Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 377. Accountability
"I know that."

Meng Huo adjusted his expression and nodded. He knew what King Duosi said. If he turned against Dong Tuna at this time, the enemy was numerous and we were few, then Dong Tuna would really be able to bully Meng Huo as he pleased. It would be better to pretend to be submissive and wait for the Ahei Nan tribe on the other side of the river to come over before making a final decision.

Soon, smoke and dust rolled to Meng Huo's side. Dong Tuna, the leader, dismounted from his horse and knelt on one knee about ten meters away from Meng Huo, looking respectful.

"Huh... Dong Dana greets His Majesty. Your Majesty, it is Dong Dana who is incompetent. I just saw with my own eyes that Mang Yachang met the Han army commander Feng Xi and was stabbed to death by Feng Xi."

Dong Tuana told Meng Huo what had just happened truthfully. After all, Dong Tuana and Feng Xi had exchanged glances, so he naturally knew exactly how Mang Yachang died.

"It's okay. General Mangya died on the battlefield. Marshal Dong Tu has worked hard. Go and have a rest."

Although Meng Huo felt extremely sorry when he heard that Mang Yachang had died in battle, he did not show any expression on his face. Instead, he showed special concern for Dong Tuna. Dong Tuna nodded and was about to get up and leave.

"By the way, Marshal Dong Tu, how many soldiers do you have now? What is the situation of the Han army behind you?"

Meng Huo suddenly seemed to remember something and asked again.

"Your Majesty, I still have more than 2,000 men under my command. As for the Han army, I just fought with them for a while, retreating while fighting. The remaining Han army seems to be reorganizing its formation. It will probably take some time for them to catch up with us."

Dong Tuna thought about it and replied.

"Oh, I see. It's all right. Marshal Dong Tuna will reorganize the troops and prepare for defense against the Han army. When Marshal Ah Huinan brings his men to support us, we will retreat to the west bank of Laoshui."

Meng Huo did not say much, just said some irrelevant words. Dong Tuna did not seem to notice anything unusual, and returned to his team to assign soldiers to prepare for defense.

"Duo Si, what do you think? Is Dong Tuna still trustworthy now?"

After Dong Tuna walked away, the expression on Meng Huo's face immediately fell. He pulled King Duosi aside and asked him in a low voice.

Dong Tuna's performance just now was so natural that Meng Huo did not notice anything strange. He could only ask for advice from the wise King Duosi.

Meng Huo's suspicion of Dong Tuna mainly stemmed from the intelligence he had received in the morning. In Meng Huo's opinion, there was no chance that the intelligence about whether Wu Tugu was in the narrow line of sky would be wrong, but Dong Tuna had made a mistake and even asked him to bring all the remaining manpower of the Southern Central Army with him.

What happened is that now he was wiped out by the Han army. Meng Huo didn't believe that Dong Tu would be fine.

"This... Your Majesty, I cannot judge. After all, the Han people also said that no one is perfect. The Han army has always been cunning. Even for a veteran like Marshal Dong Dana, it is understandable that he was deceived by the Han army. It does not necessarily mean that he is disloyal to Your Majesty..."

At least in the opinion of King Duosi, there is currently no evidence to prove that Dong Dana is suspected of treason. The only point that Meng Huo suspects is the information from Yixiantian. But as King Duosi said, can Dong Dana be a match for the Han army if he plays tricks?

It is not surprising to be deceived by the Han army once, but it would be a problem if you suspect Dong Tu because of this.

"Um……"

Meng Huo pondered for a moment without saying anything, nor did he comment on King Duosi's analysis, but Meng Huo still had his own ideas in his mind. There was a problem that Meng Huo had always found puzzling, but now that he was alone, he really didn't dare to easily hold Dong Tuna accountable.

"Your Majesty, Marshal Ahuinan seems to have noticed us!" Meng Huo and others rested for a while. In just a cup of tea, they saw that Ahuinan on the west bank of Laoshui seemed to have noticed them and sent boats and soldiers to cross the river.

Meng Huo squinted his eyes and took a look. A Huinan had probably sent more than a thousand soldiers over, and even A Huinan himself was there. Meng Huo felt a little more confident.

"Ask Marshal Dong Dana to come over."

Meng Huo casually called over a soldier and asked him to call Dong Tuna who was still setting up the defense line over there. He had a question that he had to ask in person today.

"My lord, you called me?"

Dong Tuna came over and bowed to Meng Huo at a distance, without moving forward.

"Marshal Dongdana, I just remembered something. I hope Marshal Dongdana can help me solve it."

Meng Huo forced a smile, trying not to look angry, and asked Dong Tuna.

"Your Majesty, please speak up. If Dongdana knew, he would tell her everything."

Dong Tuna had no doubts and did not refuse.

"Today, you called us to the entrance of the Yixiantian Valley, and we were ambushed by the Han army. I don't blame you for this. After all, the Han army is cunning, and you might have been deceived. But Marshal Dong Tu, I want to know where you were when the Han army surrounded our army?"

At this point, Meng Huo could no longer keep his smile. This question had been on his mind since the defeat at Yixiantian.

Even before the Han army arrived, Meng Huo realized that he had fallen into a trap and immediately wanted to hold Dong Dana accountable. However, Meng Huo unexpectedly discovered something: Dong Dana was missing.

Yes, Dong Tuna had disappeared before the Han army attacked, and his soldiers from the second cave also disappeared.

This is Meng Huo's main suspicion about Dong Dana. It seems that Dong Dana escaped in advance. But if that is the case, why did Dong Dana show up now? After all, if Dong Dana did not save him, wouldn't the Han army kill him?
Therefore, this is also the reason why Meng Huo is willing to talk to Dong Dana instead of directly drawing his sword to kill him.

"Your Majesty, the situation was chaotic at the time. I led my army to break out directly to the southeast. After I managed to break out of the encirclement, I headed southwest again. I happened to see Your Majesty, so I came to join you."

Dong Tuana didn't seem surprised that Meng Huo would ask this question. He explained his situation very calmly, which made Meng Huo even more suspicious.

Meng Huo glanced at A Huinan who was about to go ashore, and he felt more confident, so he simply shouted at Dong Tuna.

"Dong Tuna! Do you know that because of your mistake today, all of our elite soldiers were killed! If it weren't for you, why would we be chased here by the Han army?"

Meng Huo's questioning gave the more than one hundred soldiers who followed Meng Huo a clear target to vent their anger at being chased like rabbits by the Han army.

They all looked at Dongdana with anger, as if if Dongdana didn't give them an explanation, they would immediately pounce forward and tear Dongdana into pieces.

(End of this chapter)