 Upon the news arriving in the imperial camp at Wei Prefecture, Ma, Li Baozhen, and Li Qiu () withdrew to their own circuits, while Li Huaiguang, under the suggestion of his logistics officer Cui Zong (), decided to march as quickly as he could toward Chang'an to save Emperor Dezong.By the time that Li Huaiguang arrived in Chang'an's vicinity, Fengtian was under intense siege by Qin troops under Zhu Ci.Li Huaiguang sent his officer Zhang Shao () to Fengtian to inform Emperor Dezong of his impending arrival, and then attacked Qin forces at Liquan (醴泉, in modern Xianyang) and defeated them.