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with Sun Quan's Wu clan,

then I fear that...

Then isn't that in our best interest?

If Sun Quan forms an alliance with Liu Bei,

then he is harbouring a traitor

and rebelling against the Royal Court,

which justifies our war

Liu Bei, a shoe weaving Royal uncle,

His whole life is a failure

Sun Quan

is a young upstart with no achievements

When a loser join forces with a coward...

what can they accomplish?

Though my Lord is young,

he shows wisdom beyond his years

Speak frankly and don't hold back

The senior advisors will be your biggest obstacle

You say we can fight this war? We can't!

Hopefully,

he has some good strategies to use against Cao Cao

This time around, Cao Cao is determined to fight

We are gravely outnumbered

How could we ever hope to fight this war?

We cannot fight!

Greetings, Your Highness

Mr. Zhu-ge,

I hear that Cao Cao

beat Liu Bei into the mud at Xinye?

The defeat at Xinye was due to my Lord's noble heart

He did not abandon the thousands of refugees

who followed our troops and slowed down our retreat

How large is Cao Cao's army?

A ruthless army of eight hundred thousand

is invading from both land and water

Cao Cao's real target is not to defeat Liu Bei

but to conquer Wu!

Your Highness governs the vast Southland,

and has many extraordinary gentlemen in your court

If you are determined to oppose Cao Cao's invasion,

then please prepare for war!

My Lord!

Do not fight!

When the late Duke was still alive,

he always told me

that nothing is more important

than the peace of Wu's people!

We cannot fight, my Lord.

That's right. To surrender is not so bad

For the cowardly, in fact, the earlier the better

That way everyone can stop worrying

If that is the case,

then why didn't Liu Bei surrender?

Confucius spoke of giving oneself to justice,

and Mencius spoke of sacrificing for righteousness

Surrendering is not a matter of victory or defeat,

but rather one of virtue!

Cao Cao, the self-proclaimed Prime Minister,

controls the Han Emperor, and

fabricates His Majesty's commands

If he conquers the Southland, he will surely usurp the throne

If we surrender to Cao Cao, then we would be aiding a tyrant

Lord Mayor Liu Bei is of His Majesty's Royal Family

His wisdom is known to the world and respected by the people

If a noble man, who has been loyal to the Han court all his life,

fails to succeed, then that is fate

But, how could he surrender to Cao Cao?

That would be

an unbearable shame!

However, it is fine for Your Highness to surrender

At least, you will be able to keep your life and possessions

At Cao Cao's mercy,

he may let you remain as the ruler of the Southland

So why not?

You are saying I am nothing compared to Liu Bei?

No,

Your Highness shows an outstanding brilliance

greater than that of most and akin to that of Lord Liu

Your Highness is capable of ruling the vast Southland

This alone, is a major advantage over Lord Liu

My Lord,

Mister Zhu-ge has come before you

with a plan for fighting Cao Cao

It would not hurt to hear him out

Though my Lord suffered a recent defeat,

we still have Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun,

as well as the Navy that they command

with at least ten thousand men

If we join forces with the elite generals and troops of Wu,

the alliance will strengthen us both

Although Cao Cao's military outnumbers ours,

more than half of his troops only just surrendered to him

and are not entirely trustworthy

They have traveled over one hundred miles every day

They are exhausted

As the saying goes, a worn spear

cannot even penetrate a thin cloth

Moreover, Northerners are not used to the Southern terrain,

and they have no naval experience

Their abrupt invasion is destined to result in failure

You make well reasoned points

My Lord,

please do not fall into Zhu-ge's traps!

We cannot justify fighting

against Prime Minister Cao, My Lord!

Our alliance with Liu Bei

will only justify Cao Cao's war

It is better to take Liu Bei captive

and turn him over as a gift to Cao Cao!

No! We shall first fight, then surrender

So that we leave Cao Cao with a bitter taste

One hundred thousand against eight hundred thousand!

What kind of a war is this!?

Cowards!

All of you are shameless cowards!

How dare you!

We cannot fight

Your Highness,

I know you have been concealing your abilities

The sword had been hidden away for too long

Now is the time to draw the blade

My Lord, this Zhu-ge Liang

is determined to drag us into trouble!

Don't! My Lord!

Speak no more!

I have heard this far too many times!

Let me think it through

Let me think...

How beautiful!

This really is heaven on earth!

Unfortunately, with the arrival of Cao's regime,

all of this beauty will soon turn to ash

Your words had almost persuaded his Lordship

For the alliance to happen,

I only need to persuade one other person

Zhou Yu. Viceroy Zhou

Exactly!

The Duke regards him as his own older brother

The Late Duke had also said,

for internal affairs, seek Zhang Zhao

For foreign affairs, seek Zhou Yu

He is now encamped at Red Cliff

He is the right one to seek

Stop!

Give it to me!

Are you not capable of holding a spear?

There must be power within every stroke!

One more time!

Stab!

Slash!

Strike!

Swing!

Stab!

Slash!

Strike!

Swing!

Mister Zhu-ge, the Viceroy is over there

Form up!

One other wing

The Goose Formation

Not bad

A pity that it is outdated

Give it to me

Your Honor!

You try

Thank you

Your Honor!

My family's water buffalo

was stolen from the fields near the barracks

Some people saw...

Your Honor, this is Mr. Zhu-ge Liang

Greetings, Viceroy Zhou

Greetings

Why carry a fan on a cold day like this?

It helps me remain calm

It's the one old habit I cannot give up

You do not look like an anxious person

This way

What are you laughing at?

I am not laughing, but appreciating

I am appreciating that these soldiers

know not only how to fight, but also how to appreciate music

You are knowledgeable in the art of war

Just a little

Yet you say my formations are outdated

No man but you

can hear me from that far away

I have sharp hearing

This way

General Gan, Mister Zhu-ge said

that your formation is outdated

Are you aware that a bad formation can kill our brothers?

I have never thought of killing my own brothers

The power of the formations comes from the heart

There is no such thing as outdated!

This is...?

This is General Gan Xing

Pardon me, General Gan

General Gan and his army,

used to be the most notorious pirates in the South

You cannot joke around with him

No problem

I am impressed by everyone's performance today!

But this elderly gentleman had his buffalo stolen

in the rice fields near the barracks

Was this done by one of my brothers?

He who did it gave all our brothers a bad name!

Find him!

Who did this despicable thing?

Lu Su, tell me,

what is the penalty according to law?

By law,

the penalty is death!

Step forward. Reveal yourselves

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