The War to Resist Japanese Aggression and Aid Korea in the eyes of the Koreans

Overview:

In 1591, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Japanese Taiko (who had retired as Sekihaku), sent a letter to the Korean king Seonjo Yi Hao in the name of "entering the Tang Dynasty with a false way" (Tang, referring to China), expressing his intention to attack the Ming Dynasty through Korea in the spring of the following year, and asking for assistance. After a long period of unanswered, Toyotomi Hideyoshi suddenly invaded in 1592, causing Joseon to retreat and urging it to turn to its suzerainty.

The Ming Dynasty asked for help. The Ming Dynasty then sent troops into Korea to support.

The battle affected the entire Korean Peninsula, during which peace was negotiated and a truce was negotiated in 1593, but war broke out again in 1597 (the year of Ding You). In the latter part of the campaign, the two sides were at a stalemate, and finally due to the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Japanese army withdrew from Korea in 1598, and the Japanese occupation of Korea as a springboard to attack the Ming Dynasty ultimately failed.

In 1592, the Japanese army landed in BusanMap of the martyrdom of the town of Busan

Battle of the town of Busan

Map of the martyrdom of the town of BusanIn 1592, the Japanese army fought the Battle of Dongnae Fortress after the capture of Busan

An 18th-century Korean painter depicting the fall of Lae in the Middle East during the Imjin War

Battle of DongnaeOn May 2, 1592, the Japanese army captured the Korean prince of Gyeongseoul and captured the Korean prince. On June 15, Japan captured Pyongyang. North Korea asked the Ming for help, but the Ming army advanced lightly and did not make adequate preparationsThe first battle of Pyongyang City was lost and Pyongyang was not recaptured.

In 1953, after the Ming Dynasty increased its troops,On the fifth day of the first month of the twenty-first year of Wanli (1593).Again entered the city of Pyongyang. The following diagram depicts the siege:

Painting of the siege of Pyongyang (by the National Museum of Korea).

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Pyongyang Siege Painting Version 2

The picture below the siege of Pyongyang is the scene of the Ming Dynasty army's recovery of Pyongyang.

Then the two armies negotiated peace.

More than two years after the first conflict had subsided, in February 1597 (the first month of the 25th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty), Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched a second war against Korea.

ExperiencedAfter the Battle of Namwon and the Battle of Jisan, I came to the Battle of Ulsan, and finally found a map with a mapUlsan Siege Screen (fragment) - Collection of Fukuoka City Museum.

Scenario:

The Battle of Ulsan Fortress was a campaign launched by the combined forces of the Ming and Korean dynasties in 1597 to attack Ulsan Waseong (the ruins of which are located in present-day Ulsan Metropolitan City) during the Battle of Wanli Joseon.

The garrisoned Ulsan Waseong is blocking the attack of the Ming and Korean forces

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Another "Map of the Korean Army" also depicts the siege of Ulsan:

The Korean military formation was later followed by the Battle of Myeongyang.

After the Battle of Mingliang, Toyotomi Hideyoshi hung up, and the Japanese army was finally defeated.

In May 1599 (April of the 27th year of Wanli in the Ming Dynasty), the Ming army returned to the court, and the Wanli Emperor ascended to the noon gate, accepting 61 Japanese prisoners from the governor Xing Jue and others. On the same day, Emperor Wanli accepted the congratulations of hundreds of officials, sacrificed to the suburban temple, and gave the fruit wine to the cabinet **. The following month, the edict of the Emperor was issued to the world.