ADAPTED FROM QING LINGYUE'S NOVEL OF THE SAME NAME
Why did you bring me here, Mr. Yu?
If I hadn't stopped you from sending troops,
what would you have done?
Of course I would pretend to help the Shangzhou and Beizhou
to resist the Jizhou and Yongzhou
and then consolidate my forces to crush the rebels.
What would be the chances of winning?
About 30%.
You really know what you're doing.
Now,
it's less than 10%.
Don't worry.
I have a plan.
CHENGZE GATE
Who are all these people?
These are my secretly trained Divine Forces.
Divine Forces?
A very dominating name.
I didn't know
you could train the army.
Give it a try.
All right. You go and try them out.
-Yes. -Yes.
CHENGZE GATE
That's too few.
How about having three teams attack them together?
How cocky.
Then I'll give you
a taste of failure.
All of you,
attack them together.
-Yes. -Yes.
These weapons are from the Tie family.
This is the Xuanyuan family's Iron Gyro Formation.
Stop it now!
Stop it. Stop it now!
These Divine Forces…
How many men do you have?
A hundred thousand.
A hundred thousand?
I wonder
what you think your chances are now.
About 70%.
But I think
the chances of winning with my plan
are 100%.
I was wrong about you before.
I hope you don't take it personally.
You are dedicated to Dadong Empire. You don't need to feel sorry.
If you and I, a general and a strategist,
work together,
we will be able to win every battle
for Dadong Empire.
Sir.
Is the plan going well?
After this battle,
the winner will be determined.
According to your plan,
the Yongzhou and Jizhou leaders
will enter the Realm of the Kings in a few days.
Given their personalities,
they would have fought to the death before entering the Imperial City.
No matter who wins, it's going to be a tough win.
So we just sit back and ride it out.
This is called an apparent plot.
So we just sit back and watch the fight?
In this world,
when there's an apparent plot, there's a hidden plot too.
I have prepared a good show
for Lord of Yongzhou and Lady of Qingzhou.
Well, what about
Huang Chao?
I know Huang Chao best.
He values trust above all else.
He would never forgive me
if he knew I had done such a thing.
So if we spare him,
there will be endless trouble.
I got it.
Now that the situation is better known,
Emperor Jing Yan has issued an edict for the recruitment of sages.
I want to enter the Realm of the Kings.
What do you think?
Based on the current situation, we'll definitely support Your Lordship.
Your Lordship,
I think Huang Chao of Jizhou has the same idea.
Emperor Jing Yan's edict
is ostensibly a recruitment drive,
but in reality, he wants us to compete with Huang Chao
so that he can fight one last time.
Your Lordship,
in my opinion, although Emperor Jing Yan doesn't attend to political affairs,
there is still a veteran general within the Imperial Family, Dong Shufang.
This man is as capable as Lian Po.
We must not take him lightly.
Your Lordship,
however,
the Imperial Family only has a total of 100,000 soldiers.
Even if he is powerful,
he must have troops that can be deployed.
What do you think
of today's events?
The battle in the Realm of the King is inevitable.
But what I'm most worried about right now
is Yu Wuyuan who has been hiding behind all this time.
He's hiding in the dark
and we don't know what he's up to.
So it's better to be careful.
Yes.
The Finest Gentleman has yet to appear.
But he has figured out
that even if I am wary of him,
the battle at the Realm of the Kings is still inevitable.
So this time,
what are your plans?
I want
Chuanyun and Chuanyu
to lead 100,000 men of the Moyu Cavalry
through Beizhou and Jiao City
to the Realm of the Kings.
Huang Chao will certainly send his main force from Jizhou
to Yan City.
After all, Jizhou is much closer to the Realm of the Kings than Yongzhou,
so he wants to save time.
Exactly.
Besides, Moyu Cavalry and the troops from Yongzhou and Beizhou
will be led by me and my mentor
to break through the border of Yongzhou and Shangzhou
to the Realm of the Kings.
This will create a wrap-around situation for Huang Chao.
Then my men from Qingzhou
will be left in Juan City.
You are the one who knows me best.
Lady of Qingzhou, please lead Fengyun Cavalry to conquer Juan City.
When I fight with Huang Chao,
you can lead your men straight to the Realm of the Kings.
No problem.
Tomorrow, I'll take Xu Yuan back to Qingzhou
to enumerate Fengyun Cavalry and head straight for Juan City.
All right.
