Zhou Yanru saw Gao Huan boarding the big ship and slowly left the dock. His expression couldn't help but relax and exhale a breath of turbid air.

Zhou Yanru was the chief minister, nominally the leader of the famous civil and military officials, but in fact, he was controlled by Gao Huan.

After the establishment of the Hongguang Dynasty, he needed to report everything to Gao Huan, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

After all, he and Gao Huan are not subordinate, but cooperative.

Gao Huan had to ask about everything and took the money very closely. He didn't have much chance to make money, which made Zhou Yanru a little dissatisfied.

Of course, Zhou Yanru had also seen the fate of the Nanjing nobles against Gao Huan, so he just hid it in his heart and did not show it.

Therefore, Zhou Yanru could only hope that Gao Huan would leave Nanjing as soon as possible so that he could gain more power.

Now that my little thoughts were seen through by Gao Huan, Zhou Yanru was indeed shocked.

At this time, when Gao Huan walked away, Zhou Yanru realized that his back was wet.

Ding Qirui couldn't help but sigh with gratitude: "Duke Liang's wisdom cannot be taken lightly!"

Zhou Yanru also felt deeply and felt a little moved. He didn't dare to have too many other thoughts for the time being, so he could only be a worker first.

After all, he has no soldiers now and the court has not many followers. He can only hold Gao Huan's thick legs before he can continue to be the chief minister.

At this time, Gao Huan walked away by boat, Gao Youcai walked back from the dock, and said to the two and the officials: "Old Master Zhou, go back to the city!"

Zhou Yanru shook his head, he looked reluctant and stared at the ship that was leaving, saying, "This cabinet wants to watch Duke Liang cross the river!"

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Gao Huan left Li Pingyuan to lead 30,000 people to guard Nanjing, and then led the coalition forces across the Yangtze River, then returned north in a mighty manner, preparing to rush back to Luoyang to respond to the Qing army's journey south.

At this time? The situation facing the Shun Army in the Hedong battlefield has taken a sharp turn.

Li Zicheng fought fiercely with the Qing army in northern Shanxi for several months? Because the Qing army was sharp in its military force, and the northern Shanxi was too far from Guanzhong and Henan? The Shun army had difficulty in replenishing supplies and could not support hundreds of thousands of troops in combat. It was eventually defeated by the Qing army.

In the past, the large number of people was the advantage of the Shun Army. But now it has become the shortcoming of the Shun Army. The new Dashun regime has no experience in logistics supply and it is difficult to mobilize civilians to provide supplies.

After the army entered the stalemate and tug-of-war, what was fighting for was supply and consumption? The Shun Army was obviously not very adaptable to this kind of war, and the Qing army entered several times, each time for several months, or even half a year, but it had a rich experience in fighting to support the war.

At this time, there were too many people, which increased the logistics pressure of the Shunjun. After a few months of fighting, he was short of food and clothing and eventually collapsed.

After the defeat in northern Shanxi, Li Zicheng learned his lesson and ordered Gu Kecheng to strengthen the walls and clear the fields and defend Taiyuan City. He took the main force of the Shun Army to retreat to Puzhou, Guanzhong, and southern Shanxi for rest and recuperation, and rely on Guanzhong and Henan's supplies to restore their strength and then the driver counterattacked.

Li Zicheng's abacus was very good, and he used Taiyuan to drag the Qing army. After the Qing army attacked the city and suffered heavy casualties and exhausted soldiers, he resurrected with his back to Guanzhong and Henan. If he makes a comeback, he will definitely defeat the Qing army in Taiyuan.

But his opponent was really cunning. After seeing Li Zicheng's intentions, Dorgon immediately asked Duoduo to lead his troops. He first defeated Tian Jianxiu, Dang Shousu, occupied Wei Hui, Zhangde and Huaiqing's three prefectures, cut off the connection between the Hedong Shun Army and Henan, and cut off the supply line south of the Shun Army.

