Road Number One
Episode 6
This program has received production support from Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA).
This drama spans the first year of the Korean War,
which broke out on June 25, 1950 and raged for three years.
Most of the events of the Korean War have been dramatically recreated
and do not reflect any actual individuals or troops.
The cliff.
That cliff is our way up there.
What's the total time to load?
Ten seconds to load the ammunition, 10 seconds to pour in the water to cool the barrel.
I think it will take at least 20 seconds.
We climb up the cliff on the right side of Hill 674.
This time we have a chance of victory.
The enemy has set up no protection on that side.
If we attack from the front and Lieutenant Lee Jang Woo approaches from the side, then we have a chance this time.
What is the real reason?
There is someone I must meet there.
Episode 6
What did you say?
The US bombing support has been cancelled?
Hey, you bastard! How can you tell us that now?
Huh?
You damned bastard!
What is it, sir?
The battle in the Yeongchon has heated up and the US troops have been diverted.
The US reinforcement for the bombing has been cancelled.
Hey, any word yet from the special mission unit?
Is there or not?
There's been no response for an hour.
Keep trying!
Yes, sir.
Then, what about our plans for today?
They postponed it to tomorrow.
The chances were slim with the bombing backup.
Without it, the conclusion is obvious.
Special mission unit.
Special mission unit?
This is Black Kite.
Special mission unit!
What do we do?
We can't communicate with the special mission unit.
Please give us the order to attack.
But the communication with the special unit has been cut off. They failed.
Even if they did succeed,
they will know the plan has been cancelled and are on their back by now.
No. If they haven't gotten in contact with us, it means they're still climbing.
Please trust me.
The special mission unit is definitely climbing that cliff right now.
How do you know?
Lieutenant Lee Jang Woo and I made a promise with each other,
to meet at the top of the Hill 674.
While he's up there, I can't sit here and do nothing!
Is it jealousy or a promise?
Sang Min!
Sang Min.
I... I... want to live.
Hold on.
Sang Min.
How far are we going to go?
Until we all fall and die?
In one hour, our company will trust us and attack.
If we don't keep our promise,
then the entire 2nd company, who trusted us, will be annihilated.
Let's keep climbing.
If they don't see the bombing forces,
they will assume there will be no attack and let their guards down.
The fact that the US bombing squad is not present may be beneficial to us.
The time it takes to reload the Russian Maxima machine gun is 20 seconds.
So while they're shooting at us,
we'll pretend to fire back while moving closer during the 20 seconds it take to reload.
If we use the nearby hiding spots and quickly move closer,
we can successfully complete this attack mission with a minimum amount of damage.
Look here, Lieutenant Shin!
Our superiors aren't even thinking of an attack so why are you going on about an attack?
Don't you know Captain can't order an attack without the General's permission?! Shit.
Captain, please.
Please send just me, then.
If we attack now, we will lose twice, no...
three or four times the number of the special unit members!
Can't you see that?
What if you were on that team? Would you still say the same thing?
Stop trying to force this, Shin Tae Ho! You're not a child.
Are you going to abandon Lee Jang Woo and the special mission unit,
who left here with their trust in your order?
Why are there no signs of the attack? We killed ourselves to get up here.
Do you have to taste it to know it's shit?
The plan has been cancelled.
Got up so early in the morning for a nice hike up here.
Everybody get ready to go back down.
Whoa!
We will move out this instant to the side of the hill.
Believe what I say. The Captain will never attack.
You're wrong. The Captain will definitely be here.
Special Mission Unit! We act according to plans.
Fine. I'll just go with one platoon.
Hey, Shin Tae Ho! Are you crazy?!
It was a crazy and risky plan from the start.
Lee Jang Woo and the men all knew that, but they volunteered to go.
How can we abandon them there?
Do you think I don't feel any sense of brotherhood with them?
Enough with you acting like you're better than us!
Let's be honest here. You couldn't stand Lee Jang Woo anyway.
So why are you acting like that all of a sudden?
Do you want to go and put on a show of brotherhood?
Why you...
Bastard! Say that again!
Are you joking?
Our radio is busted and we don't have enough men nor ammunition.
What do you mean attack?
What are you doing? We need to get a move on.
I'm not going.
You won't go?
That's right.
Even you beat me to death, I won't go.
Master Sergeant Oh,
we must succeed on this mission.
Help us, Master Sergeant Oh. Please.
Those of you who want to die can go on.
I'm staying behind.
You take one more step and you will die by my hand for disobeying orders.
Lee Jang Woo,
did you forget you were just a petty officer until a short time ago?
Did you forget that you called me hyungnim?
I know what you're all feeling.
