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I will not forgive you. I cannot forgive you!

Let go! Let go of me right now!

What is the meaning of this?

Why did you kill the prisoners?

Is that what this is about?

Sergeant Woo, can you believe this?

I'm being admonished by an ally for killing the enemy.

They were unarmed war prisoners.

What's the difference?

You had orders to transfer all prisoners to the North Base for

a hostage trade.

No! I would never obey such an order even if I had!

What?

Are you telling me that I should've sent the barbarians back alive for

one common civilian girl?

What is your purpose, Constable Won? Why do we protect the six camps?

"One common civilian girl"?

Girls, boys, the helpless elderly, they are the people of Chosun!

What is the point of fighting if we can't safeguard their lives?

You belong behind a desk!

Prisoners? They're called prisoners in captive, but they're merciless soldiers!

They come back with hatchets the day you send them back alive!

I know. But if we had sent them back after makings deal, Jurchen would've

only gotten back those soldiers.

But by killing them, you provoked them and gave them a cause to unite.

They are a disorderly mob when spread out but a fierce army when united.

Are you that afraid to fight?

I never said I was afraid. I would never cower if I had to fight.

But if there is a way to suppress the enemy without fighting.

I would choose that option every time.

The sword must always be your very last choice.

Stay here.

But...

Do as I ask.

I don't know what to say...

I'm so sorry...

I'll kill you.

Don't you dare say you're sorry!

I'll kill you if you do!

Say that we can crush them instead.

The captain makes decisions and issues orders.

He doesn't say sorry and apologize for his decisions!

And soldiers fight and die by his orders!

That is the military!

Give me your order, an order that will lead us to victory.

That's all I need to hear from you.

Are we really going to do this?

Stay back if you want. And be quiet.

Instructor...?

What's going on in here?

When are we leaving? We're ready, sir!

Forget about it!

Sir!

Sir!

Sir!

You call yourself an instructor? Are you sure you're a leader?

Who ordered retaliatory action? How could you think of going to

battle without on order? What are you? A bunch of thugs?

What is this? Why? What's wrong with you?

Put the weapons away and hit the sack.

No!

You want me pretending everything is dandy after what they did to Gob-dan?

No! Let's go! Let's go and wipe them out!

I won't repeat myself twice. Get back to your barracks!

No! I won't!

If no one will come with me, I'll go alone and kill them all?

You idiot!

It's an order. Put the weapons back now.

Do you know what happens if you defy an order?

You're punished by death! I'll chop all of your head off!

So are we supposed to just give up now and let them beat us?

None of you will come back alive if you go now. Don't you know that?

Is the captain only one here who knows that? You know that, too!

Do you want go get yourself killed venting your anger?

Is that what soldiers do?

Commander...!

I didn't say I was going to let them beat us. Never!

We're going to win. We're going to crush them completely!

Were going to wipe them out!

So stop acting crazy and get back to your barracks.

Idiots!

Gob-dan...!

Ji Kwa (Stop the spear)

If there is a way to stop the enemy's spear without drawing my own sword,

I must chose that route. I still don't believe my decision was wrong.

But if the only way to stop the enemy's sword is by drawing mine,

I will not hesitate.

Even the strongest army aims fort he weakest link when attacking the enemy.

We the allied tribes of Jurchen will no longer engage in petty pillage and

plunder. We will seek and capture a suitable advance base and establish

our military command center.

The barbarian raids have always taken place in the fall after harvest.

Their knowledge about farming is very limited, so food is the primary issue.

In order to consolidate the tribes and expand their power, they will

be in even greater need of ample food supply.

There is an island under Chosan Fort jurisdiction that one might call

the "silo" of the North Base.

A majority of the military provisions come from there.

Which island?

Nok-dune Island.

Nok-dune Island's value is not just in the fact that it holds farms that feed.

the military. What would happen it the enemy captures Nok-dune?

They couldn't...!

Chosun army doesn't have the resources to place troops along the coast not

directly adjacent to the enemy. There will be nothing stopping them from

capturing the entire coast if they should succeed in taking Nok-dune.

