Because a person who has been pushed forward by others will lose his backbone once the person pushing him is no longer there. Only when he is willing to take every step can he gradually grow up.
The timidity of the Iron Eagle Army was seen by the officers and soldiers, and the officers and soldiers who were initially frightened were no longer afraid.
"A bunch of unruly people! You dare to associate with the rebels who killed officers and soldiers. Aren't you afraid of beheading them?"
Seeing that his words made the faces of the refugees even more panicked, Hook-nosed continued: "Now you leave the food and this traitor and leave quickly. I will spare your life, otherwise I will be punished on the spot!"
The refugees were still struggling mentally, until the officers and soldiers took action again, grabbing the carts and grabbing the bags.
Gu Mo didn't speak, and Li Yanxiu also remained silent at this time, only looking at Gu Mo from time to time.
The refugees were deeply irritated when they saw the food they had snatched from the bandits with their lives being snatched away again.
If they were incompetent, if they had no experience of defeating bandits with their own hands before, then they must be huddled aside at this moment, trembling as they watched the officers and soldiers snatch away the food, unable to do anything.
But they shouldn't be powerless now.
They have Gu Mo taking the lead, and they also have sleeve crossbows. If they don't live up to their expectations and have to be trampled on, don't they deserve to be bullied?
"Brothers, the officers and soldiers even want to rob us people of our food rations. They don't care about our life or death. What's the difference between them and bandits? Everyone on the left and right is going to die, so we might as well fight with them!"
After saying that, the person who spoke suddenly fired the sleeve crossbow on his arm, directly shooting an officer and soldier to death.
With the first person firing, the people behind him also went crazy. With a few swish shots, all the officers and soldiers were shot into a hornet's nest and fell down with their eyes open.
He was hit by two arrows in his aquiline nose. He still staggered and tried to climb on the horse's back to escape, but was shot to death by an arrow from his back through his chest.
The officers and soldiers died and the food was saved, but no one was happy.
"What should we do? If we kill officers and soldiers, we will be wanted by the government!"
Although Li Yanxiu also felt that killing officers and soldiers was wrong, he realized now that if they began to doubt themselves, the team would collapse. How would they be able to fight against the real army then?
So Li Yanxiu immediately stepped forward to provide psychological counseling to everyone.
Anyway, it was because the officers and soldiers were unkind and did not give them a way to survive that they took action. This is not their fault.
Then he said that no one saw them killing officers and soldiers. As long as they didn't tell anyone, no one would know about it. And once someone told them, everyone present would not be able to escape, so everyone had to speak the same language.
The world is so chaotic, people die every day, and these officers and soldiers are not high-ranking officials in the court, so it is impossible for the government to go to war for them.
Li Yanxiu comforted everyone and everyone finally calmed down.
Finally, Li Yanxiu ordered several people to bury the body.
Then everyone continued on their way.
On the way, Li Yanxiu hesitated several times to say something to Gu Mo, but did not speak.
It was Gu Mo who spoke first.
"Li Yanxiu, you and I are not the same kind of people. If you insist on following me, then you have to get used to the way I do things. I am not an impulsive person, but in my eyes there are no kings or ministers. I only do what I think should be done.
Whatever you do, kill the people who deserve to be killed, the emperor, the ministers, if they become huge rocks blocking my path, then I will level them all the same..."
Seeing people dying of hunger all over the place along the way, Gu Mo had an increasingly firm belief in his heart.
She not only wants to seek justice for her father and brother, she also wants to seek justice for the people of the world.
This is destined to be a difficult and lonely road. Gu Mo doesn't know if there will be anyone who will always be by his side, nor is he sure he will succeed in the future.
But she was willing to give it a try.
Li Yanxiu seemed to see the sudden firmness in Gu Mo's eyes.
He did find out that he and Gu Mo were not the same person.
He is a scholar, and he has accepted the orthodox Confucian ideology of monarch, minister, father, father and son since he was a child. Even though the country of Dayu is rotten to the core and the officials are forcing the people to rebel, Li Yanxiu has never thought about changing his allegiance to another master. He still believes that now
The royal family is orthodox, and like many people with lofty ideals, he hopes that the whole country will work together to drive away foreign enemies first, then reform internal affairs, and fundamentally make the country stronger by scraping bones and healing wounds.
But Gu Mo didn't think so. She didn't have so many rules in her mind. She felt that since the roots were rotten, she should uproot the big tree and let more thriving saplings compete.
Because in a newly established country, especially a new country that stands out from the competition, the first few monarchs who have just taken office are often diligent and loving to the people...
Compared to saving a decadent dynasty, a new country will obviously bring more benefits to the people.
Anyway, everything is in chaos, all kinds of chaos, why not let a new country rise in the soil of troubled times?
As for why Li Yanxiu knew what was in Gu Mo's mind? Because Gu Mo never concealed it, and all her practical actions revealed her plans.
Li Yanxiu couldn't say that Gu Mo's idea was wrong, but he also couldn't completely abandon the ideological education he had received in the past and think that his idea was wrong.
He is very conflicted now, but the conflict did not last long and he thought about it on his own.
No matter what the future holds, he and Gu Mo now have only one common goal - to repel the real army.
Personal grievances are behind the hatred of the country and the family. He believes that Gu Mo must have this pattern. Since the goals are the same now, let's think about the present things first and talk about the future things later. There is no need to worry about it.
So he said to Gu Mo: "You were too impulsive just now. There is no need for us to confront the officers and soldiers directly."
Gu Mo asked back, "If I'm not impulsive and I don't beat them, they won't steal our food or hurt us?"
Gu Mo looked straight at Li Yanxiu, "I am not a person who acts impulsively. Believe me, if the problem can be solved peacefully, I will be more willing than you."
Li Yanxiu believes in this.
He has been observing Gu Mo these days and wants to know Gu Mo better.
He found that although Gu Mo showed a particularly cruel side when killing people, she seemed to have a compassionate heart and empathy in her bones. She felt for the suffering of the people in the world, and wanted to take up a role in saving the people from the fire and water.
responsibility.
"Hey, if we encounter this kind of thing in the future, we will try not to do anything if we can, and we will convince others with virtue..."
Gu Mo did not comment and continued to lead the refugees to Huairen Mansion.
This journey was indeed not peaceful, and many dangerous things were encountered. Gu Mo was changing, and so was Li Yanxiu. The two seemed to be getting along, and in the end, their cooperation became more and more tacit.
So Gu Mo was only responsible for beating up bandits along the way. When he saw bandits, he would beat them up and grab them. Li Yanxiu was responsible for giving various speeches to win people's hearts.
So in the end, the team of refugees became more and more spectacular, and the Iron Eagle Army also became more and more numerous.
