There are many dilapidated houses in the village, and it is difficult to find a few that are not leaking.

Long Xiang asked him to light a fire to dry his clothes. He was worried that the soldiers would fall ill over time, especially Qiao Rui, who was wounded by an arrow.

Tang Wei pulled out the arrowhead from Qiaorui and simply bandaged it.

At this time, Qiao Rui had already fallen asleep. Although her body had not yet developed high fever, her pale face showed that she was not in good health.

Long Xiang stroked Qiao Rui's forehead with a solemn expression. He was worried that Qiao Rui would not be able to survive the situation without medicine due to the poor conditions.

In ancient battles, the most casualties were not caused by swords, but by being knocked down during the rout, sudden plague, wound infection and other reasons.

"Yun Qi, I just asked people to search everywhere. There is not a grain of food here. Brothers, you can endure it. General Qiao's situation, I may not be able to..." Tang Hui looked very pessimistic.

The food reserves in Qixian County were limited at that time. Before the breakout, everyone was only given one day's rations, but everyone had no chance to eat.

After a day and night of fighting and escaping, coupled with several hours of rain, all the food he carried had long since been lost.

Long Xiang said in a deep voice: "Go kill a few horses to satisfy your hunger."

"Ah? But there are only about ten of us left...I'll do it right away."

Tang Wei gritted his teeth and turned around to leave. They originally had more than thirty horses, but half of them were lost in the melee in the woods.

So far, there are only a dozen horses left to serve as foot power, and the remaining horses are not used exclusively by cavalry. They must be provided to the injured, sick, and tired soldiers in turns. Even Longxiang spends half of his time on foot.

There was no food, so they killed horses to satisfy their hunger, and the soldiers shed tears while eating.

For the remaining seven or eight days, it was sometimes light rain and sometimes cloudy.

Long Xiang and Qiao Ruibian asked on the roadside for directions, lying that they were wounded soldiers of Cao's army staying overnight to seek medicine. As a result, there were no doctors in the villages along the way, and no suitable medicine was found.

In late September, Long Xiang and his party arrived outside a relatively large village. There were villagers armed with weapons patrolling and guarding the entrance.

Tang Wei went to negotiate on Long Xiang's order. As a result, two to three hundred strong men came out of the village and used force to refuse the request to stay overnight to seek medical treatment.

"Yunqi, we'd better go, Cao Cao's reputation doesn't work here."

Tang Wei was a little annoyed, and then added in a low voice: "These men are powerful and should have martial arts skills. We may not be able to do it even if we try hard..."

Long Xiang glanced into the distance and nodded seriously.

"If they all practice martial arts, the village is likely to have medicine for wounds, and we must stay overnight today."

Tang Hui was shocked: "Didn't I make it clear just now? They refuse outsiders to enter..."

"General Qiao's injury has worsened. If we can't find any more medicine, I'm afraid I won't be able to hold on any longer. If I can't do it today, I'll go and negotiate with him personally."

After Long Xiang finished speaking, he turned around and strode away.

"No...Yunqi, wait for me..." Tang Hui hurriedly chased after him.

Tang Wei took Long Xiang away and returned. The eight-foot-tall leader in the village immediately came up with Xiang Yong to greet him.

"We are Cao..."

Just as Long Xiang opened his mouth, the eight-foot-tall leader interrupted him rudely and said sternly: "No matter whose soldier you are, we don't welcome outsiders here. It's best to leave with good sense, otherwise... hum..."

"My general is seriously injured by an arrow. He may not be able to survive without medicine. Please make it easier for us. We don't need to enter the village. We just need to find a doctor to come out and take a look."

Long Xiang turned around and pointed at the Qiao Rui who was being carried immediately behind him.

The leader glanced at it, spread his hands and declined, saying, "Although the general is very loyal, I don't have a doctor in Xujia Village, but there is a town fifty miles to the northwest..."

After hearing this, Long Xiang retreated and settled for the next best thing, and continued to fight for it with a sincere face.

