Japanese Invasion of Korea - Chinese Counter-Offensive DOCUMENTARY

Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the Imjin War - the Japanese invasion of Korea between 1592 and 1598 continues with a video on the aftermath of the rise of Admiral Yi Sun-sin and the battle of Hansando, as the Japanese forces are pushing deeper in Korea. At the same Chinese Ming Empire starts a counter-attack led by Li Rusong, leading to the siege of Pyongyang of 1593.
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[@KingsandGenerals]

Our apologies to the patrons/youtube members for not providing early access on this one - this video was cursed and we worked for 48 hours straight to be done in time. Thanks for your patience! A note about the video - different sources describe mount Moranbong and the fortifications around it differently - it was either completely detached from the city or a new makeshift wall incorporated it into Pyongyang.

[@RamdomView]

Now take a mandatory voluntary break.

[@camrendavis6650]

Will you be going into the Wokou raids after this? I would love an episode on Qi Jiguang!

[@jacksonguillory8114]

Day 2 of asking for the Alexandrian crusade of 1365

[@mdmiloy5897]

Thank you. Love from Bangladesh

[@giorgijioshvili9713]

its okay K&G we love this video

[@kristofferaune213]

So glad this series was continued, great work!

[@yaleyoon6856]

Thank you so much for continuing the Imjin War series! It must have taken a lot of work to create the animation and complete the research.

[@FumerieHilaire]

I’m so glad you returned to this series! Fascinating to watch and a really interesting topic.

[@stevensamuels5130]

Great content! You're without doubt one of my favorite channels these days.

[@somedood9989]

man, I love the shattering sound effects whenever a unit collapses.

[@andreasjames1956]

I literally imagine this sound now in my total war games

[@evanrudibaugh8772]

Only when it's the side you're rooting against... lol.

[@dwolfe2907]

as a Korean its fucking heart wrenching. Koreans were too damn busy fighting amongst themselves - a life lesson for everyone I think.

[@jamessouza7065]

say bro... you love what I tell you to...

[@lovegab6333]

To begin with, Hideyoshi's invasion of Korea was only fought by 25% of Japan's total forces. Of the 80,000 Japanese troops killed, half died of starvation and disease, and only the remaining 40000 died fighting. Meanwhile, China lost 36,000 soldiers and Korea 200,000. Including civilians, the death toll in the Chinese-Korean alliance exceeded one million. The year after the Korean invasion, the Battle of Sekigahara, the largest in Japanese history, took place, so the failure of the Korean invasion did not have that great an impact on Japan....................

[@eugene251]

Another wonderful video with amazing details. Thank you for these history lessons you offer us.

[@yohann7873]

Keep doing this series man! Your content is well written and informative .

[@marcelob.678]

FINALLYYYYY!!! I thought you guys forgot about this series

[@SkepticalChris]

After watching all of this series, Sun Tzu would have been proud of Admiral Yi and his tactics. They were pure classical military genius.

[@jamessouza7065]

REE LAXXX esse.....

[@kyawnyein4177]

@Socrates Hog Do you mean Wu Qi, the chancellor of Wu? Wu Zi is the book written by Wu Qi.

[@xrli]

@ln e Well, it wasn’t their country. Ming never asked anything from Korea anyways after their helped, only a few yearly tributes. Imagine someone offering to help you with 25% of the work in a life of death situation, why would you complain?

[@xrli]

@ln e Well at that time the Ming emperor was already dead. Ming was over when Ming generals revolted and forced the emperor to commit suicide. After that, the Ming generals started to fight each other, and it was only after that, some Ming generals invited the Manchus into the empire themselves in order to fight with them. Which led to the Manchus taking over, along with Han generals supporting them.

[@user-oo9wc8ke6y]

@ln e 说谎只能显得你懦弱，承认事实没有你想的那样丢脸

[@TheAntinowherelane]

Great episode! Love this series. See you all in another 6 months when the next one comes out 😅

[@hiimryan2388]

I thought kings snd generals forgot about this series lol.

[@ESTkarli]

new episode in 2022, get ready

[@obisan666]

Yes, it was months since the last one.

[@nervsouly]

I myself forgot about this series, lol.

[@theeagleman9407]

@@nervsouly loooooooooooooool

[@Sergios_Kounelakis]

I think you have them mistaken by D&D saying Danny forgot about the ballistas

[@brokenbridge6316]

So happy that we've gotten a new Imjin War video. And my goodness what a war it was. Can't wait for the next video. Because this is good. My compliments to all those who made this video a reality.

