[5] The Mingshi records that the army comprised 100,000 cavalry, but Rossabi (1998) states that this is an unrealistic and exaggerated figure.
[6] On arrival at Kherlen River, Qiu Fu's troops captured a Mongol who revealed that the enemy was disorganized and retreating chaotically.
[7] Rossabi (1998) remarks that they did so without taking into account the tactic of feigned retreat.
[5] He was detached from the other troops in his army and was in a vulnerable position when the Eastern Mongols launched their attack.
[7] In the battle, Qiu Fu, the Duke of Qi, was killed along the four marquises Wang Cong, Qoryocin, Wang Zhong, and Li Yuan, who all assisted Qiu Fu in the military campaign.