It is the hour of You, and the moon outside the city is bright and the stars are sparse, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the breeze blows, making people feel relaxed and happy.

Yuan Mai didn't care to appreciate the beauty under the moon. According to the place Zheng Yu said, he rode a horse and headed straight to the Shenrong Army Camp ten miles south. With about a cup of tea, he saw a military camp tied on a high slope. With the moonlight, he could vaguely see the word "Shen" written on the banner.

"It seems that this is what I later opened the city gate, betrayed the Yuan family, and defected to Cao Cao's Shenrong's military camp. If you have the chance in the future, you will definitely remove this hidden danger in the future first."

Yuan Mai muttered in his heart and rode his horse straight to the gate of the military camp.

"Stop, who is coming? How dare you come to the military camp at night?"

Just when Yuan Mai was more than twenty feet away from the camp gate, he was discovered by patrolling soldiers. More than a dozen people were lined up in a group, bent their bows and arrows, and shouted loudly.

"The fourth son of the Mu family of Naizhou is currently a general and is engaged in the Dianxue. This time, your military camp is looking for someone. Is your general in the camp?"

Yuan Mai stepped on his horse and took the reins, letting the mount move forward slowly, while pulling the flag into a tiger's skin, reporting the official position he had just won the title today.

The leader who led the team was shocked when he heard this. It was not because of the general or the official position of Dian Xue, but because the person who came was the son of the lord's family, and he did not dare to ask whether it was true or not. He said respectfully: "It's really a coincidence that General Shen went to the city to celebrate his birthday today, but he has not come back yet. I wonder who the lord is looking for? The younger one can tell you a message."

Yuan Mai didn't want to meet this guy who "selled the owner and asked for honor". He thought it would be better if he was not at home, so as not to cause trouble: "It doesn't matter whether General Shen is here or not. I came here this time to find a man named Hao Zhao, who is a distant relative of Mrs. Wu. If you have something at home, my mother asked me to take him into the city and ask him to return to his hometown. After dealing with his private affairs, she would return immediately."

Yuan Mai said this, fearing that this person would not know Hao Zhao, and added: "It seems that this man is a groom. I hope the military master will call him and let me take him back to see my mother and punish him."

After hearing Yuan Mai's words, Shi Chang said with regret: "Young Master is talking about that stupid guy? It's really a coincidence that just half an hour ago, he was driven out of the military camp and went down the hillside with his luggage on his back."

"What? Being expelled from the barracks? What's the matter?"

Yuan Mai was anxious and angry when he heard this. As the saying goes, "It is easy to get a general but hard to find." Such a good general was expelled from the military camp. If Yuan Benchu ​​was undefeated, it would be unreasonable.

"How dare you ask what a little man is for? However, it is said that driving away this stupid man was the one who explained the above." Shi Chang replied with an innocent look on his face.

"well!"

Yuan Mai sighed, guessing that it was probably because Zheng Yu came forward to invite him to sit next to her today, which angered Yuan Shang and his son, and he took his anger on Hao Zhao. He didn't have time to think too much at the moment. It was the most urgent thing to catch up with Hao Zhao. He didn't talk nonsense with these soldiers, turned his horse and rushed down the hillside.

After going down the hillside, Yuan Mai found that the problem was coming. He only saw a "cross" intersection in front of him. The north direction was the road he took when he came, leading to Yecheng, but he didn't know where the other three directions led.

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

"Oh, why is this happening? Hao Zhao went in that direction? Four hundred thousand years ago, Xiao He chased Han Xin in the Yuexia, and finally established the foundation of the Han Dynasty for four hundred years. Today, Yuan Mai Yuexia pursued Hao Zhao in the Yuexia, why did he give me multiple choices? This is too unfair!"

Facing the fork in the road, Yuan Mai hesitated and punched the trees on the roadside with a heavy punch, muttering to himself.

Just as Yuan Mai was hesitating, the sound of bells rang out, and a donkey cart came from the east, as if it was about to run to the west. Yuan Mai seemed to be happy to meet a savior and rode his horse to meet him.

"Please give me some advice, where did these roads go?"

