Chapter 53: The First Battle between Xia and Shang
On the pretext that Cheng Tang was colluding with Jiuli and intending to rebel, Lu Gui sent out an army of 300,000, led by Xia Geng, and quickly marched towards the location of the Shang State.

Suddenly, there was an unprecedented shock in Kyushu!
Not long ago, the demise of Youshi and Youmin had made the princes wary of Lugui, but they did not expect that the other party would attack the Shang State so soon!
Isn’t he afraid that the princes will unite and rebel against him?
The Jiuli tribe's submission to Cheng Tang also shocked many princes and left them with expressions of disbelief.

after all……

Among them, many covet the Jiuli tribe’s military training techniques!
And the other side.

After learning the news, King Cheng Tang of Shang Dynasty quickly called Prime Minister Yi Yin, Li Yuan of Jiuli tribe, Jin Peng of Phoenix tribe and Zhao Gongming of Jiejiao to discuss countermeasures!
"Everyone, what should we do?"

In Cheng Tang's opinion, now is not a good time to fight against Lugui's army. With the current strength of the Shang Kingdom, it is still insufficient to fight against an army of 300,000.

Accumulate food widely and slowly become king!
This is the kingly way!

Yi Yin was the first to speak: "When an enemy comes, we will fight him; when a flood comes, we will block it with earth. Your Majesty, do not worry! You are a man of destiny. Naturally, you will be able to turn danger into safety and disaster into blessing! The most urgent task now is to organize troops to deal with Lugui's army! At the same time, we must also be on guard against the movements of Wei and Gu!"

Wei and Gu were both vassal states of the Xia Dynasty, adjacent to the Shang State. They were very powerful and were extremely familiar with the cities of the Shang State!
Moreover, the monarchs of both countries had marriage relations with the Xia Dynasty.

Therefore, in Yi Yin's view, the threat from Wei and Gu was even greater than the 300,000 troops led by Xia Geng.

Zhao Gongming heard this and said, "Don't worry, my Lord. I, the Jiejiao disciples, will also do my best to help you deal with the practitioners of the Xia Dynasty!"

Practitioners who have not been canonized by the Human King will be suppressed a lot in Jiuzhou, but in the Jiejiao, there are quite a few practitioners at the level of Daluo Jinxian, who can completely suppress others with their realm!
Jin Peng thought about it and agreed: "My Phoenix clan will also help you!"

This should have been said by Kong Xuan!

But for some reason, Kong Xuan suddenly disappeared after he defeated Tao Zheng last time, and even Jin Peng... had no way to contact him.

If Kong Xuan hadn't left a message, he would have suspected whether something had happened to the other party?
Li Yuan also stepped forward and said, "I will send a message to my clansmen right away, asking them to send some of the Nine Li elite to the Shang Kingdom to assist the Marquis!"

Seeing that they were all confident and expressed their opinions, Cheng Tang's nervous mood relaxed a little. He looked at everyone and said seriously: "Then I'll leave it to you!"

Lugui sent out an army of 300,000 at once, plus an army of 100,000 from Wei and Gu, and they arrived at the border of Shang State in a menacing manner.

With Xia Geng, a capable and battle-hardened commander, the Xia Dynasty's army was able to advance like a hot knife through butter and gain every advantage in the battles at the mortal level, forcing the Shang army to defend the city and not dare to engage in a head-on battle with the 400,000-strong army led by Xia Geng.

Fortunately, in the battle at the level of practitioners, there are Zhao Gongming, the veteran Daluo Jinxian, and Jin Peng and Luo Xuan, two Taiyi Jinxians with profound background, so there are still many advantages.

The situation remained at a stalemate.

It was not until the Jiuli tribe sent a group of well-armored witch soldiers who broke into the Xia army camp under the cover of night that the situation in the Shang State was temporarily reversed.

Can……

This is only temporary!
Xia Geng quickly regrouped and led his many soldiers to launch another fierce attack on the Shang army.

As a last resort, Yi Yin could only temporarily put aside the war policy!
"This is not a solution!" Yi Yin looked at Zhao Gongming, Jin Peng and Li Yuan and said, "Two immortals, and Elder Li Yuan, do you have any plan to defeat the enemy?"

"This……"

Zhao Gongming and Jin Peng's faces darkened and their brows furrowed, looking very embarrassed.

They can still handle the problems of cultivators, but they are helpless against the fighting among mortals.

Luo Xuan volunteered, "Before the troops move, the food and grass must go first! I have also looked at your Jiuzhou's marching formations these days! For your mortal army, food and grass are very important! I plan to burn their food and grass tonight! In this way, they will surely collapse without a fight! I also ask Brother Gongming and Fellow Daoist Jinpeng to help me contain those practitioners of the Xia Dynasty!"

"Great!" Hearing this, Zhao Gongming couldn't help but clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Only attacking the enemy's food and grass can avoid being contaminated by cause and effect!"

Then, he patted his chest and promised: "Brother Luo Xuan, just go ahead and use your abilities. I will take care of those guys!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Peng also nodded and said, "And I will live up to Daoist Fellow Luo Xuan's trust!"

Soon, it was night!

Luo Xuan used stealth skills to come to the place where the Xia Dynasty army stored grain. The road of fire appeared across the sky, and in just a moment, the granary was turned into a sea of ​​fire!
"Enemy attack!"

