Episode 33
It`s all right, my man. Say what`s on your mind.
What is it?
I...um...I have prepared some food and wine.
enjoy an evening of relaxation.
Thank you..
Let my guards enjoy the food and wine.
Won`t you be joining them?
I have much to do tonight.
come in.
-How did it go? -I couldn`t get hin to drink.
But his guards drank the wine,
so it will make things much easier for you.
Does anyone else know that
We are here other than yourself?
Just a few of my close men.
No one else must know that we are here.
I understand.
Place your men in position and come with me.
Yes, Let`s go.
-My Lord, -Come.
-Is everything all right? -Yes general.
We`re guarding the man
who`s carrying this country on his shoulders.
-Be alert at all times. -Yes, master Gom.
It`s late and the lights are still on in the general`s room.
-I`ll check on him. -Good.
-Is that you Joyoung? -Yes, general.
Enter.
It`s late, sir You should be resting.
The Tang army is assembled at the Liao River.
I wounder what their strategy is this time....
Tang will never defeat Goguryeo
as long as you are alive, general.
At Ansi Fort.
you once defeated the Tang Emperor`s army of one million.
You led an impossable battle to victory.
I did not win that victory.
the people of Ansi Fort won.
That battle with their unyielding spirit.
-Joyoung -Yes, general.
This may be the last time I can serve this country.
General?
Once I`m gone.
It will be up to you generation to protect the country.
There will be many more wars on this land.
But remember this.
As long as the people are protected,
Goguryeo will never die.
even if the future runs out and the dynasty should fall,
the country will rise again
if the people remain as one.
Baekjae`s revival efforts failed
because they failed to protect the people.
Take these world to heart.
Be one with the people.
and no matter where you are or how grand you dream is
you will achieve your dream..
I will never forget that, sir.
The guards will soon rotate shifts.
I`m ordering immedate execution of operation.
Raid the guards` quarters now.
Kill every one of them and burn down the facility.
to get rid of any incriminating evidence.
got it.
You men are coming with me to Yang Manchun`s quarters.
We must get out immediately.
once Yang Manchun is dead.
Under no circunstances can we allow anyone to identify us.
-Understood? -Yes sir!
Fellows,
-Yoou`re needed at the city gate. -Why sir?
Apparently someone is here
from Pyongyang creating a disturbance.
He`s asking for the two of you.
Who could be asking for us?
Could it be that blasted fool?
Get out of my way!
I`ll kill anyone that stands in my way!
didn`t you hear me?
General Yang Manchun is in danger!
Good grief!
Fine,fine,attack! Let`s get this over with!
What`s the commotion?
Hey guys, it`s me,Heuk Sudol!
You blasted fool!
What do you think you`re doing here?
darn it!
General Yang is in danger.
This place is a death trap for him right now!
What are you talking about?
Who`s trying to kill the general?
Oh,you blasted...!
Huh?
Look! Over there!.
Fire it`s the guard`s quarters!
Fire!
The general! The General is in danger!
Fire!Fire!
What`s Happening?
What happend? What started the fire?
The soldiers... It`s the soldiers...!
I`ll be right back!
Stay right here and guard the general!
Who sent you?
If you`re assassins from Tang,
you will die in my hands.
But if you`re soldiers of Goguryeo,
Put down your swords at once.
You must be soldiers of Goguryeo.
Who? Who sent you?
Who is trying to kill me?
It was you...!
You were my inspiration to become a warrior,General.
At Last...
At last you will bring this country down....
I`ve come this far with deepest respect fpr you.
But for this country,
for Goguryeo`s future,
you must leave us now.
Forgive me, General!
Goguryeo...
goguryeo...!
Kill them!
Retreat!
We need back up!
General... General!
No...
No....!
General! General!!
How could this be?
How could this be,General?
General..
I have yet to repay you for anything you`ve done for me
You can`t go this way.
Please open your eyes.
You can`t die..
You can`t die,General....
Blasted Bastards! I`ll kill them all!
Get up!
We must get out of here now!
we can`t go like this.
We mist alert Liaodong about this immediately.
Get up,Now!
