He looked down at his family members and clenched his hands.
Just as he was feeling conflicted, a group of generals approached, surrounded Qi Jiguang, and saluted him, saying:
"General, the imperial court is gone, His Majesty has died, Nanjing has fallen, and our families have fallen into the hands of Li's army."
"General, please consider the soldiers' situation and send someone to speak with Li Qin."
Qi Jiguang looked at the generals kneeling before him and understood their meaning.
What they wanted was simply for him to lead them to negotiate surrender terms with Li Qin.
But given the current situation, what right does he have to negotiate with Li Qin?
Besides, he has received the emperor's favor for generations. If we ask him to surrender to Li Qin today, what will become of him?
The generals saw Qi Jiguang's dilemma and helplessness, and further stated:
"General, we have led our troops to defend Fengyang, facing Li Qin's main force head-on, and resisted for so long without moving an inch."
We have already proven our loyalty to the world.
Now that the court has fallen and His Majesty has passed away, General, please think of your soldiers and your families!
As they spoke, they bowed to Qi Jiguang once again.
Just then, a soldier brought over a letter and said:
"General, this is a letter written by Li Qin himself."
Qi Jiguang took it and opened it; on it was a letter from Li Qin urging him to surrender.
The authorities guaranteed that his family and his soldiers would be safe as long as he surrendered.
The Jiangnan court he was protecting was gone; if he continued like this, he would only increase casualties.
It's meaningless.
Moreover, Fengyang is his hometown. Does he really want to completely destroy his hometown?
To die along with his fellow villagers?
After seeing Li Qin's letter of persuasion to surrender, which guaranteed the safety of his soldiers and their families, he...
Qi Jiguang also spoke with difficulty to the crowd in front of him:
"Open the gates and surrender."
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