Chapter 101 Emperor Xin Xingbing, Zhou people are in danger!
The Zhou people united their allies and joined forces with Mengjin to attack the Yin Shang.
However, they were attacked by merchants and Feilian attacked the rear. In desperation, the Zhou army had no choice but to retreat.
But the history books record:
Ji Fa worshiped Ji Chang at Bi Di, then went to the east for a military parade and arrived at Mengjin. Ji Fa crossed the Yellow River and when the boat reached the middle of the river, a white fish jumped into his boat, which was unlucky. After crossing the river, a ball of fire fell from the sky.
, fell on the roof of Jifa, condensing into the shape of a crow, its color is red, its sound is rumble when it falls, and it is unlucky.
When they reached Mengjin, there were as many as 800 princes in the alliance. The princes all said: "Zhou can attack him."
Ji Fa said: "The fate of destiny is not known yet, and it is still impossible now!"
Stop the troops and return them.
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The Zhou people were defeated. In order to defeat Chao Ge, they did not fight Emperor Xin, but were intercepted by E Lai at the bank of the Yellow River. If he hadn't run fast, he would have been made dumplings by the merchants.
This battle once again proved that allies are unreliable and they are all just soy sauce.
At the same time, it once again proves that businessmen are very capable of fighting!
"Father Shang, can we Zhou people defeat Emperor Xin?" Ji Fa said unwillingly.
"Of course I can!"
Liu Xiu said calmly: "It is better to endure every battle and win every battle than to endure it again and again. Your Majesty has endured it for twenty years, why can't he endure it any longer?"
"I, of course, can bear it. But Bigan, Jizi was exposed, was exiled by Emperor Xin, and lost his internal support. It is almost impossible to destroy the Shang Dynasty again!" Ji Fa sighed. This battle also verified it again.
Improved the Zhou army's combat effectiveness.
In the past, the Zhou army was not as powerful as the Shang army, so they suffered the defeat of Licheng. King Wen of Zhou was captured and sacrificed in the Ancestral Temple. However, after Jiang Shang's training, the Zhou army's combat effectiveness was not inferior to that of the Shang army, or even slightly better.
But it's only slightly better.
The Shang Dynasty far surpassed the Zhou Kingdom in terms of the number of troops and national power. If the bloody battle continued, the Zhou army would definitely be defeated.
In the face of the gap in comprehensive national strength, the strategies of generals, the wisdom of kings, etc. all seem insignificant.
"Wei Ziqi has not been exposed yet!" Liu Xiu confidently said, "The opportunity will come soon!"
Small trends can be changed, but big trends remain unchanged.
Specific to history, it means that the general trend and development of history cannot be tampered with; however, details and specific events can be deleted.
In history, the specific process of King Wu's defeat of Zhou may have been tampered with, distorted, and distorted; but in the final result, the overall situation remains unchanged.
The Zhou Dynasty must rise and the Yin and Shang dynasties must be destroyed!
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Chaoge City.
In the lobby, all the ministers gathered together to discuss the next situation.
The Zhou army suddenly appeared in Mengjin, less than four hundred miles away from Chaoge. Fortunately, Xilai was extremely brave and led the merchant army to repel the merchants.
In the court hall, all the officials promised to attack the Zhou people, completely destroy them and exterminate their descendants.
Emperor Xin nodded and was about to send troops to attack the Zhou people.
But the next moment, news came that Xu Yi had rebelled and killed countless merchants.
"Your Majesty, there are Xu Yi in the east and Zhou people in the west. They are all rebels! The Zhou people have strong armies, are mainly nomadic, and are good at fighting. They cannot be quelled in a short time. But Xu Yi is weak, so it is better to first conquer the easy things and then the difficult ones, and quell the Xu Yi first.
, then concentrate your forces to destroy the Zhou people!"
One of the ministers suggested.
"If we, the main force of the Shang army, attack Xu Yi, and the Zhou people take the opportunity to attack, the Yin and Shang Dynasties will be in danger!" an old minister advised.
