On this day, 428 years ago, October 26, 1597 (September 16, 1597, the lunar calendar), Ming Liang achieved a great victory. The Battle of Mingliang, also known as the Great Victory of Mingliang, was also known as the Great Victory of Mingliang. On October 26, 1597, the naval general of the Kingdom of Korea, Lee Shun-chen, commanded the Korean army and the Japanese army to conduct a naval battle in present-day Mingliang Strait in South Korea. The Korean army took advantage of the special geographical characteristics of the Myongliang Strait to repel 130 Japanese warships with 12 Panwu boats, making it a famous battle in which the few defeated the many in the history of naval warfare. Japan's invasion strategy map, Toyotomi wants to use Korea as a base to conquer East Asia, Korea map, the Japanese army invaded Korea, the Japanese army Kato Kiyoshi went straight to Seoul. The three vanguard troops of the Ming army have broken in two directions, and the other route is guarded by more than 2000 people led by deputy commander Xie Sheng. Jishan Prefecture is located in the hilly area extending from the Taibai Mountains, at the northernmost tip of Chungcheong Road and next to Gyeonggi Road. As long as the Japanese army captures this place, they can face the Han River Plain directly, and there will be no danger south of the capital Seoul. On September 7, 1597, Nagamasa Kuroda led 10000 Japanese Third Army troops to attack Jishan. "We were obviously not enough to resist the Japanese army head-on, but I saw that its brigade stopped in Sushaping more than ten miles away from the vanguard, where the terrain was open. We can abandon the city to the Japanese vanguard and use all our cavalry to attack the main force behind the Japanese vanguard and catch him unprepared!" Jiesheng thought. After a while, 2000 Ming cavalry withdrew from the city from the west gate, made a big circle, and quietly detour towards the flank of Sushaping. The 2500 Japanese pioneers led by Goto Kiti and Lin Daoli attacked the front of the city. Unexpectedly, the city was basically empty, so they entered the city. The main force of the Japanese Third Army was led by Nagamasa Kuroda and Masumasa Ida. They saw from a distance that the Japanese flag had been erected on the city wall and were overjoyed. Unexpectedly, a large group of Ming cavalry rushed from the side and caught Kuroda Changzheng's troops unprepared. The Ming army cavalry was also equipped with three-eyed blasters that could shoot in succession, which was much better than the Japanese army's iron cannons that could only shoot in single shots. Each three-eyed blaster could fire three projectiles, and the 400 blasters were fired at the same time. The projectiles rained down like rain. For a while, the Japanese iron cannons that resisted were almost all lost in the counterattack. (Note: Yuan Chonghuan of the Ming Army once used 9000 cavalry equipped with blasters to defeat tens of thousands of Manchurian soldiers in Huangji outside Beijing without artillery support. However, by that time, the Ming Army had used five-eyed blasters, which was more powerful than during the Korean War. ) Ida Masamono quickly ordered 1000 cavalry iron soldiers to mount from behind the formation to fight, allowing the Japanese infantry to gradually stabilize their position. Japanese generals Masamori Suga, Riyan Kuriyama, and Ishida Sōkiyo each led more than 1000 soldiers to form several solid square formations in the rebel army as support points on the battlefield. Lin Daoli stood on the Jishan Tower and found that his formation was in chaos. Only then did he realize that he had been trapped, he hurriedly said to Goto Kiji:"The enemy abandoned the city in order to concentrate his troops to break our army's main formation. Please lead 1000 people to stay and defend the city. I will lead 1500 elite soldiers to meet my lord!" Seeing that the Japanese army had stabilized its position and began to fight back, Xie Sheng withdrew from the battlefield and ordered Yang Dengshan to lead his team to draw bows and release arrows to cover the brigade while fighting. The Japanese cavalry's bows and arrows were not as far as the Ming army could shoot. After chasing for a while, they failed to gain an advantage, so they had to beat their horses and return to their original formation. On the way to retreat, Xie Sheng encountered Japanese Lin Daoli troops again. Lin Daoli thought that the Ming army was in a scuffle with the main Japanese army. Unexpectedly, the Ming army cavalry shot out from nearby. He expected that 1500 infantry soldiers would not be able to stop the same number of cavalry, but even if he wanted to run, he couldn't outrun his two legs and couldn't outrun his four hooves, so he decided to fight. In the distance, Kuroda Chief, who was in the main formation, was greatly shocked. Ida Masako hurriedly shook his reins and rushed out of the formation, leading his more than a thousand cavalry to assist Lin Daoli. The cavalry of the Ming army overwhelmingly scattered Lin Daoli's troops and killed 300 people. Before Ida Zhengzong's cavalry arrived, they roared and disappeared behind the hills. In the Battle of Jishan, more than 400 Ming troops died and 1000 Japanese troops were killed. That night, the Japanese army entered Jishan City to rest. The war report immediately came and couldn't help but make Nagamasa Kuroda furious. Taifu Omei and Kuroda Tongyin led 3000 troops to attack Qingshan. They were attacked by more than 1000 Ming cavalry soldiers. Not long after, more than 3000 North Korean troops were led by Li Yuanyi to participate in the war. The Japanese army was surrounded by heavy troops and suffered heavy casualties. They were forced to withdraw from Qingshan Prefecture to dig trenches and defend and request reinforcements. A few days later, on September 15, the Japanese First Army, Kiyoshi Kato, arrived from Jishan