Orange bonfires swayed in the darkness, dispelling the bitter cold of long winter nights.

In the camp, this group of miserable people curled up together with the sky as a quilt and the earth as a bed, snoring and babbling one after another.

"Ha~hiss-"

Lu Cai was sleeping soundly with a dusty sheepskin blanket, who would have thought that after the snow on the tree was baked and melted by the bonfire, somehow a piece of snow stubble fell and covered his cheeks.

A small piece of biting cold snow slipped into his collar, making his whole body shiver with coldness, and the corners of his mouth overflowed with spittle.

"Phew!"

Lu Cai sat up suddenly, wiped the snow on his face with his hands, looked up and saw the branch above his head, and scolded his mother in his heart.

He stretched out his hand to rub his frozen cheeks, and was about to continue lying down to sleep, when he suddenly felt a chill down his spine, like a cold wind blowing.

Lu Cai was shocked, turned his head to look around, but saw a figure sitting in front of another bonfire.

Take a closer look, it's Meng Ke.

Damn, I thought you really had that much courage! I didn't expect to sleep with a guard!

"Meng Xiaolang, you haven't slept yet?"

The title 'Xiaolang' was opened by Jia Shi, a boy who had drunk a few bowls of ink.

In his words: Lang Zhi, Lang Jun also! Xiao Lang, that is, the younger Lang Jun.

Most of the people in the team are older than Meng Ke, and the call of 'Brother Meng, Brother Meng' always feels a little inappropriate, but if you call it 'Brother Meng', you don't respect this 'principal' very much.

So everyone agreed with the title of Jia Shi.

Meng Ke turned his head and sighed: "Brothers, the family is small, the net worth and life of the little twenty people are all on a certain shoulder, how can they sleep peacefully......

As he spoke, he gently patted the sackcloth under his buttocks, and smiled helplessly: "Besides, sleeping in the wilderness, you can't keep vigil without one." Everyone is tired during the day, and I, as the 'leader', have to do this kind of work. ”

Lu Cai could obviously feel that as Meng Ke said this, the ups and downs of the bedding of the few guys lying beside him had changed significantly.

Damn, how many brothers didn't sleep?!

Is my old Lu a real person?

Phew, surface brother, don't even know to remind me!

"Alas~~ The life of the little twenty people is really heavy......"

His face darkened, nodded with a pretended understanding, and then asked, "Then, Meng Xiaolang, what should we do later?" ”

Meng Ke looked at the pitch-black sky and slowly spoke: "Snakes have snake nests, and rats have rat holes. There are still some old and young women and children in the team, and it is not a way to sleep in the open all the time, so we have to find a place to stay first. But the horse meat in the baggage won't last long......"

At that time in the village, in order to facilitate carrying, he removed the internal organs and big bones of the war horse, and there was not much meat he actually carried.

"Puffy—"

He stood up, patted the snow off his body, stretched his muscles and bones again, and then continued, "Thanks to everyone's trust, I will entrust my net worth and my life, and I naturally can't let everyone rebel with an empty temple." Even if we die, we have to be full of dead ghosts, right? ”

That's right!

Meng Ke knew that in this era, it was completely unfeasible to talk about life, ideals, aspirations, and beliefs.

The newly established team under your hands is just a group of ordinary people, not progressive youth, not even revolutionary, people are willing to work with you, the first is to have enough to eat.

"Whew~"

Meng Ke whistled and shouted softly: "Brothers who have not yet fallen asleep, wake up and come to discuss countermeasures."

As soon as these words came out, how could those men who pretended to be asleep not know that they had leaked the stuffing?

They all blushed, got up with their shoes on, and silently gathered around the campfire.

"Hey! One, two, three......"

Eight of the thirteen men did not sleep.

Lu Cai sneered, and counted one by one: "The big guy doesn't sleep in the middle of the night, where do you stay and listen to the crickets?"

How can there be crickets in winter? Everyone knows that this is Lu Tu, who is not stingy, is ridiculing them for their defensiveness against each other.

"You ......"

A man raised his eyebrows, stretched out his hand and pointed at Lu Tu, ready to get angry.

Lu Tu was not stunned at all, his eyes narrowed slightly.

"Alright, don't make any noise."

Meng Ke stretched out his hand to hold the two and stopped the quarrel, "It's a good thing to be vigilant when you go out. In the future, if everyone has the opportunity to lead troops into battle and point troops on the battlefield, they should do the same! ”

"Yes, Xiaolang."

That man was originally embarrassed by Lu Caigong to ride a tiger, and at this moment he received the steps handed by Meng Ke himself, and immediately got off the donkey down the slope.

