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The Left Cholla Navy will
advance to Kyunneryang

on the eighth of July and
battle the enemy!

High Commander, we cannot sail
to Kyunneryang on the eighth.

That's the day when the current
will reach its quickest speed.

That means, coming from
opposite direction,

we will be fighting the
strongest resistance.

That means we will have to battle with
the ocean before we battle the enemy.

And with the current so strong,

will we be able to keep our
ships in position?

It's suicide, sir. Our entire
fleet could be destroyed.

Must I remind you about
Kyunneryang?

Magistrate Uh,
please say something.

High Commander...

Kyunneryang is less
than 400 yards wide.

How many ships do you think we
can position across the channel?

On top of that, they will
be riding a swift current.

Even if we have superior firepower,

we cannot handle their
number and their speed.

Then we can form a line of battle
outside the channel on the open sea

and wait for them to come out.

That's not the answer either.

We might be able to intercept and
sink the vanguard ships, but they

will concentrate fire on the command
ship at the center of the line.

And while we are scrambling to
protect the command ship,

they will spread out beyond
the reach of our artillery.

The bigger problem is the
possibility of an ambush attack.

Look at this uneven coastline.
It's screaming "Ambush"!

They would be a fool
not to take advantage.

Sir, perhaps we should give up
Kyunneryang and

contend with the enemy here
at the headquarters.

Wakizaka Yasuharu is not
interested in fighting us here

because if he does, he will lose all of
the advantages you just pointed out.

He has chosen Kyunneryang
as the battle ground.

If that's true,
this is a bait, sir.

And we will take the bait.

High Commander!

This is the best condition for the
enemy and worst condition for us.

Why would you do this?

Because this is exactly what
we want the enemy to do.

The Chosun Navy cannot contend
with the Japanese naval force

of 400 ships assembled in
Pusan Harbor.

Given the circumstances, luring
Wakizaka's fleet alone out into

the water is the
best chance we have

even if we have to give them
all of the advantages.

If indeed the information
we received was planted...

I'm afraid Jang-pyoung
might be hurt.

Did I ask too much of him?

Sir, then...

We mustn't do
anything in haste.

If our strategy is exposed,
we cannot defeat the enemy.

You've returned thirty years
of my trust with betrayal.

Do you blame me for this?

Betrayal is the greatest dishonor
for samurais. It is unrighteous.

You should know that having been
a samurai for over twenty years.

But I guess you Chosunese
will never learn.

Righteousness is not a word to be
used in vain by wicked men like you.

You little runt!

You murder innocent people
to fill your own bellies

and you speak of righteousness?

Shut up!

Kill me! That's the only way
you're going to shut me up.

Oh no, I can't do that. Do you think
I'd let you die such an easy death?

But there is someone I will kill.

Eunnu!

Pyoung...

What have they done to you?

I've known all along that the two
are stool pigeons for Yi Soon-shin.

Kill him!

No!
Don't! Kill me instead!

I just told you. I'm not going
to let you die that easily.

No, kill me and let this man go!

Pyoung,
it's all right.

You turned yourself around
and came back to us,

and I have nothing more
to ask for.

Eunnu...

No!

As for you, I'm going to keep you
alive until the day Yi Soon-shin's

fleet is burned and destroyed, until
Yi Soon-shin's head comes off.

Observe. This country Chosun
and Yi Soon-shin

will crumble before my sword!

The answer to defeating the
enemy lies within the enemy,

and answers to defeating me
lies within me.

So from time to time
I become the enemy.

I see my fleet with the eyes
and mind of the enemy leader.

Through the last eight battles...

But those are...!

They have seen my
fleet's fire power...

... as well as the unmistakable
power of the line of battle.

The enemy will charge
toward us at great speed

in order to break the
line of battle.

What I need now is to become a new
me that the enemy does not know.

A new strategy that will
make us oar just when

the enemy thinks that we've
been rendered powerless...

I need a new formation.

Reverse direction!

Yes, sir.
Reverse direction!

Reverse direction!

Right oars forward!
Left oars backward!

Reverse direction!
Reverse direction!

When are we going to
be done with this?

We've been coming out here
day after day

doing the same drill over and over!

We're exhausted.

Be quiet and just
follow the commands!

The High Commander
has his reasons!

Those who are gathered here are
best of the best of Cholla Navy!

We have called only the best archers,
best gunners and best artillery men!

Of course were, Lieutenant!
You don't have to waste your breath.

Starting today,
you are the vanguards.

Vanguards? What's that?

