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The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War

How many in number?

There are a total of 8000 soldiers and there are about 3000 cavalrymen

it wont be easy

We'll finally have a real battle

We should spilt up and attack the middle and sides

Yes sir

i'll take the middle

You two take the left and right

Yes general

General it looks like there are about 15000 of them

General kim if you were the enemy leader what strategy would you use?

Since there are a lot in number i would go for the middle and sides

Right?

So would i

it would be nice if they did that

That would be much better than the cavalry unit fighting them head on

What about the matchlock unit?

Have the horses as far apart as possible and avoid the bullets

We'll have to disperse them first from a distance the bullets cant reach

General lee

Yes

i thought about defending joryeong and moving the hangang defense line

i thought of many ways but they were all reckless

Do you know why i chose this spot as the battleground?

Since they landed in busanpo they advanced without stopping

Our soldiers became afraid and feld without even fighting

The only way to stop the enemy and raise the morale of joseon is to fight the enemy head on

if

Even if we lose at least half the enemy forces will be damaged

it will be easier to defend them at hangang

it wont be meaningless at all

General

Let's bury our bones here like real generals

i will follow you

i will fight with you too

Everyone prepare for battle

Prepare for battle prepare for battle

Everyone prepare to charge

Everyone prepare to charge

Charge

Attack

Shoot

isnt there any news yet?

No your majesty

Go

Go and find out

Yes your majesty

General ship has to stop them

isnt there any news of the army sending soldiers from the north?

No

The officials and soldiers who heard about the battle seem to be hesitating to go

They should be forced by military law

i already gave that order

Supreme commander are making plans to defend the capital if chungju falls?

i'm looking for measures but excluding the capital forces that general shin took there are less than 5000

Oh

is the fate of joseon up to general shin?

Konishi you're a general

Dont just stand there come and fight

Matcklock unit forward

General

is this it?

Even if we die we cant let them have our bodies

Right general kim?

Understood

Thank you for following a lacking person

No no

i fought with you without regret

i fill fight them even as a ghost

They probably wont survive

We won but our forces were damaged too much

Reorganize and report on the damage

Yes sir

April 1592

General ship rip was defeated at tangeumdae

He led the cavalry unit and defeated the enemy four times

But the tables turned because of the marsh area by the river

Ship rip kim yeomul and lee jongjang fought to the end and died

The enemy lost half of their forces

Konishi yukinaga couldnt go after seonjo who took royal flight north

He had to stay in hanyang for a while

Where are you coming from?

Tangeumdae

You were soldiers under general shin/

Yes sir

Were you defeated?

Yes sir

Less than ten survived

What will we do?

Return to hanyang and report this to ryu seongryong

What are you going to do?

i have to meet konishi yukinaga and try to buy some time

Hurry

Yes sir

General the first division led by konishi ammihilated the joseon army at tangeumdae

What?

The sun didnt even set yet

The battle is already over?

Yes sir

Konishi

He fought with everything he had because he didnt want me to achieve merit

The first division probably suffered damages

What about damages?

over 8000 died

What?

8000?

His army is ruined

How can you say he was defeated?

i cant wait to see his face

The taehap was right

Did you say annihilated?

Yes your majesty

What will we do?

General shin couldnt even last a day?

How can this be?

General shin jumped in the river and took his life

General shin?

Mother

Father-in-law passed away

Father-in-law

What is happening to this country?

And what about me?

Come here

i'm afraid

Mother i'm afraid

dont worry

We have his majesty

What will his majesty do?

What do you think?

He'll have to gather the remaining soldiers and people to fight

Would he do that?

Prince gwanghae if you fight against the enemy you cant stay in the back

People dont follow someone who only cares about his own life

Whether the people follow me or not i will fight the enemy even if i have to do it by myself

Good

i'm proud of you

Dont think about my safety either

if i get in the way of you fighting i will gladly take my life

Why are you saying that?

