E11 - The Verge of Death (Part 1)

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SIGN    Alliance Navy 10th Fleet Flagship
    Gesir Bogdo
SIGN    10th Fleet Commander
    Vice Admiral Ulanhu
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
SIGN    Alliance Navy 8th Fleet Flagship
    Jagannath
[02:24] Guy
    All the nobles have fled.
[02:26] Guy
    Only the ruling-class citizens remain.
[02:29] Appleton
    The enemy is being cautious
    after losing Iserlohn.
SIGN    8th Fleet Commander
    Vice Admiral Appleton
[02:35] Guy
    We are a liberating army.
[02:37] Guy
    You don't have to suffer under the
    oppression of tyranny any longer.
[02:41] Guy
    The Free Planet Alliance is
    glad to welcome all of you.
SIGN    Alliance Navy 12th Fleet Flagship
    Cernunnos
[02:45] Connally
    Word is that the citizens are
    accepting us without resistance.
[02:50] Borodin
    I never dreamed the occupation
    would be this easy.
[02:52] Borodin
    Is it the same for the other fleets?
SIGN    12th Fleet Commander
    Vice Admiral Borodin
[02:55] Connally
    It seems so... ah, but...
[02:58] Guy
    You will be given complete political
    authority over yourselves
[03:01] Guy
    and begin your new lives as
    citizens of a free city.
[03:06] Citizen
    Excuse me... but before you give
    us this political authority,
[03:10] Citizen
    could you just give us some bread and milk?
[03:13] Guy
    O-Of course. We'll arrange it right away.
[03:17] Citizen
    We have no food. I don't even
    have milk for my baby.
[03:20] Citizen
    Please, just give us something,
    anything, to eat.
[03:28] Frederica
    Admiral.
[03:30] Frederica
    Message from the ground force.
[03:32] Yang
    What is it?
[03:34] Frederica
    They've asked us to send food to
    distribute among the citizens.
[03:38] Yang
    All right. Take care of it at once.
[03:41] Frederica
    Yes, sir.
SIGN    Episode 11
SIGN    The Verge of Death (Part 1)
[03:51] Alex
    Could you read that report
    for me one more time?
[03:55] Adjutant
    "To permanently save the
    locals from starvation
[03:59] Adjutant
    will require 180 days' worth of
    food for fifty million people,
[04:02] Adjutant
    forty artificial protein production plants,
[04:04] Adjutant
    and sixty hydroponics plants.
[04:06] Adjutant
    These numbers are expected to rise
[04:08] Adjutant
    as the liberated territory
    further expands."
[04:12] Alex
    That's ten million tons of grain alone.
[04:15] Alex
    That would take fifty cargo ships
    in the 200,000-ton class...
[04:18] Alex
    Who could come up with a supply plan to feed
    twice as many people as our entire navy?
[04:24] Adjutant
    Even if we emptied every
    warehouse in Iserlohn—
[04:27] Alex
    It wouldn't be enough.
[04:29] Alex
    We'd run out in the blink of an eye.
[04:35] Alex
    Forgive me for interrupting.
[04:38] Lobos
    Ah, you're here.
[04:40] Lobos
    I heard you had something
    you wanted to discuss.
[04:43] Lobos
    Keep it short, if you would.
[04:44] Alex
    I'll be brief, then.
[04:47] Alex
    Your Excellency, our navy is
    facing a serious crisis.
[04:51] Lobos
    What brought this on?
[04:54] Alex
    You are aware of the request
    from the front line, I assume?
[04:57] Lobos
    I've heard, of course.
[04:59] Lobos
    It is certainly an excessive request,
[05:01] Lobos
    but our occupation policy
    leaves us no other choice.
[05:05] Alex
    We don't have that much
    food in all of Iserlohn.
[05:08] Lobos
    So forward the request to our home country.
[05:11] Lobos
    The bureaucrats may complain,
[05:13] Lobos
    but there's no way our politicians
    won't send the food.
[05:16] Alex
    Yes, I'm sure they would send it.
[05:18] Alex
    But how long could they keep it up?
[05:22] Alex
    The enemy's plan is to place a
    massive strain on our supplies.
