Peach Blossom Set, it was noon, the sun was hanging high overhead, casting a golden glow. The Zhejian army, which had trained all morning, sat on the ground in a circle, with Zhu Pingan standing in the centre of the circle.
“All of you have performed well this morning, everyone has worked hard. The messenger barracks have already prepared lunch, and the pork promised by this official has also been stewed in the pot. Before lunch, I’ll teach you all a military song of our Zhejun army, you will learn it carefully by post, and any post that has learnt it can have lunch first. Those who haven’t learnt it can’t go to lunch until they have learnt it, if they can’t learn it, then they can save their lunch. Oh yes, almost remind you all, pork is limited, those who arrive first can eat meat, those who arrive later can only drink soup ……”
Zhu Pingan stood in the middle of the crowd and first complimented the crowd, then asked the crowd to learn the military song.
At first, when the crowd heard Zhu Pingan say that the pork had already been stewed in the pot, one by one they were excited and shouted mightily, but after hearing Zhu Pingan ask them to learn to sing a military song in order to eat lunch, one by one they bitterly raised their faces.
“My lord, you’re asking us to sing a military song, isn’t that asking Zhang Fei to embroider flowers, that’s more than enough.”
“My lord, we are all mountain bandits and bandits by birth, we can’t read a word, you let us sing the military song, isn’t that difficult for us?”
“Besides, what’s the use of singing a military song? We’re not a flower girl, so what’s the use of singing?”
“That’s right, what’s the use of singing a good song. We go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, can’t we still sing the enemy to death?”
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The people under the field complained bitterly and chaotically.
“What’s the use of singing?!”Zhu Pingan smiled and looked at the crowd, slowly saying, “Do you all know about the Liu Bang Xiang Yu Chu Han fight?”
“I’ve heard, I’ve heard, Liu Bang who cheated on his food and drink ended up being the emperor, her daughter-in-law is awesome, a generation of poisonous queens.”
“Chu Ba Wang old pity, why he did not cross the Wujiang River ah, if he crossed, maybe the dynasty have changed it.”
“Liu Bang he just want to rob Xiang Yu his daughter-in-law Yu Ji to come, so only to Xiang Yu to dry death …….”
The crowd messily replied back, obviously they had all heard the storytelling of the Chu-Han dispute ah wild history ah and so on.
Zhu Pingan nodded slightly, “Well, since you all know about the Liu Bang Xiang Yu Chu Han Controversy, you should have also heard of the story of the four-sided Chu Ge. Of course, it doesn’t matter if you haven’t heard of it, let me give you a brief explanation. During the battle of Chu and Han, Liu Bang mobilised his generals, such as Han Xin and Peng Yue, and led his army to encircle Xiang Yu’s 100,000 soldiers and horses in Gaixia. Xiang Yu was besieged, his army was decreasing day by day, and he could not get supplies, and his food and provisions were getting less and less. Late one night, Liu Bang set up a plan to sing Chu songs on all sides, and made the Han army surrounding Gaixia sing the songs of the Chu people, that is, the songs of Xiang Yu’s hometown, Chu. Xiang Yu, who was sleeping in his marquee in Gaixia, was woken up by the singing, and when he listened carefully, he was shocked, ‘Has Liu Bang already got the Chu land?Why are there so many Chu people in his army?’He lost his fighting spirit and sang to his favourite concubine: ‘The force is strong, the time is unfavourable, and the piebald will not pass away. Zhui does not pass away, can not help, Yu Ruoxi Yu Ruoxi Nai Ruoho!After singing this song several times, his favourite concubine sang along with him, and then the two of them were speechless, with tears streaming down their faces. In the end, his favourite concubine Yu Ji cut her own throat in front of Xiang Yu’s horse, while Xiang Yu, at the end of his heroism, brought his only remaining soldiers to the Wujiang River, and eventually cut his own throat by the Wujiang River.”
“This is the story of Chu Ge on all sides, what’s the point of singing as you party asked, this is the answer.”Zhu Pingan looked at the crowd with a burning gaze and said in a loud voice: “Singing can unite the heart of the army, inspire morale, and can also break down the enemy’s morale, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that a song can be worth a thousand armies and ten thousand horses!”
All the people present were taught.
“We understand. However, we can’t read big words and our brains are not good, I’m afraid we can’t learn ……”
Someone said worriedly, which was echoed by quite a few people.
“Don’t worry, the military song that this officer teaches you, the lyrics are simple and easy to understand, there’s no such thing as the classics, it’s all in the vernacular, and the lyrics aren’t too long, only a few short lines. As long as you learn it by heart, there’s nothing you can’t learn.”Zhu Pingan smiled slightly and said to the crowd, “Alright, now this officer will start teaching you. The name of this military song is ‘I am a soldier’.”
“I am a soldier ……That’s a good name, it sounds like it’s singing about us.”The people under the field were all excited and curious, looking at Zhu Pingan with bated breath, waiting for him to teach them.
“I am a soldier
From the common people, bathed in imperial grace
Down with the Japanese invaders
Destroy the hu huns hun;
I am a soldier
I love the king and the people
The war has tested me
The stance is stronger;
Hey, hey, hold your weapons tight.
I can see clearly.
Who dares to invade my country
I’ll fight him with determination and without mercy. ……”
Yes, the military song that Zhu Pingan taught them to sing is this famous revolutionary song “I am a soldier” from the early days of our country’s founding.
It is a popular song with lyrics and music by Lu Yuan and Yue Lun, born after the outbreak of the Korean War. Once it was released, it quickly became popular throughout China, spreading to the land of China and the ends of the earth. Its lyrics and music are simple, but full of power; its lyrics and music are simple, but bursting with the strongest voice of the times. After its birth, it inspired generations of compatriots and soldiers of the three armies to fight for the new China with the momentum of mountains and seas! In the course of the Korean War and the rise of New China, this song contributed an unignorable force.
Of course, on the basis of respecting the original work, Zhu Pingan made some changes to the lyrics of the song, so that it could be adapted to the feudal Ming Dynasty, where the imperial power was supreme, and to the historical background of the present-day war against Japan. For example, after the words “from the common people”, the words “bathed in imperial grace” were added, and the words “defeated the Japanese invaders and annihilated Chiang’s bandit army” were amended to read.Down with the Japanese invaders, eliminate the hu hu hun”, such as “love the country and love the people” to “love the emperor and love the people.” ……
“This song is so exciting to listen to, just like our adults said, the lyrics are simple, I can understand them all.”
“After listening to this song, I feel that I, as a soldier, am old and proud ……”
After the people present heard Zhu Pingan sing it once, they were all excited and felt their blood boiling.
Soon, after Zhu Pingan taught them once, in less than a cup of tea, there was a whistle that raised its hand to indicate that it had learnt the military song. Zhu Pingan inspected it and asked them to sing it in public, and at once the majestic, loud and powerful song rang out.
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“Not bad! All of you whistles have learnt it, there are no abusers, so you can go and have lunch.”Zhu Pingan nodded.
“Many thanks, my lord!”A sentry clasped his fists and thanked him, walking towards the makeshift dining hall under the envious gazes of the crowd, smugly scowling at the crowd, “Let’s help you guys taste how salty the pork is, hahaha ……”
“Go to hell!”
“Roll!”
A burst of laughter and cursing.
The song was too catchy, and soon, in less than a quarter of an hour’s work, all the people present had learnt it.
“I am a soldier ……”
The majestic, loud and powerful song resounded through the Peach Blossom Collection, and self-respect, self-confidence, pride, and a sense of responsibility slowly brewed in the song ……
