In the Wenyuan Pavilion of the capital, the cabinet ministers, along with the officials, were all spirited and jubilant.
"Commander Zhu Guoneng of Xuanfu sent a message, his army of 130,000 soldiers achieved another great victory near the Dasong Mountain at the end of the Hour of Shen, beheading 7,000. Nearly 50,000 of Bater's remaining troops have fled outside the Great Wall—"
"At the fourth moment of the Hour of You, His Majesty personally led the army and defeated the Mongols with slight injuries around Qianan, beheading over 1,700. A division of 30,000 Datan retreated to Funing, it seems that their Khan is ready to retreat."
"We can't let them just retreat. Haven't the 9,000 troops of the three armies of Tianjin arrived yet? The Ministry of War ordered them to reinforce Yongping Government (Tangshan) a day before, what are their commanders doing?"
