The Way of Rebirth

Chapter 140: After hearing that the grand master had won and returned to the court, Xiqi wanted to divide his troops into two groups.

Li Jing led the army to join Deng Jiugong's quelling army and fought bravely, defeating the rebel Nanbohou Eshun troops in one fell swoop. In the next few days, the two armies divided into two groups, each conquering the princes in the south, and soon put down the rebellion in the south.

Nanbohou Eshun led his army and horses to retreat to Xiqi to join the Western Zhou soldiers and horses. At the same time, he informed everyone of the Western Zhou Dynasty about the war in the south.

In the nine rooms of the palace, Di Xin looked at the battle report sent back from the south and laughed up at the sky: "God is really helping me. I never thought that such a good thing could happen?"

"Your Majesty, I don't know what happy event makes Your Majesty so happy?" Prime Minister Bigan immediately went out to ask. All the other ministers in the palace had curious faces, but the Protector of the Country, Shen Gongbao, still stood there with his eyes closed.

On the stage, it can be seen from his straight face that Shen Gongbao is actually very curious. He just wants to maintain his image as a Taoist, so he doesn't show it as obviously as others.

"My dear friends," Di Xin heard the words and handed the battle report in his hand to the attendant Yang Rong. Yang Rong took the battle report and walked down the hall and handed it to Prime Minister Bigan. After reading it, Bigan was shocked at first, and then nodded.

The battle report was handed to Jizi and others behind him.

"Deng Jiugong led 100,000 troops and horses and the rebels 300,000 had been facing off in the south for a long time, but there was no progress. Unexpectedly, the 140,000 troops of Wei Guogong Li Jing, who disappeared the day before yesterday, appeared behind the rebels for some reason. After finding out the enemy's intelligence

Li Wei Gong led his army to rest for a night, and in the early morning of the next day he personally led 80,000 elite cavalry to attack the enemy's rear camp. Here, Deng Jiugong's army discovered Li Wei Gong's flag. At that moment, the army rushed out to cooperate, defeated the rebels, and drove Eshun out of the south.

Already defecting to Xiqi, the two armies went on to conquer the south. At present, more than 150 princes in the south have been pacified." Di Xin said loudly, and then laughed up to the sky, "I wonder how Duke Wei can do that to Xiqi.

Defeated, I didn’t expect that my disappearance in the past few days has made me very worried, and as soon as I came out, I gave me a big gift, hahaha..."

"Your Majesty, now that the whereabouts of Li Weigong's soldiers and horses are known, what should we do?" Huang Feihu went out to ask, "As the south is being pacified, troops and horses must be left to garrison. In addition, Song Bangren, the guard general of Jiepai Pass, sent a letter to inform him of his troops and horses.

I haven't finished training yet, so I'm afraid I won't be able to take on the important task of conquering the West."

"Huh?" Di Xin frowned when he heard this, "What does General Song Bangren mean?"

"Your Majesty, as a general, I am afraid that Song Bangren is worried, and after thinking about it, he feels that he should not go that way at this time." Huang Feihu said immediately when he saw Emperor Xin frowning.

"What is he worried about?" Di Xin asked after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, the last general is thinking that Song Bangren's strength should be higher than that of Li Weigong, and Li Weigong's troops sent to Xiqi provoked the intervention of the Twelve Golden Immortals of Chanjiao. If General Song leads the army, the situation may become dire.

Clean it up, so General Song should be worried about this and specifically postponed sending troops on the grounds that the soldiers and horses were not familiar with the drill." Huang Feihu responded immediately.

"Yes." Emperor Xin nodded when he heard the words, "I once heard Duke Wei say that Song Bangren has unpredictable powers. Even Li Jing didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of him. He has always been very mysterious and has many magic weapons in his hands.

, the exquisite pagoda that Duke Wei took away from Nezha this time was given by Song Bangren. Maybe Song Bangren must have figured something out and thought it was not the time for him to send troops."

