Chapter 235: Dashang Troops Move, Unexpected People
Chaoge City.
Emperor Xin was dressed in brocade and sat at the head of the table.
Below the stage, a group of civil officials and military generals were spitting and criticizing Xiqi.
"Humph, I have long said that Xiqi cannot be kept. Now, they dare to rebel openly!"
"Humph, what's the matter? Since Xiqi wants to die with Bo Yikao, then let them do it."
"Your Majesty, I will fight and kill all the traitors in Xiqi, uproot them, promote the majesty of our Shang Dynasty, and shock the world."
"Your Majesty, I am willing to command this battle and make Xiqi come and go without leaving a single one alive!"
"Xiqi has dared to defy the world, betray the grace of the emperor, and confuse right and wrong. It is really a heinous crime and should be executed!"
Whether it is civil officials or military generals, they are all indignant about Xiqi's rebellion and ask for battle.
There is no reason for Emperor Xin to object to this.
He had known that this day would come, and Xiqi had already shown signs of rebellion.
It was just that it had not been revealed before, and for the sake of the overall situation, Emperor Xin did not take action.
Now Xiqi is seeking death, so it is not his fault.
After thousands of years of accumulation, the strength of the Shang Dynasty has increased by dozens or even hundreds of times.
Strong soldiers and horses, generals like rain, and scholars like clouds, this is the best description of the Shang Dynasty today.
Even the founding lord of the Shang Dynasty, Shang Tang, was slightly inferior to his former soldiers and generals.
Except for the lack of Daluo Jinxian and Taiyi Jinxian, the Shang Dynasty army is no worse than the human army in the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.
Because of this, Emperor Xin was not worried about Xiqi's rebellion, but was quite satisfied.
Emperor Xin did not take Xiqi seriously, but he did not underestimate the enemy because of this.
As the saying goes, a lion fights a rabbit with all its strength!
He decided to appoint Wen Zhong as the marshal, and Wucheng King Huang Feihu, Shang Rong and Bigan as deputy marshals.
Dispatching the power of both civil and military veins and the power of immortals, the whole army attacked, fought quickly and decisively, and crushed Xiqi's fantasy with absolute strength.
In addition, this was also the largest military action of Da Shang in many years.
He wanted to take this opportunity to show the combat power of Da Shang.
Let the surrounding foreign races and the princes of Jiuzhou be honest, and not make unrealistic fantasies like Xiqi.
However, to achieve the results he wanted, he needed to dispatch enough troops and mobilize food, fodder, elixirs and other supplies.
This would take a lot of time, at least a year to assemble the army and prepare the supplies.
For this reason, Emperor Xin ordered the mature and steady Lu Xiong as the general, Deng Jiugong as the deputy general, and Deng Chanyu, Zhang Guifang, Han Rong and Yu Hua as the vanguard.
Leading an army of eight million, joining the coalition of 200 princes in the west, forming a million strong soldiers, and rushing to Xiqi.
There was only one purpose, which was to delay time and buy time for Da Shang to dispatch troops.
After assigning the tasks, Emperor Xin stood up with a very serious expression. He swept his eyes across the faces of the ministers in the hall and said in a deep voice:
"Anyone who disobeys the general's orders, regardless of status, will be beheaded!"
"Anyone who acts on his own, regardless of his cultivation, will be beheaded!"
"Anyone who is eager for quick success and instant benefits, regardless of gender, civil or military, will be beheaded!"
In his early years, he had led the army through many wars and knew the importance of discipline.
The meaning of his words was very simple, that is, those who disobey orders will never be forgiven!
After leaving the court, Emperor Xin gathered all the high-level officials who participated in this.
He clearly told them the purpose of this expedition, and Emperor Xin's requirements were very simple.
That is, not to seek merit, but to avoid mistakes!
He not only had to win this battle, but also to win beautifully, and the losses must be small enough.
While deterring the scoundrels, it must also have the effect of inspiring the people.
Half a month later, the army set out as scheduled.
Emperor Xin strictly followed Huang Long's reminder and asked Li Jing and Yin Shi Niang to lead the troops as the main generals.
Since the soldiers of Da Shang all had martial arts skills, even the war horses under their seats were carefully cultivated by the Da Shang Dynasty, and they also had martial arts skills.
With speed being of the essence, the advance army of Da Shang arrived at the border of Xiqi in just over a month.
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Xiqi.
In the palace of Da Zhou.
The Da Shang army did not make any secret of its expedition, and even the tribes around Da Shang knew about it, and Xiqi naturally knew about it.
Bo Yikao sat at the head and summoned civil officials and military generals to discuss the matter.
When they started the uprising, they knew there would be such a day, and they knew that Da Shang would send troops to attack.
But they did not expect that Da Shang would react so quickly, and it had arrived in Xiqi in just half a month.
