E6 - The Capture of Iserlohn (Part 1)

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[00:04] Alex
    Imperial cruisers and
    forty military uniforms?
[00:07] Yang
    Yes. We do have some Imperial
    ships we captured before, right?
[00:12] Yang
    As for the uniforms...
[00:14] Yang
    Just try to find them.
[00:16] Alex
    Don't make it sound so easy.
[00:17] Alex
    I realize it's to prevent
    intelligence leaks,
[00:20] Alex
    but still, making demands without even
    telling me the plan you need them for?
[00:24] Yang
    Now, now. I'll treat you
    to a glass of cognac.
[00:28] Alex
    Not good enough. Make it three.
[00:32] Yang
    Consider it done.
[00:35] Yang
    Oh, there's one other
    thing I need to ask for.
[00:39] Alex
    What is it?
[00:40] Yang
    Given what's happened with
    the Patriotic Knight Corps,
[00:43] Yang
    I'm concerned about leaving
    Julian alone while I'm away.
[00:46] Yang
    Would it be possible to dispatch
    the MP to the area?
[00:48] Alex
    Well, of course. That's a simple matter.
[00:51] Alex
    But is leaving him in someone
    else's care out of the question?
[00:56] Yang
    I did consider that option,
    of course, but...
[01:00] (Flashback) Julian
    I refuse.
[01:01] (Flashback) Julian
    Without me, this house will fall to ruin.
[01:04] (Flashback) Julian
    It'll get so dusty inside,
    it'll be unlivable.
[01:09] (Flashback) Julian
    While you're away, I will
    assume the responsibility
[01:13] (Flashback) Julian
    of protecting this house as the
    commander in your absence.
[01:16] Yang
    So... I just couldn't do it.
[01:20] Alex
    That's one dependable kid!
[01:22] Alex
    Got it. I'll arrange them right away.
[01:25] Yang
    I appreciate it.
[01:26] Alex
    Sure.
[01:28] Alex
    Now... let's get to the topic at hand.
[01:32] Yang
    The 13th Fleet Personnel
    Distribution Plan...
SIGN    Legend of the Galactic Heroes
[03:07] Na
    Shortly thereafter, the officers
    chosen by Yang and Caselnes
[03:12] Na
    came together under the
    banner of the 13th Fleet.
[03:16] Na
    For vice commander, they chose the
    seasoned veteran Commodore Fischer,
SIGN    Commodore Edwin Fischer
[03:19] Na
    who fought bravely in
    the Battle of Astarte.
[03:22] Na
    For chief officer, they chose the
    meticulous and orderly Commodore Murai.
SIGN    Commodore Murai
[03:28] Na
    And for deputy chief officer, they chose
    Captain Patrichev, known as the "Fighter."
SIGN    Captain Fyodor Patrichev
[03:36] Fischer
    I humbly accept the position.
[03:38] Fischer
    But why me?
[03:41] Yang
    Your skillful fleet management was a
    great help in the Battle of Astarte.
[03:46] Yang
    Our fleet is comprised of the survivors
    of the 4th and 6th Fleets,
[03:50] Yang
    in addition to new recruits.
[03:53] Yang
    This necessitates highly
    elaborate coordination.
[03:58] Fischer
    I see. That is a heavy responsibility, indeed.
[04:03] Yang
    Good to see you again.
[04:05] Fyodor
    Glad to see you're doing well.
[04:07] Yang
    As well as ever.
[04:09] Yang
    I haven't gotten any better at
    three-dimensional chess, either.
[04:13] Yang
    I haven't seen you since Econia.
[04:15] Murai
    I didn't expect you to appoint
    me to this position.
[04:19] Yang
    I always wanted to call on
    you if anything came up.
[04:24] Alex
    He was completely enamored by you
    after what happened on Econia.
[04:29] Yang
    If I am to command a fleet, I need
    a man like you on my staff.
[04:35] Yang
    I humbly request your aid.
[04:38] Murai
    With pleasure.
[04:41] Alex
    By the way, as for your adjutant...
[04:44] Yang
    Did you find anyone?
[04:46] Alex
    I did.
[04:47] Alex
    Graduated second-in-class from
    cadet school, class of 794.
[04:52] Alex
    A student far superior to you.
