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(Episode 41)
It is not even a strategy.
It is very simple.
"Kill everyone that is related..."
(Slaughter)
"to Donghak."
We will carry out a full-scale attack.
Your Majesty, the Joseon-Japan Alliance...
is planning to attack the Donghak members.
- Where? - That is enough.
I am telling you because it is an urgent situation.
The Joseon-Japan Alliance in Yiin is currently...
getting attacked by the Donghak members.
But the Donghak members outnumber them,
so they are closing in from all sides...
I said that is enough.
If the Donghak members win the battle,
the King will be put in danger since he defined them as a riot.
You must make sure...
the Joseon-Japan Alliance does not lose.
I will keep that in mind, Your Highness.
(Chungcheong Provincial Office, Gongju)
"Kill everyone that is related..."
"to Donghak."
Take me with you to the punitive force base.
What did you just say?
I asked you to take me with you to the punitive force base.
I cannot do that. It is too dangerous there.
I want to see...
Yi Kang fighting from afar.
Please.
Yi Hyun.
I successfully delivered the rice.
- You did well. - Okay.
Where is Master Choi?
He quit...
working at the hostel and left.
(The Donghak army camp near Ugeumchi)
Enjoy your meals and sleep early.
We have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow.
- Okay. - Okay.
Boss, I stole a firelock from the provincial army in Yiin.
Can you give me some bullets?
Just put that somewhere safe.
And just stick to the bamboo spear tomorrow.
Why does he want you to use a spear instead of a firelock?
A firearm can only shoot a target that is 200 steps away.
But their guns can shoot a target that is 500 steps away.
Rather than running 400 steps and shooting a single shot,
it will be better...
to run 500 steps and attack with a bamboo spear.
But is it not better to use a firelock...
once we get close to the Japanese?
Their guns can shoot 30 bullets...
while that firelock shoots one.
If you are not a skilled shooter like me,
you will get shot to death while you try to reload your gun.
I guess we should use the spear.
How are you doing?
Either kill me or let me live.
Tell them to make up their minds. This is so suffocating.
The general has made up his mind.
Set him free.
Go and tell Song Bong Gil...
that he will not be able to die in peace.
Does that mean...
Ja In will be forgiven?
We will be able to find out once the battle is over.
But she will have to get punished.
She still provided military supplies to the Japanese.
Just do not kill her.
I will trust you.
Be careful on your way back.
I am not going back.
What?
I...
may not agree with you Donghak members...
on your views on Injeukcheon.
But I used to be a soldier.
I cannot let the Japanese start a war in my country.
I should knock them down.
He is a new member of the detached force.
I do not know what to say.
I will try to expiate my sins by doing my best to fight.
Welcome.
Thank you.
Let us have that rice wine we talked about last time...
once the battle is over.
Sure.
I look forward to fighting with you.
I am glad you decided to join.
I am Dong Rok Dog.
Thank you.
Do not worry.
I am sure Lady Song is fine.
I am not worried.
I have not thought of her for quite some time.
Stop acting so strong.
Do you think I do not know that you stay up all night...
thinking and worrying about her?
My gosh, that is not true.
How did you manage to notice that?
I have my ways.
My goodness.
You should become a fortune teller once the battle is over.
It is because I also felt the same way...
thinking and worrying about you.
Gosh, do not worry.
This is all I need.
For some odd reason, every time I look at this,
I feel so reassured, and it relieves me from my worries.
It is probably because I got it from the comrade I trust the most.
I see.
It is a relief to hear that.
You should sleep early.
Beo Dul.
You are also...
the comrade I trust the most.
That is an honor.
Look at all those people.
The mountain may be covered with torches right now,
but it will be covered with dead bodies tomorrow.
I am sure it will end before that happens.
You told me...
that a civilized country is different in how they fight wars.
You said they stop once the opponent surrenders.
That is correct.
I will...
trust you.
You should get some sleep.
It will be a difficult fight tomorrow.
Tomorrow's fight...
will be the last one, right?
Yes.
