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Don't shoot! Please don't shoot!

Don't shoot! Please don't shoot!

General, spare us!

We made a mistake! Please! Don't kill us, General!

General!

How many men have deserted the camp so far, So?

Over forty, General.

We should be heading south!

We can't trust the navy anymore.

They have disgraced the Great Japan!

It is bad enough that they were defeated ten times straight.

How could they crumble helplessly in their own headquarters?

That's why the soldiers are so afraid.

There's a wide spread rumor that we will lose all of our ships

to take us back home if Pusan is attacked again.

Then let us strike Ming!

The Taiko will have us killed if we go back to Japan like this!

We need to secure a safe supply route first.

Even the land routes are unsafe now with the citizen army raids.

No only are we running out of provisions,

but we are low on gunpowder supply as well.

Marching to Ming under these conditions is suicide.

Don't you see that?

What kind of a freak is this Yi Soon-shin to have seized

the entire Japanese invasion force in the palm of his hands?

Can you call this a victory?

"It was the most difficult battle ever."

I've raised him generously in the past,

and now he seeks praise without hesitation

with an achievement that is not worth mentioning.

He has failed to capture Pusan from the hands of the enemy.

How can we call this a victory?

He succeeded in destroying over 100 enemy ships, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty, it is not small feat to have destroyed 400 enemy ships

with a fleet one third the size of the enemy.

High praise is...

High praise? The Japanese Navy is still strong.

and Pusan is still their headquarters.

And you want me to praise him?

Ridiculous!

Your Majesty...

If he has failed to recapture control, and it is not a victory.

But he was not defeated either,

so I suppose I could spare his and Minister Yoon's life.

Don't even consider defending Yi Soon-shin or

collaborating with Easterners again, Brother.

What good is sinking 100 battleships?

Konishi did not retreat, and Kato still has the two Princes.

The two royal princes are being held hostage by the Japanese.

His Majesty is extremely emotional.

There is no telling how he might change from one minute to the next.

So don't take chances and risk losing his trust.

The fate of the clan depends on it.

What will happen to our children and our ancestors' honor

if we let our mistake bring the clan down?

How many ships have been damaged?

In all, 27 ships require repair.

Most of them suffered impact damage during the battle, but

quite a few were damaged in the storm as well.

We were fighting against the wind and the tide,

so we need to inspect the oars on all the battleships as well.

How long will it take to complete the inspections and repairs?

At least two months, sir.

Try to reduce the time as much as you can.

We need manpower to cut the time, but we're shorthanded, sir.

Did you say you can't lift your arms?

He can't even lift a finger

Help me take his shirt off. Let's try some mugworts first.

What about those with badly blistered and infected hands?

They need treatment too.

We cannot leave the infirmary with all these patients.

I will give you some ointment. They must apply it themselves.

Did all these new patients come in today?

They haven't had a day of rest through ten battles, sir.

Those who are not in here are abnormal.

What is the biggest problem among the soldiers?

We're seeing rapid increase in arthritis patients among the oarsmen.

Quite a few of them are in serious condition.

We've been treating them with moxa, acupuncture, and

herbal draught but medicine supply is low.

But sir, what they really need is food and rest.

We fought well at Pusan Harbor destroying over 100 ships,

but we have also suffered considerable damage.

Many of our battleships have been heavily damaged,

and more importantly, our soldiers are extremely exhausted.

We cannot lose our men to sickness and hunger

let alone to the enemy's sword.

Please do everything in your power to secure adequate provisions

and medicine supply for the sick and injured.

Sir, perhaps it is time we operated a military farm.

Refugees continue to come into our camp.

Perhaps we could provide land for them in Dolsando

and have them cultivate a military farm.

It is a wonderful idea.

Commander Shin, I'd like you to oversee to the project.

Of course, High Commander.

And although we have indeed accomplished a great deal in

Pusan Battle, we have left some business unfinished.

If the enemy continues to take a defensive position and

seeks to fight under the protection of their fortified headquarters,

we will need to revise our strategy.

I agree. If we are going to capture the headquarters,

we will need help.

That's right. We need to strike the enemy from both land and

sea in order to wipe them out.

Yes, the best way to suppress the enemy in Pusan is

through a combined attack from both land and sea.

We need cooperation from the ground forces.

It's time we fight this war on land.

And first and foremost, we must capture Cholla Province.

That's the only way to protect our remaining fleet.

I agree.

