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They wish to contend with
the Japanese army of 20.000

with less then 1.000 men?

Yoshihiro!

Charge!

Aye!

Why did you stop
the attack, sir?

We should get this over with
while we have the lead.

We have the lead no matter what.

I'm looking for an easier
way to get this done, Kakaoka.

General...?

The rage you feel after watching
your comrades die in battle

becomes a powerful inspiration.

Our victory is certain, but we will
suffer considerable casualties as well

if they fight to the death.

Time is our best
friend right now.

Time will appease their rage,

and fear will slowly replace
their morale.

And without morale, the strongest
of armies is but a disorderly mob.

Go back to your tent and
get a good night's sleep.

We will capture Jinju Fort
without much effort tomorrow.

Very well, sir.

The Japanese...

If they come at us
like an army of ants...

do you think we can beat them?

Why aren't you boys
eating your rice balls?

Eat up.

You can't kill off the Japanese
if you don't have the strength.

We knew that the enemy was ten
times our size from the start...

But knowing it and seeing it with
your own eyes is not the same.

If we lose our morale
on top of this...

... it's over.

We are backed against a wall.

Don't fall for this stupid ploy.

They are trying to play
games with your mind!

Don't you see that?

Return to your posts!

Return to your posts? Now!

Everyone, let us
quiet our minds.

We cannot tend to the dead
because the gates must remain

sealed, so I thought we could
comfort their souls with music.

I believe that General Yu and
his brave men who died on the

battlefield today understand
how much we grieve for them.

But if we let the enemy's size
overwhelm us, intimidate us and

defeat us from the heart,

they will not forgive us
or be able to rest in peace.

We knew from the start that
we are inferior to the enemy

in every aspect from size to
weaponry to fighting skills.

Then why did we seal the
gates and take up arms?

To protect our family, our friends
and our country from the Japanese

invaders who have infringed upon

our lives with their
swords and their muskets!

There is no weapon
greater than unity.

If we stand without fear as
one, victory will be ours.

I believe in the government and

citizen armies of Kyung-sang
Province.

And I know that each of them

will defeat the enemy where
they are and come to help us.

Do not lose hope.

Jinju Fort is under siege
of the Japanese Army.

The people of Jinju declare
our resolve with floating lamps,

as other means of
communication has been cut off.

Chief Commander of Kyung-sang
Army Yu Soong-in and this men

have died bravely in battle.

Now we will honor their
patriotism and

protect the fort with our lives.

I ask all government and citizen
armies of Kyung-sang Province

to assemble at Jinju Fort.

Help us save Chosun.

Attack without fear!

There're plenty
of men behind you.

Climb over the wall!

Battle of Jinju Fort...

A fierce battle between 3.800
Chosunese troops and 30.000

Japanese troops at Jinju Fort
continued for 6 days and 5 nights

from October 5 to October 10, 1592.

Sir...

Did the report arrive?

It looks like they're
hanging in there.

How many days has it been
since the battle began?

It's the sixth day, sir.

And the citizen army?

Not yet, sir.

We've placed too much burden

on Constable Kim and the
people of Jinju..

That report cannot be accurate!

Are you certain there are only
3.800 troops inside the fort?

We confirmed it a dozen times

since a month before the seize
operation preparation began.

Then how could they
be intact

when we've been
fighting for six days?

I want this over tonight!
Prepare the troops!

They have to be exhausted from
the battle this afternoon.

We will raid them tonight
and wipe them out!

Out of gunpowder?
Are you certain?

Constable...

We are almost completely
out of arrows as well.

How many women, elderly and
children do we have inside the fort?

About one thousand, sir.

We should evacuate them.

Constable...

Perhaps we can send them out

through the South River and
save their lives.

Hurry. If we don't act
now, no one may survive.

Yes, sir.

What are you telling us?
Go where?

You'll find a boat waiting
for you at the river.

