Chapter 407 - 324, Jianghu is not worth it
The carriage of the Zhang Family slowly made its way toward the inner city.
Inside the carriage, someone was enthusiastically singing in chorus: "Outside the Imperial Capital, blades sweep up snow, the Divine Machine’s cannons shatter the sky. Every shout of ’Long live’ burns fiercely, flags crushing countless enemies. War drums urge spirits to break, the Five Armies ignite the wolf smoke. I dare to ask, can the bandits’ heads hang at Chongli Pass?"
"The red armor reflects the cold light, victory reports spread across the Nine Border. Warm wine inside the camp, outside, sacrifices to loyal heroes. The living collect broken spears, the dead entrust to cuckoos. May this body and bones once more defend the Society in peace!"
A carriage crowded with eight people, smelled overpoweringly of sweat.
Chen Ji leaned against the carriage wall and noticed, surprisingly, even Li Xuan at his age was quietly singing along.
Curious, he asked, "The lyrics all mention the Divine Machine Camp, Longevity Army, and the Five Armies Camp, but not the Yulin Army. What are you all singing?"
Qi Zhenzhuo replied a bit embarrassedly, "This is our Daning’s triumphant song, ’General Order.’ Everyone sings it like this. But only the Imperial Three Camps could sing it before; we wouldn’t dare. When they sing, it’s grand and the people clap and cheer, but if we were to sing, we’d be laughed at... we just won a victory, so we are singing too."
Indeed, the spirit and morale of the military are nourished by victory.
Duobao leaned against the carriage wall, peering outside through the swaying curtains: "Before going to Guyuan, I was eager and ambitious, thinking I could finally accomplish great deeds. But upon reaching Guyuan, I understood the harshness of war. While killing the enemy, I wished the war would end soon. Yet, back in the Imperial Capital, I often dream that I’m still in Guyuan, a long spear piercing the chest of a Jing Dynasty traitor, blood flowing down the spear shaft onto my hand. It’s both frightening and nostalgic."
Qi Zhenzhuo teased, "Why didn’t you stay in Guyuan then?"
Duobao glanced at him sideways, "Why didn’t you stay in Guyuan? What nonsense are you talking?"