Prefecture in the southeast. Xie Sheng immediately packed up all his troops and retreated to Qingshan County. When Kato heard that hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were moving out, he was afraid and believed that the most important thing now was to defend the territory, so he no longer paid attention to the guerrilla Ming troops. Kato Qingzheng did not expect that he would fall into a false situation, and his inaction was exactly what the Ming army wanted. Although the sheep had almost escaped, the North Korean government finally made up for the prison before it was completely finished. After successive defeats in the battle, the North Korean government had to hire Lee Shun-sen again in September. When the news of the defeat of Qichuanliang came, Marshal Quan Li did not wait for the court's order and immediately asked Li Shunchen to go south to clean up the mess of the navy. On July 22, the court officially issued a letter of appointment, restoring Li Shunchen as the "Left Envoy of the Navy of Jeolla Province and the Ruling Envoy of the Three Roads of Gyeongshang, Jeolla, and Chungqing." Although he was restored to his original position, Li Shunchen now only has a pitiful 12 Ishiwu warships left, which is like a bare commander compared with the original more than 200 ships. Fortunately, Li Shunchen, who had experienced many hardships, was not discouraged. On the way to Jeolla Road, he tried his best to appease the people and gather scattered soldiers. When the Korean military and civilians heard that Li Shunchen had returned, they were extremely excited. Soon, a banwu ship came from the north, increasing the number of Korean warships to 13. The Korean army was newly defeated and its morale was low. In order to restore the prestige of the army, Li Shunchen re-established the reward and punishment system, vigorously punished a group of generals who confused the morale of the army, and rewarded brave soldiers heavily. In a lecture to his subordinates, Li Shunchen mentioned: "We have nowhere to retreat. The ancients said,'Put it to death and then live.' Now we can only defend the country with a determined will!" (On the right, Li Shunchen's handwriting,"If you die, you will live, and if you must live, you will die." This is the profound meaning of the "Wu Zi's Art of War","When you die, you will live; if you are lucky, you will die.") At the same time, Li Shunchen also sent a letter to the court, refuting the pessimistic attitude of many officials in Seoul towards the navy, and hoping that Xuanzu would withdraw his order to abolish the navy and abandon the coastal areas of Jeolla Province. The memorial said: "From Imjin to five or six years ago, the rebels did not dare to charge straight into Huguang because they used ships and divisions to block their path. Now I have twelve warships, and I can still resist the battle with all my strength. Now if all the ships and troops are abolished, this is the reason why the thieves are lucky and reach the Han River from the right side of the lake. This is what I am afraid of. Although the warships are few, I will not dare to insult me until I die." This is the famous Li Shunchen's "Graduation Table". After arriving at the gathering place of the remnant soldiers and returning to Longpu, Li Shunchen realized that he was too close to the Japanese army, so his entire army withdrew westward to Lanpu. But this did not buy much time for the North Korean navy. On August 28, eight Japanese ships appeared off the coast of Rampo. They seemed to be exploring the way, but their strength was not much lower than that of the entire North Korean navy. The panicked North Korean soldiers saw that the Japanese had arrived and instinctively ran away. Seeing that the situation was critical, Li Shunchen personally put on armor and sharp weapons, boarded the flagship, and took the lead in killing into the enemy's line. Seeing that the general commander was risking his life, all his subordinates unconsciously bled up. They regained the courage that had long been thrown out of the sky and followed them out of the military port and drove the Japanese ship back. After this battle, the North Korean Navy finally regained the invincible force during the Battle of Van Rok. Of course, the Japanese who have suffered a small loss will definitely not be reconciled. Knowing that the Korean army still has remnants of the navy, the counterattack of hundreds of Japanese warships will be repeated at any time. In view of this, Li Shunchen ordered to abandon Lanpu and move to Zhendao. Jindo is located on the westernmost side of the coastline of Jeolla Province, followed by the vast Yellow Sea. If Jindo is lost, the Japanese Navy will be able to march straight into Ganghwa Island and threaten Seoul! It can be said that Li Shunchen brought the entire army into a desperate battle! But why did Li Shunchen choose this dangerous place to fight the Japanese army? In addition to putting pressure on the entire army to have no way to retreat and have to fight to the death, did he have any other strategies? Yes, in addition to harmony, Li Shunchen also plans to use the right time and location to launch a final battle with the enemy. Jindo is very close to the land on the Korean Peninsula, and the water between them is called the Myongliang Strait, only 250 meters away from the narrowest point. If we met here, no matter how large the Japanese fleet was, they would not be able to deploy. They could only use small troops to fight against the Korean army. It could be said that one man would be at the pass and a place where tens of thousands of people could not open it. What's even more amazing is that the hydrology here is extremely complex. Not only is the water flowing rapidly, reaching 9.5 - 11.5 nautical miles, but there are also many undercurrents. The whirlpool and tide are changing rapidly. Not to mention