主题：关于《窃明》的辩论，大家最好不要引用小说 -- 任爱杰

To win the battle, the first thing is to build up an army which is able to win. That is what Yuan did or tried to do within limited time, please check the performance of his troops in the battles, they started from hiding in the wall to fight in front of the wall and to force Manchurias retreat, they are better and better.

For your reference, you can check Qi Jiguang's strategy.