9 - The Battle of the Mountain Castle

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[00:04] Gu
    The Mongols will be here in an hour.
[00:06] Gu
    If we want to survive,
[00:09] Gu
    the samurai from the capital
    will have to obey the Toibarai.
[00:14] Gi
    This won't be easy.
[00:15] Gi
    There are a thousand Mongols,
[00:17] Gi
    and 160 of us, at most.
[00:21] Gu
    What are you doing, Kuchii Jinzaburou?
[00:25] Gu
    There we go.
[00:28] Gu
    Let's have Nagamine
    show us where we'll all be going.
[00:34] Gu
    Is this...
[00:36] Gu
    a model of Kanatanoki Castle?
[00:39] Gu
    What?
[00:40] Gu
    That's amazing.
[00:41] Gu
    It's really well-made.
[00:42] Gu
    That exile is good with his hands.
[00:44] Gu
    He knows exactly how it looks.
[00:46] Gu
    This has been our hidden
    home for generations,
[00:48] Gu
    and he knows its layout exactly...
[00:54] Gu
    The bastard is acting like
    he's one of them now.
[00:58] Gu
    All right. The Mongols are coming
    by land from the south.
[01:03] Gu
    If they follow the path,
[01:06] Gu
    they'll end up here at the south gate.
[01:09] Gu
    We'll place the few defenders
    we have here at the gate.
[01:14] Gu
    How many men will we put at the west wall,
[01:17] Gu
    on top of the mountain?
[01:19] Gu
    We can't put that many at the castle's rear,
[01:22] Gu
    so about ten.
[01:24] Gu
    I see.
[01:25] Gu
    You are putting some there...
[01:29] Gu
    All right.
[01:30] Gu
    I'll go, too.
[01:31] Gu
    The west side is a steep cliff.
[01:33] Gu
    The enemy will have trouble getting there.
[01:35] Gu
    But that's why we need to be careful.
[01:38] Gu
    That's just like you, Shiraishi-dono.
[01:40] Gu
    You're cautious, with an eye for detail.
[01:44] Gu
    Surprising, since you look like a bear.
[01:47] Gu
    That doesn't sound like
    you're complimenting me.
[01:49] Gu
    All right.
[01:51] Gu
    I'll let you handle it.
[01:53] Gu
    Yeah, leave it to me.
[01:57] Gu
    Everyone else to the south gate...
[02:01] Gu
    I'm not going to the south gate, either.
[02:04] Gu
    What do you mean?
[02:06] Gu
    I'm going here.
[02:11] Gu
    Outside?
[02:12] Gu
    When guests arrive,
    you need to welcome them...
[02:17] Gu
    Right?
[03:57] Gu
    Don't worry too much.
[03:58] Gu
    If you're quiet, your prey won't flee.
[04:03] Gu
    Choukuru-sama, do you think we
    should wait for the scouts?
[04:06] Gu
    No. If we're too slow,
    the units behind us will catch up.
[04:09] Gu
    We need to show General Uriyan Edei
    that we were the first to arrive.
[04:16] Gu
    What?
[04:17] Gu
    Above us! They're above us!
[04:19] Gu
    Where? I can't see them!
[04:20] Gu
    Calm down!
[04:21] Gu
    Trees aren't supposed to have
    this many leaves at this time of year!
[04:26] Gu
    There's more over there!
[04:28] Gu
    Fire!
[04:30] Gu
    They found us?
[04:32] Gu
    Fire! Fire!
[04:35] Gu
    Arrows from below?
[04:40] Gu
    You should've paid attention...
[04:43] Gu
    ...to the leaves at your feet!
[04:46] Gu
    Attack!
[04:53] Gu
    Two ambushes? One above, and one below!
[04:56] Gu
    The bastards!
[04:58] Gu
    Calm down and look carefully!
[05:00] Gu
    There's only a few of them!
[05:02] Gu
    Surround them from both sides!
[05:04] Gu
    Okay, let's get out of here!
[05:06] Gu
    Once they calm down,
    the enemy will badly outnumber us!
[05:07] Gu
    Run to the castle!
[05:10] Gu
    Don't let them escape!
[05:14] Gu
    We strike the enemy off guard
    to manipulate their minds...
[05:17] Gu
    Then we bring them to the south
    gate, where our main unit is.
[05:21] Gu
    Close the gate!
[05:25] Gu
    A Japanese mountain castle!
[05:26] Gu
    Attack!
[05:30] Gu
    Nice work.
[05:32] Gu
    You saw the looks on their faces, right?
[05:37] Gu
    I see.
[05:39] Gu
    He did that complicated
    ambush with only twenty people
[05:42] Gu
    so that the Mongols would
    only choose the south gate.
