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Lt. Na! Lt. Na!

Sir, you're in danger! Take cover!

Stay with us, Lt. Na!

High Commander!

What are you waiting for? The shields! Get the shields up!

High Commander!

High Commander!

Get us next to the command ship!

Sir, are you all right? How badly are you hurt?

Are you all right, sir?

Lt. Na... Tend to Lt. Na's injury immediately.

We must tend to your injury first, sir. Let me take off your armor.

No, my injury is minor.

But sir...

Now, take Lt. Na!

Sir...

Just give us the command, sir!

We'll strike at once and blast them into pieces!

That's absurd! High Commander has sustained a serious injury.

We cannot proceed with this mission!

Sir, we must disband and retreat.

Issue the retreat command. We will retreat immediately!

Sir!

What are you waiting for? Relay the command at once!

Raise the white flag! Retreat! All battleships retreat!

Kansuke is the man indeed!

You meticulous planning has paid off!

Now we will go and get Yi Soon-shin's head!

Raise the attack flag!

No!

Let us observe the situation.

We should wait until Kansuke returns, General.

What are you talking about, Dodo?

We must strike while they're panicked and confused!

The fact that I heard two shots bothers me.

You know Kansuke's ability as well as I do.

In the last thirty years he has never had to shoot his target twice.

And he assured me that this time wouldn't be any different.

He could've failed. The enemy could be deceiving us.

You saw Yi Soon-shin going down with your own eyes!

What are you so afraid of?

Let us finish this later.

Soon the tide will recede and they won't be able to approach the shore.

Let us wait one day.

We can finish them off once everything becomes clear.

Does this Yi Soon-shin scare you that much?

It doesn't hurt to be cautious!

How could I call you a warrior when you're a gutless coward?

Get off my ship at once!

Or end your miserable life right here!

Think before you act, General!

What are you waiting for? Get this coward off of this ship!

Stay here in your safe little corner and watch me carefully!

I'll show you how sea battles are fought!

Raise the command flag! Advance forward!

Advance forward!

The command ship must be returned to the base at once.

High Commander...

It's a minor wound.

It's a gunshot wound, sir. It must be treated immediately.

If you should...

Sir, you injury is more than just your own.

It's an injury to us all.

Heed Commander Yi's advice, sir.

The command ship cannot abandon his fleet and retreat from the battle.

I will fight and return triumphant with my men!

High Commander!

It's an order, Commander Yi!

Return to your ship and to your post immediately!

Full speed ahead!

Get right behind their tail before they escape!

General!

General!

What in heavens name is that?

Those are...!

Fire! Fire!

What is that thing?

General!

This is absurd! What is that beast?

General...!

Send a signal to Ganda at once!

We must destroy that monster!

Board! Board the enemy vessel!

This is impossible!

This can't be happening to me!

Retreat to Mojarang!

We will combine forces with reinforcements in Mojarang!

Retreat! Retreat!

Yi Soon-shin...

What is the limit of your power?

Where are the reinforcements from Dang-po? Why aren't they here?

Increase speed! Go after the enemy!

Row those oars! Hurry! We have to get out of here!

We're good at this! Remember!

Give me speed! We need more speed!

Yes, sir!

Increase speed! Increase speed!

Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

Full speed ahead!

Faster! Faster!

General, the water is too shallow! We've been tricked!

It worked, Magistrate Uh!

We got you, you little rats!

This is the strength, the pride, the command of our flat-bottom galleys!

We can get in and out of shallow waters with ease!

That's right!

Those fools!

They should've just stayed in the port if they have pointy

bottoms on their ships, right?

Good work, everyone. Now let us go and join the main force.

Raise the red flag! Proceed to Mojarang!

How dare you attempt to capture the seas of Chosun!

You will not be forgiven!

General!

General the enemy vessels!

What?

Go after them! Destroy them!

Burn them down and sink them! All of them!

Sir, it's the enemy!

What?

Shoot them down!

Kill them! Kill every single Chosunese in sight! Kill them!

Archers ready!

Get up and fight back, you idiot! Fight back!

Fire! Fire!

The Left Cholla Navy... Where is the Left Cholla Navy?

Archers fire!

Kisu!

Kisu! Kisu!

Wake up, Kisu!

Wake up!

Lieutenant...

Fight back! Fire!

Fire! Fire!

What are you doing? On your feet! Archers ready!

Bring me a flaming arrow! I'll burn the enemy command ship down myself!

Yi Soon-shin!

Fire the cannons! Destroy the enemy!

