Long Xiang and his party disguised themselves as Cao soldiers, deceived the defenders into getting on the boat in Qiao County, and then followed the direction of the current to the southeast.

There were no obstacles along the way. It wasn't until the grain ship passed the grain unloading point at Chui Hui Ju (name of the place) and passed through the customs without docking that Cao General Shi Huan discovered the clues.

Shi Huan was a close confidant of Cao Cao. During the September attack on Qixian, he was responsible for cooperating with Xia Houyuan to receive and transfer military rations at Chuihuiju.

Longxiang's grain ship saw the order flag and was not stopped. Shi Huan guessed that there were thieves robbing the ship to seize the grain. While he sent people to pursue them from the waterway, he asked the scouts and rangers to follow and monitor, and warned Cao's troops downstream.

Long Xiang did not expect Cao Jun to react so quickly. Considering that the grain ship was moving slowly with full cargo, he ordered people to throw grain into the river to speed up the ship.

Ancient ships did not have mechanical power. Under the same smooth wind and water conditions, it was not easy to speed up and catch up with the ship in front, unless there were reefs or other obstacles ahead.

When Cao Cao saw that the Huainan army was defeated from Qixian, he took the opportunity to send troops south to devour Yuan Shu's territory.

Yuan Shu lost his territory north of the Huai River one by one, and hundreds of Cao's troops were stationed in Longkang County, downstream of the river, to stabilize order.

After receiving Shi Huan's message, Longkang Cao's army immediately crossed the water to block the attack, but in a hurry they only found a few small fishing boats, which shook violently when people stood on them.

Long Xiang drove his boat to the waters of Longkang. Those Cao soldiers who boarded the small fishing boats saw that the enemy boats were heavily manned and well-formed, and all of them were well-armored and majestic. No fishing boat dared to leave the shore to stop them.

The archers of Cao's army on the shore fired a hail of arrows like fireworks, and Long Xiang's ship rushed out of the last line of defense.

If Longkang Cao's army had not made the decisive decision to abandon the food at Chuihui Ju, Longkang Cao's army would have had more time to prepare, and they might not have been able to escape at that time.

In October of the second year of Jian'an, the season changed from late autumn to early winter, the grass and trees were withering, and the ground was covered with frost.

More than a hundred people from Longxiang broke out of the encirclement in Qixian County and made a large circle for more than 20 days before finally escaping from the encirclement.

After resting for half a day in Dangtu, Long Xiang led the team and continued to Shouchun.

Along the way, we occasionally met fellow travelers who had escaped from Qixian County, but most of them did not want to return to Shouchun.

Following Yuan Shu in the past few years, the soldiers in Huainan were like cannon fodder, eating the rations that could only survive, but being driven to work everywhere, but the generals were still incompetent.

If you can't win during the war and don't have enough to eat during breaks, why should you let me continue to serve as a soldier?

As Shouchun was approaching, Tang Yu gave Long Xiang careful advice:

"Yun Qi, you have also seen along the way that most of the soldiers who escaped from Qixian County do not want to return to Shouchun. Yuan Shu is short of major generals at this time. A well-organized team like ours may not be able to escape after returning.

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"What do you think, Uncle Wei?"

"There are one hundred and twenty-eight of us, and among them there are probably one hundred whose family members are in Shouchun. Why don't we take them with Yunqi and take a detour south first, while I and the rest go to pick up their family members to join us."

Long Xiang grabbed his sword and said seriously: "General Qiao's relics, I must personally deliver them to Qiao Mansion..."

"It's the same thing if I help you deliver it."

"no the same."

Long Xiang shook his head seriously: "Forgot General Qiao's instructions? How can my nephew just leave?"

Tang Hui smiled and comforted: "Although General Qiao has passed away, the big tree of Yuan Shu has not fallen. The Qiao family lives a life without worries about food and clothing. They will never leave Shouchun to endure hardships with us. We will wait until Yuan Shu is completely defeated. You

It’s never too late to lend a helping hand..."

Long Xiang frowned after hearing this, his immature face full of hesitation.

