 Lieutenant-General Nozu Michitsura commanded the Japanese troops involved in the attack on Pyongyang; which included the Wonson column under Colonel Sato Tadashi, the Sangnyong column under Major-General Tatsumi Naobumi, the Combined Brigade under Major-General Oshima Yoshimasa and finally the Main Division under Nozu himself.The plan of attack was for the Combined Brigade to make the frontal assault from the south, while the Main Division attacked from the southwest.Flanking actions would then be carried out by the two columns.