You will be occupying a foremost
position when we advance into battle.

Why did you round up the
gunners and archers

when we have cannons
to wipe them out with?

This is not a raid
but a frontal assault.

And we're dealing with an enemy
at least three times our size.

Cannons are not enough.

You're starting to scare me a little.

It's all right.
We're undefeated!

But they're three times
our size this time.

Until now, we were neck and neck.

Quiet down!

What does this mean?
You mean we're bullet shields?

Kid... There's your old habit again.
Are you getting scared?

Just jump them full of holes with
arrows before they can fire at you!

That's right.
That's exactly right.

As long as we have you, the Left
Cholla Navy is the strongest under

the sky no matter how large
the enemy fleet! You got that?

Did you say you needed a man
to command the vanguards?

Yes.

The enemy will leave Pusan Harbor
on the 7th to travel to Kyunneryang

for the battle on the 8th.

That means they will have
no choice but to drop anchor

somewhere near the
mouth of Kyunneryang.

That is our chance.

We must attack the ships that
are at a halt and draw them

out into an area that
gives us the advantage.

And to do that, we need a
squadron that will lure them out.

It's 7.3 miles from the mouth
of Kyunneryang to the open sea.

And the Japanese ships will be
considerably faster than our galleys.

Therefore the vanguards
must be prepared

to accept considerable casualties.

I will do it.

I will lead the vanguards.

What? That is absurd!
You're an old man!

You can't even hold your sword
up without your hands shaking.

Commander Kim!

I will do it. Let me
lead the vanguards, sir.

No one's better at provoking the
enemy and running away than I am.

No, Commander Kim.

I am the assault team
commander off Left Cholla Navy.

Sir, I will lead the vanguards.

No one has better command of
the men than I do. I will do it.

That's just the problem.
You love your men like your sons.

How are you going to come down
hard on them when you need to?

Can you remain calm and focused

when your men are dying
before your eyes?

Commander Yi!

I will do it.

This job requires a man who can
remain calm and rational

in the most perilous moments.

To accomplish this strategic
deception requires knowledge

about the waters as well as
leadership to command the battle.

We should select a captain who
has both of these qualities.

That's right.
Give me the assignment, sir.

I am the one with knowledge about

coastal geography and
tidal movements.

Please, High Commander.
I will not let you down.

I will be counting on you,
Magistrate Uh.

But sir!

Commander Kim!

But he is an old man!

This is the only way we
can defeat the enemy.

We must succeed no matter what,

or the naval force of Chosun will
be completely destroyed.

Secrecy is the vital
element of this strategy.

Is this possible... at sea?

This means Yi Soon-shin has
been deceiving us all along.

Inexorable bastard...

He fooled not only the enemy
but his own men as well.

I'm not even sure if
this is a feasible plan.

Please don't be stubborn!

I'll take the assignment,
all right? I will do it!

Would you stop?

Why are you arguing with me when
the decision is already been made?

High Commander already
gave his final word.

Why are you being so stubborn?
Are you insane? Are you senile?

Do you know what you're getting
into? You can get yourself killed!

And what's different with you?
Do you have two lives?

Yes, I've got two
lives, Magistrate Uh.

I've already lived a full life.
I have no regrets if I died now.

No, no, please think this over...

But you and the others are different.
You still have a lot of work to do.

Oh, you're incorrigible!

Father...

Commander Kim, what were
you two talking about?

Jin, don't you worry about a thing.
I'll take care of this.

Stubborn goat!

Sir, I have a request.

Kyunneryang is 400 yards wide.

It's high tide until the
4th and low tide after that.

I've been gliding across these
waters on reconnaissance boats

for a year, six months and
ten days to be exact.

I may not be able to see through
the water like Magistrate Uh,

but I do know these waters
like the back of my hands.

Commander Kim...

Let me go with him, sir.

I can't dissuade the stubborn
old goat, so let me go with him.

He can't do it alone.
I can't let him go out there alone.

All right.
You have my permission.

Thank you, sir.
Thank you very much.

Your injuries haven't healed yet.
What are you doing out here?

I'm all right.
Don't worry.

Are you ignoring the
physician's orders?

Please let me help. I just want
to be of help in anyway I can.

Wounds of the body will
heal in time,

but what do you do with the
wounds of the heart?

Lady Chung-hyang...

Jin cannot be the only daughter

who is afraid of losing her
father to this war...

I wonder if the Taiko of Japan,
the man responsible for this war,

knows the pain of a
daughter who must

send her aging father to
the battlefield...

the heartache of wives who must
send their husbands to war,

the sacrifice of a woman who gives
herself to a man she loathes

to stop greater slaughter...

