The first battle of this battle is very important, it is related to the hereditary issue, and it is also related to Ji Fa's reputation. The Western Zhou Dynasty is now bound to win. Seeing the casualties of the army on one side increase, and the reloading time of those ballistas is very long , Jiang Ziya did not hesitate, and immediately dispatched the ace army in his hand.

After the soldiers in the front dispersed, a group of horses wearing armor and holding spears appeared behind them. These horses were wearing heavy armor, and the cavalry on them were also wearing heavy armor. The whole was like a square formation, and they were murderous. Teng Teng looked extremely ferocious.

The training and equipment of the heavy armored cavalry cost Ji Fa a lot of money and effort. These heavy armored cavalrymen are all wearing iron armor, which cannot be shot by ordinary arrows. The armor on the horses is also well-made and has great impact power.

When Ji Fa fought against Eshun's cavalry, he once had a competition and won. This is the strongest fighting force in Dazhou at present. It is the same as iron. This kind of thing should not appear in this era. I don't know why Western Zhou has it. The scientific and technological power in Li Zhi's hands is simply incomparable.

With Jiang Ziya's order, the heavy armored cavalry speeded up, formed a square formation, and rushed forward like a torrent of steel, and their momentum was like a rainbow, which shocked people psychologically.

Da Zhou's army, who had been wounded by bows and arrows before, was greatly boosted in morale, and they all opened their eyes wide to see the victory of their own side. Facing such cavalry, Wen Zhong's cavalry seemed not to dare to be hostile, and they all fled in panic.

Jiang Ziya immediately ordered the whole army to charge, with heavy armored cavalry in front, light cavalry in the rear, and then infantry and crossbowmen. He wanted to wipe out the enemy, but Wen Zhong's men were all light armored soldiers. Far away, the heavy armored cavalry couldn't catch up for a while.

The most terrible thing is that they shoot arrows at the back while running. The seemingly escape design caused heavy losses to all the troops of Da Zhou, including the heavy cavalry.

Since the heavy armored cavalry was successfully trained, it has been regarded as a powerful weapon by Jiang Ziya and Ji Fa, but they did not expect to face such a situation, and it is indeed the case. The heavy armored cavalry can withstand strong attacks, and its defense is amazing , and the destructive power generated during the impact process is very large, which can impact the enemy's formation and damage the opponent's morale.

Chapter 972 Light Cavalry

In the era of cold weapons, this kind of thing is indeed useful, but the fact is cruel. The light cavalry in Wen Zhong's hands seemed to be shattered by his impact, but at the same time they formed an extremely mobile formation. The armored cavalry began a devastating blow.

The heavy armored cavalry wears iron armor that is stronger than bronze, but under the bow and arrow of the light cavalry, they are directly shot through. The most frightening thing is that the light cavalry can shoot continuously, which not only guarantees peace Their ability to continue attacking, and the ability to keep them away from approaching, and the accuracy of this group of people is so amazing that the leading heavy cavalry cannot fight back.

What is this?This immediate design is why the Mongols of later generations were able to conquer the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa. It was even called the "Parthian Archery Method" by the ancient Romans.

During the battle between the two armies, Ji Fa's heavy armored cavalry continued to lose, and it was the heavy armored cavalry they were best at attacking. The current situation not only lost its effect, but due to poor mobility, the current formation has collapsed open.

Such a blow made Jiang Ziya unable to recover for a while. He just felt that he finally figured out such a way, stood on the top of the peak, and was thrown down hard. What is failure? Failure, and a complete failure!

Jiang Ziya didn't know that thousands of years later, the Mongolian cavalry who conquered Eurasia relied on this tactic to spread across the world. The countries on the two continents of Europe and Asia had no temper at all. All the [-] troops were killed.

