Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Gaizhou has been an important town in Liaodong since the Han Dynasty, where many merchants gathered. However, after the great wars in Liaodong during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, millions of Liao people were trapped in the war. Later, the Eight Banners entered the pass and took away a large number of people. In addition, the wars in recent years have continued, and the population is now pitifully small. Although Emperor Shunzhi encouraged the migration of people from various provinces to Liaodong to relieve the wasteland, the Chinese have always had the idea of ​​being reluctant to leave their homeland. There are not many people in the pass who are really willing to come to Liaodong, so the city has lost its former prosperity. However, Luo Wenliang, the newly appointed prefect of Liaonan, confidently claimed that he would make Gaizhou "a thoroughfare for wealth and goods" and "famous in Fujian and famous in the three rivers."

This prefect was originally the magistrate of Haicheng County in the Qing Dynasty. Seeing that the imperial guards were ready to capture Liaodong, he resolutely led the entire city's army and civilians to surrender to the imperial guards. A few days ago, the newly appointed Liaodong Governor Salaletu, the Provincial Governor Yin Sanpin, the Provincial Surveillance Commissioner Zhang Hongjun and other high-ranking officials petitioned the Great Khan Lianhua to redefine the Liaodong system. The Great Khan readily agreed and divided the newly established Liaodong Province into three prefectures and one state: Liaoyang, Jinzhou, Liaonan, and Jianzhou (directly governed prefecture), with Liaoyang as the provincial capital. The Dalinghe and Pansheyi ranches that originally belonged to the Qing imperial family were set up as Dalinghe County and Panshan County, which belonged to Jinzhou Prefecture; the Yangxi Ranch was set up as the Duerbi Qianhu Prefecture, which belonged to Dongjing Fengtian Prefecture. The newly established Liaonan Prefecture governed four prefectures and two counties, namely Gaizhou, Haizhou, Fuzhou, Jinzhou, Fengcheng and Xiuyan, with Gaizhou as its capital. Because a large number of Qing officials had died or fled, there was a shortage of officials in Liaodong. This man surrendered, had made great contributions and had some ability, so he was directly promoted to prefect.

Luo Zhifu confidently claimed that he wanted to revive Gaizhou, not on a whim, but for a reason. The newly appointed three giants of Liaodong: Governor Salaletu, Provincial Governor Yin Sanpin, and Provincial Procurator Zhang Hongjun all had the idea of ​​​​revitalizing Liaodong, and jointly petitioned the court to re-demarcate the system and immigrate to Liaodong. The Great Khan not only approved the new system, but also issued an edict saying: "Since I regard Shenyang as Tokyo, Fengtian Prefecture and Liaodong naturally cannot be too desolate. All officials should move their families to Tokyo as soon as possible, and local officials must prepare sufficient houses in Fengtian and Liaodong for my officials and warriors to live in." Think about it, the Great Khan moved the capital to Shenyang, and the officials and families of the six ministries had to follow, and the imperial guards who protected the emperor had at least tens of thousands of people. With so many people coming to Liaodong, how could it not be prosperous? Moreover, the new Liaodong Governor Salaletu had a deep background. He was born into a Mongolian noble family and was deeply trusted by the Khan. Originally, the Ministry of Revenue planned to set up three customs offices in the newly acquired Liaodong area, namely, Jinzhou Zhongzuo (Lüshun), Ningyuan Zhongzuo (Tashanbao), and Fuzhou Xiaojiadao. The governor said in a memorial that another customs office should be set up at the mouth of the Liaohe River in Liaonan Prefecture, on the grounds that after landing here, sea merchants could use the Liaohe River to exchange for small boats or sleds to smoothly transport goods to various places in Liaodong. After reading it, the Great Khan praised Salaltu for his vision and approved it immediately. Although the mouth of the Liaohe River was under the jurisdiction of Haizhou, it was close to the northern part of Gaizhou. Together with the two customs offices of Fuzhou Xiaojiadao and Jinzhou Zhongzuo in the south, Gaizhou had customs offices in both the south and the north, and it could naturally become a center of trade. Just think about it, once the sea trade with Korea, Japan, Ryukyu and even the Western Yi countries is opened, how much wealth can it bring? When he thought of this, the prefect's heart was full of enthusiasm, and his slogans were naturally loud, such as "the thoroughfare of wealth and goods", "famous in Fujian, and famous in the three rivers", and so on. He tried his best to blow it up.

