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General, look at those lights. It's Bekjae's fleet.

Don't be intimidated.

They are coming into the tiger's mouth.

The wind is blowing in our favor, General.

Yes. This is exactly the way it was in Naju Battle.

We captured number of Bekjae's best warriors and almost had

King Kyun-hwon's head in that glorious battle.

Yes, we know.

That glory will be repeated tonight.

We can hardly contain the excitement.

We're just a handful of soldiers and untrained fishermen,

and we are about to crush Bekjae's naval force of 3000.

Stay composed. This requires caution and precision.

Yes, General.

Rest assured. Artillery unit is positioned along

the shore fully ready to fire on command.

Good work. This country will remember how hard the nomad

tribes fought for Koryo, and you will be rewarded.

We do not fight for rewards. We fight for you, our Great chief.

We live and die by your command.

Now, let us move. The enemy is approaching.

Light up the ships and lure the enemy.

Yes, General.

Light up the ships!

Prince Shin-guhm's main unit is on that vessel.

We are headed to Gok Island to capture Yu Geumpil.

Feel the wind. The winds blowing toward our fleet.

It poses no threat to us.

The current is very strong as well.

If by chance we have to retreat, it will be very difficult.

Retreat? Why would we have to retreat, Vice Prime Minister?

Our spy boats have reported no sighting of the enemy.

There's no need to hesitate.

That's right. Our best warriors are sailing right beside us,

and all is quiet. I feel like I am on a boating excursion.

It'll be smooth sailing to Daewo Island.

Brother!Look over there! I see lights!

It looks like we have company.

Yes, they are Koryo's ships.

Speed up. They look like small fishing vessels.

Yes, they are tiny fishing boats.

Do they intend to fight us?

One, two, three...Pathetic!

Do they really think they could contend with us with 3 boats?

Speed up. Let us get close. Speed up the fleet!

Yes, Supreme Commander.

Speed up the fleet! Push forward!

Push forward! Crash and sink the enemy!

Is that Yu Geumpil I see on that fishing boat?

If it isn't Yaesul! And you recognized me.

Have you fared well?

Very. And I've been quite anxious to see you again.

Have you heard? We destroyed you country's naval force.

Yes, and I'm quite impressed.

As you should be.

So now tell me. Are you here to figh or to surrender?

Surrender? I've come to make all of you shark baits.

This is where you will die.

I feel sorry for him despite his bravado.

Look at that pathetic little boat.

And he only has a handful of soldiers.

What are you waiting for? Follow that boat!

We will capture Yu Geumpil alive.

Capture Yu Geumpil alive! Pursue them at full speed!

Come, Yaesul! Come and get me if you can!

Yu Geumpil is getting away! We must catch him!

This does not feel right. Do not go after him.

We are on a narrow channel between two islands.

What are you so afraid of? They are defenseless.

Go after them!

Go after them! Speed up the ship!

Follow them!

Row the oars!

General, everything is going like clockwork.

They are following us.

They fell for it.

Fire the signal since they are within range.

Fire the signal!

Now watch them as the fire reduces them to ashes on

the water. Ocean and fire... What incredible wind we have...

Bring out the catapults and gunpowder covered rocks.

The enemy fleet is approaching!

The enemy fleet is approaching! Take your positions and fire!

What is this? We're being attacked!

Brother, this is an ambush!

They are throwing fireballs from the shore!

We must retreat! We're being attacked!

No, the current is too strong for us to retreat.

We must go forward at full speed and get out of here.

How could they be attacking us from the shore?

The entire shoreline is lit up!

It's an ambush. We fell into their trap.

- General Yaesul, - Yes, Advisor.

We must get out of here.

Control this fire and push forward at full speed.

Yes, sir!

Put out the fire! Put out the fire!

What are you waiting for? Push forward at full speed!

My ships are burning!

We must flee, Brother. This ship is engulfed in flames!

Move the troops to another boat!

How could this be happening?

The outriders said the shoreline was clear!

The fire has spread throughout the ship! we must flee, Brother.

We do not have time. We must control the fire and quickly

pass through this area.

Extinguish the fire!

Put out the fire! The enemy is attacking from the shore!

Do noit fight back! Extinguish the fire and push forward!

Push forward at full speed!

General, our entire fleet is on fire!

General Sangui, this is hopeless.

The fire is feeding on the wind.

Everything is burning! All of our ships are on fire!

We fell for their trick. This was a planned attack

We've been had. We've been completely had!

This is unbelievable. They are crushing our grand fleet!

How could there be such a large naval force left in Koryo?

This is not a naval force. This is Yu Geumpil.

Yu Geumpil and the northern nomads are attacing us together.

These are not soldiers. These are boorish nomads and fishermen!

We must abandon this ship. Get on the life raft. Now!

General!

I've never witnessed such a tremendous battle.

General, Bekjae fleet is burning just as you said it would.

This battle is over.

We've destroyed at least half of their fleet.

