APRIL 10, 1433
KANGGYE, PYONGAN PROVINCE
5,000 CAVALRY
10,000 FOOT SOLDIERS
ASSEMBLED AND READY TO FIGHT
A-AUNTIE...
CAN WE PLEASE STOP FOR A SECOND...?
NO, YEONSAENG! WE HAVE TO KEEP RUNNING!
OR THE BARBARIANS WILL CATCH UP TO US ANY SECOND--
R-RUN!
IF THEY CATCH US, WE’RE DEAD!
THINK YOU CAN GET AWAY FROM US?!
HA! WE’LL CAPTURE YOU AND SKIN YOU ALIVE!
OH, NEVER MIND. JUST DIE, YOU JOSEON SCUM.
WH-WHAT?!
UHH...
SWEEP THIS REGION CLEAN OF BARBARIANS.
ALL UNITS...
CHARGE!
I WILL HEAD STRAIGHT FOR HAPRA LIM'S MAIN BASE.
THIS CAMPAIGN WILL NOT TAKE LONG.
WE'LL SPLIT THE FORCES HERE IN KANGGYE, AND CROSS THE RIVER IN THREE DIRECTIONS.
THEN WE STRIKE HARD AND FAST...
...TO WIPE OUT EVERY JURCHEN STRONGHOLD.
MACHEON'S TERRITORY
STOP DRAGGING YOUR FEET! HURRY UP!
YOU HEARD THEM! JOSEON'S ARMY IS CLOSING IN!
WE HAVE TO HIDE IN THE MOUNTAINS, OR WE'LL ALL GET SLAUGHTERED!
ARE YOU SURE THEY'RE COMING AT ALL?
THOSE JOSEON BASTARDS TALK BIG, BUT THEY NEVER REALLY--
GAK LEE, COMMANDER OF THE RIGHT ARMY...
...WILL LEAD 1,770 SOLDIERS AND DESTROY MACHEON'S FORCES.
PALLISU'S TERRITORY
...?
SASEOK HONG, COMMANDER OF THE ROYAL GUARDS...
...WILL TAKE 1,110 SOLDIERS INTO PALLISU'S TERRITORY.
GEOYEO'S TERRITORY
DAMN THOSE JOSEON BASTARDS!
WE WON'T LET THEM HAVE THEIR WAY!
DRAW YOUR BLADES! WE FIGHT THEM BACK--
WH-WHAT THE HELL?
WHAT IS THAT THING...?
RELOAD!
ASSISTANT COMMANDER HYOSEONG KIM...
...WILL TAKE 1,900 SOLDIERS...
...AND ATTACK HAPRA LIM'S SURROUNDING VILLAGES.
HAESAN CHOI, COMMANDER OF THE LEFT ARMY,
WILL TAKE 2,000 SOLDIERS AND STRIKE GEOYEO.
JANGSEOK LEE, FORWARD COMMANDER, WILL TAKE 3,000 SOLDIERS AND ATTACK ONYEO FORTRESS.
YES, COMMANDER.
FORWARD COMMANDER JANGSEOK LEE
LEFT ARMY COMMANDER HAESAN CHOI
AS FOR THE CENTRAL ARMY COMMANDER...
...SUNMONG LEE.
LEE?
H-HEY... SUNMONG...
GASP
YOU FOOL...
HA... HAHA...
I HEARD EVERY WORD.
SUNMONG LEE.
I WANT YOU TO BRING DOWN MANZHU LI.
TAKE 3,000 SOLDIERS WITH YOU.
YOU CAN DO THIS, RIGHT?
F-FATHER...
FATHER...
I WILL... UNITE... THE JURCHENS...
ARCHERS.
LOOSE.
MY SON...
I PROMISE...
...
TAKE ALL THE SOLDIERS AND BLOCK OFF HIS PATH.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, SIR?
MY SON...
I SWEAR...
YOU SHALL BE AVENGED IN FULL.
I WILL CONSOLE YOUR SOUL WITH THEIR DEATHS!
OH...
I WONDER...
WHERE IS LITTLE MANZHU?
WHERE IS HE HIDING?
On April 10, 1433, 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry gather in Kanggye. As the fleeing Yeonsaeng and his aunt escape the Jurchen pursuit, the Joseon army launches its offensive. The commanders plan to cross the river in three columns and strike all fortresses, including Hapra Lim's base. Meanwhile, a father who has lost his son swears revenge.
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