Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Weather inquiry - The Mongolian expedition encountered divine winds twice. Was it because of ships or strategic mistakes?

The Mongolian expedition encountered divine winds twice. Was it because of ships or strategic mistakes?

My personal opinion is that this typhoon was partly caused by wind, but most of the reason is that Mongolia are only a nation on horseback and are not very proficient in navigation. In fact, Mongolia’s Eastern Expedition also exposed the Mongolian cavalry. He looks powerful, but he is actually strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

Today’s Japanese like to call the typhoon that caused the Mongolian army’s defeat a kamikaze. From the Japanese point of view, it seems that Mongolia's defeat was purely caused by weather. In fact, this was not the case. Mongolia's navigation technology was very backward, which was the main reason for their failure.

In the history of the Ming Dynasty, there was a very famous voyage by Deng He to the West. In fact, before Deng He went to the West, Deng He first went to the East, that is, Japan. Why did Deng He's fleet go to Japan? , that is, a safe journey. The Mongolian army encountered typhoons twice. This is also a major gap in navigation technology. Deng He went to Japan this time and signed the Yongle Treaty with Japan, which confirmed Japan's vassal relationship with the Ming Dynasty. From then on, Japan paid tribute to the Ming Dynasty every year. In this regard, if Zhu Di wants to include Japan in his territory, Zheng He can defeat Japan in one fell swoop this time.

If Deng He’s fleet was relatively lucky, then let’s look at Deng He’s later voyages to the West, sailing tens of thousands of kilometers. It can be said that the typhoons Deng He encountered along the way were nothing short of extraordinary. I know how many times, but people can be safe and sound. Therefore, it cannot be said that the Mongols are unlucky. The fleet encountering a typhoon is not necessarily a situation where the entire army is annihilated. As long as you have enough skills.

And the situation at that time was that the main force of the Mongolian army had actually landed, but it was still unable to move forward. Let the follow-up troops go ashore. At this time, the typhoon came and capsized all the ships of the Mongolian army. The Mongolian army that had landed was alone, and many of them were killed and captured. This shows that the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian army is not that strong. Later, the Ming army and the Japanese army faced each other many times in Korea, and the Ming army always suppressed the Japanese. The difference is obvious.