I'll be waiting for you in the Imperial City.
After this battle,
peace will reign in the land.
Everyone,
will you support me in my conquest of the world?
-We obey Your Lordship's command. -We obey Your Lordship's command.
Jizhou is closer to the Realm of the Kings.
I will personally lead the troops into the Realm of the Kings.
I'm sure Feng Lanxi will figure out what I'm planning to do.
Therefore,
he will definitely intercept us at Dongdan.
The battle of Dongdan
is the key to the future.
Xuekong.
Yes, Your Lordship.
You lead your troops around Fu City
to reach Dongdan first.
Yes.
Jiushuang.
Yes, Your Lordship.
Lead your troops to Jiao City.
To enter the Imperial City from Yongzhou,
one must pass through Jiao City.
You need to be there to slow them down.
Yes, Your Lordship.
Where is Huang Yu?
She hasn't come back yet?
No.
Forget it.
It's not too late to look for her
after we enter the Realm of the Kings.
We must
win this battle!
-Win this battle! -Win this battle!
YONG
The scouts report that the city ahead is empty.
There is no one at all.
The Imperial Family is depleted and its forces are inadequate.
Your Lordship and Huang Chao are both advancing into the Realm of the Kings.
I think Jing Yan is making a last resort
by pulling his troops back to the Imperial City.
What about the people?
The people of the city are nowhere to be seen.
What exactly is the purpose of Jing Yan?
Maybe it's not Jing Yan.
Yu Wuyuan.
What is he up to again?
Qiu Jiushuang is still quite competent.
It will take some time to defeat her.
Why haven't the provisions arrived?
The provisions in the city are less than five days of supplies left.
There's a continuous downpour in Mount Pa and also a mudslide on the road.
The provision wagons probably couldn't get through that easily.
A starving soldier cannot win a battle.
If His Lordship's plans are ruined,
-how will you and I be responsible? -I know.
But it will take at least eight days for the road to be repaired.
According to the plan,
we should now be approaching the Realm of the Kings.
The next target is Huo City.
There are already people from Jizhou in Huo City.
If we march like this,
we'll be no match for Skyrider Cavalry.
Is there any other way?
Why don't we ask for provisions from Lady of Qingzhou?
After all, before conquering the Imperial City,
Fengyun Cavalry would be resting and would not advance easily again.
We will proceed to Huo City as planned.
That should be quick.
This is a good plan.
Send a letter immediately to Lady of Qingzhou to ask for help.
Qi Shu,
lead 3,000 men to escort
half of the city's provisions to Moyu Cavalry.
Yes.
Xu Yuan, lead 5,000 men to Mount Pa to clear the road.
Yes.
Your Ladyship, in the past few months of battle,
our army has lost nearly 1,000 men and more than 2,000 have been wounded
although the casualties are minor.
In addition to the garrison left behind after the conquest of the cities,
there are now less than 30,000 men in the city who can engage in battle.
The Moyu Cavalry has 200,000 soldiers.
Why can't they allocate 10,000 men
to transport provisions?
We'll have to rest here until Lord of Yongzhou
conquers the Imperial City anyway,
so don't mind that.
Moreover,
I'm married to the Lord of Yongzhou.
We are one as husband and wife and there is no need to be calculative.
Yes.
Fengxi,
according to the scouts,
the vanguard of Dong Shufang
is less than five days away from Juan City.
Dong Shufang is not on guard at the Realm of the King
and he is coming to Juan City.
Emperor Jing Yan really does have other plans.
Your Ladyship, should we recall Xu Yuan and Qi Shu?
It's fine.
The most important thing now
is to protect the Yongzhou Army.
As for General Dong Shufang,
I would like to see what this famous veteran general
is really like.
If so,
the walls of Juan City are very low and fragile, so it is weak in defense.
Besides, half of the city's provisions have been sent away.
In this case,
this gives us just enough to last 20 days.
Who says we have to hang on to Juan City?
Although General Dong Shufang is famous,
he hadn't set foot outside the Imperial City for nearly a decade.
As juniors,
we should treat him with more courtesy and welcome him from afar.
Lin Ji,
with the arrival of General Dong Shufang, there is certain to be a battle.
The key to victory lies with Moyu Cavalry.
Send a letter to Lord of Yongzhou at once.
Fight immediately
to avoid turbulence.
Yes.
YONGZHOU, QINGZHOU
YI CITY
General, with the speed of our march,
we can reach Juan City in three days.