Now they Zhou Dynasty, using such heavy cavalry, what is the effect on the battlefield?In fact, before Mongolia, heavy cavalry had slowly disappeared in the army, because on the battlefield, the most important thing for an army is mobility. An ordinary army is composed of three parts: strike, defense, and maneuver. If the two parts cannot form a balance, the power will be restricted.

At the end of the Sui Dynasty, the heavy cavalry was defeated by the peasant soldiers on the battlefield, and the heavy cavalry gradually disappeared. In Jiang Ziya's current era, the heavy cavalry is actually very useful, but no matter how powerful he is No matter how knowledgeable he is, how could he be as knowledgeable as Li Zhi thousands of years later?

In other words, in this era, there were not many cavalry battles, and there were only a single type of arms, mainly because there were few horses. The equipment and technology of the Western Zhou Dynasty were obtained from other means and surpassed this era, so they were invincible. The reason is that his weapons More advanced and more deterrent.

However, their experience in commanding this heavy cavalry is almost zero, so their equipment is only powerful in the eyes of Jiang Ziya. In fact, in the eyes of the mobile light cavalry, these weapons are waste. No matter how good the equipment is, there is no corresponding His tactics will not work, and his combat effectiveness will be greatly reduced.

Before, Xiqi only bullied those countries that hadn't smelted steel. It was okay to bully them, but when he ran into the army in Li Zhi's hands, he was almost out of breath.

In fact, it was Li Zhi who bullied them. Jiang Ziya had more experience now, and the almost invincible bow and arrow warfare on horseback in the cold weapon era was easy to capture Jiang Ziya's heavy armored cavalry, which made Jiang Ziya helpless.

The heavy cavalry has surpassed the times, so the method of shooting arrows immediately is beyond the times, and Li Zhi uses armor-penetrating arrows, which can directly penetrate the so-called iron armor of their heavy cavalry.

Chapter 973 Failure

At this time, Jiang Ziya was worried when he saw the heavy cavalrymen falling one after another, but he was helpless, so he quickly ordered the whole army to retreat to avoid more casualties.

However, the morale of the soldiers who have suffered repeated blows has dropped, especially the heavy armored cavalry at the front. Facing the enemy's archery methods, they are proud of their defense and attack, especially their extremely accurate archery skills on horseback. , but they have no chance of connecting with the enemy.

The heavy armored cavalry also found sadly that their current body defenses were broken, and their spirits are now close to a state of collapse. After Jiang Ziya ordered the retreat, the large merchant army that had originally retreated unexpectedly surrounded them again, and this time they were still relying on Shooting arrows from a long distance, the infantry behind slowly prepared to charge forward.

Jiang Ziya's soldiers began to flee in an instant, and the heavy armored cavalry were the first to flee. Because their armor was too heavy, and the horse was still covered with armor, this time, when they fled, they directly threw their backs. The infantry was trampled to death, Xiqi was defeated and returned.

Seeing this, Wen Zhong didn't pay too much attention, and immediately rang the gong to withdraw the troops. This time, the Shang Dynasty won a big victory with a small loss, and their morale was high. On the surface, Zhong was admired by this, but in fact he was shocked in his heart, and admired Renhuang very much.

You must know that this group of archers has already started training a long time ago, otherwise they would not have such a strong aim. Many of these archers are sharpshooters, and they really became the limelight in this battle.

In Da Zhou's camp, Ji Fa listened to Jiang Ziya's report and pleading guilty with a livid face. He never thought that his most powerful secret weapon, the heavy armored cavalry that invested so much money and energy, would fail so tragically. And if you face several times the enemy, the loss will also be lost.

However, there were not many enemies at all, and they were easily shot without even touching their bodies. The Western Zhou Dynasty wanted to fight the big merchants. He drooped his head and didn't dare to look up, and there was silence in the tent.

Looking at Jiang Ziya who bowed his head and said nothing, Ji Fa wished he could chop off his head, but he also knew that this guy had a backer and he had to rely heavily on him, so now he could only appease him but not punish him.

