King's Dream
Yusin is in critical condition?
I must get to Hwangsanbeol. I will defeat the Baekje army.
Order the soldiers to get ready.
Your Majesty, please calm down.
If the soldiers are sent to Hwangsanbeol and
Goguryeo attacks Seorabeol, the palace could be taken.
He is right.
You are not fully recovered yet and there is still an epidemic.
If you go to battle now, your plan to conquer Baekje could all go to waste.
I know you are concerned, but I have made up my mind.
Bring me my armor and get my horse ready.
Your Majesty, why aren't you listening to the advice of the court?
You are such a thoughtful person.
Is the news of the commander's injury blurring your judgment?
It isn't only out of personal concern for Yusin.
While the Silla army is breaking up in pieces at Hwangsanbeol,
if Su Dingfang takes Sabiseong,
the king of Baekje will surrender to the emperor of Tang.
Baekje will become a colony of Tang.
If that happens, the Tang army will look down on the Silla army and
their swords will aim for Seorabeol.
Si Dingfang's soldiers must not take Sabiseong.
Yusin is in critical condition.
I must go to battle and receive the king of Baekje's surrender.
Your Majesty, please trust the commander.
Jiso.
I can't understand all your deep thoughts.
But I trust the commander.
He will obey your command and conquer Baekje.
He promised he would achieve a victory as a foundation to unify the Three Kingdoms.
The evil arrows of the Baekje army cannot beat the commander's cause the strong will.
I'm begging you.
Please trust him and wait.
Your heart must be ripping to pieces with your husband in battle.
I will trust he will fulfill his duties and wait.
Thank you.
Silla camp, Hwangsanbeol
You are very lucky.
A little more to the left and it would have been fatal.
I spent my life in battle and almost died many times.
I won't let an arrow kill me.
I can't die even if I want to until our cause is achieved,
so don't worry.
Gyebaek is the enemy, but I thought he could be trusted.
How can he use such a low strategy?
It wasn't Gyebaek.
How can you be so sure?
He is confident he will achieve a victory using military strategies.
He also knows that he has to win fairly for morale to be raised.
He would not go behind my back and try to kill me.
Then who disobeyed his order and tried to kill you?
It doesn't matter.
An order should be followed strictly in battle.
The Baekje army can be ruined just like that.
It was worth getting shot.
A person in battle shouldn't even drink a drop of water without an order.
Why did you try to kill Kim Yusin without my approval?
You should praise me for causing him an injury.
Why are you reprimanding me?
You disobeyed a military order, disgraced the reputation of the Baekje army
and lowered the morale of our soldiers.
You expect to be praised for benefiting the enemy?
What?
Benefit the enemy?
Are you showing contempt?
That's a bit excessive.
Apologize to the prince right now.
The Silla soldiers must be low in morale since Kim Yusin is injured.
Why do you only think of one thing?
Our death squad is able to fight the Silla army which is ten times larger because
they are willing to fight to their deaths.
If Kim Yusin died, the Silla soldiers would have been in rage and
we would have been defeated.
Don't you know that?
This is my final warning.
Anyone who doesn't obey my orders will be executed according to military law.
Remember that.
You were injured and our soldiers are low in morale.
We won't be able to defeat the Baekje army and reach Sabiseong at the promised time.
How about asking Su Dingfang for soldiers to attack the Baekje army from behind?
He will not send soldiers to help us advance.
Inmun's soldiers could join us.
That seems to be the only way to make it past Hwangsanbeol.
Father, someone is here from the Baekje camp.
General Gyebaek sent a decoction out of concern for you.
What?
People who tried to kill him with dirty tricks sent a decoction?
I ought to send your head back to Gyebaek.
Crown prince, please calm down.
Are you going to let Gyebaek show contempt for the Silla army like this?
General Gyebaek never gave the order to have the commander killed.
He truly wishes you will recover.
Please don't misunderstand.
I trust general Gyebaek.
Who shot the arrow at me?
I think it was prince Bu Yeotae or one of the jwapyeongs.
From the arrow shooting skills, I think it was the prince.
Am I right?
I cannot reveal that due to military law.
I understand. Thank general Gyebaek for me.
I will recover with this decoction and attack the Baekje army.
Bu Yeotae has a rough personality among the sons. He is greedy, too.
If we use their internal dispute, we could achieve a victory.
We can't sit around and wait for them to fight amongst themselves.
I will meet Su Dingfang and ask for soldiers or delay the time of our meeting.
The emperor of Tang has given an imperial order.
The king of Baekje will receive it!
I am seeking a peaceful reign for this world,
but king Uija of Baekje raised an army and is causing trouble for the Three Kingdoms.
I am not comfortable with that.
I will send an army to conquer Baekje for the peace of the Three Kingdoms and
punish king Uija for disobeying the emperor of Tang.
