影片以野心勃勃的丞相曹操(张丰毅饰)挟天之以令诸侯,镇压割据南方的宿敌刘备和孙权(张震饰)为开始。
The epic opens with ambitious Prime Minister Cao Cao ( Zhang Fengyi ) browbeating the emperor of Han into authorizing a campaign to crush his enemies , Liu Bei and Sun Quan ( Chang Chen ) in their southern strongholds .