What they did not expect was that Emperor Xin would actually send such a luxurious lineup.
Not only did they send two veteran generals, Lu Xiong and Deng Jiugong, who were good at fighting, but they also sent many powerful generals from the Shang Dynasty.
Both Zhang Guifang and Yu Hua were famous.
The ministers, led by San Yisheng and Nangong Shi, discussed the matter and expressed their opinions.
Finally, Bo Yikao turned his attention to Jiang Ziya.
Xiqi and the Shang Dynasty were far apart in strength and were not at the same level at all. He knew this very well.
The reason why he dared to start a rebellion was not only because of the seeds planted by Hongjun Daozu, but also because he had the support of the Chanjiao, which was his confidence.
As the person who presided over the Conferred God, Jiang Ziya did not disappoint Bo Yikao and expressed his attitude.
"Your Majesty, no matter how many elite soldiers and generals the Shang Dynasty sent."
"As long as the elite troops are not all out, we can stick to the strategy we set before, and gradually erode the army of the Shang Dynasty and wear down the vitality of the Shang Dynasty."
"Over time, we will slowly absorb and digest the remnants of the Shang Dynasty and strengthen ourselves. Sooner or later, we will be able to truly confront the Shang Dynasty head-on."
"Although Lu Xiong and Deng Jiugong are difficult to deal with, we also have tens of millions of troops in Xiqi. They are also experienced in many battles and may not be without the ability to fight."
Looking at the confident Jiang Ziya, the people of Xiqi felt relieved. This man is their backbone. Since he said there is no problem, there is no need to worry too much.
As for whether the Shang Dynasty will send out all its elite troops, they think it is unlikely.
Who will pull out all the elite troops in one go in a war?
Besides, even if it is true, there is still the Chan Sect, so why worry?
Then, they discussed how to defeat the Shang Dynasty army, brainstormed, and formulated various strategies.
Lu Xiong and Deng Jiugong were unaware of the reactions of the officials of Xiqi.
They knew their mission well and did not act rashly.
After they set up camp in a place that was easy to defend but difficult to attack, they became quiet after settling down.
It was as if they were only here to block Xiqi, not to fight.
This not only made Jiang Ziya feel abnormal, but also made the civil officials who were not familiar with military tactics feel strange.
They were naturally talented to be able to serve in Xiqi, and soon saw that the Shang army was delaying time with hostility.
For them, this discovery was very bad, which meant that the real main force of the Shang Dynasty had not yet arrived.
The current army was probably just a vanguard army, and its purpose was to entangle Xiqi and delay time.
Bo Yikao, Ji Fa, San Yisheng, Nangong Shi and other Xiqi high-level officials were worried, and they didn't expect Emperor Xin to be so decisive.
He went all out right from the start and didn't give Xiqi any chance at all.
Throughout the ages, even in the era of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, there were few precedents of using a million troops as a vanguard.
This upright conspiracy and trend made them helpless.
Even Jiang Ziya, who was confident before, was no longer calm.
For Xiqi, the only way now was to strike first and defeat the Luxiong army before the Shang army arrived.
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The next day.
Xiqi took the lead and the army went out.
At Jiang Ziya's signal, Nezha challenged the Shang generals.
"Nezha, the vanguard of the Zhou Dynasty's attack on Shang, is here. Come out and die quickly. I'm in a hurry!"
Nezha's appearance was completely unexpected by Li Jing and Yin Shiniang.
They didn't expect that after being suppressed in the underworld for a hundred years, Nezha would appear in the Xiqi camp.
Nezha, a Luxiong man, knew that this was the son of Li Jing and Yin Shiniang, so he called the two of them to him.
"Two generals, your son really opened my eyes. I think you two are willing to bring him here, abandon the dark and join the light, and teach him well."
Li Jing and Yin Shiniang looked at each other with embarrassed expressions, and immediately asked for orders to go to fight.
Although they didn't know what happened and didn't understand why Nezha appeared in Xiqi.
But this matter has become a fact. No matter what, they have to teach their own children.
Moreover, a few years ago, Baimi gave Li Jing a treasure. With this treasure, they are full of confidence in this matter.
"Nezha, why did you leave the underworld privately and join the camp of the traitors in Xiqi? Is this what you said you would not let your father down?!"
"Dad, mother, why are you here?"
After seeing the person clearly, Nezha shrank his neck and lost his arrogance.
Just like Li Jing and his wife did not expect Nezha to join the Xiqi camp.
Nezha also did not expect that Li Jing and Yin Shi Niang would appear in the army of Da Shang. The distance between here and Chentang Pass is not close.
Even Jiang Ziya was surprised by the appearance of Li Jing and his wife.
You know, Nezha is a trump card in his hand.
Even in Xiqi, there are only a handful of people who know about it.
