Episode 17
The Tang army has already reached Sasu?
This is dreadful!
We have yet to locate and cut off their supply line!
According to Dolbal's report,
the Tang army has over a hundred
supply depots along the Paesu.
But most of them are decoys
and only ten of them are real.
You mean thet've set up empty facilities
Pyongyang is waiting for us to send good news.
How are we to report this?
It is rumored that the loards of court
are trying to make peace with Tang.
Make peace?
By sending Lady Sukyoung and establishing maritai ties
with the royal house ofTang.
This is absurd!
That's tantamount to surrender!
General Go,
I want you to go out again personally!
Me, sir?
Find the enemy supply depots
even if it takes the entire Liaodong army!
I will go as well, sir.
There is no time.
The supply depots must be located.
Remember.
Your Majesty, Lady Sukyoung seeks your audience.
See her in.
What brings you?
I'd like a word with you, Your Majesty
since I was a child of marrying a hero
who saves this kingdom.
My dream could not be realized,
but now I have a chance to save this kingdom.
Sukyoung!
I don't care if I am held as hostage.
If I can stop this war,
I would gladly give up my life.
I will not hear this!
- Your Majesty - You're like a daughter to me.
What father would send his daughter to die?
Give me a chance to repay my debt of gratitude
No!
I will not send you to the enemy.
Your Majesty--
Is there not one man in this land
that can save my niece?
Not one man?
This ship is filled
How much longer until we reach the supply depots?
We should reach the ships original destination by dawn.
We will attack as soon as we disembark.
We will get out as soon as teh supply depot is destroyed,
so we must move quickly and efficiently.
Commander Mu,
i'd like you to take down the Tang flag
and raise the three-legged raven flag just before we attack.
The three-legged raven flag?
Yes.
Is it necessary to reveal that we are a Goguryeo army?
Goguryeo forces are inferior to Tang
in every aspect right now.
Inflated rumors about our raids
will breed fear into the hearts of the enemy
and give much needed confidence to our soldiers
have already been burned down.
That's not all.
A number ofTang naval stations along the Paesu
have also been attacked and destroyed
by this unidentified band of soldiers
I am truly mystified.
How did they locate the Tang supply depots?
This is truly puzzling.
So we have speculated,
and there is only one man who can pull this off.
It's General Yeon Namseng,
Every time they attacked their target
the three-legged raven flags were displayed.
And there are not many who would use your flag.
but they say that their ship moved
with great swiftness and ease.
Excellency, General Yeon Namseng
could not be so adept at sea.
It is very clost to the sea.
I am certain General Yeon Namseng is carrying out.
this great undertaking with these remnant sailors
Yes... If there are not from Liaodong...
I can't think of anyone who would use the raven flag
but General Namseng.
Namseng...
Could he really be alive?
I am certain of it.
General Yeon Namseng is saving
this country right now, Your Excellency
Tang Military Camp
Yes, there is something we must discuss
Sit down.
I will be direct.
General Xue, we need you on this.
I'm afraid you're being too direct,
What do you mean?
I want you to destroy those thieving bastards
that have been sneaking up on us up and down the Paesu.
And move the remaining supplies to Wedo.
supplies will become the deciding tactor of this war.
Forgive me, but I must decline.
My Khitan army has never been close to the water.
Go after the pirates?
Mountain bandits, maybe, but pirates?
No.
But your men are the pride of this army.
The best and the brightest!
General Xue,
Then let me make a suggestion.
If we move the supplies to Wedo,
someone will have to remain in Wedo
and oversea the distribution of the supplies
Yes, of course.
Perhaps you could assume that task.
Then who would command the front?
I will command the front.
That's out of the question!
The right of command belongs to
the Superior Commander alone!
We give you a little respect,
And you think you're above all of us!
This war should have been over at the Yalu River!
All I got for saving the Tang army
is comtempt and ridicule!
You're at your wits' end again,
so you've called upon me for help!
If you think I'm over how you've treated me think again.
Yet I still led the spearhead
I can ask for anything!
I have earned the right, Superior Commander.
