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Chapter 146 Yupu Naval Battle
"As I said just now, the Japanese army had to retreat from Seoul because of lack of food. Where did they retreat to? Busan."

"In May, General Liu Ting from Sichuan led [-] reinforcements into North Korea to reinforce Li Rusong's troops, and was appointed as the deputy general."

"So far, four of Korea's eight provinces have been recaptured by the Ming army, and the remaining four are still in the hands of the Japanese army. However, in the subsequent battlefields, the four provinces in southern Korea were mainly hit."

"And the subsequent land battles were mainly between the Japanese army and the North Korean army. It is said that in mid-June, the Japanese army attacked again, and the attack was Jinzhou City in southern North Korea."

"Japanese generals Kato Kiyomasa, Kuroda Nagamasa asked their subordinates Iida Naokai, Shobayashi Isshin, and Goto Keji to destroy the city wall with a tortoise shell car. Then a large number of Japanese troops poured in, and the North Korean defender Kim Qian-ik died in battle."

"I'm just giving an example. Well, now that the land battle is basically finished, let's talk about the naval battle."

"At that time, there was a famous naval general in North Korea. I wonder if you know this person. His name was Yi Sun-shin."

"Lee Sun-shin, the Jeolla-do water envoy of North Korea, I single him out, not because he did anything bad, but because he was brave and good at fighting, and he dealt a heavy blow to the Japanese army on the sea."

"How should I say it? Listen to me slowly. According to the records of the Korean "Sunjo Records", it is said that on the sixth day of May, the navy met the Japanese army on Hansan Island."

"To be more specific, Gyeongsang Usui envoy Won Gyun and Jeolla-do Zuosui envoy joined forces at Hansando. Eighty large ships went to Okpo, encountered more than 30 enemy ships, and sank three enemy ships. .”

With that said, Teacher Miao swiped the phone screen again, guessing how complicated this matter is, even Teacher Miao had to use modern technology to continue explaining.

"On the seventh day of May, the Gyeongsang-do navy and the Jeolla-do navy joined forces again. When they suddenly heard the news of the death of the Joseon king Lee Chan, all the generals wept bitterly."

"On the 29th, when Luliang joined forces, he encountered an enemy ship and was sunk. After a while, he encountered twelve enemy ships and sank them all."

"On the second day of June, at Tangpukou, [-] enemy ships were encountered. General Quan Jun of Zhongwei commanded the large ship of the headquarters to ram the enemy command ship, and the Japanese army was forced to retreat."

"On the fourth day of June, at Tangpukou, Li Yiqi, the envoy of Youshui of Jeolla Province, led 25 large ships to join forces."

"On the fifth day of June, the main force of the Korean navy went to sea, and later stopped at Tangxiangpuyang, Gucheng, and sent three warships to reconnaissance. As a result, they encountered 26 enemy ships, and the large force immediately dispatched to join the battle, sinking more than ten enemy ships."

"On the sixth day of June, I chased down a warship that the Japanese army lost and successfully sank it."

"On the sixth day of July, Li Sun-shin and Li Yiqi joined forces in Luliang, and the seven broken ships led by the reinforcements came after them, and found more than 70 enemy ships coming from Yeongdeungpo to Luliang."

"On the eighth day of the seventh lunar month, the North Korean army was dispatched and came to the sea. They encountered the Japanese army and immediately pursued them. The main force of the Japanese army ran into the port and could not come out."

"Faced with this situation, Yi Sun-sin pretended to retreat, and led the main force of the Japanese army to the Hansan sea area."

"Yi Sun-shin ordered the troops to deploy the Crane Wing Formation, sinking three enemy ships, burning one, and more than 400 Japanese troops abandoned the ship and fled."

"On the tenth day of the seventh month, at the mouth of Angupu, I encountered forty enemy ships, which remained motionless. They were repeatedly attacked by the North Korean navy, and all of them were sunk."

"It is not difficult to see from these data that although North Korea suffered a complete defeat on land, its combat effectiveness at sea still exceeded that of the Japanese, and it sank hundreds of enemy ships, large and small."

"Of course, when the Korean navy was fighting back and forth with the Japanese army, the Ming army was also rapidly reinforcing."

"It is said that on May 1592, 5, Yi Sun-shin, the Zuoshui envoy of Jeolla-do, North Korea at that time, commanded 4 warships, and sailed from Yeosu Port in South Jeolla-do, preparing to launch an attack on the Japanese army."

"As for the Japanese army, they sent Fujido Takatora to lead fifty wooden warships to fight."

"On May 5, Yi sun-shin led the navy to attack the Japanese army. The Japanese army was caught off guard. After a fierce battle, the Japanese army suffered heavy losses. 7 ships were sunk by the North Korean navy, and the remaining warships were forced to retreat."

"Afterwards, Yi Sun-shin wiped out the remaining Japanese troops in the sea at Hepo and Chijinpo."

"On May 5, this naval battle finally ended. Although the Japanese army suffered heavy losses, they did not lose their command of the sea."

"The Okpo naval battle was the first major victory for the North Korean navy since the outbreak of the Korean War, which inspired and inspired the determination of the Korean military and civilians to fight against the Japanese army."

"On May 5, the Japanese army, not reconciled to failure, turned to attack Sacheon in South Gyeongsang Province. Immediately after hearing the news, Yi sun-sin led 27 turtle ships and set off on May 5, and quickly sailed to the outside of Sacheon Bay."

"Because the Japanese army had lingering fears about the last naval battle, when they saw the North Korean navy rushing to help, they quickly fled to land and set up defenses on the mountain."

"Seeing this, Yi Sun-sin followed his plan and pretended that the navy was retreating, luring the Japanese army to board the ship and pursue them. The Japanese army really fell for the plan."

"The tide coincided with the rising tide at this time, which was very conducive to the movement of houseboats by the North Korean navy. So when the Japanese army was preparing to pursue them, Yi Sun-sin ordered the ships to turn around and attack, and successfully destroyed twelve enemy ships."

"On June 1592, 6, Yi sun-shin led his turtle fleet to take the initiative to attack 2 enemy ships anchored in Tangpukou."

"The Japanese army was surrounded by the North Korean navy and had no time to escape. All 21 warships were destroyed by the North Korean navy. Then Yi sun-sin took a short rest."

"On June 6th, Li Sun-shin, who had won many battles and victories, couldn't sit still, and joined forces with Li Yiqi, the right water envoy of Jeolla Province."

"After joining forces, the large force set off in the early morning of June 6, and took the initiative to attack the 5 enemy ships in Tangxiangpukou, Gucheng, and flanked them from both sides."

"On June 6, the Korean navy attacked again and attacked the enemy ships in Supo. The Japanese army was afraid of Yi sun-shin, so they did not dare to fight, so they turned around and ran away. The result was heavy losses."

"After three naval battles, the Japanese navy suffered certain losses, and the Japanese army decided to gather their warships and plan to fight to the death with the North Korean navy."

"Look, how powerful this Yi Sun-shin is. He scared the Japanese army. You know, the combat power of the Japanese navy is still higher than that of the Korean navy."

"Okay, let's continue. It is said that in order to start a decisive battle with the North Korean navy, the Japanese navy gathered around Geoje Island and prepared to attack the North Korean navy in three ways."

"As for the North Korean Navy, Yi Sun-shin is preparing a combined fleet with the Jeolla-do Navy and part of the Gyeongsang-do Navy."

"On July 7th, Yi Sun-shin led the navy to the waters near Tangpukou, and in the early morning of July 6th, he lured the Japanese navy gathered around Geoje Island to fight a decisive battle near the waters of Hansan Island."

(End of this chapter)