Chapter 277 Post-War Trouble (Twenty-Two) The Battle of Japan and Japan
A thin morning mist enveloped Okpo Port near Geoje Island in North Korea. There were more than 50 custom ships, small morning ships and house ships moored at the pier. A large number of Japanese troops in the port were carrying grain and supplies to the shore. This was Japan's second
The main force of the Dutch fleet. Dutch means transportation in Japanese, so this fleet is actually the second transport fleet.
"We finally arrived in Korea. After bumping on the sea for several nights, we were finally able to have a good sleep on land. In total, His Highnesses Konishi Yukinagawa and Kato Kiyomasa may have reached the Yalu River by this time. I
This little Hetuo must work hard to do his job." Fleet Commander Nagano Uhei thought to himself, looking at the busy soldiers in front of him, a smile appeared on his face.
"Look, what is that?" The shouts of several samurai on the shore caught his attention. Following the voice, Nagano Youhei tried his best to look up to the sea through the morning fog, and saw a row of rows of lines appearing on the horizon.
Eliminate black spots.
The black dot moved quickly, getting closer, even closer! It turned out to be a huge fleet coming here, with more than sixty or seventy ships. Was it the enemy? Wasn't the North Korean navy already attacked by Jiugui Jialong on Hansan Island?
Has His Highness been annihilated? Yes, this must be the fleet of Ryukyu Guards General Kamei Shimonomi coming from afar. [Note: Ryukyu Guards' position does not mean actual duty.]
"Look, that flag is not ours, it's the Koreans, it's the Korean fleet!" The soldiers screamed, and suddenly there was chaos on the dock.
Impossible, where did they come from? Nagano Uhei's hand holding the handle of the knife trembled a little. The sudden battle situation made him both shocked and excited.
"The North Korean army is nothing to be afraid of. Don't panic, everyone, get on the boat and let us attack them!" Sure enough, it is the enemy who is coming! Well, look at me, Nagano Uhei, today's Tamura Sea will definitely be your North Korea
The burial place of human beings! Nagano calmed down, shouted loudly and led the people to board the ship to resist the war.
The Korean warship faced the wind and waves and headed straight for Okpo Port. On the leading ship stood a middle-aged man wearing a wide-brimmed high hat, white clothes and a black robe, with a long beard. He was holding a stack of arrows.
, his eyes were sharp, staring closely at the Japanese ships that were sailing out of the port to fight. This man was Yi Sun-sin, the general of the North Korean navy and the left water envoy of Jeolla Province.
Li Sunchen grew up in a poor family. He was the third among the four brothers "Xi, Yao, Shun and Yu" and was called "Shunchen". He went to the mountains to cut firewood to supplement the family income at the age of eight. He became a jailer at the age of seventeen.
He passed the military examination at the age of thirty-two and was later promoted to a junior officer in charge of the Yamen. During the civil war, he repeatedly made military exploits and accumulated rich combat experience. Finally, at the age of forty-seven, he was appointed as the commander of Jeolla Province Zuosu.
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Yi Sun-shin was sensitive to the naval aspect. When the North Korean army still used swords, spears, bows and arrows as the main weapons in battle, he had already observed the armed transport ships of the Beiyang Sea Trade Alliance that came to North Korea for trade and discovered that firecrackers and artillery would be used in future naval battles.
He immediately learned and applied it to the warship.
Unfortunately, North Korea's financial resources are limited. When they heard that it would cost at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to imitate the Ming Dynasty's fleet, the entire court lacked interest. Many people even ridiculed Yi Sunsin because he wanted to make money from it. In the end, Yi Sunsin
Only a few ships could be pieced together and modified, and because the North Korean naval warships are much smaller than the Gyeonghwa armed transport ships, no one knows the final combat effectiveness.
"General, General Wonjun, the envoy of Gyeongsang Yousu, has sent a signal. Please feel free to attack. He will use all his strength to cover the general's rear and vow to fight to the death against the invading Japanese pirates!"
