Chapter 38: The Great Victory of Xianshan Island
Under the attention of His Majesty the Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has also sent 5,000 elite soldiers to support Korea.
However, because the previous 2,000 soldiers were wiped out by the Japanese army without knowing it, the ancestors who were very happy after they were killed.
He had to lead his 3,000 troops to Pyongyang to save North Korea from fire and water, and at this moment, Emperor Wanli had already agreed to the request of Joseon Seonjo.
So Li Dexin, the great priest of the Daesian who returned to Uiju in Korea from the Liaodong region, played the official reply of the Ming Dynasty to His Royal Highness Seonjo of Joseon.
Although he agreed to the request attached to His Royal Highness Seonjo of Joseon, he asked His Royal Highness Seonjo of Joseon to live in the empty official office of Kwandian Fort.
At this moment, Kuandian Fort is located in the north closest to the Jurchens, and it may be attacked by the Jurchens at any time.
Therefore, His Royal Highness Xuanzu, who felt unkind at this moment, finally made the decision not to go to Liaodong.
However, the decision to merge the provinces was opposed by the ministers, and it was better to merge the courts directly after returning to the capital at this moment.
At this moment, in the southern part of Korea, in the southern part of Korea, the naval general Yi Sunsin, who was promoted by His Royal Highness Seonjo, sent a rare good news in the southern part of Korea.
Because even when the North Korean army is losing and retreating, the North Korean navy is still quite competitive.
At the same time, the Korean navy was also struggling to persevere, waiting for the help of the Ming Dynasty to arrive in Korea.
And Yi Sunsin, a general, was also sent by God to save North Korea, because if the Korean Army had more generals like Yi Sunsin.
Then there will be no need for the Ming Kingdom to send troops to support Korea, and there will be no tragic situation of the country of the Japanese invaders invading Korea.
At this time, the prince of the king, Gwanghae-kun, did not obey the orders of His Royal Highness Seonjo, but arrived in Gangwon Province from Uiju to fight the Japanese invaders.
This is very different from Seonjo, who took refuge in Uiju, in that Gwanghae-kun, who led the division of the dynasty, moved within the enemy camp occupied by the Japanese invaders.
At this moment, he issued a circular to the officers and soldiers of the eight provinces of Korea and the volunteers, instructing them to carry out a joint operation of a certain scale.
If anyone can make a war exploit at this time, the prince of the king, Guanghaijun, will reward these people with official positions.
In addition, in order to cope with the winter war, clothing was also distributed to the envoys and sergeants.
In the castle where the lord fled, the official lord of the castle was also dispatched, represented by the prince of the king, Kwanghae-kun.
And exercised a lot of personnel power, which led to the convergence of all the people of North Korea with the separation of the DPRK.
However, His Royal Highness Seonjo of North Korea was not optimistic about all this, after all, Wang Shizi Gwanghaejun disobeyed the orders of His Royal Highness Seonjo.
At this moment, Yi Sunsin, a famous Korean general in the coastal area of southern Korea, was also ready for battle and drew up a battle plan.
Finally, on July 8, 1592, the sea in front of Haksan Island ushered in the first naval battle of the Korean navy against the invasion of the Japanese invaders.
At this moment, the Japanese naval army was led by Wakisaka Yasuji, and the opponent was the famous Korean naval general Yi Sunsin.
Originally, Wakisaka Yasuharu wanted to defeat Yi Sun-sin in the Battle of Okan Island so that he could give the Japanese a naval base in the south of Korea.
But it is true that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, although the forces of the Japanese have a very advanced bird weapon.
But in the eyes of the North Korean navy, this weapon used on land does not work at sea.
So at the critical moment, Yi Sunsin ordered all the Korean naval forces to turn their bows, and then all the Korean naval ships adjusted their formation.
The ships of the Japanese that came towards this moment gradually surrounded them, and in an instant, they all surrounded the ships of the Japanese invaders.
And after the next formation, the Korean naval army began to tighten the encirclement, so Yasuharu Wakisaka, who was unknown for unknown reasons, did not understand what formation Yi Sunsin was putting up in the end.
