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Although Gao Yang's family was poor, he was a man with a sword. His ancestor was Jiang Qi's Qing clan - Gao clan, but in the process of Tian Dynasty, the powerful Qing clan and Gao were swept away by Tian one by one, and in Gao Yang's generation, his family was actually similar to the common people, but he still traveled with a sword, in his opinion, no matter how poor he was, he was also a "scholar", and he was far more noble than those common people.

He has a wife that Ming Media is marrying, and a concubine he bought from Linzi Nulu, of course, which he bought when he was rich in the past.

When he got home, his wife asked him, "Where did you eat when your mouth was full of oil and you still smelled of wine?"

Gao Yang said to his wife and concubine with a high-minded attitude: "Of course those rich and noble families invited me to eat, does Jing Guojun know?" Today I will eat at his house. ”

Gao Yang's wife and concubine were silent, and after Gao Yang was placed to sleep, Gao Yang's wife said to his concubine: "Every time a lover goes out, he eats enough and then goes home." When we asked him who he was drinking with, he said that he ate at the house of a rich man, but I never saw him mingle with a rich man's house, and I wanted to secretly go to the place where he ate. ”

The next day, Gao Yang's wife quietly followed Gao Yang and traveled all over the capital, and no rich man talked to Gao Yang. In the end, Gao Yang walked to the cemetery outside the east gate, and he begged the people who worshiped the tomb for the remaining food, and continued to change to the next place before he was full. Gao Yang's wife finally discovered the secret of Gao Yang's full food outside.

When she returned home, Gao Yang's wife told Concubine Gao Yang what she had seen completely, and this wife and concubine thought that their lover was their life's dependence, but the lover, as a scholar, was unbearable, and the two had to cry at home. When Gao Yang came back, he thought that his wife and concubine didn't know what was going on with him, and in front of them, he still looked proud.

Seeing Gao Yang like this, his fierce wife finally broke out: "Do you think we don't know how you eat outside?" Where did you go to associate with the rich and noble? You're just begging from those who worship the graves to eat. You are our beloved, our dependence, you have to have a little bit of success, what should you do with the two of us like this? ”

Gao Yang didn't expect his wives and concubines to know his secret, and he was immediately extremely embarrassed and didn't know how to deal with it.

Gao Yang's wife then said to Gao Yang: "Beloved, we don't mean to blame you, but why don't you go out to find a serious job to do, go to the cemetery to beg, what dignity is there?" ”

In the next few days, Gao Yang's wives and concubines did not sleep in the same room with Gao Yang, which made Gao Yang extremely embarrassed. So he had to go out and try his luck to see if he could find something serious. However, he only has a sword in his hand, and he doesn't have any skills, so he can't find anything serious.

After hitting a wall one after another, Gao Yang was reluctant to go out, as a dignified scholar, he actually didn't want to go to the cemetery to beg every day. However, he couldn't find anything serious to do, so he used the money earned by his wife and concubine as a female worker at home every day to buy wine, and borrowed wine every day to drown his sorrows.

When his wife and concubine saw him like this, they didn't say anything, but just wept silently. Gao Yang remembered the glorious days of a few years ago in his daily drinking and drowning his sorrows: it was the battle of Maling between Qi and Wei, and he followed General Tian Ji and Sun Bin to defeat the powerful Wei army in the Maling Valley. In that battle, he cut off two heads of the Wei army without much effort. Back in Linzi, relying on the two heads, he got 16 taels of gold, and his concubine was also bought from the female Lu of Qi at that time.

However, thinking of it now, as a scholar, he can't find anything serious but can only beg from the grave worshipper. was found by his wife and concubine that he couldn't do this job, and he couldn't find anything serious, his wife and concubine didn't even have sex with him, a man was really a failure to do this, and his heart was like a fire. Then he thought: It would be nice if the Qi Kingdom had another big war, and how happy it would be to cut a few of his heads and come back in a beautiful way. If this is the case, his wife and concubine will not dare to underestimate him.

However, since Qi defeated Wei, the overlord of the world, what country would dare to challenge Qi? It seems that my idea is a luxury after all, Gao Yang thought silently in his heart.

Just when Gao Yang was in a state of extreme depression, his friend Dong Guojing came to him, and as soon as Dong Guojing arrived at his house, he told Gao Yang: "Good news." The king is gathering the warriors again. Seeing that Gao Yang looked drunk and unconscious, regardless of the presence of his wife and concubine, he directly woke Gao Yang up, and said to Gao Yang: "Gao Yang, don't sleep, King Qi is gathering skilled fighters again." ”

Gao Yang was originally in a drowsiness, but as soon as he heard the words "Skilled Striker", he immediately woke up more than half of his wine. He asked Dong Guojing eagerly: "The king really summoned the warriors?" Who are you going to hit this time? ”

"Of course it's true, this time it was the State of Chu that declared war on my State of Qi, and the king decided to teach those southern barbarians a good lesson, and began to gather skilled fighters again, and the time has come for my generation to make meritorious contributions." Dong Guojing said excitedly.

"Hahaha." Gao Yang also laughed excitedly, finally having a battle to fight. For those of them who are unemployed in Linzi, not fighting is simply the most boring thing in the world. Because there is no war, they have no income, and even their wives and concubines will laugh at them. Although it may be dangerous to fight, but for them who have won several big battles, where is that danger?

