Road Number One
Episode 17
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.
After the Chinese joined the war,
2nd Company, determined to escape the hell they found themselves in,
were faced with foes greater than just enemy soldiers.
Injuries, starvation, conflict among comrades, and ...
the bitter unbearable cold of a Northern winter.
Do I seem like I’ve gone crazy?
Kim Su Yeon is dead!
Even if you return to Pyeongyang, you won't be able to see her anymore!
Kim Su Yeon is dead!
It's a war you all started,
and you picked up a gun without knowing what you were fighting for?
Before you cry out some lame propaganda motto,
think about how many people this war has killed, injured, and made ill.
Don't move!
Shut up! I'm going to kill him!
Throw down your gun, you bastard!
You throw down your gun!
Oh God, what do I do?
Oh no, what the hell?
Pick 'em up. They're coming. hurry!
Lieutenant Shin, Sergeant Kim! To the left!
The Americans will be the right line of defense!
Sergeant Oh! You die fighting with me.
What do I do with these guys?
Move quickly!
U.S. Soldiers, to the right side. To the right!
Man, we had the radio fixed and it was just a matter of time before we rejoined the battalion!
Aigoo, damn it!
2nd Company!
The enemy is barely 10 km south!
If we just break through this last crisis,
we will completely escape this hell!
It's the final battle!
Don't hold anything back!
Put everything into it!!
Understand?!
Yes, sir!
God bless you.
Attack!!
We're all gonna die at this rate!
Get down!!
Concentrate fire power at 2 o'clock!!
Launch hand grenades!
There goes ever getting married.
- Byung Gu! - Medic!
Byung Gu!
Radio the battalion!
1st Platoon Leader!
We have no hope like this; radio the coordinates to the battalion!
We're too close to the enemy!
We could be hit too!
I know. Call out the coordinates.
Right here above our heads.
Are you saying we bomb within our position?!
We'll all die at this rate anyway.
All we can do is leave our lives up to the heavens.
We'll sweep them all and we'll live!
Eagle has come on!
Coordinates!
Lieutenant Shin, coordinates!
Yankee Echo 4730 4337!
Eagle, this is Black Kite Commander! Coordinates Yankee Echo 4730 4337!
Request for bombing within position!
Lee Jang Woo, are you crazy?
What the hell do you bombing within position?
You want me to shower bombs over my guys?!
And firing within position will kill you all!
We don't have any more time!
If we want at least one man left alive,
it has to be an area bombing!
Otherwise, we all die!
Lee Jang Woo!
Answer me, Lee Jang Woo!
Lee Jang Woo!
Byung Gu!
We're almost all out of ammunition! What are we going to do?!
I ran out of bullets a long time ago!
Now what?!
Fire within the position?
Who in God's name does he think he is?
Does he think he's invincible or something?!
Until now, he has been.
So you will only live when you believe in him.
Good luck.
Captain!
Go defend our position!
Be safe.
Thanks for believing in me to the very end.
Let's survive and meet again.
You must stay alive.
Until the moment our 2nd Company comrades step back on our land.
2nd Company!
Bombing within position! Cease fire!!
Bombing within position!
Everyone duck low!!
Down punks, shove your heads down!
Get down!
Now, get down!
We're alive.
We survived.
We're alive!
We're alive! We're alive. We're alive...
In Je, are you all right?
Sergeant Kim!
Scott!
What kind of hell is this?
Lieutenant, you should be treated now.
It's all right.
I can walk on my own.
Yes, sir.
Lieutenant Shin.
You remember?
We'd never have met if it wasn't for this flag.
Of course.
I want you to have it.
To commemorate our friendship.
Please take it.
But, this is the unit’s flag.
Your men honored their word, and I can't thank them enough.
Me too.
No matter how close we came to dying...
we pulled through together.
That's something I’ll never forget.
Troops, fall in!
Shin Tae Ho, kid, you're alive!
Salute.
Attention.
1st Battalion, 2nd Company, withdrawing from Pyeongyang, reporting our return.
Of the 37 that remained behind, there are 11.
Absent,
in addition to Lieutenant Ma Chang Gil,
25 killed in action.
