Desert Eagle Suletan Khan

"Are you Gu Si, the garrison commander of Fuzhou?" Lai Tuku asked Gu Si, who was about the same age as him.

"In reply to the Marshal, I am Gu Si. Upon hearing that the royal army is marching north, I offer Fuzhou to welcome the royal army," Gu Si replied hurriedly.

"With your talent, being a garrison commander is really a waste of talent. Work hard. I recommend you to be a deputy general. If you make great achievements, it won't be difficult for you to be a general." Lai Tuku patted Gu Si's shoulder affectionately. Although the Qing Dynasty had more generals than the Ming Dynasty, it was not easy to become a general. Lai Tuku's words were just empty words to encourage the surrendered generals to make more military achievements, but Gu Si, who was not very cunning, was very happy and smiled and kept respecting him.

After hearing a few flattering words from him, Lai Tuku said seriously: "Captain Gu, tell everyone about the defense situation around Fuzhou."

"Yes", Gu Si answered honestly and introduced loudly to the generals, "Xiongyue City (Xiongyue Post) in the north of Fuzhou has 1,200 soldiers of Xu Wen's unit of the Liaonan Town Right Battalion Guerrilla Army stationed there. Gaizhou to the north of Xiongyue City has 2,600 soldiers of Wang Guotai's unit of Liaonan General and 500 battalions of Gaizhou garrison Bai Yunming stationed there. Haizhou further north has 300 battalions of Haizhou garrison Li Mao stationed there. Jinzhou City to the south of Fuzhou has 1,200 soldiers of Yang Hui's unit of the Liaonan Town Left Battalion Guerrilla stationed there. Further south, in the middle left of Jinzhou, all of them have 300 water battalions of Jin Weifan's unit of Jinzhou garrison and 100 tax soldiers of the customs. To the east of Fuzhou, the military forts on the north bank of the Yalu River have 7,000 soldiers of Chu King Baoyin stationed there (at this time he did not know the news of the arrival of 7,000 soldiers of Babai, the Wanhu chief of Mo Nan)".

"Well, in your opinion, where should I attack first?" Lai Tuku continued to ask with a smile.

"In my opinion, Jinzhou is across the sea from Shandong and its geographical location is far superior to other states. If we fail to take it, our army's communication with Shandong will not be smooth and we can only be regarded as an isolated army. Therefore, we must capture Jinzhou first. In addition, Xiongyue City is a famous post road in southern Liaoning. If we control it, it will be very important for our army to capture southern Liaoning. Now the main force of the Wei army is on the Yalu River and the rear is empty. I think it is better to divide the troops into two routes, with the main force attacking Jinzhou and the small force attacking Xiongyue City," Gu Si expressed his thoughts.

Lai Tuku pondered for a moment and made up his mind, "In this case, I will have Generals Xue Xun, Qu Zhonghe, Jin Jun, and Liu Guang lead sixty warships to attack Zhongzuosuo and Customs. I, General Mu, and General Gu will lead four thousand troops to attack Jinzhou. Admiral Dong will lead nine thousand cavalry and infantry to attack Xiongyue City."

"Marshal, the left camp guerrilla Yang Hui is a brave general in Wang Guotai's army, and Jinzhou prefect Chen Zhanyuan also has quite a bit of prestige in the local area. Aren't 4,000 people too few to attack Jinzhou?" Gu Si was a little surprised. He clearly suggested to attack Jinzhou with the main force, but why did the marshal do the opposite and send the main force to Xiongyue City?

"Gu Shoubei, you don't know that although Yang Hui is brave, he is probably dead now!" Lai Tuku suddenly laughed. The generals were shocked and suspicious after hearing this. Could it be that the general could tell fortunes and figure out that the enemy general would not live long? Some smart people thought about it and thought about the sudden change of the army's plan to land in Fuzhou.
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Yang Hui was indeed dead, and died a miserable death, the cause of death was in the jars of wine in Shuangying Tower. At noon that day, in the best private room of Shuangying Tower, the aroma of wine and food filled the air, and Jinzhou garrison Jin Weifan entertained Yang Hui, the guerrilla commander of the Liaonan Town Left Camp, who was stationed in Jinzhou under the order of Marshal Wang.

