After learning that Meng Huo had been released by Zhuge Liang, not only Gao Ding but also Yong Kai, who had always been an ally with Meng Huo, was filled with suspicion.

I don't blame Gao Ding and Yong Kai for being ruthless. It's really unbelievable to capture and manipulate them twice.

When Meng Huo was released by Zhuge Liang for the first time, Gao Ding and Yong Kai might have thought that Zhuge Liang was trying to gain fame and win people's hearts.

But when Zhuge Liang released Meng Huo for the second time, Gao Ding and Yong Kai felt a sense of crisis in their hearts.

A reasonable inference suddenly appeared in the minds of Gao Ding and Yong Kai.

Thinking of this, Gaoding and Yong Kai couldn't help but look at each other.

Maybe the two of them didn't understand each other, but out of self-preservation, they vaguely reached a consensus when they looked at each other.

No matter what Zhuge Liang's plan was, or whether Zhuge Liang and Meng Huo had an ulterior deal, Meng Huo was determined not to be trusted anymore.

Under this consensus, Gaoding did not order the city gates to be opened to let Meng Huo into the city.

He thought Meng Huo was celebrating his escape, so he ordered a big banquet to be held in the military camp outside the city gate.

As an ally of Meng Huo, Yong Kai had no objection to this arrangement of Haute Couture.

As the actual leader of Qiongdu County, Gaoding's order was quickly conveyed to Meng Huo's ears who had already arrived outside the city gate.

After arriving outside the city gate, Meng Huo was dissatisfied when he saw that Gao Ding had not ordered the city gate to be opened.

He escaped from the enemy camp "with all the hardships", wasn't it just to help Gao Ding?

But as the object of his assistance, Meng Huo did not open the city gate to welcome him after he returned from leading the army. This made Meng Huo feel that haute couture was not interesting enough.

However, Meng Huo immediately learned of Couture's plan. Meng Huo instinctively felt that something was wrong with Couture's plan, but he didn't think much about it at first.

He also knew that he was a defeated general, so he had no objection to Haute Couture's plan.

Without Meng Huo's objection, the three rebel leaders soon met again in the military camp outside the city.

Courses of delicious wine and delicacies were placed on the dining tables of the three leaders, but at this banquet, which was supposed to be full of laughter and laughter, there was no relaxed atmosphere at all.

Because both Gao Ding and Yong Kai led their troops to attend this banquet, this was fundamentally different from the previous meeting scene between the three leaders.

Since the foreigners adopted a shared meal system, the three rebel leaders sat together at the long table.

But invisibly, Gao Ding and Yong Kai seemed to deliberately keep a certain distance from Meng Huo, but the two of them were sitting quite close.

Gao Ding and Yong Kai's distrust of Meng Huo was clearly reflected in the distance between their seats.

Not to mention that right now, behind them, there were their own troops standing with sharp swords.

Meng Huo was able to lead a group of Yi people to build a great reputation in Nanzhong, and he had often seen betrayals between different ethnic groups.

Moreover, the current performance of Gao Ding and Yong Kai can be called abnormal.

Meng Huo held the wine glass in his hand and kept looking at Gao Ding and Yong Kai in front of him. This scene reminded him of a story his ancestors told him - the Hongmen Banquet.

When Meng Huo thought of this story, he looked at Gao Ding and Yong Kai and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

This is the subconscious reaction that wild animals make when encountering danger.

Meng Huo didn't feel wrong. After the servants placed the food and wine on the long table, Gao Ding, who regarded Qiongdu as his base camp, couldn't help but ask Meng Huo:

"Why did the Zhuge villagers let King Meng return for the second time?"

Gao Ding is a Yi, and he doesn't understand the unique language skills of the Han people. He only knows that if he has questions in his mind, he should ask them directly.

But what Gao Ding didn't know was that because he had long suspected Meng Huo in his heart, when he asked this question, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his tone.

After hearing Gao Ding's doubts, Meng Huo had no intention of using his chopsticks towards the delicacies in front of him.

There are many poisonous insects in Nanzhong, which also leads to frequent poisoning incidents in Nanzhong.

Wasn't the last barbarian king of the Gaoding tribe poisoned to death by Gaoding?

So who can guarantee that Haute Couture will not repeat its old tricks at today’s banquet.

At this moment, not only Gao Ding had doubts about Meng Huo, but Meng Huo also had doubts about Gao Ding and Yong Kai.

In Nanzhong, where the jungle is strong and the jungle is strong, trust is very cheap.

Faced with the doubts about Haute Couture, Meng Huo fell into silence.

Only then did Meng Huo realize with hindsight why Gao Ding and Yong Kai were suspicious of him.

It's not that he doesn't want to defend himself, it's just that he doesn't know how to defend himself in this matter.

