People. These key personnel stood at the front to boost morale, and most of them did not run away during the defeat.

Detachment D spent an hour and a half in the morning to defeat more than a thousand rural warriors jointly sent by six nearby villages and towns. After killing and capturing one-third of them, Shawan and nearby villages and towns subsequently sent people to express their feelings.

They surrendered and not only ransomed the captives at the price of one tael of silver per prisoner, but also paid thousands of taels of "compensation". Wen Desi ordered the execution of a group of captured regiment commanders in accordance with the old practice of Sanfan.

, the wealthy local gentry in Liantou confiscated their frivolous wealth. They did not blame ordinary people, and the troops strictly observed discipline during the battle. They did not loot, set fire, or commit suicide. The discipline was strict. This combination of leniency and severity, and differentiated treatment made the common people

The interest in resisting Fubo's army was greatly reduced. The wealthy gentry were frightened to death and did not dare to entertain the idea of ​​armed resistance.

While Wen Desi led the detachment to rampage in the waterways in Shunde, the E detachment led by Shi Zhiqi ran rampant on the main channel of the Pearl River, as if in an uninhabited land. He successively burned many river moorings along the coast, and the Inspection Department

After successively capturing the two islands of Dajiao and Dafen, which were trying to resist Fubo's army, Shi Zhiqi led his troops to capture a fort under construction in a county south of Xiangshan, and dispersed hundreds of village warriors guarding the fort.

Then the fort was demolished, and then troops came to Xiangshan City. Although Shi Zhiqi only had less than 200 men and more than a dozen boats, the Xiangshan County magistrate who was shocked by his invincibility had no choice but to scare the county away.

Despite the strenuous opposition of the gentry, they finally gave up the plan of armed resistance. They sent several gentry to his camp to discuss terms, and finally Xiangshan County paid a city redemption fee of 5,000 taels in exchange for Shi Zhiqi's withdrawal from the city. This time

Experience has given the senators a new understanding - local officials are often willing to find ways to compromise.

The operations of each detachment along the Pearl River went smoothly, and even a small number of battle casualties were very minor. The detachment leaders adhered to the instructions: never fight far away from the river - as long as they are close to the river, they can get effective support from the artillery mounted on the dragon.

; Instead of spending the night in a local village, they would rather camp or stay directly on the boat - the latter is based on the lessons learned by the work team in Danzhou.

Shi Zhiqi returned to Humen once - unloading the trophies, prisoners and very few wounded he had obtained during this cruise. After reloading supplies and replacing some personnel, he led the detachment to Dongguan County.
Chapter completed!