That is all.
All right. You've all gone through so much.
Master Sergeant Kim Duk Shil!
You've suffered much, haven't you?
Heo Chan Sik!
I'm proud of you.
2nd Company will moved to central Dae Jeon Hospital.
Think of it as a well deserved awarded break, and rest up.
Thank you
But, where is Lee Jang Woo?
Lee Jang Woo!
I'm sorry.
Captain.
It's the battalion commander.
I... I'm... I'm sorry.
I... I... I was wrong.
I'm sorry!
I-I was wrong!
I'm sorry!
I'm sorry.
I was wrong.
I'm sorry.
I was wrong.
Don't, Su Yeon.
Su Yeon.
Su Yeon!
Su Yeon.
It's not true, right? What I saw wasn't real, right?
Su Yeon.
Are you feeling more clearheaded?
You... Who are you?!
I'm the managing medical officer,
and this is a hospital.
I had no choice.
I know.
None of us have a choice.
There's still more time before day breaks,
so get some more sleep.
You evacuated with your men.
Do you remember?
[Dae Jeon Hospital]
[December 20, 1950. War Soldier's Hospital]
Hello!
Good morning!
Hello!
You've gotten a lot better.
Doctor,
when my frostbite gets all better, will I be discharged myself?
You want to be discharged?
Whatever happens, I just want to be with my comrades.
Don't worry, you've all been sent here to recuperate,
You'll all be returning to your home unit together.
Recuperation is all well and good,
but I'm so restless, I can't stay still.
We're supposed to just eat our meals and stay in bed. We're not brooding hens or anything...
Go see a medical officer this morning.
This old thing,
all it requires is squeezing out the pus. What's taking so long?
All my limbs are fine. Do I still need to stay lying in bed?
- You said you're a medic, right? - Yes.
Then, I’ll give you something to do.
It will be Christmas soon, so put up a tree in the hospital room.
With Sergeant Jo In Je.
But, what is Christmas?
Jesus' birthday.
And who's Jesus?
It's the son of God, you idiot.
But what should the tree look like?
Thankfully, it's just an abrasion.
Can we skip the shots for one day?
The officers and the men are all the same.
What's with all the grumbling?
You've locked up a bunch of active soldiers in a hospital room.
How could we possibly be submissive?
It's because you're afraid of this, aren't you?
She's doing it!
Captain Yoon, you're going to have to take responsibility for the platoon leader.
Since you've been slapping the bachelor's bare behind over and over again.
Oh dear, the number of soldiers' buttocks I've slapped would make at least an entire division.
Whoa!!
What are you doing out in the rain?
And in bare feet, even.
I heard from the soldiers,
you suffered a lot as you withdrew from Pyeongyang.
And that you survived even a bombing within your position and returned.
What do you know?!
Captain Lee Jang Woo.
I'm a medical officer.
If you just hide your scars like that,
then I have no choice either.
Now, tell me.
What is making you suffer so much?
Sergeant Lee. Are you okay?
It's my fault.
I was in the wrong.
I couldn't even keep my promise of getting them back home,
and I'm here alive.
What? Does it still hurt where you had your shot?
Please don't bother the captain.
Was I bothering him? Me?
I'm sorry if that upset you.
It's just that I'd like it if you could leave our captain alone to rest.
Are you giving me a warning?
To a superior?
On top of that, you're not a specialist,
and you're directing me to do this and that?
I'm sorry.
But, our Captain, I know very well.
If some time passes...
When it comes to patients, I know better.
There are situations where if you lose your opportunity to treat them,
they may never recover.
Especially, men like Captain Lee Jang Woo,
who are emotionally hurting.
If you're really worried about your captain,
always watch him carefully.
And let me know immediately if something seems strange.
Then...
Honey!
Bong Soon!
Aigoo! Is this a dream or reality?
Oh my goodness.
You're safe. You're alive!
Is everything all right at home?
Is Mother well too?
We're all fine!
Aigoo, you're face has shrunk to half its size.
And, how cracked your lips are.
Why'd you come?
When it's so cold?
What'll you do if our baby catches a cold?
