Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

Fuzhou Changsheng Island is sixty miles long from east to west and twenty-two miles wide from north to south. It can be called a large island in the north. There were originally more than ten thousand people on the island, but due to long-term wars, the population gradually became sparse and the land became barren. With the official promulgation of the "Liaodong Recruiting People for Reclamation Regulations" by the Qing Dynasty, people were recruited from Dengzhou, Laizhou and Qingzhou in Shandong to go to the island to reclaim wasteland, and the island became somewhat lively.

After the Wei army occupied southern Liaoning, Wang Guotai, the general of southern Liaoning, ordered a beacon tower to be set up near the dock on the island and recruited 20 people from the farmers on the island as flood soldiers. It cost little, but it effectively became the first barrier to guard Fuzhou. Yangguan Fort opposite Changsheng Island also had a beacon tower, which was the second barrier to guard Fuzhou. Zhao Sanxi, the confidant of Fuzhou garrison Gu Si and the captain-general, led a hundred soldiers from the Fuzhou camp to guard the military fort.

The sea breeze was so strong today that it was hard to open one's eyes. The captain of the flood control team, Wang Shun, and his nine subordinates were drinking strong liquor and bragging about the romantic past. The flood control soldiers were not regular combat soldiers, and the court gave them low military pay, so they could only be divided into two groups to take turns on duty. When on duty, they would look out from the platform, and when not on duty, they would farm or fish to supplement their family income.

"Captain, look, there's a boat," the sharp-eyed soldier Zhang Tieniu suddenly shouted.

Wang Shun looked at the sea and suddenly laughed, "Don't be surprised, it's a fishing boat from Yangguanbao, one of us." The so-called fishing boat, as the name suggests, is a fishing boat. Although this kind of boat is not big, it can run rampant on the sea. It is also common for some merchants to load goods on the fishing boat and use it as a merchant ship. In order to supplement military rations, many water camps have fishing boats to catch fish. Although Fuzhou has no water camp, Yangguanbao has three fishing boats. The boat quickly docked, and more than 30 soldiers quickly boarded the beacon tower under the leadership of a general.

Wang Shun recognized the man, knowing that it was Zhao Sanxi, the captain of Yangguanbao, and handed him a pot of wine with a smile, "It's windy today, how did the captain cross the sea?"

Taking the wine jug, Zhao Sanxi swallowed it in big gulps and soon drank most of it. He took a long breath and said with a smile: "During this emergency, Guard Gu asked me to inspect the beacon tower. Are all the brothers here?"

"Haha, except for the brothers who are not on duty, everyone is here," Wang Shun said with a simple smile.

"Well, call all the brothers over here, I want to convey what Guardian Gu said," Zhao Sanxi smiled.

"Brothers, come here and listen to what Captain Zhao has to say." Wang Shun cooperated very well and called all nine subordinates to his side.

"Are all the people here?"

"All ready."

Hearing the word "all ready", Zhao Sanxi laughed, drew his sword and put it on Wang Shun's neck.

"What are you doing?" Zhang Tieniu subconsciously wanted to draw his sword, but was chopped down by the fierce soldier beside him.

"Captain Zhao, what are you doing? We are brothers." Wang Shun was so scared that he started shaking all over.

"To be honest, Guard Gu has already surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. I will follow Guard Gu's order to control the beacon tower on Changsheng Island to welcome the royal army that is crossing the sea to aid Liao. Wang Shun, do you want to live or die? If you want to die, I'll kill you with my sword; if you want to live, then follow me and surrender to the Qing Dynasty," Zhao Sanxi said with a grim smile, deliberately pulling out the sword that was on Wang Shun's neck.

"If you want to live~if you want to live~, I am willing to follow Captain Zhao and turn from darkness to light!" Wang Shun agreed immediately without thinking. The soldiers' pay was meager, and he didn't want to risk his life for such a small amount of pay.

"Okay! Let's go to the dock and welcome the royal army," Zhao Sanxi laughed and ordered people to bring the prepared white flag to the dock.