When everyone saw this, they also agreed in unison.

Lu Cai glanced at the slap on his fist and pursed his lips, although he didn't say anything, he was still a little angry.

"Ahem!"

Meng Ke cleared his throat lightly, and his gaze swept over everyone's faces, "Everyone is very sleepy, so a certain family will make a long story short......"

"In the world of life, the four things of clothing, food, housing and transportation are the top priorities. Let's talk about food and clothing first, we are all reckless people who don't have money and want to die, so we can only do some business without capital. ”

"Meng Xiaolang, we understand, just go and rob it!"

The man before took over the conversation with a smile, and there was no psychological burden.

Although he Zhao Erping is not an honest person, he is a filial son, if it weren't for the constraints of the old lady in the family before, he would have gone to Wang Jiayin in Fugu.

Thinking of this, Zhao Erping's face became a little dark against the background of the bonfire.

"Well," Meng Ke snorted lightly, "what Lao Zhao said was 'right-not right'!" ”

"Meng Xiaolang, right is right, wrong is wrong, what does it mean to be 'right-no'?"

Lu Cai glanced at Zhao Erping, who was obviously not in a state, and frowned to take over the conversation.

"Robbery is indeed robbery, but it is not an unorganized and disorderly robbery like mountain bandits and robbers, we must first clarify a few goals.

One of them: don't attack civilians and the poor! Because these people are the same as us......"

"I know, poor! I robbed them all, and I can't make up a pot of rice."

Hearing someone rush to answer, Meng Ke glanced at the person and did not deny it, but then added:

"And that's not all! is also because they are the same as us, they are all miserable people who are oppressed by the powerful and inferior gentry. Even if they had food at home, it would be a life-saving ration for the family. If we rob this grain, what difference will we have from the beasts who eat human flesh and drink human blood? What is the difference between him and the filthy official he once hated? As poor people, what we need to do is not to oppress each other, but to help each other! Only in this way can we unite all the forces that can be united, and only then can we be regarded as initially getting out of the category of 'bandits and robbers'......"

"Rogues, robbers...... Hahaha......"

Before Meng Ke finished speaking, the man who rushed to answer suddenly laughed, but his eyes were red again when he laughed and laughed, and he cried out in a sob.

"This ......"

Meng Ke was stunned.

He only knew that this man's name was Bai Xianshu, and he was the only two Mizhi people in the team, and the other Mizhi people were from the same family as Bai Xianhe.

"Meng Xiaolang, leave him alone, let him cry."

Bai Xianhe waved his hand, blocked Bai Xianshu behind him, and explained with a smile at Meng Kefu: "In the past two years, there was a Liu Xiaoshan who called himself the 'King of One Word'. The bandits on the mountain ran out of food, so they naturally had to go down the mountain to rob them. At that time, our village was in trouble, and Brother Xianshu's house was robbed of all the chaff and grain, and the whole family was hungry. In order for his baby to survive, his father and daughter-in-law actually took advantage of him to plow the land......"

When Bai Xianhe said this, his voice was also a little hoarse: "...... One by one, they hanged themselves on the beams of the house! Pity my nephew, who is not yet a year old, actually watched his grandfather, grandmother, and mother die in front of his eyes! ”

"If then, then...... That 'one-word king' can have such kindness as Meng Xiaolang......"

Bai Xianshu raised his head and wiped a handful of tears, choked up and couldn't speak.

The people around the other campfires also woke up, and the women and children did not come to disturb the men when they saw that they were discussing things.

At this moment, everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere became more and more stagnant.

"What about your baby? Why didn't I look at you today......"

Lu Cai didn't seem to be able to stand this atmosphere, and asked such a sentence thoughtlessly.

Before he finished speaking, the faces of the people around him changed drastically, and a few who got close even jumped up to cover his mouth in a hurry, and shouted, "Shut up!"

After Bai Xianshu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and then his face seemed to cry and laugh, as if he was crazy.

"Woo-"

Bai Xianhe on the side saw that Lu Cai was still struggling, gritted his teeth and scolded angrily: "You stupid person with a dull heart!" What to do with this matter! ”

He scolded and kicked Lu Cai fiercely.

"Wow!"

Lu Cai was kicked back two steps in a row and fell into the mud.

"Crying ball?! Don't cry! A manly man, stand up to the sky, have revenge, and revenge! Bai Xianshu, if you bump into this 'one-word king' in the future, a certain family will personally wear a strong and stubborn one, and take his head for you to pay tribute to Lingtang and sister-in-law! ”

Meng Ke faced this situation, and his head was also big.

