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Episode 69.

Welcome.

How's the training?

We're training them intensely in every single battle formation.

We selected the iron army to fight on the forefront.

The han will be scared out of their wits when they see our iron army.

Their swords can't Pierce through our armor.

We've practically won this war.

Jigwan officer.

Yes, general?

Do you think we defeated the han army last time

because we had better weapons?

Our strongest weapon was not the armor or the sword.

It was our will to fight until death to drive the han army out.

The armors and the swords are only aids to our will.

Forgive me.

Minister of the left and right.

Make sure the soldiers are mentally equipped to fight.

Yes, general!

Think, man!

- Hurry up! - Coming!

Our spy has reported that the hyeon-to army has only 10,000 men,

only half of what they used to have.

This is because we defeated them last time,

but also because Yang-jeong lost the han king's trust

and couldn't get reinforcements.

This war is essentially different from our past wars.

We've always been attacked, and won through a defensive battle.

But this time, we'll attack them first.

We'll be fighting on their land, and they know the area better than we do.

With good use of location, ten soldiers can block a hundred.

You're right.

I'd like to add that we had problems during the last war with Jin-beon and yim-doon

because chief song-Yang usurped chief so seo-no's war supplies.

We must make sure this doesn't happen again.

The outcome of this war will be determined

by how we block the liaodong army.

Once the liaodong army joins in, this battle will go long to our disadvantage.

The liaodong army won't get there.

What do you mean?

I already sent a message to the mal-gal tribe and the hun tribe.

They will take over the city if the liaodong army leaves.

They can't go.

That's great!

Attack!

Attack!

Stop!

You fools!

You're not plundering pirates anymore!

How can you call yourselves the da-mul army?!

They need systematic training.

They'll get better.

Don't be too hard on them.

They were once notorious among the eu-pru and ok-jeo soldiers.

I never knew they were this pathetic.

Bu beo-no.

Yes?

Train them systematically.

Yes, general.

The chiefs of each tribe are here.

Very well.

- Go to hyeon-to and check what they're up to. - Yes.

The liaodong army had me worried, too.

If they can't fight, then we will surely win.

Jol-bon has overcome several obstacles, thanks to you all.

But this war to drive out the hyeon-to army needs your full support.

We entrust you with our fate.

We will do everything we can to help win this war.

Many soldiers have died from the disease and buyeo's attack.

Jol-bon has about 3,000 soldiers.

That's 5,000 if we include the da-mul army.

Don't we need more soldiers?

Don't worry.

We already found mercenaries from other tribes and countries.

There are about 2,000 of them.

They'll help us a lot.

But one thing is bothering me.

The food we brought from the south can't be used as provisions alone.

If this war prolongs, the people will have to starve until the farming season.

You're right.

We're going to war for the people.

We can't let the people starve to death.

Don't worry.

I already have food to substitute for the provisions.

This is dried meat.

I marinated roe meat with salt and dried them.

They don't get easily spoiled, and are good food substitutes.

Good.

The soldiers can eat them conveniently.

Gwanna and hwanna will get the dried meat for the soldiers.

I need biryu to be in charge of moving the iron and producing weapons.

I want yunna to help mo pal-mo make weapons faster.

Yes.

We will soon go to war!

Your toiling sweat will save our soldiers' blood.

- Let's get moving! - Yes.

Supervisor.

I made new sotan and smoke bombs.

Come check it out.

- What? - Hurry.

This is even stronger than the ones we used for the fire attack.

Watch.

Hyeop-Bo!

- Oh, no! - Hyeop-Bo!

Manager sa-yong!

Manager sa-yong!

What happened?

Hyeop-Bo got hurt while testing the new sotan.

What?

You should've been more careful!

What happened?

He got a burn while testing the sotan.

Are you okay?

Manager sa-yong.

Don't worry. My face isn't burned.

What do you mean, don't worry?

Look what happened to your handsome face.

This is so frustrating.

Your majesty.

Go away.

Please be strong.

I look like a fool.

Your majesty!

I lost the woman I love...

