Last night I watched the Korean movie "The Appearance of the Dragon". This movie tells the story of the Japanese pirates invading North Korea in 1592 and the famous Korean navy generals defeated the Japanese pirate fleet in the Battle of Xianshan. Seven years ago, the same movie "Mingliang" also tells the story of Lee Sun-sen defeating the Japanese pirates in Mingliang Naval Battle . This Xianshan-sea Battle is a sequel to "Mingliang", but it is a prequel in the time when the story takes place. The Xianshan-sea Battle occurred in 1592 and the Mingliang Naval Battle occurred in 1597.
Xianshan.The appearance of dragon
So what background did these two naval battles happen?
This has to be mentioned that the War of Resistance and Aid Korea in the Ming Dynasty 1 Wanli years. This time, it is also called the Battle of Wanli Korea, which is one of the three major expeditions of the Wanli Dynasty in the Ming Dynasty, and North Korea is called Renchen Japanese riots .
Lee Sun-sen
A generation of Japanese heroes Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified Japan , ending the chaotic times of the Warring States Period in Japan for more than 100 years. After unifying Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi ambitions became increasingly expanding, and he attempted to invade Ming Dynasty and dominate Asia. To attack the Ming Dynasty, it must first occupy Korea. In 1592 AD, Toyotomi Hideyoshi summoned 300,000 troops to advance along the sea and land, attacking Korea, trying to fight quickly and occupy the Korean Peninsula.
Japanese pirate fleet
At this time, North Korea was in the Lee Dynasty period. The king was the North Korean Xuanzong Lee Kyung , and was the 14th generation monarch of Lee Kyung . The Li Kyung junta has been in the founding of the country for more than 200 years. The country has been peaceful for a long time, and its military preparations have been slackened, while the party and government are constantly in the court, and political corruption is still there. The Korean military and civilians who have not heard of the sound of golden swords for 200 years are imaginable in the face of the 300,000 Japanese troops who have emerged from a long war.
Invading Korea, the Japanese army captured Seoul, the King of Korea, and two months later, the Korean army was invincible. Wherever the Japanese army went, they raped and plundered and committed all evil. The King of Korea Lee Bin went to Yizhou on the border between China and North Korea and sent envoys to seek help from the sect leader Ming Dynasty . At this time, all the land of North Korea had basically fallen, and the only area near , the Liaodong Peninsula, Yizhou has not yet fallen.
1592 AD was the 20th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty. At this time, the Ming Dynasty also had many problems and showed signs of decline everywhere. Although Emperor Wanli did not attend court for many years, after the repeated requests of the Korean king, the Ming Dynasty decided to send troops to rescue Korea from the standpoint of protecting the vassal states.
In late June of that year, the Ming Dynasty sent troops for the first time, but there were only more than 5,000 people, led by Zu Chengxun, deputy general of Liaodong, Liaodong. Due to underestimation of the enemy and the inaccurate information provided by North Korea, the Japanese army did not fully understand the situation. He rashly attacked Pyongyang and was ambushed by the Japanese army. More than 5,000 people were lost, and only Zu Chengxun escaped. Although it failed, this battle also understood the reality of the Japanese army and accumulated experience in fighting with the Japanese army.
