In Wen Zhong's opinion, his crusade against Xiqi would be a tough battle, because the people's hearts were not with the Shang Dynasty. Xiqi's rebellion was ultimately due to King Zhou's incompetence and tyranny, which angered the heavens and the people. Wen Zhong might be able to suppress Xiqi, but what would he do if Nanqi or Beiqi rebelled next time?

The people were full of resentment, and using force to suppress it was counterproductive, like pouring fuel on the fire, which would only make it burn more and more fiercely. No matter how powerful Wen Zhong was, no matter how good he was at fighting, if the people were unsettled, he would not be able to save the Shang Dynasty from collapse again and again.

What Wen Zhong wanted to do most now was to conquer Xiqi as soon as possible and return to the court to take charge of the overall situation. With him around, King Zhou would definitely restrain himself a lot, and the foundation of the Shang Dynasty would have the possibility of revival again.

The 300,000-man army left the mountains and headed westward. After another half a month, they arrived in Xiqi. Wen Zhong ordered the army to set up camp and rest for three days, and then attack Xiqi after they had enough energy.

As for Xiqi, reports had already been received from spies that King Wu Jifa had appointed Jiang Ziya as commander, and the troops in Xiqi had been reorganized and waiting for a long time.

Jiang Ziya was once a minister in Chaoge. At that time, Wen Zhong was suppressing the rebellion in Beihai, so Jiang Ziya had never met Wen Zhong in person. Although he had never met him, Jiang Ziya knew Wen Zhong's ability to stabilize the country. When Wen Zhong's army arrived, he led his generals to the city wall.

The Shang army had 300,000 soldiers, and the military might was overwhelming. The camp seemed endless, and the battle flags were waving like blazing fire. The soldiers and horses were in neat formation, and the air was filled with murderous aura.

Both sides deployed their troops, and five days passed in a flash. The gates of Xiqi were wide open, and Jiang Ziya, wearing armor and helmet and holding a magic whip, came to the front of the army. For safety reasons, he brought a few thugs with him, including Huang Feihu, Yang Jian, Jin Zha, Mu Zha, Nezha, Han Dulong, Xue Ehu, Huang Tianhua, Wu Ji, etc. There were not many, only a dozen or so.

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Wen Zhong's face flashed with embarrassment, but it was soon replaced by anger. He ordered his men to take Huang Feihu down and bring him back to Chaoge to face the punishment. The first one to jump out was Deng Zhong, who rode a black horse and chopped Huang Feihu with a mountain axe.

If this attack had hit, Jiang Ziya would have been dead, but fortunately the Sibuxiang he was riding was also a rare beast, and it took Jiang Ziya away at the critical moment. Wen Zhong was secretly annoyed and continued to use the golden whip to hit Jiang Ziya, while Yang Jian jumped out and took down the two dragons with his body.

The Shang Dynasty had too few capable generals, and Wen Zhong knew this. He slapped the Black Kirin and went straight for Jiang Ziya. He threw the male and female golden whips into the air, which turned into two dragons, and hit Jiang Ziya fiercely according to the division of yin and yang.

The two armies confronted each other. On the Shang side, Wen Zhong rode the Black Qilin, with two disciples, the Four Heavenly Lords of Huanghua Mountain, and Duke riding the Garurumon behind him. In terms of numbers, Wen Zhong's side was far inferior.

It was too late to chase Jiang Ziya. Wen Zhong regretted it and could only order his men to return to the camp. But when he turned around, he was stunned. Duke, holding a spear, fought alone against more than a dozen Xiqi warriors, including Jin Zha, Mu Zha, Han Dulong, Xue Ehu, Wu Ji, Huang Feibao, Huang Feibiao, etc. The sky was full of spear shadows, and pear blossoms were flying everywhere. He was suppressing more than a dozen people and making the opponents unable to raise their heads.

The fight in front of the formation was initiated by Deng Zhong, and his three brothers followed closely. Xin Huan was the most conspicuous with the wings on his back. First Huang Tianhua and then Nezha came to block him. Xin Huan was no match for the two and gradually fell into a disadvantage.

"This scene is so familiar, the only thing missing is a monkey!" Duke's eyes narrowed, and the aura around him burst out, creating a hurricane on the ground that swept away more than a dozen generals.

Wen Zhong was shocked, and the third eye between his eyebrows opened, and a divine light shot out. Yang Jian also opened the divine eye between his eyebrows, and the golden light collided in mid-air, and both of them took a few steps back.

Deng Zhong alone fought Huang Feihu, and the remaining three brothers saw Duke's bravery and followed him to take advantage of him. Whenever Duke knocked down a general, the three of them would go forward and grab him, and soon they had tied up all the fallen generals.

Duke stepped on Yang Jian's chest and held the spear upside down. The tip of the spear shone brightly with white light. He shot through Yang Jian's shoulder bone and broke his indestructible body.

Duke was almost sleepy listening to the conversation, and the result was just as he expected. The two old men glared at each other and finally parted unhappily.

Duke smiled calmly and stabbed the weak spot of the sledgehammer with his spear. After two shots, Huang Tianhua had nothing in his hand. Jin Zha and Mu Zha were horrified and rushed forward to block the spear for him. The two were already at the end of their strength. After only three moves, they were stabbed in the wrist by the spear and retreated with a cry of pain.

