Chapter 896 Analysis and Speculation

Si Qin's existence is a threat to him.

Luo Ji was extremely determined to kill him.

Otherwise, they would not have just settled the war in the west and north, and then they would have launched this expedition.

Because Luo Ji knew in his heart that this threat could no longer be allowed to develop.

So he had to take action quickly while he could still kill the opponent in one go.

Looking at the situation now, there is no doubt that Siqin had prepared an escape route for himself in advance.

He didn't escape back to the main city at all, but fled to who knows where with a group of people.

And just yesterday, a wolf cavalryman under Li Min rushed back to report the news.

A heavy rain a few days ago made their tracking even more difficult.

So far, no trace of the other party has been found.

This situation made Luo Ji frown.

Can this cooked duck still make him fly?

Staring at the map he found in front of him from the Qarhan Grassland, Luo Ji frowned deeply and fell into deep thought.

Until Wang Kai's voice sounded in his ears...

"Your Majesty, the Spiegel Secret Agent has arrived."

After hearing this, Luo Ji, who had regained consciousness for a moment, rubbed his brows, and then slowly spoke...

"Let him in."

While talking, a man in ragged clothes walked in quickly.

"Ding Jing Secret Agent Lan Que, see your majesty!"

"Get up."

While raising his hand to signal the other party to stand up, Luo Ji asked straight to the point...

"In the past two or three months, has this main city transported a large amount of food and grass? Of course, in addition to food and grass, there may be some other resources, such as ordnance and equipment."

Faced with this problem, Lan Que didn't know what to say for a while.

During the war, transporting food and grass resources to the front line was too common and too frequent.

If you were to count them one by one, you wouldn't be able to count them at all.

After asking this question, Luo Ji himself seemed to realize that this question was not very accurate, so he decisively changed his approach.

"Nine times out of ten, what the other party transports are grain and grass resources, but they may cover these things up, for example, cover them with thick linen cloth, disguise them as other things, and transport them quietly. Do you have any impressions of this kind of thing?"

Si Qin is a smart and cautious person.

And such people often know how to leave a way out for themselves.

At the same time, on this retreat, he must have stocked up in advance enough food and capital to make a comeback!

Therefore, if the other party did not return to the main city, it must have hidden in a hidden camp prepared in advance.

And food has an expiration date. If you store it for too long, it will rot and you will no longer be able to eat it.

Under this premise, the food problem of the Qarhan Grassland Country is not particularly abundant.

Therefore, Siqin did not have the conditions to prepare all the time.

Transportation back and forth is too troublesome, and frequent entry and exit can easily expose the location of this hidden camp.

So even if we have to prepare, it will only be in two or three months.

At this time, Luo Ji had already reduced the entire scope to the minimum based on the extremely limited information and his own analysis and speculation.

Faced with this more precise question, Lan Que also fell into brief contemplation.

Then, as if he remembered something, his eyes suddenly lit up!

"Your Majesty, about a month ago, there was a period of unrest at night. There were often sounds like carriage dragging coming to the mine. The city gate seemed to have been opened, but I couldn't hear it very clearly, so I can't be sure.

100% sure.”

Sneaking things out of the city in the middle of the night is completely consistent with the characteristics mentioned in Luo Ji's question.

Therefore, Luo Ji perked up after hearing this, and quickly waved to Lan Que, while pointing at the map spread out in front of him and asked...

"Which mine is it?"

"Your Majesty, this is the one."

"are you sure?"

Just in case, Luo Ji had to confirm it again.

In response, Lan Que nodded with certainty.

"Confirmed! In the past few months, Beizhi has been disguised as a slave and hiding in this mine."

"very good."

As he spoke, Luo Ji's eyes quickly panned across the map.

Located in a mine, you can hear the sound of carriages being dragged.

That means the street the other party walked along while dragging supplies was very close to the mine.

According to the map, there is only one street that meets the requirements!

And that street leads directly to the north gate of the main city!

When doing that kind of thing, the other party will definitely choose the shortest route after confirming that no one is following it to avoid unnecessary complications.

Therefore, Na Siqin’s hiding place is located in the north...

The distance won't be too close, otherwise they will find you soon.

But it's definitely not too far. If you get stopped halfway, you're putting the cart before the horse.

According to Luo Ji's estimation, the journey from this main city by horseback would not exceed ten days at most.

This is considered a relatively appropriate distance.

The newly acquired information allowed Luo Ji to constantly complete the clues in his mind.

After some calculations, he directly circled a place on the map!

Then early the next morning, he directly called Baize and Burigude over and ordered them to lead the cavalry to the north to search for Siqin who had escaped.

While the cavalry was setting off, Luo Ji himself was certainly not idle either.

At the beginning, he had no intention of occupying these four ruined cities that were better than nothing.

Although there are still two or three mineral veins in the Qarhan Grassland.

However, the ore resources are relatively common ones, such as copper mines...

It can't be called a bad street, but it doesn't make Luo Ji too excited.

According to Luo Ji's idea, those few mine holes should be filled in first and then left here.

When he pushes the territory here later, he can officially take over.

However, he will definitely take away the existing resources in the city and the hundreds of thousands of grassland people.

Not to mention resources, the hundreds of thousands of grassland people are all cheap labor.

He is now at a time when civilization in all realms is developing, and there is a shortage of people everywhere. How can he let go of such a large wave of manpower?

With an order, he decisively ordered his troops to begin transporting resources and relocating these populations.

At the same time, he also sent a warrant over to Prairie City.

Let them send manpower over to respond.

The season has just entered autumn now. In early winter, it should be possible to transfer all this population to the three grassland cities of his Ten Thousand Realms Civilization.

During the transfer, there were spies from Mirror City who had infiltrated inside to cooperate with their actions.

The grassland people and slaves basically didn't resist much.

Even the rebels who almost drove Si Qin crazy some time ago behaved very calmly and did not jump out to cause trouble at all.

It can be said that it saved Luo Ji a lot of trouble.

So far, except for Siqin's whereabouts, other things have gone very smoothly.
Chapter completed!