- The decision is yours. - Xue Rengui,
you are right.
It makes no difference
whether I command the front of you do.
Wedo will become just as important as the front.
- General! - There is no time.
Take your men and go to the Paesu immediately.
Yes, sir!
I will go to the Paesu at once.
I can't wait to find out who those pirates are!
Goguryeo Military Camp
Welcome, general.
We're glad to have you.
I received your reports on the road.
The enemy has begun to move
their military supplies into one place?
Are you still without a clue about their identity?
I have not seen as much as their shadow.
the whole time I've been here.
Whoever they are,
they've given us a golden opportunity we cannot miss.
This is our chance to destroy the enemy supply base.
It's a shame we can't locate.
with those mysterious soldiers.
If we could collaborate with them,
our problem will be over.
General!
General,
a large Tang forces have just reached the Paesu.
Where did they set up their camp?
Across the river in the hills, sir.
I want you to personally monitor theiractivities.
Don't miss a slightest move.
- Understood! - Yes, General!
They know this region like the back of their hands.
On top of that, they are skilled mariners,
so it will not be easy to destroy them
and transport the suppliers.
I was told there are only a hundred of so of them.
Why don't we start by conducting
a torough search of the Paesu?
The men that were stationed here
have already tried that.
We have to find another approach.
A move that will get rid of the bastards
in a single stroke.
General,
is not an easy task.
You have to draw them out of their hiding
and lure them to you.
Do continue.
We know that our military supplies
are what they are after.
They will show themselves
If we take the supplies and move them to Wedo.
What of they burn and destroy the supplies
before we could stop them?
What then?
Wolf hunting... .
- Lure our the wolves with fake bait! - General,
allow me and Chulin to handle this mission.
Are you sure you can handle this by yourselves?
The game between the hunter and the hunted
is decided by who finds whom first.
And fewer is better when you're setting up a trap.
Go to the naval base immediately.
Team up with the navy
and lure the wolves in for the kill!
I'm goging to wipe them out!
Wolf hunting... . Wolf hunting!
We're being watched.
Don't look around.
Since when did they...
They've been on out tail since this afternoon.
It's small group.
They won't attack. They're just watching us.
Things are going better than I expected.
Alert the men. We're moving out.
You must've fallen behind in the line.
Who are you men?
Why are you spying on us?
It's him.
Fate has brought that bastard to us again!
What are you talking about?
That necklace... .
The wolf that we're hunting
is that boy from Goguryeo.
Those bastards are the pirates
that's been destroying our supply depots.
I will not forget the humuliation
he made me suffer at Goryeo Fort.
Just show yourself, boy.
I swear this time I will take his head.
Xue Rengui?
Are you certain it's Xue Rengui's army?
I'm sure of it, general.
General,
this is our chance to destroy all of their supplies.
But for a group in charge of the relocating the supplies,
their army is too small.
What are you saying?
Are you saying this is a trap?
One of our men on the scouting mission
disappeared as well.
I can't be certain, but we can't rule out the possibility.
I agree.
If Xue Rengui is leading them,
the tide of the war will turn against us.
They must be stopped at all cost.
We're running out of time.
You must make a decision, sir.
General!
The Tang supply corps just left the naval base.
It's the Goguryeo army! It's the enemy!
It's the Goguryeo army!
Do not retreat! Fight!
Follow me! Attack!
What's this?
Where are these flaming arrows coming from?
General, over there!
General, it's a trap!
We're surrounded!
Retreat!
Retreat! Retreat!
General!
-Where is the noise coming from?
I do not know,
but they're on the verge of being wiped out!
We will divide into two groups.
Gaedong and Gulsabiwu will block the mouth of the gorge
We don't have much time, Let's move!
Yes, sir!
They took the bait?
The gorge is hell right now
with the dying cries of Goguryeo soldiers.
So who were the culprits that destroyed our supply depots?
They appear to be soldiers from Ansi Castle.
Ansi Castle?
You mean they are Yang Manchun's men?
Yes, general.
How could that be... ?
