By:robster38
Cease fire!
Goguryeoan soldiers are dying!
Cease Fire!
We have to get out of here or we will be killed too.
Grab him! I`ll clear the way for us.
Stop! Please stop the attack!
Fire!
Turn the ravine into a raging inferno! Wipe out the enemy!
Show them the fearsome strength of Shilla! I am Kim Chan, the warrior of Shilla!
-General! -Is Dae Jungsang dead?
Our men are after him.
-He won`t make it out alive -Good.
They won`t suspect anything if we tell them he died in bsttle.
Behold the victory is ours! I, Kim Chan have done it!
Wake up! Open your eyes!
Are you alright? Can you see who I am?
Did we win?
Yes we won, you won!
I...want to go home. I want to see my mother.
I`m sorry.
I failed the brave soldiers tha trusted and followes me.
I want to go back to Goguryeo. To my mother in Goguryeo...
No! Open your eyes! You can`t die! You can`t!
No don`t die!
Please don`t die!
Please don`t take our young soldier!
Did you inspect the ravine?
No one could`ve survived such a forceful attack, sir.
How about the Tang commander Li Wen?
He slipped out of the ravine with several of his men/
The pursuit team will bring back his head shorty.
Our work here is done.
-We will returne to Han Fort immediately. -Yes, General!
We should go back to Han Fort now.
Joyoung this isn`t going to bring back the dead soldiers back.
Let`s get back and find out how this happened.
My father was with Kim Chan, so this can`t be Shilla`s fault
It was a stretch to begin with. This is my fault.
The Tang army has been obliterated so our soldiers didn`t die in vain.
We can at least comfort their soul
Their families are waiting for them in Han Fort. How could I go back their alive and face them?
Joyoung.
Uncle!
Guys, you`re alive! You`re alive!
What happened? How did this happened Uncled?
It`s a long story.
I came down here to check things out. This is truly an atrocity.
Where is mu father?
He`s in a cave on the other side of the hills. He`s been injured.
Injured?
It`s not life threatening, but he can`t move very well. I`ll take you to him, we can talk on the way.
Jungsang.
-Father! -It`s good to see you.
-I`ts good to see all of you. -General!
I`m all right.
Another day of rest (Dae Jungsang:Dae Joyoung`s Father)
and I should be able to walk to Han Fort.
This is inexcusable.
How could he kill the allies for victory?
WE can`t let this incident break our alliance with Shilla.
It`s our fault for trusting Kim Chan.
We will leave for Han Fort now. Come when you can, Father.
What are you going to do?
This is a complicated matter.
You can`t let your emotions dictate you action.
I can`t let Kim Chan get away with this. He tried to kill you as well!
Joyoung.
They look upon Goguryeo as if it were their subject state. It`s that arrogance that caused this tragedy.
These atrocious event will continue if we turn a blind eye.
What do you mean our troops have all been killes?
The Shilla army is returning from Me. Baekbing right now.
But General Dae Joyoung`s men are nowhere to be seen.
You mean they were killed in ambush before they could get out of the ravine? (Jang Sanhae)
I`m afraid so.
How about General Dae Joyoung, Gulsabiwu and Heuk Sudol? (Gom Mojam)
We don`t now wheter they are dead or alive. (On Samun)
How could this be?
Not one soldier survived from the entire brigade?
But the Tang army has been wiped out as well. (Go Ansung:King of new Goguryeo)
Yes, Your Majesty.
It is truly an incredible feat.
Many lives have been sacrificed, but the enemy has been defeated.
The fate of Goguryeo has been revived.
All is Your Majesty`s virtue.
Let the people rejoice.
And receive the Shilla army with food and wine.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Tang army of two hundred thousand has been completely obiterated?
That`s what I`m told.
General Li Kaigu is bringing back Li Wen now after a rescue.
He is truly a formidable foe... Dae Joyoung that is.
He`s defeated Li Wen after all.
He won an impossible battle! (Li Jinzhong:Khan)
This is exactly what I feared.
Luckily. (Shin Hong)
the Khitan army stayed behind and avoided annihilation but we have lost our chance to kill Dae Joyoung and destroy the new Goguryeo.
What now?
We can`t go back to Pyongyang like this. (Sun Yanrong:Li Jinzhong`s brother-in-law)
Li Wen has been defeated, but the Khitan army is still here.
Are you suggesting that we step to the fore?
Yes, Khan.
Out of crisis comes opportunity, if the Khitan tribe can do what Li Wen has failed to do.
this will be the greatest opportunity of all.
Here, here, let`s drink.
We`ve stained the hills of Mt. Baekbing red and filled the ravine with enemy`s corpse!