"My general is already unconscious, how can he travel another fifty miles? If there is really no doctor in the village, you can just sell us some medicine."

"Medicine for wounds? From what I see, you don't have much money on you. What can you give in exchange?"

The leader stroked his messy beard and looked at Long Xiang with a playful expression.

Long Xiang thought for a while and said: "My village is very popular in martial arts. It seems that there is a shortage of weapons and armor. I can give some in exchange."

The leader shook his head slightly, deliberately pointed at the mount behind Long Xiang, and began to speak like a lion.

"You have twelve horses, how about keeping ten as a trade?"

"You...don't make sense..."

Tang Wei was furious in an instant. He grabbed Long Xiang's sleeve and said angrily: "Yunqi, let's find another place to find medicine. This guy is no different from a robber..."

Long Xiang remained unmoved and stared at the leader.

"Ten horses? Deal."

"Yunqi, you..."

Tang Wei looked quite surprised, he didn't believe his ears.

Bang bang bang, the leader clapped his hands and said hello.

"Looking at your young age, you are a loyal and heroic man. Yes, yes, I agree to this deal."

"Since both parties have agreed, please trade as soon as possible."

Long Xiang quickly turned his head and told Tang Wei, "Uncle Wei, go get the horse quickly."

"only."

Seeing that Long Xiang was decisive, Tang Hui stopped trying to persuade him.

Looking at Tang Wei's broad back, the village leader nodded appreciatively.

"It's amazing that you are so loyal, brave and powerful despite your age. I always like to make friends with heroes. Can you tell me your name?"

"Long Xiang."

"It turns out to be General Long, I promise."

"A strong man must be polite."

Long Xiang and Xu Ding exchanged greetings, and Tang Hui and Cao Xing followed closely, leading their horses.

The ten war horses were worth a lot of money. Xu Ding's request made Tang Yu and Cao Xing angry. They looked at Xu Ding as if they wanted to eat each other.

"Here comes the horse, where is the medicine?"

Tang Yi raised the reins.

Xu Ding pointed to the entrance of the village and said with a smile: "It's getting late now, let's go to the village to get medicine."

Tang Wei frowned and asked: "Aren't you not allowed in?"

"Haha, for such a big deal, how could Xu treat the buyer harshly? I will make an exception tonight and allow you to rest in the village. General Long please..."

"Excuse me, brave man."

The village heroes moved out of the way, and Long Xiang and Xu Ding moved forward side by side.

Tang Hui looked around warily, while whispering and complaining to Cao Xing.

"This village guy is so stupid that he didn't send anyone to lead the horse."

"Alas, although Quhou is loyal, this deal is really a loss..."

"Forget it, Yun Qi has his own plans."

Because there are no extra houses in the village, Longxiang's hundreds of soldiers can only squat under the eaves of various houses, which truly illustrates what it means to live under someone else's roof.

Only Qiao Rui, who was seriously injured, was carried into Xu Ding's house.

Xu Ding brought his own medicine for knife wounds and ordered Tang Rui to peel off Qiao Rui's shirt.

Tang Wei used a knife to separate the bandages on the three wounds. As a result, the skin and flesh under the rags were full of pus and ulcers.

"well..."

Xu Ding sighed and put down the medicine jar, then turned back to the house to get a jar of old wine, and handed it to Long Xiang.

"Your general's arrow sore is festering. My knife wound medicine can no longer cure it. It is probably caused by being soaked in rain for days and the horse being jolted. Now I can only give him some wine to relieve the pain..."

"Xu Zhuangshi, please think of a way..." Long Xiang cupped his fists and bowed on one knee.

Xu Ding bent down to support him with both hands, and sighed: "There is a doctor in this county named Hua Tuo, who has the ability to rejuvenate..."

As soon as Long Xiang heard the word Hua Tuo, he interrupted the question with joy.

"Where is Mr. Hua now?"
Chapter completed!