Ji Fa suppressed the anger in his heart, straightened his face and said: "Father, don't blame yourself, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, who would have thought that the enemy still has such light cavalry, it's just that our army has lost the first battle now, and the next What should I do?"

Jiang Ziya immediately said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your forgiveness. According to the old minister, I heard that there are many virtuous people under the Grand Master's command. Today, my apprentice Wu Ji was captured by Yu Hua.

Moreover, the four generals of the Mo family are also quite prestigious, with powerful spells, and made great achievements in the battle between Da Shang and Baiyue. Although our army has courage, it cannot confront Da Zhou head-on. At this moment, I can only go back and ask My colleagues came to help me wait. "

Ji Fa thought of the help of the immortals last time, especially the solution to the food crisis, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Then there will be Lao Xiangfu." After Ji Fa finished speaking, Jiang Ziya hurriedly bid farewell to Ji Fa and rushed to Kunlun Fairy Mountain to ask for help.

At this moment, there were soldiers from below to report that General Luo Feng, who was escorting food and grass, had arrived. Ji Fa's heart moved, and he said, "Let Luo Feng come in, and the rest of them go away."

After the generals were ordered to disperse, Luo Feng entered the big tent, saluted and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that our army has been defeated. Do you know what your Majesty can do?"

Chapter 974 Chariot

After Ji Fa asked Luo Feng to leave, he said to Luo Feng with a pleasant face: "General Luo, Hong Jin sent people to assassinate the king in the past, thanks to the general and the knights who saved me from the evil, and secretly helped Huang Feihu defeat Hong Jin , but today I heard that the grand master led the crowd here, and his subordinates are all masters, so I wonder if the general can relieve my worries?"

Luo Feng pondered for a while, then said: "Prime Minister Lu is an immortal from Kunlun Mountain, how could he be defeated so quickly? If the prime minister can't do it, I can't help it either."

Ji Fa was taken aback for a moment, but then he found that there was a hint of ridicule in Luo Feng's tone, so he said: "I heard that the grand master is very powerful, and the prime minister has gone out to seek help from his fellow disciples, it's not that I don't trust the general, it's just that the prime minister Behind it is the teaching, and there are saints, the general is taught by the West after all.

What's more, that day, when Renhuang was marching westward, I heard that there was an enmity between Chanjiao and Xixijiao. I was also afraid that the two of you would have conflicts, so I arranged for the general to supervise the food and grass in the rear. I hope the general can understand my difficulties. "

Luo Feng pondered for a while before saying: "Your Majesty does not know that although there is a cause and effect between Xijiao and Chanjiao, they have reached a tacit understanding, and we must work together to fight against Jiejiao, and when Jiejiao harmed my fellow disciples, we have already formed a grudge. Then help you gather your fellow disciples to settle the cause and effect with him, but we have helped the Rouran clan, so we should not show up."

Ji Fa hurriedly said: "General, don't worry, although I can't show up to the public, it is real to help the widow. If I get something, I will never give the general any less."

Hearing what Ji Fa said, Luo Feng left in satisfaction. After resigning, he naturally summoned his fellow disciples. Seeing Luo Feng's leaving figure, Ji Fa's eyes flashed with a gleam of light and a lot of confidence.

At Jinji Ridge, the morale of the victorious merchant army was high. Inside the big tent, Hong Jin said to Wen Taishi: "The grand master is mighty today, but he won a big victory. Why don't you take advantage of the low morale of the enemy army? It will keep him in pieces."

Wen Zhong pondered and said: "According to the report from the governor, the defense around the Zhou camp is very tight, and there are fences, which are not conducive to the march of the cavalry. If we clean it up, I'm afraid it will delay time and alarm them."

At this moment, Yu Hua came in and reported: "Grand Master, Han Rong, the chief soldier of Sishui Pass, sent his two sons, Han Sheng and Han Bian, with treasures."

Wen Zhong said: "Okay, you have been in Sishuiguan for so long, do you know what his two sons are capable of? What is the treasure?"

