Episode -40-
They're boarding.
It's too late now. Let's get out of here.
Let's go!
We have to go now
or we will be forced on board as well.
Let's go!
No, we're getting on that ship.
- Joyoung! - What are you saying?
You can stay if you don't want to come along.
I'm going to save those people if it's the last thing I do.
if it's the last thing I do!
How many lives do you think you have?
- I can't let them take our people. - joyoung, wait!
Let him go and let's get out of here.
Hey, Gulsabiwu!
You think I'm coming along?
No way. I'm too young to die.
Hey you! What are you waiting for?
The ship is leaving. Get on board!
Dam it!
What do you mean Dae Joyoung may be on board?
He hasn't been seen since the transport ships set sail.
You mean he was captured and taken forcibly?
He would have to been insane if he went on board on his own.
Dae Joyoung cannot die like this.
We must save him at all cost!
I wouldn't have come here myself
if I didn't think this wasn't urgent.
What are we supposed to do?
What can we do when the ships have already set sail?
I hate to say this,
but the people are our priority.
What now?
We can't let this ship reach Tang.
But we can't stop the ship in the middle of the ocean either.
We will reach janghaegundo Beach sometime tonight.
We must turn the ship around before then.
Do you have a plan?
Not yet,
but we have to come up with something.
I've dodged death countless times and made it this far,
but now I'll be buried at sea!
We're not here to die.
We're going to save the people and get out of here.
Impossible!
If we can save the people and get out of this alive,
I'll be your servant for life!
I'll hold you to those words.
I know this would happen.
I knew those bastards would get me killed eventually!
- My man, my man, don't give up. - Water...!
Water!
Bastard!
Who told you to waste our precious water?
These people are dying of dehydration.
We barely have enough water for the soldiers!
But we can't just let these people die!
Be quiet!
Don't let me catch any of you giving water to the prisoners!
Over here!
What happened to your face? Did someone hit you?
I figured out a way to turn the ship around.
- What? - Tell us!
There're ten thousand prisoners
and over a thousand guards on this fleet.
But there is only a limited supply of food and water.
We will destroy those supplies.
But how?
The supply ship is at the end of the fleet.
We will burn it down!
We must get on the suply ship tonight.
It has to be done before daybreak.
All right. Let's do it?
Fine. I might as well go out with a bang.
Once the supply ship is destroyed,
they'll pull in and drop anchor somewhere along Bisa Fort.
We have to move quick
and contact Ansi Fort once we're there.
What brings you?
Where is this ship headed?
Where are we headed?
We're taking Tang prisoners to Tang.
Is there something wrong with that?
You've set the wrong course.
Turn the ship around to Yingzhou.
Yingzhou?
General Xue Rengui said
he was sending these prisoners to Yingzhou.
I guess you haven't heard.
That plan's been canceled.
I'm sure General Xue has received a notice as well by now.
Whatever made you think we would send
skilled workers of Goguryeo to the Khitan tribes in Yingzhou?
We are on this ship to take the prisoners to Yingzhou.
They will need to be taken to Chang'an once we disembark.
Your duty will end there.
You can't do this.
You are violating our agreement!
What? Agreement?
Who made an agreement with you?
General Xue Rengui said...
Xue Rengui's words don't mean anything!
I'm acting on the Emperor's command.
I will not tolerate this kind of insolence again!
Nothing, they've given us nothing
for helping them conquer Goguryeo!
I won't stand for this.
Our men have died fighting for Tang!
We're on the middle of the ocean.
Let's find out what's going on first.
Keep a close eye on the Khitans.
There're more of them then there are of us.
If they should attempt mutiny...
We'll just have to die together.
It's entirely possible.
They're nomadic barbarians after all.
We will watch their every move, sir.
Commodore! Commodore!
Commodore, it's the supply ship! The supply ship is on fire!
What are saying?
The supply ship is on fire and it's sinking!
How did this happen?
Someone went on board and started a fire, sir.
