In the twenty-third year of the Chengping era, on the third day of the sixth month.
A hundred thousand troops from Chongshan Town marched out of Chongshan Pass, claiming to have an army of two hundred thousand.
General Zhang Shouwang was appointed as the Great General of the Northern Expedition, with Vice General Ji Feiyu serving as the Great General Yang Wei, dividing the forces into two routes to campaign against the East Sea Hu Clan.
The garrison eunuch Zhang Yude accompanied the troops on the campaign, while governor Sun Xincheng was specially assigned to supervise military affairs in Chongshan Town, and Wu Mingzhen, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, oversaw the management of provisions and salaries for all routes.
In the twenty-third year of the Chengping era, on the sixth day of the sixth month.
