Invasion of Mongolia (Mongol invasion) Speaking of Kublai Khan Was the emperor [ former ], But 1274 The role of Bun'ei And 1281 Battle of Koan It is a Japanese invasion strategy that has attacked twice.
It was [ Kamikaze that repelled the former army in two invasions by the former army, which was said to be the strongest at that time. ] Has been said to be thanks. However, recently, it seems that a slightly different theory has been raised instead of Kamikaze.
The role of Bun'ei
Originally attacked first in 1274 The role of Bun'ei was.
The season is the latter half of November in the new calendar, and there were few typhoons during this period in the Japanese archipelago, and it was not thought that the sea would be rough until the ships disappeared.
Kenpei Fujiwara Written by [ Intuition ] But, [ the headwind blew and the former army returned to their home country ], But it does not say that the wind caused damage to the former army.
[ Hachiman Daibodhisattva Foolish Lessons ], But [ the large fleet disappeared at dawn ], But does not write anything kamikaze.
In Goryeosa, [ night storms capsized many fleets ] And here the kamikaze thing is written for the first time. However, in the original history, [ the army was out of control and the arrows were exhausted, so it withdrew . ] Is written.
The secret of the strength of the former army is maneuverability by horse riding Overwhelming number of arrows that consumes millions of arrows in one battle was. The exhaustion of the arrow, which is the key to this, is the same as a samurai without a sword.
The Gokenins of Kamakura are not defeated by the former army.
There was a record that the Gokenin, who was fighting as a retreat army, shot through the pursuing former deputy commander of the army and gave him a deep hand.
The former army was semi-forced to hunt Koryo soldiers The situation of running out of arrows became a convenient excuse to return to my country. Also, because the Deputy Commander took a deep dive, give a reason why it wasn't possible to meet the storm . There is also a theory that it has withdrawn.
According to one theory, the withdrawal was forced at night, and it was damaged by a storm at sea. Considering these theories, it cannot be said that the former army withdrew due to the Kamikaze.
The role of Koan
The second invasion by the original was 1281 It was that.
This invasion really Kamikaze-like storm It seems that there was, but the former army did not withdraw due to it. Rather, it is said that the reason for the victory was that the Kamakura Shogunate had a sufficient defense system and did not allow landing.
May 21 A total of 40,000 troops centered on the Goryeo army that attacked Tsushima and a total of 100,000 troops centered on the former Southern Song Dynasty will engage in fierce battles in various places with the aim of landing. It attacks Nagato and other parts of the country, but the Shogunate forces prevent it from landing, and the fleet is gathered in Hakata Bay to prepare for a total attack.
However, on July 30th, the day before he tried to make a total attack on Japan, [ Kamikaze (typhoon) ], The former army will be hit hard. For two months from May, if you can't land and fight at sea, one or two typhoons will come. Even though it was hit hard, the former army would not have withdrawn just because of the kamikaze.
Couldn't it have been possible to hit the kamikaze by the shogunate's gokenins not landing the former army?
In this interpretation, I think that it is a victory because of the efforts of the Gokenins, rather than because of the Kamikaze. After that, he boarded a former army ship that was hit by the kamikaze in a small boat and made a surprise attack, and achieved great results.
The world's strongest [ former army ] Was struck down by the shogunate army led by the Gokenins. It was good to win the battle against the former and protect the country of Japan, but because it was a domestic defense battle, I could not give enough rewards to the Gokenins.
For that reason, the dissatisfaction of the Gokenins leads to the movement to the debate after the recruitment.
The detailed flow of the Mongol invasion is written in this article, so please refer to it.