Chapter 787: The Shock of Xiqi

San Yisheng was dumbfounded, and he cried out in shock and fear: "How is this possible, how is this possible? How could Great Shang have such a massive fleet? Where did these Warships come from?"

This was also the inner voice of everyone present.

Jiang Ziya's heart sank to the bottom; he realized that he seemed to have never truly understood Great Shang.

Previously, it was taken for granted that Great Shang's Immortal Dao experts only numbered in the hundreds on the surface, and if not for Yang Shen, that Peak Golden Immortal, holding them back, their Xiqi could have swept through them directly.

One must know that relying on the support of Yuanshi Tianzun, Xiqi's Immortal Dao experts already exceeded four thousand.

Although the vast majority were only Earth Immortals.

But the Immortals cultivated by Great Shang through Pills were certainly only at the Earth Immortal level.

It was also taken for granted that, relying on the support of Yuanshi Tianzun and the strength of the entire nation, Xiqi had only managed to build fewer than twenty Warships; even if Great Shang had an Artifact Refining industrial zone, the number of Warships would not be much higher than Xiqi's.

After all, Refining Warships requires Immortal Level artifact refiners.

This is a limiting factor; it is not something you can Refine just because you have enough artifact refining materials.

But what was the result?

Two interception battles directly woke him up.

Hundreds of Warships crisscrossed, and over a thousand Immortal Dao experts appeared, directly crushing their two detachments with a sweeping momentum.

And this was only what Great Shang had shown so far.

In the shadows, Great Shang did not know how much power it had accumulated.

The war had just begun; it was impossible for Great Shang to stake everything on one throw and send all its forces here.

Looking at it this way, Xiqi was lagging behind in every aspect.

Whether it was Warships, the number of Immortal Dao experts, or the number of Ordinary troops, they were likely far inferior to Great Shang.

Their only advantage now might be having the backing of the Chan Sect.

As for rescue.

Not to mention whether there was still time, even if they could rescue, they could not go.

Given the power of Great Shang displayed in the Mysterious Light Mirror, unless Taiyi Zhenren took action personally.

But Taiyi Zhenren needed to sit in command here.

Otherwise, the moment Taiyi Zhenren left, the main force of Xiqi stationed here might have their home base stolen by Yang Shen.

……

"Eh, that is the direction of Qinglong Pass and Jiameng Pass, such intense mana fluctuations!"

"Let's go, let's go, a great battle has broken out in those two places."

"Could it be that Xiqi's two detachments are attacking Qinglong Pass and Jiameng Pass?"

……

The lurking Loose Immortals headed one after another toward Qinglong Pass and Jiameng Pass.

Although they had eaten a big melon earlier, the battle had not broken out after all, leaving them feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

Now that a fierce battle had broken out at Qinglong Pass and Jiameng Pass, they naturally had to rush over.

The distance of ten thousand li was covered very quickly.

Hiss!

Gazing at the Warships crisscrossing in the sky and the over a thousand Immortal Dao experts engaged in fierce battle, all the Loose Immortals gasped in cold air, and they hurriedly took out their Mobile Phones to conduct a live stream.

Very quickly, the live stream room was boiling.

"Holy crap, holy crap, the screen is full of Warships; this Great Shang is too terrifying."

"Didn't Xiqi retreat? Why are they fighting again?"

"Xiqi is so miserable; this is a total rout of the army. Look at those Immortal Dao cultivators, each one is being besieged by several people, they can't even escape if they want to?"

"This isn't Sishui Pass, where is this, streamer?"

……

Soon, everyone knew that Xiqi's two detachments attacking Jiameng Pass and Qinglong Pass had been crushed by the Great Shang army; in the end, the entire army was wiped out, hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and the others were all captured.

As for the cultivators above the Immortal Realm, they were all killed, and their True Spirits all ascended to the Investiture of the Gods.

……

The news of Great Shang's great victory spread wildly on the internet. The people of Great Shang, who had been deeply worried because the Chan Sect had entered the fray, cheered one after another, saying that with the National Teacher Yang Shen here, so what if the Chan Sect supported Xiqi?

As for the people of Xiqi, they were naturally hit hard and were full of confusion about the future.

The 'Wise Marquis' was 'dead', and they had suffered a crushing defeat at the start.

How should they fight next?

……

Sishui Pass.

General's Mansion.

