Han Xiang

Chapter 72 Recognizing Yourself and Accepting Yourself

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

There was no obstacle along the way, until the grain ship passed the unloading point of Chuihuiju (place name) and rushed directly to the customs without docking. Cao General Shi Huan discovered the clue.

Shi Huan was Cao Cao's confidant. During the attack on Qi County in September, he was responsible for cooperating with Xia Houyuan to receive and transfer military supplies at Chuihuiju.

Long Xiang's grain ship saw that the command flag was not stopping. Shi Huan guessed that there were thieves robbing the ship to seize the grain. He sent people to pursue it from the waterway, and at the same time asked the scouts to follow and monitor, and warned the Cao army downstream.

Long Xiang didn't expect Cao Jun to react so quickly. Considering that the grain ship was full of cargo and moving slowly, he asked people to throw grain into the river to speed up.

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

When Cao Cao saw that the Huainan Army had broken up from Qi County, he took the opportunity to send people south to swallow Yuan Shu's territory.

Yuan Shu's territories north of the Huai River were lost one by one, while hundreds of Cao troops were stationed in Longkang County in the lower reaches of the Huai River to stabilize the order.

After receiving Shi Huan's message, Long Kang's Cao army immediately went across the water to attack, but they only found a few small fishing boats in a hurry, and they were shaking badly when they stood on them.

Long Xiang sailed to the waters of Longkang. The Cao soldiers who boarded the small fishing boats saw that there were many people on the enemy boats and they were all well-armored and majestic. None of the fishing boats dared to leave the shore to stop them.

Cao Jun's archers on the bank shot a rain of arrows like fireworks, and Long Xiang's boat rushed out of the last line of defense.

If it hadn't been for Chuihuiju to make a decisive decision to abandon the grain, Longkang 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 changed from late autumn to early winter, and the vegetation withered and the earth was covered with frost.

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

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

Along the way, I occasionally met comrades who had escaped from Qi County, but most of them did not want to return to Shouchun.

In the past few years following Yuan Shu, the soldiers in Huainan were like cannon fodder, eating the rations that could only hang their lives, but they were driven to work everywhere, but the generals were all incompetent.

Can't fight during the war, can't eat enough during the rest, and let Lao Tzu continue to be a soldier?

As soon as Shouchun is approaching, Tang Yu carefully advises Long Xiang:
"Yun Qi, you have also seen along the way. Most of the soldiers who fled from Qi County did 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. .”

"What do you think, Uncle?"

"There are 120 eight of us, of which there are probably a hundred family members in Shouchun, why not take them to the south first, and I and the rest will pick up the family members to join us."

Long Xiang grabbed his sword and said solemnly, "I must hand over the relics of General Qiao to the Qiao Manor myself."

"It's the same for me to help you."

"Different."

Long Xiang shook his head seriously: "General Qiao forgot his entrustment? How could my nephew just walk away?"

Tang Yu smiled and comforted: "Although General Qiao passed away, the big tree of Yuan Shu has not yet fallen. The Qiao family lives a life without worrying about food and clothing, and will never leave Shouchun to suffer with us. You should wait until Yuan Shu is completely defeated. It's not too late to help"

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

"People's hearts are unpredictable. If General Qiao is alive, his family will be safe. Now that he is gone. The two young ladies are beautiful, and they may be coveted by others. Yuan Shu may not be able to take care of them."

"Miss?" Tang Yu rolled his eyes, suddenly grabbed Long Xiang's hand, pulled him two feet away from the line, and asked mysteriously:
"Yun Qi is already seventeen years old, and the eldest lady is also old this year, so what do you think?"

"Uncle Xi, what are you talking about? My nephew comes from a humble background and knows himself."

Long Xiang shook his head and waved his hands, saying that he shouldn't worry about what doesn't belong to him, if he is not capable enough and forced to marry, he might become the next Qin Yilu.

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

Long Xiang tried his best to invite Xu Ding to come to Hefei before he knew Xu Ding's identity, but later he found out that Xu Ding's second brother was Xu Chu, so he didn't say a word to persuade him.

A strong general is the same as a beautiful woman, if you are not capable, you will not be able to hold it. Long Xiang knows his own strength.

Tang Xi stroked his beard and made a serious analysis:

"If it was impossible before, if Yuan Shu is really defeated, Yun Qi might have a chance. Under the overthrow of the nest, there is still a distinction between high and low?"

"Don't worry about my little nephew. If the family is overthrown, at least it is a poor family. The gap with us will always exist. With Miss Qiao's color and family background, it will not be a problem to marry a powerful and famous general. Let's not wishful thinking."

Although Long Xiang is not familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms, he knows the fate of Qiao and Qiao. Which one is not the dragon and phoenix, Sun Ce or Zhou Yu?
After thinking about it, Tang Yu really made sense, then he lowered his head and smiled with a smile:

"It's fine if you can't make it, Yunqi is not young. When we arrive in Hefei and stabilize, I will choose a woman of the right age among the family members who moved south, and marry her to your Long family to continue the incense. There is no time to shirk."

"Didn't our uncle and nephew agree? We will marry together at that time." Long Xiang once again perfunctory Tang Xi with a joke.

Long Xiang was also an older single in the original world, and his main job was civil engineering, which was similar to being a soldier.

Staying on the construction site all year round, I rarely see young women. Long Xiang’s colleagues basically rely on blind dates, but after marriage, his wife stays in his hometown to take care of the baby, and his husband continues to return to the construction site to move bricks.

This kind of marriage similar to a long-distance relationship, Long Xiang is not rare at all, nor does he look down on it.

Workers may be afraid that they will not be at home all year round, and their wives are too beautiful to marry, so many of them look for a partner who looks safe.

Working hard on the construction site to earn money by moving bricks, and finally handing over the money to the "ugly wife" at home, this is the most intolerable for Long Xiang.

Wouldn't it be nice to go to the clubhouse once in a while?As long as you stay single and don't gamble or take drugs, you can't spend all the income from moving bricks on the construction site, not to mention the occasional company paying the bill.

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

so easy.

Tang Xi saw that Long Xiang was using the 'killer mace' again, and thought that it would be useless for you to use the continuation string to control me. When you arrive in Hefei, there will be Feng Zhong waiting for you. He has a complete wife and children, so what excuses do you use to prevaricate?
Thinking of the beauty, Tang Yu suddenly smiled knowingly.

"I'm going to pick someone for you now, remember to leave early after finishing the work."

"Uncle Xi, don't worry, I only need two or three days, and then we will meet in Hefei."

"Two or three days? Then I will take them around the road and wait for them to go together in the south of Shouchun."

"Alright."

Tang Xi selected 20 people for Long Xiang to return to Shouchun, and he and Cao Xing took the rest of the people and walked southward while waiting.

In mid-October, Longxiang returned to Shouchun.

In the bustling city in the past, perhaps because of the winter, there were not many pedestrians on the streets, and there were only loneliness and bleakness.

(End of this chapter)