Inside Xiqi Prime Minister's Mansion.
Jiang Ziya was lying on the bed with a pale face, surrounded by his disciples Yang Jian, Jin Zha, Muzha, Nezha, Huang Tianhua, Wu Ji and others.
At this moment, an indescribable sadness filled the house unconsciously.
Shen Xin is back.
Not only did he come back, but he also came back arrogantly. Everyone knew that Uncle Shi had planned to take advantage of the situation to seize Sishui Pass, and wanted to use this as an opportunity to attack the Yin Shang Dynasty.
But now it has ended ahead of schedule without even starting.
Even if he used a trick to capture Han Rong, the guard of Sishui Pass, it would be of no use.
Because Shen Xin was there at Sishui Pass. When he came back, he almost single-handedly changed the situation on the entire battlefield, and even almost killed Jiang Ziya with one arrow.
Even Xiqi, who seemed to have the upper hand at the moment, could not say that he could win steadily.
"Let's disperse. All armies will temporarily withdraw thirty miles to guard the main road of Qishan without giving Shen Xin the slightest chance."
Jiang Ziya spoke weakly. In fact, his injuries had been healed by Yun Zhongzi, but now he spoke weakly, as if he had lost his enterprising spirit.
The whole person was groggy and uninterested in military affairs.
Apparently it was because Doctor Shen's sudden appearance was a bit of a shock.
As the saying goes, physical injuries are easy to cure, but heart injuries are difficult to cure.
However, although Jiang Ziya had a bad expression, the other generals were relieved. Nezha and the other two young men quickly looked at each other and were about to leave secretly to celebrate the return of their adoptive father, the king.
But unfortunately, the disciple Wu Ji beside him was very unwilling and couldn't help shouting in the direction of Jiang Ziya:
"Teacher, please cheer up, there is nothing to be afraid of if you are just Shen Xin."
After hearing this, Jiang Ziya wanted to curse, cheer up, cheer up, that Shen Xin has already come back riding a saint's mount, how can you be his opponent?
But after thinking about it, he realized that this was his disciple after all, so Jiang Ziya could only be patient and motioned for him to continue talking.
Regarding his teacher, seeing that he has been living in the shadow of Shen Xin, Wu Ji also attaches great importance to him. Firstly, Jiang Ziya is his savior, and secondly, the teacher is a disciple of Chan, who is related to his own future.
So Wu Ji hurriedly stepped forward and continued: "Although Shen Xin has come back strong, it will never affect the number of days."
"This disciple dares to conclude that this saint's mount is just a fake of his power. It must have been deceived and cannot represent the saint's attitude."
Jiang Ziya suddenly raised his head and asked, "How do you say it?"
Wu Ji replied: "Shen Xin was captured by the sage, the Great Master, in front of the battle. The Great Master is helping us, Xiqi. He will never change his mind at will in a few days because of Shen Xin."
"So the first priority is to get these two saints' mounts away first. Otherwise, Shen Xin will take advantage of the situation and expand his influence. We don't dare to act rashly."
Jiang Ziya said, "It's easy for me to ask the master uncle to directly send a disciple to the Bajing Palace to report the matter, but it's hard for us to ask Jie Jiao for help."
To put it bluntly, ever since Yuanshi Tianzun forcibly broke through the Shi Jue Formation, their disciples of the Chan Sect have been on the same level as the Jie Sect.
If Jiang Ziya dared to send people to Jie Jiao right now, he might be beaten back by the furious Jie Jiao disciples before he even reached Biyou Palace.
But Wu Ji said categorically: "Teacher's words are wrong. Although we are at odds with Jie Jiao, because of the important task of being a god, the teacher is the one destined by fate. I believe that the master will protect me, but there is no danger."
"Master Jie Jiao has clear grudges and will not deliberately make things difficult for him."
"Although Shen Xin is extremely skilled in military tactics and has unpredictable methods, after all, his status is very different and he is not a member of our three religions. He is destined not to receive help from the saints."
