Song of Phoenix (思美人)

Song of Phoenix

Episode 28

Battle flags obscure the sun, enemies abundant like clouds. Arrows fall like rain, warriors contend to be first. -- Nine Songs: "Hymn to the Fallen"

Qin Castle

At this time, the battle between Qin and Chu,

you are only allowed to win, you cannot lose.

Your King, will be waiting for you,

to return victoriously.

Please be reassured, Your Majesty.

Jang Yi doesn't even know what the word "lose" means.

Good.

Kill!

Kill!

Bixia, thank you...

for taking care of our Qu Family...

by Qu Yuan

Mother. -Yuan'Er, you're here? Is something the matter?

WIll you please safe keep this for me?

What is in this box?

If in the case I won't return from war, please give this to Zhao BiXia.

What are you saying, you child.

I don't care. You give it to her yourself.

Mother! I'm saying what if.

You cannot say what if. You have to promise your mother,

that you cannot try to show off during war.

You don't know martial arts like your father or brother.

You need to hide from the swords, don't go charging in front.

Mother! If all mothers in the world thought like you, then what war would we fight?

All mothers of the world are the same.

There is not one who hopes their child will charge in front.

Mother, I'm going to go accomplish great things.

Yuan'Er, Mother doesn't want you to have victorious battles. Our family already accomplished a lot.

Yuan'Er, Mother just hopes you can come home safely, okay?

Okay, okay, I know, Mother.

Rest assured. I will definitely come back safely.

Oh right. Here.

Mother personally made you a set of clothes. Try it on.

Mom, I don't need to try it on. Since I was a child, all my clothes,

were made by you. It will definitely fit.

My Yuan'Er is wonderful from head to toe.

Don't even mention Zhao BiXia. Even if a princess were to marry Yuan'Er,

then she wouldn't be losing out.

Thank you, mother.

Why thank me, silly child.

Don't worry, mother. I will wear this everyday.

That way it's like mother is right next to me.

Okay.

Ancestral Memorial Tablets of the Qu Family

Grand ancestor Qu Xia

Tomorrow both of you will be leaving with the army.

Have you prepared yourselves?

Father. I will not regret it.

I am ready.

Okay. Then how about I tell you a story.

Our great ancestor, Qu Xia,

is the little brother of Emperor Wu.

But this ancestor,

although the son of an emperor,

he wasn't able to have a good death.

Grand ancestor went to an expedition to the Luo Country and was defeated.

That's right. At that time, the State of Chu,

was very wealthy and powerful, looks down on other great warriors.

This ancestor bragged highly of himself,

neglected and belittled his enemies, causing Chu

to lose tragically to just a small country like Luo.

The news spread to Ying Du.

King Wu was merciful and overlooked his mistake.

The great ancestor felt great shame. He committed suicide.

Grand ancestor knows very well that he has committed such severe crime.

He hoped that Qu family descendants would learn,

and to not boast, and not be frivolous.

Treat every matter like walking on thin ice.

Before he killed himself, he left a letter written with blood.

Blood letter? What did it say inside?

Six words, all Qu descendants

must redeem ourselves.

From that moment on, our Qu family, for generations,

have to repent for this past sin.

Remember this. On the battlefield,

no matter what type of danger you face,

you cannot run away, you cannot fear death.

Even if you die at battle, you cannot forget the lessons from the great ancestor.

You cannot humiliate the State of Chu.

Father.

Your child will remember this.

These words,

I had wanted to explain it to you in detail before.

But, I never had the opportunity to.

I will show you something.

Longyuan, Tai-e, Gongbu.

These three swords are two hundred years old, from the country Yu's O Ye Zi

and General Gan.

For swordsmen, being able to look at these swords already makes one life have no regrets.

These known swords, were at our house?

This was gifted to us by the great general.

This represents our loyalty to the State of Chu.

Now.

This Tai E

Gong Bu, I bestow upon you two.

Remember. To have these swords,

you must constantly remember the words of the great ancestor.

