The Volunteers: Peace at Last (2025) Movie Script
We've flown past the border to China.
It's Chinese territory down there.
Let's bomb those yellow bastards.
Fire.
Run!
Concentrate your fire on the Gauntlet
and kill every damn one of them up there.
Comrades, believe me.
What the 3 rd did here on the Gauntlet
will be remembered by New China.
Death before retreat.
The People's Republic of China.
The Chinese people
absolutely cannot tolerate this.
I, Lieutenant General Matthew Bunker Ridgway.
Bullets.
Are there any bullets left?
The enemy is attacking.
This is the 3 rd Squad, 1 st Platoon, 2 nd Company.
Incoming artillery fire.
Bugler, play Taps.
After victory here we'll go home
and the three of us
will be a happy family.
Fire.
The president today has just proposed negotiating with the Chinese.
Yang Sandi.
Yang Sandi.
Comrade.
Thank you, comrade.
They sent another team to search Joc he on Reservoir.
I went too.
Still couldn't find your father's remains.
As long as his name
is still on the missing list,
we can't confirm he was killed in action.
I've been reassigned.
You're not recording casualties anymore?
No, I'm not.
I've been transferred to the division's publicity team.
From now on, I only take photos of smiling faces.
Smile.
Smile.
Take care of yourself.
Comrade.
How much further to the delegation?
You're Li Xiao, right?
Wait for me.
Okay.
Reporting in.
I'm Li Xiao.
Welcome to join the delegation.
You're in charge here, Madame?
Sort of.
What's wrong?
Madame,
I have my file and references with me.
Before my transfer becomes official,
could you send me back to my unit?
You don't want to work in the delegation?
You want to go back to your old unit?
Why?
Ms. Lin.
The Commander's car is here.
Coming.
Deng Hua.
Li.
You must be tired.
Li.
Xie Fang.
Qiao.
What's wrong?
Something happened on the way?
A welcome event, so to speak.
With gunfires.
Yao.
Yao Qing xiang.
Come here.
Sir, please wait.
I'm on duty.
I' lIl be right there.
This way, please.
Lin.
Nice to see you, sir.
Long time no see.
The last time we met was at the Beijing Mediation Commission,
negotiating with the KMT.
January 1946.
You remember?
You've got a great memory, sir.
Yes, it was January.
How's your health?
Pretty good.
What's your current position?
Head of the delegation's translation team.
Good.
With you here, I feel at ease.
Commander.
You need me?
Come here.
You're in charge of security.
Come and meet the commander.
Pleasure to meet you, sir.
My name is Yao Qing xiang.
My team is responsible for the security of the delegation.
Thank you for your service.
It's an honor, sir.
Stand up.
I'm here to meet everyone.
Say a few words.
Lin Yue ming.
Sir.
What's the average age of your translation team?
Twenty-three.
So young.
Full of spirit.
I'm happy just seeing you all
I'm an old man now.
Born at the end of the last century.
Back when I was still in the womb,
in 1898,
something huge happened in China
That year,
the Qing government
ceded Hong Kong and most of northern
Kowloon Peninsula
and over 230 surrounding islands
to the British.
They called it a ten acy.
For
99 years.
It wasn't supposed to return until July 1 st 1997.
That same year, they leased Qingdao
and Jiaozhou Bay to Germany.
Also for 99 years.
Granted them the priority for mining,
and building railways on Chinese soil.
And that wasn't all.
On July 1 st, 1898,
they signed a special lease treaty
for Weihai we i with Britain.
And
they even allowed them to station troops.
Two years later, in 1900,
the Eight-Nation Alliance marched into Beijing.
The Emperor and Empress Dowager fled.
The next year,
the Boxer Protocol was signed.
China had to
apologize,
make amends,
and pay reparations.
How much?
450 million taels of silver.
What was China's population back then?
450 million people.
That's one tael per person.
Even a toddler like me, less than two years old,
was burdened with one tael of debt.
Before the Boxer Protocol,
China could still fight back when attacked.
After the protocol,
not only was the right to defend completely stripped away,
China was also permanently banned
from forming or joining anti-foreign groups.
Violation meant execution.
The protocol also stipulated that
all forts from Beijing to Dagu
had to be dismantled.
Within six miles outside Tianjin,
no Chinese troops were allowed to be stationed.
Meanwhile, foreign troops
were allowed to station at China' s strategic points,
effectively placing China
under permanent military occupation.
Western historians commented that
China at this point
had reached a stage of
extremely low national status.
One step away
from total collapse.
Here's a photo
from when the Boxer Protocol
was signed back in the day.
The Boxer Protocol,
from that day to today,
it's been exactly
fifty years.
All of us here
negotiating in Korea today,
what kind of photo
will we leave behind
for the Chinese people of the 21 st century?
To put an end to the signing of such treaties,
we have gathered here from
across the nation,
fought side by side on the battlefield,
and stood our ground
at the negotiating table.
That's all I have to say.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
Come.
Qiao Zidan.
Sir.
What's this comrade's name?
Li Xiao.
She just reported to the delegation.
Have you been in the United Nations?
It really is Li Xiao!
How are you?
Hello, sir.
No one at home's sending me snacks.
Commander Wu Xiuquan spoke highly of you.
Your expertise is much needed here, too.
Do your best.
You're not leaving?
The commander told me to do my best.
That's what I'll do.
Let me.
Why don't you want this job?
I have a blood feud with the enemy.
You'll be staying with
local Korean families like the rest.
Anywhere is fine.
Wait.
You've been assigned to the translation team.
My surname is Lin.
I'm your direct supervisor.
This time,
the Central Committee has appointed me to lead the negotiations.
Qiao Guanhua
will be assisting.
To the outside world,
Minister Li
is to be referred to as Captain Li.
And me?
Instructor Qiao.
That's a pretty low rank,
don't you think?
We won't be appearing in front.
Deputy Commander Deng
and Chief of Staff Xie Fang
will do the talking.
We'll be behind the scenes, offering support and strategy,
and reporting back to the Central Committee.
The negotiations rely on the translators.
Lin Yue ming,
your translation team plays a key role.
I'll be there personally.
Help yourself.
Lin,
you smoke too?
Bad habit.
Permission to speak.
Madame,
the Americans sent a liaison officer.
This liaison officer,
he's very arrogant.
Are you listening to me?
That is an order.
Do as I say.
Impossible.
Are there any other requirements?
Yes.
During the negotiations,
I want our chief delegate,
Mr. Joy, to sit in this seat.
You speak Chinese?
Then listen carefully.
The seating arrangement
was decided by both sides
And it was finalized a long time ago
Don't think I don't understand.
In your culture,
the seat facing south
is the position of power.
As I have said,
the seating arrangements have already been decided by both sides.
You want to change it?
Who the hell are you?
What do you mean?
You're not an imposter, are you?
What do you mean? No
Get out.
She said, get out.
That way.
Who dose she think she is?
What's that smell?
Deng.
It's coming from you.
I think it's gunpowder.
Gunpowder it is.
Apparently, Deng is among those who are
unwilling to negotiate with the Americans.
Guard Platoon,
chop chop.
Yes, sir!
So many sacrifices.
I just can't understand it.
You're not alone in this.
Li Xiao.
The entire translation team is working.
This isn't what the translation team is here for.
I beg to differ,
but let's shelf it for now.
Let me ask you this.
I don't understand.
"Welcome"
Who exactly are we welcoming?
The UN Forces delegation.
And the dove is for them, too?
The dove is a symbol
of our longing for peace.
Deng Hua.
you know why the Central Committee
appointed you, a seasoned general
as the chief representative
in an armistice negotiation?
They want our opponents to know that
the man sitting across the table
is not to be messed with
Push you too far,
and you'll meet them in battle.
They don't care about "the longing for peace".
My brother is the battalion instructor.
In Che or won,
his entire battalion were KIA.
The enemy had him surrounded,
told him to surrender.
He fired all the bullets he had left,
his chest was shot through,
blood drained.
He was the last of his battalion to fall.
Now, you tell me.
How am I supposed to welcome them?
That's how every stone in Korea
should be used.
Thank you.
I will remember your brother's story.
Captain Li.
What's this note for?
I can't show my face at the meeting.
If I need to tell you something,
I can only pass this note to you.
What are you looking for?
Comrades.
This is where the UN Forces delegation
is going to land.
Tomorrow,
journalists from around the world will arrive.
They would never expect that
in this place where the sun rises,
the dove of peace will soar.
They will tell the whole world that
the Chinese
are a peace-loving people.
Some people say that
they can't quite make out the dove.
To which I respond,
stand from a higher point
and you will see it clearly.
Look at that.
The Chinese have built us a dove.
You think they're saluting us?
In English, it's called
"Kowtow"
What a bunch of peasants.
Pilot,
See the dove down there? Land on it.
Copy that, Sir.
The helicopter is landing on the dove.
We won the war.
Sir, you want me?
Too many eyes here today.
Might be some spies, too.
Stay sharp.
Yes, sir.
Stand up.
Attention.
That's her, sir.
On behalf of the DPRK and the PRC,
we would like to
welcome you.
On behalf of the DPRK and the PRC,
We would like to welcome you.
According to the international customs,
the host should speak first
at the first formal negotiation.
According to the international customs,
the host should speak first
at the first formal negotiation.
Let me ask you a question.
When the Japanese surrendered on the USS Missouri
on September 2 nd, 1945,
who spoke first?
I have a question.
Hold it.
No sir, that's not a question.
Aboard the USS Missouri,
only General MacArthur
made a speech.
He ordered the Japanese
to sign the surrender documents.
The Japanese signed it without any chance of getting a word in from start to finish.
Do you understand me, gentlemen?
They are treating us like the defeated.
you came here today
expecting a surrender.
Then I wonder,
why did your president
dismiss your indomitable
General MacArthur?
That is beyond the scope of these discussions.
We decide the topics for these negotiations
Today,
the armistice talk
should be conducted ERA L
should be conducted I GIE
on equal footing. CRAIGIE
Take note of the word.
Equality.
Equality
is a political issue.
We are talking about military matters here only.
That will be the first agreement for today.
You can sign this now.
Please sign.
This is a memorandum
of your side disregarding international norms
ARIF IGH
and speaking orders.
This should be the first thing
both sides sign today.
You can sign it now.
A OR GENERAL
You will see.
Sir, that's not a kowtow.
You.
Are you alright?
What's wrong?
I'm fine.
Just a stomachache.
Here, easy.
V hy are all the Japanese and Korean papers running with this photo on their front page
The newspaper said that in their culture a white flag doesn't symbolize peace.
It means surrender.
Well, it's not the white flags that bother me.
But whose masterpiece is this?
The Chinese, sir.
But when our helicopter landed,
it was blown away
Any photos?
Reporters were there from 20 different countries.
MATTHEW B. HI UGWA
We've already lost the first round.
General Van Fleet,
I think it's time to put our plan into action.
Yes, sir.
Zhang Juan,
show me.
Don't snatch.
There's still no letter for you here.
Let me see.
Nurse Zhang,
help Mr. Wu with his discharge paperwork.
Got it.
I'm not leaving the hospital.
I'm still on the mend.
Go on.
Well...
half of the letters I sent to the units asking about people
have just come back.
I need a fixed address to receive replies.
I'm not going anywhere until I find Zhang's brother.
Help me.
Dr. Yan was teasing you.
No one's telling you to leave
Then why did you..
Without a chatterbox like you,
we wouldn't know what to do.
A what?
Dr. Yan.
Sun.
Sun Xing.
I'm healed.
Time to leave the hospital.
I'm reporting to a unit near Kaesong.
Still a front line company.
@ 1 requested it myself.
You take care then.
Take care.
Sergeant Yao.
Ms. Lin.
The translation team is quite occupied lately.
If you're free,
we'd like to ask a few of your people
to help restore the dove pattern on the ground tonight.
No problem.
Thanks.
You still want to fix that dove?
Can you just let it go?
The Americans just
handed over this information.
Fake information.
Many of the positions are actually under our control,
but the enemy
deliberately marked them as theirs.
They even demand
to draw the actual contact line
based on this false information.
They think they can intimidate us
with 60, 000 pages of documents.
We absolutely cannot accept this.
No deal.
Then, we need to correct the errors.
If we can't verify the actual ownership
of all positions before 6 a. m. tomorrow,
we'll be at a disadvantage at the 8 a. m. meeting.
Mobilize the entire translation team to go all out.
We must submit the verification
by 6 a. m. tomorrow.
Five.
Let's aim for one hour earlier.
Six.
Every extra minute helps.
Listen to me.
Okay.
Six it is.
Remember,
we have over 60, 000 pages to go through.
Check them one by one.
Not a single page can go missing.
Recon reports say
more than 20 of the 200 U. S. troops were seriously wounded.
Do we include them in the total count?
Yes, include them.
If they're alive, they count.
Got it.
On Hill 281,
the U. S. forces have seven bunkers in total.
Why does it only say five?
Who verified this?
I did.
Add the other two.
Those two are still under construction.
Even unfinished ones count?
Don't underestimate their construction capacity.
If it becomes seven by tomorrow,
and we only wrote five,
we'll be at a disadvantage.
Ms. Lin.
Got it.
Will add them in.
We just got a telegram back from the Sniper Ridge.
The position was still in enemy control this morning,
but we took it back by dusk.
That's great.
Yes.
How many enemies were there?
About one company, is that accurate?
What about tanks?
Got it.
Thanks.
Madame.
Near Pung che on-ri, there's one U. S. company
and two tanks.