The Divine Forces
are indeed prepared for war.
There's little need
for rest on the journey.
This is a knife for killing.
It is not yet known in whose hands it will be held.
Where is General Luo at the moment?
Ten thousand soldiers in the Imperial Vanguard led by General Luo
are already half a day ahead
and less than 100 li away from Mount Luoying.
Contact the vanguard
every two hours.
Yes.
Your Ladyship,
except for about 1,000 men who had escaped,
Luo Lun and his Imperial Army were completely wiped out.
What do we do next?
Juan City is too small.
If 30,000 soldiers attack the city with all their might,
with our strength,
the city will be invaded in less than two days.
Moreover, the people of Juan City
have barely recovered from the last destruction of the city.
It would be too much to let them experience the destruction of homes again
and to let innocent people
die in vain.
The final battle
is to be staged in Xiyuan.
I'll get ready now.
Report!
Your Lordship,
General Ren and the others are here.
-Allow them to enter now. -Yes.
-Greetings, Your Lordship. -Greetings, Your Lordship.
You are three days ahead of schedule.
Xu Yuan, Qi Shu.
-Greetings, Your Lordship. -Greetings, Your Lordship.
Why are you here?
We are here on orders from our lady
to escort the provisions for General Ren.
But the war is pressing,
so I asked the two generals to join us.
Only with their help,
can we meet up with Your Lordship ahead of schedule.
What about Juan City?
With Lady of Qingzhou and 30,000 soldiers of Fengyun Cavalry,
it shouldn't be a problem.
All right.
With the help of General Xu and General Qi,
we will have more confidence
in our next battle with Huang Chao.
Report!
Your Lordship, someone from Juan City is here.
-Allow him to enter. -Yes.
Greetings, Your Lordship.
My Lady sent me to tell you
that Dong Shufang led his men to Juan City instead of the Realm of the Kings.
There may be an ambush.
Your Lordship must be careful.
What is the situation in Juan City?
By the time I set out,
Her Ladyship had already wiped out 10,000 of Luo Lun's Imperial Vanguard.
Dong Shufang isn't a match for Her Ladyship.
That's good then.
We need to speed up to ease the crisis in Juan City.
We will march into Dongdan tomorrow.
-Yes. -Yes.
General Luo Lun.
Pass on my order.
Set off for Xiyuan.
Yes.
We've all been waiting
for this battle for a long time, haven't we?
This battle
has finally taken place.
-Ren Rusong. -Here I am.
-Xu Yuan. -Here I am.
-Qi Shu. -Here I am.
-Cheng Zhi. -Here I am.
Heads of the four directions.
-Yes. -Yes.
-Chuanyun, Chuanyu. -Here we are.
Three tails at the back.
-Yes. -Yes.
-Xuekong. -Here I am.
-Jiushuang. -Here I am.
Set up the formation.
-Yes. -Yes.
Pass on my orders. The center troop holds steady like pillars.
The left wing drives with the wind.
Huang Chao really does live up to his reputation.
No major issues in the northeast for now.
Western Army advances in showers.
The right wing extends weapons.
Eastern Army, like a fish. Western Army, like a dragon.
The center troop heads to the peak.
The left wing on defense. The right wing to attack.
Feng Lanxi is really tactful.
The left wing loops.
The right tail moves.
The center troop retreats.
If this were a game of chess,
would it be a dead game or a draw?
Looks like we won't be able to determine a winner today.
We will find a solution tomorrow.
Let's fight again tomorrow.
Retreat.
Retreat!
It's 30,000 soldiers of Fengyun Cavalry.
It's 20,000 men of the enemy.
We used most of our men
and only managed to wipe out half their numbers.
Is it because we underestimated them?
How much manpower have we left?
After counting the number of wounded,
there are only
about 5,000 men left.
There's a great disparity in strength.
A tough fight would only increase casualties.
I think
their weapons and equipment are unusual.
Moreover, they are skilled in their formations.
More to the point,
they recovered quickly from their injuries.
It was as if they had taken my family's secret medicine.
How did these people get their hands
on this secret recipe of the Han family?
Maybe it's because of Yu Wuyuan.
Yu Wuyuan?
All of their equipment was well prepared for war.
Iron armors of the Xuanyuan family,
horses of the Ma family,
the armory of the Tie family,
and medicine of the Han family.
These were obtained by Yu Wuyuan through the Soultaker Sect.
