By mid-August, in the Pyongyang area of Korea, both the Qing Dynasty and Japan had completed their final preparations for the great war.
Pyongyang was the former capital of North Korea and a strategic city and transportation hub in northern North Korea. Located on the west bank of the Taedong River, it is surrounded by mountains and water, with a strategic location and high and sturdy city walls.
There were six city gates in total: Zhuque Gate to the south, Jinghai Gate to the southwest, Qixing Gate to the northwest, Xuanwu Gate to the north, Changqing Gate to the east, and Datong Gate to the southeast. Xuanwu Gate was built across Mudantai Mountain.
The Qing army stationed in Pyongyang consisted of 35 battalions, totaling 17,000 men, most of whom were the most elite troops of the Huai