"People's hearts are unpredictable. If General Qiao is still alive, his family will naturally have no worries. Now that he is gone...the two ladies are so beautiful that they may be coveted by others, and Yuan Shu may not be able to take care of them..."

"Miss?" Tang Wei rolled his eyes, suddenly grabbed Long Xiang's hand, pulled him two feet away from the team, and asked mysteriously:

"Yun Qi is already seventeen years old, and the eldest lady has also grown hair this year. Do you have any ideas?"

"Uncle Wei, what are you talking about? My nephew comes from a humble background and is self-aware..."

Long Xiang shook his head and waved his hands, saying that he shouldn't worry about things that didn't belong to him. If he married someone forcefully due to lack of ability, he might become the next Qin Yilu.

After experiencing severe beatings from society, Long Xiang concluded an iron rule that people must learn to recognize themselves and accept their own ordinaryness, otherwise living in the world will be very painful.

Before Long Xiang knew Xu Ding's identity, he tried his best to invite him to come to Hefei. Later, when he found out that Xu Ding's second brother was Xu Chu, he never tried to persuade him again.

A strong general is like a beautiful woman. If you don't have the ability, you can't defend it. Long Xiang knows his own weight.

Tang Wei stroked his beard and analyzed seriously:

"Supposedly it was impossible before. If Yuan Shu is really defeated, Yunqi might really have a chance. Is there still a distinction between high and low after the overthrow?"

"Don't worry about my nephew. The collapse of the aristocratic family is at least a poor family. The gap with us will always exist. With Miss Qiao's appearance and family background, marrying a rich man and a famous general will not be a problem. Let's not have any wishful thinking..."

Although Long Xiang is not familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms, he is familiar with the fate of the big and small Qiao. Which one, Sun Ce or Zhou Yu, is not the best among people?

Tang Wei thought about it and it made sense. He lowered his head and smiled:

"It doesn't matter if you ladies can't make it. Yun Qi is already quite old. When we arrive in Hefei and stabilize, I will choose a woman of the right age among the family members who have moved south to marry you and continue the long family relationship.

There is no time to shirk."

"Didn't our uncle and nephew agree that we will marry together when the time comes?" Long Xiang joked again to deal with Tang Hui.

In the original world, Long Xiang was also older and unmarried, and he mainly worked in civil engineering, which was similar to being a soldier.

Staying at the construction site all year round, it is rare to see young women. Long Xiang's colleagues basically rely on blind dates, but after marriage, his wife stayed at home to take care of the children, and her husband continued to return to the construction site to move bricks, so they rarely saw her more than once throughout the year.

This kind of marriage, which is similar to a long-distance relationship, is not rare to Long Xiang and he doesn't like it at all.

Workers may be worried about being away from home all year round or worrying about having a wife who is too beautiful to marry, so many of them are looking for partners who look safe.

Long Xiang couldn't bear the fact that he worked hard to earn money by moving bricks on the construction site, and finally gave the money to his "ugly wife" at home.

Wouldn't it be fun to go to a club occasionally? As long as you stay single and don't gamble or do drugs, you won't be able to spend all your income from moving bricks on the construction site, not to mention that the company will pay for it occasionally.

Long Xiang has been single for a long time and has many means to deal with Tang Hui, who is like a parent.

soeasy.

When Tang Yi saw Long Xiang using his trump card again, he thought that it was useless for you to use Xuxian to control me. When you get to Hefei, Feng Zhong will be waiting for you. He has a wife and children, so what excuses will you give to him?

Thinking of the wonderful thing, Tang Wei suddenly smiled knowingly.

"I'm going to pick someone for you now. Remember to leave early after finishing your work."

"Don't worry, Uncle Wei, I only need two or three days. Let's meet in Hefei then."

"Two or three days? Then I will take them on a detour and wait together in the south of Shouchun."

"That's fine."

Tang Wei selected 20 people for Long Xiang to return to Shouchun. He and Cao Xing took the remaining people and detoured southward while waiting.

In mid-October, Long Xiang returned to Shouchun.
Chapter completed!