On June 11, 1592, as the sun was moving toward the Tropic of Cancer, Pyongyang in Korea was captured by Japanese forces. Unable to resist the Japanese army, Korea could only turn to the then Ming Dynasty for help, and then Daming sent troops to help Korea, which is known in history as the "Battle of Wanli Korea".
Whether we read history or watch film and television works, we will find that most of the endings of wars are clear wins and losses, victories and defeats are clear, even if it is a peace, there will be a distinction between strong and weak, and the real equality of strength and defeat is very rare. It is a miracle to say that the three forces fought a chaotic battle and finally won victory. And the "Battle of Wanli Korea" occupies this "oddity".
Simply put, this war can be divided into two phases:
In the first stage, japan attacked Korea. Toyotomi Hideyoshi personally led a force of 300,000 men to land at Busan, after which the Japanese army quickly harvested a large area of Korea like a sickle. Therefore, Korea at that time was like the Song Dynasty, which was "heavy on literature and light on force", so the korean capital was captured by the Japanese army in just 60 days.
After that, the advance scouts sent by Daming arrived at the battlefield, and the result was a huge disparity in strength, and the entire army was destroyed in one turn. Then Daming quickly increased his troops and increased the output of fire (during the Ming Dynasty, the army's firearms were very powerful), and the famous general Li Shunchen stabilized his position and destroyed the Japanese supply line. At this point, it was successfully blocked the pace of the Japanese army.
A year later, the Ming army forced Japan to sit down and negotiate. So there was a four-year truce.
In the second stage, Japan made a comeback and Toyotomi Hideyoshi died halfway through. In 1597, the Heart of the Japanese Invasion of Korea was immortal. Toyotomi Hideyoshi gathered another 400,000 troops to attack Korea again. Perhaps Japan has learned the lesson of the past, and this time in the face of the strength of the two countries, it actually fought without distinguishing between the top and the bottom. Just when the two sides were at a stalemate, an accident occurred, and Japan's Toyotomi Hideyoshi suddenly died violently. The 400,000-strong army suddenly lost its main backbone and finally had to withdraw to the Japanese mainland. That's how the war ended.
Curiously, all three countries declared themselves victorious after the war. But Japan obviously failed to invade Korea, and the first stage was put on the negotiating table by the Sino-DPRK coalition forces, so what victory can they say?
Speaking of which, it is necessary to understand the purpose of Japan's invasion of Korea.
First of all, Toyotomi Hideyoshi is deliberately diverting contradictions. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's unification of Japan was not complete, on the surface Japan was his final say, but in fact, his master was like sitting on an ice floes, and he could sink at any time. Toyotomi Hideyoshi's way of unifying Japan did not govern with a strong centralized system as our country did in ancient times. At that time, Japan said that it was unification, but several daimyōs were allies with each other, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not have much control over this face project.
Seriously, the old Daimyo of Japan would not give up their territory, and the newly developed families that followed Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanted more resources. Such a contradiction can be said to be a national unrest once it breaks out. How could Toyotomi Hideyoshi let such a thing happen? Therefore, he was cornered and chose such a crooked road to launch a foreign war.
Second, Toyotomi Hideyoshi needed military merit to enhance his prestige. Toyotomi Hideyoshi, as the new lord of Japan, did not reach the point of echoing in the hearts of the people, of course, this is also related to the social composition of Japan at that time. But a king is afraid that he wants to have prestige.
War is undoubtedly the fastest way to accumulate merit and prestige. Those famous emperors in the history of the mainland did not rely on military merit to win their fame. Qin Shi Huang, unifying the six kingdoms. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, attacking the Xiongnu in the north. As a wise man, Toyotomi Hideyoshi naturally understands the mystery.
Although Japan is controlled by many daimyōs, they are allies of each other. But the prestige of the monarch has a direct impact on control. Objectively speaking, Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not go wrong in this step. The mistake is that their people always want to bully people, and he also overestimated his life expectancy.
Therefore, according to the purpose of the Japanese war, they did win half the victory, but no one survived.
Reading history is a very enlightening thing. Not to mention that we can obtain a lot of wisdom from the ancients, the analysis of those historical facts alone can help us to understand reality more objectively. Just like the "Battle of Wanli Korea", North Korea won the victory because it preserved its territory. Japan won because it diverted the contradictions. Daming won the victory not only because of the cold lips, but also because Ofe was the suzerainty of Korea (Korea was subordinate to Daming).
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