How many more innocent lives
must be lost

for the empty glory of the
conqueror that he seeks?

It's already July.

Where are the reports of
victory from Chosun?

Soon the waters will be
too rough for our travel.

Gouki, Dodo, Kobayakawa,
Wakizaka...

Can I trust these men
to come through?

We must be in Chosun
before August.

Only then will I be able to reach
the Imperial Palace of Ming

in Yenching before the winter.

While Hidiyoshi was plotting
secure command of the sea from

Yi Soon-shin and transport his army
to Chosun for future invasion of Ming...

Crown Prince Kwang-hae formed a
temporary royal council and busily

recruited soldiers in Ichun
of Kangwon Province.

Yu Sung-ryong, Yi Won-ik and
others went to Anju and Soonan

bringing the scattered troops
together in an effort

to reclaim the Pyong-yang Fort.

However...

Why have you not begun
to train your soldiers?

My men are strong.
They do not need further training.

General Cho, there're over 20.000
Japanese troops in Pyong-yang.

They are too large to be defeated
by a few thousand Ming troops.

Both Ming and Chosun forces
must band together

and fight together in order
to defeat them.

Strong soldiers do not make
a strong army unless

they move together in an
organized unified command.

Are you trying to lecture me?

I'm trying to emphasize
the importance of training and

preparation for Chosun and Ming
collaboration under your command.

There won't be a need for us to
collaborate with the Chosun military.

The Japanese army
may be 20.000 strong,

but they're just a disorderly mob
against my elite army.

Just make sure there're ample

food and hay supply for
my men and my horses.

We will advance to Pyong-yang
when the time comes

and destroy the Japanese
in one blow.

Lord Yu, how did it
go with General Cho?

I hope we did not invite trouble.

They will stop Konishi from advancing
further north, but that is all.

I don't think we can expect
much more from them.

Has Yi Soon-shin indeed become a
household name across the country?

Do people really
praise him so highly?

Your Majesty...

As their respect and
admiration for him grows,

their scorn and disapproval
for me will grow just as much.

A man who has undivided admiration
of the people above the King...

If he should achieve victory on
this battle, what would happen then?

Perhaps the people forsake me...

No, Your Majesty.

This is your kingdom
no matter what happens.

Who would dare seek
to take it from you?

I should've never
left the capital...

I should've died in the Imperial
chambers fighting the Japanese

with my sword in my hands...

Then I wouldn't be suffering
the indignity

of being compared
to a common warrior...

What fool am I...

How could a King, the supreme
ruler of a kingdom, be so small?

A faithful subject has placed his
life in god's hands and preparing

for a battle that could very well
decided the fate of the kingdom,

but I cannot that these ignoble
thoughts out of my head...

I will bear it.

I will just hope and pray
that he is victorious.

If Yi Soon-shin can protect this
country and give me back my palace,

I will tolerate the people's
praise for him just this once...

A message from the
High Commander Yi?

Yes, sir.

The Left Cholla Navy will battle
the enemy

on the 8th of July in
Kyunneryang.

Until then, you must keep the
Japanese troops in Ichi and Ungchi.

I am counting on you.
Good luck.

Attack Ichi and Ungchi immediately.

The entire Cholla army is
only 3.000 strong,

and they have assemble all
of them at Ichi and Ungchi.

Once they are destroyed, the entire
Cholla army will be destroyed.

And capturing the government and
military headquarters

will be a walk in the park.

Tachibana will be joining soon.

Then I will send 15.000 troops to Pusan.
When do we attack, General?

July 9th.

Then I guess I'll be seeing you on the
10th at the Left Cholla Naval Station.

Let us get together for a drink.

A few Chosunese gisangs
would add pleasure.

I would like that.

There're two roads to
Junju... Ichi and Ungchi.

But the enemy commander
and his main force

is positioned here in Geumsan.

Ichi is closer to Geumsan, so they
will choose Ichi in all likelihood.

We have 7.000 troops including
the citizen army,

but the enemy is over
twice that number.

For now, the government troops
will take Ichi and Ungchi.

I'd like the citizen army
to proceed to Junju Fort.

Junju Fort is the provincial
government headquarters.

Remember that it is our
last line of defense.

The chief commander of Cholla
army is named Kwon Yul?

Aye!

And he is protecting Ichi...

Then we will send our
main force to Ungchi.

We must aim for the
enemy's weakness.

