How could he be qualified to command soldiers and horses again?
Initially, when Li Xiaozu informed them about avenging King Zhenbei, their support for him to march southward and demand justice from the Imperial Court was genuine. They owed a debt of gratitude to King Zhenbei Li Liang for nurturing them, and this debt could not go unpaid. However, when their offensive was thwarted and there was no longer any chance of victory, they stopped thinking about avenging their benefactor. Instead, they focused on preserving their own strength and carving out a larger piece for themselves from the sinking ship that was Prince Zhenbei's Mansion.
The Imperial Court had already handed them righteousness and the means to act; they merely needed to follow suit.
「At midnight」
