Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon (San guo zhi jian long xie jia)

228 AD

It was a time when China was divided between three kingdoms, Wei, Wu and Shu

The country was plagued by constant war while its people suffered from hardship and famine

It was from this turmoil that a hero would arise

His name was Zilong of Shu Kingdom

I vow to guard Phoenix Heights. To my death

I vow to capture Zilong alive today

We only have one life to live

I, Pingan

shall dream big

and aspire

after success

Just as a dog needs to find a good master

So had I chosen to join Liu's forces

It was there that I met Zilong

Your home village?

Changshan

Your name?

Zilong

How long have you been away from home?

Almost two years

Why do you want to join Liu's army?

To bring peace

to our land and start a family

Do you think we can win?

I believe that man can prevail over destiny

"Changshan Zhao Zilong"

This is the frontline of Liu's army

Cao's army is much stronger and determined to eliminate Liu

Liu rushes the fortress fortification

while we wait for backup forces

I am here

Then where is Changshan? It must be here

Changshan's not there at all

You fool...

You should know more about your own country

Changshan is here

This bread is tasteless

I am from Changshan, too

We are now here

If we fight for our Lord Liu and make a circle on this map

Peace will finally come to our country

And we can return to Changshan as heroes

Can we really encircle so much territory?

Young man, you stick with me your brother

And I'll lead you to complete that circle

Brother

How long have you been in the army?

Five years

Do you ever miss home?

Who wouldn't?

But I've never been back

A man must dream big

And aspire after great achievements

I swore not to return home unless with glory

Brother...

Consider this a gift to you

For me?

The map is in my heart

"When the fort falls Annihilation follows"

Look, what's in the box?

How would I know?

And who is that man?

What's the matter?

It's Pingan!

Strange things happened

A wooden box was left outside the front gate

And there's someone sent by Lord Liu

Is he the reinforcement?

Does he look like one?

How many people did he bring with him?

He came alone

Alone?

The main force of Cao's army

will attack us within the next few days

So they won't wait long

Cao's army will attack us tomorrow

What should we do...?

There must be four thousand men in the Cao's camp

Definitely not less than eight thousand

How can you be so sure?

At ten men per cooking stove

Cao's army has lit over a thousand stoves to cook a meal

That makes ten thousand troops?

I didn't want to scare you with the numbers

Then we are doomed

Cao's ten thousand men is nothing

Cao is a master in the art of war but he is skeptical by nature

His troops could have traveled 25 miles a day

But now they're traveling only 8 miles a day

It is obvious that he has his concerns

What concerns would a dog like Cao have?

He is afraid of someone in our army

Who is that?

Liu's Military Advisor

Zhuge!

Battle and chess are similar

Instead of hanging onto every chess piece and playing defensively

One must know when to sacrifice a rook

to take the opponent's king

So to live, we must give up this camp

Can we win?

Would I come to die if we can't win?

Like playing chess it's better to lose the rook than the game

We shall head off their attack by hitting them tonight

But we only have one thousand men

It can't be done except tonight

I predict that at midnight tonight there will be a thunderstorm

This presents us a great opportunity

But do you have enough courage to act on it?

We the Changshan soldiers are made of courage

But what if it doesn't rain?

Should there be no rain at midnight tonight I shall be beheaded

Zhuge!

Hurry to the Cao's camp before it rains

490 of us shall form the Dragon unit. Wait in ambush at the left of Cao's camp

Another 490 of Tiger unit wait in ambush at the right of Cao's camp

The remaining 20 Changshan soldiers will be the commando unit

We will force our way through Cao's camp with the rain as signal

When the enemy is in disarray because of the storm

We will cut down the enemy's general flag

and sap their fighting spirit

Then Dragon and Tiger units will attack together

Despite their numbers, we shall have our victory

Life is like a game of chess It takes only a single move to win

The battle is over I shall be off to rescue other places

My Changshan brothers, attack!

Attack!

"Vanguard" I will kill the vanguard's leader

Brother

Brother, I'll help you

Brother...

The leader has been killed

Dragon unit! Attack!

Tiger unit! Attack!

I shall launch another attack

Zilong has never told anyone about helping me

And I received all the credit

The defeat of Cao's forces enraged Cao. He decided to personally lead a massive army

He vow to defeat Liu

As Cao's army was drawing near

Liu was chased to Phoenix Heights

with his people

Liu's blood brothers, Generals Guan Yu and Zhang Fei

Were sent to cover the people's retreat

My people are suffering because of me. Advisor, what is your suggestion?

My Lord Liu, a proper result can't be obtained from my divination

Our success in killing the Cao's vanguard earned me the trust of the Advisor

And the important duty of protecting Liu's family

was assigned to me

Finally, the opportunity to prove my might had come

As for Zilong, I sent him to assist the refugees

Brother, what should we do?

Let's go back the way we came

Brother, are you sure? We need to be more careful

Back the way we came I said!

Yes, Brother!

I saw a Cao army unit coming after us

My Lord!

Cao's forces shall be here in no time

We must close the front gate at once

The gate can't be closed!

Your wives and child have yet to arrive

We must protect the people

Brother

Shut the gate!

Cao's army is approaching, save yourself!

Come in quickly, we're closing the gate

Zilong!

Brother! Brother!

We were attacked by Cao's soldiers

Where are the two ladies and the young lord?

I've lost them

Brother, Zhang Fei!

How dare you to defy me?

To kill him, you'll have to kill me first

Stop it!

Brother, Zhang Fei!

You brat!

Your skill was outstanding, young man

Brothers, lay down your weapons

My people are suffering because of me

I am to be blamed for all this

I'm willing to go look for the young lord on behalf of Pingan

Bestow my armor upon this young man

Young man

We will clear the way for you

Great!

Eat well and fight with a full stomach

Brother, don't worry about me

I have nothing to lose

I came with nothing and shall leave nothing

There's nothing to worry about

I want you to complete

the circle without me

Promise me

you'll finish it?

You coward!

Don't talk rubbish!

Remember, ride swiftly and carefully