This is glory to Shilla amd an honorable victory that will be etched in history!
All of you have worked very hard.
Let us raise our glasses!
Long live Shilla! Long Live the King!
General Gom, may I have a word?
Please come in.
What can I do for you, Your Grace?
I couldn`t believe my ears.
The battle has been won,
but not one Goguryeoan soldier made it back alive. (Lady Sukyoung:King Bojang`s niece)
How is this possible?
General Dae Joyoung would never allow this to happen.
There`s got to be something we are not being made aware of.
Yes, I agree.
But no one from our side knows what transpired in Mt.Baekbing.
We have no choice but to beleive Kim Chan for now.
General Dae Jungsang didn`t make it back either. How could he alone have died
when all of the Shilla generals are alive?
This is no time to be celebrating. Unless truth is brought to light about what transpired in Mt. Baekbing.
This victory will only leave us with pain.
I don`t intend to let this matter be forgatten.
I will do everything in my power and expose the truth.
Your Grace! Your Grace!
They`re back,Your Grace! They`re back!
What are you talking about?
General Dae Joyoung has returend alive!
-You did well! You did well! -General!
What is it?
What? Dae Joyoung is alive?
-Are you certain? -Yes, sir.
He is on his way here right now.
It`s hard to beleive that anyone survived that attack in the ravine.
But there`s no need to worry.
He couldn`t possibly know what happened up on the hills.
But sir...!
I did what I had to do to win the batle.
Don`t let this soil the celebration gentlemen. I`ll deal with this alone.
Dae Joyoung made it back alive, so I shall pour him a drink!
Joyoung, what are you going to do? What do you want us to do?
I`m going to talk to him
All I can hope is that he has a apeck of integrity left in him
But if he doesn`t....
I don`t know what I`m going to do.
What should we...
My man...
Welcome back, General Dae Joyoung!
This is a joyous night!
Not only did we achive incredible victory, but General Dae and his brothers came back from the dead!
This calls for a celebration. Let`s go inside.
I had them prepare a special feast just for us! Let`s go!
General Dae Joyoung, you`ve done excellent work.
Have a drink.
What is the meaning of this?
Answer my question truthfully.
Why didn`t you wait for our signal to attack?
If we had waited for your signal, we wouldn`t have this victory. (Kim Chan:Shilla General)
Then what happened to my father General Dae Jungsang?
He went down into the ravine during the battle to save the Goguryeoan soldiers.
General Dae,
we`ve just defeated an army of two hundred thousand.
Shilla and Goguryeo defeated Tang together.
My brigade was annihilated! And not by the enemy but by our allies!
We have saved Goguryeo from ruins!
We save you from drowning and now you want to rob us?
Don`t make an issue of this again.
If Goguryeo show no gratitued for what Shilla has done, we can`t maintain this alliance!
You can`t draw your sword on your brother for victory.
You didn`t give a darn about our soldiers from the start!
-Are you going to kill me? -Shut your mouth!
You tried to have General Dae Jungsang killed!
You use our soldiers as you shield to satisfy your own ambition for fame!
-Am I wrong? -That`s right I did.
I came here to defear Tang and I don`t care how many of you are killed in the process!
I`m faithful to my duty and that`s it! Are you happy now?
Dae Jungsang ignored my orders and patronized me!
Ungrateful fools.....
It`s no wonder your country fell to pieces!
Are you going to kill me with that sword?
The only way to comfort the souls of my men that you killed
is by cutting off your head and sending you to hell.
You can`t kill me. Do you know why?
Because you are displaced warrior of fallen Goguryeo and I am a general of Great Shilla!
How dare...
Put that sword down and apologize.
And I`ll forgive you like the big man that I am.
Why? You`ve got the guts to unsheathe your sword but you`re too scared to put it back?
Don`t worry. I said I`d forgive you.
Yes, but I can`t forgive you.
Right and left High Generals. Listen cafully!!
There are Shilla warriors celebrating in the guese hall.
Take your men and put them under arrest immediately!
Yes, Supreme Commander!
General O n and Yi, disarm the drunken Shilla troops right now.
Yes, Supreme Commander!
Kim Chan is dead.
-Kim Chan is dead? -Yes, sire.
The Shilla army has been completely disarmed.
It seems now is not the time I must postpone my plan to see Dae Joyoung. (Mimosa)
What do we do now?
We will stay here for a while and observe the developments continue to monitor the public sentiment.
Yes, sir.
The situation is uncertain in Tang.
Maintain close contact with the King. Understand?
His life may be put in danger. We might have to move up our plan.
(Chang`an, Tang)
(Chang`an:Modern day Xi`an, China)
Have you fared well, Your Majesty?