When I heard someone ask for directions, the donkey cart stopped. The old man was an old man who sold cloth goods all year round. He walked south and north and had some knowledge. He immediately advised Yuan Mai: "To the north is to run to Yecheng, and it will take ten miles, but it is estimated that the city gate has been closed at this moment. The direction I came to is to Guantao and the Avenue to Qingzhou. Go west, you can go to Shangdang or to Taiyuan County in the northwest. If you go south, you will walk 200 miles to Liyang. If you walk further, you will enter the boundary of Yuzhou."

"Thank you for your advice. Wansheng asked again, how long has the old man been walking along the way? Have you ever seen a big man who is nine feet tall?"

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

The old man shook his head and said that he had not seen such a person. He waved his hand and said goodbye and drove the donkey cart westward to continue his journey. Yuan Mai thanked the old man again, only regretting that he had left in a hurry and forgot to carry some Wuzhu coins with him, otherwise he would have to express his gratitude.

"Hao Zhao, Hao Zhao, okay, you Hao Bo said, it seems that you can't do without any brains!"

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

Just now, Nashi Chang said that Hao Zhao had been away for half an hour. Ordinary people only took about ten miles to get off in half an hour. Although Hao Zhao was tall and big, he had a bag on his back, and the two were offset. It was estimated that he would only walk ten miles to get off in half an hour.

The distance from the military camp to Yecheng is exactly ten miles. If Hao Zhao had gone to Yecheng, he would have met him near the city gate, but no, obviously Hao Zhao did not go north. Moreover, after being driven out of the military camp for no reason, Hao Zhao should have no reason to enter Yecheng again.

To the north is the post road leading to Qingzhou, and Qingzhou is Yuan Tan's territory. Since Yuan Shao's base camp does not have a foothold in Hao Zhao, he should not go to Qingzhou to join Yuan Tan. Moreover, the old man who was just guiding the way also confirmed that Hao Zhao did not go to the east. Excluding the east and the north, only the south and the west are the Feng Cao Cao's ruling area, and to the west are Hao Zhao's hometown Taiyuan County.

"Hao Zhao must have gone to Nantou Cao Cao!"

Thinking of Hao Zhao playing for Cao Cao in history, Yuan Mai muttered in his mouth, no longer hesitated, and hit the horse's butt with a heavy blow, shouted "Hold" in his mouth, turned his horse's head, galloped towards the south.

The moon is bright and the moon is bright, and the moon is white in the shining wilderness; the wide post road is filled with shadows of trees on both sides of the road and dust raised by the galloping horses.

He rode his horse and whipped it, galloped for six or seven miles, and saw two villages along the way. But Yuan Mai did not stop and asked if anyone wanted to stay in the village, and planned to continue to chase Hao Zhao's footsteps.

In history, Hao Zhao was able to withstand the attack of Kong Ming's 100,000 troops with 3,000 people. He should be a steady and cautious person. Such a person was expelled from the military camp for no reason. He would definitely wonder what was caused and whether it would be dangerous to stay nearby?

In this way, Hao Zhao would definitely not stay nearby. The first thing he thought of was to leave Yecheng far away and leave the potential danger. Otherwise, if he planned to stay, Hao Zhao might as well go directly north and go to Yecheng to stay in inns and save worry.

The moonlight is bright tonight, and the sky and earth are shining with daylight. For a martial arts practitioner, walking at night under such conditions should not be a problem.

Yuan Mai believes that the best way to chase the post road is now. With the strength of the mount, running forty or fifty miles in half an hour is no problem. If you can’t see a person for half an hour, there are only two possibilities. One is that Hao Zhao did not take this road, and he went on the other road to go west and returned to his hometown, and the other may be that he stayed in the two villages along the way.

Moreover, Yuan Mai also thought of a countermeasure. If he still couldn't see Hao Zhao after chasing this road forty or fifty miles, he would immediately turn back and chase west from the fork in the middle of the military camp, running west for an hour and a half, seventy and eighty miles, but still couldn't see Hao Zhao, he would most likely be staying in the village along the way. At that time, he would come back and ask about the villages along the way from house to house. Even if he was looking through the sky, he would still find Hao Zhao!

"That's it. My Hao Bo said, even if I exhaust my horse tonight, I will find you!"

Yuan Mai shouted to the sky, and the whip in his hand fell heavily on the horse, urging the horse under his crotch to run.
Chapter completed!