Slave's Defection to Help Martial King
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Lu Shang was in front, Lei Zhen on the left, and Song Li on the right. The three chariots formed a cone shape, pointing at the center of the Shang formation. Yan Shi, who was in Lu Shang's car, was staring ahead with all his attention. He remembered King Wu's exhortation to protect Lu Shang.
A convoy rushed out of Zhou Zhen's formation and headed straight for Shang Zhen. Immediately after, a series of shouts sounded. The war drums sounded even louder. For a moment, the space where the two armies were facing off in Muye was filled with dust and gradually rose into the sky. With the slanting sunlight, it looked even more dusky.
King Zhou of Shang was in front of his central tent, closely watching the movements of the Zhou army. He was proud that he had seen through the feints of the Zhou army. He knew that with the numbers of his army, it was enough to annihilate the Zhou army. It was just that the Zhou army had arrived at Muye first and had already arranged their formation. It was difficult for the Shang army to launch an attack. Now, the Zhou army was the first to attack the Shang army, destroying the formation that had been set up long ago. This was equivalent to self-destruction. Just as King Zhou of Shang was feeling happy, he saw the central formation of the Zhou army moving. A group of carriages rushed towards the middle formation of the Shang army. This meant that the Zhou army had launched an all-out attack. King Zhou was bewildered, but he quickly calmed down. With the Zhou army's three attacks, it was like opening one's fingers to hit someone. It was difficult to concentrate their strength to hit the vital points. Attacks that split up their forces were the greatest taboo for militarists. Unexpectedly, the Martial King and the resourceful Lu Shang had made such a huge mistake.
Just as King Zhou of Shang was thinking, Lu Shang's convoy had already reached the front of the Shang formation. Following that, there was the sound of intense fighting, the sound of metal colliding, and the sound of killing.
King Zhou of Shang smiled. There were slaves and prisoners at the front line. These people would atone for their sins and would definitely fight to the death to defend. Moreover, there was the army formation of the Shang Capital's guards behind them as a strong backing. According to the Zhou army's charge, it would be difficult for them to reach the main tent. King Zhou of Shang observed while judging the situation of the two sides fighting at the front line based on the sounds.
After a while, the King Wu's flag moved from the center of the Zhou army to the front of the Zhou army. After charging at the carriages, more and more powerful carriages followed.
King Zhou of Shang was shocked again, but then he became happy. The Martial King was staking his life on the bet. "Alright, today, let's see how the fate of a traitor like you, King Wu, will escape from my hands. King Zhou of Shang was full of confidence, but he was also a little worried. No matter what, his past prestige finally gained the upper hand.
The Martial King's convoy had already reached the center of the space separating the two formations. At this moment, a stream of people suddenly surged out from the left front of the Shang Formation and charged straight at the Zhou Army's Martial King's convoy.
When King Zhou of Shang saw that this was his formation, he retaliated against the Martial King and attacked from the side. He thought to himself, I haven't given the order to counterattack. That general took the initiative to act first. A shadow of unhappiness flashed across his heart. However, he quickly became happy again. This kind of side attack was the easiest to succeed. It was that general who had such foresight. This king would definitely reward this general after the battle. Alright, he could no longer sit here and wait for the news of victory. He should cooperate and counterattack, teach the Martial King a lesson, and completely defeat the Zhou army. It had been a long time since he had personally come to the battlefield and killed to his heart's content. He had been living in the capital for decades. In recent years, hunting activities in the suburbs had almost never been held. Today, he really had to open the forbidden ring and do it himself to show off his past glory. Last night, he was still trembling with fear. Today, he was also sighing at the Zhou formation's order. He did not expect that in just a few hours, the Zhou formation would automatically disband and attack. Zhou Jun must have come from afar and wanted to end the battle quickly to avoid the teacher's labor. Thinking of this, King Zhou was even more happy. Good, good. He could use this opportunity to counterattack. The Shang army would definitely win.
