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Go forth! Go and fight!

In 927 AD, the tenth year of Wang Guhn's reign, he finally

broke out of stagnation that followed the defeat in Jomul

Fort battle and re- embarked on his crusade.

Koryo's main target was Yongju (now Yaechun) and Daeya Fort

(now Hapchun). Yongju was particularly important,

as it represented a base for future southward expansion.

But most remarkable detail in this battle is the fact that

Koryo and Shilla had formed a coalition and fought Bekjae

together. Bekjae now stood alone in the Three Kingdoms

and this bolstered Wang Guhn's confidence.

But Wang Guhn's era was yet to come.

Another crushing defeat would be waiting for him on this battle.

Nevertheless, Wang Guhn and his army sets out for the

battleground like this.

Meanwhile, Bekjae was preparing for their agression as well.

We've divide the troops into three. Your Majesty will lead

the special elite force to Surabul in stealth.

Koryo's main army is headed for Yongju

So Your Majesty will take the roundabout course through

Guhchang, Koryung, Uichang, Byukjin and Yimgo to Surabul.

But extreme caution must be taken to,avoid detection by the enemy.

Of course. I am confident with Generals Yaesul, Shinduk and

Sangui in second command.

That's right. There are no obstacles in your path.

These regions are under influence of leaders who support you.

Yes. It is the princes I am worried about.

I feel uneasy about leaving them in charge of Daeya and Yongju.

They will be up against allied forces of Koryo and Shilla.

This is coalition only in name. Shilla has no ressources. They

are only sending a few hundred men to deliver military supplies.

The fact that Shilla and Koryo have joined forces is cause for

concern nonetheless.

Yes. It is the public sentiment I fear. Their coalition does

not reflect well for Bekjae in the eyes of the world.

This is all the more reason to expedite our advance to Surabul.

This is all because of Shilla's new king.

He makes light of me! I will teach him a hard lesson.

Once you enter Surabul, the Royal Kim clan will depose

the Park clan King and put the righful man on the throne.

I do not quite understand why we are allowing Shilla

to sustain life if we are to launch a strike against them.

Through we may be hostile enemies, unification must

have a peaceful appearance.

Public will grow resentful if we capture Shilla by force.

Once His Majecty establishes a pro-Bekjae regime in Surabul,

Shilla will naturally surrender to us in due time.

And His Majesty will accept them at their own insistence.

Same result, differant means.

I will not tolerate Shilla's king for siding with Koryo.

How dare he send them aid to fight against us!

What does he take me for? Insolent fool!

Your Majesty, Chief Minister Kim Ung-kyum of Shilla has

sent us a secret messenger.

He reports that your supporters in Shilla are ready to receive

you. It is time to move out the troops.

Wonderful. Summon the warriors.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Inform your leader that the Emperor of Bekjae will answer

your ardent wish. I will take my troops to Surabul.

He is to prepare a grand reception for me.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Let us go to the Imperial Chambers.

Koryo army has finally begun to move, and we've completed

our preparation as well. Hear me, my sons.

Yes, Your Majesty.

This will be the biggest battle sense Jomul Fort.

And you are in charge of half of the battle.

This is a tremendous responsability.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Proceed with the briefing.

Yes, Your Majesty.

We are about to launch the most important battle in our history.

There are two components to this operation.

The princes will defend against Koryo invasion while His Majesty

takes the elite troops and advances to Surabul.

But we must make the enemy believe that all of our troops

are headed to Daeya and Yongju in order for His Majesty to

advance to Surabul safely and surreptitiously.

Hence Prince Shin-guhm will lead a detachment to Daeya

Fort carrying His Majesty's imperial banner.

Fine.

Prince Geum-kang will be assigned to fight off the

Koryo army at Yongju Fort. Daeya and Yongju Fort will

each have 5000 troops, and three detachlents

totaling 10 000 troops will separately head to Surabul.

Is that clear?

Yes.

General Gong-jik will protect the Imperial City.

Yes, Vice Prime Minister.

