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-=Episode 14=-

Your Majesty!

Quickly call the royal physician!

Your Majesty!

Left State Councillor...

I... I'm in too much pain...

Be sure to... be sure to repel the Wae attack.

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty...

Your Majesty!

The Wae enemies took Dongnae Fortress

and Gijang, Yangsan and all the way to Miryang, they've all been taken!

Very soon, they'll cross Joryeong!

What!?

Your Majesty!

It's not a Wae attack, this is war!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

Your Majesty!

How is he?

His breathing has returned to normal,

but his pulse is irregular.

He seems to have suffered a huge shock.

His symptoms of a stuffy chest has worsened?

That's right.

Water.

Your Majesty.

Have all the ministers come.

Your Majesty, you can't now.

You have to rest.

Please do that.

I'm worried you'll suffer mental and physical exhaustion.

It's war.

War has broken out, how can I just lie here?

Hurry up and go out, what are you doing!?

Yes, Your Majesty!

Didn't he say there won't be a Wae invasion?

Gim Seong Il had clearly... said there won't be a Wae invasion, didn't he?

But... it's not a Wae attack, it's war.

All of you who're so eloquent, why aren't you all saying anything?

What is this situation? Tell me! Tell me!

Your Majesty, please kill us.

Gim Seong Il...

Gim Seong Il, he's the cause of it.

If the Goodwill Mission envoys' reports had not been different,

I wouldn't be helpless and crushed.

Even if the Goodwill envoys had just mentioned once that Wae would invade,

I would have had some defensive preparations done.

Attendants!

The Royal Investigation Bureau is to send people down to arrest Gim Seong Il and bring him back!

His criminal case, I'm going to call him to account for that responsibility!

-=Ryu Seong Ryong (Left State Councillor cum Supreme Commander)=- Your Majesty, please calm down.

How am I supposed to calm down!?

All of you are sinners too.

It's only 3 days, we're helpless and have been run this rough shod over.

Our military strength, how can it be this weak!?

Your Majesty.

Mobile Border Commander Lee Il has led troops down.

Soliders from other military camps too,

are gathering in urgency at the Gyeongsang-do strategic point of Daegu.

At that place Lee Il will lead the troops and break the enemy's sharp attack.

Please do not worry.

What if he's unable to break it?

If he can't break it, next would be Chungju.

If Chungju is broken,

right up... right up is Hanyang, here!

Your Majesty, your vassal will lead troops down.

Including Gim Yeo Mul, able military officers are already on standby.

Your vassal will go down to back up Mobile Border Commander Lee Il

and support him against the enemy's advance.

At the same time, move the soldiers serving in the north

and gather all troops in the south to Chungju.

If we fight them at Joryeong, -=Joryeong (today's Mungyeong Saejae)=-

we might be able to cut them down. -=Joryeong (today's Mungyeong Saejae)=-

Your Majesty.

The Supreme Commander's words make sense.

But, the Supreme Commander has no battle experience, he's at a disadvantage.

Your vassal will go down.

Governor, you!?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your vassal will go down

and be sure to break the enemy's sharp attack.

Can you really do that?

If I'm unable to eliminate Your Majesty's worry,

your vassal... is willing to die on the battlefield.

Governor... you're a loyal vassal who'll save this country.

Fine. Governor of Hanseong Sin Rip, I appoint you Mobile Border Commander of the 3 Provinces.

I bestow on you a royal sword and give you all powers over the army.

The Mobile Border Commander's order, in other words, is my order.

Anyone who defies an order,

you can punish him without a royal order.

Your Majesty, your grace is boundless.

Look here, General. This country's fate... is entirely in your hands.

Good luck in battle.

Be sure to defeat the Wae enemies.

I'll certainly... send you news of a victory.

Please don't worry.

Commander, we're counting on you.

When the enemy is numerous and strong,

it's best to avoid a full blown battle.

Fortunately, from Chungju to Joryeong, the path is narrow and rough,

make use of the techniques of ambush and surprise attack.

Be sure to set up a line of defense at Joryeong.

How can you say for certain that the enemy is stronger than us?

They're infantry, we're the mighty cavalry.