[05:27] Alex
    Which means without question, our supply—
[05:28] Falk
    Without question,
[05:30] Falk
    they will attack our supply corps
[05:32] Falk
    in an attempt to sever our supply line.
[05:35] Falk
    Is that what you believe,
    Rear Admiral Caselnes?
[05:39] Alex
    Precisely.
[05:42] Falk
    The entire region of space between
    Iserlohn and the front line
[05:45] Falk
    is under our control.
[05:47] Falk
    We have nothing to worry about.
[05:50] Falk
    Rear Admiral, we're fighting
    this war for the greater good.
[05:54] Falk
    What victory can be gained
    without taking risks?
[05:57] Alex
    That is not what I came here to discuss!
[06:00] Lobos
    Enough. I don't have time to
    cater to your cowardice.
[06:04] Lobos
    Leave.
[06:06] Alex
    I have said what needed to be said.
[06:10] Alex
    I will take my leave.
[06:12] Alex
    Yang, please come back alive.
[06:15] Alex
    This battle is too idiotic to die for.
[06:18] Na
    After receiving the massive request
    for supplies from the front line,
[06:22] Na
    the High Council was thrown into chaos.
[06:25] Na
    Those who favored continuing the war,
    represented by Councilor Windsor,
[06:29] Na
    were locked in a fierce verbal
    battle with Councilor Lebello,
[06:32] Na
    who wished to withdraw the troops.
[06:34] Na
    However...
[06:36] Chairman
    I will now announce the
    results of the vote.
[06:39] Chairman
    Four in favor, five opposed,
    with two abstaining.
[06:42] Chairman
    With a majority opposed,
[06:44] Chairman
    the motion to withdraw from the
    current operation is rejected.
[06:48] Na
    As a result, it was decided that the
    invasion into the Empire would continue.
[06:56] Na
    With the High Council's decision made,
[06:58] Na
    supply ships departed for
    Iserlohn from Heinessen.
[07:02] Na
    However, it was already too late.
[07:05] Na
    Supplies at the front line
    were already running dry.
[07:13] Ulanhu
    Ridiculous!
[07:15] Ulanhu
    You expect us to acquire the
    supplies we need locally?!
[07:18] Appleton
    Are you telling us to go
    out and start looting?
[07:22] Borodin
    How are we supposed to
    loot what isn't there?
[07:26] Bewcock
    A failed supply plan is the
    first step toward defeat.
[07:31] Bewcock
    Whatever happened to all that
    big talk from command?
SIGN    Alliance Navy 13th Fleet Flagship
    Hyperion
SIGN    They all seem rather angry.
[07:39] Murai
    Of course they are.
[07:41] Murai
    Our own fleet is running low on food,
[07:44] Murai
    but we can't let all those
    people starve now.
SIGN    If the Imperial Navy were to bring them food,
SIGN    everyone in the Empire would be singing their kaiser's praises.
[07:54] Fyodor
    Why must we starve ourselves
    to feed all those people?
[07:59] Murai
    Patrichev.
[08:03] Yang
    So that we don't become Rudolf, that's why.
[08:07] Yang
    Sub-lieutenant, call Vice Admiral
    Ulanhu at once, please.
[08:10] Frederica
    Right away, Admiral.
[08:15] Ulanhu
    Ah, Yang Wen-li. I don't
    often hear from you.
[08:18] Yang
    Vice Admiral Ulanhu,
    I'm glad to see you're well.
[08:22] Ulanhu
    Like hell I am. I'm dealing
    with the same problem as you.
[08:28] Yang
    Anyway, how are our supply
    reserves looking?
[08:31] Ulanhu
    We have enough to last another week.
[08:34] Ulanhu
    If we don't receive more by then,
[08:36] Ulanhu
    we may have no choice
    but to requisition...
[08:39] Ulanhu
    No...
[08:40] Ulanhu
    It's no use mincing words.
[08:42] Ulanhu
    We'll have to loot it from
    the occupied territory.
[08:46] Ulanhu
    Some "liberating army" we are.
[08:51] Yang
    I have an idea concerning
    that matter, if I may...
[08:57] Ulanhu
    Retreat?!
[08:59] Ulanhu
    Before we even exchange the first fire?
[09:01] Yang
    Yes, while we still have reserves.
[09:04] Yang
    The enemy is waiting for
    us to starve as a result
[09:07] Yang
    of the strain on our supplies.