[@alex_spartan1805]

Thanks for another great video!! I love the history of Japan, Korea, & China. All these countries should be taught more in school especially the medieval period.

[@GeOl011919954]

Absolutely fascinating video and historical content thank you for sharing 👍

[@archerkeravamazing5520]

Really enjoyed this film and really can learn a lot, Thank you Gins and Generals. This is a lot of fun learning his videos.

[@abcdef27669]

Wanli: Considered one of the worst Emperors of Ming Dynasty, but highly praised by korean people, even today.

[@SahnouneKhaled]

he was lucky by having a good military

[@dr.j5642]

Wanli is to the Koreans, what Donald Trump is to Lil Wayne and Kodak Black

[@dr.j5642]

@@heavenbright2342 It would be good for all of Asia, and the world, if that relationship could return. However, it would require major reform in China, in my opinion. Ming China was serene, noble, and wise, although perhaps limited militarily compared to greater dynasties, such as the Tang. Modern day China has lost much of its ancient nobility and wisdom, as a result of the nation casting aside much of its cultural heritage during the communist revolution, also called the Cultural Revolution. China and Korea shared a brotherly relationship many times throughout history, as a result of their uniquely similar cultures and societies. In many ways, the relationship between China and Korea can be described as that of the Sun and the Moon. May that harmony return one day soon. If China, Korea, and Japan could become like blood brothers, East Asia would see a golden age that would be the envy of the world.

[@dr.j5642]

​@@cyang2000ify I think you're forgetting that there were many non-Han Chinese dynasties that were disasters. By all accounts, Ming China was not one of the worst dynasties, it was more mid tier. The same issues that plagued Ming China also plagued Joseon Korea, on the outside: a utopian meritocracy, on the inside: a rotten corrupt aristocracy. Still, no one thinks Joseon was one of the worst dynasties, it was mid tier, because some of the greatest individuals of Korean history also were from this period, such as Admiral Yi Sun-Shin and King Sejong the Great. These were often good, but sometimes unstable times, for both Ming China and Joseon Korea. Weakening of central power (the King) was often the cause. By the way, Communist China is responsible for more than 45 million deaths of its own people since rising to power a few generations ago, so by all measures, the modern day China is still a much more harmful regime. That is not even to mention what is happening in China today with millions of its citizens in concentration camps, and all of the other atrocities being committed, such as forced organ harvesting.

[@dr.j5642]

@@cyang2000ify you're discounting the fact that the Chinese communist party first put those 800 million people in poverty. When the CCP took over, they destroyed the economy, ordered people to overproduce raw materials such as metals, etc. While underproducing needed goods such as food crops. They also killed much of the nobility and scholars, cutting off much of the accrued knowledge of their society. This in turn caused early communist China to flounder for generations. The Chinese people are truly amazing, they would have made this come back sooner without the Chinese Communist Party and its Cultural Revolution. CCP has done more damage than good

[@thibeaultdemulder8422]

Great video as always! I always love your video’s and learn a lot from them. I’m sorry about not being a patron, but I’m just a broke history loving student.

[@DKelso85]

Thanks for getting back to this series, it is extremely interesting.

[@andregecik4071]

Amazing videos. Thank you for all the time put into it. 👍

[@highlow8694]

The Sound affects are the best I could listen to them all day so satisfiying

[@StrawHalo]

The glass cracking is my favorite

[@ninjaluc79]

I was waiting for a new episode of the Imjin War for a very long time, re-watching Extra Credits videos of the same war in the process. I am so happy for this new episode! I do hope the land battles are covered more, as most channels I know that cover the Imjin War mostly cover Yi Sun Shin's naval battles simply because he is just that amazing. Yes, the Koreans lost a lot of land battles especially early on, but they did score massive victories at Jinju and Haengju even when outnumbered at least 10 to 1.

[@user-ze7eg7wc8r]

Unlike historical facts, Korean movies and dramas are exaggerated, so it's better not to believe them.

[@huseyincobanoglu531]

Great documentary, thank you Kings and Generals Team.

[@FlintenJones]

Awesome video! I love the history of these wars 👌🏼

[@kuamir573]

Thank you for this video, I love to learn about imjin war because of badass admiral yi, definitely up there with Barbarossa hayredin pasha 😍😍😍

[@ninjaluc79]

For those wondering about the Siege of Jinju in 1593, this is actually the second one. The Koreans held out in the first Siege of Jinju in 1592 despite being outnumbered 10 to 1 but their commander Gim Si-min died of his wounds after the battle.

