The county government of Xincheng County, from the beginning of being captured by the Ming army, the status of the feudal territory gave him preferential treatment different from ordinary prisoners - there was a separate cell, two meals a day, and food and food. Compared with other captives, dozens of people are locked together like garbage, and half a bowl of multigrain porridge that can show the figure of a person is given in a day, which is already a world of difference.

"Chen Wei also intends to make this official surrender......"

Such thoughts only flickered in his mind for a moment, and he immediately denied them. After all, their old Tong family did not surrender to the Ming Court, and Tong Yangjia, the governor of Liangguang who followed Li Chengdong anyway, is the best example. Especially when I thought of the righteous brother of the general of the Ming army who took a look from Emperor Yongli and put Tong Yangjia to death that year, he is now in Chen Kai's army, and he is also a cronie who has followed Chen Kai for many years, and even the manpower is ready-made, so he doesn't feel the need to surrender when he says anything about Tong Guoqi. No matter whether Chen Kai has this will or not.

This speculation continued until yesterday, and with the fact that his treatment was once again improved—a separate cell was replaced by a separate courtyard of the county government, with three meals a day, vegetables and meat, and even one of his domestic slaves to come and serve, which made him even more certain that Chen Kai was planning to persuade him to surrender. Especially at the critical moment of the Ming army's large-scale counteroffensive in the southeast battlefield, perhaps Zhu Chenggong and Chen Kaizheng need a thousand golden bones to make their military operation to sweep the area controlled by the Qing army more smoothly.

"This official will never let you succeed!"

Thinking of this, Tong Guoqi took a bite of the chicken leg in his hand fiercely, as if he had a great grudge against him. It's just that the original bite of food is still in his mouth, and he swallows it habitually, which really chokes him.

The house slave slapped his back vigorously, and he hurriedly poured a large sip of tea before finally swallowing it. There was a breath of air here, but he still didn't forget to whisper the words in his mouth over and over again: "Never let you succeed, never let you succeed". I don't know if I'm reminding myself or admonishing myself.

Another day passed, and the treatment was still the same, and Tong Guoqi, who was well fed and drunk, began to wonder if he should try to understand the situation outside. In fact, he also knows more or less about it these days, such as the standard was easily defeated by a town of the Ming army, such as the death of Admiral Yang Minggao, and the Ming army's sweep of Xincheng County and the surrounding passes. Most of them were obtained before and after the escape, and some were overheard when they were captured, which were nothing more than a few words boasting of martial arts among the Ming army. He has been imprisoned so far, but there is no news at all, and his house slave is even far inferior to him.

Directly inquired about the Ming army guarding it, he was hopeless. Because, the discipline of these Ming troops is extremely strict, and they are obviously strictly ordered by the top. Even when he was first captured, he begged for death, and these guys never spoke to him even when they rescued him. Gradually, he didn't have the heart to toss, and the guards ignored him even more.

No further news was obtained, but there was a rare silence. In the past few days, Tong Guoqi has carefully recalled the fiasco from the perspective of Zhuge in hindsight, and the deeper he thinks about it, the more he has a sense of abruptness.

Chen Kai made it clear this time that he wanted to copy the old trick when he recovered Southern Jiangxi, and they naturally became the breakthrough. But when you think about it, it's not a whim.

Not to mention, in the past few years, Chen Kai has been letting Huangshan fight with the Qing army in the south of Ji'an Mansion, and letting Zou Nan and Liu Jing stir up trouble in the hinterland of Ji'an Mansion, but he has never moved a finger against Jianchang Mansion. Now it seems that it was obviously deliberate, just to make the Qing army habitually think that the Southern Jiangxi Ming Army would only go north from Ji'an Mansion, but ignored the existence of Jianchang Mansion.

And, more importantly, their eight or nine thousand soldiers and horses were gathered in one county, which at first glance seemed denser than any Qing army heavy army group. However, Ma Xiong in Wuzhou has a cable behind Guoan, Qi Sheng and Liu Guangbi in Ji'an have Dasu behind him, and Jidu and Yier in Zhejiang are also horns with the Eight Banners stationed in Hangzhou. Their backup is the Jiangxi Green Battalion, which has been sloppy all these years, and as a backup, even less than a quarter of their troops.

Even if you don't mention backup, just say that those Qing troops have been fighting all year round, and their combat effectiveness has always been preserved; And they huddle here, not to mention the grievances, they have not even fought a battle, and their combat effectiveness is bound to decline. For this reason, they are also the weakest link in the entire southeast defense system of the Qing court!