Whether it is a modern person in the previous life or the original body in this life, he is a single dog who doesn't even have a girlfriend, and he won't comfort people at all.

"Count me as one, Meng Xiaolang, I want to take the lead!"

Lu Cai flipped up from the ground and patted his chest to fight.

"And me!"

Jia waiter, who was supposed to be warming up by the bonfire, stood up at some point.

When he and Meng Ke looked at each other, he gave Meng Ke a 'reassuring' look.

Meng Ke understood what he meant, raised his eyebrows at the moment, and cast an appreciative look.

Sure enough, after Jia Shi stood up, some people stood in front one after another to express their attitude.

Soon, the thirteen men, except for the party Bai Xianshu, all said that if they met the king of one word in the future, they would be willing to be strong and stubborn and avenge Bai Xianshu's family.

This is the role of the 'role model' or 'leader'.

As the leader, Meng Ke made a gesture and collected the loyalty of his subordinates, which was normal in the eyes of others.

Lu Cai was stunned, uncovered Bai Xianshu's wounds, and his attitude was also within the normal range.

But Jia Shi is different.

He has no relationship with Bai Xianshu and has no reason, at most he is a 'comrade' who picks a horse spoon in a pot, and even the kind of comrade who does not dare to trust his back.

He said that he was willing to contribute, which was an indirect and implicit force others to express their positions.

In this case, most people will have a herd mentality and choose to follow the statement, even if they complain in retrospect, they will only complain about Jia Shi, and they can't have anything to do with the 'leader' Meng Ke and the 'party' Bai Xianshu.

In just a moment, Meng Ke thought everything clearly.

Coupled with the meaningful gaze that Jia Shi deliberately cast at the beginning......

Wonderful! This Jia waiter is a talent!

Jia Shi knew that Meng Ke would understand himself, and Meng Ke did understand.

……

Bai Xianshu looked at Meng Ke and looked around again.

The dancing bonfire illuminates everyone's facial features in a flickering light, but it is difficult to hide their true temperament.

He suddenly felt a sour nose and a blocked throat.

"Good...... The kindness of the brothers, I remember! ”

He said this in a dumb voice, and raised his hand to wipe away his tears.

"But...... Revenge is up to me! If I have the chance, I will take his head with dignity! ”

As soon as these words came out, all four were silent.

But then there was a burst of enthusiastic applause.

Bai Xianhe even took the case: "Okay! Xianshu, this is the spirit of my rice fat man! ”

……

No matter what everyone thinks in their hearts, what is revealed on their faces is 'united as one, and the emotions of the crowd' are excited.

Meng Ke looked around, took in everyone's expressions, and said loudly: "Everyone, we are brothers in the same boat now, and in the future, we will become comrades who fight in bloody battles and trust life and death!"

Your enemies are my enemies!

If one day, it is indeed intolerable to verify the deeds of the enemy, I am willing to join hands with you and others to kill the thief! ”

"Good!"

Everyone was moved in their hearts, and the people who could gather here were all miserable people whose families were ruined and who had left their homes, and who didn't have an enemy?

There are leaders who are willing to avenge you, what else is there to say?

Jia Shi immediately stood up, his face was solemn, and he sent a good assist again: "I am willing to die for Meng Xiaolang!"

The dancing bonfire reflected his face, and his eyes grew brighter and brighter.

With such a good assist, how could Meng Ke let it go?

He immediately turned around and walked in front of Jia Shi, and reached out to press the other party's shoulder.

Jia Shi was slightly stunned.

"Not for me, but for the millions of poor people in the world." Meng Ke said in a deep voice, his tone was serious and serious, as if he was talking about an extremely important matter.

He looked at everyone: "Qi Dashuai once said: It is not my intention to seal the marquis, but I hope that Hai Boping will be peaceful." Brothers, do you know what I mean? ”

Hearing this, everyone's eyes became even hotter.

"I swear to follow Meng Xiaolang to the death and open a peaceful and prosperous world for the people of the world!"

Jia Shi arched his hand, his face flushed, and there seemed to be pride surging in his chest.

When he used to be an accompaniment to the young master of the Tian family, he heard Mr. Xiucai recite such a sentence: Establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations.

Jia Shi was humble at the time, and he was not worthy to ask the deep meaning of Mr. 's words,

But he felt ......

I may have found an explanation for the last sentence...... To open peace for the people of eternity, so that the people of future generations will not have to experience the hardships and dangers we experience today......"

"Add me one, I am also willing to follow Meng Xiaolang and do a great career!"

Lu Cai was convinced, not only to Meng Ke, but also to Jia Shi, and he was robbed by this kid!

"And me!"

"Russia is also willing!"