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The Jingbirok a memoir of imjin war

your majesty you cant give the people false hope

why are you so sure of a victory at imjingang?

a battle isnt just fought with numbers

if you fight in this condition you will lose the battle at imjingang

are you trying to lecture me again?

your majesty the foundation of the army is in military order and discipline

but if you give the control to both kim myeongwon and han eungin how can military order be set straight?

there is now way the officers and soldiers who served kim myeongwon for a long time

are going to take orders from han eungin who is young and inexperienced

am i trust kim myeongwon who fled from hangang without a fight?

if you appoint lee yangwon as the supreme commander and put kim myeongwon and han eungin under his control

stop it

what do you think of me?

if public sentiments are to be renewed and the morale of the army is to be enhanced

there has to be new generals

kim myeongwon and lee yangwon fled

who is going to take orders from them?

wait and see

you will see you are wrong

if you were removed from office keep quiet

why do you keep interfering?

you're making his majesty feel uncomfortable

did you want to see me?

do you have complete control of kim myeongwon and the soldiers?

it's a royal order they have to obey (Han eungin)

there are a lot of people who think you will not be able to control them

if anyone is insubordinate execute him and set military order straight

yes your majesty

execute anyone who flees too

if the enemy gives you any room attack first without hesitation

imjingang has to be defended

no matter what you must achieve a victory

yse your majesty

what's wrong with you?

oh no

what's wrong with your child?

sir please help my baby

are you alright?

are you alright?

doctor is there a doctor?

i'll take a look

oh you never saw her

she was always in the kitchen

it looks like she has acute gastroenteritis

when did the symptoms start to show?

last night

here ah

what is that?

it's sap from a yellow lacquer tree

it's good for acute gastroenteritis

how do you know that?

she ran a tavern because she had to make money

but she grew up under a famous doctor

stop it

thank you

this place needs doctors

i'm not a doctor i learned over the shoulder by watching my father

i can only provide temporary relief

are you alright?

thank you thank you

sir

we're back

i'm glad you're back

i thought something happened since i didnt hear from you

cheonri what happened to your arm?

a bullet grazed me

it stung a bit at first but it doesnt hurt at all

please dont worry

you were hit by a bullet?

that was close

i'm alright really

oh i'm in so much pain

what will we do?

i'm dying

oh no

it's killing me

how did this happen?

hanyang kato kiyomasa's camp

what?the patrol unit was annihilated?

yes sir

they are elite soldiers

how can they be annihilated?

they were ambushed in haeyuryeong yangju

Ooh

koichi

give an order for a full attack

sir we need approval from the commander

forget about that

i'll deal with him get ready right now

yse sir

according to the patrol unit the soldiers led by lee gwang are

headed towards gongju

with the soldiers from chungcheong-do and gyeongsangdo there are close to 50000

we overlooked jeolla-do

what is it?

the second division is going to head to imjingang right away

what are you talking about?

the enemy is coming up from the south

wait until a strategy is planned

the patrol unit that went north was totally annihilated

what?

they must have been pathetic to have been annihiated by joseon soldiers

you want to go to battle for revenge?

a general shouldnt be so lame

konishi

he's not wrong

you cant move out of revenge

the fact that the patrol unit was killed means the joseon army reorganized

if they arrive here and

the soldiers in the south arrive in hanyang

we will be completely surrounded

i will go north and attack first

kato is making sense too

what do you think?

then the first division will go with him

what?

i thought you said we had to have a fair competition in capturing the king

the japanese army that was in hanyang headed to imjingang

13000 soldiers led by han eungin and kimmyeongwon were already camped north of imjingang

50000 soldiers of the royal forces led by lee gwang were also marching toward hanyang

the battle at imjingang was an important opportunity to stop the japanese army

from heading north and turn the tables

imjingang joseon army camp

the enemy doesnt have boats

they wont be able to cross easily

if we defend from the upper stream to the lower stream

they will become anxious and try to make a reckless attack by making rafts

if we attack with arrows and cannonballs we could drown them in the river

are you saying we should wait until the enemy attacks us?

they are exhausted from travelling far

if we attack first when they try to set up camp

they wont be in proper formation

they wont expect us to attack first

what do you know? (Lee gak)

if we attack first we have to take the risk of crossing the river too

it's just as easy for us to be drowned

listen to the supreme field commander

stay in position and wait

if you're so good at planning strategies why did you flee from dongnaeseong?

look here

how dare you?

i didnt flee out of fear

i retreated to make better plans

do you think i wanted to retreat?

i dont want to hear pathetic excuses

everyone here is a general who lost

listen carefully

you can command your units but i'm in command here

obey my orders

fine

i'm not going to have my soldiers annihilated by following a general without any battle experience

it would be better for me to leave and escort the royal carriage

are you being insubordinate?

his majesty gave a royal order saying anyone who is insubordinate may be executed

i will meet him in person and request that he withdraw that foolish order

what?

who else is going to be insubordinate?

what?han eungin killed lee gak?

yes

do you know why his majesty is insisting on han eungin?

it's because you were against it

what are you talking about?

you really dont know?

