On the tenth day of the Battle of Muye, Chaoge, the capital of Shang Dynasty.

Chaoge City means singing high dawn, welcoming the rising sun, and thriving.

Facing the rising sun and bathing in the warm sunshine, the Shang Dynasty army set out from the southern city gate and headed for Muye in a mighty way. The army that set out to fight, including more than 40,000 Yi Ren Legion, 100,000 slave crossbowmen Legion, 10,000 guards, 6,000 royal guards and 12 battle elephants, with a total force of more than 150,000.

The first appearance of the Shang Dynasty war elephant brought great shock to Ouyang Shuo and the lords.

The war elephant is covered with armor made of rhinoceros leather and hardwood, with a bronze protective face on its face, and a sharp spear tied to its ivory. The war elephant is carrying a wooden war tower shaped like a chariot on its back, with a driver, two shooters and two long spearmen on it.

The giant beast armed to the teeth like this is simply a human bulldozer on the battlefield. No one can block its edge. Wherever the battle elephant passes, it will leave a bloody path.

The only regret is that there are too few war elephants, and most of the elephant formations are still fighting against the Dongyi in the east. Otherwise, the Zhou army's chariot troops would not be worrying at all.

If the Guards were the elite of the dynasty, then the royal guards were the elite among the elites. They followed Emperor Xin of Shang, fought in the south for hundreds of battles, and made great achievements. The members of the guards were all children of nobles, and were the real soldiers of the Shang Dynasty, and were loyal to the Shang king.

The soldiers of the Guards and the Royal Guards were filled with righteous indignation and determined to defend the glory of the Shang Dynasty with their spears in their hands. Their morale was high and their fighting spirit was boiling.

Chaoge's people lined up at the city gate to see off the soldiers who went to war. Whether it was the Guards or the Royal Guards, they were Chaoge's soldiers, and they were the real Shang tribe's own people, and they were not comparable to those of the slave troops.

Emperor Xin of Shang, personally led the army to fight in a chariot inlaid with gold, silver and gems.

The vast army, with flags flying, spears standing tall, and the army was full of strong. Rows of armies passed through the southern city gate and walked up the official road leading to Makino City, stirring up waves of dust.

The people on both sides of the road spontaneously danced praying for the gods and saw them off. They prayed to ghosts and gods and protect the children who went on the war to return safely. Because in the city, their parents, wives and hungry children were waiting for their sons, husbands and fathers to go home to reunite.

Emperor Xin sat on the golden chariot and waved to the people, which attracted cheers. Although their king was brutal, stubborn, and moody, their king had great military achievements and did not abandon his own people, but led the army in person, which was enough to be supported by the people.

When rows of slave legions equipped with powerful crossbows appeared, it attracted a burst of exclamations from the people. As the last slave dynasty in Chinese history, slaves had a very low status in society. They were prisoners, commodities, goods, and livestock, but they were not regarded as "humans".

It is conceivable what kind of impact will such a group of non-"people" be banned and trained into an army, and will have on ordinary people, merchants, nobles and slave owners.

If the Shang Dynasty had not reached a critical moment of life and death, there would definitely be a large group of people who stood up to oppose the Shang king's actions, because this had violated the vital interests of the nobles and slave owners.

Those who can be selected from 700,000 slaves are all relatively strong and obedient slaves. They walked in the array with restraint, frightened and felt very uncomfortable at the gazes of the people around them, as if they were walking naked on the street.

They are far from adapting to their new identities.

General Eilai, who was born in slaves, walked in front of the crossbowman legion. This general, with a fierce face, outstanding martial arts and extremely powerful force, was also warmly welcomed by the people.

The one who walked at the end was the Inhuman Legion. Although the cavalry unit was somewhat damaged in the previous battle, it was still the most powerful unit, walking at the forefront of the legion.

Following the cavalry, there were 20,000-biting shield troops, one by one, one by one, stepping through the south city gate, and the prosperous military appearance and exquisite armor were all moving.

The army walked on the official road without seeing the end. The front army had already arrived in Muye, and the rear army had not yet passed through the south gate of Chaoge City. On the official road, there were rows of armies, unable to accommodate any pedestrians.

It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that the last row of sword and shield soldiers had barely arrived in Makino.

Makino is just a small city, with dilapidated and low walls, just made of loess, and has almost no defensive ability. It is just that Makino is the last portal of the capital Chaoge.

The army simply did not enter the city and set up camps in the southern suburbs. A series of camps occupied the plains, high slopes and valleys in the southern suburbs, densely packed, almost surrounding the entire Makino City.

At this time, the southern suburbs had already been beyond recognition. Thiefs one meter wide and two meters deep were covered with the entire front of the southern suburbs, with a spacing of less than one hundred meters, and the overall span was one thousand meters, almost eliminating the possibility of chariots charging. Such trenches would not affect the attack of the cavalry.

Emperor Xin of Shang, entered the Muyecheng Prefecture Office and used it as the temporary command center of the army.

The people in Makino City, including 600,000 slaves, have all been transferred to Chaoge to avoid consuming the food and grass stored in the city, and are also a detailed task to prevent the Zhou Dynasty. The entire Makino City suddenly became a military fortress, and except for the soldiers, there were only logistics personnel responsible for food and supplies.