foreigners, even most North Koreans cannot grasp it. For Li Shunchen, there is no other place than Jindo for a more ideal decisive battle battlefield. As expected. On September 7, 13 Japanese ships attacked again and occupied the abandoned Lanpu. Taking this as a bridgehead, the main force of the Japanese fleet came in an endless stream. In less than a week, Lanpu was packed with hundreds of warships. Lanpu is only 2 hours away from Jindo! The situation is really dangerous for the Korean army. Li Shunchen placed 13 warships on the west side of the mouth of the Mingliang Strait. The entire army's cannons were pointed into the strait and were ready to wait. All 13 banwu boats were temporarily installed with barbed roofs to make simple versions of turtle boats to prevent the Japanese army from climbing the boat with too many people. At the same time, Li Shunchen also arranged for dozens of small fishing boats to hide far away in waters that the Japanese army could barely see, creating the illusion that the Korean army was strong. After the Japanese army occupied Lampu, 13 warships marched westward without stopping. At about 4 p.m. on September 7, the two armies finally encountered each other at the mouth of the Mingliang Strait. Although the numbers are similar, how can a small pathfinder team be a match for Li Shunchen? The 13 Japanese ships quickly couldn't withstand it and turned around and ran away, but they did not get far. At night, 13 Japanese ships turned around and came back in an attempt to launch a sneak attack. Unexpectedly, Li Shunchen was already prepared and could not succeed. However, the Japanese ship had to return to Lanpu, and Raqi's accomplices settled the score with Li Shunchen. On September 16, the Battle of Mingliang, the most glorious battle in the history of the world's naval forces, began. In the early morning, under the leadership of the general Fujido Takako, Kato, Yasuharu Wakizaka, and Yujima Tsu led 330 ships of the entire army, including 130 warships and 200 transport ships, to dispatch their troops from Lampu to enter the Narang Strait together. Due to the narrow route, the Japanese fleet was divided into 4 to 5 teams and moved forward in a file. Due to the morning current flowing from east to west, the Japanese ship was smooth and smooth, and the speed was very fast. Seeing that the first team was about to leave the Mingliang Strait, Li Shunchen immediately ordered the entire fleet to kill from hidden places and block it in front of the Japanese army. Although it was known that there were scattered fleets of the Korean army operating in this area, the Japanese ship was still caught off guard due to the speed of the ship. After a brief period of panic, the Japanese army saw that the enemy had only talked about more than a dozen ships, and their confidence was doubled, and they attempted to eat these ungrateful mantis in front of the chariot in one gulp. Li Shunchen's flagship once again took the lead, rushing at the forefront, and was quickly surrounded by Japanese warships. When the remaining Korean warships saw too many enemies, they were afraid and hesitated behind and did not dare to move forward. Li Shunchen was furious and wanted to turn around and urge his subordinates to fight, but there were too many Japanese ships around and they could no longer rush back. During the extremely critical period, Li Shunchen shouted at the nearest civilian ship: "What's the use of running? Even if you escape now, can you evade military law?!" Those generals and soldiers who wanted to escape woke up from a dream, and felt the brave and fearless spirit of the general, so they all rushed into the enemy's line and formed a group with the Japanese ships. A large number of Japanese troops climbed onto a North Korean ship among the rebels. Thanks to the temporary cover protection, the North Korean army was finally able to drive the Japanese troops into the sea with weapons such as hook and sickle guns, bows and arrows, and blasters. Under the command of Li Shunchen, the North Korean army concentrated its firepower on a Japanese ship that looked like its flagship, firing artillery, fire and arrows until it was sunk. Among the Japanese soldiers who died in the water, some people recognized the body of one of the generals, Mr. Shimizu, among them! In the Battle of Tangpu during the Battle of Wenlu mentioned earlier, Li Shunchen killed the Japanese leader and sent him to the island. This time, his brother suffered the same tragic fate under Li Shunchen's hands. Alas for him. Since then, the Murakami Navy, one of the three pillars of the pirate force that controlled the Seto Inland Sea in Japan, suffered a devastating blow and never returned to the stage of history. The two sides fought fiercely for a long time, but the Japanese army was unable to break through the Korean defense line at all. The 13 North Korean warships are like rocks in a stormy sea, standing still in the face of the stormy waves of attacks by more than a hundred Japanese warships! Finally, the dawn of victory appeared on the Korean sea level: turbulence in the Mingliang Strait came, and the Japanese army's advantage of sailing along the water in the morning disappeared. Some boats were still moving forward, but others were pushed back by the tide. Hundreds of ships in the narrow Mingliang Strait were scattered by turbulent currents and out of formation. Seeing that the Japanese army fell into chaos, the morale of the Korean army was greatly boosted. Li Shunchen ordered the entire army to launch a general attack, and the Japanese army could not look at each other from head to tail. Fujido Gaohu ordered the entire army to retreat quickly. However, in the turbulent flow, the Japanese army could not even stand steadily, so how could they move the oar? The Japanese ships gathered together collided with each other under the influence of