Ms. Lin, Team 2 finished translating
Who translated this one from the 1 st Cavalry Division?
I did.
You did?
Yes.
You translated the name
"Green Battalion" literally,
as in the color green, that's a big mistake.
Green here is a slang.
It means rookie.
It's a newly formed enemy battalion.
They're rookies.
But you are not.
Fix it.
Yes, madam.
Li Xiao.
I'm going to the cipher room to check some files.
Come help me verify them in an hour.
Okay.
Abacus.
Ms. Lin.
Ms. Lin.
Ms. Lin.
Ms. Lin!
Ms. Lin?
You alright?
Can you get me some sugar water?
You were right.
We won't been done before six.
It's good to leave a little leeway.
But you never leave yourself any.
Old habit.
Won't kill me.
Still smoking?
It's the only thing that keeps me going.
When peace truly comes,
I'll go home to see my son
and won't be as busy,
then I'll quit.
I know what you're going to say next.
Don't tell anyone about your condition.
I'll bring it over to you.
(Korean) Good child.
(Korean) Such a good child.
The Korean amani (mother)
lives just outside our door.
During the war, she lost both her daughter and son-in-law.
Only her grandson is left. She's raising him.
Somehow, she learned about my stomach problems.
Not long after I started working with the delegation,
she came every day with a bowl of porridge,
waiting at the door.
Every time I take the porridge,
she pats my head with her hand
and says something in Korean.
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The documents you've returned are not based on any facts.
The documents you've returned
are not based on any facts.
We
see through your tactics.
You fabricate
documents that are full of untruths.
And then refuse to allow our corrections.
Although
we were on to this from the beginning,
we've still carefully
corrected the documents
and delivered them back to you on time.
Oh, you flatter yourself.
No, no.
Not at all.
Actually very impressed and surprised by the professionalism of your team.
These corrections are very meticulous.
However, as we are enjoying this tranquil setting here,
there is a war raging in the Korean peninsula.
This data is accurate,
but it could be out of date just a few minutes from now.
I admire your professionalism.
However...
I can tell from your dialectics
that change is the only constant truth in this world.
Major Bull,
do you copy?
Yes, sir.
Major,
let's show the Chinese what we mean about change.
Yes, sir.
Move.
Fire.
Take cover. Ambush!
Ambush!
Don't be reckless.
Come back.
The enemy is advancing.
Fire!
Sun,
enemy fire is too intense.
We are ordered to retreat first.
Sun,
You take the men and go.
I'll cover the rear.
Check if there are any wounded left.
Okay.
Retreat!
Anyone still here?
Anyone still here?
Gentlemen.
Within a matter of minutes,
we've captured at least half
of Pung che on-ri Heights.
Your numbers
have now changed.
Your numbers
have now changed.
Wherever the Stars and Stripes fly over the Korean Peninsula,
that is the 38 th Parallel.
If we wanted the Yalu River to be the 38 th Parallel,
then it will be.
Wherever the Stars and Stripes fly
over the Korean Peninsula,
that is the 38 th parallel
If we wanted to,
we could name
the Yalu River
the 38 th parallel too.
Such arrogance.
General.
Did you hear me?
Major Bull.
General.
I can see with my binoculars just
25 meters away from the negotiation hall, a water tank.
Shall I go ahead and take a shot?
Leave my water tank alone
It's cooling down my Coca Cola
Gentlemen.
Cheers.
Note from Captain Li.
Sir, I'm afraid
I don't understand the language of such kind.
Apologies, madame.
What he meant to say was
we can continue talking.
Not giving in.
Good job.
Guanhua.
Well done.
Instructor.
Xie Fang.
Sir.
Give me back the note.
Alright.
Right in front of us,
they shelled the Pung che on-ri Heights,
killing our soldiers.
Used every dirty trick they had.
Their goal was to provoke us
If we got angry
and stormed out,
then they'd have what they wanted.
That's why I wrote "steadfast as a mountain."
What's wrong?
Lin's husband's name is Rushan (meaning "as a mountain").
Before the country was fully liberated,
he was killed
in a raid on bandits.
I've spoken with Commander Peng.
We'll take back Pung che on-ri immediately.
What are you eating?
Never seen canned food?
Where'd you get it?
Captured.
Let me try some.
Healed up already?
Deputy Commander.
Want a bite?
Actually
I'm not injured.
That shell
just knocked me out cold.
You made me carry you.
Was it fun?
Huh?
did knock me senseless.
But you can raise your hand.
Raising a hand...
that's something else
3 rd Company of the Gauntlet Front,
Commander Dai Ruy i.
Anyone from 3 rd Company
still alive?
If you're alive,
raise your hand.
I used to be in 3 rd Company at the Gauntlet.
Seriously?
Deputy Commander.
Next time you're wounded, I'll carry you.
From now on, you're my mentor.
Zhang Xia owen.
since when did you
become so serious?
What's so funny?
His name is Zhang Xia owen.
Sun, we've got a mission tonight.
Ms. Lin,
I'd like to request ten minutes off,
to see someone.
Sure.
Who are you seeing?
A comrade-in-arms.
We met during the Fifth Campaign.
Saved my life at the battle of Rim jin gang.
He was badly wounded defending Che or won.
Now he's recovered and transferred to Kaesong.
But come back quickly.
Li Xiao.
I only asked for ten minutes off.
Well, I asked for an hour.
Wanted to have a real talk with you.
Talk about what?
Last night I dreamed of your brother.
He was smiling the whole time.
He said to me,
Sun Xing,
I'm really glad to see you.
He even asked me to look after you.
Do you know when
I first met your father?
When we climbed the Gauntlet.
Your dad said, Sun..
Good.
You fight with your brain.
Do you also believe
that my dad was KIA?
This is our only photo together.
You keep it.
Three, two, one.
First Battalion!
Fighting for peace.
I just want to ask our enemy,
why did so many from the 3 rd Company
and your brother's 1 st Battalion,
have to die?
Mr. Wu, sir.
Call me Wu.
A woman just called for you,
said Sun Xing asked her to.
Couldn't find you,
so I answered for you.
What did she say?
She said Sun Xing found Zhao Xiao heng's younger brother,
Zhang Xia owen.
You're not fooling me, right?
We captured some U. S. tactical data.
Help me translate it.
We'll need it in combat.
Okay.
I found Xiao heng's younger brother.
Get my discharge papers ready.
I'm leaving today.
But you are not healed yet.
Time's up.
I have to go.
We've been ordered to retake the U. S. position at Pung che on-ri.
The unit split in two in the dark.
Instructor.
You take the center.
Through the open field. Take the lead.
Sun and I will be the reserves.
We'll flank from the left to support you.
Hide in the forest first.
Attack from their flank.
Remember,
the neutral zone is right behind the U. S. troops.
No one is allowed to cross into it.
Understand?
Yes, sir.
Let's move.
Left flank. Left flank.
Hurry, follow me.
Center Unit, follow me.
Get down.
Get down.
Mortar Platoon.
Fire.
Commander,
we've taken their front line.
Nice work.
Get ready to push forward.
Commander,
the searchlights are out.
Now it should be easy.
Let's keep advancing
The lights went out.
Must be a setup.
Enemy sniper.
Take cover.
Get down.
On the ground.
Sir,
it's like their bullets have eyes,
every shot hits.
Heavy casualties on the central front.
The enemy has night vision.
They can see us even in the dark.
But we can't see where they are.
Sir,
I'll take a few men and move forward.
Maybe we can locate their position.
Stay hidden.
I'm coming with you.
Follow his lead.
Come with me.
Can't see where the enemy is.
Follow the telephone wire
and you'll find them.
Good idea.
You've earned merit for this.
Chinese.
I'll crawl out
and draw the enemy's fire.
No.
Sir,
we found the enemy command post.
Fire all your flares
toward the top of the slope.
Do it, now.
Copy that.
Fire.
Move.
Hands up.
Don't move.
Hands up.
Stop.
Take them out.
Stop.
Sir.
Come on.
Stop them.
Sun.
Sir.
I'm leaving the prisoners to you.
Sun,
don't let them escape into the neutral zone.
Go after them.
Copy.
They're still fighting down there.
We must not let them flee into the neutral zone after defeat.
Stop right there.
Open the door!
You're not allowed in the neutral zone.
Stop.
This is the neutral zone.
You cannot come in here.
Let him in.
Drop the gun.
No shooting in the neutral zone during negotiations.
Zhang Xia owen.
No shooting into the neutral zone.
That's a strict order from headquarters.
Drop the gun.
Drop the gun.
Easy.
Chinaman.
I am currently on U. S. grounds.
Why don't you come in here and get me?
Come on.
I'm right here.
Shoot me.
Kill me.
They don't dare.
You two, leave immediately.
Come on.
Deputy Commander.
Hold.
Which country do you serve?
Which country do you serve?
I serve the most powerful country in the world.
He said
The most powerful country in the world?
So why aren't you guys just sitting at home?
You come all the way here in ships and planes to bully others.
Is this your meaning of strength?
The Chinese Volunteers are here
to help the victims of your bullying to take you down.
Remember,
even if we didn't capture you today,
we will come after you again.
Every single day you remain here,
you will deal with us.
Every single day you remain here,
you will deal with us.
This is your collar insignia.
Take it.
It's yours.
Take it.
Stop it!
You can't open fire in the neutral zone.
Deputy Commander.
Deputy Commander.
Deputy Commander.
Mentor.
Mentor.
Mentor.
Hang in there.
There's so much you haven't taught me.
Sun.
Qian
I barely got to know you,
and now I have to say goodbye.
Sun-Xing
Sun Xing?
Yes, we had someone with that name.
I heard he was seriously wounded
and sent to the rear.
(Sun Xing)
(Taps)
Ms. Lin, you asked for me?
Have a seat.
Last time,
the comrade you went to see,
was his name Sun Xing?
Sun Xing has no family back home.
Your name was written on the back of his photo,
so the higher-ups sent me his belongings.
Last night,
he died on
Pung che on-ri Heights.
Among his things was a fountain pen
and a newspaper.
There was an article,
"Who Are the Most Admirable?"
(Comrade Li, please translate for me.)
"Who Are the Most Admirable?"
It's about 3 rd Company of the Gauntlet.
Sun Xing used to be in that company.
After the battle at the Gauntlet,
only seven soldiers from the company survived.
He was one of them.
But now he's gone too.
Ms. Lin,
where is peace?
Does peace really exist in this world?
Will it truly come?
Ms. Lin,
please help me.
I want to leave this place.
I want to go to the real battlefield,
to avenge my father,
my brother,
and Sun Xing.
I understand.
Fire!
Ambush! Take cover!
Hey, look.
See the dove?
Pilot.
Land the chopper at the pre-planned area
Let that dove be.
Yes, sir.
Well, it is regrettable
that the skirmish these days
resulted in casualties on both sides.
It is regrettable that the skirmish these days
resulted in casualties on both sides.
But that still can't stop us
from sitting here today
and continuing the talks
for peace.
They're selecting tank operators
You' ve been chosen.
II train hard, I promise.
-
Let' s go, then.
I' I go with you.
Mr. Wu,
before I go, I'd like to say a few words.
Go ahead.
Why must Deputy Commander Sun die like that?
It's so unfair.
I didn't understand it until later.
He did that
to tell the enemy
about the anger
and resentment in his heart,
that was his choice.
He chose to sacrifice himself.
signed up for the tank school this time
because that's my choice, too.
Not for anything else
Understood.
Let's go then.
You know,
Deputy Commander Sun, who found you,
was a friend of mine.
Keep a close eye on air activities.
Yes, sir.
Zhang Xia owen, remember this,
a T-34-85 tank crew
has five members.
This is the commander.
This is the gunner.
Driver,
mechanic,
and loader.
You already know?
If I didn't know that,
how could I even think about tank school?
Which role do you want?
Tank commander.
That's too much to hope for.
I'd be happy
just to graduate as a gunner.
You know
what his job is?
Repairs.
What was that?
I don't do repairs.
Mr. Zhao.
A new batch of emergency supplies just arrived at the station.
We need you to make another run to the front.
See that?
I've been to the front exactly a hundred times.
That's enough.
I'm going back to Southeast Asia
to bring my mother back to the homeland.
I haven't seen my mother since the war started.
I've served my country a hundred times,
how about once for mom?
You're right.
Then find someone else for this job.
Enemy aircraft spotted.
Air raid.
Watch out.
Where are my glasses?
Here they are.
Railway troops.
Emergency track repairs.
Quick.
Move.
Careful.
Listen up, everyone,
the next military train is coming soon.
Hurry and get the track repaired.
Got it.
Staff Officer Li,
have you reached 7042?
Not yet.
You must reach them.
Tell them to stop immediately.
If that train comes through, it'll be a disaster.
Understood.
Liao he calling 7042
Zhao.
Busy.
Talk later.
Okay.
Liao he calling 7042.
Liao he calling 7042.
The bolt won't go in.
What's going on?
Sir.
It won't fit.
Wrong size.
Any correct ones left?
We're out of everything else.
What now?
Go get the long-handled wrench.
Sir.
The toolbox with the wrench
got blown apart.
Wait.
Wave the flag.
Signal them to stop.
It's too late.
If it can't stop here,
they'll derail at low speed.
Everyone move.
Scatter.
Quick.
The wrench.
You can't do it like that.
Stay away!
Move!
Everyone stay away!
Sir.
Bravo!
Still this automobile.
Didn't expect to run into you here.
Going home?
They gave me another job.
I remember you used to shout.
"Going home after a hundred runs.
I'm asking for it!
