Subtitles By KBS World Extracted By Saman (startak.iv@gmail.com)
The Jingbirok a memoir of imjin war
hello your majesty i'm li rusong
welcome
i waited for you as if i was waiting for rain after a drought
i can guess how anxious you were
you can relax now
i will wash away all your worries just like rain relieving a drought
thank you thank you very much
how many joseon soldiers are left to help us?
about 8000
8000?
have them fight under vice commander zu chengxun's command
the joseon army has it own formation
there can be confusion if they fall under the ming army
how about uniting but moving independently?
that's right
8000 isnt such a small number
it would be better for both armies to maintain their own formations
is your pride hurt because i asked your soldiers to fight under ming's command?
pride?
how can we think about pride at a time like this?
it's just that a sudden new formation could result in confusion
there wont be any confusion
they just have to follow my orders well
oh it's because vice commander zu was defeated last time?
zu chengxun
yes sir
you must wash away the humiliation of the previous defeat
if you act rashly and lose soldiers again my sword will not forgive you understood?
yes sir wait and see
i will be the first to enter pyeongyangseong
good
you can trust him now
it's not that
stop it he came a long way
i trust you general i trust you
come on in
a ming army?how big?
43000
it's a large army government building in anju pyeongan-d0
zu chengxun only brought 5000 last time and was defeated
they finally woke up
43000
military rations will be a problem
we cant lack military rations until the ming army advances south
yes sir
i had navy commander kim eokchu covertly move 3000 sacks of military rations to yonggang
why is there no report?
really it's been a while since a messenger was sent
cheonri go and see
you must hurry
yes sir
your majesty please reconsider
why do you keep saying that we cant fight under ming?
it's better to have just one command structure
we might be lower in number but we must fight with an equal status
that is the only way to prevent being ordered around by the ming army
ming is a higher nation than us
what's wrong with taking orders from a higher nation?
besides ming has a large army and we only have 8000 soldiers
how can an army of 8000 soldiers be equal to an army of 40000?
your majesty there might only be 8000 soldiers here but you cant just think about them
think about all the soldiers in the nation
once we recover pyeongyangseong and the capital our soldiers will gather from
around the nation and there will be tens of thousands of them
if you give ming control now they will all have to take orders from ming even then
that is right your majesty
this war is between joseon and wae
ming is only here to help
joseon should lead the fight
this is joseon's war?
i dont think so
this war broke out because we didnt listen to wae's request to go to ming
wae raised an army to attack ming and we fought until now to protect ming
which is our higher nation
i fought for the emperor
your majesty
it's a bit late but the ming army is here
naturally its ming's war
we just have to help them
do you understand?
your majesty that is absurd logic
are you saying this is ming territory?
i didnt say this land belonged to ming
from our founding to jonggye byeonmu(a request to correct ming's incorrect records of lee seonggye's ascension to the throne and rule)
did we ever have freedom from ming?(a request to correct ming's incorrect records of lee seonggye's ascension to the throne and rule)
our literature ideals and policies(a request to correct ming's incorrect records oflee seonggye's ascension to the throne and rule)
all our roots are from ming
you know that how can you say its absurd logic?
you are trying to deny a higher nation
dont speak nosense and upset general li
just keep silent
fighting in ming's place
he's getting worse i'm worried
we arent fighting for ming
that's ridiculous
his majesty has to claim that
he thinks we have to abide by it
if this is our war he wont be free from taking responsibility
when its over
his position will be different if we are fighting for ming
that's right he will be a king who was loyal to ming
is that how it turns out?
his majesty wants to use ming as an excuse to avoid taking responsibility for this war
he is truly intelligent
it wasnt for prince sinseong's death they would have let me pass on the throne?
yes your majesty
i knew it
they are already following the crown prince as if he is the king
how can you let them handle matters of national importance?
i cant let them do that
who should i leave such matters to?
i might seem arrogant when i say this but i did some work at the ministry of war
and i am truly loyal to you
i would be the best person for the job
minister
yes your majesty
are you kidding?
what?
staying out of this would be helping me
yes your majesty
to tell you the truth your army came to help us
this is our war
we know the situation here better
it would be better to unite and discuss everything together
is that what your king wants?
we wanted to hear what you wanted first
that's why we came
is that so?
fine since you want it so much
i will let the joseon army have an independent formation
thank you thank you very much
instead we will see how you do
have the joseon army fight at pyeongyangseong first
general
what?are they trying to ruin our country?
your majetsy please calm down
i ought to remove
no i should banish them
if you banish all of them during this war
the court will be empty
who will disscuss national matters?
you can call ryu seongryong back and have him be in charge
ryu seongryong?
i know you dont like him
i hate him too
but he seems to have changed a bit
he isnt opposed to your opinions about everything like jeong cheol and yun dusu
he is supporting the crown prince right at his side
you should call him to your side to distance him from the crown prince
did you want to see me?
i'm sure you heard that jeong cheol and yun dusu are opposed to fighting under
ming's command what do you think?
