The hearts of the people are as tough as iron, the laws of the officials as relentless as a furnace.
It has always been the officials who suppress bandits—has anyone ever seen bandits suppress officials?
Geliang Tubatulu. Tubatulu means "warrior." Governor of the Humen Naval Forces, first-rank, awarded a peacock feather and a coral bead top. This official leader named Zhuo Huxing, while not a governor of a border region, held a position of high authority and power.
Since Li Yan had asked Chaoyi, of course, it wasn't just a casual inquiry; Zhuo Huxing dared to come and suppress Lantau Island, according to Li Yan's thinking, he must strike back for it to count.
That's right, attack Guangdong, break the Sha Jiao Battery, kill up to Humen.
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Straw boats sailed across the water's surface, waterwheels turned, the mountains were lush and green, the banks lined with the yellow bamboo of stilted houses. The scenery was stunningly gorgeous.