And my dream to fight against the han to gather the joseon refugees.

I lost everything.

There's nothing for me to do.

Was that your everything?

I thought your everything was buyeo!

If you fall like this, you'll really lose everything.

Who will the buyeo people lean on if you're in grief?

Please... please don't lose the people.

What's the matter?

This is a letter from our spy in jol-bon.

Your royal highness!

What's the matter?

I just received a letter from our spy in jol-bon.

Jol-bon is preparing for a war to drive the hyeon-to army out.

What?

Call the officers for a meeting! Now!

Yes!

Jol-bon is going to war with hyeon-to?

Yes, his royal highness has summoned the officers for a meeting.

Go to hyeon-to and give this news to my father.

Yes.

General heuk-chi.

Did you read all the letters from our spies?

Yes, and jol-bon is preparing for a war without a doubt.

They're bringing in more iron from Chang-chun

and holding large military training sessions.

What if they're pretending to attack hyeon-to so they can attack us?

That's a possibility.

Jol-bon has enough food because of a trade with the south.

They're confident enough to fight.

Lady yoo-hwa is dead and he doesn't know if his wife and son are alive.

He'll want to take revenge.

Shouldn't we do something about this?

Ju-mong may be angry, but I don't think he'll attack buyeo.

Why do you think so?

Ju-mong offered to provide food and medicine

because he doesn't want to fight.

He might want to subjugate us, but he won't force it upon us.

As of now, ju-mong's enemy is the han, not buyeo.

Your majesty, prince dae-so and the prime minister are here.

What did you say?

Prince dae-so and the prime minister are here.

Tell them to come inside.

Your majesty, jol-bon is getting ready for a war to drive the hyeon-to army out.

Jol-bon? Hyeon-to?

Yes, your majesty.

We're here to receive your order as to what to do.

Jol-bon and hyeon-to are going to war.

Why should buyeo care?

The han and buyeo have formed an alliance.

That's why the han helped us when we blockaded jol-bon.

Alliance...

No one will have to fight if the han and jol-bon form an alliance.

His majesty's condition is getting worse every day.

He hasn't left the divination palace in days.

I hope he doesn't get sick.

Ma oo-ryeong, please take good care of him.

Yes, your royal highness.

I don't think we can expect his majesty to make a rational decision.

The decision is yours.

I want to help hyeon-to, but you know the financial crisis we're in right now.

Your highness...

We must do everything to help hyeon-to this time.

Once they take over hyeon-to, we'll be next.

They won't use force, but they'll still try to subjugate us.

We must help hyeon-to for our safety.

We need hyeon-to to balance the power and stop jol-bon from growing.

Hyeon-to

governor, hao-chen is here from buyeo.

Hao-chen?

What's the matter?

Did something happen to sul-LAN?

Governor, jol-bon is preparing for a war to attack hyeon-to!

What?

How many soldiers do we have?

We only have a hundred men in the iron army.

We have less than 10,000 soldiers in all.

Chang'an promised to send more troops, but we haven't heard from them.

This is all because master hwang only reports bad things about me.

What should we do?

The jol-bon army is just as big as our army.

Jol-bon even have enough provisions.

It'll be a tough fight.

Why don't we ask buyeo for help?

Buyeo is broke right now!

They can't help us!

Wang so-mun!

Yes?

Notify Chang'an and the liaodong about the situation we're in and ask for help!

Yes, governor!

Prince! Prince!

What's the fuss about this time?

I think there's going to be a war!

A war?

I think jol-bon and hyeon-to will go to war!

What?

How come ju-mong attacks wherever I go?

How did he know that I'm here?

He's brilliant.

Have a seat.

Master hwang, did you hear the news?

Yes.

Ju-mong is out of his mind!

Attacking hyeon-to is like going to war with the han.

He can't handle that!

I think he's preparing for an all-out war to drive the hyeon-to army out.

Drive the hyeon-to army out?

What are you going to do?

Since Yang-jeong asked for help, we'll see what happens.

Downtown hyeon-to.