In any case,
I'm impressed with Commander Li Kaigu once again!
but he's a brilliant strategist as well!
He never ceases to amaze me, Khan.
Do you hear horses?
- Find out what it is. - Yes, sir
General!
General, we've suffered a crushing defeat!
What are you talking about? A crushing defeat?
Another Goguryeo army appeared out of nowhere!
Countless Khitan soldiers have been killed!
What do you mean? Who killed whom?
It's Dae Jungsang.
Dae Jungsang and his men from Goryeo Fort.
are slaughtering our men!
Dae Jungsang?
You're not making any sense!
Chulin?
What happened to Chulin and Li Kaigu?
Chulin is nowhere to be found.
You must send backup now!
We must save the men that
are trapped in the gorge!
What in heaven's name is happening?
What? Dae Jungsang?
Chulin! Chulin!
Commander! Commander!
- Have you seen Chulin? - We're looking for her, sir.
- We must retreat immediately. - Let go of me! Chulin!
Put down that sword.
Never.
I'm going to kill you.
Chulin,
Don't call my name!
I don't know anything about Goguryeo.
It's you I trusted. and join hands with Goguryeo.
But you betrayed me.
You betrayed my trust, and...
- I have not betrayed you. - Shut up!
I almost killed my entire tribe because of you!
And the only way to be rid of this anger and shame
is to kill you!
- Listen to me! - Shut your mouth!
I have not forgotten about you.
As I escaped from Goguryeo Fort and climbed the Great Wall,
as I crossed the endless sea,
as I dodged the rain of arrows
on the battlefield,
I didn't let go of you from my heart for a moment
Chulin!
Chulin! Chulin!
You!
You are not getting out of here alive!
Next time... I'll get you next time.
Do not shoot!
Goguryeo Military Camp
Am I dreaming?
Is that really you, Jungsang?
My little brother Dolbal!
Jungsang!
General Go...
Is General Yang well?
He is well indeed.
I have not forgotten about Ansi Castle for a moment.
There are so many faces I miss.
Of course.
And soon you will be reunited with all of them.
Gom Mojam, sir.
I am well acquainted with your respected name, general.
- Does His Excellency fare well - Yes, general.
I am simply in awe, sir.
It was you that terrorized the Paesu
and cut off the enemy's supply line!
I'm afraid it was not me.
What? What do you mean it was not you?
I saw that Gulsabiwu was with you, but...
This is the young man.
You, you are...
Gaedong!
Do you both know him?
Unbelievable!
It is fate that you should meet again here!
Answer me! How did this happen?
Please calm down, sir.
Calm down?
You want me to calm down
after this pathetic defeat?
But we did manage to move
all of the military provision to Wedo.
That's right, sir.
If it weren't for that other army,
we wouldn't had the Ansi bastards that destroyed our supplt depots!
The other men that showed up later are the culprits!
Dae Jungsang and his men that
escaped from Goryeo Fort over the Great Wall!
So we meet agaib, General Dae.
But you won't get away from me this time.
- Commander Li, - Yes, sir.
Send out your men!
Find out exactly where Dae Jungsang
and his stooges are going this time!
Yes, sir.
Dae Jungsang...
Such stubborn fate!
The man will not leave me alone!
I'm sick of that bastard... .
We will follow General Go back to Ansi Castle
Gaedong, send the ship and the crew back to Baekje Fort.
I'd like to go south by sea, sir.
South?
The Tang main army is camped at the Sasu.
I can infiltrate the enemy camp swiftly
and easily on a shil through the river.
Infiltrate the enemy camp?
- Yes, sir. - No.
It's much too dangerous.
If I succeed,
I can get vital information we need to win this war.
And if you don't succeed?
This is an opportunity we can't afford to miss, sir.
- Allow me to join him, sir. - I will go with Gaedong as well.
Give us permission, sir.
What happened?
General Dae still does not know about you.
You risked your life going to
that faraway place to meet your father.
I haven't earned my father right to be his son yet.
- Gaedong. - Please don't say anything.
I will reveal myself when the time comes.
General Dae Jungsang wishes to speak to you.