Sent a trainload of you to the 63 rd Army in Rim jin gang.
How long has it been since then?
That one with war amnesia,
did he ever wake up?
Sun Xing.
Did he remember who he was?
And your bodyguard, what's his name?
Zhang Xiao heng
They're...
all doing well.
That's good.
Mr. Zhao.
Talking here.
Come over.
Take this
to the front as well.
It's for the victory celebration.
You lied to me,
didn't you?
Sun Xing
and Zhang Xiao heng,
they both died.
Li Xiao's brother too.
Who is he?
An old friend.
Thirty-six men left the land,
All must come back to stand.
Should even one be gone,
We shall not be home bound.
During the Resistance War,
he was with the Southeast Asian Mechanics Corps.
A veteran driver,
and a good shot too.
Wherever he went, he made us proud.
Should even one be gone,
We shall not be home bound.
Save them!
Quick!
The photos are on the table.
You know who the target is.
Yes.
(Korean) Found it. Here.
Who is it?
(Korean) Run.
Stop.
(Korean) Climb up the bridge.
They are on the other side.
Come out.
(Korean) They are only two
(Korean) Remember.
(Korean) We are farmers.
(Korean) Got it.
Who are you?
Stop.
(Korean) We are farmers.
(Korean) We are just going home.
Stop.
(Korean) We are farmers.
No passing through the neutral zone.
(Korean) You ask for it.
Sir.
Quick, over here.
Everyone, stay put.
Sergeant Yao.
Sergeant Yao.
The bullet
entered through the forehead.
Around the wound,
there's gunpowder residue.
Residue like this only appears when the shot
is fired at extremely close range.
The enemy must've pressed
the gun right to his forehead.
An execution-style killing.
Even when facing death,
and with an open holster,
Sergeant Yao,
to give the enemy no grounds for argument
did not draw his gun until the end.
According to these photos,
your soldier was armed with a handgun.
If one of our people threatened him,
why didn't he draw his weapon in self-defense?
Did you know that no one is permitted to open fire in the neutral zone?
Yes.
The logic is clear.
He did not draw his weapon
because he respects and strictly abides to the regulation
that was enforced here.
No one is that noble in the face of life or death.
You have no evidence to prove that we killed him.
I knew you wouldn't admit it.
We'll talk about your photo later.
I'm busy right now.
You go ahead.
Six years in the army,
I haven't been home once.
My mother still remembers me
the way I looked at eighteen.
I want to take a picture
and send it to her,
so she can see what I look like today.
The way he lay there
was exactly how my husband looked when he died.
My husband died in 1949,
on September 29 th.
He didn't live to see the birth of New China.
Will I live to see the armistice agreement signed in Korea?
We haven't reached a conclusion yet
in our peace talks,
but maybe you were right.
Maybe peace doesn't really exist in this world.
This was found in Sergeant Yao's pocket.
That's the stone that symbolizes peace, right?
Maybe he believed
peace would surely come
Time for his memorial.
Comrades,
someone told me
Sergeant Yao never had a photo of himself taken.
This portrait doesn't really look like him,
but I like it very much
because it's a smiling face.
A young,
smiling face in the midst of war.
Some comrades said
Sergeant Yao died for nothing.
The enemy opened fire,
so why didn't he?
No shooting in the neutral zone.
He did it to prove to our opponents
that the Chinese
stand by their word.
This is how you demand an apology from the Americans.
What garbage is this?
"You must say sorry to us."
You were selected from across the country.
Might as well flush your education down the toilet.
"Say sorry", what were you thinking?
Is that enough?
This isn't about a cup of coffee
knocked over on the streets of America.
In that case, "sorry" would be enough.
Our comrade was gunned down.
A bullet straight into his head.
Killed instantly.
He wasn't incapable of protecting himself.
He chose to sacrifice himself
for the success of the negotiations,
to prove that we are people of our word.
Sorry.
I shouldn't have lost my temper.
I apologize.
During World War II,
the great painter Pablo Picasso
met an old man from France.
His grandson
loved raising pigeons.
One day while feeding them,
he was shot by the Nazis.
Even the pigeons were wounded.
The old man held a pigeon in his hands,
brought it to Picasso,
and cried.
He begged Picasso
to paint something in memory of his grandson.
Picasso
painted a dove streaked with blood.
That was
the origin of the ' Dove of Peace'
He was that blood-streaked dove.
Li Xiao,
tell me.
How should we write a demand for an apology from the Americans?
We demand that
you formally apologize in a letter
for the death of our comrade, Yao Qing xiang.
Alright.
Let's write it that way.
It's an air raid alarm.
Everyone, don't panic.
Grab the important documents
and head to the shelter immediately.
GO.
Go.
Head to the shelter immediately.
Protect the documents.
Protect the documents.
Hurry.
Hurry.
Head to the shelter immediately.
Help me.
Quickly.
Help her.
Come one.
You go ahead now.
Sir.
Ms. Lin.
Help me up.
Qiao,
Come give me a hand.
Qiao, come here.
Everybody to the shelter!
Can you be honest with me?
Please stop hiding your illness.
Is it serious?
I'm sorry.
I don't want anyone else to die.
I shouldn't have yelled at you.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It is somewhat serious.
But I can pull through.
Don't forget what I told you.
I want to see the armistice agreement signed.
The Chairman's telegram has arrived.
In light of the continuous provocations by the U. S. side
and their complete lack of sincerity for peace,
the Central Committee has decided
to suspend the negotiations.
Sir,
Ms. Lin's condition has worsened.
The patient has a history of gastric ulcers,
which remained untreated for an extended period.
She's showing clear signs of anemia and diarrhea.
You're awake.
I made you some porridge.
Lymph nodes have metastasized.
Lumps filled the area above her clavicle.
We suspect
it's malignant cancer.
Have you thought more about your request
to leave the delegation?
Until the talks are successful,
I won't leave.
Besides, you're still sick.
Mr. Representative,
where is the female translator
who was here earlier?
Can this young lady
sitting next to you
understand our language?
Li Xiao, tell him.
Our representatives
demand an explanation
for the bombings of our delegation residence
on 22 nd of August.
It was an accidental bombing.
Sorry about that
This is not as simple as apologizing
over a cup of spilled coffee.
There has been a total of four bombings
targeted at our delegation.
Surely, you wouldn't be foolish enough
to claim that they were all accidental.
From 1 st September to 8 th September,
your military aircraft
invaded the neutral zone
a total of 139 times.
Was each of these incidents also a mistake?
These operations
simply show the U. S. military superiority.
To avoid further suffering,
suggest
that you cede 1, 500 square kilometers
and unconditionally withdraw from Kaesong.
Now that's reasonable.
Stop there.
They're demanding that we hand over Kaesong, the ancient capital of Korea,
along with 1, 500 square kilometers of land.
No.
Red One in position.
Bombs ready.
Nurse.
This way.
What's going on?
There was a performance.
Many people started coughing all of a sudden.
Have myself a red ribbon bright.
Tie up my hair, firm and nice.
Water.
Make way.
Has infection been confirmed?
Not yet.
Send him to the quarantine ward.
Yes.
Draw blood and test it immediately.
Add water.
Disinfect the clothing of all infected individuals, now.
Come.
Send all infected clothing over there.
Dr. Yan.
Patient Six, Yang Sandi, is unconscious.
Rapid breathing, redness in the face.
Give me.
It's pneumonic plague.
His airway is blocked by phlegm.
Suction device.
All the suction units are currently in use.
Then we'll have to do manual suction.
Dr. Yan,
you're a doctor.
There are many more lives to save.
I'll do it.
The higher-ups are sending me to Pyo k tong POW camp
to question the captured American pilots
who dropped bacteriological bombs.
What's the confirmed number of
infected patients linked to biological warfare?
16 with plague.
44 with encephalitis and meningitis.
The outbreak is severe.
20 have died,
including multiple medical personnel.
Look at this photo.
I'm not buying it.
These photos could be fake.
I don't wanna see this, ok?
He said the photo is fake.
He doesn't know what it's like to be infected.
Then what is this?
Oh gosh!
he's got the plague.
He recognized you as infected with the plague.
Yes, someone saved my life.
Stay away from me.
But the person who saved me is dead.
Stay away from me.
The young woman who saved him died.
You're lying.
I didn't do it.
What did he say?
He said he didn't do it.
That we're lying.
No hitting.
You, step outside.
It's okay.
You're a POW, he's not allowed to hit you.
I apologize on his behalf.
The Red Cross passed this on, here.
It's from your mother.
Sorry,
can I have some space?
Sure.
They told me that you have a daughter.
How old is she?
She's four.
I have a father who loves me.
He went missing in the Battle of Che or won.
I may never see him again.
I asked my sister,
is true peace possible?
She said,
yes.
Her body was buried at a secluded spot,
deep in the mountain, ten meters down
covered by a thick layer of lime.
All her clothes and personal belongings
were burnt to ashes
because of the infection,
leaving not a single trace
of her existence.
Your name is Zhang Juan, right?
Give us a smile.
She died
from performing manual suction for over a dozen comrades.
She was just only seventeen.
My child.
The worst thing about war is that it turns men bad.
But I have faith that you'll remain honest and kind.
Love always, Mom.
I have here,
is the testimonies of 25 American pilots.
All the evidence indicates
that the U. N. Command used biological weapons in Korea.
Kid, don't go there.
Hey stop, stop there, buddy.
Come back.
(Korean) My grandson is over the white line.
(Korean) Please help me.
Let him go.
Here, Ma'am.
You see,
children don't understand what a border is.
They don't Care who's in front of them.
They just run back and forth.
Maybe peace is like a child.
Sooner or later, it runs right up to you.
Comrade,
is Principal Yang here?
He's inside.
Principal Yang.
Wu,
what brings you here?
Peng We nku i.
Here.
Tank Driving.
Alright.
Next.
Zhang Xia owen.
Here.
Tank.
Repairs.
Repairs?
Hold on.
What is it?
Putting me in repairs,
this was your idea, wasn't it?
Please assign Zhang Xia owen
to the tank repair program.
Listen.
During the battle at Che or won,
Zhang Xiao heng,
Xia owen's older brother, was my comrade.
He saved my life.
He was badly wounded
inside a captured enemy tank.
He died.
He...
So you came with him
because you're afraid
Zhang Xia owen would be killed in the tank, too?
That's right.
Wu.
Zhang Xia owen
must like all the other trainees,
comply with the school's assignment.
No wonder on the train
you were drawing little figures outside the tank.
I told you,
that little figure is important.
Without him, you can't win a war.
When a tank
gets hit by enemy fire
or breaks down,
who else will fix it?
That's not the point.
What I want to know is,
why did you decide for me?
I accompanied you here.
I'm your mentor.
No problem with that, right?
Everyone's just been assigned their specialties.
Each of you
say a few words
about your goals
and choices.
Zhang Xia owen.
Here.
You start.
Sir,
I don't have any lofty goals.
My goal is, like my mentor said:
to know the machine inside and out.
I want to be able to dismantle a tank if needed,
to reassemble it if needed.
Every single bolt inside,
I want to know where it goes.
To be able to operate every weapon.
To know how to fix a tank if it breaks down
and gets pulled off the line.
If the crew suffers casualties,
I can step up and fight.
That choice
is mine.
Today's topic of discussion is..
Mr. Harrison,
That's not a nice way to say hello.
It's not a nice way to say hello.
I'm sorry.
Fake dove.
This is a serious meeting.
I suggest we take an indefinite recess.
They suggest an indefinite recess.
The enemy's negotiating attitude has made it clear
that they are going to strike militarily.
Today is October 8 th.
In six days,
the United Nations General Assembly will convene.
Since our opponent
claims to be the "United Nations Forces",
they'll need something
to show at that meeting.
That's why they want a fight.
Where will they fight?
Shang gan ling (Triangle Hill).
Shang gan ling.
It's in central Korea,
the forward position of Mount O seong san.
Mount O seong san
is the gate.
Shang gan ling
is the key.
It's a position that must be defended at all costs.
If they want to fight,
we'll go at all costs.
Gentlemen,
The Chinese have built a series of tunnels under the mountains
at a depth of 15-30 meters.
In all, over 200 kilometers of tunnels.
We'd need an atomic bomb to be able to destroy that.
They dug these out of granite
without a single machine,
using primitive tools like shovels and picks
This is who we're fighting here.
That's Triangle Hill.
Right here.
Curve it.
That's it.
Who's Huang Ji guang?
Here.
You're Huang Ji guang?
Letter.
Who's it from?
My mother.
Moses, you remember, of course, two years ago at Lake Chosin,
the Chinese even captured the Polar Bear's regimental flag.
It's a debacle.
I'm not really happy giving you this new flag
unless you can plant it on top of Triangle Hill.
I'm giving you no more than 200 casualties,
and 5 days to take Triangle Hill,
understood?
Yes, sir.
General Van Fleet.
Loading
You ever hear of the ' Van Fleet Load'?
No, sir.
Back off.
Yes, sir.
Fire.
Fire.
Fire.
Quick!
Fire.
Fire.
Take cover!
Get into the tunnel!
Now!
Traverse left, 30 degrees
Help them, hurry.
Squad Leader.
Squad Leader.
Fall back into the tunnel.
Quick.
Hang in there.
Take care of the wounded.
Medic!
Open your mouth.
Away from the wall!
Away from the wall!
I told you, away from the wall!
Wake up.
Wake up!
Division HQ.
This is Division HQ.
Enemy fire is too intense.
There have already been
casualties in the tunnel due to strong tremors.
