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(This drama is based on historical events,)
(but some details may be different from historical facts.)
(Production guidelines were strictly followed when filming with animals.)
(Episode 31)
Thank you for your hard work.
Do not worry.
We will win.
Harder!
(Army)
The people are picking up their spears to join the army voluntarily.
Women are helping out by carrying stones for they cannot fight.
The whole of Goryeo has become one.
Now,
we deserve to win.
- Let us begin. - Yes, Your Majesty.
To hold out until our army arrives,
we will have to defend against Khitan's attacks for at least three days.
I will station the remaining soldiers evenly among the people...
so that they can lead and guide them through the battle.
Yes, do that.
Before that, we must stop Khitan's reconnaissance activities first.
By tomorrow, the advance group of the Khitan army will arrive...
to spy out Gaegyeong.
Very soon, they will find out...
that there are only a few elite soldiers left in Gaegyeong.
Then the main army will launch an attack immediately.
So, we should stop the advance group first.
Yes, Your Majesty.
We must wipe them out...
so that their main army cannot find out about our current situation...
right away.
Yes.
We must do that if we can delay their attack by even just one day.
Only then can we minimize the harm done to the people.
Yes, Your Majesty.
How many soldiers...
are in the advance group?
The scout unit...
normally consists of 300 light cavalrymen.
That is more than we can handle at the moment.
We presently have 100 cavalrymen remaining in Gaegyeong.
I will fight the enemy with them.
Please leave it to me. I can do this.
All right, then.
I will leave it in your hands.
Leave now.
Divide the troops approaching Gaegyeong into five units...
and thoroughly scope out...
the outer fortress in Gaegyeong from all directions.
Yes, Commander.
Go! Giddyap!
The advance group of the enemy's cavalry is approaching Gaegyeong.
We will return safely.
To thoroughly look over the Naseong Wall from all directions,
they will surely have to split up into smaller units.
Right. If they split up into a dozen units or so,
we can outnumber them.
I will take the mountain trail and block their exit route.
I will not let even one of them escape unscathed.
We will slay every single one of them before they reach the exit route.
- Let us go. - Yes.
Remove your armor, all of you.
You must run as fast as you can.
- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!
Hurry.
- Giddyap! - Go!
- Move it! - Giddyap!
- Faster!
- Go! - Go!
- I see a Khitan soldier! - A Khitan soldier is here!
- Shoot!
Go!
Yes.
I saw a bunch of women moving stones.
I did not even see ten soldiers.
Then we will wipe them all out tonight.
Yes, let us all have a drink tonight with Goryeo's court ladies by our sides.
Over there! Turn around!
- Let us go! - Giddyap!
Get into formation!
- Go! - Giddyap!
As the Field Commander said, Gaegyeong is empty.
Yes, I do not see any soldiers.
Let us hurry back and deliver the news to the Field Commander.
Yes, sir.
Hey.
What happened?
Where are the horses?
It is the Goryeo army!
It is those men! Kill them!
Die!
Now then. Get on your horses now!
- Yes, sir. - Yes, sir.
Where are the other units?
Why have they not gathered when it is almost time?
General!
- What is it? - It is the Goryeo army.
Goryeo's mounted troops appeared and attacked us!
- How many were there? - Around 100.
Do you mean you were defeated by just 100?
They suddenly appeared from the rear. We had nowhere to run.
Our men have scattered and are being chased.
General. We must help them at once.
No. In the worst-case scenario, even our retreat path could get blocked.
Let us return now.
We must inform the Commander that Gaegyeong is empty.
Understood.
Make haste!
We must get out of here immediately!
Take aim.
Shoot!
Arrows!
- Keep shooting! - Kill every one of them!
Disperse! At least one of us must return alive!
Mounted troops!
Charge!
Great work.
We are back.
How did it go?
All of them have been killed.
We have earned a day.
The Khitan's main army will not attack us tonight.
Once the day breaks tomorrow, they will send the scouts...
to spy on Gaegyeong again.
Is that so? You have done well.
The Goryeo army must have surely attacked them.
It seems a large Goryeo army is stationed in Gaegyeong.
That is impossible.
A great army of 200,000 soldiers traveled up north.
There must be a maximum of 1,000 to 2,000 soldiers...
in Gaegyeong.
Like a fool, the advance army was defeated...
by that small number.
But when His Majesty led the war,
Goryeo had 300,000 soldiers.
