The night was dark, but the city gate of Azure Dragon Pass opened for some reason.
The hundreds of thousands of troops led by Nezha and Huang Tianhua entered Azure Dragon Pass without any obstruction. They flashed their flags and raised their torches, charging towards the Shang army camp.
Su Hu's subordinates had already been transferred out of the Shang army camp. At that moment, they were gathered near the military headquarters. Nezha and Huang Tianhua could fight to their heart's content and make the greatest contribution in defeating the Shang army.
Azure Dragon Pass was in chaos.
The east gate of Azure Dragon Pass was also opened. Yang Jian had done it on purpose. He wanted to give the people in the city and the remnants of the Shang army an exit to escape. He wanted them to destroy the morale of the Shang army in the five passes.
As long as the news of the Zhou army capturing Azure Dragon Pass overnight spread throughout the Shang Nation, the Shang Nation would definitely fall into great fear. It would be beneficial for them to defeat the Shang army.
The Shang army was no match for them to begin with. They were caught off guard and were ambushed in the pass. In addition, the generals had gone to the military headquarters to attend the banquet …
In just four hours, the Shang army in Azure Dragon Pass had completely collapsed. More than a hundred thousand were killed and injured. More than a hundred thousand surrendered, and two to three hundred thousand were fleeing everywhere in the city …
In another four hours, countless Shang soldiers and commoners had already escaped from the east gate and fled towards the various parts of the pass.
"Run! The Zhou army is attacking! "
"The one stepping on the Wind-Fire Wheels is Nezha! He has already killed hundreds of our generals! "
"Run! Azure Dragon Pass has been lost. We will form a formation and fight them at the back! "
Every street was filled with people running in panic. Most of the commoners did not know the specifics of the battle. They only knew that the Zhou army was ferocious and killed the innocent. They hurriedly fled with their families.
The pass was in chaos.
In a street, a figure wrapped in a bamboo hat could not help but clench his fists when he saw this scene.
"Damn it! Why is the defending general so useless? He did not even attack the city for a moment and let the Zhou army enter the pass! "
The person cursed angrily. He seemed to want to attack, but he held back his anger.
"Your Highness," a Daoist leisurely walked out from the alleyway behind him and said in a low voice, "The Azure Dragon Pass has already been lost. Why don't we retreat to the rear and regroup with the army before planning our revenge?"
"Hmph! Who is the defending general of this city? "
The Daoist replied, "It's Su Daji's father, Marquis Su Hu of Ji Province."
"What?"
Under the cloak, the pair of eyes were as sharp as daggers, filled with killing intent.
"Tonight, I will take this dog's life! If he hadn't given birth to that demon concubine, my mother wouldn't have been persecuted, and my father wouldn't have been bewitched by that demon concubine! "
This person was undoubtedly Yin Jiao, and the Taoist behind Yin Jiao was Shen Gongbao, who had not shown himself for a long time after Lu Yue was defeated and killed.
"Don't worry, Your Highness!"
Shen Gongbao raised his hand and pressed Yin Jiao's shoulder. He said in a low voice, "There are a million Zhou soldiers tonight. There must be many immortals of Chanism among them. If you attack, you will only expose your whereabouts. At that time, not to mention avenging your mother and brother, you might not even be able to protect yourself. "
Yin Jiao was able to endure it. His temperament was much better than Yin Hong's. He took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Daozhang, what should I do?"
"I've already invited a few fellow Daoists to come and help. They are all famous cultivators like the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal," Shen Gongbao said in a deep voice. "Let's meet up with them first and then decide. If we can't be united and take the risk alone like Lu Yue, we will really help your enemies! "
"Forget it. I'll listen to you."
Yin Jiao looked at the military headquarters and snorted coldly. He turned around and walked into the alley.
Shen Gongbao followed closely with a calm expression. With a wave of his sleeve, the two figures disappeared.
Outside the alley, a Shang army fled in a sorry state. Behind them, countless Zhou soldiers attacked.
Yang Jian's orders were not to burn, kill, and plunder. They could not act recklessly. The Zhou Army killing the Shang soldiers who did not surrender was naturally a normal march. There was nothing against the rules.
If they accidentally injured some commoners during the process, they would not be punished by military law if they did not do it on purpose.
Otherwise, why would they fight …
There were originally 700,000 troops in Azure Dragon Pass. Those were the 700,000 troops that Chaoge City had painstakingly "accumulated". They were destroyed overnight.
The casualties of the Zhou Army did not exceed 10,000. Two mortal generals died in battle and entered the God roll.
After all, the other party did not have any experts. Nezha and Huang Tianhua only killed some of the leading Shang generals and did not kill the mortals.
After the battle, Yang Jian entered the military headquarters.
Su Hu led 100,000 elite soldiers into the Zhou Army and was rewarded by Yang Jian. He directly took out the decree from King Wu and conferred Su Hu the title of General of the Shang Army. Zheng Lun was the vanguard of the left, and Su Quanzhong was the deputy general of Su Hu's army. Su Hu was also given a fief in the Zhou Nation.
Su Hu's family had been brought out of Ji Zhou and sent to the Zhou Capital today.
"Marquis of Ji Zhou has the greatest merit in tonight's battle," Yang Jian said warmly. "I have already ordered someone to report the battle to the King. There will be a reply in a few days. Marquis Su will definitely be rewarded."
"Ah." Su Hu looked at the blood that had yet to dry in the front hall and forced a smile. He seemed to have aged a few years.
Yang Jian said in a low voice, "Marquis of Ji Zhou, don't be relieved. You still have to lead the troops back to Chaoge City."
"Prime Minister, please excuse me. I'm indeed a little useless at my age." Su Hu forced a smile and bowed deeply to Yang Jian. "Thank you, Prime Minister, for fulfilling my wish."