They will take you where
the Japanese are scarce, so...

No, we're not leaving with
our sons and husbands behind.

You must go if we are
to fight a better fight.

We cannot concentrate because we
are worried about our families.

Go now, Mother.
Let us protect the city.

But Son...
Fellows...

Constable!

Get them! Finish
them off tonight!

If you can't capture
the fort, burn it down!

Rocks, we need more rocks!

What's wrong?

Sir, we have nothing left,
not even rocks and hot water!

What?

It looks like they're
out of ammunition.

Good. This is our chance!
Send out the entire army!

It's a matter of time
before they crumble!

Madams...!

You just concentrate on
stopping those Japanese!

We'll get all
the rocks you need!

Yes! Yes!

Do not retreat! Don't let
the enemy enter this fort!

Do not retreat!

What are you waiting for?
Stop those bastards first!

General, over there!
And there!

Attack!

Retreat! Retreat!

With help from the citizen army
the six day long battle at Jinju Fort

ended with victory for
Chosun on October 10, 1592.

This was indeed a miraculous
feat achieved by Chosun with

only 3.800 men against nearly
30.000 Japanese troops.

This victory not only delivered a
demoralizing blow to the Japanese

ground forces, which had known
no defeat since the war began,

but it also checked their
advance into Cholla Province.

Constable! Constable!

Constable!

Constable! Constable!

Constable!

The chief commander of Jinju
Battle Constable Kim Shi-min

would die of a bullet wound during
the battle. He was 39 years old.

He was named Lord Sang-lak on the
37th year of Sonjo's reign and

received the posthumous title of
Choong-Moo (Loyalty-Chivalry) on

the 35th year of Sookjong's reign.

High Commander of Left
Cholla Navy Yi Soon-shin,

I now appoint you Supreme Naval
Commander of the Three Provinces.

You are ordered to build your
headquarters at in Duel-po,

Hansando and destroy the
Japanese invaders completely.

Your Majesty, I will lay down
my life for four command.

Supreme Naval Commander
of Three Provinces...

It was a title given to the
commander-in-chief of the three

navies of Cholla, Kyung-sang
and Choong-chung provinces.

This was a new position
established in 1953,

as the war entered its
second year.

Sonjo established this position
and appointed Yi Soon-shin its

first Supreme Commander
for two reasons.

He wanted to stop the confusion
over the right off command which

had troubled the navy in the
course of its 16 previous battles,

but more importantly, it was a
declaration of his strong will

to end the war that had
dragged on for over a year.

Once Yi Soon-shin recaptured
command of the sea with victories

in both Hansando and Pusan

and Kim Shi-min routed over a
30.000 Japanese troops in Jinju,

the morale of the Japanese
invasion force

began to show visible
deterioration.

And On January 6, 1593, Ming
army of 43.000 led by Yi Yuh-song

attacked and recaptured
Pyong-yang.

Meanwhile Yi Soon-shin would
win another great victory in Ung-po,

and it appeared as if the scales
were tipped in Chosun's favor.

However...

... by Konishi Yukinaga's army
of 40.000 which had been forced

to abandon Pyong-yang
and retreat to Seoul,

...Yi Yuh-song and his Ming army
suffered a crushing defeat in

Byukjaekwan and was driven back
to Kae-sung.

How could you send the
Japanese army intact?

His Majesty the Emperor would
not be pleased if

any more of his soldiers
were sacrificed.

To win without fighting
is the best policy.

I ask for your trust and patience.

The people of Chosun are still
being slaughtered by the Japanese.

Do you truly believe they have
the desire to end the violence?

Pursue them quickly
and eradicate them.

I came to this decision after
careful deliberation about

the safety of the Royal Princes.

His Highness must
heed my advice.

Most importantly, the Emperor
does not want

needless sacrifice
of his soldiers.

If you demand that we pursue
the Japanese regardless,

I must pull my troops out to
Liaodong immediately

and report your unreasonable
demand to the Emperor.