ultimately they arent wrong but we have to measure the weight
if the house is on fire the fire has to be put out first whether you use water from
your well or a neighbor's well
this is no time to talk about justification
for now the most urgent matter is to recover pyeongyangseong
then our soldiers have to continue winning
and show that we can defeat wae with an independent formation
ming will have to recognize that
dont you hate me?
i did
even parents and siblings hate each other at times
but blood and family cant change just because someone was disappointing
you changed a lot
if rain cant be stopped i should wear a rain cape
is that so?
it's time you return to daejo
be the supreme commander of pyeongan-do
is it because of yun dusu and jeong cheol?
if so my current position is better
there isnt anyone suitable for the task of helping ming
then give me all authority of a supreme commander and along with that
the administrative authority over villages and the authority to command this war
are you saying you want the authority to carry out state affairs without my orders?
yes your majesty
fine but it will only be limited to pyeongan-do and under the condition that
you help the ming army
thank you your majesty
congratulations Government buidling in anju pyeongan-do
there's nothing to congratulate Government buidling in anju pyeongan-do
there isnt any word from cheonri yet?
sir
kim eokchu didnt receive the order to move military rations?
how can that be?
it seems to be true
he could be executed if he doesnt carry out such an order
he wouldnt lie about it
how many messengers were sent?
a massage is relayed from post to post
there would have been three or four
there must be spies that surrendered to wae
they prevented the order from being realyed
that's right there were such spies at pyeongyangseong too
citizens might surrender but our soldiers wouldnt
we cant find out by setting a trap
if there are spies among our soldiers
it means the wae army has all our information
we must find and eliminate them
send another order to kim eokchu
tell him to move the silver hidden in the mountains
yes sir
this is an improtant message
take it directly to the commander
yes sir Kim sunryang
the navy commander will move 2000 nyangs of silver hidden in
the mountain behind the sukcheon building to the government buidling here in anju
its buried under the three trees marked with crosses
where is it?
it's not here
it's not there?
over here
really
dig it up
what are you digging up?
who was that?
over there
what?keep digging that's your grave
hey who are you?
you're dead meat
come here come down right now
let me ask one question
what is wae giving you for you to do this?
every time we gave them improtant information
they gave us a cow each
a cow?
you sold your country to receive a cow?
for a cow?
please spare us
lower your weapons when i ask nicely
we should be able to eat well for a while
good good
you little
i can understand if you were people who are being oppressed
but you should be fighting against wae not helping our enemies
this is an unforgivable act of betrayal
execute them all and hang up their heads
sir please spare our lives
please spare us
in december 1592 ryu seongryong captured about forty spies and executed them
some soldiers who thought the country has already fallen provided information to
the japanese army for cows or velvet in return
there were spies in sukcheon anju uiju and all the other camps
ryu seongryong rounded them all up
fortunately the japanese army didnt find out that reinforcements arrived from ming
that was a decisive factor in the recovery of pyeongyangseong
pyeongyangseong consists of four fortresses
the nothern fortress around moranbong the inner fortress surrounding mansudae
the mid fortress connecting changgwangsan and haebangsan and
the outer fortress embracing the plain south of the mid fortress
are the fortress walls all made of stone?
the outer fortress has clay walls
the other fortresses are all stone structures
sir
what is the situation at pyeongyangseong?
they didnt increase forces around the fortress
there isnt much movement
okay good job
they dont know the messenger of death is nearby
it's all because the spies were eliminated
this is the time they dont know
reinforcements arrived and they are defenseless
we should attack now
just a minute
not knowing is good but it would be better if they had false information
what do you mean?
pyeongyangseong konishi yukinaga's camp
what does it say?
good finally
the emperor of ming approved of reconciliation
is this true?
may budhha have mercy on us
shen weijing wants to talk
he wants us to come to busanwon Office of interpreters near pyeongyang
that's good that's really good
yoshitoshi make preparations to go to busanwon
it could be a trap i'll go first and send a messneger is everything is alright
shen weijing came here by himself
i shouldnt be afraid
the lives of our soldiers depend on this
you have to be prudent
fine go ahead
busanwon
i'm yoshitoshi konishi sent me
you came a long way
general shen hasnt arrived yet?
he should arrive soon
come in and have a cup of tea while you wait
this way
sure
capture them
attack
you
cowards
where are you going?
i wont lose you this time
sir
hello
this is buddhist priest yujeong
he brought 2000 monk soldiers
joseon buddhist priests are very loyal
helping overcome this national crisis is asceticism for us Yujeong(buddhist priest samyeong)
have a seat
sir the plan at busanwon failed
konishi yukinaga didnt show up and some of the soldiers got away
we have to hurry
we have to attack pyeongyangseong now
yes
good luck
you too
pyeongyangseong
i was worried that we were running out of military rations and horses
it's a good we didnt miss the timing
general general
yoshitoshi what's going on?