- You mean this is not accidental? - No, sir.
Look over there! The supply ship is on fire!
How could this be, general?
The fleet is en route to Tang instead of Yingzhou!
We sent Li Kaigu and Chulin
only because you said they would be sent to Yingzhou.
This is not what you promised!
General Xue just learned about this himself!
General,
will Yingzhou territory become ours like we were promised?
Khan, don't you trust me?
But you haven't delivered on any of your promises so far.
I don't have an excuse about this.
But don't doubt my promise to deliver Yingzhou.
I swear to you on my life!
Just how long are we supposed to wait?
- Khan! - You've told us to wait,
but you haven't made any effort to get us the land.
We cannot trust you anymore, general.
Dam it!
Hongpei,
did you that the commodore of the fleet is named Li Wen?
He's General Li Jing's nephew.
Contemptible bastard!
How dare he do this without reporting to me first!
Pardon, sire?
Dae Joyoung is on a transport ship to Tang?
I think they went on board when the raid was aborted.
You mean they're among the prisoners being transported?
No, I had gotten them on the docks in as Tang soldiers.
All the paper works are in order
so their identity is safe, but...
I'm sure they had a chance to escape.
Why would they get on board?
How many of them are there?
Three, including Dae Joyoung.
Surely the three of them couldn't do much.
That's why I'm so concerned.
What could they be thinking?
There's nothing they can do in there, sire.
You sound as if you want Dae Joyoung to die in there.
Of course not.
I'm just dumbfounded by his reckless courage.
Bisa Fort, North Harbor
The prisoners are secured within the ship, sir.
We've been forced to disembark
after the supply ship was destroyed.
Take a look.
This is Bisa Fort at the west edge of Liaodong.
Remnants of Goguryeo regime still have power over much of Liaodong.
Luckily Bisa Fort is under Tang control,
and our men have been sent to requisition supplies.
But this will take several days.
You must keep the prisoners and the perimeter tightly guarded.
- Is that understood? - Yes, sir!
Commander Li,
we must be prudent with the remaining supplies
until provisions arrive from Bisa Fort.
I trust the Khitan tribe will cooperate?
Certainly.
There is no doubt it's them.
Yingzhou isn't far from here.
They destroyed the supply ship
so they could take the prisoners to Yingzhou!
What would you like us to do, sir?
Keep a close eye on them until I have definitive proof.
Yes, sir!
What do you think, Chulin?
They suspect us.
Tighten up military discipline and chain of command.
I don't want any room for criticism from Tang soldiers.
Aye, sir!
I can't figure it out.
Who would set the supply ship on fire?
We know that it wasn't any of us Khitans.
But the Tang chinese have no motive either.
They are not to be trusted.
And that Li Wen, he offends me.
We found a Liaodong native among the prisoners.
Wonderful.
We are warriors of Goguryeo army.
We told him all the details, so make it short.
Geonan Fort is not far from here.
We need you to go there and request help.
- Can you do it? - I'll try.
Thank you.
Remember, the lives of our people in those ships are in your hands.
Go now.
Do you think he'll come through for us?
We'll sail out again
as soon as supplies arrives from Bisa.
We have to do whatever it takes to delay them
until help arrives.
Why dont't we just set fire to the rest of the ships too?
Idiot. What about the prisoners inside?
It's one problem after another...
Oh no! We are late.
Sir, we're a little late. Could we get our rations?
You're too late. Get out of the way!
Please, sir. Just one rice ball if you're low...
Get out of the way!
Jerk.
What do we do? I'm starving!
We get one meal a day and we missed it!
We demand more food!
We want equal share as the Tang soldiers!
You've lost their minds!
Three of us are sharing a single portion
that Tang soldiers get.
How dare you accost me, you lowly Khitans!
Get out of here, you Khitan barbarians!
Those bastards!
You ignorant Khitans! Roving barbarians!
Tang soldiers assaulted our men?
I've had enough of this utter disdain.
What are we doing here?