"It is better to send troops to guard Mengjin, Taihang Valley Road and other places to block the Zhou people's westward advance. Defend in the east and attack in the west. First destroy Xu Yi, and then destroy the Zhou people!" said a minister.
The Zhou people are tough and difficult to destroy in a short time. It will take at least five years, or even longer. Xu Yi is weak and can be destroyed in just one year. It is a good strategy to start with the difficult and then the easy, and defend in the east and attack in the west.
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Emperor Xin thought for a moment and decided to destroy Xu Yi first and then the Zhou people.
Soon after, Prince Pan Geng was sent to lead the main force of the merchant army to attack Xu Yi.
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Soon after, in Xiqi and Haojing.
Ji Fa received the news about Emperor Xin's marching strategy.
Emperor Xin's layout was not ingenious. He attacked Xu Yi in the east and defended the Zhou people in the west. He defeated Xu Yi first and then the Zhou people.
"Father Shang, we don't have much time left!" Ji Fa said, "Once Xu Yi is defeated, our Zhou people will perish!"
"We must send troops!"
Liu Xiu said: "Either succeed in the attack, or die in the attack!"
"But in Mengjin, Taihang Mountain and other places, there are merchants setting up defenses. Our army may not be able to win if we attack!" Ji Fa frowned. At this moment, the Shang Dynasty centered on Chaoge and fortified layers of defenses in the west, with many passes.
, blocking the Zhou people from advancing westward.
Every time a pass was conquered, the Zhou people would pay a huge price.
By the time they reached the foot of Chaoge City, the master would have been exhausted and his vitality was severely damaged, so the battle would definitely be defeated.
But if we don't attack and just sit back and watch Xu Yi's defeat, the Zhou people will also perish soon!
"Your Majesty, in this battle, our army is divided into two groups. One group is led by Ji Dan and some Zhou soldiers, as well as allied forces, to attack Mengjin and contain the merchant army led by Er Lai. There is also another group, led by Your Majesty, with a strength of 40,000.
Five, few but capable, one man and three horses, advanced quickly, relied on blitzkrieg, and suddenly arrived at the foot of Chaoge City!"
Liu Xiu talked about the battle plan.
The Zhou army was divided into two parts. One part followed the normal rhythm and continuously attacked the city and merchant army, and clashed with the main force of the merchant army on the front line. One part traveled secretly, and the three horses took turns to replace each other, speeding up the march, avoiding various passes, and attacking directly.
Chaoge!
Here, I have to thank Wei Ziqi.
Because he sent the Shang army's defense map, there was no secret in the Shang army's troop deployment. The Zhou army could send elites, constantly avoiding various pass towns, and directly attack the key place of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, Chaoge.
While talking about the plan, Liu Xiu suddenly felt strange.
Originally, King Wu conquered Zhou and obeyed Heaven's orders to kill the tyrant; but now it was King Wu who avenged his father and elder brother, and the rhythm changed to Gou Jian destroying Wu.
The plan to attack the Yin and Shang Dynasties, after undergoing many modifications, became the rhythm of a blitzkrieg raid on the Yin and Shang Dynasties, and Deng Ai destroyed Shu.
King Wu's attack on Zhou became Gou Jian's defeat of Wu;
The Battle of Muye turned into a blitzkrieg raid, and Deng Ai destroyed Shu.
There is nothing to say about this rhythm!
The Zhou State mobilized, and finally the Zhou State and its allies, like a tide, attacked the Shang Dynasty passes and attacked key towns. Sure enough, the Shang army on the front line was confused and entangled with the Zhou army, fighting constantly.
In addition, King Wu of Zhou personally led 300 chariots, 3,000 tiger warriors (elite warriors), and tens of thousands of infantry, secretly set out for the expedition, and advanced rapidly along the way.
They avoided all the passes and went straight to Chaoge.
The Zhou army marched too fast, and there was a map with microchips. They kept avoiding the passes and directly attacked the Chaoge area.
When they were seventy miles away from Chaoge, the news of the Zhou army's raid on Chaoge was discovered by the Yin Shang Dynasty.
Suddenly, Chao Ge was in an uproar.
The distance of seventy miles only requires one day's march to reach the foot of Chaoge City.