If he repents and surrenders,
he will prevent the royal family from extinction and the capital will not be burned.
The king of Baekje will bow and accept this imperial order.
The Tang army will obey the emperor's order and advance to Sabi.
We will receive the king's surrender and make Baekje fall.
Glory to the emperor's cause and peaceful reign!
It is recorded that upon landing at Baetgang,
Su Dingfang read emperor Gaozong's imperial message.
It was an official declaration of war against Baekje.
It was to show that Baekje's enemy was Tang and Silla was only taking part in their war.
Silla camp, Hwangsanbeol
Supreme commander!
Conquering Baekje is a matter of Silla's fate.
Why did you read the emperor's message without our king's approval?
Do you think we are only here to guide you in your advance?
He only followed an imperial order.
Why are you raising your voice?
Are you standing up to an imperial order?
Let me make this clear. Silla is conquering Baekje.
The Tang army is only providing support.
If you go against the cause of our alliance,
Silla will fight Tang before conquering Baekje.
What?
Do you dare threaten me?
I am only clarifying the cause. Do you see that as a threat?
If my uncle was here,
he would cut off all your heads for showing contempt to Silla.
Must I shed blood for you to shut that mouth?
I am saying this as the crown prince of Silla.
Anyone who tries to step on the pride of Silla will not be forgiven.
What?
Everyone, calm down.
If we fight amongst ourselves, we will be giving Baekje a chance to win.
We are so close.
Are you about to ruin father's lifetime cause by fighting with Tang?
Please calm down.
I will take the Silla soldiers under my brother's command.
I will not allow it.
They might be citizens of Silla,
but the emperor appointed Kim Inmun as the deputy commander.
They are Tang soldiers who have to obey the emperor's orders.
If you try to take soldiers under my command,
the deputy commander will be executed for desertion.
What?
Beopmin.
He's right.
I am here as the deputy commander under the emperor's orders.
I will not be able to join the Silla army.
Silla's great pride, Kim Yusin, can't defeat 5,000 misfits of Baekje?
I can't believe it.
If you don't join us at Sabiseong at the promised time,
I will take Sabiseong without the Silla army.
Silla couldn't dare to claim that they conquered Baekje.
Su Dingfang proclaimed the emperor's imperial message.
My concern has become a reality.
Did you expect this?
When a small country joins forces with a powerful nation,
it is common for the small country to be taken after the goal is achieved.
I still asked for the Tang army's help knowing the risks because
if Silla, Baekje and Goguryeo continue to fight over our small territory,
we will all become colonies of Tang one day
and the people will become slaves to the Tang emperor.
I was also confident I wouldn't be controlled by Tang's power.
With the pride of Silla as the center of this world and
the patriotic spirit of Kim Yusin and Hwarangdo,
I believed the Tang army could be stopped.
I still believe that. Even if the Tang emperor betrays our trust and tries to make Baekje a colony of Tang,
as long as we don't forget the cause to unify the Three Kingdoms,
I am sure that we can achieve that and save the people of the Three Kingdoms.
Your Majesty.
10,000 of Goguryeo's iron soldiers left Pyeongyang to help Baekje.
Alert the fortress lords at the border and tell them to delay the Goguryeo army.
Goguryeo soldiers must not set foot in Baekje before Kim Yusin receives
the king of Baekje's surrender.
Give a royal order to all Silla soldiers.
I will not allow any problems
with the Tang army until the Baekje palace is taken.
You are taking such good care of the ill soldiers.
It is a mother's duty to take care of her children.
I will fulfill my duties until this epidemic is over.
Thank you.
If they know that, they will get up on their feet soon and
fulfill their duties as loyal soldiers.
You have to be strong for their morale to be raised.
I ask that you take care of yourself, too.
I will do that.
Your Majesty.
Do you have something to say?
There must be many soldiers who are injured in Baekje.
I would like to follow the queen's example and fulfill my duties as the commander's wife.
Please give me your approval.
I am proud of your intentions, but I cannot approve.
If you go there, the other soldiers will be reminded of their wives.
If soldiers in battle think of their families,
they will only think about returning alive and won't fight hard.
The doctors will take good care of the soldiers, so don't worry.
I heard Gyebaek killed his wife and children to show his strong resolve.
I am only doing this to raise morale. Please give me your approval.
The Tang emperor dares to declare war against Baekje?
I will defeat the Silla and Tang armies and show them the power of Baekje.
Your Majesty.
The mangniji of Goguryeo sent a message.
What?
We will not sit by idly while the Tang army tries to take the Three Kingdoms.
The king of Goguryeo respects our alliance.
He is sending 10,000 iron soldiers to Baekje to defeat Silla and Tang armies
and save the royal family of Baekje.
