 Zhu was set to execute him, but due to Li's own plea and those of fellow officer Chai Zaiyong (), agreed to give Li 125 more soldiers to try again.With Li fighting to the death, aided by Chai and Zhu himself, the Xuanwu army was repelled.In 896, Zhu again put Qi Prefecture under siege, but was initially unable to capture it due to the efforts of Feng and Feng's officer Jia Gongduo ().