At this moment, it is the time of unitary, the moon and stars outside the city are scarce, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the breeze is blowing, which makes people feel refreshed and happy.

Yuan Mai couldn't appreciate the beauty under the moon, and according to the place Zheng Yu said, he beat his horse and went straight to the Xianrong military camp ten miles south. About a little more tea, I saw a military camp on a high slope, and by the moonlight, I could vaguely see that the word "trial" was written on the banner.

"It seems that this is the military camp that opened the city gate later, betrayed the Yuan family, and took refuge in Cao Ying's Xianrong, and if there is a chance in the future, I will definitely pull out this hidden danger in the future."

Yuan Mai muttered to himself in his heart, and rode his horse straight to the gate of the barracks.

"Stop, who is coming, who dares to come and break into the barracks at night?"

Just when Yuan Mai was more than 20 zhang away from the camp gate, he was discovered by the patrolling soldiers, and more than a dozen people lined up in a team, bent bows and arrows, and shouted and asked.

"I am the fourth son of the state herdsman's family, and I am currently a partial general, and I am engaged in classics, and I came to your military camp to find a person this time, may I ask if you are in the camp to judge the general?"

Yuan Mai pulled the reins of his horse, let the mount move forward slowly, and while pulling the big flag as a tiger skin, he reported the official position he had just been awarded today.

The chief who led the team was taken aback when he heard this, not because of his official position as a general or a scholar, but because the person who came was the son of the lord's family, and he didn't dare to ask whether it was true or false at the moment, so he said respectfully: "It's really unfortunate that our general went into the city today to congratulate the lord on his birthday, and he has not yet returned." I don't know who Childe is looking for? The small one can give you a message. ”

Yuan Mai didn't want to meet with this guy who was a "traitor seeking glory", and said in his heart that it would be better not to be at home, so as not to cause extraneous complications: "It doesn't matter if the general is not there." I have come here to find a man named Hao Zhao, who is a distant relative of the Fifth Lady. There was something at home, and my mother asked me to take him into the city, so that he could return to his hometown, and after dealing with his personal affairs, he would return immediately. ”

Yuan Mai said this, lest this chief didn't know Hao Zhao, and added: "It seems that this person is a horseman, and I hope that this military master will call him and let me take him back to see my mother's death." ”

After listening to Yuan Mai's words, the chief said with a regretful face: "What did the son say?" Unfortunately, just half an hour earlier, he had been expelled from the barracks and had gone down the hill with his bags on his back. ”

"What? Kicked out of the barracks? So what's going on? ”

Yuan Mai was anxious and angry when he heard this, the so-called "a thousand troops are easy to get, and a general is hard to find", such a good general was expelled from the barracks, if Yuan Ben was undefeated, it would really be unreasonable.

"The villain is just a chief, how dare he ask for what. However, it is said that getting rid of this big guy is a matter explained from above. Shi Chang replied with an innocent face.

"Alas!"

Yuan Mai sighed, guessing that it was probably because Zheng Yu invited him to sit next to her today, which angered Yuan Shang's mother and son, so he was angry with Hao Zhao, and he didn't have time to think about it at the moment, catching up with Hao Zhao was the top priority, and he didn't talk nonsense with these soldiers, turned his horse's head, and rushed down the hillside.

After going down the hillside, Yuan Mai found that the problem came, only to see that in front of him was a "ten" intersection, due north is the road he took when he came, leading to Yecheng, and the other three directions did not know where to lead.

At this moment, the bright moon is shining, shining on the earth, the shadows of the trees on both sides of the road are swaying, and the chirping of crows is heard from time to time.

"Oops, how can this be? This Hao Zhao went in that direction? Four hundred thousand years ago, Xiao Heyue chased Han Xin, and finally laid the foundation of the Han Dynasty for 400 years. Today, I Yuan bought the moon to chase Hao Zhao, why did you give me a multiple-choice? That's not fair, isn't it? ”

Facing the fork in the road, Yuan Mai hesitated, punched the trees on the side of the road, and muttered to himself.

Just when Yuan Mai hesitated, the sound of the bell sounded, and he saw a donkey cart coming from the east, which seemed to be going to the west.

"Excuse me, where do these roads go?"

