Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 314 308. Surrender
"Yang Feng! The king has given you a clear way out with kind words, so don't be so ungrateful! Now that several of our troops have arrived, do you still want to resist?! If you are sensible, hand over the slaves and treasures, and the matter will be over. If you are greedy for these things, don't blame us for fighting today!"

Meng Huo was ridiculed by Yang Feng, and his face turned blue with anger. He was the king of Nanzhong after all, but Yang Feng made such a veiled comment, and he must have felt uncomfortable.

Fortunately, the cave master next to him was more capable of handling things. Seeing that his brother-in-law looked unhappy, he immediately stood up and pointed at Yang Feng and started cursing at him, with threats in his words.

"Father, what you said makes sense. Although our Yinzhi Cave has elite soldiers, Meng Huo also brought a lot of people with him this time. If Meng Huo gives an order, there will be many people who are willing to see our Yinzhi Cave suffer a setback."

On Yang Feng's side, Yang Feng's second son whispered to Yang Feng and persuaded him. Now Yang Feng has become the thorn in the side, because he has always been at odds with Meng Huo. Many cave dwellings that have a close relationship with Meng Huo regard Yang Feng as a piece of fat meat.

Yinzhi Cave has excellent soldiers and is not very poor. It is already a rich territory in Nanzhong. If Yang Feng and his five sons were not capable, Yinzhi Cave would have been wiped out long ago.

If Yang Feng disobeys Meng Huo again now, it will probably give Meng Huo an excuse to let the Nanzhong Cave Mansion attack Yang Feng. Even if Yang Feng and his six sons are extremely powerful, they may not be able to continue.

"..."

Yang Feng gritted his teeth. How could he not understand what his son said? But how could he accept that Meng Huo would take away most of what his men had fought so hard for? But now he didn't dare to fight and couldn't retreat. What could he do?
"...In this case, we will obey the king's orders."

Yang Feng's fists were clenched with veins, but the situation was stronger than the man, and Yang Feng had no choice but to accept Meng Huo's unfair treaty in exchange for the stability of Yinzhi Cave.

"Hahaha, Cave Master Yang is indeed very righteous. Come on, why were you so rude just now? Why don't you apologize to Cave Master Yang? Cave Master Yang is also the cave master of our 72 caves, and we are as close as brothers. How could he allow you to humiliate him like this?"

When Meng Huo saw that Yang Feng had loosened his temper, his expression changed and he seemed to have become a fair and just king of Nanzhong. He asked his brother-in-law who had just uttered the threatening words to apologize to Yang Feng.

"Master Yang, I am sorry for offending you just now. It was all because of my anxiety. Please don't blame me."

Since Yang Feng had given in, the cave master didn't hesitate to say a few nice words to him, as if what he said just now was just words spoken in anger.

"Hmph... I wonder how long the king and the other cave masters plan to stay in my Yinzhi Cave?"

Yang Feng felt disgusted when he saw their hypocritical behavior. He snorted coldly and ordered them to leave.

"Master Yang, what are you talking about? With so many supplies and slaves, if bandits rob them, wouldn't that be bad? How about this, after Master Yang has finished counting, I will take the other masters to personally escort these things back, and you won't have to bother Master Yang."

Meng Huo smiled like a chrysanthemum and spoke very nicely, but Yang Feng knew what he meant, which was that he would not withdraw until he saw supplies and slaves.

What kind of bandit is this? Is there anyone in Nanzhong who is more of a bandit than Meng Huo?

"Supplies and slaves will arrive in a few days. Please forgive me for not entertaining the king and the cave masters."

Since Yang Feng had already bowed his head, he didn't bother to care about their little thoughts and returned to the camp with his son and guards.

Meng Huo didn't care about Yang Feng's rudeness at all. As long as it was good for him, it was fine. Yang Feng had been snubbing his face for a long time, but he didn't care at all. "Father, are these things really given to Meng Huo and his friends? Why did you let father bow to Meng Huo? Meng Huo stole our things today. Don't the other cave masters feel disappointed?"

After returning to the village, Yang Feng's eldest son heard clearly everything that had just happened. He was very angry and felt that Meng Huo had gone too far. At the same time, he was a little surprised by the reactions of the other cave masters.

Logically speaking, as the king of Nanzhong, Meng Huo was so cunning and plundering, shouldn't the other cave masters be worried about themselves? Why did they help bully Yang Feng? Shouldn't they join Yang Feng in opposing Meng Huo?

"Humph... kid, you have a good idea, but unfortunately these spineless people don't think so."

Yang Feng snorted coldly, disdaining the character of those cave masters.

"As Meng Huo's lackeys, they never worry about being bullied. Because they know that even if Meng Huo bullies them, he will bring others with him. That's why they follow Meng Huo so wholeheartedly, because they know they can't resist."

This situation is actually very strange, just like the future of school bullying. A group of children only need to catch one bully and have a "common enemy". They never thought that they would be bullied by the "leader".

And they have already gained enough from bullying others. Even if one of them becomes the target of public criticism one day in the future, he will not be able to make any waves.

In the final analysis, everyone wants to bully others. When they are really bullied, there are other lackeys as accomplices, and it is useless for one person to repent.

"And they will also get their share of the food. Meng Huo will take some for himself and give the rest to the cave owners. It will be like feeding a dog. They will naturally wag their tails to Meng Huo."

Yang Feng was very disdainful when talking about these fellow cave masters. Meng Huo just gave them some things and sent them away. How could they have any ambition at all?

"Ugh……"

Yang Feng's eldest son understood the current situation and could only sigh. His father had gone through life and death to get something, but in the end it was intercepted by Meng Huo. Who could be comfortable with this?
"Nanzhong...Alas."

The greedy and cunning faces of Meng Huo, the cave master and others flashed through Yang Feng's mind, and he couldn't help but sigh, but the words that Ma Su had told him before were still in his mind.

"Or...why not just take the brothers and sisters from Yinzhidong and join the Han army?"

Yang Feng didn't know why, but this idea suddenly popped up in his mind, and once the idea came to his mind, it grew wildly like weeds.

Nanzhong was originally poor, and they lived by bartering with the Han people. The people of Nanzhong did not have any advanced crafts and technology, and they were like sitting on a mountain of gold and starving. In addition, Meng Huo was a bully, and from time to time he would find an excuse to exploit other cave dwellings, which made Yang Feng feel that playing these house games with them in Nanzhong was meaningless.

"If we bring nearly 100,000 people from Yinzhi Cave to join the Han, we can at least get some land, right? And according to what Lord Ma said, we will also be taught how to farm or do other things..."

Yang Feng weighed the pros and cons and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)