Han Rong reported: "National Teacher, a great victory at Jiameng Pass and Qinglong Pass, over 1.5 million Xiqi captives taken. The commanders of the two passes have sent letters asking how these captives should be dealt with?"

Yin Qi said: "According to standard practice, hand them all over to the Ministry of Works and let them go to various places to build bridges and repair roads. After their ten-year sentence is served, they will either be dispersed and settled in various places, or their families can pay a ransom to redeem them."

Although Teleportation Arrays were already very popular within Great Shang.

But Teleportation Arrays were more suitable for long distances; for short distances, such as within a hundred li, the main roads were still the priority.

Especially with the increasing number of various cars and Trucks, the Great Shang Ministry of Works was also vigorously building bridges and paving roads, with the goal of achieving 'connectivity for every village'.

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Previously, the Imperial Court hired commoners to do work, but later, after suppressing the rebellions of Yuan Futong, Jiang Huanchu, and the Fengyun Sect, tens of millions of people were captured and all handed over to the Ministry of Works to go and build bridges and repair roads.

Han Rong nodded and said again: "National Teacher, Xiqi has lost two battles in a row, their morale must be greatly damaged; should we take the initiative to attack?"

The other generals, upon hearing this, all had eyes shining with excitement.

In their view, the strength of Yin Shang far exceeded that of Xiqi, and there was absolutely no need to wait for Xiqi to attack.

They could take the initiative to attack and strike into the heart of Xiqi territory.

Yin Qi shook his head: "No."

Han Rong and the others were puzzled, but seeing that Yin Qi did not want to say more, they could only suppress their doubts in their hearts.

………

Xiqi.

Xibo Marquis Mansion.

Main Hall.

Ji Fa sat in the main seat, his expression gloomy.

He was originally the Regional Commander of the southern route, but because he had become the Heir Apparent and the next Xibo Marquis, he naturally could no longer continue to lead the troops, so the position of southern route Regional Commander was handed over to Ji Dan.

Ji Dan, who is the Duke of Zhou in history, was accomplished in both civil and military affairs.

On both sides of the hall sat more than twenty high-ranking officials of Xiqi, including Jiang Ziya, Jia Ren, Xin Jia, Xin Mian, Tai Dian, Hong Yao, Qi Gong, Yin Ji, and others, as well as many of Ji Fa's adult brothers.

Ji Fa's gaze was sharp; he looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, speak up, how should we respond next?"

Everyone frowned and pondered, but no one spoke.

This excellent start, which they had thought would allow them to sweep across Yin Shang and overthrow Di Qi, had unexpectedly turned into a blow to the head that left them dazed and unable to recover even now.

They secretly scanned the people present; who exactly was the traitor?

Seeing that no one spoke, Ji Fa suppressed his anger and looked at Jiang Ziya, saying: "Prime Minister, what do you say?"

Jiang Ziya stood up, bowed slightly, and said: "Heir Apparent, the most urgent matter now is not to investigate who leaked the secret or who betrayed us, but to stabilize the hearts of the people as quickly as possible. There are two points to stabilizing the hearts of the people:

First, announce the death of the Marquis and have the Heir Apparent ascend to the throne on an auspicious day.

Second, issue a new manifesto, raising the banner of avenging our ancestor Jili.

As the saying goes, a feud of ten generations can still be avenged."

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded one after another.

Ji Fa frowned; he was not yet the later King Wu of Zhou and did not have such deep cunning. The fact that the spy was hidden among them, yet he could not ferret them out, made him feel incomparably hateful.

But he thought it over again and again and could not find any suspicious targets.

There was no need to mention Jiang Ziya; he was a member of the Chan Sect, and his goal was to support Zhou and destroy Shang, so it was impossible for him to leak the secret.

Jia Ren was also an outsider, but he had repeatedly performed meritorious service, was diligent and conscientious, and was a trusted aide brought to Xiqi by Jiang Ziya, so it was also unlikely he was a spy.

As for the others.

They were either direct descendants of the Ji Family or had been loyal to the Ji Family for generations, so it was also unlikely they would betray them.

However, Jiang Ziya's suggestion was temporarily shelved, and since everyone else nodded in agreement, he could only nod as well.

Jiang Ziya continued: "There is one more thing; the strength of Yin Shang far exceeds our imagination, so I am wondering, is it really necessary for us to divide our forces? I am worried that they will be defeated one by one by Yin Shang." (End of chapter)