I will keep your detailed order for reference,

but as to how we should fight,

after seeing the situation on site, I'll make a decision.

Well then.

Proud soldiers of Joseon.

The Wae enemy who has come across the sea,

dares to... disregard our formidable Joseon army

and ravage this land.

In the past, the 10 000 Jurchen barbarians of the north who violated us,

didn't we thrash them like leaves blown off by the autumn wind?

-=Gim Yeo Mul=- .

-=Gim Yeo Mul=- Now we'll... turn our horses' heads around,

and repel the Wae enemy who has violated the south.

Proud Joseon warriors. Let's go.

Go and... those Wae enemies who violated our parents, children and siblings, let's sweep them away!

Let's sweep them all away!

-=Gim Yeo Mul=- Let's sweep them all away!

-=Gim Yeo Mul=- .

You were looking for me, Your Majesty?

Has Sin Rip left?

Yes, Your Majesty.

Is there a chance of winning?

Right now the Gyeongsang-do government forces,

at the Left Gyeongsang barracks at Ulsan

and the Right Gyeongsang barracks at Changwon, they're rapidly gathering there.

If they support Commander Lee Il and Commander Sin Rip from the side,

they won't not have a winning chance.

All this is... caused by my folly and lack of foresight.

I should have listened to your advice earlier.

Not at all, Your Majesty!

All this is because of your vassals' negligence.

No matter what, your vassals should have made defensive preparations.

Your vassal too, thought it wasn't likely and let my guard down.

In case... I'm saying just in case...

Please continue.

Never mind.

When a report comes from the battle front inform me at once.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty... please be stout-hearted.

If there're piping times of peace, there'll be crises.

After the crises, times of peace will come back.

The army and people will unite as one and defeat the Wae enemy,

we'll welcome in a time of peace, Your Majesty.

There's no need to comfort me.

You can go.

Yes, Your Majesty.

Have you conveyed the official notice to all magistrates of the rural districts?

Yes.

The magistrates and commanders of all the villages in the west,

were ordered to assemble at Daegu, to wait for the Capital Army from Hanyang.

But...

-=Gim Su (Governor of Gyeongsang)=- But...

-=Gim Su (Governor of Gyeongsang)=- Why? What has happened?

Why? What has happened?

That... because the Wae army has blocked the path,

the villages in the east, I'm unable to transmit the official notice to them.

The 2nd line of defense connecting Left and Right Gyeongsang, has it fallen?

Has the Capital Army arrived at Daegu?

That, not yet.

Not yet!? What exactly is going on?

The government forces have all already fled.

The government office is empty.

This, this, this!

The Joseon court, is it so difficult to come in contact with an official to connect us to them?

There's no time for delay.

The entire army will continue to advance.

-=Daegu, Joseon army camp=- .

-=Daegu, Joseon army camp=- When will the Capital Army come?

-=Daegu, Joseon army camp=- How would I know?

-=Daegu, Joseon army camp=- We might as well fight... or just flee.

We might as well fight... or just flee.

It's not just a day or two, I don't know what we're doing here.

What are the army cooks doing?

When it's dinner time, you should be cooking.

There's no rice, what do we cook with?

There's no rice?

The rice we brought were finished long ago.

What?

When on earth will the Capital Army arrive?

Sir! Sir!

The Wae army has reached near Cheongdo.

As near as Cheongdo?

- Cheong-Cheong-Cheongdo? - The Wae army is close by?

Everyone listen!

Those who desert the camp will...

according to military discipline, be immediately executed.

Do you understand?

From Cheongdo to here, it's not even half a day,

there's not even a soldier from Hanyang,

how are we to fight?

The Capital Army will arrive soon.

What do we do if the Wae army attacks first?

You, do you want to die?

Where are you going?

If you don't want to die, you should quickly flee.

Hey! Hey!

You scoundrels! Stop right there!

Those who flee will be executed!

Sir, what are you doing to do now?

There're no soldiers to fight...

what else can I do?

Sir! Seriously!

It's completely empty.

Sir!

- I'm back. - Alright.

How is the situation in the south?

That... it's extremely serious.

