The Way of Rebirth

Chapter 183: Deng Jiugong's troops came to Xiqi and Mao Gong then fought against Tai Luan

In the Xiqi Palace, the sound of singing and dancing came from a large hall. When I went in, I saw King Wu Jifa sitting firmly in the big seat. He smiled and looked at the singing and dancing Shinv in the hall, while tasting the delicious fruits, nodding and praising from time to time.

In the hall, there are twelve dancers, all of them are beautiful and graceful. Next to them, there are two rows of ceremonial officials who are playing melodious dance music with their musical instruments. Accompanied by them, there is a picture of fairy girls singing and dancing.

At this wonderful moment, unexpectedly, the door of the main hall was rudely knocked open by someone. Then in Ji Fa's dissatisfied eyes, he saw a man who looked like a military official, holding his official hat firmly on his head, running in in a panic, and knelt down.

In front of Ji Fa, he kept panting.

"What makes you so panicked?" Ji Fa saw that the person coming was his confidant, and his expression improved slightly. However, when he saw that the military officer in front of him was breathing heavily, he asked, "Didn't you see

Are you enjoying the singing and dancing?"

"Master Marquis, it's not good," the minister knelt on the ground and said tremblingly, "Countless troops suddenly appeared outside the city. They were the troops of the Shang Dynasty who came to attack the city. Judging from the posture, there were no less than 300,000 troops.

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"Have you ever seen the general's flag?" Ji Fa was startled when he heard this and stood up in a hurry and asked.

"I heard from the city guard that the army horse was carrying a big flag and had the word 'Deng' written on it," the military official replied immediately after hearing this.

"Deng?" Ji Fa frowned when he heard this, "Is there a famous general with this surname in the Shang Dynasty? It seems that he is just a brave general. What is there to be alarmed about these 300,000 soldiers and horses? Wen Taishi led an army of nearly five

More than 100,000 people were defeated by the Guhe Xiqi generals." After saying this, Ji Fa remembered the high spirits of the Grand Master when he led the army and the miserable appearance of the defeated army when they fled. He couldn't help but feel heroic and wanted to look up to the sky and laugh.

Unexpectedly, a person sitting on the seat next to the palace stood up and raised his hands and said, "Bohou is afraid that he has underestimated this person. From the perspective of the general, I am afraid that there is only one general named Deng."

"Who is it?" Ji Fa looked at the man and saw that it was Eshun, the former Nanbohou who had now surrendered to Xiqi. He immediately asked.

"It was Deng Jiugong who destroyed our southern capital," E Shun said solemnly at the moment. "Now that I heard that the Grand Master's troops have retreated, only Deng Jiugong from the Shang Dynasty can come to attack Xiqi."

"Deng Jiugong?" When Ji Fa heard this, he felt a sense of depression in his chest. His original pride suddenly turned into sadness. He felt a roar in his mind, and then he felt dizzy and couldn't help but fall down on the big seat. "This is

If someone comes here, what should I do if I am alone?" After saying this, he shouted hysterically to everyone in the hall, "Dear ladies, do you have any way to relieve my worries? I don't want to repeat the disaster of Nan Bohou's country."

"Bohou," a man on the side saw this and stood up and walked out of the class, "Bohou, please be at peace. I think that when Wen Taishi came with 500,000 troops, he was just wiped out in the blink of an eye. What ability does Deng Jiugong have?"

What makes Bohou so panicked?"

"Does the doctor have some advice?" Ji Fa asked immediately when he saw that the person was San Yisheng, the doctor of Xiqi. His expression calmed down a little.

"There are no high-ranking ministers, but has Bohou forgotten Prime Minister Jiang Gong?" San Yisheng smiled and saluted and replied, "Prime Minister Jiang is in charge of Xiqi's army and horses. Why doesn't Bohou invite the Prime Minister to come and ask questions?"

"Thank you, doctor." Ji Fa's face was overjoyed when he heard this, and he felt that all the depression in his heart had disappeared. He quickly got up and said to the minister who was kneeling in front of him, "Why don't you hurry up and invite your father to come?"

"Slave, I obey," the Shiguan responded hurriedly upon hearing this, then stood up and walked out of the palace.

Unexpectedly, before he could turn around, he suddenly heard a voice coming from outside the palace: "Excuse me without bothering, the old minister is already here." Jiang Ziya walked in and frowned as he looked at the etiquette officers and dancers in the palace.

"Retreat quickly." Ji Fa's eyes were sharp. He had already noticed that Jiang Ziya's face was a bit ugly after entering the room. Unexpectedly, Jiang Ziya was dissatisfied with the singing and dancing in the hall, so he immediately shouted at the ceremonial dancers.

