 Changwenjun : Unofficial business. This remains between us. |
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Changwenjun : Send the guard down below outside, too. |
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Changwenjun : The two of us are going
to have a little chat. |
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 Shi Shi : This could be a state funeral, it's so grand. |
(0:00:39.13) |
Shi Shi : I suppose it's only fitting,
given his accomplishments... |
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Shi Shi : All six nations have sent their condolences. |
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Changwenjun : Cai Ze sensed his impending death, |
(0:00:48.84) |
Changwenjun : and managed to bring His Highness
and the king of Qi together |
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Changwenjun : before he breathed his last. |
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Changwenjun : What's more... |
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 Ying Zheng : Laws. |
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Ying Zheng : Laws will be given the highest power, |
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Ying Zheng : and laws will rule over the people! |
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Changwenjun : Tell me, Si Shi... |
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Changwenjun : This perception of you as Qin's
leading law authority--is it correct? |
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Shi Shi : It is. |
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Shi Shi : Rather, I wish it were.
But it's very much mistaken. |
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Changwenjun : So it is
him after all. |
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Shi Shi : Yes. |
(0:01:26.66) |
Shi Shi : They don't call him ＂guardian
of the law＂ for nothing. |
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Shi Shi : Li Si... |
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Shi Shi : He truly is a beast when it comes to the law. |
(0:01:34.39) |
 Shi Ri : What do you want? |
(0:01:40.86) |
Shi Ri : This foul-smelling underground
cell is no place for a minister. |
(0:01:42.33) |
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Changwenjun : Cai Ze has passed away. |
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Shi Ri : So I heard. |
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Shi Ri : If you're done here, leave. |
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Shi Ri : I have less time to spare than you think. |
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Changwenjun : What are you doing, Li Si? |
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Shi Ri : My position as one of Lü's
Four Pillars has vanished. |
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Shi Ri : Now I'm just a pure legalist. |
(0:02:16.96) |
Shi Ri : Legalists read legal texts and
think up drafts of new laws. |
(0:02:21.32) |
Changwenjun : And you think you'll see the day
when those new laws are enacted? |
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Shi Ri : I don't need to. |
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Shi Ri : You or I may die, but the law will live on. |
(0:02:35.52) |
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Shi Ri : Live on, and mature. That's its nature. |
(0:02:40.20) |
Changwenjun : Cai Ze left me with a difficult
assignment at the end. |
(0:02:50.01) |
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Changwenjun : I wager he knew all along |
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Changwenjun : that that meeting would
turn to that kind of talk! |
(0:02:59.04) |
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Changwenjun : That's
why he kept me there... |
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Shi Ri : What kind of talk? |
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Changwenjun : About law! |
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Changwenjun : Once Qin conquers the other
six nations, laws
will rule, |
(0:03:11.39) |
Changwenjun : and we'll create a nation of laws
to govern the entire Middle Kingdom! |
(0:03:15.66) |
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Shi Ri : Is that what Cai Ze said? |
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Changwenjun : No: His Highness. |
(0:03:29.51) |
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Shi Ri : What?! |
(0:03:31.36) |
Changwenjun : I know that what His Highness speaks of
must be a monumental solution. |
(0:03:33.28) |
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Changwenjun : And yet... |
(0:03:38.56) |
Changwenjun : Ponder as I might, I cannot
catch the slightest glimpse |
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Changwenjun : of what shape these governing laws may take! |
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Shi Ri : Well, no. |
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Shi Ri : That touches on the very essence of legalism. |
(0:03:52.68) |
Shi Ri : It's nothing someone like
you would comprehend. |
(0:03:56.22) |
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Changwenjun : Are you saying you
can see it, then-- |
(0:03:59.96) |