turbulence. They were either hit and sunk by the junior ships or hit with several holes, which was even more tragic. The advantage in the number of warships in the early days has now become a fatal injury to the Japanese army! In the chaotic battle, even Tengtang Gao Hu was seriously injured by several arrows. One of the generals, Sarga Sarga, son of Sarga, was killed in battle. All the remaining Japanese ships retreated to Busan in disgrace (schematic diagram of the Battle of Mingliang). According to Li Shunchen's diary, in the Battle of Mingliang, the Korean army sank a total of 31 Japanese ships and damaged countless people, while none of the Korean army's 13 warships suffered losses. More importantly, after this war, the Japanese Navy officers and soldiers were afraid when they heard Li Shunchen's name. They once again adopted the timid turtle policy during the Battle of Wenrok and completely abandoned the strategy of opening up the waterway to the Yellow Sea. In short, Japanese ships came across the ocean, mostly large military ships. Li Shunchen lured them into shallow waters, laid iron-locked wooden piles on the bottom of the water, and then used small boats to gather ants to attack and kill them when the tide was low. The Japanese navy could not advance and retreat. Although reinforcements arrived one after another, they could not come forward to rescue them. They watched helplessly as Li Shunchen set fire to the stranded ship and burned it. Li Shunchen defeated the Japanese navy ten times its size, sank the Japanese command ship and 31 other warships, and also killed the Japanese commander Tsutomu Murakami (Murakami's second son Yasukuni Murakami succeeded to Shimaimura as master. Later, after the Battle of Sekihara, he was transferred to Fenghou Guomori Domain for 14000 stones), drowning more than 2000 Japanese troops. Li Shunchen used 13 newly defeated naval forces to resist a strong enemy ten times his own, and achieved a glorious victory of sinking 31 enemy ships. Throughout the history of world naval affairs, there is no one before or after. With his own strength, he proved to the world the true meaning of the word "genius". Many later naval generals, such as Horatio Nelson (1758 - 1805), who defeated Napoleon for Britain, spoke highly of Li Shunchen. Japanese naval generals after the Meiji Restoration even praised Li Shunchen as an unattainable naval legend. Hirahachiro Dongxiang said: "Although I also agree that the world compares me with Horatio Nelson, none of us can compare to Li Shunchen. He is unmatched!" After the China-North Korea coalition won victories in the Jishan and Mingliang Straits, the Japanese offensive was blocked, and the China-North Korea coalition entered the stage of strategic counterattack. Baidu Brief: The Japanese army occupied many North Korean islands, including Busan. At a time of crisis, Li Shunchen was reinstated. At that time, the North Korean Navy had only 12 Panwu ships remaining after the Battle of Chichonliang. Due to the huge gap in strength with the Japanese army, Li Shunchen decided to fight the Japanese army to the death in the Mingliang Strait. The Mingliang Strait is a narrow strait between Jindo and the mainland, with rapid water. The direction of the current in the Mingliang Strait will reverse every three hours. Li Shunchen across the Taiwan Strait was only about 294 meters wide, so narrow that he could pull steel cables on both sides of the strait, making it easier for Li to take advantage of the turtle boats and Ishiya boats that were better than the Japanese boats without allowing the Japanese army to take advantage of their numbers. Later, Li mobilized hundreds of civilian boats to pull the military flag behind them to enhance his prestige. On the early morning of October 26, 1597, after everything was ready, Li Shunchen sent a warship to lure the enemy into a pre-set trap. When the Japanese ship sailed into the Mingliang Strait, Li Shunchen was already ready on the opposite side. When the Japanese ship approached, Li Shunchen's navy hidden at the foot of the mountain launched fierce artillery shells on the Japanese ship. Because the Japanese ships were point-bottomed and swayed unsteadily in the rapid currents, and Li Shunchen's navy was covered by mountains, the Japanese artillery fire could not hit the target. The North Korean navy uses flat-bottomed boats, which are stable and have a high fire hit rate. In addition, Li Shunchen had already pulled up a steel cable in the strait in advance, making the situation of the invading Japanese ships even more miserable. The invading Japanese army was caught off guard, and the Japanese general Lai Island was also killed. Soon, the current in the Mingliang Strait began to reverse, and the Japanese ships began to bump into each other, creating chaos. Li Shunchen took advantage of the chaos and led the North Korean Navy to launch a fierce offensive against the Japanese army. A large number of Japanese ships were crowded in the narrow Mingliang Strait and became extremely passive targets. Although Li Shunchen only had 12 warships, he relied on his geographical location and timing to sink 31 Japanese warships, and another ship was damaged to the point of loss of combat effectiveness on about 92 days. The rough sea also caused the Japanese army who jumped off the boat to be drowned because it could not swim to the shore. In this naval battle, North Korea claimed that more than 8000 Japanese troops were killed, while North Korea lost only 34. However, the total number of Takaho Fujido (2,800), Kato Kato (2,400), Yasuharu Wakizaka (1,200), Yujima Tsutomu (600), and Tatsuo Sugahira Uemon (200) who participated in the war has not yet reached 8,000. Li Shunchen's victory in the Mingliang Strait effectively cut off the Japanese army's supply from the Yellow Sea to the Battle of Jishan, causing the Japanese army to finally