Many soldiers immediately realized something was wrong and rushed to find water to put out the fire. However, this water was the Samadhi Fire that Luo Xuan had cast. How could it be put out by ordinary water?
Shui Zheng and Tao Zheng realized that something was wrong and were about to take action, but were stopped by Zhao Gongming and trapped in the void universe sea transformed by the Dinghai Pearl.

"Damn it!"

The two men cursed loudly and immediately summoned the two magic swords, Dragon Fang and Inugami, wanting to use the power of the magic soldiers to forcibly cut open the empty sea of ​​the universe in front of them.

boom!
In an instant, the majestic sword energy tore through the endless void, evolving into a huge blue dragon and a world-destroying demon dog, which crashed directly into the twenty-four Dinghai Divine Pearls. At the same time, in the Xia Dynasty camp, two more figures soared into the sky, wanting to use their magical powers to put out the fire, but were instantly forced back by the strong wind rolled up by the Golden Peng.

These two people were also practitioners worshipped by the Xia Dynasty, namely Jin Zheng and Mu Zheng!

The practitioners worshipped in the Xia Dynasty were all named Zheng, such as Jin Zheng, Mu Zheng, Shui Zheng, Huo Zheng, Tu Zheng, Tao Zheng and Che Zheng. Their cultivation was basically at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm!
Within Jiuzhou, they can be said to be blessed with natural advantages. Although they do not have the strength to kill a Daluo Jinxian, with the suppression of other practitioners by the Jiuzhou barrier and the help of some magical weapons, it will not be a big problem for them to fight against ordinary Daluo Jinxian for a while.

"Rebel!"

Jin Zheng shouted loudly, urging a magic sword made of Gengjin to circle around the void, stirring the universe, and turning into a world composed of endless sword energy. It burst out with an extreme aura of destruction and suppressed it forcefully.

Mu Zheng was not willing to be outdone. The thoughts of life and death flowed around him. A magic staff containing endless aura of death instantly crossed the endless void and smashed towards Jin Peng.

"Yin Yang Qi Bottle!"

Jin Peng did not dare to be careless, and quickly took out the magic weapon he had forged with the innate yin and yang energies, and evolved a black hole in the void that swallowed everything.

boom!
The huge roar instantly resounded through the heavens and earth, shaking the void universe.

This is a collision of Taos. Although Jin Peng's cultivation was severely suppressed, he was still able to compete with Jin Zheng and the others with the help of this innate spiritual treasure.

Yin and Yang differentiate, earth, fire, water and wind reorganize, destruction and vitality coexist, destruction and creation have the same power, showing the supreme divine power that swallows everything.

however……

Jin Peng did not want to fight. After one attack, he fled thousands of miles away in an instant.

"You bastard, how hateful!"

Jin Zheng cursed loudly, and then met up with Tu Zheng and Che Zheng who had just arrived. His innate ancestral qi transformed into supreme magical powers, and he attacked directly towards the Dinghai Pearl that was shining with five-colored light.

But it's too late!

Today, not only Luo Xuan is preparing to make great achievements, Zhao Gongming also plans to show his real ability and kill a cultivator as a sacrifice to enhance the momentum of the Shang Kingdom.

"die!"

Dinghaizhu has the supreme power to suppress the four seas, pacify the void, and evolve the world. It is most restraining to practitioners like Shuizheng who practice the great way of water.

Following Zhao Gongming's loud shout, the twenty-four Dinghai Pearls instantly gathered into a string and poured down, trying to destroy Shui Zheng into ashes.

"No!"

Shui Zheng roared in fear, but it was of no use. In his eyes, the future collapsed one after another, as if they were all going to the abyss. The only way left was to fall.

And this is the huge gap between the Daluo Golden Immortal and the Taiyi Golden Immortal!
The Daluo is beyond the Three Realms, not within the Five Elements, and is involved in time and space. He can completely erase the existence of a Taiyi Golden Immortal on that endless timeline.

Even though Taiyi Jinxian can temporarily fight against Daluo Jinxian with the help of his innate spiritual treasure, he cannot completely eliminate it from the root.

because……

Daluo is immortal, Daluo is indestructible!
Daluo is supreme!

To a Golden Immortal, the most horrifying disaster in the world is nothing more than having one's body and soul destroyed, and falling into the calamity of losing oneself.

If you are lucky, it is possible to return from the endless void.

Death has nothing to do with them anymore!
It doesn’t matter if you die or your soul perishes, as long as the Tao is still there, there will be a day when you will return!
After killing Shui Zheng with one strike, Zhao Gongming did not stay for long. He gently waved his robe sleeves, picked up Luo Xuan, and quickly fled towards the direction of the business camp!
This battle burned up all the food and grass of the Xia Dynasty army. In addition, the killing of Shui Zheng was enough to temporarily stop Xia Geng from acting rashly!
The food supply of Gu and Wei alone is not enough to support such a large army.

And Zhen E...

Even more so, distant water cannot quench nearby fire!
Even if Emperor Xia had great powers, it was not an easy task for him to gather enough food and fodder to support the hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command in a short period of time!
Therefore, retreat is its only option at the moment!

Although this method is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution, Xia Geng will certainly launch an attack on the Shang State after regrouping, but it is enough to buy the Shang State some time to recuperate and improve its strength!

Once the Jiuli's armor and weapons are all manufactured, the strength of the Shang army will surely undergo a qualitative transformation.

At that time, it will not be Lugui who attacks them, but it will be their time to raise an army and attack Xia!

(End of this chapter)