"Your Majesty, the guards are ready!" Dong Zunzhi clasped his fists outside the door and saluted.

Guo Shao glanced back at the map on the wall, and he always knew what he wanted.

If you get the territory of Youzhou, there are infinite possibilities for the future. Until that moment comes, all the factors that hinder him and delay time should be eliminated as much as possible.

Guo Shao was dressed in a military uniform and strode out with a bow. Dong Zunzhi couldn't help but bend down when he saw his appearance.

There is no need for a guard of honor to drag down the march, Guo Shao himself is a military general. The elite of the thousand horsemen who quickly assembled followed him along the Lingzhou Cross Avenue and went straight out of the East City; The horseshoe of the war horse stepped on the hard ground of masonry and stone very loudly, and the whole Lingzhou in the middle of the night resounded with the thunderous sound of horses' hooves.

Guo Shao and Lu Chengyong's close horse team ran the fastest, and the large cavalry behind them gradually fell behind...... The light was not good at night, and the team with too many people couldn't let go of running.

On the way, I saw a general of the Shuofang army, and the general took Guo Shao to the side of the road and stopped.

Several people took torches and shone on the side of the road, and saw two horses lying on their sides on the ground, panting and struggling a few times. The military general hugged his fists and said: "These two horses have fallen into the pit and broken their legs, the wounds are very new, and the horses are still alive." ”

A soldier took off the saddle and showed it to Guo Shao in front of his horse. It was not a saddle used by the Han army.

"Let's go!" Guo Shao lightly kicked the dark horse under the seat.

Guo Shao was angry in his heart, a woman who already had the status of a concubine actually ran away with another man, this feeling made people feel very frustrated......

His face turned pale, and he raised his head to coldly observe the scene nearby. There is a large grassland in Lingzhou, and you don't need a road to run.

It is a flat hill with a slight undulation on all sides. Under the starry canopy, the light is dim, and the earth is boundless...... There are countless directions. For a while, all the generals were a little dazed, and the pursuers of the Shuofang army were already here with Guo Shao, and they lost the defectors.

Lu Chengyong bowed and said: "Your Majesty, our soldiers are divided into three routes, searching along the north, south and east sides!" The traitor has no horse, and he will definitely not be able to run far! ”

Another military general said: "There are a lot of herdsmen in this area, what if they steal the herding horses?" ”

In the past, Zhao Kuangyin escaped from the Tokyo mutiny, and Lu Chengyong was in charge of the pursuit, but he was not caught. Guo Shao felt that this guy had no talent for doing this job, so he didn't believe his method.

"Take!" Guo Shao shouted.

Dong Er hurriedly took off the cloth bag on his back, opened it and handed it to Guo Shao.

Guo Shao first found a topographic map of Lingzhou, and then took out a large map of the entire northwest border and spread it out on the grass to see. The soldiers hurriedly brought torches and lit them around.

Guo Shao glanced at the straight length of the scale bar in the lower right corner, knocked his hand on the map, and estimated his current position. And the armies went out of the city by the east gate, and went straight to the east.

On the map, the area around the Yellow River Basin, where Lingzhou is located, is suitable for habitation; Lingzhou is on the east bank of the Yellow River, close to the Yellow River (it was only moved to Lingwu in the Ming Dynasty). Directly east will be a large desert with no people...... It's completely uninhabitable, and even the water source is not marked, so there is no road there. Without the lack of preparation and the lack of horses, it is very dangerous to rush into this area, not only will they get lost, but they will also lack water.

Guo Shao looked at the map for a while, then looked up and pointed to the northeast: "The best route for them is from this side, there is a road with a water source leading to the Great Wall." ”

The crowd turned their heads to look northeast.

Guo Shao looked sideways at the horse that was about to die on the side of the road, and said categorically: "Scatter the rangers and go out to the northwest." The rest of the people continued west with me. ”

Guo Shao guessed that Brother Wuzang and the others might not choose the best route at this time; In a panic, they will continue to walk west. Otherwise they should not have ridden west and then turned north, which would have been more detouring...... The only reason is inadequate preparation.

The emperor's words were a holy decree, and the armies immediately began to deploy regardless of the reason.

Guo Shao continued to rush west with his guards, and after a while, a black mountain shadow on the white horizon blocked his view. He immediately noticed the dark shadow, which was very low, but stretched from north to south.

The subordinates around him followed Guo Shao's gaze and also observed the mountain on horseback.

"If you don't hide it, will you hide in the mountains?" Someone asked.

Guo Shao didn't say anything, and he wasn't sure, or even if Brother Yu was going in this direction......

He looked up at the white canopy at the edge of the mountain shadow, and it wasn't long before dawn came...... If the person who escaped was himself, and he came here at this hour, and there was no horse, the first choice must be to find a place to hide; First, there is time to take a break and think of a way, and second, it is easier to be detected when it gets dark.

"The soldiers were divided into three ways and launched a search up the mountain from the front." Guo Shao ordered.

Lu Chengyong hugged his fists and said: "Get the order!" ”

When everyone got closer, they saw that the mountain was a low shrub, and at the turn of summer and autumn, the weeds in the forest were also very lush. The sky is getting whiter, and the ground can be seen without lighting. The grass in the northwest region withered early, and Guo Shao was afraid that the fire would ignite the mountains and forests, which would only increase the trouble, so he ordered the troops to extinguish the torches and go up the mountain...... He wanted to capture the dog man and woman back, not burn them to death and break with the party clan!

The hill was not steep, and the people rode straight up the mountain.

In the early hours of the morning, the temperature in the forest was very low, Guo Shao was thinly dressed, and he felt the biting coldness. The forest was foggy and very dark, and among the dead grass and trees, there was no sound except for the sound of "Xi Xi Suosuo". Everyone didn't say a word and walked up slowly.

Guo Shao also listened attentively to the surrounding movements.

This feeling is very subtle, as if I am not sure that the prey is very existent, and my heart is a little restless; Waiting for their appearance, with anticipation and hope.

Guo Shao didn't think much about what would happen when he saw them, anyway, at this time, he was thinking about arresting the pair of dog men and women! But I was faintly worried that I wouldn't be able to catch them, this place in the northwest Shuofang is indeed sparsely populated, and the territory is large and complicated, even if thousands of people are dispatched, it may not be possible to catch two people.

However, this keen state of mind, which suffers from gains and losses, makes him seem to have regained his wild desires and desires, and there is no dullness in the court.

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