[05:46] Gu
    At least for the first battle,
[05:48] Gu
    we'll be able to use our largest force.
[05:52] Gu
    Get some rest, Kuchii Jinzaburou.
[05:54] Gu
    Now, it's my turn.
[06:02] Gu
    All right, everyone!
[06:04] Gu
    Let none of them into our holy ground!
[06:18] Gu
    Everyone's attacking
    without waiting for orders.
[06:20] Gu
    That's what you want in a Mongol soldier.
[06:23] Gu
    These soldiers attacked lots
    of mountain castles in Goryeo.
[06:27] Gu
    They know how to do it.
[06:30] Gu
    We're going to attack, too!
[06:32] Gu
    Don't let mere infantry men
    win more glory than you!
[06:37] Gu
    They're like turtles...
[06:39] Gu
    They slowly get as close as they can
[06:41] Gu
    before rushing for the walls, right?
[06:44] Gu
    Tatsu, you give the signal!
[06:46] Gi
    Okay! Everyone, get ready!
[06:48] Gi
    Okay!
[06:53] Gi
    Now!
[06:54] Gi
    Ready... go!
[07:02] Gi
    We can't see what's
    above us behind our shields!
[07:05] Gi
    Ready... go!
[07:08] Gi
    So that's how their stone-throwers work.
[07:11] Gi
    They're well-trained and work together.
[07:17] Gi
    Siege weapons?
[07:19] Gi
    Don't be afraid! Get close!
[07:21] Gi
    These trees are in the way!
[07:23] Gi
    What is this?
[07:23] Gi
    Snap them!
[07:25] Gi
    Don't be afraid!
[07:26] Gi
    We're putting up the ladder!
[07:27] Gi
    Race up the walls!
[07:33] Gi
    Here we go...
[07:35] Gi
    I've got a present for you.
[07:37] Gi
    Make sure you don't drop it.
[07:41] Gi
    More are coming up from over there!
[07:43] Gi
    We won't make it in time!
[07:51] Gi
    Shall we attack another gate?
[07:54] Gi
    Wait, Choukuru.
[07:55] Gi
    We'll keep attacking this gate.
[07:57] Gi
    You came, Funbishi?
[07:59] Gi
    With my two hundred,
    we now have four hundred.
[08:02] Gi
    That's enough, right?
[08:04] Gi
    The general's orders were to keep
    attacking the same place, you see.
[08:10] Gi
    General Uriyan Edei said that?
[08:12] Gi
    But he says to avoid forcing
    an attack and losing soldiers.
[08:19] Gi
    He says to take our time.
[08:24] Gi
    Go nice and slow.
[08:26] Gi
    We'll attack a single point to force them
    to concentrate their defenders there.
[08:29] Gi
    And then, if we send
    another unit from the other side...
[08:32] Gi
    The castle will fall easily.
[08:34] Gi
    Yes.
[08:35] Gi
    Ochirubato's two hundred
    should be reaching the west wall now.
[08:42] Gi
    Do you think Shiraishi will pull it off?
SIGN    West Wall
[08:48] Gi
    Damn. The west wall is under attack.
[08:51] Gi
    Is it okay for us to stay here?
[08:53] Gi
    We can't just stand here.
[08:55] Gi
    That's right.
[08:56] Gi
    The south gate may be
    on the verge of falling.
[09:01] Gi
    If that happens,
[09:02] Gi
    the Mongols will head for the
    citadel and attack your families.
[09:07] Gi
    Hey...
[09:08] Gi
    Yeah. That's not good.
[09:12] Gi
    Okay, fine.
[09:14] Gi
    I'll watch this spot.
[09:16] Gi
    You guys go to the south gate.
[09:20] Gi
    But if you're alone...
[09:22] Gi
    I'll send the signal if I see any Mongols.
[09:24] Gi
    Come back with reinforcements.
[09:27] Gi
    Sure.
[09:28] Gi
    Of course. Thanks!
[09:34] Gi
    What's wrong?
[09:35] Gi
    You go, too.
[09:37] Gi
    No, it's too risky.
[09:40] Gi
    I'm worried about my family
    in the citadel, as well.
[09:43] Gi
    You're fighting for us
    even though you're not from our island.
[09:49] Gi
    We can't let you stay here alone.
[09:54] Gi
    I'll go watch over there.
[09:57] Gi
    Fool.
[09:59] Gi
    You should've just done as you were told...
[10:04] Gi
    How much...
[10:07] Gi
    must you make me suffer?
[10:11] Gi
    Mongols!
[10:19] Gi
    Hey, traitor.
[10:21] Gi
    You look pretty calm.
[10:24] Gi
    I hate traitors.
[10:28] Gi
    But Uriyan Edei-sama won't betray you.
