The Battle of China Page #2

Reuniting with parents only in dreams

My wish always pushes me on!

I ask the plum blossom in the old courtyard:

When can I return?

Pipa is my voice but fails to relieve my worries

Who understands the feelings of these strings...

And the meaning of this song

My lady

I would like to express my gratitude again

for saving my life

You're the girl who was drowning at sea

Your song expresses heartfelt sorrow

My son says your singing expresses

longing for your parents

Can you tell me why?

My lady

I am from Taiwan

During Emperor Tianqi's rule

The Taiwanese revolted against the Dutch...

But unexpectedly, it did not succeed

My parents were both killed

Many of us fled to Fuzhou

Please, my girl

Come with me

I shall be your mother

lmperial Namekeeper!

lmperial Namekeeper!

lmperial Namekeeper!

My respected elders

Zheng Chenggong is at your service...

And await your instructions

I see two people down below

Lower the drawbridge!

It is Officer Zhang

from the Commanding General's headquarters...

But I don't recognize the others

Officer Zhang, who are those among you?

These three are here

to see the Commanding General

Lower the bridge

Adpted sister, you are looking about your home

Please return, otherwise mother will be worried

The gracious commander Zheng!

Why the long journey?

What is it that you want?

The Qing Emperor has sent this imperial decree

He offers you the post of Viceroy of Fujian

and Guangdong Provinces

Viceroy of Fujian and Guangdong Province?

Yes, in addition to Fujian Province...

Guangdong Province

will also be under your command

This is a very important decision

Please allow me to think it over

The Qing Emperor

is also very concerned about Taiwan

If Dutch is defeated

and Taiwan is returned to China

According to the rule established by the Ming...

Taiwan will also be placed under your command

Thank you lmperial Namekeeper!

lmperial Namekeeper!

Your father has instructed...

Not to allow anyone to enter

What affairs can be so confidential

as to be kept a secret from me

I don't know

Your father has ordered the area cordoned off

As you can see...

Guards are positioned throughout the compound

Your majesty. Please rise

Only you can be Anasted

I have received the latest intelligence report

Not only are there traitors

among the Ming troops at Xianxia Pass...

But

they are also colluding

with the Dutch imperialists

This is very serious

You must go to Xianxia Pass

and supervise the military

Obtain the general's seal and take over command

Yes, your majesty

If necessary, behead the general

Yes, your majesty

You are a loyalist

This is strictly confidential. Be on guard!

That's right, look straight ahead

You still haven't hit the bull's eye

Try again

Let's see about this time

Excuse us miss

Please let us pass

It seems like there is trouble

Something is certainly up...

Otherwise the palace eunuch...

Would not be so frantic

What has happened?

The Emperor dispatched Chenggong

to the military front

As commander of the imperial army...

Of course, he must obey the emperor's orders

You don't understand

He has only taken twenty men with him

This is very serious

Not even you have been informed

The imperial army

only obeys the emperor's orders

But you are the Commanding General

Aren't the daily movements of the imperial army

Also reported to you?

Don't make wild guesses about the army

Of course the army is not any concern of mine...

But Sen'er, my son, means the world to me

I beg you to have him return home safely

General

The imperial guards

have cordoned off the compound

The Emperor is a fool. How dare he watch me?

Xueliang, you are the only one

who can sneak into town

Remember...

After leaving the city gate, follow the shoal

Hurry along the footpath and catch up to Sen'er

I know

I took all the footpaths before

when I was homeless

Xuelaing, when you see Sen'er...

Tell him that his father and mother

want him to come back immediately

He must not go to Xianxia Pass

Do you understand?

I know

What if Sen'er refused to come back...

And insists on going to Xianxia Pass?

Xueliang

Li Wei fights with a sword

in both his left and right hands

Sen'er is aware of this

If he insists on going to Xianxia Pass...

You must have him put on

this leather armor vest

before he can go

If Li Wei behaves recklessly

then he must be killed

Is that a scout?

Let's seize him and find out

Isn't this Xueliang?

Xueliang

lmperial Namekeeper

Why are you here?

lmperial Namekeeper

your father sent me to tell you...

You must immediately return to Fuzhou

This mission is top secret

How does my father know?

Tell my father...

I must go to Xianxia Pass

You mustn't!

You mother insists you return to Fuzhou

I must obey the emperor

In that case, your father said if you must go...

I should give you this

What is going on?

I don't know

Your father said...

I must give this to you

My father wore this armored vest for thirty years

More years than I have been alive

My father must be sending a message

Your father said...

If Li Wei behaves recklessly...

You must kill him

I will have someone escort you back to Fuzhou

I want to go with you to Xianxia Pass

This is a very dangerous mission

You're a girl, you can't go

You father also mentioned...

Li Wei is a master swordsman...

And very cunning

Wait, it's Zheng Chenggong

Why has he come?

I must report to General Li by a faster footpath

Remember, you must keep your queues

hidden from view

Yes, sir

General, Zheng Chenggong is coming

Stop! Don't shave him. Clean this up!

Hurry! Conceal your queues!

Quickly put on your helmets! Hurry!

Zheng Chenggong is coming! Hurry!

Put on your helmets! Tuck in your queues!

Attention all officers...

Zheng Chenggong is coming. Hurry!

Keep calm!

General Li

please excuse this sudden interruption

Taiwan's Viceroy Kuiyi

would like to present these gifts to General Li

What is this?

General Li, please also accept...

This bank check for 3,000 pounds of silver

We know General Li is a brave warrior

Viceroy Kuiyi holds you in high esteem

I'm still not used to

wearing a queue upon my head

Right, tell me why you have come?

We would like to ask you...

To serve as a mediator...

Between the Dutch East India Company

in Taiwan and Zheng Zhilong

Regardless of whether you are

under the Ming or Qing Emperor...

We request the right

to freely enter Fujian Province...

And enter China's interior

I will certainly pass this on to General Zheng

Missus, please this way

Let's eat and drink

Everyone let's drink

Hurry

This drink will warm us up

Let's take off our caps

Wanli, you also take of your caps

lmperial Namekeeper

only the Emperor has the authority...

To patrol the military front

How can you say this!

The Qing has 150,000 soldiers

in the Fujian-Zhejiang border region

You must know this

The Qing Army is divided into eight divisions

Each banner is its own division

Their flags flutter all around us...

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