[@justahyundai]

They covered both sieges in the video

[@AB-rv5qq]

Love your videos man, keep up the good work

[@adampilot8275]

Fantastic clip. Thank you K&G.

[@still-thinking1731]

I always enjoy the detailed battles you all create.

[@muhzak889]

Yes, this I've been waiting for....

[@cooolbigguy]

Great video! I only knew about the sea battles of this invasion. First time learning about the land campaign

[@carlosnevarez4003]

Was waiting for this one! Thanks team!

[@FurobaOA]

350+ years later the UN forces would be in that same Pusan pocket.

[@lucisleesion8824]

China can not let Korean semi-island falls into other country's hand, otherwise, the Beijing is in great great danger.

[@lolasdm6959]

@@lucisleesion8824 The Pusan pocket was trapped by North Koreans, the Chinese troops have yet to enter the war at that time.

[@lucisleesion8824]

@@lolasdm6959 Search general Lin, you will know that he went to N. Korea mouths before Chinese volunteer army and led the Pusan pocket. Admit that westerns lost every war against Chinese, do not make chicanery

[@lolasdm6959]

@@lucisleesion8824 I am a Chinese to begin with. And the Pusan pocket was made by the North Korean army, even if one Chinese general was there, the North Koreans was still responsible for the Pusan Pocket. And no, Korean war was a stalemate, both side were not able to defeat the other.

[@apalahartisebuahnama7684]

@@lucisleesion8824 Korea used to be and still to this days a buffer between competing power of East Asia, last time Chinese let Korea fell to foreign hands next thing they knew Manchuria was lost and they're marching to Beijing.

[@cian2741]

Glad to see this series continue

[@Mustafa-fw3xq]

im looking forward next episode of this series. its very interesting

[@gobimurugesan2411]

Finally. I waited this for like months...❤️

[@JeevesAnthrozaurUS]

Imjin War: The Empire Strikes Back

[@hiimryan2388]

Imjin war: wrath of hideyoshi

[@lucisleesion8824]

300 hundred yrs later, there is another war, The Korean War!

[@lolasdm6959]

@J Yeah buddy marching 200 elephants through China. Hannibal marched 20 of them them through the alps and only 1 survived.

[@sevenightproduction2900]

This period China lost Their Empire To Qing Empire. 40k Ming Army Save Korea from Samurai. At the same time 300k Ming Troops war at Great wall with Mongol. South China sea , 100k Ming troops war With Dutch empire. A Tribute state Manchu jurchen saw this Chao , with 400k troops and Ming loyal Betrayer enter Ming established Qing Empire

[@hanrenfighterjet]

@@sevenightproduction2900 and Qing would take Taiwan later exactly 100 years later in 1693

[@umjackd]

Such a fascinating period between the medieval and modern age, where armour, arrows and gunpowder were on the same battlefield.

[@skyereave9454]

Really puts things into perspective

[@visot5249]

Thank you for making this. I honeslty thought you forgot about this seriers.

[@DaystromDataConcepts]

Thank you for another great video.

[@coluslll]

Narrator Devin, I really need to comment about your great pronunciation of Korean names. They are not easy for a person not using them often. And you delivered them in a very good way.

[@jona.scholt4362]

So glad to finally see this! Redcoat General here we come!

[@davidwoods7408]

Thank you Kings and Generals!

[@laszlolorand8326]

Keep up the good work guys!!!

[@rayray6490]

This could’ve made a great Netflix series. Even the Ming-Hideyoshi Toyotomi negotiations talks would’ve been a hilarious black comedy episode

[@lotrlmao1648]

Ah and good action scene as well, rocket artillery shot down thousand of Japanese, and Chinese assassin attempted to assassinate Japanese general, and many more intersting subjects

[@bluewings8218]

There is netflix movie about the war tho. ‘Roaring Current’

[@TheHiddenNarrative]

The story is going to get even better by a hundred fold. Yi Sun-sin's most legendary feats are still yet to come.

[@kingcrablord2134]

@@lotrlmao1648 Better one: Negotiation secretly conducted by Jingwei Shen and Konishi. Both of them decide to lying on each of their superiors. Both of them said the other side agreed the order from their side. When official Ming delegation reached Kyoto and truth revealed... Well I will save some spoiler from here.

[@kingcrablord2134]

@@bruceli5726 Well Konishi's command was not that bad. But surely he was not a good politician. He choose the wrong job at that time (he can just be a good regiment leader and stay safe)

[@powahpower2463]

The Imijin War! Almost every other channel doesn't cover this, glad that it is!

