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Attack Pusan at once!

While the navy under your command is dilly dallying,

another one thousand enemy vessels are approaching our waters!

You cannot humiliate a high ranking officer like this!

You're getting punished for defying the King's command!

In truth, flogging is too light for disobedience to the king.

Don't you agree?

What are you waiting for? Continue the flogging!

Must you forsake Won Kyun as well?

The highest naval leader in the country is being flogged.

I never thought you would ever defend Won Kyun.

Your Majesty...

If I had my way, I would cut off his head right now!

There is certain to be a good reason why

he is hesitant to attack Pusan roght now.

We should first inquire about...

So that's it! I should've known.

I thought it was strange that you would defend Won Kyun.

You put Won Kyun up to this.

"Refuse to attack Pusan and prove Yi Soon-shin's innocence.

That is your duty as a friend."

Did you make a tearful appeal?

Your Majesty, how could I...

Or is there something else you seek by teaming up

with those who seek to defy the King?

Your Majesty...

If not, stop what you're doing.

Stop trying to defend those who defy the royal command!

But Your Majesty...

If we don't attack Pusan, what do you suggest?

Do you not know that another thousand enemy warships are

crossing the seas of Genkainada?

Yes, of course, Your Majesty.

But if you're up against an enemy that is clearly stronger,

a direct attack strategy is...

Do not talk about strategies!

How much more humiliation must I be made to endure?

But Your Majesty...

Order the attack on Pusan immediately!

If they can't defeat the enemy, they are to bury their bodies at sea!

Your Majesty...

The ground forces must attack first.

If the army covers Gaduk and Angol, the navy will advance to Pusan.

Do I look that stupid to you?

General...

Or are you, the highest leader of the navy, ignorant about the

basics of military strategy?

Siege warfare requires ten times the enemy's strength.

With roughly 3.000 troops in each Gaduk and Angol,

we need 60.000 ground troops.

We do not have that kind of military power, but even if we did,

I would not put all of them into this battle.

What if the enemy captures the land route to the capital while

the army is assisting the navy?

Who will take the blame? You?

But unless the ground forces hold the enemy back in Gaduk and Angol,

the navy will be destroyed.

If you care so much about the navy,

why did you assure the King that you would attack Pusan?

Yi Soon-shin said this was reckless.

He said the navy could not do this alone and that the army

was in no condition to help.

Why did you ignore his words and give the King false hopes?

You only had one thing on your mind and that was to

destroy Yi Soon-shin and take his post. Wasn't it?

General...

And now that you're the leader of the Navy, you want to be the

Field Marshal, the Commander- in-chief of the Army and Navy.

Isn't that why you tried to blame me for your failure to attack Pusan?

That's an outrage!

But you won't get your wish.

You see, I'm not as nice as Yi Soon-shin.

You will attack Pusan whether you win or lose.

You made your bed, and you have to lie in it.

Field Marshal Kwon Yul flogged Won Kyun?

That's right, General.

Heaven is on your side.

Now you will have you revenge, Wakizaka.

He may have been flogged, but he won't act in haste after

failures he has experienced in the last few months.

There aren't too many men who can hold out when they are faced

with being charged with treason.

He knows he will end up like Yi Soon-shin if he doesn't fight us.

I'm certain he will launch an attack.

Can we win?

An army of 120.000 have left Nagoya.

What do you fear, Your Eminence?

It was 160.000 in 1592.

We all thought we could conquer Chosun within a month,

but it did not happen...

I have firm conviction that Great Japan will prevail this time.

It is because of the difference

between the two highest commanders of this war.

Difference?

You have spared Konishi after he deceived you.

They will fight to the end for you.

But what about the warriors of Chosun?

If their king can forsake a man like Yi Soon-shin,

it would take very little for him to forsake the others.

How many men would fight to the death for such a king?

Perhaps...

Admiral...

Oh dear, I'm sorry...

Sir, did you put Yi Soon-shin to forced labor?

He is a common soldier and it is part of his duty.

But sir, the Supreme Commander was tortured and...

Supreme Commander? He is a common soldier.

It is no wonder why His Majesty is so concerned.

Have a seat.

Sir...

Have a seat.

What is this?

It's a letter from His Majesty.

It is filled with complaints

about you who treat an offender like a foreign envoy.

Sir...

Please practice restraint.

If this country loses another competent warrior,

the future of Chosun is...

Are we in a position to worry about the country's future?

I'm just as frustrated as you are if not more.

But what choice do we have?

We have to deal with His Majesty's rage as we deal with this war.

What are you burning?

What is the meaning of this? What have you done!

Sir...

Was this the Supreme Commander's order?

Yes, sir...

Why did you burn all those invaluable material?

Admiral...

