NanoPi R2S / OpenWrt 23.05.4 / RTL8812AU

for RTL ?
there are mostly none, that's why they're not recommended.
if you really want an RTL device, use one that's already supported, according to the github list.

skip everything that's not in manline, or you'll end up in the same mess you're in.

you might find USB Wi-Fi that work in OpenWrt. Please add to list useful too.