"......Vow to be vigorous and self-reliant, be a true man, be a good man! Strive for self-improvement every day! Passionate men, hotter than the red sun, gather energy for me across the seas and skies, to create the heavens and the earth! To venture for my ideals..."
When Lin Zixiang's song "Men Should Be Strong" echoes on the dirt road leading to Shu Wei town, every soldier on the left and right of the road has a rare and inexpressible resonance!
everyone felt that the blood in their chests was boiling and tears were swelling in their eyes.
This song truly sang out the voices of everyone!
Li Shoucheng, Li Mingsheng, and Li Shijian from Teng County, Guangxi, were now so moved that they were tears streaming down their faces!
The three of them, like most of the older brothers from Guangxi, had burned their houses, abandoned their farmlands, and contributed all their possessions to "the Heavenly Father" before joining the Taiping Army!
Although their family was very poor, they couldn't even afford enough food, and they didn't have their own land, the ruin of their home was still worth "ten thousand gold." So their sunk costs as a family were still very high, they truly bet everything on it, with no chance of retreat.
If the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom lost, they would be all lost, have nothing left, and probably even give up their lives.
But if the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom won... they would rise like phoenixes from the ashes!
That would make them national heroes!
If there were any doubts in their minds about the ultimate victory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom before, then now... As they hear the "gods car" of Brother Luo carries out this inspiring "god song god song", they have no doubt at all about the victory of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
This... the song, it must be the "Heavenly Voice" of the Emperor God!
The momentum, the boisterous voice, only the Emperor God can produce such a thing!
Thinking about this, Li Shoucheng lifted his arms and shouted: "This is the voice of the Emperor God!"
Li Mingsheng followed closely with a shout: "The Emperor God is teaching us..."
Li Shijian also opened his throat and shouted loudly: "We, as true men, must be good men! Be a good man..."
The ecstatic cheering waves after wave rushed towards Luo Yao Guo. The Taiping soldiers on both sides of the road all seemed to be in a state of madness. They shouted slogans loudly, many people cried while shouting and waving their fists vigorously, like in a trance!
Luo Yao Guo himself was also moved by the scene and the song.
This song "Men Should Be Strong" is very compatible with the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it can be used as the national anthem without any problem!
Think about it, if a hundred thousand Taiping troops on the Northern Expedition sing "Men Should Be Strong", holding rifles with bayonets, forming square formations one by one, marching in step and singing and advancing... Let alone the clear demons, even the allied forces of eight countries would have to kneel!
Who the hell can withstand that?
Thinking about this, Luo Yao Guo turned up the sound system to the maximum and sang along with it himself: "...Being a man, we should be strong, walk tall with chest out, and be good men. With my hundred points of heat, let out a thousand points of light..."
There were drummers among the Taiping soldiers on both sides of the road, but it was unclear who they were. Hearing the high and resolute rhythm of "Men Should Be Strong", they couldn't help but start beating the drums. The first beat was "Bang——Bang——Bang——Bang——Bang——Bang!" A vocal and loud Taiping soldier also roared: "Proud pride, laugh at millions of waves, hot blood is hotter than the red sun..."
Although it was just these two lines back and forth, more and more singers and drummers joined in, the voices grew louder and louder, eventually sweeping over the Xiangjiang River and all the way to the Qing Dynasty camp on a nearby hillside near the west bank of the Xiangjiang River.
At this time, He Chunhao had just woken up and was in his big tent, enjoying the breakfast prepared by his cook from Beijing while discussing with Jiang Zhongyuan where they should retreat. There was already a "riding bull demon king" on the other side of the Long Tails, and He Chunhao and Jiang Zhongyuan naturally had to call it quits.
Otherwise, if that "Ox King" rides over on his cart, what should we do?
Just as He Chun was about to pick up a bowl of soy milk to have a good sip and then speak with Jiang Zhongyuan, his Zhou Shiyue suddenly pulled back the curtain of the tent and walked in from outside, shouting, "Master, you must listen!"
Listen?
He Chun listened carefully and heard the earth-shattering drumming and the song "Proud pride, laugh at millions of waves, hot blood is hotter than the red sun..." resounding in!
"This is..."
He hadn't reacted yet when he heard a loud "swish" and something broke, followed by Jiang Zhongyuan's trembling voice: "Long... Long Tails are singing battle songs! They are going to attack soon!"