After we defeat the Silla and Tang armies,
I will attack Seorabeol and bring Silla to its fall.
I am sure you will fight with everything you have
until the Goguryeo soldiers arrive in Sabiseong in ten days.
The Goguryeo court and people will be praying for Baekje's victory.
Goguryeo has sent reinforcements. We have nothing to worry about.
Tell the crown prince that Goguryeo has sent reinforcements.
Give a royal order for them to stop the Tang Army from advancing
until the Goguryeo soldiers arrive.
[Baekje camp, Garimseong] You received the grace of His Majesty.
Why did you provide labor to the Tang army?
Because of the mats you made, I was defeated by the Tang army.
Do you still call yourselves citizens of Baekje?
Crown prince, they threatened to kill us if we didn't do it.
Please forgive us.
- Please forgive us. - Please forgive us.
What are you doing?
Get out of my way.
I am going to kill all of them for betraying Baekje.
I will make them pay for last night's defeat.
It is our fault that we didn't find refuge for them.
Why are you holding them responsible?
What?
Are you trying to gain public sentiments by taking their side?
If you don't stand back, I will kill you first.
Crown prince, please calm down.
You can't fight amongst yourselves with the enemy so near.
Do you dare to resist the crown prince?
Step back.
Kill all the Tang spies!
The crown prince of Baekje is defending Garimseong.
It is an impregnable fortress surrounded by rough geography.
Is there a way to take Garimseong?
The crown prince of Baekje killed all the people who made mats for us.
The people are very disappointed and public sentiments turned.
If we attack from all directions, we should be able to take the fortress.
The Silla soldiers under the deputy commander haven't achieved merit yet.
Put him in the lead.
Will you take the lead?
Fine.
I will take the lead and take Garimseong.
We will show you the power of the Silla army.
The fact that Su Dingfang proclaimed the emperor's imperial order means
the Tang emperor is trying to take the Three Kingdoms.
If Baekje surrenders to Tang, it will become a colony of Tang.
I will not let that happen.
The king of Baekje must surrender to the king of Silla no matter what.
We're stuck here because of Gyebaek.
Su Dingfang is betraying us.
Forget about our alliance. Let's attack the Tang army first.
Right now, our first priority is to get past Hwangsanbeol.
If we don't arrive in Sabiseong in time, it will all be in vain.
Garimseong won't be taken so easily.
The Tang army could also be late in reaching Sabiseong.
It's hard to know what Su Dingfang is thinking.
If he said he will be on time, he must have a plan to arrive on time.
We must find a way to make it past Hwangsanbeol.
Commander.
Your wife is here.
What? My wife?
I heard you were injured by an arrow.
I'm glad to see you are alright.
Why did you do something so immature?
It is prohibited for a woman to come to a military camp.
Why are you making the soldiers who are about to go to battle waver?
Leave right now.
I know why you are upset.
I am only going to give you this and return.
This is...
It's a pledge written in blood. It is to pray for a victory.
The queen, crown princess and all the wives of the generals
wrote that pledge together.
Honey.
Why...
Our soldiers are shedding blood for our country.
Cutting a finger is no big deal.
We can't use swords, so we can't fight in battle,
but we love our country just the same.
We wrote that pledge with the same loyalty the soldiers have
when fighting the enemy in battle.
I heard Gyebaek sacrificed his wife and children for a victory.
The women of Silla are praying for a victory with our blood.
Please achieve our great cause.
I trust you.
I will not abandon the prayers in this pledge.
I will receive the king of Baekje's surrender and conquer Baekje.
Su Dingfang put the Silla army in the lead.
They want to use us as their shields.
How about delaying the attack to
slow down the Tang army from advancing to Sabi?
Whatever their intentions are, they put Silla in the lead.
We must take Garimseong no matter what.
Then the Tang army will not be able to take the Silla army lightly.
We will do as you say.
The attack on Garimseong has been cancelled.
Prepare to advance to Sabi.
What?
Why are you advancing to Sabi without attacking Garimseong?
Having the soldiers of Garimseong behind us is like
going to attack a tiger with a wolf behind.
Are you trying to teach me military strategies?
If we receive the king of Baekje's surrender,
the soldiers of Garimseong will come out and surrender.
Then why did you give the order for the Silla soldiers to take the lead?
Military strategies can change at any time.
If we are to arrive at the promised time, we cannot delay here any longer.
If the crown prince of Baekje hears about this, he could attack at any time.
The fog is thick today.
If we leave quietly without folding up our tents, they won't notice.
I made my decision. You will abide by it.
Su Dingfang advanced to Sabi without attacking Garimseong?
We can't expect them to be late now.
We promised to join them tomorrow.
If we can't defeat Gyebaek today, we won't be able to make it on time.
