Under the cover of darkness, 30,000 Huainan soldiers filed out. The scene was like opening a floodgate to release water. No matter how powerful Cao Cao's soldiers were, they could not completely stop them when they broke through.

The noisy shouts covered up the sound of the war drums, and the flags could not be used at night. The battle started out orderly, but soon became chaotic, and in the end it was easy to kill one's own people.

Cao Cao had heavy troops on the east, west, and south sides, and gave Liu Bei the north gate where he was least likely to escape. At this time, Liu Bei had only three thousand soldiers and horses, and the tens of thousands of soldiers facing the bridge could not stop him at all.

As soon as Liu Bei felt the pressure, he immediately asked for help from Cao's troops at the east and west gates. Cao Cao, who was stationed at the south gate, realized that something was wrong and immediately transferred the ambush troops from the south and west to the northeast gate for support.

After Long Xiang led his troops out of the city, the troops outside had already taken over. He deliberately suppressed his position and moved forward slowly. It was not until the fierce battle ahead that he pointed in a direction to let Tang Hui clear the way.

There are too many torches at night, and the target is too big. Without torches, you can't see the way clearly, and your own people can easily get lost. Therefore, Long Xiang divided his 130 infantry into five columns, and the first person in each column lit the torch to lead the way. Cao Cao

The specific cavalry units were divided into two wings and were on standby for maneuver. They also maintained a stable formation during the process, making it easier to fight when encountering small groups of enemy troops.

Long Xiang led 160 people and kept moving around the fighting area. He was lucky enough to escape from the most intense place while Ximen Cao's army did not arrive.

I don’t know how long I ran, but the light around me became increasingly dim.

Long Xiang looked up at the sky. At that time, the clouds covered the stars and the moon, and it became impossible to rely on the Beidou to determine the direction.

Suddenly, a ‘fire dragon’ approached quickly from the east, and Cao Xing immediately reminded:

"Quhou, there is a cavalry coming. Judging from the number of torches, it is estimated that there are fifty or sixty people."

Long Xiang turned around, held the gun in his hand, and shouted at everyone: "Everyone is ready to fight. If you want to use your feet to move, you will work hard for a while."

"Yes." Everyone shouted in unison.

Long Xiang rode his horse to the front, thinking that if he had strengthened his practice in the past two years and could block Zhang Fei's attack with all his strength, he should have a chance of winning against ordinary miscellaneous fish.

At this time, he cannot learn from Yuan Shu. If he is timid, the people below him will be timid too.

The 'Fire Dragon' quickly approached, and the leading general of the other side arrived before anyone could hear him. He shouted like thunder: "Don't leave, that thief. Zhang Yide from Yan is here."

By the faint light of the fire, Long Xiang looked fiercely at Tang Yu next to him, thinking that he was an old acquaintance of ours.

Long Xiang shouted solemnly: "Uncle Wei and I are coming forward to retreat from the enemy. Chief Cao, hold your ground. You are not allowed to advance without my order."

"Okay." Tang Hui nodded without thinking.

"Ah? Only..."

After hearing this, Cao Xing swallowed hard. Zhang Fei's reckless man even frightened Lu Bu, thinking to himself, are you really so brave?

Could it be that the humility you displayed in Xiapi was just an act?

Before Cao Xing could react, Long Xiang and Tang Hui had already rushed out on horseback.

Long Xiang shouted while running: "Zhang Yide, please see who I am?"

Seeing that the "two-way rush" was about to close, Zhang Fei suddenly showed an incredible expression, wondering why this voice sounded so familiar?

No matter who it is, I will give him a snake spear first.

Zhang Fei raised his eight-foot-long snake spear with an angry eyebrow, looked in the direction of Long Xiang and rushed straight away.

A black horse with a black face is like being invisible. Fortunately, Long Xiang has keen hearing and can calculate the distance between the two parties based on the sound of horse hooves.

Long Xiang urged his horse to rush forward. If he stood still at this time, he would become a living target at night.

The moment he approached, Long Xiang shouted again: "Zhang Yide, Long Xiang is here!"

