Chapter 1564: Are Heroes the only Ones Who Can Sing?

After the Xia Kingdom's national defense formation was activated, the war entered a new stalemate stage.

Next, the Qi and Xia sides will clash around the various support points of the national defense formation, which will inevitably spread to the vast territory of Daxia.

And this point, there are probably not many people in the entire Qi and Xia battlefield who can foresee it in advance.

Chong Xuansheng is one of them.

The "opportunity" he mentioned is also here!

As soon as the flag officer who delivered the commander's order left, he chose the direction and led the Victory Camp straight to Linwu Prefecture - it was not difficult for Chong Xuansheng to occupy a position in the two 10,000-man teams of the Qiusha Army that attacked each prefecture.

If Chong Xuan Chuliang refused to agree to this, it would not be a fair competition between Chong Xuansheng and Chong Xuanzun, but to help Chong Xuanzun suppress him.

The 10,000-man general of the Qiusha Army who attacked Linwu Prefecture only received 7,000 people, but he was not dissatisfied. If Chong Xuan Chuliang did not agree, his 7,000 people would also belong to Chong Xuan!

In short, holding high the flamboyant "Victory is in sight" flag, Chong Xuansheng marched without stopping.

From the western suburbs of Linzi to Tongyang City, there was no place that was his stage. He had been restrained for too long and waited for too long.

In this kind of full-blown invasion war, the vanguard camp led by Chong Xuanzun certainly had enough freedom, and it was the time for his army to gallop. In terms of military strength, Chong Xuanzun was the bravest of the three armies, and in terms of military strategy, Chong Xuanzun was definitely not bad.

But Chong Xuansheng had already determined-

He had to make up for the disadvantage at this stage!

He wanted to teach Chong Xuanzun a good lesson, so that he would know that fighting is not just about muscles!

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When Si Jiao stood back on the tower of Tongyang City, the ministers gathered, and no one spoke.

In the glow of the national defense formation, only the nine revived dragons of Lihuo were still roaring. As if they were really spiritual, they were venting the pain of being defeated first.

He pressed it casually and stopped it.

The Purple Extreme Expedition Dragon!

Si Jiao couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

It can't be said that the civil and military forces of Daxia didn't fight hard.

When Jianfeng Mountain was broken in one day and Fengjie Prefecture changed its flag in three days, they still established the Nine Dragons Lihuo Formation in time, and built this northeastern defense line with the intention of defending the enemy outside Xiangyou Prefecture with it as the center.

The price was that many people in the Ministry of Works died of exhaustion! The Tai family had several formation masters, and they had obviously exhausted everything. In order to complete their share of progress, they did not hesitate to sacrifice their blood...

Long Jiao even led the Zhenguo Army to have a head-on cavalry confrontation with the Qi State Zhufeng Army!

More than half of them died in the battle, but his army did not collapse, and the remnants were successfully brought back to Tongyang City by him.

Although the Zhufeng Army still had the advantage, although the Zhenguo Army suffered heavy casualties.

But this battle at least shows that the Xia Army can fight with the Qi Army, and even fight in the field!

The Qi people are not invincible.

But this line of defense was still broken...

Just after the Zhenguo Army entered the city.

It was hard for Si Jiao to imagine the mood of those soldiers.

Through the "conquest", the national power rushed thousands of miles, from the eastern region to the southern region, such incredible means can only be used by a country with a hegemonic status.

He was actually secretly shocked!

Can the vigorous death of more than 50,000 Xia army soldiers support the defense line in the hearts of the Xia people?

Si Jiao himself was not sure!

Even if enough preparations have been made and enough efforts have been made, people can only be sure of themselves. The most unpredictable thing in the world is the human heart...

But this emotion was shattered by him before it could communicate with the world.

He stood on the top of the city, looking at the orderly diversion of millions of Qi troops, and feeling Cao Jie's command art.

Still majestic and calm.

He turned around and looked at the remnants of the country-guarding army who were still on their horses, armor, and swords, with their battle flags stained with blood, under the tall tower in Tongyang City.

These soldiers were still waiting for military orders and were willing to meet the next charge.

"The soldiers fought very well in this battle, and showed the blood and courage of our Great Xia soldiers!" Si Jiao said loudly: "Let the Qi thieves know that the Xia people are determined to defend their country and protect their land!"

He bowed deeply to these soldiers as the King of Wu.

For most of the Xia people, King Wu Si Jiao was almost a god-like existence. There were few soldiers present who were not terrified by the King of Wu's great gift,

but without Long Jiao's order, no one moved at all.

At this moment, in military uniforms, the battle flags could determine their will. They stopped their horses, held their swords, and waited for the military order to fall. Go charge, or go to die.

Yes!

Si Jiao answered himself in his heart.

Answered the uncertain question at the beginning.

With such generals and people, how can Xia not hold on, how can it not save the country?

