"Report, King Xuanwu was defeated in Xinye, and more than half of the Qingyu Army suffered casualties!"
Great commercial capital.
Less than ten days after the calm, a piece of news came that shocked both the government and the public, completely shocking the entire Great Shang court.
All officials were panicked and at a loss.
Even a few days ago, the Mobei army defeated three cities in the north, and the ministers in the court had never been so panicked.
Subconsciously, all the officials of the Great Shang believed that the previous defeat in the war was simply because the Great Shang underestimated the enemy. As long as a few King Wu went north, the situation would be restored.
For a hundred years, King Wu of the Great Shang Dynasty has almost been a symbol of invincibility. Every time he goes to war, he will definitely calm down the chaos.
Therefore, when Emperor Shang sent three King Wu to the north one after another, the ministers of Great Shang were no longer so worried about the situation in the north.
However.
The news of a great defeat completely shattered the illusions in the minds of the great merchants.
No one thought that King Wu, who symbolized the highest combat power of Dashang, would also be defeated. You must know that the troops led by each King Wu of Dashang were the best of the best.
In the morning, the frightened ministers finally couldn't bear it anymore and suggested that the Great Merchant Army God King Triumphant lead his troops to the north to stop the cavalry of the eight tribes in Mobei.
The Shang Emperor hesitated several times, but finally suppressed the suggestions of his ministers and did not use the King of Triumph.
Because the enemies of Dashang were not just the Eight Tribes of Mobei.
The more terrifying opponent is still in the west.
Dashang cannot send all his troops to the north, otherwise, if something happens in the west, there will be no time to come back for reinforcements.
The triumphal palace.
Main hall.
The King of Triumph looked at the information from the North, and a little light flashed in his calm eyes.
The Mobei Iron Cavalry is indeed surprisingly powerful.
How to fight against large-scale cavalry was the biggest problem faced by the Shang Dynasty.
The importance of the words war and experience is beyond imagination.
And experience requires human lives to accumulate.
Now, in the early stages of the war, facing the Mobei Cavalry with high morale, sacrifice is inevitable.
The sacrifice is not terrible, the key is whether Dashang can use the sacrifice of his soldiers to get a way to defeat the large-scale cavalry attack.
Until then, Dashang will probably always be at a disadvantage.
However, the enemy he was most worried about was not the Eight Tribes of Mobei.
Instead, the temple to the west.
His intuition told him that the temple to the west would definitely not sit idly by.
In terms of national strength alone, Dashang is undoubtedly stronger than either the Eight Tribes of Mobei or Tianyudian. To defeat Dashang, joining forces is the only chance.
If he were the scholar in Tianyu Hall, he would not waste this golden opportunity.
After all, there are not many times when Dashang is in such a mess.
It has to be said that the eight tribes from Mobei went south to break the myth of Dashang's thousand-year invincibility. Even Yingzhou a hundred years ago did not bring such huge trouble to Dashang.
The strength of Yingzhou lies in sudden attacks and combat power on the sea. After Dashang stabilized the situation, he immediately counterattacked strongly and severely damaged the Yingzhou army.
Nowadays, the eight tribes of Mobei are invincible wherever their iron cavalry goes. Dashang has paid enough attention to it and sent three martial kings northward, but they still cannot stop the pace of the Mobei army.
In particular, the disastrous defeat of King Xuanwu and the Qingyu Army dealt an unprecedented blow to Dashang.
Now is Dashang's most embarrassing moment.
If his guess is correct, the temple to the west is about to take action!
at the same time.
Li Yuan.
Li Ziye, who had been busy stabilizing the Heavenly Sword for the past few days, also felt his heart sink after receiving the news of the Qingyu Army's defeat.
Trouble!
The impact of King Xuanwu's defeat was not just the failure of a war.
The trend!
When King Wu was defeated, what he lost was his faith and military morale.
It indicates that Dashang is no longer invincible.
What's even scarier is.
The temple to the west is probably going to take action.
"Your heart is very confused."
In the west wing, Tianjian Ruoye looked at the young man in front of him and said.
"How can your mind be calm when you are in chaos?"
Li Ziye sighed softly, "Da Shang, it's dangerous this time."
"If the mind is not calm, the sword will be unstable."
Tianjian Ruoye said calmly, "You are also a sword user, how can you not understand this truth."
"Senior Tianjian, I learn swordsmanship because I want to protect the people I cherish."
Li Ziye said softly, "If the country does not survive, how can the family survive? If the skin does not survive, how can the hair be attached? If the great merchant dies, the Li family will not survive. No matter how strong my sword is, it will be of no use." "
"You are not suitable for learning swordsmanship."
Tianjian Ruoye said calmly, "Swordsman, your sword must be cold and your heart must be colder, otherwise, your sword will never reach the peak of the sword!"
"Senior Tianjian, I know you are the strongest swordsman. However, everyone's path is different, and everyone's reasons for wielding the sword are also different. Without the Li family, I would not even choose to learn swordsmanship."
Li Ziye said sternly, "Perhaps, as Senior Tianjian said, one needs to be ruthless in one's heart before one can achieve success in swordsmanship. However, the Tao is created by people. I don't believe that there is only one way of swordsmanship, no matter how ruthless the way of swordsmanship is. , or the Taoist sect’s supreme way of forgetting love. Before the sages have mastered it, no one knows whether the way of being ruthless and forgetful of love will work.”
Tianjian Ruoye frowned slightly when he heard the words. Just as he was about to say something, he swallowed his words again and looked thoughtful.
for a long time.
Tianjian Ruoye came back to his senses, looked at the young man in front of him, and said seriously, "A sword cannot be sharpened, and the Tao cannot be proved. It is not easy to prove the Tao, so the choice is very important. Maybe your Tao is a dead end at all." , won’t you regret it?”
Li Ziye shook his head gently and said with a smile, "I have no regrets. I know what I want. No matter where I end up, I will choose the path I want to take. I will give it all and never regret it."
Tianjian Ruoye heard what the young man in front of her said, and a look of concentration flashed in her eyes.
In the past, he had underestimated this person.
No matter whether this boy's choice is right or wrong, his firmness of mind is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary people.
In martial arts, the most important thing is the mind. If the mind of the Tao is unstable, everything is false.
Li Ziye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the thoughtful look on Tianjian Ruoye's face.
After talking nonsense for so long, it seems to have some effect.
As long as this great god doesn't act impulsively, it's easy to say anything.
road?
He knows shit!
He couldn't even defeat those guys who were cultivators, and he still said, isn't this the same as asking a novice from Novice Village to talk about how to pass the level, which is completely nonsense!
Just when Li Ziye was trying to stabilize the trouble of Tianjian every day.
Western Region.
In the Heavenly Mandate Temple guarded by hundreds of palaces.
The battle report from the northern territory of Dashang came in. At the temple, the scholar read the news about the defeat of King Xuanwu of Dashang, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
God, things are finally changing.
That woman from the Tantai tribe is really not a creature in the pond.
"Mu Shouzhi."
After a moment, the scholar gathered his thoughts, looked at the commander of the silver-armored cavalry in front of him, and said with a smile, "Send troops."
"Yes, Palace Master!"
Mu Shouzhi respectfully accepted the order, then turned and left.
One day later.
In front of the Hundred Halls, 20,000 silver-armored cavalry and an army of 150,000 temples set out to attack the merchants again after more than a hundred years.
