When Pan Geng moved to Yin, I initiated Jian Shang

Zihe was sent to Bo, and Zixun took over all the military and political affairs of the Shang clan in Henan and Hebei. In Yan Shang, he killed more than a thousand Dongyi captives and enfeoffed the Ying surname as princes.

All eleven tribes of the Dongyi were assigned to the Ying surname, and it was promised that the Ying clan would follow the army in the war, and the tribe that made the most contributions in Heluo would not only be given the surname, but also have the opportunity to become Dongbo.

Just for this reason, the eleven tribes of Dongyi brought their own dry food, gathered more than 20,000 people, and followed Zixun to quickly set out from Yan Shang.

Such a big commotion also made the nobles of Yan Shang standing on the top of the city wall watching, and each of them had a look of fear in their eyes.

I didn't expect that Zixun had quietly accumulated so many troops in Dongyi.

terrible!

However, after taking away a large number of Dongyi troops, the Dongyi territory suddenly became much quieter, and even the sons of Nan Geng in the south did not take any action.

Didn't dare to move.

Zixun is different from Zihe. It is difficult for Zihe to fight them because he did not get the support of the Dongyi tribes.

But Zixun is different. He has been managing the Dongyi tribes for a long time, and now he has led more than 20,000 people to the west. If they really want to show up at this time, Zixun can just arrange a detachment to go downstream, and the grass on every grave will be three feet high by tomorrow.

In this way, we can also see the difference between a king with the support of nobles and a king without the support of nobles.

In the end, 20,000 Dongyi soldiers and horses stopped at the outskirts of Yin.

Looking at the city he loved, Zixun ordered to lay the foundation locally first.

At this time, the Yellow River flowed northward and then flowed into the sea near today's Cangzhou.

Yinyi is close to the entrance and exit of the Shangdang Basin in the Taihang Mountains, and is an absolute choice for the royal capital within a thousand miles around it.

The northeastern waterway leads directly to northern Hebei, and across the mountains, forests and swamps of Zhuo is the territory of Yan State.

From the northwest, you can go north to Shanxi, and from the west, you can go directly to Heluo and Longyou from Fengfu, Xiaoyi, Mingtiao and other places.

To the southwest, one enters Nanyang from Heluo and goes directly to Baipu and Hufang.

Hu Fang was a prefect in Hubei who controlled the copper resources on behalf of the Shang clan.

After hearing the news of King Shang's defeat, this tribe immediately led their men up from the Nanyang Basin and fought all the way to the vicinity of Heluo.

When the news reached Yin, Zixun immediately offered sacrifices and then appointed Hufang as Nanbo, who, like Xinqu, represented the Shang clan in charge of one of the four directions.

The King of Hufang was overjoyed. He came to offer assistance in order to gather information from the north and see if he could get any benefits.

As a result, they ran to the outskirts of Heluo and saw that Zihe had gone to Bo, Zixun had taken over all the affairs of the Shang clan, and then he also brought 20,000 troops from Dongyi.

This guy is planning to take back everything he lost in one go.

Then there is basically no chance for Central Plains to get involved.

In this way, the King of Hufang decided to stop while he was ahead.

Nanbo is Nanbo. He just follows the army to rob and becomes rich soon.

Of course, the Hu army stayed there for half a month, and the Shang army continued to approach.

Zisong went to the vicinity of Xingtai and Handan in later generations, and concentrated all the forces of the Shang clan's collateral branches, in-laws, and maternal clans, such as the Yousuo clan, Youyi clan, and Jiandi clan, in the two places. Then he drew manpower and troops, and assigned half of them to block the exit of the Shangdang Basin. The rest of the troops were all transferred to the Mengjin area to serve as support.

This force also mobilized more than 10,000 people.

Zi Lian arrived at the big cities of Jizhou, Tangyi and Zuoyi, and then mobilized all the tribes with relatives from Yan State, such as the Su clan, to move south. This time they brought their families with them, so the movement was slow and they were divided into seven or eight groups.

The first elite main force went directly to Muye, with a total of 6,000 people.

The remaining many royal clan forces in Henan also moved north in large numbers.

Lu's father led 7,000 troops from the Youshen clan of Henan to stop at the Bian River.

Zixun mobilized all the Shang clan forces that could be mobilized.

The estimated number was 100,000, but now it has reached nearly 50,000, which frightened the Heluo tribes and made them flee.

After all, with so many people, Zixun could no longer control them. Some tribes, eager to make achievements or lacking food, rushed into Heluo to hunt and loot to fill their food deficit.

The Danshan Rong, the Zhao clan and other Qiang people were all frightened when they saw Zixun's posture.

Even the Tufang's conquest actions were stopped, and they all turned to retreat and strengthen the defenses of the Shangdang Basin to be prepared for any eventuality. If Zixun did not attack Heluo, but attacked Tufang first, Tufang would really be defeated in one go.