I think Yang-jeong knows that we're preparing for a war.

There are spies all over the place.

Let's go.

- Let me go! - Where do you think you're going?

Let's go!

Don't you get it?

You can't run.

- Take her away! - Yes.

Let's go.

If the liaodong army doesn't come,

Yang-jeong will ask buyeo for reinforcements.

The buyeo people are starving.

They can't send reinforcements.

If hyeon-to falls, buyeo will lose its biggest ally.

They'll send reinforcements by all means necessary.

You're right, but they are too few in number.

General, this is oh-yi.

Come in.

Well done.

How are things in hyeon-to?

They already know that we're preparing for a war.

There are soldiers and inspectors everywhere.

Yang-jeong asked Chang'an and liaodong for reinforcements.

Did you find out how many joseon refugees are in hyeon-to?

Yes, hundreds of refugees are forced to work at the labor house.

They will be the heroes of this war.

Do you want to derange the enemy by secret communication with the refugees?

That's right.

The enemy will break apart once they're deranged from the home front.

Mu-gol and I will disguise as migrants and insurrect the refugees before you attack.

The refugees safety is our priority. Don't act in haste.

Yes.

Give us weapons!

Give us weapons!

I'm still strong!

I can take the han army on any day!

Give us weapons!

Give us weapons!

Give us weapons!

Sir, calm down!

Who's going to farm if you go to the battlefield?

Calm down, please!

Give us weapons!

Give us weapons!

Give us weapons!

Come on, kids!

You're too young to fight! Go away!

We can carry the luggage if you need us to.

Oh, come on!

Scram!

Give us weapons!

The general is here!

General ju-mong is here!

Give us weapons!

People from all over jol-bon are here because they want to fight.

I understand where you're coming from.

As you know, this is a war to drive the han army out, after they've oppressed

and tortured the joseon refugees for a long time.

I won't turn you down if you want to participate in this war.

But fighting at the battlefield with weapons is not the only way to help.

Supporting our troops from home is just as important as fighting with the enemy.

From now on, you're troops in support from home!

The iron workshop supervisor will entrust duties suitable to your skills.

Do your best until the day we drive the hyeon-to army out!

Hurray for general ju-mong!

Hurray! Hurray!

Leader.

Everyone.

After sharpening the arrowheads like this, fasten them so they won't be loose.

Understand?

Yes.

Why don't we attack them in ambush before they get here?

Our spies will tell us when the jol-bon army heads our way.

Decide where to lie in ambush when they do.

I will.

How are things in jol-bon?

Even the people are participating in the war.

Even the people are going to fight?

No, they're the troops in support.

How many refugees do we have at the labor house?

I don't know the exact number, but we have at least five hundred.

We must use them for this war.

If we use them as shields, even ju-mong won't be able to attack us.

That's a brilliant plan.

Any news from Chang'an?

What do you expect?

You know what I need.

Jol-bon is about to attack.

How can we go to war without reinforcements?

You don't think you can win?

I heard that ju-mong defeated the buyeo and the han army

even when his army was few in numbers.

You have more men than the jol-bon army.

Why do you need reinforcements?

Why don't we go back to buyeo to escape the war?

I heard that father's condition is getting worse.

I should start a revolt before dae-so beats me to it.

Prince, I don't think this is a good time to start a revolt.

Master hwang is not a governor yet, so we don't have an army.

You don't have a good excuse for a revolt either.

I think master hwang will become the governor soon.

Why don't we wait?

It's only a matter of time before dae-so takes the throne.

If that happens, everything will be ruined!

I'll think about it.

Stop thinking and come up with something!

My father helped you in every way he could when you were in danger.

Do something! Send reinforcements to hyeon-to!

As you know, buyeo is in a financial crisis.

The officers and the people will be upset if I do.

You mean you can't help him?

Bear with me.

I'll think of a way.

We don't have much time!

Are you really going to help the hyeon-to army?

Buyeo and the han are allies, and governor Yang-jeong did help us before,

but think about what buyeo's going through.

He's right.

Now is not the time.

