Koreans are known to have super self-confidence, which is reflected in the recognition of the scope of ancient territories. In their view, as long as koreans have the best in the world, including famous generals in Korean history. In the minds of Koreans, the "first god of war in Asia" is none other than Li Shunchen.
When south Korean media announced the results, the circles of historians in China and Japan boiled over. Japanese experts despised it, believing that Li Shunchen's shoes for Toyotomi Hideyoshi were not worthy, while Chinese historians laughed and said nothing.
To conclude first, Lee Sun-sun is the best general in the history of South Korea (North Korea) and one of the best admirals of the same period in Asia, but looking at the whole of Asia, it is impossible to rank in the top 20. Speaking of Li Shunchen, everyone's first reaction is his turtle boat, but the turtle boat was not invented by Li Shunchen.
As early as when Li Shunchen used the turtle ship in pure fire, the turtle ship had appeared for more than 100 years, and it was specially designed to deal with the Japanese warships, "The method of the turtle ship, the conflict between the enemy, and the enemy can not harm, can be described as a good strategy for decisive victory." "An important reason why Lee Shun-chan was touted by the Koreans was that he won many victories against the Japanese army.
Li Shunchen lived in the era of China during the Ming Dynasty, when Japan was at the time of Toyota Hideyoshi's unification of Japan, and immediately launched a war of aggression against the outside world. In his early years, Li Shunchen did make certain achievements in leading his troops to fight against the Japanese, but this was limited to a small-scale basis, and he really encountered the main force of the Japanese army, and finally had to turn to Daming for help.
In the twentieth year of the Wanli Calendar (1592), the "Nongchen Rebellion" broke out, and the Joseon Dynasty was in jeopardy. At the request of the King of Korea, the Ming Dynasty agreed to the request for troops, and the reason was simple, "The intention of the Wokou is to korea, which means china, and the salvation of our soldiers is really to protect China." In July of that year, the Ming Dynasty sent the vanguard Dai Chao and Shi Ru to lead 20,000 troops to the expedition, and the deputy general Zu Chengxun led a large army to follow, kicking off the prelude to the Ming Aid Korea's war against Japan.
Under the strong offensive of the Ming army, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was defeated and soon fell ill and died. The "Battle of Luliang" was often bragged about by Koreans as the highest embodiment of Lee Sun-sung's military prowess. Real history tells us that in this final decisive battle, the Ming Dynasty's water division was exhausted, and Li Shunchen was only a hand.
Responsible for the main attack were 600 sea ships and 19,400 Ming troops led by Chen Lu and Wang Yuanzhou. On the other hand, Li Shunchen, at that time, he only gave the Ming army or played a guiding role, and the 7,000 soldiers he led were ambushed on the north side of the Luliang Strait, undertaking the task of undulating attacks.
Lee Soon-chan was indeed a famous general, especially when he was able to stand up for the fall of the Joseon Kingdom. When the morale of the whole country was low, he led the army to kill a bloody road, but we cannot exaggerate his exploits. Just as the so-called Qiao women are difficult to cook without rice, before the Ming army entered the dynasty, Li Shunchen only carried out some ambush battles along the coast, and the fruits of the battle were limited.
Whether it is the official history books of the Ming Dynasty or the Japanese side, there are few records of Li Shunchen's military achievements. As for the North Korean records, most of them are self-descriptions from Lee Shun-chen, which is debatable.
References: Battle of Luliang, Joseon, Biography of Lee Shun-chan