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100 years ago, a chance discovery in one of the ancient sacred Caves of Magao in the middle of the Gobi Desert brought to light an extraordinary collection of ancient scrolls that had been hidden from the world for 1000 years.
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00:00In the year 1900, in the caves of Mogao, near Dunhuang, West China, a Taoist monk makes one
00:18of the greatest archaeological discoveries of all time. In a sealed cave, he finds tens of
00:27thousands of ancient manuscripts filled with untold tales of heroic warriors,
00:33mysterious travelers, and legendary kings and rulers.
00:40This was an incredible and unprecedented amount of first-hand material that was
00:47discovered and it basically revolutionized the study of Chinese history.
00:53Now, experts are discovering how the desert oasis of Dunhuang rose to become a vital stronghold.
01:00And how Dunhuang used his position on the ancient Silk Road, a trading route stretching from China all the way to Rome, to become a thriving metropolis, rich with an incredible diversity of cultures, languages, and fates.
01:12But who were the characters that shaped Dunhuang's turbulent history?
01:18From a master general who had big ambitions beyond his borders?
01:25The Hamptons is the time when China and Rome, you know, first become vaguely aware of each other.
01:31And a canny governor who used foreign allies to fight corruption?
01:35This period sees the arrival of Sogdian traders into China who were to exert an enormous influence for the next few centuries.
01:43To a fearsome tribal warlord looking to exploit China's disunity.
02:01The empire must fall apart, when it's fallen apart, it must unite. It's the pattern of Chinese history.
02:11With powerful enemies on the rise, Dunhuang's fate hangs in the balance.
02:18On the edge of the Taklamakan, one of the least hospitable deserts in the world, stands the oasis of Dunhuang.
02:38Today, it's a haven for tourists who come to find refuge in the shade of Singing Sands Mountain and the waters of Crescent Lake.
02:48But in ancient times, Dunhuang was much more than a simple refuge.
02:53This was the edge of the world.
02:59Dunhuang County was founded in 111 BCE by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, with a garrison built to protect the western frontier.
03:10If attacked, warning fires are lit, giving Dunhuang its name, Shining Beacon.
03:15Dunhuang was really right on the very edge, in a sense beyond the edge of China.
03:22Merchants were passing from China out to the western world, and the area was a military one, one that was guarded by Chinese soldiers.
03:31I mean, they are weeks' march away from the capital.
03:37Dunhuang's location has been carefully chosen.
03:402,000 kilometers from the Han capital, Luoyong, it protects the mouth of the Hesee Corridor, keeping invaders out of the central regions.
03:49From Dunhuang, trade routes reach out across the world, passing around the Taclamacan Desert, over the Pamir Mountains, through the empires of the Kushan and the Parthians, and reaching all the way to Rome, capital of the Roman Empire.
04:05In time, these ancient trade routes become known as the Silk Road.
04:12On its well-worn tracks, valuable goods and ideas can be exchanged across great distances.
04:18The Silk Road is a lot of people who think the Silk Road is a three-way path to connect to the south, and it's a complete mistake.
04:25This is a complete mistake.
04:26Actually, the Silk Road is a network to connect to the south and north, and it's a network to connect to the south and north.
04:34Silk Road trade and taxes generate immense profits, enhance power, and deepen global bonds.
04:46The greatest treasures in the world are bought and sold in Dunhuang.
04:51Furs, glass, silks, and spices.
04:55Over time, the desert fortress grows to become a melting pot of many cultures, fates, and ethnicities.
05:04But by the end of the first century CE, the region of Dunhuang has grown unstable.
05:21People live in constant fear of attack.
05:24Xiongnu tribes from the north and south of the Tarim Basin make alliances with city-states.
05:44Xiongnu tribes from the north and south of the Tarim Basin make alliances with city-states.
05:51These alliances are a threat to Han China.
05:56Only Dunhuang can prevent the peoples of the Mongolian plains and the Tibetan mountains from uniting to block the Silk Road.