The soldiers gathered at Daegu,

because the Capital Army didn't come,

most of them ran away.

Then, you're saying they gave Daegu away to the Wae enemy?

There was already no rice left in the camp.

Soldiers who haven't even eaten,

what strength would they have to fight?

What about the Wae enemy?

Right now... they've probably occupied Daegu.

How far has the Capital Army reached?

Actually I ran into them on my way back.

They should have arrived at Sangju.

General Lee Il has to defend well...

Did you say Daegu has now been taken?

I'm sorry, Your Majesty.

What exactly is General Lee Il doing?

To gather the soldiers in the rural districts,

it's inevitable he's late by some time.

The problem is, how to have the scattered soldiers come and join forces as one.

Then, how best to do it?

Dispatch a recruiting officer and a pacification commissioner to stabilize public sentiment.

We have to reorganize our troops.

A recruiting officer... then, who would be good?

First of all, Fifth Minister-without-Portfolio, Gim Reuk is from Yeongcheon.

He knows the situation of the people of Gyeongsang-do well.

Appoint Gim Reuk as the Pacification Commissioner of Left Gyeongsang.

Do that.

And, for Right Gyeongsang, former Army Commander of the Right for Gyeongsang-do,

Gim Seong Il, appoint him as the recruiting officer.

Gim Seong Il is out of the question!

He's the main culprit for the situation becoming like this!

Your Majesty.

I'm sorry to say this,

but Gim Seong Il enjoys the confidence of the people of Gyeongsang-do.

No one is equal to Gim Seong Il at gaining the popular opinion of Right Gyeongsang.

Please consider it, Your Majesty.

No, I won't!

Recommend someone else.

Your Majesty.

Gim Seong Il is now staying in Gyeongsang-do.

He knows the movement of the Wae enemy better than anyone.

Furthermore, he's reflecting deeply on his own wrongdoing.

If you give him a chance,

he would readily give his life.

Please approve, Your Majesty.

How far did Konishi get?

He's heading to Sangju from Daegu.

From Daegu to Sangju...

He'll reach Chungju soon.

Yes.

In this case, we'll have to take a shortcut.

We've to arrive first before Konishi at Chungju.

Sayaka.

Yes.

Did you find out?

From Gyeongju directly pass through Gunwi, Joryeong, to advance on Chungju,

it's the fastest route.

Good.

We'll head north through Gunwi and Joryeong to Chungju.

We'll set out immediately.

Listen carefully.

No matter what happens, we must...

take Hanyang before Konishi does.

Understand!?

Yes!

1592, 4th lunar month, 19th day.

-=19-04-1592 (lunar)=- 1592, 4th lunar month, 19th day.

-=19-04-1592 (lunar)=- The 22 800 strong 2nd Division led by Kato Kiyomasa,

after landing at Busan,

the 3rd Division, 11 000 strong, landed and went to Gimhae.

Having established a beachhead at Busan, 1st Division Konishi Yukinaga,

via the middle route of Gyeongsang-do, through Daegu,

headed to Chungju.

2nd Division Kato Kiyomasa, with matchlock guns and pirates at the forefront, attacked by surprise.

Through Gyeongsang-do's east, Ulsan, Gyeongju, Gunwi, he went north.

Meanwhile, the 3rd Division that landed at Gimhae, (Kuroda Nagamasa; blue banner)

was joined by the 14 000 strong 4th Division that had landed after them. (Mori Katsunobu; red banner)

After taking Gyeongsang-do's west, Gimhae, Seongju, they advanced on Hanyang.

At this time, after the 4 divisions, there were altogether 9 divisions who went to war in Joseon.

The entire army was over 158 800 strong.

At that time, because of the huge army,

Gyeongsang-do's navy was defeated in good time.

After which, the Japanese army, landed in Joseon without any resistance,

continuing up north, sweeping away everything in their path.

Yes, yes. Kill them all!

That's it. Good.

Kill them all. Good.

Sir!

-=Gim Su (Governor of Gyeongsang)=- Sir!

-=Gim Su (Governor of Gyeongsang)=- What is this?

I have... committed a huge crime that even dying 10 000 times won't wash away.