withdraw.On this day, 428 years ago, October 26, 1597 (September 16, 1597, the lunar calendar), Ming Liang achieved a great victory. The Battle of Mingliang, also known as the Great Victory of Mingliang, was also known as the Great Victory of Mingliang. On October 26, 1597, the naval general of the Kingdom of Korea, Lee Shun-chen, commanded the Korean army and the Japanese army to conduct a naval battle in present-day Mingliang Strait in South Korea. The Korean army took advantage of the special geographical characteristics of the Myongliang Strait to repel 130 Japanese warships with 12 Panwu boats, making it a famous battle in which the few defeated the many in the history of naval warfare. Japan's invasion strategy map, Toyotomi wants to use Korea as a base to conquer East Asia, Korea map, the Japanese army invaded Korea, the Japanese army Kato Kiyoshi went straight to Seoul. The three vanguard troops of the Ming army have broken in two directions, and the other route is guarded by more than 2000 people led by deputy commander Xie Sheng. Jishan Prefecture is located in the hilly area extending from the Taibai Mountains, at the northernmost tip of Chungcheong Road and next to Gyeonggi Road. As long as the Japanese army captures this place, they can face the Han River Plain directly, and there will be no danger south of the capital Seoul. On September 7, 1597, Nagamasa Kuroda led 10000 Japanese Third Army troops to attack Jishan. "We were obviously not enough to resist the Japanese army head-on, but I saw that its brigade stopped in Sushaping more than ten miles away from the vanguard, where the terrain was open. We can abandon the city to the Japanese vanguard and use all our cavalry to attack the main force behind the Japanese vanguard and catch him unprepared!" Jiesheng thought. After a while, 2000 Ming cavalry withdrew from the city from the west gate, made a big circle, and quietly detour towards the flank of Sushaping. The 2500 Japanese pioneers led by Goto Kiti and Lin Daoli attacked the front of the city. Unexpectedly, the city was basically empty, so they entered the city. The main force of the Japanese Third Army was led by Nagamasa Kuroda and Masumasa Ida. They saw from a distance that the Japanese flag had been erected on the city wall and were overjoyed. Unexpectedly, a large group of Ming cavalry rushed from the side and caught Kuroda Changzheng's troops unprepared. The Ming army cavalry was also equipped with three-eyed blasters that could shoot in succession, which was much better than the Japanese army's iron cannons that could only shoot in single shots. Each three-eyed blaster could fire three projectiles, and the 400 blasters were fired at the same time. The projectiles rained down like rain. For a while, the Japanese iron cannons that resisted were almost all lost in the counterattack. (Note: Yuan Chonghuan of the Ming Army once used 9000 cavalry equipped with blasters to defeat tens of thousands of Manchurian soldiers in Huangji outside Beijing without artillery support. However, by that time, the Ming Army had used five-eyed blasters, which was more powerful than during the Korean War. ) Ida Masamono quickly ordered 1000 cavalry iron soldiers to mount from behind the formation to fight, allowing the Japanese infantry to gradually stabilize their position. Japanese generals Masamori Suga, Riyan Kuriyama, and Ishida Sōkiyo each led more than 1000 soldiers to form several solid square formations in the rebel army as support points on the battlefield. Lin Daoli stood on the Jishan Tower and found that his formation was in chaos. Only then did he realize that he had been trapped, he hurriedly said to Goto Kiji:"The enemy abandoned the city in order to concentrate his troops to break our army's main formation. Please lead 1000 people to stay and defend the city. I will lead 1500 elite soldiers to meet my lord!" Seeing that the Japanese army had stabilized its position and began to fight back, Xie Sheng withdrew from the battlefield and ordered Yang Dengshan to lead his team to draw bows and release arrows to cover the brigade while fighting. The Japanese cavalry's bows and arrows were not as far as the Ming army could shoot. After chasing for a while, they failed to gain an advantage, so they had to beat their horses and return to their original formation. On the way to retreat, Xie Sheng encountered Japanese Lin Daoli troops again. Lin Daoli thought that the Ming army was in a scuffle with the main Japanese army. Unexpectedly, the Ming army cavalry shot out from nearby. He expected that 1500 infantry soldiers would not be able to stop the same number of cavalry, but even if he wanted to run, he couldn't outrun his two legs and couldn't outrun his four hooves, so he decided to fight. In the distance, Kuroda Chief, who was in the main formation, was greatly shocked. Ida Masako hurriedly shook his reins and rushed out of the formation, leading his more than a thousand cavalry to assist Lin Daoli. The cavalry of the Ming army overwhelmingly scattered Lin Daoli's troops and killed 300 people. Before Ida Zhengzong's cavalry arrived, they roared and disappeared behind the hills. In the Battle of Jishan, more than 400 Ming troops died and 1000 Japanese troops were killed. That night, the Japanese army entered Jishan City to rest. The war report immediately came and couldn't help but make Nagamasa Kuroda furious. Taifu Omei and Kuroda Tongyin led 3000 troops to attack Qingshan. They were attacked by more than 1000 Ming cavalry soldiers. Not long after, more than 3000 North Korean troops were led by Li Yuanyi to participate in the war. The Japanese army was surrounded by heavy troops and suffered heavy casualties. They were forced to withdraw from Qingshan Prefecture to dig trenches and defend and request reinforcements. A few days later, on September 15, the Japanese First Army, Kiyoshi Kato, arrived from