"Your Majesty, don't worry. General Song was personally recommended by the Imperial Preceptor. Since the Imperial Preceptor has always been loyal to the great merchants, General Song will definitely not betray the great merchants." Huang Feihu said immediately, "So the general will do this for this reason."

At this time, we should send a group of troops to conquer Xiqi, and we should not give Xiqi time to develop."

"How should we arrange it out of love for you?" Emperor Xin asked aloud after hearing this.

"Final general..." Before Huang Feihu finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of cannons outside the palace. All the officials in the palace were very surprised to see this. They had never heard of any happy event happening. While everyone was curious, an attendant trotted away.

Entering the main hall, he knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Grand Master's army has returned to the court after winning the victory and has now entered the North City Gate."

"What?" Emperor Xin's body trembled when he heard the words. He stood up involuntarily and waved his hand, "My dear friends, please follow me to the North Palace Gate to greet Master Wen's army."

"I obey the order," all the officials bowed and responded. Then they formed two groups and followed Emperor Xin to the Beigong Gate to greet Grand Master Wen's army.

Let's turn the conversation to Xiqi City. Nanbohou Eshun led the remaining defeated troops to the outside of Xiqi City. Zhao Gong who was guarding the city on the city wall was very surprised to see the army and horses in embarrassment coming all the way outside the city. He immediately shouted loudly.

Asked: "Who is coming?".

"Is that General Zhaogong on the wall?" E Shun immediately urged his horse out of the queue and asked, raising his head.

"Nan Bohou?" Zhao Gong asked in surprise when he saw the man below, "The Marquis is not in the south, so why did he come to Xiqi and be in such a mess?"

"Oh, it's hard to explain in words." E Shun immediately shook his head and sighed, and then shouted loudly, "I also asked the general to go and report to Xibohou, saying that Nanbohou was rude and defeated the army and came to defect. Please ask Xibohou to consider that he is also a rebel.

Shang takes us in out of kindness."

After hearing this, Duke Zhao immediately walked down from the city, mounted a fast horse and rushed to the Xiqi Palace. Ji Fa was discussing the next arrangements with a group of ministers, but the army of Song Bangren, the gatekeeper of Jiepai Pass, had not come to attack.

, everyone is worried that there must be some conspiracy here.

"Master Hou" Zhao Gong walked into the hall and bowed and said.

"What's the matter? Is there any military situation?" Ji Fa looked at Duke Zhao and asked.

"It's not about the enemy's military situation, but Nanbohou Eshun appeared outside the city wall for some reason. He led the remaining defeated generals to come in a very embarrassed state and begged the Marquis to take him in." Zhao Gong leaned back and said, "The last general came to report to the Marquis that he knows."

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"Huh?" Ji Fa frowned when he heard this, "Didn't Eshun lead an army of 300,000 to confront the merchant general Deng Jiugong? Could it be that his 300,000 troops couldn't even deal with Deng Jiugong?"

"It should be like this. The troops and horses outside are thicker. There are only more than 40,000 people, and they all seem to be injured. I think they must have been defeated by the enemy as the Marquis said and ran to Xiqi overnight." Zhao Gong thought

After a moment, he nodded and said.

"So I'm afraid the south has been pacified by the Great Shang. Now it seems that the only ones in the world who can resist the Great Shang are us and Dong Bohou." San Yisheng said immediately, "The situation is serious now. Your Majesty, you still need to be well prepared.

Otherwise, once Dong Bohou is also defeated, we will really have to face the powerful Shang Dynasty army alone."

"What does the doctor mean by saying that now the orphan should take Eshun in and at the same time send an envoy to unite with the Dongbohou?" Ji Fa knew what he meant after hearing this and asked immediately.

"Exactly," San Yisheng said, "our current strength in Xiqi is simply not enough to fight against such a huge enemy as the Shang Dynasty. We must contain the enemy's troops. Otherwise, when the Shang Dynasty's troops and horses come, our Xiqi family will be destroyed."