Let us put highest priority on protecting the headquarters

for now and focus on land battles.

That's the only way to press Yi Soon-shin and keep him from

attacking the headquarters if only for now.

What we need more than anything right now is

to secure a steady supply of provisions.

Cholla is the grain shed of Chosun. Once we capture Cholla,

the Japanese army won't have to worry about provisions for

long as this war continues.

At any rate, this is truly nerve racking...

If the Taiko finds out that we lost over a hundred battleships,

how will he react?

I already reported the result of the last battle, General Gouki.

Wakizaka, what have you done!

The Taiko's men are planted everywhere across Chosun.

I'm sure he already knew about it before my letter got there.

I also sent along some strategies that could turn this war around,

so all that we can do now is to wait for his reply.

Prepare my ship at once!

I will take all of the soldiers in Nagoya and sail to Chosun!

Your Eminence...

What are you waiting for? I gave you an order!

I do not think it is a very good idea, Master.

Yi Soon-shin has attacked our navy's headquarters and

destroyed over one hundred battleships.

That means the command of his fleet has reached Pusan.

The sea route from Tsushima to Pusan is not safe either.

What are you trying to say, Tokugawa?

You don't think I can contend with a small fly like Yi Soon-shin?

I am asking you to consider every possibility, Master.

You must bear in mind at all times that your safety is

the safety of the entire Japanese military force.

Your Eminence... Your Eminence!

Your Eminence, I beg you to restrain yourself.

Did you not suffer enough humiliation this afternoon?

Many are watching you in Nagoya, Your Eminence.

Your political enemies, starting with Tokugawa,

will take delight in your anxiety!

Do you wish to die?

Don't waste your strength, Your Eminence.

You could destroy the entire Nagoya Palace out of rage,

but you cannot change the defeat in Pusan into victory.

Was I wrong?

Your Eminence...

My grand ambition for Ming Conquest...

Was it an impossible dream?

No, Your Majesty!

Am I to tolerate Tokugawa's blatant insults?

The master must display his power to put his servant in his place!

I will go to Chosun!

And I will show them my true strength?

You cannot go to Chosun, Your Majesty.

Jotai...!

October is around the corner.

The weather is unpredictable and the tide is rough.

The ocean is unsafe for travel.

That is the first reason why you cannot go to Chosun.

Second reason is Yi Soon-shin.

If there is any possibility that he will attack Pusan again,

the path to Chosun is dangerous.

Be quiet!

It is reality. You must accept it.

And the last reason is Tokugawa. He can never be your true servant.

He will provoke you, push you into the battlefield,

and seek to take Japan in your absence.

Move the chess pieces.

Don't sit on top of the chess-board because you're anxious.

That will not win the game.

It's time to seek a new path, Your Eminence.

Attack Jinju.

If we can't get to them by sea, we will get to them by land.

Jinju is the best bridgehead to Cholla.

Jinju?

On land, the Japanese army is many times stronger than the Chosunese.

We will succeed, Your Eminence.

Instruct them to send thirty thousand men to Jinju.

Tell them to kill anything that stands in our way.

May it be human or animal

I want anything that breathes killed and eliminated.

Is that understood?

Aye!

What is it?

It's a missive from Japan, General.

All warriors of Japan in the three southern provinces of Chosun!

You are coalesce in October of 1592 and attack Jinju Fort.

Use Jinju Fort as a bridgehead to capture Cholla

so that it may serve as the supply base.

After suffering consecutive defeat to Yi Soon-shin's navy,

Toyotomi Hideyoshi determined that Japan's campaign

to seize control of the sea had failed.

Accordingly, he would come to make a drastic change in his strategy.

He boldly gave up the waters of the southern coast,

and turned his attention to securing an attack route on land.

And Jinju Fort was a vital location for his strategy.

It is a notice to all citizen and government military leaders of Kyung-sang Province.

Deliver them without delay.

Yes, sir.

Reports are pouring in

about an impending massive Japanese attack on Jinju.

With only 3.000 citizen and government soldiers combined,

Jinju is helpless to defend itself alone.

It is time for the citizen government army of Kyung-sang

Province to gather all of our reserved strength.

Come to Jinju without delays.

Let Constable Kim know that we will be joining him soon.

Yes, sir!

I will also notify the other citizen army leaders across

Kyung-sang Province as well.

Thank you, sir.

Have faith. The enemy army may be large, but remember that each

and every citizen who call this land home are soldiers as well.

