A group of six people left the town of Suishui, Bai Zhanyong and the others got on the war horse, he stretched out his hand to put Gongsun Yan on the horse and put it behind him, told him to hold himself tightly and gallop away.

Bai Zhanyong and the others just came out of a combat group this time to carry out the task of supervising and transporting troops, and the basic establishment unit of the Huachen State army is according to the "Shiwu" system of 1510 soldiers, with a group of five people, and Bai Zhanyong is the commander. They came out and brought out a total of seven horses, two of which were pack horses, in addition to being responsible for the task of "escorting" Gongsun Dian back to Tishui Town, they also had to bring some medicine back by the way. And the inspector Lu Xiance came here directly from the capital with two escorts.

After the six men and seven horses left the town, they galloped all the way north, and they had to pass through the central area of Huachen Kingdom to reach the border.

Huachen Kingdom is bordered by the sea in the east, the Dwarf Lou Kingdom in the south, the Xiasu Kingdom in the west, and the Rampant Yuan Kingdom in the north, all of which are subject countries of the Jishui Kingdom. However, Huachen and Rampant have been at odds for a long time, and the border between the two countries is thousands of miles, and conflicts occur from time to time.

The six of them traveled all the way, and almost every post station took a short rest, replenished supplies or changed horses, and spent more than ten days in a row. When they arrived at the last post station, they were not far from the border pass, this time, the six of them did not enter the post station, but arrived at a nearby town, although it was nearly noon at the moment, the town was deserted, only a few small shops were open, most of the shop owners were old, weak, sick and homeless veterans, usually doing some small business, and the trading objects were mainly border soldiers and merchants passing by.

After Bai Zhanyong and the others entered the town, they led their horses to a small tavern, and an old man inside saw them and hurriedly greeted them, and greeted them warmly:

"Bai Ye is here, please come in! Come in! Why do you have time to come to me today? As he spoke, he took the horse's leash and tied the horse, and looked suspiciously at Gongsun Yan who was walking behind.

"Hello! Boss Liu, we passed by here on an errand, and begged for a bowl of wine by the way. Bai Zhanyong said as he walked.

There were only three tables in the shop, and the houses were low, and the tables and chairs were old, but they were neatly tied, and a few people sat down at a table by the window. Boss Liu brought tea and teacups, and asked while pouring tea for everyone:

"What are you going to eat today? There are still two leg of lamb in the shop, do you want to go up? ”

"Oh, okay, I want two roast leg of lamb, cut into six portions, serve six bowls of water and wine, and look at the other dishes, just enough to eat, we have a task today, we can't drink it." Oh, why didn't you see the little ghost? Bai Zhanyong asked.

"Alas! When the war was over, he went back to his hometown, and many of the young people in the town ran away, leaving us old fellows who couldn't go anywhere. Wait a minute, I'll get ready. After Boss Liu finished speaking, he went to the kitchen to get busy.

"Let's drink some water to quench our thirst!" Bai Zhanyong said, pushing the teacup in front of Gongsun Yan.

Gongsun Yan didn't speak, picked up the teacup and took a sip first, felt that it was not hot, and began to drink it slowly. In the past few days, Gongsun Yan and Bai Zhanyong have almost no communication, but they just follow them step by step, enter the post station, eat, sleep, and then continue to hurry, all the way down, although it is hard, but he is not tired at all.

Originally, under normal circumstances, escorting the army is a fat difference, and the family members usually take care of it in order to reduce the guilt of the prisoner, and they can make a small fortune when they meet a prisoner with a solid family, but Bai Zhanyong and they just ran into a "stunned young man" like Gongsun Yan, not only did they not pull out a dime, but also went to the post station with them to eat and drink, pretending to be stupid and stunned, and a "dead pig is not afraid of boiling water" demeanor made them cry and laugh. Fortunately, there was no cost along the way, and Bai Zhanyong and they were indifferent.

However, Bai Zhanyong admires Gongsun Yan in his heart, he is not panicked when he encounters things at a young age, he advances and retreats in a certain way, he is not shocked by humiliation, and he shows a calmness that does not match his age. He said to Gongsun Yan kindly:

"I know you have anger in your heart and are wary of us, but there are many things you don't know." He took a sip of tea and continued:

"Actually, this errand was earned by us with all our might, Doctor Gongsun treated us well before his death, and the lives of two of the five of us were saved by Doctor Gongsun, and we were also injured and treated by him." As he spoke, he pointed to two of them.

"Medic?" Gongsun Yan muttered suspiciously.