"Really, I hope so." Yi Sun-shin frowned slightly, snorted, and continued to stare at the approaching enemy ship.
"The Japanese ship was obviously in front. Even if the enemy really attacked from behind, General Wonkyun would have turned around and fled first! If he hadn't been timid and timid, how could the Gyeongsang navy have been defeated so miserably? Uncle, in my opinion
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"Huh?" Li Sunchen's face darkened, and he turned to look at his nephew Li Wan behind him.
Li Wan's heart trembled, and he quickly changed his words: "Yes, General!"
Yi Sun-shin's expression softened a little, and he said neither lightly nor seriously: "These words are not what you should say. There are so many soldiers beside you. The enemy is in front of you, so don't disturb the morale of the army!"
Li Wan's heart trembled, and he hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "General, I understand, please forgive me."
"That's all." Yi Sunchen waved his hand and got back to business: "Look, the Japanese ships are in a chaotic formation and are obviously unprepared. They are attacking Okpo today. We have no worries and can attack with all our strength to annihilate the enemy in front of us! Li Wan listens.
Order, I order you to lead three wooden ships (North Korea's main warships) to separate the Japanese warships and transport ships. If you fail, don't come to see me!"
"Yes!" Li Wan agreed resoundingly, turned around and got off the handsome ship, boarded his own warship in a light boat, quickly raised the tiger head flag symbolizing the forward assault, the conch horn sounded, and led the team straight towards the hanging long
Japanese fleet's main formation with striped flags.
The warships of the North Korean army fanned out in a fan shape on the Yupo ocean, forming three rows behind the three vanguard ships, following closely.
"Is it a building ship? Damn it! Stop them!" Nagano Uhei shouted, standing on the highest point of the ship, commanding more than a dozen Japanese small boats to surround the three wooden house ships, and suddenly a volley of arrows and iron cannons were fired.
He also fired frequently.
Nagano Uhei's ship is a large Antaku ship. Japanese warships have been introduced in the previous article. There are basically four types: small morning ships, Kanbune ships, Anzha ships, and iron-clad ships. Currently, some are outsourced from Beiyang Maritime Trade.
Some of the alliance's armed transport ships do not carry original artillery, so they are considered emasculated versions.
Since the Japanese-style iron-clad giant ships are extremely slow and can only operate offshore, the main warships sent to North Korea are mostly Anzha ships, which are divided into three sizes: large, medium and small. According to some well-informed sources, there are also a number of super large Anzha ships, which are "absorbed"
"A masterpiece of technology in the Tang Dynasty", then I don't know whether it is true or false.
The Japanese Anzhai ship has a house on the ship and an arrow tower on the roof. Soldiers can stand on the arrow tower to fight from a high position. The wooden house ship commanded by Li Wan is 30 meters long, has an arrow tower, 200 soldiers, and 45 oars; it is equipped with a large
There are thirty-eight caliber muskets, with an effective range of about a hundred steps, and a large number of bows and arrows. The sides of the hull are covered with iron sheets, which can withstand arrows and musket bullets. The combat effectiveness and collision force are relatively high in this era.
Astonishing.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Japanese ships are surrounding us!"
"Listen to my order, fire the muskets on both sides, aim, and fire!" The North Korean army's muskets are divided into "four-arrow, eight-arrow muskets", "Heaven, Earth, Xuan, Shengzi guns", etc., using
Gunpowder was used to launch wooden arrows or rockets embedded with iron sheets.
At this time, there was only a loud "boom", and two rows of red light were sprayed from behind the arrow stacks on both sides. The besieging Japanese small warship suddenly screamed. "Fireguns are charging, archers are covering!"
Li Wan commanded the battle calmly.
"Let's fire all the iron cannons!" Nagano Youhei then pulled out his sword and pointed it towards the ship. The sword is a typical Japanese sword with a large curvature. The blade is about two or three feet long and is expensive. However, his surname is "Nagano".
