At three o'clock in the morning, the sergeants in the barracks who had finished their morning training entered lunchtime.

The defending army is divided into the south camp and the north camp, as the name suggests, the two battalions guard the north and south of the city respectively, and at the same time divide according to the defense area, and guard the eight gates of Bianjing.

Because the north is facing the direction of the Liao Kingdom in the north, there are more people in the Beiying, 1,800 people, while the Nanying is less, only 1,200 people.

But no matter how many people there are, the two battalions are garrisoned as the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, and their responsibilities are not insignificant.

Half of the men were training in the battalion, and the other half were patrolling the city. The two battalions performed their own duties, but there was never any major disorder.

Lin Xi stood outside the camp and observed for a long time-

The soldiers were well-trained, strong-willed, well-equipped, and everything seemed so normal.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!" A small soldier hurriedly broke into the Imperial Envoy's Mansion, and was confronting Li Xianghui, the Imperial Envoy of Bianjing, who also hurriedly entered through the back door.

"What's wrong? Shocked......"

"My lord, the elder Wang Ge is here! Said he was here to inspect the barracks! ”

Li Xianghui's heart tightened: "Which Wang Ge is old?" ”

"It's Wang Dan! They're already coming this way! ”

Li Xianghui regained his composure, lowered his head and arranged with his soldiers: "You invite people here to drink tea first, and I will go and prepare it immediately!" ”

A heart-filled voice suddenly sounded outside the door: "There's no need to prepare, Master Li!" ”

"The king... Lord Wang. Li Xianghui saw Wang Dan, who had already walked in, and hurriedly bowed.

Wang Dan smiled and helped Li Xianghui up: "Lord Li, please get up, please get up!" ”

"Lord Wang, look, why don't you come to inspect and don't tell me, I can prepare in advance......"

"Hey--I don't want people to know, but also to see the soldiers in their truest form!"

Li Xianghui smiled bitterly and said: "Harm, you are so good that you let the last general gather the troops to greet the commander!" ”

Wang Dan stretched out his hand to stop Li Xianghui: "I have already let the forbidden army go to the city gate in advance to temporarily replace the defenders." By this time, they should have assembled on campus. ”

Li Xianghui's face suddenly twitched slightly, and he immediately squeezed out a little smile: "Yes, yes, Ge Lao is smart." ”

Li Xianghui's expression was very unnatural, and all of this was seen by Lin Xi, who was disguised behind Wang Dan.

Wang Dan talked about business, as if reminding Li Xianghui: "The saint is about to return to Beijing, I came to see the situation in the barracks, and when the saint returns to Beijing, you will be responsible for the important task of defending the city, I don't know if you have made arrangements?" ”

"Rest assured, the custody is foolproof. The Shengshang returned to Beijing through the east gate, so the end would arrange for the east gate to guard 1,200 people, and the other three gates to guard 600 each. ”

"Okay--please lead the way, Lord Li, this pavilion will immediately inspect the defenders of the city."

"Ah, this ......" Li Xianghui suddenly hesitated.

Wang Dan also noticed Li Xianghui's strangeness at this time: "What, is there anything difficult about this?" ”

Li Xianghui stammered and explained, "Elder Ge forgives sins... That's right, a few days ago, a few clerks were replaced in the camp of the last general, and it was not until yesterday that the last general found out that the roster of the army was unknown for some reason, and it could not be found......"

"Can't find it?"

Everyone was taken aback, and Yang Huaizhen said angrily: "The holy driver is about to return to Beijing, and now at this juncture, as the commander of the city defense army, how heavy is your responsibility, but you told me that the roster was lost?" ”

"It's... Neglect ......," Li Xianghui said tremblingly.

"Negligence?" Wang Dan had a gloomy face: "The official lost the seal, is there such an outrageous thing in the world?" If there are outlaws who have infiltrated the army at this time, and you don't have a roster, how can you identify them? Once the outlaws want to be unfavorable to the emperor, you will not be able to keep the head of the emperor! ”

After Wang Dan's fierce reprimand, Li Xianghui was so frightened that he knelt on the ground on the spot: "Elder Ge forgives the sin, Lord Yang forgives the sin!" ”

Yang Huaizhen snorted and turned around, while Wang Dan said in a deep voice: "How long will it take for you to make a new volume?" ”

Li Xianghui was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Uh...... Two days away! ”

"Okay." Wang Dan nodded thoughtfully: "Lead the way and take us to the school to have a look." ”

"Yes! Your Excellency, please—"

Li Xianghui turned his head, and Wang Dan glanced at Lin Xi behind him.

In Wang Dan's opinion, Lin Xi's expression was quite intriguing, and he nodded to Wang Dan with a smile.

Everyone came to the school grounds, and sure enough, all the defenders had already assembled here.

"General, the three thousand defenders have finished counting, there are many people, please instruct the general!"

Li Xianghui turned around and said in a low voice: "Elder Ge, what instructions do you have, do you say?" ”

Wang Dan looked at Li Xianghui, who was smiling awkwardly, and patted Li Xianghui's shoulder with a smile.

The military formation under the stage was neatly aligned, thousands of sergeants, all dressed in armor, divided into two shifts, the north camp on the left, the south camp on the right, the banner of righteousness, strong and clean, there were many people, it seemed that everything was very normal.

Wang Dan slowly walked down from the platform.

"You, come here." Wang Dan said.

He was referring to a soldier in the first platoon of the South Battalion.

"Your Excellency." The soldier stepped forward and bowed his hand.

"What's your name?"

"Small... Wang Laosan! ”

"Where is your ancestral home?"

"Small, small are from Hebei!"

"When did you enlist?"