Those who want to come with me, get over here.
I told you not to leave.
We advance to the bunker.
The Captain will never abandon us.
And we will not leave until we've destroyed the bunker.
Shit. No one's coming.
Now what do we do?
They're coming.
Our company is coming.
Are you ready?
Without being seen by them, we'll move closer.
I'll cover the back.
We have to get the ones that run out the back.
The rest of you follow me.
Charge!
Down! Everyone down!
No!
You can't return fire now!
Do not return fire!
The special mission unit men are there. Do not fire!
They're reloading their guns!
Move quickly to the next covered spot!
Move!
The entire company, move!
The north bunker taken!
The west bunker also taken!
Lee Jang Woo.
What are you doing? Let's go.
The special mission unit is moving to the bunker!
Second Company! Attack!
When I throw this, you advance in and get their neck!
The last bunker has been taken!
Charge on! Move in!
You bastard!
This repays my debt to you from the tank attack.
Hey, what are you doing?
Come here.
Hey!
I'm coming.
Are you okay?
Hey you bastard! Did you want to see me die?
I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
You owe me again.
Second Company! Annihilation!
Annihilate them!
Bong Soon.
Can you see?
They were people, too.
They weren't ghosts but people.
How much they must have wanted to go home?
How much...
Shin Tae Ho, this was your strategy.
Good job.
Lee Jang Woo.
Are you tired?
I know it was hard work coming up here.
I'm proud of you two.
Send up message to the regiment headquarters.
The Second Company has taken back Hill 674.
Alpha! Alpha. This is the Eagle.
Hill 674 has been claimed back!
Why were you so idiotic?
I heard everybody wanted to wait, but you insisted on the attack.
That you even assaulted the platoon leader.
I thought there's someone else who's the real idiot?
Climbing that cliff or rushing a bunker.
Me, I was already like that.
Thank you for keeping your promise.
I only followed the Captain's orders.
I believed in you.
Why?
I always believe promises.
It wasn't because of the promise I made with you.
I told you. I now have a goal as well.
If Kim Su Yeon is in Pyeongyang, then I will go there.
It remains to be seen which of us will see her first.
I didn't really think you'd succeed at climbing that cliff.
I thought you would fail.
Oh. I have to salute my superiors, right?
Wait just a little longer, Su Yeon.
I've just started to keep my promise of finding you, no matter where you are.
Kim Su Yeon, I don't believe your promise to me was a lie.
I'm going to come to you.
I'm going to stand in front of you with that Lee Jang Woo and hear the truth.
General Lim Goo Soo is asking for the 2nd Battalion's help.
It looks like there will be a lot of position changes accordingly.
He lost at least 3,000 men.
We protected the most important defense by our hands.
Finally, our troops are being recognized.
Our battalion must be the first to cross the Nakdong river by tomorrow, 0800 hours.
The North forces is nothing for us.
We will go straight to Pyeongyang and achieve victory in this war!
These are the ID tags we collected to date.
There are even more on the bodies we have not found.
Are we going to leave these poor kids here and just leave by ourselves?
The Colonel said the 2nd Company must make history and cross the Nakdong river first.
Let's return home, Sam Soo.
Let's take these kids and bury them at home.
Man Yong!
What happened?
Pour me some. Give me more.
They're here!
There are more food coming?
What's wrong with... look over there!
The medic team has arrived so anyone who's hurt, go down there and receive treatment.
What other treatment do we need?
One bowl of this rice wine fixes everything.
Hey! It looks like they're women.
They're women!
There are women here? Where? Where?
A person's mind is so tricky.
Why?
Just until a short while ago, we were worried about staying alive.
But now that our bellies are full, we think of women.
You can't really see their faces, but they all look like angels.
Wow, that one is so pretty.
Wait a minute. Isn't that Mi Sook from our hometown?
Really? Where?
You thought I was serious?
All women look alike.
Why, you punk!
I must go and meet her.
Leave them alone. They're here to treat the wounded.
Well, you know... I'm one of those wounded.
Where? Where?
It hurts! My heart hurts.
My heart hurts so very much.
If she touches it with that hand of hers, this will heal up at once.
Where are you going?
Um...
You're working very hard.
My name is Go Man Yong.
Is there something you want to ask? Just ask me.
Uh... this is the 2nd Company, right?
Yes, that's right.
Your hand is so pretty.
Are you looking for someone?
I'm here to find Lieutenant Shin Tae Ho.
Pardon? Lieutenant Shin?
Is he...? He's alive, isn't he?
Isn't he?
Are you Lieutenant Shin's girlfriend?
Is he dead?
Oh no... what are you saying?
Don't tell Lieutenant Shin that I held your hand. Please?
