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Chapter 150
"Shortly after the end of the Battle of Jishan, probably in October, the commander-in-chief Ma Gui sent Li Rumei to lead thousands of people to attack Xingzhou Gucheng."

"At that time, the Japanese generals stationed in Gucheng were Kobayakawa Hidebo and Chikushi Hiromon. These two men defended Gucheng at first, and then the reinforcements sent by Kobayakawa Hideaki, Yamaguchi Masahiro, and the Goemon Department who came from the south, then turned to attack. To keep."

"Li Rumei couldn't attack for a long time and lost a lot of combat power, so she had to withdraw her troops."

"In October of the same year, the Japanese general Mo Li Xiuyuan and others who attacked Qingshan were heavily surrounded by the Chinese and North Korean coalition forces led by the Ming army general Peng Youde, and suffered heavy losses."

"Fortunately, the Japanese generals stationed in Ulsan Yukunaga Asano, Motonsuke Shishido, and Kazukichi Ota led troops to respond, and Hidemoto's troops were able to retreat under cover."

"In December of the same year, the Ming army and the Japanese army fought in Ulsan, which was called the Battle of Ulsan."

"It is said that after the Japanese army was beaten and fled, the Ming army took advantage of the situation to pursue and defeated the Japanese army one after another to win."

"They attacked Ulsan again on the 23rd. This was the first Battle of Ulsan."

"At that time, the Ming army appointed the Southern Army led by Mao Guoqi as the vanguard army, launched a fierce offensive against the Japanese army, and quickly broke through Ulsan Wa Fortress, trapping the Japanese general Kato Kiyomasa in Dosan Castle."

"However, when he was about to attack Daoshan City, Yang Gao withdrew Mao Guoqi and sent Liaodong soldiers to continue the attack. In the end, he was defeated by the Japanese army and lost his best opportunity."

"The reason why this Yang Gao wanted to tear down the Mao State Weapon Department that was about to attack Daoshan City is not clear, but it is undeniable that it was precisely because of his actions that the Ming army suffered a disastrous defeat."

"Okay, at this time the large Japanese army arrived, and the weather was bad and it was still raining, so the Ming army's firearms could not be used. If they hit the right direction, the danger of Kato Kiyomasa's department would be solved."

"At this time, because of Yang Gao's command error, the Ming army retreated hastily and was chased by the Japanese army. The Ming army suffered extremely heavy losses."

"In January 1598, the troops of the Ming army attacking Ulsan were greatly shocked by the arrival of Japanese reinforcements, Mori Hidemoto and Kuroda Nagazabe."

"At the same time, Yang Gao had no time to give an order, so he rode to Seoul first on horseback, and the commander-in-chief Ma Gui also rushed to Seoul later."

"It is said that the Ming army was defeated by the Japanese army for a while. After the deputy general Wu Weizhong and the guerrilla general Mao Guo were broken, the Japanese army stopped attacking after breaking the siege of Ulsan and continued to garrison Ulsan."

"This time the Japanese counterattack caused heavy losses to the Ming army, but Yang Hao and Xing Jie lied to the court about the great victory on the front line."

"But at that time, all the generals wanted to report the war situation to the court. The soldiers lost more than 2000 people. This made Yang Hao very angry. He withheld the battle reports that should have been sent to the court, and only said that more than a hundred people were killed in the battle."

"At this time, an official named Ding Yingtai learned that the Ming army was defeated, so he approached Yang Gao to discuss strategies."

"But who knew that Yang Gao looked down on Ding Yingtai, and even showed Zhang Wei and Shen Yitong's handwriting, so complacent, he just ignored Ding Yingtai."

"Ding Yingtai saw Yang Hao's attitude, good guy, I saw you lost to comfort you, but you looked down on me, that's good! Let's wait and see!"

"So Ding Yingtai reported the disastrous defeat of the Ming army in Ulsan to the imperial court. If Zhu Yijun knew about this, it is estimated that Yang Hao's good days would come to an end."