At least 100,000 must be in Gaegyeong...
This is what they are after.
It is their trick to blind us and buy time.
Gather the soldiers.
We are to attack Gaegyeong at once.
We cannot do that, Commander.
The scouts should be sent again to observe Goryeo.
He is right. If we attack rashly...
and face the enemy's great army, it will be bad.
We will go to war. This is an order.
- Yes, Commander. - Yes, Commander.
What are you doing?
- Your Majesty. - Your Majesty.
We are making armor for the people.
Making armor is not easy.
You will not make many like this.
We are trying to make at least one more armor for the people.
Only then will the enemy think there are many elite soldiers.
You do not have to give us a hand, Your Majesty.
I, too, am Goryeo's subject.
And His Majesty's wife.
That was not what I meant.
What about Heum?
His nanny is putting him to sleep.
Like His Majesty,
he was born during the war.
How can the war go on for so long?
A child was born,
and that child became a father,
yet the war still goes on.
It will end now.
We will win.
Do you still say so when we are in a dire situation again?
This time, Your Majesty and I...
are making this armor together.
That is why we will win.
Commander!
Commander, the soldiers are unable to keep up.
The procession has gotten too far behind.
We must stop here and regroup.
How far have the mounted troops gotten?
They will arrive in Gaegyeong by sunrise.
Giddyap!
- Giddyap! - Giddyap!
Make haste!
The left guards go north, and the right guards go south...
to attack the fortress.
- Yes, Field Commander. - Yes, Field Commander.
We will conquer Gaegyeong before sunrise...
and capture the King of Goryeo!
- Yes, Field Commander! - Yes, Field Commander!
Let us go!
- Giddyap! - Giddyap!
Giddyap!
Thankfully, we have defeated the advance troops of Khitan.
However, we cannot relax just yet.
They will send a group of scouts once the sun comes up.
No, even tonight,
they might send more soldiers.
They lost 300 men, so they will probably send a lot more.
Then, they will eventually find out that Gaegyeong is empty.
Yes, we will not be able to avoid that.
If the main troops of Khitan attack,
how much damage will our people face?
I am sorry to say so,
but there will be mountains of dead.
Even during one night,
we will lose around 10,000 people.
Did you say 10,000?
Yes, that is right.
Your Majesty.
The people are already determined to face death.
Even still, we cannot let such a huge sacrifice happen.
We need some other plans.
A way to make the enemy turn back...
without the sacrifice of our people.
We know well how you feel, Your Majesty,
but such a plan does not exist.
Unless the great army of Goryeo suddenly appears before our eyes,
there is no way to escape the current situation.
What if we trick the enemy...
into thinking the army has arrived?
If the great army of Goryeo really were to appear,
what do you think...
the enemy would do?
I am sure they will retreat.
In the north, the Supreme Commander...
is coming down with 200,000 soldiers.
But if they suddenly see the Goryeo army before their eyes,
the enemy will only end up surrounded.
Then,
let us try it.
How do you mean?
Your Majesty, that is not right.
The man who is leading the Khitan army is a seasoned veteran.
He will not be tricked so easily.
I also think this is a dangerous gamble.
It could leave Your Majesty's life in danger.
I also know that it is dangerous.
However, if we just stay put,
there is no way to avoid the death of our people.
Let us give it a try.
Let us put our lives on the line...
and try to trick the enemy forces.
Yes.
Let us try.
The outcome of this plan...
is up to the mind of Xiao Paiya.
The important thing is...
how he thinks of Goryeo.
If he has fear...
of Goryeo in his mind, we will succeed.
If not,
we will fail.
I am certain he will be afraid.
Do you really have such certainty?
That man...
has experienced Goryeo firsthand.
Your Majesty, the main troops of Khitan are heading this way.
What do you mean, the main troops?
Are they not scouts but the main troops?
Yes, sir. The main troops of Khitan are approaching.
Let us get started.
All right. Everyone, gather around.
From now on, we will escort His Majesty...
and exit the palace.
Do you understand?
- Yes, sir! - Yes, sir!
They want everyone to come, including the court ladies.
They say they need as many people as possible.
Quickly.
Hurry up.
Save us, merciful Buddha.
Will that be enough to trick them?
I know.
How will they look like a great army with only those few people?
Just quiet down.
This is all an attempt to keep us alive.
Oh, my goodness.
Your Majesty.
