Great Master of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 205 Chapter 215 There is a song called "Serve the country with loyalty"

This battle lasted until September of the original five years. The two great empires of Persia and Dashi finally failed to break through the western city wall of Tang Dynasty, and they didn't have the courage to continue, so they decisively stopped their eastward advance.

Not to mention the Ashina Empire, it took them a lot of energy to integrate Tiele's tribes, and they didn't have any confidence in fighting against Datang, so they didn't have any intention of going south.

The war finally subsided, and the entire Tang Dynasty heaved a long sigh of relief.Only Zuo Ming, that is, a troubled face.

It has been almost six years in a blink of an eye, and I don't know what is going on in the Kingdom of God.Although separated by the sea, the strength of the Roman Empire is beyond doubt. Even if the military power of the entire British Isle is integrated, whether it can compete with it is really a matter of opinion.

Aside from his worries, Zuo Ming had thought of leading troops there, but if he brought a large number of troops there at this time, it would definitely be detrimental to Datang, so he was really troubled.

Among the crowd, Li Tai understood his mood best, so he found him after the event was initially decided, and told him the good news.

It turned out that as early as half a year ago, he had sent a special force of 3000 people to the west. This force was mostly composed of Hu people, and their families were all in Datang. The purpose of their trip was to sell Silk at the same time inquired about the situation in Europe for Zuo Ming.

Originally, the business of selling silk was usually done by merchants from the Tang Dynasty, but now that the Silk Road has been cut off by the two empires, they can only find some barbarians to help them.

As the saying goes, after a bloody battle and the loss of power in the Tang Dynasty, electric lights, an epoch-making thing, entered people's lives.

Chang'an in Datang was naturally the first place to fully electrify and use electric lights.When the whole of Chang'an was shining like daylight in the dark night sky, Li Shimin's gloomy heart finally felt much more comfortable.

"Chengqian, this electric light is really a good thing! Not only does it have no unpleasant smell, but it also doesn't dazzle your eyes."

Sitting in the Ganlu Palace with Li Chengqian for a rare occasion, Li Shimin said with emotion.

"Yes! Father! Datang has been getting stronger all the time, but we were too ostentatious before, so we attracted the attention of Persia and Dashi. This time is also a wake-up call, letting us understand that our Datang is still strong. Not strong enough. I think the westward plan can be stopped for a while, and our strength should be placed where the enemy can't see it!"

Nodding his head, Li Chengqian's eyes flickered with determination.

"Where the enemy can't see? Cough cough cough. You mean Australia?"

As expected of a father, he understood Li Chengqian's meaning as soon as he came back to his senses.

"Exactly! There are too many eyes and ears around my Tang Dynasty, and many things will be known to everyone as soon as they appear! Take hot air balloons as an example. Prepare, use the dense forest as a cover to cause this time's failure! Otherwise, why would we lose so miserably?"

Nodding his head, Li Chengqian said, "The most important thing is that there are too many soldiers who died in the Tang Dynasty this time. My elder brother said that there are about 700 million aborigines in Australia. With such a large population, if it is handled properly, it will be too much. It can be regarded as a combat power, and even if this combat power is damaged, we will not be too distressed."

"Ahem. That's right! It's a good idea to control barbarians with barbarians. It just so happens that the Western Regions have nowhere to go. Ke'er is unemployed, so you can give it a try. But how many people do you think are suitable?"

After coughing a few more times, Li Shimin asked wearily.

"Fifty thousand, plus Qingque's navy. If those people really use sticks as weapons and are not united as the elder brother said, then these people are enough to kill one back and forth."

After pondering for a while, Li Chengqian said.

It's not that he is stingy and unwilling to give Li Ke more manpower. It's because Datang's military strength is too depleted now, and the standing army doesn't even reach 60.

"Well, let's see how Ke'er operates. It just so happens that Luzon ceded several islands to us as leased areas a while ago, which can be used as a springboard!"

Nodding his head, after finalizing the matter, Li Shimin decisively issued an order to Li Ke.

Li Ke, who was drinking alone at home because of the affairs of the Western Regions, received the imperial edict, and jumped up for joy, which surprised the princesses.

However, before he acted, he still went to say goodbye to his concubine mother.

Hearing that her son was finally going to establish a career in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Concubine Yang was also very happy when she was reluctant to let go.

Empress Changsun also had the same mood as him, because this time, Li Tai was also going to Australia, so the two mothers staged a tearful scene, and Li Shimin, Zuo Ming and others watched for a while. toothache.