Understood.
Fire.
Medic!
Move up! Keep advancing!
Grenade.
Grenade.
Fire!
Connect me to Army Command.
Army Command.
Call from Commander Cui.
This is Cui.
Go ahead.
Commander,
since early this morning,
The enemy launched fierce attacks
on Hill 597. 9
and the northern slope of Hill 537. 7.
How many shells did the enemy fire in total?
Rough estimate by day's end,
around 300, 000 rounds.
300, 000?
How is that even possible?
Even the cups here are dancing.
By 17: 00 this afternoon,
the surface positions were completely taken by the enemy.
Our troops had to retreat into the tunnels.
Cui Jia n'go ng,
inside those tunnels,
fierce fighting is inevitable.
Losing ground during the day doesn't matter.
Minimize casualties as much as possible.
Prepare for a night counterattack
to retake the surface positions.
to retake the surface positions.
Yes.
Ready at any time.
Awaiting the counterattack order.
Frag out!
The enemy is coming down.
Take them out.
Yes, sir.
Don't run!
Damn you all!
Get down!
We're losing the tunnel!
Move to Tunnel Six!
Grenade!
Fall back!
To Tunnel Six!
Based on solid intel,
In the Battle of Triangle Hill
on the very first day, you were able to inflict
over 2, 000 enemy casualties.
Commander Qin,
we understand the significance of the Battle of Triangle Hill
for the overall course of the war.
We also know
you're enduring tremendous sacrifices.
As members of the negotiation delegation
fighting on another front,
we salute you.
Though it is
the darkest night now on Shang gan ling,
when the dawn comes,
the 15 th Army
and Shang gan ling
will forever be remembered by the people of China.
Li Xiao,
why don't you let Ms. Lin get some proper rest?
she says that, as a mother,
she must wait like she's waiting for a child to be born.
She's waiting for news of victory
I want to wait until dawn.
Don't worry, Captain Li.
Commander,
all artillery is in position.
Gun elevation 300.
Deflection left 077, bearing 003.
Target Zero.
Five-minute rapid fire, stand by.
Time sync.
Chief of Staff.
Over here.
Take cover.
Chief of Staff, it's Commander Cui.
Commander,
this is Zhang Guangshen g.
Zhang Guangshen g,
tonight your unit must be ready
for the most brutal battle.
Coordinate with the tunnel forces
and take back the surface positions, at all costs.
Roger.
Huang Ji guang.
Sir.
Stay close to me.
Don't leave my side for a second.
Maintain communication with Division HQ at all times.
Roger.
Ready...
Reporting, all artillery
is ready to fire.
Orders!
Open fire on enemy positions.
Fire.
Move! Go! Now!
Come on! guys!
Get in to the bunker!
Sir, how long do we keep firing?
That depends
on whether the enemy takes the bait.
Stay calm.
The Chinese won't be able to keep this up.
Understood, sir.
Cease fire.
Cease fire.
Man, there's no more artillery fire.
Their infantry will be coming.
So return to the fort ific at ios to prepare for battle!
Yes, sir.
Come on boys, move, back to you position.
Go, go, go.
Go, go.
Hold on.
Jian gong,
it's time to make the enemy's cups dance.
Yes, sir.
Artillery, prepare.
Second strike on enemy positions.
What the fuck?
Enemy rocket fire.
Move! Move!
Go, go.
Go, go.
Sir.
All divisions and regiments
by my order,
counterattack begins now.
Before dawn,
take back the surface positions of Shang gan ling.
Go!
Comrades,
fight your way back to the surface.
Yes, sir!
Enemies.
Move!
Seize the position!
Yes, sir.
My ear!
Use the biochemical weapons!
But our men are up there!
Do it!
Now!
Yes, sir!
Gas bomb! Gas bomb!
Gas bomb!
Watch out!
Gas bomb!
The enemy has gas masks.
Everyone,
cover your nose with towels.
Sir, we've taken Position 7.
Good.
Sir,
Hill 11 has been taken too.
Position Zero?
Wan Fula i.
Here.
8 th Company has already reached the summit position.
Why hasn't your 6 th Company taken Hill Zero yet?
Three enemy bunkers.
Non-stop crossfire.
It's too intense.
We can't get through.
There are only sixteen of us left in the company.
Sir, we can't break through.
Charge!
Sir,
only Position Zero remains.
Wang Dayuan.
Stay put.
Dayuan.
Our soldiers
must be facing the greatest resistance.
Comrades,
if we don't take Position Zero,
the main force won't be able to reclaim the surface positions.
So it must be taken.
Close in.
Destroy those three bunkers.
Yes, sir!
Team One, take the left flank.
Team Three, take the right flank.
Team Two, covering fire.
Huang Ji guang.
What are you doing? Come back.
Wang Qing.
Wu Zeng lu.
Get down!
Huang Ji guang.
Team three
He's taken out two.
Team One,
follow me.
Charge!
Xiao Deng liang.
Mother.
Let's go!
One last bunker.
Don't tell my mother.
Huang Ji guang.
Let's go!
The weather was freezing.
After Huang Ji guang died,
his blood-soaked uniform wouldn't come off.
The medic, in tears,
used warm water
to soften the bloody clothing bit by bit,
before they could
use scissors
to cut it off piece by piece.
When they changed him into a new uniform,
his arm was raised high
and wouldn't come down.
His comrades held warm towels to it for a long time
before it finally relaxed.
Once he was dressed,
everyone stood in line, silent and solemn,
and saluted him
as he rested in peace.
Jian gong.
His family hasn't been notified yet?
They have.
He had a mother and three brothers.
The family was poor.
Commander,
Huang Ji guang and I
put up some money to buy this bottle of blue ink.
It broke.
He said he wanted to learn to write
so he could write to his mother.
He wrote this himself.
This name
should be
and surely will be remembered by all,
never to be forgotten.
Reporting,
our tanks are in their designated position
and can cover all enemy positions.
Fire!
Ambush! Take cover.
Take cover.
Attack!
Enemy tanks spotted.
We need reinforcements! Prepare tanks! Now!
Commander, message from the front.
All tank units are advancing smoothly,
except for 3 rd Company, while assembling on the hill east of Yul tong,
they came under enemy artillery fire
and were hit by an airstrike.
Right now, an enemy platoon
with multiple Pattons
is attacking
our three T-34-85s.
We must send reinforcements immediately.
Sir,
are 351 and 352 repaired yet?
351 is repaired,
but the commander was killed in action.
I'll go.
the enemy's Pattons are advancing.
Sir.
Sir.
Let me go.
I'm a heavy weapons specialist.
Back in Che or won, I captured
an enemy Sherman tank.
You stay here and coordinate the overall situation.
I'll go.
Please approve it.
I'll assign someone to go with you.
Staff Officer Wang.
Here
Special approval from the commander.
I'm assigned to assist you.
Great.
Zhang Xia owen.
Mentor.
How are you doing?
I'm good.
Still doing repairs.
We're the ones who fixed 351.
Good.
Well done.
Let's move out.
You've changed.
Our squad leader was killed.
I'm the squad leader now.
Mr. Wu,
we don't have enough crew in this tank.
No tank crew has enough people right now.
Staff Officer Wang,
I'm serving as both gunner and loader.
Can you handle it?
Don't underestimate me, mentor.
Can you see our tanks up ahead?
Those are ours.
Estimated distance 1, 000 meters.
Stay close.
Designate four tanks, T-34.
My 12 o'clock.
Distance?
1, 200 meters, sir.
Cowboy, same target, dead center.
Blackjack, cover fire.
Our three T-34s are lined single-file.
Terrible formation.
Steady.
Fire.
On the way.
The first one got hit.
Prepare to load.
Target the tank behind the other three.
Fire.
Staff Officer Wang.
Mentor.
You take the wheel.
The enemy tanks are incoming.
I see them.
Zhang Xia owen,
you're the commander now.
At this range, we can't penetrate their armor.
Armor-piercing rounds won't work.
High-explosive rounds might.
That's right.
If we can't pierce it, then we blind it.
Aim for the central enemy tank's sighting system.
Ready.
Fire on the move.
Stay locked on.
Stay locked on.
We've lost the sighting system.
Reinforcements have arrived.
Let's target the second enemy tank.
Copy.
It's down.
Cowboy is down!
Target the first tank with us.
400 meters.
Fire.
My tank's been hit.
Mentor.
drive diagonally.
Swing around behind the enemy.
But if we get spotted,
our weaker side will be exposed.
Can't do that.
Enemy fire is too intense.
Two of the first three tanks have been destroyed.
Staying behind them is just as dangerous.
I made a promise to Zhang Xiao heng.
You have to stay alive.
Stop bringing up Zhang Xiao heng to me.
I'm not his brother.
We just happened to have the same name.
Nonsense.
It's true.
I'm not the one you're trying to protect.
This is the battlefield.
Flank the enemy from behind.
Did you hear me?
Wu Ben zheng,
take us around to their rear, now.
Alright!
Blackjack, maintain contact.
We're gonna flank the last tank you see.
Sir,
enemy tank spotted on our left flank.
Blackjack's down.
Do not pivot.
Retreat with full speed.
Now.
Yes, sir.
Mentor.
Go after them.
Watch out.
Head on.
Driver, hang in there.
Speed past and squeeze them.
Mentor.
Hold on.
Bottle neck up front.
Squeeze them.
And flip that T-34.
Yes, sir.
Mentor.
Squeeze in.
Squeeze in.
Mentor.
They're crazy.
Halt.
Halt it now.
Squeeze through.
Zhang Xiao heng,
he destroyed two enemy tanks.
And you've destroyed two as well.
Still claim you're not his younger brother?
Yes, you are.
Mr. Wu,
Mr. Wu,
sorry to interrupt.
You go ahead.
What is it?
The Zhang Xia owen you've been looking for,
we've found him.
He was with the 15 th Army.
Died at Shang gan ling.
Twins.
So he was never that Zhang Xia owen.
Hello everyone.
Today I'm very happy
and also very exited
to speak here
on behalf of all
medal recipients.
Wait a second.
You didn't tell us your name.
My name is Zhang Xia owen.
I'm the commander of Tank 351.
What a coincidence.
My name is Zhang Xia owen.
There was also a Zhang Xia owen
in the 15 th Army who fought at Shang gan ling.
Same first name, same last name
I just found out
that he died.
His older brother,
Zhang Xiao heng,
was also killed in action.
In our army of volunteers,
too many families
have lost all their sons.
My mentor thought I was that Zhang Xia owen,
but I wasn't.
So I'd like to ask the commander,
please call the name Zhang Xia owen twice.
Once for me,
and once for him.
I hope we will
never forget him.
Zhang Xia owen.
Here.
Zhang Xia owen.
Here.
This outcome wasn' t negotiated.
It was won on the battlefield.
For too long have we been known as Captain Li
and Instructor Qiao.
Today,
we can finally walk out proudly.
Stand up.
Army
I saw it.
I mean,
I'm witnessing it.
Maybe peace is like a child,
sooner or later, it'll run right up to you.
Li Xiao.
You're the one who stayed with me
in the final days of my life.
Thank you.
It was you
who stood by me through the pain of
losing my father and brothers.
Don't cry.
Now,
light my cigarette.
Xiao.
Dad also kept a copy of the house key.
Sir.
As the third commander of the United Nations Forces,
how do you feel right now?
Sir! You are the first general in American history
to sign a ceasefire agreement when we did not win the war.
Any comments on that?
The victory in the War to Resist U. S. Aggression and Aid Korea
undoubtedly proved that
the era when Western invaders
could seize a nation just by
setting up a few cannons on its shore
is gone for good.
Any imperialist aggression today
can be defeated by the power of the people.
It also proves, beyond doubt,
that a nation that has awakened
and dares to fight for the glory,
independence, and security of its homeland,
cannot be defeated.
Peace.
Comrade,
take another photo for us.
Just one more.
This is my last roll of film.
When the time comes,
I'll use it all up.
Alright.
There are just
25 seconds left until ten o'clock.
Peace. Victory.
Guys.
Come here, closer.
20 seconds countdown to peace.
Thank God.
we survive this war.
Peace.
Victory.
Peace.
Victory.
Peace.
Victory.
Comrades,
this is it.
Ten
Nine
Eight
Seven
Six
Five
Four
Three
Two
One
We're going home.
We're going home.
We are the Chinese Air Force,
transporting the remains of Volunteer Army martyrs to Shenyang.
We welcome the fallen heroes of the Volunteer Army home.
Two aircraft from our unit
have been assigned to escort you all the way.
Halt.
Turn left.
Eyes right.
Salute.
Halt.
Turn left.
Forward march.
Forward march.
Are you referring to this key?
This key
was found inside this canteen.
If
the key alone were sufficient evidence,
we could conclude
that these remains
belonged to Comrade Li Moy in.
Please wait a moment.
We invited you here
to let you know that,
although we found
this key,
according to DNA test results,
among the 36 heroes returned to the homeland,
you father Li Moy in,
is not among them.
There is one Chinese left.
Who are you looking for?
My dad?
Li Xiang, you're back.
Dad.
We're home.
Come on.
Our family is finally together.
Xiao,
look after the house.
My brother left, now you're going.
I'm all alone.
What kind of family is this?
I just want to ask our enemy,
why did so many from my 3 rd Company,
and your brother's 1 st Battalion,
have to die?
They never imagined
that in this place where the sun rises,
they'd see this dove of peace.
They'll tell the whole world that
the Chinese are
a peace-loving people
Three.
One.
You've all come home:
How wonderful.
