Chapter 965: What a Song

The entire scene exploded!

The effect was pushed to the absolute limit!

This catchy, ballad-like thing struck straight to the heart!

Every line was so simple and easy to understand, yet every line filled people's hearts with grief, indignation, and humiliation!

Xiao Qian continued to roar.

Everyone in the audience could no longer stop themselves from trembling all over.

"And those scholars, always preaching filial piety, yet they don't understand that loyalty and filial piety are the great principles of truth!"

"If you are a sage, you should be loyal to your country; how can you be loyal to a foreign surname? It is clearly destroying your own kind and abandoning the moral order!"

Everyone in the audience could no longer hold back.

Were the Westerner Party, the Southern Faction, and those who favored the Wa nation of the Li Dynasty not the very villains who destroyed the moral order in this way!

"It pains me only that in the year of Jiaxu, we suffered a defeat!"

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"It pains me only that because of trade, the people are poor and wealth is exhausted!"

"It pains me only that we lost mining rights and could not even protect our own livelihood!"

Everyone could no longer restrain themselves; they silently brandished the weapons in their hands, and the sound of those weapons striking the air seemed to be venting the hatred and humiliation in their hearts!

"It pains me only that in the year of Wuxu, we suffered such slaughter and injury!"

"It pains me only that our land was taken away, never to return for all eternity!"

"It pains me only that the reparations we pay can never be repaid for generations!"

Their women who were abducted, their wealth that was plundered, their land that was occupied, their resources that were stolen

How could it not hurt!

It hurts!

Does it hurt?

It hurts!

Under the invasion of the Wa nation, the wives, children, and elders who died, the fellow countrymen who died, everything that died

"I only fear becoming like Annam, with no hope of restoration!"

"I only fear becoming like Kokand, drifting in foreign lands!"

"I only fear becoming like Nashadier, with no homeland!"

We are in pain!

They wanted to shout it out, but they were afraid that a mountain-shaking roar would drown out Xiao Qian's voice!

"I only fear becoming like the Mughal, unable to protect our vast lands!"

"Do not fear!"

"Afraid!"

Three hundred thousand soldiers, not one was without tears.

"I only fear becoming like black slaves, forever serving as beasts of burden!"

"I only fear becoming like the Safavid, gradually perishing!"

"Good!"

"As long as we, our fellow countrymen, do not kill our own kin!"

"Even if their guns are like a forest and their cannons rain down!"

"Even if their generals are numerous and their troops are elite and strong!"

"As long as we, our fellow countrymen, recognize our race!"

"As long as we, our fellow countrymen, discover our conscience!"

"As long as we, our fellow countrymen, do not help the others."

"The hundred beasts will be startled, the dragons and snakes will flee, and the demons and monsters will hide!"

"Wipe away the shame, drive out the foreign tribes, and restore our traditional attire."

"Only then are we, the great citizens, with our heads held high!"

"Even if they have an autocratic government, binding us layer by layer!"

"Even if their Wa army is as cruel as jackals and wolves!"

"The fierce sleeping lion wakes from its dream and roars at the sky!"

Including the soldiers of the Li Dynasty, and even the soldiers of Longyan, everyone was infected by this intense atmosphere.

A soul-stirring, passionate "Fierce Look Back" instantly ignited everyone's intense patriotic spirit and the courage to die on the battlefield.

"With the Wa invaders not yet destroyed, how can I have a home?"

"The partition and carving up of our land forces us to this point; the sinking of our own kind is truly tragic. I sigh that the Divine Land is now gone; I urge you to wake up and not hesitate. With the Wa invaders not yet destroyed, how can I have a home?"

Xiao Qian roared and finally finished.

All three hundred thousand soldiers were already teary-eyed.

"Kill!"

Li Zhenzhu was also stunned at this moment.

He finally understood why the Longyan army was so powerful. It was because they were always using every possible means to stimulate the morale of the soldiers. They were skilled at, and often gave these soldiers, a sense of honor and a sense of belonging to their home and country.

"With the Wa invaders not yet destroyed, how can I have a home!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

What a "Fierce Look Back"!

With the Wa pirates not yet destroyed, how can one have a home!

Just this morale alone.

Is enough to shake an army of five hundred thousand!

Even Li Zhenzhu could not help but take a deep breath.

Throughout the Li Dynasty, the spirit of resistance was at an unprecedented high. Soldiers from all over the country, and even any adult male, picked up whatever weapons they could find and began rushing to the battlefield. This was something rarely seen in the past. The reason, naturally, was that the former Li Dynasty made it hard for people to see hope; officials were busy with infighting, so why would the common people risk their lives?

But

It is different now.

This phrase quickly spread throughout the entire Li Dynasty!

Resist the war!

Drive the Wa army out!

Although it is difficult, the people of the Li Dynasty have not all perished yet.

For a time.

People going to Qinghe Town to participate in the war, those wanting to fight, those transporting grain and fodder, those sending battle garments, those sending medicinal herbs—the entire Li Dynasty was extremely bustling.

The Cabinet had been formed, the parliament had been formed, and even the King had relinquished his royal power; everyone had twisted into a single rope, working hard for the future of the Li Dynasty.

The common people saw hope.

Although it is difficult, hope still remains.

Although, theoretically, the battlefield at Qinghe Town can only accommodate one hundred thousand versus one hundred thousand, what the battlefield contends for is these very seconds. Your wave of one hundred thousand troops fights a battle, and immediately following, this wave must go up. In the gap of this rotation, the difference can be seen. The Wa nation's bench depth is very strong, while on the Li Dynasty side, they have to go back onto the field again before they can even rest for a moment.

The difference between them is naturally as vast as clouds and mud.

This is a great decisive battle.

Finally.

After seven days of rest, the Wa nation's army of five hundred thousand began a fierce attack on Qinghe Town.

Mizuno Masashige personally led the army, launching a crazy, completely unstoppable attack.

Drag it out!

He knew that going head-to-head with the current Wa nation was an irrational thing to do. However, they had one advantage, which was that the Li Dynasty was their territory, their home field! They could wait for reinforcements, but this Wa army could not. This army of five hundred thousand was already the entire strength of the Wa nation.

Therefore.

The first contest of one hundred thousand troops showed just how tragic this great battle would be. In the first round, Li Zhenzhu led one hundred thousand troops to resist one hundred thousand Wa soldiers. The commanders on both sides each displayed their unique skills. With various changes in battle formations and various mixtures of troop types, at this moment, Li Zhenzhu's level as the number one person in the Li Dynasty military was highlighted. This first round was actually able to match the Wa army; although the losses were a bit higher, they did not let the Wa army advance a single step!

The Wa nation's artillery fire came in dense waves.

Li Zhenzhu responded with composure.

The formidable combat power of the Wa nation's army still caused the Li Dynasty side to suffer greatly.

Consequently.

This first day of war ended with the result of the Li Dynasty directly losing twenty thousand soldiers!

Only by dragging it out.

The war situation was extremely tragic.

On the first day, the Wa nation's artillery fire flew back and forth in the air as if it cost nothing. Soon, the defensive fortifications that the Li Dynasty had prepared for a long time began to become tattered. Li Zhenzhu directed the continued reinforcement of the defensive works while commanding the soldiers to heroically resist the enemy.

And looking at the Wa nation's side, they had only lost ten thousand.

Twenty thousand.

Ten thousand.

Although Li Zhenzhu did not say it out loud, his heart was bleeding.

He was somewhat worried that his own army would not be able to wait for the reinforcements to arrive!