Young Blood (大宋少年志)

Young Blood

Episode 37

What’s wrong?

You admit defeat?

I was almost bluffed by you.

What do you mean?

The war between the two armies

is quite different from the sand table.

First,

when the two armies are at war,

the strategy can only be seen through a straight fight.

Why is my army besieged at the beginning?

The battlefield changes rapidly.

Can you just fight a downwind battle?

Second,

transport salt and spread it on the ice.

How can you get so much salt?

It is located to the north of Binzhou,

closer to Xia.

I can make an emergency transportation from the rear.

Third,

time is essential to melt ice with salt.

If my cavalries charge early,

before the ice melts,

they can rush to the other side.

If my cavalries charge late,

they can see something unusual on the ice.

So

how do you know

when my army really breaks out.

Perhaps,

I have planted an enemy agent

in your military camp.

It’s impractical.

I can also say

I have planted an enemy agent in your military camp,

and seen through your arrangements.

Fourth,

if you want to transport salt and spread it on the ice,

how many people are needed at the fastest speed?

Three hundred people are enough.

So many people?

My army has been under siege.

Can’t my scouts go get information?

So many people spread salt.

Can't my scouts see it?

What if

the army is trapped,

the army's morale is shaken,

and the scouts are discouraged

and have no intention of patrolling?

If the military discipline of my army

has been so bad,

it is meaningless to break through.

If so,

as a leader,

what should you do?

Of course I will sneak away with my trusted followers.

Flee?

Will you abandon

your army?

The army’s morale has been shaken.

Such an army is a burden.

You’re sober

and cruel-hearted.

You have the ability to lead the army.

Therefore,

the trap of melting the ice with salt

doesn’t work.

You're just an armchair strategist.

You arranged such a game and asked me to play with you,

just to damage my morale

and make me lose my mind.

I think

I appreciate you more.

I find you more and more insidious.

You are right.

The sand table

is just for reference.

The real battlefield is much more complicated.

Sometimes,

the battlefield is not just a war between two armies,

but also a verbal confrontation,

or an intrigue.

In a word,

As long as there is confrontation,

it is the battlefield.

All battlefields

are shrouded in intrigues and lies.

Seeking truth in fantasy

is the only magic weapon to win.

See through the lies.

Clear away something fantastic.

Right.

So your injury could be a fake.

Why don't

you take off my clothes

and have a check?

Liang Zhu.

I’ll ask people to release him.

Why?

You pulled me up from the abyss.

I pay you back.

It doesn't matter.

What is your real purpose of

coming to Binzhou?

Marry you.

Alright.

And the contacts between the trade caravans of Xia and Song.

Actually it’s not important.

Yuan Hao deliberately sent me out

to weaken the strengthen of the crown prince.

You saw that just now.

I'm in a very

dangerous situation.

You dare to call Yuan Hao by his name.

I'm very grateful to the crown prince.

I pledge my allegiance to

the crown prince.

Sooner or later,

I will catch Yuan Hao for the crown prince,

and help the crown prince dominate Xia.

I’m Song people.

Why do you tell me about Xia?

If the crown prince succeeds to the throne,

I will have great credits

and unlimited future.

If you marry me,

you will have a bright future

to realize your ambition.

A bright future?

I think it will be the extermination.

Therefore,

I need your help.

Whether you live or die,

it has nothing to do with me.

Secret Repository has been disbanded.

Do you have anything else to do?

I like the way you look at me.

If I don't know Secret Repository,

there's no point in my being in the prison camp.

So what even if you know?

Secret Repository has been disbanded.

As a woman,

in Song,

do you have any chance to realize your ambition?

It’s none of your business.

You can realize it with me.

If you go back to Xia with me,

you are not only my wife,

but also my first adviser.

I believe your judgment

and respect your ability.

I can give you the chance to realize your ambition.

Moreover,

I can make you an official in Xia,

breaking the rule that women can't serve as officials.

Even if Secret Repository is disbanded,

I am still Song people.

Goodbye.

I will send massive forces to guard

and do a good job in defense.

By then, it will be

full of the soldiers from Wuwei Army.

So you can rest assured.

Princess.

Why are you here?

You know each other?

We’re friends.

I have something else to do.

I gotta go.

I'll see you out.

No. No.

Don't bother.

Alright. Alright.

General.

My Lord.

I have something to deal with.

I’ll go first.

Go ahead.

The man I just saw is from Xia, isn't he?

Yes, he is.

And he is prestigious in Xia?

Mozang Baoli.

Mozang Heiyun who is favored by Yuan Hao

is his clansman.

Do you have

a relationship with the royal family of Xia?

Congratulations.

When will you move to Xia?

That's not true.

I met him to do business.

Do business?

Yes.

The two countries are negotiating peace, aren't they?

The caravans benefit from each other.

Then,

I did some research

and found it can be a big fortune.

Leaving aside the gold and silver trade,