Seeing that the Han army had not killed their comrades who had gone to surrender, those who had been drawn into the rebel ranks all ran over.

Seeing this, Sun Sheng dared not interfere. Those people were starving and exhausted, and their spirits were on the verge of collapse. Keeping them around would only bring him trouble sooner or later.

Within an hour, only about 8,000 rebels remained with Sun Sheng.

It wasn't that these people were particularly loyal, but rather that they were all loyal followers of Sun Sheng and his leaders, and even if they surrendered, they would not escape being purged.

"Your Majesty, where do we go next?" a minor leader asked.

Sun Sheng thought for a moment, then looked towards the dense forest in the southwest and said in a deep voice, "Go to Jiaozhou. That's barbarian territory. The Han army probably won't go there!"

The foreman hesitated and said, "But will those barbarians allow us to pass?"

Sun Sheng said solemnly, "In the past, the imperial court and government officials oppressed those barbarians a lot. They have long been dissatisfied with this and often cause trouble. Those of us who oppose the imperial court are their friends!"

"But....."

"There are no buts, this is the only way forward right now!"

Before his subordinate could finish speaking, Sun Sheng interrupted him and led the rest of his men into the dense forest...

Huangfu Gui, who had been following the rebels, breathed a slight sigh of relief after learning that the rebels had entered the dense forests of the southwest.

He was genuinely afraid of forcing Sun Sheng to surrender, which would ruin the emperor's plan to subdue the southwestern barbarians.

After joining forces with Zhu Jun, Huangfu Gui led his army to garrison at the mouth of the valley and sent messengers to Changsha, Wuling, Nanjun, Lingling and other prefectures to gather provisions, prepare military affairs and make preparations for the southern expedition.

On the other side, Huang Zhong, Gao Shun, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Fan Chou led 5,000 Imperial Guards and 30,000 soldiers from various prefectures and kingdoms, advancing with unstoppable momentum and successively recapturing 14 counties in Kuaiji Prefecture. The army headed straight for Danyang.

November 30th.

Huang Zhong and his men, leading 35,000 troops, arrived in Shuhu County, Danyang Prefecture, cutting off the Wuhu rebels' escape route and supply lines.

Upon learning the news, Lü Bu, Dian Wei, and Dong Zhuo, who were stationed in Wuhu, immediately led the Imperial Guard and the Wuhu garrison out of the city to challenge the rebel camp.

After several battles, the rebels never won a single one, so they naturally dared not fight back. No matter how the Han army cursed them, they simply held their ground and did not come out.

The two armies faced off for about an hour. Dian Wei grew impatient and dismounted, grabbing a pair of iron halberds and striding alone toward the rebel camp.

"He...he's here again!"

A rebel soldier, seeing Dian Wei approaching, couldn't help but shiver.

Although the surrounding rebels did not speak, they couldn't help but feel their legs go weak. They just stared blankly, not daring to make the slightest move.

After reaching a distance of one hundred paces from the enemy camp, Dian Wei stopped.

Although he didn't like to use his brain much, it didn't mean he was brainless. He also knew that the rebels' arrows could only shoot a hundred paces at most, which was just the right distance to be safe.

Dian Wei looked at the rebel soldiers guarding the front of the camp and shouted, "You bunch of traitors, come out and face your deaths!!"

Dian Wei's roar was extremely loud, like the roar of a wild beast in the forest, resounding in all directions and captivating people's minds. The rebel soldiers were so frightened that they couldn't help but take two steps back.

After several battles, the rebel army, having witnessed Dian Wei's ferocity, was terrified, like sheep encountering a tiger. They were so frightened by Dian Wei's roar that they were at a loss for what to do, let alone fight back.

"Clang!"

A rebel soldier, gripped by fear, loosened his grip and dropped his weapon to the ground.

His legs were trembling uncontrollably, and his crotch was already soaked...

The surrounding rebel soldiers did not mock them, because their situation was not much better; if they were not worried about being court-martialed, they would have run away long ago.

Dian Wei, standing at the front of the camp, was furious that the other side dared to ignore him, and his voice rose several decibels:

"You bunch of spineless cowards, come out and fight me to the death!!"

Dian Wei's loud roar once again reached the ears of the rebel soldiers in front of the camp.

"Clang!"

Then, another rebel soldier's weapon fell to the ground. Immediately afterward, the man's face turned yellow, he spat out a stream of green liquid, and then he fell straight down.

He was so terrified by Dian Wei's roar that he died of a stroke...

"Run!"

The surrounding rebel soldiers could no longer bear it and turned to run away. They would rather be killed than face Dian Wei, this fierce god.

"Wow, Old Dian is so powerful! He just shouted a couple of times and killed someone?"

Looking at the chaos in front of the rebel camp from behind, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but sigh.

Lu Bu smiled and said, "Zhongying, do you also want to go and give it a try?"

Dong Zhuo shook his head: "My kind and benevolent appearance is not as frightening as Old Dian's!"

"Alright, it seems the rebels won't be coming out today. Let's head back to the city!"

With that, Lü Bu turned his horse around and rode away, and the army began to turn its ranks and head into the city.

Dian Wei, who was blocking the rebel camp, snorted heavily, picked up two iron halberds, and swaggered away.

Upon learning that the Han army had withdrawn, the rebel leader, who was hiding in his tent, breathed a sigh of relief.

The rebel leader then looked at his men and asked, "What's going on? Why hasn't Sun Sheng come to our aid yet?"

“Great Chief, surely the King intends to defeat Huangfu Gui first before coming over?” one of the leaders said.

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