The governor Kim Jae-gap hastily collected all the soldiers that could be found together with arms and munitions, and went to the almost impregnable fortress of Yeongwon.

You must come out and surrender at once" The only answer was the headless trunk of the Japanese messenger, rolled down the precipice in front of the eyes of the invading army.

That night, the Koreans wearied by the labors of the day and deeming it impossible that the Japanese should try to attack at night up those steep slopes, failed to set a guard; and in the early morning of the following day, before dawn, a little band of Japanese soldiers worked its way up the face of the precipice until they reached the base of the wall.

The gates were thrown open and in an hour the victory was complete, catching the leader of the garrison asleep in his bed.

Ishida Mitsunari, one of Hideyoshi's three commissioners stationed in Seoul, was overjoyed at the news and asked Ito to send him the governor's head.