Geez, you!
How can a baby in my belly catch a cold?
I'm just telling you to take it easy since you’re getting further along.
Don't worry about me.
I prayed every night.
That whatever sky you were under, you'd be safe.
Thank goodness you're safe.
It's such a relief.
Honey.
Oh, where's my head?
You need to get your health back,
So I brought some meat and dduk (rice cakes).
Ah, hello.
I packed plenty, so please share.
Yes, ma'am.
Ahh.
What are you doing? It's embarrassing.
Eat it.
Ahh!
Ahh.
I don't want to!
Chan Sik!
I'm not going home!
I'm going to stay with the troops.
The higher ups have all given their permission.
All you have to do is pack up your stuff, Chan Sik.
I'm a soldier too.
2nd Company, 3rd Platoon, Rifleman Heo Chan Sik!
My comrades are here! I can't go home alone ...
You punk!
Honey!
Stop pouting and pack your bag!
In my unit, there was a sergeant Kwon Jin Chul.
He looked after me as though I was his blood brother.
But he was killed in Pyeongyang.
In the middle of saving me,
he died in front of my eyes.
Until this war is over,
I must stay with 2nd Company in Sergeant Kwon's place.
I'm sorry, Father.
You said you were pierced by a nail, correct?
Yes.
Aigoo. It's all because of my bad luck.
Aigoo.
I've been cleaning it every morning and night, and taking my medicine.
So, why does it keep throbbing?
It has to be amputated.
Excuse me?
I said it has to be amputated.
That leg.
It's just infected, why would it need to be amputated?
You're quite a joker.
When you were pierced with the nail,
you should have been treated immediately.
After all, it's a leg that had already been wounded.
Get out of there quick!
What happened in Pyeongyang was a mistake.
It doesn't look like it's completely healed.
You should be careful.
If you're unlucky, you could get hurt again.
Han Young Min.
You should have surgery, the sooner the better.
Your ankle is decaying.
Tetanus and frostbite have taken their toll.
If it's not amputated,
then what will happen?
You'll die.
[Dae Jeon Hospital]
This dduk is so good. Nice and chewy!
And, is the baby growing well?
Hey, I touched her stomach, and he kicked me!
He must be a boy.
Hey! The real sharp shooter is Park Dal Mun!
Remember what Kwon Jin Chul said?
Chan Sik, come and eat some with us.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Sergeant, what are you doing sitting here alone?
You should eat some too.
Take it away!
What's the matter, punk?
You got a problem with me?
If you got a problem with me, bring it on.
If I make you sick, bring it on, punk!
Hey punk!
You too, punk!
Sergeant Oh!
- Sergeant Oh! - Move!
Sergeant Oh!
Bring it on, you punks.
- Sergeant Oh! - Sergeant Oh!
- Sergeant Oh! What's the matter? - Let go, punk, I'm going to kill you all!
Sergeant Oh!
Sergeant! What's the matter?!
W-who says they're gonna cut my leg off?
Wh-who says?
Who says my leg has to be cut off?
Park Mun Ho.
Sergeant Park Mun Ho!
Transferred from Daegu Hospital to the Dae Jeon Hospital!
Park Mun Ho. You're alive!
What hospital were you at?
Do you know how much we worried about you?
Is that so?
Wow, look at how quickly his color is returning to him.
- Hey, Park Mun Ho. - Yes?
You must have a predisposition for hospitals.
Wait, Sergeant Lee, your color has returned much better than mine.
Really?
Anyhow, it's a relief you've returned safely.
You're all right now, right?
Aigoo, I'm totally healed. Look. Look.
I was just waiting to be sent back to our home unit,
then I heard the Captain and all of you were here,
and I used some influence on the medical officer
to get sent here.
Used some influence?
Ah, the managing medical clerk was a friend of mine.
Whoa, you got a far reach, a far reach!
But, how come I don't see Sergeant Kwon Jin Chul?
He reached Unsan with us, but when we were retreating,
he got hit in Pyeongyang.
And, Lieutenant Ma was also a casualty.
Bok Su's gone too.
It's not just a couple of 'em.