"Guerrilla, please try this roasted chicken. It's really different from others," Jin Weifan respectfully tore off a chicken leg and placed it on the plate in front of Yang Hui.

"Haha, dear brother, please don't call me by my official title, it's too distant. If you don't mind, we can call each other brothers. I've heard about the fame of Shuangyinglou roast chicken in Jinzhou a long time ago, and now, thanks to you, I can finally eat it." Yang Hui laughed and ate the chicken leg with wine, "Mm, it's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and melts in your mouth. Not bad, really good! Hahaha~"

Seeing that he wanted to address himself as a brother, Jin Weifan was overjoyed. This guerrilla Yang was a popular figure around General Wang. If he became a brother to him, would he be afraid of having no future? He hurriedly flattered and tried to curry favor with him.

"My two lords, please try our homemade Shaodaozi. It's just right for warding off the cold weather." The two were enjoying themselves when the second shopkeeper, Nalan Mingzhu, brought a waiter and brought a few jars of good wine. When they opened the jars, the aroma filled the air. Yang Hui, who always liked wine, smelled the fragrance and poured a bowl and drank it all in one gulp. "It's strong! Shopkeeper, why is your wine more spicy than other wines?" As expected of an old drunkard, he immediately felt the difference after tasting it.

"The general is indeed an expert. This wine is soaked with a variety of medicinal herbs such as tiger whip, deer antler, and old ginseng. It can not only dispel the cold, but also nourish yin and kidney, and strengthen muscles and bones. It is very good for men," Nalan Mingzhu explained with a flattering smile.

Hearing the words "tonify the kidney", Jin Weifan said to Yang Hui with a smile, "Brother Yang, why don't you stay at Zhongzuo tonight? I will call the top local singer Taohua to serve you in the evening. This Taohua girl is only 28 years old, sings very well, and has been waiting for the right person. She just happened to meet you. It is true that a beauty matches a hero! Hahaha~"

Hearing the word "beauty", Yang Hui's eyes lit up, but when he thought of the Hedong Lion at home, his expression dimmed. He married Wang Guotai's younger sister. His wife was virtuous, but jealous. If anyone dared to have an affair with her, she would fight to the death. But he couldn't beat or scold her, and he was really scared over the years! "My dear brother, you are kind, I appreciate it. But you don't know, after His Royal Highness the King of Chu led the army to leave Gaizhou, the commander was worried about the loss, so he sent Deputy General Zhang to inspect everywhere. Yesterday, we received news that Deputy General Zhang was coming to Jinzhou. Military affairs are important, and it is better for me to return as soon as possible after drinking." Rejecting the beauty, Yang Youji gritted his teeth and drank another bowl, saying with a big tongue.

Haha, what military affairs are important? It's obvious that he is henpecked! Jin Weifan knew his true colors and did not try to persuade him to stay. He smiled and said, "No wonder the Marshal values ​​Brother Yang the most. Drinking does not interfere with work. You are a real hero! Come, I will toast you another bowl."

"please!"

"please!"

The two of them drank together, each having a bowl, and had a great time. Then they returned home after having a great time.

Because of military duties, Yang Youji gave up his love affair, feeling aggrieved, and immediately rode back to Jinzhou after having enough wine and food. The bumpy ride stimulated his drunkenness and poison, and he fell asleep soon after returning to the barracks, and died on his bed the next day.

Jin Weifan did not die immediately. He went home and took a nap. Suddenly, he felt unbearable abdominal pain. He sought medical help. The doctor said he was poisoned and gave him medicine. However, because he drank too much, there was no way to save him. He lay on the bed, dying.

"Come here, check~seal off Shuangying Building, arrest the owner, waiters, and cooks in the building for interrogation", Guard Jin gave the order fiercely on his deathbed.

When the people around heard the order to arrest the people, they found that Shuangying Tower was already empty. Not to mention people, not even a dog was seen. (End of this chapter)