Yu Hua thought for a while: "These two people have very little contact with me, but I heard that martial arts are not high, but they are righteous. As for treasures, I don't know."

Wen Zhong glared at him, Yu Hua didn't use his brain when doing things, but there was nothing he could do about it, so he ordered Han Sheng and Han Bian to be called into the big account. The person was very ordinary, and he didn't look like someone with profound cultivation, so he asked, "What treasures do the two generals have that can defeat the enemy?"

I heard Han Sheng say: "Grand Master, the two of us have learned skills from one person, and we have a treasure in our hands. This treasure is called Wanrenche."

Wen Zhong asked, "What's the name of your master?" Hearing that their master was called Fa Jie, Wen Zhong's eyes lit up: "Oh! It turns out that the two generals are disciples of Fellow Daoist Fa Jie. What is the Wanren Chariot? How about it? Can you take it out and have a look.”

There was something extra in Han Sheng's hand, like a windmill made of paper, with a turntable in the middle, and a pole in the middle with one hand. There was a turntable around the pole. There were four flags on the turntable, and on the flags were written four words of earth, water, wind and fire. words.

Seeing this thing being taken out, the four generals of the Mo family and others looked at each other, and Mo Liqing couldn't help but say: "How does the general defeat the enemy and defeat the enemy? I look at this like a child's plaything."

Chapter 975 Sneak Attack

Han Sheng and Han Bian said: "At the end of the day, I want everyone to follow me out of the big tent and see the power of this treasure." Wen Zhong also had confidence in the Dharma Realm, so he immediately let everyone out of the big tent to have a look at the Ten Thousand Blade Chariot What a big deal.

I saw brothers Han Sheng and Han Bian with disheveled hair, holding swords in their hands and playing the violin, chanting words, but seeing clouds and mist trembling in the sky, gusts of wind, flames soaring into the sky, and a million blades flying in midair.

I saw Wen Zhong smiled: "Oh, this is a good baby, a good baby! I wonder how many there are?" He heard Han Sheng say: "Now there are three thousand vehicles in this car, which is equivalent to three thousand elite soldiers under my command, and it can resist the enemy. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers."

Mo Liqing said in admiration: "The two generals are so powerful! Please forgive my ignorance just now, this baby is very powerful. If you talk about the power of a single baby, it is definitely not as powerful as my magic weapon. If three thousand treasures are produced together, the power will be infinite. Mortals don't say It’s 30, even if it’s [-], it’s still unstoppable, and I can see that this baby doesn’t need any mana, it can be manipulated by ordinary soldiers.”

With the Wanren Chariot in hand, he would not be afraid of Ji Fa. Hong Jin said: "If you can clear the wooden fence in the Dazhou camp and use the Wanren Chariot to attack, I'm afraid this battle will definitely make a great contribution."

Han Sheng said: "Don't worry about those wooden fences. The Wanren Chariot is not afraid of those things, but it will move slower. But this time we have brought a strong general. With this person, those wooden fences can be broken easily. .”

Wen Zhong hurriedly let his general come in. The general's name was Wu Wenhua, and he used a row of wood as a weapon in terms of height. He was powerful enough to row mountains. The wood in his hand was as fast as the wind, and he could row a boat on land. How much strength is there.

Grand Master Wen was overjoyed when he saw this person coming, and let all the generals have a full meal. In the middle of the night, Wu Wenhua took the brunt of it and came to the original gate of Zhouying. All the fences were knocked down on both sides.

After Zhou Ying's military advisers found out, they didn't expect Wu Wenhua and others to rush to the front, and three thousand Wanren chariots rushed out. Immediately, the Wanren chariots started to rotate and arrived one after another. Now, and it was a sneak attack at night, how could Xiqi side prevent it?

