Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

"Your Majesty, the guards are ready!" Dong Zunhui clasped his fists outside the door to salute.

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

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

Guo Shao, dressed in military uniform, strode out with a bow in hand. Seeing his appearance, Dong Zunhui couldn't help bending down.

The guard of honor that drags down the march is no longer needed. Guo Shao himself was born as a general. The elite thousand riders who quickly assembled followed him straight out of the East City along Lingzhou Cross Avenue; the horseshoeed horses stepped on the hard brick and stone ground very loudly, and the whole Lingzhou in the middle of the night resounded like thunder.

Guo Shao and Lu Chengyong's cavalry team ran the fastest, and the cavalry in the back gradually fell behind... The light is not good at night, and the team with too many people can't let go.

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

Several people took torches to shine on the side of the road, and saw a horse lying on its side on the ground panting and struggling a few times. The general clasped his fists and said, "This horse fell into the pit and broke its leg. The wound is very fresh, and the horse is still alive."

A soldier took off the saddle and showed it to Guo Shaoma. It is not the saddle used by the Han army.

"Go!" Guo Shao lightly kicked the black horse sitting under him.

After running eastward for more than half an hour, the soldiers found another horse, which was foaming at the mouth and lay dying on the road.

Guo Shao got off his horse and inspected it himself, but found no injuries, and the horse's mouth was still spitting white steam in the cold night. He then said: "The party member has no mount. This horse is exhausted by two people galloping. If they brought extra horses, why bother to share one horse?"

After hearing this, the general bowed quickly: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Guo Shao was full of anger in his heart. A woman who already had the title of concubine ran away with another man. This feeling makes people feel very frustrated...

His face was livid, and he raised his head to observe the surrounding scene coldly. There is a large grassland in Lingzhou, and there is no need for roads to run.

It is flat on all sides, with slightly undulating hills. Under the dotted sky, the light is dim, and the land is boundless... There are countless directions. All the generals were at a loss for a while, the Shuofang army's pursuers were already at Guo Shao's place, and they lost the defector.

Lu Chengyong bowed: "Your Majesty, let's divide our troops into three groups and search along the north, south and east sides! The rebels have no horses, so they can't run far!"

Another general said: "There are many herdsmen in this area, what if they stole the horses?"

In the past, when Zhao Kuangyin escaped during the Tokyo Mutiny, it was Lu Chengyong who was in charge of hunting him down, but he was not caught. Guo Shao felt that this guy had no talent for this job, so he didn't believe his method.

"Bring the picture!" 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 look at it. All the officers and men hurriedly brought over the torches and illuminated the surroundings.

Guo Shao glanced at the straight line length of the scale bar in the lower right corner, tapped his hand on the map, and estimated his current position. All the troops left the city from the east gate and went straight to the east.

On the map, the area around the Yellow River where Lingzhou is located is suitable for living; Lingzhou is on the east bank of the Yellow River, close to the Yellow River (it was moved to Lingwu in the Ming Dynasty). Just ahead of the east will be a large uninhabited desert next door... completely uninhabitable, and the water source is not even marked, so there are no roads there. It is very dangerous for Brother Wuzang Ling and others to rush into this area without enough preparation and no horses. Not only will they get lost, but they will also lack water.

Guo Shao looked at the map for a while, then raised his head and pointed to the northeast direction: "Their best and shortest route is from here. There is a road with a water source leading to the old place of the Great Wall."

Everyone turned to look northeast.

Guo Shao turned his head to look at the dying horse lying on the side of the road, and said decisively: "Scatter out and ride, and go out to the northwest. The rest will continue to go west with me."

Guo Shao guessed that Brother Wuzangling and the others might not choose the best route at this time; they would continue to go west in a panic. Otherwise they shouldn't have ridden west and then turned north, making a detour... the only reason is that they were not prepared enough.

The emperor's words were the imperial decree, and the troops deployed immediately regardless of the reason.

Guo Shao led the guards and continued on their way to the west. Not long after, a black mountain shadow blocked the white sky. He immediately noticed the black shadow, which was very low, but stretched continuously from north to south.

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

"Did Brother Wuzang hide in the mountains?" someone asked.

Guo Shao didn't say a word, he wasn't sure, not even sure if Brother Ling and the others were going in this direction...

He looked up at the whitened sky at the edge of the mountain shadow, and it would be dawn soon... If he was the one who ran away, and he came here at this hour, and he didn't have a horse, his first choice would be to find a place to hide; firstly, he had time to rest and think of a way, and secondly, his actions would be less likely to be discovered after dark.

"The troops will be divided into three groups, and search up the mountain from the front." Guo Shao ordered.

Lu Chengyong clasped his fists and said, "Decree!"

When everyone got closer, they could see that there were low shrubs on the mountain. At the turn of summer and autumn, the weeds in the forest were also very luxuriant. The sky was getting paler, and the ground could be vaguely seen even without lighting. The grass in the Northwest area withered early, Guo Shao was afraid that a fire would ignite the forest, which would only increase the trouble, so he ordered the army to put out the torches before going up the mountain... He wanted to capture the couple back, not burn them to death|break with the Dangxiang tribe!

The hillside was not steep, and everyone rode straight up the hill.

In the early morning, the temperature in the woods was very low, Guo Shao wore thin clothes, and felt the biting coolness. The forest was foggy and very dark, and among the withered grass and trees, there was no sound except the rustling of rustling. Everyone walked up slowly without saying a word.

Guo Shao also listened attentively to the movement around him.

This feeling is very subtle, as if he is not sure about the existence of the prey, and his heart is a little restless; waiting for their appearance, with anticipation and hope.

Guo Shao didn't think too much about what would happen if he saw them, anyway, he was focused on capturing the couple back! But he was faintly worried that they would not be able to catch them. The Northwest Shuofang was indeed sparsely populated, and the territory was large and complex. Even if thousands of people were dispatched, it might not be possible to catch two people.

However, this keen and worrying about gains and losses made him seem to have regained his wild desires and lost the dullness of being in the court. \u003c