Chapter Twenty-Three: Strategies to Defeat the Enemy
When they arrived at the south gate, Zang Ba was not there, so Gao Jin had to find a military marquis who was supervising the sergeants' training and asked, "Do you know Wang Sima of the Bingzhou Army?"
The military prince said: "But Wang Heng?"
Gao Jin nodded: "It's him."
The military marquis said: "This man is the guest of my general."
Gao Jin asked: "Is it because I saved General Zang?"
The Marquis laughed and said, "My lord, you seem to know everything."
Gao Jin asked: "Does Wang Sima often come to General Zang's camp on weekdays?"
The military marquis said: "Not many. Sometimes he comes by himself. Sometimes General Zang will call him when he wants to have a drink. Recently, there is a ban on alcohol in the army, so he rarely moves around."
Gao Jin nodded and sent the military lord away. After thinking about it, he said to Yang Zhi firmly: "The identity of Xizuo has been revealed. He is very prestigious in the army. Do you dare to follow me to get this person?"
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Yang Zhi puffed up his chest and said, "Why don't you dare?"
Gao Jin patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go back and gather the sergeants first. We will meet at Zang Ba's mansion."
Yang Zhi looked happy: "What? Is it really Zang Ba?"
Gao Jin smiled: "The truth will naturally come to light by then, just go and call someone."
Yang Zhi left in a hurry, but Gao Jin was still looking for someone at the south gate to ask about Zang Ba's whereabouts. Someone replied: "General Zang is recuperating in his mansion."
This met Gao Jin's guess. Yesterday, Gao Jin fought with Zang Ba, and Zang Ba was seriously injured. Gao Jin stopped talking and stopped to watch the Taishan Army drill with a smile. Half an hour later, Yang Zhi led
When the sergeants from the government office came over, Gao Jin took them to Zang Ba's mansion nearby and said sternly: "Surround the Xizhu mansion and don't let anyone out."
The one hundred sergeants looked at each other in confusion at first, and then dispersed in an uproar. Zang Ba's mansion was not as luxurious as Hou Cheng's, and it was more than enough for a hundred people to surround it. Gao Jin led Yang Zhi and ten sergeants in, and several of the gatekeepers
When one of Zang Ba's personal guards came to stop him, Yang Zhi roared loudly, raised his sword majestically and roared: "We are here to capture Cao Jun Xizuo under the orders of the lord. Who among you dares to stop us?"
Several personal guards had lost their confidence, so Yang Zhi pushed one of them away to make way for Gao Jin to lead them in.
At this time, Zang Ba was recovering from his injuries in the house and was bored. At this time, he heard the noise outside and struggled up. He saw Gao Jin coming in with a dozen people. His face was bright and dark, and he couldn't help but clenched his fists.
He yelled: "Master Gao, why are you doing this?"
Gao Jin smiled calmly: "General Zang, the Dongchuang incident has happened, come with me."
Zang Ba stared at Gao Jin and was about to ask. Gao Jin was already licking his lips to the left and right, and Yang Zhi and others surrounded him with their swords drawn.
"Gao Changshi is not a joke?" Zang Ba stared at Gao Jin and said coldly: "I want to ask Gao Changshi, what did he mean by the "Dongchuang Incident" just now?
Gao Jin displayed the ruthlessness of a cruel official: "When you get to the Lord, you will be convinced. Come and tie him up."
Zang Ba yelled: "Who dares to come forward?" He gave Gao Jin a fierce look: "You don't need to tie me up, I am innocent, I will go to the lord to find out."
Gao Jin smiled and said: "This is best. Please go on your way, General Zang."
After leaving Zang Ba's mansion, there was already chaos outside. Zang's mansion was only a short distance away from the south gate. The Taishan Army heard the news. Sun Guan, Sun Kang and others had already arrived with a large number of sergeants. The streets on all sides were dark.
The sergeants were all furious. Sun Guan rode on his horse and hung his spear. The tip of his spear pointed at Gao Jin who came out of Zang's house: "How dare a dog thief take care of Brother Zang? How can you expect to get out of here today? All sergeants, listen to the order."
Zang Ba was obviously very prestigious in the army, and all the Taishan troops shouted: "Here!" These people were originally Taishan thieves, and there was nothing they wouldn't dare to do. At this time, Gao Jin dared to blatantly come to arrest their general.
I no longer care about the consequences.
Gao Jin stood tall and majestic, but he was not afraid of them. He had also seen a hundred thousand Cao's troops. How could such a scene scare him? What's more, Zang Ba was in his hands, so what could these people do if they threw rat weapons? He put his hands behind his hands and laughed loudly.
: "What? General Sun is going to rebel?"
Sun Guan was speechless for a moment, and then shouted: "What if Brother Zang is framed by traitors like you?"
Gao Jin looked back at Zang Ba and whispered: "General Zang, should you say a few words and ask them to retreat? Otherwise, these brothers of yours will really rebel, merge with the state army, fall into the camp, and then come over to kill them. I'm afraid it won't be good for anyone."
Zang Ba glared at Gao Jin, hesitated for a moment, and shouted: "Sun Guan, please take the people back. My lord is a person who knows right from wrong and will definitely not cause someone to be wronged."
Sun Guan hesitated for a moment and said: "Who knows what tricks this villain is up to? Brother Zang..."
