우왕 2(1376)년 10월, 왜구 최초의 기병(騎兵) 동원에 관한 고찰 - 임파현 전투(9월)와 행안산 전투(10월)의비교 고찰을 통하여 -

Abstract

The first time Japanese cavalry was seen in historical records was in October of the 2nd year of King Wu(1376). Haengansan Mountain, which was attacked by Goryeo and Japanese pirates climbed on horseback, is now Seonghwangsan Mountain, the mountain behind Buan County Office. And in September of the 2nd year of King Wu, Japanese pirates were the first full-fledged aggression for the Honam Plain. They confronted the Goryeo subjugation team in September and October with the traditional 'bridge-breaking tactics' of Japanese medieval warriors. As such, Japanese pirates from September to October are considered to be the same group. The timing of the aggression and the first landing point that were close to each other, and both of them used 'bridge destruction tactics', etc. Therefore, it was in October of the 2nd year of King Wu that the use of cavalry by Japanese pirates was first confirmed in the literature. In fact, it's September. Changes in invasion patterns are confirmed after Japanese pirates in September of the 2nd year of King Wu. It's not a traditional invasion method, which involves anchoring ships at 1-2 locations along the coast, looting them, and then leaving the scene immediately but a new invasion pattern that penetrates deep inland and attacking at least three adjacent areas. This new invasion pattern is not limited to September-October, but continues in November-December, and from the following year, the third year of King Wu, it will begin in earnest. And it was their cavalry that made these new invasion patterns possible.