It's Chinese territory down there.
Let's bomb those yellow bastards.
Fire.
Run!
Concentrate your fire on the Gauntlet
and kill every damn one of them up there.
Comrades, believe me.
What the 3 rd did here on the Gauntlet
will be remembered by New China.
Death before retreat.
The People's Republic of China.
The Chinese people
absolutely cannot tolerate this.
I, Lieutenant General Matthew Bunker Ridgway.
Bullets.
Are there any bullets left?
The enemy is attacking.
This is the 3 rd Squad, 1 st Platoon, 2 nd Company.
Incoming artillery fire.
Bugler, play Taps.
After victory here we'll go home
and the three of us
will be a happy family.
Fire.
The president today has just proposed negotiating with the Chinese.
Yang Sandi.
Yang Sandi.
Comrade.
Thank you, comrade.
They sent another team to search Joc he on Reservoir.
I went too.
Still couldn't find your father's remains.
As long as his name
is still on the missing list,
we can't confirm he was killed in action.
I've been reassigned.
You're not recording casualties anymore?
No, I'm not.
I've been transferred to the division's publicity team.
From now on, I only take photos of smiling faces.
Smile.
Smile.
Take care of yourself.
Comrade.
How much further to the delegation?
You're Li Xiao, right?
Wait for me.
Okay.
Reporting in.
I'm Li Xiao.
Welcome to join the delegation.
You're in charge here, Madame?
Sort of.
What's wrong?
Madame,
I have my file and references with me.
Before my transfer becomes official,
could you send me back to my unit?
You don't want to work in the delegation?
You want to go back to your old unit?
Why?
Ms. Lin.
The Commander's car is here.
Coming.
Deng Hua.
Li.
You must be tired.
Li.
Xie Fang.
Qiao.
What's wrong?
Something happened on the way?
A welcome event, so to speak.
With gunfires.
Yao.
Yao Qing xiang.
Come here.
Sir, please wait.
I'm on duty.
I' lIl be right there.
This way, please.
Lin.
Nice to see you, sir.
Long time no see.
The last time we met was at the Beijing Mediation Commission,
negotiating with the KMT.
January 1946.
You remember?
You've got a great memory, sir.
Yes, it was January.
How's your health?
Pretty good.
What's your current position?
Head of the delegation's translation team.
Good.
With you here, I feel at ease.
Commander.
You need me?
Come here.
You're in charge of security.
Come and meet the commander.
Pleasure to meet you, sir.
My name is Yao Qing xiang.
My team is responsible for the security of the delegation.
Thank you for your service.
It's an honor, sir.
Stand up.
I'm here to meet everyone.
Say a few words.
Lin Yue ming.
Sir.
What's the average age of your translation team?
Twenty-three.
So young.
Full of spirit.
I'm happy just seeing you all
I'm an old man now.
Born at the end of the last century.
Back when I was still in the womb,
in 1898,
something huge happened in China
That year,
the Qing government
ceded Hong Kong and most of northern
Kowloon Peninsula
and over 230 surrounding islands
to the British.
They called it a ten acy.
For
99 years.
It wasn't supposed to return until July 1 st 1997.
That same year, they leased Qingdao
and Jiaozhou Bay to Germany.
Also for 99 years.
Granted them the priority for mining,
and building railways on Chinese soil.
And that wasn't all.
On July 1 st, 1898,
they signed a special lease treaty
for Weihai we i with Britain.
And
they even allowed them to station troops.
Two years later, in 1900,
the Eight-Nation Alliance marched into Beijing.
The Emperor and Empress Dowager fled.
The next year,
the Boxer Protocol was signed.
China had to
apologize,
make amends,
and pay reparations.
How much?
450 million taels of silver.
What was China's population back then?
450 million people.
That's one tael per person.
Even a toddler like me, less than two years old,
was burdened with one tael of debt.
Before the Boxer Protocol,
China could still fight back when attacked.
After the protocol,
not only was the right to defend completely stripped away,
China was also permanently banned
from forming or joining anti-foreign groups.
Violation meant execution.
The protocol also stipulated that
all forts from Beijing to Dagu
had to be dismantled.
Within six miles outside Tianjin,
no Chinese troops were allowed to be stationed.
Meanwhile, foreign troops
were allowed to station at China' s strategic points,
effectively placing China
under permanent military occupation.
Western historians commented that
China at this point
had reached a stage of
extremely low national status.
One step away
from total collapse.
Here's a photo
from when the Boxer Protocol
was signed back in the day.
The Boxer Protocol,
from that day to today,
it's been exactly
fifty years.
All of us here
negotiating in Korea today,
what kind of photo
will we leave behind
for the Chinese people of the 21 st century?
To put an end to the signing of such treaties,
we have gathered here from
across the nation,
fought side by side on the battlefield,
and stood our ground
at the negotiating table.
That's all I have to say.
Thank you.
Thank you, sir.
Come.
Qiao Zidan.
Sir.
What's this comrade's name?
Li Xiao.
She just reported to the delegation.
Have you been in the United Nations?
It really is Li Xiao!
How are you?
Hello, sir.
No one at home's sending me snacks.
Commander Wu Xiuquan spoke highly of you.
Your expertise is much needed here, too.
Do your best.
You're not leaving?
The commander told me to do my best.
That's what I'll do.
Let me.
Why don't you want this job?
I have a blood feud with the enemy.
You'll be staying with
local Korean families like the rest.
Anywhere is fine.
Wait.
You've been assigned to the translation team.
My surname is Lin.
I'm your direct supervisor.
This time,
the Central Committee has appointed me to lead the negotiations.
Qiao Guanhua
will be assisting.
To the outside world,
Minister Li
is to be referred to as Captain Li.
And me?
Instructor Qiao.
That's a pretty low rank,
don't you think?
We won't be appearing in front.
Deputy Commander Deng
and Chief of Staff Xie Fang
will do the talking.
We'll be behind the scenes, offering support and strategy,
and reporting back to the Central Committee.
The negotiations rely on the translators.
Lin Yue ming,
your translation team plays a key role.
I'll be there personally.
Help yourself.
Lin,
you smoke too?
Bad habit.
Permission to speak.
Madame,
the Americans sent a liaison officer.
This liaison officer,
he's very arrogant.
Are you listening to me?
That is an order.
Do as I say.
Impossible.
Are there any other requirements?
Yes.
During the negotiations,
I want our chief delegate,
Mr. Joy, to sit in this seat.
You speak Chinese?
Then listen carefully.
The seating arrangement
was decided by both sides
And it was finalized a long time ago
Don't think I don't understand.
In your culture,
the seat facing south
is the position of power.
As I have said,
the seating arrangements have already been decided by both sides.
You want to change it?
Who the hell are you?
What do you mean?
You're not an imposter, are you?
What do you mean? No
Get out.
She said, get out.
That way.
Who dose she think she is?
What's that smell?
Deng.
It's coming from you.
I think it's gunpowder.
Gunpowder it is.
Apparently, Deng is among those who are
unwilling to negotiate with the Americans.
Guard Platoon,
chop chop.
Yes, sir!
So many sacrifices.
I just can't understand it.
You're not alone in this.
Li Xiao.
The entire translation team is working.
This isn't what the translation team is here for.
I beg to differ,
but let's shelf it for now.
Let me ask you this.
I don't understand.
"Welcome"
Who exactly are we welcoming?
The UN Forces delegation.
And the dove is for them, too?
The dove is a symbol
of our longing for peace.
Deng Hua.
you know why the Central Committee
appointed you, a seasoned general
as the chief representative
in an armistice negotiation?
They want our opponents to know that
the man sitting across the table
is not to be messed with
Push you too far,
and you'll meet them in battle.
They don't care about "the longing for peace".
My brother is the battalion instructor.
In Che or won,
his entire battalion were KIA.
The enemy had him surrounded,
told him to surrender.
He fired all the bullets he had left,
his chest was shot through,
blood drained.
He was the last of his battalion to fall.
Now, you tell me.
How am I supposed to welcome them?
That's how every stone in Korea
should be used.
Thank you.
I will remember your brother's story.
Captain Li.
What's this note for?
I can't show my face at the meeting.
If I need to tell you something,
I can only pass this note to you.
What are you looking for?
Comrades.
This is where the UN Forces delegation
is going to land.
Tomorrow,
journalists from around the world will arrive.
They would never expect that
in this place where the sun rises,
the dove of peace will soar.
They will tell the whole world that
the Chinese
are a peace-loving people.
Some people say that
they can't quite make out the dove.
To which I respond,
stand from a higher point
and you will see it clearly.
Look at that.
The Chinese have built us a dove.
You think they're saluting us?
In English, it's called
"Kowtow"
What a bunch of peasants.
Pilot,
See the dove down there? Land on it.
Copy that, Sir.
The helicopter is landing on the dove.
We won the war.
Sir, you want me?
Too many eyes here today.
Might be some spies, too.
Stay sharp.
Yes, sir.
Stand up.
Attention.
That's her, sir.
On behalf of the DPRK and the PRC,
we would like to
welcome you.
On behalf of the DPRK and the PRC,
We would like to welcome you.
According to the international customs,
the host should speak first
at the first formal negotiation.
According to the international customs,
the host should speak first
at the first formal negotiation.
Let me ask you a question.
When the Japanese surrendered on the USS Missouri
on September 2 nd, 1945,
who spoke first?
I have a question.
Hold it.
No sir, that's not a question.
Aboard the USS Missouri,
only General MacArthur
made a speech.
He ordered the Japanese
to sign the surrender documents.
The Japanese signed it without any chance of getting a word in from start to finish.
Do you understand me, gentlemen?
They are treating us like the defeated.
you came here today
expecting a surrender.
Then I wonder,
why did your president
dismiss your indomitable
General MacArthur?
That is beyond the scope of these discussions.
We decide the topics for these negotiations
Today,
the armistice talk
should be conducted ERA L
should be conducted I GIE
on equal footing. CRAIGIE
Take note of the word.
Equality.
Equality
is a political issue.
We are talking about military matters here only.
That will be the first agreement for today.
You can sign this now.
Please sign.
This is a memorandum
of your side disregarding international norms
ARIF IGH
and speaking orders.
This should be the first thing
both sides sign today.
You can sign it now.
A OR GENERAL
You will see.
Sir, that's not a kowtow.
You.
Are you alright?
What's wrong?
I'm fine.
Just a stomachache.
Here, easy.
V hy are all the Japanese and Korean papers running with this photo on their front page
The newspaper said that in their culture a white flag doesn't symbolize peace.
It means surrender.
Well, it's not the white flags that bother me.
But whose masterpiece is this?
The Chinese, sir.
But when our helicopter landed,
it was blown away
Any photos?
Reporters were there from 20 different countries.
MATTHEW B. HI UGWA
We've already lost the first round.
General Van Fleet,
I think it's time to put our plan into action.
Yes, sir.
Zhang Juan,
show me.
Don't snatch.
There's still no letter for you here.
Let me see.
Nurse Zhang,
help Mr. Wu with his discharge paperwork.
Got it.
I'm not leaving the hospital.
I'm still on the mend.
Go on.
Well...
half of the letters I sent to the units asking about people
have just come back.
I need a fixed address to receive replies.
I'm not going anywhere until I find Zhang's brother.
Help me.
Dr. Yan was teasing you.
No one's telling you to leave
Then why did you..
Without a chatterbox like you,
we wouldn't know what to do.
A what?
Dr. Yan.
Sun.
Sun Xing.
I'm healed.
Time to leave the hospital.
I'm reporting to a unit near Kaesong.
Still a front line company.
@ 1 requested it myself.
You take care then.
Take care.
Sergeant Yao.
Ms. Lin.
The translation team is quite occupied lately.
If you're free,
we'd like to ask a few of your people
to help restore the dove pattern on the ground tonight.
No problem.
Thanks.
You still want to fix that dove?
Can you just let it go?
The Americans just
handed over this information.
Fake information.
Many of the positions are actually under our control,
but the enemy
deliberately marked them as theirs.
They even demand
to draw the actual contact line
based on this false information.
They think they can intimidate us
with 60, 000 pages of documents.
We absolutely cannot accept this.
No deal.
Then, we need to correct the errors.
If we can't verify the actual ownership
of all positions before 6 a. m. tomorrow,
we'll be at a disadvantage at the 8 a. m. meeting.
Mobilize the entire translation team to go all out.
We must submit the verification
by 6 a. m. tomorrow.
Five.
Let's aim for one hour earlier.
Six.
Every extra minute helps.
Listen to me.
Okay.
Six it is.
Remember,
we have over 60, 000 pages to go through.
Check them one by one.
Not a single page can go missing.
Recon reports say
more than 20 of the 200 U. S. troops were seriously wounded.
Do we include them in the total count?
Yes, include them.
If they're alive, they count.
Got it.
On Hill 281,
the U. S. forces have seven bunkers in total.
Why does it only say five?
Who verified this?
I did.
Add the other two.
Those two are still under construction.
Even unfinished ones count?
Don't underestimate their construction capacity.
If it becomes seven by tomorrow,
and we only wrote five,
we'll be at a disadvantage.
Ms. Lin.
Got it.
Will add them in.
We just got a telegram back from the Sniper Ridge.
The position was still in enemy control this morning,
but we took it back by dusk.
That's great.
Yes.
How many enemies were there?
About one company, is that accurate?
What about tanks?
Got it.
Thanks.
Madame.
Near Pung che on-ri, there's one U. S. company
and two tanks.
Ms. Lin, Team 2 finished translating
Who translated this one from the 1 st Cavalry Division?
