The Way of Rebirth

Chapter 196: Hearing that Grand Master was planning a decisive battle, Jiang Ziya asked for orders to march eastwards.

Time flashes past three years. During this period, Huang Feihu led Ma 30,000 troops to join forces with Northern Bei Bohou Chong Yingbiao's 300,000 troops to fight against the ghost side. Finally, he successfully defeated the ghost side's army two days ago. Huang Feihu showed off his power and killed the king of ghost side on the battlefield.

, Chong Yingbiao was also brave enough to kill several generals in Guifang. The Shang army captured the Guifang lands with a great victory, and finally ended the Northern War when Huang Feihu led the army and burned down the Guifang ancestral temple.

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In order to delay the development of Xiqi, Chaoge successively dispatched Jizhou Hou Suhu's army, Sanshanguan's general Zhang Shan's army, and Hong Jin's army who took over the power of Sanshanguan's general army after Song Bangren withdrew his troops from Jiepaiguan.

The Yinjiao and Yin Hong people who were rescued by the Chanjiao men and became their subordinates came down from the mountain and betrayed the Chanjiao. They led the Shang Dynasty soldiers and horses to fight against Xiqi. In the end, they did not escape the fate of being listed. As for the Suhu people, they

It was because half of Xiqi's strength was destroyed by Song Bangren at that time, and the soldiers were unwilling to defect to Xiqi. They fought for several months until the Jiejiaomen who came to help, Lu Yue of Kowloon Island, and all his disciples were killed by the Jiejiaomen.

Only after the people were sent to be listed on the list did they surrender to Xiqi.

In the nine-room Chaoge hall, Emperor Xin sat on the throne and looked at the ministers below. He heard that Taishi Lao Dangyizhuang was sitting in charge of Chaoge and was the chief military officer. Jizi was the prime minister and worked hard, leading a group of civil servants to discuss state affairs in the hall. On both sides of the hall,

There is a Taoist priest standing on each of them. The one on the left is wearing a green robe, with a handsome face, piercing eyes, and a five-feather hair crown on his head. He is the imperial master of the Shang Dynasty and the third person under the Penglai family.

The preacher, the one on the right is wearing a black robe, a fishtail crown, a white face and a long beard, a gourd hanging on his waist, and a sword hanging on his back. He is the protector of the Shang Dynasty, and his disciple Shen Bao

, known as Shen Gongbao.

"My dear friends!" Emperor Xin suddenly stood up and said, "Now, my beloved, Marshal Huang Feihu of the Shang Dynasty, has led his army and horses to join forces with Beibo Marquis Chong Yingbiao. It took three years to finally pacify Guifang. I will probably be able to return to Chaoge tomorrow.

.It has been three years. It is time for us to conclude the war between the Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty! Jizi, after you go to court, you will personally lead a troop of soldiers and horses and be escorted by Yin Pobai to the residence of the old prime minister Shangrong. At that time, there will be people.

When I come out to see you, you can hand this bamboo scroll to him, and then go straight back to deal with Chao Gang's affairs as usual!"

After hearing this, Jizi left the class and replied: "I accept the order!" After saying this, he respectfully stretched out his hands to take the bamboo scroll brought by Yang Rong, and then returned to the class.

"Two national advisors, now that our Shang Dynasty has pacified all the barbarian tribes, it's time to fight to the death with Xiqi. How about I personally lead the army to the west?!" Emperor Xin turned to ask when he saw Jizi taking the bamboo scroll.

Kong Xuan and Shen Gongbao.

"No!" Kong Xuan and Shen Gongbao both said at the same time, and then Kong Xuan looked at Shen Gongbao with a smile and nodded. Then Shen Gongbao walked to the hall and saluted the head of the palace and said: "Your Majesty, although our Shang Dynasty has pacified all the barbarians, it still has

There is no time for a decisive battle with the Western Zhou Dynasty, not to mention that the thirty-sixth army of the Western Expedition is not yet full, so the king still needs to take this opportunity to recharge his batteries and wait for the day of the decisive battle!"