Including the Captain,
there's 12 of us left.
Well, it's not the first time, people have died on the battle field.
The living have to keep on living, am I right?
Eat up, it's tasty.
Eat, eat.
- Yeah, let's eat. - Yeah.
It's a little strange, isn't it?
Park Mun Ho wasn't all that chatty when he was with Yang Kang Tae.
He seems to have changed a little bit.
The Captain seems a little changed too.
Duk Shil.
Yes.
Ask about where Han Young Min is.
3rd Platoon leader?
Han Young Min.
It's a bombing! It's a bombing!
What the hell, punks, what are you doing?
Take cover! It's a bombing!
It's a bombing!
They think we're North Koreans and pouring it on us!
Hey pal!
Platoon Leader Han Young Min!
Mun Ho! Snap out of it, man!
Sergeant Jo In Je, you have to take cover.
You'll die. You'll die!!
What the hell?
Snap out of it.
Platoon Leader!
Mun Ho!
Are you crazy, man?
Han Young Min!
You made this all happen!
You told us to dress like North Koreans!
I can't die. I won't die.
I can't die!!
Move him to his bed!
Park Mun Ho. Park Mun Ho.
Snap out of it, man.
Mun Ho!
Snap out of it.
C'mon, man!
Is something wrong?
Why are you all looking at me?
Park Mun Ho.
Are you all right?
I must have had a bad dream.
I'm sorry.
Sorry, all.
Go to sleep.
Sorry!
Mun Ho.
Captain!
Yes?
I heard about Sergeant Park Mun Ho.
If his condition gets serious, he'll have to be moved to an isolated ward.
You didn't come here to tell me about that?
About the Captain?
Yes.
As a doctor, do you think there really is a problem?
After experiencing something traumatic,
everyone's reaction is different.
It can be forgotten over time as a bad memory,
but it can also remain and slowly eat away at a person forever.
For the affected party,
it's likely hellish pain and suffering.
Lieutenant Shin,
you seem like someone worried about a close friend.
Well, he is a comrade that you went through a near death experience with,
so maybe it's a matter of course?
You must be tired.
Please rest.
He doesn't have any family or a girlfriend?
Excuse me?
When going through a psychological hardship,
there's nothing better than a loved one or family.
It would help his recovery,
so please have them come visit.
He probably has no remaining family.
And the woman he loved died in front of his eyes.
His inner illness may have started then,
at the moment that woman fell in front of the captain's eyes.
Medic.
I've killed too many people.
Using the will to live as an excuse, I’ve killed far too many people.
Will I still be forgiven?
Please stop now, Captain.
I want to cry too.
I want to cry out loud as well,
but if you're like this,
then it's impossible for me to cry.
Be careful with that.
It's an American import so It's expensive.
So, why hang such expensive stuff on a tree?
I just cannot understand it.
Hey, what's this?
Wow.
Isn't that Lieutenant Han Young Min?
What?
They're American soldiers.
Why would he be in a jeep with American soldiers?
I'm pretty sure it was Lieutenant Han Young Min.
Hey, watch carefully for the medics.
The bastards are after my leg.
Excuse me?
Chan Sik, why in the world are you refusing discharge? Huh?
Are you afraid people will gossip about how your father got you discharged?
Or is it because you feel guilty about Kwon Jin Chul's death?
Kid, don't be stubborn, and go home.
I don't want to.
Kid, you gonna find some battlefield to fight in all your life?
Yes!
Whether I live or die, I'm going to stay a member of 2nd Company!
Don't you even feel bad?
If you feel bad about Kwon Jin Chul's death, how can you be so stubborn?
What do you think Sergeant Kwon would want?
We might not have gone to school or have any skills,
but, Chan Sik, you're different. - That's right.
When the war is over, if you want to do something great in the renewed nation,
you have to study right now.
That's what Sergeant Kwon would really want, you know?
Of course.
But...
Go home.
Go home, be a good son, and study.
That's fighting for the war too.
Hey!
- Chan Sik! - Geez, that boy!
Hey Chan Sik! Heo Chan Sik!
I heard the military situation has worsened.