King Zhou of Shang became ambitious and said to Fei Zhong and the ministers behind him,"Look, our Shang formation has begun to counterattack. The vanguard of the Zhou army has been blocked by our front formation and can't advance or retreat. Now is the best time for our army to counterattack. It has been many years since I last came to the battlefield. Today, I'm going to kill and teach the West Earth barbarians a lesson. I, King Zhou, am still as mighty as before. He pointed at the crowd and paused before raising his voice."Quickly get on the carriage and follow Zhen to kill. Fei Zhong, order the guards and personal army to come over and counterattack with me.”After saying that, King Zhou of Shang gave a long " hmm " and then turned around to walk towards the chariot behind the tent. He took big strides and put on a mighty image.
When the generals saw King Zhou personally fight, they followed behind him. They were both happy and shocked. After a commotion, they were all excited. The civil officials looked at each other. Although they had personally attended hunting scenes before, this was the first time they had seen such a battle. They were terrified, but they could not disobey orders. They could only brace themselves and follow behind the generals, returning to their respective chariots. The civil officials were all praying in their hearts, leaving it to fate. They had no experience in fighting, nor did they have the strength and courage. The prestige they usually had when they gave orders had flown to the clouds, and only their shells were trembling. Their war chariots, or rather, their traveling carriages, had been armed in a hurry last night. Most of them had not been strictly prepared. They had only carried some arrowheads and other things in a hurry and placed them on the chariots. Most of the cars were filled with food. Even the protective items such as the shield were hastily nailed on, they were almost all unstable. The carriages of generals and civil officials began to move amidst the noise. The soldiers behind the carriage lazily hugged each other and followed in a disorderly manner.
Accompanied by Fei Zhong's chariot, King Zhou's chariot drove towards the front. King Zhou's mind was filled with the dream of victory. Although the abnormal situation of the ministers was under his eyes, he did not notice it at all. As the chariot moved, King Zhou of Shang shouted to the ministers who boarded the chariot,""Today, victory is in sight. In the evening, at the victory banquet on Deer Terrace, we can reward them according to their achievements.”Finally, he turned around and shouted at Fei Zhong,"Hurry up and leave!”
Fei Zhong could tell that something was wrong with the atmosphere in front of him, but he still did not understand the details. Under the urging of King Zhou of Shang, he also rushed forward in a daze.
King Wu led the army and followed closely behind Lu Shang's vanguard as they charged towards the Shang formation. As soon as he passed through the empty space between the two formations, he suddenly heard a whistling sound. A stream of people rushed out from the right side of the Shang formation like a broken dam, rushing straight towards his chariot.
As King Wu ordered the Zhou army to prepare to shoot arrows, he shouted,"Slaves, don't work for the tyrant King Zhou of Shang. the Shang dynasty's fate was about to end. The Zhou Kingdom inherited the will of heaven and the way of heaven. It conquered Zhou on behalf of heaven and saved the people from water and fire. Put down your weapons. Don't risk your life for King Zhou of Shang. Our army does not kill prisoners. Those who surrender will be spared." He repeated the last two sentences loudly, causing the soldiers in his army to respond.
The soldiers of the Zhou army also shouted in unison,"We won't kill the captives, but those who surrender will be spared!”The vigorous sound echoed in the space where the two armies were facing each other, shaking the Muye battlefield.
However, the stream of people rushing out of the Shang formation was still charging forward.
The Martial King felt that the situation was serious. If the side was attacked, the convoy would be the easiest to scatter. And the arrows of the Zhou army could not hit this stream of people.
At this moment, in the midst of the chaos, a voice could be vaguely heard," Surrender to King Wu." Join Zhou Country." And the sound was getting clearer.
"Oh." The Martial King was worried at this moment. When he heard this sound, he saw that the people rushing in were not prepared to fight. Instead, they were dragging their weapons and jumping over. This kind of behavior seemed to be a sign of their preference. The Martial King immediately dispelled his doubts and fear. He knew that the slaves had come to surrender. He immediately gave the order to not shoot arrows and let the slave army run over. The Martial King made a prompt decision. Taking advantage of the slaves 'rebellion was the best opportunity to attack. He turned around and shouted at Zhou Jun behind him,"Charge, this is a golden opportunity.”As he shouted, he drove the war chariot straight towards the merchant formation, not caring about the stream of people rushing towards the chariot from the side.