Then I guess that is...
a boundary which you once mentioned.
If we go back home alive, I hope you will give me...
some of your handmade chrysanthemum wine.
I cannot do that.
You are such a cold-hearted man.
Because this year, I made wine using wild grapes.
You are more than welcome to come.
Humans do not live for that long anyway.
Why act like you are special and look down on others...
and pretend you know more than others?
It is all a dream
It is all but a dream
The whole world is a dream
You and I both are in a dream
This and that is all a dream
When you wake from a dream you are just in another dream
You are still in a dream even if you wake from a dream
You are born into and live in a dream
Serving deity, I am transformed to follow the divine will.
You also die in your dream
And move onto the afterlife
What is the point in rushing?
Why hurry to reach enlightenment?
Why try to wake from it?
- Eternally not forgetting... - What is the point?
- Serving deity, I am transformed. - Oh, dear
Oh, dear
It gets agitated
(November 9, 1894, by the lunar calendar, Ugeumchi)
The day has come.
Today, forget about the great cause.
Just one.
Remember what is dearest to you.
Whether it be yourself,
your family,
the Jipgangso that helped you experience the new world.
Whatever it may be,
remember that!
Fight for that!
Everyone!
March!
We shall go!
Fire!
Charge!
Army! Charge!
Charge!
They have matchlocks at best.
Shoot in your own time. Do you understand?
- Yes! - Yes!
Shoot!
Hide behind the rocks!
There are more than a swarm of ants.
What if we lose?
Let us go.
Kill them!
Those darn jerks.
[VIU Ver] SBS E41 'The Nokdu Flower' "Battle of Ugeumuchi" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
We must take down the machine guns first!
Tell the shock troops to get ready.
- Okay. - Okay.
Shooters, load your rifles!
- Okay! - Okay!
- Hey! - Let us crush them!
Okay!
Shall we get closer?
Shock troops!
Charge!
Those foolish idiots.
Keep shooting!
Leave it.
You must live to see your mother.
Nam.
No!
Live a good life with Yoo Wol, okay?
No!
What has happened?
It is Nam.
Young Master Baek.
Let us go home now.
Come on.
There you go.
Okay, here I go.
Let us go.
We were defending the high ground with firearms.
And yet, they attempted to climb up with their swords and bamboo spears.
It was absolutely ridiculous.
I am sure...
they have realized how powerful we are.
You should urge them to surrender.
- "Surrender"? - Left Commander Lee.
You are quite hasty.
- What? - They will have...
to do it themselves.
Now that they have realized how powerful we are,
they will surrender on their own.
- What is this? - Hang on. We are almost there.
What is going on?
You need to stay here for now!
Because of your injury at the Jeonju Castle battle,
you cannot even run.
I told you I have made up my mind!
Still, this is ridiculous!
Do you truly believe that you can lead the army right now?
Our men have lost their spirits.
I must lead them!
General!
Do you think this is what your men wanted from you?
- What did you say? - I have not seen anyone...
who has lost their spirit, so do not worry.
All that you need to do...
is stay behind and encourage them.
- Move aside. - General!
We have lost 5,000 men this morning.
I know you are furious.
But this will only make our soldiers anxious.
How dare you say that?
You are like their father.
What son would want to die hand in hand with their father?
You need to stay behind.
This is gunpowder, so be careful with it.
- Okay. - Okay.
It is very simple. Light the tip, put it in the cannon, and run.
- Okay. - Always be careful, okay?
Let me hear your thoughts.
We will be in charge of the artilleries.
There is a byway at the end of a detour.
I will give you bukjeobs' men.
Thank you.
Everyone! Charge!
- Let us go! - Let us go!
Do not back away.
Do not back away!
Yi Hyun!
- They attacked again? - Yes.
They must have gone insane.
Let us get ready.
Come on and hurry.
- Okay. - Okay.
The Japanese soldiers are here!
Dong Rok Dog!
Father.
Bang Won!
Seong Gye!
Let us go!
I will not leave my sons behind.
Let us go!
You can go first.