We will arrive at Gaegyeong soon.
Put out your torches.
Put out your fires.
Field Commander.
Look over there.
It is the Goryeo army.
There seem to be many of them.
It is a trick.
What?
They are not moving.
I am sure more than half of those torches...
are fixed in place on the ground.
Advance.
We will wipe them out first.
Yes, Field Commander.
Advance!
Your Majesty.
Look, over there!
What?
They are...
- Come on! - Here we come!
Our people are here to help!
What a relief.
- Oh, my. - Thank goodness.
What is the matter, Commander?
Those lights.
That is real.
It really is Goryeo's army. It is the Goryeo army!
We must retreat.
Goryeo's large army is approaching us.
No, that cannot be.
Gaegyeong is empty.
I am sure of it.
No, it is not. Look at that.
They have been waiting for us.
It is a trick by the Goryeo army!
Commander!
Commander, Goryeo's cavalrymen are coming.
There seem to be at least 10,000 cataphracts.
Commander, we must retreat.
We will be surrounded at this rate. Field Commander!
Shut your mouth,
will you?
Those sly Goryeo rats.
Those sly Goryeo rats!
Your Majesty!
Your Majesty.
The enemy is retreating.
The Khitan army is retreating!
- Yes! - Hurrah!
Good.
- Hurrah! - Yes!
- Hurrah! - We did it!
Yes!
- Yes! - We did it!
- Hurrah! - Yes!
Hurrah!
Your Majesty.
Assistant Field Legislator, you returned first.
Are you all right, Your Majesty?
Yes, the people kept me safe.
- What about the Khitan army? - They retreated at dawn.
They probably took a different route in order to avoid your cavalrymen.
Yes, Your Majesty.
Quench yourself first.
Then go and join the Supreme Commander as quickly as you can.
He told me to stay in Gaegyeong and protect Your Majesty.
No, Gaegyeong is now safe.
He needs you.
Only with your help...
can he annihilate the Khitan army.
- However... - Leave now.
Yes, Your Majesty.
I will be off, then.
- Is that really true? - Yes, Commander.
The Khitan army is retreating.
What about His Majesty?
Did they manage to capture His Majesty?
No, they are pulling out without a single hostage.
They are hurriedly going back up north as if they are being chased.
What is going on?
His Majesty must have done something,
with the people.
We will block all routes to Tongju...
and drive the enemy toward Kwiju.
We will chase them into a corner in Kwiju, where we will wipe them out.
- Yes, Commander. - Yes, Commander.
Send a messenger to Kwiju Fortress.
Tell them to completely seal up the path to the gorge,
which they will have to take to leave Kwiju.
And...
when the Khitan army appears, they should make sure...
the commander of the Khitan army receives this letter.
Yes, Commander.
What is the letter about?
You will find out soon enough.
Stay alert and focused, all of you.
The chance to annihilate the enemy has finally arrived.
Let us all get moving.
Now,
we will...
end this war.
- Yes, Commander. - Yes, Commander.
(Kwiju Gorge, Kwiju)
(Goryeo's army blocking the gorge)
(Goryeo's main troops, Khitan's army)
(Gaegyeong)
(Kim Jong Hyun and his cataphracts)
Commander, are you all right?
Any news from the scouts?
They have just returned.
Thousands of Goryeo soldiers are lying in ambush...
along the gorge we must pass through to get out of Kwiju,
and Goryeo's main troops are approaching us from the south.
They will arrive at Kwiju by tonight.
Then...
we will be trapped here.
We must climb over the mountains and get out of Goryeo's territory.
In any case, conserving our resources should be our priority now.
Then we will be returning empty-handed.
We have yet to capture the King of Goryeo,
and we failed to defeat Goryeo's main troops.
His Majesty will not forgive us.
Commander, the Goryeo army sent a messenger.
(To the Khitan Army's Commander Xiao Paiya)
Goryeo's Supreme Commander...
ordered me to hand this letter to the Khitan's Commander.
Let us end it now.
The war is a fiery pit for everyone.
Facing the fear of death...
is as painful for the Khitan soldiers...
as it is for the Goryeo soldiers.
This fiery pit will continue...
if we fail to battle it out this time.
Let us, two old men,
conclude this war.
Whether the Khitan wins or Goryeo wins...
is decided by the deity.
This is a message...
from Goryeo's Supreme Commander Kang Gam Chan...
to Khitan's Commander Xiao Paiya.
