I don't know why,
but the six apart from my father split into two opposing groups.
It's those three who killed them.
--Wha-- --That's absurd!
The Fire Dragons killed each other?!
Naturally, the king was furious, and ordered them beheaded.
But my father Wu Qing somehow stayed his hand.
So the three were said to have died of illness,
and were thrown in a dungeon for 14 years.
Fourteen years...
But the way Ling Huang looks...
So now those three...
Right. I convinced the king to set them free.
Our current king has no quarrel with them, after all.
My teacher, Ling Huang:
the cold-hearted, ruthless tactician whom even my father Wu Qing feared.
Kai Meng: the fierce general said to have taken over a hundred heads.
Zi Bai, the mightiest spearsman in the history of Wei.
Though their tempers are hot enough to spark infighting,
their skills are beyond all question.
Fourteen years in prison will do that to you.
The only thing that will slake their thirst
is the Qin army that stands before them.
"The Call"
Damn this brat!
Let's go, gang!
Good. Off to a great start.
Having three separate units
try to destroy three enemy armies simultaneously is no easy task,
but what's nearly impossible
is taking out the enemy's main camp in only three days.
"Main Camp (30K)" "Reserves (10K)" "Reserves (10K)" "Wei 1st Wave (10K)" "Fei Xin Force (5K)"
Where we have 5,000 troops, they have 10,000 in front of us,
then another 10,000 in reserves on either side
and 30,000 at HQ for backup.
We need to absolutely crush their first wave on the first day
if we have any hope of facing the rest.
"Fei" "Qin"
Have Qiang Lei's unit move further in!
Yes, ma'am!
Ooh, they're good. Really, really good.
"Wei"
Their cavalry's strong; so is their infantry.
And they're coordinated.
That battalion commander on the far side...
What's up with him?
Yep, that Fei Xin Force is tough, all right, Kai Meng!
Lieutenant Chu Shui...
So which one is he?
Who's this Xin, this Fei Xin Force captain who slew Wang Yi and Liao?
No, it was Pang Nuan who offed those two.
He's... he's positively huge...
This man... is a menace!
Surround him and take his head!
This really is a lot of enemies, Xin, sir!
Let's regroup and take a breather!
Xin?
What's that?
What is it, battalion commander?
Lieutenant Qiang Lei?!
Over by Chu Shui, eh?
There's that feeling! Man, I love war!
I sure don't.
Look, Wu Fengming'll be mad if we don't get back soon.
Oh--you guys just, like... guard the general, or whatever.
Yes, sir!
This impenetrable position at Zhuyong
"Main Camp" "Reserves" "Front Line" "Qin Army" "Fei Xin Force" "Qin Army"
has its reserve army--us-- between the front lines and main camp.
That makes it a stronghold-- with us holding it all together.
He'll totally bug out on us if we go off-script.
Besides, you came out for "just a little peek"-- why'd you start going crazy?
And with a lousy hundred horses, too.
Ugh, shut up!
I swear, you nag as much as my mother sometimes!
The troops you brought? They're all mine.
I'll just be pulling them out now. Don't want them to get hurt.
Uh-oh.
A message for Xin of the Fei Xin Force!
My name is Kai Meng, Fire Dragon of Wei!
I am the great general of the army you face!
What the--?!
A great general?
"Fire Dragon of Wei"--
I understand you're plenty skilled,
but then again, so am I!
Therefore!
If you have the guts to take me, Kai Meng, in a one-on-one duel,
show your face before me!
A-A duel?!
Waste of breath.
Huh?!
Not everyone's as straightforward and uncomplicated as you.
You're not even battling each other, and you're calling for a duel?
That'll put people on, like, high alert.
I mean, this is war.
Plus, it's bad form to give away our general's position.
We'll have the whole army on us if we're not careful.
You there!
Take a defensive formation. And get ready to run.
Sir!
"Fei"
You the stone-cold moron who called me?
He showed up.
Clear a path!
It's dead quiet over there. Maybe they really are going to duel!
Then we've got this in the bag!
Yeah!
Our captain's even stronger now than when he fought Pang Nuan to a draw!
This battle is ours, He Liao Diao!
What's going on?
The Fire Dragons of Wei were all supposed to be dead.
Lieutenant! Lieutenant Chu Shui!
Mmm, for a young 'un, you've seen your share of battlefields.
The great Kai Meng stands before you, and you don't even flinch!
But I'm no slouch when it comes to experience myself.
Wh-Who is this man?
He's as big as two Long Chuans!
Why, I've taken on the likes of Lian Po and Wang Yi in neck-and-neck duels!
--Wha-- --He what?!
That's a lie.
Xun Zao!
What's that laugh for? Don't you believe me?
Nah--I can tell just from standin' here
that you're no ordinary guy.
Wouldn't surprise me to hear you sparred with Lian Po and General Wang Yi.
The aura you give off is just that intimidatin'.
But a big shot like that going out of his way to stick his neck out
in a battle where he has the upper hand?
Now that is hilarious.
Mister, you must be dumb as rocks.
Bingo.
Xun Zao!
Still,
you were riled up enough to saunter on over.
You're just as dumb as me.
Exactly right.
We'll find out who the real moron is--
try me and see!
There he goes!
Xin!
I mean, it's pretty obvious.
That lie earlier--
Kai Meng's never once dueled Lian Po or his pals.
But that's because
those guys were smart enough to do all they could to avoid dueling him.
That is, they understood
that dueling Kai Meng meant death.