The more he thought about it, the more Tong Guoqi felt a chill down his spine. Especially when I recalled Chen Kai's game in Fujian, the more I regretted underestimating my opponent.

"You must not be allowed to succeed in this fight, even if it is not for the sake of the Qing Dynasty, not for the sake of your parents, wife and children, you must not let such a sinister villain succeed!"

The resentment in his chest was no longer suppressed in this room, and he drank "bring wine", which seemed to be dissatisfied, but it was really venting. However, this voice went out, and it was indeed a little more relaxed. However, as soon as the word "come" was exported, the door was suddenly pushed open, and the Ming army, who usually delivered food, held a tray with vegetables and meat on it, and there was even a small wine jug placed on it.

"So that you Tartar knows that tomorrow the boss of my family's army will summon you, and I specially instructed you to drink some wine and go to bed early today."

The Ming army, who was originally thought to be mute by Tong Guoqi, opened a rare cavity, and pushed the tray to the house slave who was waiting in the room, and walked away on his own. It's just that Tong Guoqi looked at the pot of wine in front of him, but the corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily, and a trace of annoyance immediately appeared.

"That guy must have asked the guards to collect my movements every day, and he probably guessed a little bit of my current state of mind, so he specially asked someone to bring water and wine, so that I could know how powerful he is."

Thinking of this, Tong Guoqi grabbed the wine jug and wanted to smash it to the ground, as if it was not enough to vent the anger in his chest if he didn't crush it. But this hand had already been raised to the highest point, but he suddenly thought that it would be calculated by Chen Kai, so as if he was deflated, he pressed the wine jug back on the table.

A sense of powerlessness came to his heart, and he sat down on the chair even more dejectedly, and couldn't help but let out a sigh. It is true that the situation is stronger than people now, and what can a captive do to the victor, but he is a human being after all, and he will inevitably ask for self-comfort. Thinking about it, there seems to be only one point that he is stronger than Chen Kai, that is, Chen Kai's promotion speed is not as fast as his.

Once he thought of this, the whole person seemed to have found a support point, and it seemed that he could win Chen Kai's hand by relying on this. Even if he actually knows very well in his heart, there is no such thing as promotion speed in the world. Moreover, he was born in the "Tong Half Dynasty", and his promotion speed was faster than Chen Kai's Zheng Chenggong, who had only one island at that time, and there was nothing to boast about at all. Emotionally, however, it allows him to find a bit of balance.

So, the decadence dispersed, Tong Guoqi waved away the house slave who came forward to serve, and asked him to tidy up his governor's official uniform. And he himself poured himself a glass of water and wine, ready to drink a glass, sleep well, and tomorrow he can better face the great enemy that has already caused a headache for the Manchu court.

The next day, Chen Kai summoned, Tong Guoqi dressed neatly, and followed a Ming army officer to the study of the county government's mansion, which originally belonged to the county lord.

"Sit."

The officer stepped back, and the two of them were the only ones left in the study. Chen Kaigao sat in front of the desk and stretched out his hand to signal, but Tong Guoqi did not sit down immediately, but carefully looked at this opponent he had never met.

"If you want to kill or chop, listen to it. Chen Kai, there is no need to pretend to be a corporal of Lixian. ”

is only regarded as having the ability to stay in the face, Chen Kai's appearance is much younger than Tong Guoqi's fantasy. But after all, he is a feudal official who has debuted for more than ten years, and his demeanor between his gestures can definitely be called magnificent. Perhaps because of the many years of fighting and fighting in front of the army, he always had a familiar feeling, as if he had seen it in someone.

During this time, Tong Guoqi put on a posture of strength, which he had already decided. Even at this moment, when I really saw Chen Kai himself, I had an understanding of why Yang Minggao chose to fight to the death.

Tong Guoqi's reaction did not surprise Chen Kai, I saw him leaning on the back of the Taishi chair, trying to make himself sit more comfortably, and then said with a smile: "Tong Fujun misunderstood, this official did not intend to persuade you to surrender." No one is stupid, just talking about Tong Yangjia's old affairs, no matter how much I persuade you, you may not believe me. Even if you believe it, or pretend to believe it, the official has no interest in wasting time on this. To put it bluntly, in the eyes of this official, it is actually useless to persuade a Tong Guoqi to surrender, a governor is just a governor, as long as the Ming Dynasty is marching forward, he can also pile up like a hill in the morning and evening. But there is a little bit in you, but it is worth the time of the official. What is it, it is better to guess Tong Fujun. ”