[@ninjaluc79]

Extra Credits has covered it before, a history professor who specializes in Asian history whose name escapes me has also covered it before. What is usually not covered enough though is the land battles, where the Koreans scored massive victories at Jinju and Haengju against odds of at least 10 to 1. I guess I am happy K&G has covered some of the land battles.

[@WatcherMovie008]

Because a majority of the land battles until China's reinforcement was defeat after defeat. Most Korean generals were people of wealth status who had ties to the Korean Emperor, ie no practical military experience whatsoever. They always kept constantly getting caught in Japanese bait, trap, and so on. Reason why Imijin War focuses more on Yi's exploit at sea is because these are tactics that are still studied by South Korean military (just like how US military still teaches tactics from the Revolutionary and Civil War). Any Korean general who was align with Yi were at least competent and not brain dead whether it be at sea or ground.

[@Mr2Reviews]

@@ninjaluc79 Samuel Hawley maybe? My favorite coverage of the Imjin War was done by Matthew Carrick but he took down his videos.

[@shouayang6518]

There is another channel called the Shogunate who is about to cover the imjin war in the future. He is also good at covering japanese history and giving a japanese perspective of things.

[@lolasdm6959]

@@WatcherMovie008 Yi's exploits are more of actually using ships properly, Japanese fleet was a joke.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , K&G .

[@Antitititi316]

K&G.... It will be a great pleasure to see the 'First battle of Jinju". It was an epic battle, and also a major battle.

[@nervsouly]

Hey KaG could you maybe in the future make a video for us, that discusses how ancient Asian armies were being supplied and how they managed to field much larger numbers than European nations of that time period, as well as explains why in the middle ages these numbers were no longer possible to supply? Would be great and keep up the good work.

[@MarkWTK]

I'm not an expert, but I think the fragmented kingdoms of Europe make it vulnerable to constant warfare. while in china, not only they have much bigger arable land in the south, but they were united as an empire for longer periods of time, barring many civil wars. so, they have many children and many of them can grow older? just my simple guess.

[@yaleyoon6856]

This is something that I was interested in too! Well in Europe after the original Roman Empire fell (so the middle ages), the countries were not as centralized and instead were relatively fragmented and feudal societies where countries could not easily muster large numbers in the tens of thousands or in the hundreds of thousands. On the other hand, countries in much of Asia around the same time period as the European feudal middle ages such as those of China, India, Iran (Persia), Korea, and etc. were for the most part maintaining centralized countries who could relatively quickly muster armed forces numbering in the tens of thousands, and for the larger countries like China, Iran, India, even in the hundreds of thousands.

[@nervsouly]

@@yaleyoon6856 that actually makes a lot of sense! I also believe the population of the middle ages might have shrunk due to the plague. I was however also wondering how to feed and maintain these numbers during campaign.

[@sirpasta4927]

The population of Asian countries, and by extension their armies, were so much larger than European nations because they mainly consumed rice, which yields 2-3 times more calories per acre than wheat. Rice is also much more nutrient dense than grain; a certain amount in weight of rice could feed far more soldiers than the same amount of wheat or barley, so their armies could make do with 'less' supplies per soldier.

[@user-do9vx4un1k]

2:10 Although Buddhism was persecuted by Confucian rulers since the foundation of Joseon, Buddhist monks bravely volunteered to fight for Joseon during Japanese invasion of Joseon.

[@ltmatthewakj2466]

Buddhist monk fought to defend Korea since Goryeo or older I think.

[@user-do9vx4un1k]

@@ltmatthewakj2466 Wow you're right. A lot of Buddhist monks fought in Mongolian Inavasion of Goryeo. A Buddhist monk called Kim Yoon Hoo killed Mongolian general Salitai with an arrow in the battle of Cheoinseong.

[@ltmatthewakj2466]

@@user-do9vx4un1k I know that from comments from Samuel Hawley content of Imjin War. I really admired Admiral Yi Sun Shin for his personality and loyalty since Extra Credits and Samuel Hawley Imjin War 👍👍

[@user-do9vx4un1k]

@@ltmatthewakj2466 Lol I also watched Extra Credits vids about Yi Sun Shin. He is admired as the greatest military commander in Korean history.

[@ltmatthewakj2466]

@@user-do9vx4un1k @호이팬 the last episode of Extra History really put tears on me 😭😭😭😂😂😂. Really, deep respect to Admiral Yi Sun Shin 🙏. The story we deserve to hear and to admire.