The Martial King stared intently at the opening in the middle of the Shang formation where Lu Shang's vanguard had just charged in. In a few dozen yards, he would be able to reach the gap. He had to rush in before the gap closed. Zhou Gongdan's chariot followed closely behind King Wu's chariot, and the chariots of the Zhou soldiers followed closely behind and on the left. It whistled all the way, bringing with it a strong wind as it headed towards the Shang formation.
In the Shang formation, Yu Sheng seized the opportunity to contact the slaves and prisoners. When Ray Zhen attacked for the first time, he left his team and went to the neighboring team on the left to contact them. When Genzi saw the Zhou army charge, he could not make up his mind and was anxious. The slaves were eager to try and escape, but seeing that their formation was sandwiched between two armies, it was not easy for them to escape, so they asked Yu Sheng to help them make a decision. Without Yu Sheng's command, they didn't dare to move. When Yu Sheng returned, Lei Zhen had already retreated. It was obvious that the Zhou army had failed. Yu Sheng felt sad. He blamed himself for not being there at that time. Otherwise, he could have rushed over in time and might have been able to help the Zhou army break through the central formation of the Shang army. Just as he was sighing to himself, he soon saw a convoy rushing out from both sides of the Zhou army formation, starting a second charge. Yu Sheng observed and was considering what measures to take to better cooperate with the Zhou army's attack. He didn't have much experience in the battlefield, so he couldn't make up his mind. At this moment, the central formation of the Zhou army also started to move, and a group of carriages rushed out. Although Yu Sheng was far away, he could see a man on the chariot in front of him wearing a white cloth on his head. He felt strange. No one in the Zhou army would wear a white cloth on their head. The red color of the Zhou Dynasty was usually wrapped in a red cloth to tie their hair, symbolizing good luck. Upon closer inspection, it was a person with white hair and a beard. In the Zhou Country, the only person with white hair and a beard was the Imperial Advisor. Looking at the person's posture in the carriage, Yu Sheng had already guessed that it must be the state preceptor, Lu Shang. He wanted to recognize the people beside the state preceptor and the people in the carriages to his left and right to see if there was a Martial King, but he did not see any familiar figures. The vanguard had already rushed to the front of the Shang army, and the sounds of fighting and shouting could be heard. Yu Sheng was still standing there in a daze, guessing what the Imperial Preceptor meant by leading the team to attack.
Genzi was beside Yu Sheng, poking him and asking,""Should we take action?" Seeing that Yu Sheng didn't react, he paid attention to the charging Zhou army. Suddenly, he pointed to the front and shouted to Yu Sheng," Look, the Zhou army is charging at us. There's a large group of carriages rushing out from there. He's even carrying a big flag."
Yu Sheng looked over casually. When he saw the flag, he was stunned. That was the flag of a Martial King. He was startled and focused on this change, thinking quickly. They saw that the chariots were following closely behind the vanguard and were also charging over. The whistling became louder and the dust rose up into the sky. Seeing that he was about to reach the center of the empty space between the two formations, Yu Sheng finally recognized the Martial King. He could not hesitate anymore. He shouted to Genzi,"Quick, tell everyone to get ready for action." We'll vote for him." Then, he squeezed to the front and said to the roots and everyone who followed closely behind,"Look, there's a Martial King standing on the chariot with the flag. Let's rush over and surrender."
Yu Sheng ran out of the front line and shouted,"Those slaves who are unwilling to work for King Zhou of Shang, go to King Wu. Hurry up and surrender. Run, charge!" He was the first to rush up, ignoring the shouts from behind. The slaves and prisoners who had already made an appointment, especially Bai Wu, who was brought by Yu Sheng, followed suit and shouted," Surrender to Zhou Country, surrender to Martial King.”Behind Yu Sheng, he also started to run. For a moment, the Shang army was in a commotion. A group of people rushed out, led by Yu Sheng, and ran straight towards the chariot of the Martial King. This was the stream of people that the Martial King had been surprised about at the beginning, and also the stream of people that King Zhou of Shang was proud of.
