Red Cliff Page #4
General Zhao
Chief Strategist, you are back!
This is Wu's Viceroy in Chief, Zhou Yu
Guan! Guan! the ospreys cried
from the sandy river side
Lovely maiden, modest and fair
makes a fine match for the gentleman
We have no food, what good is reading a book?
When you grow up, you will find out
that reading now will give you food later
Well, let us read one more time
Great Calligraphy!
Damn!
What do you think you are doing!
I have always admired General Zhang's famous roar
To defeat Cao Cao, we need men with your temper
This way please, Viceroy
My Lord, they are here
Your journey has been hard
This is Viceroy Zhou Yu,
Lieutenant Viceroy Cheng Pu,
Consulting Commander Lu Su,
Greetings, Lord Mayor Liu
Gentlemen,
the Duke has helped all of us by sending these troops
I am sincerely thankful
An alliance is a friendship
Friends, need not be so formal
Dare I ask, Your Honor,
how many soldiers do you have under your command?
Thirty-thousand
Thirty-thousand,
thirty-thousand men, are too few
Our men are too few?
Your army was defeated by just one blow!
What battles have you won?
Speak up. I only worry we might laugh ourselves to death
So what?
What's worse than a defeated army?
What is wrong with defeat?
Better to be a loser than a coward
What are you saying?
I dare you
Brother, stop
Brother!
We are not building an alliance
We are making enemies
Viceroy Zhou,
what is your opinion?
At this time of crisis,
you can still weave straw sandals?
This has been a habit of mine for years
We have walked a long way wearing these shoes
Whenever our shoes are worn out,
Big Brother weaves new ones with his own hands
Exactly
It really is strong
I am surprised that such weak strands of grass,
can become so strong after you weave them together
You have a noble Lord,
and brave generals
Generals Guan, Zhang and Zhao are
all invincible warriors on the battlefield
An army high in spirits can fight an enemy ten times its size
We sons of Wu, must protect our homeland
We will also do our best
I have only one dream
A dream for all;
that is for all of us to unite!
United, no one can pull us apart!
I'm here!
Why are you here?
To go to war!
War?
War is no joking matter!
You think that I'm here to joke around?
A woman should share the responsibility
for the rise and fall of the Kingdom
So should a horse!
Don't go! Come back!
Don't be like my brother!
Talk to me!
She is?
Our Princess, Sun Shang Xiang
Princess,
have you ever been to war?
There is a first time for everything!
I never wished for a second
I think, if she encounters any Cao troops,
her hands will tremble with fear, as if she were waving
Princess,
I see you better off at home, making your flower weavings
She seem a very ambitious young lady
She is a tomboy. She likes fighting
Her maids are all fully armed
What are you doing?
What did you say to my horse!
I told him that his rider
is a scoundrel!
Get up!
Don't pull so hard!
Hey!
Hey!
You are drunk... drunk
Turn towards me
Prime Minister!
Prime Minister,
a messenger from Wu has arrived!
Bring him forth!
Yes sir!
This way please
Did Sun Quan receive my letter?
He did
What is his reply?
This page is blank. What is the meaning of this?
They intend to fight,
so they did not bother to write a reply
Have him
beheaded!
Prime Minister,
Liu Bei must have already formed an alliance with Wu,
brazenly opposing the empire
Who will command their alliance?
Prime Minister,
I guess it will be... Zhou Yu
Zhou Yu is known not for his military
abilities, but his musical talent
How can such a man lead an army?
Prime Minister,
for years,
Zhou Yu has remained our toughest opponent
Indeed, he is a skilled musician,
but he is an even better naval commander
We have suffered considerable losses against him
Please do not underestimate him
You sure do
give him a lot of credit!
Prime Minister,
there is one other man we cannot underestimate!
Who is it?
That is
Zhu-ge Liang
To the first hero who sacrificed his life for Wu
In the battle of Guandu,
Cao Cao cut off the noses of a thousand prisoners of war
He boxed and returned those noses,
instantly crushing his opponent's morale
Today,
he beheaded a man of Wu
to crush our morale!
But, we men of Wu are not cowards,
and we are not afraid
I have been waiting for this day!
I'm here!
What a commotion!
I won't miss tomorrow's battle
Zilong,
have there been any problems with the allied training?
The two armies have different codes of conduct,
so at the start, there were a few minor conflicts
But, rest assured, I am training them well
Zhou Yu likes naval battles?
Generals Cai Mao and Zhang Yun,
I know you cannot wait any longer!
Very well,
you two are to command our navy to set sail down south
Cai Mao leads a strong navy
The water current and wind are all to their advantage
So, we can launch our naval invasion
Prime Minister, when shall we set out?
Tomorrow, before dawn
He cannot wait. He will launch the attack tonight
No,
make it tonight!
Would he take action so hastily?
There is only one word to describe his military tactics
'Speed'!
In the battle of Xinye, Cao Cao's elite cavalries
rushed one hundred and fifty miles in just three days
We had no chance to prepare
He places surrendered troops on the frontline,
while his own trusted army remains in the back
Cao Hong,
Zhang Liao
You are to lead the naval forces on the second front
Xia-hou Jun and Wei Ben,
you are to lead the cavalry west
to provide cover for the navy!
If the navy is so powerful,
why would they need us for cover?
Where will their main target be?
Right here!
That is the reason why you camped in Red Cliff
You have foreseen this
Yet someone said that my formations are outdated
I have an even more outdated one
Yinyang formation
It is indeed outdated
But when used appropriately, it will be very effective
What are you all talking about?
How can this Yinyang formation be used on water?
Once you drop, it sinks!
If they think I will use the navy,
then Zhou Yu and Zhu-ge Liang really are stupid
General Cai, your navy is only a diversion
Understood!
Xia-hou Jun and Wei Ben
Take two thousand cavalries by land
and catch them off-guard
The majority of the Cao force is land infantry
Would Cao Cao attack by water?
What are you thinking of?
Cao Cao never speaks of his true intentions,
even to his own followers
Truth and illusion are often disguised as each other
Cao Cao likes to play this game,
both with friends and with foes
What are you doing! Putting that land tortoise in water?
Halt!
Reporting!
No signs of the Wu army, within eight miles of the rear hill!
Nor any trace of civilians!
All have fled, except for a tortoise in its shell!
Charge!
There may be an ambush
Am I afraid of a few young girls?
Shoot!
Shoot!
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