"This is exactly the reason!" I heard that the Grand Master also came out and said, "Your Majesty, although Huang Feihu has pacified the ghost side, our Shang Dynasty soldiers and horses have long been exhausted after many battles. Even the defenders of Chentang Pass in the East were also defeated by Dongbo Hou Jiang Wen.

After several attacks by Huan, he had no fighting power. The veteran thought that since the king has decided to fight the Western Zhou Dynasty at this moment, why not choose an open land as the place for the decisive battle, and only wait for Xiqi's army and horses to come over before sending out troops for the decisive battle. There is a lot of opportunity here.

Recuperate and recuperate, generals and horses recharge their batteries?!"

"What the old master said makes sense!" Di Xin nodded when he heard the words, "Since the thirty-sixth army has not been completed yet, we will launch another one this time, but we don't know who will take action?!" After saying this, Di Xin looked at Wen

Taishi.

"Your Majesty, this poor man is asking for a fight!" Kong Xuanhu's chief inspector said.

"Go ahead?!" Emperor Xin was shocked when he heard this, and then shook his head and said, "This is absolutely impossible. You must know that going to Xiqi will be full of dangers. The Imperial Master is just the humerus of a mediocre man. How can he go to the Western Expedition?"

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"Your Majesty!" Kong Xuan said with a smile after hearing this, "This is God's will, it's time for Pindao to take action! The master has already sent a message to Pindao, this time to make up for the thirty-sixth army, Pindao's Taoist fruit can also be perfected, here we go

Xiqi is afraid that he will never come back, so the king should take more care of him in the future!"

"The Imperial Master will not come back again?!" Emperor Xin was shocked when he heard this. "Is it possible that you will inevitably die if you go here?! In this case, the Imperial Master should not go!"

"No?!" Kong Xuan said with a smile, "Pindao will not have any worries about his life. Going to Xiqi is the fate of Pindao. Once this calamity is over, Pindao will go back to Penglai. The king and the Shang Dynasty

The chance between our ancestors and Pindao has disappeared, but as Pindao thinks, we will still meet you in the future!"

"Alas! The Imperial Advisor must persist, and I can't persuade you anymore!" Emperor Xin's face turned gloomy when he heard this, and he sighed, "All the soldiers and horses of the Shang Dynasty are at the disposal of the Imperial Advisor!"

"Thank you so much, Your Majesty!" Kong Xuan smiled and saluted. After the ceremony, Kong Xuan disappeared.

"I'm afraid it's a great opportunity for Taoist friend Kong Xuan to go here!" Shen Gongbao looked at Kong Xuan going away and sighed, "It's a pity that the poor Taoist is destined to be like this. Even if he becomes a god, it will be difficult for him to have good results in the future!"

"Why are Taoist Master Shen so discouraged?!" A voice came from afar, "Since Taoist fellow Taoist has no guilt in his heart, why should he care so much?!"

"Hahaha, it's the poor Taoist who has taken a look!" Shen Gongbao said with a smile after hearing this, and then saluted Emperor Xin and said, "Your Majesty, it's time for the poor Taoist to go to the five passes!" After saying that, Shen Gongbao also disappeared.

"Grand Master, according to what you see, where should the decisive battle take place?!" Seeing that both masters had left, Emperor Xin sighed at first, then summoned up his energy to ask Grand Master Wen.

"Your Majesty, look at this map!" Grand Master Wen waved his hand and saw two officials taking the map and spreading it on Di Xin's desk. Grand Master Wen walked up to the hall, pointed at one point and said, "This place is not far from Chaoge."

Far away, here is Mengjin, and to the east of Mengjin is an open land called Makino, which can be used for a decisive battle!"

"But this is the hinterland of our Shang Dynasty. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to conduct an execution here!" Di Xin frowned and said.