He Chun's hands trembled when he heard this, and the soy milk in his hand also spilled over.
"Master Zhou, what's going on?"
He Chun was still in a state of panic when Jiang Zhongyuan had already opened his mouth and asked.
"Gentlemen Jiang, Master He, please go out and take a look... There are tens of thousands of 'red head people' on the other side of the Xiangjiang River! The Long Tails' battle ships are stopped all over the riverbank! They are singing battle songs now... It looks like they are going to cross the river to fight us soon!"
A decisive battle?
This battle song, this indomitable spirit... Why bother?
He Chun was so shocked that he couldn't even speak. Jiang Zhongyuan was also terrified and pale - the Ruyang team he led were certainly better than the Qing green camp, but they had turned from victory to defeat at Shuidangwan yesterday and were chased by the Taiping troops led by Su San and Wu Ruxiao, losing hundreds of men and suffering a significant blow. Moreover, He Chun's green camp artillery had lost all their cannons in the battle at Shuidangwan yesterday.
Now that the Chuyong, who were brave enough to engage in hand-to-hand combat, have been crippled, and the green camp, which was supposed to be good at firing cannons, has lost all their cannons, with the Long Tails across the river singing a battle song that is full of momentum and overflowing with will to fight, will anyone survive when they charge over?
Thinking about this, Jiang Zhongyuan couldn't take it anymore and quickly dragged He Chun out of the tent.
Outside the tent was a newly built lookout tower, and Jiang Zhongyuan and He Chun climbed up one by one.
After they climbed up, there was no need for a telescopic mirror, just by looking out, they could see the vast number of "red-headed people" on the other side of the river.
"Proud pride, laugh at millions of waves, hot blood is hotter than the red sun..."
The battle song from the other side of the river is even more loud and clear!
And the song carried an unimaginable madness!
This is a matter of life and death...
He Chun was terrified and turned to look at Jiang Zhongyuan, who shook his head and said, "We can't beat them... The beach on the west bank is still in the hands of the Long Tails! The spears on the east bank can be deployed. Moreover, our guns have been lost and many of our firearms have been discarded... Yuzheng, let's retreat!"
"Where should we retreat to?" He Chun asked.
"Retreat to the residence of Yongzhou, Liling," Jiang Zhongyuan said, "General Bao of Hunan has his troops stationed there. We can retreat with victory and join forces with General Bao, so that we can set an ambush at the foot of Liling City and annihilate the Long Tails!"
The official is still the official!
A "hearing battle song and fleeing" into his mouth can also be blown out of proportion!
"Good," He Chun agreed repeatedly after hearing this, then shouted down from the observation tower, "Order the garrison commander to march immediately, not retreat, but advance... to Liling!"
"Yes!"
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"Hahaha, the Heavenly Father God is my father, I am the true holy master of the human world. The Eastern King's angel comes to support me, and even if I rest soundly, I can still win! Hahaha, Qing brothers, brother-in-law of nobility, mountain brothers, righteous brothers, Dabao, Rugang, Xuanjiao, what do you think of this poem of mine?"
In a Taoist Temple converted into the Cult of God's Son, God's second son, King Hong Xiuquan saw Luo Yao Guo driving his "self-driving chariot" in a high musical and singing atmosphere, he suddenly burst out into the rhymes of his newly created ode.
However, it was different from the rhymes he recited to Yang Xiuqing, Xiao ChaoGui, and other high-ranking officials of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom last time and from the rhymes he recited to Feng Yunshan alone the previous time.
When he recited it to Feng Yunshan last time, it was "Having an angel to support," but now it's been changed to "The Eastern King's angel to support," at least there's no new angel this time, he forgot the old Eastern King.
But his poem still surprised the core ministers of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom in this temple of worship for God's Son - he placed Luo Yao Guo, the new angel, on equal footing with Yang Xiuqing!
And what Hong Xiuquan did was, curiously enough, in accordance with the rules of the power game within the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom is the maximum, Tiansheng Jesus is second, and King Hong Xiuquan is third!
Luo Yao Guo is the heavenly envoy sent by God and Jesus, how can he not be on equal footing with Yang Xiuqing? Unless Yang Xiuqing comes into possession of the Godfather's body again...... But Luo Yao Guo is a real heavenly envoy!
He might have a way to expose the fake God taking possession of someone's body?
And, what's the deal with that battle song that sounds like it's going to explode? Who is singing it?
