After Abatai entered Henan and carried out serious damage to the eastern Henan region, Gao Huan knew that once the Yellow River freezes and the Qing cavalry crossed the Yellow River, the eastern Henan region would not be able to hold on.

Now, many prefectures and counties near Kaifeng have given up and have not placed the people to farm. Instead, they have planted grass in eastern Henan and used it as a horse farm for the Liang army cavalry.

This will allow cavalry to obtain a place to raise horses, and at the same time prevent the Qing army from looting people in eastern Henan, destroying production, and obtaining food supplies.

Of course, Gao Huan had another concern, but he did not mention it to anyone, that is, he was worried that the Qing army would decisively drive the Yellow River to irrigate east Henan.

Gao Huan didn't dare to mention this, for fear that it would be introduced into the Qing army. By then, the Yellow River would be digging, and the Liang Kingdom would suffer great losses.

Therefore, Gao Huan has almost given up on the eastern Henan region in the past two years, and this time when the Qing army came, he did not get any food or supplies near Kaifeng.

This proves that Gao Huan's previous strategy of giving up the prefectures and counties in eastern Henan was correct. However, this time Dorgon had many soldiers, and the partial troops sent could go further.

Previously, when Abatai invaded, the total number of soldiers was only 30,000 to 40,000, and he could only send a small group of people to rob him.

A team of hundreds of Qing soldiers could not even be defeated when they met the county town, and they were easily attacked. This time, the Qing army dispatched nearly 10,000 cavalry to collect grain, but there were no more than a thousand people, or even thousands of them.

With such a large-scale cavalry, the Liang army's local garrison troops were unable to destroy them and could only hide in the city to defend.

Although Gao Huan gave up the prefectures and counties that were more than a hundred miles around Kaifeng, the Qing cavalry passed through this unmanned land and went deep into the hinterland of Liang State.

Although Gao Huan had already ordered the city to clear the country, the seven or eight million people in the Central Plains could not be fully transferred to Luoyang and Ruzhou. Many people in the prefectures and counties could only hide in the county town nearby.

In this way, if the Qing army had enough partial divisions, it would still be able to conquer some prefectures and counties.

Now I heard that the Qing army plundered the troops, who arrived in Xuzhou, Chenzhou and other places, had already penetrated into the hinterland of Liang State, which would inevitably cause damage to Liang State.

After hearing Yang Yan's report, Gao Huan asked about some details, and then he said with a calm face: "Go and invite a few gentlemen!"

"As for your order!" Yang Yan bowed his fists and hurriedly left.

...

In the afternoon, many civil and military officials gathered in the mansion of Duke Liang and in the flower hall.

The current situation is actually very unfavorable for Gao Huan and Liang Kingdom. The Qing army attacked from the front, and Zuo Liangyu and Zheng Zhilong were ready to move. If you are not careful, you will suffer failure.

At this time, everyone knew the purpose of Gao Huan summoning them to come, and everyone couldn't help but talk in the flower hall.

"Since the war started and we fought in our Liang Kingdom, some losses are inevitable! Fortunately, the prefectures and counties were prepared for each prefecture. The soldiers and young men of each prefecture were all guarded by the city. The Qing army only broke one or two small counties, and the losses were still affordable!" Song Xiance said in a deep voice.

Gao Huan glanced at Song Xiance. Tens of thousands of people who became monks were abducted, and they did not feel sorry for them at all.

However, Gao Huan had to admit that Song Xiance's words made some sense. Since it was a war and a war on his own territory, it was impossible for him to lose without losses.

Thinking about the Qing army's previous entry into the Frontier, it did not abduct hundreds of thousands of people, but the Liang State's losses were indeed quite small.

Thinking of this, Gao Huan nodded slightly, "This loss is indeed not harmful, but the impact of letting the Qing army robbery is not good. You know, Zuo Liangyu and others are now staring at this vassal. If my Liang army is too cowardly, I am afraid these people will think there is an opportunity to take advantage of it!"

Li Yan said: "It is precisely because of this that the vassal lords need to be cautious. Now the people in the south are in a turmoil. Zuo Liangyu and Zheng Zhilong are staring at us. As long as we fail in the battle, they will definitely stab the knife in the back. Therefore, I think I must calm down and wait until the Qing army is inadequate, or if there is any good opportunity to fight with it."

Sun Sike also said: "The vassal lord, our Liang Kingdom is located in the Central Plains, a place of four battles. When it is strong, the four directions retreat. Once it appears weak, it will inevitably attract attacks from all directions. Therefore, I agree with the words of the military advisor and cannot fight decisively."

Li Yan said again: "Now the Qing army failed to attack Kaifeng, and it was impossible to take Kaifeng in a short time. The Qing army had little food, so it would be beneficial to our army if it delayed."

Gao Huan understood what they meant. Now that the Qing army had just entered Henan, the army was sharp and the Liang army was no match for the Qing army.

If the Qing army plundered the people and went to fight rashly, it would be fine if they won, but once the battle failed, the situation would be bad.

Now, I don’t know how many people in the world are staring at the battle between Gao Huan and the Qing army. They are not sure enough to fight rashly.

