Shen Tu Tai was silent for a moment, then said: "They pretended to surrender, and to avoid being discovered by us, even most of the soldiers at Hulao Pass did not know the truth. Therefore, His Highness wants to take advantage of this opportunity to retake Hulao Pass. Currently, some people have surrendered naturally, but there are still others... probably because their wives and children are in Luoyang and they are unwilling to surrender, so they have risen to resist."
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"These past two days, we've been dealing with this matter and have fought a few battles with them."
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"At present, the situation has temporarily stabilized, but Liang Shide will not be content with losing Hulao Pass just like that; he will surely have another wave of offensives. Therefore, His Highness is now deploying troops to firstly consolidate the defense of several surrounding passes, not allowing them to fall into Liang Shide's hands again, and secondly—"
