▁re bel led ▁and ▁al lied ▁with ▁the ▁Mong ols ▁to ▁attack ▁the ▁M ing ▁Empire . ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁W an li ▁Emperor ▁sent ▁Li ▁Ch eng li ang ▁and ▁his ▁sons ▁to ▁handle ▁the ▁situation , ▁resulting ▁in ▁overall ▁success . ▁ ▁Japanese ▁invas ions : ▁Toy ot omi ▁H ide y oshi ▁of ▁Japan ▁sent ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁expedition ▁to ▁in va de ▁Korea . ▁The ▁W an li ▁Emperor ▁made ▁three ▁strateg ic ▁moves . ▁First , ▁he ▁sent ▁a ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 - strong ▁army ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁Kore ans . ▁Second , ▁if ▁Kore ans ▁entered ▁M ing ▁territory , ▁he ▁gave ▁them ▁san ctu ary . ▁Third , ▁he ▁instruct ed ▁the ▁L ia od ong ▁area ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁possible ▁invasion . ▁The ▁first ▁two ▁batt les ▁fought ▁with ▁the ▁Japanese ▁were ▁defe ats ▁since ▁M ing ▁troops ▁under ▁general ▁Li ▁Rus ong ▁were ▁out number ed ▁and ▁ill - prep ared ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 - strong ▁Japanese ▁army . ▁The ▁em peror ▁then ▁sent ▁a ▁bigger ▁army ▁of ▁ 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁men , ▁with ▁more ▁success . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁negoti ations ▁that ▁fav ored ▁the ▁M ing . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 6 , ▁Japan ▁once ▁again ▁inv aded . ▁However , ▁that ▁same ▁year ▁Toy ot omi ▁died ▁and ▁the ▁remaining