[@stipebuce]

Great work as always

[@judejoanis6030]

Map looks awesome. Good work!

[@ulfeliasson5413]

The video was a bit later than usual... I was afraid history had ended. ..

[@jfziemba]

Ah, back in the day, that would make you a follower of Francis Fukuyama

[@tomutt8546]

11:05 The reason why Joseon could resist is that "Cholla "(south west region of the peninsula), the major granary of country was still intact. I hope our dear K&G point this out too.

[@zxera9702]

A great video as always

[@mikeruxpin2829]

Great video as always

[@leiyue1411]

According to Chinese historical record, there was a massive ambush alongside the river after Japanese escaped citadel. Li deliberately opened a gap for Japanese to abandon the fortress.

[@frankun8755]

It is quite clear that K&G decided to use the Korean source purely in the episode. 😏

[@Meteorknite]

@@frankun8755 weird why dont korean sources talk about that ?

[@frankun8755]

@@Meteorknite you should ask “why didn’t the Japanese and Chinese sources mentioned much about Korean activities in this war?” At least not much in field battles

[@eugeneng7064]

The Chinese account had Chinese soldiers dressed as Koreans to lure the Japanese to attack them because of their reputation of cowardice. I wonder why this wasn't mentioned in Korean accounts.

[@junainoakuma]

@@eugeneng7064 korean account has Chinese soldiers killing korean soldiers and civilian adding their head on the kill tally, to exaggerate the wins.

[@abdallaha92]

God I love this series.

[@santiagodiaz8260]

Great channel , great serie !!!

[@ageingviking5587]

Good stuff. Thank you!

[@ZigZag-mw9ir]

I didn’t know that this was coming out today and just happened to me watch the other two parts.

[@Noupflex14]

I really appreciate your videos and would like to ask if you're interested in making a documentary series on the southward migration of the Celts! When the Celts migrated from Central Europe to the South at the End of the 3rd Century BC, battled against the Macedonians, killed their king and moved further into Asia Minor, where they were settled by the King of Pergamon! It's very well documented by the Ancients themselves and it would be interesting to see ancient history unfolding from a celtic perspective, rather than a roman or greek!

[@mikemodugno5879]

That would be awesome!

[@game_boyd1644]

Check out their history of the Celts series, they dedicated an entire episode to that topic, among others

[@Ragniirox]

Excellent content!

[@R3586]

I was waiting for this

[@jangtheconqueror]

After this, could you look into the Manchu Qing invasions of Korea, 1627 and 1636? I'm not sure how much you'll have to cover, but maybe it might make for a good one episode? One of my ancestors, Im Gyeong-Eop, was in those wars. He didn't achieve that much but he seemed like a devoted defender of Joseon as well as Ming.

[@eugeneng7064]

Was Byeokjegwan just glossed over like that? It's a crazy rear action by Chinese scouts against a larger Japanese force and resulted in both sides overestimating each other.

[@robinsonsjuice7289]

Nice documentary 👍

[@Divert486]

Great video!

[@user-pr9vi4ze4j]

During the reign of Emperor Wanli of the Ming Dynasty, it was an era of abnormal weather, severe famines, and frequent external aggressions and internal rebellions. While repelling the Japanese invasion force, the Ming Dynasty continued to fight in the South, Northwest, and Korean Peninsula for decades. In the eighth year of Wanli, there was a plague in Datong, ten chambers and nine diseases, and family deaths often occurred. In the 14th year of Wanli, there was a severe drought, and more than 30,000 people died in April. There was a severe drought in Henan in the 16th year of Wanli, and people in some places could eat each other. In the tenth year of Wanli, the plague died on the streets of Luoyang. The northern capital directly said that 20% of the population was lost during the Wanli pandemic. Shandong and Hebei lost at least 20% of the population due to plague and drought in the mid-Wanli period. Another severe drought occurred in Shandong Wanli from 33 to 34 years. First of all, the Wanli dynasty was a dynasty that used a lot of troops. In addition to the three major expeditions, there were also wars that were not small and lasted for a long time. First, the three captives of Songshan, Qinghai and Hetao in the northwest. After nearly ten years of wars such as the Three Victory in Huangzhong and Victory in Songshan, they have used more than 200,000 combat powers in total. Second, the Ming-Burmese War continued to the Wanli dynasty. The Ming-Burmese War still needs its final climax and ending. Third, the Liaozuo Mongolian left-wing problem (emphasis) If you add the three major expeditions, the frequent border wars of the Wanli Dynasty consume a lot of national power. The "Three Expeditions of Wanli" Ming Dynasty called the "Battle of Korea", and "Battle of Ningxia" (suppressing the rebellion of Qibai) and "Bazhou of Bozhou" (to put down the rebellion of Yang Yinglong, the chieftain of Guizhou). There is also a very interesting historical detail. When Japan was about to be defeated, the Wanli Emperor once discussed with the ministers to attack the Japanese mainland and solve the "future problems." Of course, no action was taken in the end, and we don't know why.

