"Shang Kexi really thinks about it!" After reading the letter secretly sent by Shang Kexi, Zhu Ci said mockingly.

Zhu Ci was not surprised that Shang Kexi would choose to take refuge in Daming at this time, in fact, as early as a few years ago after the Battle of Xuzhou, Shang Kexi had expressed his meaning in this regard, but unfortunately it was just to talk about two obscure contacts, and then it was broken for a long time, and now they came to contact again, it seems that their Jining City defense line was defeated too quickly, and Kong Youde's death made Shang Kexi afraid.

Zhu Ci was silent for a while, thinking quietly.

Shang Kexi's conditions are very attractive, and he gave up the Tai'an defense line defended by more than 100,000 troops, but it is a pity that he has a great appetite for the request he made, and he even wants a hereditary marquis and continues to control the military power, which is somewhat unacceptable to Zhu Cihe.

To be honest, now that the army is coming to the city of Tai'an, even if there is no Shang Kexi, Zhu Ci thinks that crushing Tai'an like crushing the Jining defense line is also a matter of order, and I believe that as long as he gives an order, Tai'an will inevitably be broken soon.

The only benefit of Shang Kexi's surrender was to avoid some casualties caused by the attack on Tai'an, and to save countless ammunition, and nothing else was worth talking about.

"Your Majesty, Shang Kexi's appetite is so big, it's a joke, as long as the emperor gives an order, the last general will be able to take Tai'an in an instant and break through the Tai'an defense line!" Huang Degong, the commander of the Third Army, stood up with an angry face, none of the commanders of the Yinglong Army could get a hereditary marquis, just gratifying, the body of a traitor, a hereditary marquis, and continue to control the military power, what do you want to do? Go back to Daming to continue to support the army and respect yourself? It's ridiculous, not to mention that the emperor can't accept it, but several of them are even more unacceptable to the commanders of the Yinglong Army and other generals.

"Shang Kexi's appetite is indeed huge, I can't agree to it!" Zhu Ci's words reassured the generals present.

It is indeed impossible for Zhu Cixi to agree, if Shang Kexi had been in contact with Daming back then, had returned to Daming with an iron heart, and made contributions to Daming, then Zhu Cixi would have considered one or two of his requests, but unfortunately Shang Kexi was two-faced and three-faced, it was simply a grass on the wall, Zhu Cixi looked down on such a person, let alone agreed to Shang Kexi's ridiculous request.

Left and right are just some loss of ammunition and acceptable casualties, and it is not worth his promise of hereditary marquis and military power.

"Bring the messenger who is still happy." Zhu Ci made a decision, and immediately asked people to bring the messenger who was still happy to pass the word.

Soon, a man in his twenties was brought out.

"You go back and tell Shang Kexi, I only promised not to hurt his life, and give him two days, if he can accept it, open the city gate, if he can't accept it, then the Ming army will start to attack the city!" Zhu Ci is extremely strong, he doesn't even bother to write a letter, and passes it on orally, as for whether Shang Kexi can accept it, Zhu Ci doesn't care, it's a big deal to wave the army to attack the city, anyway, if Xiao Tai'an wants to take it down, it won't take much time.

"Little obedience!" That person didn't know what Shang Kexi wrote in the letter, and he didn't know the specific meaning of Zhu Ci's words, he was only responsible for delivering the letter and bringing the message back.

After Shang Kexi received the words sent back by the messenger, his face was so angry that his face was blue, and his hands were trembling.

Emperor Daming obviously did not agree to his request, and did not even give him a specific promise, only saying that he would not kill him.

Hehe, the good one won't kill him, it's just so promised, who knows what his final fate will be.

Shang Kexi was very angry, his fist was loosened, and he was loose and scratched.

He really wanted to take the case and take the more than 100,000 horses of the Tai'an defense line to fight the Ming army, but he instantly thought of the fate of Kong Youde in the Jining defense line, he didn't think that he was stronger than Kong Youde, with the same strength, Kong Youde couldn't hold it even for two days, and he definitely couldn't hold it for a few days.