[04:55] Alex
    He's assigned to the Integrated Tactical
    Operations Center's Information Analysis Division,
[04:58] Alex
    with a reputation for having an
    extraordinarily strong memory.
[05:02] Alex
    Things are busy over there right now,
[05:04] Alex
    so I'll arrange an introduction later.
SIGN    Episode 6
SIGN    The Capture of Iserlohn (Part 1)
[05:19] Yang
    What to do...
SIGN    Sub-lieutenant Frederica Greenhill
[05:25] Frederica
    I am Sub-lieutenant Frederica Greenhill.
[05:27] Frederica
    I have been appointed as adjutant
    to Rear Admiral Yang.
[05:32] Yang
    R-Right...
[05:36] Frederica
    Rear Admiral Caselnes ordered me to come.
[05:39] Yang
    Well, this is unexpected.
[05:42] Frederica
    Unexpected? What is?
[05:45] Yang
    Nothing. Never mind.
[05:47] Yang
    Your name is Greenhill? Would that mean...
[05:50] Frederica
    Yes, Admiral Dwight Greenhill is my father.
[05:55] Yang
    You certainly are far superior to me.
[05:58] Frederica
    Not at all.
[06:00] Frederica
    I am young and inexperienced,
    but I will rely on your guidance.
[06:05] Yang
    I'm glad to have you here.
[06:08] Yang
    Have you had a look at my strategy outline?
[06:11] Yang
    I'd like to hear your honest opinion.
[06:14] Frederica
    It will be successful.
[06:17] Yang
    Why are you so confident?
[06:20] Frederica
    You were successful at El Facil
    eight years ago, as well.
[06:25] Yang
    That's a rather flimsy basis
    for such conviction...
[06:29] Frederica
    But, at that time, you successfully planted
    absolute faith in a young girl's mind.
[06:39] Frederica
    I was at that airport on
    El Facil with my mother.
[06:45] Frederica
    I'm sure you've long since forgotten me,
[06:48] Frederica
    as well as what you said after
    you were saved by drinking
[06:52] Frederica
    the coffee I gave you.
[06:54] Yang
    What did I say?
[06:56] Frederica
    "You're a big help.
[06:58] Frederica
    I don't like coffee, though,
    so I wish you had brought tea."
[07:02] Yang
    I said something that rude?
[07:05] Frederica
    Yes, you did.
[07:08] Yang
    I see. I apologize.
[07:11] Yang
    But I feel there must be far more beneficial
    uses for that keen memory of yours.
[07:20] Frederica
    Yes, sir. Thank you.
[07:26] Guy
    Adding new soldiers to the survivors
    of the 4th and 6th Fleets...
[07:30] Guy
    Yang Wen-li is only in his
    twenties and lacks experience.
[07:34] Guy
    Can someone like that really
    bring down Iserlohn?
[07:38] Guy
    What was the chief thinking, anyway?
[07:41] Guy
    It's been a long time since that former
    soldier left the battlefield.
[07:45] Guy
    Perhaps he's finally gone senile?
[07:49] Bewcock
    I certainly hope you men
    don't feel ashamed later.
[07:53] Guy
    A-Admiral Bewcock!
[07:56] Bewcock
    You may be making the mistake of laughing
    at a tree sapling because it lacks height.
SIGN    5th Fleet Commander
    Vice Admiral Alexandre Bewcock
[08:07] Alex
    Looks like the admiral's on your side.
[08:10] Yang
    I won't thank him, though.
[08:12] Yang
    He'd just laugh at me.
[08:24] Yang
    It is reassuring, though.
[08:30] Alex
    Oh, right.
[08:31] Alex
    I finally got your strategy outline.
[08:33] Yang
    Glad to hear it.
[08:35] Alex
    It's a pretty reckless plan, though.
[08:37] Alex
    I can't help feeling exasperated.
[08:39] Yang
    I'm sorry about that.
[08:41] Alex
    So...
[08:42] Alex
    Who are you going to get to carry it out?
[08:45] Alex
    It'll take a real daredevil
    to pull that off.
[08:48] Yang
    I actually do have someone in mind.
[08:58] Frederica
    The Rosen Ritter, "Knights of the Rose."
[09:01] Frederica
    A ground combat force comprised
    of refugees from the Empire,
[09:05] Frederica
    with tactical skills said to be among
    the best in all the Alliance.