[@wargames2195]

That is because the Ming was bankrupted after their victories. Peasants and peasants rebellion rise after, meanwhile a Japan invasion by ship would require too much costs (for ships and soldiers).

[@loyalbeaver9402]

First Trilogy: Episode 1: Hideyoshi Menace (Hideyoshi united Japan, prepared to invade Korea) Episode 2: The Imjin War (Japan invaded in 1592, the Year of Imjin) Episode 3: The Revenge of Samurais (Japan occupied both Seoul and Pyongyang, thus getting even with King Chungnyeol of Goryeo's invasion of Japan in concert with the Mongols centuries earlier - the last time the two countries fought with each other). Second Trilogy: Episode 4: the New Hope (Ming Dynasty was ready to intervene) Episode 5: the Empire Strikes Back (Ming army finally arrived, pushed the Japanese out of Pyongyang.) Episode 6: the Return of Katō (Japan halted Ming advance and counter-attacked, winning a major victory in the Siege of Jinju under General Kato Kiyomasa). A hiatus: After the fall of Jinju, both sides started to negotiate (1593). No more war for 4 years. Third Trilogy: Episode 7: Korea Awakens (Peace broke down and Japan launched second wave of invasion in 1597. Korea suffered a string of defeats, yet Korean national spirits were fired up, grass-root resistance spread far and wide.) Episode 8: The Last Fleet (While the Land battles ground to a stalemate, Korea Navy was reduced to the last fleet of 13 ships. However, Admiral Yi Sun-sin, previously imprisoned, was finally reinstated. The ensuring stunning victory at the Battle of Myeongnyang proved a turning point.) Episode 9: The Rise of Yi Sun-sin (scoring one victory after another, Yi Sun-sin's immortality was sealed in the final battle: the Battle of Noryang Point, shortly after the death of Hideyoshi. Deprived of both its leader and its navy, the remaining Japanese force withdrew.) The war ENDED!!! May the Force Be with Korea!

[@oab1598]

Waited ages for this. Thought you'd forgotten! Lol

[@-Raylight]

"We're outnumbered 10 to 1, what should we do?" Gwon Yul : *"Finally, a fair fight!"*

[@zord1352]

That Korean guy must had a strong polish accent xD

[@kaltaron1284]

It helps if you have a well fortified position and better artilerry. Still not the best odds.

[@KBKim-jt6uj]

@@zord1352 polish? why polish? he was KOREAN!

[@zord1352]

@@KBKim-jt6uj bec the polish had a lot of battle where they were outnumbered 10 to 1 and still won. But it's just a joke you know. He was definitely korean.

[@ltmatthewakj2466]

Finally, target practice for our boom boom hwacha 😂😂

[@kalanlancaster6362]

Could you do a video of the battle of Fei River?

[@DaeGonKwon]

That grand battle was last time a million troops were mustered before WWI.

[@tusharbhosale599]

Good presentation. Free of bias and full of facts.

[@TheVicenteSilva]

great video!

[@GentlemanGhost1]

Konishi Yukinaga was a really smart general. Pretty underrated.

[@Emperor0313]

But yi sun shin is more smarter than konishi. Yi sun shin is korean general. 300vs13 win in sea battle.

[@camrendavis6650]

Will you be going into the Wokou raids after this? I would love an episode on Qi Jiguang!

[@guilhermehx7159]

This happened before, not after the IMJIN WAR

[@camrendavis6650]

@@guilhermehx7159 should still talk about Qi Jiguang though

[@guilhermehx7159]

@@camrendavis6650 I a-fucking-gree

[@ogedeh]

What happened?

