Three Kingdoms: My father-in-law is Lu Bu

Chapter 117 Confronting Ji Ling
Qiao Ruan arrested Henry Zhang entirely because of a sentence Henry Zhang said at the time, and he had no witnesses or physical evidence.

At this time, in front of Ji Ling, Qiao Ruan saw that everyone's eyes were focused on him, and couldn't help feeling a little dizzy.

"My lord general, my subordinates searched carefully in the city according to your order, and found Henry Zhang acting suspiciously at Lin's house in the east of the city, so my subordinates went up to question them."

Qiao Ruo looked at Henry Zhang, gritted his teeth and continued: "Who knew that Zhang Xuan was guilty of being a thief and resisted on the spot. All seven of his subordinates could testify. In the end, I was arrested and returned to the tax office. The spy sent by the thieves into the city."

After Qiao Ruo finished speaking, Chen Lan couldn't help laughing out loud.

"General, according to Lord Youjia's words, I will arrest someone on the street and torture him severely. I guess he will also admit to being a spy."

Chen Lan has now completely abandoned Chen Lan's camp, and her words are also tit for tat, questioning Qiao Ruo's abuse of power and torture.

Ji Ling looked at Henry Zhang, and asked seriously: "Can you admit what Qiao Ruo said?"

Henry Zhang shook his head and laughed, and took a long time to answer out of breath: "Qiao Ruo saw me and Lin Wanhua at the Lin family, and it was the little gentleman of the Lin family who got close, and he was jealous, and took me to the tax bureau indiscriminately."

"Furthermore, Lord Youjia has admitted this in person at the Tourism Administration. If you don't believe me, you can ask his buddy."

Qiao Ru was anxious, opened his mouth and scolded: "Good Henry Zhang, you dare to bite me back!"

Henry Zhang returned the color, spit a mouthful, looked at Ji Ling and said: "General, I voted for Ye Xiao as the lord, it is my choice, but I have been in the city all the time, how could I leak secrets to Ye Xiao?"

Han Hao saw that Henry Zhang was also arguing, and the situation was completely out of the direction he wanted.

"Nonsense, my lord general, since Henry Zhang has admitted to surrendering to Ye Xiao, at this time the enemy and our camps are not at odds, and the subordinates suggest beheading on the spot to establish the army's prestige!"

Zhang Hong saw that Han Hao was determined to kill him, so he quickly stood up to persuade Ji Ling.

"General, Henry Zhang's rebellion is due to my lack of strict teaching and my Zhang family's fault. I am willing to donate [-] yuan and thousands of acres of fertile land to support the general. Let Henry Zhang be spared this time."

"Think twice, general. The tragedy of our army being ambushed is still vivid in my mind. The bones of the soldiers are not cold, so we can't let go of any fine work." Han Hao insisted on killing Henry Zhang.

Ji Ling hesitated.

Needless to say, the influence of the Zhang family in Guangling, but it is only a matter of one sentence for him to kill Henry Zhang.

Now Henry Zhang admitted that he had taken refuge in Ye Xiao, but the two of them had never met face to face, and there was no real physical evidence. If Henry Zhang was killed, Zhang Hong and Zhang Jing would also have to be dealt with.

Ji Ling lowered his eyes and glanced at Zhang Hong and Zhang Jing. If he didn't cut the roots, he would obviously push Zhang Hong and Zhang Jing to Ye Xiao's side, which would be just as troublesome.

Seeing the murderous look in Ji Ling's eyes, Qiao Ruo secretly rejoiced, thinking that he would get rid of Henry Zhang and get rid of their biggest competing family.

However, Ji Ling's killing intent only flashed briefly, and his face returned to calm.

"Yuansi! Calm down. Guangling City has been sealed by us for so long, even if Henry Zhang has the intention to take refuge, without evidence, he cannot be said to be a spy for leaking secrets."

Han Hao was extremely disappointed. He had a very strong premonition that the Zhang family must have something to do with the leak of the night attack plan. However, Ji Ling's indecisive character seems to have saved the Zhang family from disaster.