Observe. This is how battles are won.

Battles are not won by numbers, but by courage and faith -

faith in yourself that you can win.

Yes, General. It is the truth.

How do you feel? It this not a memorable night?

It is a beutiful night!

What should we do now, General? Are we do go after them?

No, we do not have the means to continue the pursuit.

The table can turn on us if we go after them. Let them go.

Yes, General.

It's over. This is an overhelming victory.

This can't be happening. Where are all of my ships?

We've managed to put out the fire and escape danger.

Where is the rest of the fleet?

There's only a dozen shifts left!

How could this have happened? I've lost everything overnight!

Yu Geumpil! How could he humiliate me like this!

Yu Geumpil of Koryo is a commendable warrior.

It is a fact we must acknowledge.

It is fortunate that the damage is not worse.

Fortunate? Did you say fortunate, Vice Prime Minister?

We reported to His Majesty that Koryo's naval force is destroyed.

We had invaded Koryo's capital and took control of their palace.

But look at us now. Everything has gone up on smoke overnight!

The enemy's strategy was superior.

They anticipated our move and waited for us.

How could they be so bold?

They confronted our great fleet with tiny rowboats.

We lost. We've lost over half of our warships and soldiers.

It is not a complete failure, Your Highness.

The other half of our fleet is still standing.

It is fortunate that the loss isn't greater.

Fortunate? Everything has been ruined and it is fortunate?

This nullifies all of our brilliant accomplishments!

Your Highness, I deserve to die.

I should have listened to the Vice prime Minister.

But instead I insisted on this battle because of my personal

vendetta against Yu Geumpil.

Punish my by martial law, Your Highness.

No. You are not to blame, General Yaesul.

I am responsible for this defeat as the commander of this fleet.

I must be the unluckiest man alive...

What will father say when we return?

Good job. You fought bravely .

You have my deepest gratitude.

You called me your Great Chief and pledged your loyalty to me.

Then you must accept that I am Koryo's servant and

His Majesty is my master.

Hence I am loyal to Koryo and you must be as well

Is that clear?

Yes, General.

Celebration is in order, but I was exiled here for a crime.

Now that the battle is over, I must return to penitence.

But you will celebrate.

Eat, drink and danse! And celebrate this victory!

Long live the general!

Stop! Stop this at once!

You are an incorrigible mob.

The royal salute is an honor reserved only for the king.

We may be ignorant but we know eough to honor our master.

You must live long as well as the king.

Long live the general! Long live the great Chief!

Oh dear... Such ignorance...

Keep the good reports coming!

They last reported of destroying Koryo's naval force, and this

one says that they have ravaged the enemy palace.

Reports of victory continue to pour in.

There has never been a more exciting time in our history.

It is your good fortune, Your Majesty.

Your eldest son has conquered our biggest

enemy Koryo's royal palace.

Yes, it is Koryo's palace. Wang Guhn's royal palace.

I am overjoyed.

I wish I had gone instead.

You will someday when you unify the Three Kingdoms, Your Majesty.

That's bright. After all, what are we fighting for?

Unification! To be the master of the Three Kingdoms.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Yes, taht day will come - the day I am crowned the emperor

of the Three Kingdoms amid deafening cheers of my people.

That day will come indeed.

Regretfully, King Wang Guhn was away from the palace,

and they were unable to capture him.

That is a shame. But it was beyond their control.

What? What more does he need to prove?

Why is he continuing on to Daewoo?

Isn't that an island at the northern tip of Koryo

near Pyongyang?

Exactly. Shin-guhm does't know when to leave good enough alone

and often botches things up at the end.

Daewoo Island...He is making me nervous again.

They are pressing hard on the heels of the enemy.

I bid you not to be concerned, as Koryo's naval force has been

completely destroyed.

Perhaps I am overreacting.

- Prime Minister, - Yes, Your Majesty.

Select our next target of attack. The enemy naval force has been

destroyed, but the focus of this war is on land.

Koryo has been dominating this was since our defeat in Gochang.

Yes, our border hasbeen pushed back considerably to the south

with concentrated military presence on either side of Unju.

Unju has open assess to all directions.

It is Koryo's next target, as they seek to oppress us

following their virtual acquisition of Shilla.

Unju...Unju...

Then that is where we must go. I will go myself this time.

- Geum-kang, -Yes, Father.

You will come with me.

We will re-arm our troop and go to unju upon Shin-guhm's return.

Yes, Father.

We mustn't lose this momentum.

We must push forward and return to the glory days.

And mastery of the three Kingdoms will be mine.

Well done! This operation is a huge success!

Hear me, subjects.

This is a letter from general Yu Geumpil of Gok Island.

He seeks punishment for attacking the enemy without royal command.

He asks to be punished for fighting without my permission.

General Yu rallied small fishing boats and island civilians

and sank half of Bekjae's mighty invasion force.

He managed to eliminate over one thousand enemy troops.

Don't you find this incredible?

