The twentieth year of the Wanli reign of the Ming dynasty; the twentieth year of Japan’s Tensho era.
After putting down the rebellion in western Japan, Toyotomi Hideyoshi resolved to realize his grand ambition: “conquering the Ming dynasty.”
That year, hundreds of thousands of Japanese troops used Korea as a stepping stone, determined to “invade Tang.”
In this campaign, all eight provinces of Korea fell, and the king fled north.
At this time of crisis, the Wanli Emperor dispatched tens of thousands of troops.
Thus began the six-year war in which the Chinese nation fought to aid Korea against Japan.
The twenty-third-generation descendant of the Chen clan of Yiwu was entrusted with a mission in this time of peril. He formed a new army, slew Japanese invaders, and swore to drive the band of Japanese pirates back into the sea.