"Bohou, now that the enemy is in front of us, but Bohou is singing and dancing here, don't you think he was born in sorrow and died in happiness? Now that Xiqi has not fully possessed the strength to fight a decisive battle with the Shang Dynasty, Bohou is enjoying himself like this, I'm afraid not only

If you chill the hearts of the soldiers, you will plunge Xiqi into a place of eternal destruction." Jiang Ziya immediately bowed his head and said.

"I know I was wrong." Ji Fa immediately bowed and apologized after hearing this, "Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, please prime minister to make a plan to defeat the enemy as soon as possible."

"Alas" Jiang Ziya sighed when he saw Ji Fa's appearance like this. He felt that Ji Fa was inferior to King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty. Even though King Zhou was violent and ruthless, after all, he could fight on the horse and not on the horse.

Thinking of the generation of heroes who could govern the country, Jiang Ziya couldn't help but secretly make up his mind to teach Ji Fa to be a wise king. This also led to the birth of the famous "Six Tao" in later generations, which I won't mention later.

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"Now Deng Jiugong has led an army of more than 300,000 men to conquer us and camped at Qishan Mountain outside the city. Although the enemy army is strong, they came to Xiqi to fight, but the location is not convenient. The weather and weather are on our side, and people and us are not

I have taken it, so the prince does not need to worry. The old minister will block the army and horses from this road for the prince. After the army and horses pass by, the old minister will teach the lord how to govern the country. I also ask the lord to prepare early." After saying this, Jiang Ziya turned around and walked out.

Main hall.

"Alas" Ji Fa looked at Jiang Ziya leaving with a cold light flashing in his eyes, but it was quickly hidden by Ji Fa and had to sigh.

Here in Qishan, in the Chinese army tent in the Shang Dynasty camp, Deng Jiugong sat firmly on the banquet, looked at the generals in the tent and asked in a deep voice: "Now that the army is approaching Xiqi City, what do you think we should do?"

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"Commander, although our army is approaching the city now, Xiqi defeated Wen Taishi's army and horse before, and now it is like a rainbow. If our army attacks the city now, I am afraid that we will lose our troops and generals. This is a bad strategy. Therefore, in the end

The general thought it would be better to call for battle first and test the enemy's spirit before making any calculations." Tai Luan, the general, left the squad and said.

"That makes sense." Deng Jiugong stroked his beard after hearing this, nodded and said worriedly, "It's just that there are many masters in Xiqi City, even Nezha and others have special skills. I'm afraid that within our army,

There are few rivals.”

"Why does the commander-in-chief have the ambition of others to destroy his own prestige? Are there no good generals in our army? How about the last general going to call for formation tomorrow?" Tai Luan immediately raised his hand and asked for battle, "I wonder what the commander-in-chief thinks?"

"General Tai Luan has been with me for many years. How can I not know the general's skills?" Deng Jiugong laughed and waved his hand, "Since General Tai Luan has asked for a fight, how can I refuse to agree? Tomorrow the general will fight. General Zhao Sheng

And lead the army and horses to hold down the formation for General Tailuan."

"The last general has received his order." Tai Luan was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately raised his hands in response. A tall and tall general standing next to him also stood up and responded with his hands in front of the fierce general.

"I am leading an army of 300,000 to attack Xiqi this time. I am fighting within the territory of Xiqi. Our army has no advantage of the favorable geographical location. Now we are far away from Qinglong Pass, making logistics difficult. Although Xiqi rebels against us,

In the Shang Dynasty, the people of Xiqi have always been loyal to Xibohou Jichang and Ji Fa. Our army has no advantage of harmony here. I'm afraid it will be difficult to break through Xiqi City this time." Deng Jiugong immediately opened the map face

Said solemnly.

"Why is the commander so unsure? Even the arrogant Nan Bohou in the past was killed by us. Now Xiqi has been defeated in many battles. With the commander's strength, why can't he be defeated?" General Sun Yanhong laughed.

He said.

"Xiqi here is very different from Nandu. Although Nanbohou is powerful, he is just a ragtag group of people. However, the Xiqi soldiers and horses are elite soldiers and generals, and they are very powerful. Otherwise, Marshal Huang Feihu and Li Weigong's soldiers and horses

, I heard that the Grand Master's army will not lose here, so you'd better not be arrogant, otherwise you may risk your life," Deng Jiugong shook his head and sighed.

"Xiqi has fought several battles, even if it was lucky to win a few games, but its strength has declined in the end. I think there must not be many troops and horses in Xiqi City that can be mobilized, not to mention that Li Weigong's troops and horses are always threatening the south of Xiqi, so in the future

Look, our army can attack with great force, defeat Shi Hui with one force, and fight head-to-head with 300,000 soldiers and horses, then the matter can be settled," Zhao Sheng said in a loud voice.

"It's very good to use troops in a correct manner, very good." Hearing this, Deng Jiugong nodded and said with a smile.

