Opium War Page #8

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don't be a bloody fool

Send her back to Qishan for punishment

You disgraceful wretch,

you dare to cause harm to the national

cause of the Celestial Empire!

You used such a woman

to appease the British!

You should be punished

for provoking a conflict!

Speak up

Would somebody come? Put him into jail

Yes sir

According to the orders

of His Excellency Commissioner Qishan

the traitorous b*tch is to be put

to death

Grandpa!

Master He, congratulations

When can I leave?

His Excellency Commissioner Qishan

has sent you a gift

By order of His Excellency

you should be accompanied

by opium all your life

Please drink it up

Drink it

Drink it!

In my opinion, we must not declare war

without careful consideration

The foreigners' ships are strong and

they run fast like the wind

How can we deploy forces

everywhere along

our thousand-mile-long coastline?

If we don't have enough troops,

we can organise a civic corps of militia

to withstand invasion

Lin Zexu once organised some civic corps

but Qishan disbanded them,

making Guangzhou a city of no defense

This is another crime of Qishan's

Qishan's sinful

Your Majesty,

that's simply like plotting a rebellion

The organization of

a civic corps of militia,

is the worst government policy to make

If these riotous people stir up trouble

among the masses and turn against us,

how can we live in peace?

Hong Kong is only a small

and primitive island

To the great Qing Dynasty,

it is no more than a drop in the ocean

Your Majesty, if we can exchange Hong

Kong for internal peace and stability,

it will be a fortunate case

for the Qing Dynasty

Your Majesty, Since the founding of

the Qing Dynasty two hundred years ago,

we have expanded our territory

even as far as Tianshan mountain,

but never surrendered

our country's sovereign rights

under humiliating terms like these

Once we cede Hong Kong and

set a precedent,

there will be more adverse

consequences to follow

We'll all be traitors by then

and Your Majesty will become

the sovereign of troubled times

How dare you!

Your Majesty, if Hong Kong

is granted to the foreigners,

I'll kill myself right in front of you

I'm fully aware of the danger

in seeking peace

However, I'm also fully aware

of the harm in declaring war

I've decide to assemble forces

from all the provincial armies

to fight against the foreigners

Hurry up! Get ready the cannons!

The teeth is an extension

of my skeleton

The skin and hair are the surface

of my flesh and blood

As my flesh, blood and skeleton

are given by my parents,

I would like you to take them

back to my home town

and bury them in my ancestral grave

Ah Shan,

you have been with me

for more than 40 years

and saved my life twice in the battle

I will pay a debt of gratitude

for your great kindness in my next life

Now, I merely beg that

you leave me forever

Do you want me to kneel down?

These are my life savings

and listen, you guys

If your cannon hits

the British ship once,

you'll get 50 taels of silver

as a reward

If your cannon sinks a ship,

you'll get a box of silver!

Let's fight to the death!

Let's fight the enemy for a reward

Fire!

Commander

Commander

I'm surprised that

you have the nerve to see me again

Commander, I, Han,

have disappointed the Qing Dyanasty

and let the people down

I deserve death!

But I've served in the army

for all my life

Commander, the British troops

are invading our country

I beg you to let me...

die on the fort

All right, you may die on the fort

This time next year will be

the anniversary of your death

Thank you Commander

You must die a heroic death!

Without guns, without...

I don't understand

why they continue to fight

I do

The Chinese believe in devoting

their lives to justice

It's a belief

that could destroy any warships

What's wrong with your cannon?

Commander, our cannons cannot

reach the British warships

B*tch!

I am indebted to Your Majesty

for the imperial edict,

and I must obey

the orders of Your Majesty,

I beg Your Majesty to grant me

the opportunity,

of redeeming my crimes by fighting

like a soldier against the enemy

I will devote my life, to the country

General Guan,

the great Qing Empire depends on you

Master...

Master

Why are you back?

Master, your things have been placed

in the ancestral shrine

I'm here to take your body back

All right, Ah Shan,

today I'll die with a grievance

The strongest fort we have has been

destroyed within only ten hours

Why does God let me be defeated

in such a disastrous...

and hopeless way!

My heart is bleeding!

Master!

Surrender!

Come on!

Qishan has deceived His Majesty

by betraying the country

and surrendered our country's sovereign

rights by ceding its territory

So, Qishan should be removed

immediately from...

the post of the imperial commissioner

and that of the Viceroy of Zhili

and sent under escort to Beijing

for capital punishment

Lin Zexu has done harm to the country

with his false report

and stirred up a military conflict,

So Lin Zexu should be banished

immediately to Xinjiang

Thank His Majesty for his kindness

Be well, your Excellency

Guangdong depends on you all

All right, all right

All right, please go

Be well, Your Excellency

Ah, it's Qi Shan, isn't it?

Lin, you and I have both suffered

a crushing defeat

You, however are honoured

and will perhaps go down in history

But I... I have ended up in shame

and ruin, and will

take the blame forever

Since I came to Guangzhou,

I have never thought of myself

I fear that the Chinese are...

being thrown into a long dark night

and have nowhere to turn for help

Heaven only knows

the Qing Dynasty is difficult to save!

Lin Sheng

I have no chance to see

the Emperor in this life

But you will,

If you see...

the Emperor again,

You must give this

to the Emperor for me

Please tell him

There are so many powerful nations in the world

Our Qing Dynasty could no longer be...

out of touch with reality

Your Excellency, Please

Take care of yourself

From Humen,

and Sanyuanli to Dinghai Ningbo and Zhenjiang,

the Chinese army and people resisted

the British troops heroically

but their effort failed

because of a corrupt government and military inferiority

The treaty of Nanjing was signed

between China and Britain on August 29, 1842

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