At this time, as long as Gao Huan's main force did not divide the position with the Qing army, all forces would not dare to bet rashly.

Gao Huan nodded slightly when he heard the words, "Zhou Yanru said before that, the tiger in our Liang Kingdom lies in the Central Plains, which is the momentum of seeking a big picture in the house. This situation is at the center and planning four directions. There are many things to worry about, and we need to make a big picture in a stable way. Now is indeed not the time for a decisive battle, but we cannot allow the Qing army to go deep into the hinterland to rob."

Li Yan said in a deep voice: "Jiannu plundered prefectures, counties, Xuzhou, Chenzhou and other places, and they were all plains, and the other side was cavalry, so it was difficult to set up ambush. The vassal states could only order each prefectures and counties to prepare more equipment and stick to the county town, without too many countermeasures."

Gao Huan shook his head, "I cannot defend completely passively. This vassal decided to let Sun Chuanting and Yuan Shizhong attack again! Now Dorgon divides his troops to plunder and the cavalry goes deep into the Central Plains. For a time, it will be difficult to distribute troops to return to Hebei and Shandong. The prefectures and counties on our side have been prepared. In addition to the army, there are also government soldiers and people to defend. Dorgon is in Hebei and Shandong, but there are not many garrisons and it is difficult to mobilize the people. This vassal wants to see who can't bear it first!"

Song Xiance and others looked at each other and understood what Gao Huan meant was that the Qing army robbed Henan, the Liang army destroyed Shandong and Hebei, and it was clear who could not bear it first.

Song Xiance said: "As long as you delay, when the river ice thaws in the spring of the next year, it will be time for us to fight back. I agree with the strategy of the vassal lord!"

Everyone also agreed.

Gao Huan then said in a deep voice: "Since that's the case, I will send people to send messages to Sun Chuanting and Yuan Shizhong, and send troops to strengthen the defense of Xuzhou and other places to resist the robbery of the Qing army."

At this time, Li Yan reminded: "Our external publicity is needed. The Qing army hit a wall in Kaifeng to safeguard the hearts of the people in Jiangnan."

Gao Huan nodded when he heard the words and added: "The Propaganda Department really needs to do a good job in propaganda. Describing the war as a very beneficial one for our army. The Qing army is already at the end of its strength. In short, exaggerating our army's advantages and over-interpreting the disadvantages of the Qing army are all this to strengthen people's hearts and also shocking the sluts, which makes Zuo Liangyu and Zheng Zhilong dare not act rashly."

When Song Xiance heard this, he seized the opportunity, "How about writing a manifesto of our army winning ten times and defeating the Qing army ten times?"

Gao Huan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Song Xiance, "This is a good idea! Several gentlemen wrote a letter and published it after selecting this vassal."

...

At the end of November, Kaifeng.

The Qing army had been besieging Kaifeng City for nearly a month. During this period, Dorgon adopted a strong attack, digging tunnels, and other methods of siege, but they all ended in failure.

At present, the Qing army hoped to consume the city-guarding materials of Kaifeng City by relying on the accused people, but the situation was not ideal.

First, Gao Huan gave up the prefectures and counties near Kaifeng. If the Qing army wanted to plunder, it needed to go deep into the hinterland of Liang State. Second, even after walking hundreds of miles to reach the population prefectures and counties, the people had already hid in the county town and the Tunbao.

Although the Qing army broke some prefectures and counties, the Qing army also suffered losses, and the population captured was limited, making it difficult to achieve the purpose of consuming Kaifeng defenders.

This allowed Dorgon to send more troops and plunder in depth, with the intention of capturing more people.

At this time, in the Qing army camp, Dorgon stood in front of the sand table with his hands behind his back, observing Kaifeng City.

Suddenly, the curtain was lifted up by Boro and he walked in to report: "Regent, look at this!"

Dorgon took the notice presented by Boluo in confusion, opened it and couldn't help but chant: "Duke Liang can win ten times, and Jiannu will lose ten times!"

Dorgon frowned and quickly glanced over. In the announcement, it listed Gao Huan's ten reasons for winning, and ten reasons for losing in the Qing Dynasty, from the aspects of people's hearts, economy, population, food, taxes, and war potential.

Gao Huan asked several subordinates to write one letter each. Song Xian's level of compiling children's songs was first eliminated. In the end, Gao Huan chose the ten wins and ten defeats written by Li Yan.

After reading Dorgon, the article was logically consistent and had sufficient arguments. It was a powerful article, but it also contained suspicion of distorting the facts, exaggerating Gao Huan's advantages, and over-bearing the Qing Dynasty.

After seeing this, Dorgon snorted coldly, threw the notice casually, and sneered: "It seems that I sent troops to plunder the Central Plains, which played a role. Gao Barbarian had no means to fight back, so he could only show off his verbal ability!"

After reading the notice, Dorgon disregarded himself, but instead strengthened his determination to continue to send troops to rob Liang State.

And at this moment, He Luo would suddenly pick up the tent and report urgently, "Regent, something is wrong, Jinan is taken down by Liang army!"

When Dorgon heard this, he raised his eyebrows and looked shocked, "What? What's going on?"

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