Welcome to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms podcast.

This is episode 112.

Last time, Zhuge Liang's forces has sneaked across the river loo

to cut off the supply line of the barbarian king Meng Hu.

At the same time, some of Meng Huo's own men, led by the general Dong Tunna,

had decided that they would much rather surrender to Zhuge Liang than to keep following their brutish king,

who seemed destined for defeat anyway, so about a hundred

of them headed to Meng Huo's tent to capture him.

When they got there, they found an unexpected present.

Meng Huo had drunken himself into a stupor and was passed out in his tent.

As Dong Tunai and company approached, they saw two guards standing in his tent. As Dong Tuna and company approached,

they saw two guards standing outside the tent.

You both have benefited from Prime Minister Zhuge's kindness in sparing your lives.

Dong Tuna said to the guards as he pointed with his knife,

this is your chance to repay him.

General, you don't have to lift the finger. We will

capture Meng Huo and offer him to the prime minister, the guards told him. So they all stormed into

Meng Huo's tent, and the inebriated king was easily subdued and bound. Then they took their prisoner to the riverbank, where they hopped

on some boats and headed to the north shore, sending word on ahead to let Zhuge Liang know that

they were coming with a little present for him. And just like that, Meng Huo had fallen into

Zhuge Liang's hands again.

Zhuge Liang was well aware of what had been happening, thanks to his spy network.

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