Just when Hong Chengchou was nervous, Geng Jimao was also reading this letter of persuasion to surrender.

There is no doubt that this letter was written by Yongli himself. In the letter, Yongli called himself me, and he looked like the tone of the Lord of the World.

If it were put a few months ago, Geng Jimao would laugh out loud when he saw this letter and mocked Yongli for overestimating his abilities.

But now, the Ming army is at the city and they are besieged in Nanchang City.

No matter how you look at it, the Ming army is always in a counterattack.

Now Geng Jimao feels more and more that Shang Kexi's withdrawal is a wise decision.

Now Geng Jimao is in a dilemma.

At this time, Yongli wrote him a letter to persuade him to surrender, which made Geng Jimao very hesitant.

I have to say that the conditions offered by Yongli are very generous. Therefore, Geng Jimao is really a little moved.

Yongli promised that after his surrender, the Fujian feudal land would remain unchanged and that the title of king could continue to be enjoyed.

As a king of different surnames, his title of King Jingnan can be hereditary.

In other words, the Yongli given to him by the Qing court can also be given to him, as long as Geng Jimao can do it anyway.

Could it be that Shang Kexi also received a similar letter?

If there was no promise, how could he retreat so simply?

The more Geng Jimao thought about it, the more he felt that it was the reason, and he secretly considered the pros and cons in his mind.

Judging from the current situation of the war, the Ming army's main energy was to compete for the vast land south of the Yangtze River.

The land here is fertile and rich in resources, which can support a large population.

The biggest problem with the Ming army now is that it lacks military strength. To expand its army, it must have sufficient grain output.

Therefore, the Ming army had to capture Huguang, Jiangxi, Nanzhili, Zhejiang and other places.

After taking these territories, the Ming army had the capital to challenge the Qing army.

Next, let’s look at the attitudes of Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian.

Let’s not talk about Guangxi. Isn’t Guangdong and Fujian the Shang family and Geng family the final say?

Therefore, it is very reasonable for Yongli to work hard to get their support.

If the Geng family and Shang family were at the same time, the Qing court would have almost all the territory south of the Yangtze River.

Having a place of Yunnan and Guizhou has no substantial help, which means that the Bo family was replaced by the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

To a certain extent, the Ming army would even have a certain advantage, after all, Jiangnan's financial resources are much greater than those in the north.

Of course, it is not easy to complete this set, it requires both strength and certain luck.

Should Geng Jimao go gamble?

If there is a problem with any link, the Qing army will move back to the situation.

At that time, the Geng family had no way out.

Geng Jimao is the local emperor of Fujian now. He already has almost everything. It is really unreasonable to bet at this time.

But if he didn't gamble, if the Ming army broke through the city, he would still be unable to escape and die.

Wouldn't it be a waste?

It's hard, it's really hard to make a decision.

In fact, Geng Jimao also knew that both the Qing court and the Ming court wanted to use them to conquer the world.

When the world is peaceful, it is time to destroy bridges across the river.

So for Geng Jimao, the best situation is that the Ming army and the Qing army are equal in strength, and then both sides are divided into rivers and ruled.

In this case, the Geng family can maintain a certain degree of autonomy and independence in Fujian.

After thinking about it, we should still strive for balance now.

Although the Ming army had a good momentum, its territory was still a little small.

If Geng Jimao adds a fire, will it change the entire situation?

Gradually, Geng Jimao's thoughts were somewhat biased towards Yongli, and the letter did play a crucial role.

He was moved!

Once some thoughts arise, it will be difficult to suppress them.

Geng Jimao took a deep breath and tried hard to calm down and wake up.

Judging from the current situation, as long as he promised Yongli to turn to the Ming army, Nanchang City would be able to capture it with no means.

With his great achievements in Xiancheng, perhaps he should be able to win Yongli's trust?

At least the Ming court can give him autonomy, that's enough.

But in this way, there is no turning back.

Geng Jimao's mind was running rapidly, and two thoughts kept appearing.

One voice told him to maintain his original loyalty to the Qing court, but the other voice said that good birds choose trees to live in, and those who know the current affairs are heroes.

When Geng Jimao was very confused, his personal soldiers came to report that General Hong had invited him.

Geng Jimao's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Hong Chengchou asked him to go to the mansion at this time?

What is the purpose?

Geng Jimao was very vigilant. Could it be that the news leaked out? Hong Chengchou knew about Yongli’s letter to him?

After all, the personal soldiers said that there was more than one letter from seeing the Ming army shoot into the city.

If Hong Chengchou also saw the same letter, wouldn’t he have doubted him?

The more Geng Jimao thought about it, the more he felt that this possibility was very high, and he walked around the room with his hands on his back.

Could it be that Hong Chengchou wants to hold a Hongmen Banquet?

Although there are a large number of Green Camp soldiers in Nanchang City, their combat power is much worse than that of the Shang family.

Hong Chengchou should not dare to hurt Geng Jimao's life. At most, he would only control the house arrest of Geng Jimao to stabilize the hearts of the people.

As long as Geng Jimao is in his hands, Hong Chengchou has the final say in the city's troops.

The Shang family army has to follow Hong Chengchou for Geng Jimao's safety considerations.

Otherwise, if Hong Chengchou killed Geng Jimao in anger, wouldn’t the Shang family army be without a leader and wouldn’t even have a place to cry?

Of course this is just a possibility. Perhaps Hong Chengchou did not see the letter at all, or Hong Chengchou saw the letter but did not think Geng Jimao would agree.

But it has to be said that Geng Jimao is indeed at risk of being detained from house arrest by Hong Chengchou.

Even if the risk is small, as long as it exists, it will make people feel uncomfortable.

Why did Geng Jimao take this risk?

"If you go and report, I will say that I feel uncomfortable and cannot go to the governor's office."

Geng Jimao thought about it again and again, but decided to reject Hong Chengchou.

Although he has not decided to surrender to Yongli, the right to move must be firmly in his own hands.

If he is detained after going to the governor's office now, Geng Jimao will have no choice.

But as long as Geng Jimao didn't go, Hong Chengchou could not send anyone to tie him up.

After all, Hong Chengchou didn't want to completely break up with Geng Jimao at this time.

After understanding this, Geng Jimao was secretly happy.

It seems that he is a hot commodity that everyone is competing for now.

Both Hong Chengchou and Yongli hope that they can stand on their side.

Then Geng Jimao didn't need to express his opinion in such a hurry. It would be better to wait for the price and would be inclined to whoever gave the higher conditions.

Nanchang City is too strong, and the Ming army's gunpowder city explosion tactics cannot be used because of the wet weather.

The situation was in a stalemate, and Geng Jimao estimated that this situation would last for a long time.

Since this is the case, he would wait slowly, and wait until the price offered by both sides could truly satisfy him, and then make a decision when the situation is clear.

He wants to be the last straw that breaks the camel's back, rather than the charcoal that helps him in time.

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