Chapter 309: 【Counting down the ten great battles of ancient times·The Battle of Muye】

Golden light flowed on the firmament, converging into an ancient poem:

【The Shang dynasty's six hundred years of decay, the evening wind of autumn falls at Zhaoge.

The Battle of Muye determines the universe, the Zhou dynasty inherits eight hundred years to pacify the Divine Land.】

【Counting down the ten great battles of ancient times·The Battle of Muye】

"The Battle of Muye?"

In the Eastern Han Nanguo Hall, Liu Xiu muttered subconsciously.

Although he was the founding emperor, he knew very little about this decisive battle in ancient times, only vaguely remembering that it was the decisive battle where King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, overthrew the Yin-Shang dynasty.

"Yin-Shang... Zhou Wu..."

Liu Bang smacked his lips; he was an old rogue who liked new things and was very interested in such ancient legends.

"Is this another drama of changing dynasties? Even earlier than the Battle of Changping?"

Ying Zheng stood with his hands behind his back, staring at the sky screen like a falcon, coldly spitting out two words: "The beginning."

Liu Che was rubbing his hands, his eyes shining: "Winning with fewer troops? Or a battle of hearts? Interesting! Much more worth watching than those brute force killings!"

The official narration of the sky screen, with an eternal majesty, resounded through the myriad worlds:

【Reason for being on the list: The first ultimate decisive battle of a dynasty with clear written records in Chinese official history.

The six-hundred-year foundation of Yin-Shang collapsed overnight, and the eight-hundred-year rites and music of the Zhou dynasty began from this.

This battle derived two handed-down allusions: "turning the spear to strike" and "singing in front and dancing behind"; it is the Battle of Fengshen where the direction of people's hearts determines the world, ranking first among the ten great battles of ancient times.】

【One: The tyrant loses virtue, Xiqi accumulates strength】

The scene shifted, turning into that distant and unfamiliar ancient land.

【In the late years of Yin-Shang, King Zhou of Shang, Di Xin, was naturally brave and had extraordinary talent.

In his early years, he personally led a large army to conquer the Dongyi, expanding territory and shaking all directions.

However, in his later years, he was arrogant, extravagant, and tyrannical.

He built a forest of meat and a pool of wine to indulge in drinking, used the punishment of cannon-branding to suppress the people, and harmed loyal officials.

Bigan was disemboweled, Jizi was imprisoned, Weizi fled, the court was estranged, and the hearts of the people were completely lost.】

On the sky screen, the man known as "King Zhou" appeared.

He was tall and handsome, but he had a chilling aura of violence.

He was on the Deer Terrace, watching his ministers being thrown into huge bronze cauldrons and cooked like livestock, with a cruel smile on his face.

【What was even more fatal was that the elite main force of the Yin-Shang army had been on a long-term expedition to the Dongyi for years, stranded on the shores of the East Sea.】

【The hinterland of Zhaoge was empty of troops, with no usable soldiers or generals in the country.】

The scene shifted, and on the vast land of Dongyi, the Yin-Shang army was like a black tide, besieging one stubborn tribal city after another.

And in their rear, the capital Zhaoge was like a giant with its internal organs hollowed out, leaving only a gorgeous empty shell.

【At the same time, in the west, Xiqi, King Wen of Zhou, Ji Chang (Xibo Hou), worked hard to govern, recruited talents, cultivated virtue to pacify the people, and accumulated national strength.】

【After Ji Chang died, King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, succeeded to the throne. Upholding his father's will, he appointed Jiang Ziya as Grand Tutor, organized the army, prepared for war, and waited quietly for the opportune moment to destroy the Shang.】

In the scene, a benevolent and broad-minded monarch was talking to farmers in the fields.

Around him, more and more feudal lords and commoners dissatisfied with the tyranny of Yin-Shang gathered.

And his son Ji Fa was sitting opposite an old man with white hair and beard and a Taoist appearance (Jiang Ziya), planning a earth-shattering event.

"This King Zhou, he has military power but no virtue!"

Liu Bang looked at the sky screen and couldn't help but comment.

"He fought for a lifetime, but ended up losing all his people, and the rear was empty; isn't this digging a hole for himself?"

"War is a dangerous weapon, and sages only use it when they have no other choice."

Ying Zheng glanced at him coldly, "King Zhou was bellicose and lost his foundation; this is self-destruction."