"Your Majesty, Xiqi is now very powerful. If we want to defeat the Western Zhou Dynasty, we cannot go to the land of Xiqi. Therefore, we must let the troops of the Western Zhou Dynasty come out and come to the land of our Shang Dynasty. This is one of them. The five passes are very dangerous.

Jiameng Pass in the north is also an important area. Xiqi will definitely need to attack these passes during his eastward expedition. Firstly, the terrain of the pass is dangerous, and there are all the elite soldiers of our Shang Dynasty in the pass. It took Xiqi a lot of effort to capture it. Secondly, because

The pass is an important place. Every time Xiqi breaks a pass, he must leave troops and horses to garrison. This can divide Xiqi's forces. After breaking through the pass three times, he comes to the west of Chaoge, which is Mianchi County. The general who defends the city is Zhang Kuifu.

The veteran knows how powerful they are. If Xiqi wants to pass through Mianchi County, he will definitely lose a lot of troops. Moreover, Xiqi conquered Mianchi County, which is very close to Makino. At that time, the king led a large army to fight against the Western Zhou Dynasty, so he could occupy it.

The time, place, and people are favorable, so how can we not win a decisive battle with the Western Zhou Dynasty using these three forces?!" Grand Master Wen immediately opened his mouth to explain.

"Not bad!" Di Xin looked at the map and nodded, and then sighed with emotion, "I'm afraid that when Xiqi's army and horses come to Makino, our merchant has already lost a lot of soldiers! Among the five passes, maybe Song Bangren is at the border gate.

The loss won’t be much, I’m afraid all the other levels will be dead soldiers!”

"Your Majesty, for the sake of the Great Shang Sheji, they will not die in vain!" Master Wen's eyes flashed with light when he heard this. "In addition, your Majesty's plan a few years ago can also be carried out at the same time. Let's look at the map!" After speaking, Master Wen said

Point to the map "Li Jing's army is stationed in the southern capital. I am afraid that the Western Zhou army will not send troops to attack. At that time, the army must be left to defend Li Jing. Beichong can send Huang Feihu to take charge. Xiqi must also leave troops and horses to guard against it. The commander will not

As the veteran expected, it must be Caozhou Hou Chongheihu. With Huang Feihu's ability, it must not be difficult to capture this place. At that time, we deceived the Western Zhou army and horses to Muye for a decisive battle. Li Jing and Huang Feihu commanded two troops to attack Xiqi and captured it at the same time.

The fifth pass has blocked the retreat route of the Western Zhou army and horses, and great things can be decided!"

"Okay!" Di Xin said happily after hearing this, "Just like what the old master said! I will let the people of the Western Zhou Dynasty take a closer look at who owns the world and what God's will is!"

In the royal palace in Xiqi City, King Wu Ji Fa is sitting on the throne. On both sides of His Highness, all the civil and military officials of the Western Zhou Dynasty are lined up. On the right are the civil officials. The first one is Dr. San Yisheng, followed by Zhou Gongdan, Ji Shuqian and Ji Shukun.

Waiting for the officials, most of them are the sons of Xibo Hou Jichang. On the left are the military attachés. The leader is the surrendered general Jizhou Hou Suhu. After that, Mao Gongsui, Zhao Gongxi, Bi Gonggao, Zhang Guifang, Chong Heihu,

Chao Tian, ​​Chao Lei and others, there is another person in the palace, holding a whip in hand and standing firmly on the platform, but it is Xiqi Prime Minister Jiang Ziya.

Ji Fa looked at the officials and said, "My dear friends, if you have something to say, please tell me quickly. If there is nothing else, please leave!"

Jiang Ziya suddenly left his job and said, "To King Wu, I have something to say!"

"Father Shang, tell me what you have to say. I will listen attentively!" Ji Fa said immediately when he saw Jiang Ziya's expression.

