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Following on the discussion in the more proactive Japan thread, what if the Ming had decided not to directly defend Korea when Toyotomi invaded and instead defend in Liaotung where the Ming manpower advantage could be used to greater effect in the more open terrain and (possibly) Japan's supply lines would be longer? How much longer could the Ming last without the enormous expense of the OTL Imjin War?