Changwenjun : what kind of laws would
govern this Middle Kingdom? |
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Shi Ri : Yes, I can... though only faintly. |
(0:04:06.28) |
Changwenjun : Tell me, then! Whatever
shape will these laws take? |
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Shi Ri : Have I any obligation to tell you? |
(0:04:20.08) |
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Changwenjun : None! But tell me anyway! |
(0:04:22.90) |
Changwenjun : You just said you're a pure
legalist, did you not? |
(0:04:25.19) |
Shi Ri : Supposing the Middle
Kingdom has been unified, |
(0:04:31.23) |
Shi Ri : making laws based simply on your
awareness that the population has grown |
(0:04:34.68) |
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Shi Ri : will end in great failure. |
(0:04:38.87) |
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Shi Ri : Do you know why that is? |
(0:04:40.80) |
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Changwenjun : W-Well... |
(0:04:42.90) |
Changwenjun : Because the new citizens are from
enemy nations that had been at odds. |
(0:04:45.14) |
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Shi Ri : Wrong. It's because their cultures differ. |
(0:04:51.12) |
Shi Ri : Each of the six nations has different
systems of writing, of measurement. |
(0:04:56.01) |
Shi Ri : Their currency and their
ideologies differ as well. |
(0:05:00.18) |
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Changwenjun : Ideologies... |
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Shi Ri : Confucian thought is especially dangerous. |
(0:05:06.00) |
Shi Ri : In Wei, Zhao, and Han,
it comes before the law. |
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Shi Ri : But that's not the only obstacle. |
(0:05:14.33) |
Shi Ri : A law that would govern
the Middle Kingdom |
(0:05:17.21) |
Shi Ri : must take these people from six nations
of disparate cultures and make them one. |
(0:05:19.21) |
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Shi Ri : Now let me ask you one thing: |
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Shi Ri : What is ＂law＂? |
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Shi Ri : Answer me that, Lord Changwen. |
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Changwenjun : Law... uses punishment... |
(0:05:37.91) |
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Changwenjun : to control people and govern them. |
(0:05:41.74) |
Shi Ri : Ridiculous! Punishment is a tool,
not the true character of law! |
(0:05:44.80) |
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Changwenjun : Th-Then... |
(0:05:50.36) |
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Changwenjun : what is
＂law,＂ Li Si?! |
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Shi Ri : ＂Law＂ is an aspiration! |
(0:06:00.42) |
Shi Ri : It is the ideal of human behavior
which a nation seeks from its citizens, |
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Shi Ri : given form in words. |
(0:06:06.55) |
Shi Ri : You must consider how you want the
people of this unified nation to be, |
(0:06:10.88) |
Shi Ri : how you want them to live,
where you want them to be headed! |
(0:06:15.32) |
Shi Ri : If you can do that, the laws will
come into shape on their own. |
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Changwenjun : This is Li Si, guardian of the law! |
(0:06:29.12) |
Shi Ri : That's where it gets difficult,
of course. But start there. |
(0:06:32.93) |
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Changwenjun : So it's true. |
(0:06:41.83) |
Shi Ri : Be bold. Foolish laws sow
misfortune among the people. |
(0:06:45.61) |
Changwenjun : This is why Cai Ze had me
join them at that meeting. |
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Changwenjun : The whole point |
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Changwenjun : was to make me realize: |
(0:06:59.36) |
Changwenjun : this man is essential for
a post-unification world! |
(0:07:02.51) |
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Changwenjun : Li Si! |
(0:07:08.58) |
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Changwenjun : Please! Lend us your might! |
(0:07:09.78) |
Shi Ri : Li Si, formerly of Lü's
Four Pillars, has arrived. |
(0:07:26.72) |
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Changwenjun : Calm yourselves! |
(0:07:35.71) |
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Changwenjun : Although I acted of my own accord, |
(0:07:37.64) |
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Changwenjun : I do have His Highness's approval. |
(0:07:39.93) |
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Shi Ri : I agree. |
(0:07:58.73) |
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Shi Ri : That won't work. |
(0:08:03.72) |
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Shi Ri : I heard about this unification business. |
(0:08:06.09) |
Shi Ri : And about the system of laws
to be established in its wake. |
(0:08:08.84) |
Shi Ri : It is far too much for any
of you here to handle. |
(0:08:14.64) |
Shi Ri : The only ones in the Middle
Kingdom capable of the task |
(0:08:19.23) |
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Shi Ri : are me and Master Han Fei. |
