Last autumn, following an order from Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Kato Kiyomasa and Koxi Takafumi led an army of over one hundred thousand soldiers and hundreds of warships to brazenly invade Korea from Tsushima Island. The Korean troops were unable to withstand the sudden attack of the Japanese invaders and were routed, fleeing at the mere sight of their advancing forces. After landing, the invaders seemed to roam unchallenged, quickly pushing northward. Within just one month, they seized Hanseong, the Royal Capital of Korea, followed by the successive captures of Kaicheng and Pyongyang.