if yun dusu agreed with you his majesty would have followed

he doesnt want you to be right even if you are

that's excessive speculation

even if his majesty isnt happy with him he wouldnt go that far in a battle situation

he would

his majesty wants to show that he was right and ryu seongryong was wrong

stop it

no now that i think about it he's not completely wrong

i should have had you tell his majesty

i really hope i was wrong and his majesty was right

sir

come in

kim seongil sent a letter from gyeongsang-do

kim seongil?

yes

this must be a stroke of good luck admist misfortune

what does it say?

gwak jaeu raised a righteous troop in uiryeong

really?

he is a student of nam myeong's

i heard he had a loyal spirit

righteous troops will be raised around the nation now

we have hope

kim chungseon

now do you believe me?

thank you for the good information (gwak jaeu)

understand we couldnt just take your word

i'm proud of you! is anyone hurt?

no sir

they're no big deal (sim daeseung)

gather their heads and military rations

yes sir

i never held a high position

i'm gwak jaeu of uiryeong

i didnt have a government position but i couldnt stand to watch

our land where our ancestors are buried be plundered by wae

i picked up a sword instead of a brush

loyal men of joseon listen

the royal family and court took refuge to avoid the wae army but if we hide too

our land will be taken by wae

our children will become thier slaves

instead of living such a pathetic life how about fighting the wae army with me

for taking us lightly?

let's fight against wae

let's fight against wae

let's fight! let's fight

go on

mother

are you scared?

it's not that what about you?

do you want me to become their slave?

go on right now

i'm really going to go

go on

be sure to stay alive

i'm going to kill them all

good i'll stay alive until you return

i'm leaving

okay let's go

let's go

let's go

nagoya

your majesty our army occupied hanyang

yeah?who?

who won?

konishi or kato?

it's a bit strange

what's strange?

according to the report by the surveillants konishi and kato entered hanyang

on the same day may 3

konishi entered a bit sooner

but according to kato's report it says he entered a day before konishi

then kato won?

he's simple-minded he cant lie

your majesty

tell the surveillants to report properly

yes your majesty

what about the king of joseon?

has he been captured?

he fled north

what?the king abandoned the capital and fled?

what about damage to our army?

7000-8000 died from the first division and the second division lost about 4000

the first division suffered a lot

konishi cant be too comfortable since he lost a lot of his soldiers

are they chasing the king of joseon?

yes they're going to advance north to imjingang soon

konishi went you a war trophy

what?

it is a map of joseon

i can see all of joseon at a glance

maeda joseon is finally in my hands joseon

congratulations your majesty

ishida go to joseon right away

go and tell them

tell them to capture the king of joseon and bring me the head of yi sunsin

and bring me the head of yi sunsin the man who annihlated our naval forces

yes your majesty

tell them to build a fortress in hanyang for me to stay

understood your majesty

maeda i'm going

i'm going to joseon

your majesty

i thought about it

my mother is too old

i dont know when she will die

she will be happy to see the country across the ocean that i conquered

she suffered all her life raising me

i should be a good son

on may 14 1592 the japanese army camped south of imjingang

the japanese army under kato kiyomasa had about 23000 soldiers and the joseon army under kim myeongwon

had 13000 soldiers

but imjingang was deep and the boats to cross were tied up

on the northern riverside by the joseon army

the japanese army couldnt attack

they had a confrontation for 5 days

general

the wae army arrived

what?

the king's temporary quarters in pyeongyang

your majesty

welcome

your majesty please kill me for not being able to stop a war

no no

it's because i was lacking

i should have listened to your advice

it's not too late

i will be your shield

i wil block the enemy's arrows and be your sword and spear

i will kill them

please be strong

thank you i will not abandon you again

your majesty

did you want to see me?

where are the royal forces of the three provinces?

they passed gongju

they should arrive south of hangang soon

is that so?

if the royal forces of 50000 attack the wae soldiers in hangang

the soldiers at imjingang will go to help

that's right if the wae army in hanyang is defeated they know that they will be surrounded by us

from the north and south

they will retreat to hanyang

it will be the best time to attack when they retreat from imjingang

that's what i think too

this is an opportunity given by heaven

we must annihilate them

yes your majesty

there is a ray of hope

its your blessing

i trust you but please be prudent

the fate of joseon is in your hands

dont worry his majesty's royal carriage will trample over their corpses when

he returns to the capital soon

imjingang kato kiyomasa's camp

What?you want me to retreat?

what nosense is this?

the prey is right in front of us

we cant cross without boats

i'm going to send a letter saying we wont attack if they lend us a path to ming

and ask them to surrender

they wont listen if your army is if formation right in front of them

have them temporarily retreat about 40km

you only think about deals even during battle

i'm not like you

i dont make deals with the enemy

if you want to retreat go ahed

dont you know we'll lack military rations in the confrontation lasts long?

i'm trying to minimize damage

fine if you wont listen to me i'll report to ukita and receive an order from him

just a minute

i'll concede this time

but i wont wait for long

neither will i

general are you really going to have the soldiers retreat?

we dont have any boats anyway

this is good

pretend to lose and lure the enemy

prepare everyone to retreat and secretly have soldiers ambushed where the enemy might pursue us

yes sir

imjingang joseon army camp

what?they want a path to ming?