(0:08:22.16) |
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Ying Zheng : I know well how you all must feel. |
(0:08:25.76) |
Ying Zheng : But our post-unification laws will
show everyone in the Middle Kingdom |
(0:08:28.24) |
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Ying Zheng : the very reason for the unification itself! |
(0:08:33.11) |
|
Ying Zheng : What does our history with each other matter |
(0:08:36.73) |
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Ying Zheng : in the face of drafting such momentous laws? |
(0:08:39.35) |
Ying Zheng : We all had our grudges in the
past political infighting! |
(0:08:42.09) |
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Ying Zheng : But know that those days are behind us! |
(0:08:46.00) |
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Ying Zheng : If Qin cannot face this issue as one, |
(0:08:50.70) |
Ying Zheng : the long-held dream of unification
will surely crumble away into nothing! |
(0:08:53.92) |
 Kai Oku : A wise decision. |
(0:09:00.75) |
Kai Oku : Li Si's aptitude for government
is also extraordinary. |
(0:09:05.75) |
Kai Oku : We'll no doubt have need
of his skills soon enough. |
(0:09:09.76) |
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Shi Ri : Enough about me. |
(0:09:16.70) |
Shi Ri : One seldom sees that expression
on the high commander's face. |
(0:09:19.38) |
Shi Ri : He seems to be dealing
with a difficult issue. |
(0:09:22.36) |
 Heikun Shou : Your Highness. |
(0:09:29.29) |
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Heikun Shou : May I ask the others to leave the hall? |
(0:09:32.13) |
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Heikun Shou : I wish to seek your advice in private. |
(0:09:35.08) |
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Ying Zheng : This is unusual. |
(0:09:45.62) |
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Ying Zheng : No-- |
(0:09:47.02) |
|
Ying Zheng : this is a first. |
(0:09:48.41) |
|
Ying Zheng : What is it, Lord Changping? |
(0:09:50.70) |
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Ying Zheng : What problem is not meant for others' ears? |
(0:09:53.50) |
Heikun Shou : We're deploying a large
army to Zhao next year. |
(0:09:58.02) |
Ying Zheng : I know: A conquest of western
Zhao, with Heiyong as our base. |
(0:10:03.15) |
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Heikun Shou : Yes. However... |
(0:10:08.85) |
Heikun Shou : As it stands, I simply
cannot see how to begin. |
(0:10:11.34) |
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Ying Zheng : What do you mean, Lord Changping? |
(0:10:20.53) |
Ying Zheng : Wasn't Heiyong to be the
linchpin of your strategy? |
(0:10:23.26) |
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Heikun Shou : Heiyong will fulfill that role, yes. |
(0:10:30.48) |
Heikun Shou : But Li Mu has suddenly begun
building multiple castles |
(0:10:35.44) |
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Heikun Shou : over a large swath of western Zhao. |
(0:10:38.86) |
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Ying Zheng : Castles? |
(0:10:42.11) |
Heikun Shou : He's putting defensive bases
where there had been nothing, |
(0:10:43.37) |
Heikun Shou : building a complex defense network
to guard against a Qin invasion. |
(0:10:49.84) |
Heikun Shou : I assume the individual forts in this
hastily built defensive line aren't robust, |
(0:10:55.46) |
Heikun Shou : but the Qin army will still have to
destroy every new fort that pops up. |
(0:11:01.91) |
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Heikun Shou : The western campaign will be a drawn-out war. |
(0:11:09.71) |
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Ying Zheng : Drawn-out... |
(0:11:14.87) |
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Ying Zheng : How many years? |
(0:11:18.02) |
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Heikun Shou : At the very least... |
(0:11:21.87) |
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Heikun Shou : ten. |
(0:11:23.52) |
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Ying Zheng : But that's far too-- |
(0:11:26.48) |
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Heikun Shou : I know. |
(0:11:28.40) |
Heikun Shou : It well exceeds the timeline of
destroying six nations in 15 years. |
(0:11:29.42) |
Heikun Shou : Li Mu must have realized Qin only has
enough stamina for a short period |
(0:11:34.91) |
Heikun Shou : and is intentionally trying to
prolong the fight in the west. |
(0:11:40.90) |
Heikun Shou : Unfortunately, with fair tactics, even 15
years may not be enough to destroy Zhao... |
(0:11:46.17) |
Heikun Shou : Meaning our dream of conquering
six nations goes up in smoke. |
(0:11:52.40) |
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Ying Zheng : That can't be... |
(0:11:56.58) |
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Ying Zheng : ＂With fair tactics＂? |
(0:12:02.49) |
|
Ying Zheng : Then... are there unfair
tactics? |
(0:12:07.84) |
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Ying Zheng : Lord Changping. |
(0:12:14.22) |
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Heikun Shou : Yes. |
(0:12:16.96) |
Heikun Shou : Just one: the mother of all cunning
schemes, leading to great casualties. |
