Now! Cannons ready!
Fire!
It's a success, High Commander.
Increase speed! Pass through the channel at full speed!
Increase speed! Full speed ahead!
General!
Retreat!
Wait!
Yi Soon-shin...
Yi Soon-shin, you bastard!
Send out the reconnaissance again!
Search all ports and islets in the vicinity for the enemy.
Yes, sir!
While Yi Soon-shin was making his way toward
the heart of the enemy in Pusan...
Guerrilla unit commander Shim Yu-kyung of Ming had arrived at
the temporary palace in Uiju.
Retreat! Retreat!
Once the Ming court realized the strength of the Japanese Army
through Cho Seung-boon's defeat, they determined that the war
would expand into their borders unless countermeasures are taken.
Although they would come to a quick decision about sending
extensive military aid to Chosun,
the Ming court was having problems with mobilization
and procurement of funds due to an enduring internal discord.
So they dispatched Shim Yu-kyung, a merchant of Jhejiang, who was a
master communicator with extensive knowledge about Japan.
His mission was to negotiate with the Japanese leaders
to buy time until the Ming Army prepared for action.
General Shim, you would go to Pyong-yang personally and
meet with Konishi for us?
Yes, Your Majesty. Do not fear.
I will deliver an imperial edict denouncing their groundless invasion.
And if they are wise, they will stop the despicable acts.
You wish to see me?
Yes. There're some things I need to confirm.
Is the Emperor aware that there are over 40.000 Japanese
occupation troops in the three northern provinces alone?
It seems you are displeased with the number of troops I brought with me.
They do not appear to be sufficient to contend with 40.000 Japanese.
My troops are intended to serve only one purpose which is to escort me.
Soldiers are not my weapon of choice.
A piece of paper could indeed be more powerful
than an army of a thousand men.
But what if the Emperor's edict proves to be powerless?
Is it your intent to patronize the Emperor of Great Ming?
If they were afraid of the Ming Emperor's command, they would
not have invaded Chosun to pave the way to Ming Conquest.
My weapons is neither my army nor the imperial edict.
It is my tongue.
In order to deceive the enemy with your tongue,
you must first deceive yourself.
Are you confident you can do this?
Must you ask?
We have one million soldiers positioned along Yalu River...
one million.
So I suggest you withdraw your troops and retreat if you don't
want anymore senseless slaughter.
We cannot do that.
All we wanted from Chosun from the start was the path to Ming
so we may pay tributes to the Emperor of Ming.
But Chosun refused, and we were forced to take hostile action.
Then how about this?
I will return to Yenching and explain Japan's position to the Emperor.
Then the Emperor is certain to oblige.
All I ask is that you stop your advance and await my return.
Will Konishi negotiate?
I don't feel good about Shim Yu-kyung's bluff.
Do you think they will fall for it?
That will depend on the deceiver's talent.
The Ming court is not stupid.
They sent this man because they believe he is capable
of stopping the Japanese with a piece of paper from the Emperor.
Ming has no intent to fight.
If Shim Yu-kyung's threat makes the Japanese pull out their troops,
we have nothing to lose.
If they do not pull our, at least we will buy some time...
time to prepare the citizen army that we've rallied from the three provinces;
time for Yi Soon-shin to attack Pusan and turn the tide of this war.
A temporary truce? That's absolutely absurd!
Do you intend to accept this proposal and suspend hostilities for 50 days?
We need to buy time, General Kato.
Look, General Konishi!
We cannot advance to Ming under present circumstances.
We need reinforcements, and
we must reestablish a supply route as well.
We need to buy time until the Navy destroys Yi Soon-shin and
secure a safe supply route.
Let us drink.
Today is the 28th of August.
Yi Soon-shin sent report that he is attacking Pusan on the first
so we have three days left.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I pray that he wins...
Not only for the safety of the royal house,
but it would be a tragedy if I am forced to kill my two
valuable subjects just to preserve discipline and order.
Are you recommending that we retreat?
Yes, sir.
Retreat? But the enemy is before us.
There is a very strong eastern gale.
Does that mean we must fight against the wind to Pusan?
Yes, General.
Oh, dear...
If the gale continues, sailing to the enemy base will be a
bigger challenge than the actual battle.
The crew could be exhausted of all strength before we get to Pusan.