You sure are pretty.
Come this way... this way.
You must never tell, okay?
Lieutenant Shin.
Hello.
How are you here?
I told you. I came along with the medic team.
This is a battle ground, not a place for fun.
There you go treating me like a child again.
Who said I was here to play?
I'm busy all day long, taking care of people that have been hurt.
Here. I cooked it this morning, so it's all cold now.
Don't you want it? Open wide.
You're handsome even when you eat.
I think I've fallen for you.
Thank you.
For what?
For staying alive.
Su Hee.
Where is Jang Woo? I should see him while I'm here.
And there's something I want to give him.
This is the journal that Unni was keeping.
I thought I needed to give this to you, so I brought it with me.
I think she started it after receiving the notice that you were killed.
I didn't read it.
Thank you.
Remember when you went to fight the North Korean guerillas
and we received a letter saying that you were dead?
Thank you.
Eat this.
Thank you.
Can't you say anything other than thank you?
We stayed alive so we saw each other again, just like you said.
Let's see each other again.
Stay healthy, Little Agassi.
The same for you.
Su Yeon.
Jang Woo, can you hear me?
I understand in heaven, you can hear all the voices from down here.
What shall I say to you now?
The world you drew was beautiful in every way.
But thinking back on it, I think that was because it was your heart that was beautiful.
Even as I write this letter without a way to mail it to you, I can still feel you.
Are you really not in this world anymore?
I want to hear the sound of your heart beating so much right now.
I miss you like crazy.
Su Yeon!
Comrade Kim!
We have to leave right now! Get up.
Su Yeon, go with me to Pyeongyang.
When we get there, there will be a lot for you to do.
Have you even thought about what's going to happen to you and me?
If you don't come along, I'll be thrown away.
They'll need a doctor more than a sick man.
Please come with me, Su Yeon. Okay?
Jang Woo. What kind of world will we face now?
I miss you. Are you also looking at me?
Second Company!
Yes.
Before we leave here, every single one of you write a letter to your parents.
They are probably very worried, not knowing if their precious sons are dead or alive.
But I heard mail couldn't be delivered, even if we did write the letters.
Things were too chaotic before, but if you write your letters now,
your letters will receive a military stamp and be delivered to your homes.
Oh, wow.
Even for those who are from Pyeongyang, will they still deliver them?
Try and make sense.
We're going there straightway.
Write your letter then when we get to Pyeongyang, deliver it to them personally.
Right.
Oh man. Attention!
See here, see here.
The bullets are flying all around.
My buddies are being shot and becoming as dust.
But miraculously, I have remained alive.
If you tell them exactly how things are,
your parents will be so worried that they won't be able to
sleep at night... huh?
Ahem!
Dear Mother,
Mother, I haven't even seen a gun.
Father, do you know what a guerilla soldier looks like?
Every day, I eat 3 square meals provided by our country,
and am getting along just fine. So don't worry about me.
This is how you should write your letters.
The lies you tell to protect your parents, even God above will look the other way.
Hey. You're always full of words, so how come you haven't written anything?
I don't know how to write.
What? You're an illiterate?
You don't even know the first letter of the alphabet?
Oh my... why didn't you say so before?
Do you want me to write it for you?
Call it out.
Dear Bong Soon...
Bong Soon? Who's Bong Soon?
My bride.
Is she pretty?
Of course. Whose is she?
I got it.
Next.
I haven't even seen a gun yet.
Have you ever seen a frontline battling soldier?
How far did I get? Read it back to me.
To the one I love and miss,
The moon in the night sky tonight is as beautiful as your face.
With the sound of insects singing in the background, I write this letter to you.
Wow!
Is that what I said?
You don't like it? Fine...
What do you mean I don't like it?
The wife will be so happy, she won't know what to do.
I respect you, Private Go Man Yong.
Oh! Really! This is nothing.
Next.
Just write whatever you want.
I trust you completely.
Does your wife read okay?
She's an illiterate.
What?
Then who will read that letter for her?
Oh... oh... oh, really!
Lieutenant Lee Jang Woo, step forward.
Lieutenant Lee Jang Woo.
I name you Platoon Leader of the 2nd Platoon.
It's the platoon to which Woo Bum Jin gave his all.
Don't disappoint. Do you understand?
I understand.
2nd Company! It's time to go back to work!
Back to action!
Dear hometown, be well! I'll be right back!
Ouch.
Are you okay?
Yes.
The men are excited about being the first in the entire army to cross it.
They're even betting on which platoon will be the first to the other side,
and be the ones to make history.
Shin Tae Ho is a trustworthy platoon leader.
Of course.
