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Underdog stories from history 2017-01-04 01:54:36 Post No. 2177874
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Battle of Salsu
>In 612, Emperor Yang of Sui invaded Goguryeo (Northern Korean kingdom) with well over one million men, dispatching 300,000 to take Goguryeo's capital city of Pyongyang.
>Goguryeo General Eulji Mundeok defended against the Sui forces for months, inflicting damage while feigning retreat deep into Goguryeo territory, where an ambush at the Salsu River was prepared and waiting.
> Eulji Mundeok had cut off the flow of water with a dam in advance, and when the Sui troops reached the river, the water level was shallow. When the unsuspecting Sui troops were halfway across the river, Eulji Mundeok opened the dam, causing the onslaught of water to drown thousands of enemy soldiers.
>This led to an overall campaign loss of all but 2,700 Sui troops out of 300,000 men.
This was one of the most lethal classical formation battles in history, yet it is seldom discussed despite being a truly great underdog victory. Even in Korea this event is immensely overshadowed by the Battle of Myeongryang.
What are some other great examples of forces hopefully outmatched/outclassed prevailing against the odds?
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>>2177874
Mainly because thats not exactly how it happened.
The water drowning didn't wipe out the 300K army but rather ambush/hunger/disease/exhaustion and being deep within the enemy territory did.
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>>2177887
These conditions being made possible by the breaking of the dam.
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>>2177900
Pretty sure being on Earth made those conditions possible.
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Innocent anglo merchants started sailing around the world from their tiny rainy isle to peacefully trade with the brown people of the world, some were civilized but most flew into fits of rage, howling like savages and attacking for no reason, regardless they pressed on, fought back against their oppressors and brought peace to quarter of the population of the planet as well as starting the industrial revolution and modern civilization as we know it.
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>>2177874
Rather because Goguryeo was crushed by Sui's successor: the T'ang.
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Lo>>2177913
Cant tell if its sarcasm or Anglo power fantasy
>bongs
>civilized
Theyre the closest Thing White People have to niggers
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>>2177874
Underdog stories are the way they are because they don't fuckin matter, Korea still got completely btfo'd by the Tang
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>>2177959
wow didnt realize underdog stories were spooks
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the underdogs can be assholes too
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>>2177922
Irish are the closest thing to white niggers
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