It will be impossible to defeat the enemy.
I agree.
We can't fight the gale then fight the enemy fleet
positioned at the outer perimeter again.
Even if we make it to Pusan, how can we land and capture
the enemy's headquarters with an exhausted fleet?
Failed? How could you possibly fail on land?
How do you plan to win this war if you can't beat the Chosunese
on close combat either?
We should've been prepared for a raid.
They were outnumbered and caught off guard.
There was nothing General Dodo could have done.
It's a shame we were defeated in Angolpo and Gaduk,
but we've gained an important knowledge...
knowledge about the training Yi Soon-shin has been conducting
for the past month in defiance of his own king.
You mean they have been practicing landing drills?
Confidence and morale is a powerful weapon.
And Yi Soon-shin's fleet has
gained tremendous confidence through the last ten battles.
And this victory in Angolpo and Gaduk probably
boosted their morale even further.
I bet Yi Soon-shin and his men are more certain than ever about
their ability to capture Pusan.
But the moment they land and set foot on Pusan,
they will see that their confidence was a trap.
We will not go after the Pusan Headquarters.
The enemy fleet is three times our size, and capturing the
enemy headquarters was a long shot from the start.
But we will not retreat either, because we must let the enemy
know that their headquarters is indeed vulnerable to our attack.
Our mission is no longer to capture the enemy headquarters
but to intercept and destroy their ships.
Through this battle, we will accomplish two things.
One, we will put fear into the hearts of the enemy by showing
them that we could capture the headquarters and cut off their
retreat route to Japan anytime.
Two, we will preserve the morale and confidence of our men.
Morale is a weapon more powerful than any other weapon this navy has.
And if we turn back now without a fight with the enemy in our
sight, we risk losing that powerful weapon.
The navy always has two enemies.
If a gale is the enemy that blocks our path, we must fight it as well.
Sir, six large enemy vessels were spotted in position along Janglim-po.
Send the Bang-dap division to Janglim-po.
We will destroy their advance guards first.
Yes, sir!
Raise the red flag!
Bang-dap division, advance!
In three days from August 29 to September 1, Yi Soon-shin's navy
fought six preliminary battles before converging at the Pusan Harbor.
The enemy is collapsing! Continue the attack!
Fire!
Attack!
Fire!
Sink them all!
Fire! Destroy them completely!
They had destroyed over 34 Japanese battleships before the main battle
thoroughly forestalling the enemy from the get-go.
General!
All of the advance guards at the frontline from Hwajun-kumi
to Choryangmok have been destroyed without survivors.
Yi Soon-shin is indeed an extraordinary man.
He made it through the stormy weather.
They've won repeated victory, so their morale must be high as well.
But the battle at the headquarters will not be easy.
Once we get through this channel, we will be in Pusan, sir.
There is no doubt that we are in Chosun.
Why are there so many Japanese flags fluttering in the wind?
Do they really think they could take us down with less than 20.000 men?
Fire! Destroy Yi Soon-shin and his Chosun Navy!
Charge! Destroy the enemy fleet!
Charge! Attack lull force!
September 1, 1592, 2:00 pm., Yi Soon-shin's Navy finally
began the attack on the Japanese Navy Headquarters in Pusan.
The battle formation that Yi Soon-shin chose for this battle
was the line formation.
Fire!
The Japanese took full advantage of their location taking up position
on the nearby hills and launched an all-out artillery attack.
Given that high angle fire increases projectile range,
odds were in no way in Yi Soon-shin's favor.
But Yi Soon-shin chose the line formation because it was the best
formation that could keep his fleet out of the enemy's
projectile range from land.
Fire! Sink the enemy vessels!
Darn!
What are you waiting for? Stop them from destroying our ships!
They are within range! Just aim accurately and fire!
But with tens of thousands of cannons bombarding them from land,
no formation was safe.
Do not panic! Remember the drills and do as you practiced!
Yes, sir. Let's move! Move it!
Stay alert! Fire!
Aim accurately! Hit the target and destroy the enemy ships!
Cannons ready! Fire!
The enemy headquarters is before us! We will land and wipe them out!
Fire!
What's going on? Why are we turning out of control?
What's going on?
The current is too strong. We lost control of the rudder!
If you can't control the rudder, row is back to the line!