They're nothing but useless paper.

Then why did you study them night after night behind closed doors?

You realized that Admiral Yi was right.

That's why you postponed the attack. Am I wrong?

Nonsense.

I regret that you were insulted by the Field Marshal,

but you initiated the fight.

Constable Yi!

It was wrong for you to blame him and the army

for our inability to attack Pusan.

It was disgraceful.

Look, Constable Yi...

You should've admitted that you were wrong to think we could

attack Pusan, that the former Supreme Commander was right,

that he has done nothing wrong and he should be reinstated.

You should've come out clean and admitted your errors,

and the Field Marshal would've reacted differently.

How dare you defend a criminal of treason and criticize the admiral?

Do you wish to die?

It's not too late, Admiral.

Stop trying to protect yourself and do what is right.

Constable Yi...

Admiral...

Do what's right you say?

It is right to fight the enemy on the battlefield and

wrong to avoid the enemy.

That is why I am looking for a way to fight the enemy and to

die with honor on the battlefield.

What is more important to you?

Your honor or your men and the safety of this country?

What?

That's enough.

Don't force me to remove you as well, Constable Yi.

What is honor and power anyway?

It it important enough to trade

the lives of your comrades and subordinates?

Do you think that this country would forgive you for this?

How dare you!

Constable Woo...

Yes, Admiral.

Get this bastard out of here.

Take him out and throw him into the sea!

I don't want him coming near this base again!

If I ever see this bastard again, I will have your head as well.

Is that understood?

Yes, sir!

Admiral! Admiral! This is unheard of!

You must stop these impulsive actions!

Be quiet!

The admiral is wrong.

Then it is up to us to correct him as his subordinate officers!

Please tell me this isn't true!

Why does this keep happening to us!

I thought...

I thought he might change if the lives of his men were at stake...

because that was his inspiration and his purpose in his early days.

What is it about power and honor that makes you forget your purpose?

Constable Yi...

I'm sorry... for leaving you to bear the burden alone...

Oh, what will we do?

I was told you were looking for me.

It is the way of the soldier to die fighting on the battlefield.

Is it not?

You cannot always predict the outcome of a battle

until the battle is fought.

If we must attack Pusan, I thought it would be better

to attack before more troops come from across the sea.

What does your silence imply? Are you mocking me?

Are you taunting me for not being able to do what you did?

Don't look at me like that.

With those kind, all-embracing eyes that feel as though you're

worried more about me when you are the one in greatest pain...

They make me feel uncomfortable.

You think I should've done what you did.

You think that a man is not a warrior unless he

can throw away his life and honor like an old shoe.

There's nothing that a real warrior would not do for his country.

Is that what you think?

Say something. I'm sure there's a lot you want to say!

Not everyone is like you, Admiral.

Most men are too afraid to throw away everything they have

with promise of nothing.

We have too much to lose, and the world has made us too smart

too soon to put up with the kind of pain and shame that you have.

I'd rather you mocked and yelled at me aloud.

Stop pretending like nothing bothers you and

vent your anger like a human being!

I'm just frustrated that there is nothing I can do

to help you right now.

There is nothing that words can change right now.

What we say does not matter. It's what we do that counts.

After Won Kyun, I will be next.

Once he does as much damage to the enemy as he can and dies in battle,

it will be my turn to give my life.

That is the only thing I can do in this crazy world.

Do I go to battle knowing that my chances of coming back alive

are next to none?

If I don't, what is my fate?

Obeying my King...

and dying not as a traitor but a brave warrior,

so that I will be remembered in history as a hero that died

fighting for his country, that is the only choice I have.

Supreme Commander...

Deliver the command. We will launch an attack tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

The sword within me cried.

Aren't you angry?

Aren't you angrier with the King that calls you a traitor

than the enemy that calls you the ringleader of Chosun Navy?

Aren't you angry with the cowardice of the world that fails to stand up

to what is right and sends your men into the lion's den?

Why do you repress your anger?

Take your sword that was once drawn against the countless enemy at sea

and strike what fuels your fury.

I tried to tell the sword within me

that what I really need to strike was my own incompetence,

but I could not silence its cries.

So I wished that my body would die,

but my body would not die...

It's a wonderful day.

A perfect day to crush the enemy.

Let's go to battle!

Launch! Launch!

Admiral, scouts spotted eight enemy battleships hiding in the port.

We have cleared the path from

Youngdeng-po, Jangmoon, Angol, Gaduk all the way to Janglimpo,

so I'm sure our guests had no trouble getting here.

Dadaepo...

Now the good host must say hello.

It will be a decent welcoming, so they will not be disappointed.

Spirit is half the battle.

But events of the recent months have weakened the morale of our troops.

