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The battle to defend the capital (Beijing) was a key battle for the Ming Dynasty to avoid the recurrence of the tragedies of the Western Jin Dynasty's southward migration and the Northern Song Dynasty's southward migration. It protected the people north of the Yellow River from the blood and tears that might have been suffered by the war, and played a key role in stabilizing the Ming Dynasty for nearly 200 more years. Yu Qian, who commanded the defense of the capital, was a famous official and mainstay in the past dynasties who had no selfish thoughts, no worries about personal gains and losses, and focused on the overall interests of the country and the people. His conduct and moral character were not inferior to those of the ten philosophers of Confucius, and his ability to turn the tide was not inferior to the ten philosophers of the Wumiao Temple and the ten philosophers of the Confucian Temple. Being willing to be poor, living far away from the rivers and lakes, and yet having a great spirit that lasts forever is no less than that of the pre-Qin scholars. Yu Qian is the perfect embodiment of the ambition of an ordinary man, and the perfect embodiment of the ambition of China, the ambition of China, and the endless ambition of five thousand years.