"I'm waiting to come down."

When Chen Ji in Xinji City heard the news, his expression changed drastically.

The 15 elite were killed in battle, and apart from the [-] troops from the Upper Realm in the southern border, the Zhong Dynasty Dynasty was about to be completely destroyed.

"General Chen, what should I do?" Several captains looked at Chen Ji with dead expressions on their faces.

"The order is passed on, and all the soldiers and horses will quickly burn all the granary weapons and leave lightly."

"As ordered!"

Chen Ji only hoped that Cao Anmin could slow down so that he would have time to bring more troops back to Huainan.

Chapter 44

At midnight, at the Huaishui Ferry, several carriages quietly appeared on the bank of the river.

"Father, what are you doing in Xuzhou?" Yang Ping, the son of Yang Hong, complained.

In Shouchun, his father was the Taifu, and he was a second-generation official who walked outside.But if you go to Xiaopei, a small city, even if you are going to be a local emperor, who will you pretend to see?

"What do you know!" Yang Hong stood on the bank of the river and paced anxiously.

The defense of the Huaihe River is the focus of defending Shouchun.Even though Yuan Shu was stupid, he knew the key point in this issue, specially arranged for soldiers to patrol, and took a large family to escape, but it cost a lot of money.Now that he rushed here, he didn't see anyone who answered him, which made him really impatient.

"That's right." Yang Ping muttered, and got back into the carriage dissatisfied.

The river wind blew Yang Hong's robe loudly, and his hair was a little loose, making him look a little embarrassed.

"Sir, fire, there's fire on the river."

Yang Hong looked intently, and saw a small boat slowly sailing towards where they were.

"Quick, raise the fire too!"

Seeing the flames, the people on the boat responded and slowly moved the boat closer.

"Hey, I'm Yang Hong, but came to pick us up?"

The boatman looked at several people and took out a small token from his pocket: "Do you have a token?"

"Oh... yes!" Ever since Yang Hong made it clear that he wanted to defect to Liu Bei, the token that Sun Qian handed over to him, he kept on his body alone every day to prevent it from being lost.

Give this half token with body heat to the other party.

"Well, good! The token is real."

Yang Hong let out a long breath and looked at the boat behind the boatman: "Since it's true, why don't we hurry up and let us board the boat, in case we miss something important."

"Slow down! My lord, please see, my boat can only take three people across at a time. With so many of you, I don't know who will pass first and who will pass behind?"

"Father, of course it's me. I'm your favorite child. If you don't take me, who will you take with you?" Yang Ping pushed aside the others and stood in the front.

"Master, you and I are married, how can you not take me with you?"

"Master, you said you love me the most."

Yang Hong couldn't make a decision for a while, and even cursed Liu Bei in his heart, you can't get a bigger one when you choose a boat, how can such a small boat take people.

Behind him are the seven aunts and eight aunts of his Yang family, if he can abandon them, he won't bring them out of Shouchun.

It's just that there are priorities, and it's obvious that there are only three positions in front of you.Instead of wasting time, it is better to choose early, as long as you cross the river, everything will be safe.

"Okay, Ping'er and his wife will follow me across the river first."

As soon as these words came out, the others immediately exploded.Everyone is like a grasshopper on a rope.Now the rope is about to run, and they will definitely die without a burial if they continue to stay.

"Dead ghost, you said you would be each other's angels with me, and you just abandoned me like this."

"Hong'er, I'm your third uncle, you can't leave!"

More than 50 members of the Yang family begged and shouted on the bank, but unfortunately the three of Yang Hong had already boarded the boat quickly and crossed the river directly while taking advantage of the south wind.

In the middle of the river, the speed of the boat suddenly slowed down.

"Why didn't the boatman paddle faster? There are so many people on the shore, it would be a disaster if the soldiers patrolling the river find out if they are too late."

The body of the boatman trembled slightly, and his face looked extremely pale under the moonlight.

"No...I can't do it anymore. My chest hurts so much." As he spoke, the boatman held his chest tightly, and his center of gravity became more and more unstable.

"Father, is this guy okay? If he has something to do, who will take us across the river?" Yang Ping also panicked. His son, who was born with a golden key in his mouth, said he was rowing a boat, even if it was no heavy work. did.Now if there is no boatman, how will they cross the river?

"Should..." Before Yang Hong could say anything, the boatman's body suddenly fell, and he fell directly into the Huaihe River, and quickly lost his trace.

"Hey, where are people?"

"No, father, the boatman drowned."

"My lord, what should we do? Without the boatman, how would we get there?"

The three of them panicked immediately, but luckily the boat had sailed over half of the river, and was only a few tens of meters away from the opposite bank.

"It seems that we can only row by ourselves, madam, Ping'er, row quickly, as long as we reach the shore, we will be safe." At this moment, Yang Hong has completely forgotten those clansmen who are still waiting for him on the other side.

What is family, as long as he is not dead, sooner or later there will be family.

What is a concubine? After crossing the river by herself, she will be the mastermind of Liu Bei.

Hope was right in front of them, and the speed of the few people also increased.Although inexperienced, the speed of the boat was not half as fast as before, but at least it reached the other side of the river.

As soon as he arrived at the shore, he probably touched the rocks at the bottom of the river. The boat shook suddenly, and Yang Hong didn't stand still and directly loaded into the water.Fortunately, the water here only covered his calf, and no one could be drowned, but he was completely soaked, like a drowned rat, and he no longer looked like a celebrity.

"Who is it?" On the embankment, a group of soldiers and horses appeared out of nowhere, the leader of which was holding a spear, majestic and majestic.

"I... I am Yuan Shu's Taifu Yang Hong, who is the general?"

"Yang Hong? I am Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide under the command of General Zhendong. You sneaked across the river at midnight, what are you talking about?"

"General Zhendong? Haha, heaven pays off, where is Liu Zhendong? I, Yang Hong, am here, I am Yang Hong!"

Zhang Fei was confused and was about to speak when Liu Bei drove his horse over behind him.

"Yide, what's wrong?"

"Brother, Yuan Shu's Taifu Yang Hong is clamoring to see you."

"Yang Hong? Why did Yang Hong come here all of a sudden?" Liu Bei thought, pulling his horse to the embankment and looking at the drowned Yang Hong in front of him.

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