Jishan Prefecture in the southeast. Xie Sheng immediately packed up all his troops and retreated to Qingshan County. When Kato heard that hundreds of thousands of Ming troops were moving out, he was afraid and believed that the most important thing now was to defend the territory, so he no longer paid attention to the guerrilla Ming troops. Kato Qingzheng did not expect that he would fall into a false situation, and his inaction was exactly what the Ming army wanted. Although the sheep had almost escaped, the North Korean government finally made up for the prison before it was completely finished. After successive defeats in the battle, the North Korean government had to hire Lee Shun-sen again in September. When the news of the defeat of Qichuanliang came, Marshal Quan Li did not wait for the court's order and immediately asked Li Shunchen to go south to clean up the mess of the navy. On July 22, the court officially issued a letter of appointment, restoring Li Shunchen as the "Left Envoy of the Navy of Jeolla Province and the Ruling Envoy of the Three Roads of Gyeongshang, Jeolla, and Chungqing." Although he was restored to his original position, Li Shunchen now only has a pitiful 12 Ishiwu warships left, which is like a bare commander compared with the original more than 200 ships. Fortunately, Li Shunchen, who had experienced many hardships, was not discouraged. On the way to Jeolla Road, he tried his best to appease the people and gather scattered soldiers. When the Korean military and civilians heard that Li Shunchen had returned, they were extremely excited. Soon, a banwu ship came from the north, increasing the number of Korean warships to 13. The Korean army was newly defeated and its morale was low. In order to restore the prestige of the army, Li Shunchen re-established the reward and punishment system, vigorously punished a group of generals who confused the morale of the army, and rewarded brave soldiers heavily. In a lecture to his subordinates, Li Shunchen mentioned: "We have nowhere to retreat. The ancients said,'Put it to death and then live.' Now we can only defend the country with a determined will!" (On the right, Li Shunchen's handwriting,"If you die, you will live, and if you must live, you will die." This is the profound meaning of the "Wu Zi's Art of War","When you die, you will live; if you are lucky, you will die.") At the same time, Li Shunchen also sent a letter to the court, refuting the pessimistic attitude of many officials in Seoul towards the navy, and hoping that Xuanzu would withdraw his order to abolish the navy and abandon the coastal areas of Jeolla Province. The memorial said: "From Imjin to five or six years ago, the rebels did not dare to charge straight into Huguang because they used ships and divisions to block their path. Now I have twelve warships, and I can still resist the battle with all my strength. Now if all the ships and troops are abolished, this is the reason why the thieves are lucky and reach the Han River from the right side of the lake. This is what I am afraid of. Although the warships are few, I will not dare to insult me until I die." This is the famous Li Shunchen's "Graduation Table". After arriving at the gathering place of the remnant soldiers and returning to Longpu, Li Shunchen realized that he was too close to the Japanese army, so his entire army withdrew westward to Lanpu. But this did not buy much time for the North Korean navy. On August 28, eight Japanese ships appeared off the coast of Rampo. They seemed to be exploring the way, but their strength was not much lower than that of the entire North Korean navy. The panicked North Korean soldiers saw that the Japanese had arrived and instinctively ran away. Seeing that the situation was critical, Li Shunchen personally put on armor and sharp weapons, boarded the flagship, and took the lead in killing into the enemy's line. Seeing that the general commander was risking his life, all his subordinates unconsciously bled up. They regained the courage that had long been thrown out of the sky and followed them out of the military port and drove the Japanese ship back. After this battle, the North Korean Navy finally regained the invincible force during the Battle of Van Rok. Of course, the Japanese who have suffered a small loss will definitely not be reconciled. Knowing that the Korean army still has remnants of the navy, the counterattack of hundreds of Japanese warships will be repeated at any time. In view of this, Li Shunchen ordered to abandon Lanpu and move to Zhendao. Jindo is located on the westernmost side of the coastline of Jeolla Province, followed by the vast Yellow Sea. If Jindo is lost, the Japanese Navy will be able to march straight into Ganghwa Island and threaten Seoul! It can be said that Li Shunchen brought the entire army into a desperate battle! But why did Li Shunchen choose this dangerous place to fight the Japanese army? In addition to putting pressure on the entire army to have no way to retreat and have to fight to the death, did he have any other strategies? Yes, in addition to harmony, Li Shunchen also plans to use the right time and location to launch a final battle with the enemy. Jindo is very close to the land on the Korean Peninsula, and the water between them is called the Myongliang Strait, only 250 meters away from the narrowest point. If we met here, no matter how large the Japanese fleet was, they would not be able to deploy. They could only use small troops to fight against the Korean army. It could be said that one man would be at the pass and a place where tens of thousands of people could not open it. What's even more amazing is that the hydrology here is extremely complex. Not only is the water flowing rapidly, reaching 9.5 - 11.5 nautical miles, but there are also many undercurrents. The whirlpool and tide are changing rapidly. Not to mention foreigners, even