Season 1
38 episodes · Jun 4, 2012
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S1E1The Boy With No Name
Jun 4, 201250mShin and Hyou are two slaves who have grown as sword training buddies and pseudo brothers with a common dream of growing up to be great generals.
S1E2Fated Meeting
Jun 11, 201225mXin discovers Ying Zheng, the young King of Qin, who's fleeing his half-brother's uprising. Piao's killer arrives to murder Ying Zheng. Xin, who's learned that Piao died serving as Zheng's stand-in, must decide which to help and which to kill.
S1E3Friend!
Jun 18, 201225mXin and Zheng entrust their escape to young Diao, who knows a secret way out of Heibei Village. Xin still blames Zheng for Piao's death, and even as this simmering conflict boils over, a new and deadly pursuer takes up the chase.
S1E4The King and the Sword
Jun 25, 201225mFleeing pursuit, Zheng and Xin struggle with exhaustion and with each other. When they reach the appointed meeting site, there's no sign of Zheng's sole supporter, Lord Changwen . . . and the murderous tracker Mu Ta is hot on their trail.
S1E5An Unbreakable Heart
Jul 2, 201225mXin, who's vowed in the name of his own ambitions to help the King, must singlehandedly face the treacherous assassin Mu Ta. Meanwhile, General Wang Yi brings a piece of tribute to the Court that seems to spell the end for all young King Zheng's hopes.
S1E6The Path to a Great General
Jul 9, 201225mXin hears a tale of Piao's heroism during Wang Yi's ambush, but he also learns that King Zheng has even fewer allies than he'd been told. With little time left to forestall a civil war, Zheng decides on a dangerous path, to seek out unlikely allies.
S1E7The Terrifying Mountain People
Jul 16, 201225mXin sets out into the western mountains with Zheng and his handful of soldiers, seeking the aid of the mountain king. The mountain folk, though, have little liking for flatlanders, and when he meets them, King Zheng is forced to make a perilous choice.
S1E8Each One's Dream
Jul 23, 201225mIn the stronghold of the mountain folk, Zheng treats with their king, who seems determined to kill the young King of Qin in retribution for longstanding grudges. And the arrival of Xin and his companions pushes this confrontation to its crisis.
S1E9Now, to Xianyang!
Jul 30, 201225mZheng and Xin return to where Lord Changwen waits. They make ready to ride to the capital, but they'll need remarkable strategy to overcome the terrible odds. Meanwhile, in the capital, Jie Shi has raised a vast army to face the formidable Lu Buwei.
S1E10Invading the Royal Capital
Aug 6, 201225mZheng, Xin, and their companions arrive at the gates of Xianyang, capital of the Qin Kingdom, with a force far too small to assault such a great fortress. A stratagem may get them inside the walls, but they won't reach the Royal Court without a fight.
S1E11The Fierce Fighting Begins
Aug 13, 201225mBlocked by Wei Xing's elite crossbowmen, the forces of Zheng and the mountain folk split up. Xin accompanies a smaller force to seek out the usurper Cheng Jiao in the palace... but their way, too, is blocked, by the deadly assassin Zuo Ci and his men.
S1E12The Ultimate Blade
Aug 20, 201225mXin, Bi, and the breakaway force, fighting to reach the throne room, face the seemingly invincible Zuo Ci in the "Right-Side Dragon" corridor, while outside, the King and Lord Changwen hold out against Si Shi and Wei Xing.
S1E13The Roar of Lankai
Aug 27, 201225mThe breakaway force reaches the Throne Room, only to find the traitor Cheng Jiao guarded by his monstrous "pet," who's seemingly impervious to weapons. Ba Jio reveals a previously unseen savagery, but can he contend with the brute strength of Lan Kai?
S1E14The Power of the Sword
Sep 3, 201225mHis companions battered, Xin must rise to face the monstrous Lan Kai; in doing so he learns something of the true nature of the sword. Outside, Zheng's desperate fight is interrupted by the unwelcome arrival of the mysterious and powerful General Wang Yi.
S1E15Qualifications of a King
Sep 10, 201225mA face-off with Jiao Cheng awaits, but before that can come, Zheng Ying, facing death at General Wang Yi's hand, must convince the "Strange Bird of Xin" that his vision of the future makes him a worthy successor to his great-grandfather, King Zhao.
S1E16Lü Buwei
Sep 17, 201225mThe recalcitrant and powerful Lü Buwei finally makes his appearance, accompanied by his more-than-formidable "Four Pillars." But condescension and a scarcely veiled threat of violence show right through his half-hearted show of respect to King Zheng Ying.