We must thoroughly seal off Jinju from arrival of reinforcements.

Until our troops that are engaged in local battles scattered across

the province can converge. Nakaoka division, Hasegawa

division and Kimura division must spread out and exhaust

the strength of Chosunese armies based in Chang-won and Ui-ryong.

Meanwhile, the main force will advance to Jinju and besiege the fort.

You must first eliminate Yu Soong-in of Chang-won.

He is the chief army commander of Kyung-sang.

The best way to defeat the enemy is to eliminate its leader first.

Was unwise for us to converge in Jinju right now.

We must first seal off the roads to Jinju from Chang-won and Chung-am.

If we seal off those roads with our lives,

the enemy will have no choice but to disperse.

That's a good point. The fact is even if we combine all citizen and

government armies of the province together, we are considerably

smaller than the Japanese force assembled around Pusan.

We might have a better chance engaging in separate local

battles in favorable locations.

Put your faith in us, Constable Kim.

We will seal off the enemy's path,

disable them as much as we can, then join you in Jinju.

I will put my faith in all of you,

and I will defend Jinju Fort to the death.

Do you think it's feasible, sir?

How many men do you think the

Chief Commander and the citizen armies can hold back?

We must keep faith and do what we can.

What they are after is Jinju Fort, sir.

There're over 50.000 Japanese assembled around Pusan.

Even if they are caught in local battles,

they will send at least 20.000 to Jinju.

We need a contingency plan.

We cannot defend Jinju Fort alone.

Good to see you, sir.

Like wise. Let us go inside.

I'm glad you are all right. Please sit down.

May I ask why you suddenly changed the meeting place?

There was an incident on the way here.

It seems the word got out to the enemy about our meeting tonight.

Fool! You didn't get any of them?

I deserve death, General...

Are you certain they were High Commander Yi Soon-shin,

Constable Kim Shi-min of Jinju and Chief Commander Kwon Yul?

We followed them from their camps, so there is no mistake, sir.

What are those three up to?

Could they be planning to defend Jinju together?

I will not ask you for reinforcements, sir.

Constable Kim, you said you only have 3.800 troops in the fort.

And the enemy is...

There could be as many as 30.000 of them.

But you cannot divert all of your resources to Jinju.

Constable Kim is right, Commander.

There're 20.000 Japanese troops in Geum-san waiting for

their chance to attack Cholla,

and another 30.000 in their headquarters in Pusan.

If we converge in Pusan and leave our camps exposed,

the borders of Cholla could crumble.

Our best option might be to hold back as many enemy troops

as we can from our current position.

That is my request, sir.

I'd like the leaders of Cholla Province to take more aggressive

measures to prevent the enemy from converging in Jinju.

We cannot assist you with manpower, but we will assist

you with as much artillery and supplies as we can.

The soldiers of Kyung-sang will greatly appreciate your help.

Constable Kim, this will not be easy.

My inspiration is what the two of you have been able to accomplish.

I have great faith in the people of Jinju and the soldiers off Kyung-sang.

Yi Soon-shin is joining the defense efforts in Jinju?

Heaven must be on our side!

While he is in Jinju, we will strike his headquarters.

This is our chance to destroy the Chosunese Navy!

We must be very cautious, General Gouki.

Yi Soon-shin is not a hasty man.

Yoshihiro!

Yes, General!

Send another ninja to the Left Cholla Naval Station.

He is to infiltrate a nearby village and observe and report

the Left Cholla Navy's movements.

Understood?

Aye!

Completely evacuate and destroy all farms around Jinju and

assemble the inhabitants inside the fort.

I ask all of the women to put on men's cloths.

Then our army will appear twice as large and the enemy will be deceived.

There could be as many as 30.000 enemy troops.

It could be a long battle, so use your cannons and gunpowder sparingly.

First use stones and boiling water

to suppress the enemy that climb up the wall.

Increase defense around Ung-chi and Ichi Pass.

We must quickly send appeals to the citizen army in

Choong-chung Province to attack the enemy in Geum-san.

Is that understood?

Yes, General!

An advance base, sir?

Yes. We must stop the Japanese Navy from converging in Jinju.

And to do that, we must make them fear that their headquarters

could be attacked the moment they pull their troops out.

The best way to do that is to

establish an advance base very close to heir headquarters.

Magistrate Uh, is there an island in the Kyunneryang area where we

can secure a safe anchorage and establish a base?

Yes, there is.

Which island is it?