[10:30] Gi
    You'll be rewarded for your efforts.
[10:36] Gi
    Let's go, men!
[10:38] Gi
    Be quiet and careful
    as you go down the ladders.
[10:41] Gi
    If we catch them in their blind spot,
[10:43] Gi
    we'll have all the treasure
    and women we could want!
[10:53] Gi
    You can't just betray someone once.
[10:59] Gi
    Once you start, you can't stop.
[11:02] Gi
    You have to keep going forward.
[11:06] Gi
    I feel like I'm getting further
    and further away from Kuchii
[11:09] Gi
    and the others fighting at the south gate.
[11:15] Gi
    That's it! The citadel!
[11:18] Gi
    Men, get ready!
SIGN    South Gate
[11:22] Gi
    It's so quiet...
[11:25] Gi
    Hey, Mongols!
[11:27] Gi
    What's wrong!?
[11:28] Gi
    You're slacking off!
[11:29] Gi
    I guess even a moron
    like you can understand.
[11:32] Gi
    They aren't getting close enough
    for me to throw logs at them.
[11:36] Gi
    There's more Mongols than before,
[11:39] Gi
    but they're being less aggressive.
[11:41] Gi
    I can't feel any passion
    for taking this gate.
[11:44] Gi
    What are you saying?
[11:45] Gi
    Just come out with it!
[11:47] Gi
    They're tying us down here
    while they attack somewhere else.
[11:52] Gi
    That's what you're saying, right?
[11:54] Gi
    Somewhere else?
[11:56] Gi
    But we have a small number
    of soldiers at each gate.
[12:00] Gi
    If the Mongols attacked,
    we should get a signal.
[12:04] Gi
    And...
[12:09] Gi
    That's... the citadel!
[12:12] Gi
    What happened?
[12:18] Gi
    It's burning...
[12:21] Gi
    That's Ochirubato, isn't it?
[12:23] Gi
    I didn't tell him he could set fire to it.
[12:25] Gi
    That seems to be
    the direction of the citadel.
[12:28] Gi
    I guess all our treasure will turn to dust.
[12:32] Gi
    Oh, well.
[12:34] Gi
    He's a fierce and violent man.
[12:36] Gi
    Tell the others to attack,
    now that he's burned the citadel.
SIGN    East Wall
[12:43] Gi
    Is this the wall closest to the citadel?
[12:47] Gi
    Did the flames cause them to retreat?
[12:50] Gi
    Probably.
[12:51] Gi
    That bastard Ochirubato
    burned the whole damn thing...
[12:55] Gi
    Get up the walls! Now!
[12:57] Gi
    Don't let him have all the treasure!
[13:06] Gi
    They're burning.
[13:08] Gi
    Are those the castle's defenders?
[13:09] Gi
    No,
[13:11] Gi
    they're not Japanese.
[13:12] Gi
    They're our men!
[13:13] Gi
    Funbishi-sama,
    those are our men, too!
[13:15] Gi
    So's that one!
[13:16] Gi
    They're all our allies?
[13:18] Gi
    What's going on?
[13:22] Gi
    Funbishi...
[13:25] Gi
    Be careful...
[13:29] Gi
    It's a fire... curse!
[13:36] (Flashback) Gi
    There it is! The citadel!
[13:39] (Flashback) Gi
    Get ready, men!
[13:43] (Flashback) Gi
    Ochirubato-sama, look!
[13:45] (Flashback) Gi
    The Japanese finally found us, huh?
[13:50] (Flashback) Gi
    Crush them! Now!
[13:55] (Flashback) Gi
    Ancestors, we have held
    this castle for five centuries.
[14:01] (Flashback) Gi
    Please forgive us for burning it.
[14:22] Gi
    Funbishi-sama!
[14:24] Gi
    We should retreat.
[14:26] Gi
    The soldiers are scared.
[14:39] Gi
    Come closer!
[14:41] Gi
    You shall meet the same fate!
[14:45] Gu
    R-Retreat!
[14:47] Gu
    Fall back!
[14:53] Gu
    We managed to drive them off...
[14:57] Gi
    We must protect the citadel at all costs...
[15:05] Gi
    Princess!
[15:07] Gi
    I came from the south gate to help!
[15:09] Gi
    You're late!
[15:14] Gi
    Kuchii isn't here...
[15:17] Gi
    Why?
[15:18] Gi
    Which is more important?
    This wall or that gate!
[15:21] Gi
    I-I couldn't say...
[15:25] Gu
    I can smell the scent of burning flesh...
[15:29] Gu
    Slash and burn agriculture
    is common on this island.
[15:33] Gu
    The islanders know how to control a flame.
[15:36] Gu
    I wish I could've avoided doing this, though.
