Worse things are yet to come.

Shang Kexi not only ordered the Shang family army to stop the shelling, but even ordered the Shang family army and the Qing army's green battalion to separate camps.

He took the initiative to distance himself from Hong Chengchou, which made Hong Chengchou feel humiliated.

Moreover, Hong Chengchou has an intuition that Shang Kexi is likely to take the initiative to negotiate or even compromise with the Ming army on this.

If this is the case, the situation of the Qing army will become very difficult!

Geng Jimao is also a master who sees the wind and makes the rudder unprofitable. Seeing Shang Kexi's appearance, will Geng Jimao follow suit?

If the two deliberately avoided the battle, the advantage of the Qing army would be lost.

In any way, it shouldn't be the current situation.

Hong Chengchou felt puzzled!

He vaguely felt that there was an invisible hand pushing the process.

pressed these and didn't mention them, but said that after the ceasefire of the Shang family's army, Zhu Youlang was overjoyed.

It seems that he left the letter of Shang right.

Now Shang Kexi did not dare to attack rashly, for fear of killing his precious son.

As long as Shang Zhixin is in the hands of the Ming army, Shang Kexi is a poisonous tongue that has been held seven inches, and he can't get out of his mouth no matter how hungry and thirsty he is.

For the Ming army, it is not that they can't defeat the Shang family, but it is unnecessary.

Especially in this situation, it is naturally best to be able to minimize casualties.

The total strength of the Qing army is above that of the Ming army, and if you add the strength of Shang Kexi and Geng Jimao, it can really be regarded as a fierce battle.

Zhu Youlang is still very sympathetic to his subordinate soldiers, so naturally he can't watch them make senseless sacrifices with all their might.

Therefore, if the Shang family can maintain neutrality, it will be the best result. Zhu Youlang also didn't expect Shang Kexi to be able to raise the banner to resist the Qing Dynasty.

The artillery fire of the Ming army here did not stop.

The soldiers of the Tiger Army Artillery Battalion worked hard to load the ammunition from their stockpiles into the chambers without hesitation.

Under the suppression of powerful firepower, the Qing army's position was bombed.

The trenches and breastwork did not protect them well, and there were wails and screams everywhere.

The clever Qing soldiers were already slowly retreating.

In a practical sense, the Qing army had already lost its first row of positions.

There was a scorching smell in the air, like roasted lamb.

Under Zhu Youlang's strict order, the Ming army did not relax in the slightest, and suppressed the firepower to the extreme.

After this round of shelling, the Ming army did not rush to advance.

Zhu Youlang was waiting, if he wasn't mistaken, Shang Kexi would soon send someone to see him.

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In the camp of the Shang family's army, Shang Ke was happy and worried.

Now that I think about it, his decision was indeed a little impulsive.

Rejecting Hong Chengchou like this is tantamount to cutting off the way out.

But what father can give the order to open fire when he sees his son right in front of the enemy line?

Isn't that a beast?

Now that there is no turning back from the bow, even if Shang Kexi wants to regret it, it is too late.

There is only one way to go to the dark.

Shang Kexi intends to follow Wu Sangui's example and remain neutral.

In this way, no one on either side will be offended, and they will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.

If the Qing army destroyed the Ming army, he would not be able to swear allegiance to the Qing emperor again.

Anyway, with Wu Sangui reporting to the group for warmth, Emperor Shunzhi did not dare to do anything excessive to them.

If the Ming army wins, it doesn't matter.

After all, he didn't choose to attack in the crucial Battle of Jiangxi, and then remained neutral, not to mention much credit, at least he was not guilty, right?

The more Shang Kexi thought about it, the more reliable he felt, and the next thing to do was to reach an agreement with the Ming army to ensure that Shang Zhixin and the remaining soldiers of his family would not worry about their lives.

Shang Kexi summoned his confidant Shang Zhong.

This man has been with him since he was beaten, and no one is more loyal than him in terms of loyalty.

Shang Kexi decided to give him this important task.

"Shang Zhong, you must have seen it today. The son did not die. Now he is being taken hostage in the Ming army, causing the king to be afraid. This king hopes that you can go to the Ming army camp to negotiate peace, and reach an agreement with the Ming army as much as possible to save the life of the prince. ”

Shang Zhong hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Lord Wang, rest assured, the villain will definitely do his best." ”

Shang Kexi nodded with satisfaction.

"Good. The reasons put forward by the Ming army should not be rejected no matter what. Even if it is unreasonable, you can push it to this king, and you have to ask this king before speaking. ”

Shang Kexi was afraid that Yongli would cut Shang Zhixin in a fit of anger, so Shang Kexi would really have no place to cry.

"Lord Wang, do you want to bring some gifts to the Lord Ming?"

Shang Zhong is still clever, and his words can be regarded as a reminder of Shang Kexi.

Shang Kexi patted his head and said, "Yes, since I took the initiative to negotiate, how can I not bring a gift?" ”

He paced through the account with his hands behind his back, and after a long time still did not think of what to send.

To say that there are a lot of treasures that are still gratifying, but they are basically collected and piled up in the Pingnan Wangfu in Guangdong.

There really is nothing in the army that can be handled.

After thinking about it, Shang Kexi took off a string of pearl bracelets and handed it to Shang Zhong very painfully.

"Let's give this to the Lord as a meeting gift."

Shang Zhong said with a shocked face: "Lord Wang, this is your beloved thing!" ”

Shang Kexi smiled bitterly: "It's just some things outside the body, how can my son's life be important." ”

Shang Zhongxin said the same, so he carefully accepted the string of beads and patted his chest and promised: "Lord Wang, rest assured, the small one will not disappoint you." ”

Shang Kexi nodded and said, "Go quickly." ”

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"Your Majesty, I have captured a Tartar, he claims to have been sent by Shang Kexi, and he is sneaking around outside our army's position!"

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Zhao Xu, the chief soldier of the Tiger Ben Army, hugged his fists and reported to Zhu Youlang.

"Oh? Shang Kexi sent? ”

Zhu Youlang has been waiting, waiting for this result.

Now it seems that he has waited for him.

"Bring him in."

Zhu Youlang still hopes that Shang Kexi will be able to withdraw his troops, and this negotiation is very important.

"Yes!"

Zhao Xu was ordered to retreat, and after a short time, he pressed a guy with a lot of flowers tied up.

This guy is naturally Shang Zhong.

It's just that he was gagged and couldn't hear clearly.

Zhu Youlang gave the order and pulled the rags out of his mouth.

"Lord Ming, I was sent by the prince of Pingnan to negotiate. Why is this so to me! ”

"Presumptuous, call Your Majesty!"

Zhao Xu kicked Shang Zhong's knee fiercely.

Shang Zhong screamed in pain, and fell to his knees in pain.

"Ah, Your Majesty, Your Majesty forgives your sins... The villain was confused and said the wrong thing for a while, and the villain should be damned. ”

In a trance, Shang Zhong realized that he was in the camp of the Ming army, and if he still had this posture, Emperor Ming could chop him into meat at any time.

Even Shang Kexi couldn't save him.

"You just said that you were sent by Shang Kexi. I'd like to hear what he sent you for. ”

Zhu Youlang said unhurriedly.

There was no need for him to rush at all. It's gratifying to be in a hurry.

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