How can we seek to live
When we`ve failed to protect the general?
That`s not what the general wants!
I`m just as enraged as you are.
But we can`t die in vain.
We must live to carry out the general`s wishes!
There`s no time. Let`s go Hurry!
General!!
General...
General!!!!!!
-Let go of me!Let go! -What are you trying to do?
Horses! We need horses! To the stable! Now!
Come on! Hurry!
There they are kill them!
General!! General!!
After them!
Don`t let them get away!
After them! Hurry!
Our men await you outside the city.
Our job isn`t done yet.
We`re back.
What happend to his guards?
Regrettably a few got away.
Put in a good word to Commissiner Bu
for me when you get back.
But of course.
We couldn`t have done this without you,
I did it for the country like you said.
I`m going to ask you once again.
Does anyone else know who we are?
I told you already.
Only a few close men know about this.
Where are his men?
They`ve already been eliminated.
What?Eliminated?
-You! -Thanks for the good work.
You...bastard......
This is just how it is in the world.
Don`t take it personally.
Let`s go!
What did you find out?
Lady Chulin and Mogae are being held in the city jail.
Give me all the money you have.
I think I can bribe the jail guard.
Let`s hurry. This way.
Walk like a real soldier, will you?
Chulin!
-Commander! -Kaigu!
There`s no time for this!
Let`s get out of here.
I can`t leave.
Chulin!
i`m sorry,Kaigu just go back without me.
I`ll leave when I`m ready.
Yang manchun should be dead by now.
There will be a war.
If you don`t leave now.
you will die in here.
Let`s go.
General!
General,from Pyongyang...!
-Joyoung. -What happened to your men?
Where`s general Yang?
Why isn`t he with you?
Father..
Go on. What happened?
We failed to protect the general.
-Punish us! -Punish us!
Answer my question!
Where is he? Where`s the general?
What brings you,Commissioner Bu?
Your Majesty you must! Brace yourself for this.
The Grand Martial General Yang Manchun is dead.
What?
The grand martial general is dead?
He was assassinated in Ogol Fort.
Assassinated? By whom?
It appears the lord of Ogol Fort carried out the killing.
We`re conducting an investigation.
to expose the mastermind behind this hideous crime!
This can`t be.... This can`t be!
We have lost the pillar of the state!
The Tang chinese must not find out about this.
Allow me to handle the situation.
General Yang Manchun is dead...
Have you notifide the officials?
Yes, High Commissioner.
You must be strong, Your Majesty.
This is a state of national emergency.
-His Majesty? -He must be devastated.
He retired to his bedchaimbers and summoned the royal physician.
I don`t blame him.
General Yang was the pillar of the state .
We can`t let grief weaken us.
I must ask the warriors to increase security.
in and around the palace.
I will ask you one question.
Do you have any Idea who is behine the assassination?
Glad you brought that up.
I`m sure news has reached Liaodong by now.
chances are they will suspect Pyongyang of having plotted this atrocity.
Please communicate with Liaodong.
so that theres no missundertandings.
Nothing has been proven to assert your innocence..
Do you suspect us of having plotted this?
We are only interested in the truth.
the perpetrators must be captured.
in order to avoid internal division.
I agree.
I`m asking you to stop Liaodong from jumping to conclusions.
And making false accusations until the perpetrator is captured.
Assemble the troops at once!
We will march to Pyongyang at once.
and take Bu Kiwon`s head!
There`s no proof that Bu Kiwon is behind this.
But we have witness that saw a Tang spy!
I saw him clearly with my own eyes.
It was the same blasted bastard
that we saw in Bu Kiwon`s estate.
Those spies are probably long gone by now.
It will be Bu kiwon`s word against ours.
The grand martial general is dead!
I don`t care if there is no proof!
General Dae, what are you afraid of?
i`m not afraid of them.
General Yang emphasized unity above everything else
because if we attack Pyongyang now
the Chinese stand to benifit the most.
I will not overlook this.
I`m going to kill Bu Kiwon
and avenge General Yang`s death!
So decide whether you are in or out.
Were you with him in his final moments?
His voice, his eyes,
did he leave any final words for me?
