a letter home

But forget it if l'm gone

lt'd be less work for me

And less work for you, too

Make way, make way

Just leave him

We'll drag him away later

He's dead

lt stopped again

Forget about the time

Just listen for the bugle call

Keep your ears open for the bugle call

Has everyone rested up?

When the bastards come to the door

We'll give them what they deserve

Captain

This new guy's a wimp

Don't worry

He will get over it after seeing some blood

Stay calm

Let them come closer

Fire when the grenades explode

Do you know why dogs bite people?

People smell funny when they're scared

Dogs only bite those who are scared

Bullets are like dogs

They only hit those who are scared

lf you aren't scared

The bullets will go around you every time

Check your backpack

Leave the useless stuff behind

Stay calm, wait for my orders

Wait for my order before fire

Do you see their officer?

Let's take him out

l've got him in my sight

Let them get right in front of you

Fire

Reload

Done

Political Officer

Looking good

Brothers

Follow me

Remember where he is, he's all yours

Fire

Medic, come with me

He's dead

Bring the dead into the mine

Yes

Political Officer

Blacky

Blacky, hang in there

Bandages

Bandage it

Let's go

Captain

Retreat!

Retreat, hurry!

Cease fire

Save your ammo

Hedgehog

Have a smoke

Come give me a hand

Help him up, slowly

Eleven dead

Nine wounded

Two seriously wounded won't make it

Forty seven minus eleven

Minus two more

Only thirty four men left

lf things keep going like this

We'll all be gone before we hear the bugle call

Get some men

Carry the dead and wounded into the mine

We'll go in

Forget about the dead

They will be blown apart

lf we leave them out in the snow

We won't be able to collect the pieces

Hedgehog

Carry the dead and seriously wounded

lnto the mine

No one could have saved him

lf l get wounded like that

Don't bother with the bandages

Save them for someone who needs them

He's in the way

Take him into the mine

This is his letter home

Finish it for him

Blacky

Your worries are over

Rest in peace

When l was a kid

l tended livestock for a rich family

Take this

l accidentally

Lost their pony

The old bastard

Beat me with a club

After l got home

My father was even angrier

He beat me with a long pole

My family had half an acre of land

We had to hand over half of it

That's not him

l remember he was an officer

Take care of the fields

Look after our elders

lt's getting cold

Don't let our son play near the well

The ice is slippery

Don't let our son near the livestock

Don't let him walk behind them

l don't want him injured in the wrong place

Political Officer

That'll do

That's all for now

l'll add a good ending

Wishing the entire family

Peace and happiness

Not bad

After the war

l'm going back home

What about you?

l'm not going back

l've got to make something of myself first

At least l have to get the land back for my dad

Over there

This guy?

ls he wearing a watch?

Yes

Now Captain will know what time it is

Lu

Don't move

Lu

Medic!

Captain

He got a watch for you

Who told you to go?

Who?

We saw your watch was broken

Trade a life for a watch?

For a watch!

ls it worth it?

Lu

Hang in there

Enemy tanks!

Jiang

Move Lu into the mine

Fire after the tanks get closer

Yes

Get the Molotov cocktails ready

Bring them over here

Bring out the mountain gun

Demolition

Explosives!

Get the explosives ready!

Hurry, wait for my orders

Aim at the infantry behind the tank

Yes

Point it this way, hurry

Load the shell

When l say fire, pull the cord

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