 He initially had successes against Zhu, but Wang took the opportunity to charge against his troops, cutting them off from each other, and eventually the imperial forces were routed.They were forced to lift their siege of Weibo's capital Wei Prefecture (), but held their position in stalemate against the rebel forces.Emperor Dezong gave Li Huaiguang the honorary chancellor designation of "Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi" ().