Thus Nok-dune Island is a point of great strategic importance.

Very well. Nok-dune Island will be our first target.

We will establish our headquarters at Nok-dune and expand our power

throughout Chosun.

Build up our defense in Nok-dune.

Build barricades six feet high. The enemy is cavalry, so it must

be higher than a horse's leap.

Speed and mobility is our greatest strength, but we have a short

projectile distance.

Arm the troops with bows and arrows, and the victory will be ours!

Fire!

Charge forward!

The enemy is strengthening their defense in Nok-dune Island?

Yes, sir.

Yi Soon-shin, was it?

We met our match.

But then, what fun would it be if winning were easy?

The bows and arrows must be from Chosan Fort?

Why does it matter where they come from?

If you get them from Chosan Fort, I will triple the price.

Tri... tri... triple?!

Chosan Fort is one of our primary targets.

We must foil their strategy. We need reconnaissance and their weapons.

It'll be a huge blow to the enemy if we steal their weapons.

What's your answer? Will you do it?

Yes. We will do it!

But you must be very careful.

The enemy leader Captain Yi Soon-shin is an extremely meticulous

man unlike the others.

Could... you repeat that? What is the enemy leader's name?

Yi Soon-shin.

Oh no! Chun-su did you hear that? What do we do?

We can't do it, Chun-su. Not even for ten times that money!

We've done enough terrible things to that man!

Be quiet.

You're so loud.

I'm trying to think.

One minute? No, a half a minute? No, a quarter of a minute?

What? What are you mumbling to yourself?

I'm trying to guess how long it's going to take Chun-su to make up

his mind about doing what you're telling him not to do.

What?

Look at him.

He's biting down on his teeth, tilting his head and twisting his chin.

That means he's going to do whatever it is you're telling him not to.

Yes!

Goodness! You can't!

What's wrong with you?

Stop!

Get that thought out of your head!

Whatever you're thinking right now, you're making a mistake!

- Let's go. - Go where?

Where else but Chosan?

What?!

See? What did I tell you?

No, Chun-su! This is wrong!

I'm going to do it. They're paying us triple.

We'll be set for life if we pull this off.

This is wrong! Don't you remember what you did back in Gonyang?

What if he knows about it and he's dying to get his hands on you?

I've dodged death countless times. So what if he knows?

Only thing he can do is kill me.

This is insane!

What's wrong with you? You're completely nuts!

Is there good news of some sort?

It's been a while since I've seen such big smile.

There's been a huge blessing at the instructor's home!

No, it's nothing really. Stop making all the fuss.

But of course it is! You finally have a boy that looks just like

you after having all those girls!

Did your wife give birth to a son?

Captain, he has a special request.

A request?

He needs a name for his son, and he'd really like you to name him.

Very well. I will try my best to come up with a good name.

Thank you, sir.

What... what is it?

Gee whiz, you scared me!

Did I! Sorry. Go back to sleep.

Are you catching a cold? Your voice is...

Were you crying?

What are you talking about? I'm not crying.

Leave him alone. He's missing his wife and his newborn son.

It must be so wonderful to have a wife!

I can't wait to find me a woman and make a family.

Be quiet. Aren't you going to sleep?

Would you watch your mouth?

How could you talk about women in front of Ilsu? Idiot!

It's not easy.

Too many years have passed since I named my children.

The last time was my last son Myun, so it has already been ten years.

I wonder if all is well at home in Ahsan.

Mother was always complaining about back pain.

I hope the cold weather isn't making it worse...

Give it back! Give it back now!

No! It's mine! I'm going to keep it!

- Give it back! - No! I want it!

You're bad. You're a thief! Go back home!

Myun!

How could you!

Mother...

Mother!

You're older. Couldn't you be more generous?

How old are you? You shouldn't be playing with a toy like this!

Go out there and give it to Wan at once.

Didn't you hear me?

I can't! I won't, Mother!

What will it take to teach you a lesson?

He can have everything else, but I won't let him have that top.

Father... Father made that for me.

And when I miss him, I...