【Two: Thousand-mile raid, turning against the enemy on the battlefield】

The sky screen continued to advance, and the time was fixed at 1046 BC.

【King Wu of Zhou seized the fatal flaw of the Yin-Shang main force being on an expedition, united the western states of Yong, Shu, Qiang, Wei, Lu, Peng, and Pu, formed a coalition of feudal lords, marched day and night, raided a thousand miles, and pressed directly into the hinterland of Yin-Shang, Muye (south of modern-day Qixian, Henan).】

In the scene, a high-spirited coalition army, like an arrow off the string, crossed mountains and rivers, advancing rapidly toward the core area of Yin-Shang.

They did not encounter any decent resistance because the main force of Yin-Shang was in the east.

【King Zhou of Shang was shocked when he heard the news in Zhaoge. At this time, there was no regular army in the court, and in desperation, he could only hastily assemble hundreds of thousands of temporary troops of slaves, prisoners of war, and commoners, led by King Zhou himself, and rushed to Muye to meet the Zhou army.】

On the sky screen, King Zhou stood on a high war chariot, and behind him was a group of "armies" in rags and sallow faces.

Some of these people held wooden sticks, some held stone axes, their eyes scattered, with no will to fight.

【The two armies arrayed at Muye.

The Zhou army had strict discipline and high morale, with Jiang Ziya sitting in the center, coordinating well.

And the Shang army, all were bottom-level commoners forced to participate in the war, suffering from the tyranny of King Zhou, with deep hatred in their hearts.】

Liu Bang looked at the "Shang army" holding wooden sticks and slapped his thigh with laughter: "Hahaha! Is this King Zhou a fool?"

"Taking a group of commoners to block King Wu of Zhou's elites? Isn't this sending them to death?"

Liu Che also shook his head and sighed: "The hearts of the people are lost; even with thousands of troops and horses, it is just a pile of loose sand."

"This King Zhou has walked the road to the end."

【The decisive battle started, and a dramatic scene completely reversed the battle situation.

The miscellaneous Shang army turned against the enemy on the battlefield!

The Shang army, which should have resisted the Zhou army, turned their spears and spears, not only not attacking, but rushing toward Zhaoge, cooperating with the Zhou army to attack the Shang king's personal guards.

History calls it—turning the spear to strike!】

This was the most shocking and ironic scene in the whole field.

The Shang army's line was trembling, and then, like dominoes, it collapsed.

Countless long spears that should have been pointed at the Zhou army turned in unison toward King Zhou of Shang behind them.

Those slaves and prisoners of war let out a roar of anger that had been suppressed for years; they were no longer a mob, but a torrent of revenge.

"Rebel! Rebel!"

King Zhou on the sky screen looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar faces behind him, the blood on his face faded instantly, and the whip in his hand hung down powerlessly.

【At the same time, the Zhou army soldiers were in high spirits, marching and fighting with high spirits.

History records that the soldiers "sang in front and danced behind."

Singing the song of the great righteousness of cutting down Zhou, holding shields and axes, the momentum was like a rainbow, completely crushing the collapsed Shang army.】

In the scene, on the Zhou army's position, a majestic and mysterious singing voice sounded, which was the war cry from ancient times.

They stepped in neat steps, accompanied by the war drums that shook the sky, and advanced.

And opposite them was the Shang army that had completely collapsed and even actively cleared the way.

The Battle of Muye was less of a battle and more of a one-sided "reception."

Ying Zheng turned to look at Gu Shanhe and asked:

"Immortal Gu, I have a question—that King Zhou of Shang was considered a hero in his early years, why did he become so tyrannical in his later years?"

Liu Bang also shouted: "Immortal, Immortal, is that Jiang Ziya really that magical? Can he predict the future?"

Liu Che added: "And also, what exactly were the rites and music of the Zhou dynasty like? Can they really manage eight hundred years?"

Liu Xiu saw that the three emperors had asked, and also asked: "Immortal, may I ask how the Zhou army's food and grass were solved in the Battle of Muye? A thousand-mile raid, it won't work without food and grass."

Gu Shanhe answered their questions one by one.

He first replied to Ying Zheng's question.

"Back to Brother Zheng, King Zhou's tyranny in his later years, firstly, he was complacent and felt that no one could match him;"

"Secondly, he was addicted to pleasure and couldn't listen to unpleasant advice; over time, he naturally lost his original heart." ===== CHAPTER 310 =====