This is severe discrimination, sir.
- I'm talking to that man right now. - Chulin!
We didn't come all the way here to be treated this way!
I know, but this is not the right time.
Let's bear it a little longer.
Oh, I'm so cold and hungry...
I think my stomach is shriveled up and stuck to my back.
Who's there?
Who's there? Get out here!
Get out here now!
- Who are you? - I was so hungry...
I'm going to have to report this.
I can't let you report anything.
His neck is broken, sir.
It looks like he walked in on someone stealing food.
- Call Li Kaigu at once! - Yes, sir.
Let's go!
What did you say?
I said I want the bastard that killed my soldier!
Are you accusing my men of having done this?
Who else would sneak in like a rat and steal our food?
- Watch it! We're not thieves! - Stay out of it, woman!
Khitans have died fighting for Tang.
but all you Tang Chinese have ever done is lie to us.
Even if one of my men has stolen from you,
we're better than you liars!
What? Do you have a death wish?
Do not treat us with contempt.
We may be quietly helping Tang right now,
but the Khitans are cold-blooded, violent people.
Don't forget that.
- How dare he draw his sword on me! - Sir,
A lowly barbarian threatening me.
Yi Wen, a descendant of one of Tang's founding warriors!
- It was you, wasn't it? - What are you talking about?
You can't fool me.
I saw you crawling back into the ship
to steal food last night!
What was I supposed to do? I was starving to death.
You could've gotten all of us captured!
This is actualiy good.
A seed of distrust is burgeoning between Tan and Khitan soldiers.
If we manipulate the situation to our advantage,
we might be able to save the people.
Tell us what you have in mind.
Listen carefully.
It may take up to two weeks for the Liaodong army to get here
while food and water will be here within five days.
And if they get back on those ships and leave,
all chances of saving the people will be lost.
We have to kill off all of the Tang soldiers
before the supplies arrive.
- By using the Khitans? - That's right!
Go on. How are we going to do this?
They have no trust for each other right now.
- What do you want? - Good work, men.
- We're here to relieve you. - But you're Tang soldiers.
- This is Khitan area. - You talk too much!
The prisoners say that
Tang soldiers just killed them for no reason!
Are you sure they were Tang soldiers?
Yes, sir.
It's revenge for that murdered Tang soldier the other day.
Cowardly bastards!
Of all the ways to deal with this!
We can't take this anymore!
We must demand an investigation!
It'll be useless.
If it was an act of revenge,
I'm sure the order came from the top.
You mean Li Wen is behind this?
Chulin is probably right.
He's more than capable.
Khan!
What did you find out?
The convoy still has not reached Tang.
What? Then were they caught in a storm?
I'm told they were forced to disembark
on the north coast of Bisa Fort
after a fire destroyed their supply ship.
North coast of Bisa Fort?
Remnants of Goguryeo regime are still active in that area!
That's right, Khan.
That's it.
I must talk to General Xue Rengui at once.
Khan, I don't think now is a good time.
Why?
Something's going on over there.
What did you wish to see me about?
Anti-Tang resistance groups are out of control around us!
And?
I don't know how they found out about the transport ships,
but we narrowly averted a raid.
But there was no raid.
That's because there was a leak from the inside.
Someone is giving away classified information.
Am I under suspicion?
No one said that.
We just want to hear your opinion about this
since you are the chief director of the mass relocation policy.
I may have the fancy title
but General Xue has taken de facto authority.
Why do you need my opinion?
You must have information
about anti-Tang groups that I don't!
Half of Andong Protectorate is staffed
with servants of the former regime.
You're sadly mistaken
if you think all of them are loyal to Tang.
You have to anticipate leakage of information.
But if you want me to name a few likely suspects,
I would name Bu Kiwon and Sa Bugu.
They were true patriots of Goguryeo.
So likelihood of their involvement with anti-Tang groups is very high.
That, that bastard!
Don't worry too much, brother.
Even if Joyoung was is to Tang,
he will escape somehow.
