Emperor Xin Yujia personally conquered Dongyi, leading a total of 300,000 troops. Xiao Ziyu, as the pioneer, set off with an army of 30,000 troops.
Dongyi are tribal barbarians. It can be said that most of them are uncivilized, just like those barbarians on earth.
They often plundered the people of Shangtang on the border.
Of course, in this mythical world, Dongyi is even more terrifying. Although Shang Tang was very powerful, Dongyi was not captured by King Zhou until Shang Tang was destroyed.
Xiao Ziyu knew that the tribes in Dongyi actually had the support of Western Buddhism. Otherwise, given the strength of Grand Master Wen, why had they been unable to defeat them later?
However, the current Dongyi may not have received the support of the West. Otherwise, King Zhou would not be able to win a great victory.
After marching for more than a month, Di Xin's army finally arrived at the border, outside the tribe.
Most of the Dongyi tribes lived in the mountains and forests, which was not a good thing for King Zhou.
Fortunately, the human race in this era has strong physical fitness. Although there are many poisonous insects and beasts in the mountains and forests, they still have no resistance in the face of the powerful army.
Of course, some losses are inevitable.
Chen Bing's Dongyi tribe, of course, those Dongyi also discovered it, and they united one by one to attack King Zhou's army in the mountains and forests.
Xiao Ziyu, as the vanguard of the army, was the first to withstand the attack of the Dongyi tribe.
Xiao Ziyu was a little happy about this, because in his opinion, these people all gave him credit.
On the first day alone, Xiao Ziyu killed 30,000 Dongyi barbarians, while his own losses were only about a thousand.
It can be said to be a great victory.
Emperor Xin was also very excited when he heard this. Xiao Ziyu's record was equal to his record. He poured wine for Xiao Ziyu on the spot in the military camp, which showed how much he valued Xiao Ziyu.
At the same time, Xiao Ziyu was also rewarded with an acquired spiritual treasure.
An acquired spiritual treasure can still be obtained by Shangtang, but of course if it is innate, it is impossible.
Of course Xiao Ziyu accepted Emperor Xin's reward without hesitation. Even he didn't have much of the acquired spiritual treasure.
This Changge is inferior to King Zhou's own, but compared to the Fangtian Painted Halberd he refined himself, it is still one level better.
He felt that this acquired mid-grade spiritual treasure was very useful. Although he didn't know what materials it was made of, the spear was very heavy, weighing several thousand kilograms.
Most people can't afford it, but for him to practice the Nine Transformations Mysterious Technique, it's a piece of cake with just his physical body.
After obtaining the new spiritual treasure, Xiao Ziyu's fighting spirit was unparalleled. Of course, a large part of this was deliberately shown by him.
King Zhou's reward also made other generals in the army extremely enthusiastic. Although Xiao Ziyu was not given an official title, anyone with a discerning eye could see that King Zhou wanted to wait until the end of the Eastern Expedition and the commander returned to the court to award the reward together.
They could all see that King Zhou attached great importance to Xiao Ziyu. If the Eastern Campaign was successful, Xiao Ziyu would definitely become a general in the army in the future, and a first-class military attache would be indispensable.
Everything that happened to Xiao Ziyu stimulated these generals, and of course they would not allow Xiao Ziyu to have it all to himself.
So everyone was in high spirits and took the initiative to ask for a fight. Emperor Xin did not refuse. His generals took the initiative to ask for a fight. Of course he was happy.
So in the following days, Di Xin lay in the military camp, watching the generals lead their armies with great enthusiasm, rushing into the mountains and forests to attack Dongyi.
Of course, some of these people gained something, some gained nothing, and some were even killed by Dongyi.
You must know that the mountains and forests are Dongyi's home ground, and the Dongyi tribe is not a lamb to be slaughtered, and their strength is not weak either.
The reason why Xiao Ziyu has such a great record is because of his own strength, coupled with the power of his soul that far exceeds everyone else.
It is equivalent to him having a global electronic eye. The most important thing in modern warfare on earth is information. From the perspective of war, the development of information means half of the victory. In the absence of generational differences, who has the right to control information?
Who wins.
Xiao Ziyu's spiritual consciousness could see everything in the mountains and forests. It was impossible for the Dongyi tribes hiding in the mountains and forests to sneak attack on him.
Their every move is under Xiao Ziyu's nose, so when he is commanding, he should not be too simple, and add to it his own unparalleled combat prowess.
The same cannot be said for other generals. Their martial arts are powerful, but in this dense mountain forest, they are blind, and they are often attacked by the Dongyi tribes. If it were not for their rich experience and the extraordinary morale of their soldiers.
I'm afraid most of them will suffer.
After three months of continuous fighting, the 300,000-strong army now only had about 210,000 left. In just three months, 90,000 troops were lost.
All the soldiers were exhausted.
However, the losses were so great, but the results were extremely gratifying. The number of Dongyi people killed alone was no less than 200,000, plus more than 20 Dongyi slaves.
As well as the sincerity of the Dongyi tribe, this time King Zhou's Eastern Expedition was a complete victory.
A general will die in a hundred battles, and a strong man will return in ten years.
Three months later, King Zhou also ordered his troops to return to the court. After three months, he finally defeated the Dongyi tribes and obtained 200,000 slaves.
This was definitely a major victory for King Zhou after he came to the throne.
In this victory, Xiao Ziyu undoubtedly performed the most dazzlingly, covering all the generals in the entire army.
In three months, he commanded an army of 30,000 men, killed a total of 80,000 Dongyi people, and captured 60,000 slaves.
In the entire Eastern Expedition army, no one could achieve such a dazzling record. Even those generals who were dissatisfied with him had to be convinced after the war.
It was a solid record, and its battle losses were very small, with only 8,000 casualties. Among the entire army, it ranked first.
With the greatest achievements and the smallest battle losses, this performance made King Zhou happy. He called him "God-given general". As soon as this name came out, other generals in the army exclaimed again.
However, they did not show any dissatisfaction. Because they all knew that when the class teacher returned to the court and rewarded the three armies, Xiao Ziyu's reward would definitely be the largest.
According to reliable information, Emperor Xin will definitely be granted the title of marquis and general this time, so Xiao Ziyu's status will definitely surpass them.
It is not easy to be granted the title of Marquis, but seeing Di Xin's happy expression, many generals also knew that this news was very important.
In addition, they all know that the relationship between Xiao Ziyu and Master Wen is irreversible.
In fact, this was also the case. After the class teacher returned to the court, Xiao Ziyu was conferred the title of Marquis on the spot in the main hall and was named the "Marquis of the Eastern Expedition". At the same time, Emperor Xin also agreed to Xiao Ziyu's request to guard the border.