Eh?
Huh?!
Whoa!
Captain? Captain!
Xin!
--Captain! --Captain?
Xin, are you all right?
Quit fussin'.
I'm fine.
Tch.
One strike and I knew.
He ain't just insanely strong--
he's got this weird heft to him that resonates deep in my bones.
That's right... that was just like...
Just like that time before...
Which means he's the real deal.
But there's still one thing I don't know.
Why would someone like that
not be as well-known as Lian Po?
Hey, mister! Where've you been hidin' that bulk of yours?
Isn't this interesting.
Just when I thought they'd vanished,
it turns out there was a new tiger in the making.
Enough spectating!
You lot get to fighting already!
The sideshow is over.
I'll cleave your body in two--a fine flower in my cap to mark my grand return,
Xin of the Fei Xin Force!
Not before I knock that massive melon off your shoulders
and win this thing!
Form a wall with Long Yǒu's infantry and send in the cavalry!
Yes, ma'am!
Have Pei Lang's unit move forward 50 paces toward the fray!
On it!
There's no getting through to our captain! Let's fall back!
We don't have time for that!
We'll do it here!
The battlefield's in chaos now that the enemy general's showed up,
So much for tactics--on both sides.
If we strike first now, and quickly,
the tide will shift heavily in our favor.
If Xin loses, it's all over--
but if he wins, we can crush their front lines on the first day.
We're counting on you, Xin!
What's this?
It was a free-for-all,
but the Qin army's already getting back into tactical formation.
The Wei army's bound to lose the initiative like this.
Kai Meng just had to interfere.
Man, they're fast and no-nonsense.
The rumors were right: The Fei Xin Force's tactician is sharp as a tack.
That her?
"Qiang"
Lieutenant Qiang Lei! A message from He Liao Diao at the main camp!
You have a message, commander! How much water are you gonna drink?
Surround them from behind?
Er... yes.
Wait--how did you...
--More. --We're out!
More importantly, how did the captain's duel turn out?
We can't see a thing from here!
I don't know--I haven't seen it myself!
Oh, okay...
But if we're all just brawling now, the duel must be over, right?
No.
They're still going at it--hard.
Shit... if I black out, I'm dead.
Captain!
Dammit... I want to say they're even, but...
Yeah. Our captain's looking rough.
Cheng Bei, who is he up against?
Mmm. He's no ordinary young man.
Not one man has managed to last this long against Kai Meng--
not from any of his past battlefields.
He's no master of the poleaxe.
In fact, his technique's rather shallow.
He's been training, but only for the past few years.
But--
he makes up for it with a surplus of something else:
he's got pluck.
Despite his youth, he's been to hell and back.
How amusing!
Who are you, Xin?
--I'm gonna be the world's great-- --Urgent report from Xun Zao, sir!
We must withdraw now, for two reasons!
One: The battalion further in is surrounding us,
trying to take us from behind!
And the other?
Sir!
He seems he's procured a gift, sir!
Captain!
H-His horse--it's done for...
I guess my time's up.
All right--move out!
Th-This is horrible...
He... he took her...
She's been abducted...
Someone, please--
g... go s-save...
It appears Kai Meng has withdrawn as well.
We should have no issues joining up with the main camp.
Here, look after the girl.
What is it, Xun Zao, sir?
I...
...am going to go shake off that squad that's been nibbling at our behinds.
That's enough! Withdraw for now!
We failed to surround them!
We're sluggish--and our numbers are low!
And we're really out of breath!
Lieutenant!
What's this I'm feeling? Is there an enemy general before us?
Th-They didn't kill me?!
No--they want me alive.
Th-This is bad!
Dammit! Let me go!
Simmer down, you idiot!
"Qiang"
That flag!
Qiang Lei!
He Liao Diao?
So that's what happened!
Qiang Lei?!
And here she comes.
It's no use! There's no coming in this close!
Take her alive, too, if you can!
--Qiang Lei! That commander-- you've got to-- --Shut up!
Don't hit her face so hard, you imbecile!
It won't be as much fun later!
Commander...
Him?
Take out her horse and gang up on her.
Sir!
Can I make it?
She--she vanished!
I'm sorry.
This is all
I can do for you.
Eh?
Huh? Eh?! Wait--
How's your body feeling?
Oh, Qiang Lei...
Lieutenant...
Um... how are your injuries?
I'm sorry.
Your "sorry" ain't cuttin' it!
You saw Diao--why the hell couldn't you rescue her?!
You know what'd happen to her if they took her!
Even as we speak... she's probably...
Hang on! You've got it wrong!
Lieutenant Qiang Lei fought like crazy!
She tried to rescue He Liao Diao--tried so hard
she could barely move afterward!
But there were far too many of them,
too many for anyone to handle!
Please don't make it sound like the lieutenant's fault!
They're right. You're barking up the wrong tree, blaming Qiang Lei.
In the end, we were each fighting on our own.
No one noticed Diao.
Not even you, Xin.
Shut up!
Dammit! I kept telling her not to go out in front!
Do you think they're... torturing her?
Meng!
It's just...
I'll go rescue her.
Are you nuts?!
If we coulda done that, we'd be long gone by now!
Qiang Lei!
They've probably taken He Liao Diao to the reserves' main camp.
First, you'll have to get past the 10,000-odd troops out front...
It's not reasonable, even if you go undercover.
Then what do we do?!
I don't know.
That's what's so irritatin'.
"Wei"
"Diao's Existence"
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