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High Commander, Recruit Kisu's son has his first birthday next month.

And?

Will we be able to send him home?

I'm not so sure.

If we strike Gon-yang, all of us will die.

Why do we have to be the ones to be sacrificed?

Must you ask? That is war.

Kill or be killed. That is war.

What and whom is this war for?

This attack on Gon-yang is purely for your military merit!

Lt. Yi!

He is a worthy warrior who fights without fear against the enemy.

But if you push your en into battle knowing that they will die

you are no longer fit to be a leader or a soldier for that matter.

And I cannot acknowledge your right of command, sir.

How dare you!

We have less than 500 men left.

But the enemy in Gon-yang is at least 2.000 strong.

Reconsider, sir. Attempting to reclaim Gon-yang by ourselves is suicide.

Reestablish alliance with the Left Cholla Navy, and...

Silence!

High Commander!

If I hear another word out of you, I'll...

Punish me by death?

There's nothing stopping me.

I will accept any punishment but that, sir.

Lieutenant Yi!

Contempt against superior officer does not merit punishment by death.

Punish me by flogging according to the military law.

Are you afraid of death?

Why did you provoke me if you're so afraid?

I'm not afraid of death, sir.

But I cannot die in peace leaving my men behind.

As their superior officer, I have a duty to protect them!

Get out of here.

I got you, so get out of here.

I have no reason go flog a man who is read to die.

Sir...

Did I expect too much from you?

I thought you of all men would quietly obey me.

I guess I was wrong.

You're right. If we march into Gon-yang, many will die.

What can I do when death and war go together?

But no commander takes his men into battle to let them killed.

We're not going there to die, but to fight the enemy!

And lives will indeed be sacrificed in the process, but the enemy will

suffer losses as well.

They all say that you can't win with will alone, but I have seen

it countless times through my own experience.

Nothing's more important than determination and will on the

battlefield.

When they give everything they've get to make the impossible

possible, soldiers have displayed many times their normal strength

time and time again!

Can't you say we will give it a shot instead of saying this is impossible?

"The Right Kyung-sang Navy can defend Kyung-sang Province alone"

"With our determination and will, this battle is half won!"

That's what I desperately need to hear right now!

And I was hoping that I'd hear those words from you, Lt. Yi.

Captain Woo, Lt. Yi just...

I know, I know.

Do you think I can't hear that yelling in this tiny camp?

Then do something. I can't believe you're so nonchalant.

Who is nonchalant?

You're our only hope.

You have to talk him out of this before he gets us all killed.

The Right Kyung-sang Navy has tried its best.

We've done everything we possibly can. Our only option at this point is to

join the Left Cholla Navy. Don't you see that?

Later... That's later.

Captain Woo!

Stop wasting time and shift your focus to crushing the enemy in Gon-yang.

First we take back Gon-yang. And once we have a victory behind us

then we can form an alliance with some dignity.

What's wrong?

High Commander Won is wrong.

His recklessness decision could take countless soldiers' lives.

But I will fight. I made up my mind.

I will trust him just one more time without considering the odds.

If I trust him, the soldiers will trust him as well and believe that

we have a chance.

Lieutenant...

And maybe, just maybe,

the Heaven will show compassion and give us a hand.

Odds are the Right Kyung-sang Navy is eager to recapture Gon-yang right now.

No way. There's no way they can recapture Gon-yang!

I intend to give Gon-yang back to Won Kyun, General Gurujima.

What?

There're 12 ships anchored on the shores of Gon-yang,

and their flags look like this.

It's Gurujima clan's insignia.

Gurujima is unlike my superior Dodo that you fought against.

He is a very aggressive and simpleminded man of pirate origin.

Don't expect any clever strategy from him.

Simpleminded? That's odd.

Constable Kwon.

Yes, sir.

Didn't you say another fleet with the same flag was spotted elsewhere?

Dang-po, sir. There're approximately thirty ships.

That means the sips in Gon-yang are baits to lure us out.

I suppose their strategy is to feign inferiority strike us from the rear

once attack Gon-yang.

Gurujima devising a pincer operation?

He's not clever enough to come up with such an idea.

Perhaps someone is behind him.

Yi Soon-shin is a meticulous man.

He will send out his spies and attempt to acquire information about us.

