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Yesterday, I went to . I was so sad. Because when we have war many people will die. I don't like war.
I'll tell you 살수대첩.
In the 5th century, Goguryeo was a powerful nation in Asia.
Sui China attacked Goguryeo with 1 million soldiers but Goguryeo defeated them. The Sui Emperor was so angry, he sent another army of 300,000 men and attacked Goguryeo’s capital.
The army was lead by a famous general, Wu Jong-moon.
Goguryeo also had a great general, Eul -ji-moon-deok. He planned a brilliant strategy. Eul-ji-moon-deok did not fight hard with Sui on purpose.
He made the Sui army tired. The Sui army ran out of food and finally decided to retreat. The Sui army reached the Sal-su River. The water level looked low. When they crossed half way through the river, Eul-ji-moon-deok opened the dam. Most drowned and only 2,700 soldiers survived.
I respect Eul-ji-moon-deok.
Who were the Hwarang?
The Hwa-rang were an elite group of young men in the Silla Kingdom.
They were sons of royal families or noblemen. Originally, they gathered to study and practice martial arts.
They were good at archery and very brave. Later, many Hwa-rang became warriors like General Kim, Yu-shin.
They also had five rules! 1. Loyalty to the country
2. Be good to parents
3. Trust friends
4. Never retreat in battles
5. Don’t kill anything without reason
I think Hwa-rang is handsome, too.
Do you know Mongol Invasions?
The Mongol Empire was the largest kingdom in worldhistory.
They invaded Goryeo first in 1231 and attacked. Goryeo six more times until 1254. At that time, the ruling class of Goryeo did not have enough power to keep the country. They ran away to Ganghwa Island. However, the people of Goryeo did not give up. A brave army called Sam-byeol-cho kept fighting to the end.
Sam-byeol-cho is very brave, I think.
Imjin War?
Japan attacked Joseon in 1592.
This war is known as the Imjin War or Hi-de-yo-shi's Invasion. The Japanese army had muskets and the Joseon
soldiers only had bows.
Japanes are so evil.
Doyou know Smoke Signal Station?
I'll explain about it.
The Joseon people used smoke signals (Bong-soo) for long distance communication. The Bong-soo looked like a chimney. When a soldier saw an enemy attacking, he fired the Bong-soo.
Smoke was used in the daytime.
Fire was used at night.
The smoke signal of Bong-soo
1 smoke – normal condition
2 smokes – the enemy is preparing for war
3 smokes – the enemy is near the boarder
4 smokes– the enemy crossed the boarder
5 smokes – it is time to fight
I think Bong-soo is so usefull.
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