The Japanese commanders know that control of…

The Japanese commanders know that control of Jinju, a large castle that defends Jeolla Province, would mean the fall of Jeolla.

A large army under Hosokawa Tadaoki gleefully approaches Jinju, defended by Kim Si-min, one of the better Korean generals, who commands a garrison of three thousand.

Kim had recently acquired about two hundred new arquebuses equal in strength to the Japanese guns and, With the help of these, together with cannon, and mortars, is able to drive the Japanese from Jeolla Province.

Hosokawa loses over thirty thousand men.