Could it be said that Zhuge Liang is so benevolent and righteous?

How could Gao Ding and Yong Kai believe such a ridiculous-sounding reason?

It's not that Meng Huo never doubted Zhuge Liang's intentions in releasing him.

But even if he had some doubts in his heart, it was impossible for him to refuse Zhuge Liang's act of release.

Because he was the leader of a Yi tribe, it was impossible for Meng Huo to miss any chance of survival for his people.

Otherwise, even if Gao Ding and Yong Kai did not doubt him, once they knew that they had no chance of survival, their first thought was not to avenge him.

They will swallow up his tribe as soon as possible. This is the most brutal annexation struggle that occurs in South China.

In the eyes of Gao Ding and Yong Kai, Meng Huo's silence was considered by them to be a sign of something evil in Meng Huo's heart.

That’s okay!

Gao Ding's eyes suddenly turned cold.

It was exactly what he expected.

Even Yong Kai's eyes turned cold when he looked at Meng Huo.

After having the answer in his mind, Yong Kai felt as if he had suddenly figured out all the things that he couldn't figure out before.

During the Battle of Bodao, it was Meng Huo who advocated fighting generals, which resulted in Gaoding's defeat.

During the night attack last night, Yong Kai thought that his analysis was perfect, but Zhuge Liang seemed to have known about it in advance and actually set an ambush in the Han army camp.

Each of these items, if viewed individually, would not be too suspicious, but if combined together, Meng Huo's identity as a Yi traitor is almost obvious.

No force will show mercy to traitors.

Thinking of this, Yong Kai said to Meng Huo: "What kind of benefits did Zhuge villagers give you to make you betray us? Are you worthy of your ancestors?"

Yong Kai's words were full of coldness.

When Yong Kai said these words, it meant that he and Meng Huo had openly broken up.

When Meng Huo faced Yong Kai's questioning, he continued to respond with silence.

He looked around at the situation with his eyes.

Yong Kai and Gaoding's men had already vaguely surrounded him, but thanks to Zhuge Liang not detaining his three thousand sons, he was not completely powerless to fight back at this moment.

What's more, there are thousands of his tribesmen in Qiongdu City.

If they really fight, he won't necessarily lose.

Meng Huo, who grew up experiencing betrayal since childhood, naturally has a keen sense of judgment when it comes to dangerous situations like the Hongmen Banquet.

And after knowing that Yong Kai and Gao Ding would not be friendly with him today, Meng Huo also had a decisive temper.

Just when Yong Kai was still thinking about killing Meng Huo's heart with words, Meng Huo suddenly stood up, drew out the long knife from his waist, and slashed at Yong Kai who was closest to him.

The former allies have become enemies at this moment.

Meng Huo's sudden attack was somewhat unexpected by Yong Kai, but Meng Huo and Yong Kai were already prepared for it, so when faced with the sharp blade coming at them, Yong Kai quickly rolled to the ground and barely managed to avoid it.

After escaping Meng Huo's sharp attack, Yong Kai became furious.

After he stood up, he also drew the long knife from his waist and slashed at Meng Huo.

Not long after, Yong Kai and Meng Huo's swords clashed together, making a harsh and ferocious sound.

The fight between Yong Kai and Meng Huo greatly exceeded the expectations of the two soldiers.

However, it is not uncommon for allies to stab each other with knives, so after being stunned for a moment, the tribesmen on both sides quickly started to kill each other.

A moment later, tit-for-tat shouts of killing could be heard in the military camp.

Most of Yong Kai's tribe were Han people, while most of Meng Huo's tribe were Yi people. Therefore, if we judged solely from the shouts of killing, people who didn't know the inside story would think that the Han army had come in.

When Yong Kai and Meng Huo were fighting, Gao Ding had already escaped from the battlefield in time under the cover of his subordinates.

When he arrived outside the battlefield, Gao Ding looked at the two parties that were already killing each other, and he remained indifferent to the advice of his trusted aides.

The confidant suggested that Gao Ding should lead his army to help Yong Kai in time so as to quell Meng Huo's rebellion as soon as possible.

But in the face of this suggestion, Haute Couture has a different view.

It is true that he and Yong Kai had a consensus before, but the current situation has made Gao Ding have different ideas.

He and Yong Kai were at odds with each other, and although Yong Kai currently had more troops than Meng Huo, Meng Huo had more powerful generals, so the two sides were evenly matched for the time being.

In this case, why didn't he sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, wait until Yong Kai and Meng Huo were both injured, and then sit back and reap the benefits?

Historically, when Zhuge Liang was on his southern expedition, Gao Ding had a similar idea and led his army to attack and kill Yong Kai.

From this aspect, whether in history or today, haute couture made by the Yi people is still as short-sighted as ever.
To be continued...