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History of Ming, Chapter 5 Volume 5 Annals 5: Chengzu 1 · 8 passages
夏四月，景隆進兵河間，與郭英、吳杰、平安期會白溝河。
In the fourth month Li Jinglong pushed on Hejian and arranged with Guo Ying, Wu Jie, and Ping An to join at the Baigou.
九月，盛庸代李景隆將，复取德州，與吳杰、平安、徐凯相掎角，以困北平。
In the ninth month Sheng Yong took command from Li Jinglong, recovered Dezhou, and with Wu Jie, Ping An, and Xu Kai set a pincer meant to choke Beiping.
三年春正月辛酉，敗吳杰、平安於威縣，又敗之於深州，遂還北平。
In the first month of year 3, on xinyou, he routed Wu Jie and Ping An at Wei County and again at Shenzhou, then withdrew to Beiping.
吳杰、平安自真定引軍與庸會，未至八十里，聞敗引還。
Wu Jie and Ping An marched from Zhending to meet Sheng Yong; eighty li short of him they heard of the rout and turned back.
王以計誘之，杰、安出兵襲王。
The Prince baited them; Wu Jie and Ping An sallied to ambush him.
己亥，與戰，大风拔木，杰、安敗走，追至真定城下。
On jihai they gave battle. A gale tore trees from the earth; Wu Jie and Ping An broke and ran, pursued to the foot of Zhending’s walls.
癸丑，至大名，聞齊泰、黄子澄已罢，上書请召還吳杰、平安、盛庸兵。
On guichou he came to Daming. Learning that Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng had been removed from office, he memorialized the throne to recall the forces of Wu Jie, Ping An, and Sheng Yong.
夏五月，杰、安、庸分兵斷燕饷道，王遣指揮武胜上書，诘其故。
That summer, in the fifth month, Jie, An, and Yong split their armies to sever the Yan supply lines. The prince sent Commander Wu Sheng to demand an explanation in writing.