Countless masts suddenly appeared on the sea, and a huge fleet came into sight. My goodness, how many people are there! Fortunately, the garrison was wise and surrendered to the Qing in time, otherwise how could they defeat the enemy? Zhao Sanxi secretly rejoiced that he made the right choice, and suddenly saw several warships heading towards the dock. "Quick! Wave the flag!" He hurriedly ordered people to wave the white flag. The warship docked at the dock, and a general and more than a hundred murderous soldiers ran down from the ship. "I am Liu Kongxi, the captain of the Jiaozhou Water Camp, who are you?" As soon as the general landed, he led his men to surround dozens of defenders on the island.

"I am Zhao Sanxi, the commander of Yangguanbao, the Fuzhou City Defense Camp. The Fuzhou City Defense Camp has surrendered to the Qing Dynasty. I am here to welcome the royal army on the order of Garrison Commander Gu," Zhao Sanxi calmed himself down and answered loudly.

Liu Kongxi nodded, thinking that the commander was right, there was indeed someone to respond. He slowed down his tone and said, "In this case, you can follow me on board and lead the army to Yangguanbao Wharf."

"Hey~" Liu Kongxi obediently boarded Liu Yexi's ship and led the fleet to Yangguanbao. Yangguanbao Wharf is located on the east side of Fuzhou Bay. The wharf is not big, but it is high tide now, and large ships can enter. One ship after another began to dock, unload personnel and supplies, and then leave, and then another batch of ships came. The wharf was too small, and it took half a day to land only three or four thousand people. In order to avoid more trouble, Lai Tuku said to Jin Zhong, the commander of the Han army's red flag, "You should quickly take 500 cavalry to Fuzhou and control the city gate."

"Yeah~" Jin Zhong took the order and led 500 cavalrymen to rush towards Fuzhou City at lightning speed.

Lai Tuku also ordered Yunyang General Mu Shenghui to lead 2,000 infantrymen to follow closely. Only after making these arrangements did he feel relieved and jointly commanded the army to land with Huguang Admiral Dong Xueli.
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"Sir, Guard Gu wants to discuss matters with you," said Pan Zonghan, the prefect of Fuzhou, who was working in the office when his attendant came to report.

"Gu Si? What does he want from me?" Although he didn't know the other party's intention, he still had to give him some respect as they were officials in the same city. Pan Zonghan rubbed his eyes and ordered the sedan chair to go to guard the yamen.

As soon as I entered the yamen, I felt that something was wrong today. The soldiers in the yamen were all holding sword handles and had fierce looks in their eyes.

"Please wait a moment, Magistrate Pan. I will be there soon after changing my attire." Seeing him coming, Gu Si smiled and walked into the side room. When he came out, the style of his official robe had changed to that of a deputy general of the Qing Dynasty.

"Captain Gu, what are you doing?" Pan Zonghan was shocked.

"I have already abandoned Wei and surrendered to the Qing. Please join us in the uprising," Gu Si smiled sinisterly.

Pan Zonghan was unwilling to surrender to the Qing Dynasty. He was just a minor official in the Qing Dynasty. After surrendering to Wei, he became a prefect. Naturally, he was more on David's side and advised him, "Gu Shoubei, are you kidding? Now that Liaodong is almost entirely owned by David, how can you fight against a rock with an egg?"

"Haha, you may not know yet that His Majesty the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty has sent a large army to land in Fuzhou. I have already sent people to Yangguanbao Wharf to pick them up, and they should be here soon. You know that I have always been straightforward in doing things, so just tell me straight, do you agree or not?" Gu Si sneered and pressed the hilt of the sword. Seeing this, his subordinates also drew their swords.

"Alas~ I am willing~ to obey", although Pan Zonghan's heart was with David, he did not want to die in those chaotic times, otherwise he would not have surrendered to Wei in the first place. He sighed and accepted his fate.

Gu was overjoyed and immediately ordered his men to take Pan Zonghan and gather all the government officials and garrison camps in the state to open the city gates and welcome the Qing army.

When Jin Zhong led 500 cavalrymen to rush towards Fuzhou City, he encountered no resistance, only soldiers and generals who surrendered and knelt on the ground. The old general in the lead spoke with full force, his voice shaking the city gate, "Fuzhou garrison commander Gu Si led the entire city's army and people to welcome the royal army!"

"Gu Si, you are doing great! And make good preparations, the army will be here soon", Jin Zhong proudly raised his whip, praised Gu Si a few words, and then led 500 Han soldiers with red banners into the city and controlled the city gates and walls. (End of this chapter)