| To Watch Online Warlords visit | | | | However, the Qing military learns of the raid and |
| The film is set in the 1860s, during the Taiping | | | | retake the stolen goods, plunging the village once |
| Rebellion in the late Qing Dynasty in China. The story, | | | | again into famine. Qing-Yun thus convinces the |
| based on an unresolved crime in 1870, tells of three | | | | bandits to join the Qing army to earn money and |
| sworn brothers (played by Jet Li, Andy Lau and | | | | security to feed their families; Er-Hu and Wu-Yang |
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| one another due to the harsh realities of war and | | | | brothers swear a "Blood Oath", with which they |
| political intrigue. | | | | affirm their fraternity to one another under pain of |
| The story begins with a vicious battle, after which | | | | death. Qing-Yun then goes on to meet his old |
| Qing-Yun (Jet Li), a Qing Army General, is the only | | | | superiors, who are reluctant at first to reinstate him, |
| survivor of his entire army. In his aimless wanderings | | | | but upon allowing him the task of conquering a major |
| he encounters a girl named Lian Sheng [??] (Xu | | | | city, he proves his worth in a victorious battle against |
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| (Takeshi Kaneshiro), and later Er-Hu (Andy Lau); | | | | spurs him to lead the brothers and his armies through |
| leaders of a bandit army that regularly steals food to | | | | a long but successful campaign against the rebels. His |
| survive — his participation in a successful raid on a | | | | victories cause him to become ambitious in the |
| rebel military convoy immediately earns Qing-Yun | | | | process, during which he reveals his plan to quickly |
| their friendship, who take him to their village. There | | | | take Suzhou and Nanjing, including his dream of |
| he finds Lian Sheng again, who is revealed to be | | | | ridding the world of oppression. |
| Er-Hu's wife, and they begin an illicit affair. | | | | |