Yu Sheng only had one thought in his mind. He had to tell King Wu that the main force of the Shang army was on the way back and would return to Shang City in a few days. He had to defeat King Zhou as soon as possible and attack Shang City. Therefore, he only had this thought. All other problems had long been thrown to the back of his mind. He did not care about the situation in front of him and spread his legs like a flying land.
Yu Sheng went straight in the direction of the Martial King's chariot. He was almost in front of the Martial King's chariot, but he did not slow down and charged straight at it. Hu Sheng, who was beside Martial King, saw that there was a person in the vanguard of this crowd charging straight at his carriage. He felt strange and worried, so he couldn't help but turn his head to look.
At this time, Yu Sheng had already rushed to the side of the chariot and reached out to climb up. Unexpectedly, due to the rapid speed of the chariot, he did not manage to grab it. His leg seemed to have been stabbed by something, and he staggered and almost fell.
When Hu Sheng saw all of this, he was shocked at first, then even more shocked. He found that the person who wanted to climb into the car was Yu Sheng. He wanted to reach out to help, but it was too late. The chariot roared past, leaving Yu Sheng behind. He quickly gestured to Zhou Gongdan on the chariot behind him and pointed at Yu Sheng, shouting,""Duke of Zhou, Yu Sheng, Duke of Zhou, quickly pull Yu Sheng.”Then, he shouted to Yu Sheng,"Pay attention to the scratches on the frame, pay attention to the scratches on the frame."”
Yu Sheng had just stabilized his feet and looked up at the war chariot of the Martial King. He saw Hu Sheng pointing at him and shouting,"Pay attention to the scratches on the frame." Only then did he remember that the Zhou army's war chariots had been equipped with a carriage after Meng Jin's observation. It was this carriage that he wanted to test its power first. It turned out that the staggering earlier was caused by this weapon. He wanted to see how badly his thigh was injured, but he did not dare to waste time.
Behind him, a chariot rushed over. Yu Sheng turned his head and saw that it was Zhou Gongdan. He was happy. He could report this news to Zhou Gongdan. Duke Dan of Zhou was steady and intelligent. Other than Lu Shang and King Wu, he was the only one. Yu Sheng turned around and ran towards Zhou Gongdan's chariot.
Zhou Gongdan saw Hu Sheng pointing at something and was worried that he couldn't pay attention to the safety of his elder brother. He was blaming him in his heart. When he heard Yu Sheng's name and saw Hu Sheng pointing at the person running in front of him, he understood and recognized Yu Sheng. He held the side shield, bent over and stretched out his hands. Then, he grabbed Yu Sheng's hands and pulled him into his chariot. " You're injured," the Duke of Zhou asked in surprise when he saw the blood on Yu Sheng's leg.
"It was a car accident." Yu Sheng sat down in the carriage and panted." Reporting to Duke Dan of Zhou. The main force of the Shang army has defeated the Huai Yi and is on the way back to the capital.”
"Oh." When Zhou Gongdan heard this, he only replied and did not have any other reaction. He continued to attack. After a while, he realized something and turned to Yu Sheng,""Right now, breaking through the Shang Formation is the most important thing. Victory and defeat depended on this one move. You too." He handed over a bow.
Yu Sheng took the bow and quickly turned over his torn trousers as a bandage to tighten his wound. Then, he stood up. Yu Sheng was a master archer who could hit every shot. Now, he had a bow and arrow in his hands and was on his own chariot. He was like a fish in water. The emotions of participating in the battle motivated him so much that he could not control himself. He had already reported the news to Zhou Gongdan and was now participating in the battle. However, he still remembered the rebel slaves and prisoners he had brought along. They were rushing towards the convoy and were almost at the side.
Yu Sheng shouted at the slaves and prisoners who were rushing over,""Today is the day for revenge. Everyone, charge into the Shang formation and kill the Shang army, kill the cruel King Zhou of Shang.”As he shouted, he waved the bow and arrow in his hand and pointed forward.