Let us hurry, let us hurry
You should not linger
If you become handicapped
You will not be able to go
Let us hurry
You should not linger
Dong Rok Dog!
Yi Kang! We need to retreat!
You should not linger
If you become
Handicapped
You will not be able to go
Yi Kang!
Retreat!
- Retreat! - Darn it!
Darn it!
Charge!
- Charge! - Charge!
Charge!
Shoot them!
Shoot them all!
Do not leave anyone alive!
Please stop attacking.
Please.
(Exclude Japan and Protect the King.)
(Episode 42 will air shortly.)
Did you just say that 10,000 men died?
I received that report two hours ago.
By now, more will have died.
The Donghak members...
are a hindrance to the friendship between Joseon and Japan.
This is our opportunity to destroy them.
The civilized country truly is different.
They are harmless prisoners...
and you killed them all.
You claim that Joseon is barbaric,
but this tragedy never happened here before.
Take her to Gongju.
Okay.
Let us go.
We must disperse...
and wait for another opportunity.
No. The Japanese army will pick us all off.
You want to attack again?
We are too weak.
Commander Son is right.
It is infuriating,
but we must admit the fact.
We are not the only ones who fight.
Are we?
Gyeongsang, Gangwon, and Hwanghae Provinces.
Donghak followers from all over rose up.
If we, the largest group disperse now,
what will happen to them?
General. Try to turn the tide with a night raid.
You cannot. We must not sacrifice more lives.
As bukjeob commander,
I cannot sacrifice any more of my men.
We shall retreat.
- Commander Son! - Enough.
I heard your opinions.
Give me time to think.
Nokdu.
A leader must be able to admit defeat.
It is a pity...
but I fear we will not be able to cross the boundary you spoke of.
Yi Kang, do you have anything to say?
- Yes. - Then speak.
Whether we fight or disperse,
let the men decide.
Some say we should disperse...
and wait for another chance.
And some say we should go on fighting.
What do you think?
As the boss of the detached force, what do you think?
Who here is called Gae Ddong?
So many of you.
You are all low-born.
I was called That Man.
A late member...
of the detached force...
was Dong Rok Dog.
Dong Rok Dog. A neighborhood dog.
It is not a name fit for a human.
Livestock should not be called that.
But that was the world we lived in.
Humans reigned over humans,
and those beneath were treated like livestock.
That was why we fought.
And we got somewhere.
Butchers became Donghak followers.
And aristocrats became Donghak followers too.
I was born to a servant and became a Donghak follower.
His Majesty the King in the palace is a Donghak follower too.
If we disperse now,
we will be able to save our lives.
But we will not be the Donghak followers any longer.
The aristocrats will only be replaced with the Japanese.
We will...
be back to being livestock.
That is why I am going to fight.
For the past few months,
we have lived in a world where all humans are equal.
It has been so amazing that I cannot imagine living in any other world.
That is why I am going to fight.
Even if I only live for a short moment,
I will live as a human being and die as a human being.
Now let us go!
- Let us go! - Let us go!
Let us go!
I was wrong.
What do you mean?
I thought they would never be able to cross the boundaries.
Now I realize that Ugeumchi was...
not their boundary.
Boundaries are only in your mind.
And...
they have crossed them.
Are you thinking of your brother?
Are you worried?
Yes.
Give me a second.
It has been a while since the Donghak members left.
They must be fighting a big battle by now, right?
Who cares?
How can you be so heartless?
Are they strangers to you?
- What? - Are they strangers?
Even if you might think Nam is only a stranger,
Yi Kang is your son.
Did you just say "Yi Kang"?
Stop calling him That Man.
He is your little brother.
- Oh, my. - He might be Yi Hwa's brother,
but he is certainly not my son.
I do not need a son who destroys my family.
What is that sound?
What are you doing in there?
My lady.
Oh, I did not know you were here too.
Yes.
What are you doing? Come in.
Yi Hwa.
Why do you look like you just saw a ghost?
We sent only Nam to war,
but we still feel so worried.