"Ding Ding Yingtai's battle report was not seen by Zhu Yijun, but was withheld by Zhao Zhigao, the chief minister of the cabinet, because Zhao Zhigao wanted to protect Yang Hao, but he still sent people to North Korea to investigate."

"In February of the following year, Xing Jie recruited the Jiangxi navy and transported it to North Korea by sea, in an attempt to fight a protracted war with the Japanese army in this way."

"In May, after Zhu Yijun found out about Yang Gao's defeat in Ulsan, he immediately sent someone to deliver a decree to Yang Gao, asking him to return to Beijing."

"At the same time, Zhu Yijun sent troops to Liu Ting, and Xing Jie also mobilized about 5 people by land and water to reinforce North Korea."

"So the governor Chen Lin led the soldiers from Guangdong and Guangxi, Liu Ting led the soldiers from Sichuan, Deng Zilong led the soldiers from Zhejiang and Nanjing to the court for reinforcements, and the Ming army generals Zhang Bang and Lan Fangwei also joined the battle at this time."

"In June, Yang Gao rushed back to the court, and Zhu Yijun personally ordered him to be dismissed pending investigation, and the Ming army general Wan Shide replaced Yang Gao."

"Okay, now let's talk about a world-famous naval battle. The Koreans even made a movie. Which naval battle is it? It's called the Myeongryang Sea Battle!"

"When the second Korean War just broke out, wasn't Yi Sun-shin demoted to a soldier? That's why the North Korean navy was almost wiped out in the Battle of Chilchon-ryong."

"Look, after the loss of Yi Sun-sin, the North Korean navy is nothing, right?"

"So the North Korean side had no choice but to re-activate Yi Sun-shin. It is said that when Yi Sun-shin took office, the navy he had painstakingly managed, now there are only a few broken ships left."

"However, Yi Sun-shin was also patriotic. Although the situation was very bad, he still worked hard and started to rebuild the navy in Yousuying, Jeolla-do."

"Soon, in the blink of an eye, August 1597, 8, Admiral Yi sun-shin commanded his newly rebuilt navy, and once again fought a decisive battle with the Japanese navy, and the location was Mingliang Strait."

"At first, because Yi Sun-shin's navy was weak just after rebuilding, he decided to set up a trap, ask you to enter the urn, and send people to set up iron chains and wooden stakes on the bank when the tide is low."

"It is said that on October 1597, 10, the commander of the Japanese navy, Todo Takatora, set off with 26 warships, intending to take advantage of the high tide to attack the Myeongryang Strait and wipe out the Korean navy."

"Seeing the Japanese army attacking, Yi Sun-sin first disguised the civilian ships in the strait as military warships to confuse the Japanese army's judgment and make them think that the Korean navy had recovered."

"At the same time, Yi sun-shin led 14 warships to lead the enemy deep into the Mingliang Strait."

"After successfully luring the enemy to go deep, Yi sun-shin turned the bow of the ship and hit the command ship of the Japanese army with firepower. As a result, the Japanese command ship and two other warships were annihilated."

"And they also killed the Japanese naval commander, Mr. Kamishima. At the same time, because the Japanese army lost the command ship and the commander, their position was in chaos, and they could only retreat from the east along the direction of the tide."

"But who would have thought that the retreating Japanese navy could not retreat when they encountered the iron chains and wooden stakes that Yi Sun-shin had buried long ago."

"As a result, the North Korean navy united with the enemy and fought hard, killing dozens of Japanese soldiers, and killing the generals of the Mishima navy, Tokyu Tongnen and the brothers of the island, and finally defeated the Japanese navy."

"The Myeongryang Strait ended with the victory of the Korean navy, and this was another classic case of defeating more with less, which greatly inspired the determination of the Korean people to fight the Japanese army."

(End of this chapter)