After the three thousand chariots rushed in, they saw the flames of war, and the blades slashed. Wherever they passed, Xiqi's soldiers and horses flowed into rivers, and they were in a mess. No one can resist the passing, Yu Hua led a team of cavalry, shooting arrows in the crowd without aiming.

At night, Zhou Jun thought he was resting, relying on the wooden fence, so he didn't care too much about someone's sneak attack, but now he was in a mess, and he could shoot people with bows and arrows at will.

Ji Fa woke up from the dream, and under the protection of his general, he rode his horse and ran away desperately. Yu Hua saw someone in the main camp being escorted and fled, so he hurriedly urged the horse and shouted: "Ji Fa, don't go!"

Ji Fa was so frightened that he was out of his wits. He rode forward, and the general in his hand met Yu Hua and attacked him. Yu Hua wanted to capture Ji Fa, but he didn't bother him. The general threw it down out of thin air, and chased after Ji Fa by himself.

Seeing this Yu Hua approaching faster and faster, Ji Fa cried out in fright, alas, who can take care of the family, and shouted: "Who is here to escort?"

When Yu Hua was about to beat Ji Faji down with the Soul-Slaying Banner in his hand, a Buddha's light flashed in front of him, and a person stopped in front, holding the demon pestle in his hand, and said to Yu Hua: "With me here, who can hurt Ji Fa?" Got King Zhou?"

The person who came was the Venerable King Ming, not only the Venerable King Ming came, but there were two more people behind to protect Ji Fa. Yu Hua held the killing banner in his hand and moved towards the Venerable King Ming in front of him. Black air emanated from the soul-slaying banner, but Venerable King Ming's body was shining with gold, and the black air had no effect on him.

Chapter 976 Shen Gongbao's embarrassment

His Holiness King Ming sneered: "Can this little soul-destroyer of yours be useful to me?" After finishing speaking, a dharma body appeared, with three heads and eight arms, and the dharma weapon in his hand hit Yu Hua. A ray of golden light came to the top of Yu Hua's head in an instant, hitting his beam door.

Yu Hua fell down with a muffled grunt. The Golden Crystal Beast was smart and turned around and ran away. The Great Merchant army who came behind were surprised when they saw His Holiness King Ming and the Taoists behind him.

Hong Jin had never heard the name of Venerable King Ming, but he was defeated by Huang Feihu that day. It was because these Taoists knew in their hearts that these people were powerful, so they didn't order to chase them. , with Wu Wenhua clearing the way, Han Sheng left the camp with the Wanren chariot team.

At this time, the Zhou camp had turned into a sea of ​​blood, which was too horrible to look at. The night attack was a complete victory. The Wanren Chariot made a great contribution and killed nearly 5 people in the Zhou Dynasty army. Not included in the list, but only a few dozen were damaged. To outsiders, the dozens are just paper, so what effect can they have?

However, Yu Hua was killed because Venerable King Ming's methods were tyrannical after all. As one of the five great masters, Yu Hua couldn't resist. After all, Yu Hua had a different identity. Master is the Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit.

Wen Zhong and Yu Yuan are also senior brothers. Although they won a complete victory, their senior apprentice died in battle, but his face was not too happy. Hong Jin told Wen Zhong about those mysterious people. Zhong frowned for a long time, and while making a quick report to His Majesty the Emperor, he summoned his disciple Ji Li, and asked Ji Li to rush to Penglai to tell his senior brother about Yu Hua's death.

At this time, Xiqi's side suffered a lot from the blow and needed to recuperate, so they avoided fighting for the past few days. Yingpan didn't dare to relax, and King Ming just saved Ji Fa and didn't come out again.

The battle report of the archer and the Wanren Chariot winning Xiqi's side was reported to Li Zhi immediately through high-tech means. Li Zhi was not surprised that the Wanren Chariot was able to win, but was very vigilant on the contrary. After much deliberation, Li Zhi lit a stick of incense and asked Shen Gongbao to come.