The royal guards must ensure the safety of Emperor Xin of the Shang Dynasty.

That night, Emperor Xin convened all generals in the government office to discuss tomorrow's formation. As a representative of Yiren, Ouyang Shuo was fortunate to attend this military meeting.

In fact, at this time Ouyang Shuo had long become a celebrity in front of Emperor Xin of Shang, and his status had far exceeded the authority of the representative of Yi Ren, and many of his suggestions could be adopted by Emperor Xin.

Of course, many of Ouyang Shuo's plans are indispensable behind Ju Shuo.

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The princes such as Mengjin, Yong, Lu, Peng, Pu, Shu, Qiang, Wei, and Hun finally led their troops to arrive.

After gathering all the princes, King Wu of Zhou held an anti-commerce oath meeting with all the princes in Mengjin.

At the oath-taking meeting, King Wu of Zhou issued a proclamation to discuss business, listing six crimes of King Shang: the first is alcoholism; the second is not to use noble relatives and old ministers; the third is to value villains; the fourth is to listen to women's words; the fifth is to believe that there is a destiny in heaven; the sixth is to not pay attention to sacrifices.

A small western country under the rule of the Shang Dynasty actually openly accused the lord of his crimes, and even the habit of drinking can be included in it. This shows how hypocritical the Zhou State is. It is obviously a rebellion or a rebellion, but it wants to package itself into the embodiment of justice.

Subsequently, a grand sacrificial ceremony was held, and King Wu of Zhou and other tribe leaders swore to the heavens to destroy the Shang Dynasty. The sacrificial ceremony was also a sacrifice for living people, but was just a replacement of the sacrifice for prisoners of the Shang Dynasty.

After the sacrifice, Bingfeng pointed directly at Muye.

The troops dispatched by the Western Zhou Dynasty, including 300 chariots, 3,000 royal guards, and 45,000 soldiers. These are real regular troops, with well-trained soldiers, rich practical experience, strict military discipline and well-equipped. In addition, the vassals' armed forces reached 70,000. In addition, there were more than 50,000 Yi Ren Legion.

Even so, the weapons and equipment of the Zhou army were still far inferior to that of the Shang army. The merchants' bronze smelting and manufacturing level were extremely high. The bronze weapons and armor they produced were of excellent quality and far exceeds that of the Zhou army.

This is especially true for infantry armor. The Shang army has popularized armor made of bronze and rhinoceros leather, especially bronze helmets, which were the standard equipment for Shang army soldiers at that time. Its structural design, manufacturing technology, product quality and protection were the best in the world even during the same period.

However, the Zhou army at the same period only had ordinary leather armor or even wooden armor, and even the noble officers and guards of the Zhou army did not have bronze armor. The two were incomparable in terms of protection.

Of course, compared with the slave army that had almost no armor and only had a bronze spear in history, although the Zhou army was not as good as the Shang army, it was much stronger than the slave army in history.

Zhou and Shang are enemies of the world and their old enemies.

Among them, there was the feud between the Shang royal family and King Wu of Zhou who killed his father, slaughtered his father and brother for three consecutive generations. There was also the battle between the two countries for territory, population and ruling due to the repeated dispatch of Shang to attack Zhou.

Therefore, both sides have been filthy in the royal family, between the countries and the people. By the time of King Wu of Zhou, the whole Western Zhou Dynasty had accumulated a deep blood hatred against Shang for at least a hundred years.

This time, the Western Zhou Dynasty took every effort to make all the troops that could be used in the whole country. Therefore, the Zhou people had no way out, and the consequences would be unimaginable if they were defeated. From King Wu to soldiers, their morale and morale were extremely high and unified.

The princes dispatched all the most elite and powerful regular troops in their country.

Since the founding of the country, Shang Dynasty has been constantly conquering the surrounding countries, tribes and nations. The purpose is to expand its territory, and to plunder the population. In addition to increasing slaves and expanding production, an important purpose is to obtain sacrifices for living people for divination and sacrifices of divine power, or to obtain living people for the nobles who are buried with their lives.

The Shang Dynasty was extremely serious in the theocracy, and living people often needed sacrifices. These "materials" also paid attention to "quality", and most of them required that they must be young and strong, which was destined to require a large number of living people. Therefore, the Shang Dynasty plundered the population very frequently and seriously. Moreover, the entire Shang clan was too optimistic and believed in violence and force, and adopted direct and simple violent means against the general public, especially Western tribes and countries.

This ultimately led to these nations full of unforgettable hatred for Shang. Once the time is ripe, they will inevitably revenge at all costs, and their military morale is consistent with that of the Western Zhou Dynasty.

The Zhou royal family was always gentle and virtuous, "benevolent, kind and loving the people" which led to the three royal families of the Western Zhou Dynasty having considerable appeal, both in China and in all tribes, among the royal families and the people of the princes, so they can respond to one call.

The vast army rushed straight to Muye along the Wei River. The flags of various vassal states fluttered in the wind, indicating the determination of the vassal states to raise an army against Shang. This was a group of enemies with deep hatred in the sea of ​​blood.
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