Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 350 344. Return to Camp
"Dong Tuna, what's the situation? Are the Han people willing to withdraw their troops?"

After Dong Tuana said goodbye to Feng Xi and returned to the Nanzhong camp, the high-ranking Meng Huo asked about Dong Tuana's situation somewhat casually.

"Your Majesty, the Han people are very stubborn and are unwilling to accept your terms. The Han commander-in-chief Feng Xi said that they will not leave unless the people of Yinzhi Cave are released and no one who wants to join the Han is stopped from now on."

Dong Tuna knelt on one knee and informed Meng Huo of the result of his previous communication with Feng Xi. Dong Tuna thought Meng Huo would be furious and even vent his anger on himself, but he didn't expect Meng Huo to just snort coldly and didn't seem surprised by the result.

"Humph. I knew that these Han people would not give up so easily, relying on their well-trained soldiers and sharp weapons, as well as their many consecutive victories. But it just so happens that with the presence of King Wutugu, these Han people can also experience the power of our Nanzhong."

Meng Huo also seemed to know that his previous performance probably did not allow the Han army to see the overwhelming and devastating power, so the Han army would not leave so easily. Most people are steadfast in not turning back until they hit the south wall, and not giving up until they see the Yellow River.

Dong Tuna remained silent and did not respond to Meng Huo's words, which seemed to be just his own monologue.

"Okay, Marshal Dong Tu, you have worked hard. Go and have a rest first. I will also trouble you and Marshal Ah Huinan to organize the army. When the King Wu Tu Gu comes, if he launches an attack, our Nanzhong warriors will have to support him."

Meng Huo explained a few military matters to Dong Dana and then sent him away. Meng Huo was in a very good mood at this time. On the one hand, he felt that the Han army would become proud and complacent after winning once, and on the other hand, the Han people would definitely not know the power of the rattan armor soldiers and would definitely fall flat on their faces.

Not to mention Meng Huo's idea that "everything will be fine as long as the rattan armor soldiers launch an attack", Dong Tuna returned to his camp and found that Ahui Nan had been waiting for him for a long time.

Ah Huinan naturally knew that Dong Dana had volunteered to be an envoy to the Han army, and he also knew that Dong Dana must know more than he thought, and he could probably get more information from the commander-in-chief, so he was waiting for him in Dong Dana's camp early.

"Dong Tuna, did you meet the Han army commander today?"

Ah Hui Nan was a little excited to see Dong Tuna coming back, because he knew that his brain was not very good, and it was OK for him to fight a war, but it was difficult for him to engage in these conspiracies and intrigues, and Dong Tuna had always been quite far-sighted, so Ah Hui Nan was waiting for him to make a decision.

"Hush. You guys stay outside the tent and notify anyone who comes in advance. No exceptions. Do you understand?"

Dong Tuna was worried that there might be ears on the other side of the wall, so he did not answer Ah Hui Nan first, but walked out of the tent and asked his personal guards to guard the big tent to avoid any mistakes. Most of these personal guards were Dong Tuna's relatives or her mother's family, so their loyalty was naturally guaranteed.

"Ah Huinan, be careful next time. This could lead to your death. You can never be too cautious."

Dong Tuna gave Ah Hui a few more instructions before returning to sit on his tiger-skin chair.

"Of course I met the Han army commander, and I had a detailed chat with him."

Dong Tuna began to tell Ah Hui Nan what he and Feng Xi talked about after they met. Then, in order to make Ah Hui Nan understand, Dong Tuna used Nanzhong as an example of some of the Han Dynasty's policies. Ah Hui Nan understood. "Alas... It seems that we might as well take our people to join the Han Dynasty. Fertile land that can produce three or even four crops a year... I dare not even think about it."

Ah Hui shook his head. Although Nanzhong is located in the tropics, they don't have any advanced farming techniques. They are still at the level of digging a hole, pouring some water, and then relying on God for food.

In addition, because they all lived in caves, it was naturally impossible for them to cultivate fields where they originally lived, so many of the fields were on the hillsides, which were small in area and low in yield. It would be better for them to go into the mountains to hunt or go into the water to catch fish.

When Feng Xi was painting the pie in the sky for Dong Tu, he said that the Jiaozhou area was vast and sparsely populated, and large tracts of high-quality land were in urgent need of development. As long as the people in Nanzhong were willing, they could go there and get some land to cultivate at any time. The local government would also send people to teach them how to farm. By then, a few acres of land per person would be more than enough to support the whole family.

No matter what, it won't be worse than the current situation, right? And Feng Xi also said that they might have to study how to go out to sea to fish, so they need a lot of fishermen with fishing experience. Although Nanzhong fishes in mountain streams, many things are still connected. Even if they are not good enough, they have a foundation, which is definitely much better than those who know nothing.

However, Dong Tuna still told A Huinan about Feng Xi's instructions for the two of them not to act rashly.

"Why? If we take our men and tie up Meng Huo right now, wouldn't that just be the right solution to the current standoff? Why doesn't the Grand Commander let us take action?"

Ah Huinan was quite straightforward and didn't understand this. In his opinion, although the number of people in his and Dong Tuna's second and third caves had dropped sharply, Meng Huo was still very likely to be attacked by surprise. If the Han army cooperated with the internal and external forces, wouldn't it be wonderful?

"The Grand Commander said that he didn't want to see our people in Nanzhong suffer losses due to internal strife. Now that the leader Wutugu is about to arrive, the morale of Meng Huo's men is high. If we get into a tug-of-war with them, the losses will be huge. So the Grand Commander doesn't want us to lose our brothers in vain. Instead, he wants the Han army to defeat Wutugu and take advantage of Meng Huo's morale to take him down with thunderbolts."

Dong Tuna explained it in detail to Ah Huinan, and Ah Huinan finally understood. Although Feng Xi's move seemed a bit too soft-hearted in his opinion, it was a good thing that the Han army cared about his subordinates.

Now even in the war, people want to reduce the number of deaths on their side, so whether they move to Jiaozhou or something else, they will definitely not treat themselves too badly.

Ah Huinan's thinking was also the result of Feng Xi's operation. What Feng Xi wanted was for these people in Nanzhong to think that he was a kind person. Although kind people were often bullied, almost no one would disbelieve what he said. This was the effect Feng Xi wanted.

When most of the Nanman were in their hands, wouldn't Feng Xi have the final say on how to operate them? They couldn't even detect any traces of Feng Xi's operation behind the scenes.

Being a good person and getting things done was Feng Xi's goal. As for the rattan armor soldiers, they were not worth mentioning at all in Feng Xi's eyes.

If I didn't have foresight, I might have suffered a great loss, but now that the intelligence is complete, I am not afraid of the rattan armor soldiers at all, so there is no need for Ahuinan and Dongdana to take risks.

(End of this chapter)