[@camrendavis6650]

@@ogedeh a brief summary: The Wokou raids refer to the major attacks from Japanese pirates in the 1540s through to the end of the century that ravaged China and Korea. At first it was mainly the Japanese (who were an amalgamation of mercenaries and Ronin) who were attacking, but then they were joined by Portuguese, and then further down the line a majority of the pirates were Chinese. Since the raids started with the japanese, Wokou was originally used in reference to them. Wokou means "Japanese pirate" but it can also mean "dwarf pirate." Qi Jiguang was a young General of the Ming who expertly defeated the main hoards of Wokou and prevented them from establishing a permanent foothold in China, as it is assumed that they were sent to attack in order to conquer land and start settlements. There is a movie about The Young General called "God of War" (not to be confused with the game). It's a very well acted movie that shows how bloody the battles got and how intelligent both sides were.

[@BIGT926]

Love it keep it up

[@angelcarranzavasquez8781]

Very good video :)

[@ReviveHF]

Li Ru Song's army had less arquebus than the Japanese is because : 1. The Chinese are on the offensive, cannons are better suited in Siege warfare. Bayonets were not invented back then. 2. Li Ru Song's troops were Northern Chinese who are specialised in fighting against the Northern Barbarian cavalry units, arquebus are mainly an Infantry weapon, so not viable against cavalry (because bayonets are not invented) unless supported by wagons.

[@peruano-quichwa---aymara8611]

From a Ming Chinese view point, the war was later a victory, but costly, because it crippled Ming economy, and paved way for the rise of Manchus.

[@holdthedoor3782]

Mings were not defeated by the Manchus, by the time the Manchus were at the gates, the Ming Dynasty had already been toppled in a revolution. I'd say, even if the Manchus weren't there, the Ming Dynasty would no longer exist. China ending up with territory conquered under the Manchus might be one of the biggest come ups in history. Before the guns became prevalent, the Manchus were very powerful warriors like the Mongols under Genghis Khan.

[@kingcrablord2134]

NO its not! because the costly war was between Ming court and Jurchen Nurhachi. Merchandise taxation revenue is quite good and massive helped Ming fiance on wars during Ming Emperor Wanli's regin becuase Wanli collected them through unofficial channel. The Ming court officials constantly stopping Ming Emperor to collect it since trading tax was always a benefit for officials group. They don't want royal family have hands on that while Empire on the globe like British and Spanish royal family can always drain lucrative trading tax revenue to their army and navy.

[@peruano-quichwa---aymara8611]

@@holdthedoor3782 The Manchus were not even a threat to China by the time the war in Korea took place. However, the Japanese had already derailed the economy of China, which was the world's largest at the time. Same era saw growing resentment against trades among Ming Court members, as witnessed with the death of Zheng He a century ago. Had the war in Korea ended earlier, Manchus would not dare to threaten China, but can't deny that Ming soldiers opened gate for the Manchus though.

[@user-ug5pe1zx6y]

@@holdthedoor3782 Ming falls before the invation of manchu, manchu invation of china with the excuse of helping Ming to crack down the rebels

[@jamesdean433]

Man .. this get this kind of high quality content ....

[@_.Lucifer_Lightfall._]

This whole channel: *HOLD. THEM. BAAACK!* I love it!

[@napoleonibonaparte7198]

The last time I was this early, Admiral Yi was arrested.

[@legioiiaugusta5896]

You are not that early :/

[@jvtagle]

Which time?

[@alexandersturnn4530]

Spoiler: That happens again soon.

[@alymerchant7265]

Lol, I waited for 6 months for next release of Imjin war, not googling the captivating story of Yi; finally losing patience yesterday I saw the whole Yi's story at Extra Credits, only to see the next episode release today.

[@tigerjonn]

Yea the extra credit on YI is legendary!

[@manojnaskar1064]

it is awesome bro!

[@juanway]

Catch you on the next one

[@mrucantcheatme1]

i hate to be that guy but my OCD compells me to mention that for this being the 3rd video there is exactly 1 video missing from the imjin war playlist

[@TheSuperhoden]

Really? Ive seen the 2 others

[@ninjaluc79]

Only the second Siege of Jinju was covered, the first one was not. The Koreans held out in the first Siege of Jinju in 1592 but their commander Gim Si-min died of his wounds shortly after the battle.

[@oortiz915]

"Korea asks for help!" "And China shall answer."

[@papercat2599]

@quotetheraven90 ally? They are the reason Korea still exist. Not amounts of sea success can save Korea, with out taking back the country land.

[@VirtualnomadVirtualnomad]

@@papercat2599 Yeah Korea is to China what Belgium is to France

[@user-mc5ml6vq2n]

LOTR - Where was Gondor when the Westfold fell? East Asian history - Where was Korea when the Ming dynasty fell?

