History of Ming: Li Rusong attacked the Japanese army at Pyongyang and took it.; Griffis, Corea, the Hermit Nation: Konishi's army evacuated…
Li Rusong attacked the Japanese army at Pyongyang and took it.
李如松攻倭於平壤，克之
Location: 明史 卷20 萬曆二十一年
Konishi's army evacuated Pyongyang at midnight and retreated across the frozen river. The allies entered the empty city, and the Ming commander forbade pursuit.
and the castle was silently de- serted at midnight.
Location: p.113
In the 1st month Li Rusong's great Ming army took Pyongyang and Konishi Yukinaga fled.
二年。正月。明將李如松率大兵來援朝鮮。陷平壤。行長敗走。
Location: 卷之十二 · part_05.txt L154
When Ming general Li Rusong pressed on Pyongyang, Konishi slipped out of the city by night, crossed the frozen river and went to Bongsan.
行長然之。卽夜。潛率衆出城。至江。江冰方合。踏而渡。至鳳山。
Location: 권16 · 文祿2년 1월 단락
A and B are two of the sources listed above.
| On what point | Source A | Source B | What differs (in Korean) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals | Griffis, Corea, the Hermit Nation | a는 이여송 공격으로 함락, b는 고니시가 밤에 성을 비우고 떠났다고 적음 |
| Outcome | History of Ming (Mingshi), Annals | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | a는 함락, b는 고니시가 밤에 몰래 빠져나가 봉산으로 갔다고 적음 |
| Outcome | Griffis, Corea, the Hermit Nation | Rai Sanyō, Nihon Gaishi | a 명군 격퇴, 명 지휘관 전사 / b 명군 평양 함락 |