Generals Yaesul, Shinduk and Sangui will each take your

troops and rendez vous with His Majesty at Boelbu Fort in Shilla.

Aye.

Prime Minister, please escort Prince Shin-guhm to Daeya Fort

with Generals Neungyae, Budal and Sodal.

Fine.

Generals Park, Kim and Choi and Advisor Jong-hoon will

go to Yongju.

Yes.

Well then, the enemy troops are already on the move, so

let us leave as well.

Ten thousand troops are going to Surabul with me.

The world will be shocked once we enter Surabul.

But to do this in stealth will take tremendous effort.

I ask all of you to do your very best.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Prepare to shake up the world! Go forth!

Proceed to each of your destinations at sundown.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Let us go. We shall return.

Halt!

We are your support forces from Shilla.

We were ordered to join General Kim Lak's army.

I am Kim Lak. It's a pleasure.

Thank you, General.

Shilla's support forces have arrived just in time.

Then we shell head out to Yongju from here. Good luck.

Be safe.

Let us meet again with news of triumph.

Yes, General.

Let's go!

Where is our target?

We will travel by night and reach Daeya Fort in two days.

Our orders are to strike Daeya Fort in collaboration.

Perfect. That is a job for us Shilla army.

Let us plant a small company in Daeya Fort in advance.

We can use the same strategy Bekjae has used to take Daeya

from us.

Good idea. We were made aware of the details before we left

the capital. Let us give it a shot.

The enemy's focus is on Yongju right now, and

we've been instructed to take advantage of this.

That is why Minister of Military sent you to us.

Well then, let us continue on to our first destination.

We will discuss the details when we get there.

Yes, General.

Resume the march!

Bekjae has begun military action. According to our

informers, their main army is headed for our target Yongju.

Is that right?

They are posed for counterattack at Yongju with Daeya as their

headquarters.

It is just as you predicted, Minister of Military.

It's too soon to make that conclusion.

The enemy has brilliant strategists, so we must

take extreme caution before taking action.

I should habe gone to the battlefield myself.

There will be opportunities. This is just a beginning.

Northern frontier is safe with my brothers in command,

But Daeya Fort invasion might be a stretch.

The two main armies will collide in Yongju.

Meanwhile, Shilla-Koryo allied forces will strike the unguarded

Daeya Fort. Things are developing fast.

Even if we fail to conquer the fort , we will deliver

injurious blow to the enemy

Yes, but King Kyun-hwon is coming to Daeya Fort himself

It won't be easy...

Larger the fortress more the cracks. I beg your patience.

Everything will become clearer by tomorrow.

How did you distribute our troops?

3000 have been positioned inside the fort, and 2000

are placed in the rear.

That's fine, but...but I just don't understand.

Father has sent Geum-kang to the front line so he can make

a name for himself, and I am stuck here in Daeya Fort to

look after military supplies. What kind of strategy is this?

This is wrong, Brother.

What was the vice Prime Minister thinking?

Why must he deprive me of a chance to gain merit?

Please do not take this personally, Your Highness.

This fort was once His majesty's military headquarters.

Now you are overseeing the entire operation from here.

But uncle, this is too much.

That depends on how you choose to view this.

I was overwhelmed with emotion watching you riding gallantly

in His Majesty's disguise behind the imperial banner.

You are here on His Majesty's behalf.

You are doing the emperor's job.

Perhaps, bit my father is clearly biased.

I wouldn't be upset if he gave me half the chance he

gives Geum-kang.

You will have your chance, Your Highness.

You are the future king of this empire. I beg you to be patient.

Yes...I don't have any other choice.

I am stuck here to waste my precious time again...

Halt!

Let us stop rest.

Yes, Your Majesty.

- Your Majesty, - Speak.

How does it feel to have shed all imperial symbols and to be

dressed as common warrior?

My dear fellow, royalty is not in the blood.

I was once soldier of Shilla born of a common

provincial lord. I will go to any length to fulfill my goal.

We are on our way to conquer Shilla's Imperial capital.