we were tricked it's not reconciliation
it's war
the joseon army and a large ming army is headed to pyeongyangseong
Ooh
prepare for war
ask otomo at bongsan to send support
now
yes sir
general we're ready Luo Shangzhi(Staff general of ming)
when are otomo's reinforcements arriving?
we havent received word yet
darn send another messenger
yes sir
attack
yes sir
everyone attack
attack
shoot
general
what are you doing?stop them
shoot arrows
on january 2 1593 li rusong's army arrived in anju
on the 4th they passed through sukcheon and on the 6th they surrounded
pyeongyangseong and began an attack
with a goal to recover pyeongyangseong 40000 ming soldiers led by li rusong
zu chengxun luo shangzhi and zhang shijue fought
8000 joseon soldiers led by kim myeongwon lee ll kim eungseo and jeong huihyeon and
2000 monk soldiers including buddhist priest samyeong
buddhist priest seosan also fought in this battle
sir they are counterattacking
we have to get them out of the fortress
send a squad to moranbong
have them attack from below
sir moranbong is about 100m high
you want our men to attack from below?
the enemy has to think they are at an advantage if they are to come out
go now
yes sir
moranbong pyeongyangseong
attack
retreat
attack
is this true?
yes your majesty
they are using fire arrows at night
they are attacking as if it is day time
they are luring the enemy out of the fortress and killing them
the allied forces of joseon and ming finally seize a chance of victory
they should
the ming army was sent by heaven
your majesty
the enemy's formation should be ruined
we have to infiltrate the inner fortress and annihilate them Pyeongyangseong Joseon-ming allied forces camp
vice commander zhang go to chilseongmun
vice commander zu and luo shangzhi go to hamgumun with general lee ll
you must break through the gates you are in charge of understood?
yes sir
fire fire
januray 8 1593 the third day of the pyeongyangseong battle
the joseon-ming allied forces make a full force attack to enter the fortress
they are making a full attack to enter the inner fortress
chilseongmun must be defended
if they penetrate chilseongmun they will enter the inner fortress
yes sir
if chilseongmun is penetrated it will be too late
you should escape and make further plans
do you think they left a path of retreat open?
we have to fight for our lives
if they break through the gate we have to go to the cave at yeongwangjeong
and resist to the end
yes sir
general
general chilseongmun has been penetrated
oh
general good job
good job
we'll stay here tonight
you can bathe in warm wine
general
get down stay down
they're hiding in a tunnel and shooting when we enter their firing range
we cant even set up cannons
about a thousand of our soldiers were already killed
those little rats how many are in hiding?
it's hard to tell
we just have to take pyeongyangseong
we dont have to kill all of them when our soldiers are being sacrificed
we're only buying some time
we cant win
general otomo already withdrew
they're going to abandon me?
make plans for the future
you're suggesting we surrender?
sir a letter came from the enemy camp
the enemy leader will listen
i can annihilate you if i am set on it
i dont want to kill everyone
i will give you a chance to live
come out and receive my order
those little
it seems like they changed their minds
this is an opportunity for us
they want to retreat
they want the back path to be left open?
they're trying to negotiate
they dont seem to want to fight
open up a path of retreat
they are probably scared of us
fine stop attacking and have the soldiers at daedonggang withdraw
so they can retreat
yes sir
you cant do that
why wont you annihilate the enemy that is right in front of you?
they're not resisting they want to flee
pyeongyangseong isnt the end
the enemy will retreat reorganize and fight us again
they have to be annihilated if we are to recover our capital
you must kill or capture the leader konishi yukinaga to dispirit them
you cant let them go because they are resisting like this
you make it sound like i'm being afraid of the enemy
that's not what i mean
you only know one thing
the best victory isnt about annihilation
its about minimizing damage to our forces
they are already dispirited
it's important to reduce sacrifices
we can easily recover hanyang if konishi yukinaga is captured
the top commander ukita hideie is still young
i heard that until now he has relied on konishi yukinaga a lot
if konishi yukinaga dies...
stop it
we came to save joseon but our soldiers have to return home safely
our goal in the beginning was to recover pyeongyangseong
you can capture the enemy leader at another opportunity
general
i am commanding this war me!
i'm ordering you to leave
did you want to see us? Lee sieon(left defense commander of hwanghae-do)
i'm glad you came so quickly
wait in ambush along the enemy's retreat path and capture konishi yukinaga alive
yes sir
sir
general li approved of their retreat Kim gyeongro(right defense commander of hwanghae-do)
is it alright to do this?
he wont be happy about this
konishi yukinaga has to be captured for the enemy army to be dispirited
then we can drive them south easily
i will take full responsibility
be sure to capture konishi yukinaga
Subtitles By KBS World Extracted By Saman (startak.iv@gmail.com)
the japanese army is defeated by the joseon-ming allied forces
seonjo believes li rusong and the ming army achieved the victory
ryu seongryong looks for a way to secure military rations for the ming army that will advance to hanyang