Si Jiao stood up and continued: "Let's not talk nonsense. All the people in this battle will be rewarded twice as much. Those who died in the battle will be generously compensated, and the state will support the orphans and widows. The Ministry of Households must keep a good record and not miss a single person. If there is a shortage after the war, this king will spend all his family to fill it! If it is still not enough, this king will go to war abroad and fight behind the Gate of Ten Thousand Monsters. I am willing to use the ten or hundred years of the True Lord until it is paid off! General Long, please pass this order so that my soldiers in Daxia will not have any worries in the future!"

Long Jiao sat on the warhorse, just took off his helmet, buckled it on his chest, and bowed his head to obey the order.

The huge Tongyang City was silent on the tower and under the tower.

Only the wind blew the battle flag!

"In this battle, Qi's most elite wind-chasing army suffered tens of thousands of casualties. This is your merit. History will remember you, Xia will remember you... and this is just the beginning!"

Si Jiao raised his voice: "Both the enemy and I are flesh and blood, we will be injured and die! Every soldier of Qi State and every Dao Yuan Stone has to travel thousands of miles to come. But for us, the land is under our feet, the battlefield is outside our door, and our hometown is behind us. Billions of people will fill his army of millions, so there is no suspense! Even if we have to carry it on our shoulders and hands, even if we have to bite and tear it apart, soldiers, we will definitely be able to drive away the Qi thieves and recover Fengjie!"

"Drive away the Qi thieves and recover Fengjie!!!"

The soldiers roared excitedly!

This angry voice spread throughout the city, stirring up waves of sound.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The military camp of the Shenwu Army stationed in the city also beat the war drums, and the sky was suddenly filled with excitement.

"Soldiers!" Si Jiao stretched out his hand and pressed, calming the tide, saying: "Go and rest, the national defense formation has been opened, Tongyang City is impregnable, everyone can sleep peacefully!"

Long Jiao then turned his horse's head and led the army to the camp.

Si Jiao looked at the army of the state defense army going away, then turned back and said to the civil and military officials on the city gate tower: "Since the national defense formation is opened, don't close it. My Great Xia has worked hard for 32 years, the treasury is full, and there are plenty of Yuanshi. But I don't know how long the Qi bandits can fight with this million-strong army!"

Xi Mengfu stood in a corner away from the crowd, looking at the Qi army from afar, surprisingly silent.

In the war, once the national defense formation was fully opened, there was no reason to close it at will.

Especially now that the Qi army has invaded in an all-round way and sent troops from many directions, the Xia Kingdom has no qualifications to close the national defense formation.

Of course, "don't close" and "can't close" are indeed words that will really affect morale.

Although the people here are all high-ranking officials of the Xia Kingdom, and they are clear-headed people, King Wu still pays attention to what he says... Why should he pay attention to these details?

King Min on the tower has not spoken.

King Wu is still talking about something, probably about the next deployment, which prefectures need to be focused on, and which roles in the Qi army need to be paid attention to...

As he listened, Xi Mengfu's sight drifted farther and farther...

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Outside Tongyang City, the camp of the Qi army has been officially built.

Low walls, deer horns, arrow towers, large crossbows... one military array after another, supporting a temporary large array defense.

The military tents stretch out, almost like another city on the Jiangyin Plain.

Of course, this temporary military camp, no matter how large it looks, cannot be compared with Tongyang City in terms of defense.

But the Qi army is not afraid of field battles at all, but they are eager for the Xia army to go out of the city to attack the camp.

Night has come, and the huge hanging lights make it as bright as day.

Camps have also been set up on the east bank of the still frozen Lianjiang River.

The Qiusha Army, which had broken through Jianfeng Mountain, and the Zhufeng Army, which had just ended a brutal battle, were both on the east bank of Lianjiang River, watching the Chunsi Army across the ice river.

The battlefield had been cleaned up long ago.

Cart after car of Qi army corpses were transported back to the east bank.

The military clerks confirmed their identities one by one and recorded their merits. For those who were too bloody to recognize, each city and team could compare the missing soldiers and get a rough idea.

At this moment, a large open space was cleared on the east bank of Lianjiang River.

All the Qi army corpses collected on the battlefield were piled up here.

There were deaths when attacking Jianfeng Mountain. The whole Fengjie Prefecture was asked to change its flag in three days, and many comrades lost their lives.

But not as many as today.

What would it be like to have more than 30,000 corpses piled together?

It was a silent mountain!

It was flesh and blood, but also soil and rocks.

They are the swords and spears of the Great Qi Empire, as well as the high walls and thick shields of the Great Qi Empire. The reason why this empire can achieve greatness and maintain its glory is because they have dedicated themselves.

They laid their flesh and blood as a solid foundation, and then the towering buildings rose from the ground.

Li Zhengyan was fully armored, and behind him were the generals, deputy generals, and generals of the Zhufeng Army...

Including Li Fengyao and Li Longchuan, all of them had solemn expressions.

The surviving Zhufeng Army soldiers silently surrounded the pile of corpses for many times.

The crowd made way for a road.