How will you bear
the Emperor's rage?

It was unrealistic to rely on
the Ming army to end the war when

they would make blatant threats
to the King without hesitation.

And so, once again, Sonjo and
his officials had to place

their hopes on Yi Soon-shin
and the Chosunese Navy.

Congratulations on your
advancement, Supreme Commander.

Thank you.

I will assist you with
everything I have

and lead this fight against
the enemy.

I have complete
faith in all of you.

This is August, 1593.

One year and four months have
passed since this war erupted,

and yet the Japanese are still in
Pusan and across Kyung-sang

committing all kinds of violent
acts against our people.

The three navies must combine
our strength to snuff out the

remnants of the enemy and put an
end to this war once and for all.

Yi Soon-shin should
have my edict by now...

Your Majesty, if I may
ask, why Yi Soon-shin?

He once defied your order.
Has he not caused you offense?

Yi Soon-shin is not the only
one who looks down upon me.

From the Emperor of Ming to my own
sons and the officials of the court...

... and even the peasants whose
lowly status does not even

reach my feet look down
upon me with scorn.

How else could they set fire
to the palace

and throw rocks
at the royal carriage?

Your Majesty...

Do you knew why I have not
returned to the capital although

it has been months since
we've recaptured control?

We've recaptured the capital

but the country is still in
the enemy's hands.

The resentful eyes of the people
will greet me

if I return to the
Capital like this.

And I cannot face them.

Your Majesty...

I must first recapture the country.

I can forsake the offender who
patronized the King thereafter.

I'm sorry I could not prepare
a better reception for you.

We are at war. A fancy reception
is out of the question.

You've become thin. I heard
you were shot. How are you?

It was over a year ago.
I'm fine now.

I'm concerned about Kyun. It won't
be easy to keep him under control.

Don't worry.

I'm confident that our resolve
to save Chosun

will bring all of
the leaders together.

I hope this war ends soon so that
you and I could discuss state

affairs and build a stronger
future together for Chosun.

I hope I didn't
come at a bad time.

Not at all. Sit down.

How long has it been since
the last time

we sat down together like this?

Over five years, I think.

You don't know how relieved I
am that the two of you will be

protecting the front together.

Kyun, I implore you to work with
Soon-shin to bring this war to an end.

That is all that I want and
His Majesty wants.

I am His Majesty's warrior.

If Soon-shin obeys His
Majesty's orders properly,

I would not fight him.

Do you think Won Kyun can suppress
his rage and do his job properly?

"In all failing games
there is a way to win."

Sometimes the one that is
lagging behind is a better bet.

He will watch his opponent even
more carefully so not to lose.

I'm sure he has learned a lot from

the incident surrounding
the Pusan Battle.

He will know enough to hide his
feelings and wait for his chance

if he really wants to
defeat his opponent.

And on top of that, His Majesty
sent him a special letter,

so he will not act in haste.

His Majesty sent him a letter?
What do you mean?

His Majesty is trying to
accomplish two things at once.

End the war and keep Yi Soon-shin
in check at the same time.

And who better than Won Kyun
to do hat for him?

Commander of High
Kyung-sang Navy Won Kyun,

I know that you are the bravest
warrior of Chosun.

It is you that I trust
and depend on,

and I want very much to put you in
command of the navy.

But because of your oversight
in the beginning of the war

the heart of the soldiers
are not yet with you.

It is truly a shame, but all
that you can do now is to serve

your superior Yi Soon-shin
faithfully and await your time.

Your duty to your superior
goes beyond simple obedience.

Remember that it is also your
duty to keep him in check and

guide him into the
right direction.

The sea of Chosun has been an
ocean of death for me and the

enemy since this
war began last year.

The enemy that once was pressing
at the gates of Uiju have

retreated from Pyong-yang,
from the capital city,

to the southern coast.