(0:12:18.13) |
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Ying Zheng : And what is
this cunning scheme, |
(0:12:24.35) |
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Ying Zheng : Lord Changping? |
(0:12:26.70) |
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Heikun Shou : Of course. |
(0:12:28.10) |
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Heikun Shou : I'll be concise, so please listen carefully. |
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Heikun Shou : Handan, the royal capital of Zhao. |
(0:12:34.12) |
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Ying Zheng : Handan? |
(0:12:37.86) |
Heikun Shou : To the west are the Taihang Mountains,
to the south the Yellow River. |
(0:12:39.36) |
Heikun Shou : and guarding its banks is Zhao's
second largest city, Yè-- |
(0:12:42.68) |
|
Heikun Shou : from behind impregnable walls. |
(0:12:46.18) |
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Ying Zheng : I'm very familiar, of course. |
(0:12:49.24) |
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Heikun Shou : Right now, Li Mu is focusing his efforts on |
(0:12:51.53) |
Heikun Shou : fortifying western Zhao's
defenses along these mountains. |
(0:12:54.96) |
Heikun Shou : Another way of looking at
is that he's distracted. |
(0:12:58.66) |
|
Heikun Shou : So what we'll do |
(0:13:04.00) |
|
Heikun Shou : is use the western campaign as a decoy, |
(0:13:05.63) |
|
Heikun Shou : pass quickly through the south, |
(0:13:09.50) |
|
Heikun Shou : and go straight for Handan's throat |
(0:13:11.44) |
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Heikun Shou : by storming Yè! |
(0:13:13.64) |
|
Ying Zheng : Yè?! |
(0:13:17.15) |
|
Ying Zheng : You'd attack Yè? |
(0:13:19.45) |
|
Heikun Shou : A sudden strike at the very heart of Zhao |
(0:13:23.83) |
|
Heikun Shou : is something out of a child's daydream. |
(0:13:27.45) |
Heikun Shou : But such an outlandish
strategy is the only way |
(0:13:30.01) |
|
Heikun Shou : we'll ever manage to outmaneuver Li Mu. |
(0:13:33.65) |
|
Ying Zheng : Still, the very idea... |
(0:13:37.26) |
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Heikun Shou : If we manage to take Yè, Your Highness, |
(0:13:40.63) |
Heikun Shou : we can conquer the royal capital
Handan in three years-- |
(0:13:43.99) |
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Heikun Shou : and Zhao along with it. |
(0:13:47.38) |
|
Heikun Shou : In three years...! |
(0:13:50.51) |
Heikun Shou : Of course, as you have gathered,
even if we make it to Yè, |
(0:13:53.17) |
Heikun Shou : we'll inevitably be besieged by the
powerful security forces around Handan. |
(0:13:58.50) |
Heikun Shou : We're likely to suffer an
unparalleled number of casualties, |
(0:14:05.44) |
|
Heikun Shou : and if we are defeated, |
(0:14:10.41) |
|
Heikun Shou : we must be prepared for total annihilation. |
(0:14:12.04) |
|
Heikun Shou : Still, as your military leader, |
(0:14:21.06) |
Heikun Shou : I believe we must embark on this battle
if we're to conquer all six nations. |
(0:14:24.41) |
|
Heikun Shou : Please, Your Highness... |
(0:14:30.61) |
|
Heikun Shou : With full knowledge of the risks, |
(0:14:32.48) |
Heikun Shou : command me to make
preparations to attack Yè! |
(0:14:34.46) |
 Mou Ki : Dammit--it's no good! |
(0:15:02.57) |
Mou Ki : Every simulation ends in
the Handan security forces |
(0:15:04.39) |
|
Mou Ki : burying us before we get past Yè's walls! |
(0:15:07.51) |
|
Mou Ki : Lord Changwen! Are you all right? |
(0:15:13.52) |
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Changwenjun : I-I'm fine. |
(0:15:15.43) |
Kai Oku : We've called in Meng Yi, who's matured
much over these past few years, |
(0:15:18.17) |
Kai Oku : and to prevent leaks, we four are
hashing out our Yè tactics alone... |
(0:15:23.61) |
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Kai Oku : But we can't find a single way in. |
(0:15:28.89) |
Kai Oku : If no strategy has presented itself
after all this time spent, |
(0:15:32.15) |
Kai Oku : does that mean storming Yè
is simply too reckless? |
(0:15:37.12) |
|
Ying Zheng : Lord Changping. |
(0:15:43.61) |
|
Ying Zheng : I know you're confronting an arduous battle. |
(0:15:45.55) |
|
Ying Zheng : But until your strategy is fully in place, |
(0:15:48.72) |
|
Ying Zheng : I cannot issue any orders to attack Yè. |
(0:15:52.13) |
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Heikun Shou : I am aware. |
(0:15:57.80) |
Kai Oku : Meng Yi, what do you think is
our greatest issue right now? |
(0:15:59.62) |
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Mou Ki : Our supply lines--provisions for our troops. |
(0:16:05.28) |
Mou Ki : Building a line to Yè
will take a lot of time. |
(0:16:08.94) |
Mou Ki : Which means the Zhao army will
catch on to our plans far in advance. |
(0:16:12.96) |
Heikun Shou : Then let's start without
the supply lines in place. |
(0:16:19.34) |
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Mou Ki : That's too dangerous! |
(0:16:23.04) |
Heikun Shou : I'm saying we should find out
just how dangerous it is. |
(0:16:24.72) |
|
Mou Ki : Teacher! |
(0:16:27.63) |
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Heikun Shou : We're looking for a path no one can see. |
(0:16:29.17) |