Come here.

Come. Come close to Mama.

Do you miss your father?

I know that you're sad because you don't get to see him very often,

but at least you know your father is coming back.

But it's different for your cousin Wan.

His father has passed on, so he will never see him again.

Think about his pain.

Your father always said a man must have a generous heart.

Can you do that, my child?

Mother, you shouldn't be working with your bad back.

It's all right. I'm better now.

Please lie down now.

I'm a shameful woman whose lack of virtue has resulted an untimely

death of two of my sons. How could be ill at peace?

I'm more worried about you. You have such a large family

to take care of with Soon-shin's insufficient salary.

No, Mother. I'm fine. Don't worry about me.

Chosan Fort, Ham-kyung Province

Chun-su, let's turn back. I'm too nervous to do this!

Chun-su! Chun-su!

Who? Yim Chun-su?!

You... really did become a magistrate.

You're a magistrate now.

I'm... I'm not a rich man yet.

Have some more. You must have been very hungry.

It's all right. That's more than enough.

I can't tell you how long it's been since we had a hot meal.

I should address you with respect, sir. You are an important man now, sir.

That's right. You can't talk to him like a buddy no more.

No, that's unnecessary. We're old friends.

But you have so many subordinates! It wouldn't be proper if they heard!

Chun-su, my man...

I'm glad to call you "sir".

And I'm really happy that you have been so successful.

How has life treated you?

Where do we start? This will take us all night.

We tired everything to eke a living, but talk about hard luck;

there was a fire when we tried a paper business, a flood when we

opened a salt business, and the local thugs would rob us to protect their truf.

And we drifted here where the barbarians are, so that we...

Barbarians?

We drifted here thinking maybe we could scam the barbarians to make a living.

We went everywhere and tried everything only to be disappointed

over and over.

We must've been desperate and crazy to think of doing such a terrible thing.

That's right. Exactly.

Then we heard about you.

So we came here hoping that it's not another man with a same name.

I'm glad you did. Is there anything I can do to help you?

No, I'm just glad I got to see an old friend again.

How could I possibly ask you for help?

We do have a little money saved up, and we are tired of traveling,

so we thought we'd settle down and open up a little inn somewhere

around here.

It's an interim fiscal report.

We're almost completely depleted of funds. We've exceeded our budget in

Nok-dune building barricades and purchasing new weapons.

I tried my best to keep the expenditure down, but... I'm sorry, sir.

No, this is not your fault. I will discuss it with the headquarters again.

By the way, how many men can we deploy to Nok-dune from Chosan?

Forty at best.

Forty... How could we stop the enemy with only forty men?

I understand, but I don't have the capacity to help you.

None of the six camps are operating on sufficient resources.

I'm sure you know that as well.

Then we should take this to the royal court and request aid from the central army.

We could lose Nok-dune Island if we don't.

There you go again. When will you stop depending on the royal court?

Nok-dune Island has never been taken by the enemy.

Sir, the enemy has changed. We must not underestimate them.

We shouldn't overestimate them and cringe in fear either.

Commander!

I gave you my answer. You're on your own on this.

Hear me, Commander of the North Yi Il!

Many fear the increasing strength of the barbarians, but I fear not greatly.

Never will I forget how you and Shin Lip suppressed fifty thousand

barbarians with only eight thousand men in 1583.

Now I have Shin Lip protecting the south and you protecting the north.

I rest at night peacefully knowing that the country is safe.

You are the warrior that I trust and depend on.

Suppress the barbarians and display the command of Chosun.

His Majesty's trust for me could not be greater.

How could I possibly request aid?

The central army? That is unthinkable.

Yi Soon-shin... Such a foolish fellow?

Is His Majesty still refusing to establish peace with the barbarians?

I repeatedly tried to talk to him, but he will not budge.

I just hope a preventable situation does not get out of hand.

By the way, Sung-ryong my man,

how much longer do you intend to stay home?

His Majesty wants you back. You can't disappoint him again.

I've already told His Majesty that I would not be coming back.

I understand your position, but didn't you see the movement of the

West faction starting with Yoon Du-su the last time you were at court?