He was already deceased when I arrived.
It`s my fault.
I failed to protect him.
General Yang was like a father to me.
You don`t know how happy it made me
to serve the country under his command.
He taught me what a real warrior is.
I should have been the one there to protect him.
But I let him die alone.
I failed to protact him!
father....
Father....
I will go to Olgo Fort tomorrow.
And bring back the general back home myself.
Going back there now may be dangerous.
If I send the troops,
bringing him back will be even more difficult.
I will go myself with just a handfull of men.
But father,
Ansi Fort must be the general`s final resting place.
We must serve the general`s spirit in the shrine.
It breakes my heart to think how cold
and alone he must be....
I am Gae Jungsang, the lord of Ansi Fort!
the man I served as my master lies lifeless inside your city.
I implore you.
as a warrior to warrior,
let us take back the General Martial General`s remains.
No one among us knows
what transpired to cause his death!
I am aware that your lord was behine the plot.
and now he is dead.
We bear no enmity for your city.
so turn over my master`s remains!
We have kept him safe for you.
General, it`s me Jungsang.
There`s still so much work left for you.
to do for the country.
How could you leave us so soon?
this country is lost without you.
What are you doing asleep in this cold box?
General...
You always protected your men and took care of us.
But this incomperenr foll has failed to protect you!
Admonish me with your commanding voice.
and give me the punishment I deserve!
General.....!
General.......
General.....
You still don`t have a clue
as to who is behine the assassination?
It`s looking like the lord of Ogol Fort acted alone.
Are you sure you had nothing to do with this?
You don`t have to hide it from us.
Killing Yang Manchun is an unforgivable crime.
that cannot be justified!
And I, Bu Kiwon.
Will reveal the perpetrator whatever it takes!
-I must be on my way now. -I will join you.
Lord Shin Sung is here to see you.
-Send him in. -Yes, sir.
How is Minister Yeon Namgeon?
He`s deeply grieved by Yang Manchun`s death.
Is there anyone in the country who isn`t?
The world will be yours now that
Yang Manchun has been eliminated.
What are you talking about?
-Don`t try to deceive me. -You are insane!
Spread such groundless rumors and
I will personally have you arrested!
The world is but a tiny place.
Would you believe me if I told you that
the assassination plot you carried out
came of Yingzhou from my brother`s head?
My brother sent me a letter
so you don`t have to lie to me.
We are in agreement.
As sad as it may be,
Yang Manchun had to go for the future of Goguryeo.
But my master Yeon Namgeon must rise
to the seat of the supreme commander.
Because if you should rise to the exalted seat.
you would be telling the world that
you are behine Yang Manchun`s assassination.
I have no selfish ambition.
I was only thinking about the country
when I carried out the great endeavore.
But of course.
That Khitan woman was captured
and in our custody after you were gone.
She eventually escaped but left this letter for you.
I came back because
there was something I had to let you know.
Again you left me without saying a word.
But this time I saw clearly what was in your heart.
You care for me as deeply as I care for you.
A war will soon ensue.
Don`t forget me.
And fight as hard as you can.
I will find you again regardless of the outcome of this war.
My feelings for you will never change.
And I know your feelings for me will not change either.
that`s what I had to let you know.
It`s an urgent situation.
Liaodong is getting ready to attack Pyongyang!
the warriors are gathered to discuss the action.
Let`s go.
All of the lords of Liaodong region have voted yes.
I vote no.
I can`t let you do this.
It`s to avenge General Yang`s death!
You must join us.
You`re the General Martial General`s successor.
If revenge is what you want,
we must go after the Teng Chinese.
-General Dae! -I know how you feel.
And I know that the warriors are enraged.
But the country is in great danger.
We can`t aim our swords to the south.
You can sit this out if you choose.
We have enough force of arms without your men.
General! Please stop this.
We can`t turn our swords on ourselves.
with the enemy behind us.
The decision is already made.
-So be noted. -General!General!
General it`s a report from our informants,
The imperial house of Tang has issued a declaration.
A declaration?
You mean they declared a war?
That`s right, General.
Their main army is due to assemble in yingzhou!