But we do not want him to know that
our main force is going to Ungchi,

so I will remain here.

Ankokuchi!

Sir!

Take a detachment of 10.000
and proceed to Ungchi.

Break the defense line in one
blow and press forward to Junju!

I will destroy the enemy at Ichi
and follow right behind you.

You want to move your
fleet to Angolpo?

Yes, General.

We are launching a battle
very soon, Wakizaka.

That is preciously why I
wish to go to Angolpo, sir.

Forgive me for my past insolence

and allow me to lead
the assault, General.

I will be conducting
maneuvering drills in Angolpo

and the artillery drills to
improve the accuracy as well.

Then my fleet will join the main
force in Angolpo for the battle.

If you vow not to defy my orders,

I have no reason not to place you
at the front line.

Thank you, General.

It's action at last!

It is treason to act against

orders of chief commander
appointed by the Taiko.

But it is greater treason
to suffer defeat.

We cannot win with
Gouki's strategy.

That is why we are defying his
command to take this action.

We will first slay Yi Soon-shin,
capture the Left Cholla Naval

Station and capture the
entire province of Cholla!

Then the Taiko will
recognize our loyalty.

And the entire province of Cholla
will become Wakizaka clan's fief.

I intend to give this land
to you, Ogawa and Manabe.

General...!

It is your reward for
your trust and obedience.

On June 7, 1592, top Japanese naval
general Wakizaka Yasurasu's fleet

set out for Kyunneryang for a fateful
battle against Yi Soon-shin.

On the same day, Yi Soon-shin's
fleet was assembled in Kyunneryang

for a high-stakes battle raising
the curtain to a historic events

which would come to be known as
the Great Victory of Hansan Island.

Meanwhile in Ungchi...

the first battle of the Cholla
defense campaign had begun.

Some 2.000 soldiers of the
government and citizen army

led by Commander Chung Dam
of Kimjae were battling

Ankokuchi's 6th division army
of 10.000 troops.

Chosun forces fought hard against a
vastly larger enemy without retreat.

Kwon Yul's strategy of avoiding
frontal attack, seizing higher ground

and applying guerrilla warfare
tactics was working. However...

Do not retreat!

Sir, the second line of defense
has fallen! We must retreat!

They will be no retreat!
A true warrior does not seek to live.

He seeks to kill one more enemy
before falling to his own death!

When the battle continued
into the next day,

they would end up giving away
Ungchi failing to overcome

the numerical inferiority despite
their incredible efforts.

They have lost Ungchi?

The Japanese are marching
to Junju as we speak.

Shouldn't we retreat and defend the

government headquarters
in Junju Fort?

If we let them take Ichi, that
will be the end of Cholla Army.

We must destroy the enemy that
is positioned to fight us.

We will just have to hope and pray
that the governor and the citizen

army will hold back the enemy
in Junju until we can get there.

We must protect Ichi Pass first,

then save the province
with our own hands.

The navy will not
survive otherwise.

General!

Yi Soon-shin has formed a battle
line at the mouth of Kyunneryang?

He took the bait!

Thank you, Kohei.
I owe it all to you.

Once I have Yi Soon-shin's head,
I'll let you die.

But you should be rewarded
for your work,

so I'll send your body
back to Japan.

And your headstone will read
"A proud samurai of Japan who

brought the demise of Chosun
Naval General Yi Soon-shin!"

Bastard!

He took the bait, so now
I have to cast a net

since it might be wise to
drain him of his energy.

Sir, I don't think they're coming out.
The're sitting tight in the channel.

Raise the red flag.

Send in the advance guards
and lure the enemy out.

Yes, sir!

Raise the red flag!

Advance!

Bang-dap division,
Sado division, advance!

Jak-bo, Sang-nam, keep
your eyes wide open!

Your mission is to lure the
enemy, not to destroy them.

Keep the losses to a minimum,

and retreat as soon as they
are on your tail.

Foolish fellow... You still have
a lot of work to do, I said.

Did you think that I'd let you throw
yourself into the line of fire alone?

You let me handle it. I'm the
best there is at hit and run!

Fire!

Fire the cannons!
Let's demolish them!

General...

Let us take care of those that
swam into the net first.

Now, shall we begin?

Raise the assault flag! Full speed!
Get us right next to the enemy!

Aye!
Advance! Advance!

Look at their speed!
We have to turn around now, sir!

Not yet. We will wait until their
entire fleet is out of the channel.

Fire!
Send them to the bottom!

Now! Reverse!

Reverse! Reserve!

After them!
Do not let them get away!