We should send our military rations first.
They won't be able to say we were late.
That's a good plan.
Let's do as he says.
How will we transport military rations without the Baekje army noticing?
I will trick Gyebaek.
Return to Tanhyeon and go to Sabiseong around Hwangsanbeol.
The military rations must reach the Tang army by tomorrow.
Proud soldiers of Silla!
You came here with a resolve to conquer Baekje.
I will hold a banquet for your efforts tonight.
Forget about battle and eat and drink all you want!
Hurray for the commander!
- Hurray! - Hurray!
Did the general of the left make it out?
Don't worry. He snuck out. The Baekje army wouldn't have noticed.
Heumsun, you should attend the banquet, too.
Since you allow it, I'll have a drink tonight.
Hey!
Do you think Gyebaek will fall for this?
There's nothing he can do even if he doesn't.
What's all the commotion at the Silla camp?
Kim Yusin is holding a banquet to raise the morale of the soldiers.
What?
They must be in despair after being defeated.
General, we should hold a banquet, too. We should raise morale for our soldiers.
Kim Yusin considers order and military law to be very important.
There is no way he would hold a banquet in this situation.
It would ruin order.
He is up to something.
We must watch ever little move that they make.
General.
How is the movement at the Silla camp?
I counted the carts as you told me. There are 300 missing.
They must have gotten out of the camp in the darkness.
What?
It was a strategy to distract us, so they could send military rations.
- Get the horses ready. - Yes, sir.
Hurry!
We have to get out of Tanhyeon tonight.
What is it?
The wheel is broken.
Move the sacks on to another cart.
Yes, sir.
Hurry!
Why are you trying to fill the stomachs of the Tang soldiers with
crops grown by the efforts of the people of the Three Kingdoms?
Aren't you ashamed?
I will not let you hand over a single grain to the Tang soldiers.
Attack!
Battle formations!
General, give an order to retreat.
You want to leave the military rations?
The soldiers' lives are more precious.
Retreat!
Let them go!
Bring the military rations back to camp.
Commander, I wasn't able to complete my mission and I lost our military rations.
I will take my life to pay for this.
Father!
Father! No!
Gwanchang, stay out of this.
A general must accept death as responsibility for a defeat.
- Stand back. - Father.
Commander, I will take his punishment.
What?
Gwanchang!
Why are you trying to disgrace me?
He is the general of the left of the army.
If he dies, the soldiers will lose morale.
We will not have another opportunity to make up for our defeat.
If I die instead, he will defeat the Baekje army and get revenge for me.
I am fulfilling my filial duty as a Hwarang.
I will be honorable to the heavens.
Stop.
I am proud of your spirit.
Your loyalty for your county and your father has moved me.
I will not punish him.
Use your loyalty and courage for our cause to unify the Three Kingdoms.
I will not forget what you said.
Good.
I would like to talk to the general of the left.
Leave us.
Why aren't you punishing me?
You didn't do anything wrong. Stand up.
What? What are you talking about?
We held the banquet and moved the military rations
to get Gyebaek out of the camp.
Is that true?
Why did you deceive me, too?
To deceive a smart general like Gyebaek, we had to deceive our men, too.
Our spies snuck into their camp while Gyebaek left camp.
Our plan worked.
They took our precious rations.
We didn't give them a single grain, so don't worry.
The sacks are full of sand and chaff.
Why would they move this as rations?
It was all Kim Yusin's ploy to get me out of camp.
There must be spies in our camp. Search the camp well.
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
No matter what strategy you plan, you will not be able to beat me.
It's been a long time.
What brings you here?
Sh!
The crown prince said to give you a message.
When day breaks, the Silla army will attack.
Even if Gyebaek stops the Silla army,
the Tang army is already advancing to Sabiseong.
The fall of Baekje can't be avoided.
When Silla begins to attack, convince the court officials.
The king of Silla will consider your loyalty to save the people of the Three Kingdoms.
Sangyeong.
Why are you so surprised?
It's nothing.
I was just about to return to my tent.
Silla spies might be in camp. They might try to kill the officials.
Tell the officials to be careful.
I will.
Sangyeong offered bribes to Silla for a long time.
He considers his wealth and prosperity more than the fate of his country.
If it looks like Silla will win, he will incline toward Silla.
We are supposed to meet Su Dingfang tomorrow.
We won't be able to keep our promise after tomorrow.
Silla will have to become the Tang army's puppet.
I will achieve a victory even without internal dispute in the Baekje camp.
As soon as day breaks, we will attack.
I will kill Gyebaek and penetrate through Hwangsanbeol.
July 9, 660
This sword has the blood of my wife and children.
I will kill Kim Yusin today and slaughter the Silla army.
Baekje soldiers! We will achieve a victory.
Fight without regret!
Attack!