He even brought up about the fiction between you and Yul-gok to attack you.

Sir...

Don't you remember how hard it was for us to place East faction members

after Yul-gok died?

I've heard some disturbing things about their movement lately.

They're trying to bring Prince Kwang-hae forward as the Crown Prince.

Just imagine what would happen if Prince Kwang-hae arose to the throne.

The world will belong to the West faction!

Stop, please stop this.

Is this why you are urging my return? Merely for a political tug-of-war?

Merely? I'm disappointed.

You cannot make a difference if you do not have the power to do so.

Have you already forgotten?

Come back. We need you to win His Majesty's favor.

They draw you a portrait?

Yeah, they'll make it look just like you!

And the girl that does the drawing, she's...

she's the finest thing to walk the earth!

Yes, she's a fine thing!

Oh man! I can't wait to see her again?

Doesn't that look just like me?

- More wine please! - I'll be right there!

Chun-su, another refill. Boy, they sure do drink a lot!

Those guys over there.

Okay.

Look straight ahead.

Try not to move.

I know it's not easy, but hang in there.

Look, Chun-su! Look!

If the business keeps up, we'll be rich before we know it!

Watch your mouth!

If your tongue slips, both of our heads would be chopped off.

You got that?

Okay.

I'm done.

Thanks.

- It's my turn now. - No, it's my turn?

Hold on a minute, fellows. Let's take a little break.

I need to catch my breath.

Hong! I'm back!

Jinbok!

Have you been well?

Where have you been? I've been waiting forever for you.

I've been busy with the training.

Ha!

You're so cute when you get angry!

Jinbok, sit right over there. I'll go get your wine.

Okay.

Come on, fellows!

What did I tell you?

You weren't kidding.

That man right there.

What's wrong? Didn't you say you like me too?

Yes, but you want to undress me in a place like this?

Hong, you're driving me insane!

I'll be yours forever if you give me what I want.

So let's take it slow.

There's nothing I wouldn't do for you, Hong!

Really? You would?

Of course!

You can't back out now. All right?

All right! What do you want me to do for you?

One thousand arrows? Is that all you've got?

I think it's wise to take our time and do it slowly.

It'll take years at that rate!

I want at least half of what's in the enemy's armory immediately!

Yes, sir. I'll make the necessary arrangements.

What do you mean you can't do it?

It's too late to back out now.

You've already stolen over ten bundles?

You know what will happen if I tell the captain about this.

He'll be dead. That's what will happen!

Just do it one more time tomorrow night, and we're going to disappear.

And once we're gone, all fingers will be pointed at us not you.

Remember. It's tomorrow night.

Speak up!

What's wrong with you?

I won't grill you about oversleeping,

but what's with not eating and slacking on your training exercises?

What good is a soldier if he can't fight?

Don't blame me if the barbarians rip your head off!

I won't...

I'm going to die anyway whether it's the barbarians or someone else...

What's wrong with you?

Do I have to beat the living daylights out of you?

Please calm down, sir.

I'll feed him and take him inside.

Get up!

This is the last time. Do you understand?!

Answer me!

Yes, sir...

Get out of here. Get out of here!

What's wrong with that kid?

How should I know?

Where are the boys? What are you doing out here working alone?

I put them through vigorous training today.

Still the instructor shouldn't be out here cleaning up by himself.

I'll send a few guys out here.

No. I'm almost done. I just have to clean up that one and I'll be done.

Stubborn goat. All right.

Good night!

Stop playing! You scared me!

Sir!

I see you're still working.

Oh, this is nothing, sir.

Take it.

This bow has been in my possession for a long time.

I carved your son's name on it.

Captain...

Use it yourself for now and give it to your son when he is grown.

The commander on duty left it for you. He said it was a letter of appreciation

from the home of a soldier from Haeju, Hwang-hae Province.

Haeju, Hwang-hae Province?

Captain...!

I want to hear it from you.

What should be the punishment for stealing our weapon and selling it

to the enemy?

I will punish you by death!

Captain!