I`ve been on a trip in the contryside close to nature.
So, what did you wish to see me about?
Goguryeo, Shilla alience has wiped out Li Wen`s great army. (Yeon Namseng)
Yes, I heard.
The Imperial court of Tang has been turned upside down by the news.
A great change is on the horizon for Goguryeo.
A great change?
Rumors has it Andong Protectorate is going to relocate to Liaodong.
I see. But why is that such a great change? (King Bojang:28th King of Goguryeo)
They are planning to elect a separate provincial governor to pacify the region.
and they have you, Your Majesty in mind for the position.
This is news to me.
Your Majesty, pass the position on to me.
I have a plan to revive Goguryeo.
And to put that plan into action, I must return to Goguryeo.
I promise you I will bring you back to the throne once the regime is revived.
So please give me this opportunity.
I am suprised to learn that you have such noble desire.
But I am a man of no ambition
And I don`t have the courage to defy the Tang Emperor
Your Majesty, This is for the future of Goguryeo.
The future of Goguryeo? I can barely take care of myself.
I am resigned to fate and I except things as they are.
You recommend Bojang as the provincial governor of Liaodong?
Yes, Your Majesty.
Your ministers are in unanimous agreement.
Then proceed as you desire.
Then how should we deal with the defeated general Li Wen?
He has floored my authority and the pristige of the empire! (Li Zhi:Emperor of Tang)
Why are you silent?
Your Majesty, If I may be allowed to speak....
Go ahead.
Not only did Li Wen`s defeat raise Goguryeo and Shilla`s status, (Wu Sansi)
but it also weakened our position against Han Fort considerably.
You must investigate the cause of this defeat and punish Li Wen accordingly.
I agree.
Have Li Wen brought back for a immediate investigation.
Your Majesty,
there is no dispute that a crime must be punished.
But it would be inappropriate to bring Li Wen back now.
"Inappropriate"?
Are you defending him because he is your nephew?
No, Your Majesty....
Your Majesty, Goguryeo is in towering spirits.
Instead of immediate punishment, it may be wiser to give Li Wen an ultimatuim to destroy Goguryeo instead.
Yes,Your Majesty.
He lost a battle,
but a warrior of his caliber is still uncommon. (Li Meng) (Wei Sheng)
Your Majesty, command him to destroy goguryeo for sparing his life.
Very well, I will give him another chance, Li Wen will serve under General Xue Rengui.
He will live if he destroys Goguryeo but he will die if he fails.
-Your Majesty, your grace is infinite! -Your grace is immeasurable.
Your processon streched as far as the eyes can see when you left this fort.
But don`t you think you`re traveling much, much too light? Huh?
The Emperor sent me an order himself!
If we fail to destroy Goguryeo by theend of the year, ne will have you court-martialed!
Send me back to Tang now. I will face my punishment like a man. (Li Wen)
I wish I could.
But your uncle, General Li Jing,
sent me a letter as well!
He says if you went back to Tang now, you won`t be able to avoid an execution!
He is asking me to take care of you. Oh, for crying out loud!
Li Kaigu and the Khitan army is still in Baeksu Fort.
You will live if they succeed in destroying Goguryeo, but you will die if they fail.
Do you understand?
Your life is in Li Kaigu`s hands!
Send me back to Baeksu Fort.
I will take Dae Joyoung`s head and destroy Goguryeo myself!
Shut up, you fool!
You not only destroyed your own army, but you got my men from Andong protectorate slaughtered as well!
If you weren`t General Li Jing`s nephew, I would`ve cut off your head and thrown it ti the dogs a long time ago!
Go to your room and just wait for Li Kaigu to send a victory report.
No, wait as long as you`re here, you have to earn your keep.
-Hongpei -Yes, sir.
Put them in guard duty on the outskirts of the city. And keep a close eye on them.
Yes, sir. You`re excused!
That little....! Darn it!
Don`t forget this shame and disgrace. And mark my words.
Go ahead general.
There will be no mercy, not for Dae Joyoung that gave me my first defeat,
and not for Xue Rengui and Li Kaigu for their ridicule and disdain.
I will get my revenge if it`s the last thing I do.
Is Li Wen doing his job?
He is earning his keep, sir.
He needs to be taught a lesson. Reduce his rations.
It`s fortunate despite the defeat. (Bu Kiwon)
You could have easily been in his predicament.
Yes....
Everyday is like walking on thin ice!
It`s too soon to relax.
They`re relocating the Protectorate to Liaodong
If we fail to destroy Goguryeo, your position may be compromised. (Shin Sung)
I know,
Li Kaigu must come through for me...