"Father, if the Taoist recommended by the Protector of the Country is used so lightly by my father, I'm afraid that the Protector of the Country will find out about it in the future and will be embarrassed on his face," Deng Chan said suddenly.

"I don't know the details of this person recommended by Master Shen. How can I let him take on an important position based on just a piece of writing?" Deng Jiugong frowned and said, "Today, giving him a grain inspector is just for the sake of Master Shen's face.

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"But my daughter feels that this little kid must have some abilities, otherwise he wouldn't be recommended by Master Shen," Deng Chanyu said immediately.

"We will discuss this matter later." Deng Jiugong waved his hand after hearing this, "Today, the generals will return to their respective camps to be on guard against sneak attacks by Xiqi's troops and horses. You must know that they are very good at this kind of attack."

"The last general has received his order." Upon hearing this, all the generals in the tent stood up and responded with their hands in hand.

On the second day, there was a sound of drums in the Shang Dynasty camp, and then the gates opened wide, and two lines of troops and horses came out. On one side, Tai Luan, the pioneer officer, led the army to call for the formation, and on the other side, Zhao Sheng led the troops and horses to hold the formation for Tai Luan.

, two armies and horses marched parallel to Xiqi City. Scouts had already reported and reported to Jiang Ziya. Upon hearing this, Jiang Ziya raised the drum and ordered the generals to come.

"Uncle Master, let the disciples go out to fight." Nezha has always been warlike. Hearing that there were soldiers and horses from the Shang Dynasty calling for battle, he immediately went out to fight.

"Uncle Master, this Tai Luan is a brave general under Deng Jiugong. It would be better for his disciples to fight." Yang Jian also went out to fight.

"No." At this moment, Jiang Ziya suddenly remembered that all the power of Xiqi's army and horses was controlled by himself and the Chanjiao men. He was afraid that something was wrong after all. How could he agree to Nezha and Yang Jian's request for a fight at this time? He looked aside

A native general of Xiqi.

"Prime Minister, Tai Luan called the formation, and it is clear that he is bullying me and no one in Xiqi, so the last general will go to fight." Mao Gong saw the look in Jiang Ziya's eyes and immediately said.

"Very good, very good." Jiang Ziya was overjoyed when he heard this, and then said solemnly, "Tai Luan is a fierce general under Deng Jiugong's account. He is extraordinary. General, you must be careful when going into battle this time. Nezha, you have to hold the battle for Tai Luan."

"The last general (disciple) takes the order," Mao Gongsui and Nezha immediately responded. Then they turned around and walked out of the main room. They each ordered a line of military horses to go out of the city to fight. Here, Mao Gong took the lead and rode Qing Cong first.

The horse, wielding a broadsword, walked out of the city and stopped five hundred meters away from the city gate. The army followed behind and set up their formation in an orderly manner. Nezha rode the hot wheel in the air for Mao.

Gong then suppressed the formation.

"Who is coming?" Tai Luan waved the sword in his hand, urged the horse to step forward and shouted, "This general will not kill unknown people."

"Humph, Tai Luan, don't be so arrogant. I am General Xiqi, Mao Gongsui." Mao Gongsui heard this and his face was unhappy, and he couldn't help but replied angrily.

"Whether he is a general or not will be known after the war." Tai Luan heard this and did not hesitate. He patted his mount, wielded his sword, and went to Mao Gong to kill the general.

"Let's see what you are capable of, Tai Luan." Mao Gong didn't hesitate, and faced him with his sword. Hearing a "clang" sound, the two swords collided, causing fire to fly everywhere, and the two generals passed by.

"Come again." Tai Luan raised his right hand to stop the horse's momentum, then turned around and struck again with his sword.

"Are you afraid?" Mao Gong snorted coldly when he heard this, and turned his horse's head around to greet him with his sword. However, he saw Tailuan's broadsword slashing straight towards Tianling Gai. Seeing this, Mao Gong snorted coldly and grabbed the handle of the knife with both hands.

, raised it horizontally to block the sky, "Zheng" Tailuan's broadsword struck Mao Gongsui's handle. At this moment, he saw Tailuan kicking the horse slightly with his right foot, and then saw the horse sit down and slow down, and then Tailuan

The horizontal knife was cut along the handle of Mao Gongsui's knife.

"Not good." Mao Gong was shocked when he saw this. He put down his hands and dodged Tai Luan's attack. Then he fished with his left hand and picked up the falling sword. He danced around and then slashed at Tai Luan's back.

But he saw that Tai Luan seemed to have an eye on his back. He put the sword on his back and blocked Mao Gongsui's attack. The two horses passed by each other again.

"Not bad." Tai Luan saw this and smiled slightly, "Look at this move again." He turned his horse and slashed at Duke Mao with his sword. Seeing this, Duke Mao immediately put his sword horizontally on the left side to block Tai Luan's attack, but unexpectedly

Tai Luan took this opportunity to turn the blade of the sword, then used his own neck as a fulcrum, took the turned handle of the sword with his left hand, and slashed the right side of Mao Gongsui with the sword.

