Chapter 159: Conquering Deng Feng, Stabilizing Lai State_3

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In the rustling of movement, tens of thousands of men awoke one after another.

"No leisure has the king for idle dealing, his sorrow-laden soul will find no healing. Though I wish to follow, I can march not thither—"

The singing was not loud.

But it penetrated in all directions, enveloping the entire Zhao Tong Prefecture City, hesitant and indistinct, reverberating in the minds of every citizen and soldier, its lingering melody sinking deep into their hearts.

This song was known as "Caiwei," which happened to be a tune widely popular within Qing Country. Moreover, its content perfectly expressed the homesickness of soldiers heading to war, matching perfectly with the current scene and emotion, as if it were made by heaven and earth.

Added to that was the powerful emotional resonance of the lyrics, sung in the pure local dialect of Qing Country's mountains, which gradually led the city's inhabitants to hum along, unable to help themselves.