Aim for the lower decks!

Fire! Sink the enemy vessels!

Fire!

Fire!

Blast them!

Spare no explosives and blast them!

Spare do explosives and blast them!

Fire! Incinerate the enemy!

Fire! Fire the cannons!

Destroy the enemy!

Fire!

With commanding and inspiring work of Chosun's ultimate assault vessel

the Turtle Ship, the Battle of Chun-hae, the first battle in Yi Soon-shin's

second major campaign against the invading Japanese, ended in another

huge victory sinking 13 Japanese vessels and reducing the invasion

force by more than 2.600.

Nok-do troops are coming! The Sado troops are right behind them!

The Kwang-yang troops are there too!

High Commander, let us go after the rest of them and wipe them out!

Good gracious! What happened?

Your shoulder? What happened to your shoulder, sir?

It's... nothing...

What happened to him, Lt. Song?

He was shot by the enemy.

What?! How could you let this happen?

I don't know what to say, sir...

What are you standing around for?

Fetch some alcohol and a brazier at once!

Yes, sir.

Sir, why?

You should've returned to the headquarters immediately when

you sustained the injury, sir!

This is going to hurt.

It's all right.

Sir?

Be gentle, Captain! You're going to kill him!

Yes, don't vent your personal feelings now!

Don't you see the High Commander sweating?

I'm all right. Captain Chung is probably sweating more than I am.

It was in quite deep, sir. I'm certain it damaged your shoulder bone.

That is regretful...

I won't be able to shoot arrows for a while.

High Commander...

Thank you.

We reclaimed Gon-yang.

The Right Kyung-sang Navy took Gon-yang back!

Isn't that so, Lt. Yi?

Sir...

Right, Captain Woo? Am I right?

Those cowardly Japanese took off running because they're afraid of us.

We recaptured Gon-yang with no resistance!

Yes, that's what happened!

How many heads? How many enemy soldiers did we slay?

Get out there and collect the evidence of our feat!

Sir...

Wait,

what happened?

We were able to get the bullet out, but he lost too much blood.

Kisu!

Kisu! Kisu!

Lt. Yi, it's for you.

He made me promise him that I'd give this to you.

Heads? You wanted heads?

How may do you need?

Lt. Yi!

We have plenty of dead bodies of our own men.

That's not all. So many civilians have been killed treacherously by

the Japanese that you can form a mountain with their corpses!

Would you like their heads as well? Dead man don't talk, so how can you

tell whether they are Chosunese or Japanese?

Lt. Yi, what is the meaning of this?

That's what I'd like to ask.

What is military merit anyway?

What are you going to do with honor that you killed your own men to get?

Let's go outside. We'll go outside and talk.

Say something, High Commander! Why can't you answer my question?

Take this man outside at once!

Sir!

Come again? Right Kyung-sang Navy is busy slicing off the enemy's heads?

I tried to tell them about the strategy meeting, but the

commanders were out collecting heads, and I didn't know who to inform.

I saw the High Commander, but he wouldn't listen to a word I said.

What do you mean? We may not be able to defeat the surrounding enemy even

if we quickly regroup and prepare for the next battle, but they're

out casually collecting enemy heads? Are they out of their minds?

It's all for military merit.

They need evidence to prove they won the battle.

Send the heads to the royal court for commendation?

Isn't it obvious?

High Commander, how can we form an alliance with these men?

It's impossible, High Commander Won will not give us his men for

collaborative operation until he loses his right of command.

And the Right Cholla Navy has refused to form an alliance as well.

Perhaps we should return to the headquarters.

I agree, sir.

The enemy fleet spread out across the region in Dang-po, Han-san,

Koje, Ga-duk and Gadang-po are at least five times our size.

And, when the result of today's battle is known, they will spare no efforts

to destroy us, I don't know if we can fight them alone, sir.

I agree, sir. Let us retreat to the headquarters for now.

We cannot do that.

Sir...

This was not simply a rescue operation to aid the Right Kyung-sang Navy.

Our goal is take back solid control of the southwest coast.

If we back away now, they will come after us and attack the headquarters.

And the purpose of this mission will be defeated.

More importantly, the Japanese will terrorize the local civilians for

what we did to them if we back away now.

That will also have a secondary effect of demoralizing the soldiers.

We have to push them out at least to Hansan-do.

That's the only way to keep them from advancing west and protect the people.

General! Please!

Stop!

Stay out of it!

General!

They were ordered to attack from the rear not sit around in Dang-po!

