"Qinglong Pass" King Zhou was surprised. Qinglong Pass was the front line of the Shang Dynasty to suppress Xiqi. Xiqi's sending troops to attack meant a formal rebellion.
Although he was prepared in his heart, King Zhou was still very angry. Who was Ji Chang? A coward who had been imprisoned by him for seven years and only managed to get back by eating his own son's flesh dared to rebel against him.
"Leave the matter of resisting Xiqi to Pindao. Upon hearing that the Grand Master will immediately march eastward, Bigan will stay behind to assist the king." Chu Feng made arrangements with just a few words, treating King Zhou as nothing. The situation was stronger than the people. King Zhou moved his lips but said nothing.
…
The blue sky is very clean, like a washed woman's face. The empty land is covered with patches of green, which is very eye-catching.
A marching team of about 15,000 people trotted forward from west to east, causing a cloud of smoke and dust to rise on the ground. Carried by more than a dozen soldiers, the flag fluttering in the wind had a big character - Zhou sewn on it.
Among the rolling soldiers, a standard chariot guarded by seventy-two soldiers was in the center of the team. The speed was not too fast, but it did not affect the march.
Standing on the chariot was Jiang Ziya, who once ran a small business in a small town near Chaoge and was almost divorced by his wife. Compared with the embarrassment at that time, Jiang Ziya, who was named prime minister by Xibohou at this time, can be said to be in high spirits. Gu Panjian was in high spirits, as if he was determined to attack Qinglong Pass, which stood like a roadblock on Chaoge Road.
"Inform the entire army that they must arrive at Peach Grove before noon. Otherwise, military law will serve."
Jiang Ziya shouted orders to the messenger on horseback beside him, with a stern look on his face. He was completely different from the honest and responsible Jiang Ziya before. If Chu Feng and Shen Gongbao were here, they would definitely have never seen Jiang Ziya like this.
"Nuo" The messenger received the order and galloped forward on his horse, shouting Jiang Ziya's orders continuously.
The fifteen thousand people who were originally jogging more than doubled in speed. After running for so long and still having such good physical strength, it can be seen that Xibohou's soldiers are very strong. The contrast with the image of Xibohou himself as a weak man is very sharp.
It is not surprising that Xiqi's soldiers are powerful. The Qin Dynasty in later generations was born in Xiqi. It was surrounded by barbarians and fought almost every month. If the soldiers were not powerful, they would not be able to defend it long ago.
When it was almost noon, the 15,000 soldiers who arrived at Peach Grove were resting on the road. Jiang Ziya stood on the chariot as if waiting for something.
Suddenly, a flying rider galloped from the front and handed over a silk book.
Jiang Ziya took the silk book and read it, his eyes filled with joy. The 5,000 soldiers and horses led by the forward generals Zhou Ji and Nangong Shi were defeated by the 6,000 soldiers and horses led by Zhang Guifang, the commander-in-chief of Qinglong Pass, and were now withdrawing in this direction.
"Send the commander's order to retreat into the woods on both sides of the army." Jiang Ziya waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to come out in all directions.
Fifteen thousand soldiers retreated into the woods on both sides like a tide, as if they had never appeared before.
The heavy chariot was pushed into the grass by dozens of soldiers and covered tightly with leaves and grass.
Jiang Ziya himself, under the protection of many Zhou army generals, leaned on his sword and looked calmly into the depths of the dense forest.
It turned out that the vanguard's defeat was intentional on Jiang Ziya's part. It is said in the art of war that you should not pursue the poor enemy, and the vanguard army has acted like the poor enemy among them. Zhang Guifang, the commander-in-chief of Qinglong Pass who did not understand the art of war or had an overly high opinion of himself, was fooled.
After waiting for about half an hour, faint shouts of killing came from several miles ahead, getting closer and closer.
The generals of the Zhou army looked at Jiang Ziya who looked calm from time to time. This battle can be said to be the first battle of the Zhou army, and there is no room for failure.
"Everyone, relax, our army will win this battle." Jiang Ziya looked like he had the pearls of wisdom in his hand.
The generals of the Zhou army still had uneasiness on their faces, because this time their enemy was the notorious Zhang Guifang, a powerful general who was known as an invincible opponent on the battlefield.
It is said that Zhang Guifang has a magical power. During a battle, she only needs to shout the opponent's name, "If so-and-so does not dismount, how long will it take?" The person being called will naturally dismount. Zhang Guifang came and could easily capture or kill people.
"You guys will wait and see." After saying this, Jiang Ziya said nothing more.
Soon, the defeated troops led by forward generals Zhou Ji and Nangong Shi arrived and rushed over in a panic. Flags and weapons were thrown all over the ground, looking completely like defeated troops.
Many Zhou army generals frowned. If this was not the prime minister's plan, the soldiers who abandoned the flag should be beheaded.
After a while, the Qinglongguan garrison led by Zhang Guifang chased after them, with a long queue of five to six thousand people. Looking down from the sky, the road is blurry, and the team looks like a long dragon walking through the woods.
Under Jiang Ziya's command, the Zhou army, which had been ambushing for a long time, fired thousands of arrows. Black arrows covered the entire sky. The originally powerful Qinglong Pass defenders were in chaos, and fell down one by one after being hit by arrows.
Zhang Guifang, who was in charge of the army, waved a sword in his hand, deflected the incoming arrows, and shouted: "Don't be chaotic, don't be chaotic..., the front army becomes the rear army, and the rear army becomes the front army, retreat quickly."
At this critical moment of life and death, no one paid any attention to Zhang Guifang. In addition, it was very chaotic. Zhang Guifang's voice was suppressed by more voices and could not be transmitted far at all. Time gradually passed, and the five or six thousand people who were originally powerful were , you stepped on me, I bumped into you. In the chaos, people kept falling down after being hit by arrows, and the number of deaths increased sharply.
Zhang Guifang angrily yelled: "Jiang Ziya, you are a shameless villain. You have the courage to face the enemy head on and play such tricks. How can you be considered a hero?"
He was answered by a fresh volley of arrows. On the battlefield, it's all about intrigues, shamelessness or not, it doesn't matter at all. After all, pedantic people like Duke Xianggong of the Song Dynasty in later generations were in the minority. Jiang Ziya, who later created the first true art of war, "Tai Gong's Art of War", was naturally not a pedantic person.
Zhang Guifang could only watch helplessly as his subordinates were shot to death one after another in this oppressive place. When the Zhou soldiers stopped firing arrows and rushed up like a flood, less than one-third of the five or six thousand soldiers and horses at Qinglong Pass were still standing.
"Ah" Zhang Guifang spit out a mouthful of blood angrily and fell from the horse.
Several loyal generals rescued Zhang Guifang on his horse and rushed out desperately. In the process, more than half of the people were left behind, either dead, injured, or captured.
Arriving on the hillside to the west of Taoshulin, Zhang Guifang felt like crying without tears when she saw that there were only more than a thousand people left. How could a good battle be fought like this?
This matter actually has to be blamed on Chu Feng. In the plot that has not changed, the leader this time is King Wu Cheng who defected to the Zhou Dynasty. He attacks the city in a serious way and faces Zhang Guifang, a master of spiritual powers. , lost miserably.
