The warship could actually go further north, but when it arrived in Yangzhou, Yang Chao let the warship go back.

Because of the northward warship, there is no need for warships, this kind of galleon is more suitable for the big rivers, and it is more convenient to ship shallow boats in the canal.

Sent Zhang Dawei and others away, in addition to about three teams of soldiers, these soldiers were on the voyage one by one, and those who learned to drive ships with the best level were specially selected for Zhang Dawei and led by Zhang Dawei.

Coincidentally, when I arrived in Yangzhou, it was Chinese New Year's Eve.

Yangzhou's 24th Bridge is very famous on a moonlit night, Yang Chao is interested in going to see it, but when he arrives in Yangzhou, he can't enter the city, even if Yang Chao has a military department, he can't get in.

asked Wang Xiao to communicate with the government, but the government sold Yang Chao a face, saying that Yang Chao could go in personally, but not a single soldier could go in.

Yang Chao knew that this was not because the magistrate was deliberately making things difficult, but because the ancestral system was like this.

It's not even Zhu Yuanzhang's ancestral system, it's been the case in all dynasties, probably formed in the Han and Tang dynasties.

This is very obvious, the attitude of discrimination and distrust towards soldiers, the theory of civilian officials is that soldiers are wild and untamable, and it is inevitable to harass the people when they enter the city, so under no circumstances, soldiers from other places are not allowed to enter the city.

In the Ming Dynasty, the situation became more extreme, even if the soldiers from other places came to protect the city, they could only fight with the enemy outside the city, and could not be protected by the city wall, and could not rely on the city wall to kill the enemy.

For example, the city of Beijing has been besieged by the enemy army many times, there are the Mongol Warat army at the time of the Tumubao Change, and there are the Manchu Eight Banners army that has entered the pass and plundered all over again, but the army of the king of foreign Qin has been blocked under the city of Beijing again and again, and can only use the strength of poor training and equipment to fight the enemy in the field.

The most hateful thing is that there is no provision yet, and the magistrate always finds all kinds of excuses to shirk it.

For example, the Yangzhou government refused to supply on the grounds that they could be responsible for the supply of the guest army on the second day.

The local army of the Ming Dynasty was already poor. Often, there is no overnight food, and when I get to the place, I am already tired, and I have to wait until the next day. And the next day, the magistrate will shirk it, and it will be good if he can get enough supplies within three days. Of course, if you are willing to bribe the magistrates, and you are willing to help the magistrates make false accounts, such as receiving 100 taels from them and signing for 1,000 loads, it will be faster.

Yang Chao can't wait for tomorrow to have another day with Yangzhou Mansion, he has to rush to Huai'an, fortunately Yang Chao didn't count on the local government, and all the military rations were carried by himself. The only thing to worry about is whether these grain ships will be remembered by other armies or broken armies.

The soldiers could not enter the city to rest, and Yang Chao was not interested in going in alone, so he camped outside Yangzhou.

The camping actually lasted in the middle of the night, Yang Chao's troops had never set up camping, Yang Chao was negligent in this regard, and Lao Jin did not remind Yang Chao.

It was still this temporary march, Yang Chao carefully read Qi Jiguang's military book, and when he saw the relevant content, he thought that he still had to make relevant preparations. It's just too amateurish.

So three days before leaving, I urgently practiced the skills of camping, so that I was not blind.

All the tents were made of wood, bamboo and cloth. Yang Chao's camp is no exception.

His big tent was made of long old bamboos and covered with a thick cloth of homespun

"My lord, haven't rested yet?"

"Fengfu, you haven't rested either?"

The person who came was Huang Fengfu, and his current identity was also one of the marching staff.

"The villain can't sleep, look around."

Huang Fengfu said.

Yang Chao smiled: "Why can't you sleep, but you're nervous?" ”

Huang Fengfu said: "The villain doesn't know, but this heart can't be still." ”

Yang Chao patted him on the shoulder. A scholar, the first march. It's inevitable to be nervous.

"Fengfu, we are not allowed to call ourselves villains in our army. Let's just call me you. ”

Huang Fengfu said: "Villain, I understand, but I can't change my mouth for a while." ”

Yang Chao stood at the door of his tent, looking at Yangzhou City on the side of the canal from a distance, the lanterns on the city wall were lit, and the moat flickered from time to time with the lights.

Through the city wall, it seems that you can see the lights in the city, where there are 400,000 people, and the prosperity is not lost to Nanjing City, but these Yangzhou people ......