[09:10] Frederica
    Its thirteenth regimental commander
    is Captain Walter von Schönkopf.
[09:18] Yang
    His Imperial language won't
    be an issue, will it?
[09:20] Frederica
    No, but there are unfavorable rumors.
[09:24] Yang
    Rumors?
[09:26] Frederica
    Of all their past captains,
    six defected back to the Empire.
[09:31] Frederica
    There are concerns that he
    may become the seventh.
[09:34] Yang
    Based on what?
[09:35] Frederica
    Because the number thirteen
    is considered unlucky.
[09:38] Yang
    So these concerns are basically
    groundless, then.
[09:45] Frederica
    Do you wish to meet him? I can
    set up an appointment at once.
[09:48] Yang
    No.
[09:50] Yang
    I'll go see him myself.
[09:53] Yang
    This is a tremendous favor I'm
    asking of him, after all.
[10:33] Guy
    All right. Looks like I win this one.
[10:36] Guy
    That's what you said the other day, too.
[10:44] Guy
    Looks like we've got a couple
    of fish out of water here.
[10:49] Frederica
    We are Admiral Yang Wen-li
[10:51] Frederica
    and Sub-lieutenant Frederica Greenhill
    of the 13th Fleet.
[10:55] Frederica
    We have come to see Captain Schönkopf.
[10:58] Guy
    You're Admiral Greenhill's
    daughter, aren't you?
[11:02] Guy
    The rumors were true.
    You really are a beauty.
[11:08] Frederica
    Not even a salute. They certainly are rude.
[11:13] Yang
    Uh... Actually, we're here
    on urgent business.
[11:18] Yang
    We'd like you to introduce
    us to Captain Schönkopf.
[11:23] Guy
    I'd be glad to tell Sub-lieutenant
    Greenhill where he is.
[11:29] Frederica
    Rude behavior in front of an admiral
    will only be tolerated for so long.
SIGN    That will be enough, Sub-lieutenant.
SIGN    How long are you going to keep up that act?
SIGN    You're all taking your horseplay too far.
[12:00] Yang
    You are...
SIGN    Thirteenth Regiment Commander of the Rosen Ritter
    Captain Walter von Schönkopf
SIGN    Captain Walter von Schönkopf.
SIGN    Seeing someone as beautiful as you makes them act like little boys again.
SIGN    The same goes for me.
SIGN    Please forgive us.
SIGN    So, what in the world could have brought the hero of El Facil here?
[12:37] Yang
    I'd like to discuss something with you.
SIGN    I assume it's important.
[12:42] Yang
    Most likely.
SIGN    Rosen Ritter Regiment
    Commander Kasper Linz
SIGN    Rosen Ritter Regiment
    Lieutenant Rainer Blumhardt
SIGN    Yes, I suppose there is no other way.
SIGN    Being in a strong fortress does make people careless.
SIGN    But if I become the seventh traitor, like the rumors say,
SIGN    it will be all for naught.
SIGN    What would you do then?
[13:16] Yang
    I'd be stuck.
SIGN    Well, I'm sure you would.
SIGN    But would you stop at that?
SIGN    Surely you've already thought up some countermeasure.
[13:27] Yang
    No, I couldn't think of anything.
[13:30] Yang
    If you betray me, that'll be the
    end. I'll have no further moves.
SIGN    Does that mean you place your full trust in me?
[13:39] Yang
    The truth is, I'm not very confident.
[13:42] Yang
    But if I don't put my faith in
    you, this plan won't work.
[13:47] Yang
    So I will trust you.
    That's the first prerequisite.
SIGN    I see.
SIGN    May I ask one question?
[13:58] Yang
    Sure.
SIGN    The order you've been given is impossible by its very nature.
SIGN    You have half a fleet, quite frankly a ragtag assembly of weaklings,
SIGN    with which you're supposed to defeat Iserlohn.
SIGN    No one would blame you for refusing to follow such an order.
SIGN    Did you agree to it because you already had this plan in mind?
SIGN    Even if that is the case, I would like to know your true motive.
SIGN    Is it honor you want? Or a promotion?
[14:32] Yang
    I don't think it's for a promotion.
[14:35] Yang
    It's enough to be called
    "Your Excellency" before the age of thirty.
[14:39] Yang
    Besides, if I return from
    this mission alive,
[14:43] Yang
    I intend to retire from the service.
