Abatai led the 30,000 Eight Banners and tens of thousands of Baoyi slaves. After breaking the border walls of Jizhou into the barriers, the army traversed north Zhili and Shandong.

The Qing army broke through more than 80 cities in a row, and during this period, the army defeated all the troops and were invincible. Moreover, no Ming army dared to take the initiative to attack, and they all stayed in the city, or fled in the wind.

Abatai was stationed in Shandong for several months. The Qing army did not suffer a single attack, just like stationed in his own home, which made the Qing army even more arrogant and decided to expand the scope of the Qing army's activities.

In October, several northern provinces ushered in the first heavy snow. By the fifteenth day, Abatai received a report that the ice surface of the Yellow River had closed.

Abatai sent cavalry to test the ice surface and found that it could step on the ice and pass by. The Qing army launched a crossing of the river in the early morning of the 18th.

The Qing army divided into three groups, and the left wing Boluo led his army to cross the river from Lankao County, defeated Zhang Maoquan, and then took Qi County and Chenliu to advance to Weishi.

The right wing was led by Tong Tulai, crossed the river from Taojiadian, and directly took Zhongmu County. The garrison surrendered without fighting. The right wing continued to advance southward, seized Zhuxian Town, killed more than 100 autonomous troops, and met with the left wing in Weishi County.

After an hour of fierce battle between the Yushi County Autonomous Army and the Qing army, the county town was captured by the Qing army, and more than 300 defenders and the people in the city were brutally slaughtered.

At this point, the Qing army on both sides of the left and right completed the encirclement of Kaifeng.

On the 20th, Abatai personally led the Qing army on the middle route to cross the river from Chenqiao Town, defeating Kaifeng General Chen Yongfu in one fell swoop, and the army approached Kaifeng City.

For a time, Gao Mingheng had to let the Ming army outside the city retreat into Kaifeng, and at the same time sent a quick horse to inquire with the court and ask Gao Huan for help.

The Qing army crossed the river with a very small loss. The Ming army in Henan fought bandits with poor combat power and equipment. They had never seen the fierceness of the Eight Banners. As soon as they fought, they were defeated by the Qing army and suffered extremely heavy losses. Several troops were completely wiped out.

The prefectures and counties near Kaifeng fell rapidly in a very short period of time, and they almost did not have any defenses against the Qing army.

Abatai led the Qing army on the middle road to cross the Yellow River and enter the boundary of Henan. The Qing army's attack was like a self-service tour, following his own home without any threat.

Luoyang.

Gao Huan received a letter from Gao Mingheng since Ru returned to Luoyang. At the same time, the autonomous army also heard that Zhuxian Town and Weishi County were occupied by the Qing army, and all the soldiers and civilians were slaughtered.

At this time, in the hall, a wounded autonomous army general knelt on the hall, holding the military flag in his hand, crying bitterly, "Supervisor, the Tartars rushed into the city wall with shield chariots, and the armored soldiers climbed to the top of the city under the cover of bows and arrows. The brothers slashed with swords and poked with guns, but they could not hurt them, so they could only carry them to jump down the city. Liu Sima and Zhou Lushuai died in battle as soon as the war started. Wang Lushuai took his brothers to hold on, but in the end the city was still broken by the Qing army ~ wuwu~"

The many generals standing on both sides all looked gloomy and angry in their eyes.

Gao Huan waved his hand and Liu Qi then stepped forward, helped the whistleman up and patted him on the back, "Brother, you have done your best!"

When he said this, Shun always cried even more sadly, "The whole department has 337 people, and I'm the only one left~Woooo~"

The generals couldn't help but burst into tears and felt extremely angry. Since the establishment of the autonomous army, the first unit of the Ministry has been almost wiped out in an integral manner, and not many times have it been.

Gao Huan ordered: "Take him down to rest first and recover from the injury!"

Two guards stepped forward and helped the whistleman away. At this time, Liu Qi took the steleman flag brought back by the steleman and presented it to Gao Huan.

Gao Huan took it and opened it. The flag was covered with blood and arrows were pierced by arrows.

"Supervisor! Give the order!" Xu Heihu angrily fisted, "We are fighting with the Tartars."

Hao Yaoqi also said angrily: "Governor, please be the vanguard, take back Weishi County, and seek revenge on the Tartars."

Gao Huan put the flag away and placed it on the desk. Then he looked at the excited generals, but shook their heads and said in a deep voice: "The time is not yet ripe. Please step up the training of troops and wait for this commander!"