Heikun Shou : There has to be a way in somewhere--to
a path that leads to an answer. |
(0:16:32.42) |
 Shin : Still no word from Lord Changping? |
(0:17:11.37) |
 Ten Karyou : No--despite telling us at year's end
to get our recruits trained quickly. |
(0:17:13.76) |
|
Ten Karyou : What could my teacher be thinking? |
(0:17:20.14) |
 Mou Ten : Hiya! |
(0:17:39.85) |
Shin : Wang Ben! Meng Tian! You
guys got summoned here, too? |
(0:17:41.58) |
 Ou Hon : Tch. |
(0:17:45.33) |
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Mou Ten : Looks that way. |
(0:17:47.23) |
Ten Karyou : H-He went to the trouble of calling
you two back from the front? What-- |
(0:17:49.52) |
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Heikun Shou : You're all here. |
(0:17:58.40) |
|
Heikun Shou : We need to talk. Come with me. |
(0:18:00.55) |
|
Mou Ten : Huh? |
(0:18:06.50) |
|
Ten Karyou : We-- |
(0:18:07.70) |
|
Ten Karyou : we're storming Yè
?! |
(0:18:08.73) |
|
Shin : Y-Yè? |
(0:18:11.27) |
|
Shin : Where is that? |
(0:18:14.45) |
|
Mou Ten : I thought you'd say that. |
(0:18:16.33) |
|
Mou Ten : Yè is... |
(0:18:18.38) |
|
Mou Ten : right here. |
(0:18:19.84) |
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Shin : And Handan up there, isn't that... |
(0:18:21.76) |
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Mou Ten : The royal capital of Zhao. |
(0:18:24.62) |
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Shin : Pretty close, ain't it? |
(0:18:26.58) |
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Mou Ten : Maybe two days for an army on foot? |
(0:18:27.96) |
|
Shin : Storming Yè... |
(0:18:31.30) |
|
Shin : Say what
?! |
(0:18:33.96) |
|
Mou Ten : Right? |
(0:18:35.18) |
|
Ten Karyou : What's going on here, Meng Yi?! |
(0:18:36.71) |
Ten Karyou : No one in their right mind would
consider going straight for Yè! |
(0:18:39.30) |
|
Mou Ki : What do you think, brother? |
(0:18:54.67) |
|
Mou Ki : Mmm. |
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Mou Ki : It's utter insanity, but it could be fun. |
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Shin : Huh? What's that supposed to-- |
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Mou Ten : Look, the offensive routes into western
Zhao are pretty much blocked off. |
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Shin : Wh-What the hell, Meng Tian! |
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Shin : Didn't we work our asses off to
take Heiyong just last year?! |
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Ten Karyou : Yeah! And isn't Heiyong all set up to be
our big base for attacking western Zhao? |
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Mou Ten : Li Mu's been building up
defenses faster--and stronger. |
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Mou Ten : We saw with our own eyes |
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Mou Ten : what lay beyond Heiyong. |
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Mou Ten : But our teacher's already worked
out a solution to that problem. |
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Mou Ten : Setting aside the Yè attack's advisability, |
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Mou Ten : his strategy of using a
western invasion as a decoy |
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Mou Ten : to topple Yè in one fell swoop and
put the Zhao king in check in Handan |
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Mou Ten : is likely the one killer move
that'll fool even Li Mu. |
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Ten Karyou : Still... |
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Ou Hon : Don't be ＂setting aside＂ anything. |
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Ou Hon : The advisability of storming Yè
is of the utmost importance here. |
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Mou Ten : What's this? Wang Ben, a pessimist? |
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Ou Hon : Of course I am. |
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Ou Hon : Not only is Yè itself a big city, |
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Ou Hon : it's in a capital zone that's packed
with powerful military cities. |
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Ou Hon : No matter how you look at it,
storming Yè would be suicide. |
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Ten Karyou : He's right. |
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Mou Ki : We would never send you on a suicide mission. |
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Mou Ki : You have to trust us--the ones
who worked out this strategy! |
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Ou Hon : Oh? |
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Ou Hon : Say we got the Zhao army focused
on the west and made it to Yè. |
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Ou Hon : I take it your strategy addresses
the worst-case scenario |
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Ou Hon : of being trapped between
huge capital armies and Yè |
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Ou Hon : with our provisions and escape route cut off? |
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Mou Ki : W-Well... |