"Ha" Mao Gong then shouted loudly, turned the sword on the left side of the body, with the head of the sword facing the ground, and abruptly moved from the left to the right, just in time to block Tai Luan's offensive, but it was a pity that the body protection was in a hurry and lacked the strength.

Not enough, under Tai Luan's full blow, his hands trembled faintly from the collision of the two knives.

"Drink" Tai Luan was overjoyed when he saw this, and took advantage of the situation to strike hard, knocking Mao Gongsui off the horse. Then he raised his sword and was about to strike at Mao Gongsui, but he didn't pay attention to a flash in the air.

Light, and then saw a golden circle hitting Tai Luan.

"The rats are so shameless!" Tai Luan cursed angrily when he saw this, then turned around and urged his horse to run towards his army.

"Where are you running?" Nezha snorted coldly when he saw this. He drove up the hot wheel and stabbed Tai Luan with a fire-tipped spear. Zhao Sheng appeared from the side and opened his mouth to spurt out a stream of flames. Nezha was caught off guard and was burned by the fire.

After a while, a lot of hair was burnt. Seeing that the situation was not good, he immediately drove the wind and fire wheel to Mao Gongsui's side, protected Mao Gongsui, and evacuated into Xiqi City.

"How do you feel, general?" Zhao Sheng asked Xiang Tailuan.

"I was secretly assassinated by that thief. Fortunately, my armor was thick and only a few bones were injured, so I didn't lose my life." Tai Luan said with a smile, "Today's battle has damaged the enemy's morale. At least we have achieved our goal."

Let’s go back to the camp first.”

"Very good," Zhao Sheng nodded and said, then swung the sword in his hand and led the army towards his camp.

"Prime Minister, the last general is incompetent and was defeated by Tai Luan." In the hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Lord Mao then knelt on the ground and bowed his hands in salute.

"Tai Luan is a fierce general. Don't worry about your defeat." Jiang Ziya stood up after hearing this and walked down to help Mao Gong up.

"Uncle Master, my disciple has wounded Tai Luan. I don't think he will be able to fight again in a few days." Nezha said to Jiang Ziya with a smile.

"Very good." Jiang Ziya was overjoyed when he heard this, "In that case, the army will leave the city tomorrow to meet with Deng Jiugong."

In the large tent of the Chinese army in the Shang Dynasty camp, Tai Luan knelt down and prostrated on the ground: "Commander, I am fortunate to have fulfilled my duty and defeated Mao Gong Sui. If it weren't for the shameless assassination of the Chanjiao men, I'm afraid he would have been killed this time.

That person"

"It doesn't matter, you defeated Mao Gongsui and destroyed the enemy's morale, so you deserve the most credit." Deng Jiugong said with a smile, then frowned, "Looking at you, you seem to be injured?"

"But it was the Chanjiao men who were so shameless that they were caught off guard and injured by him." Tai Luan felt a little ashamed after hearing this.

"Have a good time and cultivate yourself." Deng Jiugong frowned when he heard this. "I'm afraid that the enemy will know about it and will fight with our army tomorrow. Let's make some preparations first, so as not to lose the upper hand tomorrow." After speaking, Deng Jiugong opened the map and talked with the generals.

Discuss setting up the formation tomorrow.

That night, several pairs of soldiers and horses gathered at the gates of the three cities of Xiqi. Jiang Ziya, riding on four different faces, looked at the generals who were excited because of excitement and smiled. Then he looked at the sky and faced the

Everyone said: "The time has come. Let's go out. We will turn Deng Jiugong's camp upside down."

"The last general takes orders." All the generals laughed when they heard this. After saying that, they mobilized their mounts and led the army to set off at night, forming three black streams and rushing towards the Qishan Shang Dynasty camp. There was also a group of troops and horses from the north of Qishan.

He also quietly ran toward the Shang Dynasty army and horses west of Qishan Mountain.

To the west of Qishan Mountain, there was silence in the Shang Dynasty camp. There were only dozens of miles of Shang Dynasty tents, the gates and arrow towers protecting the camp, and the torches that could be seen everywhere in the camp.

The camp is illuminated.

Not long after, I heard the sound of earth shaking coming from all directions, but strangely, there seemed to be no reaction in the Shang Dynasty camp. It was still dead silent, as if the sounds were not coming from here. On the arrow tower, there were tiger and wolf soldiers.

Holding on to the crossbow, he carefully guarded his surroundings, and there were soldiers patrolling back and forth at the gate.

"Huh!" In the Shang Dynasty camp, Deng Jiugong suddenly sneered, then walked out of the tent, mounted his horse and ran somewhere...

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