"But……"

Cao Xing looked hesitant.

From the bottom of his heart, he did not want to be a disloyal and unjust person, but what Hao Meng said was not unreasonable. If there were more than a thousand Yuancheng defenders outside the forest and planned to use fire attacks on them, he and his soldiers would

Certain death...

"Zhong Yong, this is just a temporary measure for us. We can save our lives for the time being. If we get a chance in the future, we can lead our people to join General Lu again. Does it mean that we have to die here to be considered loyal?"

Hao Meng then persuaded him earnestly.

"Well, I'm afraid that's all it can do."

After hearing this, Cao Xing finally nodded reluctantly.

With this temporary consensus reached, Hao Meng immediately told people to explain to the Yuancheng garrison outside the strange thing that trapped them here last night, and he did not hide anything.

Zhai Gu, the general of the Yuancheng garrison, didn't believe it, but he didn't want to take the risk and sent people in to investigate.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'll give you a cup of tea, put down your weapons and walk out of the forest without a fight, otherwise I can discuss with you, but this raging fire will not discuss with you!"

This was Zhai Gu's response to Hao Meng and others.

Naturally, Bai Qiru sent people to Yuancheng to call him and the Yuancheng garrison. He only said that when his family went to the mountains to pick mushrooms, they saw many sneaky people hiding in the mountains. He was worried that these people would be harmful to Yuancheng, so Bai Qiru

He immediately sent someone to inform Zhai Gu.

Zhai Gu inquired about the number of people including Hao Meng and others. He knew that he would be credited with accomplishing this plan, and Yuan Shao would definitely receive a reward. So he immediately summoned a garrison that was several times the number of the enemy to encircle and suppress them.

Make sure nothing goes wrong.

Hao Meng and others saw that Zhai Gu was hard to speak.

I had to follow the sound and try to explore outside the forest, but this time I walked out of the forest without any hindrance?

How do they know?

While they were waiting for daybreak and the Yuancheng garrison was arriving, Zhuge Liang and the Bai family had quietly removed the "Eight Formation Map". Although there are still many formations in the forest that make up the "Eight Formation Map"

"Array Diagram" of stones, but this formation is actually no longer functioning, it is just an ordinary forest.

"???"

Hao Meng and others couldn't believe that they walked out of the forest that had trapped them all night so easily.

This is so fucking evil!

Why was it that he couldn't get out of the woods last night, and couldn't even touch the end of the forest, but now he walked out without even a trace of hindrance, as if he had experienced a nightmare last night?

Especially when he saw the rather unkind eyes of the Yuancheng defenders outside, he had clearly concluded that what they just said were all malicious lies.

Where can they go to reason with this?

It always felt like they were being targeted by an unknown mysterious force. Could it be that what they had thought before was true, and was it really because they were "making trouble on Tai Sui's head" that they suffered this disaster?

"Put down your weapons!"

"lay down!"

Seeing Hao Meng and others coming out, the Yuancheng defenders immediately tightened their encirclement and surrounded them tightly with long spears and short swords.

In fact, Hao Meng and others didn't have any decent weapons. Just like Wu Liang was disguised and sneaking in, except for Hao Meng and Cao Xing's bodyguards who carried some short weapons that were easy to hide, the rest of the people had some things to dig up in their hands.

Although the tools cannot be said to have no combat effectiveness at all, when it comes to fighting, there are no serious weapons at hand.

Now Hao Meng and others also saw with their own eyes the formation of the Yuancheng defenders.

Zhai Gu was not joking with them. He actually brought more than a thousand troops to encircle and suppress them. He had no intention of giving Hao Meng and others any chance.

Under such circumstances, Hao Meng and Cao Xing naturally had no chance to take any chances.

The two exchanged glances, and finally lowered their heads, stepped forward, took off their swords, and placed them on the ground. Then they waved to the soldiers: "Soldiers, put down your weapons..."

…

at the same time.

There were also some soldiers under Hao Meng and Cao Xing who were not besieged by Yuancheng's defenders. They were the less than a hundred soldiers who stayed in the Valley of No Return to guard the camps.

Of course, this is not because they are lucky.

But Bai Qiru followed Wu Liang's plan and did not report the situation of these soldiers to Zhai Gu at all.

Now that there was such a big commotion outside the valley, they had of course been alerted, and even the specific situation had been revealed by the secret whistles scattered outside.

"Uncle Dub, both General Hao and General Cao were besieged by the Yuancheng garrison. The Yuancheng garrison came with a thousand people and surrounded the forest. General Hao and Cao are probably going to be in trouble this time.

It’s missing!”

One of the scout shoes ran away, and he stumbled back into the valley to report to Dub, who was left sitting there, with a look of anxiety on his face.

