Season 1 • Episode 30
LatestYUE is encircled in Gaixia. Knowing that he has no way out, he orders his subordinates to send LADY YUE away. He himself stays behind to fight with BONG. LADY YUE does not want to leave YUE, for she knows that he will fight until the last minute. To save him from any worries, she kills herself by cutting her throat after biding farewell to him. YUE leads 28 men to break out of the encirclement and reach Wujiang. Looking at the water, YUE thinks of his only defeat in his whole life. Instead of crossing the river and making a comeback, he cuts his throat. LEUNG understands very well that his task has finished, so he leaves causally after saying goodbye to BONG. BONG ascends the throne as emperor, known as Han Gaozu in history.
The Conqueror's Story is a Hong Kong television series based on the events in the Chu–Han Contention period of Chinese history. It was first broadcast in 2004 in Hong Kong on TVB Jade.
Acting
Adam Cheng's layered, slippery Lau Bong
Production
TVB's ambitious large-scale battle recreations
Writing
Sharpening history into personal tragedy
Creator
Lee Tim-Sing
Adam Cheng Siu-Chow
刘邦 Lau Bong
Kwong Wa
项羽 Hong Yu
Maggie Cheung Ho-Yee
吕雉 Lui Chi
Melissa Ng Mei-Heng
虞姬 Consort Yu
Wayne Lai Yiu-Cheung
韩信 Hon Sun
Cerina da Graça
戚夫人
Ram Chiang Chi-Kwong
张良 Cheung Leung
Law Lok-Lam
范增 Fan Tsang
Henry Lo
萧何 Siu Ho
Ricky Wong Chun-Tong
英布 Ying Bo
Kong Hon
项梁 Hung Leung
Chen Hung-Lieh
项伯 Hung Bak
Yu Chi-Ming
郦食其 Lik Yik-kei
Wilson Ai Wai
樊哙 Fan Fai
Timothy Cheng Chi-Sing
雍齿 Yung Chi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Chu–Han Contention is foundational Chinese history; this adaptation made it accessible to modern audiences through psychological depth.
Kwong Wa's performance as Hong Yu became so iconic that 'Ba Wang' (Hegemon-King) became synonymous with his image in Hong Kong pop culture.
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