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The Jingbirok a memoir of imjin war

hello your majesty i'm li rusong

welcome

i waited for you as if i was waiting for rain after a drought

i can guess how anxious you were

you can relax now

i will wash away all your worries just like rain relieving a drought

thank you thank you very much

how many joseon soldiers are left to help us?

about 8000

8000?

have them fight under vice commander zu chengxun's command

the joseon army has it own formation

there can be confusion if they fall under the ming army

how about uniting but moving independently?

that's right

8000 isnt such a small number

it would be better for both armies to maintain their own formations

is your pride hurt because i asked your soldiers to fight under ming's command?

pride?

how can we think about pride at a time like this?

it's just that a sudden new formation could result in confusion

there wont be any confusion

they just have to follow my orders well

oh it's because vice commander zu was defeated last time?

zu chengxun

yes sir

you must wash away the humiliation of the previous defeat

if you act rashly and lose soldiers again my sword will not forgive you understood?

yes sir wait and see

i will be the first to enter pyeongyangseong

good

you can trust him now

it's not that

stop it he came a long way

i trust you general i trust you

come on in

a ming army?how big?

43000

it's a large army government building in anju pyeongan-d0

zu chengxun only brought 5000 last time and was defeated

they finally woke up

43000

military rations will be a problem

we cant lack military rations until the ming army advances south

yes sir

i had navy commander kim eokchu covertly move 3000 sacks of military rations to yonggang

why is there no report?

really it's been a while since a messenger was sent

cheonri go and see

you must hurry

yes sir

your majesty please reconsider

why do you keep saying that we cant fight under ming?

it's better to have just one command structure

we might be lower in number but we must fight with an equal status

that is the only way to prevent being ordered around by the ming army

ming is a higher nation than us

what's wrong with taking orders from a higher nation?

besides ming has a large army and we only have 8000 soldiers

how can an army of 8000 soldiers be equal to an army of 40000?

your majesty there might only be 8000 soldiers here but you cant just think about them

think about all the soldiers in the nation

once we recover pyeongyangseong and the capital our soldiers will gather from

around the nation and there will be tens of thousands of them

if you give ming control now they will all have to take orders from ming even then

that is right your majesty

this war is between joseon and wae

ming is only here to help

joseon should lead the fight

this is joseon's war?

i dont think so

this war broke out because we didnt listen to wae's request to go to ming

wae raised an army to attack ming and we fought until now to protect ming

which is our higher nation

i fought for the emperor

your majesty

it's a bit late but the ming army is here

naturally its ming's war

we just have to help them

do you understand?

your majesty that is absurd logic

are you saying this is ming territory?

i didnt say this land belonged to ming

from our founding to jonggye byeonmu(a request to correct ming's incorrect records of lee seonggye's ascension to the throne and rule)

did we ever have freedom from ming?(a request to correct ming's incorrect records of lee seonggye's ascension to the throne and rule)

our literature ideals and policies(a request to correct ming's incorrect records oflee seonggye's ascension to the throne and rule)

all our roots are from ming

you know that how can you say its absurd logic?

you are trying to deny a higher nation

dont speak nosense and upset general li

just keep silent

fighting in ming's place

he's getting worse i'm worried

we arent fighting for ming

that's ridiculous

his majesty has to claim that

he thinks we have to abide by it

if this is our war he wont be free from taking responsibility

when its over

his position will be different if we are fighting for ming

that's right he will be a king who was loyal to ming

is that how it turns out?

his majesty wants to use ming as an excuse to avoid taking responsibility for this war

he is truly intelligent

it wasnt for prince sinseong's death they would have let me pass on the throne?

yes your majesty

i knew it

they are already following the crown prince as if he is the king

how can you let them handle matters of national importance?

i cant let them do that

who should i leave such matters to?

i might seem arrogant when i say this but i did some work at the ministry of war

and i am truly loyal to you

i would be the best person for the job

minister

yes your majesty

are you kidding?

what?

staying out of this would be helping me

yes your majesty

to tell you the truth your army came to help us

this is our war

we know the situation here better

it would be better to unite and discuss everything together

is that what your king wants?

we wanted to hear what you wanted first

that's why we came

is that so?

fine since you want it so much

i will let the joseon army have an independent formation

thank you thank you very much

instead we will see how you do

have the joseon army fight at pyeongyangseong first

general

what?are they trying to ruin our country?

your majetsy please calm down

i ought to remove

no i should banish them

if you banish all of them during this war

the court will be empty

who will disscuss national matters?

you can call ryu seongryong back and have him be in charge

ryu seongryong?

i know you dont like him

i hate him too

but he seems to have changed a bit

he isnt opposed to your opinions about everything like jeong cheol and yun dusu

he is supporting the crown prince right at his side

you should call him to your side to distance him from the crown prince

did you want to see me?

i'm sure you heard that jeong cheol and yun dusu are opposed to fighting under

ming's command what do you think?

