After the army went north on a large scale to chase the remnants of the counteroffensive, Wang Shiyang was not good at eating and sleeping, he was always worried about Taiyuan, but he was also worried that these guys would come and march not according to his regulations, so he could only move the town to Xinzhou for easy control, but Taiyuan was empty.

He always felt that the Beilu should not be defeated so quickly, and in terms of food, he never figured out how the Beiyu supplied food.

Xiao Ruxun provided him with very important information.

"Governor, the last general always thinks that these northern captives are not short of food, and when the last general breaks through the northern camp at Bauhinia Pass, a large amount of grain appears in the northern camp, all of which are wheat, and there are four or five years of wheat, these are all old grains! How can there be so much old grain in Datong, Shanxi, and where does the old grain come from? ”

Xiao Ruxun didn't explain it, and sold it for Wang Shiyang to experience it himself.

Sure enough, after just a few breaths, Wang Shiyang's face changed drastically.

"Moreover, there is another point, Governor, under the Bauhinia Pass, there are only 5,000 captives in the north!"

Wang Shiyang shook his hand, and the tea bowl he was holding fell down and shattered to the ground.

"Five thousand?!"

Wang Shiyang's eyes widened.

Xiao Ruxun nodded, then looked at Li Rusong, Li Rusong understood, hugged his fists and said: "The last general killed a total of 5,172 people in the Bauhinia Pass Beiyu, not the 40,000 people as rumored to be, and besides, we interrogated the Datong soldiers who came to operate artillery and other equipment in the Beiyu camp.

They confessed that on the night of the fourth day after the 40,000 Beiyu attacked the Bauhinia Pass, the main force of 35,000 people quietly left, and then never went back, until our army broke through the Beiyu camp in one fell swoop to find out about this matter, when our army marched to Lingqiu, some local refugees reported, saying that they saw a large force of cavalry from Lingqiu south! ”

Wang Shiyang hurriedly stood up and walked back and forth uneasily.

"That's not right! That's not right! That's not right! How so? Isn't there only 10,000 captives in the north? When General Wei went north, he also reported that there were at most 10,000 captives in the north, and he killed 5,000 along the way, and you killed 5,000 in Wutai, isn't it just 10,000? Where are the thirty-five thousand? ”

Xiao Ruxun opened his mouth and said: "This is where the last general is puzzled, these 35,000 northern captives can be described as a large number of large targets, it is impossible for the world to evaporate, even if it is a secret march, there must be clues to follow, but all the way forward, there is no trace of the northern captives."

Governor Wang, the last general is very worried, these northern captives are still hiding somewhere waiting for an opportunity, their actions are too strange, not in line with the way of marching soldiers, the last general really can't figure out their traces, and their goals, just feel dangerous, 35,000 northern captives suddenly disappeared, where will they go? ”

Wang Shiyang paced back and forth, sometimes looking at the map he hung on the screen.

"Is it Taiyuan, or Qi County?"

Xiao Ruxun frowned and asked, "How about Taiyuan, and what about Qi County?" ”

"Taiyuan is an important town in Shanxi, an important hub and general logistics base of one province and two towns, once attacked, the consequences are unimaginable, Qi County, the old man secretly transferred the Jin King to Qi County when he first went south in the north, so as not to happen again in Ningxia, if these two places are attacked, it will be a bad thing."

Wang Shiyang was deeply suspicious.

Li Rusong thought for a while and said: "The defense of Taiyuan is extremely strong, far above Ningxia, who can break through Taiyuan?" Don't talk about 35,000 Beiyu, as long as Taiyuan City insists on defense, it can't take another 35,000, Beiyu is not a fool, they are cavalry, even if they dismount and fight, they have to consider losses, right?

And they will not know that once the lone army goes deeper, our army takes the Pingxing Pass, and after the siege of Yanmen Pass is lifted, they will be trapped in Shanxi, which will be a dead end, and they will definitely die, so the last general feels that they are not very likely to do anything in Taiyuan, but Qi County is a little dangerous. ”

Xiao Ruxun shook his head in disagreement.