send a reply right away

tell them we'll fight

yes sir

they wont have many rations left by now

we could defeat them

yes when we have the chance we have to sweep them away and turn the tables

sir

the enemy is secretly retreating

what?is that true?

yes the patrol unit confirmed

they pretended to negotiate so they could buy time to covertly retreat

this is a golden opportunity

prepare to pursue the enemy

wait we have to be prudent what are you talking about?

it could be a strategy to lure us

they are retreating to stop our royal forces that are headed to hanyang

if we miss the timing it will be difficult to recover hanyang

let's wait a little while

there was a royal order to attack when there was a chance

do you want to be imsubordinate and end up like lee gak?

prepare to go to battle

yes sir

general

the joseona army crossed the river and is pursuing us

what?

do you know that they say in this situation?

the rabit is entering the tiger's mouth

it's time prepare for battle

prepare for battle

commander

what happened?

it was a trap

it was a strategy to lure us

what about the soldiers?

about a thousand of them fled

commander shin hal and general yu geukryang all died in battle

i had a strange feeling

i told everyone to retreat

what will we do?

has heaven abandoned us?

what will we do now?

do we have to take refuge north again?

sir

sir come to king's temporary quarters

there are a bunch of reports but the ministers are all in meeting with his majesty

there isnt anyone to discuss them with

why bother reading the reports?

they will only be full of news that our soldiers are defeated

i told him to be careful

i said he had to ahieve a victory

how can 13000 soldiers die in such vain?

your majesty han eungin and kim myeongwon should be held responsible and be executed

for moving lightly

do that

a defeat for a general is a stumble to prevent a fall

shin gak fled but he achieved a victory too

we should give them another chance to fight for their lives

how can you be so unfair?

you ignored it when shin gak was executed even with a victory

you want to forgive generals who were defeated in a battle that will decide

the fate of our nation?

han eungin might have been defeated by fleeing

he might have been a bit anxious to recklessly pursue the enemy

but we cant punish him when he didnt feat the enemy

12000 soldiers died because one general made a wrong decision

stop it just stop

that's not the problem right now

the imjingang defense line fell

this place isnt safe anymore

we have to take further refuge

your majesty we cant do that

if we let them take pyeongyang the only place for the royal carriage is the border area of the north

we cant defend the enemy like that

since we couldnt defend imjingang the wae army will advance to

daedonggang without any problem

his majesty will be in danger if he continues to stay here

we have to find a place for him to take refuge

listen

if you returned to court you should think about fighting

why are you thinking about feeling first?

we still have 50000 soldiers led by lee gwang

we have daedonggang if we dont make a rash attack first and focus on defending the fortress

we will have a chance to counterattack with lee gwang

you must not abandon pyeongyang

when will lee gwang come to pyeongyang?

how many soldiers are left in pyeongyang?

about 3000

can this place be defended with that number?

why cant you face reality?

where is your spirit that should fight to stop the wae army?

did an empty shell return?

hey

your majesty it's ryu seongryong

open the door

did you come to see how upset i am since you were right about imjingang?

your majesty

you were right you were right

are you happy now?

your majesty why are you saying that?

he only came with me to give you good news about defending pyeongyang

lee chunran of gaecheon jeolla-do sent 4000 sacks of crops

4000 sacks?

yi sunsin discovered 50 enemy vessels at okpo

he sank twenty-six of them

he also sank six at happo and eleven at jeokjinpo

the enemy's supply route to gyeongsang-do has been cut off

is this true?

bring me the reports

your majesty this is yi sunsin reporting

on may 7 i discovered fifty enemy vessels moored at okpo

May 7 1592

admiral we'll reach okpo soon

as i told you the fleet that occupied okpo consists of fifty vessels

they must know okpo is the way to reach jeolla and chungcheong

if we surround the inlet they will rush to get out to the ocean

spread out wide and attack

yes sir

japanese camp at okpo Geojedo

sir

dozens of joseon vessels are headed for the inlet

what? (Doko Takatora)

board the ships and prepare for battle

yes sir

admiral

spread out in a straight line

spread out in a straight line

battle formations battle formations

it's too late

we'll run into enemy vessels before that

Ooh...Ooh

keep going

we have to break through and get to the ocean no matter what

we should attack

dont act rash

stay calm stay very calm

prepare for battle prepare for battle

a little more a little more

now fire

battle formations

break through and advance

sir

we've been annihilated

what is the name of the enemy leader?

yi sunsin

yi sunsin yi sunsin

i will pay him back for this humiliation

it's a huge victory

this is just the beginning

their end will be even more tragic

what is the damage to us?

nore of our vessels were damaged

not one soldier was injured

it's regrettable that the leader's vessel is fleeing

should we go after him?

no

the enemy leader is dodo takatora?

yes sir

he will soon realize that surviving is more sufferable than dying

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

wae sends word for negotiations

lee deokhyeong and genso meet as enemies

the negotiations dont go well

seonjo wants to leave pyeongyang and ryu seongryong becomes dismal

yi sunsin hears that gaeseong has been occupied