Chapter 179: The First Contribution of Earthly Conducting Thaumaturgy
Chapter 179: Initial achievements in earth magic
The army marched all the way and finally reached Xiqi City.
Ji Fa, the son of Xibohou, led the princes on the west road and the princes of Jichang to greet the emperor's army outside the city.
Zhang Zixing finally met his "destined" opponent. Ji Fa was in his early thirties, handsome in appearance, polite in manners, and a type that looked more pleasing to the eye. He was also respectful and submissive to the emperor, and did not dare to show any slights.
.
The princes from all walks of life unanimously praised Ji Fa and reported to the emperor: If the son of Xibohou hadn't stepped forward and led the princes to form a coalition to bravely fight against the Dog Rong, all the countries in the West would have been defeated by the Dog Rong.
destroyed.
Zhang Zixing listened to the unanimous praise from the princes, with a look of approval on his face, but he was even more vigilant in his heart: Even Huang Feihu's army was no match for Quan Rong, how could he, Ji Fa, resist Quan Rong's army? How would Quan Rong's invasion end?
Is it related to Ji Fa? What is the real cause of death of Taibo Zhongyong?
Ji Fa invited the emperor and Yan Fei to rest in the temporarily renovated palace, and sent Yisheng and Nangong to receive the generals and troops entering the city.
Zhang Zixing looked at the carefully decorated temporary palace and the beautiful palace maids, showed a satisfied look, and said: "Ai Qing has done great service in fighting against the dog soldiers, and her loyalty is commendable. Xibohou will succeed, and with you in the West, I will be able to save you in the future."
A lot of heart."
Ji Fa was overjoyed when he heard the emperor's tone. Although there was no actual reward, there was an implicit intention to let him take over the power of Xibohou in the future. He took the opportunity to present a batch of rare treasures, which made the emperor very happy.
After Ji Fa resigned, he returned to the mansion and went straight to the secret room where Jiang Ziya was.
Ji Fa saluted Jiang Ziya and said, "Teacher, the emperor personally led the army and has arrived in Xiqi today."
Jiang Ziya nodded and asked: "Did the emperor ask you about the dog soldiers?"
Ji Fa said: "The emperor did not inquire. Instead, he admired the palace very much and wanted me to guard the West in the future. In my opinion, the emperor has become more and more indifferent in recent years, and he no longer has the original sage."
Jiang Ziya pondered and said: "After the emperor doted on Daji alone, he gradually became ignorant. He ignored the government affairs all day long. When there were important matters, he had to go to Yan Concubine's Shouxian Palace to ask for orders. Although he still loved the people, he had lost the government.
Zhongzunwei, this is all my personal experience, and it must not be false. However, because the emperor's reputation was too great in his early years, and he benefited all the people in the world with his new policies, even though the princes and officials complained, the people's support has never been lost. If you want to use
I’m afraid it will be even more difficult to win the people’s support.”
Ji Fa frowned and said: "Since the people's hearts are not in use, in the future we should think about the princes and officials."
Jiang Ziya nodded approvingly, and then heard Ji Fa say again: "It's just that the Quan Rong Lang was also very ambitious. If he is allowed to become powerful, he may break the contract in the future and even be unable to deal with it."
Jiang Ziya shook his head and said: "Young master, there is no need to worry. The emperor is leading an army of 400,000 to fight in person, and there will be a fierce battle with the Quan Rong. According to the news from our division, Quan Rong has a great sage to help him. Even if the great sage does not take action, the emperor will not be able to do anything."
This victory will inevitably come at a heavy price. Counting Huang Feihu's defeat, the strength of the Shang army will not recover for three to five years. Master Zhengli is revolting. If the dog army wins, the master can also sit back and take advantage, and even
Surrender first and use the Quan Rong to gradually eliminate the Great Shang forces. When the Quan Rong army and the Shang army are exhausted, the young master will rise again and he will definitely be able to perform in one battle."