The Qing army attacked and occupied Zhuxian Town and captured Weishi County. The military government lost tens of thousands of military and civilians. However, the Qing army's losses were less than a hundred, many of which were Baoyun slaves, which made Gao Huan dare not act rashly.

The Qing army had strong combat power, and there were tens of thousands of elite cavalry in Abatai, and the eastern Henan was a large plain with no dangers to defend. Gao Huan went alone, without cavalry protection, so he could only deliver vegetables to the Qing army.

Xu Heihu and others were so angry that they jumped up after hearing Gao Huan's decision, but they did not dare to disobey the military order.

Gao Huan asked the generals to retreat, walked to the map with a serious expression, and felt heavy inside.

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Kaifeng.

After repelling the two sieges of the rebels, Kaifeng City was surrounded for the third time. However, this time, the enemy became a more difficult Qing army.

The first two sieges of Kaifeng lasted for several months each time, and had already consumed Kaifeng's vitality and material reserves.

If the King of Zhou had not sent treasury funds to defend the city, Kaifeng City would have never been able to defend the present.

At this time, the governor Gao Mingheng and King Zhu Gongye of Zhou stood on the city tower and looked down. The eight banners of horses galloped on horseback and the camp was crowded with people.

The Qing army was not as powerful as the rebels, but the momentum of galloping and the "Red Cannon" covered with red cloth made the defenders feel huge pressure.

Although Kaifeng City is strong, it may not be able to withstand the bombardment of the red cannons, which makes many officials on the city face worried.

Zhu Gongzi looked at the Qing army camp in the distance, took a deep breath, and asked Gao Mingheng on the side, saying, "High School Chief, you have two attacks in a row, you are sure to retreat to the enemy this time."

The Qing army outside the city was completely different from the rebel army. The rebel army had no rules in fighting, mainly because of the large number of people. However, the Qing army fought for many years and attacked Jinzhou, Dalinghe City, Ningyuan Fort and other cities several times, and had extremely rich experience in attacking and attacking.

The most important point is that the Qing army also had red barbarian cannons in their hands. Gao Mingheng felt that the threat to Kaifeng by the Qing army was far better than that of Li Zicheng.

"Don't worry, Your Highness!" Gao Mingheng did not reveal his true thoughts and comforted him: "I have sent messengers to the court, General Gao, and General Hou's commander. We stand by Kaifeng, and reinforcements threatened Jiannu from the periphery. After all, Jiannu came from afar and could not last long. If it is not enough for three months, we will definitely withdraw."

When the King of Zhou heard him say this, he couldn't help but sigh in relief, "The safety of the Kaifeng City and the rest of the orphans depended on Gao Zhongshen."

At this time, outside Kaifeng City, Abatai asked the Qing army to camp, while leading many generals to peek at Kaifeng City Defense.

Abatai and others were all wearing well-dressed armor and stopped two miles from Kaifeng to look out at this prosperous city.

Kaifeng was Bianzhou in ancient times, and it was the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. The city was more than three meters high, surrounded by moats, and the city defense system was complete. It was a relatively solid city.

"Ama, Kaifeng City is about to catch up with Beijing, and we will be dealt with after the battle!" Boro was not afraid of the huge and magnificent city, as if the wealth in the city had been let him robbed.

Tong Tulai reminded on the side: "Li Zicheng has not captured Kaifeng City twice, and Gao Huan is in Luoyang and may come to reinforce at any time, so he still needs to be treated with caution!"

Abatai glanced at Kaifeng. Four years ago, Prince Rui Dorgon entered the border, destroyed Jinan City, seized 470,000 people and animals, returning north, with unlimited scenery.

This time, Abatai traversed north of Zhili Shandong, and broke through more than 80 cities in a row, but the gains were relatively limited.

The Qing army entered the pass all the time and mainly looted these two places. The roots of the leeks were scattered, so naturally there would be no gains.

Abatai looked at Kaifeng City, sneered, and said arrogantly: "Hmph, I have tens of thousands of elite cavalry. If Gao Huan dares to come, he only needs more than ten thousand cavalry to annihilate it. It's just right that he came, but he's just going to die. I'll fight Kaifeng to see who dares to come to help!"

After saying that, Abatai waved his whip and ordered: "Boro, go and arrest the nearby barbarians. Within half a month, fill the trenches for me, clean up the antlers, resist horses, pile up and cut the earthen walls, and prepare for the siege!"

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