THE JURCHENS
LABELED AS BARBARIANS BY THE PEOPLE OF JOSEON, THE JURCHENS WERE TRIBAL GROUPS LIVING ALONG THE KINGDOM'S BORDERS...
...THAT CAME UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF BOTH JOSEON AND MING CHINA AFTER THE FALL OF THE JIN DYNASTY.
THEY WERE POWERFUL TRIBES. IN FACT, IT WAS OFTEN SAID, "THE WORLD WILL TREMBLE WHEN 10,000 JURCHENS GATHER UNDER ONE BANNER."
BUT THE SAYING ALSO IMPLIED DIVISIONS RAN TOO DEEP FOR THE TRIBES TO EVER UNITE TOGETHER.
THE JIANZHOU, THE HAIXI, AND THE WILD JURCHENS WERE THE THREE MAIN TRIBES.
HAIXI JURCHENS
WILD JURCHENS
JIANZHOU JURCHENS
JOSEON'S CONFLICTS MOSTLY INVOLVED EITHER THE JIANZHOU OR THE HAIXI TRIBE.
UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MANZHU LI, JIANZHOU JURCHENS QUICKLY GREW IN POWER.
HAIXI JURCHENS
BUT THE HAIXI JURCHENS WERE THE LARGER AND MORE THREATENING OF THE TWO.
AND THE MAN LEADING THAT POWERFUL FACTION...
...WAS HADAR.
THE BARBARIANS WILL BE IN YEOYEON WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR.
WE EXPECT ANYTHING FROM A FEW DOZEN TO OVER A HUNDRED SOLDIERS.
O-OVER A HUNDRED?
IT'S JUST A POSSIBILITY.
BUT THE RIVER ISN'T COMPLETELY FROZEN OVER YET, AND THEY'LL RUN INTO THE JOSEON BORDER GUARDS IF THEY TAKE THE LAND ROUTE.
SO THEY'LL EITHER HAVE TO SAIL ACROSS THE RIVER OR RISK CROSSING ON THIN ICE.
YES... SO A FULL-ON INVASION IS UNLIKELY.
ALTHOUGH WE ONLY HAVE OURSELVES AND THE FEW SOLDIERS LEFT IN TOWN, WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE...
...IF WE CAN BRING THEIR LEADER DOWN.
HUFF
HUFF
THEY'RE HERE.
ONCE WE PASS THESE WOODS, WE SHOULD SEE THEIR TOWN--
WHOA!
AAAAAHHH!!
WH-WHAT?!
IT'S A TRAP!
GRR...
HUP...!
WHAT'S THAT...?!
THIS IS IT! SET IT OFF!
S***! IT'S A TRAP!
BOSS! WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
BOSS...!
THERE HE IS.
WH-WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THIS GUY?
IS HE ASKING US TO KILL HIM?
COVER GWIYEONG!
B-BOSS...?
THE BOSS IS D-DEAD.
N-NO WAY!
I-IT... WORKED.
GWIYEONG DID IT...!
DID HE REALLY PULL IT OFF?
WAIT...
THIS IS OUR CHANCE...
CHANGE OF PLANS!
WE'RE GOING TO WIPE OUT...
...THE REMAINING BARBARIANS!
WH-WHAT?!
IS HE SERIOUS?
THE PLAN TURNED OUT TO BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN WE THOUGHT!
THERE'S ONLY A DOZEN OF THEM LEFT!
AND THEY'RE PANICKING AFTER LOSING THEIR LEADER!
WE CAN TAKE THEM OUT!
DAMN YOU, JOSEON BASTARDS--
YOU'LL DO WELL TO REMEMBER THIS MESSAGE.
ONLY DEATH AWAITS YOU...
...IN JOSEON.
CHARGE!!
HUFF
HUFF
D-DID WE...
...REALLY MANAGE...
...TO KILL THEM ALL?
THEIR NUMBERS WERE SMALLER THAN WE EXPECTED.
AND THE TRAPS WE SET UP PROVED TO BE QUITE EFFECTIVE TOO.
THANKS TO THAT, WE WERE ABLE TO DEFEAT THEM.
AGH...
WE DID IT!!
YOUR PLAN WORKED, GWIYEONG.
THEY FELL APART AFTER LOSING THEIR LEADER.
IT WAS A LUCKY GUESS, SIR.
HAHA. ALL IS WELL THAT ENDS WELL, RIGHT?
HAVING SAID THAT...
*WAR TROPHY: THE ENEMY COMMANDER'S HEAD
...IT'S TIME TO COLLECT THE TROPHY※.
IS HE...
...THE LEADER OF THE JURCHENS?
LOOK AT THAT NASTY-LOOKING FACE...
HUH...?
IS IT JUST ME...?
OR...
IS THE GROUND SHAKING...?
E-EVERYONE...
TAKE COVER AND HIDE!!
QUICK!!
HIDE YOURSELVES!!
HOW MANY ARE THERE? A HUNDRED?
NO. THERE MUST BE AT LEAST 300 RIDERS.
HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO FIND THEIR LEADER IN THIS HORDE?
EVEN IF WE DO FIND HIM, WE'LL NEVER GET TO HIM.
THE PLAN WON'T WORK ANYMORE.
THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO ABOUT THAT HORDE!
THE GROUP WE SENT AHEAD WAS ATTACKED!
WHAT SHALL WE DO, HEAD CHIEF?
FORGET THEM.
WE RIDE FOR YEOYEON.
WE ARE GOING TO BURN...
...AND CRUSH THEM ALL.
The Jurchen tribes are introduced; while Jianzhou grows stronger, Haixi led by Hadar is presented as the greatest threat. Against an enemy that will attack Yeoyeon within an hour, the outnumbered defenders plan to take down the leader. The trap works, Gwiyeong kills the leader and the rest are wiped out. The joy of victory turns to fear as 300 horsemen appear on the horizon.
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