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Last week, we left off with the understanding that the Mongols were in a very bad military

position at the start of their second invasion.

Their early assaults on the Japanese had produced mixed results at best, and the attack on

the crucial port of Hakata had resulted in the Mongols splitting their forces between two

different attacks rather than landing a single coordinated blow.

Today is the story of how the Japanese took advantage of that mistake.

So first, let's return to the Korean fleet of Hong Tagu.

Remember, he had decided to advance alone after the second half of the Mongol force coming

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