Mi Han

Chapter 799: Chaisang's Tragedy: The Strange Soldier Appears
Ding Feng, no, it should be Mi Yang’s question, lingered on the city wall for a long time.

I have heard what I should have heard.

After hearing this question, many Wu soldiers subconsciously looked at Quan Cong.

Among everyone, Zhu Ju reacted the fastest.

Zhu Ju, who reacted the fastest, saw the blood on Quan Cong's mouth.

This shocked him.

Zhu Ju hurriedly stepped forward to support Quan Cong, and wiped the blood from the corner of Quan Cong's mouth in time before others looked over.

But blood is easy to wipe off but difficult to restore the complexion.

The next moment, everyone who looked over noticed Quan Cong's pale face.

Judging from his expression, it is enough to know how deeply hurt Quan Cong is right now.

Can Quan Cong be blamed for being cowardly?

The Wu army on the city wall turned their gaze towards the Bingshan Mountain that seemed to be just around the corner.

"Can I go up?"

Mi Yang's domineering question once again echoed in the ears of the Wu army.

Chaisang is a strong city with thousands of elite soldiers in it.

But with this mountain here, it would not be difficult to step on a mere Chaisang Mountain!
Feelings of sadness, helplessness, and despair surged through the hearts of the Wu army like a tide in an instant.

Since Mi Yang asked, Quan Cong should have an answer.

But in the face of irrefutable facts, Quan Cong's answer is no longer important.

At some point, Ding Feng, who was standing under the city wall, had already left laughing.

Listening to Ding Feng's loud laughter as he left, Quan Cong's chest heaved and it seemed as if a surge of blood was rushing up into his abdomen.

Zhu Ju, who had been watching Quan Cong's condition, was worried that Quan Cong would encounter another mishap that would cause the situation to completely collapse, so he carried Quan Cong out of the city as soon as possible.

Zhu Ju left in such a hurry that he didn't even have time to give the order to "stay at ease and defend the city."

Seeing Quan Cong's weak appearance, many Wu soldiers on the city wall were not paying attention and didn't even notice when the weapons in their hands fell to the ground.

As the sound of weapons falling to the ground was heard, some singing gradually appeared on the city wall.

"Fight in the south of the city, die in the north of the city, die in the wild without burial and crows can eat it.

Say Wu for me: and be a guest!
The wild death is forgiven and not buried, can the carrion go and escape?
The water roars loudly, and the cattails are dark;
The brave riders died in battle, and the poor horses wandered and neighed. "

At the beginning, only some Wu soldiers spontaneously sang this poem.

It is said that this poem was written by the ancestors of Jiangdong and was widely circulated in Wu. Almost all the Wu soldiers on the city had heard it since childhood.

Since everyone knew it and the poem was very appropriate for the occasion, most of the Wu soldiers on the city wall joined in singing it.

"When Liang built his house, why did he face south? Why did he face north?

How can He millet be eaten without your lord?Would you like to be a loyal minister?
Thinking of a good minister, a good minister is sincere:
Go out in the morning to attack, and return at night!"

"Go out in the morning to attack, and return at night!"

When the Wu army on the city finished singing the song, they felt that their future was at an end and completely immersed themselves in the poem.

After one song is finished, another one will begin.

As they sang, more and more Wu Jun could no longer hold up their bodies. They squatted down in groups of three or five and huddled against the wall to keep each other warm.

The weapons in their hands that were originally used to kill the enemies were now used as their most handy musical instruments.

They struck the ground with their weapons, creating a rhythm that matched the songs they were singing.

“Can they ever return home again?
When they thought of this, many Wu soldiers showed sadness on their faces.

The sad atmosphere in their singing reached its peak.

"There was a fierce battle outside the city yesterday, and the Yangtze River north of the city was flooded with blood.

The body was thrown into the wilderness with no one to bury it, and left to be eaten by birds and crows.

As a fellow soldier, I advised the crow with grief in my heart, "Don't peck at the corpse of the hero."

After persuading the crow, look at yourself. Who will pity you after you die?
My fellow countrymen of Jiangdong, when I went to the war, you all regarded me as a loyal and brave warrior.

But who could have expected that I might never be able to return to my hometown again in this lifetime!"

The people of the Han Dynasty were full of creative thinking.

When the Wu army on the city finished singing the poem left by the first person, they found that the poem was not enough to fully express their sorrow.

So based on the original poem, many Wu soldiers recreated it and created this vernacular poem that was more in line with their mood.

Perhaps compared to the original poetry, the reformed vernacular poetry is not strict enough in rhythm.

But when it comes to true feelings, this vernacular poem is far superior.

The classical Chinese poetry and vernacular Chinese poetry on the city wall are mixed together, playing a sad farewell song that is rarely seen in the world!
As they sang, many Wu soldiers were immersed in the farewell song and tears flowed unconsciously.

And the tragic songs of thousands of people cannot be stopped by a city wall.

Gradually, the sound of sad songs spread into the city.

When the people in the city heard this sad song, they couldn't help but shed tears.

They are the elders and fellow villagers of Jiangdong!

How could they feel good when their own heroes were singing sad songs?

When the people in the city thought about their relatives and old friends who had followed Lu Xun into Jingzhou and whose fate was unknown, and that they might never see them again in this life, they could no longer suppress their grief.

Perhaps to express their longing, many people in the city followed the singing coming from the city and sang and cried loudly.

The soldiers and civilians sang together on the city walls and below. Soon, the farewell songs representing helplessness and sorrow filled the entire Chaisang city.

The whole city was singing, and such noise could naturally not be concealed from the Han army camp not far away.

After hearing the sad song of the Wu army brought by the wind, Mi Yang came to the outside of the camp with a group of his confidants and looked at the Chaisang City in the distance.

The singing may be ethereal, but everyone can hear the sadness in it.

After hearing this sad song, Jiang Ji behind Mi Yang was overjoyed:
"The situation of being surrounded by enemies on all sides happened again today!"

After saying this, Jiang Ji looked at Mi Yang with admiration.

During the Chu-Han contention, Han Xin launched the strategy of surrounding the Chu army from all sides in order to crush the Chu army's morale in one fell swoop.

Although the sad song today is not sung by the Han army, it is similar to what happened back then.

What’s important is that the sad song was sung by the Wu army themselves, which is enough to show that the morale of the Wu army at that moment was even more collapsed than that of the Chu army back then!

What we guard the city is the people's hearts.

With the army's morale collapsed, Chaisang was basically in the hands of the Han army.

Jiang Ji's words also aroused the joy of Dong Yun, Ding Feng and others around him.

Especially Dong Yun, he had heard many times in the court that Mi Yang was good at killing people, but he did not feel much at that time.

After meeting him today, Dong Yun was completely overwhelmed with admiration for Mi Yang.

No wonder everyone who has fought against Mi Yang calls him a monster.

Mi Yang was naturally happy as well.

But he did not immediately order the Han army to attack Chaisang City.

He turned to look at Jiang Ji and asked:
"Where are Li Yan and Zhou Tai's troops?"

Facing Mi Yang's question, Jiang Ji bowed and replied:

"It's just a few miles away from Chaisang."

Jiang Ji's answer startled Lu Dai who was standing behind Mi Yang.

The two men's troops were several miles away from Chaisang. Why didn't he know about it in advance?

Suddenly Lu Dai seemed to realize a possibility.

This is Mi Yang's secret army, and they are meant to guard against him!

Thinking of this, Lu Dai leaned towards Mi Yang's waist and became even more hunched.