Your Majesty, miracles such as these are only heard in legends

and fables. How could a handful of fishing boats defeat a huge navy?

General Yu is a tremendous warrior and a man of all man.

As a northern native, he brought boorish nomad tribes to his feet

and came to be revered as their Great Chief.

This victory is the fruit of their hard work and unity.

That's right, Your Majesty.

Though our palace and the naval force has suffered considerable

damage, General Yu has settled the score while he is in exile.

Give himpraise and reward.

A prisoner has taken unauthorized military action.

And he asks to be punished for this offense. Reward him?

Your Majesty, he realized the kingdom's distress and fought off

the enemy at his own discretion. He should not be punished.

A proper action would be to call him back and reward him.

Yes. This is something no other man could have done.

Bring him back.

Your subjects are in agreement. I had once condemned General Yu

for the inordinate reverence he received from the nomads.

But his loyalty to this kingdom has been proven once again.

Forgive him give him encouragement.

Forgive Yu Geumpil? Forgive him?

But he has violated the law.

hat is your opinion, Justice Chu?

Trangressions are weighed against merits.

Your subjects agree that his merits are greater than his

crime, so bring him back and put him to service.

Is this your true wish?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Thank you. Let us free him from exile and bring him back.

Your grace is immeasurable, Your Majesty.

But there is no excuse for the negligence that enabled the

enemy to invade our palace. Banish the coastguard commander

to Gik Island where he will relearn how to serve his country.

Yes, Your Majesty.

This atrocity took place while the military minister position

was vacant after Choi Ung's resignation.

General Bae Hyun-kyung will fill the position.

I, Your Majesty? But I prefer field operation...

You can do both. You are no a seasoned warrior of the age.

Young contemporaries require your guidance and teaching.

Yes, Your Majesty. I humbly obey your command.

- Royal Secretariat, - Yes, Your Majesty.

Ho is Choi Ung whom I granted short repose in your agency?

I have not seen him lately.

I'm afraid his illness is getting worse.

His illness?

Yes, Your Majesty. I'm afraid...

You're afraid whait?

According to the physician, he doesn't have much to live.

What?

Choi Ung is a young man. Who in heaven's name told you this?

Lord Choi himself believe this to be true.

Choi Ung himself? Is this truly condition?

Yes, Your Majesty.

This can't be true. This can't be!

I must see him at once.

The elder statesmen ill come along.

How could this be true? Choi Ung is dying...!

It is time for your potion, my lord.

Potion... You may take it back.

Take it back?

I will not be needing it.

My lord...

The sunlight is quite nice.

But soo the cold winter will come again...

General Yu Geumpil routed the enemy in Gok Island, You say?

Yes,my lord. The entire city is astir with the news.

Good. Very good...

Ah, the warmth of the sun... You may leave now.

Please drink your potion, my lord.

I asked you to leave. I'd like to be alone.

Oh, is the ink prepared?

Yes, my lord.

Leave me.

It's a shame. I am a gray- haired old man, but you are

still so young...

You are thitry-five this year?

Such a good age... Heaven is cruel sometimes.

To cut short a life that is in prime...

Eventually, someone will unify the Three Kingdoms

and the peninsula will be one.

And this i ntense struggle will all be forgotten.

Life and all earthly things are vanity.

I was once one of the Three Choi Prodigies of Shilla.

But who knows what I will be remembered as when I die...

Being remembered as the villain, that is what I am afraid of.

He knew everything. He already knew his end...

Your Majesty, I ,Choi Ung, bid my last farewell.

I came into court life at the age of 14 and leave now at 35,

thus I have lived abd unduly rich life.

My untimely departure is no sorrow, as my life has been

exceptionally full and good.

Meeting Your Majesty was the biggest honor and blessing

of my life. The deposed king Goongyae was one of the heroes

of our time as is King Kyun-hwon of Bekjae.

To become a hero may easy, but to remain as one is not.

King Goongyae failed to preserve his throne not because he was

unfit but because he did not know his limitations.

Expand your great patience and virtue.

Why does it seem so far? It was not this far last time.

We are almost there, Your Majesty.

I have been so negligent.

How could I been so thoughtless?

Do not turn to foreign allies for help in unifying the Three

Kingdoms. The borrower may become servant to the lender.

You alone will be the master of the Three Kingdoms.

I know that you harbor great ambition of conquering the

vast continent of China.

Never give up on your dream.

Like our great ancestors of Old Koguryo had strived to do,

stretch out beyond the Great Wall and build an everlasting

kingdom where sun never sets.

Your Majesty's world is coming.

Open the gate! The emperor has arrived!

Open the gate at once!

Open the gate at once! His Majesty is here.

Your Majesty, my heart is at peace as I leave your side.

You will find another detailed memo I have left for you.

I think it is time.

Please realize the grand enterprise, Your Majesty.

Where is he? Where is Choi Ung?

Your Majesty...

Realize the grand enterprise...

Realize the grand enterprise...