ultimately they arent wrong but we have to measure the weight

if the house is on fire the fire has to be put out first whether you use water from

your well or a neighbor's well

this is no time to talk about justification

for now the most urgent matter is to recover pyeongyangseong

then our soldiers have to continue winning

and show that we can defeat wae with an independent formation

ming will have to recognize that

dont you hate me?

i did

even parents and siblings hate each other at times

but blood and family cant change just because someone was disappointing

you changed a lot

if rain cant be stopped i should wear a rain cape

is that so?

it's time you return to daejo

be the supreme commander of pyeongan-do

is it because of yun dusu and jeong cheol?

if so my current position is better

there isnt anyone suitable for the task of helping ming

then give me all authority of a supreme commander and along with that

the administrative authority over villages and the authority to command this war

are you saying you want the authority to carry out state affairs without my orders?

yes your majesty

fine but it will only be limited to pyeongan-do and under the condition that

you help the ming army

thank you your majesty

congratulations Government buidling in anju pyeongan-do

there's nothing to congratulate Government buidling in anju pyeongan-do

there isnt any word from cheonri yet?

sir

kim eokchu didnt receive the order to move military rations?

how can that be?

it seems to be true

he could be executed if he doesnt carry out such an order

he wouldnt lie about it

how many messengers were sent?

a massage is relayed from post to post

there would have been three or four

there must be spies that surrendered to wae

they prevented the order from being realyed

that's right there were such spies at pyeongyangseong too

citizens might surrender but our soldiers wouldnt

we cant find out by setting a trap

if there are spies among our soldiers

it means the wae army has all our information

we must find and eliminate them

send another order to kim eokchu

tell him to move the silver hidden in the mountains

yes sir

this is an improtant message

take it directly to the commander

yes sir Kim sunryang

the navy commander will move 2000 nyangs of silver hidden in

the mountain behind the sukcheon building to the government buidling here in anju

its buried under the three trees marked with crosses

where is it?

it's not here

it's not there?

over here

really

dig it up

what are you digging up?

who was that?

over there

what?keep digging that's your grave

hey who are you?

you're dead meat

come here come down right now

let me ask one question

what is wae giving you for you to do this?

every time we gave them improtant information

they gave us a cow each

a cow?

you sold your country to receive a cow?

for a cow?

please spare us

lower your weapons when i ask nicely

we should be able to eat well for a while

good good

you little

i can understand if you were people who are being oppressed

but you should be fighting against wae not helping our enemies

this is an unforgivable act of betrayal

execute them all and hang up their heads

sir please spare our lives

please spare us

in december 1592 ryu seongryong captured about forty spies and executed them

some soldiers who thought the country has already fallen provided information to

the japanese army for cows or velvet in return

there were spies in sukcheon anju uiju and all the other camps

ryu seongryong rounded them all up

fortunately the japanese army didnt find out that reinforcements arrived from ming

that was a decisive factor in the recovery of pyeongyangseong

pyeongyangseong consists of four fortresses

the nothern fortress around moranbong the inner fortress surrounding mansudae

the mid fortress connecting changgwangsan and haebangsan and

the outer fortress embracing the plain south of the mid fortress

are the fortress walls all made of stone?

the outer fortress has clay walls

the other fortresses are all stone structures

sir

what is the situation at pyeongyangseong?

they didnt increase forces around the fortress

there isnt much movement

okay good job

they dont know the messenger of death is nearby

it's all because the spies were eliminated

this is the time they dont know

reinforcements arrived and they are defenseless

we should attack now

just a minute

not knowing is good but it would be better if they had false information

what do you mean?

pyeongyangseong konishi yukinaga's camp

what does it say?

good finally

the emperor of ming approved of reconciliation

is this true?

may budhha have mercy on us

shen weijing wants to talk

he wants us to come to busanwon Office of interpreters near pyeongyang

that's good that's really good

yoshitoshi make preparations to go to busanwon

it could be a trap i'll go first and send a messneger is everything is alright

shen weijing came here by himself

i shouldnt be afraid

the lives of our soldiers depend on this

you have to be prudent

fine go ahead

busanwon

i'm yoshitoshi konishi sent me

you came a long way

general shen hasnt arrived yet?

he should arrive soon

come in and have a cup of tea while you wait

this way

sure

capture them

attack

you

cowards

where are you going?

i wont lose you this time

sir

hello

this is buddhist priest yujeong

he brought 2000 monk soldiers

joseon buddhist priests are very loyal

helping overcome this national crisis is asceticism for us Yujeong(buddhist priest samyeong)

have a seat

sir the plan at busanwon failed

konishi yukinaga didnt show up and some of the soldiers got away

we have to hurry

we have to attack pyeongyangseong now

yes

good luck

you too

pyeongyangseong

i was worried that we were running out of military rations and horses

it's a good we didnt miss the timing

general general

yoshitoshi what's going on?

