 He appointed "Qishan Pacifier of the Rebellious" ("Jìngnì", ) and made Yang Fang and Long Wen () ministerial attaches ("Cānzàn Dàchén", 參贊大臣).Yang Fang disagreed with the terms of the Convention of Chuenpi signed by Qishan and British Plenipotentiary Charles Elliot in January 1841 and on March5, he arrived in Canton with a thousand troops from Hunan Province.Aged 71 and so deaf that communication with him had to be in writing, Fang led Chinese troops in an attack at the Second Battle of Canton, which ended when further negotiations between the two sides temporarily terminated hostilities.