 In terms of manpower, the allied fleet had 8,000 sailors and marines under Yi, 5,000 Ming men of the Guangdong Squadron and 2,600 Ming marines who fought aboard Korean ships, a total of almost 16,000 sailors and fighting men.The Ming fleet was divided into two squadrons, the larger of which was commanded by Lin and the smaller by Deng Zilong.The allied fleet was well equipped with cannon, mortars, archers and arquebusiers.