From the looks of it, it’s not surprising that he can afford this money.
He gave an order, and thirty iron cannons (Japanese matchlock guns) on the Anzhai ship were fired. The Korean naval forces were all crouching behind the arrow stacks. The bullets of the iron cannons hit the iron plate with a loud bang, except for white smoke.
One piece seems to be of little use.
"Asshole, how can this go on? Hurry up and open fire on the baked jade ships!" Nagano Youbei ordered his soldiers to use flags to direct the two baked jade ships to meet them.
As the name suggests, the Japanese baked jade ship was a warship equipped with baked jade. It was used to approach enemy ships, and then the soldiers with huge arms threw the baked jade to burn the enemy ships. In essence, the baked jade was equivalent to some kind of throwing.
Incendiary bomb.
"Keep a distance, destroy them first, and then attack the Japanese transport ships!" Li Wan ordered loudly. The oars on the Korean wooden house warships shook together, and immediately left the Japanese baked jade ships more than ten feet behind and in front.
The Japanese morning boats and sekifunes blocking the ship were unable to stop the attack on the ship, and they quickly fled away.
"Listen to my order, light the stern fire gun and let it go!" There was a loud noise, and the Korean warship opened fire violently. The projectiles and arrows fell next to the Sun Spitfire boat, raising countless water jets. The Fire Spitfire boat swung left and right, desperately
To avoid it, the other two Korean warships assisting in the battle also attacked from both sides.
"It's over, run away for your life!" The soldiers on the Japanese ship shouted desperately and jumped off the ship one after another. The two baked jade ships burst into flames almost at the same time and soon sank in the Okpo ocean.
At this time, a large group of Korean warships commanded by Yi Sun-shin had joined the battle group. Twenty large wooden house ships attacked in front, and more than fifty hostage ships and Bao Zuo ships (small and medium-sized warships) were outflanked from both sides. Fire cannons, bows and arrows were fired at the same time.
.The Second Transport Fleet of the Japanese navy was unable to fight back in the face of the well-planned attack by the North Korean army and retreated one after another.
"Your Highness Youbei, the North Korean warships are fierce and numerous. If we continue like this, our entire army may be wiped out!" A general came forward and said.
"What? Do you want me to retreat? What a joke, how can a dignified samurai be defeated by the incompetent Koreans? I will not retreat!" Before he finished speaking, several wooden arrows fired from fire cannons hit the sails of the Anzha ship and immediately burned.
A raging fire broke out, and the Japanese troops on board were horrified and ran around on the deck in chaos.
"Your Highness, the ship is on fire, what should I do?"
"Well, it seems... it is necessary for our army to make a strategic shift first, and after meeting the fleet of General Kamei Shimonomi, it will not be too late to deal with the Koreans!" Nagano Youbei said with a pale face and a trembling voice.
"Your Highness Youbei is wise! You, you, and you, please help His Highness to transfer to the fast ship. Our army will return to the port at full speed and make a strategic shift to the shore!" the general shouted wildly.
The Japanese fleet retreated while fighting under the fierce attack of the North Korean naval forces. Injured Japanese ships continued to sink into the sea in flames. The remaining ships retreated hastily into Okpo Port, relying on the protection of shore artillery fire to retreat.
"General, we have won, the Japanese soldiers have been defeated by us!"
"This is just the beginning." Yi Sun-shin put down his telescope, turned around and said to the excited generals, "We have to cut off the Japanese's maritime supply line. Because only in this way will the inland Japanese army lose the food and weapons necessary for combat. Next
In the next step, we will look for an opportunity to engage in a decisive battle with the Japanese main fleet. I hope all the generals will advance and retreat with me and fight to the end!"
"Yes! The general is mighty!" All the generals responded in unison.
A satisfied smile appeared on Yi Sun-shin's face. He looked at the wreckage of Japanese ships floating on the sea, and his heart surged with infinite pride: "Kuki Yoshiro, I heard that you are Japan's number one sea general and are known as Hideyoshi of the sea.