Because I was biased,

I jumped to the conclusion that the enemy won't invade.

Isn't this a terrible crime?

I deserve to die 1 000, 10 000 times...

but how could I use death... to pay for all these crimes?

Please... you must defeat the Wae enemy.

Sir.

What's the matter?

It's a royal order pardoning the criminal Gim Seong Il and appointing him as a recruiting officer.

Sir!

Your Majesty!

How would your vassal dare... to beg for my life?

Felon Gim Seong Il... am a dead man...

My body... to the last strand of hair on my head...

I will fight the Wae enemy with everything I have!

I'll be buried in battle, Your Majesty.

Your Majesty...

-=Sangju, Lee Il's camp=-

No matter how hastily assembled the soldiers are,

-=Lee Il (Mobile Border Commander)=- No matter how hastily assembled the soldiers are,

-=Lee Il (Mobile Border Commander)=- but they're really... a motley bunch.

but they're really... a motley bunch.

They came out to fight against the Wae enemy, we should be thankful for that.

-=Gyeongsang-do, 1st Division Konishi Yukinaga's camp=- .

-=Gyeongsang-do, 1st Division Konishi Yukinaga's camp=- Kato's soldiers, have taken Gyeongju and are heading north to Chungju.

Kato's soldiers, have taken Gyeongju and are heading north to Chungju.

He's faster than expected.

Continue like this, we might lose the initiative to Kato.

I won't let him do that.

Did you take a good look?

Yes. They're at a field in the vicinity of the government office training the soldiers.

A field, you say?

They don't seem to know we're close by.

Yoshitoshi.

Yes.

For this battle the Joseon commander... be sure to take him captive.

Because that way he can convey to the Joseon king... my, Konishi's intention.

Understood.

-=Sangju, Lee Il's camp=-

We've caught him.

You scoundrel!

You're the spy who threw the camp into disarray with false rumors, aren't you!?

No! I'm not a spy! Those words are utterly unjust!

The Wae army has reached Sangju in 10 days.

Do they have wings on their backs?

It's true.

The enemy, they're a day away.

Scoundrel! For a false report, it's a beheading.

Please believe me, General!

As to whether my words are the truth or a lie,

just one day, please give me just a day's time.

Fine.

After today has passed, if the Wae army doesn't appear,

I'll cut off your head.

Lock him up!

Yes.

You scoundrel.

Hasn't a day passed?

I've been wronged, General.

I was just trying to help you, General.

He's a spy, execute him.

General.

Because of him, aren't the soldiers scared?

Execute him immediately!

Gen-General!

There... there...

Did you see?

I did see them,

but they're Wae soldiers, right?

I don't know, I didn't see for sure.

But still, we've to report it first.

Hey!

Just now, the person who informed that the Wae army has come, didn't you see them kill him!?

What if we... mistake deserters for them?

You're right.

Let's go.

Ouch.

Let's eat.

Don't run away!

Don't run away!

Good.

Yes, yes.

Th-this!

Your Highness.

What is it?

Konishi has,

taken Daegu and... advanced on Chungju.

Already?

Konishi, he's quite good.

Continue like this, Kato might lose.

There weren't any proper battles,

Konishi had... good luck.

Joseon's military strength, I didn't think it would be so pathetic.

Thanks to it, we can go to Ming faster than expected.

That's right.

Good. Very good!

Hurry up and continue playing.

I'll reach Hanyang faster than I anticipated.

However, if Joseon calls on Ming for reinforcements,

the fighting will become long and hard.

I will enter Hanyang first and have peace negotiations with the Joseon king.

The mood over there, Ishida, guide it well.

Even Lee Il was defeated...

Right now, there's only General Sin Rip left?

If even Sin Rip is defeated,

won't I have a sword held at my neck?

Your Majesty.

What words of national ruin are those?

General Sin Rip will surely stop the Wae enemies at Joryeong!

I believed the words of Gim Seong Il that a Wae attack wouldn't happen...

I trusted your words...

I trusted Lee Il...

but, the result of that trust is this?

Even if it's the great General Sin Rip,

how can one guarantee he'll stop the Wae enemies?

