From early morning to noon, there was no news from Xu Dayan, even if he couldn't find it, he should send someone back to report the news first. He Daniu walked on foot, Xu Dayan and others rode horses, there were only one or two small villages on the way, and if you walked along the road, you should be able to see it soon, why there is no news now.

Yuan Xi couldn't help but get worried, and said to Lu Fang: "You go and gather the soldiers of the second and third platoons." The rest of the row stayed here to pick it up. Zhao Yun, take the company's direct personal guards, and let's look for them along the road together. Lu Fang, you also follow. ”

The so-called direct pro-guard team is the ten recruited skinny farmers, after these ten guys followed Yuan Xi, they ate and drank well, and slowly became energetic. Because Yuan Xi relied on borrowing divine power to "perform" before, they respected Yuan Xi like a god, so they almost knelt down. But loyalty is loyalty, and the ability to do things is not strong, and many times Zhao Yun has to explain it several times before he can understand the meaning. Yuan Xi didn't intervene in this, so he asked Zhao Yun to train, when he could train these ten people, and when Zhao Yun would be able to train them.

This group of sixty or seventy people went on the road, and there was no trace along the road. When I arrived at the first dilapidated village, there were only a few dozen families, and I asked someone, and I really saw people on horseback passing by.

Zhao Yun said: "It shouldn't be that you bumped into bandits." ”

Although Zhang Jiao, the leader of the Yellow Turbans, was conferred the head, the turmoil in Hebei did not subside for a long time. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the imperial court's decrees not only did not improve, but all kinds of harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes became more severe, making the people's livelihood miserable. The people in Hebei are fierce, the yellow turbans are gone, and there are many peasants in various places who rebel under the banner of the yellow turbans. For example, Zhang Yan, a black mountain thief, is a typical example. The names of the rest are as many as cow hairs. The court itself was in civil strife, and it did not try to exterminate them. Except for Yuan Shaochu, who killed a wave after he first arrived in Jizhou, the rest fled into the mountains, and no one cared. Occasionally, these people would get angry on their own and be driven around. If you encounter a thief on this kind of road, it is normal. So before Yuan Xi would say that He Daniu had broken away from the army and it was difficult to return to his hometown. Especially in this part of Bingzhou, Hu people and bandits are mixed, and public security is even more chaotic.

Yuan Xi ordered the second and third platoons to disperse and move, one in front of the other, and split up to find them. He sat in the rear, acting with the third platoon. Let the second row move forward first. The platoon commander of the second platoon, He Daniu, was gone, so Yuan Xi asked instructor Lu Fangxian to temporarily take over the position of platoon commander.

After getting back on the road, soon a second row of people came to pass the message, saying that He Da Niu had been found, but He Da Niu was the only one.

"It's really weird, what about Xu Dayan?"

Yuan Xi led the three rows of people to hurry over, and sure enough, he saw He Daniu with a dusty face.

He Daniu and another person who escaped together stood among the soldiers in the second row, and many people in the second row knew him well, and they rushed to tell him about his freedom of expulsion. But he was absent-minded, and kept looking back at the way he came.

It wasn't until Yuan Xi and the others caught up that he pulled Yuan Xi's sleeve.

Yuan Xi said: "He Da Niu, why did you leave without saying a word?" What difficulties can I say? Come on, sit down, let's talk together, you may not know much about the purpose of our people's army......"

He Daniu roared hurriedly: "Second son, there is no time, Xu Dayan and they were arrested." ”

Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked, "Who was arrested?" Where are you now? ”

He Daniu said: "Look at the banner is a friendly army, it is a general surnamed Han, saying that he is arresting Youzhou deserters, and when he saw Xu Dayan and them riding horses, he couldn't help but take them down." Big Eyes wants to resist, but there are few people and there are not many enemies. Fortunately, I looked like a farmer and took advantage of the chaos to hide, so I escaped. ”

Yuan Xi said: "Didn't they make it clear that they were their own people? ”

He Daniu said: "I said, Big Eyes said that he was the first to enter the camp, but the general didn't believe it at all, the horse was also snatched, and the people were also detained." I saw that they really captured a lot of Youzhou soldiers, about a hundred people, all of whom were strung on a rope and tied up. ”

Yuan Xi asked, "How many of them are there?" ”

He Daniu said: "More than 200 people, all of them are cavalry. ”

Yuan Xi groaned: "Or cavalry? It shouldn't be a bandit pretending, it's a regular army. Last name Han? Do we have a general surnamed Han? ”

Zhao Yun leaned over and said, "There is no general surnamed Han, but there is a cavalry governor." ”

Yuan Xi slapped his thigh and said, "Could it be Han Juzi?" This person is an old acquaintance, and since the last time I was taught a lesson, seeing me is like a mouse seeing a cat. In this way, I went up to say hello to him, and let him let them go, for the sake of my father, he shouldn't embarrass me. ”

Zhao Yundao: "People's hearts are unpredictable, and we don't know if it's Han Juzi." It's better to go up together first, and wait until you confirm that you are not a bandit, and then it's not too late to shout. ”

Yuan Xi nodded and said, "It's okay." But everyone should travel lightly and do not alarm them. In case it was a bandit pretending, it would capsize in the gutter. They are more than two hundred horsemen, so don't mess with them. Comrade He Daniu, for the time being, you should bring this second row. ”

"Whoa."

Under the guidance of He Daniu, the second and third rows were divided into two teams, front and back, and marched forward.

At this time, the so-called big road, that is, the dirt road that can accommodate a horse-drawn carriage to pass, three people walk side by side, which is quite a lot of space, if five people are side by side, it is a bit cramped. The road is lined with small groves. The environment of this era is really diverse, just walking in the field, and at this time it is surrounded by a small forest. The yellow leaves fell all over the ground, and although it looked a little gloomy, from a distance, the trees were arranged in clusters like soldiers.

Sure enough, after walking for a while, I saw some horse manure piled up on the ground, and then I could faintly see some flags in front of me, and I could hear the neighing of horses.

As soon as Yuan Xi gestured, everyone stopped.

"Let's disperse to the side of the road, there's a small forest over there, hide in the woods."

There were not many people hidden in the woods, and the second and third rows were left behind. Zhao Yun and a few guards followed Yuan Xi to hide in the woods on the side of the road, and several people slowly approached with the help of the trees. The large force was on guard in the back, probably a few hundred meters away.

Yuan Xi slowly stepped on the wet mud on the ground, trying not to step on the broken branches and disturb the other party. After slowly approaching, I saw that the flag was "Han", but hundreds of people on the other side lined up in a long line on the road, and I didn't know who the leader was. And in the escorted prisoner team, I really saw Xu Dayan and others. The guy looked unhappy, his hands tied, and he mingled with a group of captives with drooping heads.

Zhao Yundao: "What should I do?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "Send someone up to inquire about the situation and find out who their generals are." ”

Zhao Yun asked, "Who to send?" ”

Yuan Xi turned his head and looked at the pro-soldier who was following Zhao Yun.

The man was stunned for a moment, and said with a bitter face: "I can't do it, what if I am caught by them?" ”

Yuan Xi said: "Don't be afraid, the organization will not leave you." If you are caught, we will rescue you then. ”