And he will try to take Gon-yang back, bu we will fight him in Sa-chun.

When Won Kyun recaptures Gon-yang, he will be fueled by victory.

And if we throw him a bait at the right moment, he is sure to bite.

Yi Soon-shin's fleet will follow Won Kyun's fleet to Sa-chun, and

that's where our samurai sharpshooters will take him out.

Fire!

Did you see that, Dodo? This isn't going to work.

It's not a bad idea, but their hit rate is pathetic.

Right, General?

We are just getting started, general.

These are skilled sharpshooters who have trained with moving targets.

Once they get use to the movement of the water and the ship, their hit rate

will improve significantly.

Yes, they are sharpshooter approved by the Taiko after all.

Sir, why do you continue to defend this defeated general?

We �must march into Yi Soon-shin's base without further delay and wipe

them out!

How many times must I tell you? We, too, will have to bear considerable

loss if we attack the enemy at their main base! This is the most efficient

way to eliminate Yi Soon-shin and destroy his navy!

How dare you!

Restrain yourself, Gurujima! Let us observe the training for now.

We are in no hurry. We can attack the main camp if this doesn't work.

Aim!

Fire!

Let me go!

He must be another pottery maker than got away.

Potters must be captured unharmed.

We must choose the ones with talent and send them back to Japan.

Take him away!

Aye!

Let go! Let go of me!

Let go of me, you bastard!

Wu-song! Wu-song!

Master!

You fool... Couldn't you run any faster?

I was sure you got away.

Pyung, how could you do this?

Only those who agree to make pottery for us will live.

If you do good job, you'll live like kings in Japan.

But if you resist, I will have no choice. I will cut your heads off!

General...

Did you capture the potters?

Aye!

I will send them to Japan.

I was extremely jealous of Wakizaka when he acquired you.

I want a potter of my own... a potter that works only for my clan.

Then I could have all the valuable dawans I want!

Chose the best potter among them for me, Kohei. Could you?

Of course, General.

What? They put what on the ships?

You know, the red military general's uniform.

They had a dummy in that uniform on a boat and they kept shooting at it.

What?

Who could they be after? Who?

I couldn't understand them exactly, but they mentioned Yi Soon-shin.

What? Yi Soon-shin?

Those bastards!

Isn't he the navy commander that comes to visit you sometimes, Master?

His name is Yi Soon-shin, isn't it?

Yes...

Twelve ships in Gon-yang and roughly thirty in Dong-po...

That's not all.

My covert reconnaissance detected enemy ships not only in Pusan,

Ga-duk and Koje, but in Danghang-po and Kosung as well.

They're everywhere.

Gon-yang is exactly in half way between us and Dang-po.

Distance wise, yes. But the time it takes to get there could increase

or decrease by half depending on the water conditions.

I guess it will be vital that we choose a day of favorable current

to launch the attack.

Yes. That's why we must strike before the third of June.

We can advance northeast to Gon-yang in the quickest possible time until then.

Conversely, the enemy will have to fight the current,

so it will take them twice the time even if they launch at the same time.

How about splitting up the fleet into two divisions?

Leave six at the base and take the remaining twenty-four...

Yes, that's right!

Twelve can contend with the twelve in Gon-yang, and the other dozen

will wait and ambush the enemy coming from Dang-po!

It's a brilliant idea, Captain Chung.

I know you're been really getting into artillery training lately.

I guess those cannon blasts wake up your brain!

You're the cleverest of all of us... except me, of course.

Commander Kim!

Why don't� we place the 12 vessels here in Mojarang?

But if they have a large fleet, they could come around the southern tip of

Changshin-do as well.

Our biggest problem is the fact that the tide shifts in the afternoon.

If we don't destroy the enemy and move out quickly from Gon-yang, we

have to fight the tide while we battle the enemy, which will make

the battle twice as more difficult.

Wow, this is a dilemma...

We're up against a fleet many times our size, and the tide will make the

battle twice as more difficult?

Now I wish we had the Right Kyung-sang Navy with us...

But they only have four ships. What good would that do?

High Commander, if we're going to launch this battle, we must form an

alliance with the Right Cholla Navy somehow.

We'll try our best, but we can't count on the Right Cholla Nay for now.

