Zhu Yunxi's campaign against Japanese pirates in eastern Shanxi went smoothly.

The vicious reputation of Zhang Zhiyuan, the little murderer of the Ming Dynasty, was once again more intuitively presented to everyone.

Reorganize Eastern Jin Dynasty and regain the city.

The Northern Patrol was marching up and down, busy reorganizing the entire Shanxi Road. After capturing Shouyang City and Jingchuan Marquis Cao Zhen's "complete annihilation" of the Japanese bandits in Shouyang, the army received the recaptured areas of Pingding Prefecture and Leping County.

After the news.

Zhu Yunxi was busy reorganizing his troops and heading north to Meng County to meet Zhu Di.

And on the other side of Taiyuan Mansion.

There are mountains and mountains and heavy snowfall.

When winter comes, the snow in the north seems to never stop, it keeps falling day and night.

The heavy snow covered the entire earth and hid many things.

But at the same time, it also makes some things that are less noticeable before clearly exposed to people's sight.

Snow buries pipes.

There were fewer pedestrians, and sometimes merchants and government carriages from the south or north made two clear ruts on the official road.

The mud splashed up by the wheels marked a large area on both sides of the rut with different colors.

If you stand on a high place and look at the official road, it will be a clear guide.

And outside the pipeline.

Heavy snow piled up on the treetops, covering everything as far as the eye could see.

In the wild, several snowshoe hares were jumping up and down from numerous caves in search of food.

Even though these snowshoe rabbits have a lot of down and a thick layer of fleshy pads on their feet, they can still leave footprints on the snow.

In the wilderness and snowfield.

Three figures led the horses, one foot deep and one foot shallow, walking in the snow.

The north wind brought flying snow, which hit the three of them on their bodies and faces.

Even though they shook their bodies from time to time and shook off the falling snow, there was always a thin layer of snow on the three of them.

"Going further, we will reach Wuzhai Fort. To the west, we can go to Baodezhou, and to the east, we can reach Ningwu Suo. If we continue to go north, we will reach the border passes around Piantou Pass and Laoyingbao Suo."

Among the three people, Tian Mai, who was of medium height, led the horse and looked around, explaining in a deep voice.

While speaking, he silently looked at Zhu Yunwen, who was walking among the three of them.

Sun Cheng, who was on the other side, said: "Ningwu's past is Datong. No matter how hard Liu Zongsheng and the others go, they can't take this road.

Although the Great Wall has not yet been built in the area around Piantou Pass and Laoyingbao, it is still guarded by border troops. It is unlikely that Liu Zongsheng and the others would choose to escape from the heavy guarding of border troops."

After finishing speaking, Sun Cheng looked at Zhu Yunwen silently, just like Tian Mai.

Both of them were a little helpless.

His Highness Taisun personally said that as long as Liu Zongsheng and his gang of rebels are not found, they will never want to go back in this life.

Only by finding Liu Thief and others can they go back.

Since the birthday party of King Jin in Taiyuan City, they left Taiyuan City and have been looking for traces of Liu Thief and others in the snowy sky on Shanxi Road.

However, Zhu Yunwen's arrival came as a surprise to Sun Cheng and others who had not known about it beforehand.

After the incident, I felt more admiration for Zhu Yunwen's love and justice.

The three of them were like this, walking together.

Zhu Yunwen raised his head and looked at the snowy field in front of him that seemed to always look the same.

His face was covered with ice crystals and falling snow. The elegant young man he was originally had now also had a beard on his face, which looked a little messy because he couldn't take care of it in the wild.

Zhu Yunwen looked a little more weathered, but also had a more indescribable charm.

He twisted his neck that was stiff from the cold, glanced at Sun Cheng and Tian Mai, his lips and teeth moved slightly, and his voice had a sense of vicissitudes: "You all think that Liu Thief and others will go west, close to the south of Baoding County

Escape from Shanxi Road?"

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai looked at each other.

Tian Mai said: "This is the greatest possibility. As long as they pass through Baoding County, the Yellow River has frozen at this time, they can cross the Yellow River on flat ground and enter Shaanxi Road. There is only Fugu County on the opposite side, and they have to go south.

