Eulji Mundeok Hansi

Infobox Korean name
hangul=을지문덕 한시
hanja=乙支文德 漢詩
rr=Eulji Mundeok
mr=Ŭlji Mundŏk

Eulji Mundeok Hansi is the oldest surviving poetry in Korean literature.

In the second Goguryeo-Sui War, Eulji maneuvered the Goguryeo troops so that they engaged the Sui army seven times a day, each time feigning defeat and retreating, leading the Sui army deeper south with the perception of victory. The Sui army eventually advanced to about 20 km from Pyeongyang, the capital of Goguryeo. However, realizing the advanced hunger and exhaustion of his troops, and now perceiving the formidable fortifications of Pyeongyang, Yu Zhongwen realised the looming impossibility of continuing the campaign. To taunt Yu Zhongwen, Eulji wrote the poem in sarcasm and sent it to the enemy general. The Sui army was annilihated at the Battle of Salsu.

The poem reads,

ee also

*List of Korea-related topics
*Korean poetry
*Korean literature
*Eulji Mundeok
*Goguryeo-Sui Wars