"Under this situation, we don't need to get entangled with Shen Xin, let alone the saint's mount. We can only gather the general trend of the world, cut off the wings around him, and isolate Shen Xin. This is the way to win. .”
Jiang Ziya was very interested and immediately asked: "It seems that you have a plan? Will the plan be laid out?"
Wu Ji replied confidently: "Teacher, do you know what Yin Shang is doing now?"
"According to my disciples' investigation, the Yin Shang Dynasty, with Taishi Wen Zhong as their commander, marched across four directions with a total of 600,000 troops, and was about to attack Xiqi."
"And the opponent's front army will probably arrive in front of Sishui Pass in the near future. It is said that the person leading the army here is Deng Jiugong, the commander-in-chief of Sanshan Pass."
"I think it should be resolved from here."
"On the battlefield, we have always been at a disadvantage because we are using the power of Xiqi to fight against the entire Yin Shang and the entire world. The opponent has an endless supply of soldiers, horses, food and grass. Even if we lose once, we can't hurt our muscles and bones. .”
"It's only because of Shen Xin that we have been passive from now on, waiting and sighing."
Jiang Ziya seemed to understand the meaning behind Wu Ji's words, and hesitantly said: "Could it be that you want to persuade me to expand the matter and bring all the princes in the world into the situation?"
Wu Ji immediately fell to the ground and shouted loudly: "Teacher is wise, you must know that the four armies now are Wen Zhong guarding Chaoge, Li Jing, the commander-in-chief of Chentangguan, Huang Feihu, king of Wucheng, and Deng Jiugong, the commander-in-chief of Sanshanguan."
"Although these four people have powerful soldiers and horses, they all live in important places. Once these 600,000 troops move, the situation in the world will change and the place will be empty."
"Teacher can take the opportunity to send an envoy to write, asking Dongbohou Jiang Wenhuan to come from the west of Chentang Pass, Nanbohou Eshun to bypass Sanshan Pass, and the foreign tribes from the north to go south to gather in Xiqi to carry out important events."
"In this way, hegemony can be achieved. Just one person, Shen Xin, will not be able to stop the general trend of the world!"
Jiang Ziya frowned, then slammed the bed: "This method works!"
If it is true, as Wu Ji said, that all the soldiers of the world can be gathered to attack the Yin Shang, then things will completely change. This is not a rebellion on the part of Xiqi, but a rebellion on the whole world.
Also, as long as the world's response continues for a long time, the Yin Shang will no longer occupy the most important moral position, and their reputation will slowly begin to dissipate.
If he is accidentally defeated again, all the princes in the world will be destroyed, and no one can resist the general trend.
Jiang Ziya finally breathed a sigh of relief. After all, Shen Xin was alone. As long as the rest of the Yin Shang troops who were helping him were eliminated, he would be powerless and helpless.
Wu Ji was also secretly proud. As long as the teacher defeated the Yin Shang and conquered the world, he should also have a place in the future as a god.
After a while, Jiang Ziya finally calmed down, turned over and walked out of the bed, waving his hand:
"Send the order, and the army will surround Sishui Pass and fight to the death with the Yin and Shang Dynasties. We will also spread the word to the world and invite all the princes in the world to form an alliance in Xiqi to attack the unjust and stupid king."
After Jiang Ziya said this, all the generals around him were shocked and shocked. The Prime Minister actually wanted to cooperate with the princes of the world to attack the Yin Shang Dynasty?
It seemed that Dr. Shen was really cornered now, and he wished he could fight to a decisive battle earlier to break the last strength of the merchant army.
However, this move seems to be indeed correct, because no matter how strong the Yin Shang are, there are two saints behind Xiqi, who are born to be invincible.
And if the Yin Shang army of 600,000 is defeated, it will really be a crippling injury. There will be no spare power to attack Xiqi in the future. No matter how resourceful Doctor Shen is, he will still have no useful people in all directions. There are no soldiers to fight against.
This is a plan to draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron.
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In Sishui Pass, Shen Xin summoned all the generals to discuss the matter of Xiqi.
