Chapter 607 We All Betrayed Ourselves

At eight o'clock in the morning, the sun rises in the east. .Although this tens of thousands of rays of light cannot directly change the desolation and decay of this land in the far west of the Hundred Thousand Mountains, it also projects a beam of hope and brings some warmth.

In the clearing on the hill, crowds of people continued to gather one after another, some wearing armor, some wearing cloth...the clothes were different, but the facial expressions were mostly similar, the expressions were dim, the eyes were blank, and there was no trace of anger in the panic.

This is the meeting place for thousands of people. The layout is very simple. Except for a simple temporary wooden table at the front and a dozen wooden stools, there is nothing else. What is gathering now are the thousand representatives elected by the existing soldiers and people of the Gray Army. Although there were a lot of people, there were no greetings, no discussions, and no laughter while standing together, making them look lifeless.

In addition, because there are no restrictions, there are also a large group of dark figures gathered in the outer periphery. Everyone knew what this meeting meant to the current Gray Army. They all stood quietly and waited, the atmosphere was solemn and heavy.

Soon, thousands of people dispersed, one on the left and one on the right. Josiah, Omen, and seven or eight senior ministers arrived at the same time.

The two sides looked at each other, with Josiah looking calm and Omen glaring angrily, mumbling and cursing something. Some of the senior ministers looked embarrassed, and immediately looked away after giving a false look. The remaining people, especially the old man wearing a long green silk coat who was walking at the front, raised their chins and snorted softly, as if they were disdainful.

"Damn it, Wibner, you..."

Patting the furious Oumeng's arm, Josiah seemed to have not seen him before and walked towards the road vacated by the crowd. She was now the nominal new leader, so she should be the first to enter the venue. Turning his head and looking around, he met everyone's eyes that were either eager for hope or flinching and wandering. He smiled and nodded with a calm expression.

Obviously, as Omen said just now, some ministers with ulterior motives have indeed made a lot of small moves recently, causing the positions of some representatives to change.

But so what can this do...Josiah walked to the top position, touched the simple and rough wooden chair, his eyes were firm, "Aunt Rosa, since this is your wish, then no one can take it from me." Take this position!

Take a seat and the meeting begins.

The first was to announce Losa's last words. Needless to say, Oumeng walked out first without hesitation. He glanced at the thousands of representatives present, then glanced at the senior ministers headed by Wibner, and curled his lips.

Turning his head, he said loudly, "Leader Luosha only asked me two words before he died. One is to lead the soldiers and people to retreat to the depths of the Hundred Thousand Mountains to avoid this pursuit. The other is to declare Josiah as the new leader of the Gray Army. . That’s it, who has any objection?”

The last sentence was yelled! To be honest, in Ou Meng's mind, this thousand-person meeting was just taking off his pants and farting, and it was unnecessary! As long as Losa's last words are announced, Josiah will naturally be elected as the new leader.

This is exactly what happened. As soon as Omen finished speaking, there was a buzz inside and outside the stadium. Most of them excitedly shouted the words "Chief Josiah". Although Luo Sha is dead, this fighter who has led the Gray Army from scratch for decades has an unshakable prestige and status in the hearts of many Gray Army people!

Just when the momentum was just rising, Wibner stood up suddenly, waved his hand to suppress the voice below, his white beard trembled slightly, and shouted sternly: "I don't agree!"

The crowd suddenly fell silent. Ou Meng turned his head in shock and suddenly became furious. He shouted in front of his face and spitted: "You dare to have any objection to Chief Luo Sha's last words?"

"No, I have great respect for Chief Losa. I just have a problem with Joshua's identity." Wibner was naturally not stupid enough to oppose Losa, so he just raised his head, looked at Joshua and said coldly.

"You farted, you didn't mean it..."

"Old Marshal Omen!" Joshua suddenly waved his hand to interrupt Omen who was about to go berserk, and said calmly, "Let him speak."