most North Koreans cannot grasp it. For Li Shunchen, there is no other place than Jindo for a more ideal decisive battle battlefield. As expected. On September 7, 13 Japanese ships attacked again and occupied the abandoned Lanpu. Taking this as a bridgehead, the main force of the Japanese fleet came in an endless stream. In less than a week, Lanpu was packed with hundreds of warships. Lanpu is only 2 hours away from Jindo! The situation is really dangerous for the Korean army. Li Shunchen placed 13 warships on the west side of the mouth of the Mingliang Strait. The entire army's cannons were pointed into the strait and were ready to wait. All 13 banwu boats were temporarily installed with barbed roofs to make simple versions of turtle boats to prevent the Japanese army from climbing the boat with too many people. At the same time, Li Shunchen also arranged for dozens of small fishing boats to hide far away in waters that the Japanese army could barely see, creating the illusion that the Korean army was strong. After the Japanese army occupied Lampu, 13 warships marched westward without stopping. At about 4 p.m. on September 7, the two armies finally encountered each other at the mouth of the Mingliang Strait. Although the numbers are similar, how can a small pathfinder team be a match for Li Shunchen? The 13 Japanese ships quickly couldn't withstand it and turned around and ran away, but they did not get far. At night, 13 Japanese ships turned around and came back in an attempt to launch a sneak attack. Unexpectedly, Li Shunchen was already prepared and could not succeed. However, the Japanese ship had to return to Lanpu, and Raqi's accomplices settled the score with Li Shunchen. On September 16, the Battle of Mingliang, the most glorious battle in the history of the world's naval forces, began. In the early morning, under the leadership of the general Fujido Takako, Kato, Yasuharu Wakizaka, and Yujima Tsu led 330 ships of the entire army, including 130 warships and 200 transport ships, to dispatch their troops from Lampu to enter the Narang Strait together. Due to the narrow route, the Japanese fleet was divided into 4 to 5 teams and moved forward in a file. Due to the morning current flowing from east to west, the Japanese ship was smooth and smooth, and the speed was very fast. Seeing that the first team was about to leave the Mingliang Strait, Li Shunchen immediately ordered the entire fleet to kill from hidden places and block it in front of the Japanese army. Although it was known that there were scattered fleets of the Korean army operating in this area, the Japanese ship was still caught off guard due to the speed of the ship. After a brief period of panic, the Japanese army saw that the enemy had only talked about more than a dozen ships, and their confidence was doubled, and they attempted to eat these ungrateful mantis in front of the chariot in one gulp. Li Shunchen's flagship once again took the lead, rushing at the forefront, and was quickly surrounded by Japanese warships. When the remaining Korean warships saw too many enemies, they were afraid and hesitated behind and did not dare to move forward. Li Shunchen was furious and wanted to turn around and urge his subordinates to fight, but there were too many Japanese ships around and they could no longer rush back. During the extremely critical period, Li Shunchen shouted at the nearest civilian ship: "What's the use of running? Even if you escape now, can you evade military law?!" Those generals and soldiers who wanted to escape woke up from a dream, and felt the brave and fearless spirit of the general, so they all rushed into the enemy's line and formed a group with the Japanese ships. A large number of Japanese troops climbed onto a North Korean ship among the rebels. Thanks to the temporary cover protection, the North Korean army was finally able to drive the Japanese troops into the sea with weapons such as hook and sickle guns, bows and arrows, and blasters. Under the command of Li Shunchen, the North Korean army concentrated its firepower on a Japanese ship that looked like its flagship, firing artillery, fire and arrows until it was sunk. Among the Japanese soldiers who died in the water, some people recognized the body of one of the generals, Mr. Shimizu, among them! In the Battle of Tangpu during the Battle of Wenlu mentioned earlier, Li Shunchen killed the Japanese leader and sent him to the island. This time, his brother suffered the same tragic fate under Li Shunchen's hands. Alas for him. Since then, the Murakami Navy, one of the three pillars of the pirate force that controlled the Seto Inland Sea in Japan, suffered a devastating blow and never returned to the stage of history. The two sides fought fiercely for a long time, but the Japanese army was unable to break through the Korean defense line at all. The 13 North Korean warships are like rocks in a stormy sea, standing still in the face of the stormy waves of attacks by more than a hundred Japanese warships! Finally, the dawn of victory appeared on the Korean sea level: turbulence in the Mingliang Strait came, and the Japanese army's advantage of sailing along the water in the morning disappeared. Some boats were still moving forward, but others were pushed back by the tide. Hundreds of ships in the narrow Mingliang Strait were scattered by turbulent currents and out of formation. Seeing that the Japanese army fell into chaos, the morale of the Korean army was greatly boosted. Li Shunchen ordered the entire army to launch a general attack, and the Japanese army could not look at each other from head to tail. Fujido Gaohu ordered the entire army to retreat quickly. However, in the turbulent flow, the Japanese army could not even stand steadily, so how could they move the oar? The Japanese ships gathered together collided with each other under the influence of turbulence. They