It's Hansando, High Commander.

Hansando is an uninhabited Island, but its rich pastures

have been used as grazing ground far horses.

And there is a large bay on the north part of the island.

Hansando...

Hansando could possibly be the best fortress from where we can

monitor enemy traffic on both the Kyunneryang straits and open sea.

That's right, High Commander.

Hansando it is. We install an advance base on Hansando.

Commander Yi...

Yes, sir.

How man galleys are operable at this point?

Fifteen, sir.

Fifteen...

I'd like Commander Kim and Magistrate Uh to take the

15 galleys and seal off Kyunneryang.

Also, thoroughly patrol the area

and report the enemy's activities to the headquarters regularly.

Commander Yi, you will move quickly and build an advance base

in Hansando while the main force has Kyunneryang sealed off.

We must do everything you can

to take care of the civilians who are called up for labor.

Encourage your men to share the workload.

Remember that we cannot win his war if we lose public support.

Yi Soon-shin is installing an advance base in Hansando?

We cannot tolerate this, sir.

How could the Left Cholla Navy install a base

in our jurisdiction without permission?

I agree. They must be stopped.

Leave them alone. This will be his demise...

Yi Soon-shin may have sunk over a hundred ships in Pusan,

but His Majesty is silent unlike before.

What does that mean?

He is dissatisfied with his accomplishments.

Soon he will order Yi Soon-shin to attack Pusan again.

I hope he obeys, but if he sits in Hansando and claims that the

time is not ripe again, this time he will not be forgiven.

Yi Soon-shin has sealed off Kyunneryang and started

building an advance base right in front of Koje?

Yes, General.

He is an enemy, but he never ceases to amaze me!

Yi Soon-shin... He is playing this war like we are his toys.

If there're only 15 enemy ships,

why don't we just attack and destroy them?

You don't know Yi like we do.

Those 15 ships are bait.

He has an extensive information network throughout the south coast.

The moment we launch our fleet, he will launch his.

This man Yi Soon-shin... Is he that dangerous?

I'm afraid we will have to limit the number of troops

that we send to Jinju.

We can't risk having the headquarters attacked and

destroyed by Yi Soon-shin in our absence.

Dodo and I will stay.

Wakizaka, you can assist the ground forces.

After all, you're the strongest when it comes to land battles

between the three of us.

You won't be disappointed, General.

Was it fifty thousand, General?

The number of Chosunese troops that you defeat in Yong-in was

fifty thousand, as I recall.

Do you find that hard to believe?

Or are you relieved that man of such ability is in this battle?

I was just thinking that we are finally making the right move.

1.600 vs. 50.000...

That is an amazing victory.

If Yi Soon-shin was able to defeat your incredible army,

we should've given up on the sea route a long time ago.

Did I offend you?

No, you're absolutely right.

For now, our army is much stronger than our navy.

For now...

Did you take care of the Chosunese troops that are

blocking the path to Jinju?

They are being taken care of as we speak.

We've doubled or tripled our men on every battle line.

Jinju Fort will not be getting any military aid, General.

We cannot let them take Mansanpo.

Jinju is just around the comer from here.

The remaining enemy is a few.

And they are just exhausted as we are.

We just have to hang there a bit longer and we can win.

I hope the Chief Commander Yu and General Kwok Jae-woo

are hanging in there...

Reports are pouring in from all around that

the lines are collapsing.

We might have to protect Jinju Fort ourselves without any aid.

Constable...

do we have a chance?

If there is a god, he will not forsake Chosun.

On October 4, Japanese army of 30.000 appeared on the hill

east of Jinju Fort signally the beginning of Jinju Battle.

Constable!

It's the reinforcements! The Chosunese troops are coming!

I am Chief Commander Yu Soong-in of Kyung-sang Army!

Open the gates immediately!

What are you waiting for? Open the gates at once!

Stop!

The gates... will stay closed.

Constable!

Forgive me, General. But if we open the gates now,

the enemy will rush in like tidal waves.

And Jinju Fort will crumble without a chance to fight.

You have a tough fight ahead of you, Constable Kim.

Commander Yu...

I just hope our fight will contribute to your

courageous efforts in Jinju Fort.

Good luck.

At last the time has come for us,

the Right Kyung-sang Army to wipe out the enemy!

I have never been so proud to be your leader and

to be a warrior of Chosun!

Remember that you are the strongest army under the sky.

Fight to the final moment and win!

Charge! Destroy the enemy!