To make matters worse, even the soldiers stationed on Penghu declined in numbers. Where there were previously three divisions, there was now less than one. Business declined and the glory days were at an end.
雪上加霜的是，澎湖連駐兵也減少，早期有 3 個師，現在剩下不到一個師，賴以維生的商家收入減少，榮景不再。