Your Majesty.

-=Ryu Seong Ryong (Left State Councillor cum Supreme Commander)=- Your Majesty.

-=Ryu Seong Ryong (Left State Councillor cum Supreme Commander)=- Although it's truly a dire situation,

it's still not time to abandon hope.

The troops in the north are assembling to come down.

Please... be stout of heart.

Please be stout of heart.

When exactly?

When will the troops come down?

After the Wae enemy has entered the capital?

After I've died?

Your Majesty!

Then again,

what soldiers, what people,

would fight for the sake of foolish, incompetent me?

I deserve to pay dearly for it... deserve to pay dearly for it.

Your Majesty.

Please kill us.

Your Majesty.

Please install a crown prince.

Installing a crown prince will make known in every way the royal family is going strong.

We've to renew public sentiment.

Have the people and army unite with Your Majesty and the crown prince as the center

and fight back against the Wae enemy!

Your vassal too, thinks the Supreme Commander's idea makes sense.

-=Lee Won Ik (Minister of Personnel)=- Your vassal too, thinks the Supreme Commander's idea makes sense.

Your vassal too, thinks the Supreme Commander's idea makes sense.

Chief State Councillor.

When the country is in a critical situation,

a crown prince has to be installed.

Your vassal too... now agrees with it.

That's right,

we don't know what will happen to me.

Your Majesty, it's for the sake of Your Majesty's safety.

I understand.

Discuss who is more suitable to be the crown prince.

However, this isn't an acceptance of the Ming Imperial family's wish,

it's a temporary measure to provide for the calamity of war.

The crown prince who'll inherit the throne, we'll discuss it again at a later time.

Do you understand?

We'll abide by Your Majesty's order.

Nunim, are you just going to sit there? (Nunim - respected older sister)

The ministers, most of them have Prince Gwanghae in mind.

That, go immediately to His Majesty--

No need to kick up a fuss.

What?

Didn't His Majesty say it's but a temporary measure?

And, a crown prince during a time of war,

could become a hostage at any time.

That's right.

I would now rather, Prince Gwanghae become crown prince, it would be better.

I don't want to.

If I become the crown prince during a war,

I could die in place of His Majesty,

I could also become a hostage, can't I?

Those are also what a crown prince should be able to fulfill the duties of.

This kind of time,

a crown prince of this time, I really don't want to be one.

I would rather they install Prince Sinseong.

When will he become sensible?

I'm sorry.

His Majesty loves Prince Sinseong,

I who he neglects most among his children,

he'll install me as crown prince, won't he?

If he installs you, Gwanghae, as the crown prince,

how could that be because he neglects you?

It should be because at this difficult time, for assisting the king,

you're the prince he trusts most, isn't it?

Is it?

If it's not that, so what.

You were born as a man.

For the sake of a country and its people, to give up one's life for them,

it's not a bad thing.

This mother will... be together with you, Gwanghae.

Don't be too sad.

Your Majesty...

-=Sangju, 1st Division Konishi Yukinaga's camp=-

Among the prisoners of war,

there's a translation official who speaks Japanese.

And so?

Previously when I... came to Joseon as an envoy,

there was someone called Lee Deok Hyeong.

His father-in-law... is currently Joseon's prime minister.

The Chief State Councillor, Lee San Hae.

The Chief State Councillor?

Yes.

Then, let's summon Lee Deok Hyeong,

specially mentioning to him we can have talks with the Joseon king.

That's right!

Fine.

Send the translation official to Lee Deok Hyeong. Have him come here.

Understood.

They said they want to have peace negotiations?

That's right.

If we have the intention for peace negotiations,

your vassal is to be sent to Chungju.

It might be the enemy's trap to have us let our guards down.

However,

during the peace negotiations, we can reorganize our army.

-=Ryu Seong Ryong (Left State Councillor cum Supreme Commander)=- during the peace negotiations, we can reorganize our army.

during the peace negotiations, we can reorganize our army.

They had said,

-=Lee Won Ik (Minister of Personnel)=- They had said,

-=Lee Won Ik (Minister of Personnel)=- they want to offer tribute to Ming

and kept asking us for help to no end.

