Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 272 266. Interrogation
"Quick, control the main roads in the city, detain any Wu soldiers willing to surrender, and kill any who dare to resist!"

Fu Zhu, Bao Feng, Deng Ai, Ma Su and others all led a group of soldiers into the city. Just as He Qi had expected, the remaining Wu troops in the city had already lost their courage after seeing the Han army break into the city so easily. They squatted down with their heads in their hands and dared not move.

There were also new recruits of the Wu army who were conscripted and chose to hide in civilians' homes or even start looting everywhere.

Faced with this kind of defeated army that endangered the people, the generals under Feng Xi's command naturally would not turn a blind eye, and began to slowly clean up these rebellious defeated troops. Before the afternoon, the situation in the city was basically under control. Feng Xi and others had already entered Sun Quan's palace and requisitioned it as a temporary residence.

"You Chang, do you know how many Wu generals there are in the city?"

Feng Xi sat in the first seat, and all the generals below had solemn expressions. Even Ma Su, who was originally a little impetuous, now looked calm, at least on the surface.

"Reporting to the Grand Commander, Sun Shao said nothing after being captured. According to the surrendered soldiers of the Wu army, there were only three main generals of the Wu army in the city, namely Sun Shao, He Qi and Zhuge Ke, the son of the Grand Commander of the Eastern Wu."

Ma Su bowed and reported to Feng Xi what he had learned.

Feng Xi would definitely not do interrogation himself now, and Fu Zhu, as a mature and prudent person, was assigned by Feng Xi to stabilize the order in the city. Deng Ai was not good at doing it because of his stuttering, and Bao Feng was more brave than strategic, so it was just right to leave this matter to Ma Su.

"Have they captured these two people? Or is there any news about them?"

When Feng Xi heard that there was actually Zhuge Jin's son, he immediately sat up, leaned forward slightly, and looked like, "No, buddy."

"This... Grand Commander, none of the departments have seen these two people."

Ma Su and the other generals looked at each other, and after confirming that no one had seen it, they could only answer truthfully.

"What a pity! What a pity that He Qi and Zhuge Ke were not captured. He Qi is one of the last great generals left in Jiangdong. If he could be captured and killed, it would be like cutting off an arm of Jiangdong. Zhuge Ke is the son of Zhuge Ziyu. With him around, Zhuge Ziyu would probably be cautious."

Feng Xi sighed with some regret. In this way, even a big victory would not seem so beautiful.

"Haha, so it seems that our navy has come out on top?"

A loud laugh was heard, and everyone turned around to see that the people who came were the Admiral Zhang Nan and the Deputy Admiral Zhao Lei. The one who spoke just now was naturally Feng Xi's good friend Zhang Nan, and he was the only one who dared to talk to Feng Xi like that.

"What do you mean? Did your navy catch someone?"

When Feng Xi saw Zhang Nan's behavior, he knew that he must have gained something, otherwise he would have come in quietly and not said a word.

"Of course. Just now, I led the army to block the eastward exit of Pengli Lake, and indeed saw a group of Wu soldiers trying to escape to the east on boats of different models. Now we have captured them all. Among them were He Qi and Zhuge Ke."

Zhang Nan held his head high and chest puffed out, looking very proud, but Feng Xi knew at a glance that it must be Zhao Lei who was meticulous and thought that some of the Wu troops would escape, so he informed Zhang Nan in advance and advised him to go and stop them.

"Oh, Wenjin has made great progress. He even thought that someone would escape and went to intercept them in advance?"

Feng Xi deliberately patted Zhang Nan's horse, and Zhang Nan's face turned red. Although Zhang Nan said so, he was not the kind of person who could feel at ease taking credit for other people's achievements.

"Well, this is not my achievement, but Governor Zhao's advice. Governor Zhao thought that the enemy generals were cunning and might try to escape by water, so he asked me to go ahead and intercept them, while Governor Zhao himself continued to cover the infantry's battle."

Zhang Nan did not hide anything and revealed all of Zhao Lei's contributions.

"You are too kind, Commander. I troubled you to go only because I thought of this possibility. Now the enemy has fallen into the trap. It is God's will. I dare not take the credit for it." Zhao Lei just smiled indifferently and gave most of the credit back to Zhang Nan.

"Well, the two of you should stop being so polite to each other. Where are He Qi and Zhuge Ke? Bring them up with Sun Shao."

Feng Xi interrupted their business exchanging with a smile, intending to interrogate the three captives of this battle.

Soon, Sun Shao, who was wearing a brocade robe, He Qi, who was dressed in leather armor and a green robe, the standard attire of a Wu general, and Zhuge Ke, who was tied up with several ropes and had a ball of cloth stuffed in his mouth, looking like a New Year pig, were all brought in.

"Hey, nephew Zhuge, why are you dressed like this? Prime Minister Zhuge and I are friends, and you are his nephew. It's not too much for me to call you nephew, right?"

Feng Xi smiled and immediately gave himself a seniority, which made Zhuge Ke so angry that his eyes were bloodshot. With his mouth blocked by a cloth, he still stammered a few words and seemed to be very dissatisfied.

Feng Xi shifted his gaze away from Zhuge Ke. It looked like this kid was just a greenhorn, so he decided to leave him alone for a while to smooth his edge over.

"General Sun, nice to meet you. I heard that General Sun is not from Sun Quan's family, but from Sun Huan's father, Sun He's family?"

Feng Xi first started chatting with Sun Shao, and the first thing he said was to separate him from the Sun clan.

"…That's right. Shao followed his uncle and changed his surname to Sun. Your Majesty has not abandoned him and accepted him as a member of the clan."

Sun Shao took up the topic in a neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"I see. So, General Sun and Sun Huan are cousins. I wonder if General Sun is resentful of me because of Sun Huan?"

When Feng Xi saw Sun Shao, he thought of Sun Huan, who had suffered two great losses at his hands and was finally captured and killed by him in Jiangling. He was probably almost one year old now.

"Shuwu is a military commander. When two armies confront each other, matters of life and death are all decided by fate. How can there be any resentment?"

Sun Shao shook his head and seemed not to be so obsessed with Sun Huan's death.

"General Sun is so wise and righteous, which is admirable. Is this General He Qi? I have heard that you have been conquering the Shanyue in the south for a long time. I think you have a lot of insights into the Shanyue affairs. I will bother you later."

After talking to Sun Shao, Feng Xi looked at He Qi again. This guy was a master in conquering Shanyue in the original timeline. After pacifying Dongwu, he and Lu Dai might be needed to carry out the actual operation.

"You are too kind, Grand Commander. I dare not claim to be a capable general as I am the general of a defeated army."

He Qi was feeling a little depressed and didn't want to say much. He just bowed slightly, which was not too rude.

"Take the two generals away and send them to Jiangling to be treated well. Let them chat with General Xu, General Ding and the others and keep them company."

Feng Xi waved his hand. Xu Sheng, Ding Feng and other Wu generals captured in the Battle of Dongting Lake were still being held in Jiangling. Although they had food and drink, the living environment was rather ordinary. Although it was not a smelly dungeon, it was an ordinary cell and certainly not as comfortable as outside.

After arranging the two of them, Feng Xi turned his attention to Zhuge Ke.

(End of this chapter)