To use all your might, to protect our State of Chu's

government and its citizens.

All Qu descendants must redeem ourselves!

When the army is outside, you may opt not to follow all my orders.

Within the army, all the decisions will be made by the general.

I, your servant, will not let you down.

Go to battle!

Kill the enemy!

Kill the enemy!

I think you look very familiar.

What nonsense. I don't know you.

B-b-b-but I think you look very similar to my sweetheart.

If you keep speaking such, I'll break your legs.

Hey! Even your temper is very similar to hers.

Get lost!

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Who are you?

Gao Chang Yi.

What is wrong?

Qin soldiers suddenly charged.

My battalion could not hold against them.

They all became corpses.

Minister of War, he's already dead.

Please.

The pathetic ones from the State of Chu indeed collapsed at the first blow.

The way I see it, we don't even need to fight.

As long as we raise a finger, they will all run away scared.

In yesterday's battle, General Wei's achievement was striking.

It's worth congratulating and celebrating.

Nice words. Nice words. Come, let's drink.

Chu's commander-in-chief Qu Bo Yong is one of the great generals of our time.

One must not belittle his skills.

Everyone is celebrating because of a victorious battle.

Yet here you are, saying things that ruin the mood.

Hey, General Chu Li is speaking the truth.

I hope General won't get too excited and become overconfident.

Prime Minister, it's not that I, Wei Zhang, am being arrogant.

But you and General Chu Li Ji should just rest in the city for now.

I will be here waiting for that Qu Bo Yong.

With your abilities?

If I allow Chu Bu Yong to enter the city,

My head, will be yours.

Can I take your words as truth?

I will not go back on my word.

If the general has such confidence, then I will believe in you this time.

Okay.

Reporting to Prime Minister, the Chu army is 15000 meters away.

Okay. Immediately add reinforcements to the wall.

Yes.

Oh, that's very powerful.

Brother Zhang, your martial arts is so good, when will you teach me? -Time to sleep.

Oh, it's comfortable.

It's pretty good.

Scoot over.

Don't you have a mouth?

Why do you have to be so rough?

Y-y-y-your name, is it Lu Qiu Xin?

Your temper is pretty big, bur your name sounds nice.

Qiu Xin.

Your two words, if they are put together, doesn't it form the word, revenge?

Hey, that's very similar to my Mou Chou's name.

If you aren't going to sleep then get out.

What do you think about charging the enemy?

For tomorrow's battle, we must gain momentum.

Explain.

Based on the art of war by Sun Tzu, the battle situation is all about the surprise and main team.

The changes between the surprise and main teams are limitless.

What is a surprise team and what is a main team?

Sun Zi's Art of War says- That's enough.

Don't think that just because you've read some books means you're a general.

Sometimes a word from a general will cause thousands to lose their lives.

Father, brother Yuan is just trying to come up with ideas.

Okay. Then what do you say?

If father commands me, I'll immediately bring people to kill the Qin dogs.

Is it that easy?

The first time I went to battle with my father was also against Qin.

At that time, I was young and naive.

I was the same as you two.

I only cared about attacking and killing the enemy.

Yet I overlooked the enemy's deeper plots.

If at that time I didn't have my father come to my rescue,

I would have died a long time ago on the battlefield.

Fighting war requires that ambitious drive. But needs caution even more.

Don't be proud and flimsy.

Brother Yuan, you're not happy?

No.

Don't keep acting. What can't we talk about between us?

Before when I wrote poetry, father looked down on me.

Now I'm in the army to fight and he still looks down on me.

Let's put it this way. Sun Zi's Art of War does work.

But if we all go by the Art of War,

then all these people won't be able to return.

It's because you all don't understand to be flexible.

I know I can't speak over you. But that's how reality is on the battlefield.

Don't think that because father doesn't usually give much attention to trifle things,

he is quite very meticulous when it comes to battle.

Him?

He's the commander. He has the trust of everyone.

If there's a mistake, that's tens of thousands of deaths.