"I report to King Wu, I heard that God is the parent of all things in heaven and earth, and the spirit of man and all things. God protects the people, makes you a king, and makes you a teacher. God is the only one who restrains him, favors all directions, and is the father and mother of the people. Now King Shang is honored by God,

Bringing calamity to the people, poisoning the country, robbing the good people, thieves torturing and admonishing the assistants, insulting the five permanent members, being idle and disrespectful, showing a drunken face, the sinners are based on their clans, and the officials are on the world; only the palaces, pavilions, pavilions and ponds,

Wear extravagant clothes to harm all the surnames; abandon the ancestral temple to worship Buddha; abandon Li Lao and nickname him as a sinner; only use the word of fu, burn the loyal and good, and pick out the pregnant; worship the emperor and depose the teacher and protector; abandon

Execution, imprisoning noble men; killing wives and children, only to indulge in sexual intoxication, making strange and skillful use of sexual intercourse to please women; rural communities are not built, and ancestral temples are not enjoyed. Commercial crimes are everywhere, and heaven and man are angry. Today, the world

The princes gathered in Mengjin to raise up an army to defeat the people and save the people from water and fire. They prayed to the king to have a good heart for life. They spread the thoughts of the princes all over the world. They thought about the suffering of the common people in the world. They soared the eagle in great excitement. They chose a day to set off the army and respectfully carried out the punishment of heaven.

, then the country will be very lucky, and the people will be very lucky!" Jiang Ziya said aloud.

"Father Shang said, now is the time to conquer the Shang Dynasty in the East?!" Ji Fa was surprised at first when he heard this, then stood up and asked with great joy.

"Exactly!" Jiang Ziya replied firmly, "Although Beichong and Nandu have both been pacified by King Zhou, Donglu is still rebellious. People with lofty ideals from all over the world are rising up to overthrow the tyranny of King Zhou. This is exactly

When the dragons are leaderless, if I were to march eastwards at this time in the Western Zhou Dynasty, I would be able to gather all the princes in the world at Mengjin, overthrow the Great Shang in one fell swoop, and behead the violent and unprincipled king to make a public announcement to the world!"

"But the strength of the Shang Dynasty is still there. Isn't it inappropriate for us to send troops so easily?!" Ji Fa was originally very surprised, but then he thought about it. Now the Shang Dynasty has pacified Guifang, although Donglu is still there.

It's a trick, but the Shang Dynasty doesn't have much to worry about anymore, so it's a bit difficult to send troops at this time!

"King Wu, please listen to what the old minister said!" Jiang Ziya saw that Ji Fa was a little worried, so he said, "Now that our Xiqi has developed several times, our strength is almost the same as that of the Shang Dynasty. We can fight to the death with this one; the Shang Dynasty has been pacified.

Guifang, if the Shang Dynasty pacifies Donglu again at this moment, I am afraid that we in the Western Zhou Dynasty will not be able to support the offensive of the Shang Dynasty alone. We need to take this opportunity to send troops to attack and give reassurance to those who are revolting in the world. The second one is the Great Shang Dynasty.

The soldiers and horses have been exhausted after several conquests. Our army has won successive victories and its morale is high. The soldiers are focused and can attack the Shang Dynasty with all their strength. If the Shang Dynasty's army and horses regain their morale after several trainings, I am afraid that our army will be in danger by then.

, this is the third one; the general trend of the world is that King Zhou is unprincipled, and King Wu inherits the legacy of his ancestor, is generous and loves the people, is kind and wise, and is exactly the king with the right way. He uses the right way to defeat the unjust way, and can follow the trend of the way of heaven. This is the fourth place! I accounted for the Western Zhou Dynasty

With this principle of four victories, how can we not take advantage of the situation to conquer the east?!"

"What Shangfu said is very reasonable!" Ji Fa couldn't help but feel heroic after hearing what he said. He stood up and waved his hand, "In that case, I asked Shangfu to be the general marshal, and ordered Wuji and Mao Gong to go to Qishan to supervise the construction of generals.