What about the people?
We've lost thousands of skilled
artisans and craftsmen of Goguryeo!
Both Joyoung and Gom Mojam tried their best.
Let's put it behind us.
General!
General, a messenger has just arrived from Geonan Fort.
He says the convoy of transport ships that was on course to Tang
has disembarked on the noth coast of Bisa Fort.
What?
The convoy that's carrying our people?
Yes, it's the one that Dae Joyoung is on.
What could this mean?
Don't tell me. Joyoung,
Gulsabiwu and Heuk Sudol, the three of them?
We must deploy our troops before it's too late, sir.
- Prepare to move out immediately! - Yes, General!
I've had it! Do they have mouths and we don't?
They're treating us Khitans like we don't exist!
- I've had it! - I'm going to starve to death!
Shut up! All of you!
Do you think you live on food and we live on air?
This is not unfair!
Are they trying to starve us to death?
Just shut up and eat what you're given!
Consider it an honor that
you get to eat with us Tang soldiers.
Lowly nomads!
Watch your mouth!
We Khitans are your allies and your aquals!
What? Equals? Allies?
Blasted bastards!
Your men started a group fight.
I punished them to restore discipline.
Your men provoked the fight!
Even if that's true,
Khitans standing up to Tang soldiers is insubordination!
Insubordination?
Failure to submit to superiors by inferiors
is insubordination.
Who is inferior and who is superior?
Are you trying to argue with me?
Lowly Khitans stood up to elite soldiers of Tang!
I should've kill them on the spot,
but I spared them out of pity!
Take your men back to your area!
If this happens again,
I will hold you responsible!
Which one of you Tang soldiers is in charge of food distribution?
I am.
You will distribute food equally and fairly from now on.
Then hand them out yourself.
You are the cause of this fight.
Do you understand that?
No, not really.
We Khitans are not your slaves!
Cross the line again,
and I will kill all of you!
Untie them and take them back.
If you don't like us, be honest and forthright.
And if want to resolve this,
I will gladly meet you half way.
But stop this infantile behavior.
Infantile?
Did he call me infantile?
When are the supplies due to arrive?
Tomorrow, sir.
How dare he humiliate me in front of my men!
- I want them all dead! - Commodore!
All I need is to get Li Kaigu,
and the rest of them will fall to pieces on their own.
No need to waste any time.
We will do it tonight!
Ansi Fort should know about us by now.
They said the supplies will arrive tomorrow.
This will all be for nothing if the ship leaves tomorrow.
Something's going down tonight.
I want the two of you to keep an eye on the Tang soldiers.
I'll watch the Khitans.
- I hope we're not wasting our time. - Go now.
And find me right away if you see anything suspicious.
The commodore wants to see you, Commodore Li.
What does he want?
I think he wants to have a drink as a peace offering.
Peace offering?
- And he wants to drink? - Yes.
We will set sail again once we have the supplies tomorrow.
He wants the rest of our journey to be smooth,
so please don't refuse.
- I will be right over. - Kaigu,
I won't be long, so take care of the lady.
Commander!
We will take care of your sword for you.
- Where is Commodore Li Wen? - Your sword!
What is the meaning of this?
Did you think you could get away with what you did today?
You destroyed our supply ship and killed my men,
so I can't let you live.
You will be executed tomorrow before we set sail.
I should've killed you when I had the chance.
At last you show your true colors.
You chose the wrong man to mess with.
- Subong, - Yes, sir.
Lock him up and come with me.
We must take care of his wench and his sidekicks.
Don't lay a hand on Chulin!
- Take him! - Yes, sir!
I'm going to kill you!
Don't lay your filthy hands on Chulin!
I swear I'll kill you!
The necklace!
Where did you get this necklace?
I found it.
Found it? Where? Where did you find it?
On the ground over there this afternoon.
Get her!
You're a feisty little wench.
I'm going to kill you!
I'll let you die with Li Kaigu.
Shut up and fight!
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