Chuanyunguan, military camp.

"Report! A message has arrived from Marshal Lu and Prime Minister Jiang. Nanbo Hou Eshun has led his officers and men to come to Xiqi to help and attack the Yin Shang Dynasty together. Prime Minister Jiang specially ordered me to come and ask the marshal to temporarily put aside his military affairs and return to Xiqi to discuss matters."

Lu Zhi nodded to the messenger soldier and said, "The commander is aware of this matter. You can go down and rest first."

After sending away the messengers, Lu Zhi didn't waste any time. He immediately summoned the Winged Immortal, transformed into the true form of Dapeng, stepped on its back, and returned to Xiqi City.

After Xiqi repelled the Yin and Shang armies several times and even defeated the Yin Shang army, seeing that the Yin Shang army had declined to this point, all the princes in the world couldn't sit still. They all imitated Xiqi and rebelled against the Song of the Dynasty.

Of course, the reason why they rebelled against the Yin and Shang Dynasties was not because Emperor Xin was cruel and ignorant, but purely for their own interests.

And speaking of this, I have to mention that Emperor Xin's talents are rough and rough... This sentence of great talents and rough strategies does not have any ironic meaning, it means literally.

It may be a bit surprising to say that Di Xin, who was greedy for pleasure, cruel and ignorant, was actually a very far-sighted and ambitious person...at least he used to be.

After he succeeded to the throne, because he was worried that the princes in various places would support themselves with troops and divide the royal power, he has been carrying out the "cutting down of vassal" openly and covertly, intending to take power and control over the people of the world back into his hands and implement centralization.

What's even more surprising is that this tyrant who treats all people in the world as if they were nothing actually wants to break the current slavery system and liberate the slaves in the world.

Regardless of his true thoughts and purposes, these few deeds alone are enough to prove that Di Xin is obviously a far-sighted and intelligent person who once thought about sorting out the Yin Shang Dynasty.

The mountains and rivers of the world under the rule of the dynasty.

But it is a pity that this person is very ambitious and talented, with vision but no means, and his will is not firm, and his methods are quite embarrassing.

He wanted to 'cut down the vassalage' and abolish slavery, which was a good thing that benefited the country and the people. If it was accomplished, it would almost be a feat of re-creating a prosperous dynasty for the Yin and Shang dynasties.

But when Di Xin acted, he was completely disorganized and had no clever means.

The reduction of vassals, the restoration of power, and the abolition of slavery are obviously not things that can be accomplished overnight, and when taking action, one should be cautious and boil frogs in warm water.

But Di Xin didn't know what was going on. He had no intention of hiding it. From the beginning, he made it clear to the princes of the world that he wanted to take away the power from their hands, liberate their slaves, and leave them with nothing.

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What is even more criticizing is that Emperor Xin's actions were extremely cruel and vulgar. He actually summoned several of the most powerful princes in the world and killed or trapped them without even making up a reason.

This suddenly stirred up a hornet's nest. As the biggest vested interests in the world, how could those princes be willing to see their power deprived of power? Are they willing to let their own interests be harmed?

However, Emperor Xin didn't know it himself, he just thought that he was the common master of the world, so he should kill and seize those people, and no one dared to resist.

So, Beihai rebelled, and Bohai also rebelled. Emperor Xin still didn't take it seriously. He only thought that his Chaoge army was invincible, and he had been mobilizing his army to suppress the rebellion for many years.

At the beginning, the Yin and Shang armies were indeed invincible. Wherever they went, all rebels were killed, which indeed increased the land and power controlled by Chaoge City. When the eight hundred princes in the world saw this, they also

With fear in his heart, he bowed his head and bowed his head, looking like a dynasty at its peak.

However, privately, there are undercurrents surging in this world. How can those princes be willing to sit back and wait for death? Under the surface of surrender, in fact, they have already had a rebellious heart in their hearts, secretly plotting and lurking.

Therefore, after a few years, Di Xin's plan became increasingly difficult to implement, and even there was no progress for more than ten years.

Afterwards, Di Xin simply gave up in frustration and no longer cared about his great talents. Instead, he started to enjoy himself, just wanting to present all the best things in the world in front of him.

Let him enjoy it.

