Lin Ruyu, Shen Ge and others stood at the table, and there was a map of Raozhou on the table, and four small wooden sticks were placed on the map. Early in the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, He Jiongming divided his people into four groups, and they went in different directions.

Fu Yougui took more than a dozen people to the south, and the direction was directly towards the Camel Ridge in Chengxian County. The three of them and Qian Lancui hired a carriage to run east, and their destination was Xuanzhou; Dai Xia led ten people to the west, and He Jiongming was protected by the remaining hundred people and ran to the north, the destination of these two teams is unknown, but it is certain that they are not going to Camel Ridge.

Luo Xian, who was standing at the table, was the first to speak, "The subordinates and other fifteen people, although they have followed them here from Wenjialing in Hezhou, their subordinates have confirmed that they have not been discovered by the secret sentinel of He Jiongming and his gang. Because we are holding the black scorpions, we rest when they are on their way, and we only know their general directions, and then when they rest, we follow the guidance of the black scorpions to find and determine their position. We have to take good care of these scorpions, and when we catch He Jiongming, we can also use them to track the next target, which is too worry-free and effort-saving." br>

Luo Xian's words amused everyone.

Zou Shun, the guard who has been protecting Shen Ge, said, "Luo Xian's best thing is tracking and searching for people, he said that He Jiongming didn't notice it, then he definitely didn't notice it. With Zhen Xing, a local, we are inconspicuous in governing the county."

The Anwang Rebellion had just subsided, and all the states on the Yangtze River were clearing out the remaining bandits, and there were countless squads of officers and soldiers patrolling around. Lin Ruyu Zhen Xing in their team came from Xingyang City with Shen Xun, the housekeeper of Wu'an Hou Mansion, his ancestral home is Raozhou County, and he speaks a dialect of Zhixian County, which is no different from other team leaders.

Shen Ge also believed in the strength of Luo Xian and the others, "So He Jiongming's actions have nothing to do with us. So what are they trying to do with it?"

Lin Ruyu put his hand on the wooden stick to the east and analyzed, "He Jiongming is not a good person, no matter why he kept Qian Lancui by his side, he must have his purpose in sending Qian Lancui back to Xuanzhou at this time. And, in order to achieve this purpose, Qian Lancui is needed. Qian Lancui's greatest value may be the relationship with my family. So I suspect that their division of troops this time may have something to do with my family."

Everyone nodded.

Lin Ruyu continued, "Xuanzhou is heavily guarded, and the Lin family and several of Shen Ge's brothers have people around to protect them, no matter what He Jiongming wants to do, he needs help. After He Jiongming saw Fu Yougui, he must have known that the soldiers in Camel Ridge were trapped and dead, and he couldn't use them. So I speculate that Dai Xia was sent by He Jiongming to move troops. The soldiers who can let the commander of the secret guard of his personal Xia Zi Department personally move them should have a great background."

"Makes sense!" Zou Shun patted his head, "No matter what way Dai Xia is going to move, he can't be allowed to move here. Brother Ming is reliable, no matter how powerful Dai Xia is, he can't escape from his palm."

Shen Ge swept the mountains of the prefectures and counties west of Raozhou on the map, "Based on the direction of Dai Xia alone, it is impossible to guess where to move troops from. Leave him alone for the time being, where is He Jiongming going north? To the north of Zhixian is Xia Cai County, and Xia Cai cannot have a place for him to hide his troops, so his destination is definitely not Xia Cai. What is he going to do when he goes north?"

Xia Cai is An Ziyuan's hometown, in August last year, in order to search for the disaster relief food that was robbed by He Jiongming's people, Zhu Taishou sent people to turn over the mountains around Xia Cai. Even if He Jiongming originally hid troops in Xia Cai, he must have moved elsewhere.

Lin Ruyu took over the conversation, "Just follow and see, let's get ready to go."

"Yes." Luo Xian's chord tone received the order and went out to prepare.

Lin Ruyu discussed with Shen Ge, "He Jiongming is to the north, Camel Ridge is to the south, you ......

Shen Ge immediately said, "I'll go all the way north with you, there are Uncle Xun and General Du on the Camel Ridge, and the rebels can't fly."

Shen Xun has followed Wu'an Hou to fight on the battlefield for many years, he is resourceful and can fight well, and he will replace Shen Ge to besiege Camel Ridge, which must be better than the fledgling Shen Ge.

Lin Ruyu followed He Jiongming and gained a lot of knowledge.

For example, He Jiongming and his gang avoided the crowds and walked through the mountains and forests, or passed on mountain paths and field paths, and the color of their clothes almost blended with the mountains and forests, and they could not be detected at all. Moreover, they were divided into five squads of 100 people, and protected He Jiongming's team in the middle, front and back, left and right

Hundreds of meters apart. In this way, no matter where the enemy comes from the east, west, north, south, and north, he will surprise the squad on that side, and then quickly report to He Jiongming's squad in the center of the formation, and the central squad can immediately make adjustments.

If it weren't for the presence of the black scorpion, it would be almost impossible for Lin Ruyu and the others to follow He Jiongming unsuspectingly. Lin Ruyu recorded everything she saw, heard, and realized in her notebook, and analyzed how she should avoid being followed in the future.

Shen Ge likes to look through her records very much, and when he feels something, he will also write a few strokes, and if he and Lin Ruyu think differently, he will discuss it with her. This matter is fresh and interesting, and Shen Ge likes it very much.

Lin Ruyu also likes it, it feels as if she and Shen Ge are classmates, studying and making progress together.

He Jiongming was not in a hurry on this way, it took five days to pass through Xia Cai, and after entering Qi County north of Xia Cai, He Jiongming still headed north. Now he has changed his plain face, changed to a carriage, and walked on the official road.

Shen Ge noticed that after He Jiongming changed to a carriage, Lin Ruyu's smile became less and her words became less. Three days after He Jiongming entered Qi County, when he rested in an inconspicuous inn at the foot of a mountain, Lin Ruyu's face became more and more solemn.

Without waiting for Shen Ge to ask, Lin Ruyu pulled him up the mountain. Although it is now spring, the mountain wind is still cold, Shen Ge walked on the upwind to block the cold wind for her, holding her little hand to lead the way. The mountain road is difficult to walk, and Shen Ge was reluctant to let Lin Ruyu suffer from mountaineering, so he discussed with her, "There are too many stones on this mountain road, and it is easy to slip and fall, so I should carry you up, right?"

"Okay."

Lin Ruyu responded very simply, which made Shen Ge feel uneasy. He thought that he would have to persuade a few more words in the factory, because Ruyu has always been independent, and what she can do by herself never troubles others.

Shen Ge picked her up and walked up the mountain steadily, "Jiaojiao, what are you thinking, what's wrong?"

Lin Ruyu hugged Shen Ge's neck and said in a muffled voice, "I'm not sure yet, let's go up first, you watch your step."

When the two arrived at a mountain platform, Lin Ruyu pointed to another mountain peak not far away, "There is a small temple there."

Shen Ge looked in the direction pointed by Lin Ruyu, and found that there was indeed a temple on the halfway of the peak not far away. Shen Ge said, "That temple looks like it's in ruins."

Lin Ruyu replied and said quietly, "The main hall of that temple is dedicated to the four heavenly kings, and the Buddha statues of two of them have been destroyed. If my guess is correct, He Jiongming will go to the temple in a while and enter the main hall of the temple."