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06:21even the Great Wall is not enough to keep the Xiongnu at bay.
06:25They control swathes of the Silk Road
06:28and threaten to invade the central regions.
06:36In 73 CE, Emperor Ming decides
06:39that a new military force must be sent to Dunhuang.
06:43Its success or failure will depend on the most unlikely man.
06:47His name is Ban Chao.
06:51Like his father before him,
06:53Ban Chao works as a court historian,
06:55recording the present and sharing ancient wisdom.
06:59But Ban Chao yearns to swap the pen for the sword.
07:05Ban Chao's life in the era,
07:07the culture of the world was very fond of.
07:09No matter whether you're a writer or a writer,
07:11you're a man from the outside,
07:13you're a man from the outside,
07:15and you're a man from the outside,
07:17you're a man from the outside,
07:19and you're a man from the outside.
07:20Then suddenly the call arrives.
07:22The Emperor needs recruits for the Western Front.
07:24Ban Chao enlists as a military officer.
07:26He's soon recognized as a man of courage
07:28who can forge his own path.
07:30The Emperor needs recruits for the Western Front.
07:32Ban Chao enlists as a military officer.
07:36He's soon recognized as a man of courage
07:38who can forge his own path.
07:42The Emperor wants to make his own path.
07:44He wants to make his own path.
07:46He wants to make his own path.
07:48He wants to make his own path.
07:50He wants to make his own path.
07:54Each one of his 36 men is hand-picked.
08:02His most trusted soldiers are Lieutenant Gan Ying
08:06and close friends Dong.
08:16Ban Chao recognizes that defending China's frontier
08:20will never suffice.
08:22He must try to control it.
08:24The future of the Han Empire is at stake.
08:40But the Western territories are vast.
08:44It would take too long to defeat all the Han's enemies by warfare.
08:48Instead Ban Chao will use diplomacy to strengthen his hand.
08:52His risky plan would require a fox's cunning
08:56and a gambler's instinct.
09:10The first step is to meet with the powerful King Gwang of the Shan Shan.
09:22Let's eat, let's eat.
09:26We're happy to meet the people today.
09:28Come, come, come.
09:30The Shan Shan's kingdom is strategically situated on the Silk Road
09:34just to the west of the Hershey region and Dunhuang.
09:38Masters of trade, the Shan Shan play both the Xiongnu
09:42and the Han to their advantage.
09:46Ban Chao knows well that their allegiances change faster
09:50than a desert wind.
09:54This is a陷阱.
09:58If you're in the mud, you're in the mud.
10:00You're in the mud.
10:02Let's eat.
10:04for this youth, evolve.
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10:23short hour?
10:25It's a just as great.
10:27It looks like this.
10:29Banshaw's worst suspicions are
10:59soon confirmed.
11:03Even as the king entertains his guests,
11:05outside, Xiongnu warriors prepare to attack.
11:09They have come to kill Banshaw.
11:13But the wily general has prepared a surprise of his own.
11:22From the darkness, his men sweep in like ghosts in the night.
11:29No man is left alive.
11:51This is the king of Banshaw.
11:57This is the king of Banshaw.
12:01This is the king of Banshaw.
12:05Ban Chao's risky strategy has paid off.
12:29King Wang pledges total allegiance to the Han.
12:35Ban Chao's victory over the Shan Shan king and his Xiongnu allies spreads quickly along
12:52the Silk Road.
12:54Ban Chao's success also confirms his position in the eyes of the emperor.
13:01The lowly historian is promoted to become one of the most senior generals on the western frontier.
13:07Over the coming decade, Ban Chao builds alliances with many tribes and city states from the desert
13:14to the distant mountains in the west.
13:16But beyond the snow line, a new threat is rising, greater than any the Han have yet faced,
13:23the Kushan.
13:25Covering three million square kilometers of territory, the mighty Kushan empire has a
13:32population of 10 million and an army 200,000 strong.