In order to distinguish the camps these years when the armies go out, in addition to some differences in clothing, they will also be equipped with special flag bearers to carry the military flags and hold them brightly above their heads. Therefore, even if no one can find anyone to inquire, they can still distinguish one army from another.

The origin of the army.

What's more, Hao Meng and Cao Xing's scouts had already inquired about the situation of Yuancheng's defenders. They even had a rough understanding of the situation of the defender Zhai Gu, so they could easily tell the difference.

"What did you say?!"

Dub was suddenly shocked and jumped up like a spring.

"Uncle Du, I saw with my own eyes that more than a thousand Yuancheng defenders surrounded the mountains and forests, and heard with my own ears that they persuaded General Hao and General Cao to surrender. You can't be wrong!"

The scout said quickly.

"How could it be so? How could it be so?!"

Dub was pacing back and forth like an ant on a hot pot, Liu Shen Wu Zhu said, "I heard the sound of gongs in the forest at night. We sent four scouts in succession to inquire about the situation. Until now, no news has been sent back. Now there are more than a thousand Yuancheng

The defenders suddenly descended from the sky and surrounded our people... I have been with the army for nearly ten years and have experienced hundreds to dozens of large and small battles. I have never encountered such a confusing situation, even until now.

, my mind is still buzzing, and I can’t figure out what happened that night!”

"Uncle Dub, you must hold still!"

The scout quickly advised again, "Now that General Hao and General Cao are trapped in a tight siege, I'm afraid the situation is very doomed. Now you are the only backbone of the brothers. Whether the brothers live or die, advance or retreat, you can persuade them all."

I made up my mind based on you."

"What ideas can I have?"

Uncle Dub was on the verge of tears and couldn't help cursing, "What do you think I should do? If General Hao and General Cao fight to the death, but I take you to escape, even if you escape back, it will be a capital crime for escaping in battle..."

When the words were just half spoken.

"Urgent report!"

Another voice came from outside the tent, and before Du Bo could react, another scout ran in hastily regardless of the rules, and said, "Uncle Du, General Hao and General Cao have surrendered! I saw Hao with my own eyes.

The general and General Cao came out of the woods and put down their weapons under the pressure of the Yuancheng defenders. They have surrendered!"

"It's over! It's all over!"

Dub immediately slumped down and swayed twice.

"Uncle Dub, now that the situation has become clear, the brothers still rely on you to make decisions. General Hao and General Cao have surrendered. Should we go out and surrender together?"

The two scouts supported Dub and asked anxiously.

"drop?"

Dub calmed down for a moment, but with a worried look on his face, he looked at the two scouts and said, "I'm afraid you have forgotten what we do, right? Since ancient times, thieves have been punished for their tombs, so General Lu did this.

We can be accommodated, but if it had been anyone else, we would have been just rats crossing the street, and everyone would have killed them. Even if General Hao and General Cao surrendered, they might not have a good end."

"What Dub means is..."

The two scouts looked frightened when they heard this.

"Now that General Hao and General Cao have surrendered, the rest of us are weak and cannot compete with the more than a thousand Yuancheng defenders."

Dub took a deep breath and said seriously, "At this time, I am afraid that the only way to survive is to escape. I will inform the brothers to assemble and escape from the valley immediately. They will give up all their luggage and food and only take with them what they have dug out in the past few days."

Tai Sui', if you escape like this and return to Juancheng to meet General Lu, you can at least give an explanation to General Lu!"

"What about General Hao and General Cao?"

The two scouts twitched their eyebrows and asked again.

"To report it truthfully, we escaped only after they surrendered. We are not considered deserters. Even if General Lu learns of this, he can only praise us for our loyalty and righteousness, and he may even give us promotions!"

While talking, Uncle Dub urged urgently, "Go and gather the troops quickly. If it's too late, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape. Hurry!"

Uncle Dub has no responsibility for this matter. It is most appropriate to tell the truth without any flaws:

Hao Meng and Cao Xing led their troops to the Valley of No Return and dug for several days. They found no trace of the tomb, but they unearthed a strange object suspected of being "Tai Sui".

Later, a will-o'-the-wisp appeared in a forest outside the valley. Hao Meng and Cao Xing led their people to investigate late at night. They didn't know what they encountered in the forest. There was a loud sound of gongs. Du Bo sent four scouts in succession to investigate.

There is no return.

Perhaps the sound of the gong alerted outsiders. Before dawn, more than a thousand Yuancheng defenders surrounded the mountain forest, and Hao Meng and Cao Xing were forced to surrender.

Seeing that the situation was over, Du Bo did not want to follow Hao Meng and Cao Xing and abandon Lu Bu, so he had to lead the rest of the soldiers to flee in panic.
To be continued...