Military governor Sima Tu
replaces Shuozhou governor Gongsun Heng
to open the gate and handle our list of presents.
We beg that Ashile Tegin
has the virtue of cherishing lives
and spares the lives of the whole city.
Thanks to your Highness.
We'll be all grateful for your pity.
Give it to me.
Here's the list of presents we're going to submit.
Please look it over.
Okay.
How could it be like this?
How can he still be alive?
Surrender or not?
What do you mean?
Are you ambushing me?
Please allow me to explain!
You want the hard way?
Wait...
Halt!
Otherwise I'll kill you!
Oh, no! Things might have changed in the city.
Warriors!
Don't spare these hypocrites!
Come on!
Let's attack!
Fight!
RELEASE!
Semaphore!
Ask 5000 soldiers
to drive them to the river bank!
Tegin.
Registrar Li is now in charge of operations.
As they lay in an ambush and we lack soldiers,
shall we go back to join the main forces?
Did you tell me that Gongsun Heng was arrested
and his counselor died?
I...
Stop the attack!
Retreat!
If you don't know their intentions,
you can't be friends with them.
If you know nothing about the terrain,
you cannot lead a troop.
Next,
it's all up to General Guo.
Yes.
As the military governor has died in front of the army
and we need a commander,
it should be replaced by the official
with the highest position.
I see. I'll now take our master out.
Sima Jian is right that there's no water in July.
It's convenient for us to march.
Bros! Follow up!
As we arrive in Shuozhou,
we'll be at ease
and do whatever we want!
Go!
Hurry!
Stop!
Please save us, Siqin!
Tang army laid in an ambush and pursuing troops are behind us.
Tegin.
Remind me of killing Registrar Li myself
after we conquer Shuozhou.
Teqin.
They stop their attack.
Why don't you keep on chasing? Come on!
Come over here!
Come here!
Hurry!
Retreat!
Speed up!
All thanks to Registrar Li.
Shuozhou may be in danger without him!
Good strategy!
Kill Sima Tu with the help of Bear Division.
Well, I have a question.
How did you predict that he'll come to attack?
Sima Tu fears death.
As he tried to make peace with Ashile,
it's just to bring disaster upon himself.
Their ambition is not only to plunder food and money
but also to conquer the city with the chance.
They're very greedy.
I was to make use of the opportunity.
I see.
Our success cannot get rid of Xu Feng's contribution.
Without his cooperation with me of the performance,
it wouldn't be easy to trick Sima Tu.
It's not a big deal.
I won't hesitate to lose my life to save my master.
We ought to be loyal for being with the master for years.
Registrar Li gains my admiration
for he can leave life and death out of consideration
as he's just arrived.
Well, I want to ask you one thing.
As long as I'd pressed the knife a little bit deeper,
it might have crossed the blood pack and hurt your heart.
So why can you trust me?
What I trust
is your loyalty to the governor.
Nice talk!
It's really my great privilege
to work with the loyal warriors like you.
Commandant Li.
I should thank you too.
Senior Qin, what did you call me?
Commandant of Light Chariot, Li Shisi.
You've built a dam fulfilled with water in the upper reach
and then released the water to drown the enemy.
Good strategy,
Commandant Li.
Getting rid of surrendering our city
to the enemy this time
depends on your contribution.
Please accept my courtesy call
on behalf of the people in the whole city.
Governor!
I don't deserve that, Governor.
I've let you down
for letting someone rescue Tu Kashe.
Come on. Stand up.
Stand up.
Bear Division seemed to move all his troops this time.
I've never thought that...
Are you worried about Eagle Division?
Eagle Division?
It's the strongest division of Ashile Tribe.
They're not incompetent as Tu Kashi's army.
If they still have the energy to attack...
It's impossible to cross during the flood tide.
There are mountains in the southeast
and mires are all over the outside of the east gate.
Even Shuozhou people have to make a detour.
Therefore,
we should move troops from the east to the west.
Okay.
Listen up.
Just do as he said.
- Yes. - I see.
Tegin.
Tang army is really cunning.
They laid a snare to let you kill my brother.
Registrar Li of Gongsun Heng is my deadly enemy!
What's up?
Are you distressed for me killing Sima Tu?
No.
It's due to my brother's incompetence.
As the military governor, he cannot control a governor.
It's his fault.
My loyalty to you can be proved by the heaven.
Though Sima Tu has died,
I still have the opportunity
to provide you the information about Shuozhou.
I hope you could give me another chance.
Remember that
I can kill you at any time.
I know.
I won't let Registrar Li escape again.
Report!
Tegin.
Ashile Sun gathered soldiers and left all of a sudden.
I don't know where they go.
Attention please, everybody!
I'm going to tell you a story today.
At that moment, I saw with my own eyes
that Registrar Li flipped in the air
and then released a dark-steel arrow
of more than 50 kilograms.
The arrow avoided our soldiers accurately.
With no diversion of its trajectory,
it hit right in the list holding by the Ashile Tegin.
Good!
We shouldn't call him Registrar Li anymore.
Governor has put up the notice
that he's promoted to the position of a commandant.
That's it.
He's pretty young
and he's now become Governor Gongsun's right-hand man!
It's the luck of Shuozhou!
I agree.
I've never thought that
you can help my husband to defeat enemies
in only a few days.
It's really my good luck to meet you.
Let me toast to you with a cup of tea.
I'm flattered.
It's my great honor to work with Governor to guard Shuozhou.
You're so slender.
It's cold in the north so you should wear more clothes.
I'll find some suitable cloth
and make you some suits.
Madam, you treat me so well.
I'm very moved.
She wants to do something for you.
I think you should accept it.
If you don't mind,
you can consider here as your home.
Thank you, Governor.
Thank you, Madam.
It's been my first time
to feel the warmth and love again
after my mother passed away.
Madam, I want it, too.
Don't worry. I'll make for you two.
Make some more for him.
- Let's eat first. It's almost cool. - Yes.
Governor.
Our granary was on fire.
And it has turned into ash.
What?
Eagle Division did it.
Any casualty?
The fire spread rapidly
but Guard Xu has led us to put it out.
No civilian was involved.
He's right.
- You can leave. - Yes.
Governor.
Is it the crack army you're worried about?
They finally come.
I've never thought they could arrive so quickly.
Governor.
We found some paulownia boards in the swamp outside the east gate.
As their cavalries march fast,
maybe they've crossed the swamp
with the help of the boards.
Governor.
It's all my fault.
I capitalize on terrain too much, moving our troops from east to west.
I want to atone for my faults.
Please let me handle them.
Fine.