"General, I dare say that the Zhang family and Chen Lan must have colluded. Why don't you ask your subordinates to investigate further."

Chen Lan stared, why did you bring this matter to me again!

Ji Ling also felt tired, and managed to appease Chen Lan and maintain the stability in the army. Han Hao brought up this matter again at this time.

"Yuan Si, I have made up my mind. Although Zhang Xuan has the intention to surrender to the enemy, he hopes that his father's contribution to the crime will save him from the death penalty. However, he will be imprisoned. The specific disposition will be discussed later."

Zhang Hong and Zhang Jing breathed a sigh of relief, and thanked Ji Ling for his kindness.

Seeing that Ji Ling let the Zhang family go just like that, Han Hao felt resentment in his heart, and at the same time his loyalty to Yuan Shujun plummeted, he saluted coldly and left the conference hall.

Seeing that Henry Zhang saved his life, Chen Lan smiled indifferently and left.

So far, Henry Zhang escaped by luck.

Zhang Hong, father and son personally sent Henry Zhangguan to the prison, and secretly stuffed some money and goods to the guarding soldiers, so that Henry Zhang could slowly recover from his injuries in the prison.

In Lingbi City, Lu Bu Gaoshun and his generals were sitting in the conference hall, summarizing the Lingbi battlefield.

Han Siam had died under Lu Bu's Fang Tian painted halberd. The 3000 infantry sent by Ji Ling killed and injured more than 1000 people, and the remaining 1000 were captured and locked up with Liang Gang's [-] soldiers.

"General Gao, my lord's plan has been a great success this time. I guess Yuan Shu and Ji Ling don't know that Lingbi is already in our hands."

Liao Hua made a lot of contributions this time, and he spoke loudly.

Gao Shun nodded slightly, looked at Lu Bu and said, "My lord, it's thanks to you coming back from the siege from the south this time, otherwise the mistake in the ambush battle would have turned into a big mistake."

Because the position of the rolling stone on the battlefield and the prediction of the final attack were a bit wrong, Han Siam seized the opportunity and almost fled back to Jiujiang. If Lu Bu hadn't happened to lead the cavalry back from the south, Han Siam might have really escaped.

"Haha, Han Xian was destined to meet me. Gao Shun actually performed very well this time, so I will ask the lord for credit later."

Lu Bu's words made Gao Shun smile bitterly, but he felt that everyone must realize the mistakes and correct them.

"My lord, in the ambush we attacked Han Siam with a superior force and lost more than 300 people in the end, which shows that our cooperation and the strength of our soldiers still need to be improved."

"My lord often says that success or failure is determined by the details. We must recognize our own shortcomings in order to ensure success in the future."

Mi Fang nodded and admitted with a smile, "General Gao is right, this time I blamed my subordinates for slow mobilization, not keeping up with General Liao's rhythm, and let Han Siam run out."

"And me too. I shouldn't have pursued and killed Han Siam alone. If I went up with my brothers at that time, Han Siam would definitely have died by my sword." Liao Hua self-reflected with some regret.

When Gao Shun saw that they all realized their mistakes, he felt very relieved and said with his hands in hand: "Actually, my old lord is right, everyone has done a very good job."

Lu Bu suddenly made a suggestion: "Gao Shun, and everyone, listen to me. Now that Ji Ling doesn't know that Han Siam has been defeated, and we just captured the grain transport soldiers, why not pretend to deliver grain and open the city gates, and unite with the lord?" How about attacking back and forth and taking down Guangling in one fell swoop?"

I have to say that Lu Bu's idea was indeed rare. Gao Shun thought about it and felt that it was very feasible. Before he could say anything, Konoe suddenly walked in quickly with a secret letter.

"General, my lord sent me an urgent message from Feige!"

Lu Bu took it over and took a look, and immediately smiled, and said to everyone: "Look, this kid Ye Xiao thinks the same as me. He is already preparing to do a big job in Guangling. We can't fall behind."

(End of this chapter)