Wang Yue soon found the first spy, a man about thirty years old, named Qi Shun, who lived in the same big tent as Wang Yue.

There are two reasons why Wang Yue suspects him, one is that he has no wife, children and parents, he is alone, everyone brings his wife and children, and he will bring his parents if he is not married, and this person has no family.

Secondly, he is not from the Central Plains, he is from the same state in Guanzhong, which is even more unreasonable, how can he become a homeless person when his home is in Guanzhong?

Wang Yue stared at him.

That night, Qi Shun got up and went out, Wang Yue pretended to go to the toilet, and also went out, and found him and a few people squatting behind a big tent.

Wang Yue got into the big tent, the snoring in the big tent was undulating, everyone was tired for a day, and they all slept very sweetly, Wang Yue found a vacant seat to lie down on his side, but pricked up his ears to listen to a few people outside the tent.

"Everyone's here!"

Wang Yue was surprised, he heard this voice, it was Qi Shun, he didn't have time to think about it, and listened attentively.

"Lord Brigade Marshal, we're all here."

"Shut up, there is no brigade commander here, who dares to joke around, I will kill him."

Everyone didn't dare to say anything, only the leader said: "The boss has an order, now everyone should stop making trouble, so as not to startle the snake, go to Hexi in February, wait until Zhangye, and then find an excuse to encourage the homeless people to rob the warehouse, and after getting the weapons, organize the homeless people to confront the Hexi army, do you remember?" Don't make any more trouble, and be quiet and lurking. ”

........

Wang Yue didn't continue to listen, quietly got up and left, he took the first step back to his big tent and slept next to Qi Shun's seat.

Not long after, Qi Shun came back, and as soon as he lay down, Wang Yue slammed his elbow and hit him in the temple, and Qi Shun was immediately knocked unconscious........

When Qi Shun woke up, he found that he was lying on the cold ice, so cold that he shivered, he wanted to get up, but he couldn't move, his hands and feet were tied, and he wanted to open his mouth to find that his mouth was also blocked by rags.

He was immediately frightened, and when he turned his head, he saw the old king squatting beside him, slashing at himself with a dagger, and the blood was dripping when he went down.

Wang Yue saw that he was awake, so he said coldly: "I didn't expect you to be a brigade commander, but it is an unexpected gain, I only ask you one question, what is your boss called, and which tent do you live in?" I'll only give you one chance, and if you don't say you'll die. ”

Qi Shun knew that he was exposed, but he didn't know what to do? As soon as he rolled his eyes, he said, 'Brush! With a knife, one ear was cut off.

Qi Shun screamed in pain, but he couldn't make a sound, he writhed in pain, and screamed.

Wang Yue pinched his lower body, resisted it with a dagger, and stared at him cruelly, "Ask you again, cut off your eggs without saying anything, and let you be a eunuch first!" ”

Qi Shun completely collapsed, nodded hurriedly, Wang Yue took out the rags from his mouth, Qi Shun cried and shouted: "I said, I will say everything!" ”

........

On the morning of the next day, Wang Yue met Zhou Yaowu, the chief general of the enemy army who lived in the West Seventeenth Tent, who was about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a long thin face, gloomy eyes, and no smile on his face.

He went out to cut wood with a large group of homeless people early in the morning, and returned at dusk.

Wang Yue remembered his face and also remembered where he slept.

At the time of the third watch at night, Zhou Yaowu was knocked unconscious by Wang Yue's sneak attack in his sleep, and dragged out of the big tent, when Zhou Yaowu woke up, he found himself in a military tent, with his hands tied behind his back, sitting on a chair, and opposite him was a man about thirty years old, dressed no different from the homeless, but behind him stood seven or eight soldiers in armor.

"General Zhou, it's really not easy! The dignified Zhonglang general actually wore a tattered dress and mixed in among the homeless people, Zhu Jun was too undeserved, refused to make a fortune, and forced the general to become a homeless. ”

Zhou Yaowu was very shocked in his heart, but he stubbornly said in a Chenzhou dialect: "I don't understand what my brother is talking about, I am not a general, but a farmer who farms." ”

Wang Yue smiled and said: "I forgot to introduce myself, in Xia Wang Yue, the commander of the Hexi Internal Affairs Battalion, and also the general of Zhonglang, was ordered to visit the people, but accidentally lived in a tent with a person named Qi Shun, I just found out that he was actually a famous brigade marshal, it was he who introduced me to you, should I call you General Zhou, or call you Boss Zhou?" ”

Zhou Yaowu hated it in his heart, Qi Shun, that soft bone, actually betrayed himself.

He stopped pretending, gritted his teeth and said, "There is a kind of you who kill me, and I won't say anything!" ”

Wang Yue sneered, "I don't need you to say anything, I found this from the mezzanine of your leather belt!" ”

A long booklet appeared in Wang Yue's hand, he opened the booklet and said: "There are a total of four hundred and ninety-five people, no wonder you can't remember, you have to write it in the booklet, the first one is you, Zhou Yaowu of the West Seventeenth Tent, and Qi Shun of the East Twenty-Eight Accounts, that's right, I will check them one by one before I do it, thank you!" ”

"You bastard!"