SIGN    Retire from the service?
[14:47] Yang
    Yes, well... I would receive
    pension and retirement pay.
[14:52] Yang
    Just enough to support myself
    and one other, at least.
[14:57] Yang
    I wouldn't be left wanting.
SIGN    You would retire in the current state of affairs?
[15:02] Yang
    That's the thing. It's because
    of the state of affairs.
[15:06] Yang
    If our forces occupy Iserlohn,
[15:08] Yang
    it would cut off what is essentially
    the Empire's only route to invade us.
[15:12] Yang
    So long as we don't attempt something
    as stupid as a reverse invasion,
[15:17] Yang
    neither force will be able
    to confront the other.
[15:20] Yang
    Not on a large scale, at least.
[15:24] Yang
    It will depend on the Alliance
    government's diplomatic skill,
[15:27] Yang
    but if we can secure a location that
    offers a militaristic advantage,
[15:29] Yang
    perhaps we can forge a peace treaty with
    the Empire that would satisfy both sides.
[15:35] Yang
    And that would give me the
    peace of mind to retire.
SIGN    But would that peace really be permanent?
[15:46] Yang
    Permanent peace has never existed
    in all of mankind's history.
[15:50] Yang
    So I'm not hoping for that.
[15:53] Yang
    But a few decades of peace gave
    us an era of prosperity.
[15:59] Yang
    If we must leave something behind
    for the next generation,
[16:04] Yang
    I would like it to be peace.
[16:07] Yang
    And maintaining the peace handed to
    them by the previous generation
[16:10] Yang
    would then be their responsibility.
[16:14] Yang
    If each generation can remember their
    responsibility to future generations,
[16:18] Yang
    perhaps we can have long-term
    peace as a result.
[16:24] Yang
    In short, my hope is for a few
    decades of peace, at most.
[16:30] Yang
    But even that would be tens
    of thousands of times better
[16:33] Yang
    than an era of war lasting
    a tenth that long.
[16:36] Yang
    I take care of a fourteen-year-old
    boy back home,
[16:40] Yang
    and I don't want to see him sent off to battle.
[16:44] Yang
    That's all.
SIGN    Forgive me, Admiral,
SIGN    but you must be either the most honest man alive
SIGN    or the greatest sophist since Emperor Rudolf himself.
[17:03] Fyodor
    That strategy sounds like a real gamble.
[17:06] Yang
    I don't deny that.
[17:08] Fischer
    There are no words.
[17:09] Yang
    Perhaps not.
[17:11] Murai
    And if it fails?
[17:15] Yang
    We turn tail and run.
[17:17] Murai
    But that would be...
[17:19] Yang
    Please, don't worry.
[17:21] Yang
    This was an impossible
    mission to begin with.
[17:23] Yang
    If we fail, the only ones who'll be
    disgraced are myself and Chief Sithole.
SIGN    The admiral and I carefully examined this plan yesterday.
SIGN    I believe this is the only possible way.
[17:35] Alex
    Are you sure about this? You would
    have the most dangerous role.
SIGN    If I fail and get taken prisoner, it would just mean going back home.
SIGN    Pardon me.
SIGN    I may have taken that joke too far.
[17:54] Yang
    It may appear foolhardy,
[17:56] Yang
    but I've thought this through
    as rationally as I could.
[18:01] Yang
    I won't ask anyone to
    trust me, by any means.
[18:05] Yang
    I just want you to think
[18:07] Yang
    about ways to conquer Iserlohn
    with half a fleet.
[18:12] Yang
    There may be a few possible methods,
[18:15] Yang
    but I believe we would all arrive
    at the same conclusion.
[18:20] Murai
    Understood.
[18:22] Murai
    We will begin preparations at once.
SIGN    13th Fleet Flagship
    Hyperion
[19:03] Na
    A nonnavigable sector of space exists between
    the territories of the Empire and the Alliance.
[19:08] Na
    Iserlohn Fortress is found on the one
    and only passable route through it.
SIGN    Iserlohn Fortress
[19:13] Na
    At this fortress are two Imperial admirals.
[19:18] Na
    One is the fortress's commander,
    Admiral Stockhausen.
SIGN    Iserlohn Fortress Commander
    Admiral Thoma von Stockhausen
[19:23] Na
    The other is the commander of the
    fortress garrison, Admiral Seeckt.