An old friend that visits me with
a royal decree cautiously brings

up the future dreaming
of the end of the war.

But for as long as the enemy is
on the southern sea,

I cannot dare to dream
about tomorrow.

Living from day to day facing
the enemy on the ocean of death,

now is all I have.

Albeit I defeat the enemy
bring this war to an end with

my own hands, the royal court
is not where I belong.

Supreme Naval Commander
of the Three Provinces...

It's not the King but the enemy
who put me on this exalted post.

That is why the moment that the

enemy gives back our ocean and
retreats, I must return my uniform.

Stopping the spear of the enemy;
that is where my duty ends.

If Heaven should grant me time
after the enemy is routed,

I'd like to return to my homestead
and tend to my elderly mother.

I'd like to live out my life
as a humble farmer with my dear

wife who has become gray enduring
the life of a warrior's wife.

Will Ming accept our proposal?

We will have to wait and see.

Do you intend to end this war if
they should accept the proposal

and turn over the four provinces of
Kyung-sang, Cholla, Choong-chung

and Kang-won of Chosun to Japan?

That shouldn't be so bad...

Your Eminence!

You are too strict
with me Jotai.

You won't even let me have
some free time with my son.

Jotai, why don't you
lighten up a little?

Being a father, in a way,
means doubling your life.

But if you cannot protect your
son's future, it's meaningless.

Your Eminence...

This war has
dragged on too long.

The warriors in Chosun
are exhausted,

and the rest of the retainers whom
I've kept busy to fund the war

are getting frustrated as well.

If I don't appease them first
there is no telling what

men like Tokugawa who covet
my position might to.

Sometimes you just have to
take the roundabout way.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the instigator
of Yimjin War, was under scrutiny

of his political enemies
as the war dragged on

with considerable damages.

So with pretend reluctance, he
accepted the request of Ukida Hieie

and Kohishi Yukinaga
to withdraw from the capital...

... and aggressively proceeded
negotiations with Ming.

In exchange for peace, Hideyoshi
demanded an Imperial Princess

of Ming to be sent to Japan as a
royal concubine,

cession of four provinces
of Chosun to Japan,

and a Royal Prince and an high
official of Chosun

to be sent to Japan as hostages.

At the same time, he ordered
100.000 Japanese troops

to attack Jinju and wipe out
the entire city.

This was not only to boost the
fallen morale of his troops, but

also to demonstrate his strength
and push the Ming government into

accepting his demands in a highly
political and calculated move.

Ming Conquest will have to be
put on hold for now, Jotai.

We will have to be their
friends for a while.

That will stop Ming army's aggression
toward the Japanese forces.

They're not foolish enough
to shed blood for a cause

that is not their own.

Then Chosun will be left
all alone once more.

And we will slowly suffocate
the Chosunese Army again.

Yi Soon-shin, the bastard who
gave us humiliation of defeat,

has become the Supreme
Commander of Chosunese Navy?

That's right, General.

Well, then we will just have
to show them

how useless his leadership
is now, won't we?

I've already alerted Yu Jung
that they must never attack the

Japanese forces while peace
negotiation is in process.

Then let us head west at once.

We will tease the paralyzed
Yi Soon-shin's fleet on the way.

Refrain from hostile action?

Do not attack the enemy that is in
plain sight no matter what they do?

It is an absurd request!

It is Ming Admiral Yu Jung's order!

I've been ordered to tell you that
if you defy him,

you will be charged with defying
the Emperor's command!

Admiral! Admiral!

What is it?

Several dozen Japanese ships
were spotted

off the coast of Danghang-po
terrorizing the civilians.

Alert the soldiers at once!

Stop!

Have you already forgotten
Admiral Yu Jung's order?

Do you think you will survive if
you defy the Emperor's command?

What are you waiting for?
Alert the soldiers at once!

We will sail out to Danghang-po
and crush the enemy!

Yes, Admiral!

Admiral!