Those bastards!
In 666AD,
Tang Emperor Gaozong ordered an open attack on Goguryeo.
under the pretext of restoring Yeon Namseng to power.
King Bonjang of Goguryeo named Yeon Namgeon Supreme Commander.
and countered the Tang invasion.
This was the third Tang-Goguryeo war.
Goguryeo`s neighboring state Shilla had already been
requested by Tang to launch a collaborative attack.
Serious peril was approching Goguryeo.
The Tang army has assembled at Yinzhou.
How do you plan to counter the invasion Supreme Commander?
I`ve sent a messenger to Liaodong.
Close collaboration between Liaodong and Pyongyang
will prove successfull in deterring thier invasion.
You sent your messenger to the wrong place.
If you want to stop the Tang invasion.
we must communicate with Yingzhou.
Are you still hanging on to the idea
about friendly relations?
How could I give up on peace that easily?
The war has already started.
Only way to achieve peace now is to win the war.
Goguryeo can`t win this war.
Yeon Namseng is speaheading the attack.
with Yang Manchun gone.
there`s no way Liaodong can keep the enemy back.
Then would you have us give up?
Goodness no!
While you warriors were engaged in empty discussions.
I, Bu Kiwon, have taken care of everything.
Taken care of everything?
Just how did you take care of everything?
High Commander Bu, what do you mean?
While the Supreme Commander was communicating with Liaodong.
I have dispached an emissary
to the enemy headquarters in Yangzhou.
An emissary?
Just watch.
Tang will soon call iff the war and withdraw their troops.
Then they will send
a diplomatic mission offering peace.
As a result of my communication renewed peace talks will begin.
between Tang and Goguryeo.
I assure you, this is what will happen.
Mark my words.
(Tang camp, Yingzhou)
-Welcome General! -I appreciate your hard work.
Let`s skip the formalities.
and get up to date on the situation.
Yes, Sir.
Call the commander`s meeting immediately.
Yes, General!
Sire, you`re wanted at the command center.
For what?
To talk strategy about how to destroy Goguryeo?
This is no time for you to indulge in wine sire.
I know.I know.
The imperial court of Tang has kindly
bestowed upon me an importan title.
governer general of Liaodong/ Pyongyang pacification Ambassador.
That`s a long title for me.
Goguryeo is without General Yang Manchun now.
I know.
That`s why I accepted the title.
Because there`s no hope left for Goguryeo.
That`s all the more reason.
why you must spearhead the attack.
What do you mean?
You can`t let Goguryeo come to
it`s fall in the hands of the Chinese.
instead you must bring the regime down.
with your own hands.
Bring the regime down with my own hands?
Yes,
then built a kingdom on the top of it,a new Goguryeo.
That carries on all of Goguryeo`s history and traditions.
A new Goguryeo?
Bring the old Goguryeo down and erect a new Goguryeo?
And to do that,
you must be the first to enter Pyongyang Fort.
A new king in a new kingdom you will be.
Bring Goguryeo down with my own hands?
An emissary just arrived from Goguryeo.
I`m to bring the two of you back.
Let the Suprior Commander se it first!
Sir, I don`t need to see the letter.
So, what does lord Bu want with us?
High Commissioner Bu seeks to establish friendly relations.
"friendly relations"?
Yes, I like "friendly relations"
-how is lord Bu anyways? -Well, sir.
He sends his greetings to you General Xue.
He is a cordial man.
And he`s a kidder too.
-A kidder? -Freindly relations?
All we have to do is open wide
and we can swallow Goguryeo whole right now.
Why would we ever want to establish friendly relations?
What are you talking about?
We eliminated Yang Manchun
to accomondate you proposal for peace!
Yes, yes, and bravo to that!
Thanks for you cooperation,
things have become a hundred time easier.
But there`s just too much built-up rage in my heart
to smile and be friends.
Ge...ge...general!
You can watch the gruesome destruction of Goguryeo from hell!
This is Goguryeo`s fate.
the entire nation will be wiped out!
All of them!
With you blood,
I will comfort Emporor Taizong and
the spirit of my men that died in your hands!
By:robster38