I cannot imagine how you would feel.
Well, it will be fine.
By the way, why did you bring those bats?
This is a bat,
and this is Baek Ga.
Pardon?
Let us beat with all our hearts,
hoping everyone will come back safely.
Yes.
Let us start.
All right. Follow me.
Where are you going?
Quite a few are still alive down there.
We have to make sure they all die.
What the Japanese did looked quite fun.
Stand up!
Everyone, stay where you are.
Gosh. Are you not going to stand up?
- You should stop. - Have you all lost your minds?
I said stand up! Stand up!
Stop!
Enemies! The Donghak members!
[VIU Ver] SBS E42 'The Nokdu Flower' "The Loyal Army's Miserable Defeat" -♥ Ruo Xi ♥-
You can do this. Stand up.
- Yes! - That way!
Why are they doing this?
Why on earth?
Yi Hyun.
The Joseon army has been penetrated.
Officer Takeda.
We must retreat to Gyeonjun Peak.
Kyu Tae.
Commander Choi.
What? We better survive this.
You owe me one.
Deok Ki!
Our Father...
in heaven,
hallowed...
be your name,
your kingdom come...
Get ahold of yourself, Lee Kyu Tae!
Those crazy little...
(The Donghak army camp near Ugeumchi)
(Exclude Japan and Protect the King.)
Burn them all.
(Nearby Cheongju, Chungcheong Province)
Commander Kim.
I have received word from Ugeumchi.
How did it go?
They have lost.
What about Nokdu?
Everyone dispersed.
We have yet to know.
Then he must be alive somewhere.
We have lost,
and General Nokdu's army has failed as well.
What should we do now?
What do you think?
We will fight until we win.
What?
We will retreat to Namwon...
and raise an army again.
Do you understand?
- Yes, my lord. - Yes, my lord.
Do you understand?
- Yes, my lord. - Yes, my lord.
Let us go.
We can do it.
I do not think I can make it!
Let me go!
Come on.
- Let us go. - Get up.
We need to follow him.
What is this?
Yes, this is it.
Yes, this is what I want.
Yi Kang.
Have you seen him?
No, I have not.
You should give up. There are 20,000 bodies.
You will never find him.
Please... Please stop them.
It is an order.
Let him go.
Master Choi. Master Choi!
Let me go!
Let me go! Master Choi!
Goodness.
I was worried I would not be able to say goodbye.
Let me go. Let me go!
Ja In.
Do not hate your father...
too much.
Master Choi!
Let me go!
Do not cry.
I lived a great life.
Good...
No!
Get... Get up!
Get up!
No!
Let us go home!
Why are you here?
I... I was wrong. It is my fault.
Master Choi, I am sorry.
Please!
Let us go home.
Let us go home. I am sorry.
No!
(Jeonju Hostel)
Goodness, Lady Song is here!
You were alive.
You were.
You wench.
Why will you not say hello to your father?
Before that,
I need you to see something.
Come in.
What is this?
Deok Ki.
You fool.
Deok Ki!
I have bad news.
Bad news?
Did something happen to the loyal army?
There was a battle at Ugeumchi...
and the loyal army was crushed.
How many of them died?
20,000 men. Almost all perished.
(Chungcheong Provincial Office, Gongju)
You called for me?
Yes. The servant who follows you around.
I need him to be a guide.
A guide?
We shall go after the leftover Donghak members...
in Jeolla Province.
We must find the commanders who have vanished,
and there are many stragglers.
More than anything,
the Jipgangso still stands.
(Jipgangso)
Yi Kang...
(The Nokdu Flower)
You should have listened when I told you so.
You do not feel any guilt.
None at all.
Everything must be torn down before they are being rebuilt.
- Help us. - Then I will die too.
- Hong Ga. - Hong Ga! Hong Ga!
Do you still not get it, Yi Hyun?
We lost our nation long ago.
Nokdu will come to Namwon.
You grew up in Sunchang?
Then you must know a place to hide.
Do you know if Yi Kang is alive?
He is dead or will die soon.