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Mou Ten : Go easy on my little brother, eh, Wang Ben? |
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Ou Hon : I get the feeling you called
Meng Tian and me here |
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Ou Hon : because you lack confidence in your strategy. |
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Shin : They called me, too. |
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Heikun Shou : I summoned you three because your squads
will be crucial to our strategy. |
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Heikun Shou : We've obviously run mock battles to
see how the security forces could move |
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Heikun Shou : and planned accordingly. |
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Heikun Shou : But we're up against Li Mu. |
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Heikun Shou : It's reasonable to assume he has more
fighting potential than meets the eye. |
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Heikun Shou : In short, we must expect the unexpected. |
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Heikun Shou : And that
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Heikun Shou : is what makes precise, moment-by-moment
decisions in the field so vital. |
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Ten Karyou : Decisions in the field... |
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Heikun Shou : What's more, |
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Heikun Shou : in order to foster and hone their abilities, |
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Heikun Shou : your three squads have
been specially designated |
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Heikun Shou : as independent reserves
ever since they were tiny platoons. |
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Heikun Shou : But you can only make your own decisions
if you understand the entire strategy-- |
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Heikun Shou : otherwise you'll make fatal errors instead. |
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Mou Ten : That's why you're having us learn
this strategy ahead of time. |
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Changwenjun : You three may only command
50 thousand troops each, |
(0:22:25.19) |
Changwenjun : but honestly, we have higher hopes
for you than for our other generals. |
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Kai Oku : It's not a hope--it's
an absolute requirement. |
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Kai Oku : Without your squads in action,
storming Yè will
end in failure. |
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Ying Zheng : Before you get into the
nitty-gritty of our strategy, |
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Ying Zheng : I'd like to add one thing. |
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Shin : Hey, it's Zheng! |
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Ying Zheng : No need to kneel. Stand, so you
can look at me as I speak. |
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Shin : The siege of Yè is of
unprecedented importance, |
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Shin : and the battle will be a demanding one. |
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Shin : Still, it is but one hurdle on the
road to a unified Middle Kingdom! |
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Shin : The three of you--your might--is
needed for what's to come. |
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Shin : Hear this: |
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Shin : Accomplish great things in this war |
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Shin : and you three shall take the rank of general! |
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Shin : Stay alive. No screw-ups. |
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Ou Hon : With gratitude, sire. |
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Shin : Don't you fret, Zheng! |
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Shin : The three of us'll give 'em
one hell
of a thrashing! |
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Ying Zheng : Indeed. I'm counting on you, Xin. |
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Ou Hon : Get your hands off me! |
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Shin : Ow! Damn! |
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Shin : Wang Ben, you're seriously-- |
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Ten Karyou : I can see how these three squads are
more important than the bigger units. |
(0:24:14.90) |
Ten Karyou : But most
important is the commanding
general, with their full authority! |
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Ten Karyou : This is a challenging battle. |
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Ten Karyou : Who on earth will you put
in charge of it, Teacher? |
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Heikun Shou : The commanding general will be... |
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