Gu Jincheng thought about it again and again, and finally made a decision to go to Yangzhou to surrender to the Southern Army. In returning to Sichuan, it is not very difficult to choose whether to start as a soldier or inherit the military position and go to Yangzhou.

Yang Xiaolei is very happy, the two of them can go together is better than being alone, and in the future, everyone can watch and help each other in the Pingnan Army and kill the enemy side by side.

After making a decision, the two did not hesitate and immediately set off for Yangzhou, although the assessment time set by the Pingnan Army was August, and there was still more than a month to go, it was better to go early than late.

The most convenient way to get from Nanjing to Yangzhou is to take a boat down the river, and when you arrive at Guazhou, you can go north into the canal and reach Yangzhou. At the wharf outside Nanjing, there are passenger ships between Nanjing and Yangzhou, and it takes two taels of silver to reach Yangzhou in five or six days.

However, Yang Xiaolei proposed not to take the Yangtze River, but to cross the river first to Pukou on the other side, and then go to Yangzhou by land. His reason is that we will all be generals who will lead the troops in the future, and it is natural for the generals to be familiar with the terrain, and according to the current situation, Jianghuai will definitely become the front line of the battle with the enemy in the future, and it is very necessary to familiarize ourselves with the mountains and rivers in Jiangbei in advance.

Gu Jincheng thought carefully for a moment and agreed to Yang Xiaolei's suggestion. Anyway, there is still more than a month before the assessment time of the Pingnan Army, and no matter what, it can arrive in Yangzhou on time.

Of course, Gu Jincheng couldn't disagree, his entanglement had been exhausted, and he had to rely on Yang Xiaolei for eating and drinking all the way, isn't the so-called cannibalistic mouth short?

So the two took a ferry across the river to Pukou on the other side, and then walked on foot.

On the first day, Yang Xiaolei was still very excited, often climbing to the high slope on the side of the road to point out the country, and showing the reason of arranging troops.

"Brother Gu, if I lead the troops, the hill in front of me is the place that must be defended, the mountain is so dangerous, as long as thousands of troops hold it, I can block ten times the enemy!"

Yang Xiaolei can talk about it.

"This hill is several miles away from the river, and it is a stone mountain, how to solve the water source for thousands of troops?" Gu Jincheng asked lightly.

“......”

"Brother Gu, do you see this river, as long as you send troops to build a dam upstream to stop the river, and when the enemy soldiers cross the river, open the dam to release the water, you can flood the Seventh Army!"

Soon, Yang Xiaolei's eyebrows danced again.

The next day, Yang Xiaolei's spirit was much weaker, and after walking for a day, he grinded out a few big blisters on his feet, and when he used a needle to break them at night, he grinned in pain.

"Brother Gu, no, let's rest, we have to buy two donkeys to ride in the front village." Yang Xiaolei sat on the ground, panting.

"It's better to hire an oxcart than to buy a donkey." Gu Jincheng sat down casually, he was from Sichuan, and he was used to walking mountain roads on weekdays, so he was much easier than Yang Xiaolei.

......

"It's so comfortable!" Lying on the ox cart, Yang Xiaolei covered his face with a paulownia leaf and hummed with satisfaction.

"Brother Yang, how good it is for you to be honest and be a rich man at home, why do you have to join the army to find guilt?" Gu Jincheng asked puzzled.

For Yang Xiaolei, what can he do even if he does not inherit the military position? With his family's land wealth, he couldn't spend it in a few lifetimes.

"Hehe, every day in front of the mulberry forest, watching the servants raise silkworms and reeling silk, the life is tasteless. I have read so many military books and practiced the kung fu handed down by my ancestors, so I just guarded the fields at home and lived. The eldest husband was born in the world and the earth, when the three-foot sword is rampant in the world, the brocade hat and the mink fur, and the thousand horses roll Pinggang! That's how refreshing! ”

Yang Xiaolei rested his head on his arms and told his ambitions.

It turns out that he is also a hot-blooded and idealistic man! Gu Jincheng couldn't help but be in awe.

Riding the hired ox cart, the two talked and laughed all the way, and arrived near Yizhen a few days later, not far from Yangzhou.

On this day, the ox cart passed through a dense forest along the official road, and suddenly a person appeared in front of him, running Lang, shouting for help when he saw the ox cart.

"A merchant from Yangzhou in Xia Nai encountered a robbery by a strongman not long ago, two large truckloads of goods were robbed by a strongman, and several men accompanying him were also killed, I beg you to help me and drive me to the village and town in front."

This man was in his forties, with blood stains on his short placket and strips of cloth wrapped around his waist, and red blood was constantly oozing from his waist.

"There are robbers!" Yang Xiaolei sat up with a snort, "Don't be afraid, I am the captain of the Ming Dynasty Zhengliupin Zhaoxin, how many robbers are there, and how far is it from here?" ”

"Ah, you, you're an officer?" The other party was obviously stunned for a moment, and asked hesitantly.

"That's still fake! Not only me, but the brother next to me is also a Ming officer, so you can tell me what you have to do. Yang Xiaolei said excitedly, but he didn't say that he hadn't gotten a hereditary martial arts position.

Gu Jincheng couldn't wait to cover this guy's mouth, how could he take care of himself when he went out! Even if there are robbers ahead, it is a matter for the local government, and it is a matter for the two of them!

"There were six or seven robbers, and they robbed my van more than three miles from here." Businessman Pan Sanchun said in a daze, when did the officers of the Ming Dynasty become so jealous and hateful, which made him quite uncomfortable.

"As a soldier of the Ming Dynasty, you have to serve the court and maintain the peace of the party. Brother Gu, how about we go and catch the robber together and help this merchant recover the goods? ”

Yang Xiaolei turned his head, looked at Gu Jincheng eagerly and asked.

"Brother Yang, are you the second in the family?" Gu Jincheng finally couldn't help but ask.

"Ahh How did Brother Gu know? There is also an older sister above the younger brother. Yang Xiaolei was surprised.

Gu Jincheng couldn't help but cover his forehead with his hand......

Since Yang Xiaolei has radiated great enthusiasm and wants to be a Ming soldier who acts bravely and bravely, Gu Jincheng can only accompany him to commit two crimes.

At that moment, the two took out their weapons from the package, Gu Jincheng took out a three-foot-long thick-backed waist knife, and Yang Xiaolei took out a slender knife.

The coachman and Pan Sanchun were instructed to wait in the woods, and the two of them carried their weapons and touched forward.

Half an hour later, the two stopped. There was a rustling sound ahead. Hiding behind the trees and looking ahead, I saw two mule carts parked in front of me, and there were six or seven people beside the mule carts, two of whom were digging a pit with their heads bowed, and there were three corpses lying in the ground beside them.

Looking at this situation, it is exactly the robber that Pan Sanchun said.

"Sure enough, it's robbers, Brother Gu, let's kill them and catch them!" Yang Xiaolei showed an excited look on his face.

"Don't worry, there are seven of them, I should be able to deal with three of them myself, what about you, Brother Yang?" Gu Jincheng said calmly.

"I'll be able to deal with three, too." Yang Xiaolei hesitated and said, although he practiced martial arts diligently, but the other party looked like a vicious person who killed people and oversold goods, and it was estimated that it would be difficult to deal with.

"Then we'll have to figure it out." Gu Jincheng sighed.