In 1597, the Joseon Dynasty was fraught with crises. The main force of the Joseon Navy suffered a heavy blow with the demotion of General Yi Sun-sin ([Expand All]
In 1597, the Joseon Dynasty was fraught with crises. The main force of the Joseon Navy suffered a heavy blow with the demotion of General Yi Sun-sin (played by Choi Min-sik), and military discipline collapsed, leaving only a few warships. Meanwhile, the Japanese pirates seized the opportunity to send Yasuji Wakizaka (played by Jo In-woong) to join forces with the notorious pirate army of the "Pirate King" Tsuyoshi Tsuyoshi (played by Ryu Seung-ryong) to launch a joint attack, determined to capture Hanyang. At a critical moment, Yi Sun-sin overcame all objections and decided to lead the remaining dozen or so warships to the Myeongyang Strait to confront the Japanese pirates. Yi Sun-sin first sent his subordinate Ren Junyong (played by Jin Jiu) to the enemy to join the undercover agent Junsha (played by Keihiko Ohtani), and then restored the morale of the troops. With the spirit of "the brave live, the afraid die", he called for a decisive battle against the Japanese pirates. The decisive battle began. Yi Sun-sin led the charge and held the Blood Island to the death, defeating several vanguard forces of the "Pirate King". At the critical moment, Ren Junyong's mute wife (played by Lee Jung-hyun) read his lips and played a role, enabling Yi Sun-sin to successfully rescue the ship. In the end, the military and civilians worked together to deal a heavy blow to the Japanese fleet, creating a famous battle in the history of world naval warfare where the smaller force defeated the larger one.[Collapse]