If they won't do it voluntarily, we have to make them.

High Commander, please appeal to the royal court.

We must get the Right Cholla Navy even if it takes a Royal edict.

The treacherous Japanese have invaded our land destroying the lives of our

people and threatening the continued existence of the regime.

But tears and grief cannot deliver the country from this peril.

I call upon every man and woman, young and old, noble and peasant

to rise up and defend the country!

Remember that in saving the country, we will save ourselves.

Every last man will rise with every ounce of strength to protect the

gates of Pyung-yang, and that will be our foundation in restoring the

sovereignty!

Lord Yu...

How many men have gathered?

We have at east two thousand so far.

Arming them with weapons won't be an easy task either.

You must wrap this up soon. Once he caltrops are finished, you must make

the swords and spears as well!

Yes, my lord.

Fifty some days after the outbreak of war...

The fate of Chosun still hung in the balance with no relief in sight.

The Japanese invasion force, which advanced at a lightening speed after

landing in Pusan on the 14th of April, had broke through the line of defense

at Yimjin River and continued to proceed northward.

The vanguard division led by Konishi proceeded to Pyung-yang,

while Kato's second division headed for Ham-heung.

According to historical records, the number of Chosun soldiers that

died in battles of Pusan, Dong-lae, Tangeum, and Yimjin River were over

twenty thousand. One can only imagine how many more unreported civilian and

military deaths there must have been.

But the royal court was helpless to do anything except wait for Ming to

answer their call for aid.

Your Majesty, I urge you to move the royal carriage to Uiju for now.

Many days have passed since the Japanese have crossed Yimjin River.

They may attack Pyung-yang any day.

How dare you suggest this!

His Majesty has publicly announced th the would maintain his position

in Pyung-yang! Am I right, Father?

But Your Highness, the situation is changing everyday against our favor.

I must urge His Majesty to wait for the envoy Yu Mong-chung's return from

Ming in Uiju. He will surely cross Yalu River with the great Ming army.

The great Ming army?

Then perhaps it wouldn't be a bad idea to go out and welcome them.

No, Father. We cannot abandon Pyung-yang and retreat further north.

Prince Kwang-hae speaks the truth, Your Majesty.

I urge you to stay here in Pyung-yang and wait for Ming aid.

His Majesty's safety is the country's safety.

We can return to Pyung-yang once the Ming army arrives.

Left Minister, what we are trying to protect is not Pyung-yang but the

favor of the public. Without public support, the royal house is nothing.

How did it go?

I think you will be pleased, sir.

I can no longer trust those powerless high ministers with His Majesty's life.

Prepare them well. The King's life is in their hands now.

Yes, Imperial Attendant.

If we can't form an alliance, we will have to rely on the

Turtle Ship to win this battle.

If the Turtle Ship can penetrate deeply into the enemy line and

quickly and disable their ships, we will be able to thwart the

pincer attack, sir.

It's been a while, Kansuke.

I trust Master Jotai is well?

Yes.

I'm sure you've been thoroughly informed about your mission.

Don't let me down.

Aye!

It has already been five years since you came to me.

I acquired Japan, then you...

You brought me great joy...

Your Eminence...

I am a rich man, I am...

Chosun will be mine before the winter and I will soon have

Ming as well.

If all goes well, the capital of Japan will be moved to Yenching next year.

We will have a grand gala for your birthday in Yenching next year.

Your grace is immeasurable, Your Eminence.

I will soon have the world at my feet...

But for some reason I am not happy.

In looking back, the my most valuable possession is not you, not Japan,

and it will not be Chosun or Ming either.

My most valuable possession was...

Tsurumatsu.

Your Eminence...

When he was laughing and playing on my lap, I would have given up

the world for him.

I still need him...

I don't want to be remembered as a man who had once conquered

Chosun and Ming.

I want descendants, the Toyotomi clan to rule that land forever.

Give me a son, a successor.

And I will give your son the world.

The Right Kyung-sang Navy will attack Gon-yang on May 29th at

03:00 hours.

There will be no retreat on the battlefield, so fight to the death!

Yes, sir!

High Commander Won Kyun has finally decided to initiate aggression?

Aye!

Then first we will give him a gift.

We will move the troops out to Sa-chun tonight. Understood?

Aye!