we were tricked it's not reconciliation

it's war

the joseon army and a large ming army is headed to pyeongyangseong

Ooh

prepare for war

ask otomo at bongsan to send support

now

yes sir

general we're ready Luo Shangzhi(Staff general of ming)

when are otomo's reinforcements arriving?

we havent received word yet

darn send another messenger

yes sir

attack

yes sir

everyone attack

attack

attack

shoot

general

what are you doing?stop them

shoot arrows

on january 2 1593 li rusong's army arrived in anju

on the 4th they passed through sukcheon and on the 6th they surrounded

pyeongyangseong and began an attack

with a goal to recover pyeongyangseong 40000 ming soldiers led by li rusong

zu chengxun luo shangzhi and zhang shijue fought

8000 joseon soldiers led by kim myeongwon lee ll kim eungseo and jeong huihyeon and

2000 monk soldiers including buddhist priest samyeong

buddhist priest seosan also fought in this battle

sir they are counterattacking

we have to get them out of the fortress

send a squad to moranbong

have them attack from below

sir moranbong is about 100m high

you want our men to attack from below?

the enemy has to think they are at an advantage if they are to come out

go now

yes sir

moranbong pyeongyangseong

attack

retreat

attack

is this true?

yes your majesty

they are using fire arrows at night

they are attacking as if it is day time

they are luring the enemy out of the fortress and killing them

the allied forces of joseon and ming finally seize a chance of victory

they should

the ming army was sent by heaven

your majesty

the enemy's formation should be ruined

we have to infiltrate the inner fortress and annihilate them Pyeongyangseong Joseon-ming allied forces camp

vice commander zhang go to chilseongmun

vice commander zu and luo shangzhi go to hamgumun with general lee ll

you must break through the gates you are in charge of understood?

yes sir

fire fire

januray 8 1593 the third day of the pyeongyangseong battle

the joseon-ming allied forces make a full force attack to enter the fortress

they are making a full attack to enter the inner fortress

chilseongmun must be defended

if they penetrate chilseongmun they will enter the inner fortress

yes sir

if chilseongmun is penetrated it will be too late

you should escape and make further plans

do you think they left a path of retreat open?

we have to fight for our lives

if they break through the gate we have to go to the cave at yeongwangjeong

and resist to the end

yes sir

general

general chilseongmun has been penetrated

oh

general good job

good job

we'll stay here tonight

you can bathe in warm wine

general

get down stay down

they're hiding in a tunnel and shooting when we enter their firing range

we cant even set up cannons

about a thousand of our soldiers were already killed

those little rats how many are in hiding?

it's hard to tell

we just have to take pyeongyangseong

we dont have to kill all of them when our soldiers are being sacrificed

we're only buying some time

we cant win

general otomo already withdrew

they're going to abandon me?

make plans for the future

you're suggesting we surrender?

sir a letter came from the enemy camp

the enemy leader will listen

i can annihilate you if i am set on it

i dont want to kill everyone

i will give you a chance to live

come out and receive my order

those little

it seems like they changed their minds

this is an opportunity for us

they want to retreat

they want the back path to be left open?

they're trying to negotiate

they dont seem to want to fight

open up a path of retreat

they are probably scared of us

fine stop attacking and have the soldiers at daedonggang withdraw

so they can retreat

yes sir

you cant do that

why wont you annihilate the enemy that is right in front of you?

they're not resisting they want to flee

pyeongyangseong isnt the end

the enemy will retreat reorganize and fight us again

they have to be annihilated if we are to recover our capital

you must kill or capture the leader konishi yukinaga to dispirit them

you cant let them go because they are resisting like this

you make it sound like i'm being afraid of the enemy

that's not what i mean

you only know one thing

the best victory isnt about annihilation

its about minimizing damage to our forces

they are already dispirited

it's important to reduce sacrifices

we can easily recover hanyang if konishi yukinaga is captured

the top commander ukita hideie is still young

i heard that until now he has relied on konishi yukinaga a lot

if konishi yukinaga dies...

stop it

we came to save joseon but our soldiers have to return home safely

our goal in the beginning was to recover pyeongyangseong

you can capture the enemy leader at another opportunity

general

i am commanding this war me!

i'm ordering you to leave

did you want to see us? Lee sieon(left defense commander of hwanghae-do)

i'm glad you came so quickly

wait in ambush along the enemy's retreat path and capture konishi yukinaga alive

yes sir

sir

general li approved of their retreat Kim gyeongro(right defense commander of hwanghae-do)

is it alright to do this?

he wont be happy about this

konishi yukinaga has to be captured for the enemy army to be dispirited

then we can drive them south easily

i will take full responsibility

be sure to capture konishi yukinaga

Subtitles By KBS World Extracted By Saman (startak.iv@gmail.com)

the japanese army is defeated by the joseon-ming allied forces

seonjo believes li rusong and the ming army achieved the victory

ryu seongryong looks for a way to secure military rations for the ming army that will advance to hanyang