"Uh, the little one, I can't remember it......"

Wang Dan glanced at him strangely, and laughed deeply: "What? Have you forgotten where you are? ”

The soldier's face turned red for a while, and he hesitated for a moment before blurting out: "Small, it's... I joined the army last year! ”

Wang Dan just asked a few normal questions, and the soldier opened his mouth and stammered, as if there was something unspeakable.

"Let's go down." Wang Dan waved his hand and called another soldier beside him.

"What's your name?"

"Small... It's called Li Fourteen! ”

Yang Huaizhen suddenly teased behind Wang Dan in a weird way: "I said General Li, this is not the third or the fourteenth, is your team a city defender or a peasant army?" ”

Li Xianghui could only laugh awkwardly: "I... The general joked! This...... Maybe it's a coincidence! ”

Wang Dan continued to ask: "Where is the ancestral home?" ”

"Small... It's a native of Changzhou! ”

"When did you enlist?"

"Uh, the little one is...... At the beginning of this year! ”

"Go ahead."

At this point, there was no need for Wang Dan to ask any further.

Because even he found these people weird.

After asking, Wang Dan walked back, his face became much more relaxed: "Okay, let's go." ”

Yang Huaizhen arched his hand and said: "Understand, withdraw." ”

Before leaving, Wang Dan did not forget to remind Li Xianghui: "Remember, the roster will be done within two days." In two days, we will come back to the school for roll call. Hopefully, at that time, the situation will not be the same again. ”

"Yes, yes, the last general will obey!" Li Xianghui arched his hand.

Soon, the people who took off their disguises returned to the lively inn.

"How about everyone, what do you think of this trip to the barracks?" Lin Xi sat on the chair and asked a little relaxed.

Li Qingyou picked up the teacup, poured a glass of water, and put it next to Lin Xi's table: "But looking at your appearance, you should see any clues?" ”

The corners of Lin Xi's mouth couldn't hide a smile: "I said that you would hide from the leisure, don't you want me to think about it?" ”

Tang Ling teased: "He moves his legs and feet too much, and he is too lazy to use his brain......"

"." Li Qingyou knocked a finger on Tang Ling's head and retorted: "When did I drop the chain when I should use my brain?" Isn't there anyone smarter than me? Hey hey ......"

Xi Jingyao said softly: "I also think this Li Xianghui is a little strange, it seems to be ...... Something is hiding from us. ”

Lin Xi didn't say it on the spot, "I believe that Elder Wang Ge also saw the problem." ”

Wang Dan snorted, "Forget it, I think it's better for you to say-"

"Hehe......" Lin Xi smiled lightly: "Okay, Wang Ge has spoken......"

Tang Qingshuang slapped Lin Xi's head: "There are so many words, say it quickly!" ”

"Ouch...... What are you doing! Lin Xi touched his head and pouted and said aggrievedly.

"You're not done yet! Do you say it or not? ”

"Whoops, hey, let's talk about it!"

Ling Yebai sat next to him and took Lin Xi's hand: "Lin Xi--just hurry up, everyone is waiting for you......"

"Hmm...... I know. So Lin Xi slowly said what he saw......

"Today, when I was in the school field, I felt that something was wrong, and it was reasonable for normal soldiers to be a little nervous when they were asked by their superiors, but they didn't even forget their names and places of origin, and when they enlisted in the army, they heard their names, either the third or the fourteenth, and when they heard it, they were in a hurry, and they made up their names.

Besides, there is one more thing, I don't know if Lord Yang sees the problem? ”

Yang Huaizhen was stunned for a moment, "Huh? What's the matter? ”

"If I'm not mistaken, the defenders of the Great Song Kingdom can't be recruits, right?"

"That's right," Yang Huaizhen explained: "The garrison of Bianjing was formed from forbidden armies from all over the country, and because of their heavy responsibilities, the military department strictly ordered that these garrisons must be veterans who have been in the army for more than two years, and other soldiers are not allowed." ”

"That's right-" Lin Xi's eyes lit up, "The two soldiers asked, one said that he enlisted in the army last year, and the other said that he was at the beginning of this year, isn't this another huge flaw?" ”

"That's right, that's right!" The corners of Yang Huaizhen's mouth suddenly rose, and he asked Lin Xi with a smile: "Hey--I said brother, listen to Kou Xiang, aren't you a soldier on the border?" How do you know about this kind of thing? ”

The smugness on Lin Xi's face at this time was undisguised: "This is called prescient-"

"Hee ......" Xi Jingyao said: "You are really unpraised, I just said that you were good, look at the corners of your mouth are almost to the sky!" ”

"Xiao Lin, then in your opinion, why do these people lie?"

Lin Xi thought for a while: "Kou Xiang, I think I can answer this question." ”

Immediately, Lin Xi turned his head to look at Wang Dan: "Elder Wang Ge, the two sergeants we asked this morning are all Nanying sergeants, right?" ”

Wang Dan nodded, "Yes, that's right." ”

"How many people are there in Nanying?"

"One thousand two."

"How many bodies did we find along the canal?"

"One thousand one hundred and twenty-six!" Speaking of this, everyone's eyes lit up.

"According to the magistrate, some of the corpses were washed away with the river - if you calculate it in this way, is there a reasonable explanation for these strange things today?"

Kou Zhun was taken aback: "You mean, those more than 1,000 corpses are the sergeants of the entire Nanying?" ”

Ling Yebai gave a cold war: "No...... Then we just saw those 1,200 people on campus......"

Lin Xi suddenly used a cold and gloomy voice, as if the temperature of the entire room had dropped accordingly......

"I've got it all to say, you guys...... Do you really still want to figure it out? ”