Deeply aware of the importance of the number of troops after the war and overcoming the situation of comparing too many troops between us and the enemy, Quang Trung, on the march, tried to supplement the number of troops (soldiers’ recruitment), with a passionate patriotic tradition, tens of thousands of young men have voluntarily joined the the Tay Son army and enthusiastically set out to destroy the enemy and save the country. In just over 10 days of stopping troops in Nghe An, Nguyen Hue recruited tens of thousands of new soldiers, bringing the number of Tay Son troops to 100,000 troops and several hundred war elephants. The Tay Son movement, which originated from a peasant uprising at that time, developed into a national movement. On January 15, 1789, the Tay Son army arrived at Tam Diep, Quang Trung, divided his army into 5 groups with 3 directions to attack Thang Long, the Emperor personally commanded the central army to march quickly towards the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.

Materials: Vietnam History Book Volume 01 – Hanoi Social Sciences Publishing House 1971- p 530