"Hehe, okay!" Wibner sneered a few times, turned around and said confidently, "Everyone here knows why we joined the Gray Army, and also knows what kind of group the Gray Army belongs to! Yes, our identity We are all commoners who hate and hate the nobles who oppress and harm us. Then..." Half-turned, pointed at Josiah with a wave of his hand, and yelled, "I want to ask! Josiah, your identity is a noble, and my identity is You are a civilian, so what qualifications do you have to be the leader of the Gray Army? And why is it you who are sitting there today instead of me?"

Wow...one word stirred up a thousand waves!

Several more high-level ministers jumped out and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Yes, you are from a noble family, why do you lead our Gray Army?"

"Who dares to believe you? Who dares to ensure that you will not betray the Gray Army again?"

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Thousands of delegates were in an uproar! It has to be said that Wibner's trick of making a fuss about Josiah's identity is quite vicious.

On his deathbed, Losa declared Josiah the new leader, something no one dared to object to. But Josiah's background is really a big flaw. From this aspect, Wibner is right. You, Josiah, are a noble, a class that oppresses the common people and directly leads to the emergence of the Gray Army. In this case, who dares to put their future in your hands?

Furthermore, the current morale of the gray army is low and they can no longer withstand any betrayal and turmoil. So even people who usually believe in Josiah can't help but feel a little suspicious now and dare not make an easy decision.

"Damn it, why did you forget this!" Oumeng's expression changed after hearing this, and he felt regretful. Then he looked at Wibner who couldn't hide his proud smile, and even more regretfully said, "Just say that this meeting can't be held, can't be held... …”

As soon as the meeting started, there was such a big crisis, and everyone couldn't help but turn their attention to Joshua.

But Josiah's expression was very calm now. He didn't seem to feel the so-called crisis. He glanced at every corner of the venue. This calm mood infected many people. After a while, the venue gradually became quiet.

Naturally, Wibner did not want to see this situation, and once again asked in pursuit of victory: "Answer me, Josiah, why is it you, a noble, and not me, a commoner?"

"The reason is very simple." Josiah spread his hands with a calm expression, "Because we all betrayed ourselves!"

Wibner was stunned: "Uh... what kind of betrayal? Are you admitting that you will betray the Gray Army? Haha, look, she admitted it..."

The venue couldn't help but tremble, and most of the representatives looked surprised. But among them, there were also a few clever ones who were frowning and thinking about something... At this moment, suddenly,

Bang, bang, bang... one after another, there was clapping, coming from somewhere among the thousands of representatives. Everyone subconsciously turned around to look for it, and saw a young man in military uniform clapping his hands and looking at Josiah with something in his eyes. Unabashed admiration and admiration.

This young man's name is Fei Rui, who works in army logistics and is also one of Tang En's few friends in the Gray Army.

Gradually, a few more claps joined in, and the people who clapped, just like Fei Rui, had expressions of admiration on their faces. Then, bang bang bang... there was more and more applause in the venue.

There were also those who couldn't wrap their heads around it. They looked around in astonishment, clapped their hands subconsciously in agreement, and asked in a low voice to the people next to them.

Soon, similar explanations gradually spread to every corner of the venue-Josiah is a noble, and Wibner is a commoner. When Josiah said, 'We have all betrayed ourselves,' he meant that he had betrayed his aristocratic status and had been working hard for the interests of the common people. Correspondingly, it also satirizes Wibner for betraying his original intention. Instead of thinking about the common people, he acted like a greedy noble and resorted to unscrupulous means to gain profits.

An understatement not only relieved his own crisis, but also ironically exposed his opponent's ugly face. In this case, it is not surprising that Fei Rui and others looked at Joshua with admiration and admiration.

After everyone understood, the applause was thunderous, and they were all convinced of Josiah. At the same time, he couldn't help but secretly cast a look of contempt at Wibner who was so proud just now.

Oumeng acted more directly. After reacting, he sarcastically smiled at the stunned Wibner: "Haha, you still want to be a leader with your IQ? Take a rest as soon as possible!"

…………(To be continued.)