The Qin General pressures a former Chu soldier (Cao Jiu) to execute General Long Ju. Although the Cao Jiu was humiliated into beating one of his comrades, he resists at the last minute, remembering the Chu pride and rebels against the Qin soldiers, freeing General Long Ju. Long Ju shows no mercy, killing the Qin general, and holding up the Chu jade tiger talisman. He entreats the prisoners to remember their heritage and join with him, Xiang Liang, Fan Zeng and other exiled Chu soldiers who now surround the quarry. The Chu soldiers and prisoners overcome the Qin guards. Cao Jiu is remorseful for mistreating his comrade but is forgiven. The remnants of the Chu army reunite under General Long Ju and Fan Zeng and plan their strategy. With only about half of their forces, they realize they cannot fight the Qin directly. They reason that: the majority of the Qin’s forces are at Xiangyang; General Meng Tian was sent north with the Golden Fire Cavalry against the Northern Wolves tribe; Baiyue in the south has surrendered, but Emperor Ying Zheng has committed troops to hold power; and Shanghai has Zhang Han’s Shadow Division and Net Trap, but they must protect Prince Fu Su. Also, their young marshal Shaoyu is on the Mirage with Tianming and Shi Lan fighting the Yin-Yang School; although Fan Zeng believes they will prevail. Their biggest challenge is not having a commander-in-chief to lead them so they decide to wait while they search for Chu Nanggong and gather further intelligence. General Long Ju is sent to investigate the meteorite that fell during the Qin invasion and the passing of the comet over Antares (Episodes 100-102) whose inscription predicted that the Huns will be the destroyers of Qin.