S1E17First Campaign
Sep 24, 201225mXin's first true campaign as a soldier comes at last, but when Wei makes a surprise move, the battle doesn't go as he expected.
S1E18The Threat of the Chariot Corps
Oct 1, 201225mThe battle heats up as Wei's forces bring out their trump card. This isn't going to be a fair fight--but luckily, Xin isn't looking for one.
S1E19A Blazing Battle
Oct 8, 201225mThe Fourth Army's victory against the chariots gives Lord Biao an idea. How far can he push behind enemy lines if the infantry's survival is no object?
S1E20Wang Qi Intrudes
Oct 15, 201225mJust when it seems the battle on the She Gan Plain is finally going their way, Qin's forces are suddenly surprised by the advent of three generals: their own, the enemy's... and one who's not even supposed to be there!
S1E21The Meaning of General
Oct 22, 201225mXin has his very first conversation with a true general, and Wu Qing of Wei and Lord Biao of Qin are finally batting each other in earnest.
S1E22Wise General vs Courageous General
Oct 29, 201225mLord Biao and Wu Qing are both fighting all-out, and whoever wins this one-on-one battle also wins the war.
S1E23Night Tale
Nov 5, 201225mXin learns some things about Qiang Lei's past, and Diao has to make an important decision about the future.
S1E24A New Trial
Nov 12, 201225mWhen Xin approaches Wang Yi looking for a mentor to make him stronger, he discovers that the great general doesn't make things easy.
S1E25Appointment
Nov 19, 201225mJust as Qin is successfully waging war with one of its neighboring kingdoms, Han, another neighbor makes its own attack against Qin.
S1E26War God Pang Nuan
Nov 26, 201225mXin and his comrades march into battle together again, this time under the command of the great general Wang Yi. Meanwhile, the Royal Court begins to suspect that Wang Yi has his own ulterior motive for taking on this particular battle.
S1E27Birth of the Feixin Unit
Dec 3, 201225mThe battle against Zhao is underway, and both sides have tricks up their sleeves. In recognition of Xin's growth as a commander, Wang Yi gives his squadron a special mission that could determine the outcome of the war.
S1E28Wang Qi's Flying Arrow
Dec 10, 201225mThe Fei Xin Force is up against a brilliant tactician in their very first mission. Xin and his men may be good, but is Feng Ji better?
S1E29Sudden Change in the Tide of Battle
Dec 17, 201225mXin has his first taste of fame, and Wu Meng is back to leading the Qin offensive. Will it go the same way as the last one, or does Wu Meng have a trick up his sleeve?
S1E30Disaster
Dec 24, 201225mWang Yi smells something fishy about Zhao's sudden retreat, but his endgame remains the same: find and kill Nuan Pang. Xin and Qiang Lei give him a little inadvertent help.
S1E31The Power of a Group
Jan 7, 201325mNuan Pang is still unleashing the wrath of the gods on all around him, and at this point he seems almost untouchable. But this is the Fei Xin Force's camp, and they're not giving up without a fight.
S1E32The Feixin Unit Flees
Jan 14, 201325mThe Fei Xin Force scatters, running deep into the mountains with Wan Ji in hot pursuit. This time they're on a self-assigned mission: protect their leader at all costs.
S1E33Wang Qi Takes to the Field!
Jan 21, 201325mThe original 100-man Fei Xin Force is down to 36 men, and Zhao's generals are closing in. However, morning has dawned, and Wang Yi is on the move.
S1E34Central Performers
Jan 28, 201325mKing Zheng Ying receives some disturbing news about Zhao's forces, Diao and Meng Yi learn the true identities of their fellow spectators, and the war begins to take a new turn.
S1E35Confrontation of Supreme Commanders
Feb 4, 201325mWang Yi and Nuan Pang begin their showdown at last. Meanwhile, Lord Changwen tells Zheng the truth about Liao.
S1E36Wang Qi and Liao
Feb 11, 201325mNine years ago, Wang Yi, Lord Changwen, and Liao shared a secret with the King that altered the course of one woman's life and death.
S1E37I Am at the Verge of Death
Feb 18, 201325mThe plot to slay Wang Yi takes a turn no one was expecting.
S1E38Succession
Feb 25, 201325mAs the war between Qin and Zhao comes to an end, the Middle Kingdom witnesses the dawn of a new era.