Even the Tang army of two hundred thousand couldn`t defeat them. (Sa Bugu)
We don`t have a chance with the khitan alone.
WE don`t have any troops left in the protectorate to aid them either (Hongpei)
General, we will round up the displace Goguryeoans.
We can put them in uniforms and use them as shields.
I will carry out the task, general.
I can have ten thousand men ready in a month or teo.
We don`t have that kind of time.
Goguryeo must be destroyed before the end of the year.
All we can do is put our faith in General Li Kaigu.
Will he come through for us?
My brother is assisting him. He`s a better bet than Li Wen.
Yes, Li Kaigu.... Don`t let me down.....
Dae Joyoung killed the Shillan general Kim Chan. This is our god-given opportunity.
Dae Joyoung`s brigade was wiped out along with the Tang army in Baekbing.
If we can sever the allience between Shilla and Goguryeo, destroying Goguryeo will be a piece of cake.
Keep your eyes wide open and you will get your break.
And when you do, you must act without hesitation.
General,
-General, I`m back. -How is Chulin?
I retained a maidservent to take care of her.
Take the potion while it`s warm, My Lady.
This potion will not make me well. Take it back.
Why are you standing?
Drink it. It will protect you and your child.
What?
Your pale complexion, your symptoms, you`re unmistakably with a child.
Tell no one or you`ll die.
I lived in Han Fort before I was captured and brought here.
I know you`re General Dae Joyoung`s women.
If that child is General Dae`s child.
I will do everything in my power to protect you. You can trust me.
I must get out of here.
They won`t let the child live if they find out who the father is.
Please help me.
Help me get out of here.
You must`ve been so scared. Don`t worry I will help you.
Thank you.
How is the behavior of the Shilla warriors?
They`re quietly waiting for the King`s orders from Shilla.
That`s a relief.
Forgive me for what I`ve done, general.
No, If you hadn`t killed him, I would have. (Gom Mojam)
The people cannot hide their rage for what Kim Chan has done either.
But I`ve place our alliance with Shilla in jeopardy.
Kim Chan was an evil man that killed thousands of our soldiers.
If they require an apology, I will be the one to make it,
but if they require punishment, I will not comply.
-Joyoung. -What did you find out.
We went door to door all around Han and adjacent forts
I think she might be in Baeksu Fort.
-Baeksu? -The Fort that Khitan have captured?
A number of refugees from Baeksu Fort have seen ger there.
This means Lady Chulin kept silent and didn`t give us away!
What did I tell you, Biwu? You were wrong about her.
I`m sorry, Joyoung.
I`m concerned about Chulin.
Something must`ve happend to her to put here there. I just hope she`s alright.
I stole these from the soldier`s tent.
You should be able to escape in these tonight.
Thank you. I won`t forget this.
Hey, you! Come here!
You want to die? Which division do you belong to?
Hey, wait a minute.....
Stop him!
Stop there!
What? What do you mean Chulin escaped?
We started a search and alerted the gate.
She couldn`t have slipped out of the city yet.
Don`t make me angrier than I already am.
I can`t stay here. Please let me go.
I let you do anything you want in the past.
But I`m going to do what I want from now on.
Kaigu!
I won`t hide it anymore.
Chulin, you`ve been in my heart for a very long time.
I can`t let you go because I love you.
No, You can`t love me.
No, Kaigu. You can`t love me!
Shilla envoy just entered Han Fort.
He struck and killed a Shilla general.
Dae Joyoung cannot come out of this unscathed.
-Is this true? -Yes, sir.
How come..
This is insolence even if he is an envoy of Shilla!
He summons us and speaks to the King alone!
This is suspicious.
What would he possibly have to discuss with the King without the ministers of the state?
He`s up to no good. Why else would he do this?
The King of Shilla wishes to see me?
Yes, You must prepare to leave for Shilla immediately.
I have done nothing wrong. (Go Anseung:King of new Goguryeo)
General Dae Joyoung did this alone!
Envoy, is there anyway you can help me? Your KIng is sure to have me killed.
His Majesty has ordered that I bring back the King of Goguryeo, (Su Misan:High Minister of Shilla)
but the high ministers of Shilla don`t agree.
What do you mean?
We believe that Dae Joyoung should be brought to Shilla instead of you.
But my King is not intent on punishing Dae Joyoung.
What do you want me to do?
Kill Dae Joyoung.
If you kill him,
the ministers will do everything we can to protect you.
Do we have an agreement?
Your Majesty, Minister of Military Dae Joyoung to see you.
Your Majesty, may I come in?
....Enter.
I requested a privet meeting with the King! What is the meaning of this?
This is the royal house of Goguryeo. I don`t need an envoy`s permission to speak to my King.
By:robster38