SIGN    Iserlohn Fortress Garrison Commander
    Admiral Hans Dietrich von Seeckt
[19:29] Na
    The existence of two commanders
    with identical ranks
[19:34] Na
    has created a heated antagonism.
[19:36] Na
    The two men scorn and curse one another,
[19:40] Na
    but whenever the Alliance launches an attack,
[19:42] Na
    their refusal to let the other have the glory
[19:44] Na
    results in tremendous gains
    in every battle they fight.
[20:11] Hans
    I've heard that communications
    in the vicinity of the fortress
[20:14] Hans
    have been disrupted for the past two days.
[20:17] Hans
    What is going on?
[20:18] Thoma
    It's clear the enemy is present,
[20:21] Thoma
    but we are unable to locate
    them at the moment.
[20:24] Hans
    If the enemy is present, we must deploy.
[20:27] Thoma
    I just told you that we
    don't know where they are.
[20:29] Hans
    Precisely why we must mobilize.
[20:32] Hans
    To find where the enemy is hiding, as well.
[20:38] Guy
    Your Excellency, we have a
    transmission on one of the lines.
[20:42] Guy
    It is unstable and intermittent, however.
[20:46] Hans
    What is it saying?
[20:47] Guy
    Yes, sir.
[20:49] Guy
    "We are a force under secret orders to
    conduct espionage within Alliance territory.
[20:55] Guy
    During a mission, the rebels
    detected us, so we left the area,
[20:59] Guy
    but the Alliance fleet opened pursuit
    and engaged us in the corridor.
[21:04] Guy
    Requesting immediate backup from
    Iserlohn." It ends there.
[21:09] Hans
    We may not know where in the corridor
    they are, but we must deploy now!
[21:15] Paul
    Please wait, Your Excellency.
[21:17] Hans
    Oberstein? Do you have something to say?
[21:21] Paul
    Yes, sir.
[21:22] Hans
    Very well. Speak up.
[21:24] Paul
    Then, I will do so.
[21:27] Paul
    I believe this is a trap.
[21:28] Hans
    A trap?
[21:30] Paul
    Yes, one intended to draw our
    fleet away from Iserlohn.
[21:34] Paul
    We must not deploy.
[21:36] Paul
    We should wait and see what happens.
[21:39] Hans
    The enemy is waiting out there.
[21:41] Hans
    Are you saying we'll lose if we attack?
[21:44] Hans
    As soldiers, to fight is our duty.
[21:48] Hans
    Rather than seek a moment's tranquility,
[21:50] Hans
    we should be thinking about attacking
    and defeating our enemy.
[21:53] Hans
    Besides, how can we abandon our
    own men when they're in trouble?
[21:57] Thoma
    I don't know about that, Admiral Seeckt.
[21:59] Thoma
    Your officer does have a point.
[22:02] Thoma
    Since we don't know where they
    are, the risk is too great.
[22:05] Thoma
    Why don't we wait a bit?
[22:07] Hans
    No! The entire fleet will sortie as
    soon as preparations are complete!
[22:22] Thoma
    I hope he comes back bloodied up a bit.
[22:26] Guy
    Another message from the same force.
[22:29] Guy
    "We will soon arrive in
    optical range of Iserlohn,
[22:32] Guy
    but the rebel force is still in
    pursuit. Requesting backup."
[22:36] Thoma
    Very well. Prepare to attack.
[22:38] Guy
    Sir.
[22:40] Thoma
    What is Seeckt doing?
[22:42] Guy
    Ships detected on screen!
[22:44] Thoma
    Enlarge it.
[22:48] Thoma
    Prepare to return fire!
[23:02] Thoma
    Very smart. Looks like they
    know they're no match for us.
[23:06] Guy
    Another transmission from the same force.
[23:08] Thoma
    Fine. Put it on the monitor.
[23:13] Laeken
    This is Captain von Laeken.
[23:15] Laeken
    I request an urgent audience
    with the commander.
SIGN    Episode 7
SIGN    The Capture of Iserlohn (Part 2)
[24:50] Na
    Next time on* Legend of
     the Galactic Heroes - Die Neue These*,
[24:55] Na
    episode seven, "The Capture
    of Iserlohn (Part 2)."