Suddenly, Yang Chao asked again: "Fengfu, do you believe that one day someone captures this Yangzhou City, they will kill everyone?" ”

Huang Fengfu was very surprised: "My lord said that he was joking, who would dare to do such a butcher's thing." ”

Yang Chao sighed: "Have you read history books? ”

Huang Fengfu nodded.

Yang Chao asked: "When Meng Yuan attacked the city, if he resisted, would he slaughter the city?" ”

Huang Fengfu sighed: "Mengyuan barbarians, in order to deter my Huaxia, they will indeed slaughter the city." ”

Yang Chao asked again: "Then Taizu took the world back then, but did he slaughter the city?" ”

Huang Fengfu said: "I haven't heard of it. However, there were many edicts, such as Xu Da's attack on Beijing, and he told the soldiers not to loot. Even if there is a stubborn resistance of the enemy, it will not be held accountable. ”

Yang Chao nodded, this is the difference between barbarism and civilization, barbarism needs to deter the enemy, and it will be slaughtered, while civilization is to use civilized ways to attack the enemy.

Some people say that this is the kindness of women, and some people say that this is an invitation to buy people's hearts, but even if it is advertised, Yang Chao also hopes to use a civilized way.

The two stood for a long time, there was no wind, no clouds and no moon, and it was very good weather.

Yang Chao patted Huang Fengfu and said, "Okay, it's not early, go back to sleep." ”

Huang Fengfu bowed: "Adults also rest early!" ”

The camp was late, and the rest was not good, but on the second day, it was necessary to leave early, and many soldiers were listless, but they still had to walk.

In Yangzhou, he received several more ships from the Wang family, with a total of twelve ships, four of which were Yang Chao's own ships and eight were from the Wang family.

Four ships were pulling equipment and supplies, eight were pulling food and military salaries, and the soldiers could only walk.

It's not that soldiers can't be allowed to take boats, but Yang Chao plans to exercise the march, which is also part of the war.

The reason why King Qin was on his back this time, at first Yang Chao himself couldn't say what feelings were it, if it was out of loyalty to the emperor, even Yang Chao himself couldn't accept it, but since it has come out, there must be a harvest, so seize every opportunity to learn how to fight, Yang Chao firmly believes that only in the real war can you learn war, even if you train well in peacetime, it is just training.

Through actual combat, many problems that cannot be involved in training, or even imagined, will be exposed.

For example, on the first day, he encountered a problem, although Yang Chao had never practiced marching, but he ran and drilled every day in the army, and it should be said that the soldiers' physical fitness was good, but on the first day, he only walked more than ten miles, and he was already tired.

The reason for this is that the soldiers are too nervous, or too excited, and the young soldiers are all nervous and excited, and the reason for the nervousness and excitement is the same, that is, to fight the Tartars.

To go to war, to fight Tartars, in view of the prestige of the Tartars is not nervous is fake, but to fight Tartars can be rewarded for meritorious service, and it is exciting.

Fear and excitement fill the soldiers' emotions, causing them to burn up extra calories and therefore get tired after walking for a long time.

When Yang Chao saw that most of the people were panting, he ordered the march to stop and camp to rest.

In fact, Yang Chao himself was nervous and excited, but Yang Chao's nervousness was not afraid, but a general feeling of facing an exam.

The reason why Yang Chao formed an army and wanted to be promoted in every possible way was to seek a change, to be low-key, to protect himself and his family from a tragic ending in troubled times, to say that he was ambitious, he wanted to change the fate of the world.

This creed has been brewing in Yang Chao's heart, and now it has formed a sense of mission, especially when he succeeds again and again, and moves towards his goal again and again, this sense of mission is getting stronger and stronger.

Is this ambition!

Dominate the world and dominate the world!

Yang Chao sometimes asks himself whether he wants to form an army, rise up in troubled times, and achieve hegemony.

Yang Chao admits that this idea is very tempting, and he himself often fantasizes about it, but when he thinks of such a big foundation as the Ming Dynasty, it has not been tenaciously excavated by the peasant army again and again, and finally dug to the root of the wall.

If you want to change all this, it is not enough to rely on a little cleverness, Yang Chao still has a long way to go, at least he has to learn war.

Walked all the way and stopped, sometimes outside the city, sometimes camping in the wild, and walked for nearly a month before arriving at Huai'an City. (To be continued)