[09:09] Ulanhu
    Are you saying they're waiting for the
    right moment to shift to the offensive?
[09:13] Yang
    With an all-out attack, most likely.
[09:16] Yang
    They have the locational advantage,
[09:18] Yang
    and their supply line will be short.
[09:20] Yang
    We are right in the heart of the enemy.
[09:22] Ulanhu
    Hmm... But if we retreat carelessly,
[09:25] Ulanhu
    wouldn't it just invite
    the enemy to attack?
[09:29] Ulanhu
    We'd be stirring up a hornet's nest.
[09:31] Yang
    We would have to be fully
    prepared to counterattack.
[09:34] Yang
    That is essential.
[09:37] Yang
    We could manage that right now,
    but it'll be too late once our men starve.
[09:41] Yang
    We have no choice but to
    make an orderly retreat.
[09:46] Ulanhu
    Go on.
[09:49] Yang
    If the enemy interprets our withdrawal
[09:51] Yang
    as a total rout, that will
    work out just fine.
[09:55] Yang
    We'll have several possible ways
    to fight back if they pursue us.
[09:59] Yang
    If they think it's too soon, or that
    it's a trap, that suits us as well.
[10:04] Yang
    We may be able to withdraw unscathed.
[10:07] Yang
    The odds are not high,
[10:09] Yang
    but with each passing day, they fall lower.
[10:13] Yang
    The best route we could take
[10:16] Yang
    would be to retreat as quickly as possible.
[10:22] Ulanhu
    I understand. I'm sure you're right.
[10:26] Ulanhu
    I will have our men prepare to withdraw.
[10:29] Yang
    I'm glad.
[10:30] Ulanhu
    But how do we tell command and all
    the other fleets about this?
[10:34] Yang
    I intend to ask Admiral
    Bewcock to inform them.
[10:37] Yang
    I think having him talk to all of them
[10:40] Yang
    would be more effective
    than doing it myself.
[10:45] Ulanhu
    Then I suppose we'd both better move quickly.
[10:51] Fyodor
    I agree with your proposal.
[10:54] Murai
    I have no objections, either.
SIGN    I think it's an excellent decision.
[10:59] Yang
    Please.
[11:00] Yang
    Flattery will get you nowhere.
[11:03] Guy
    Urgent report!
[11:04] Guy
    A revolt has broken out in the territory
    occupied by the 8th Fleet!
[11:07] Guy
    It's a massive uprising!
[11:13] Citizen
    Hey! There's food over here!
[11:16] Citizen
    Do you know how to use a gun?
[11:18] Citizen
    Yeah!
[11:19] Guy
    Put the gun down! Refuse and I'll shoot!
[11:22] Citizen
    He's next!
[11:26] Guy
    How did this happen?!
[11:50] Yang
    What a tragedy this turned out to be.
[11:52] Frederica
    There's no way we can build mutual
    trust with the people now.
[11:57] Yang
    Yeah...
[11:58] Yang
    The enemy has succeeded in getting
    between us and the people of the Empire.
[12:05] Yang
    Even if I knew it would bring us victory,
[12:10] Yang
    I could never bring myself
    to be this thorough.
[12:15] Yang
    Well done indeed, Count Lohengramm.
[12:22] Yang
    Put me through to Admiral Bewcock.
[12:24] Frederica
    Yes, sir.
[12:26] Na
    Bewcock accepted Yang's
    proposal to withdraw
SIGN    Alliance Navy 5th Fleet Flagship
    Rio Grande
[12:29] Na
    and pushed for a retreat to Iserlohn.
[12:31] Na
    To do so, he requested correspondence
    with Supreme Commander Lobos.
[12:37] Bewcock
    Where is the supreme commander?
[12:40] Falk
    Admiral Bewcock, how can I help you?
[12:45] Bewcock
    I didn't say I wanted to see you.
[12:47] Bewcock
    Don't butt in where you
    haven't been called.
[12:49] Falk
    All communications with Fleet Admiral
    Lobos will be conducted through me.
[12:56] Bewcock
    I have no need to speak to you.
[12:58] Falk
    Then I cannot relay your message to him.
[13:01] Bewcock
    What?
