Japan's 158,000-Troop Invasion of Korea | The Imjin War Arc Begins

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April 13, 1592. Japan invaded Korea with 158,000 troops — the largest invasion force in Asian history.

Led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the golden-armored general who unified Japan after Nobunaga's death. Veterans of decades of civil war. Battle-hardened samurai. Unstoppable.

Korea was unprepared. Decades of peace. Minimal military. Outdated fortresses.
Busan fell in one day. Seoul fell in 19 days. The king fled north. Half of Korea occupied within weeks. The war seemed over.

But Korea still controlled one thing: the sea.
Admiral Yi Sun-sin commanded the southern fleet. While Seoul burned, Yi prepared. He had a plan. And a weapon Japan had never seen:
The turtle ships.

The Imjin War (1592-1598) — Background:
The Name:
"Imjin War" comes from the Korean name for 1592 in the traditional calendar system. Also called:
Korean: Imjin Waeran (Japanese Invasion of Imjin)
Japanese: Bunroku-Keichō no Eki (Bunroku-Keichō Campaign)
Chinese: Wanli Korean Campaign

The Question Episode 1 Leaves:
Japan conquered half of Korea in three weeks. Seoul fallen. King fled. Total victory achieved.
But they needed supplies. From ships. Along the coast.
Yi Sun-sin commanded the southern fleet. With turtle ships. Iron-plated. Cannon-armed.
The Japanese dominated on land. But the sea?
Episode 2: The turtle ships strike. And Japanese supply lines turn red.

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