Battle of Changsha (戰長沙 / Zhan Changsha)

Battle of Changsha

Episode 1

That day, was in the early fall of 1938.

The capital, Nanjing had fallen, Huayuankou had been flooded.

Kaifeng was also lost. The Japanese began to take down Wuhan.

Many Refugees followed the Yangtze River downwards and came to Changsha.

But Changsha could not withhold so many people.

Rice, cotton, medicine, all were insufficient.

The daily dwindling supplies made life even harder.

People were forced to run away to Chongqing or Guilin.

The terse climate make the streets of Changsha

fill will waves of anti-Japanese protests.

It also lead to the phenomenon of War Marriages.

School-age girls, under the arrangement of their parents,

quickly married away

to leave Changsha and escape the war.

My life seemed to have started from this day.

From then on, it went on a completely different path.

Away with the Japanese!

Give back our territory!

Let our people be free and independent!

Fight till the end!

Defeat the Japanese!

Get rid of the Japanese!

Protect the country!

Protect Changsha!

What are you people doing here not going to school?

Out of the way!

Out of the way!

Out of the way!

Want to die? Out of the way! Quickly!

Comrades, we need to wake up now!

We must unite.

Get rid of Japanese from China.

We want to protect our freedom with passion!

Down with the Japanese!

We want independence!

Resistance till the end!

We want independence!

Resistance till the end!

Lady boss, give me one.

What's so strange to look at?

Get married fast and leave. The Japanese are coming.

The current situation is very messy.

Find a good man.

And get married fast.

Brother...

Shut up!

Brother, don't scare the kids.

Hold this.

Who are you?

How did you get in? Get out!

What are you doing here? Who are you?

Get out.

Did I tell you to hide?

Help me!

Let him go!

Help, he'll kill me!

Help!

Stop him!

What's happening?

Get out of the way.

Tell me.

Tell what?

Brother...

Let's see if the whip will...

make you tell.

What do you want me to tell you? / Stop pretending.

What did you do this morning?

You took Xiangxiang to a blind date. I came to school.

To school, huh?

I haven't been to school.

I let you go to school.

Brother-in-law!

You come with me.

Brother-in-law!

You let Xiangxiang run off.

What happened? Tell me!

Whose idea?

It was her wicked idea! Nothing to do with me.

Where did Xiangxiang go?

She didn't tell me.

Aren't you two twins?

Isn't there telepathy between you two?

Our minds are connected. / Right!

So you don't know? ~I can't tell!

What are you doing?

Xiangxiang doesn't want me to tell!

Grab her!

Stop!

Get out!

No, I didn't desert the army!

I really didn't desert!

Don't take me in!

I'm really not a deserter!

Sir, don't take me, I'm not a deserter!

There she is!

Grab her!

Stop!

Help!

Murder!

Help!

Out of the way!

Stop!

There!

Don't run!

Quickly!

Stop!

Stop!

Brother-in-law, will you let me go?

Brother-in-law!

Bro!

Running?

Brother-in-law!

Brother-in-law!

Wait here for me.

Sir, upstairs please.

You're here.

Right on time.

Just caught a deserter, but didn't take him to court yet.

Tell me, why did you want to see me?

We haven't met in so many years...

I never thought you'd still be so bad-tempered.

Look, you've been in Changsha for a few days now.

As your mother's brother I can't act as a host.

So, today...

We're in a critical war situation now.

According to family hierarchy, I should call you Uncle.

Why should I come to such a place anyway?

For the sake of your respected father, I won't argue with you.

Apparently you have something to ask me. Say it.

300 suits.

Come, let's go sit inside.

i'm telling you... although they no longer have their roast duck...

...I can still fix you watershield-yellow croaker...

...you had so often when you were a child.

300 suits.

You and your 300...

I'm not deaf.

It's that your father called me...

...otherwise I wouldn't even care about it.

Most of the people here are getting evacuated.

You should drag out a girl to marry.

Find a pretty schoolgirl...

...from a good family. It's easy now.

We are soldiers defending the country.

Not matchmakers. You don't need to understand it.

300 suits. May be more, but not less.

You're wrong here. That's not my responsibility.

Alright, you do your best then, Chief Xu.

I'm going.

Hey, don't go.

Hey, get us a duck!

Young Master Gu is hungry!

You people only care about your own bellies.

How can you just wear that suit and let others fight the war?

Qingming! Qingming!

Qingming, don't leave so fast.

Look, I know how hard you work.

I just want to reward you with food and drinks.

Now, are you gonna give them or not?

You think my granny was a monkey?

I can arrange you thirty.

Okay, that's settled then.

I'll let my adjutant come see you later on.

Alright.

I can't help it if you don't respect me.

You handle it with your father yourself.

I don't feel like getting the blame for this.

Let's go, I'll take you downstairs.

Get off of me. I won't run.

You're holding us up, hurry up!

Big Brother Xu!

I'm really sorry.

What a day! These kids of my sister-in-law just ran off.

I'm really sorry for holding you up. Sorry!

You got them now.

Punish them properly.

Tsk.

Quickly take those twins home then.

Could he be Officer Gu?

I'm Xue Junshan.

Not bad looking.

Stop mumbling.

Don't stand there, Xu, let's talk inside, go on!

Waiter, we want to eat!

Come on!

I have something else, I'm going now.

Officer Gu, don't be angry.

I'm truly sorry.

Changsha must be unfamiliar to you. This...

My sister-in-law, Xiangxiang.

She could guide you.

Very young, not too thoughtful.

Please be magnanimous.

I have no interest in educated women.

War is about to start.

Make her stay at home and cultivate character.

Don't let her fool around. Excuse me.

Mister!