Taiwan, in the old days the Yellow Emperor worshiped the Queen of the Wind as a general and sued the Emperor Tianhou, the god of mountains and rivers, so he imitated the Human Emperor and worshiped Shangfu as a general to lead the army in the Eastern Expedition! At the same time, he also asked Shangfu to appoint generals for the Eastern Expedition!"

"Old minister, I obey!" Jiang Ziya was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately bowed in response.

A few days later, the governor of Qishan Point completed the construction of the platform, and the two generals Wuji and Mao returned to the palace to reply. Ji Fa was overjoyed when he heard this, and ordered him to fast for three days, and on the fourth day, Ji Fa took a bath, dressed, and received the order.

When they came to Qishan with their troops to point out the generals' platform, Jiang Ziya had already appointed Zhou Gongdan as the military and political affairs department, responsible for the punishment and punishment. He established seventeen military regulations, all of which were written clearly and hung beside the generals' platform for the three armies to know.

Seventeen Articles: First, if you don't advance when you hear the drum, don't retreat when you hear the gold, don't raise the flag, and don't fall down when the flag is pressed, this is a slow army, and the offender will be killed; second, if you don't respond to the name, you can't look at it, it violates the rules.

If the deadline is not met, if the discipline is violated, this is bullying the army, and the offender will be executed; thirdly, if there is a fight at night, and the inaction is not reported, and if the violation is further violated, the signal is unclear, this is the army's slackness, and the offender will be executed;

Fourth, complaining a lot, slandering the general, disobeying restraints, and being intractable, this is an unruly army, and offenders will be killed; Fifth, those who raise their voices, laugh, flout the prohibitions, and scold the soldiers, this is a light army, and they are guilty.

The person who commits the crime is beheaded; Sixth, the weapons used are used to cut off money and food, causing the bows and crossbows to be cut off, the arrows without feathers, the swords and halberds are useless, and the flags are withered. This is a corrupt army, and the offender is beheaded; Seventh, the rumors and slanders, and the fabrication of ghosts and gods

, Pretending to be in a dream, spouting heresy, and encouraging soldiers, this is a demon army, and the offenders will be beheaded; Eighth, using sharp tongues and sharp teeth, doing whatever is right and wrong, deploying soldiers, fighting with each other, and leading to disorderly formation, this is a cunning army, and the offenders will be beheaded.

; Ninth, wherever you go, you insult the people, and the surname is biyin. This is a military officer, and the offender will be killed;

The tenth category is stealing people's property for one's own gain, and seizing people's heads for one's own merit. This is robbing the army, and the offender will be executed. The eleventh category is gathering people in the army to discuss matters, and approaching the tent to detect news. This is spying on the army.

The culprit will be beheaded; the twelfth one may hear the plan or the order and leak it to the outside to let the enemy know about it. This is a betrayal of the army, and the offender will be beheaded; the twelfth one is that when called upon, the tongue should not respond, and the eyebrows will be lowered.

se, if there is a difficult situation, this is a cowardly army, and the offender will be beheaded; the fourteenth, if he goes out of the team, helps the front and back, talks noisily, and does not abide by the prohibition, this is the cowardly army, and the offender will be beheaded; the fifteenth,

Pretending to be injured and feigning illness, evading the expedition, pretending to be dead, and escaping, this is an enemy, and the offender will be killed; the sixteenth one is in charge of money and food, and when giving rewards, Asi's relatives make the soldiers build grudges, this is

If the army misbehaves, the offender will be beheaded; in the seventeenth year, if the enemy is observed without interrogation, the thieves will be detected unknown, and when they arrive, they will not say anything.

