Long Xiang and his entourage disguised themselves as Cao Bing, deceived the defenders in Qian County and got on the boat, and then followed the direction of the water to the southeast.

There was no obstacle along the way, until the grain ship passed the grain unloading point of Chuihuiju (place name) and rushed directly to the pass without docking, and was discovered by Cao Jiang Shi Lian.

Shi Lian was a close confidant of Cao Cao, and during the September attack on Qi County, he was responsible for coordinating with Xiahou Yuan to receive and transfer military rations at Chuihuiju.

Seeing that the grain ship of Long Xiang did not stop, Shi Jian guessed that there were thieves robbing the boat to grab the grain, so he sent people to pursue him from the waterway, and at the same time let the scout rangers follow and monitor, and warned the Cao army troops downstream.

Long Xiang didn't expect Cao Jun to react so quickly, he took into account the slow movement of the grain ship full of goods, so he asked people to put the grain into the river to speed up.

Ancient ships had no mechanical power, and it was not easy to speed up to catch up with the ship in front of them when the wind and water were also smooth, unless there was a reef or other obstruction ahead.

Cao Cao saw that the Huainan army was scattered from Qi County, so he took the opportunity to send people south to devour Yuan Shu's territory.

Yuan Shu lost his territory north of Huaishui one by one, and Longkang County, located downstream of the water, stationed hundreds of Cao troops to stabilize order.

After receiving Shi Lian's summons, Long Kang Caojun immediately went across the water to block the attack, but in a hurry only found a few small fishing boats, and the people stood on them and shook violently.

Long Xiang drove the boat to the waters of Longkang, and the Cao soldiers who boarded the small fishing boat, seeing that there were many people on the enemy boat and were waiting for them, and all of them were bright and majestic, none of the fishing boats dared to go off the shore to block them.

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

If it weren't for the immediate abandonment of grain at the Chuihui Gathering, Long Kang Cao Jun would have more time to prepare, and he might not be able to escape at that time.

In October of the second year of Jian'an, the season turned from late autumn to early winter, the grass and trees withered, and the earth was covered with frost.

More than 100 people from Longxiang broke through from Qi County, went around a big circle, and finally escaped from the encirclement for more than 20 days.

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

Along the way, you can occasionally meet comrades who have fled back from Qi County, but most of them are reluctant to return to Shouchun.

In the past few years with Yuan Shu, Huainan's soldiers have been like cannon fodder, eating the military food that can only hang their lives, but they are driven to sell their lives everywhere, but the main generals are still incompetent.

You can't fight in wartime, you can't eat enough when you rest, and you still let Lao Tzu continue to be a soldier?

Approaching Shouchun, Tang Yu carefully suggested to Long Xiang:

"Yunqi, you also saw it along the way, most of the soldiers who fled back from Qi County don't want to go back to Shouchun, Yuan Shu is short of major generals at this time, a fully formed team like ours, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out after going back."

"What do you think?"

"There are one hundred and twenty-eight of us, of which there are estimated to be one hundred of our family members in Shouchun, so it is better for Yunqi to take them to the south first, and I and the rest will go to pick up the family members to meet."

Long Xiang grabbed his saber and said, "The relics of General Qiao, I must personally hand them over to the Bridge Mansion..."

"I'll help you deliver it."

"It's different."

Long Xiang shook his head solemnly: "Forgot General Qiao's entrustment?" How could the little nephew walk away? ”

Tang Yu smiled and comforted: "Although General Qiao is gone, but the big tree of Yuan Shu has not fallen, the Qiao family lives a life of worry-free food and clothing, and will never leave Shouchun to endure hardships with us, or wait for Yuan Shu to be completely defeated, and it is not too late for you to help..."

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

"People's hearts are unpredictable, if General Qiao is alive, his family will naturally be worry-free, and now there are no people... The two young ladies are beautiful, and they may be coveted by others, but Yuan Shu may not be able to take care of them..."

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

"Yunqi is already seventeen years old, and the eldest lady is also in time this year, what do you think?"

"What do you say, uncle? The little nephew comes from a humble background and is self-aware..."

Long Xiang shook his head and waved his hand, saying in his heart that if he didn't belong to him, he shouldn't worry about it, if he married him because he was not strong enough, he would become the next Qin Yilu.

After experiencing the beating of society, Long Xiang summed up an iron law, people must learn to recognize themselves, but also accept their ordinariness, otherwise it will be very painful to live in the world.

Long Xiang didn't know Xu Ding's identity before he tried his best to invite the other party to Hefei, and later knew that Xu Ding's second brother was Xu Chu, so he didn't persuade him again.

Fierce generals are the same as beauties, you can't hold it if you don't have the ability, Long Xiang knows his catties.

Tang Yu touched his beard and made a serious analysis:

"If it was impossible before, if Yuan Shu was really defeated, maybe Yunqi really had a chance, and there was still a distinction between high and low under the nest?"

"Don't worry about the little nephew, the overthrow of the family is at least a cold family, and the gap with us will always exist, with the color and family background of Miss Qiao, marrying a powerful and famous general is not a problem, let's not be delusional..."

Although Long Xiang is not familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms, he understands the fate of Big and Small Qiao, which of Sun Ce or Zhou Yu is not the dragon and phoenix among people?

Tang Yu pondered that it was indeed reasonable, and then lowered his head and accompanied the smiling face:

"Everyone, Miss can't climb it, Yunqi's age is not young, when we get to Hefei to settle down, I will choose a woman of the right age among those dependents who have moved south, marry your Long family to continue the incense, and then you are not allowed to shirk."

"Didn't our uncle and nephew say yes? When the time comes, they will marry together. Long Xiang used jokes to perfunctory Tang Yu again.

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

Staying on the construction site all year round, it is rare to see young women, and those colleagues of Long Xiang basically rely on blind dates, but after marriage, the wife stays in her hometown to take care of the baby, and the husband continues to return to the construction site to move bricks, and he can't see him several times a year.

This kind of marriage similar to a long-distance relationship is not rare or despised by Long Xiang at all.

Workers may be afraid that they will not be at home all the year round, and their wives will not be able to marry too beautiful, so many of them will look for a safe-looking other half.

Working hard to move bricks on the construction site to earn money, and finally handing over the money to the 'ugly wife' at home, this is what Long Xiang can't bear the most.

Isn't it nice to go to the clubhouse once in a while? As long as you stay single, don't gamble or be toxic, the income from moving bricks on the construction site can't be spent at all, not to mention the occasional company pays.

Long Xiang has been single for a long time and has many means, and he has a lot of means to deal with Tang Yu, who is similar to his parents.

soeasy。

Tang Yu saw that Long Xiang used the 'killer weapon' again, and said in his heart that it is useless for you to use the continuation string to pinch me, and when you arrive in Hefei, Feng Zhong is waiting for you, but the wife and children are complete, what reason do you use to prevaricate?

Thinking of the wonders, Tang Yu suddenly smiled.

"I'll go pick someone for you now, remember to leave early after finishing your errands."

"Don't worry, Uncle Yu, I only need two or three days to be enough, and then we will meet in Hefei."

"Two or three days? Then I took them around the road and waited to go together in the south of Shouchun. ”

"It's fine."

Tang Yu selected twenty people for Long Xiang to return to Shouchun, and he and Cao Xing took the rest of the people to the south and waited while walking.

In mid-October, Long Xiang returned to Shouchun.

In the bustling city of the past, perhaps because of winter, there were not many pedestrians on the streets, and most of them were just lonely and bleak.