"Old man, I have always had three regrets, the soldier, my wife and my brother." The old man said, "After you came, kid, I can finally let go of one of them."
"Me? But I didn't do anything."
"It doesn't matter." The old man smiled, looking at the dark clouds in the sky and said, "You just accidentally dropped a spark, but you don't know how brightly this little spark illuminated my world. "
There was a sound that kept ringing in his ears.
It was a chorus composed of the sound of broken steel, the sound of flesh and blood being cut off, the sound of only half of the man left begging for mercy on the ground, and the sounds of countless soldiers screaming behind him.
It was always ringing in his ears every moment of his life.
The sound was so deafening that he couldn't sleep peacefully every night.
But now, everything is calm, just because of the arrival of this young man.
So Easy.
Yet so peaceful.
"I know, kid, you are somewhat apologetic before you accept that crazy girl's request and come to such a deep mountain and old forest, but you really don't need to feel that you owe me anything. You don't owe me anything. I have never I didn’t blame you.”
The old man who had always been vicious in Li Mo's mind was always smiling recently, but this kind of smile was not pretty.
There is an obvious scar on his face, which was left during the war. It looks very majestic on his heroic face, but when he smiles like this, the scar will melt into the wrinkles, making him look... Just a tired old man.
"I have always been afraid, afraid that those soldiers who died unjustly would not forgive me, but now you are willing to call me general. I can finally let go of some things." The old man said.
"I didn't tell the enemy about the ambush..."
"The ambush is just your conjecture." The old man interrupted Li Mo, "If you think about it carefully, even if you said it at the time, how many people present could agree with you when you were a child at the time? I underestimated you, and I also underestimated you. If I kill the enemy, this is all my dereliction of duty, I am not a competent general."
"Don't say that, you are a hero." Li Mo shook his head.
"Hahahaha, old man, I have said it many times, I am not a hero at all." The old man laughed heartily, "You will understand the difference between you and me. The rebels were mostly old, weak, sick and disabled when they started the uprising. There are only a few capable people. I can be a general just because there is no one at the moment. When the army becomes stronger and people like you join the army, I should give up my position, but I am greedy for fame. , holding high positions without talent is what killed them."
"Haha, I thought the same way at first. I felt that the resistance forces were just idiots. If I hadn't had a grudge against the West Demon King, I wouldn't have joined you. But someone told me I was wrong... .The leader of the resistance army...the first leader, old man, do you still remember?" Li Mo smiled.
"of course I remember."
The old man was silent and thought seriously for a long time.
Of course he remembered that he was a very distinguished man with a distinctive personality, probably about the same age as him. It was he who led a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people who were not even considered to have combat capabilities to launch an uprising and successfully occupied the most fertile area on the continent. .
"He is a hero and the person I respect the most." Li Mo said, "If he were still alive now, he must be the devil, and I would feel a lot more relaxed."
"It's a pity that I didn't stay in the army until the end, and I didn't witness his end."
"There is nothing to regret. This is all his own choice. There is no need for others to feel sorry for him." Li Mo shook his head, "You know, old man, I once told him about you. At that time, I complained to him He looked at you and said how could such a person be a general, but he told me that it is precisely because of people like you that the resistance can become stronger and stronger."
He said that there were indeed many outstanding talents who joined the Resistance Army later, but most of those people weighed the interests and joined after seeing the Resistance Army gradually gaining dominance.
The first thing needed to build a country is not people who can govern the country, but people who can make people see hope.
The general may have been naive, and such a person could easily fall into trouble, but he was able to hold on to hope that people at that time could not have, so he shone with a dazzling light.
What do people in the dark need most? water? food? Or a weapon? None, just a tiny bit of light.
Therefore, his shining light will attract countless people in the darkness, and people will naturally flock to him.
He did not become a general because the army needed him, but he became a general to have this army.
When you understand this truth one day before your death, you will find that he is even more suitable to be a general than you, so you have to respect him as a hero.
"I don't come here with guilt, but I want to convey these words to you on behalf of that person. Now I am proud to be your old subordinate, even if it is only a few months." Li Mo stroked his chest gently. He offered a courtesy to the old man, "You are a hero, and those soldiers should be honored to fight with you until the last moment."
ah......
Speaking of which, the sounds that were disturbed by blood in the old man's ears began to become clearer.
Those unlucky guys tried their best to protect him amidst the sharp arrows and rocks. In the end, a boy who couldn't even name him gave the horse to him, and he was able to survive by chance.
Those words that he thought were cursing himself turned out to be just "treasure".
Now he finally had the courage to listen clearly.
"What's going on? I obviously want to cry, but as we get older, we can no longer feel those complicated emotions, and I can't cry no matter what."
"Yes, a majestic general would not cry."
Li Mo looked at the old man in front of him who was biting his lips tightly, tears had burst all over his wrinkled face, but he was still arrogant and smiled softly.
