Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 346 340. Confused Thoughts
"Marshal Ah Huinan is back!"

Ah Huinan led the remaining soldiers across the Laoshui River and easily found Meng Huo's camp. However, his return caused quite a commotion.

When Dong Dana retreated, he naturally saw the defeat of Ahuinan's troops. In addition, since Ahuinan had not returned for a long time, everyone had conceded that Ahuinan had been defeated by the Han army.

As a result, it took such a long time for him to come back. No one would believe that nothing happened in between.

"Marshal Ah Huinan, the king wants to see you."

Ah Huinan had just returned and hadn't even sat down when a barbarian soldier with his upper body naked came hurriedly to convey Meng Huo's order to him.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Ah Hui nodded, his expression unchanged. He had expected Meng Huo to personally question him about this matter.

"Marshal Ah Huinan, you have worked hard. It is truly a blessing from heaven that you were able to break through the encirclement."

When Meng Huo saw Ah Hui coming over, he smiled and raised a glass of fruit wine, as if he wanted to celebrate with him.

"Your Majesty, Ah Hui Nan was released by the Han army after the defeat. I am ashamed to accept such a great gift."

Ah Huinan was an honest person and always said what he thought, so he had no intention of hiding or deceiving Meng Huo. Instead, he half-knelt on the ground and told him the truth.

The expression on Meng Huo's face froze visibly, but then he relaxed again, but his movements and expressions were indeed not as enthusiastic as before.

"This Han army actually let you go? Why?"

Meng Huo asked a few questions in a nonchalant manner, as if he was just chatting.

"This... Ah Hui Nan doesn't know, but the Han commander-in-chief Feng Xi personally met with me and said that the Han army did not come here to oppose me in Nanzhong, so they had no intention of killing innocent people."

Although Ah Huinan was honest, he did not dare to say Feng Xi's words that exposed Meng Huo in front of Meng Huo. He could only repeat a few unimportant words of Feng Xi.

"Is that so... Marshal Ah Huinan, the Han people are cunning, and they are here to enslave our brothers and sisters in Nanzhong. You must be vigilant and don't fall for the Han people's instigation!
You should take a rest for a while, then lead your troops to strengthen the defense and be careful of the Han army's attack."

It seemed that because Ah Huinan was usually honest and simple, Meng Huo did not suspect him. He just gave Ah Huinan a few words of advice and sent him back.

Meng Huo was fine, but Ah Hui Nan was feeling a bit upset. Ah Hui Nan didn't notice Meng Huo's caution in his words, but he understood Meng Huo's blatant slander of the Han army.

Considering that the Han army commander-in-chief Feng Xi had been so polite to him before, and Meng Huo was still thinking about going against the Han army, Ah Huinan couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.

Unfortunately, with Ah Huinan's knowledge and wisdom, he was unable to analyze where this irritability came from, but fortunately he knew someone who could think about it for him.

"Dong Tuna, are you there?"

At night, Dong Tuna was holding a roll of animal skin with a map of the area around Lao Shui on it. He was worrying about the defense, but a familiar voice interrupted his thoughts, surprising him.

"Ah Huinan? Weren't you attacked by the Han army..."

Dong Tuna was a little embarrassed when he said this. When they retreated today, both sides were supposed to retreat in turns, but when Ah Hui Nan was surrounded, he resolutely ordered a retreat. In a sense, he was selling out Ah Hui Nan. "Ah... I came to you for this matter. After I was surrounded by the Han army today..."

Ah Hui shook the jar of wine in his hand, sat down, and started talking about how he was besieged by the Han army and went all the way to when Feng Xi let him go. He told Dong Tuna every word of the conversation during that time.

Although the two were Meng Huo's right-hand men, the one who actually shared the same mind with Meng Huo was Jinhuan Sanjie, who had only the courage of a common man. He might be simple-minded and did not think that much.

Both Dong Tuna and Ahui Nan actually reserved a lot of attitudes towards Meng Huo. On the contrary, the two had always had a very good relationship. Ahui Nan admired Dong Tuna's wisdom, and Dong Tuna also liked Ahui Nan's honesty. The two also talked about Meng Huo in private.

"Since the Han army said so, it is estimated that the uprising last year was really an excuse deliberately made up by our king."

Dong Tuna shook his head. Although he did not oppose the rebellion of Meng Huo and the three counties of Yinan last year as Yang Feng did, he did not agree with it either. He just followed the crowd and raised an army, trying to fish in troubled waters and not be conspicuous.

Now that Ahuinan has met with the commander-in-chief of the Han army, many details have been confirmed, which further proves that it was Meng Huo who rebelled last year for his own selfish interests.

"The king just summoned me and told me to be careful of the Han army. He also said that this was the Han people's instigation. Dong Tuna, why do I feel so bad? But I can't tell you why."

Having said this, Ah Huinan expressed his strange feeling, hoping that his good friend could give him an explanation and analysis.

"... Ah Huinan, this shows that you have doubts and resentment towards the king. You have been persuaded by the Han army commander-in-chief, and your heart has begun to lean towards the Han people."

Dong Tu was not a fool. After hearing what Ah Huinan said, he roughly knew what Ah Huinan's situation was and he lowered his voice involuntarily.

However, Ah Huinan was not too surprised when he heard Dong Tuna's words. Instead, he drank wine one sip after another, looking indifferent.

"Dong Tuna, do you think we in Nanzhong can defeat the Han army?"

Ah Huinan drank several large bowls of wine in a row, then slammed the bowl on the table and asked Dong Tuna while staring at him.

"...Impossible. With the level of performance shown by the Han people today, even if all my brothers and sisters in Nanzhong were soldiers, they might not be able to stop the Han army."

Dong Tuna shook his head. Judging from the performance of the Han army today, the Southern Central Army was no match for them. Whether it was the types of weapons, quality or the quality of the soldiers, they were completely incomparable.

"Dong Tuna, what do you think would happen if we were to do the same as Yang Feng, taking our brothers and sisters in the cave with us to seek refuge with the Han people, and farm and fish?"

The two of them were silent for a while, and finally Ah Hui Nan suddenly spoke up and asked a very outrageous question. However, Dong Tu Na did not care, and did not directly rebuke or refuse. Instead, he really lowered his head and pondered the question.

"From the current information, the result will not be worse than it is now. At least the Han people will not deceive us with something that can be easily verified by asking around."

Dong Tuna thought about it and didn't say anything definite.

"Dong Tuna, I think... our king is acting a little... too selfishly. It was him who asked Cave Master Yang Feng to deal with the Han army in the beginning. Now that Cave Master Yang Feng has gained benefits from the Han army, he wants to share these benefits..."

Ah Hui is not very good at speaking and can't come up with any profound ideas. He can only express his ideas based on actual cases.

(End of this chapter)