Zhou Yaowu stood up and pounced, but his feet were tied and he fell to the ground all of a sudden, but Wang Yue didn't wait for him to get up, and kicked him unconscious.

"Let you live for two more days, and then clean you up at the end!"

Before dawn, thousands of soldiers of the Hexi Army began to arrest according to the list, and they acted at the same time, and in less than a quarter of an hour, all 493 people except Zhou Yaowu and Qi Shun were arrested.

The soldiers of the Hexi Army did not alarm the displaced people, and nearly 500 spies were all taken to the Yellow River to be killed, and none of them remained.

For the more than 600,000 displaced people, 500 fewer people are like nothing has happened.

Wang Yue led his subordinates to lurk for another half a month, and made sure that there were no more spies, so they changed their roles according to Guo Song's deployment, and they gradually became the leaders of the various factions of the displaced people, stabilizing the 650,000 displaced people from the inside.

........

In the blink of an eye, the beginning of February, the time to set off on the westward expedition has finally arrived.

In the evening, Guo Song and the whole family gathered together to have a farewell dinner, after eating, he will go back to the barracks, tomorrow before dawn Guo Song will lead an army of 20,000 to set off on the western expedition.

The dinner dishes were very rich, but everyone was silent, Guo Song gave Xue Tao a look, and Xue Tao forced a smile and said: "Xiaowei, Daddy is going to go far away, you still don't respect Daddy with a glass of wine, I wish him a smooth journey and a triumphant return as soon as possible!" ”

Guo Weiwei is three years old, she already understands what it means for her father to go far away, and she no longer pesters her father to go with her like last year.

She held up the small cup containing grape juice and said with a sweet smile: "Xiaowei wishes Daddy a smooth journey and a triumphant return as soon as possible." ”

His daughter's immature voice made Guo Song's heart melt, he raised his wine glass and touched his daughter, and said with a smile: "Daddy promises to bring Xiaowei a more beautiful shiny light!" ”

The child inherited his father's hobby and had a soft spot for all kinds of gemstones.

"Good! Cheers to us! ”

The father and daughter drank a cup, and Dugu Youlan raised her glass and smiled: "I also respect my husband, I hope that my husband will return as soon as possible and see the child born." ”

Dugu Youlan's pregnancy didn't make Guo Song expect it, but this is a good thing, Guo Song raised his glass and smiled: "I also look forward to returning as soon as possible!" ”

He simply asked Xue Tao and Guo Weiwei to raise their glasses, and said with a smile: "For the early reunion, we have made this toast!" ”

.........

At the fifth watch, 20,000 troops were assembled, Guo Song gave an order, and 20,000 troops left the barracks on horseback, marching to the west, and a 10,000 camel loaded with food supplies followed behind the Tang army.

Yan Zhenqing also ignored her old age and came to bid farewell to Guo Song.

"The old man has been thinking carefully about it in the past few days, Zhu Jun drove 600,000 displaced people to Hexi, I am afraid he has ulterior motives."

"What did Yan Gong say?"

Yan Zhenqing smiled and said, "Don't you understand this?" Your Hexi army is a stinger on his Zhu Zhu's back, the stinger is not pulled, how can he rest assured that he will go east, if he is not careful, he will face the situation of being attacked by the enemy on his back. ”

Guo Song groaned and said: "Yan Gong means that Zhu Zhu is going to conquer Bashu, and he is afraid that I will stab him from behind, so he drove the displaced people into Hexi?" ”

Yan Zhenqing nodded, "That's true, but it's not necessarily to conquer Bashu, I think their target is still the Central Plains, or Xiangyang, it is more likely to attack Xiangyang, it can cut off the supply line of the Tang army in the Central Plains, and force the Tang army in the Central Plains to retreat eastward, this is a win-win strategy, if I am Zhu Zhu, I will also choose to attack Xiangyang, if it goes well, maybe Zhu Zhu's army can also wave its army south and cut off the Yangtze River water transportation." ”

"Yan Gong sees it very accurately, but we ourselves are also suffering from internal and external troubles, and we can't take care of Chengdu, so they ask for more blessings!"

Guo Song turned over and got on the horse, hugged his fists and said: "Yan Gong, please take care of your body and strive for health and longevity!" ”

Yan Zhenqing laughed, "The envoy said that the old man is in his heart, my husband is going to compare with He Zhizhang, he can live to eighty-six, see if the old man can live to ninety!" ”

"Yan Gong can live to ninety, and Datang is lucky!"

Guo Song also smiled slightly, hugged his fists and saluted again, urging the horse to set off.

Yan Zhenqing waved his hand at him and watched Guo Song lead the army away.