13:36The Kushan empire has a population of 10 million and an army 200,000 strong.
13:40The Kushan empire is a population of 10 million and an army 200,000 strong.
13:46The Kushan control one of the most important sections of the Silk Road.
14:00Now, they aim to conquer the entire western region.
14:05So the ruler of the Kushan empire, Vima Kephizis, viewed himself as equal to the Roman emperor.
14:11In fact, he even used the title of Caesar Kaiser.
14:15The Kushan Caesar has watched the Han consolidate its power in the western region.
14:20But Ban Chao is an unknown quantity and makes him nervous.
14:24So he sends ambassadors to negotiate and offer a marriage of political convenience.
14:29The Kushan are not just a threat to Han's security.
14:49They are also a threat to the precious supply of jade which comes to China along the Silk Road.
14:56The Chinese didn't call it the Silk Road and it's a 19th century European invention.
15:01And in fact, I mean, if the Chinese had given it a name, they might have called it the Jade Route
15:05because jade from Cotan came into China that way.
15:09Today, one of the Great Wall's oldest gateways still stands on the edge of Dunhuang County.
15:15For centuries, most of the jade entering China passed through here, earning it the name Jade Gate.
15:26For Ban Chao, the Jade Gate marks the edge of the Han frontier.
15:33As he considers the Kushan ambassador's offer, the future of the Han Empire rests in his hands.
15:40But Ban Chao rejects peace.
15:51He will go to war, though he knows this means he must face the most impossible odds.
15:57The Kushan send an army of 70,000 men to conquer the Eastern Han Empire.
16:11The army is led by one of their greatest warriors, General Sia.
16:16Ban Chao must defend the central regions from attack, but he only has a few thousand men.
16:22Even his most loyal lieutenants worry that this time, the great general may have bitten off more than he can chew.
16:29If they want to open a war, I will be able to serve them.
16:33How can we beat them?
16:35Their army has 10,000 people.
16:38We have a strong army.
16:41When Dunhuang was first founded, it was an untamed frontier, a place where few would voluntarily choose to live.
16:51At the time of the Han Empire, the rule of the Han Empire was named as the移民 in the Middle East.
16:57He was the one of the victims of the Middle East, and the strong army of the strong army, and the strong army of the strong army.
17:06In the 90s CE, many of Dunhuang's 40,000 inhabitants are merchants and business people.
17:12But it's also home to hardy characters and ex-convicts who have come to build new lives.
17:18And it's to them that Ban Chao now turns.
17:24What?
17:25You just want them?
17:29Hold on.
17:32You?
17:33Go!
17:39Good job.
17:40Go!
17:44Go!
17:53Go!
17:56Go!
17:57Go!
17:58Go!
18:00Go!
18:01As Ban Chao recruits his defense squad, the army of 70,000 Kushan soldiers continues its march towards Dunhuang.
18:31By any measure, Ban Chao's small troop of fighters should have no chance against the formidable Kushan.
18:48But what they lack in numbers, Ban Chao and Gan Ying will make up in training and cunning.
18:56The Kushan army has crossed the 4,000-meter Pamir Mountains.
19:03The Kushan army has crossed the 4,000-meter Pamir Mountains.
19:10They have marched great distances and suffered the cost.
19:17Even so, the Kushan army remains 20 times stronger than Ban Chao's.
19:24He must find a way to even the odds.
19:31.
19:38Even so, the Kushan army remains 20 times stronger than Ban Chao's.
19:44He must find a way to even the odds.
19:49.
19:58Just as the general predicted, the Kushan run low on water and food.
20:03General Shi dispatches an army unit to source supplies from a local ally.
20:08As the unit crosses a mountain pass, Ban Chao's warriors and bandits stand ready.
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21:11The Kushan army is cut off from their support.
21:16There is no escape from the waiting Han fighters.
21:41Side by side with his men.
21:46Ban Chao fights to the very end.
