4/25/2023 0 Comments Three kingdomsWhen the Wei forces advance towards Phoenix Heights, Zhao allows his subordinates to lead all his troops into battle. Zhao was injured in the duel, but ordered his officers to hide it from his men to prevent them from being discouraged. While he is surrounded on all sides and his army has sustained heavy casualties, he opens the second envelope and learns that his task is actually to distract the Wei army while Guan Xing and Zhang Bao proceed to capture enemy territory.Īfter attempts by both sides to provoke each other into attacking, Zhao duels with Cao Ying and defeats her but lets her go. However, he falls into a trap set by the Wei commander, Cao Ying, and retreats to Phoenix Heights. Zhao later encounters the Wei general Han De and slays his four sons. He splits his army into two groups: he leads one group while Guan Xing and Zhang Bao lead the other. Zhao and his army reach a fork in the road, where he opens the first envelope and follows the instructions. Zhuge Liang gives him two envelopes and tells him when to open them. He insists on going to battle and brings along Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, Luo Ping'an and Deng Zhi. By then, a grey-haired Zhao is the only Tiger General still alive. After Liu Bei becomes emperor of Shu, he names Zhao one of his Five Tiger Generals alongside Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong.įollowing Liu Bei's death, Zhuge Liang persuades the new emperor, Liu Shan, to wage war against Wei. Zhao continues to fight for Liu Bei and earns himself the nickname "Invincible General" as he has never lost a battle before. Zhao later returns to Changshan as a hero and falls in love with a girl putting on a shadow puppet show dedicated to him. Cao Cao's granddaughter, Cao Ying, witnesses the attack. Zhao seizes Cao Cao's sword and leaps to safety on the opposite cliff. After finding Liu Bei's son Liu Shan, Zhao straps the infant to his body as he fights his way through enemy lines and charges towards Cao Cao, who has been observing the battle on a cliff. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei cover Zhao from enemy forces while he searches for survivors. Liu Bei is so impressed that he gives Zhao his armour and sends him to save his family. Zhao then engages Zhang Fei and Guan Yu in a duel and remains undefeated after several rounds. When Luo fails his mission to escort Liu Bei's family to safety, Zhang Fei tries to execute him but Zhao intervenes. Liu Bei and his army retreat to Phoenix Heights when they get overwhelmed by Cao Cao's forces. He scores his first victory in a night raid on an enemy camp. Zhao Zilong enlists in Liu Bei's army and befriends Luo Ping'an, a fellow soldier who is also from Changshan. The film was one of the two Three Kingdoms-related films being produced in 2007, with the other being John Woo's two-part 288-minute Red Cliff. As the action takes place late in the Three Kingdoms story, the warrior Zhao Zilong, played by Andy Lau, is the lead character. The book is also frequently read in South Korea. Patrick Frater of Variety said that the book is often cited as one of the four most important works in the corpus of Chinese literature. The film publicity said that the film's script received inspiration of Chapter 92 of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The film is a joint production between Hong Kong, China and South Korea. It was directed by Daniel Lee with a reported budget of US$25 million. Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon is a 2008 Hong Kong action war drama film loosely based on parts of the 14th-century Chinese classical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
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