They might really,

wish for peace negotiations.

Your Majesty.

Your vassal will go.

You might not be able to return.

Even if it might not be a trap,

it'll temporarily stop the advance of the enemy.

Right now what we need,

is time to reorganize our army.

If we can gain that time, 100 times, no,

even if it's a 1 000 times I'll go.

Please grant your royal permission!

Minister...

Take good care of him.

Yes. Please don't worry, Sir.

We're leaving.

I'll get going.

I'm already old,

but you still have many things to do.

Be sure to,

return.

You had said your son-in-law is a gem.

He's truly so.

Because this old man was wrong,

I'm sending my young son-in-law into the jaws of death.

-=Chungju, Sin Rip's camp=-

General!

General, please look who's come.

Mobile Border Commander!

General!

Mobile Border Commander.

I,

had thought you have died.

For a defeated general, what excuse can one make to be pardoned?

-=Lee Il (Mobile Border Commander)=- For a defeated general, what excuse can one make to be pardoned?

-=Lee Il (Mobile Border Commander)=- But, I want to die fighting on the battlefield, so I've shamelessly come.

But, I want to die fighting on the battlefield, so I've shamelessly come.

It's good you've come.

-=Sin Rip (Mobile Border Commander of the 3 Provinces)=- It's good you've come.

-=Sin Rip (Mobile Border Commander of the 3 Provinces)=- We'll join forces and drive away the Wae enemies.

We'll join forces and drive away the Wae enemies.

Come, come. Let's have a seat.

Mobile Border Commander.

That side, the strength of their army and fire power, how are they?

Compared to that, there's something I'm curious about and want to ask first.

What is it?

Why did you leave aside the impregnable Joryeong

and at this wide open place,

set up camp?

I had set up camp at Joryeong,

but,

I heard news that Sangju had been captured,

I feel that ultimately, we've to have a decisive battle with the enemy.

Our troops are cavalry, they're infantry.

As compared to the rugged mountain terrain of Joryeong,

setting up camp on a plain, isn't it of greater advantage?

Although the enemy troops are infantry,

the Wae troops all have matchlock guns.

Even a person 150 paces away,

can be shot to death.

150 paces, you say?

An arrow, can shoot someone 1 000 paces away to death.

Furthermore, the matchlock gun, once fired, until it's reloaded, doesn't it take some time?

You're saying this as you don't know.

With their tactic of shooting the matchlock guns in sequence,

they don't know whether there's that sort of weakness or not.

My words,

you can't take them lightly.

General.

-=Gim Yeo Mul=- General.

-=Gim Yeo Mul=- Even now, we should move our camp to Joryeong.

Our soldiers,

are soldiers gathered from here and there.

Complicated techniques like ambush and raid are difficult for them to carry out, don't you know?

Furthermore, the enemy troops should now,

have passed through Sangju and might have come over Joryeong.

When should we lay the ambush?

If the enemy, avoids climbing Joryeong and evades us,

what are we going to do?

In the final analysis,

the place where the enemy is unable to avoid us, it's this place, Tangeumdae.

With the Namhan River behind us, it's a situation of having burnt our bridges.

We'll have to wage all-out war.

General.

Do we have a chance of winning?

If we lose in this place,

it'll directly be Hanyang.

The cavalry outside,

has been with me for a lifetime, it's the best cavalry in the world.

They have a mobility that guns and spears can't match.

Just wait and see.

The Wae enemies,

will under those horses' hooves, be trampled to pieces.

-=Joryeong (today's Mungyeong Saejae)=-

If the Joseon army had laid in ambush here,

we would have been completely wiped out.

They're such fools, aren't they?

It's really lucky for us.

Namo Gwanse-eum Bodhisattva.

Let's go.

All units,

prepare for battle!

All units,

prepare to attack.

All units, prepare to attack!

Prepare for battle! Prepare for battle!

-=A special daeha drama project for the 70th year of the restoration of independence - Jingbirok=-

Let's be like real men and die in this battle.

Even if we die, how can we let them have our bodies?

You're now saying the entire army was annihilated?