[13:02] Falk
    No matter how high your rank, you are
    required to comply with regulations.
[13:06] Falk
    Shall I end this transmission?
[13:11] Bewcock
    All the commanders of the fleets at
    the front line wish to retreat.
[13:15] Bewcock
    I want to request the supreme commander's
    understanding on this matter.
[13:19] Falk
    Retreat, you say?
[13:20] Falk
    Admiral Yang is one thing,
[13:22] Falk
    but to hear the brave Admiral Bewcock
[13:25] Falk
    calling for a retreat without
    even fighting is a surprise.
[13:29] Bewcock
    Spare me the snide comments.
[13:31] Bewcock
    This wouldn't have happened if you people
    hadn't proposed such a reckless operation.
[13:36] Bewcock
    Why don't you try assuming
    a little responsibility?
[13:39] Falk
    If it were me, I would not retreat.
[13:42] Falk
    This is our chance to strike down the
    entire Imperial Navy in one attack.
[13:45] Falk
    What are you so afraid of?
[13:50] Bewcock
    Fine. Then I'll trade you places.
[13:53] Bewcock
    I'm returning to Iserlohn.
[13:56] Bewcock
    You can come to the front
    line to take my place.
[13:59] Falk
    Please don't ask for what
    you know is impossible.
[14:03] Bewcock
    You're the one proposing the impossible.
[14:06] Bewcock
    And without taking a step from
    that safe haven you're in.
[14:10] Falk
    Are you... insulting me?
[14:14] Bewcock
    I'm just sick of hearing your big talk.
[14:18] Bewcock
    If you want to demonstrate your talents,
[14:21] Bewcock
    do it through actual
    achievements, not talk!
[14:24] Bewcock
    Why don't you get out here
    yourself and find out
[14:30] Bewcock
    whether you're capable of
    giving orders to others?!
[14:41] Guy
    Hey! We've got trouble!
[14:42] Guy
    Commodore! Commodore Falk!
[14:45] Bewcock
    What the hell just happened?
[14:49] Greenhill
    Admiral Bewcock.
[14:52] Bewcock
    Well, this is quite an honor, Chief of Staff.
[14:55] Greenhill
    I'm sorry you had to see
    that shameful display.
[14:58] Bewcock
    What happened to him?
[15:00] Greenhill
    Well, according to our physician,
[15:03] Greenhill
    he was so overstimulated by his own
    intense frustration that he had a seizure.
[15:08] Greenhill
    Since it's caused by a mental condition,
[15:10] Greenhill
    if that cause is not eliminated,
[15:12] Greenhill
    he is likely to have more episodes
    like this in the future.
[15:16] Bewcock
    What should we do, then?
[15:20] Greenhill
    Don't defy him, don't make
    him feel frustrated,
[15:23] Greenhill
    and make sure everything goes
    his way, the physician said.
[15:29] Bewcock
    Are you being serious?
[15:32] Greenhill
    As far as treating him goes,
    there is one natural course of action.
[15:36] Bewcock
    That's obvious. We should get rid of him.
[15:40] Bewcock
    If they knew a man with the
    mentality of a child was working
[15:43] Bewcock
    as the tactician for a fleet
    of thirty million men,
[15:46] Bewcock
    the Imperial Army would have a field day.
[15:50] Bewcock
    So, what do you say about
    the proposal to retreat?
[15:54] Bewcock
    The men at the front line are in no
    condition to fight, mentally or physically.
[16:00] Greenhill
    Please wait for a bit.
[16:02] Greenhill
    That would require the supreme
    commander's approval.
[16:06] Greenhill
    Understand that I can't give
    you an immediate answer.
[16:09] Bewcock
    This is an urgent matter!
[16:11] Bewcock
    I realize I'm being impolite,
[16:13] Bewcock
    but can't you arrange an audience
    with the supreme commander for me?
[16:20] Greenhill
    The supreme commander is currently resting.
[16:25] Bewcock
    Huh? What did you just say?
[16:28] Greenhill
    The supreme commander is currently resting.
[16:33] Greenhill
    He has given orders not to wake
    him unless the enemy attacks.
[16:37] Greenhill
    I will relay your request
    to him once he wakes up.
[16:40] Greenhill
    Please wait until then.
[16:45] Bewcock
    Fine. I get it.
