Since the end of the Warring States Period in Japan, merchants and samurai from Japan have been active in Southeast Asia through the Zhuin Ship system.
However, after the Amakusa Rebellion and the Tokugawa Shogunate's seclusion order, not only did Japan's influence on Southeast Asia completely cease, but most of the Sino-Japanese exchanges also ended.
Therefore, when the Shun Dynasty court received the news that Japan had come to pay tribute, it was quite surprised. After all, there had been no news between China and Japan for ten years.
Of course Li Laiheng knew that the so-called tribute was just a bunch of swindlers who wanted to defraud the Kingdom of Heaven. But after the ministers asked about the reason, even Li Laiheng became very interested in what the Japanese envoy called the "Sword and Sea Bandits".
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The so-called Toi is the Japanese name for the Jurchens. As early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there are records of these Northeastern fishing and hunting people living in the Heilongjiang River Basin and the Ash River Basin in the Northeast, and their activities in the Japanese sea.
The fishing and hunting nation, after all, has an element of fishermen. The Jurchens originated from the Ash River Basin as the core, spreading to the Songhua River Basin, Lalin River Basin, Hulan River Basin and other areas. Only from here
At a glance, we can see that the early development of the Jurchens was actually closely related to river boats.
Developing along the river, the Jurchens eventually followed the footsteps of their predecessors and moved to the sea. Like the Vikings in Europe, the cold climate in the Northeast also greatly affected the early social development of the Jurchens.
With the development of the early Jurchen tribe and the increasing population of the Jurchens, a large number of Jurchens entered the sea along the Heilongjiang and Yalu Rivers. The main targets they wanted to rob were those that were wealthy and less dangerous in the eyes of the Jurchens at that time.
The Korean Peninsula was known as Goryeo at that time.
However, as the Jurchens' activities at sea became more and more frequent, these pirates also began to plunder along the trade routes at that time. As one of the objects of Goryeo's frequent trade, Japan soon became the target of the Jurchen pirates.
After many harassing attacks, in the third year of Song Tianxi and the third year of Kannin in Japan, a Jurchen fleet of fifty ships raided Japan's Tsushima Island, and then landed on Iki Island. "The "Japanese War" had a great impact on Japan.
This is where the "Daoyi Invasion" begins.
At this time, Japan was in the Heian Era, and the relatively closed Japanese society could be described as discrediting the invasion of such a large foreign enemy. The name "Toi" for the enemy was only learned from the Koreans afterwards.
However, the powerful enemy was present, and the Japanese wealthy families could not tolerate wondering where these enemies came from. The Jurchens were not satisfied after plundering Tsushima and Iki Islands, and then set sail to land in Chikuzen, Kitakyushu. Since they had no time to defend, the local
The wealthy families had no choice but to flee their fiefdoms one after another and let the Jurchens burn, kill and loot everywhere, as if they were in a deserted land.
In order to cope with the invasion of the Jurchens, the wealthy families in Japan's Kyushu region began to gather together to fight the enemy. However, even though the Japanese wealthy families assembled a much larger army than the Jurchens, these wealthy families were surprised to find that their originally proud swordsmanship and archery skills
, but it had little effect in front of the Jurchens.
The powerful fighting power of the Jurchens perfectly demonstrated the military technology of the mainland in Japan at that time. These tactics had a great impact on the Japanese in the Heian period.
However, after experiencing the initial chaos, the Japanese nobles began to deal with these invaders calmly. From the later interrogation of the prisoners, it was learned that there were actually a considerable number of Koreans in this army. Some of them were pirates.
But others were enslaved slaves. Therefore, the Jurchen pirates who invaded Japan were actually greatly reduced in combat effectiveness.
Therefore, under the attack of the Japanese army on the Jurchens and the coming storm, the Jurchen pirates had no choice but to leave by boat and then turned to Hizen, where they were met by the Japanese army who were waiting for them. After that, the Jurchen fleet continued to be offshore.
The fleet tried to find a lightly guarded landing site, but the Japanese army was well prepared and had to return in frustration. In the end, the fleet was wiped out by the Goryeo navy, and a large number of Japanese were rescued by Goryeo and sent back to Japan.
For a long time after that, the Jurchens have been engaged in the business of robbing families and homes at sea. Even after Wanyan Aguda later led the Jurchens to establish the Jin Dynasty, many Jurchens still chose to join the sea and become pirates.
However, with the development of Japanese military technology, the prosperity of the Jin Dynasty, and the long-term war between the Jurchens and Mongolia, the Jurchen pirates who once ruled the Sea of Japan gradually withdrew from the Japanese sight.
It's just that the Tokugawa shogunate never imagined that after the Qing army captured North Korea, a large number of disbanded North Korean troops had to go to sea to become pirates.
In order to feed a large number of Eight Banners soldiers, the Qing army also supported piracy activities in the southern coastal areas of Korea. Many Qing army soldiers also personally participated in piracy activities that plundered Japan. Many of them were from Dongjiang Town and were wealthy.
In terms of navigation experience, even the Manchurian soldiers had experience in floating sea activities between Shandong and the Liaodong Peninsula.
Such a large group of elite soldiers with rich military experience, sophisticated combat ordnance, tight organization, and strict discipline must be prepared to deal with even the powerful Dashun Army.
They have been in Nanshan for many years, raising more than 100,000 troops to attack the rebellious peasants during the Amakusa Rebellion, which caused a huge uproar. How could the shogunate samurai, who was full of ugly appearances, be the opponent of the Manchus?
The Kyushu Island area immediately suffered a devastating plundering blow, especially Tsushima Island, an outlying island close to the Korean Peninsula. It was quickly captured by the Qing army and became an important base for Manchu pirates to plunder the Japanese archipelago.
In the three years since Tenfa, the Tokugawa shogunate has organized a large number of samurai in Kyushu to fight, and the number of troops mobilized has reached more than 100,000. Only then were all the Manchu pirates who invaded Japan's coastal areas repelled.
However, Tsushima Island was still under the control of the Qing army, and the threat of the Qing army was still on the side. After the Tokugawa shogunate learned that after Korea was captured by the Manchus, the royal family was massacred, and two groups of scholar-bureaucrats were slaughtered, they were even more shocked.
Terrified, Edo re-sung the song of the Yuan invaders, and a strong sense of panic enveloped the whole of Japan.
Under such a situation, the Tokugawa shogunate had to change its previous policy of seclusion. On the one hand, it contacted the Dutch, hoping to cooperate with the Dutch to recover Tsushima Island. On the other hand, it sent envoy Dashun in an attempt to find out more about the occupation.
On the mainland, what was the state of the new dynasty that replaced the Ming Dynasty? On the one hand, it also hoped to send troops to the dynasty to jointly deal with the Manchu pirates with Japan.
The arrival of the Japanese envoy also made Dashun realize that the Qing army was not a static group of fools. Their entry into North Korea and changing their national surname was not a sudden whim, but a comprehensive plan and strategy for revitalization, and they also
In the process of strong execution with extremely amazing execution power.
Li Laiheng also suddenly realized that if he continued to allow the Qing army to regain its strength, not only would his plan to be the forerunner of the king might become a laughing stock for future generations, but it might also cause Dashun to face a new enemy that was much more powerful than both Goguryeo and Khitan—
—And this will seriously affect the long-term peace and stability of the Shun Dynasty.
He finally made up his mind: "I will definitely annihilate Manchuria, and I will not spare this disaster for future generations."
The war against Liao began in the spring of the fourth year of Tianfa.