Ji Fa's worry subsided slightly, and he asked again: "The teacher said that Quan Rong has the help of a great god. If he is allowed to become powerful and occupy the great Shang Dynasty, then the situation will be determined. How can I defeat him?"
Jiang Ziya smiled and said: "The Quanrong are foreigners. Even if they attack Chaoge, it is also in the name of invasion. If the young master then starts his army in the name of righteousness, the world will respond, and he can justifiably realize his ambitions. As for the great saint, the young master also
Don’t worry, there is something sacred in the West, but we in the Middle Kingdom don’t have it. Young master, just do what I say. If necessary, my disciples will definitely help.”
Ji Fa was overjoyed and bowed deeply to Jiang Ziya: "When I get a teacher, I get Yi Yin like a soup. I have to obey the teacher's instructions in everything. If I succeed in the future, I should respect the teacher as my father-in-law and share the glory."
When Jiang Ziya heard this, his heart felt relaxed, and he accepted it calmly, as if he had truly accomplished something unparalleled and would be remembered forever.
On the other hand, the Quanrong army occupying Heshan City also learned that the emperor of Shang Dynasty personally marched and arrived in Xiqi.
Langya, the king of Quanrong, did not take it seriously at the Emperor Zhou's personal expedition. He told his generals: "I heard that the Shang Emperor has indulged in women and ignored the government in recent years. Now he dares to overestimate his own capabilities and lead an army to personally conquer! This time he will definitely give way.
He came back defeated and reenacted Huang Feihu's story!"
General Xuelang and Chimu smiled and said: "The scouts came to report. That day Emperor Zhou also came with his concubine. I heard that the beautiful concubine had the beauty of the country and was unparalleled in her charm. It was because of her that the Emperor of Shang ignored state affairs and neglected the government.
If the king could capture that woman, not only would he be able to obtain a stunning beauty, but he would also be able to disgrace the great merchant, wouldn’t it be great?”
General Zaka of the Golden Wolf also laughed and said: "How can war be a child's play? The Emperor of Shang actually brought his beloved concubine here. Before the battle, the power was already exhausted!"
A Taoist next to Lang Yaxian said: "Your Majesty, please know what happened to Dongyi back then. Emperor Shang used archery to kill all the Dongyi divine bows and fine cavalry in one battle, and he also used strange tactics to attack Dongyi's base camp.
Being smart and strategic is no small matter, and you must not underestimate your enemy."
Lang Ye seemed to have great respect for this man at first, and nodded and said: "What the Imperial Master said is reasonable, but it is different now than in the past. The stirrups and repeating crossbows that the great merchants relied on have long been used by me. Although the weapons held by Huang Feihu this time are powerful, he said
Because of their poor skills, not only were their weapons surrendered to me, but they were also poisoned and defeated. As for the art of running and attacking, how could the merchant army defeat our army? The city our army currently occupies can be abandoned at any time. Our base camp is the royal city.
We are deep in the desert, so why should we be afraid of this tactic? No matter how powerful the Shang Emperor is, with the Imperial Master and a few Taoist priests here, we should have no worries."
It turned out that this Taoist was actually Quan Rong's national advisor. When the imperial advisor saw the wolf, he didn't show any arrogance at first. He analyzed the situation very clearly, so he stopped trying to dissuade him.
"General Langya, listen to the order!"
Blood Wolf General He Chimu, Golden Wolf General Zaka and Black Wolf General Fu Biyuan stood up quickly, only to hear Wolf Ye give the first order: "I order you three to lead fifty thousand Wolf Fang Army to Qishan and let Emperor Shang test me.
The fangs of the wolf clan!”
The three generals received the order and were about to leave. The Imperial Master stood up and said, "Wait a minute, I have a friend with supernatural powers who is here to visit. I just want him to go with you to help. You must be careful and not rude along the way."
"
The three generals looked happy and saluted the Imperial Master: "With the help of Master's Taoist friends, this battle can be fully accomplished."
The news that the 50,000 elite Quanrong troops were approaching Xiqi City reached Xiqi. Zhang Zixing secretly sneered: Before I went to find you, you came to my door!