Dont think about small things

Have a strong mind

is that understood?

Yes your highness

The country is a mess

Hanyang wont be safe

i should take royal refuge

Royal refuge?

general shin was defeated but the enemy is still in chungju

There is some time left

Gather soldiers and find a way to defend the capital

i agree with the minister of taxation

it is easy to take royal refuge but it is difficult to return

You have to be prudent about this

Thats right

He has to be prudent

Thats why he should take royal refuge

it is almost 140km from chungju to hanyang

They fought from busanpo to chungju

it only took them 15 days

We dont have soldiers to stop them from coming to hanyang

They will reach hanyang within 3 days

There are less than 5000 soldiers left

How will we defend them?

3 days isnt a short time

it is enough time to gather people and prepare them to fill in the spots of the lacking soldiers

How frustrating

Why do you think the enemy advanced so quickly?

its because the generals and soldiers feld out of fear

General shin was defeated too

Do you think we'll be able to gather soldiers in the north after they hear about this?

Dont you know what the people are like?

They're the first to flee with their families

That is why royal refuge is out of the question

Your majesty whether you show an intention to defend the capital or not

will affect the soldiers and people

Your intention will have a huge effect

if you take royal refuge without even trying to fight it will be hard to gather the people again

Please reconsider

Well

Would the soldiers and people gather just because i show a will to defend the capital?

i dont think so

if they were so patriotic they wouldnt have feld in the first place

There are people who fought to the end with jeong bal and song sanghyeon

i know that but who else is there?

Dongnaeseong was taken and the enemy is almost here

Who fought for me and the country with everything they had?

i'd rather die than take royal refuge

What king wants to be remembered as abandoning the palace the capital and the people?

i'm not taking royal refuge

The soldiers and people who fled abandoned the capital

Your majesty how can you say that?

The people can be weak but at times they're stronger than steel

if you show a will to defend the capital the people will

Be quiet

i always listened to you

What was the result?

i sent envoys to wae but they attacked

i went envoys to ming but that resulted in a misunderstanding

i didnt abolish the naval forces but they couldnt even stop one ship

Am i supposed to trust you again?

Listen carefully

i'm not abandoning the capital

i'm only leaving for a while to reorganize the army

You're trying to make me stay by saying ideal things

But dont you know it's over if a king is captured during a war?

The national defense council will prepare royal refuge

He said it was to prepare a counterattack

You still cant abide by that?

King gongmin took royal refuge to andong to avoid the red turbans

He returned to the capital after they were suppressed

Dont you know preparing a counterattack is the best way right now?

The red turbans took the capital and plundered the nation

Dont you know that goryeo fell because of that?

Councilor

Are you saying royal refuge will result in the fall of this nation?

it will make public sentiments turn

i'm not saying he should stay forever

His majesty should show an intention of defending the capital

so we can gather people for a counterattack

it isnt right for him to take royal refuge without showing a will to defend the capital

when the enemy is 3 days away

He can leave generals and soldiers to defend the capital

That is why we're discussing it

Who is going to truly defend a capital without a king?

it will only buy time for his majesty to take royal refuge

Do you want to insist on a reckless decision that will result in his majesty being captured?

if he takes refuge so easily from the start what will he do later?

The enemy is 140km away

if he goes to hwanghae-do he'll take refuge to pyeongan-do

Then he'll go to hamgyeong-do

Where will he go next?

i'm worried he'll abandon the country using a counterattack as an excuse

Your majesty you cant abandon hanyang

You cant do that

You cant abandon your conutry

You cant do that

Your majesty defend the capital and wait for reinforcements

if you take royal refuge i will take my life with my mother

Your majesty please reconsider

Your majesty the royal relatives are against royal refuge too

Your majesty please reconsider

Your majesty please reconsider

Why dont you know my intentions?

Leave right now

if you're going to abandon this country kill us before you go

kill us before you go

kill us before you go

Are you leaving already?

lets go if you're done eating come on

i cant go

i still have a lot of money i have to be paid

Where do you want to go?

is that the problem right now?