After all, the Yin Shang were almost defeated in this battle. Not only were Zhang Guifang and other generals injured and unable to move, but Han Rong, the commander-in-chief of Sishui Pass, had been captured by Xiqi.
Under such circumstances, there were rumors in the pass that made the generals feel depressed and at a loss. Even before Shen Xin came to the future, many local ruffians had begun to disturb the people. There were even wealthy businessmen who secretly made friends with Xiqi and wanted to surrender the city.
Shen Xin's eyes were slightly cold when facing this situation. Naturally, he could not let go of such evil people.
But gradually when he took action to punish the public security in the city, he found that something was wrong. Although everyone was a little depressed, the expressions looking over were full of confidence.
Even the soldiers and people in the city gradually became excited after hearing his name, and the security in the city suddenly became extremely good. The ruffians and bullies fled in a hurry and disappeared, as if nothing happened.
Since ancient times, in troubled times, if the battlefield in front is defeated, people in the city behind will definitely be panicked and chaos will begin. Naturally, this is also the case at Sishui Pass.
But when those who were ready to take action knew that not only was Shen Xin not dead, but he also rode a sacred bull and descended from the sky to defeat Xiqi's pursuing army, they were obviously extremely shocked.
What does this mean? This represents the fate of helping the Yin Shang Dynasty and the destiny of Doctor Shen.
After countless people spread the word to each other, things became more and more exaggerated.
Dr. Shen is no longer an ordinary person, but an omnipotent god, the embodiment of justice in the world, and the auspiciousness of the world.
It was obvious that the Yin Shang Dynasty had been defeated, but it was because of Doctor Shen's presence that he could turn the danger around. At such a time, when Shen Xin came to Sishui Pass, naturally all kinds of young people fled in panic after hearing this.
As the saying goes, a person's name is like a tree's shadow. Those local bullies also know who can be provoked and who cannot be provoked. You must know that even the Chonghou Tiger among the four princes was chopped down by Doctor Shen without hesitation. Who dares to do it? Now touch the tiger's beard again.
When Dr. Shen felt the enthusiasm of the people at Sishui Pass, someone came to report. Xiqi once again led his army to besiege Sishui Pass, and sent a message to the world, inviting the princes from all over the world to attack the Yin Shang.
"Doctor, I'm afraid Xiqi is desperate and wants to fight to the death with us!" Lu Xiong hurriedly stepped forward and spoke uneasily.
The generals were anxious and frowned. They never expected that Jiang Ziya would do this.
Once Xiqi really gathers the princes of the world to compete with the Yin Shang, then the situation of this battle will become unpredictable. Those restless princes will take advantage of the trend to rebel, and Sishui Pass will definitely become the center of the world and be fought for. , becoming the most dangerous place.
The most dangerous place?
Shen Xin felt sleepy after talking about this, and he couldn't help but look at the many injured people around him.
Now is the time when there are fewest immortals around him and when he is at his weakest. Doesn't he have a chance to die?
Zhang Guifang, Lu Xiong and others are injured and unable to go out. Little Fox and Huang Tianxiang need to recuperate. The four generals of the Demon Family need to guard the four city gates. But isn't the only one left in the pass who can fight against them?
Shen Xin thought for a while, not only that, but once Xiqi gathered the princes from all over the world and besieged Sishui Pass, the Yin Shang generals, Wen Zhong and others who came to help next would not be able to enter the city.
At that time, all he had to do was pretend that he had no choice but to lead the crowd to break out of the encirclement and go out of the city to contact the army. Wouldn't that be a dead end?
As a general, there is nothing wrong with me taking the lead and charging into the enemy's formation. As a general, there is nothing wrong with me going out of the city to contact the armies.
Shen Xin wanted to be a hands-on general, so it was completely normal for him to accidentally die in battle while being surrounded by a large army.
No matter how bad it is, it is impossible for all the rebels to be Xiqi's young men. There will always be some reckless people who will ignore their own reputation.
To sum up, the more people there are, the more chaotic the scene at Bishui Pass will be, and in the end it will be the most dangerous.