Genzi saw Yu Sheng get on the car and shouted to himself. When he heard this, he turned around and followed the convoy, rushing towards the center of the merchant formation. The slaves and prisoners behind heard Yu Sheng's shout and saw Genzi running in front of them. They turned around and followed the chariot to the Shang formation.
This stream of people that was rushing towards the Zhou army's carriage formation turned into a different angle, surrounding the Zhou army's carriage formation and rushing towards the Shang army. The whistling sound became louder, and the shouting and killing sounds were deafening. At this point, the situation had taken a turn for the worse, and it was changing in favor of the Zhou army…
Not long after, the King Wu's chariot rushed to the gap in the Shang formation, carrying the slaves and prisoners who had rebelled. This team of carriages and infantrymen complemented each other and instantly broke through the gap. The battle cries shook the earth even more intensely.
Hu Sheng protected the Martial King while wielding his spear to kill the Shang soldiers that the chariot could encounter. He couldn't even remember how many merchant soldiers he had killed. Suddenly, he noticed a Shang army war chariot charging towards him not far away from his right. An armored soldier on the chariot had drawn his bow and was aiming at the Martial King. The arrow was already on the bow. Seeing that the danger was imminent, Hu Sheng did not have time to think and quickly used his body to block in front of the Martial King. At this moment, the sound of the bowstring rang out. Hu Sheng shouted loudly, his hands already holding onto the arrow that had shot into his left chest. Blood was flowing out from the gaps between his fingers.
When King Wu heard the shout, he turned around and saw that Hu Sheng had already been wounded by an arrow. The area around his chest that his hands were covering had already been stained with a large patch of dark red blood. His body was leaning on his body and he was slowly walking down. King Wu quickly hugged Hu Sheng and shouted,""Hu Sheng, Hu Sheng." Seeing Hu Sheng's smiling face slowly close his eyes, he felt a pang of pain. Just as King Wu put Hu Sheng down on the chariot, another arrow shot over. It passed through the upper half of the space where King Wu had just bent down and shot straight at the shaft of Zhou Gongdan's chariot not far behind King Wu's chariot. With a bang, the shaft of the arrow shook.
At this time, Yu Sheng saw King Wu lying on the carriage in front of him and thought that King Wu had an accident and was shot by an arrow. When he saw an arrow shoot into his carriage, he was shocked and shouted,""Martial King." Immediately, he found the merchant carriage that was shooting the arrow and quickly turned his fully drawn bow around. Before the merchant soldier could shoot the third arrow, Yu Sheng's arrow had already shot out with a scream of anger, making the merchant soldier fall backward. He let go of the bow and arrow and flicked them high into the air, throwing them into the fighting crowd. "King Wu!" Yu Sheng shouted again.”
Zhou Gongdan urged the coachman to drive the chariot forward. He was also worried about his big brother's safety.
When King Wu saw that Hu Sheng had been killed by the arrow, he was extremely angry. He stood up and shouted,"Warriors of Zhou Country, charge and kill.”The shouts shook the battlefield of Muye, where they were fighting fiercely.
When Yu Sheng saw King Wu stand up and shout again, he also shouted,""Charge! Kill them!" Everyone was happy that King Wu was alive and well, and they were even more motivated by King Wu's encouraging shouts. They all followed closely behind and shouted loudly. For a moment, the soldiers of the Zhou army responded, shouting," For the Martial King, charge! Kill!”Morale rose, and fighting spirit rose. The carriages behind the Martial King and the army of slaves and prisoners accompanied him as they rushed into the Shang formation. There were sounds of collisions, fighting, and howling everywhere.
Lu Shang and Lei Zhen, who were leading the vanguard, charged into the Shang formation and headed straight for the central tent. Despite the desperate resistance of the Shang army, they still drove their chariots and led their disciples to fight bravely. They slowly advanced with difficulty. Wherever they passed, corpses were strewn all over the ground, and people were overturned. At this moment, there were shouts of battle behind them. They guessed that the Martial King's army had also charged into the Shang formation. The decisive battle between the two armies had truly begun, and the war had entered an incandescent stage. Lu Shang's chariot was almost at the center of the Shang formation, but he and Lei Zhen were stuck in a sea of people and could only fight with all their might.
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