were either hit and sunk by the junior ships or hit with several holes, which was even more tragic. The advantage in the number of warships in the early days has now become a fatal injury to the Japanese army! In the chaotic battle, even Tengtang Gao Hu was seriously injured by several arrows. One of the generals, Sarga Sarga, son of Sarga, was killed in battle. All the remaining Japanese ships retreated to Busan in disgrace (schematic diagram of the Battle of Mingliang). According to Li Shunchen's diary, in the Battle of Mingliang, the Korean army sank a total of 31 Japanese ships and damaged countless people, while none of the Korean army's 13 warships suffered losses. More importantly, after this war, the Japanese Navy officers and soldiers were afraid when they heard Li Shunchen's name. They once again adopted the timid turtle policy during the Battle of Wenrok and completely abandoned the strategy of opening up the waterway to the Yellow Sea. In short, Japanese ships came across the ocean, mostly large military ships. Li Shunchen lured them into shallow waters, laid iron-locked wooden piles on the bottom of the water, and then used small boats to gather ants to attack and kill them when the tide was low. The Japanese navy could not advance and retreat. Although reinforcements arrived one after another, they could not come forward to rescue them. They watched helplessly as Li Shunchen set fire to the stranded ship and burned it. Li Shunchen defeated the Japanese navy ten times its size, sank the Japanese command ship and 31 other warships, and also killed the Japanese commander Tsutomu Murakami (Murakami's second son Yasukuni Murakami succeeded to Shimaimura as master. Later, after the Battle of Sekihara, he was transferred to Fenghou Guomori Domain for 14000 stones), drowning more than 2000 Japanese troops. Li Shunchen used 13 newly defeated naval forces to resist a strong enemy ten times his own, and achieved a glorious victory of sinking 31 enemy ships. Throughout the history of world naval affairs, there is no one before or after. With his own strength, he proved to the world the true meaning of the word "genius". Many later naval generals, such as Horatio Nelson (1758 - 1805), who defeated Napoleon for Britain, spoke highly of Li Shunchen. Japanese naval generals after the Meiji Restoration even praised Li Shunchen as an unattainable naval legend. Hirahachiro Dongxiang said: "Although I also agree that the world compares me with Horatio Nelson, none of us can compare to Li Shunchen. He is unmatched!" After the China-North Korea coalition won victories in the Jishan and Mingliang Straits, the Japanese offensive was blocked, and the China-North Korea coalition entered the stage of strategic counterattack. Baidu Brief: The Japanese army occupied many North Korean islands, including Busan. At a time of crisis, Li Shunchen was reinstated. At that time, the North Korean Navy had only 12 Panwu ships remaining after the Battle of Chichonliang. Due to the huge gap in strength with the Japanese army, Li Shunchen decided to fight the Japanese army to the death in the Mingliang Strait. The Mingliang Strait is a narrow strait between Jindo and the mainland, with rapid water. The direction of the current in the Mingliang Strait will reverse every three hours. Li Shunchen across the Taiwan Strait was only about 294 meters wide, so narrow that he could pull steel cables on both sides of the strait, making it easier for Li to take advantage of the turtle boats and Ishiya boats that were better than the Japanese boats without allowing the Japanese army to take advantage of their numbers. Later, Li mobilized hundreds of civilian boats to pull the military flag behind them to enhance his prestige. On the early morning of October 26, 1597, after everything was ready, Li Shunchen sent a warship to lure the enemy into a pre-set trap. When the Japanese ship sailed into the Mingliang Strait, Li Shunchen was already ready on the opposite side. When the Japanese ship approached, Li Shunchen's navy hidden at the foot of the mountain launched fierce artillery shells on the Japanese ship. Because the Japanese ships were point-bottomed and swayed unsteadily in the rapid currents, and Li Shunchen's navy was covered by mountains, the Japanese artillery fire could not hit the target. The North Korean navy uses flat-bottomed boats, which are stable and have a high fire hit rate. In addition, Li Shunchen had already pulled up a steel cable in the strait in advance, making the situation of the invading Japanese ships even more miserable. The invading Japanese army was caught off guard, and the Japanese general Lai Island was also killed. Soon, the current in the Mingliang Strait began to reverse, and the Japanese ships began to bump into each other, creating chaos. Li Shunchen took advantage of the chaos and led the North Korean Navy to launch a fierce offensive against the Japanese army. A large number of Japanese ships were crowded in the narrow Mingliang Strait and became extremely passive targets. Although Li Shunchen only had 12 warships, he relied on his geographical location and timing to sink 31 Japanese warships, and another ship was damaged to the point of loss of combat effectiveness on about 92 days. The rough sea also caused the Japanese army who jumped off the boat to be drowned because it could not swim to the shore. In this naval battle, North Korea claimed that more than 8000 Japanese troops were killed, while North Korea lost only 34. However, the total number of Takaho Fujido (2,800), Kato Kato (2,400), Yasuharu Wakizaka (1,200), Yujima Tsutomu (600), and Tatsuo Sugahira Uemon (200) who participated in the war has not yet reached 8,000. Li Shunchen's victory in the Mingliang Strait effectively cut off the Japanese army's supply from the Yellow Sea to the Battle of Jishan, causing the Japanese army to finally withdraw.