Zuo Ming really didn’t care about those Australian aborigines. The population of that place was only a few million until 1000 years later, and because of the rich resources and comfortable life, even the larger tribes were very few, let alone There are more than 9 of them in total, even if there are only [-], it is enough for them to walk sideways there.

After sending Li Tai away, Datang held a grand mourning ceremony for those soldiers who died on the border.In order to show their glory, Zuo Ming circled a large forest of martyrs on Nanshan.

In that garden, there are countless steles, arranged in an orderly manner according to the place of birth, and in the middle of each stele, there is a stainless steel nameplate sealed with glass.

——That is the identity symbol of the dead soldiers. Basically every Tang army soldier has a piece. The description on it is engraved by themselves, including their names, backgrounds and last wishes.

The 40 tombstones are stretched together, and the vast ones are almost invisible, giving people a different kind of solemnity and solemnity, as if those dead soldiers are still standing in line in a row!
Zuo Ming did not let this piece of land become a dead zone, but planted all kinds of flowers around it, and set the rules of a yearly festival.This rule directly became a festival in the future, named "Spirit of War Festival", and the date is March [-]th every year, when spring is warm and flowers are blooming.

The construction of the martyrs' garden gave the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty a very strong sense of honor. Later generations of the Tang army were more proud to enter the martyrs' garden.

However, in the eyes of Zuo Ming, this kind of thing is a kind of sadness.For the glory after death can never nourish the empty soul.

In addition to the Garden of Martyrs, Zuo Ming also sang Tu Honggang's song "Serve the country with loyalty" at the end of the whole mourning meeting.

The soundtrack for this song is the full-time musicians of his Tang Palace. These people are proficient in all kinds of modern orchestral instruments except the piano, so the soundtrack is perfect.

With the help of Duke Lou, the song of serving the country faithfully and faithfully spread throughout Chang'an.

The wolf smoke rises from the river and the mountains to the north

The dragon rolls up, the horse neighs, the sword is like frost
Heart like the vast waters of the Yellow River

Who can resist in the 20 years
Hateful long sword

How many brothers and feet are buried in the bones
He Xibai die to report the country

I can't bear to sigh, even more speechless, full of blood and tears

Horseshoe goes south to people look north

People look north, the grass is green and yellow, and the dust is flying

I would like to defend the land and restore the frontier

Tangtang China wants to let the Quartet
to congratulate
The wolf smoke rises from the river and the mountains to the north

The dragon rolls up, the horse neighs, the sword is like frost
Heart like the vast waters of the Yellow River

Who can resist in the 20 years
Hateful long sword

How many brothers and feet are buried in the bones
He Xibai die to report the country

I can't bear to sigh, even more speechless, full of blood and tears

Horseshoe goes south to people look north

People look north, the grass is green and yellow, and the dust is flying

I would like to defend the land and restore the frontier

Tangtang China wants to let the Quartet
to congratulate
Horseshoe goes south to people look north

People look north, the grass is green and yellow, and the dust is flying

I would like to defend the land and restore the frontier

Tangtang China wants to let the Quartet
to congratulate
The tragic lyrics, combined with Zuo Ming's high emotions, immediately brought the entire mourning meeting to a climax.

Looking at the densely packed tombstones, many Tang people clenched their fists tightly.The sentence "I would like to defend the land and open up the frontiers, and the majestic China will let the Quartet come to congratulate" is constantly lingering in the ears of everyone.

This is a mourning after a defeat, but none of the Tang people were depressed. At that moment, there was a hot blood in their hearts that was violently surging!

Looking at Zuo Ming, who was dressed in sackcloth and sang very seriously, Li Shimin became a little dazed.

He was also used to seeing Zuo Ming's funny side, so it was a bit unexpected and shocking to see him suddenly put all his heart into it.

In fact, it wasn't just him, those soldiers, ministers and common people who were used to seeing Zuo Ming laughing and scolding were also very surprised.They never thought that their forever 16-year-old King Tang would have such a passionate and loyal side.

The emotion in Zuo Ming's song is too strong, almost every time he sings, he will unconsciously clench his fists.

Such rich emotions, as long as it is not wood, can naturally be felt.So they were surprised, shocked, and moved.

After the entire mourning meeting was over, this song "Serving the Country with Loyalty" became the national anthem of the Tang Dynasty, and basically every army had to sing it once a year.

Not only at the end of the year, but even in battles.This song seems to have a magical power, which can give those soldiers unexpected courage and strength.

Zuo Ming did not expect this, but he was happy to see it succeed.Because the reason why he copied this song is to enable the people of Datang to turn their grief and anger into strength and regain their strength.
(End of this chapter)