22:00東漢帝國的軍隊,他們的協作能力更強,
22:04戰爭經驗更豐富,
22:06敵人的優勢是很難徹底地發揮出來的.
22:12The Han military machine obviously was also one of the most advanced at the time.
22:17The forces would have been extremely powerful.
22:25For Ban Chao, this was the battle for the fate of a nation.
22:36After Ban Chao's victory, he makes an unusual decision.
22:54武皇恩威,免你不死.
22:59走吧!
23:03戰士
23:06武皇恩威
23:11防禦
23:15武皇恩威
23:18製造平衡
23:30the frontier, by 93 CE Ban Chao has brought peace to the entire western region.
23:41By marrying the lessons of history with his far-seeing sense of the present,
23:45the great general has laid a solid foundation for the future prosperity of the Silk Road.
23:53Dunhuang is also safe. Within its walls, the city becomes a haven of security and wealth
23:59for Silk Road traders coming from the furthest corners of the world.
24:18Ban Chao's ambitions don't stop there.
24:21In 97 CE, he sends his most trusted deputy on a mission to ride west as far as he can go.
24:29Don't let me live again.
24:31Gan Ying's task is to cross the four empires on the Silk Road and continue until he can travel no more.
24:40This 8,000-kilometer expedition is as difficult for its day as landing on the moon.
24:47In his epic quest, Gan Ying reaches the Persian Gulf and perhaps even the Mediterranean Sea.
24:53He's the first recorded Han person to reach the edge of the Roman Empire.
25:00With his mission complete, Gan Ying returns safely to China, bringing home important knowledge about the cultures of the world.
25:11The Hamptons is the time when China and Rome, you know, first become vaguely aware of each other.
25:17Gan Ying's epic journey stands testament to Ban Chao's vision for China, an empire on the edge connected to the world.
25:30In the years to come, Dunhuang, the Silk Road Fortress, flourishes and grows to become its own shining beacon.
25:36People of many cultures and religions flock to this faraway corner of the desert, making the city a major center for global commerce.
25:51But Dunhuang's rise will not always be peaceful.
25:54The turbulent era of the three kingdoms looms large on the horizon.
26:08Since Ban Chao's victory over the Xiongnu in 90 CE, Dunhuang has become a key strategic outpost on the Silk Road.
26:16Its trading routes stretch all the way to Rome, where Chinese silk is said to be worth its weight in gold.
26:22And it's become a major center for global commerce.
26:26But over the century that follows, China falls once more into an era of great turbulence.
26:32In one of the most violent periods of Chinese history, warlords and kingdoms battle for control.
26:39This is the era of the three kingdoms, Wei, Shu and Wu.
26:44In their vicious battle for supremacy, the Wei gained power of the vast western regions, but they failed to control them.
26:56Now, 100 years after Ban Chao, Dunhuang has become dangerous, even inside the city walls.
27:03The wealth and power generated by Silk Road trade has brought rot to Dunhuang.
27:08Many among the ruling class have grown cruel and corrupt.
27:13And it's the common people who suffer most.
27:22Emperor Cao Rei dispatches a new governor to the city.
27:27Tsang Tse has a very special mission.
27:30He must find out what has gone wrong in Dunhuang, and find a solution.
27:35Tsang Tse is nearing the end of his career.
27:39He should be planning for retirement.
27:41Instead, Dunhuang will be his hardest challenge yet.
27:45Tsang Tse recognizes that the situation is far worse than he had imagined.
28:05When the Dunhuang came to Dunhuang, the Middle Ages were all in a clear direction.
28:10Dunhuang is the only one of the largest largest battle of the world.
28:12The lawlessness of the region has far-reaching consequences.
28:19Bandits attacked traders near Dunhuang with impunity.
28:42These attacks undermine the security of the market.
28:47The future of Dunhuang and China's access to the Silk Road are in danger,
28:52unless Tseng Tzu can find a solution.
