The cold wind swirled and carried dead branches and leaves to fly around people's feet, as if God was showing his power to the fullest.

Nearly 10,000 people in Woniu Mountain all gathered on the school field, crowding the already small school field, as if the cold wind was also squeezed out of the crowd, and they could only howl outside. People are waiting, waiting for the military advisor of Woniu Mountain, the bodhisattva protector in their hearts, to announce the most important decision of the cottage.

There was no need for everyone to wait long, Lu Shi and all the leaders of Woniu Mountain appeared on the steps of the hall, the crowd was a little commotion, but in an instant it became silent again, and all eyes were on the leaders on the steps of the hall, especially focusing on Lu Shi.

Lu Shi looked back at Guo Tianxing, hoping that Guo Tianxing could say something on behalf of the high-level of the cottage, but Tianxing led his hand, and Lu Shi had to take a step forward with a wry smile.

"Fathers, fellow villagers, brothers, the time has come to decide our fate, just yesterday, our prison sergeant brothers paid the price of their lives, sent a bad but vital news to the cottage, the government has smelled our strategic transfer plan, and has begun to arrange for us."

There was a buzzing sound from below, but after a while, it turned calm again, and there was no big emotional fluctuation, and everyone was already mentally prepared for such a result.

Displacement has become everyone's norm and fate, if it were not for the containment of Woniu Mountain, most of the people standing here now may have filled the ditch or filled the belly of the beast, since they have joined the ranks of the poles that are enemies of the imperial court, they are no longer oppressed and forced by the government, no longer offer slaves to the official master, and it is a natural situation to be surrounded and suppressed by the government, there is nothing unusual, the current southern expedition, although it is really to leave the homeland, but follow the Black Tiger Army of Woniu Mountain to the south, follow the military division to the south, as long as you don't fall behind, As long as you don't give up, as long as you still have a breath of air, you will definitely have a basis for living and a hope for living in this dark and overwhelming end of the world.

Lu Shi was not impassioned, but stood quietly, waiting for everyone to digest the questions they raised.

Seeing that all the people were keeping their mouths closed, looking at themselves with eager and trusting eyes, Lu Shi raised his voice again: "Fellow villagers, this is thousands of miles away, there are mountains and rivers along the way, endless marches, hunger and sickness, wind and snow swords, and most importantly, there are wolf-like officers and soldiers, fierce villagers, unpredictable bloody battles, and - it may be the blocking and looting of our colleagues, taking our heads to ask for credit, we may rely on our perseverance to kill Weinan, Seize Hanzhong and lay a base there, in this chaotic era of the Ming Dynasty, the business period is a fundamental place for us to settle down, but. ”

Lu Shi paused, took a deep breath and said again: "Perhaps, as soon as we left Woniu Mountain, we became rootless and withered grass, and in the southern expedition, we were exterminated by those officials, soldiers, townsmen and our colleagues, and there were no bones. ”

There was still no crying and commotion as imagined.

"Therefore, in the original, we blocked the news to the outside world, but did not block everyone's news of this decision, in doing so, it is to give everyone a time to consider staying, and now, this choice has arrived, whether it is to go or stay, it is up to everyone's wishes, and we will not force it."

Quiet, there was no commotion of silence, not even the baby in his arms did not cry.

As early as ten days ago, we sent the most powerful leader, and once fought side by side with us A cottage boss made a secret contact, and made an appointment to take in the brothers and elders who stayed, our cottage will allocate a certain amount of money and food according to the number of people he took in, and at the same time give him all the materials that can not be taken away from the cottage, as a reward for taking in our fathers, at the same time, We will also give each of the fathers and brothers who are left behind a tael of their own silver in case of emergency. ”

The consideration of the cottage is not inconsiderate, and the military advisor has really done his best. What else can you say about such an arrangement?

Lu Shi looked at the people who still didn't respond, and looked back at Guo Tianxing, who still stretched out his hand, which means that everything is decided by the words of the military advisor.

Lu Shi took a deep breath and said: "I know, things are expensive to leave the soil, it is difficult for people to leave their hometowns, it is difficult to give up their flesh and blood, the ancestral tombs are here, and it is difficult to return to the roots of the leaves and leaves, and it is difficult to return to the roots, so I declare now that if there are brothers in the soldiers and baggage camps, if your parents and wives choose to stay, you can leave the Black Tiger Army and stay with your families, I only hope that the brothers who stay behind will support the big man of the unicorn well, and struggle to survive here, and live until the day when the world changes, if, the team of our southern expedition is scattered, There are brothers and elders who are lucky to come back, and please also ask the brothers who stayed behind to lend a hand and take care of them, after all, we have lived and fought a battle, Lu Shi here, please. ”

Speaking of this, Lu Shi bowed deeply, and couldn't straighten up for a long time, Guo Tianxing and all the brothers gave a deep salute together, and everything was silent.