Moreover, after this Ten Jue Formation, Shen Xin became very cautious and even experienced in seeking death. When considering the situation of a mortal, he also considered the attitude of a saint.
Yuanshi Tianzun has been completely offended now, and the disciples of Chanjiao should want to die themselves. The old gentleman's attitude is ambiguous and he seems to have a plan, but Shen Xin is well prepared and even kidnapped Qingniu and caused a scene in the alchemy pavilion. This time he should be completely offended.
As for the Tongtian Cult Leader, Shen Xin was aware of his attitude toward Sanxiao and Shitianjun, and he would not easily interfere in the canonization of gods for the time being.
Because Lord Shitian was the one who was on the list and signed his name, there should have been an agreement with Chanjie that Chanjiao would be in charge of the list of gods and achieve the final victory. Tongtian acquiesced and sent some unsatisfactory disciples to the list.
Now the only two saints that Doctor Shen needs to avoid carefully are the two saints from the West. However, Laojun was invited to the west at this moment. With the saints restraining each other, there should be no time to take action.
Therefore, the following times should be the times when you are most likely to die.
Shen Xin was prepared to serve and must not make any mistakes. He would strive to seize every favorable opportunity.
But when everyone was anxious, an opportunity came. Deng Jiugong, the commander-in-chief of Sanshanguan, led his army to help and was now confronting Xiqi's army outside the city.
After hearing this, Shen Xin was overjoyed and excited. He patted the book in front of him and immediately said: "Order the troops to leave the city. This doctor will personally welcome the Yin Shang reinforcements!"
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More than twenty miles outside Sishui Pass, a mighty group of Yin merchant soldiers and horses came.
A sentry horse hurriedly reported to the Chinese army and said: "Commander Qi: The front is Sishui Pass. A large number of Xiqi soldiers and horses are besieging the city. Please order us to make a decision."
Deng Jiugong frowned and did not attack rashly. At this moment, the army came from afar. The soldiers were exhausted and were not suitable for direct combat, so he sent an order:
"Let's set up camp in a dangerous place, leaning against each other at Sishui Pass. After the situation is reported, we can then look for opportunities to move."
Everyone will obey the order and leave.
After Deng Jiugong set up camp outside Sishui Pass, he began to continuously send out scouts to explore the news inside the pass.
Since Jiang Ziya of Xiqi made a statement to the world, he relied on his superiority in general to completely surround Sishui Pass.
However, they laid siege instead of attacking and waited for the princes from all directions to join forces.
The princes who received the news, seeing that Xiqi had the upper hand, all gathered to respond.
When the wind and clouds were rising outside Sishui Pass, a scout horse suddenly reported to the Xiqi Central Army:
"Prime Minister, Deng Jiugong's troops at Sanshan Pass are stationed twenty miles outside Si River."
When Ziya heard the report, he did not dare to be negligent. He quickly summoned the generals to discuss it all night, and asked solemnly:
"Do you know what Deng Jiugong is like?"
Chong Heihu, standing by his side, stepped forward and cautiously said: "Deng Jiugong is a general."
When Ziya heard this, he laughed loudly and finally breathed a sigh of relief. In his heart, as long as he was not a cultivator, it would be fine, and he said:
"Generals are easy to defeat, but leftists are difficult to defeat."
Then he sent another order:
"I wonder who in the army is willing to go to see Deng Jiugong first and take the lead?"
"Try its depth?"
Next to them, Nangong Shi and Chong Heihu looked at each other, and then they both responded at the same time:
"The last general is willing to go." Jiang Ziya naturally agreed. Nangong Shi and Chong Heihu immediately mobilized their troops to leave the camp, lined up their formations, immediately drew swords, and shouted for battle.
Faced with Xiqi's temptation, Deng Jiugong did not dare to neglect and asked the generals on the left and right: "Who will take the lead?"
Tai Luan, the leading officer under the tent, took the order, mounted his horse with a sword in hand, shouted and waved the flag, and rushed out of the formation.
A war broke out almost instantly.
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