今から千数百年も前のこと、北方の異民族が国境を越えてしきりに攻め込んでくるようになった。皇帝は国を守るため、ついに全国の家々に対し、家ごとに男子を一人ずつ差し出すよう徴兵の命を下した。
More than a thousand years ago, in ancient China, the tribes of the north began crossing the border again and again, pressing their attacks against the empire. At last, in order to defend the realm, the emperor issued an order of conscription throughout the land — every household was to send forth one man.