Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 370 364. Investigation
Since the Han army had won a great victory, it was natural that they had to rest for a day. Not only were the soldiers tired, but they also had to spend time on many post-war affairs. Statistics and arrangements for prisoners all took time.

On Meng Huo's side, after waiting for a day, he found that the scouts who were supposed to contact him as usual from Wutugu's side had not arrived. Feeling a little uneasy, Meng Huo immediately asked Dong Tuna to send scouts across the river to investigate the situation.

Dong Dana did not dare to be negligent. At the same time, he also wanted to know what had happened and whether the Han army and the Wuguo Kingdom had won or not. So he was very efficient. After Meng Huo told him about this matter in the morning, he immediately selected several smart and capable scouts and asked them to cross the river in batches to investigate the situation in the Wuguo Kingdom’s camp.

The first batch of scouts quietly crossed the Laoshui River from different sections to prevent the situation where these scouts would be seen by the Han army in case Wutugu was really defeated.

However, it seemed that they were worrying too much. Along the way, they didn't see any people, let alone ghosts. It seemed that even if they came from Laoshui in a swagger, nothing would happen.

"This is……?"

The scouts quickly found the camp where the Han army had retreated ten miles and was then captured by Wutugu.

It is obvious that the soldiers of the Ugo Kingdom were indeed stationed here for a period of time, and both their living habits and traces of cooking in the camp can prove this.

But now this camp has become empty, and all the soldiers of the Ugo Kingdom seem to have disappeared out of thin air, without a trace.

"This... why don't we go back and report to Marshal Dong Tu first?"

Since the Ugo Kingdom’s camp was empty, the scouts discussed and decided that since the mission had been completed, they might as well go back and report.

"Not good. Why not send one person back to report, and let the rest of us continue the investigation. What if the soldiers of Wuguo fell into a trap set by the Han army and were ambushed?"

However, some smarter and more thoughtful people rejected this idea. Finally, everyone decided to let the youngest scout go back to report to Marshal Dong Tuna, and the rest of the people continued to investigate the situation and try to find out what happened to the Wugo Kingdom.

"...Marshal Dongdana, this is the situation."

This time the scouts did not waste a moment and told Dongdana what they had discovered.

"Yes, I understand. I will go and tell the king about this matter in person."

Dong Tuna nodded, signaling the young scout to go down.

After everyone left, Dong Tuana fell into deep thought.

Since the Wuguo Kingdom was completely deserted, it was most likely that the Han army had designed to annihilate them. Since the Han army could defeat the Wuguo Kingdom so easily and didn't even release any survivors, there was no point for them to continue to resist.

Dong Tuna thought about it and decided to go find Ah Hui Nan first. Now the two of them were on the same boat, so there were some things that he had to make clear to Ah Hui Nan.

"Dong Tuna, how come you have time to come to see me?"

Ah Huinan was a little surprised to hear that Dong Tuna was coming to visit. The two had made an appointment before, and in order not to reveal any flaws, they had reduced the number of times they met except for official business. After all, their identities and experiences were somewhat sensitive, and they were afraid of being noticed by Meng Huo.

"Today, the king said that the usual contact from the Ugo Kingdom did not come, so..."

Dong Tuna told Ah Hui Nan about Meng Huo's arrangements this morning and the scout's findings. Although Ah Hui Nan's brain was not very good, he still knew about marching and fighting, otherwise he would not be the Third Cave Marshal. "Dong Tuna, do you mean... the Wuguo Kingdom was also defeated?"

A Huinan thought for a moment. The Han army was so powerful that even if the Wuguo Kingdom was defeated by the Han army, it would not be a difficult thing for him to accept, so he thought of this aspect quickly.

"I'm afraid that's the case, but I will still advise the king later. If the king has any doubts about what I said, I will have to rely on you to assist me."

Dong Tuna still gave A Huinan a few instructions to avoid any mistakes in the coordination.

"Of course you can, but Dong Tuna, what are you going to do?"

Ah Hui nodded, but he didn't understand what Dong Tuna said was so complicated. What exactly was he going to do?

Seeing that there was no one around, Dong Tuna leaned over to A Huinan and whispered a few words in her ear, causing A Huinan's pupils to dilate involuntarily and she could not utter a word.

"Your Majesty, this is the situation. We know nothing about what is happening in the Ugo Kingdom at the moment."

Dong Tuana knelt on one knee in Meng Huo's tent and told him the exact report from the scout, which made Meng Huo ponder.

Although the Wuguo Kingdom came to help Meng Huo, the two were not in a superior-subordinate relationship after all, so Meng Huo rarely asked about the progress of the Wuguo Kingdom. He only knew that they had been fighting with the Han army before, but they had no idea what happened afterwards.

"In that case, what does Marshal Dong Tu think we should do?"

Meng Huo was also very distressed about this matter. Wu Tu Gu was nowhere to be found alive or dead, so he had no way to make any judgment.

"Your Majesty, how about this? I, Dong Tu, will lead a part of the troops to cross back to the east bank of Laoshui River and investigate the situation. If the soldiers of Wuguo Kingdom are still there and are just fighting with the Han army, I can go to support them. If they have been annihilated, Your Majesty can retreat in time."

Dong Tuna seemed very loyal in proposing this plan, which seemed to put himself in danger. Meng Huo had no objection to this, and he dispatched more than 10,000 soldiers and horses and asked Dong Tuna to return to the east of Laoshui to see what happened to Wutugu.

The Nanzhong Army's swaggering crossing of the river naturally did not escape the eyes and ears of the Han army. Feng Xi knew that it was probably because Wutugu suddenly lost contact overnight, causing Meng Huo and his men to be undecided, so they had to send people to investigate.

Feng Xi thought quickly and came up with an idea. On the one hand, he asked scouts to find out the strength of the Nanzhong Army and its generals who had crossed the river. On the other hand, he prepared to set up a few traps to deceive Meng Huo.

But Dong Tuna ordered his soldiers to march to the old camp of Wuguo State after crossing the river, and then began to reorganize the camp and rest for a day. At night, Dong Tuna sent his confidant out of the camp at night to communicate with the Han army camp.

"The one sent by Dong Tuna? Bring him in."

When Feng Xi heard that the person who came was actually Dong Tuna's man, he immediately understood that Meng Huo must have sent Dong Tuna. He just didn't know what Dong Tuna was thinking now, so he could only wait until he met his confidant.

"Greetings, Grand Admiral. My Marshal sent me here to inquire about the current situation of the Ugo Kingdom. Since my Marshal met with the Grand Admiral last time, he has been thinking about what the Grand Admiral said, but the situation is unclear and he cannot make a decision, so he asked me to come and ask a few questions."

Dong Tuna's confidant knelt down and bowed to Feng Xi when they met him. He said something according to Dong Tuna's instructions, which made Feng Xi's mouth corners unconsciously rise.

(End of this chapter)