Large or small, what we need right now

is a victory that the troops can see and feel.

Is that understood?

Of course, sir.

We will attend to it, sir.

Battle formations!

Battle formations! Battle formations!

Battle formations! Battle formations!

Advance at full speed!

Do not let them form a battle line! Advance!

Fire!

Fire!

Fire!

Fire! Pulverize the Chosunese vessels!

What are you waiting for? Do not stop!

Don't let the enemy approach us! Fire!

Fire! Archers attack!

Stop the enemy!

Do not let them board! Do not let them board!

The ropes! Cut the ropes!

Archers fire!

Today's victory is just a beginning.

Now we will advance to Pusan and annihilate the enemy!

Remember that we are an invincible navy that has not suffered a single

defeat in the six years of this war!

Your valuable sacrifice will not be forgotten.

I will return it with a great victory.

Heave-ho! Heave-ho!

Oh no! We're going to keel over!

We have to retreat, Admiral.

That's out of the question!

Look at this wind, Admiral.

It's blowing east, and it's blowing strong.

We will not retreat!

We must rely solely on oar power from this point forward

if we are to press on.

And by the time we reach, the crew will be too exhausted to...

Shut up and do what you're told!

By tomorrow, another thousand enemy ships will reach Pusan.

And we will be crushed before we have a chance to fight!

This is completely insane!

Do you have any idea how crazy this is?

Raise the flag.

Sir!

Lt. Ma, I'm counting on you.

I don't believe this!

How did it go, sir?

We can't fight through this current!

Try!

We're going to die anyway whether it's while fighting

the enemy or fighting the sea, so just do it!

But sir!

Get back to your oars!

But sir!

Get back to your oars I said!

We will approach the harbor in a column formation

and spread out promptly into a line formation.

Well then, shall we begin?

How could this be?

Where are the enemy vessels?

Oh no! Could they have gone around Jolryung-do to the

open sea to Kyunneryang?

The wind was in their favor, so it's not entirely impossible.

Admiral, we must quickly turn around and go back to Hansando.

Admiral?

First we must recapture Pusan.

Raise the red flag. We are going to land!

But sir!

Divide the fleet into two groups and attack!

No, Admiral.

The side that breaks the battle line first will be defeated!

They're waiting for us to get within the projectile range.

They have a thousand more vessels on the way. Have you forgotten?

What if they retrying to buy time for them to arrive?

Divide the fleet and attack immediately!

We still have to have a frontal artillery battle, and if we

break the battle line, they will have the advantage.

It's an order, Commandant! Now divide the fleet!

Admiral!

Raise the red flag!

Left and Right Cholla navies will take the right flank

and Choong-chung and Kyung-sang navies will take the left!

Admiral!

Now!

You heard the order. Do you wish to die?

Raise the red flag!

Yes, sir.

Raise the red flag! Raise the red flag!

Won Kyon took the bait!

General!

The enemy is advancing toward us. We must attack.

Attack? Have you forgotten your orders?

If we engage the enemy tonight, we will suffer needless losses.

Why when we don't have to?

Just focus on draining the Chosun Navy of its strength.

Aye!

Pursue them!

Secure projectile range and attack!

Admiral...

Admiral, over twenty of our battleships are missing.

What?

They must been lost in the swift current.

And the oarsmen are completely exhausted.

We must retreat, sir.

If the enemy should attack now when we're scattered and weak,

we will be crushed.

The entire navy could be buried at sea!

I'm begging you, Admiral!

Retreat! Retreat!

You let the retreating enemy get away?

I do not understand this!

Patience, General.

We're doing exactly what Yi Soon-shin has done to us.

But what if they return to their headquarters in Hansando?

They won't be able to.

Don't be so sure. There is an eastern wind.

They can sail all the way back effortlessly.

That would be true if the current was in their favor.

But they have to travel against the current in order to travel west.

Besides, I've placed my men all along their path to bid them farewell.

They will be a handful to deal with.

Do not send back the retreating enemy in one piece!

Issue the command of attack

to the troops in Choryangmok, Suhpyung-po and Janglimpo!

Admiral, an enemy fleet is approaching from Choryangmok!

Attack!

It's Suhpyung-po this time.

Attack?

It's am ambush, Admiral!

Fight back!

We will pay them back for the humiliation and defeat that

they caused us under Yi Soon-shin's command in 1592!

Report.

They will be crossing Angol and Gaduk this afternoon, sir.

They haven't been ashore the entire way, have they?

No, sir.

All is going according to plan.

Now it's time for Shimazu's Satsuma Army to do their job.

Admiral, our men are exhausted and dehydrated.

Requesting permission for a brief time ashore, sir.

Water! It's water!

Drink up, boys!

It's the enemy! Run!