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)."