They're not soldiers, they're not my subordinates, they're bunch of

idiots who are better off dead!

We are here to kill the enemy, not our own!

Your men were lured into a trap.

I couldn't be more bitter about the defeat, but we must stay clear-beaded.

The enemy is still strong. It is time for us to regroup.

We must figure out a way to redress this defeat.

Reorganize the troops immediately and contact Kamei!

I will slay Yi Soon-shin with my own hands!

I will slay every single Chosunese that comes my way and wipe out the race!

I will wipe them out! All of them!

Let us go to Saryang.

Constable Kwon! Are you suggesting that we strike Dang-po alone?

Magistrate Uh, how does the tide look?

If we launch before the fourth of the month, we will have favorable

tidal current.

Commander Kim, let us launch a reconnaissance ship tomorrow at dawn.

Got it, sir.

Why are you acting so hastily?

I don't understand you or the High Commander's actions.

It's the High Commander's decision. And as his subordinates, it is our

duty to carry out his order the best that we can.

If we engage in another battle, again the High Commander will

not retreat no matter what.

You'd send him into battle in his condition? Is that loyalty?

Constable Kwon, Commander Yi has a point.

Even if we have all the advantages and we can defeat the enemy in

Dang-po, then what?

12 ships in Sa-chun, 30 ships in Dang-po? Then what?

We could be up against 50, no, 100 ships.

But our troops will grow tired and we will soon run of out food supply.

We can't do this alone. It's just not possible.

But we cannot turn our backs on the people and leave.

Think about the torture they will be subjected to.

We must break the enemy's will. We must defeat them all the way.

We must show them that any attempt to avenge their defeat on the

civilians will have disastrous results.

That is the will of the High Commander. It is also the reason

why this navy, no, the entire military force of Chosun, exists.

I don't intend to defy his command.

I believe it mustn't be defied.

High Commander...

You're...

Garrison Captain of Nok-do Chung Oon, sir.

What brings you here at this late hour?

I have something to give. you, High Commander

I engraved the words "Extreme Loyalty to Repay the Kingdom" and never let

it out of my hands since the day I was sworn into service.

"Extreme Loyalty to Repay the Kingdom"... It's Ngok Fei.

A resolve never to retreat from battle like Ngok Fei?

It is no wonder you are the best assault team commander of Chosun.

But... by giving me your sword, do you wish to come under my command?

Slay the enemy with that sword. That's what I've come to request.

Why are you reluctant to collaborate with the Left Cholla Navy?

Do you perhaps think my superior an inferior man who seeks honor and

advancement by stealing credit for his comrade's achievements?

You couldn't be more wrong if you do.

On that very battle, defied his command despite the fact that he

is my direct superior. It was to follow High Commander Won, of course.

For it, I was made to suffer intolerable humiliation before

my own men.

But I have no bitterness or resentment for my superior.

In fact, I am still ashamed of what I have done.

If we had fought High Commander Won's way, the Chosun Navy would've suffered

a major loss.

High Commander of Left Cholla Navy is not a very clever man.

He is not selfish enough to harm another person for his own honor.

But there is one thing that he does desire.

And for that one thing, he will not stop fighting until his bones turn to ashes.

Do you know what that is?

It is the safety of this country.

He cannot let go of his extreme loyalty to repay the kingdom.

Do not doubt him. Extend your hand to him.

It is not his burden alone to repay the kingdom with loyalty.

Captain...

"Extreme loyalty to repay the kingdom..."

Constable Kwon, what are you doing here?

Sir...

Captain Chung brought me a sword. What have you brought me?

Sir...?

High Commander.

Commander of Bang-dap Yi Soon-shin requests to see you.

Do you think High Commander Yi sent them?

Sir, I believe they were sent by those much more powerful than High

Commander Yi... or the King, for that matter.

The people of Chosun.

Help them, High Commander.

It is the Right Cholla Navy's turn to save the people of this kingdom.

June 2nd, 1592. Yi Soon-shin's Left Cholla Navy launched another attack

on the Japanese invasion force in Dang-po. The enemy commander on this battle

battle was Gurojima Mikiyuchi who had previously been routed in Sa-chun.

Struck by Kwon Joon's arrow, Gurujima met his demise that day.

In Yi Soon-shins 5th sea battle, the Battle of Dang-po, 21 Japanese ships

were destroyed and 2.820 Japanese soldiers died in action.

Winning is becoming a habit, High Commander!

Sir!

It's a counterattack, sir.

Alert the fleet! Return to your positions and prepare for battle!

Yes, sir!