28:59As Tseng Tzu considers his options, a group of traders approaches Dunhuang across the desert sands.
29:10This caravan is led by Shane, a member of the clan of the merchant Nanayvandak.
29:16Shane and her group are Sogdians, ancient Iranians who mastered trade on the Silk Road.
29:24The Sogdians have taken advantage of turmoil in the Roman Empire, the Kushan Empire and the Eastern Han
29:31to build a vast business network across Eurasia.
29:34To reach Dunhuang, Shane has travelled 3,000 kilometres from her home
29:39in the faraway capital of Sogdia, Samarkand.
29:43This period sees the arrival of Sogdian traders into China,
29:49who were to exert an enormous influence for the next few centuries.
29:54Expert in many languages, the Sogdians connect the world,
29:58bringing goods, knowledge, science and culture across great distances.
30:03They were supposed to be the most brilliant salespeople.
30:06They all were born with honeyed tongues.
30:09They could sell anything to anybody.
30:11They certainly dominated the trade on the Silk Road from about the 3rd to about the 8th century.
30:22Capable and highly skilled, Shane has led her caravan through the harshest regions on Earth.
30:28For Shane, such risks are part of normal business.
30:34But the risk of attack is on the increase.
30:37And as she nears Dunhuang, she knows that danger is now greater than ever.
30:45With some relief, Shane and her caravan enter Dunhuang.
30:49She arrives just one month after Tsai Tzu.
30:52She arrives just one month after Tsai Tzu.
30:57As is customary in the Sogdian religion of Zoroastrianism,
31:03it is time to give thanks to God.
31:06Shain's prayer receives an unexpected response.
31:14No!
31:16No!
31:17No!
31:19No!
31:21No!
31:22No!
31:23No!
31:25No!
31:26No!
31:27No!
31:28No!
31:29No!
31:30No!
31:31No!
31:32No!
31:33No!
31:34No!
31:35No!
31:36Get out of here!
31:56For Shane, this is a disaster.
31:58Not only have the robbers stolen her goods,
32:01they have also taken her precious amulet.
32:07News travels quickly in the small desert city.
32:12Before long, the Sabau,
32:14leader of Dunhuang's Sogdian community,
32:16hears of the attack.
32:18Sabau!
32:19I'm going to kill you!
32:21Go!
32:23The recent attacks have caused tensions
32:26between the Sogdians and the city rulers,
32:28putting pressure on the Sabau,
32:30who is responsible for maintaining good relations
32:33between the two communities.
32:35The Sabau invites Tsang-se to meet him
32:37at the inn where Shane was attacked.
32:41Have you seen the attack?
32:43No.
32:44I haven't seen anything.
32:46They can't see anything.
32:48I've seen it.
32:49I haven't seen it.
32:50I've seen it.
32:51I haven't seen it.
32:52It's been happened.
32:53It's been happened.
32:56It's happened.
32:57They are still in the middle of the village.
32:59The doctor says...
33:01They will investigate.
33:03I'm going to get out of here.
33:17Sang-se may be the city's most senior official,
33:20but as an outsider in Dunhuang,
33:22his power is all too limited.
33:25The commander, however, is head of the city's security forces
33:29and a powerful representative of Dunhuang's ruling classes.
33:33Sang-se must seek his advice.
33:36In theútbol,
33:40we should provide the next army.
33:44But the druidians must be my knowledge.
33:46The druidians must be a great believer on the military.
33:50Your father,
33:52he will be inclined to retrain a leave.
33:56The druidians must be considered in trouble.
34:00Madame,
34:02stay together.