There will be a Shenmu County with no cities in the north, enough for them to trace the Great Wall and escape to the desert."

Zhu Yunwen nodded and looked at Sun Cheng.

Sun Cheng echoed: "For Liu Thief and others, this is the safest route."

Zhu Yun nodded, his eyelids sank, and he fell into deep thought.

After a while, he shook his head and spoke slowly: "I think he will most likely choose to escape from the Piantou Pass area."

Both Tian Mai and Sun Cheng had doubts on their faces.

This is the most unsafe and easily discovered route among the three directions for Liu Zongsheng and others.

If you really go this way, it will be no less than throwing yourself into a trap.

Zhu Yunwen explained: "The most dangerous place is the safest place. Thief Liu is the most suspicious and capricious by nature.

Based on his nature, he would most likely choose to escape in the direction of the first pass.

And...didn’t you notice anything unusual along the road these past two days?”

"abnormal?"

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai spoke at the same time, their faces full of confusion.

The northwest area of ​​Shanxi is covered with mountains.

Even in the past, when outsiders came in, they would sometimes take the wrong path. In addition, at this time of year, snow was the only thing that could be seen.

Zhu Yunwen shook his head: "Quiet! It's too quiet. Have we met anyone along the way in the past few days? In addition to the merchants going north, there are also sporadic government servants, but we can't see them all day long.

people."

Tian Mai had already frowned.

Sun Chengze was still puzzled and said: "At this time, the mountains are blocked by heavy snow and the snow blocks the roads. It is normal for there to be fewer people."

Zhu Yunwen said: "But have we seen anyone going south?"

Sun Cheng was stunned for a moment.

Tian Mai said in a deep voice: "Not one."

"Yes! There is not one." Zhu Yunwen showed a sneer on his face: "If I guessed correctly, something must have happened in the north."

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai stopped.

The wind and snow among the mountains in the wilderness became more intense.

Zhu Yunwen stretched out his hand to press the velvet hat on his head, and said in a low voice: "When the Liu thieves and others were discussing the uprising in Taiyuan, they mentioned that they would induce the Japanese workers sent by the imperial court to mine coal mines in Shaanxi Road to participate in the rebellion.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! With this, with Taiyuan City as the center and Japanese workers in eastern and western Shanxi as supplements, the entire Shanxi Road will be in chaos.

Once Liu Thieves and others take over Taiyuan City, they can take over various places in Shanxi Province that are in turmoil one by one.

I originally thought that if Taiyuan City was sealed off by Lao Er and the rebels were eliminated overnight, this incident might not happen again.

But now it seems that Liu Thieves and others have already planned the time to launch their attack. Even if they are defeated in Taiyuan, the Japanese workers from various places outside will rebel against the imperial court."

His face was a little solemn.

The rebellion of Japanese workers is not a serious matter.

With Lao Er taking command in Taiyuan, the imperial army could rush to the rebel areas in no time. Using the elite of the imperial court to suppress the unarmed Japanese workers was just a matter of hands.

But what worried him was that the local area was in chaos and the border areas were also affected.

So, can the border army officers and soldiers who are supposed to guard the border still be able to fully perform their original duties?

Once a loophole appears, it will be an opportunity for people like Liu Zongsheng to escape from the Central Plains and hide in the vast desert snowfield.

Tian Mai's face changed slightly: "So now, only if there is a rebellion in the area of ​​Piantou Pass and Laoyingbao, it is possible that there will be people who have not been seen going south all day.

If there is chaos in northwest Shanxi, local officers and soldiers and border officers will definitely be involved in countering the rebellion.

At this time, the border pass may have become useless. If Liu Zongsheng and other thieves had planned this a long time ago, it is most likely that they would have fled into the desert grassland in the direction of Touguan."

"So we went to Piantou Pass."

In the wind and snow, Zhu Yunwen's eyes were dim.

No matter how strong the wind and snow outside were, and even if his body was frozen stiff, his heart was still hot.

Probably, only the blood of Liu Thief and others can calm the fire in his heart.

Sun Cheng and Tian Mai looked at each other.

Ever since the two of them met Zhu Yunwen who was chasing after them, all the decisions along the way were made by Zhu Yunwen.
To be continued...