The eight-foot-long snake spear was like an arrow, leaving an afterimage in the firelight and piercing the horse Long Xiang's heart. Tang Hui, who was holding the torch, felt his heart rising to his throat.

A clanging sound.

Long Xiang raised his gun and flicked away the snake spear with all his strength. His arms suddenly felt numb, thinking that Zhang Fei's strength was still so strong.

"Yunqi, is it really you?"

Zhang Fei recognized Long Xiang and immediately withdrew the snake spear.

Long Xiang held the spear in his hand and joked: "Yide, didn't you hear just now? You almost stabbed a hole in my heart..."

"Haha, it was so windy just now that I didn't hear clearly at all. Brother knew that you would break out from the north gate, so he asked me to try my best to find you and rescue you. I didn't expect you to escape to such an outskirts."

Zhang Fei smiled cheerfully.

Long Xiang asked: "How are you doing, sir?"

"Xiao Pei is lost, and now Yuzhang is active in the northeast, hey..." Zhang Fei sighed.

Long Xiang comforted: "If you want to help the Han Dynasty, you will definitely go through some hardships, but you will succeed. I have no doubt about this."

"Yun Qi's words are nice. Cao Cao is going to annihilate the Huainan Army this time. If you want to go south, you will probably die. Why don't you just follow me?"

Zhang Fei extended the invitation enthusiastically.

Long Xiang pointed to his people, shook his head and refused: "Shou Chun has many brothers, and their families are still in Huainan. Now is really not the time."

Zhang Fei reminded: "Now there are Cao soldiers blocking you everywhere. I'm afraid you won't be able to return to Huainan..."

Long Xiang was noncommittal and changed the subject and asked: "Yide, do you know which way is the north?"

"Here."

Zhang Feixin pointed his hand and asked curiously: "What do you want to do?"

Long Xiang smiled mysteriously under the firelight.

"Cao Cao's troops are in the south. I plan to go all the way north. Can he catch me?"

"What do you mean?" Zhang Fei looked confused.

Long Xiang put his head forward and explained in a low voice: "Isn't it okay if I walk a few dozen miles to the north, then turn and go south to avoid Cao Cao's pursuers?"

"Yunqi, you are so cunning." Zhang Feixin said, I have learned.

Long Xiang chuckled, clasped his fists and said, "It's not advisable to stay here for a long time. I have to lead the troops on their way. Yide, please go back quickly and say hello to the envoy for me."

"All right."

After Zhang Fei finished speaking, he was about to turn around when Long Xiang stopped him again and said solemnly:

"General Qiao Rui is kind to me. If he fails to escape this time and is lucky enough to fall into your hands, please spare his life. Please."

"I can't afford it..."

With Zhang Fei's guidance, Long Xiang led his army to advance northward overnight. Five torches moved under the night sky, looking like fireflies from a distance.

Walking until dawn, we arrived at a dense eucalyptus forest.

Long Xiang saw that this place was well hidden, so he led everyone into the forest to rest.

After a tired night of running around, many soldiers fell asleep after eating dry food, and Long Xiang also leaned against a tree and closed his eyes to take a nap.

I don't know how long it took, but the noise outside the forest woke up Long Xiang. He shook his head and stood up, and saw Cao Xing looking for him in a hurry.

"Quhou, there are many Cao soldiers coming from the south..."

Long Xiang suddenly lost his sleepiness. He looked at Tang Wei and ordered: "Uncle Wei, please tell everyone to pay attention to hiding, especially those war horses. Chief Cao and I will take a look."

"Well, be careful."

Long Xiang waved gently and walked out of the woods with Cao Xing.

Thunder is rolling and flags are flying.

Through the leaves of the plants, Long Xiang saw more than a hundred Cao Jun cavalry chasing the dozen riders in front.

While Cao's soldiers were running, some people were still riding and shooting.

The sport of riding and archery is extremely difficult to master, and not many of Cao’s soldiers were good at it.

Long Xiang frowned and murmured: "It seems to be one of ours..."
Chapter completed!