I did.
You did?
Yes.
You translated the name
"Green Battalion" literally,
as in the color green, that's a big mistake.
Green here is a slang.
It means rookie.
It's a newly formed enemy battalion.
They're rookies.
But you are not.
Fix it.
Yes, madam.
Li Xiao.
I'm going to the cipher room to check some files.
Come help me verify them in an hour.
Okay.
Abacus.
Ms. Lin.
Ms. Lin.
Ms. Lin.
Ms. Lin!
Ms. Lin?
You alright?
Can you get me some sugar water?
You were right.
We won't been done before six.
It's good to leave a little leeway.
But you never leave yourself any.
Old habit.
Won't kill me.
Still smoking?
It's the only thing that keeps me going.
When peace truly comes,
I'll go home to see my son
and won't be as busy,
then I'll quit.
I know what you're going to say next.
Don't tell anyone about your condition.
I'll bring it over to you.
(Korean) Good child.
(Korean) Such a good child.
The Korean amani (mother)
lives just outside our door.
During the war, she lost both her daughter and son-in-law.
Only her grandson is left. She's raising him.
Somehow, she learned about my stomach problems.
Not long after I started working with the delegation,
she came every day with a bowl of porridge,
waiting at the door.
Every time I take the porridge,
she pats my head with her hand
and says something in Korean.
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The documents you've returned are not based on any facts.
The documents you've returned
are not based on any facts.
We
see through your tactics.
You fabricate
documents that are full of untruths.
And then refuse to allow our corrections.
Although
we were on to this from the beginning,
we've still carefully
corrected the documents
and delivered them back to you on time.
Oh, you flatter yourself.
No, no.
Not at all.
Actually very impressed and surprised by the professionalism of your team.
These corrections are very meticulous.
However, as we are enjoying this tranquil setting here,
there is a war raging in the Korean peninsula.
This data is accurate,
but it could be out of date just a few minutes from now.
I admire your professionalism.
However...
I can tell from your dialectics
that change is the only constant truth in this world.
Major Bull,
do you copy?
Yes, sir.
Major,
let's show the Chinese what we mean about change.
Yes, sir.
Move.
Fire.
Take cover. Ambush!
Ambush!
Don't be reckless.
Come back.
The enemy is advancing.
Fire!
Sun,
enemy fire is too intense.
We are ordered to retreat first.
Sun,
You take the men and go.
I'll cover the rear.
Check if there are any wounded left.
Okay.
Retreat!
Anyone still here?
Anyone still here?
Gentlemen.
Within a matter of minutes,
we've captured at least half
of Pung che on-ri Heights.
Your numbers
have now changed.
Your numbers
have now changed.
Wherever the Stars and Stripes fly over the Korean Peninsula,
that is the 38 th Parallel.
If we wanted the Yalu River to be the 38 th Parallel,
then it will be.
Wherever the Stars and Stripes fly
over the Korean Peninsula,
that is the 38 th parallel
If we wanted to,
we could name
the Yalu River
the 38 th parallel too.
Such arrogance.
General.
Did you hear me?
Major Bull.
General.
I can see with my binoculars just
25 meters away from the negotiation hall, a water tank.
Shall I go ahead and take a shot?
Leave my water tank alone
It's cooling down my Coca Cola
Gentlemen.
Cheers.
Note from Captain Li.
Sir, I'm afraid
I don't understand the language of such kind.
Apologies, madame.
What he meant to say was
we can continue talking.
Not giving in.
Good job.
Guanhua.
Well done.
Instructor.
Xie Fang.
Sir.
Give me back the note.
Alright.
Right in front of us,
they shelled the Pung che on-ri Heights,
killing our soldiers.
Used every dirty trick they had.
Their goal was to provoke us
If we got angry
and stormed out,
then they'd have what they wanted.
That's why I wrote "steadfast as a mountain."
What's wrong?
Lin's husband's name is Rushan (meaning "as a mountain").
Before the country was fully liberated,
he was killed
in a raid on bandits.
I've spoken with Commander Peng.
We'll take back Pung che on-ri immediately.
What are you eating?
Never seen canned food?
Where'd you get it?
Captured.
Let me try some.
Healed up already?
Deputy Commander.
Want a bite?
Actually
I'm not injured.
That shell
just knocked me out cold.
You made me carry you.
Was it fun?
Huh?
did knock me senseless.
But you can raise your hand.
Raising a hand...
that's something else
3 rd Company of the Gauntlet Front,
Commander Dai Ruy i.
Anyone from 3 rd Company
still alive?
If you're alive,
raise your hand.
I used to be in 3 rd Company at the Gauntlet.
Seriously?
Deputy Commander.
Next time you're wounded, I'll carry you.
From now on, you're my mentor.
Zhang Xia owen.
since when did you
become so serious?
What's so funny?
His name is Zhang Xia owen.
Sun, we've got a mission tonight.
Ms. Lin,
I'd like to request ten minutes off,
to see someone.
Sure.
Who are you seeing?
A comrade-in-arms.
We met during the Fifth Campaign.
Saved my life at the battle of Rim jin gang.
He was badly wounded defending Che or won.
Now he's recovered and transferred to Kaesong.
But come back quickly.
Li Xiao.
I only asked for ten minutes off.
Well, I asked for an hour.
Wanted to have a real talk with you.
Talk about what?
Last night I dreamed of your brother.
He was smiling the whole time.
He said to me,
Sun Xing,
I'm really glad to see you.
He even asked me to look after you.
Do you know when
I first met your father?
When we climbed the Gauntlet.
Your dad said, Sun..
Good.
You fight with your brain.
Do you also believe
that my dad was KIA?
This is our only photo together.
You keep it.
Three, two, one.
First Battalion!
Fighting for peace.
I just want to ask our enemy,
why did so many from the 3 rd Company
and your brother's 1 st Battalion,
have to die?
Mr. Wu, sir.
Call me Wu.
A woman just called for you,
said Sun Xing asked her to.
Couldn't find you,
so I answered for you.
What did she say?
She said Sun Xing found Zhao Xiao heng's younger brother,
Zhang Xia owen.
You're not fooling me, right?
We captured some U. S. tactical data.
Help me translate it.
We'll need it in combat.
Okay.
I found Xiao heng's younger brother.
Get my discharge papers ready.
I'm leaving today.
But you are not healed yet.
Time's up.
I have to go.
We've been ordered to retake the U. S. position at Pung che on-ri.
The unit split in two in the dark.
Instructor.
You take the center.
Through the open field. Take the lead.
Sun and I will be the reserves.
We'll flank from the left to support you.
Hide in the forest first.
Attack from their flank.
Remember,
the neutral zone is right behind the U. S. troops.
No one is allowed to cross into it.
Understand?
Yes, sir.
Let's move.
Left flank. Left flank.
Hurry, follow me.
Center Unit, follow me.
Get down.
Get down.
Mortar Platoon.
Fire.
Commander,
we've taken their front line.
Nice work.
Get ready to push forward.
Commander,
the searchlights are out.
Now it should be easy.
Let's keep advancing
The lights went out.
Must be a setup.
Enemy sniper.
Take cover.
Get down.
On the ground.
Sir,
it's like their bullets have eyes,
every shot hits.
Heavy casualties on the central front.
The enemy has night vision.
They can see us even in the dark.
But we can't see where they are.
Sir,
I'll take a few men and move forward.
Maybe we can locate their position.
Stay hidden.
I'm coming with you.
Follow his lead.
Come with me.
Can't see where the enemy is.
Follow the telephone wire
and you'll find them.
Good idea.
You've earned merit for this.
Chinese.
I'll crawl out
and draw the enemy's fire.
No.
Sir,
we found the enemy command post.
Fire all your flares
toward the top of the slope.
Do it, now.
Copy that.
Fire.
Move.
Hands up.
Don't move.
Hands up.
Stop.
Take them out.
Stop.
Sir.
Come on.
Stop them.
Sun.
Sir.
I'm leaving the prisoners to you.
Sun,
don't let them escape into the neutral zone.
Go after them.
Copy.
They're still fighting down there.
We must not let them flee into the neutral zone after defeat.
Stop right there.
Open the door!
You're not allowed in the neutral zone.
Stop.
This is the neutral zone.
You cannot come in here.
Let him in.
Drop the gun.
No shooting in the neutral zone during negotiations.
Zhang Xia owen.
No shooting into the neutral zone.
That's a strict order from headquarters.
Drop the gun.
Drop the gun.
Easy.
Chinaman.
I am currently on U. S. grounds.
Why don't you come in here and get me?
Come on.
I'm right here.
Shoot me.
Kill me.
They don't dare.
You two, leave immediately.
Come on.
Deputy Commander.
Hold.
Which country do you serve?
Which country do you serve?
I serve the most powerful country in the world.
He said
The most powerful country in the world?
So why aren't you guys just sitting at home?
You come all the way here in ships and planes to bully others.
Is this your meaning of strength?
The Chinese Volunteers are here
to help the victims of your bullying to take you down.
Remember,
even if we didn't capture you today,
we will come after you again.
Every single day you remain here,
you will deal with us.
Every single day you remain here,
you will deal with us.
This is your collar insignia.
Take it.
It's yours.
Take it.
Stop it!
You can't open fire in the neutral zone.
Deputy Commander.
Deputy Commander.
Deputy Commander.
Mentor.
Mentor.
Mentor.
Hang in there.
There's so much you haven't taught me.
Sun.
Qian
I barely got to know you,
and now I have to say goodbye.
Sun-Xing
Sun Xing?
Yes, we had someone with that name.
I heard he was seriously wounded
and sent to the rear.
(Sun Xing)
(Taps)
Ms. Lin, you asked for me?
Have a seat.
Last time,
the comrade you went to see,
was his name Sun Xing?
Sun Xing has no family back home.
Your name was written on the back of his photo,
so the higher-ups sent me his belongings.
Last night,
he died on
Pung che on-ri Heights.
Among his things was a fountain pen
and a newspaper.
There was an article,
"Who Are the Most Admirable?"
(Comrade Li, please translate for me.)
"Who Are the Most Admirable?"
It's about 3 rd Company of the Gauntlet.
Sun Xing used to be in that company.
After the battle at the Gauntlet,
only seven soldiers from the company survived.
He was one of them.
But now he's gone too.
Ms. Lin,
where is peace?
Does peace really exist in this world?
Will it truly come?
Ms. Lin,
please help me.
I want to leave this place.
I want to go to the real battlefield,
to avenge my father,
my brother,
and Sun Xing.
I understand.
Fire!
Ambush! Take cover!
Hey, look.
See the dove?
Pilot.
Land the chopper at the pre-planned area
Let that dove be.
Yes, sir.
Well, it is regrettable
that the skirmish these days
resulted in casualties on both sides.
It is regrettable that the skirmish these days
resulted in casualties on both sides.
But that still can't stop us
from sitting here today
and continuing the talks
for peace.
They're selecting tank operators
You' ve been chosen.
II train hard, I promise.
-
Let' s go, then.
I' I go with you.
Mr. Wu,
before I go, I'd like to say a few words.
Go ahead.
Why must Deputy Commander Sun die like that?
It's so unfair.
I didn't understand it until later.
He did that
to tell the enemy
about the anger
and resentment in his heart,
that was his choice.
He chose to sacrifice himself.
signed up for the tank school this time
because that's my choice, too.
Not for anything else
Understood.
Let's go then.
You know,
Deputy Commander Sun, who found you,
was a friend of mine.
Keep a close eye on air activities.
Yes, sir.
Zhang Xia owen, remember this,
a T-34-85 tank crew
has five members.
This is the commander.
This is the gunner.
Driver,
mechanic,
and loader.
You already know?
If I didn't know that,
how could I even think about tank school?
Which role do you want?
Tank commander.
That's too much to hope for.
I'd be happy
just to graduate as a gunner.
You know
what his job is?
Repairs.
What was that?
I don't do repairs.
Mr. Zhao.
A new batch of emergency supplies just arrived at the station.
We need you to make another run to the front.
See that?
I've been to the front exactly a hundred times.
That's enough.
I'm going back to Southeast Asia
to bring my mother back to the homeland.
I haven't seen my mother since the war started.
I've served my country a hundred times,
how about once for mom?
You're right.
Then find someone else for this job.
Enemy aircraft spotted.
Air raid.
Watch out.
Where are my glasses?
Here they are.
Railway troops.
Emergency track repairs.
Quick.
Move.
Careful.
Listen up, everyone,
the next military train is coming soon.
Hurry and get the track repaired.
Got it.
Staff Officer Li,
have you reached 7042?
Not yet.
You must reach them.
Tell them to stop immediately.
If that train comes through, it'll be a disaster.
Understood.
Liao he calling 7042
Zhao.
Busy.
Talk later.
Okay.
Liao he calling 7042.
Liao he calling 7042.
The bolt won't go in.
What's going on?
Sir.
It won't fit.
Wrong size.
Any correct ones left?
We're out of everything else.
What now?
Go get the long-handled wrench.
Sir.
The toolbox with the wrench
got blown apart.
Wait.
Wave the flag.
Signal them to stop.
It's too late.
If it can't stop here,
they'll derail at low speed.
Everyone move.
Scatter.
Quick.
The wrench.
You can't do it like that.
Stay away!
Move!
Everyone stay away!
Sir.
Bravo!
Still this automobile.
Didn't expect to run into you here.
Going home?
They gave me another job.
I remember you used to shout.
"Going home after a hundred runs.
I'm asking for it!
Sent a trainload of you to the 63 rd Army in Rim jin gang.