Surabul bears the thousand-year history of Shilla.

Yes. Soon heaven and earth will be shaken.

Yes. Koryo will fall to the floor and wail.

But I amafraid we may not have sent enough troops to

Daeya and Yongju.

Perhaps you are right.

What if we lose both forts?

We could lose two forts and gain a kingdom.

What do you mean?

To disclose this might be premature, but it is possible.

If we can lure King Wang Guhn to Mt. Gong after seizing Surabul,

we can indeed shock the world.

Mt. Gong?

As a schollar of Shilla, I had once studied topography of

mountains surrounding Surabul. Mt. Gong is an extraordinary

mountain where 10 000ntroops can easily be waylaid.

And? So what do you mean when you say that we can

lose two forts and gain a kingdom?

If I should be frank, we could lose Daeya and Yonju Fort if

the enemy comes at us with a force greater than ours.

That is my concern.

But regardless. King Wang Guhn will take the remaining troops

in Song-ak and come after us once he learns that you are in Surabul.

His troops will be exhausted from travel by the time they

arrive, and we can kill or capture Wang Guhn if we can

ambush them at Mt. Gong.

But how can we be sure that Wang Guhn will come?

The odds are he will since his other troops will be

engaged in battle in Yongju by that time.

Wang Guhn will come out himself to confront you in Surabul.

After all, Surabul is Shilla's capital. It is invaluable to him.

Extraordinary! You had this all figured out!

Yes. I formulated a strategy to turn Shilla into pro-Bekjae

state and capture the King of Koryo at the same time.

If all goes according to plan, the grand enterprise of

unification will be complete.

You never cease to amaze me, Vice Prime Minister.

You had everything planned out! You are a true genius!

I cannot guarantee that it will work.

But we must first take Surabul nonetheless.

Yes, of course. Unification can be ours in a matter of days.

We will soon rendezvous with the rest of the troops in Boelbu.

There is no stopping us from that point on.

Let us go. I am quite anxious!

Unification! Unification!

I feel like it's in the palm of my hands at last!

Koryo army is here.

Yes, Your Highness.

Father has once again entrusted me with the first line of battle.

I hope I don't disappoint him...

You have yet to make a single mistake. What do you have to fear?

Rest assured. We are thorougly prepared to fight off the enemy.

They will attack at sundown.

It will be a good fight. We are equal in strength.

Yes, we will fight them. We will indeed.

When wil we strike, Supreme Commander?

We are in no hurry. Let us wait for the

outcome of Daeya Fort battle before we stricke.

But when will that be? Daeya is a huge fort.

That was the order of the Minister of Military.

We are not to act until we receive a report.

Let us be patient. We are in no hurry.

I wonder about the progress in Daeya Fort...

I can't believe we made it here. Now we must wait for the signal.

I hope Shilla allies will not fail us.

These men are very familiar with Daeya Fort. They infiltrated the

fort assuring us they will not fail. Let us trust them.

As Minister of Military Choi Ung aid, the enemy is focused

on defending Yongju. This fort is practically unguarded.

But the king of Bekjae is here. We mustn't make light of them.

I see the Imperial banner, but the security is loose.

And no one has seen the king.

Whether he is here or not, all we have to do is conquer

this fort or deliver an equally devastating blow.

The loose security is due to the distance between Daeya and Yongju.

They couldn't consider the possibility of this covert attack.

It's odd... Bearing the imperial banner makes me feel as trough I

have taken my father's place. It's quite disturbing...

You will succeed his throne eventually.

You need not be uneasy about feeling that way.

Of course not. You will be the next emperor.

His Majesty may be reticent now, but it is a certainty.

- Commander Budal, - Yes, Your Highness.

This forts is unapproachable with my father's banner fluttering at

the gate. What is the current situation in Yongju fort?

They are opposite Koryo's large army and gearing up to fight.

Will Geum-kang prevail again this time?

I bet he will come crawling to me for aid.

Koryo is thoroughly determined to win this time.

Well, we'll deal with that when it happens. Let us drink.