Then, Duoduo kept running, chasing Tian Jianxiu and Dang Shousu's defeated army, rushed into Zezhou Prefecture, and from Wuling Pass to Pingyang Prefecture, cutting off Taiyuan to Pujin Ferry, which is the road to Guanzhong.

Now, not only were the two supply lines in Guanzhong and Henan cut off by the Qing army, but the road to the Hedong Shun army retreating to Guanzhong was also cut off after the Qing army occupied Pingyang Prefecture.

At present, Gu Kecheng was surrounded by Taiyuan. Tian Jianxiu, Dang Shousu, as well as most of the Shun army in Jinzhong and southern Jinzhong, with more than 200,000 horses and camps, and were surrounded by the Qing army in the Jinzhong area, and was in danger of the destruction of the entire army.

Pingyang Prefecture, Linfen County.

The county town is located on the Fenshui River, located in the middle of the Linfen Basin, the Luliang Mountains to the west, the Wuling Mountains to the east, and the narrow basin in the middle is the only way to Taiyuan to Guanzhong.

At this time, Duoduo led 50,000 Qing troops stationed here and had repelled Li Zicheng's multiple attacks in the Puzhou direction.

After the Qing army occupied Pingyang Prefecture, Li Zicheng hurriedly gathered troops in Puzhou to seize Pingyang Prefecture, opened the passage to Taiyuan, and rescued more than 200,000 trapped Shun troops. However, Li Zicheng's several attacks were scattered by Duoduo cavalry.

In Linfen County, the rain was drizzling in the county dynasty. Several Shun Army prisoners knelt in the yard and were tortured by the Qing army. Thrilling screams sounded from time to time.

At this time, in the lobby of the county government, Duoduo, the Prince of Yu of the Qing Dynasty, was discussing military information with several subordinates, discussing how to cooperate with Dorgon to annihilate more than 200,000 troops surrounded.

"The prince occupied Pingyang Mansion and cut off the retreat of the Hedong thieves. Now, as long as you block Li Zicheng from going north and stop Tian Jianxiu and others from going south, the main force of the Hedong thieves will be annihilated by the Regent! At that time, the reward will be given by the prince in accordance with the merits!" Wu Sangui smiled.

Duoduo looked arrogant. His goal was not only to annihilate Hedong's thieves, but to occupy Hedong was only the first step, with the goal of relieving the threat behind him.

His ultimate goal was to cross the Yellow River, advance to Luoyang, and fight Gao Huan again.

"Hmph! The thieves are not worth mentioning! Li Zicheng wanted to retake Pingyang Mansion several times, but he was defeated by me. His few defeated soldiers were no longer able to help Tian Jianxiu, Dang Shusu, and Gu Kecheng rescued the siege! Now, as long as I am nailed here, the Hedong thieves will be wiped out within a month!"

Duoduo let out a burst of laughter, and amid the laughter, there was a crack outside the courtyard, and the head of a prisoner of Shun Army was cut off, blood was shot, blood mixed with rain, and blood flowed all over the courtyard.

After Duoduo laughed, he glanced at the generals and said loudly to the generals: "After the Hedong thieves are cleared, I can march into Puzhou and plot against Guanzhong. Or take advantage of the freezing Yellow River, cross the river from northern Henan, capture Luoyang, and hold Gao Huan's nest!"

Wu Sangui suffered a great defeat last time, which made him unable to raise his head in the Qing army camp. Even if the Manchus looked down on him, what was even more annoying was that the surrendered generals of the Ming Dynasty looked down on him, and they often said bad things about him to the Manchu rulers, intending to take his place.

"Prince, if you attack Henan and destroy Gao Huan's nest, the servant is willing to be the pioneer and avenge his previous shame!" Wu Sangui said loudly.

Duoduo looked at him contemptuously, looking down on Wu Sangui, but Wu Sangui had 30,000 Guanning Iron Cavalry in his hands, so Duoduo still smiled and said, "Okay! When the Hedong thieves are destroyed, the Guanning army will attack the vanguard and take Luoyang. Let's see how Gao Huan is still crazy!"

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