Duke raised his eyebrows and looked at the stunned Huang Tianhua. He pinched the nail with his five fingers, broke it into several pieces, and threw it on the ground like garbage.

The two old men are almost 200 years old in total, but they are more eloquent than a certain villager named Zhu. It is understandable, after all, they both have beards and are in high positions, one is the prime minister and the other is the imperial tutor, they have to take some face into consideration, and calling them "white-haired common man, gray-bearded old thief" is not in line with their status.

Huang Tianhua took out the nail from his arms, and there was a flash of light, a dazzling fire, and it pierced Duke's chest directly.

Jiang Ziya felt a toothache when he saw this, secretly thinking that Wen Zhong was indeed worthy of his reputation, and couldn't help but look embarrassed. After returning to the palace, he summoned all the generals to discuss. Xiqi was prosperous, and its population and economy were the best among the princes. Jiang Ziya didn't want to cause trouble to the people's livelihood in Xiqi because of the war, so he just wanted to repel Wen Zhong's army as soon as possible.

On the other side, Nezha threw out the Chaos Heaven Ribbon to entangle Xin Huan, and took out the gold brick and threw it at Duke. Yang Jian used a transformation technique to trick Deng Zhong away, and the three-pointed double-edged sword went straight to Duke's vital point under the ribs.

“Not bad!”

When the two commanders met, there was bound to be some verbal sarcasm. Wen Zhong first looked at Huang Feihu with a complicated look before he started to argue with Jiang Ziya.

The group of people came up and surrounded Duke in the middle, with swords flashing and murderous intent everywhere. Duke laughed loudly, stopped defending, raised his spear and fought with the generals.

Wen Zhong didn't want to waste time talking to Diaoyu, and saw Huang Feihu again, saying that he was a traitor and betrayed the emperor's grace. Huang Feihu stepped forward and said that his wife and sister had died, and he only said that it was King Zhou who lost his virtue first, so he rebelled against Chaoge.

The gold brick came down, Duke caught it, dodged the three-pointed double-edged sword, and hit Yang Jian on the forehead with the brick. This blow was so powerful that even though Yang Jian had an indestructible body, he still felt dizzy and his feet went weak and he stumbled.

Jiang Ziya knew that this was the only way, so he discussed the details of the battle with his generals, and the discussion lasted for three days. When Jiang Ziya had drawn up the battle plan, Wen Zhong sent a letter of challenge to him, inviting him to meet outside the city.

Ding! With a sound of metal clashing, the spike bullet flew into the air and was caught by Duke.

At this time, the gate of Xiqi was opened again, a war drum sounded, and dozens of cavalrymen rushed out. They were all famous generals of Xiqi, including Boda, Bo Shi, Zhongtu, Zhonghu, Shuye, Shuxia, Lu Gongwang, Nangong Shi, Xinjia, Xinmian, Huang Ming, Zhou Ji and so on.

Jiang Ziya was naturally not afraid of him, so he wrote a letter in reply, suggesting that they meet at the gate of the city in five days.

The two armies faced each other. Outside Xiqi City was a flat land with no mountains or water. The generals could not think of a way to quickly defeat the enemy. After much thought, they could only attack the food and grass by surprise and disrupt the morale of Wen Zhong's army to determine the outcome of the battle.

Huang Tianhua used a hammer to block Xin Huan who fell from the sky, and handed him over to Nezha to deal with, and urged Yu Qilin to go straight to Duke. At this time, Jinzha and Muzha were already in a precarious situation, and Huang Tianhua joined in, buying them time to catch their breath.

Duke rode on it, and the spear in his hand was as fast as lightning. In just a short while, he knocked Wu Ji, Huang Feibao, and Huang Feibiao off their horses. After another three or five moves, Han Dulong and Xue Ehu followed suit, leaving only Jin Zha and Mu Zha struggling to hold on.

The yellow sand was flying, and it was so spectacular that dozens of people fought against one person alone, and they instantly became the focus of the entire battlefield. Unfortunately, the result made the Xiqi side feel cold. After the people and horses were thrown out, one by one, the Xiqi generals were thrown out, some were seriously injured, some were unconscious, and all were captured by the Yin Shang soldiers who rushed over.

Huang Feihu was extremely anxious when he saw his two brothers being captured, but Deng Zhong was not someone he could easily dismiss, so he called on Huang Tianhua to rescue his two uncles.

Clang! In midair, the divine whip whizzed down and hit Duke on the forehead, sparks flew, and the divine whip flew directly out.

Duke turned to look at Jiang Ziya, who was shivering all over, slapping Sibu Xiang to flee, and at the same time ordered his troops to withdraw. He was so clever that he forgot that Wen Zhong was still watching him, and was hit hard on the back by the falling golden whip. A small yellow flag unfolded in his arms, protecting his vital parts.

Central Wuji Xinghuang Flag! Jiang Ziya paused, almost falling off the Sibu Xiang, and fled into the city in a panic. Nezha drove the Wind Fire Wheel and guarded beside him, blocking the relentless Wen Zhong.

Wen Zhong abandoned Jiang Ziya and wielded his whips to kill other people at will. At a command, tens of thousands of soldiers formed a large formation and pressed forward, strangling the Xiqi army outside the city until they reached the bottom of the city wall, and then they sounded the call to retreat.

(End of this chapter)