In October 1598, there was an attack by a large army led by a Ming commander Ma Gui, but due to lessons from the previous year, the Ming army was sluggish and it ended up as a limited engagement (the Second Battle of Ulsan) that led to retreat.
慶長3年（1598年）9月に明将の麻貴率いる大軍の攻勢があったが、前年の教訓から明軍は不活発であり小競り合いに終わり（第二次蔚山城の戦い）、そのまま撤退を迎えた。