Yes, Your Highness.

Oh yes, let us grant the troops much needed rest

while they have the chance. General Sodal,

Yes, Your Higness.

Send wine and food to the camp and let the soldiers relax.

They might have to face the enemy in a few days.

Yes, Your Higness.

Granting them wine might be premature, Your Highness.

No, it is not. This will motivate them to fight

harder when the time comes. I want to show the soldiers

my compassion and generosity. Obey my command.

Yes, Your Highness.

Let us drink!

All of you will be remembered fondly when I take the throne.

Drink up, men! Drink 'til your heart's content!

He understands our fatigue and sends us wine!

Indeed he is. Put that spear down and join us, my man!

The entire army is drinking tonight!

Very well. Pour me a drink!

The signal should come up any minute now.

We will strike once we see the light.

Everything looks good so far.

Open the gates!

Open the main gate and all the side gates at once!

Shilla army has succeeded! They have opened the gate.

Let us attack.

All forces attack!

Advance!

What's going on? Where did these men come from?

Capture them!

It's a raid! It's the enemy! They have penetrated the fort!

Sound the drums! Blow the horns!

Wake up the warriors at once!

Kill without mercy those who do not surrender!

The gate is open! Capture the enemy king!

Prince Shin-guhm!

What is happening?

It's a raid, Your highness! We must flee at once!

Where are my 5000 soldiers? What happened th them?

Shilla army infiltrated the fort and opened the gate from

inside, and Koryo army was hiding outside in the dark.

You must flee! They have opened the gate.

Brother!

Brother, Shilla troops were hiding inside the fort!

We must flee at once!

We had 5000 troops! Where are they?

3000 are in the fort, but they've become incapacitated,

and the 2000 at th rear canot come quick enought to save us.

We must flee at once! Escort the prince!

Oh no! How could this happening?

There is no Emperor. Only his sons are here!

Seach the castle! Find the prince!

Hurry! Now!

Why is this happening?

You must flee at once!

We have won! We have captured Daeya Fort!

His Majesty will be proud!

Report this to Yongju and bolster their fighting spirits!

Yes, Supreme commander!

We have managed to captured Daeya Fort without much effort.

But this is an important strategic location, and Bekjae

will attempt to get it back. We must be prepared for them.

Yes, Commander.

I'm puzzled. None of the captives has seen King Kyun-hwon.

Why did they hang the imperial banner and lead us to believe

he is here?

That is odd. Then where is King Kyun-hwon?

No one knows. But then, King Kyun-hwon wouldn't have given

up the fort so easily if he were here. Where could he be?

Let us see what develops. Messengers have been sent to

the imperial capital and Yongju to deliver the news of triumph.

Yes. We will find out,about King Kyun-hwon soon enough.

Let us prepare for Prince Shin-guhm's possible retaliation.

Yes, Supreme Commander.

This must've taken meticulous preparations.

We've crossed many boroughs without any resistance.

Yes. Shilla's top officials are behind you, Your Majesty.

That is quite true. How much further to Boelbu?

We will be there by tomorrow night or the morning after.

Let us hasten. I've been terribly anxious since hearing

about your plans. I cannot wait to shake up the world.

But I am concerned about Daeya and Yongju.

I wonder if the battle has begun.

It should have by now.

Let us go. I haven't got the mind to deal with that now.

This is unbelievable.

How could we be caught so completely off guard?

What were our scouts doing outside the fort?

How could thousands of troops verge upon us undetected?

His Majesty will be incensed.

Prince Shin-guhm and I have failed him once again...

Father will be furious, Brother.

Yes. He's been looking for a reason to deprecate me.

What do I do now? What do I do?

We must reclaim the fort, Brother.

Reclaim it? How ? We don't have any troops left.

Perhaps you should request aid from Prince Geum-kang in Yongju.

What? How can you say this, uncle?

I'd rather take my own life than ask Geum-kang for help!

I cannot do that! Never!

Oh, what do I do? What do I do?

This is all because of that godforsaken wine!