After Ji Fa of the Western Zhou Dynasty became the new king of Xiqi, he recuperated and implemented good governance under Jiang Ziya's advice, which led to the good development of people's livelihood in Xiqi.
Ji Fa gained a wave of popular support, and with the help of Xiqi, he widely publicized Emperor Xin's atrocities, causing the eight hundred princes in the world to suddenly rebel against the four hundred princes, and all wanted to attack the Yin Shang.
But they were still a little afraid of the strength of the Yin Shang. They only said that they would attack the great Shang, but in fact they were still waiting and watching, and did not dare to take the initiative to attack the Yin Shang rashly.
After the news came that four hundred princes had rebelled against the Yin Shang, Jiang Ziya believed that the time had come to attack the Yin Shang again. He immediately suggested that Ji Fa unite these princes to attack the Yin Shang.
Ji Fa agreed to this suggestion. Although they cultivated themselves in the Western Zhou Dynasty and recruited a large number of soldiers, they were still far behind the Great Shang Dynasty. With the alliance of these princes, their strength would surpass the Yin Shang Dynasty in one fell swoop. He immediately sent envoys to these The princes contacted each other to discuss the attack on Xiqi.
Those princes also had this intention. Except for some princes far away from Xiqi, they all accepted the invitation of the Western Zhou Dynasty to go to the land of Xiqi for an alliance.
Two hundred of the four hundred princes came at once. Each of those princes rushed to Xiqi with their elite soldiers. The total army they led was about 400,000. Because most of them were junior princes, there were not many soldiers who could lead them. .
But this also made Ji Fa very happy. With this period of rest and recuperation in the Western Zhou Dynasty, he recruited sergeants, and the number of available soldiers under his command had reached 300,000. Together with these 400,000 sergeants, there are 700,000 available troops.
After the alliance of princes began, because the Western Zhou Dynasty had more troops, Ji Fa successfully took the position of leader. Seeing that the time was ripe, Jiang Ziya suggested a quick attack on the Yin and Shang Dynasties.
Ji Fa agreed and immediately asked Jiang Ziya and Huang Feihu to lead the army to attack the Yin Shang on another day.
After receiving the news, Emperor Xin hurriedly summoned the ministers of the Yin and Shang Dynasties for a meeting to deal with the upcoming war.
Di Xin looked at the ministers below with a gloomy face and asked: "Then the Western Zhou Dynasty led an army of 700,000 to attack our great merchants. How do you think we should respond?"
Wen Zhong immediately jumped out and said: "Your Majesty, what's the point of fear? I have about 1.5 million troops in the Zhou Dynasty. In terms of military strength, we have not lost. I will personally take command and lead the army to fight against the Western Zhou Dynasty. We will definitely It can be defeated.”
Di Xin said: "Wen Taishi's ability to lead troops is extremely outstanding. If we go to fight against the Western Zhou Dynasty, we will definitely be able to capture them. But now 800 princes have rebelled against 400. They are all watching our Zhou Dynasty with eager eyes. Wen Taishi is in charge of those who Xiao Xiaoding definitely doesn’t dare to act rashly, so let’s leave this matter to others first.”
Di Xin was right. Wen Zhong's reputation deeply frightened the princes. The only reason why they did not dare to attack Zhou Dynasty immediately after they rebelled was because of Wen Zhong's existence.
Seeing that Emperor Xin refused, Wen Zhong had to say: "Since your Majesty has said so, I have no choice but to obey your orders, but I must also recommend someone to your Majesty as the commander-in-chief of this expedition!"
Di Xin asked: "Oh, who is he?"
Wen Zhongdao said: "It is Zhang Guifang, the guard of Qinglong Pass under the jurisdiction of our Dashang! He is proficient in martial arts and Taoism, and he is loyal to our Dashang, so I think he is more suitable."
Hearing Zhang Guifang's name, Ao Bing's heart moved. Zhang Guifang is also a famous figure among the gods. He is a third-generation disciple of Jie Jiao's outer sect and is proficient in a Taoist technique called Name-Calling Soul-Seizing Technique. As long as he knows the other person's name and shouts it, , you can capture his soul and make him fall off his horse.