[@Pein061]

@@user-mc5ml6vq2n dont wasting your time for chinese, they think china ownership of asia

[@Pein061]

@J :)) please my nation vietnam slaughtered 200k imperial ming troops in 1427

[@aligurume]

Simply amazing.

[@mattep74]

Intresting to see non european wars on this channel. Keep em coming. Please do more about america pre 1492.

[@Hyper_Typhoon]

Many weapons were used in this war. Among them now It is said that multiple rocket guns, Shinjijeon, and rocket launchers, Cheonjachuntong, were also used, as well as a glider, a glider fueled by gunpowder, was also used. An ironclad ship, the turtle ship, was also used. It is said that these weapons were Joseon's weapons, the Japanese were armed with iron armor and guns, and the Japanese ships were also ironclad ships.

[@user-es9xd5cp3h]

哈哈哈哈哈哈哈你很可爱😂

[@grantingtherant1465]

It's fun to see the likes of these Japanese Daimyo fighting against a common enemy when only a few years later, they would be fighting each other at Sekigahara. Also rooting on that guy Yi to get a comeback soon Hope to see a more in depth Sengoku Jidai series soon!

[@moizazeem2389]

Best channel

[@adambenhamadi3333]

Great video as always You should cover the Jugurthine War next, as they massively impacted Roman strategies and history

[@matthewboyle2641]

Japan in 1953: Let me guess, Chinese got involved? America: Yep Japan: I've been there too man

[@theawesomeman9821]

China invaded Korea 5 times throughout its history and its 2 for 5 when it comes to winning in that region

[@jasonwang5085]

@@theawesomeman9821 which invasions are you talking about? 箕子Jizi the uncle of 汤 emperor in shang dynasty that rebel against 汤, failed and take his supporters ran to north korea and conquered a land for himself? Han dynasty want Korea to be its vassal and got rejected, so conquered northern Korea and set up 4 provinces? Sui dynasty feel the expansionist goguryeo threatening to its future so launched several unsuccessful campaign, then broken and replaced by Tang dynasty which conquered goguryeo, so China owned northern east China and convert local goguryeo into Chinese and silla kingdom of Korea absorbed many of goguryeo refugee population and convert them into Korean, and claim entire goguryeo as Korean ancestor due to Korean nationalism. Now plus the Korean war against American and wanli war against Japanese, despite of sui dynasty fight goguryeo, I didn't see any war that China failed in Korea region.

[@papercat2599]

@@theawesomeman9821 well the first were Han who conquered gojoson. Who were only partially related to current Korean. The second were tang who actually allies with the ancestors of modern Korean silla to destroy the other two Korean kingdom.

[@pdyt843]

@@papercat2599 高句丽was not Korean people.

[@papercat2599]

@@pdyt843 yep although west called it Korean kingdom. 高句丽was a multiethnic kingdom who many decadent right now are actually in China. Korean are actually just descendent of the silla

[@alexanderkim4889]

I sense the Battle of Myeongnyang, perhaps one of the most remarkable battles in the war, is coming!

[@atharvajogdeo1225]

Good content

[@georgiosiosifidis5999]

More Imjin Wars please! We are really enjoying this.

[@user-mc5ml6vq2n]

nah

[@yuseon1979]

It is misrepresented about the Battle of Jinju Castle. The commander of Jinju Fortress is General Kim Si-min, and it is a battle that Japan lost as a result of the protest for about 10 days. The 1st Battle of Jinjuseong Fortress was the victory of Joseon, and about 30,000 Japanese soldiers were sacrificed in the 2nd Battle of Jinjuseong and Japan won.The first battle of Jinju Castle occurred in 1592, and the second battle occurred in 1593.

[@dongf2618]

It is well-known that General and Kings would have mistakes in their videos when it comes to Asian history.

[@ScottyShaw]

@@dongf2618 Really bad mistakes too. Even their minor mistakes are absolute headscratchers because they don't pay attention to details. For one, the guy mispronounced Jinju as "Junji" most of the time, then said "Jinju" in one sentence before going back to "Junji" in the very next one.

[@ninjaluc79]

They showed the second siege but not the first one.

[@028lang2]

30000 Japanese soldiers dead? How many Japanese died during the first invasion of Korea?

[@ninjaluc79]

@@028lang2 Not exactly. Out of the 30000 Japanese that besieged Jinju the first time, over 10000 died and there are likely more dead because they took their dead back with them.