The purpose was to catch the Shang Dynasty off guard, maximize the role of Nezha, and at least win this game.
As a result, the plan could not keep up with the changes. Unexpectedly, Li Jing and his wife, who were in Chentang Pass, also came to Xiqi with the army.
Jiang Ziya looked at Nezha, who became honest in an instant, and suddenly had a headache.
Now things are in trouble. Although Li Jing said that Nezha left the underworld privately, he didn't know what happened.
But he knew that if Li Jing and his wife could not be properly dealt with, Nezha would be useless.
With this in mind, Jiang Ziya rode forward and was about to use his eloquence to see if he could persuade Li Jing and his wife to surrender.
Then Nezha suddenly took off and flew towards the Xiqi camp.
Obviously!
After experiencing the Zhentian Arrow incident, Nezha understood who was the one who was truly good to him. .
At the beginning, under the pressure of Jiejiao, the Dragon Clan and Guixu, Li Jing and his wife resolutely stood up and were willing to atone for their son.
No matter what, he was even more unwilling to fight with his parents on the battlefield.
But Li Jing and his wife did not intend to let Nezha go. They were determined not to let Nezha continue to help Zhou to do evil.
Seeing that his youngest son was trying to escape, Li Jing, who was very familiar with his son's character, immediately took action.
An eight-treasure glazed tower appeared in his palm. As the magic power surged, this spiritual treasure flew up and swelled against the wind.
In an instant, it turned into a huge pagoda and pressed down.
An irresistible huge suction force surged out, taking Nezha into the tower.
Looking at the Linglong Tower that returned to his palm and turned into a three-foot-sized Linglong Tower, Li Jing smiled.
The treasure that Bai Mi gave was this pagoda, called Linglong Pagoda, which was a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure.
Of course, this spiritual treasure was not given for free.
Accepting the Linglong Pagoda means that they will need to serve the Guixu lineage in the future.
In this regard, Li Jing and his wife naturally could not refuse.
You know, there are countless people in the prehistoric world who want to join Guixu, and among these creatures, there are even Daluo Jinxian.
Although they only want to serve the Guixu lineage and do not count as joining Guixu, even so, it is enough to make them excited.
It is precisely because they are willing to serve Guixu that Bai Mi has given them a lot of benefits over the years.
In just a hundred years, Li Jing's cultivation has been promoted to the True Immortal, and Yin Shiniang is only one step away from the Martial Dao Xuanxian, and her foundation is solid and her cultivation is solid.
As a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure, the power of the Linglong Pagoda is naturally extraordinary, especially in terms of collecting people, suppressing and imprisoning.
Under Li Jing's full effort, even a strong golden immortal could be taken in if caught off guard.
Now Nezha has not had his bones removed to return to his father or his flesh cut to return to his mother. He is not a lotus body, his cultivation has not reached the level of a golden immortal, and he does not have an innate spiritual treasure to accompany him.
In addition, he has no intention of fighting, so the final result is naturally no surprise, and he was taken into the tower by Li Jing.
After doing all this, Li Jing and Yin Shiniang turned around and left, without any interest in talking to Jiang Ziya.
They had nothing to say about the traitors.
Moreover, Jiang Ziya was a disciple of the Chan Sect. Since the incident of the Zhentian Arrow, they had no good impression of the Chan Sect immortals.
It was really that Taiyi Zhenren left them with a very bad impression.
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Da Shang military camp.
Lu Xiong and the others had no intention of dealing with Nezha, and they could also see that Nezha did not want to be an enemy of Da Shang.
Judging from Nezha's performance just now, it seems that he was forced to come to Xiqi.
So, they told Li Jing and his wife to discipline Nezha strictly. If he was not honest, he would be detained until the matter of Xiqi was over.
To this, Li Jing and his wife naturally nodded in agreement.
They were very grateful that Nezha could save his life, so how could they let him out at will?
There was just one thing that they could not figure out.
The underworld is not a place where you can go and leave as you want.
What's more, Nezha was sent to the underworld by Yunxiao himself.
Without the permission of Yunxiao or other high-level officials in the underworld, how could Nezha leave the underworld, and how could Nezha join the Xiqi camp?
They believed that in the matter of the Zhentian Arrow, Nezha had no feelings for Taiyi Zhenren's cheap master, and the same was true for the Chanjiao.
Then it can be ruled out that Nezha joined Xiqi because of the Chanjiao.
But Nezha had no contact with the people of Xiqi. If it wasn't because of the Chan Sect or Taiyi Zhenren, why would he appear in the army of Xiqi?
Lu Xiong and others were not aware of these things. Even if they knew, this was Li Jing's family background, and it involved the underworld and Guixu, so they would not ask more.
After explaining the treatment of Nezha, they turned around and left. At this time, Li Jing also released Nezha and told him the doubts in the letter...