"In this way, I should greet Eshun with the courtesy of a prince," Ji Fa ordered immediately after hearing this.

Eshun was waiting anxiously outside the city. Suddenly, the gate of Xiqi City opened wide, and then two rows of sergeants poured out from inside, standing on both sides holding the banner of the Western Zhou Dynasty. There were dozens of sergeants divided into two teams, arranging left and right.

There were firecrackers and equipment around him, and soon there was loud music in Xiqi City. Ji Fa, dressed dignifiedly, led the civil and military officials out of Xiqi City. The soldiers on both sides set off firecrackers, while the sergeants beat war drums and waved big flags.

"Xi Bohou, E Shun has the nerve to come and join us." When E Shun saw that Ji Fa came to greet this hostess with the courtesy of a prince, Nan Bohou was moved. He urged his horse forward, rolled his saddle and dismounted, shaking his head and sighing.

"Why is Bohou doing this? Ji Fa only managed to survive because Bohou restrained the merchant army and horses. Now that Bohou has been defeated and surrendered, is there any reason for Ji Fa not to take him in? Come, come, follow Gu into the city, these soldiers and horses will

We will be entertained by the soldiers under my tent. Bohou and I have not been together for many years, so we should get drunk today before we retire." Ji Fa also jumped off his horse and took Eshun's hand and said.

"Bohou led an army of 300,000 to confront the great Shang Dynasty Deng Jiugong in the south. How could he be defeated so quickly?" Ji Fa raised his glass at the table and asked.

"Alas" Eshun shook his head and sighed after hearing this, "Originally, Deng Jiugong and I were wary of each other. He couldn't do anything to me, and I couldn't defeat him. We just kept facing each other like this. During this period, there were many battles, and both sides had their own victories and defeats. My original intention

I just wanted to contain Deng Jiugong's army in the south and wait for Xibohou and Dongbohou to advance quickly. Then we three Bohous would join forces and destroy Dashang together. But who knew that Li Jing's army suddenly appeared behind our camp for some reason?

We were caught off guard. Li Jing led 80,000 elite cavalry and disrupted our position. Deng Jiugong heard the message and ordered the entire army to press forward. Our army was immediately in chaos and difficult to resist. Under the protection of the generals, I led the remaining 100,000 troops.

The army and horses retreated to the south, but they were ambushed by Li Jing's troops on the way, and were chased by the pursuing troops. They fought for a while, and lost more than 60,000 people. I thought that we could not go to the south, so we had to come and join Bohou.

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"Li Jing's army actually appeared in the south?" Ji Fa panicked when he heard this, and the wine cup in his hand fell on the table unconsciously.

"Is Xibohou also afraid of this person?" E Shun asked immediately after seeing this.

"Haha..." Ji Fa picked up the wine cup and smiled slightly, "I just feel very strange. This Li Jing led an army of 140,000 to attack Xiqi and was defeated by us. I just don't know what magic spell Li Jing cast.

, fled all night without knowing where he was going, and I was just a little surprised to hear the news about Li Jing's army and horses."

"It turns out that Li Jing is the defeated general of Xibohou. It's a pity that I, E Shun, am mediocre and can't even deal with Deng Jiugong. Let alone Li Jing, the famous Duke of Wei. I think it is Xibohou who comes to shoulder this great cause of resisting Shang.

Hearing this, E Shun raised his glass and said, "Now I don't care about the courtesy of the prince. Today I surrender to Xiqi. I am only willing to be a soldier under the tent and listen to the orders of the prince."

"How dare you, how dare you" Ji Fa said hurriedly after hearing this, "Bohou and I are both the heads of the princes, how can we kill Ji Fa like this?"

"You're welcome, Marquis Xibo. I, Eshun, have no choice but to be the Marquis of Nanbo. Now that I've been defeated and surrendered, I should be at the disposal of the Marquis," Eshun said immediately.

