At an early stage Japanese troops destroyed and overpowered Korean troops and occupied Seoul, Pyongyang and other cities, but the battle line was stuck by resistance of warriors in various places and reinforcements of Min Dynasty of China.
初期は朝鮮軍を撃破し、漢城、平壌などを占領するなど圧倒したが、各地の義兵の抵抗や明の援軍の到着によって戦況は膠着状態となり。