34:04in the desert all justices served locally far from his emperor the dangers
34:14Tsangsa faces in this new position are becoming clear
34:17前任太守为何离任啊回家主前任太守因意外过世了
34:35to be successful in his new role Tsangsa must navigate the space between the ruling classes
34:41and the local ethnic and economic interests of the people
34:45in private he investigates the leading lords of Dunhuang
35:04one century before when the western regions were being settled Ban Chao had rewarded his
35:15most loyal followers with land and titles through years of hard work they tamed the land until it
35:21was fruitful and valuable in time their children and their children's children thrived and grew rich
35:27by the time of Tsangsu these families have become upper-class lords of Dunhuang
35:35but the lords have forgotten the idealism of their forefathers
35:39governors in public royalty and private they helped themselves to all they can take
35:45while the poor are left to suffer
35:47in the year 227 CE Tsangsa is inaugurated as governor of Dunhuang county
36:17this should be the moment when Tsangsa can at last claim his power
36:42but the commander has other idea
36:47Mr. Ganda
36:49former pone
36:52pod
36:55Move
36:55Dr. Ganda
36:56the administration
36:58could run
37:02you
37:03can
37:03you
37:05way
37:10I don't know.
37:12They're all in front of us.
37:14I don't know.
37:16They're all in front of us.
37:18No.
37:20He's been arrested.
37:22Let's go.
37:24Let's go.
37:26The new hero's hero will be in charge.
37:30Let's go.
37:40Years of experience have sharpened Tseng Tse's instincts.
37:44He can sense the true character of people.
37:48Please come to him.
37:50Who has one.
37:52I couldn't see him.
37:54In the middle of asking him,
37:56he was lied to me.
37:58But godmah you're judged!
38:00It's not bad.
38:02If my father told him,
38:04that's the fact that he's going to be right away.
38:08But the new president is not convinced.
38:10Headed to Dunhuang's terrible prison,
38:12he seeks out Sun Young's side of the story.
38:15of the story but again the commander has a different
38:33plan
39:03it appears that the new governor has failed to make Dunhuang a safer place
39:24Shane and her Sogdian traders gathered the caravan
39:30and begin their 3,000 kilometer journey home to Samarkand with so much lost
39:36Shane's family business may never recover
39:40the new governor Tseng Tzu seems little more than a puppet
39:53the real power remains with the military the commander and his cronies
39:58but nothing is as it seems
40:04Shane has not left the city her departure from Dunhuang has been a ruse
40:12just one small part of Tseng Tzu's elaborate plan to catch his prey
40:19the new governor Tseng Tzu's plan began months earlier with a letter to Shane beseeching her help in drawing out their hidden enemy
40:41Shane beseeching her help in drawing out their hidden enemy
40:48from the moment Shane had first near Dunhuang Tseng Tzu had arranged
40:55for her caravan to be followed by a poor man who was loyal to him
41:02Shane and Tseng Tzu were certain trouble would come and when it did they had the perpetrators followed to their lair
41:09there the true criminals of Dunhuang become known
41:39the
41:41the
41:46Tseng Tzu knows that the trap he set requires careful preparation
41:51with Sun Yang he's released many prisoners
41:54each man innocent of the charges against him
41:57trained in secret these men become the governor's loyal troop
42:01now Tseng Tzu is ready to strike
42:08his enemies had dismissed him as old and weak
42:13but age and wisdom are a powerful combination
42:31at last Dunhuang is stable and secure
42:59Tseng Tzu quickly earns the people's trust
43:04These letters of reference, known as Guo Suo, are the equivalent of the modern passport.
43:34The wise governor now turns his attention to one of the greatest social challenges of the time.
44:04This is the most important thing for the country.
44:16Next, Tsang Tzu devises a plan to foster unity and understanding among the different ethnic groups of Dunhuang,
44:24and increase the city's population by encouraging cross-cultural intermarriage.
44:39In just a few years, Dunhuang transforms from a lawless, dangerous western town
44:45into a thriving trading city of many cultures, tongues, and new ideas.
44:51China's gateway to the world.
44:53Tsang Tzu rules Dunhuang until his death in the mid-230s.
45:08In his short reign, he becomes the best known governor in the city's history.
45:13Under his inspiring rule, Dunhuang became a paradise in an era of turmoil, a beacon on the Silk Road.