Not long after, the figure of Shen Gongbao appeared in the smoky incense, and he saluted Li Zhishen, and Li Zhi didn't go around, and said directly: "National teacher, now Xiqi has launched a rebellion, and the two sides are in turmoil. Da Shang, I heard that Grand Master and the rebels are fighting in Jinji Ridge, can the Imperial Master help me put down the chaos first?"

Shen Gongbao showed a look of hesitation, and sighed after a long time: "Your Majesty, I'm sorry for your majesty's trust, and I can't help you. I hope your majesty will allow me not to be a national teacher."

Li Zhi said in surprise: "Oh, what is the secret of the national teacher? Why did you abandon me?"

Shen Gongbao smiled wryly: "Your Majesty, let me tell you the truth. I am the person who interprets the teachings. Now the master has ordered that the disciples of the teachings should help Xiqi, so I am in a dilemma."

Li Zhi looked at Shen Gongbao in shock: "Ah! National Teacher, you actually want to help the rebel. Could it be that you, like Jiang Ziya, rebelled against the widow and failed the widow's trust?"

Shen Gongbao looked ashamed: "Master's kindness is as important as a mountain, I can't disobey it."

Suddenly, Shen Gongbao noticed that the emperor's expression changed: "National teacher, in fact, the commander-in-chief has already told me about you."

When Shen Gongbao heard this, his face was shocked, and he heard Li Zhi continue to say: "But the commander asked me to tell you that he doesn't blame you, and you can't help yourself. I hope you can take care of yourself and take care."

Chapter 977

Shen Gongbao felt uncomfortable for a while, his body trembled slightly, and sighed: "I am ashamed of my fellow Taoist emperor. If I have a chance in the future, I am willing to repay him with my life."

Li Zhi heard the sincerity in Shen Gongbao's tone, sighed in his heart, and said: "Oh! National Teacher, since this is the case, I can't force it on you. After all, it is your master's order, and I only blame you for not being destined.

One last thing, I hope the national teacher will answer it. When we attacked Xiqi, we confronted Huang Feihu and should have gained the upper hand, but suddenly many mysterious figures appeared in Huang Feihu's team. defeat.

Now that the grand master attacked the Zhou camp at night, those people appeared again and killed our general Yu Hua. I want to ask, are these people from the same sect of the national teacher? "

Shen Gongbao pondered for a while, and said: "To tell you the truth, these people are not from my teaching, but from the Western religion. That's all I have said. Your Majesty, don't ask any more questions."

Li Zhi was shocked, he really was a member of the Western religion, when Hong Jin and Xi Qi faced each other that day, the elites of the teaching were all fighting against him at his Sanshan Pass, where could there be so many strange people?I didn't expect to be a member of the Western religion. It seems that the West has united with Chanjiao.

So Li Zhi said: "It seems that Shangtang's century-old foundation is about to be destroyed by me, national teacher, forget it, Daoist Shen Gongbao, I also know your difficulties, and I will not make things difficult for you again in the future Yes, please take care of yourself, the Taoist priest.”

When Shen Gongbao saw that the Emperor was still treating him with courtesy, he felt guilty in his heart, and gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, I know that I am ashamed of Your Majesty, so I went to a famous mountain to invite people with Taoism skills to try to resolve the evil. My last wishes to His Majesty."

After all, Yuanshi Tianzun had a destiny first, so the person Shen Gongbao invited should be cannon fodder outside the teaching, and maybe someone who stopped teaching, but what Li Zhi thought was that it was also destined, so he said: "Thank you very much." The Daoist is now, and I still say the same thing, if the Daoist doesn't come, I, Dao Shang, will no longer have a national teacher."

After Shen Gongbao saluted solemnly and deeply, he immediately dispersed. Li Zhi and Fei Yuhe discussed a few words, and then turned into a streamer and went to Biyou Palace. Some disciples invited Li Zhi in directly. Stayed in the palace for a while, and then returned to Chaoge.

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