You mean
the one who attacked my family was Yu Wuyuan?
He has lost his humanity and caused chaos in the world.
I must take my revenge.
Vengeance must be avenged.
But the most urgent thing at the moment
is how to win this battle.
It's strange.
They could have come up the mountain and fought us to the death.
But they're just surrounding us now
to keep us from breaking out.
Maybe
they want to hold us back to reduce casualties.
According to the time now,
Lin Ji should be arriving at Dongdan soon.
Lanxi should soon receive intel about the enemy.
May there be peace
and no more war
after this battle.
Fengxi, what do you want to do
when the time comes?
Just like the old days.
Finding a farm and being a peasant woman.
Fengxi, you can never be a peasant woman.
I'm not that spoiled.
That's not what I mean.
I mean, you're lazy.
My brother-in-law doesn't look like he knows how to farm either.
What nonsense are you talking about?
What about you?
What do you want to do after this battle?
I…
I want to go back to my hometown
and open an apothecary.
Although there is no war,
there must still be sick people.
This way,
I can save people.
Why?
You don't want to be a warrior anymore?
No.
Being a good doctor is also being a warrior.
Anyone who can save a life is a warrior.
You have grown up a lot.
It is reasonable to assume
that Dong Shufang's troops are no match for Fengyun Cavalry.
Fengxi should have entered the Imperial City by now.
But there is no news at all.
Your Lordship.
Lin Ji, come.
What happened?
We encountered a very strong enemy on Mount Luoying
and almost lost half of the 30,000 men of Fengyun Cavalry.
Her Ladyship protected us from the siege with all her might.
Please save my Lady quickly!
What strong enemy?
How is Fengxi?
We met Dong Shufang's troops at Mount Luoying.
They are not the Imperial Army,
but a group of powerful and vicious soldiers
who are harmful to the people.
Her Ladyship asked me to pass on a message
about the plans of Dadong Empire.
Her Ladyship is now fighting for her life with her soldiers,
defending at Mount Luoying where the situation is unknown.
Please send help at once!
Lady of Qingzhou is in danger as the enemy rages on.
I am only competing with Huang Chao for power.
Protecting people is more important.
-Chuanyu, Xu Yuan. -Yes, Your Lordship.
I want 100,000 soldiers to follow me to Mount Luoying.
-Yes. -Yes.
Come.
Zhong Li, go to Jizhou Encampment on behalf of His Lordship
to deal with Huang Chao.
I will immediately gather the troops
and get out of the way to Dongdan
to show our sincerity.
Yes.
Your Lordship, the envoy of Yongzhou requests an audience with you.
What is the intention of Yongzhou
to send an envoy at this time?
-Let him in. -Yes.
Inviting the envoy of Yongzhou to an audience.
Greetings, Lord of Jizhou.
Why did Lord of Yongzhou suddenly send you here?
My lord asked me to pass on a message to Your Lordship.
Now that the army of Dadong Empire is rampant,
my lord wants to retreat and eliminate the enemy first.
It is now a critical moment in the battle between us.
Lord of Yongzhou retreats at this time,
why should I listen to his orders?
How can I know
that this is not a trick of Lord of Yongzhou?
My lord said that both of you
are only competing with each other for power.
My lord believes that Lord of Jizhou thinks the same as he does.
When we fight with the enemy,
it will only cost the lives of people.
We hope Your Lordship will be able to make the right decision.
Why should I trust you?
My lord knows that you won't believe us.
That's why we've gotten out of the way to Dongdan
so that Your Lordship can head to the Imperial City first.
My lord also said
that Dadong Empire may have other plans.
So the Yongzhou Army
will travel with Your Lordship
at a distance of 30 li.
If there is anything you need, we are here to help.
Your Lordship,
please
prioritize the people first.
Your Lordship, Yongzhou Army has retreated.
Your Lordship,
my lord has kept his promise.
You go back first.
Yes.
Xuekong.
What do you think?
Your Lordship,
now that Yongzhou has cleared out of the way to the Imperial City,
perhaps this is true.
I am more worried
that the person behind this army
is not simple to deal with.
Fine.
This is indeed a good opportunity.
Let's give it a try.
Assemble the troops for the Imperial City immediately!
Yes.
CAPITAL OF JIZHOU, WUHUI VALLEY, CAPITAL OF YONGZHOU
Sir,
Feng Lanxi has led his troops to Mount Luoying.