Raised his body and looked at the crowd of tens of thousands of people below, there was still no commotion and chaos, not even talking to each other, Lu Shi smiled helplessly, shook his head lightly and said: "Okay, fathers, the decision may be very helpless for you, but this is the reality, in this way, I and the leaders will avoid it, if you want to stay and follow us to the south, please stand in the east, if you are willing to stay, please stand in the west of the school field, and make a decision for you in an hour, I will wait." ”

Then he turned around, nodded at Zhao Dahai and the other star, and took the lead and slowly walked to the inside of the hall.

The leader of the cottage, as well as the captains of the ten teams (artisan battalion, women's army), all silently followed Lu Shi back to the hall.

Zhao Dahai silently walked up to the upper hand and sat down, Lu Shi did not pace in the middle of the hall as before, but also sat down on the chair he had been sitting on, smiled slightly at everyone, and slowly closed his eyes.

When the last person's foot entered the hall, Wang Jian and Zhang Xiao, the two brothers, silently pushed the two doors that had never been closed with difficulty to close and closed, the squeaky sound seemed to tear everyone's hearts and nerves, with a boom, everyone's hearts sank, and the hall suddenly darkened.

There is no more high-minded talk where everyone gets together in the past, and there is no slapstick of brothers meeting, and everyone is silent.

Think about the folks and brothers who are about to choose to leave outside, they are all the flesh and blood of this period of life and death, once they part, they may never see each other again, it is the eternal secret of heaven and man, how can it not make people feel sad like pressing a boulder?

Looking at the military advisor who was silent, his face was calm and calm, but Chunlan, who was sitting next to Lu Shi, saw Lu Shi's hand tightly grasping the armrest of the chair, looking pale due to force, Chunlan quietly reached over, held it, and felt that the fourth brother's hand was cold and tight, Lu Shi's hand spasmed slightly, but he felt the warmth of that little hand, so he didn't move.

The third uncle, who was sitting on his left, also felt Lu Shi's pain, sighed softly, and gently stroked his tight back, so that he could relax, everything was silent.

Guo Tianxing and Mengzi did not look at the military advisor, but slowly shook their heads, slowly looked at the dim hall they were familiar with, carefully looked at every corner, every rivet, beam rafters, every place that had been noticed and unnoticed, details, as if to imprint every object firmly in their hearts.

Zhao Dahai's brows were furrowed, his lips were tightly closed, and his eyes were staring at the closed door, as if he wanted to penetrate the heavy wood with his eyes and see the changes in the outside world.

Chen Ce's demeanor was serene, and from time to time he showed his smile to Geng Kui, who was sitting precariously, and the latter smiled encouraging to Wang Xin and Jiang Liang from time to time.

The captains bit their lips one by one and sat there motionless in the most standard military posture.

Zhao Xing put his hands in his sleeves, half-squinted his eyes, as if he was about to fall asleep, but the slightly rolling eyes in his half-closed eyelids indicated that he was silently observing all the people present.

Zhao Xing is a very characteristic person, he is always behaving around Lu Shi, but he has always said something to Lu Shi, not leaving a little **, this may be the loyalty of a follower, but once Dazhai has a meeting, he always sits behind Lu Shi, so that Lu Shi's figure covers himself intentionally or unintentionally, and then if he doesn't ask himself or is related to himself, he will never say a word, just hide behind Lu Shi, silently observe all the people he can see, and analyze everything he hears in his heart.

Time flowed slowly in everyone's silence, because of the silence, even the north wind whistling outside the door was clearly transmitted, but there was no human voice mixed in, at this moment, there seemed to be no interpersonal anger between the world and the world.

"Teacher, the time has come." Wang Jian gently reminded that in everyone's ears, it was like a thunderclap, which seemed so thrilling.

Lu Shimeng opened his eyes, paused, and asked in disbelief: "Are you sure the time has come?" ”

"I'm sure the hour has come." Wang Jian still replied in such a calm and slow voice.

Lu Shi looked left and right, no matter what the expressions of the people in the room were at the beginning, now they all became nervous and pale, took a deep breath, stood up with difficulty, and shook involuntarily when he stood up, Guo Tianxing stretched out his strong hand and grabbed it, and said in a low but firm voice: "Sir, be careful, I am not afraid of anything." ”

The third uncle stepped forward to help him, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go out and have a look, this dumb riddle will be solved sooner or later, come, military advisor, come with the third uncle." With that, he took the lead and strode out of the door that was opened by the two small struggles.

When all the leaders stood on the steps, the scene in front of them shocked everyone and made everyone choke up.