Li Shou-chu, the general of Changping, brought only over 2,000 soldiers, and only over 100 cavalry. This was a small number of soldiers that he had gathered together, and they were a bunch of mismatched ones, and only about half of them were barely usable.
In the Wuying Palace, when the emperor asked about this, Li Shouqi said with shame: "There are many deserters in the army. I am incompetent and cannot control them."
Emperor Chongzhen was not surprised at all when he heard this.
According to historical records, when Leonard Li's army arrived, Li Shouqi chose to fight to the death, but his soldiers refused to do so. They thought it was clearly a suicide mission, so why fight and simply sold him out.
At this time, seeing Li Shouyu pleading guilty, Emperor Chongzhen was not angry at all, but just said to him: "Li Qing is not the only one in the army with such a situation. I know the impact of delayed military pay on the morale of the army. Please submit the military roster and I will make up the arrears after checking it. In the future, military pay will never be delayed again."
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