However, although he was the prefect of Liaonan, he was not the highest official in Liaonan. At that time, there were two highest officials in Liaonan. One was the third son of the emperor, His Royal Highness Baoyin, the King of Chu, and the other was Wang Guotai, the general who was ordered to guard Liaonan. Wang Guotai was originally the general of Jinzhou in the David Kingdom. After Sultan decided to set up a government in Liaonan, he changed his position to the general of Liaonan in view of the important military status of Liaonan and the fact that it was still in a state of war. As for the general of Jinzhou, it was taken over by the general of Qamdo Boluzhi, who was from the Yeerqiang Khanate.

Originally, Wang Guotai still felt like a foreign soldier. After being appointed as the general of Liaonan, Liaonan became his territory and he worked much more seriously. One day, he was inspecting the city defense of Gaizhou when he suddenly received a notice from Chu Wang Baoyin, asking him to come to the camp to discuss matters. "Haha, it seems that the prince can't wait and wants to fight with that barbarian Bahai," Wang Zongzhen laughed. Since Baoyin praised Qingning Guta Angbang Zhangjing Bahai for his courage and strategy when reporting the Liaonan military situation to the Great Khan of Lotus last time, and his Solon soldiers were David's strong enemies in Liaodong, the Great Khan mistakenly thought that he was afraid of fighting and wrote a letter to severely reprimand him. After being ashamed and annoyed, His Royal Highness the King of Chu immediately led 6,000 cavalry south to Gaizhou to fight with Bahai to prove to his old father that he was not a coward. Unfortunately, the troops did not move, but the food and grass went first. Liaonan had already been devastated by years of war. It took time to gather the food and grass needed by the army, so he was delayed in Gaizhou. This time, they probably got enough food and grass, and were about to go on the expedition! Sure enough, after entering the big tent, he saw Liaonan Prefect Luo Wenliang smiling carefully at His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu, and His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu seemed to be in a good mood, actually chatting and laughing with a mere prefect. It seemed that Prefect Luo must have gotten enough food and grass for His Royal Highness, which made the emperor so happy.

Seeing him coming, Baoyin chuckled, "General Wang, Prefect Luo has come up with a way to exchange land near the customs for food. He has collected enough military rations for the army for four months from merchants from various places as well as merchants from Korea, Japan and other countries. I will lead the army to the expedition tomorrow. Liaonan Prefecture is handed over to you. I will leave you 4,000 soldiers. You must be careful and cautious. You must not make any mistakes. The Korean battalion under your command is familiar with the terrain of Liaodong and Korea and will accompany you on the expedition." Originally, the inventory of Liaonan Prefecture had been empty. In order to raise the military rations needed for the army, Liaonan Prefect Luo Wenliang had the idea of ​​​​the land near the customs. He fenced off a large piece of land near the three customs gates of Liaohekou, Xiaojia Island, and Jinzhou Zhongzuo, divided it into small pieces, and sold it to merchants to build businesses and stores. No gold or silver was accepted, only food and fodder. Merchants naturally knew how huge the benefits of maritime trade were, and they also understood the value of the land near the customs. They took out money to buy food and grass from other provinces and even Korea and Japan in exchange for land. In just over ten days, they collected enough food and grass for the army for four months, which won the favor of the King of Chu.

"I will follow your military orders! Your Majesty, rest assured. I will defend southern Liaoning to the death and will never let the Qing Dynasty take advantage of the opportunity!" Wang Guotai expressed his loyalty loudly.

"Well, with General Wang here, I don't have to worry about the rear," Baoyin praised Wang Guotai lightly and asked the two to leave. They would go to the battle tomorrow and he still had many things to deal with.

The next day, Baoyin led 6,000 cavalry and 1,000 Korean infantry from Gaizhou to attack Xiuyan City. In order to speed up the march, he prepared 200 ox carts to pull the Korean infantry forward. (End of this chapter)