[16:48] Bewcock
    Then, as the front-line commander,
[16:51] Bewcock
    I am required to fulfill my obligation
    to the lives of my subordinates.
[16:55] Bewcock
    I apologize for taking up your time.
[16:57] Bewcock
    When the supreme commander wakes up,
[17:01] Bewcock
    please tell him that Bewcock
    hopes he had pleasant dreams.
[17:05] Bewcock
    Signing off.
[17:06] Greenhill
    Admir—
SIGN    Galactic Empire Capital Planet Odin
[17:12] Reinhard
    A supply fleet will be sent to
    the front line from Iserlohn.
[17:16] Reinhard
    That's the enemy's lifeline.
[17:18] Reinhard
    Use all the troops I've
    given you to strike.
[17:23] Reinhard
    I'll leave it up to your talent
    to work out the details.
[17:27] Kircheis
    Understood.
[17:29] Kircheis
    I'll be going.
[17:31] Reinhard
    Wait.
[17:36] Reinhard
    You don't seem to agree with this plan.
[17:39] Kircheis
    No, that's not true.
[17:43] Reinhard
    I can tell what you're thinking.
[17:50] Kircheis
    I am aware that this plan has been
    devised to assure our victory.
[17:55] Kircheis
    But—
[17:55] Reinhard
    You don't want a strategy that
    puts a burden on the people?
[18:00] Reinhard
    We're doing it to win, Kircheis.
[18:07] Kircheis
    Yes. I know.
[18:27] Paul
    While Admiral Kircheis wipes out
    the rebel force's supply fleet,
[18:32] Paul
    our navy will shift to a major offensive.
[18:35] Paul
    In accordance with the existing plan,
[18:37] Paul
    our goal will be to swiftly
    mop up all the rebels.
[18:41] Paul
    That is all I have to say.
[18:47] Reinhard
    Our navy will take back
    the captured territory,
[18:51] Reinhard
    while delivering food to the people.
[18:54] Reinhard
    Even if it was to counter
    the rebels' invasion,
[18:57] Reinhard
    it was not my wish to force
    the people into poverty.
[19:02] Reinhard
    We must win this battle
[19:03] Reinhard
    and prove that we are the ones
    worthy to rule the land.
[19:09] Reinhard
    Do not let those arrogant
    insurgents return home alive.
[19:15] Reinhard
    Mittermeyer.
[19:16] Wolfgang
    Sir!
[19:17] Reinhard
    Reuenthal.
[19:19] Oskar
    Sir!
[19:20] Reinhard
    Bittenfeld.
[19:21] Fritz
    Sir!
[19:23] Reinhard
    Kempff.
[19:24] Kempff
    Sir!
[19:25] Reinhard
    Mecklinger.
[19:26] Ernest
    Sir!
[19:28] Reinhard
    Wahlen.
[19:29] Wahlen
    Sir!
[19:30] Reinhard
    Lutz.
[19:31] Lutz
    Sir!
[19:34] Reinhard
    I expect the best from all of you.
[19:36] All
    Yes, sir!
[19:37] Reinhard
    May the great god Odin bestow
    his favor upon you.
[19:43] Reinhard
    Prosit!
[19:45] All
    Prosit!
[19:48] All
    Prosit!
[20:10] Voice
    Notice to the engine department.
[20:12] Voice
    Transitioning to phase 3 of
    preparation for departure.
[20:14] Voice
    Traffic control report.
    No threats observed in the area.
[20:18] Voice
    Damage control personnel, shift observation
    of major sectors to alert level 2.
[20:23] Voice
    No warning signals or shutdown
    notices given for our departure.
[20:27] Voice
    Data link with control center is ongoing.
[20:30] Voice
    Imperial transport authority
    departure checklist
[20:32] Voice
    for reactor and reactor control
    systems complete.
[20:38] Voice
    Our fleet's departure signal
    has received the response,
[20:40] Voice
    "Permission granted. Comply with
    regulation departure speed."
[20:49] Voice
    Brünhild is in in-port pilot mode,
[20:51] Voice
    advancing at departure speed.
SIGN    Episode 12
SIGN    The Verge of Death (Part 2)
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:55] Na
    episode twelve, "The Verge of Death (Part 2)."