"Marquis of Ji Zhou, you're too polite." Yang Jian helped him forward and secretly passed Xuanqi.
Su Hu was really pitiful. As the father of Daji in name, he was scolded by his old friends, disgraced by the ministers of Shang, and mocked and scolded by the ambitious people in the world.
Even so, Su Hu was already in his twilight years, but he still dared to do such a thing. He even swore to punish the Demon Concubine Daji and protect the Su Family's reputation.
Yang Jian actually wanted to secretly tell Su Hu about Su Daji in the East Ocean, but he was worried about the consequences of revealing this matter. He could only keep it to himself.
That trace of Xuanqi could extend Su Hu's lifespan by decades. If Su Hu could not enter the God roll in the future, he could reunite with his daughter and resolve the regrets in his heart.
That was another matter. Back to the main topic.
The Zhou Army was stationed in the Azure Dragon Pass. They strengthened and widened the eastern city wall overnight. They dug trenches and turned the impregnable pass that held the Zhou Nation into a sharp sword at the throat of the Shang Nation.
Then, the Zhou Army did not move. The news of the change in ownership of the Azure Dragon Pass spread throughout the South Continent.
The entire Zhou Nation cheered. King Wu even personally brewed a jar of wine and ordered someone to send it to the Azure Dragon Pass to reward the soldiers.
As soon as he paid his respects on the platform, he opened up the situation. He even directly took down one of the five most magnificent passes of the Shang Dynasty, the Azure Dragon Pass. That result was quite exciting.
In contrast, the five passes of the Shang Nation were in a state of panic. Chaoge City was in mourning.
A general who had escaped from the Azure Dragon Pass wrote a memorial saying that Su Hu had rebelled against the Shang Dynasty and returned to Zhou Dynasty. However, the memorial disappeared after entering Chaoge City. Instead, there was a memorial that said that Su Hu had sacrificed his life for the country and died on the battlefield.
Di Xin of the Shang Army believed it without a doubt. He issued a decree to commend Su Hu's family and even protected Daji, who had fainted from crying.
According to Di Xin's original words, there were five to six passes in the northwest. They had only lost the Azure Dragon Pass. There was no need to be discouraged.
Di Xin ordered to find generals who were good at fighting and gather another million troops to recapture the Azure Dragon Pass as soon as possible.
After the decree was issued, the ministers of the court recommended them or Shen Gongbao acted as a middleman. He really found a few "good generals".
Several officials of the court were ordered to lead the troops to the five passes. Among them were Hong Jin, Zhang Shan, and Li Jin. They were all famous generals on the God roll.
Shen Gongbao did not let Di Xin down. He invited Luo Xuan, Liu Huan, and a few other immortals of Jie School to go to the Azure Dragon Pass together.
However, Shen Gongbao did not know if it was because the immortals of Jie School were afraid of death or because the Grandmaster of Heaven had strictly ordered them not to enter the South Continent. Shen Gongbao realized that it was getting harder and harder to persuade the immortals of Jie School. Even if he could persuade them, there were no big shots like Zhao Gongming. They were all experts who were neither strong nor weak.
Although they could fight, it was difficult for them to make contributions.
It would take more than a few days for the army to advance. When the million-strong Shang army counterattacked and arrived at the Azure Dragon Pass, the Azure Dragon Pass had already been turned into an iron bucket and stone mountain by Yang Jian. The 200-feet-tall city wall stood between the mountains, making Shen Gongbao's scalp tingle.
It would have been fine if the Azure Dragon Pass was only difficult to attack. The Shang army received more than ten battle reports in a day, which made the generals feel pressured.
In the north, the Zhou Army had raised two million troops and headed south on a large scale. They had already seized more than ten cities of the Shang Nation.
In the southwest, the Beautiful Dream Pass was in a state of emergency. They repeatedly requested reinforcements, but the Shang army had already sent all the troops to the north and east. They could not mobilize any extra troops for a while.
The attacks of the Zhou Nation were extremely fierce at the beginning, causing the Shang army to retreat.
Di Xin had already killed more than ten officials in anger. The people in the court of the Shang Dynasty were also panicking. There were fewer and fewer people who could come up with strategies.
What added fuel to the fire was that Marquis Dongbo's troops were quickly gathering outside the Wandering Soul Pass. Outside the Three Mountain Pass, the army of the Marquis of the South also raised their flags again.
It had only been two months since the Zhou Nation's expedition to the east. Although they had yet to occupy much of the Shang Nation's land, they had already destroyed the Zhou Nation.
Yang Jian ordered people to spread rumors in Chaoge City. He also used Fei You, the two chess pieces, to reduce the resistance of the Zhou Nation in various aspects.
Under such circumstances, Di Xin had high hopes for the general of the Shang army who was fighting against the Azure Dragon Pass, Hong Jin, who was known as the Wave Flying in Chaoge City.
The Shang army set up camp dozens of kilometers east of the Azure Dragon Pass. Hong Jin gathered the generals and outsiders to discuss matters. Shen Gongbao and Yin Jiao were among them.
Hong Jin said, "Now that the Shang Nation is in danger, there are traitors everywhere. We need a huge victory here to restore the military might. Everyone, please give us a good plan and take down the Azure Dragon Pass as soon as possible. "
"What's so difficult about a mere Azure Dragon Pass?"
With a chuckle, the Daoist priest sitting beside Shen Gongbao stood up and gently waved the horsetail whisk in his hand.
This person had long fiery red hair, and his eyebrows and beard were also fiery red. When he opened his mouth, it was as if he was spitting out flames, causing the tent to become hotter.
"After I burn all the soldiers in the city, Marshal, just attack the city."
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