Ji Fa stood on the stage of ordering generals. San Yisheng, as the master of ceremonies, began to order important matters. A few hours later, Ji Fa paid homage to the gods from all directions and waited for Jiang Ziya's arrival. Not long after, he saw the chief men of Xiqi City. Opening, a large group of people came to Qishan. At the head of the group was a man riding a four-faced man with a magic whip in his right hand. Looking at his appearance, he was wearing gold and jade armor, a purple and gold six-treasure helmet on his head, and a shining water breast mirror in front of him. , with a big red python dragon robe behind him, an eight-treasure spiritual belt around his waist, and red cloud soaring boots on his feet, he looks like a mighty and unyielding generalissimo, a pillar of national security...

Let’s look at the general platform again. It has a majestic atmosphere: the platform is three feet high, and the elephant is three feet. It is twenty-four feet wide, and it is twenty-four feet. The platform has three floors: on the first floor, there are twenty-five people standing on the platform, each wearing yellow clothes. Holding yellow flags, press Wuji soil in the center; On the east side stand twenty-five people, each wearing green clothes, holding green flags, pressing East Jia Yiwei; On the west side stand twenty-five people, each wearing white clothes, holding white flags, pressing West Geng Xin gold; On the south side There are twenty-five people standing up, each wearing red clothes, holding a red flag, and pressing the Bingding fire in the south; there are twenty-five people standing in the north, each wearing soap clothes, holding a soap flag, and pressing the Rengui water in the north. The second level is 365 Each person holds three hundred and sixty-five big red flags in their hands, which are arranged in three hundred and sixty-five degrees. On the third floor, there are seventy-two tooth generals, each holding a sword, a halberd, a grasp, and a hammer, and they are arranged in seventy-two degrees. Each of the three floors has sacrificial vessels and blessings. From the bottom floor, there are ceremonial guards and goose wings arranged on both sides.

Jiang Ziya walked up to the general stage, bowed and saluted King Wu Jifa: "I, Jiang Ziya, pay homage to King Wu, may you live a thousand years, a thousand years, a thousand years!"

"Father, please get back on your feet!" Ji Fa stepped forward to help Jiang Ziya, and then took a few steps back to come to San Yisheng. He only heard San Yisheng shouting: "King Wu gives the gift!" After saying that, Jiang Ziya knelt down and heard vocal music playing around him. On the ground, King Wu Jifa picked up the Huang Cheng, and Bai Yan walked to Jiang Ziya and handed it to him with both hands. Jiang Ziya took it respectfully, then got up and knelt down to the north, kowtowed three times and then stood up. There was a military official next to him and took the Huang Cheng.旄.

Then San Yisheng shouted: "Beat the drums and raise the flags! Please seal the sword and come on stage!" After saying that, drums were beating loudly on both sides, and then three big flags were erected. In the middle, a Western Zhou flag was brought up. King Wu took it and handed it to him. After Jiang Ziya took it, he waved it back and forth on the stage three times before handing it to a soldier on the side. The soldier took the flag, walked to Taichung, chastised it on the stage, and stood aside.

Then Zhou Gongdan, the Secretary of Military and Political Affairs, came up to Jiang Ziya on stage with the seal and sword in his hand. Jiang Ziya took the seal, sword, and raised it above his eyebrows, and came to King Wu. Seeing this, King Wu sat facing south, picked up the seal sword and raised it to the sky. , then stood up and bowed three times to the north, then stood up and faced Jiang Ziya. Jiang Ziya immediately knelt down and bowed to the ground, raising his hands high. Seeing this, King Wu handed the seal sword to Jiang Ziya.

Jiang Ziya took the seal sword and shouted: "I heard that the country cannot be governed from the outside, the army cannot be controlled from the inside, the king cannot be served with two minds, and the enemy cannot be met with doubts. Since I have been ordered to respect the power of the Jie Yue, how dare I If you don't follow the example of a slave, you can repay the kindness of knowing you!" After saying this, he stood up and came to the front of the three armies. He raised his seal sword high and the Xiqi army below shouted loudly.

Not long after, I saw auspicious clouds floating in the distance, and there was a loud sound in the distance. Not long after, the sky fell, and the ground surged with golden lotuses...

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