This is 50,000 to 60,000 people. Even if they are just ordinary adults, 50,000 to 60,000 strong laborers would be difficult for the earthworks to deal with directly.

During this stalemate, each company was trying to find ways to strengthen its own cards as much as possible.

The Zhao clan and the Qiang tribes contacted the local king through the Yao clan. The local king and the Qiang tribes reluctantly reached a wartime alliance, but still felt it was not safe enough, so they openly and secretly introduced a branch of the Xin clan in the northeast, which might be able to be used.

Upon hearing the news, Zhao Shi indeed sent people to contact Yan State.

Although Zhao knew that Yan State was one of the Fangbo of the Shang clan, he also knew that Yan State was not among the troops.

This is a typical traitor.

Then, if we get him to join us, we will have a chance.

In order to make the State of Yan feel their sincerity, the Zhao clan even sent Prince Dian and Prince Wei, two of the heirs of the Zhao clan, to come in person.

The two sons of the Zhao family changed cars after traveling by land and water all the way to Yanmen Mountain Road. Then, looking at the slaves busy with construction everywhere, they asked Gui Xuesheng, who was accompanying them, "So many slaves, why are they tamping the ground instead of loosening the soil with hoes? Isn't this just a waste of time?"

Gui Xuesheng still had a smile on his face, but a hint of contempt flashed in his eyes.

The State of Yan and Tufang had already used plows, but the Zhao family was still using hoes.

No wonder the Shang clan was frightened before they even started advancing, and they were trying to get help from people everywhere.

But they still explained: "They are repairing the road to make it easier for cars and people to travel."

"Road? If you walk more, it will be done, right?"

"That's a path. The specification of the road is that it can be used in both directions. Two paths merge into one road. Two roads merge into one road. There is a connecting post in front. Go up from the post and you will enter the highway above.

If you ride on a fast road, you can still travel a thousand miles a day even if the food and grass are carried in a winding path.

What the State of Yan wanted to build was the Chidao.

It will be here soon, you can just take a look when the time comes."

Not long after Gui Xuesheng finished speaking, everyone drove into the shuttle road. Gui Xuesheng's retainers got off the car to issue tickets, passed inspection, paid money, and then got on the track.

Urged by the ringing bell, Gui Xuesheng and his men set off. The ride was bumpy and fast. Feeling the cold wind blowing on their faces, Gongzi Wei suddenly realized, "No wonder you asked us to leave our carriages in Dai and use yours to set off. It turns out that the track width of your carriages is the same as that of Yan State."

"That's right. Bei Bo is a man who likes to set standards. If you meet him, it's best not to mention too many people with the same surname or old family name. He started from humble beginnings, and no matter his methods or abilities, he is not comparable to ordinary people. If you want to impress him, you need to pay real benefits."

"This... the Zhao family is poor..." Gongzi Dian had a bitter face. It would be really uncomfortable to ask them to provide supplies!

"No, you are very rich." Gui Xuesheng laughed, "You have so many slaves, if there are more than 10,000 people, even if Yan State does not participate in the war, it can still provide you with the supplies you need. For example... the iron sword on my waist."

Gongzi Dian and Gongzi Cai's eyes flashed between each other, and they looked at each other, full of greed and expectation.

Iron sword! This is a good treasure that can cut bronze!

"So, Yan State is short of manpower?"

"Yes and no." Gui Xuesheng shook his head slightly. "Yan State has a large number of machines in use. They can cultivate the land and draw water with the help of nature, but these assistances require human efforts to transform first. So what they lack is people to open up the land. In fact, with the current size of Yan State, even if there is no supplement of foreign slaves, they can have the same population as the Shang Clan in a hundred years at most if they rely on their own reproduction.

Look, in front of us is the border of Yan State. Three thousand miles to the north, three thousand miles to the east, and three thousand miles to the west are all the sphere of influence of Yan State and the Chamber of Commerce.

The Shefang who were defeated by the Guifang before, and the Xiongnu who came to your territory to help you, are all forces of the Yan State. "

"What! The Huns are a force of Yan!"

"Yes, the Huns' Chanyu, Chengli, whose real name was Xin Chengli, was the second son of Beibo. Don't you know?" Gui Xuesheng revealed a piece of news.

The two were completely shocked.

The two of them also felt vaguely that this trip to request an alliance might be an arrangement between several major forces.

The Chengli clan claimed to be descendants of the Xia Dynasty, and their tribe was indeed originally composed of the Xunyu clan, and everyone recognized that.

But unexpectedly, Chengli was actually raised in the State of Yan.

The younger brothers they have raised are so strong, so what is the overall strength of the Yan State?
Don't underestimate it! (End of this chapter)