"Since Nan Bohou insists, in order to resist the great cause of Shang, I, Ji Fa, have been offended." Seeing this, Ji Fa had no choice but to stand up, raise his glass and drink it.

The banquet lasted for nearly three hours and then dispersed. Ji Fa ordered a few attendants to help the drunk Nanbohou Eshun go to the government office to rest, and led a group of ministers to the palace to discuss important matters.

"What do you think of being alone?" Ji Fa asked everyone while sitting on the throne.

"Master Marquis, now that the south has been captured by the Great Shang, the connection between our army and Donglu has been cut off. As the general thought, we must send troops to the south." Zhou Gongdan immediately went out and said, "Even if the army along this route cannot capture the southern capital,

We must also contain the southern armies of the Great Shang Dynasty, otherwise our army will be attacked by both Great Shang Dynasty and the Shang Dynasty."

"Yes," Ji Fa nodded and said, "But our army is currently short of soldiers and horses, and there are few generals. There are hundreds of thousands of southern defenders, and they are guarded by the two armies of the Great Shang Wei Duke Li Jing and Deng Jiugong. We must arrange it very carefully."

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry," Zhou Gongdan said immediately, "the two hundred princes from the west under our rule have sent troops to help. The general has received the news that there are millions of troops and horses that can support our troops in Xiqi. As for the southern leader

General, the last general has already thought about it."

"Oh?" Ji Fa was overjoyed when he heard this, "But I don't know who he is?"

"Zhang Guifang," Zhou Gongdan said aloud, "take Zhang Guifang as the commander, Feng Lin as the vanguard officer, and Chao Tian and Chao Lei as the deputy generals to supervise the army."

"This..." Ji Fa frowned upon hearing this, "Zhang Guifang and Feng Lin are new generals, how dare you do this to him?"

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. Li Jing was furious when Feng Lin told him about Guifang's surrender. Therefore, Zhang Guifang will definitely fight with Li Jing when he goes there. At that time, even if Zhang Guifang wanted to surrender, he would have no chance. In addition, Zhang Guifang is a famous general in the world.

How could we do such a thing as betraying the Lord and abandoning His kindness? What's more, we have two generals, Chao Tian and Chao Lei, going with us. Their children are all in Xiqi, so they will definitely not have any different intentions," Zhou Gongdan said with a smile.

"That's very good." Ji Fa also smiled after hearing this.

"Master Hou, there is one more matter that must be dealt with," San Yisheng suddenly left work and said.

"What's the matter?" Ji Fa was very surprised when he heard this.

"Chonghou Hu, the Marquis of Beibo, has always been loyal to the Great Shang, and we are neighboring countries in Xiqi. If Beibohou also sends troops to attack, our situation will still be very dangerous," San Yisheng reminded.

"What does the doctor think we should do?" Ji Fa asked immediately after hearing this.

"We must send troops to capture the north," San Yisheng immediately replied.

"What should the world say about Bei Bohou, who sent troops without permission to attack the noble title?" Ji Fa hesitated.

"The Marquis can first write down Bei Bohou's sins before sending troops, so that the world can know the benevolence of the Marquis," San Yisheng said immediately.

"Beibohou is so powerful that I may not be able to defeat him all the way. If the Shang Dynasty's troops also send troops, what should we do?" Ji Fa heard this and asked, "At that time, our army will be trapped between two parties.

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"So our army must advance quickly, and we only need to kill Beibohou." San Yisheng said with a smile, "I heard that Caozhou Hou Chonghou Hu has always been on good terms with the former lord, and he hates King Zhou.

We can conspire with him, and then we can hand over the north to this person, reducing the threat from our north."

"Great Shan" Ji Fa was overjoyed when he heard this and said, "I will leave this matter to you and Zhou Gongdan."

So there was a mobilization of troops and horses in Xiqi City. Someone had informed Qiu Yin, the guard of Qinglong Pass. Qiu Yin was shocked when he got the information and immediately sent a report to Chaoge. So another battle was coming...

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