The King Dae Joyoung (대조영)

Episode 1

Identify yourself!

We come from Ansi Castle!

We're here at General Yang Manchun's order!

Reinforcements from Ansi Castle! Open the gate!

Open the gate!

Spring of year 645...

Emperor of Tang Li Shimin launches a great campaign against Goguryeo.

His army was over one million strong

with 700,000 fighters and a large logistics force.

In response, the chief commander of Goguryeo army in Liaodong, Yang Manchun

rushed to protect the fortress sending reinforcements from

neighboring forts to Liaodong.

On the Tang side, Superior Commander Li Jing and his men

are deployed to capture the fortress.

Li Jing: Superior Commander of Tang army.

The impregnable wall of Liaodong Fortress had never been breached

since the founding of Goguryeo.

And now, the battle that will decide the outcome of the first Goguryeo-Tang War

was about to begin here at the Liaodong Fortress.

General!

General!

We were right! They are our people!

They're hostage from the fallen forts Gemo and Hyeondo!

Soldiers of Liaodong, look closely!

These hostages are your family and friends!

Those who surrender will join them and join our crusade!

But those who refuse will have to kill them with your own hands!

How dare you!

Silence that man! Now!

What are you waiting for? This is your last chance!

Lay down your arms and surrender!

What are you waiting for? Lay down your arms now!

Goguryeo's archery is truly pathetic!

How can you possibly contend with the great Tang?

Watch closely!

Goguryeo's arrow will pierce through steel and break through rocks!

Soldiers of Tang, attack!

All forces attack!

Attack!

General, we don't have much time!

Give us your command!

The enemy's siege weapons are within firing distance.

We must fight back now or the fortress could fall!

Let take the Ansi army out there.

We will fight to the death to save the people.

I can't allow it!

These soldiers have come from all over the region.

Once their spirits are broken, it will never be recovered!

Raise the flags! The white and red flags!

General! General!

Attack!

Do not leave a single enemy soldier alive!

Raise the white and red flags!

Grandfather! Grandfather!

Chibok... Chibok my child!

Grandfather! Grandfather!

- Chibok! - Grandfather!

Grandfather!

Grandfather!

Grandfather!

What are you waiting for?

Raise your weapons and shoot!

Shoot the enemy!

Pick up your weapons.

Shoot the enemy!

What are you waiting for?

Pick up your weapon. Pick up your weapon and shoot!

Shoot the enemy! Now!

You fools!

Let go!

They're all going to die anyway!

Be that as it may, we can't make them kill our own people!

If this fort crumbles, even more people will die!

- Advance forward! - Look over there!

Stop!

You're not going any further!

How dare you!

This is as far as you go!

How dare you!

What are you waiting for? Shut that old man's mouth!

You're going to have to kill me yourselves, you barbarians!

I will not put my blood on my grandson's hands!

What are you waiting for? Kill me, you thieves!

Silence!

Grandfather!

Grandfather!

Our people are dying out there!

Soldiers of Liaodong, attack!

Battering rams forward! Break down the gate!

Charge!

Fire!

Attack!

Attack!

Attack!

Attack!

Attack! Attack!

Conquer the wall! Conquer the wall!

Do not retreat!

Attack! Fire!

Attack!

Attack!

Do not retreat!

Conquer the wall!

Keep them out!

Don't let them climb over the wall!

Attack!

Climb the ladder!

Break down the gate! Break down the gate!

Conquer the wall! Do not retreat!

Break down the gate!

Do not retreat! Do not retreat!

Stop them! Keep them out of the fort!

Don't let the enemy breach the wall!

Retreat! Retreat!

Ansi Castle

General!

General, we won!

Our troops at Liaodong Fort have defeated the Tang army!

And the people?

What happened to the hostages that were used as the enemy's shield?

Not one of them has survived.

Not one?

Not one of them has survived?

No, General.

They crushed us.

The vanguard unit has been utterly wiped out!

No one could've known that the hostages would turn and attack us.

I've never seen such viciously determined people.

It's not just the civilians.

Sui empire had this fort under siege for a month with an army of one million

only to end up going home humiliated.

You should never have taken it lightly!

Sir, getting upset will not improve the situation.

His Majesty will soon be arriving, so you must find a way to...

This is your responsibility, Prince of Jiangxia.

Thanks to your idea of using the hostages as our shield,

the enemy's morale is higher than ever.

You ignored my warning and caused this defeat,

so you will have to assume responsibility.

What would you have me to do, general?

Find a way to conquer the fortress.

And if I can't find a way?

You will have to surrender your head!

If we fail to conquer Liaodong,

His Majesty will let none of us live!

Tens of thousands of Tang soldiers are dead,

But we have less than one hundred casualties.

This si a huge victory!

But none of the hostages have survived.

General Yang said he would cut off the enemy's line of supply.

We can win this battle if we just hang in there.

General,

I'm certain the enemy has smartened up after this battle.

They won't just stick to siege warfare.

You mean they will use other tactics?

They could come after our granary just as we are after their supply line.

That's impossible.

Liaodong's granary is located on top of a steep hill.

These men used innocent civilians as their shields.

You never know what they are capable of.

If you are so concerned, you can guard the granary.

General Dae stood in my path and defied the attack command.

Your action could've led us to defeat.

You don't deserve to lead the advance guards.

I will protect the granary.

Let go of me! Get of the way! Let go of me! Get of the way!

I must see him! Get of the way!

- Move! - What's the commotion?

This man insists on seeing the superior commander.

The superior commander?

Sir, I must talk to the superior commander.

How dare you!

This fool is mad!

Give him a good whipping and lock him up.

Sir, please! Listen to me!

I have an idea that is sure to break Liaodong!

I assure you I'm not a madman.

Fool!

Have you seen a madman that says he is mad?

Sir, I'm telling you. I can draw the enemy out of the fortress!

Yes, they will have to come out.

Absolutely!

So, what is this idea you have?

What are you waiting for?

Please sir, just once.

I will tell the superior commander myself,

so let me see him just once.

Good grief!

I said I would personally deliver the message!

Sure you will. How am I supposed to trust you?

Talk now, or you won't be walking out of here on your feet!

Then promise me one thing.

You will not ignore me, if the superior commander accepts my idea.

Fine.

But if this idea of your is rubbish, I'll have your head!

Believe me. It's not!

The surrounding hills are precipitous indeed.

Like General Go said, it'd be quite a challenge for the enemy to attack.

You are guarding our food supply, so you must keep alert at all times.