We have to survive

Even general shin lost to them

The king is going to take royal refuge

How are you going to survive here?

Get up

You and your family will die

Lets go

oh boy

Come on

Ma'am ma'am ma'am

What's all the commotion about?

We cant stay here

Shouldnt we flee before the wae soldiers attack hanyang?

Even the king is going to run away

Dont worry too much

The king wouldnt abandon all these people and leave the country

Leave the country?

Oh you mean run away

Whatever

i cant work because i'm nervous

Shouldnt we at least pack?

Go ahead

Okay

Where did cheonri go?

Did he run away by himself?

What?

general

Sayaka fled with his soldiers

What?sayaka?

Why would he do that?

He said he couldnt die in joseon

Sayaka

He must be trying to surrender

get ready to pursue him

if we go after sayaka konishi will enter hanyang first

That little sayaka

i'll kill him one day

Make sure konishi doesnt find out about this

Got it?

Yes sir

Hey stop there

Stop

There are wae soldiers everywhere

How are we to survive?

Our fellow soldiers are dead

it's embarrassing to flee like this

We should just fight and

Do you think i'm afraid of dying?

We have to survive to get revenge

if we die after killing a few wae soldiers who is going to get revenge for all the soldiers who died in sangju

and at tangeumdae?

it's really hard for me too

but i'm enduring it

Do you want to be spotted again?

Take those clothes off and look for a house to hide in

Yes sir

Jungchuseong Konishi yukinaga's camp

We suffered too much damage

if the resistance is strong in hanyang it wont be easy to take the capital

i know but we have to get to hanyang

We'll decide there

Understood

Konishi

Kato you arrived

it must have been a long journey catching up

You should rest a bit

What?catch up?

You only arrived first becuase you left first as the advance party

Congratulations on your victory which resulted in sacrificing half your army

i'm sure the taehap will be truly happy to hear about this

i have something to congratulate you too

Sayaka went south and surrendered?

The taehap will be happy to hear that too

What?

There are two ways to hanyang from here

one is through eumseong juksan and yongin

The other is through yeoju and yanggeun

it is a bit longer

i know the roads in joseon better

i'll let you take the closer way

Are you confident?

We will leave at the same time

At 6 a.m. tomorrow morning

Fine

You have many injured soldiers

You'll have to go quickly

Let's go

Yes sir

What if kato arrives in hanyang first?

He wont be able to

Yoshitoshi

Yes

i'll stay here with the injured soldiers to deceive kato

Take an advance party and go to hanyang now

Understood

Any news from lee deokhyeong?

They dont seem interested in negotiating

Oh

What?

They're already headed to chungju?

Yes

They probably passed chungju and are on the way to hanyang about now

Good very good

They should be able to take hanyang in 2-3 days

it took less than a month?

Congratulations your majesty

Not yet

i'm not satisfied with joseon

i still have to get ming

Congratulate me then

Mitsuki

Yes your majesty

Bring me some wine

What should i do now?

You should think about the policies to carry out after conquering joseon

Right

What should i do with the king of joseon?

Just kill him?

You cant do that

The people will resist

That wont be helpful in attacking ming

You should comfort joseon

Yeah?

Wouldnt it be better for them to fear me?

ishida is right

Give the joseon king money to maintain his livelihood

Yeah?

Thats a good idea

if joseon becomes my land the king will just be another feudal lord

How much land should i give him?

A land of 10000 sacks?

is that too small?

You can decide that in time

Okay i will

What next?

Make sure our soldiers arent violent to the joseon people

You need to gain public sentiments

ishida you're too nice

Our soldiers crossed the ocean to fight

They should get something in return

it seems like you would have been happier if his majesty didnt possess joseon

Thats not what i meant

never mind

isnt there anything for me?