Yes, sir!
Right oars forward! Left oars rearward!
What's the problem?
The current is too strong and they lost bearings.
Sir, the Right Kyung-sang Navy Command ship!
They're breaking away form the line!
They must be having trouble with the rudder?
What?
I must help him. This is not personal.
This navy cannot afford to lose a single ship, sir.
Get us right next to the Righ Kyung-sang Navy command ship!
But Captain, the current is...
It's an order!
One of our own is in danger, and we are not going to stand by and watch!
Turn the ship around!
Full speed ahead! Don't waste a moment!
We are going to save the Right Kyung-sang Navy command ship!
Now the ocean is giving us a hand!
Cannons ready!
Aim for the enemy ship!
Turn the ship around! We are in the enemy's projectile range!
Do you wish to die? Turn this ship around now!
Row at full speed!
Increase speed? Increase speed!
It's the command ship of the Right Kyung-sang Navy! Fire!
Quickly! Row! Quickly!
Throw the grappling hooks! Now!
Try again! Quickly!
Now pull!
What in the world is happening? Aim, for heaven sakes! Aim!
Back to the battle line line at full speed!
Back top the battle line! Quickly!
Sir, we're almost completely out of the enemy's projectile range!
Aim accurately! I don't care if this is the last thing we do!
Blow that ship into pieces!
Full speed!
Get down! It's going to blow!
Captain... Captain!
Wake up, Captain! Wake up!
Captain, you can't die!
Captain...!
Give them... an order...
Captain...
Increase... speed...
No, Captain! No!
Captain!
Return to your positions.
We will get out of the enemy's projectile range at full speed!
What are you waiting for?
Increase speed! Increase speed!
High Commander, I think Captain Chung is...
Perhaps we should retreat, and tend to...
There will be no retreat! Obliterate the enemy fleet!
Sir!
That's what Captain Chung wants more than anything!
Fire!
The Battle of Pusan Harbor on September 1, 1592...
Following the sweeping victories in Okpo, Dangpo and Hansando,
the command of the sea along the entire south coast was restored
to Chosunty by Soon-shin's bold attack
on the heart of the enemy in Pusan.
It was another huge victory with over 100 Japanese ships destroyed.
Yi Soon-shin's navy suffered 31 casualties on this one-day battle,
significant loss compared to the Battle of Okpo in which
not one soldier was killed.
These numbers alone reveal how fierce and intense
the Battle of Pusan must have been.
Captain, we made it back...
We received word. I am Captain Chung Oon's father.
The officers of the Left Cholla Navy
would like to lay Captain Chung to rest ourselves.
My son would not approve. Let his family attend to him.
Sir...
He is an irresponsible son for having failed to see this war
to the end, but he knows better than to be a burden.
We are at war.
As an officer of this navy, I'm certain my son is well aware that his
fellow officers must spend their valuable time
preparing for the next battle.
Alive or dead, my son is an officer of the Left Cholla Navy.
Sir...
He may have left this work,
but I'm sure he does not want to be a burden to this navy.
What did they decide?
Is he insisting on taking his son with him?
Yes...
Captain Chung...
I always wondered where he gets his stubbornness from.
I guess he gets it from his father.
Heartless fellow...
So this is the sea...
The sea of Chosun that my son so desperately wanted to protect...
"In life there is certain death, and between life and death there
a journey, hence in truth nothing is lost in death."
Let us go.
Atten-hut!
Salute!
Captain Chung!
Don't leave us!
You can't leave us like this!
Captain Chung!
"You gave your life to your country with rare devotion,
and though you are gone, you are alive."
Idiots!
How are you going to be gunners
if you can't even memorize the loading sequence?
Garrison Captain of Nok-do Chung Oon...
He was a man of exceptional valor who knew no retreat on the battlefield.
Rendering outstanding services in Okpo, Hansando and Pusan,
Chung was undoubtedly one of the warriors who
spearheaded the fight to end the war.
However King Sonjo did not grant him the title of Merit Subject.
Considering that 24 eunuchs became Merit Subjects simply for
accompanying Sonjo to Uiju, this was an astounding negligence.
But history did not forget his patriotism.
The day Chung Oon died was designated Pusan Citizen's Day,
and the Republic of Korea Navy
named its 209 class 6th submarine after Chung Oon.