When Xing Daorong woke up leisurely, he found that he was being held in a tent.
By this time the sky was darkening, and the tent was lit with torches.
Just as Xing Daorong was about to struggle to get up, he felt a sharp pain in his shoulder.
He looked down and realized that his armor had been removed and his shoulders were covered with a layer of white cloth.
When Xing Daorong was puzzled, the camp curtain was opened, and it was Zhou Cang who was beside Yang Ling and walked in.
Seeing him waking up, Zhou Cang curled his lips and said,
"Your boy is lucky enough to not die in the hands of the general. Here, this is the meal the general ordered me to bring you. After you finish eating, I will take you to see him!"
"Even if I, Xing Daorong, starve to death and have my head chopped off by you, I will not eat anything from you!"
Xing Daorong snorted coldly.
"Okay, I just want to see how brave you are!"
Zhou Cang chuckled, placed the food box in front of Xing Daorong, and opened the lid.
The moment the lid is opened, a tantalizing aroma of food hits your face!
Xing Daorong, who was originally very strong-willed, couldn't help but swallow his saliva!
He only had breakfast today and had not eaten a drop of water since noon.
It doesn't matter if you don't smell the food, how can you hold it back once you smell it?
Zhou Cang saw this and couldn't help laughing,
"Okay, Brother Xing, don't hold on, eat!"
Hearing what he said, Xing Daorong couldn't hold on to his airs anymore, so he picked up his rice bowl and ate hungrily!
"It... smells so good!"
Xing Daorong swallowed his food and asked vaguely,
"Brother, are all your Cao Jun's meals so good?"
"You are overthinking this. Although our army's food is far better than yours, such delicious meals are specially prepared for you by the general."
Zhou Cang smiled, pointed at the bandage on Xing Daorong's shoulder and said,
"Even this was ordered by the general to treat you."
Xing Daorong couldn't help but froze, and even forgot to chew his food.
All of this...was Yang Ling's order to prepare it for him?
"General, why is he so kind to me?"
"How do I know this? You should ask the general yourself later."
Zhou Cang shrugged.
Xing Daorong, full of doubts, speeded up his cooking.
After he finished eating, he burped.
"Let's go, brother, take me to see the general!"
Zhou Cang nodded, stood up, and led Xing Daorong towards the Chinese army camp.
At this time, the lights in the Chinese army camp were brightly lit, and Yang Ling was discussing matters with everyone.
Seeing Zhou Cang and Xing Daorong arriving, he stopped talking and asked with a chuckle,
"General Xing is here. I wonder how injured General Xing is?"
"Thanks to the general, I'm not in any danger."
Xing Daorong changed his arrogance and domineering attitude during the day and replied respectfully.
He paused and asked his doubts,
"I don't understand why the general treats me so politely?"
"Looking at how strong you are, it would be a pity to kill you."
Yang Ling smiled faintly,
"Since your injury is not serious, let's go back to Lingling. By the way, tell Liu Du and his son for me not to resist any longer!"
"I will obey the general's orders!"
In any case, it was lucky that Yang Ling didn't kill him.
Xing Daorong bowed respectfully to Yang Ling, then turned and left.
After he left, Ma Chao couldn't help but ask,
"This guy has a false reputation. He's nothing more than a silver pewter spearhead. What's the point of keeping him?"
After Yang Ling and Xing Daorong fought against each other during the day, everyone saw that Xing Daorong was a complete showman and not at all the wise and brave person Yang Ling said he was.
Therefore, everyone was puzzled when they saw Yang Ling being so polite, treating Xing Daorong's injuries, and ordering Zhou Cang to deliver meals.
"There's no point in killing him, so it's better to keep him alive."
Yang Ling smiled.
Although in later generations, Xing Daorong seemed to be the most funny general in the Three Kingdoms, a real joke.
But I have to admit that he is also a loyal person.
For the sake of Liu Du and his son, Xing Daorong dared to anger Zhuge Liang, challenge Zhang Fei, and compete with Zhao Yun.
Although he looks a bit like a frog in a well, his courage is commendable.
Because of this, Yang Ling spared his life!
After everyone listened, they said nothing more.
As Yang Ling said, a small Xing Daorong can't affect anything.
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After being ordered to be released by Yang Ling, Xing Daorong took his pear blossom mountain ax and rode towards Lingling County.
In today's battle on the battlefield, after he was knocked off his horse by Yang Ling, the morale of his army plummeted.
Cao Jun took advantage of the situation and rushed over, and Xing Daorong's army was immediately rushed to pieces.
Except for those who died in battle and those who escaped, the rest were captured by Cao's army.
Of course, it was impossible for Yang Ling to return all these prisoners to Xing Daorong.
They just gave him a dozen soldiers and asked him to take them back to Lingling County.
"General, when we go back...how should we explain to the prefect?"
One of the soldiers asked in a low voice.
"Do I know that?"
Xing Daorong replied angrily.
Before he went on the expedition, he was boasting loudly.
As a result, he went into battle to fight Yang Ling, and was immediately knocked off his horse, and most of the army was captured!
If he didn't have nowhere to go, he would really have no shame in going back!
Forget it, just tell the truth!
Xing Daorong sighed helplessly.
When Xing Daorong and his party returned to Lingling County, the night was already dark.
He called a few times under the city. After the people on the top of the city confirmed that it was Xing Daorong, they quickly opened the city gate and welcomed them in.
After hearing the news of Xing Daorong's return, the prefect Liu Du quickly dressed and came out to greet him.
"General Xing, are you okay?"
Liu Du was genuinely concerned.
"Although the general was a little injured, he was not seriously injured. I just feel unworthy of the prefect's love..."
Xing Daorong said with a look of shame.
"General, what you said is serious. Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. Besides, Yang Ling used a hidden weapon."
Liu Du said comfortingly.
During the day, many defeated soldiers fled back and told Liu Du and others about the battle.
Although Liu Du was angry, he was helpless.
Who makes Xing Daorong the most powerful among his generals?
Now that Cao's army is approaching, he still has to count on Xing Daorong!
"Now that our army is defeated, I wonder what the prefect's plan is?"
Xing Daorong said cautiously.
"What do you think, General?"
Liu Du asked rhetorically.
"Yang Ling released me today. He asked me to tell the prefect that I should not resist anymore and surrender as soon as possible."
Xing Daorong relayed Yang Ling's words to Liu Du.
After hearing this, Liu Du's expression became complicated.
At this moment, Liu Xian on the side suddenly sneered,
"Okay, since Yang Ling asked us to surrender, why not just surrender!"
When Xing Daorong heard this, he felt happy.
Today he has walked through the gate of hell. If possible, he really doesn't want to continue fighting against Cao Jun.