(To the Khitan Commander Xiao Paiya)
Is anyone outside?
Yes, Commander.
Where is Goryeo's cataphract?
They are nowhere to be seen.
Get ready for battle.
As soon as the sun rises,
we will attack.
Commander?
While the enemy's cataphract is absent,
wipe out the Goryeo army.
I will cut Kang Gam Chan's head off...
and offer it to His Majesty.
Understood, Commander.
There are no mounted troops.
We cannot fight the war without them.
The mounted troops are coming.
How do you know that?
You did not order...
the Field Legislator to return at any cost.
You simply told him to protect His Majesty.
His Majesty must have sent him to me.
His Majesty...
knows very well that we need the cataphract.
But...
If the mounted troops are visible,
the enemy will give up war...
and run away over the mountain.
Only when we have no mounted troops will Xiao Paiya accept to fight the war.
But without the mounted troops,
annihilating the enemy will be tough.
They will arrive by the time the war has heightened.
I know the speed of the cataphract very well.
They will arrive between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. tomorrow.
Get ready to battle.
The enemy will attack us as soon as dawn breaks.
Understood, Supreme Commander.
- Giddyap! - Giddyap!
The battle...
will soon begin.
(Kwiju Field)
- Giddyap! - Giddyap!
The wind is in our favor.
Create more dust.
Make the enemy blind.
Order the plundering army to keep moving!
(The Goryeo army's camp)
Supreme Commander.
The wind is blowing towards the enemy.
The deity is not helping us.
Due to the cloud of dust they created,
we cannot see the enemy's barracks operation.
Only predictions can be made.
Just like in Samsuchae, we will prepare for the cataphract.
Whatever comes, we must block it.
We must annihilate the enemy at any cost.
With that, we will stop them from invading Goryeo ever again.
Proceed with it.
The enemy...
will begin with the cataphract!
Long shield troop!
Hide the sword wagons with the long shield troop!
Giddyap!
Prepare the mounted troops to advance.
Hold the first battle ritual.
Hold the first battle ritual!
- The sky. - The sky.
- The earth. - The earth.
- The sky. - The sky.
- The earth. - The earth.
- The sky. - The sky.
- The earth. - The earth.
- The sky. - The sky.
- The earth. - The earth.
- The sky. - The sky.
- The earth. - The earth.
- The sky. - The sky.
- The earth. - The earth.
- The sky. - The sky.
- The earth. - The earth.
- The sky. - The sky.
- The earth. - The earth.
- The sky. - The sky.
- The earth. - The earth.
- The sky. - The sky.
I am scared. I cannot see a thing.
Do not be scared.
We simply need to hide the sword wagons,
then retreat once I blow this. Got it?
(The 1st sword wagon army)
I will kill you all if you die before me.
I have three daughters and one son.
I have a father.
Save us, merciful Buddha.
It will be all right.
The first battle has started.
(Goryeo's military headquarters)
Archers.
The headwind is getting stronger.
The arrows do not reach them.
The wind... No, the sky is on our side.
Fire 10,000 arrows all at once.
Shoot higher!
- No! - Hurry!
Stay in front! Advance forward...
and hide the sword wagons!
Hey! Come on! Go!
How are we to cover the front when the arrows keep coming?
Is it over?
- Change directions! - Change directions!
- Throw them! - Throw them!
Stand your ground! Sword wagons, hold formation!
Field Commander.
Hey! Get your act together!
Sword wagons, hold formation!
- Push them back! - Push them!
Sword wagons, hold formation!
General!
- Push! - Push!
Keep pushing!
Push them back!
Push them!
The sword wagons are stuck!
The sword wagons are stuck.
The enemy has brought light cavalrymen instead of cataphracts!
The sword wagons are stuck.
The sword wagons are stuck!
- Push them back! - Push them!
Push!
- Push! - Push!
This war is our chance!
Let us all shout as we push!
- Success! - Success!
Push!
Success!
Get off!
What?
What? Who is that?
No...
We do not have any cataphracts,
so we cannot help or take out the sword wagons.
We need our cataphracts!
The cataphracts will come for certain.
The first line of sword wagons must stand their ground.
The second line of sword wagons, get ready for battle.
Never back down.
Yes, Commander!
The cataphracts will come for certain.
(Korea-Khitan War)
(Subtitles are provided by KOCOWA.)