[15:41] Gu
    Forgive me, mountain.
[15:45] Gu
    I can't wait to see what
    the Mongols do when they see this.
[15:49] Gu
    They may go mad and swarm the gate,
    heedless of the causalities.
[15:59] Gu
    Maybe we should attack them!
[16:07] Gu
    Ochirubato!
[16:09] Gu
    How did this happen?
[16:10] Gu
    He and his men were burned
    to death by an enemy trap.
[16:21] Gu
    If I may, General,
[16:23] Gu
    perhaps a retreat is in order.
[16:26] Gu
    If we suffer any more casualties,
[16:29] Gu
    we will fall behind the other armies
    in the assault on the mainland.
[16:31] Gu
    There's no point in losing soldiers here...
[16:35] Gu
    No, Karaun.
[16:37] Gu
    You can't let Ochirubato's body hear that!
[16:41] Gu
    We can't let them get away
    without paying a price for this!
[16:45] Gu
    Launch a full assault!
[16:47] Gu
    Crush them from all directions!
[17:00] Gu
    We'll take out the enemy's general here,
[17:01] Gu
    and then we can see them really panic!
[17:03] Gu
    Are you ready?
[17:05] Gu
    Yeah!
[17:06] Gu
    We'll follow you to the ends of hell!
[17:08] Gu
    Ride straight down the mountain!
[17:10] Gu
    If you're not a good rider,
    just believe in your horse!
[17:14] Gu
    Follow me!
[17:19] Gu
    He's riding straight down the steep
    mountain, as Yoshitsune once did...
[17:23] Gu
    There's no need to fear
    the feeble horses of the Japanese!
[17:26] Gu
    Fire!
[17:38] Gu
    You, samurai general!
[17:41] Gu
    Your head is mine!
[17:53] Gu
    That's the guy from the corner
    on the cliff the other day!
[17:57] Gu
    Attack, everyone!
[17:59] Gu
    Don't let us lose any more commanders!
[18:07] Gu
    I couldn't get close enough, huh?
[18:09] Gu
    Everyone...
[18:11] Gu
    The same as ever. Right, Boss?
[18:13] Gu
    Let's get the hell out of here, men!
[18:18] Gu
    Yeah, that's right!
[18:19] Gu
    Don't let him escape!
[18:22] Gu
    Kill him before he gets to the castle!
[18:43] Gu
    General, are you hurt?
[18:46] Gu
    He's still not going to break...
[18:53] Gu
    Even if we take down this castle,
[18:55] Gu
    we're going to lose a lot of our men.
[19:00] Gu
    That's depressing...
[19:04] Gu
    No, you could bring this castle
    down in a matter of hours!
[19:08] Gu
    But our mission is the invasion of Kyushu.
[19:12] Gu
    I believe we should let the others
    have this useless, crumbling castle.
[19:17] Gu
    You're still not giving up on that, huh?
[19:20] Gu
    But, well, you may be right.
[19:25] Gu
    Okay...
[19:28] Gu
    I guess we'll just leave them be!
[19:36] Gu
    Magistrate!
[19:38] Gu
    These men abandoned the west wall
    and allowed the enemy inside!
[19:43] Gu
    I believe they deserve harsh punishment.
[19:45] Gu
    That samurai named Shiraishi
    told us to come help.
[19:50] Gu
    He said he'd give the signal
    if the enemy came.
[19:54] Gu
    Shiraishi?
[19:56] Gu
    He said he was worried about the west wall,
[20:00] Gu
    and he volunteered to go there.
[20:01] Gu
    But then he drove the others away...
[20:05] Gu
    That's strange.
[20:07] Gu
    It's like he was working with the Mongols.
[20:10] Gu
    Don't you think so, Kuchii?
[20:13] Gu
    Hmph. Impossible.
[20:15] Gu
    Go take a look.
[20:17] Gu
    Either he died fighting the Mongols,
    and you'll see his body,
[20:23] Gu
    or he ran off with them and is long gone.
[20:27] Gu
    I'll go up the west wall.
[20:43] Gu
    Nakamaru of Mitsuka...
[20:45] Gu
    He stayed to fight?
[21:05] Gu
    You look like a living corpse.
[21:10] Gu
    Kuchii.
[21:12] Gu
    Glad you survived, Shiraishi.
[21:14] Gu
    The Mongols who came in this way
    disappeared with the smoke,
[21:19] Gu
    and so did the rest of the army.
[21:32] Gu
    Don't you want to go with them?
[21:38] Gu
    I was waiting for you, Kuchii Jinzaburou.
[21:51] Gu
    Because without your head as a gift,
[21:54] Gu
    the Mongols won't let me go back!
SIGN    Episode 09: The Battle of the Mountain Castle