Pyongyang Retaken

January 14, 1593

A joint Ming Chinese and Korean force under the Ming general Li Rusong stormed Pyongyang in a snowy winter assault, driving Konishi Yukinaga's garrison south in disorder. The Japanese advance collapsed. Peace negotiations dragged on for years while Korean cities counted their dead. The battle established the pattern of Sino-Korean alliance against Japanese aggression shaping East Asian geopolitics for centuries.