Zhao Xusheng nodded, but he knew in his heart that this was not what he could decide.

If Li Dingguo still occupied Xiuyan City before reinforcements arrived, what Zhou Xian expected was not difficult. On the contrary, he only led his troops to the surrounding area of ​​Xiuyan City to offset the Qing army's previous advantages.

As for how the situation will develop in the future, Zhao Xusheng is really hard to determine. "The general commander, the elite two battalions, nearly 3,000 cavalrymen, Yu Qi's two battalions soldiers at Shimen Pass, and my personal soldiers, all of which are almost 20,000. The remaining troops on your side will not be much, and once Shang Kexi counterattacks..."

Zhou Xian smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry! Shang Kexi is not that stupid for the sake of the Qing Dynasty and our army. It can be seen that he has never invested the elite troops in fighting with our army, nor has he sent one army and one soldier to reinforce Shimen Pass."

Zhao Xusheng was still a little worried, "What if Liao Chen sent reinforcements!"

Zhou Xian shook his head, "No. Daishan is not Duoduo. He is mature and steadfast, lacks sharpness, and does not take risks. And I just received the news that Dorgon has added troops to Luoyang?"

Zhao Xusheng's face was stunned and frowned and thoughtful. He knew what this meant.

More than ten days ago, a list of 36 war criminals came from Jinan. Zhou Xian agreed roughly, but made some minor adjustments.

For example, in order to sort, he ranked Dorgon before Emperor Shunzhi. To highlight that Emperor Shunzhi was just a puppet, Dorgon was the real ruler of the Qing Dynasty, in order to intensify the internal contradictions of the Qing Dynasty ruling class.

Rumor was rumored that Emperor Shunzhi was furious after seeing it, and hid in the harem, smashing all the porcelain in the room to pieces.

In addition, Shang Kexi and Wu Sangui were removed from the list, and Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou were put on.

This also has certain intentions. Both Wu Sangui and Shang Kexi are those who actually hold military power. Putting them on the disposal list too early will likely lead them to completely surrender to the Qing Dynasty.

Moreover, this move can also play a differentiated role, making Dorgon suspicious of them and making Monk Wu Sangui feel happy. If they can prompt them to turn to him in the future, it would be considered an unexpected surprise.

Fan Wencheng and Hong Chengchou are both strategists and do not hold military power. Especially Hong Chengchou, who was originally a commander. However, the Qing ruling class had deep fear of him, a surrendered person, and that was distrust.

Putting them on the list of war criminals does not require too much consequences, and it can serve as a warning. It will make those Han people who have already surrendered to the Qing Dynasty or Han people who intend to surrender to the Qing Dynasty have some concerns.

Moreover, the so-called list can also be increased or decreased at any time.

If Shang Kexi and Wu Sangui still rely on the Qing Dynasty in the future, they will add them to the next time.

After all, even if they were on the list, Zhou Xian couldn't do anything to them. But even so, Zhou Xian still listed such a list.

Why?

Zhou Xian took this opportunity to completely cut off the peace talks with the Qing Dynasty and set a goal to gather his soldiers.

At the same time, they also use this to calm other forces and let them understand that they really take it as their responsibility to regain Liaodong. In this way, they can compete in the Central Plains without any other concerns, without worrying about being profitable by Zhou Xian.

Another point is that Zhou Xian wanted to use this to anger Dorgon, and it would be best for him to send a large army back to Liaodong. In this way, Zhou Xian could defend against the continuous consumption of the Qing Dynasty's vitality.

Whether it was to let Li Kai lead his troops to Juehua Island or to let Li Dingguo launch an attack on the front line of Phoenix City, it was all to attract Dorgon's attention.

But unfortunately, Dorgon did not get deceived, but instead devoted more troops to the battle with the Henan Rebellion Army.

At present, the rebel army has lost Nanyang, and the reinforcements in Xiangyang are unable to go north to reinforce. Luoyang has fought for a long time, and the soldiers are exhausted and their morale is low. In addition, it is unstable internally, and it is difficult to recruit soldiers.

If the Qing army comes to reinforcements again, Henan will probably end up in the hands of the Qing Dynasty.

Once it wins, the main force of the Qing army can attack Shandong from Henan, and the forts built in Dezhou that had been spent countless money before will become useless.

Not only that, they can also attack Xuzhou directly from Guide Prefecture, completely isolate Shandong from Huai'an and Yangzhou prefectures. The terrain there is flat and it is very easy for Qing cavalry to rush to attack.

At that time, Shandong will be attacked on both sides or even three sides.

With Shandong's current military strength, it is difficult to cover everything. Once the Qing cavalry attacks Shandong, it is very likely that the overall collapse will be faced.

From a global perspective, it was undoubtedly wise for Dorgon to do so.

But it is undeniable that even if he can take over Henan, it will be a future event. This situation is undoubtedly beneficial to the Zhou Xian army in southern Liaoning.

Zhou Xian sighed and continued, "I asked Li Kai to go to Juehua Island and transferred more than 25,000 elite soldiers to him. Now it seems that he has made a mistake. Dorgon will not take advantage of this winter to attack Juehua Island, and so many soldiers guarding the isolated island is undoubtedly a huge waste, but it is too late to transfer them back now. I can only send a message to Li Kai, asking him to lead his troops to move in western Liaoning and make a fuss, and try to lead the Qing army to his side."

Zhao Xusheng comforted him and said, "No wonder the general is the general. Who would have expected General Li to suddenly capture Xiuyan City? Moreover, General Lin can still attack Jianzhou so easily."

Zhou Xian waved his hand, "This is indeed my mistake. But with the current strength of the Qing army in Liaodong and Dai Shan's valiant nature, he will definitely focus on defense. Apart from the army that follows you to Xiuyan City, the remaining troops are enough to deal with them. So, you don't have to worry about this."

Zhao Xusheng nodded and did not object.

Zhou Xian said: "This is also our opportunity. Before Dorgon takes over Henan, he will try his best to expand our power in Liaodong. I will ask you to leave as soon as possible in Xiuyan City!"

Zhao Xusheng bowed to Zhou Xian, "The General of the Imperial College shall obey the order. The General of the Imperial College, before the Imperial College leaves, there are two things that need to be reported to you."

Zhou Xian nodded and said, "You said."

Zhao Xusheng said: "One is Han Yong's latest return. He found the corpses of Liu Jing and the soldiers of the Eastern Army who died in the Battle of Sarhu in Abu Daligang. The general thought that the Supervisor should handle this matter carefully. Once it was handled properly, this matter would greatly increase the reputation of the Supervisor."

Zhou Xian nodded, "I will send a message to Lin Qingye, asking him to restrain the corpses of the soldiers, hold a grand funeral for them, and then send troops to escort their loyal bones back home. Do you think this is good?"
Chapter completed!