Hearing someone ask for directions, the donkey cart stopped, an old man and a young man in the car, the old man is a perennial merchant who sells cloth goods, walked through the south and the north, has some knowledge, and pointed out to Yuan Mai at the moment: "To the north is Benye City, ten miles away, but it is estimated that the city gate has been closed at this moment." The direction I came in was the road to Guantao, to Qingzhou. If you go west, you can go to Shangdang, or you can go to Taiyuan County in the northwest. If you go south, walk 200 miles to Liyang, and then go further and enter the boundary of Yuzhou. ”

"Thank you for the old man's guidance, and I would like to ask later, how long has the old man walked this way? Have you ever seen a big man who is nine feet tall? ”

Yuan Mai was very grateful to the old man for his meticulous guidance, thanked him, and gestured with his hands to Hao Zhao's head, asking him if he had ever seen such a person.

The old man shook his head, indicating that he had not seen such a person, and then waved his hand and left, and continued to drive west with the donkey cart. Yuan Mai thanked the old man again, only hated that he was in a hurry and forgot to bring some five baht with him, otherwise, he would have to express his gratitude a little.

"Hao Zhao, Hao Zhao, good you Hao Bodao, it seems that if you want to get you, you can't do it without a little brain!"

Yuan Mai stood in the moonlight, sighed at the bright moon above his head, his brain turned rapidly, analyzing Hao Zhao's whereabouts, which direction would he go?

Just now the chief said that Hao Zhao had left for half an hour, and ordinary people walked about ten miles in half an hour, although Hao Zhao was tall and tall, but he was carrying a bag, and the two offset each other, and it was estimated that he would walk ten miles up and down in half an hour.

The distance from the barracks to Yecheng is exactly ten miles, if Hao Zhao is going to Yecheng, he should meet him near the city gate, but no, obviously Hao Zhao did not go north. Moreover, being kicked out of the barracks for no reason, Hao Zhao should have no reason to enter Yecheng again.

To the north is the post road to Qingzhou, Qingzhou is Yuan Tan's territory, since Yuan Shao's base camp does not have a foothold for Hao Zhao, then he should not go to Qingzhou to vote for Yuan Tan, and the old man who is suitable to guide the way also confirmed that Hao Zhao did not go to the east. Excluding the east and north, only the south and the west remain, to the south is the ruling area of Ben Cao Ying, and to the west is Hao Zhao's hometown Taiyuan County.

"Hao Zhao must have gone south to Cao Ying!"

Remembering that Hao Zhao worked for Cao Ying in history, Yuan Mai muttered in his mouth, no longer hesitated, hit the horse's ass with the whip in his hand, shouted "drive" in his mouth, turned the horse's head, and galloped towards the south.

The moon stars are scarce, the moonlight is bright, and the moon is white in the shining wilderness; The wide post road was sprinkled with the shadows of the trees on both sides of the road and the dust kicked up by galloping horses.

The horses and whips were raised, and they galloped six or seven miles, and saw two villages along the way. But Yuan Mai did not stop to go to the village to ask if anyone meant to stay overnight, and planned to continue to catch up with Hao Zhao's footsteps.

Hao Zhao in history was able to resist the attack of Kong Ming's 100,000 army with 3,000 people, he should be a steady and cautious person, such a person, was expelled from the barracks for no reason, he would definitely wonder what caused it, and would it be dangerous to stay nearby?

In this way, Hao Zhao would definitely not spend the night nearby, and his first thought must be to leave Yecheng far away, leaving the potential danger. Otherwise, if you plan to stay, Hao Zhao might as well go directly to the north and go to the inn in Yecheng to stay worry-free.

Tonight, the moon is bright, and there is a day between the shining heaven and earth, and for a person who practices martial arts, it should not be a problem to walk at night under such conditions.

Yuan Mai thought that it was the best way to chase down the post road at present, and with the strength of the horse's feet, it was not a problem to run forty or fifty miles in half an hour. If you don't see anyone for half an hour, there are only two possibilities, one is that Hao Zhao didn't take this road, and took the other road to go west to his hometown, and the other may be to spend the night in these two villages along the way.

Moreover, Yuan Mai also thought of a countermeasure, if he still couldn't see Hao Zhao after chasing forty or fifty miles along this road, he would immediately turn back the same way, and then chase west from the fork in the road under the barracks, and run wildly for an hour and a half, seventy or eighty miles, and still couldn't see Hao Zhao, it was very likely that he would spend the night in the villages along the way. When the time comes, I will come back and ask the villages along the way door to door, even if I turn it upside down, I will find out Hao Zhao!

"That's it, my Hao Bodao, even if I tire the horse to death tonight, I will find you!"

Yuan Mai raised his head to the sky and shouted, and the whip in his hand fell the horse, urging the horse under his crotch to gallop.

Although the horse was already full of wind under his feet and galloping wildly, it still made Yuan Mai feel as slow as a snail, and he couldn't wait to put on his wings and fly......