《明史·列传·卷一百五十七》
掌权者并不是不知道官兵人少，只是因为粮草不足，所以做那种得过且过的打算，天长日久，延续到现在，即使多凑饷，多派兵力，也已经无法挽救了。
当事非不知兵寡，因糗粮不足，为苟且计，日引月长，以至于今，虽多措饷，多设兵，而已不可救矣。
It's not that those in charge don't know that government forces lack troops, it's just that they don't have enough food and supplies, so they're going with the flow, and after a long time, that's how it is now. Even if they gather supplies and send more troops, it might not save the situation.