A residence should be made for you in joseon

A place to go and rest once in a while

Thats a good idea

Lets build a castle as big as osaka castle in the capital of joseon

Your majesty please calm down

You have to be strong

i cant stand it i really cant stand it

Lee sanhae is the only person who is willing to obey me

Lady park any news from assistant proctor kim?

Not yet

He just arrived now

Your majesty i'm kim gongryang

What brings you here?

i had him look into something

did you find out?

Well

Tell the truth

More people are taking refuge because of rumors the wae army will attack the capital

The soldiers of naesamcheong and owi who were defending the capital are also going AWOL

What?

Naesamcheong and owi too?

Yes your majesty

They're being quiet about it but over 1000 already fled

There were less than 5000

if 1000 of them fled what is to happen to our capital?

Please reconsider royal refuge

What are you talking about?

The soldiers defending the capital fled

You'll have to take royal refuge even if you say you wont go

What are you talking about?

Tell me in detail

We cant be sure the soldiers in the north will come here

Even if they do we dont know how long it will take them

The soldiers defending teh capital are fleeing

We cant form an army even if we wanted to defend the capital

if you order the capital to be defended thr ministers will realize royal refuge is the only way

They wont be able to tell you to abandon the capital first

Send two trustworthy servants to pyeongan-do and hwanghae-do

have them gain public sentiments and greet your royal carriage

You thought so far ahead

it is for you and our country

it is to defeat wae

Your majesty

Please be strong

You are my zhang liang (Strategist of emperor gaozu in the han dynasty)

i will not take royal refuge

i will defend the capital

Your majesty

i will defend our country

The supreme commander will prepare to defend the capital

if the capital cant be defended you will have to take responsibility

Thank you your majesty

What happened?

Everyone fled when they heard the wae army was coming

What?

Soldiers of naesamcheong fled?

How can that be?

Supreme commander

We're in trouble

Most of the soldiers of owi fled too Lee wonik(minister of taxation)

oh kim eungnam(minister of war)

The fortress walls around hanyang are about 28km long

There are about 30000 battlements

if we are to place an archer and reserve in each one we need a total of 60000 soldiers

How many did we gather?

Many fled

We only have about 4500

We need more soldiers

Send messengers to jeolla-do and the north and have them send soldiers

we already sent messengers

Supreme commander

Can we defend the capital?

it seems too much

i know but if we use hangang well we can defend until reinforcements arrive

The enemy doesnt have boats to cross

We might be lower in number but if we use hangang well a victory cant be guaranteed

but there's a good chance

we have to defend

your majesty what is it?

Your majesty

the country is about to fall

Servants wont die for the king

i know i'm a foolish and lacking king but its so pathetic

i'm lonely

Your majesty i will be loyal to you

Please dont worry

Can our capital be defended?

Tell me the truth

i think it will be difficult

then i will die here

Your majesty dont say that

You will defeat the enemy and achieve a peaceful reign

Will you help me achieve a peaceful regin?

Just give me your order

go to pyeongan-do and hwanghae-do with choi heungwon

Convince the people to greet the royal carriage

i will do that

Supreme commander

Lee gwang gathere soldiers and is on his way to the capital

Really?

Yes

When will they arrive?

Your majesty

The enemy is coming from chungju

Do you think the soldiers who left jeolla will arrive before the enemy?

We just have to defend until they arrive

With less tha 5000 soldiers?

it wont be easy but

Everything wil be burnt up and the people will die

Wouldnt it better to leave and return a while later?

Face reality now

Minister do you really think we can defend the capital until they arrive?

Stop now

Your majesty

Thats right

i will take royal refuge

How can you change your mind like that?

i never did

you were just being stubborn

Your majesty

Subtitles By KBS World Extracted By Saman (startak.iv@gmail.com)

Prince gwanghae becomes the crown prince and seonjo takes royal refuge

the people ask seonjo not abandon the country and the people

Ryu seongryong is in pain because of that

Konishi yukinaga enters hanyang