How long has it been since then?
That one with war amnesia,
did he ever wake up?
Sun Xing.
Did he remember who he was?
And your bodyguard, what's his name?
Zhang Xiao heng
They're...
all doing well.
That's good.
Mr. Zhao.
Talking here.
Come over.
Take this
to the front as well.
It's for the victory celebration.
You lied to me,
didn't you?
Sun Xing
and Zhang Xiao heng,
they both died.
Li Xiao's brother too.
Who is he?
An old friend.
Thirty-six men left the land,
All must come back to stand.
Should even one be gone,
We shall not be home bound.
During the Resistance War,
he was with the Southeast Asian Mechanics Corps.
A veteran driver,
and a good shot too.
Wherever he went, he made us proud.
Should even one be gone,
We shall not be home bound.
Save them!
Quick!
The photos are on the table.
You know who the target is.
Yes.
(Korean) Found it. Here.
Who is it?
(Korean) Run.
Stop.
(Korean) Climb up the bridge.
They are on the other side.
Come out.
(Korean) They are only two
(Korean) Remember.
(Korean) We are farmers.
(Korean) Got it.
Who are you?
Stop.
(Korean) We are farmers.
(Korean) We are just going home.
Stop.
(Korean) We are farmers.
No passing through the neutral zone.
(Korean) You ask for it.
Sir.
Quick, over here.
Everyone, stay put.
Sergeant Yao.
Sergeant Yao.
The bullet
entered through the forehead.
Around the wound,
there's gunpowder residue.
Residue like this only appears when the shot
is fired at extremely close range.
The enemy must've pressed
the gun right to his forehead.
An execution-style killing.
Even when facing death,
and with an open holster,
Sergeant Yao,
to give the enemy no grounds for argument
did not draw his gun until the end.
According to these photos,
your soldier was armed with a handgun.
If one of our people threatened him,
why didn't he draw his weapon in self-defense?
Did you know that no one is permitted to open fire in the neutral zone?
Yes.
The logic is clear.
He did not draw his weapon
because he respects and strictly abides to the regulation
that was enforced here.
No one is that noble in the face of life or death.
You have no evidence to prove that we killed him.
I knew you wouldn't admit it.
We'll talk about your photo later.
I'm busy right now.
You go ahead.
Six years in the army,
I haven't been home once.
My mother still remembers me
the way I looked at eighteen.
I want to take a picture
and send it to her,
so she can see what I look like today.
The way he lay there
was exactly how my husband looked when he died.
My husband died in 1949,
on September 29 th.
He didn't live to see the birth of New China.
Will I live to see the armistice agreement signed in Korea?
We haven't reached a conclusion yet
in our peace talks,
but maybe you were right.
Maybe peace doesn't really exist in this world.
This was found in Sergeant Yao's pocket.
That's the stone that symbolizes peace, right?
Maybe he believed
peace would surely come
Time for his memorial.
Comrades,
someone told me
Sergeant Yao never had a photo of himself taken.
This portrait doesn't really look like him,
but I like it very much
because it's a smiling face.
A young,
smiling face in the midst of war.
Some comrades said
Sergeant Yao died for nothing.
The enemy opened fire,
so why didn't he?
No shooting in the neutral zone.
He did it to prove to our opponents
that the Chinese
stand by their word.
This is how you demand an apology from the Americans.
What garbage is this?
"You must say sorry to us."
You were selected from across the country.
Might as well flush your education down the toilet.
"Say sorry", what were you thinking?
Is that enough?
This isn't about a cup of coffee
knocked over on the streets of America.
In that case, "sorry" would be enough.
Our comrade was gunned down.
A bullet straight into his head.
Killed instantly.
He wasn't incapable of protecting himself.
He chose to sacrifice himself
for the success of the negotiations,
to prove that we are people of our word.
Sorry.
I shouldn't have lost my temper.
I apologize.
During World War II,
the great painter Pablo Picasso
met an old man from France.
His grandson
loved raising pigeons.
One day while feeding them,
he was shot by the Nazis.
Even the pigeons were wounded.
The old man held a pigeon in his hands,
brought it to Picasso,
and cried.
He begged Picasso
to paint something in memory of his grandson.
Picasso
painted a dove streaked with blood.
That was
the origin of the ' Dove of Peace'
He was that blood-streaked dove.
Li Xiao,
tell me.
How should we write a demand for an apology from the Americans?
We demand that
you formally apologize in a letter
for the death of our comrade, Yao Qing xiang.
Alright.
Let's write it that way.
It's an air raid alarm.
Everyone, don't panic.
Grab the important documents
and head to the shelter immediately.
GO.
Go.
Head to the shelter immediately.
Protect the documents.
Protect the documents.
Hurry.
Hurry.
Head to the shelter immediately.
Help me.
Quickly.
Help her.
Come one.
You go ahead now.
Sir.
Ms. Lin.
Help me up.
Qiao,
Come give me a hand.
Qiao, come here.
Everybody to the shelter!
Can you be honest with me?
Please stop hiding your illness.
Is it serious?
I'm sorry.
I don't want anyone else to die.
I shouldn't have yelled at you.
I'm sorry.
It's okay.
It's okay.
It is somewhat serious.
But I can pull through.
Don't forget what I told you.
I want to see the armistice agreement signed.
The Chairman's telegram has arrived.
In light of the continuous provocations by the U. S. side
and their complete lack of sincerity for peace,
the Central Committee has decided
to suspend the negotiations.
Sir,
Ms. Lin's condition has worsened.
The patient has a history of gastric ulcers,
which remained untreated for an extended period.
She's showing clear signs of anemia and diarrhea.
You're awake.
I made you some porridge.
Lymph nodes have metastasized.
Lumps filled the area above her clavicle.
We suspect
it's malignant cancer.
Have you thought more about your request
to leave the delegation?
Until the talks are successful,
I won't leave.
Besides, you're still sick.
Mr. Representative,
where is the female translator
who was here earlier?
Can this young lady
sitting next to you
understand our language?
Li Xiao, tell him.
Our representatives
demand an explanation
for the bombings of our delegation residence
on 22 nd of August.
It was an accidental bombing.
Sorry about that
This is not as simple as apologizing
over a cup of spilled coffee.
There has been a total of four bombings
targeted at our delegation.
Surely, you wouldn't be foolish enough
to claim that they were all accidental.
From 1 st September to 8 th September,
your military aircraft
invaded the neutral zone
a total of 139 times.
Was each of these incidents also a mistake?
These operations
simply show the U. S. military superiority.
To avoid further suffering,
suggest
that you cede 1, 500 square kilometers
and unconditionally withdraw from Kaesong.
Now that's reasonable.
Stop there.
They're demanding that we hand over Kaesong, the ancient capital of Korea,
along with 1, 500 square kilometers of land.
No.
Red One in position.
Bombs ready.
Nurse.
This way.
What's going on?
There was a performance.
Many people started coughing all of a sudden.
Have myself a red ribbon bright.
Tie up my hair, firm and nice.
Water.
Make way.
Has infection been confirmed?
Not yet.
Send him to the quarantine ward.
Yes.
Draw blood and test it immediately.
Add water.
Disinfect the clothing of all infected individuals, now.
Come.
Send all infected clothing over there.
Dr. Yan.
Patient Six, Yang Sandi, is unconscious.
Rapid breathing, redness in the face.
Give me.
It's pneumonic plague.
His airway is blocked by phlegm.
Suction device.
All the suction units are currently in use.
Then we'll have to do manual suction.
Dr. Yan,
you're a doctor.
There are many more lives to save.
I'll do it.
The higher-ups are sending me to Pyo k tong POW camp
to question the captured American pilots
who dropped bacteriological bombs.
What's the confirmed number of
infected patients linked to biological warfare?
16 with plague.
44 with encephalitis and meningitis.
The outbreak is severe.
20 have died,
including multiple medical personnel.
Look at this photo.
I'm not buying it.
These photos could be fake.
I don't wanna see this, ok?
He said the photo is fake.
He doesn't know what it's like to be infected.
Then what is this?
Oh gosh!
he's got the plague.
He recognized you as infected with the plague.
Yes, someone saved my life.
Stay away from me.
But the person who saved me is dead.
Stay away from me.
The young woman who saved him died.
You're lying.
I didn't do it.
What did he say?
He said he didn't do it.
That we're lying.
No hitting.
You, step outside.
It's okay.
You're a POW, he's not allowed to hit you.
I apologize on his behalf.
The Red Cross passed this on, here.
It's from your mother.
Sorry,
can I have some space?
Sure.
They told me that you have a daughter.
How old is she?
She's four.
I have a father who loves me.
He went missing in the Battle of Che or won.
I may never see him again.
I asked my sister,
is true peace possible?
She said,
yes.
Her body was buried at a secluded spot,
deep in the mountain, ten meters down
covered by a thick layer of lime.
All her clothes and personal belongings
were burnt to ashes
because of the infection,
leaving not a single trace
of her existence.
Your name is Zhang Juan, right?
Give us a smile.
She died
from performing manual suction for over a dozen comrades.
She was just only seventeen.
My child.
The worst thing about war is that it turns men bad.
But I have faith that you'll remain honest and kind.
Love always, Mom.
I have here,
is the testimonies of 25 American pilots.
All the evidence indicates
that the U. N. Command used biological weapons in Korea.
Kid, don't go there.
Hey stop, stop there, buddy.
Come back.
(Korean) My grandson is over the white line.
(Korean) Please help me.
Let him go.
Here, Ma'am.
You see,
children don't understand what a border is.
They don't Care who's in front of them.
They just run back and forth.
Maybe peace is like a child.
Sooner or later, it runs right up to you.
Comrade,
is Principal Yang here?
He's inside.
Principal Yang.
Wu,
what brings you here?
Peng We nku i.
Here.
Tank Driving.
Alright.
Next.
Zhang Xia owen.
Here.
Tank.
Repairs.
Repairs?
Hold on.
What is it?
Putting me in repairs,
this was your idea, wasn't it?
Please assign Zhang Xia owen
to the tank repair program.
Listen.
During the battle at Che or won,
Zhang Xiao heng,
Xia owen's older brother, was my comrade.
He saved my life.
He was badly wounded
inside a captured enemy tank.
He died.
He...
So you came with him
because you're afraid
Zhang Xia owen would be killed in the tank, too?
That's right.
Wu.
Zhang Xia owen
must like all the other trainees,
comply with the school's assignment.
No wonder on the train
you were drawing little figures outside the tank.
I told you,
that little figure is important.
Without him, you can't win a war.
When a tank
gets hit by enemy fire
or breaks down,
who else will fix it?
That's not the point.
What I want to know is,
why did you decide for me?
I accompanied you here.
I'm your mentor.
No problem with that, right?
Everyone's just been assigned their specialties.
Each of you
say a few words
about your goals
and choices.
Zhang Xia owen.
Here.
You start.
Sir,
I don't have any lofty goals.
My goal is, like my mentor said:
to know the machine inside and out.
I want to be able to dismantle a tank if needed,
to reassemble it if needed.
Every single bolt inside,
I want to know where it goes.
To be able to operate every weapon.
To know how to fix a tank if it breaks down
and gets pulled off the line.
If the crew suffers casualties,
I can step up and fight.
That choice
is mine.
Today's topic of discussion is..
Mr. Harrison,
That's not a nice way to say hello.
It's not a nice way to say hello.
I'm sorry.
Fake dove.
This is a serious meeting.
I suggest we take an indefinite recess.
They suggest an indefinite recess.
The enemy's negotiating attitude has made it clear
that they are going to strike militarily.
Today is October 8 th.
In six days,
the United Nations General Assembly will convene.
Since our opponent
claims to be the "United Nations Forces",
they'll need something
to show at that meeting.
That's why they want a fight.
Where will they fight?
Shang gan ling (Triangle Hill).
Shang gan ling.
It's in central Korea,
the forward position of Mount O seong san.
Mount O seong san
is the gate.
Shang gan ling
is the key.
It's a position that must be defended at all costs.
If they want to fight,
we'll go at all costs.
Gentlemen,
The Chinese have built a series of tunnels under the mountains
at a depth of 15-30 meters.
In all, over 200 kilometers of tunnels.
We'd need an atomic bomb to be able to destroy that.
They dug these out of granite
without a single machine,
using primitive tools like shovels and picks
This is who we're fighting here.
That's Triangle Hill.
Right here.
Curve it.
That's it.
Who's Huang Ji guang?
Here.
You're Huang Ji guang?
Letter.
Who's it from?
My mother.
Moses, you remember, of course, two years ago at Lake Chosin,
the Chinese even captured the Polar Bear's regimental flag.
It's a debacle.
I'm not really happy giving you this new flag
unless you can plant it on top of Triangle Hill.
I'm giving you no more than 200 casualties,
and 5 days to take Triangle Hill,
understood?
Yes, sir.
General Van Fleet.
Loading
You ever hear of the ' Van Fleet Load'?
No, sir.
Back off.
Yes, sir.
Fire.
Fire.
Fire.
Quick!
Fire.
Fire.
Take cover!
Get into the tunnel!
Now!
Traverse left, 30 degrees
Help them, hurry.
Squad Leader.
Squad Leader.
Fall back into the tunnel.
Quick.
Hang in there.
Take care of the wounded.
Medic!
Open your mouth.
Away from the wall!
Away from the wall!
I told you, away from the wall!
Wake up.
Wake up!
Division HQ.
This is Division HQ.
Enemy fire is too intense.
There have already been
casualties in the tunnel due to strong tremors.