But before he left, he got out of the way to Dongdan.
The 300,000 soldiers of Jizhou Alliance
are now heading for the Imperial City.
They are expected to arrive in less than ten days.
The Yongzhou Alliance seems to be following behind.
There are now less than 10,000 soldiers in the city.
How should we defend it?
I still have 100,000 citizens in the city.
This is my way of restraining Huang Chao.
Grown men continue to train as divine soldiers.
And I have other uses
for the old and infirm.
The game is coming to a close.
If I succeed in killing Feng Lanxi and Feng Xiyun,
the world
will be mine.
You're here, Wuyuan.
Come and take a look at this painting of mine.
Your Majesty can't imitate
the state of mind of Mr. Xieyue.
Wuyuan,
Dong Shufang said you are unpredictable
and told me to watch out for you.
But I think you're good.
I don't like politics
and you can help me.
I like to paint
and you can appreciate it with me.
But Wuyuan, what do you want?
I fear that if you want nothing,
I will not be able to keep you.
You've given me everything I've ever wanted.
I, from the Empyrean Yu family, want to see the world.
What is there to see in this world?
It's complicated with loads of scrappy affairs.
It's so uninteresting.
Your Majesty finds it uninteresting because you are not interested in it.
But I find it interesting.
Moreover, I almost own it.
Own it?
What do you mean?
You asked me to write an edict
saying that Huang Chao and Feng Lanxi would be at war with each other
and we would hide in the back to clean up the mess.
In the end,
the world will still be mine.
You don't own this world.
It belongs to me.
When Lady of Qingzhou dies on Mount Luoying,
Lord of Yongzhou dies in Liefeng Valley,
and Lord of Jizhou dies in the Imperial City,
I will have won a great victory
and ascended to the throne.
I don't quite understand.
Haven't you been helping me?
The duty of the Empyrean Yu family
is to assist the Imperial Family of Dadong Empire.
The duty of the Empyrean Yu family
is to assist those who can pacify the world.
And I, Yu Wuyuan,
can make all the people in the world submit to me right now.
Why should I give up my throne to someone else?
Aren't you worried about the Empyrean Token?
I already have the Empyrean Token.
Besides,
I have lifted the Blood Curse.
You killed my father.
If I hadn't killed him,
would it be your turn to be crowned?
So you are the 100-year lineage.
Fengxi,
we have run out of food for our troops.
Logically speaking,
reinforcements should have arrived by now.
Be patient.
Tell the soldiers
to hold out for one more day.
I'll share mine with everyone.
But Fengxi…
It's all right to eat one less meal.
Go.
Fengxi,
this is what I have prepared from the prescription.
This is the prescription.
This is the medicine.
Just apply it to your weapon
and hit your enemy,
so that they will be left limp and crushed.
Pu'er,
this is a great relief.
But the quantity is still too little
and the medicine only works for ten hours.
It won't solve the war at all.
With this, there is hope.
We will get rid of all the enemy forces.
All right.
I remember there were 20 bonfires by the side barracks.
Why are half of them missing today?
Half of them are missing?
Could it be that Dong Shufang set up the fog on purpose
to make us think that there are fewer soldiers
to tempt us to break out?
Hiding half of the army?
He can't do it.
What is the reason then?
I got it.
We are actually the bait.
Their purpose is to lure Lord of Yongzhou out.
Dong Shufang knew that reinforcements would come
so he sent his men to intercept the reinforcements at night.
To lure Lord of Yongzhou out?
Yu Wuyuan knows Lanxi and me well.
He knows Lanxi will come to my rescue if I am in danger.
So he wants to take this opportunity
to wipe them all out.
Lord of Yongzhou may be in danger.
Han Pu,
immediately order the army to assemble
and break free at night.
Yes.
Kill the enemy with me.
Kill!
-Kill! -Kill!
Your Lordship, why did you suddenly halt the army?
There was an ambush.
There must be some sort of trick to this silence.
-Settle this as soon as possible! -Yes.
-Kill! -Kill!
Shoot the arrows.
Yes.
Pu'er!
Step aside!
I didn't ask you to use your body to block arrows!
Fengxi,
it looks like Dong Shufang is going to trap us here completely.
Follow me down the mountain!
The Fengyun Cavalry knows
that they have lost this battle
and yet they are still protecting their lady with their lives.
They are truly loyal.
This is worthy of respect.
Kill!
-Kill! -Kill!
Fengxi!