Accompanied by Yan Ping, Cao Jie came in armor.

The road slowly closed again.

The commander-in-chief of the three armies who led the war against Xia had powerful but slow steps.

He walked to the side of Li Zhengyan, stopped, and bowed deeply to the mountain of Qi army soldiers. Representing the will of the entire Xia-killing Army, they would not forget the sacrifices of these soldiers.

The time has come...

Li Zhengyan raised his palm and gently pushed forward, as if saying goodbye.

A blaze of fire ignited on the mountain of corpses, but he turned his head and looked at the sky in the distance.

This man who remained calm when the cavalry charged and led the troops on the battlefield could not bear to watch at this moment.

Tens of thousands of people were burning.

What was burning was their bodies. What was lit up was the night sky of a foreign country.

All those who fought for their country, all those who worked hard for their families behind them.

Their ashes will be taken back to their hometowns to give those who lost them a little thought.

The fire was blazing.

Li Fengyao, who had always been as cold as an iceberg, opened her mouth at this time and sang a war song.

The bloodstains did not affect her beauty. The firelight reflected her beautiful face, which was like frost flowers blooming in this place where her comrades were buried.

The frosty voice floated under the night sky.

The sadness that could not be frozen by ice and frost was so touching.

Including Cao Jie, including Yan Ping, including Li Zhengyan who was looking at the night sky, and all the soldiers of the Wind Chasing Army present, they couldn't help but speak...

Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of soldiers sang together-

"Alas!

A real man should not return when he goes east!

The sea wants to bury me, so bury me.

Today I am the one going to the battle,

Tomorrow I will be buried,

What, what, what?

Are heroes the only ones who can sing long songs?

I was born unable to see my old father's sorrow!

After I die, I will look at my hometown and shed tears in vain!

It is not a good death to be wrapped in horsehide.

We have known each other for a long time.

What, what, what?

Are heroes the only ones who can sing long songs?

..."

The voice was majestic and sad.

The song floated on the east bank of Lianjiang River, and soon the camp of Qiusha Army also rang with war songs.

"Today I am the one going to the battle,

Tomorrow I will be buried,

What, what, what?

Are heroes the only ones who can sing long songs?"

The song floated across Lianjiang River, and then resounded across the vast Jiangyin Plain.

On such a night.

The war song of the Great Qi surrounded Tongyang City.

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On the tower of Tongyang City, the rest of the people dispersed.

After the national defense formation was opened, there were too many things to deal with. The transportation of Yuanshi, the garrisons in various places…

Youping, Yuci, Linwu, Fengli, people are needed everywhere…

Even inside Tongyang City, strong soldiers and brave generals must be stationed, the fighting spirit of the soldiers must be compromised and appeased, and the city defense also needs to be repaired and constructed…

Only Liu Xiyi and Xi Mengfu are still guarding here. One of them holds the seal of the prime minister, and the other holds the order of the national teacher. They are the key to the national defense formation… They can't get away easily.

But in this huge tower, it is obviously very empty. One is standing in the north and the other in the south, which actually creates a natural barrier.

The two people have been resentful for a long time and have quarreled more than once or twice.

The last time we discussed matters in the palace, it was just more intense...

Last year, when Xi Mengfu led the team to the Yellow River Conference, Liu Xiyi pointed at him and scolded him when he came back, saying that he didn't know how to lead and was damaging the country's prestige. Xi Mengfu was so angry that he said on the spot that he would let Liu Xiyi attend the conference next time, and he wanted to see what kind of guidance this old man could provide!

With a hazy halo in his hand, Liu Xiyi suddenly snorted from his nose: "It's your turn."

The soundproof magic circle covering the entire city is also a big consumption.

Xi Mengfu didn't say anything, but just stretched out his hand and took over the soundproof magic circle.

I don't know how long the Qi army will sing this war song?

Liu Xiyi sat down without any image, leaning against the north corner of the wall and squinting for a while.

But this old guy who could sleep soundly in the defense of Guiyi City back then couldn't sleep today.

He glanced at Xi Mengfu and suddenly said: "Hey!"

Xi Mengfu turned his head expressionlessly and looked at him.

This hot-tempered prime minister who had been fighting with others in the court for many years said with a stern face: "If you apologize to me, the matter between us will be settled."

Xi Mengfu looked at him quietly for a while, and uttered a word from his mouth-

"Get lost!"

Liu Xiyi jumped up and cursed: "You little bastard, how can you talk to me like that!? You are disrespectful! When I was in purple, you were still playing in the mud!"

Xi Mengfu ignored him at all, just looking outside Tongyang City, his expression gradually solemn.

Liu Xiyi cursed and cursed, and looked outside, muttering: "What are they doing?"

Xi Mengfu sighed for a long time, and the depression lingered in the air for a long time: "They are... burying the bodies."

The Qi army outside Tongyang City was burying the bodies of the Xia army soldiers.

Let them rest in peace...

If the dead can live in peace, why should the living be brave?