You're afraid I'll achieve merit and doing what you can to obstruct me.

Commander of the vanguard, Sayaka, he took his soldiers and fled.

Sayaka, I'm going to...

Mother, I'm so scared.

We have His Majesty.

The king too, is going to flee for safety. Everyone's leaving.

If you're going to fight the Wae enemies, you mustn't retreat no matter what.

I'll put my life on the line and fight them.

Please rescind your order on royal flight from the capital.

The chaotic situation due to the Wae army's invasion,

-=Namsan, Jung-gu, Seoul Special City=- The chaotic situation due to the Wae army's invasion,

-=Namsan, Jung-gu, Seoul Special City=- The movement of the Wae army who started to come up from the south,

The movement of the Wae army who started to come up from the south,

how was it communicated?

At the peak of Namsan on Seoul Tower's northwestern side

-=Mongmyeoksan (Seoul Namsan) Beacon Mound Site=- -=Seoul Special City, Monument No.14=- At the peak of Namsan on Seoul Tower's northwestern side

-=Mongmyeoksan (Seoul Namsan) Beacon Mound Site=- -=Seoul Special City, Monument No.14=- there's a beacon mound.

there's a beacon mound.

The beacon mound uses either fire or smoke

-=Smoke is used in the day and fire in the night to transmit urgent news from the central=- The beacon mound uses either fire or smoke

-=Smoke is used in the day and fire in the night to transmit urgent news from the central=- to transmit urgent news of what's happening here to distant places.

-=Smoke is used in the day and fire in the night to transmit urgent news from the central=- It was an important method of communication during the Joseon era.

-=Smoke is used in the day and fire in the night to transmit urgent news from the central=- .

-=Smoke is used in the day and fire in the night to transmit urgent news from the central=- News that arrive from all over the country,

News that arrive from all over the country,

at this central beacon mound, is swiftly delivered to the king.

The routes of the beacon mound, from the 1st route starting from Hamgyeong-do,

the 2nd route starting from Busanpo, Dongnae, Dadaepo etc.,

from the north, south, east, west, there are 5 routes.

-=Gijang Namsan Beacon Mound=- -=Busan Metropolitan City, Cultural Property No.2=- During the Joseon era, the beacon mounds that were actually used,

During the Joseon era, the beacon mounds that were actually used,

-=Geoje, Oknyeobong Beacon Mound=- -=Gyeongsamnam-do Monument No. 129=- During the Joseon era, the beacon mounds that were actually used,

-=Geoje, Oknyeobong Beacon Mound=- -=Gyeongsamnam-do Monument No. 129=- there were over a 100 in the entire country at that time.

Presently, their original form is still preserved only in a few places.

-=Donghae, Eodalsan Beacon Mound=- -=Gangwon-do Monument No. 13=- Presently, their original form is still preserved only in a few places.

Presently, their original form is still preserved only in a few places.

The beacon mound at this place,

is one of the 5 beacon mounds at Namsan that has been preserved.

Once a day,

at midday the ceremony for lighting the beacon starts.

The strength of the smoke or fire is used to communicate the level of the emergency.

On a normal day, it's one.

When enemies appear at sea or at the border,

it's two.

If they're near the coast, it's three.

If they've crossed the national border or launched an offensive against our naval forces, it's four.

If we've started fighting against the enemies who have crossed the border, five are lit.

Every year to commemorate Independence Day,

-=Mongmyeoksan (Seoul Namsan) Beacon Lighting Ceremony=- Every year to commemorate Independence Day,

-=Mongmyeoksan (Seoul Namsan) Beacon Lighting Ceremony=- at the beacon mound on Seoul's Namsan, there's a Beacon Lighting Ceremony.

at the beacon mound on Seoul's Namsan, there's a Beacon Lighting Ceremony.

How about climbing up a beacon mound close by

and experiencing the wisdom of our forebears in reporting urgent news during the Imjin War?

-=Mongmyeoksan (Seoul Namsan) Beacon Mound=- and experiencing the wisdom of our forebears in reporting urgent news during the Imjin War?

-=Mongmyeoksan (Seoul Namsan) Beacon Mound=- .