But Emperor Xin gave up halfway, but the eight hundred princes in the world would not! Especially after the nine-tailed fox demon entered the palace, Emperor Xin became more and more indulgent, and could hardly even attend the court meeting, which made the princes inexplicably excited. See

Here comes the opportunity.

With Emperor Xin's wanton indulgence, the Yin Shang Dynasty, which was already suffering from internal and external troubles, became more and more precarious, and even developed to the point where it is now that the whole world is in rebellion!

Therefore, the destruction of the Yin Shang was almost doomed. Many people had already seen this, and the eight hundred princes, without exception, wanted to come and get a share of the pie.

Just like the Nanbohou Eshun who led his troops to Xiqi to form an alliance, didn't he come here deliberately because he saw that Xiqi's side had great potential to overthrow the Yin Shang and replace them?

The purpose is to continue to protect his interests and power after changing the world.

Lu Zhi was not interested in these power-seeking things, but he was somewhat interested in the army under Eshun.

Lu Zhi was still thinking secretly about Eshun and his army. Xiqi City had already arrived, and Lu Zhi withdrew his thoughts.

After letting Yu Yixian return to the Commander's Mansion to wait for the summons, Lu Zhi turned into a stream of light and went straight to the Xibohou Mansion.

After Lu Zhi arrived at the Xibohou Mansion, he did not have any special mission. As the commander-in-chief of Xiqi, he, Ji Fa and Jiang Ziya met with Eshun and several other princes who came to form an alliance. The following discussions were also

Jiang Ziya was in charge of everything, and Lu Zhi was happy to be at ease.

An hour later, Lu Zhi left Xiqi City again and returned to Chuanyun Pass. Three days later, Na'e led his subordinates and a coalition of 140,000 princes formed by several other small princes.

He stationed himself in Chuanyun Pass and joined the Xiqi army to attack the Yin Shang.

However, even with the help of hundreds of thousands of princes' coalition forces, Tongguan may still not be easy to capture. After all, there are 400,000 merchants in Tongguan, so it is certainly not easy to capture.

In addition, Eshun and others, although they have formed an alliance with Xiqi and united their forces, the soldiers and generals under his command cannot be mobilized by Lu Zhi at will, so it is definitely not possible to expect these people to help him capture Tongguan.

So in the end, he still has to rely on the Xiqi soldiers under his command. These coalition forces of the princes can at best help with cover and feint attacks. If they really have to fight a tough battle, they may not have just lost 1,800 people.

It means 'the enemy's firepower is fierce, we can only retreat'.

The climate is gradually getting warmer, but within a few days, the winter cold has completely receded, and the snow in the mountains and forests has completely melted away. Lu Zhi once again led his troops and set off to start the first battle of the year.

Lu Zhi did not plan to achieve much results this time when he sent out troops. He just planned to conduct a test first to see the defense situation in Tongguan.

But he did not expect that during this march, his army suffered its first defeat before it reached Tongguan.

Lu Zhi sent Yang Jian, Li Jing, and Nezha as the advance marchers, leading 6,000 soldiers to clear the way for the army and explore the situation.

However, only the next day, the first marching army was defeated and returned. Half of the six thousand soldiers were lost. Yang Jian and Nezha returned wounded, and Li Jing was captured by the merchant army again...

In the commander's tent, Yang Jian apologized to Lu Zhi with a face of shame. He only said that he had led the army unfavorably, causing losses to his soldiers and failing Lu Zhi's expectations. He really had no face to explain to Lu Zhi and asked Lu Zhi to punish him.

"Okay, Yang Jian, you don't have to blame yourself. This defeat is not your fault, so I won't hold you accountable."

Lu Zhi had already known about Yang Jian's defeat through Gao Ming Gao Jue, and it was indeed not their fault.

After all, even Lu Zhi didn't expect that so many 'celebrities' would come to Tongguan.

Previously, Yang Jian and the others had just arrived within ten miles of Tongguan when they encountered an ambush from the Tongguan defenders.

This was originally a normal thing. After all, the purpose of marching first is to clear the way for the army and to eliminate hidden dangers when the army marches. Therefore, it is a normal thing for the army to march first and encounter the enemy.
Chapter completed!