Zang Ba interrupted: "No need to say more, quickly disperse the people."
Seeing Zang Ba speak, all the sergeants restrained their murderous intent. Sun Guan grabbed his horse by the temples and said bitterly: "In that case, I will go see my lord."
After giving the order, the Taishan army retreated like a tide. Gao Jin asked Yang Zhifei to report to Lu Bu that he had captured Xizuo, and escorted Zang Ba to the Prefectural Mufu, where Sun Guan, Sun Kang, Wu Dun, Yin Li, etc.
People followed from a distance.
When they arrived at the Prefecture Mufu, Lu Bu immediately summoned him after hearing the news. When Gao Jin escorted Zang Ba in, Sun Guan, Sun Kang and others asked to see him one after another. They were shocked and said, "Bo Luan, is Xuan Gao the best?"
Xuan Gao was Zang Ba's cousin. Sun Guan and others showed their teeth and cracked their eyes and said: "My lord, don't believe the villain's words. This thief wants to frame General Zang."
Lu Bu waved his hand and said to the Taishan Army generals: "Listen to what Boluan has to say first."
Gao Jin saluted Lu Bu politely and said, "Returning to your lord, I have concluded that Xi Zuo is definitely not General Zang."
When Gao Jin said what he said, everyone was stunned. Lu Bu was originally waiting for Gao Jin to come up with evidence, but Gao Jin said so. He frowned and said displeased: "Isn't Bo Luan just playing tricks on someone?"
Gao Jin apologized to Zang Ba, and then said to Lu Bu: "My lord, I have indeed found out that it is not General Zang, but Song Xian."
Lu Bu said: "Do you have any real evidence?"
Gao Jin said: "It's because there is no irrefutable evidence that I didn't arrest Song Xian. I just had a conversation with Song Xian, and Song Xian frankly admitted that he killed the few people who died on the tower with his own hands.
Later, I went to check the corpse of the artist, and found that the deceased died peacefully, with no signs of struggle. The cause of death was a knife that penetrated the chest. This means that the artist must have been unprepared when he died, and General Song Xian was
Penetrating from the chest, it can be concluded that Xizuo did not panic at all when he saw Song Xian. Only the most trustworthy person can be like this.
This person ordered the tower to be opened, but the opposite was revealed. If Song Xian had nothing to do with this person, Xizuo would definitely be on guard when he saw Song Xian. General Song Xian wanted to kill him silently, how could he not struggle at all?
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Gao Jin continued: "Besides, when I asked about the army commander, General Song Xian did not show any clues. This is actually one of the doubts. If ordinary people heard that someone was held responsible for this matter, even if they were not meticulous, I am afraid
Some psychological activities are also revealed on the face.
But General Song Xian was so calm, so calm that it was unusual. At the end of the day, I asked the military commander who he had contact with, and Song Xian pointed out General Zang. Originally there was nothing suspicious about this, but at the end of the day,
, but he also said that General Zang could never be involved in this matter. If the lord was Song Xian, he would point out that General Zang is related to Xizuo, implying that General Zang is inseparable from Xizuo, and at the same time guarantee that General Zang is not involved in this matter.
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Lu Bu thought about it seriously. If he really believed that Zang Ba was not Xizuo, he would never have said such nonsense. Otherwise, he first said that Zang Ba was having an affair with Xizuo, and then deliberately guaranteed that Zang Ba would not have an affair with Xizuo.
It was indeed a bit unusual, and he couldn't help but nod his head: "Ignoring other things, the most important thing is the suspicious death of Xi Zuo. As Song Xian said, since he killed Xi Zuo, why did Xi Zuo not struggle, but died peacefully?
So, why do you bring Zang Ba over again and claim that Zang Ba is the master of craftsmanship?"
Gao Jin smiled slightly: "Although Song Xian has many doubts, there is no ironclad evidence. At that time, I also thought about arresting Song Xian on the spot, but after thinking about it, I came up with a strategy for defeating the enemy."
Lu Bu was very interested, and he had more and more expectations for Gao Jin. Previously, Gao Jin saved Wan Jun, but he only had the mentality of repaying his kindness. Later, Gao Jin made military exploits at the North Gate, which impressed him. Later, he met with Gao Jin.
Zang Ba's victory in the martial arts competition made him realize the depth of Gao Jin's martial arts skills. This man's bravery was by no means inferior to Zhang Wenyuan.
And now, Gao Jin's calmness and calmness in capturing the spies and his inferences from one example prove that this person is not just an ordinary brave man. Such a person can be of great use.
Gao Jin said: "Whether this matter can succeed, I'm afraid General Zang will be wronged, but I don't know if General Zang can temporarily bear some injustice."
Zang Ba knew the whole story, but he still had any temper. Hearing that Gao Jin had a strategy to defeat the enemy, he hurriedly said: "If we can really defeat the enemy, what's the harm in suffering some injustice?" After speaking, he smiled and said to Gao Jin:
"Next time Mr. Gao comes to pick me up, can you tell me the whole story in advance and make preparations for something in advance? How can people live in peace if such a commotion occurs?"
Gao Jin also smiled and said: "If this is not the case, how can the fake be confused with the real thing." After saying that, he said to Sun Guan and others: "Whether it can be successful or not, I am afraid it will require the help of several generals."
Sun Guan was still angry and said angrily: "No need to say more, please tell Gao Changshi your plan."