The next day, the Dog Rong army fought outside the south gate of Xiqi City. Zhang Zixing took Daji and led the generals to the city tower to watch. They saw that the Dog Rong army was really strong and well-organized. A wolf flag was displayed high in the middle, and there was a general below. This
The general was riding not a horse, but a giant wolf as big as a horse, with a ferocious appearance and sharp teeth and claws. The cavalry around him were well-trained, and those war horses "danced with the wolves" without being frightened away.
The general shouted: "Who in the merchant army dares to fight with me?"
Daji seemed a little scared of the enemy troops approaching the city, and did not dare to look at them. In fact, her eyes were secretly focused on a person next to the emperor. This person was covered with strange armor, and even his true face was hidden.
It looks very mysterious—National Master Xiaoyaozi! I didn’t expect him to be here too!
Hong Jin, who was familiar with the enemy's situation, prefaced the situation by saying: "This is General Xuelang He Chimu, one of the three most powerful Langya generals under Lang Yexian. He possesses Taoist skills. Ji Kang in our army fell to this man."
Zhang Zixing looked at the generals behind him and asked, "Who has seen this first formation leave?"
The mysterious man in armor immediately stepped forward to ask for a fight, and several generals also walked out at the same time.
Zhang Zixing smiled at the armored man and said, "How can I bother the national army with a few small soldiers? We'd better ask General Yu Hualong to leave for a while."
Ji Fa and the princes on the side were all shocked when they heard the title of Emperor. This mysterious armored man was actually the legendary imperial master of Qin Bai Boyikao! Daji was even more excited, but she didn't dare to show it on her face.
The National Preceptor said: "General Yu doesn't know how to use channels, and he is afraid that the enemy will use magic to plot against him. So I also asked General Zhang Kui to go with him and plunder the formation for the old general."
The Imperial Preceptor's voice was mixed up and very strange. The emperor seemed to be used to it and immediately agreed with the Imperial Preceptor's opinion.
Yu Hualong was overjoyed when he saw that the emperor had agreed to his request to fight. He and Zhang Kui led their troops out of the city to meet the enemy.
When He Chimu saw the generals leaving the city, he laughed loudly and pointed the scimitar in his hand at Yu. Generals Zhang and Chen asked, "Which one will die first?"
Yu Hualong rode forward on his horse and said angrily: "Generals will not be so arrogant, Yu Hualong is here!"
A general came out next to He Chimu: "How can such an old man trouble General Blood Wolf!"
When He Chimu took a look, it turned out to be Zang Mao, his subordinate general. He nodded and said, "Zang Mao, I leave this song to you!"
Yu Hualong became even more angry when he heard that the opponent thought he was the one in the bag. He urged his horse to run towards Zang Mao. Zang Mao was strong and held two sledgehammers in his hands. He couldn't help but hit Yu Hualong on the head. Yu Hualong took advantage of the two horses.
When they were crossing each other, he narrowly missed the sledgehammer and slid the knife diagonally, drawing out a long bloody gash on Zang Mao's back.
Zang Mao didn't expect that the opponent would be injured in just one confrontation. He screamed angrily and threw the hammer at Yu Hualong. Yu Hualong had a powerful weapon and used some clever skills to turn the back of the knife in a half circle. The hammer was struck by
This clever force fell to the ground and could not hurt anyone.
Before Zang Mao could use the flying hammer again, Yu Hualong took out three small knives from his bag, about the size of his palm, and threw them at Zang Mao. The speed was so fast that Zang Mao had no time to react, so he turned over and fell, but Yu Hualong grabbed him and grabbed him.
, took the lead.
When the Shang army saw Yu Hualong killing the enemy general, their morale was greatly boosted. Yu Hualong stretched out his sword and pointed at He Chimu in a provocative manner. He Chimu was furious and urged the giant wolf to rush towards Yu Hualong. This giant wolf came very fast and was far more powerful than ordinary people.