So Wakisaka Yasuji also ordered to put up a battle formation, but the already surrounded Japanese ships were already within the fire range of the North Korean naval army at this moment.
As a result, under the order of General Yi Sunsin's navy to open fire, all the Korean naval vessels opened fire on the Japanese ships together.
At this moment, the besieged Japanese ships were attacked by the artillery fire of the Korean navy, and the infantry's guns were useless.
As the shells flew out of the barrels of the Korean navy, they flew directly to the location of the Japanese ships.
How could the wooden ships of the Japanese invaders withstand the attack of artillery shells, and in an instant, several ships were hit by shells fired by North Korean naval guns.
All the ships that were hit were blown up in an instant, and the ships that were caught on fire caused by the explosion caused countless casualties among the Japanese soldiers.
In desperation, Yasuharu Wakisaka had no choice but to give the order to retreat before firing a single shot.
On July 8, 1592, the Battle of Seosando ended in a perfect victory for the Korean navy.
Because of this defeat, the Japanese completely lost control of the south coast, which also prompted the Japanese army to no longer be able to continue to invade Korea in the north.
The Battle of Xianshan Island had a spurring effect on the ambitions of the Japanese to conquer Korea and the Ming Kingdom, and Yi Sunsin showed extraordinary leadership at this moment.
Since then, he has led the Korean naval army to victory after victory, and the Japanese naval army has also collapsed under the blow of Yi Sunsin.
When the news of Yi Sunsin's victory reached the Uiju Sho, His Royal Highness Seonjo announced that he would ban alcohol and meat for three days to commemorate Yi Sunsin's victory.
Because Yi Sunsin's victory was exchanged for the lives of Korean naval soldiers, Joseon Seonjo was very fond of the past when he was promoted to Yi Sunsin.
At this moment, after learning of the complete defeat of the Japanese army, Governor Konishi in Pyongyang complained very angrily that there were Ming and Korean officers and troops in the north.
In the south of itself, there is the existence of Korean naval forces and rebel armies, so in this case, it is necessary to think about the way back before the military rations run out.
But before Governor Konishi could think of the way back, there was dysentery in the Japanese army.
There were as many as 3,000 sick soldiers who vomited and diarrhea, and at this moment, there were as many as 2,000 sick soldiers in Kato Kiyomasa's military camp.
These sick soldiers who vomited and diarrhea were absolutely not allowed to participate in the battle, and this may be the punishment that God gave to Yukinaga Konishi and Kato Kiyomasa.
And if you attack at this moment, the odds of victory will definitely be greater than when you fought against the Japanese invaders before.
But at this moment, in the barracks of Kato Kiyomasa, there is bad news about the prince of Joseon.
Because the Joseon prince privately issued a notice about the gathering of volunteers and the crusade against the Japanese invaders, the Japanese soldiers discovered it.
And when he captured and interrogated the Korean prisoners, he learned that the prince of Korea was in Hamgyong Province, which was controlled by Kato Kiyomasa.
At this time, in Nagoya, the lord of the Wako kingdom learned of the defeat of the navy, and was very angry and beheaded a waiter, and then ordered to get rid of Yi Sunsin.
I even had the idea of going to Korea in person, but in Osaka Castle, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Daisho passed away.
At this time, after learning of the death of the Daisho from the mouth of the Yododen, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the lord of the Japanese Korko, canceled the decision to go to Korea to conquer in person.
While Toyotomi Hideyoshi was preparing to keep filial piety, 3,000 members of the Ming Dynasty official army, accompanied by Lord Liu Chenglong (Zhao Kun), were preparing to go to Pyongyang.
In the battle against Pyongyang, it is still unknown whether the city of Pyongyang can be truly liberated, and the Korean people who were enslaved by the Japanese invaders.
Then it depends on whether General Zu Chengxun can break through Pyongyang's city defenses, and whether the 3,000 people of the Ming Dynasty official army can defeat the Japanese invaders depends on the battle of Pyongyang City.