The 1st Platoon will be the first across obviously.
Lee Jang Woo... is a born soldier.
If you were the captain, which would you pick?
Sang Guk.
Yes.
I don't think there's an ambush.
Don't you want to be the first to cross the Nakdong River?
It's a history making action.
You have the seniority as a platoon leader.
And I don't like how the Captain treats him so favorably.
We just have to do as the Captain orders.
What I mean is...
There... there it is.
Right over there, where that beach is...
I jumped around in there at least a thousand times.
Right there, the water only comes up to about here.
Don't underestimate Lee Jang Woo.
If you put your guard down, he'll climb all over you.
Correct your address of him.
He may have been under you before, but he's now your superior.
Even a king can be cursed at when he's not around.
Heed my advice.
We shouldn't wait until the morning but move now.
If it should rain at night, we'll have to wait several days for the water to go down.
It's best to cross the river as soon as possible.
The sky warns us of a coming storm.
It will not rain tonight.
We should wait until the light of the morning.
The 1st Platoon leader is right.
If we hesitate, we will lose being first to another company.
What difference does it make who crosses first?
Are we competing in some sporting match right now?
Where will we cross?
Down here, right to this spot seems to be the best place.
The water does move a bit fast, but it's shallow enough for us to cross.
On the surface it might look shallow, but if you go in, it could be different.
I said I went in and checked it out myself.
You're not crossing by yourself.
The entire Company is crossing with you.
I believe it's safer to cross further north of there.
There's no ambush, so why go around?
Did you check out any signs of an ambush?
I checked that also. There is no ambush.
All the men will be in the water.
If I were the enemy, I would take that opportunity for an ambush.
If there is an enemy ambush, why would they have left us alone?
To get the whole lot, they probably left us alone to scope out.
Isn't that just the basics of an ambush?
Are you teaching me the tactics of war right now?
I'm just saying we shouldn't take unnecessary risks.
What?
We should wait until the light of day, to be safe.
Speed is life.
Enough.
We will cross at the narrowest place.
The longer we're in the water, the more chance we'll give the enemy to attack.
Without additional notice, we will leave at 5 in the morning.
The leader...
There won't be a separate leader assigned for this task.
Each platoon leader will cross with their men within 500 meters of the other platoon.
After the platoons have crossed, I will follow.
Do you understand?
You're dismissed.
Wrap all the explosives in plastic and tie to your bodies.
And fill your bags with rocks.
With rocks?
It's shallow, but if we get ambushed, we will have to cross underwater.
But I thought there wasn't an ambush...
We need to be ready for it just in case.
If we have to cross under water, the water can sweep us down.
Make sure you pack your bags tightly with the rocks,
and wrap the guns carefully so they don't get wet.
Yes, sir.
And...
the men who is excited to be the first to cross,
call them aside and make sure they know it's not the point.
Yes, sir.
And...
put those who can't swim with the ones who can.
Yes, sir.
Get them ready.
Don't be afraid of the water.
The 1st Platoon will cross at the shallowest point.
Master Sergeant Oh is there waiting for you already.
When you get there, at Sergeant Oh's signal,
you will cross the river as fast as you can.
This is the moment the 1st Platoon makes history by being first to cross Nakdong River.
Do you understand?
Speed is life.
Running across the river may or may not barely get us there first.
So how can we be first, carrying these rocks?
I'm sure we don't need them. Oh, that one's heavy.
Aha.
Trying to cheat may cause a watery death.
Open up.
Mommy.
What are you doing? He said to pack it up.
This is good enough. I'm not going to get squashed by rocks.
But he said we need the weight to keep from floating away.
Anyway, our platoon leader really knows how to use his head.
Kids, I'm going on ahead.
What? At this rate, the 1st Platoon will be the first to cross Nakdong River.
Aigoo. We'll be in the rear sucking on our thumbs.
Oh, this is so heavy.
The 2nd Platoon needs to be first.
Don't waste your energy.
No matter how much your platoon leader may prepare you,
if you're not meant to be first, you won't be first.
We're crossing now.
There is a possibility of an ambush, so be on your guard.
I tell you once again, speed is life.
The 3rd Platoon will follow after the 1st.
Let's move.
Submerge underwater! Go under water!
When you were crossing, I heard you had rocks in your bags.
That was from experience at Jiri Mountain.
Yes. There is no greater teacher than experience.
They're coming!
Captain!
Thank you, kiddo.
What are you doing?
He hasn't been treated.
Don't worry about it.
The soldiers come first.
I'm a doctor. There is no place I can't go if there is a patient.
If we become useless, we're all as good as dead.
Let's go.
Captain!
Over there!
On that hill!