You said you knew Gaedong very well.
Yes, sir. Why do you ask?
I felt a special connection to him
the very first time I met him.
It wasn't just my emotion.
It was a very profound and powerful feeling
that I had never felt before...
as if a long-lost kin had come back from the dead...
I have kept this feeling to myself until now,
but I can't anymore.
Answer me honestly and truthfully.
Do you know who Gaedong's parent are?
Is he mine?
Is he my son?
Your intuition is correct, sir.
He is your son.
He is Joyoung.
Gaedong is your son Dae Joyoung.
What brings you, general?
- Are you prepared for your mission? - Yes, sir.
We're just waiting for the tide.
A good leader must take care of
his men like his children.
I'll remember that, sir.
The same is true for parents.
A father who has failed to protect his son
does not deserve to be a father.
You don't have to hide it anymore.
So much resemblance...
You eyes, your lips, and your character...
You're just like your mother.
You must've hated me so much.
It must've been so lonely and painful
to endure the life you've been given.
I am serving my punishment right now.
and caused my father to be exiled.
None of this would have happened
if I had not been born.
And now I am paying the price for that impiety.
Paying the price?
Mother said I must reclaim my name
when and only when I have proven myself worthy.
Until then, I am nobody's son.
I am just a lowly and lonely orphan Gaedong.
That is the price I must pay.
That is not your fault.
Your mother and I brought you into this world.
You did not ask to be born.
If anyone should be punished,
it's me.
Would you ever forgive me?
Could you forgive a father
who failed to protect his son and his wife?
Father...
Joyoung...
Joyoung!
Father. .
Father...
- Joyoung! - Father!
- My son! - Father... !
Father...
- Joyoung... - Father...
Joyoung, my son!
A great danger has been averted.
It is thanks to the mysterious band of soldiers
that harassed and destroyed
the enemy's supply line at the Paesu
Were you able to discern their identity?
The prevailing rumor is that
It is General Yeon Namseng.
We are almost certain judging
from the circumstances and the rumors.
General Yeon Namseng saves this country after all.
Besides,
there is no definitive proof that it is Namseng.
No, Supreme Commander.
no one could accomplish what's been done.
the situation has indeed improved at the front,
but I think it is too soon to celebrate.
I agree, Your Majesty.
The Tang army is still larger than our Pyongyang.
But let us be thankful.
We have new found hope.
That's right, Your Majesty
This will restore your energy
and rid of the toxins in your body.
- Never mind. Take it away. - My lord.
I shoudn't be here.
I must,
I must go back to Pyongyang at once.
You can't go anywhere in this condition.
I'm a defeated general.
I don't deserve to be looking after myself
when the country is in danger.
That's all the more reason you should take care of yourself.
Don't you want a chance to redeem yourself?
Darn it.
I have much work to do,
but I still have not recovered from my injuries.
You should be thankful it isn't worse.
Have you heard anything about the war?
Just tell me what you know.
War clouds are hanging over the Sasu right now.
The Sasu?
Tang army has begun to transport
their military supplies close to Sasu.
This means they are getting ready for a do-or-die fight
A great battle will ensue that cannot be turned back.
The Sasu?
A battle at the Sasu River?
This was has three critical turning point at three rivers.
First was at the Yalu River where you were defeated,
second was at the Paesu River
where the enemy supply depots were located,
and the third and last will be at the Sasu
where the war will be decided.
My lord, there is great change approaching us
Haste is fatal in such times.
You must observe with caution.
and wait for your opportunity.
Who are you anyway?
You live alone deep in the mountains,
and yet you see the world like the back of your hand.
Soon we will reach the Sasu.
The Tang main army is camped at the water's edge,
and the superior commander ofTang
is at Wedo managing their supply line.
I am certain written orders
are being exchanged from the Sasu to Wedo,
and those orders contain directives
and details about their operations.
Our mission will now be to intercept those orders.
Security is fierce around the Sasu.
And we will not succeed in this mission unless we are prepared to die.
But remember this.
The last and final opportunity to lead
this war to victory has been given to us.