"Oh, you may not be familiar with the personnel in the army, our Bingyin Army originally had a total of ten military doctors, your father and Mr. Duanmu were medical officers, the other eight were medical officers, and some others were medical attendants and miscellaneous servants. You are not really a 'soldier', this time you are likely to be a medic, assisting other medics in their work. Bai Zhanyong patiently explained.

Gongsun Yan let out an "oh" and fell into deep thought. Bai Zhanyong continued:

"Escorting your father home this time, if you hurry up, you can get there in less than ten days, but considering his injury, if the road is too bumpy, I'm afraid it won't be able to support home, so we deliberately slowed down, and when we arrived in Taishui Town, they immediately sent your father home, and we went to buy medicine." After speaking, he pointed to two of them and introduced:

"His name is Li Jin, and his name is Yu Shiliang."

The two people sitting on the right side of Gongsun Yan nodded to him, and Gongsun Yan hurriedly got up and bowed to them:

"Thank you, big brothers!"

Then he took a few steps away from the table, turned around and straightened his clothes, bowed very solemnly to everyone, and said:

"Thank you! Your kindness Gongsun Yan has remembered it in his heart! ”

Bai Zhanyong and the others also got up and saluted. Everyone sat down again, and the atmosphere began to become harmonious. At this time, Boss Liu also brought up the dishes and wine one after another, and everyone was not polite and began to drink and eat.

Gongsun Yan also picked up a roast leg of lamb, tore off a piece of meat and ate it, and picked up the wine bowl, sniffed it first, then took a sip lightly, smacked his lips, felt a little sweet, and then took another big sip, everyone laughed when they saw this, and Gongsun Yan leaked a slight embarrassment. Bai Zhanyong also laughed and said:

"The brothers in the army are used to being bold, how can you be so gentle. However, this is water wine, and the degree is not high, so if you change it to shochu, you can drink it like this to have energy. Then he added:

"Unless there are special circumstances in the camp, alcohol is usually forbidden, and we are about to return to the camp, and I am also for the brothers to relax."

The six of them were eating, drinking, and chatting, and after a while, the wine in the bowl of Gongfu was at the bottom, and they heard Li Jin begging to Bai Zhanyong:

"Big brother, I'll be back to the camp soon, it's a rare opportunity, let the brothers drink another bowl!"

"Yes, big brother, let's drink another bowl, anyway, it's water and wine, it won't delay things." Yu Shiliang also said, and the other two also echoed.

Bai Zhanyong hesitated for a moment and said:

"It's not that I won't let you drink, you know those guys from the law enforcement team, if they catch us drinking during the mission, it's going to be a big problem."

"Fortunately, there is still a way from the border pass, and the degree of this wine is not high, and the wine will dissipate after a while of riding a bumpy, but you are only allowed to drink another bowl!"

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and shouted: "Boss Liu, serve six more bowls of water and wine," Bai Zhanyong added: "Prepare six more dry foods." There are only two meals a day in the army, namely "morning food" and "feast", which are carried out in Si Shi and Shen Shi respectively, Bai Zhanyong expected that when they arrived at the barracks, it was already past the time to eat, so he asked Boss Liu to prepare dry food and take it away.

The six of them continued to eat and drink. Bai Zhanyong whispered to Gongsun Yan:

"Before we set off, the Northern Military Mansion instructed us to send a message to the Great General's Mansion in the capital at any time about the specific changes in the Gongsun Medical Officer, so that we could be on standby at any time. We learned the news immediately after the death of Gongsun Medical Officer, and in order to leave you some time, we delayed for a few days before reporting it, and the General's Mansion asked someone from the Military Administration Department to read the proclamation to show the 'fairness' of the handling of this matter. We don't know what other intentions are behind the army, so you have to know in your heart. ”

Gongsun Yan nodded with a gloomy expression. Then he asked:

"Are there any people from the Gongsun family in the Northern Army doctors?"

"Oh, it's a healer, named Gongsun Xian, just ......" Bai Zhanyong stopped talking and continued:

"The current medical officer in the army is called Duanmu Xianjun, who was originally a deputy medical officer, I heard that there were some conflicts with Gongsun Medical Officer in the past, you have to be careful! In addition, the leopard general who wounded your father has a strong temperament, so if you encounter him, try to avoid him and act with caution. ”

Gongsun Yan nodded and silently remembered in his heart, although Bai Zhanyong did not say anything about Gongsun Xian, but Gongsun Yan knew that there must be something wrong with this person.

Seeing that it was not too early, Bai Zhanyong called Boss Liu to settle the account, and a group of six people took dry food, left in a hurry on horseback, and went straight to the northern border pass.