This time, Gao Yang said goodbye to his wives and concubines with pride from the bottom of his heart, and went to the recruitment point in Linzi City, which was too familiar to be familiar with. He knew that if he didn't take advantage of this time to sign up quickly, maybe they wouldn't be able to take their turn when the selection of skilled fighters was full.

Sure enough, when I arrived at the recruitment point, it was a crowded scene. Most of them were armed with weapons, and only a few were unarmed. However, because there were extremely well-equipped palace guards on the scene to maintain order, these people who came to sign up for recruitment were also people who knew the rules, and they didn't dare to make trouble, so they lined up honestly. At the front of the line, there were many people who were being tested, and there were military officers who specialized in writing records; There are archers who specialize in archery in front of the target; There are also halberders who chop with huge halberds. Gao Yang knew that these people were all fighters who were being tested.

Soon it was Gao Yang's turn to line up. The recruiter began to ask for his details.

"Name? Address? ”

"Gao Yang. He lives in Gao's Li, Linzi East District, West Erlu. ”

"Do you have a record of participating in battles, what are you good at?"

"Participated in the Battle of Maling and killed the first two members of the Wei army. Good at short sword fighting, and occasionally marksmanship. ”

Hearing that Gao Yang had killed the two leaders of the Wei army, the people around him all showed an expression of admiration, and the recruiting officer also raised his head and looked at Gao Yang carefully. Then the recruiter beckoned, and one of the guards behind him immediately stood up, and the recruiter said to Gao Yang: "If the strong man can defeat my brother, he will be selected for my short sword battalion." ”

Gao Yang was immediately overjoyed, you must know that the short sword battalion is not ordinary, this is a battalion headquarters that only real warriors can be selected.

The soldiers of Qi were not a permanent army, but a mercenary army that was only temporarily recruited during wartime. Once successfully selected as a martial artist, the monarch will give a bonus before the battle to pay for the settling-in fee. Fighters are not paid or anything, and all their income comes from the battlefield. For every person who kills the head of the enemy army, you can get eight taels of money. In fact, these are not the main points of money, the real big part is the property obtained by the fighters from the hands of the enemy on the battlefield, except for a small part of the handover, most of it belongs to the soldiers themselves. Because of this motivation, Qi people are extremely enthusiastic about declaring technical fighters. Qi is a martial and wealthy country, but most of the time the people at the bottom have no chance to get rich. The only thing that can give them a chance is to be selected as a fighter in the event of war and steal money from the battlefield.

The Mechanic is a temporary mercenary army, but it is not a loose army. It was very strictly organized, and the fighters were divided into several battalions, including a bow battalion specializing in long-range shooting; halberd-wielding battalions; There are gun battalions that specialize in fighting with pikes; There was even a cavalry battalion made up of the Jundihu people. The Stiletto Battalion is also a well-known battalion among the martial artists. Because the short sword battle is to rush directly to the enemy's close to fight bloodily, so courage is most needed. And because the Gladius Battalion is the closest team to the enemy, the Gladius Battalion is the best battalion among the skilled fighters to rob the enemy's property. This battalion is the most dangerous, yet also the most profitable.

Gao Yang was certainly no stranger to this, so he took out the wooden sword from the nearby weapon rack and immediately fought with the guard, because he usually likes to dance swords, Gao Yang's swordsmanship is quite good, and he defeated the guard in less than twenty rounds. So he successfully changed from a unemployed homeless man in Linzi who was despised by his wife and concubine to a soldier in the Qi warrior concentration camp and the short sword battalion.

His friend Dong Guojing also passed the Martial Arts Assessment, and became a member of the Short Sword Battalion like him. Then they were taken to a huge military camp outside Linzi City, and on a makeshift platform, a nine-foot-tall general with a tiger's back began to lecture them:

"Let me introduce to you first, a certain Kuang Zhang, the personal guard of the King of Qi. Now under the heavy order of the king of Qi, the king appointed me as the vanguard army Sima and ordered me to form a vanguard army of technical attack. The vanguard army had three battalions: a spear battalion, a halberd battalion, and a short sword battalion. As we all know, the Short Sword Battalion is an army that can only be joined by the bravest soldiers of our Qi country, and when you go to the battlefield, you have to fight the enemy hand-to-hand, and you need absolute courage. I would like to ask you here, if you are afraid of death and dare not fight hard, you can stand up now. ”

The people who participate in the selection of martial arts are all people who want to make money and make a fortune, and they have all reached this point, of course, no one will quit.

So Kuang Zhang continued: "Since everyone has the courage, is not afraid of death, and dares to use the sword in his hand to win wealth for himself, I respect you as real warriors. After speaking, he bowed deeply to all the soldiers of the pioneer battalion.

Then he continued: "If you want to use your sword to win wealth for yourself, you must obey the laws of war. I'm going to be training you all over the next few months. You have to remember clearly, you all have to remember everything you said, maybe these can save your life on the battlefield. Let's talk about advance and retreat first, and I Qi military law: march with drums, and retreat with gold. ”

Kuang Zhang told the soldiers of the Short Sword Battalion about the various military laws and regulations of the Qi army, and then conducted various training for these newly recruited soldiers. Gao Yang felt extremely bored in it, in his opinion, he didn't have a fight, just go directly to the battlefield to kill the enemy, killing people is just stabbing the other party to death with a sword, where do so many rules come from? But since this chief is willing to do such a boring thing, let's play with him. So he and Dong Guojing, who was also a sergeant of the Short Sword Battalion, also began a long training that lasted for several months.