Understood.
Fire.
Medic!
Move up! Keep advancing!
Grenade.
Grenade.
Fire!
Connect me to Army Command.
Army Command.
Call from Commander Cui.
This is Cui.
Go ahead.
Commander,
since early this morning,
The enemy launched fierce attacks
on Hill 597. 9
and the northern slope of Hill 537. 7.
How many shells did the enemy fire in total?
Rough estimate by day's end,
around 300, 000 rounds.
300, 000?
How is that even possible?
Even the cups here are dancing.
By 17: 00 this afternoon,
the surface positions were completely taken by the enemy.
Our troops had to retreat into the tunnels.
Cui Jia n'go ng,
inside those tunnels,
fierce fighting is inevitable.
Losing ground during the day doesn't matter.
Minimize casualties as much as possible.
Prepare for a night counterattack
to retake the surface positions.
to retake the surface positions.
Yes.
Ready at any time.
Awaiting the counterattack order.
Frag out!
The enemy is coming down.
Take them out.
Yes, sir.
Don't run!
Damn you all!
Get down!
We're losing the tunnel!
Move to Tunnel Six!
Grenade!
Fall back!
To Tunnel Six!
Based on solid intel,
In the Battle of Triangle Hill
on the very first day, you were able to inflict
over 2, 000 enemy casualties.
Commander Qin,
we understand the significance of the Battle of Triangle Hill
for the overall course of the war.
We also know
you're enduring tremendous sacrifices.
As members of the negotiation delegation
fighting on another front,
we salute you.
Though it is
the darkest night now on Shang gan ling,
when the dawn comes,
the 15 th Army
and Shang gan ling
will forever be remembered by the people of China.
Li Xiao,
why don't you let Ms. Lin get some proper rest?
she says that, as a mother,
she must wait like she's waiting for a child to be born.
She's waiting for news of victory
I want to wait until dawn.
Don't worry, Captain Li.
Commander,
all artillery is in position.
Gun elevation 300.
Deflection left 077, bearing 003.
Target Zero.
Five-minute rapid fire, stand by.
Time sync.
Chief of Staff.
Over here.
Take cover.
Chief of Staff, it's Commander Cui.
Commander,
this is Zhang Guangshen g.
Zhang Guangshen g,
tonight your unit must be ready
for the most brutal battle.
Coordinate with the tunnel forces
and take back the surface positions, at all costs.
Roger.
Huang Ji guang.
Sir.
Stay close to me.
Don't leave my side for a second.
Maintain communication with Division HQ at all times.
Roger.
Ready...
Reporting, all artillery
is ready to fire.
Orders!
Open fire on enemy positions.
Fire.
Move! Go! Now!
Come on! guys!
Get in to the bunker!
Sir, how long do we keep firing?
That depends
on whether the enemy takes the bait.
Stay calm.
The Chinese won't be able to keep this up.
Understood, sir.
Cease fire.
Cease fire.
Man, there's no more artillery fire.
Their infantry will be coming.
So return to the fort ific at ios to prepare for battle!
Yes, sir.
Come on boys, move, back to you position.
Go, go, go.
Go, go.
Hold on.
Jian gong,
it's time to make the enemy's cups dance.
Yes, sir.
Artillery, prepare.
Second strike on enemy positions.
What the fuck?
Enemy rocket fire.
Move! Move!
Go, go.
Go, go.
Sir.
All divisions and regiments
by my order,
counterattack begins now.
Before dawn,
take back the surface positions of Shang gan ling.
Go!
Comrades,
fight your way back to the surface.
Yes, sir!
Enemies.
Move!
Seize the position!
Yes, sir.
My ear!
Use the biochemical weapons!
But our men are up there!
Do it!
Now!
Yes, sir!
Gas bomb! Gas bomb!
Gas bomb!
Watch out!
Gas bomb!
The enemy has gas masks.
Everyone,
cover your nose with towels.
Sir, we've taken Position 7.
Good.
Sir,
Hill 11 has been taken too.
Position Zero?
Wan Fula i.
Here.
8 th Company has already reached the summit position.
Why hasn't your 6 th Company taken Hill Zero yet?
Three enemy bunkers.
Non-stop crossfire.
It's too intense.
We can't get through.
There are only sixteen of us left in the company.
Sir, we can't break through.
Charge!
Sir,
only Position Zero remains.
Wang Dayuan.
Stay put.
Dayuan.
Our soldiers
must be facing the greatest resistance.
Comrades,
if we don't take Position Zero,
the main force won't be able to reclaim the surface positions.
So it must be taken.
Close in.
Destroy those three bunkers.
Yes, sir!
Team One, take the left flank.
Team Three, take the right flank.
Team Two, covering fire.
Huang Ji guang.
What are you doing? Come back.
Wang Qing.
Wu Zeng lu.
Get down!
Huang Ji guang.
Team three
He's taken out two.
Team One,
follow me.
Charge!
Xiao Deng liang.
Mother.
Let's go!
One last bunker.
Don't tell my mother.
Huang Ji guang.
Let's go!
The weather was freezing.
After Huang Ji guang died,
his blood-soaked uniform wouldn't come off.
The medic, in tears,
used warm water
to soften the bloody clothing bit by bit,
before they could
use scissors
to cut it off piece by piece.
When they changed him into a new uniform,
his arm was raised high
and wouldn't come down.
His comrades held warm towels to it for a long time
before it finally relaxed.
Once he was dressed,
everyone stood in line, silent and solemn,
and saluted him
as he rested in peace.
Jian gong.
His family hasn't been notified yet?
They have.
He had a mother and three brothers.
The family was poor.
Commander,
Huang Ji guang and I
put up some money to buy this bottle of blue ink.
It broke.
He said he wanted to learn to write
so he could write to his mother.
He wrote this himself.
This name
should be
and surely will be remembered by all,
never to be forgotten.
Reporting,
our tanks are in their designated position
and can cover all enemy positions.
Fire!
Ambush! Take cover.
Take cover.
Attack!
Enemy tanks spotted.
We need reinforcements! Prepare tanks! Now!
Commander, message from the front.
All tank units are advancing smoothly,
except for 3 rd Company, while assembling on the hill east of Yul tong,
they came under enemy artillery fire
and were hit by an airstrike.
Right now, an enemy platoon
with multiple Pattons
is attacking
our three T-34-85s.
We must send reinforcements immediately.
Sir,
are 351 and 352 repaired yet?
351 is repaired,
but the commander was killed in action.
I'll go.
the enemy's Pattons are advancing.
Sir.
Sir.
Let me go.
I'm a heavy weapons specialist.
Back in Che or won, I captured
an enemy Sherman tank.
You stay here and coordinate the overall situation.
I'll go.
Please approve it.
I'll assign someone to go with you.
Staff Officer Wang.
Here
Special approval from the commander.
I'm assigned to assist you.
Great.
Zhang Xia owen.
Mentor.
How are you doing?
I'm good.
Still doing repairs.
We're the ones who fixed 351.
Good.
Well done.
Let's move out.
You've changed.
Our squad leader was killed.
I'm the squad leader now.
Mr. Wu,
we don't have enough crew in this tank.
No tank crew has enough people right now.
Staff Officer Wang,
I'm serving as both gunner and loader.
Can you handle it?
Don't underestimate me, mentor.
Can you see our tanks up ahead?
Those are ours.
Estimated distance 1, 000 meters.
Stay close.
Designate four tanks, T-34.
My 12 o'clock.
Distance?
1, 200 meters, sir.
Cowboy, same target, dead center.
Blackjack, cover fire.
Our three T-34s are lined single-file.
Terrible formation.
Steady.
Fire.
On the way.
The first one got hit.
Prepare to load.
Target the tank behind the other three.
Fire.
Staff Officer Wang.
Mentor.
You take the wheel.
The enemy tanks are incoming.
I see them.
Zhang Xia owen,
you're the commander now.
At this range, we can't penetrate their armor.
Armor-piercing rounds won't work.
High-explosive rounds might.
That's right.
If we can't pierce it, then we blind it.
Aim for the central enemy tank's sighting system.
Ready.
Fire on the move.
Stay locked on.
Stay locked on.
We've lost the sighting system.
Reinforcements have arrived.
Let's target the second enemy tank.
Copy.
It's down.
Cowboy is down!
Target the first tank with us.
400 meters.
Fire.
My tank's been hit.
Mentor.
drive diagonally.
Swing around behind the enemy.
But if we get spotted,
our weaker side will be exposed.
Can't do that.
Enemy fire is too intense.
Two of the first three tanks have been destroyed.
Staying behind them is just as dangerous.
I made a promise to Zhang Xiao heng.
You have to stay alive.
Stop bringing up Zhang Xiao heng to me.
I'm not his brother.
We just happened to have the same name.
Nonsense.
It's true.
I'm not the one you're trying to protect.
This is the battlefield.
Flank the enemy from behind.
Did you hear me?
Wu Ben zheng,
take us around to their rear, now.
Alright!
Blackjack, maintain contact.
We're gonna flank the last tank you see.
Sir,
enemy tank spotted on our left flank.
Blackjack's down.
Do not pivot.
Retreat with full speed.
Now.
Yes, sir.
Mentor.
Go after them.
Watch out.
Head on.
Driver, hang in there.
Speed past and squeeze them.
Mentor.
Hold on.
Bottle neck up front.
Squeeze them.
And flip that T-34.
Yes, sir.
Mentor.
Squeeze in.
Squeeze in.
Mentor.
They're crazy.
Halt.
Halt it now.
Squeeze through.
Zhang Xiao heng,
he destroyed two enemy tanks.
And you've destroyed two as well.
Still claim you're not his younger brother?
Yes, you are.
Mr. Wu,
Mr. Wu,
sorry to interrupt.
You go ahead.
What is it?
The Zhang Xia owen you've been looking for,
we've found him.
He was with the 15 th Army.
Died at Shang gan ling.
Twins.
So he was never that Zhang Xia owen.
Hello everyone.
Today I'm very happy
and also very exited
to speak here
on behalf of all
medal recipients.
Wait a second.
You didn't tell us your name.
My name is Zhang Xia owen.
I'm the commander of Tank 351.
What a coincidence.
My name is Zhang Xia owen.
There was also a Zhang Xia owen
in the 15 th Army who fought at Shang gan ling.
Same first name, same last name
I just found out
that he died.
His older brother,
Zhang Xiao heng,
was also killed in action.
In our army of volunteers,
too many families
have lost all their sons.
My mentor thought I was that Zhang Xia owen,
but I wasn't.
So I'd like to ask the commander,
please call the name Zhang Xia owen twice.
Once for me,
and once for him.
I hope we will
never forget him.
Zhang Xia owen.
Here.
Zhang Xia owen.
Here.
This outcome wasn' t negotiated.
It was won on the battlefield.
For too long have we been known as Captain Li
and Instructor Qiao.
Today,
we can finally walk out proudly.
Stand up.
Army
I saw it.
I mean,
I'm witnessing it.
Maybe peace is like a child,
sooner or later, it'll run right up to you.
Li Xiao.
You're the one who stayed with me
in the final days of my life.
Thank you.
It was you
who stood by me through the pain of
losing my father and brothers.
Don't cry.
Now,
light my cigarette.
Xiao.
Dad also kept a copy of the house key.
Sir.
As the third commander of the United Nations Forces,
how do you feel right now?
Sir! You are the first general in American history
to sign a ceasefire agreement when we did not win the war.
Any comments on that?
The victory in the War to Resist U. S. Aggression and Aid Korea
undoubtedly proved that
the era when Western invaders
could seize a nation just by
setting up a few cannons on its shore
is gone for good.
Any imperialist aggression today
can be defeated by the power of the people.
It also proves, beyond doubt,
that a nation that has awakened
and dares to fight for the glory,
independence, and security of its homeland,
cannot be defeated.
Peace.
Comrade,
take another photo for us.
Just one more.
This is my last roll of film.
When the time comes,
I'll use it all up.
Alright.
There are just
25 seconds left until ten o'clock.
Peace. Victory.
Guys.
Come here, closer.
20 seconds countdown to peace.
Thank God.
we survive this war.
Peace.
Victory.
Peace.
Victory.
Peace.
Victory.
Comrades,
this is it.
Ten
Nine
Eight
Seven
Six
Five
Four
Three
Two
One
We're going home.
We're going home.
We are the Chinese Air Force,
transporting the remains of Volunteer Army martyrs to Shenyang.
We welcome the fallen heroes of the Volunteer Army home.
Two aircraft from our unit
have been assigned to escort you all the way.
Halt.
Turn left.
Eyes right.
Salute.
Halt.
Turn left.
Forward march.
Forward march.
Are you referring to this key?
This key
was found inside this canteen.
If
the key alone were sufficient evidence,
we could conclude
that these remains
belonged to Comrade Li Moy in.
Please wait a moment.
We invited you here
to let you know that,
although we found
this key,
according to DNA test results,
among the 36 heroes returned to the homeland,
you father Li Moy in,
is not among them.
There is one Chinese left.
Who are you looking for?
My dad?
Li Xiang, you're back.
Dad.
We're home.
Come on.
Our family is finally together.
Xiao,
look after the house.
My brother left, now you're going.
I'm all alone.
What kind of family is this?
I just want to ask our enemy,
why did so many from my 3 rd Company,
and your brother's 1 st Battalion,
have to die?
They never imagined
that in this place where the sun rises,
they'd see this dove of peace.
They'll tell the whole world that
the Chinese are
a peace-loving people
Three.
One.
You've all come home:
How wonderful.