A Study of the Military Strategic Defenses of Liaodong

The establishment of military defenses in Liaodong began in the Jihai year of the Yongle era 1419 during the reign of the third Ming Emperor., when Liu Jiang, the Earl of Guangning, arrived and organized them with great precision. Since the victory at Wanghai Gully A decisive battle in 1419 where Ming forces crushed a major Japanese pirate raid., the Japanese raiders Wokou: Pirates and privateers of various ethnicities (largely Japanese) who raided the Chinese coast. have not dared to invade for some sixty years now. Consequently, the beacon towers, forts, and mountain passes have fallen into disrepair day by day. If a sudden crisis were to arise, would we not be thrown into a state of panic? To not forget danger during times of peace is truly the most urgent task of today. I have therefore recorded these matters in detail, in the hope that those in power will restore them. My intention is merely to "preserve the sacrificial sheep for the sake of the ritual" A reference to the Analects of Confucius; it means preserving the outward forms or records of a system so that the system itself can be revived later..

Grand Coordinator and Censor-in-Chief Overseeing Military Affairs

Regional Commander

Assistant Surveillance Commissioner of the Liaohai Dongning Circuit

Assistant Defense Commissioner of the Liaohai Dongning Circuit

Assistant Regional Commander of Guangning