It has the same effect as Zheng Lun's snuff soul-catching technique. In Ao Bing's opinion, this magical power is much stronger than Zheng Lun's rhinitis soul-catching technique. Because of Zheng Lun's snuff soul-catching technique, the opponent can avoid it if he is on guard. After all that smoke, nothing happens.
Zhang Guifang's name-calling soul-stealing technique can achieve precise strikes, which is hard to guard against, but they all have the same nemesis, and that is Nezha.
Ao Bing thought that as long as Zhang Guifang showed up, his disciple Nezha might also come down the mountain.
Emperor Xin also knew Zhang Guifang's ability, so he appointed Zhang Guifang as the commander-in-chief and led 300,000 soldiers to fight against the Western Zhou army.
After announcing the head coach, Ao Bing stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I would like to recommend another person."
As soon as Ao Bing said this, Shen Gongbao on the side suddenly had a bad premonition.
Sure enough, Ao Bing said: "I recommend the national counselor Shen Gongbao to serve as Zhang Guifang's military advisor. Shen Gongbao has already proven himself in the battle of Chongcheng. I believe that he will be able to advise Zhang Guifang and defeat the Zhou army."
Emperor Xin was also very satisfied with Shen Gongbao, and agreed to the matter after seeing Ao Bing's recommendation.
Shen Gongbao had no choice but to say: "I accept the order, and I will definitely live up to the trust of Your Majesty and the Taibao Lord."
Di Xin nodded and said: "That's very good. Imperial Master, you are proficient in Taoism. When I passed the order to Zhang Guifang, I also handed it over to you."
After Shen Gongbao accepted the order, he immediately used the Five Elements Escape Technique to go to Qinglong Pass.
The technique practiced by Shen Gongbao is called Five Elements Zhenmiaojue, which is a relatively advanced technique of escape from the five elements. He has higher cultivation qualifications, so his skill level is much higher than that of Jiang Ziya.
At Qinglong Pass, Zhang Guifang warmly received Shen Gongbao. When she learned that Di Xin asked him to be the coach of Xiqi this time, Zhang Guifang was overjoyed.
He believed that the opportunity had come for him to make a great contribution, and he readily accepted the order.
Shen Gongbao said: "General Zhang is handsome and worthy of being an outstanding disciple of our Jiejiao."
Hearing what Shen Gongbao said, Zhang Guifang couldn't help but said with great joy: "It turns out that the national master is also a member of our Jiejiao. No wonder I feel a sense of intimacy when I see the national master."
Shen Gongbao said: "Hahaha, General Zhang is so good at talking!"
Zhang Guifang smiled and said: "Where is it? Where is it? Sir, please take a seat."
Shen Gongbao and Zhang Guifang sat down together.
Shen Gongbao was the first to say: "General Zhang must also know that this war is not only a war between our Shang Dynasty and the Western Zhou Dynasty, but also a war between us to intercept and explain religion."
Zhang Guifang said: "I still know a little bit about the Great Tribulation of the Gods, but the disciples of the Chan sect, including the outer disciples, only have about a hundred disciples, while our Jie sect has tens of thousands of disciples. I want to come to the Chan sect." Teachers are definitely no match for our teachers."
Shen Gongbao shook his head and said: "General Zhang, don't underestimate those disciples of Chanjiao. Although they are all regarded as moral masters, they are all hypocritical villains. General Zhang must be careful when fighting with them."
Zhang Guifang cupped her hands and said, "Thank you, Master Imperial Master, for your words. I will pay more attention to it."
Shen Gongbao saw Zhang Guifang's disapproving look, and thought in his heart that he hoped you would not be tricked to death by those Chanjiao disciples.
The two talked for a while, and Zhang Guifang handed over the task of guarding Qinglong Pass to his men, and then led some of his elite soldiers with Shen Gongbao towards Sishui Pass.
The 300,000 soldiers sent by Emperor Xinbo also headed towards Sishui Pass early.