"The fundamental purpose of the northern captives going south is food, and now there may be more financial needs, but Qi County, not to mention whether they know about the transfer of King Jin, even if they take Qi County? In addition to King Jin, what else does Qi County attract them?

It's Taiyuan, if Taiyuan is destroyed, it can bring us great trouble, but Taiyuan City is strong, and there are 20,000 soldiers and horses to defend it, and 35,000 Beiyu can't conquer Taiyuan, which is unlikely, so what is the matter with Beiyu? ”

Wang Shiyang suddenly raised his head and looked at Xiao Ruxun.

"Ji Xin, you say, could it be that someone leaked the transfer of the King of Jin to the Beiyu, and the King of Jin also took away a large amount of gold and silver treasures accumulated by the King of Jin in the past dynasties, if it was known to the Beiyu......

Xiao Ruxun was skeptical.

"Governor, there is such a big movement in the northern captives, will you find nothing by sending people around to investigate the traces of the northern captives? There are many people around Qi County, how can Beiyu take Qi County without a trace? This is obviously unreasonable, so the last general even has some doubts about whether this group of northern captives has escaped in advance. ”

Seeing that even Xiao Ruxun had such suspicions, Li Rusong and Wang Shiyang were even more shaken.

"If the Beiyu has really achieved a retreat and is ready to retreat, then all this is barely reasonable, if this is the case, it is indeed a bit inappropriate to drag these 40,000 soldiers and horses here, the curfew in Taiyuan City is too long, only let the residents go out to pick wood every day, I am afraid it will not be able to support it for too long, if it is really fine, the curfew in Taiyuan should also be lifted, so that refugees from all over the country can begin to return home."

Wang Shiyang thought so.

Li Rusong also sighed rarely: "Now the weather is so cold, but the north captives are going south, it is really worse, I waited all the way to the south, and the refugees who were frozen to death and starved to death were far above being killed and died, I am afraid that in the first two months of this year, many people will die in Shanxi!" ”

Wang Shiyang sighed deeply.

Xiao Ruxun stared at the map hanging on Wang Shiyang's screen, stared at Taiyuan City, and suddenly remembered some other things.

"Governor Wang, General Li, do you think it is possible for the Northern Captives...... I mean, if, if they were really hiding in Shanxi, was it possible that they were hiding in the Taihang Mountains? You see, if they were hiding in the mountains of Taihang, they would have gone west to attack Taiyuan, Yuci, and even Qi County further south. ”

As soon as these words came out, Wang Shiyang shook his head again and again.

"When the old man was stationed in Taiyuan, he had already gone out to search for the traces of these northern captives everywhere, such an important place at the foot of Taihang Mountain, the old man sent people to search deeply, every path was sent to find people, everyone came back, everyone said that nothing was found, so the old man was unable to suppress the arrogant people in Yulin."

Li Rusong also felt impossible.

"Admiral, even if a man can hide in the mountains, how can a war horse hide? The northern captives are mobile cavalry, and without horses, they have nowhere to escape, which is impossible. ”

Xiao Ruxun thought about it and felt that this was the case, it should be that she thought too much.

That is to say, those northern captives really did not go south, but went north? Did the refugees see it wrong, or did the Beiyu deliberately do it?

Are they that smart? What is this inexplicable feeling of unease?

Xiao Ruxun walked back to his seat and sat down, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea.

"Report! Urgent! Urgent! Overseer! Taiyuan Urgent !! ”

Suddenly, the sound outside the house shocked Xiao Ruxun's heart, and if he was not careful, the tea bowl in his hand also fell to the ground and shattered.

"What's going on?!"

Wang Shiyang was extremely angry and loudly scolded the sergeant who suddenly broke in.

"The Overseer atoned for his sins! Overseer Atonement! The incident was urgent, and a sentry came back to report that smoke suddenly rose in many places in Taiyuan City! There is a faint sound of explosions! ”

Wang Shiyang was stunned.

"What?!"