Shang Kexi hesitated, not daring to sit down and decide easily.

He thought about abandoning the city and fleeing, but unfortunately, in that case, the Manchurians would not let him go, it was really a dead end.

"Hateful!" Shang Kexi's face turned blue and white all of a sudden.

After thinking about it, he sat paralyzed for a long time, and Shang Kexi let out a sigh of relief, gritted his teeth, and reluctantly made a choice.

"Being able to guarantee life is the most important thing, the Ming army is too strong, the Manchurians will be defeated in ninety, rather than following the Manchurians to find their own death, it is better to take refuge in the Ming Dynasty, at least your life is worry-free!" Shang Kexi is not really willing to have nothing, in fact, he has been with Manren for 20 years, and it is not that he has left a way back, at least he has secretly accumulated millions of taels of silver, even if it is impossible to be reused after returning to the Ming Dynasty, at least he can still be rich and noble for a lifetime.

Outside the city of Tai'an, the Ming army camp.

"Hmph, as expected, Shang Kexi still valued his life more seriously, and agreed in less than a day, so it's okay, the army can break through Hong Chengchou's second line of defense without a single shot, and with lightning speed, Hong Chengchou will die!" Zhu Ci sneered, Shang Kexi's choice was within his expectations.

"Spread my will, the army will attack Tai'an tonight!" Zhu Ci hesitated and ordered.

The letter sent by Shang Kexi shows that Shang Kexi will start tonight, and open the gate of Tai'an, and break the Tai'an defense line from the center in one fell swoop.

That night, Shang Kexi was plotting in a secret place.

After the dozen henchmen dispersed and arranged, Shang Kexi ordered more than a dozen people who came to supervise the army to come.

"Lord Zhang Jing, Shang Kexi invited me so late, will there be a fraud?" Led a dozen full-man generals

"Impossible." The Manchu general smiled contemptuously and said, "King Zhishun is the most deferential of all Han kings, and he doesn't dare to have such a mind." ”

Thinking back then, Shang Kexi had eaten dust and smoke behind his horse's buttocks, and he didn't dare to complain, so weak, he didn't believe that Shang Kexi really dared to have a different heart for the Qing Dynasty, if he really dared, he didn't mind killing Shang Kexi with the power of thunder!

The Manchu generals went to see Shang Kexi with a few Manchus, and there were still a few Manchus who remained here.

"Lord Wang, the envoy is here!" Before the full people came in, some soldiers came to report in advance.

"Okay, give the order, get ready to do it!" Shang Kexi's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Don't look at his usual suppleness in front of the Manchurians, in fact, it's just to confuse the Manchurians and make the Manchurians feel at ease with him, and now that he has made up his mind to return to the Ming Dynasty, he has no scruples, and it is the hatred that the Manchurians have not treated him as a human being and bullied him over the years.

"Yes, Lord Wang!" The pro-soldiers went down to give the order in an instant.

As there was some movement around the hall, and then it fell silent, the entire hall reverberated with a compelling murderous force.

The Manchu generals and several other Manchus were soon brought in.

"King Zhishun, what do you have to say about me this night?" The Manchu generals are extremely arrogant, don't look at what Shang Kexi is nominally a prince, but in fact, in the eyes of their Manchurians, he is just a minion, not in his eyes at all.

The Manchurian general sat on the main seat in the hall by himself, and his eyes swept towards Shang Kexi.

Shang Kexi didn't speak from beginning to end, watching the Manchurian general arrogantly sit on the main seat that originally belonged to him, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the murderous intent flashed.

"Kill!" Shang Kexi suddenly shouted, and he instantly retreated towards a corner far away from the full people.

Countless footsteps sounded, and hundreds of Shang Kexi's personal soldiers poured out in an instant, surrounding several Manchu generals and other Manchu people.

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