I know, but I'm not trying to help my father-in-law.

Then what?

If the hyeon-to army collapses, we'll lose our ally.

Jol-bon will grow strong in no time.

We must help the hyeon-to army in order to balance the powers.

I don't know if governor Yang-jeong can block ju-mong's jol-bon army.

He has 10,000 soldiers.

I'm sure it won't be that hard.

The problem is whether he'll just drive them out or annihilate them.

Governor Yang-jeong will need a complete victory to make up for his past mistakes.

Won't that prevent you from being the next governor?

Do you like the tea?

Huh?

Yes, it's good.

This tea has been bestowed by the king.

I didn't know that.

My uncle, the new prime minister, received this tea from the king

and gave some to me.

Your uncle is the new prime minister?

That's right.

Congratulations.

The king is sick right now and my uncle is his majesty's acting representative.

He wanted me to help him in Chang'an,

but I asked him to make me the hyeon-to governor.

Even if Yang-jeong wins this war, I will be the next governor.

This tea is great.

Mother.

What are you doing outside?

Prince!

Did you find out anything?

Yes, master hwang picked up ye soya and Yuri thinking they were refugees.

But it seems master hwang still doesn't know who ye soya is.

As the men say, master hwang seems to be fond of ye soya.

What will you do?

This is an opportunity sent by the heavens for me.

I will use it well for my benefit.

Who are you?

Shut up and stay still.

Wake the kid up.

Yuri, Yuri.

Yuri!

I said, shut up!

Follow me.

Long time no see.

Long time no see, Yuri.

Hyeon-to labor house.

Hey.

Wake up.

What is it?

Listen to me.

I'm in the da-mul army, serving general ju-mong!

- What? Da-mul army? - Be quiet.

I've been ordered by general ju-mong to come here.

Jol-bon will soon start a war to drive the hyeon-to army out.

There's a great chance the han army will kill you when that happens.

We're here to start a revolt before that happens to save ourselves

and disturb the han army to lead us to victory.

Make sure the han army doesn't find this out until the revolt.

Master.

What is it?

Geum and Yuri ran away.

You pathetic fools!

Get the soldiers to go and find her!

Yes.

Hurry up!

Get moving!

Let's go!

Halt!

What's going on?

You don't have to go to the labor house.

Why?

We will soon go to war with jol-bon.

When we do, they will be at the front line to shield the han army.

Bastards!

If anyone tries to do otherwise, you can kill them at the spot.

Understand?

What should we do now?

What did you just say?

I must go to jol-bon and meet ju-mong.

Are you out of your mind?

That's like putting your head inside a tiger's mouth!

Don't worry.

That tiger can't bite me.

Prince...

You're so pathetic...

An ambitious man needs to know when to take risks.

If I can make this deal with ju-mong, I can hold power in buyeo.

General, this is mari.

Come in.

What is it?

Prince young-po is here.

What brings you all the way here?

I'm here to make a deal with you.

Pay your respects to the general!

He's the leader of jol-bon!

Stand back.

Are you here as an envoy from buyeo?

Uh... no.

I'm here for a personal matter.

Come in.

What do you want to trade with me?

Ye soya and Yuri are with me.

Is her highness ye soya and Yuri really alive?

That's right.

How can we trust you on that?

This is our enemy's ground.

Do you think we'll come here without a good reason?

What do you want to trade with us?

I will let ye soya and Yuri live if...

One, you don't go to war with hyeon-to.

Two, jol-bon is strong enough to take over buyeo.

After you take over buyeo, hand it to me.

If you promise me those two things, I'll give ye soya and Yuri back to you.

Yuri

Yuri...

But before this.

I want to verify...

That ye soya and Yuri are still alive

help! Is anyone there'?

They are in hyeon to

do you want to verify personally

let's get out first...

And find a solution with captain

if we abandon the migrants

they will be killed...

By the han army

prince daeso is here with reinforcements from buyeo.

I will lead the special detachment...

To get the migrants out first

then, together with these migrants

we shall attack our enemy's home front

get ready to set off!