In a sense, Li Shunchen is really a master of water warfare. It is great that he can stand up and win an inspiring victory at the moment when North Korea is in danger, but North Korea has greatly exaggerated his achievements. In fact, Li Shunchen only carried out some small-scale ambushes or sneak attacks on the Japanese in the early days of the Korean Anti-Japanese War, and all his achievements came from his own miscellaneous notes.
The naval battle of Mingliang is only in the process of Japanese warships opening the whole road. Li Shunchen ambushed the Japanese vanguard in advance, and then the North Korean army quickly retreated to save its strength. Even the local South Korean naval base was occupied by the Japanese. This battle is a victory for the Japanese. In South Korea, the story was changed to: Li Shunchen led 12 warships to meet the Japanese 133 warships and more than 200 transport ships, injuring and sinking more than Japanese ships 100, with nearly 10,000 casualties. Later, he made two more films, Tianjun and Liang Ming naval battle. In fact, even Li Shunchen's own diary only says that more than 30 ships were killed, which is a vague record.
At that time, North Korean military documents recorded that any cannon on a warship commanded by General Li Shunchen could bombard enemy ships 800 paces away. You know, more than 200 years later, British warships equipped with cannons can only bombard targets 400 paces away. When it comes to Li Shunchen cutting off Japanese maritime supply lines, it is even more nonsense. In fact, the Japanese army never lacked local materials, and Li Shunchen never fought against the Japanese army alone.