45:22Tsang Tzu's funeral is attended by people of all cultures and backgrounds.
45:28As is their custom, Soglians slash their faces in respect of the great man.
45:47Tsang Tzu leaves Dunhuang shining like a pearl in a sea of sand.
45:53But dark days lie ahead.
46:02Dunhuang will feel the full force of vengeance from the wrath of a Lushuehu warlord.
46:09A legendary king is coming.
46:12The year is 417 CE.
46:23Two centuries after the time of Tsang Tzu, Dunhuang county, the Hershey corridor,
46:29and the entire western regions are in a state of chaos and division.
46:34A plague of violence rages across the land.
46:37People live in constant fear.
46:40China is not the only part of the world wracked by this order in the early 5th century.
46:47In the west, the once powerful Roman Empire has been torn apart by war.
46:53In the east, though the three kingdoms have been unified by the Xin,
46:57warring tribes have since overwhelmed the north and western regions,
47:01and the Xin dynasty has fallen apart.
47:04The era of the 16 kingdoms has begun.
47:11This is another period of disunion.
47:13I mean, it's when China splits into ever-decreasing kingdoms,
47:19smaller and smaller, fighting against each other.
47:21The empire must fall apart.
47:24When it's fallen apart, it must unite.
47:26It's the pattern of Chinese history.
47:31In the era of the 16 kingdoms,
47:33five powerful nomad tribes come to dominate the western regions.
47:37Jiangbei, Di, Zia, Jiang, and Xiongnu.
47:42Their names will resonate through history.
47:45From a branch of the Xiongnu people,
47:48one king rises above all.
47:50His name is Jushu Mengshun.
48:15He has no ordinary leader.
48:20He is just as capable of bloodshed in terror as he is of mercy and wisdom.
48:31On the other hand,
48:32he has a good character of the Chinese people.
48:35On the other hand,
48:36he has a great weakness of the ancient history.
48:38The禁书 has been so assessed.
48:40Mungshun,
48:41博射群史,
48:42颇小天文,
48:43雄劫有英略,
48:44华季善权变
48:48Mungshun's eyes are focused on the ultimate prize,
48:51Dunhuang.
48:53If he can win control of the desert city,
48:57he will gain the resources he needs to dominate the entire Haishi region.
49:03Despite the wars in the central plains,
49:06Dunhuang continues to thrive.
49:08The city is crowded with people fleeing conflict.
49:11Here,
49:12people of the western regions,
49:14the Hausi region,
49:16and the central plains live together side by side.
49:19Control of Dunhuang provides access to the great wealth of the Silk Road,
49:25which is why the city becomes the capital of the Western Liang dynasty.
49:29For 17 years, ruler of the Western Liang, Duke Li Hao, has protected Dunhuang and the Silk Road.
49:39But the duke has fallen ill.
49:42And the stakes could not be higher.
49:51Throughout the duke's long reign, the northern and western Liang have been in constant war.
49:56Neither has achieved a conclusive victory.
49:59Mengshun's territory now covers more than half of the Haishi corridor,
50:04making him one of the most powerful and feared rulers in the region.
50:12The forces of the Western Liang, led by Duke Li Hao,
50:15have so far managed to defy the Shunnu king.
50:18But the duke is dying.
50:20His son, Li Xin, must now rise to protect his people and his kingdom.
50:26In this kingdom,
50:33Ihателя.
50:34Phuang
50:39altung
50:43T'cham
50:49Phuang
50:51Phuang
50:53I can't wait for him to save him for a long time.
50:59His death is soon to die.
51:03He died!
51:05With the death of Li Hao in 417,
51:08the fate of Dunhuang comes to rest on the shoulders of a new generation.
51:14Can the new Duke and his army defeat Mengsheng?
51:17Or will the Xiongnu king finally conquer Dunhuang?
51:23?
51:32?
51:33?
51:37?
51:41?
51:42?
51:45?
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