Do you know where you are now? Come on, my turtle ship fleet is about to be completed, let us compete to see who else can be regarded as the real hero of the sea besides the Chinese navy!"
The Battle of Okpo lasted from early morning to afternoon. Under the command of Yi Sun-shin, the envoy of Zuoshui in Jeolla Province, the Korean army fought bravely and won a complete victory, annihilating twenty-six Japanese ships and not a single ship of our own was sunk.
This battle was the first victory achieved by the Korean army since the Imjin War. The Japanese army, which was invincible on land, finally tasted defeat at sea.
On August 29, the two armies of North Korea and Japan launched a second naval battle - the Battle of Sacheon. In the naval battle, Yi Sun-shin used his secret weapon "turtle ship". Turtle ship was invented by the Koreans very early
A kind of warship, the hull is equipped with a protective plate made of hardwood that looks like a turtle shell, hence the name turtle ship.
Yi Sun-shin improved the structure and equipment of the turtle ship, making the hull larger, more than ten feet long and more than one foot wide. The deck has a thick wooden roof and is wrapped with iron plates to protect the ship from water.
The army avoids enemy firearms projection.
There are many sharp nails and iron hooks installed on the roof and beside the deck to prevent enemies from climbing. A large faucet is installed on the bow of the ship, with two cannon holes pierced through it, and metal sharp poles are installed at the head and tail. If necessary,
It can be used to ram enemy ships. There are seventy-four gun holes on the front, rear, left and right of the hull. The shooter can lay down inside and fire firearms. There are also ten large oars on each side of the hull. They can all be rowed and run as fast as flying. In addition, the hull is very
It is large and can carry a lot of drinking water and food, which makes the turtle ship more suitable for long-term battles on the water.
However, the turtle ship is not really advanced in terms of its construction ideas. Just looking at the "ten large oars" required by this kind of warship, we know that it was originally too bulky and had to rely on oar power assistance. In fact, this kind of old warship
The practice of trying to strengthen the ship shape is itself a symptom of stagnant technology.
In the Battle of Sacheon, the Korean navy sailed a turtle ship and sank thirteen enemy ships;
On September 2nd and 5th, under the leadership of Yi Sun-shin, the Korean army once again launched a continuous fierce battle with the Japanese army in the Tangpu waters, sinking the flagship of the Kyushu daimyo Kamei Harumi, and destroying thirty-three battleships of Kato Kiyomasa;
On September 6, the fleet of the famous Japanese naval officer Kurushima Matsuhisa was completely wiped out, and Kurushima Michihisa was killed on the spot;
On September 12, the Wakisaka Anji navy was defeated in the naval battle of Hansan Island, and thirty-nine Japanese ships were destroyed...
Up to this point, North Korea's victory in the war had been brought about by Yi Sunshin alone. However, the victories in these naval battles could not fundamentally change the overall situation of the war. For this war in North Korea, Toyotomi Hideyoshi mobilized the first batch of
The fleet is as high as more than 700 ships. The above losses add up to less than 100 ships. How much can Hideyoshi be affected? You know, most of the above losses are smaller Kanfune and small Hayabunes, and even the loss of Anzabune is
Not big, just six ships.
At this time, the North Korean Army had been retreating steadily and suffered heavy losses. The Japanese land offensive was devastating. As a result, the North Korean navy had fewer and fewer land bases to supplement its combat effectiveness. It was forced to mainly rely on maritime guerrillas to support itself.
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At this moment, Gao Pragmatic, who had triumphed over Yuan Dynasty, finally assembled the Imperial Guards requested by the emperor in Yanqing Prefecture, as well as a small number of troops from Tumut, Ordos and other departments, and began to head towards the capital. What awaited them was not only a
It is more likely that the emperor’s welcome in the suburbs will be the largest triumphal ceremony in the history of the Ming Dynasty!
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