Yu Hualong felt the fear of the horse under him, so he did not dare to neglect, and quickly greeted him cautiously with his sword. After a few blows with the opponent's scimitar, the giant wolf suddenly turned its head and bit off half of Yu Hualong's horse's head. Yu Hualong
He was caught off guard and fell to the ground together with the horse corpse.
He Chimu was about to catch up and kill Yu Hualong, when suddenly an angry voice shouted from behind: "Don't let dogs hurt people with wild beasts, Zhang Kui is here!"
He Chimu heard this voice and seemed to be behind him. He didn't care about chasing Yu Hualong and quickly turned the giant wolf around. He saw that there was indeed an extra wolf in front of him. He looked mighty, held a long knife, and rode a black horse with a long head on the horse's crotch.
There was a strange little sarcoma. Yu Hualong took advantage of this opportunity and quickly ran away towards the formation.
Zhang Kui didn't say much, raised his sword to chop, and He Chimu fought with him for a few times. He felt that this man's martial arts was still better than Yu Hualong, and it was difficult to win. Now he wanted to repeat the same trick, urging the giant wolf to mount towards the opponent.
Attacked. Unexpectedly, the black horse was not afraid when facing the giant wolf, and was faster than the giant wolf. It easily dodged the giant wolf's sharp teeth, twisted its body, raised its hind hooves, and headed towards the giant wolf.
The wolf kicked off his belly. A giant wolf had never suffered such a defeat before. He immediately felt pain and howled miserably. He took a few steps back and almost knocked Akagi off the ground.
Zhang Kui was unyielding when he gained the upper hand. He slapped the tumor on the head of his mount, Black Smoke Beast. The Black Smoke Beast doubled its speed and caught up with He Chimu in the blink of an eye. Zhang Kui's sword was like lightning, wiping towards the enemy general's head.
He Chimu was so shocked that he jumped with all his strength and jumped off the back of the giant wolf. However, he was delayed by half a beat and his right shoulder was cut with a knife, which was as deep as the bone.
He Chimu was also tough. He gritted his teeth and took out an object from his magic bag and threw it towards Zhang Kui. The object was a golden pestle, and when it flew in the air, it seemed to carry some strange Sanskrit sound.
As soon as Jin Guang touched Zhang Kui, he heard him yell and fall down from the Black Smoke Beast. Seeing that He Chimu had knocked down his opponent, he hurried forward and wanted to kill him with one more blow, but there was no trace of Zhang Kui underground - it turned out that
In the book, Zhang Kui relied on his earth-moving skills to successfully evade Nezha's Nine-Dragon Divine Fire Shield and Yang Jian's sure-kill dog skills Roaring Sky Dog and Golden Pestle.
How did He Chimu know this? He was puzzled. He was looking around. Suddenly, he felt a warning sign. He raised his knife and slashed behind him. However, he felt a pain in his left foot and was chopped off to the knee. He saw Zhang Kui's body "cut off" from the ground.
"Bounced" out.
"Earth Technique!" He Chimu exclaimed, enduring the severe pain, and was about to apply the golden pestle again. Zhang Kui suddenly twisted his body and disappeared from the place, and appeared behind him again like a ghost. He was killed with a single blow.
Akagi's life.
Seeing the death of their general, the Dog Rong army went into chaos. Zhang Kui and Yu Hualong took the opportunity to lead their troops in pursuit. The Dog Rong soldiers suffered numerous casualties, and even the wolf flag was slashed in two by Zhang Kui.
Seeing that the two generals were victorious, Zhang Zixing did not pursue them, so he ordered his troops to retreat. He also ordered someone to record the first achievements of Zhang Kui and Yu Hualong. The generals were amazed by Zhang Kui's Taoist skills, and the five brothers Yu Hualong and Yu De also thanked Zhang Kui.
The grace of saving life and the reminder of the national master.
When Golden Wolf General Zaka and Black Wolf General Fu Biyuan, who were camped ten miles away, heard the news that He Chimu had been killed, they were shocked. They dared to underestimate the merchant army and retreated another ten miles to integrate the remaining troops and prepare to fight again in the future.