The battle lines have moved back down quite a bit.
With the slightest slip, Seoul may be at risk again.
I guess the order to rejoin the forces will be made soon.
Rest up at least until the new year.
Attention!
Staff Sergeant Park Dal Mun!
How's Lee Jang Woo?
According to the medical officer, he appears to be psychologically a bit questionable.
He's a bit worn down, but he's all right.
Is that the truth?
You know that more than anyone, Lee Jang Woo is strong soldier.
After fighting in a life or death situation in the battlefields,
coming back to civilization like this can ease up the fierce tension on people.
And, that sometimes causes unforeseen problems.
Until Lee Jang Woo recovers completely,
you need to take the captain's share of responsibility.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Yes, sir.
Oh, right.
Lieutenant Shin, look at this.
It looks like an American field hospital.
It is.
A reference inquiry came to us from an American field hospital in Pyeongtaek.
They say the female doctor in that picture saved a war reporter.
They say her name is Kim Su Yeon.
Excuse me?
The woman you mentioned in Pyeongyang,
the one you said was supposed to marry Lee Jang Woo.
Is that her?
Captain. Captain!
He didn't sleep at all last night.
I think he just keeps getting worse.
That's a chree?
Not a chree, a tree, a Christmas tree.
So it's like a village shrine tree for the Westerners.
I guess they offer up prayers to this tree, eh?
Um, Sergeant?
Are you all right?
The color in your face doesn't look so good.
Mind your own business.
He got that way because of Lieutenant Han Young Min.
Han Young Min?
That's right, I saw 3rd Platoon Leader Han in the city earlier.
He was in the American's jeep...
You saw Han Young Min?
Where?!
Please let go, will you?
You punk! Tell me straight!
You have to go into surgery today.
Says who?!
If we lose this window of opportunity,
you'll die.
Don't come any closer.
Just try and move...
Stop it.
This is an order!
Order?
Who says...
you can take my leg, you bastards?
Sergeant!
Why are you doing this?
Back off, you bastards!
Be careful.
Bastards!
Calm down!
Grab him!
Grab him.
Let go!
- You can't take my leg! - Hurry.
You can't! Let go! You can't!
You can't take my leg, you bastards!
Calm down, sir.
Sergeant.
I'm all right.
No!!!
- Bring some more cotton. - Okay.
Save me, please.
I don't want to die.
There's someone you need to treat.
Wait just a bit.
It's urgent.
Su Yeon.
You were alive.
Yes.
I'm sorry we couldn't save you back then.
Thank you, Lieutenant Shin.
For everything.
I'm grateful,
that you're alive.
There were many times I wanted to apologize and thank you,
but I didn't have the opportunity.
I'm going to give you the opportunity now.
Please heal Captain Lee Jang Woo.
Be healthy. And study hard.
Sergeant.
Hey runt, take care.
Aigoo, what are you crying for? You going off to die or something?
Kid, aigoo.
Wherever you go, don't forget 2nd Company.
Understand?
Aigoo, really.
Always be careful, and stay healthy.
Reporting!
Private Heo Chan Sik!
December 24, 1950,
I’ve received orders for discharge.
This is my report!
Captain,
please look after my brothers.
I’ll pray a lot.
Please.
Yes?
Go on, now.
Your parents are waiting. Hurry.
C'mon.
So long, Chan Sik.
Take care, Chan Sik, eh?
Chan Sik, be healthy.
Goodbye.
Goodbye!
Chan Sik, study hard!
These are students from a nearby school who've come to volunteer.
Hello.
How's your mood?
You wanna know my mood?
Get lost!
I don't need pity from you guys!
Bombing within position!
Take cover!!
I used him as a shield!!
It's been a long time.
Even if we're friends, is it still okay to speak so casually to a superior?
About 3rd Platoon Leader, Lieutenant Han Young Min...
We ran into him just a while ago...
Was it really Han Young Min?
Aren't you frightened?
About returning to the battlefield?
Someone has to fight.
Shin Tae Ho, I'm going to get discharged.
Can Lee Jang Woo really abandon his Company?
I'm going to go back to Yeongchon.
I think it's time you die.