Lieutenant...

Why aren't you asleep?

This...

If... if I should die out there,

would you send this to my home for me?

I made it for my son in my spare time.

I'm sorry, but I can't. I am a busy man, soldier.

Sir...

Kisu, we can win.

The Right Kyung-sang Navy will not be defeated.

Survive this war and take it home to your son yourself.

Sir...

Captain Han...

Tomorrow will be our last day in Noryang.

Do you think we can win?

We have to win. We have to!

A request for aid from Captain Han of Jisepo?

Do you intend to go, sir?

Yes, I do.

Is that true, sir?

We will launch at 03:00 hours tomorrow. Issue an alert.

I do not think that is a good idea, sir.

Nor do I.

It is likely that the enemy is waiting for us to leave the base.

They will attack through Mijo while we are gone and destroy the headquarters.

That's right, sir. They won't move unless we move.

We must buy time and establish an alliance before we engage action.

But what about the Right Kyung-sang Navy?

They could be completely wiped out.

Come on, Captain Chung.

You can't join someone in suicide no matter how much you like them.

It would be wise to reconsider, sir.

The Right Kyung-sang Navy's situation is regretful, but...

I will not rescind my order.

This is unlike you, sir.

Are you feeling morally obligated because High Commander of Right

Kyung-sang Navy made you feel guilty?

Or are you wavering because Commander Won is your friend?

Commander Yi!

I can forsake High Commander Won. But I cannot turn my back on the

officers and soldiers of the Right Kyung-sang Navy.

We are soldiers of Chosun before we are soldiers of Left Cholla Navy.

And that means they are our comrades and subordinates.

How do we risk our lives and fight on the battlefield?

It's because we trust our superiors and comrades to protect us.

We cannot win this war by betraying the trust of our comrades.

We will move out tomorrow at 03:00 hours.

If anyone defies this order, you will be punished accordingly.

Aim!

Fire!

Aim!

Fire!

We will divide our fleet into two groups.

Fifteen galleys of the main force, Soon-chun and Bang-dap will proceed

to Gon-yang,

and nine galleys of Kwang-yang, Nok-do and Sado will proceed to Dang-po.

The enemy has approximately 30 vessels anchored in Dang-po.

Do all you can to stop them from attacking us from the rear.

Good luck.

General!

The Left Cholla fleet has just passed Noryang, sir!

Yi Soon-shin is making his move at last!

It's time to cast the bait.

Sir, it's the enemy!

Sneaky rats! Shall we begin?

Lt. Yi, the attack signal!

Yes, sir!

Raise the red flag! Advance!

What's taking the Left Cholla Navy so long?

What do we do if we are attacked from the rear?

Faster!

Advance at full speed!

Quickly lure the Right Kyung-sang Navy to Mojarang!

They must pass through the channel where the sharpshooters

are positioned, but Won Kyun must pass through unharmed!

The man we are after is Yi Soon-shin of the Left Cholla Navy!

Sir, it's the Right Kyung-sang Navy. They appear intact.

It's a message from the Right Kyung-sang Navy.

It's from Captain Han of Jisepo.

The enemy has chosen Sa-chun instead of Gon-yang...!

We will let the Right Kyun-sang Navy handle the fleeing enemy.

The Left Cholla Navy will proceed to Sa-chun!

Yes, sir!

Get into formation! Extended line formation!

Extended line formation!

Move into formation!

Extended line formation!

Everything is going like clockwork!

Once the enemy leader is eliminated and the fleet breaks up in confusion,

we will wipe them out in one sweep!

And you will have your revenge!

It looks like Nalbal and the secret squad made it just in time.

Advance! Advance!

Those incompetent fools!

They're suppose to be finest samurais for heaven sakes!

How could they fail? This is a disgrace, Dodo!

Raise the attack flag! I'm going after Yi Soon-shin myself!

It's not the time, General.

Dodo!

We have Kansuke.

Let us wait. He will turn that cheers of excitement into cries of grief.

It only takes a second to cross from heaven to hell.

Smile all you wish...

but you'll never smile again.

Alert the command ship!

Yes, sir!

High Commander!

Lt. Na!

Lt. Na! Lt. Na!

Sir, you're in danger! Get out of the way!

Lt. Na!

High Commander!