Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 112 Only the Mountain Moving Plan can save Xiqi

Deng Chanyu was thinking.

Xiao Qiao walked in and reported in a low voice, "Miss, the people from Xiqi are here."

"Xiqi?" Deng Chanyu was stunned. Why did people from Xiqi come here?

"Who's coming?"

"Looking at the banner, it's Ji Fa, the son of Xibohou." Xiao Qiao added, "They're bringing thousands of soldiers and horses, and they all look exhausted."

Deng Chanyu used her spiritual sense to look in the direction of Sun He. The Yongcheng defender had also followed her for 600 miles. He was hit by an arrow during the previous charge and was now leading people to inventory the warehouse.

After all, the Deng family did not rebel. Some of their confidants knew about the transaction with Xiqi, but some did not. When conducting secret transactions, one should still keep a low profile.

She said, "Send a message saying that this place has been occupied by our forces. I will go to see Jifa in person later."

Thirty miles outside the city.

The future King Wu of Zhou, Ji Fa, smashed a jade cup in great anger.

There is no shortage of land these days, what is lacking is population.

The Deng family is short of people, and so is Xiqi.

No matter how benevolent Ji Chang was, he was only governing the people.

He doesn't care about the Jinsha City thousands of miles away.

Ji Fa proposed to march south from Mount Qi into Shu, occupy territory, seize people and gold and silver, and make up for the losses in the war. People from all walks of life in Xiqi expressed their support.

After fighting hard, and facing the attack from Beibohou Chonghouhu, he managed to gather 5,000 soldiers for Ji Fa to march south.

Ji Fa hid during the day and came out at night, quietly entering Shu. His troops were too few, and facing more than 10,000 soldiers and 100,000 slaves in Hanzhong at that time, he had no hope of winning. So he spread rumors, which were not really rumors. He said that there was a great epidemic in Nanjun, the Shang people, and even the garrison fell ill.

The high priest of Shu was no fool. He found several southern Shang princes to inquire and confirmed that this matter was true. Only then did he march eastward in a mighty manner. As a result, he was defeated head-on by Deng Chanyu and was completely defeated. Now all of them are on their knees.

Ji Fa received the message from the Deng family and heard that the Deng family had already chosen the name of the city. He was angry and anxious. He had been struggling for more than a month but had gained nothing. The most important thing was that the road to Shu was gone.

Declaring war on the Deng family now, turning their only ally into an enemy? He was crazy. Ji Chang could tie him up and hand him over to the Deng family to deal with him as they pleased.

An hour later, he met Deng Chanyu, who had come to the meeting alone, in his own camp.

Ji Fa's face was cheerful, as if his previous anger had disappeared. "Miss Deng, it's been a long time since we last met. On behalf of my father and my brother, I would like to thank the Deng family for their continuous assistance over the past year."

As soon as the two sides met, he bowed deeply with a very sincere expression.

Deng Chanyu knew him, though not very well. She also spoke in a sweet tone, "Second Young Master, you're too kind. Yin Shou acts in a domineering manner, oblivious to the hardships we endure in defending the four corners of the country. This truly belies his status as the common ruler of the world. My father was also dissatisfied, but for the sake of the family business, he had no choice but to temporarily submit. The Marquis of Xibo has raised the banner of justice and acted righteously, drawing the attention of the princes of the world. He is truly a role model for our generation."

Her words made Ji Fa feel much more comfortable. All the princes in the world were watching, and only Xiqi dared to say "no" loudly. This made Xiqi gain a lot of reputation. In the future, it would be easy for them to break through the five passes, march to the city of Chaoge, and replace the Yin surname with the Ji surname. The prerequisite was that they had to withstand the wave after wave of attacks from the Shang Dynasty.

Deng Chanyu asked, "Second Young Master, what brings you here?"

Ji Fa had already prepared his excuse: "My father heard about the great plague in Nanjun and was worried that the Deng family would be harassed by those barbarians, so he sent me to lead the army to help at night."

"Hou Xibo is benevolent and righteous, and the Deng family is deeply grateful." "Miss Deng, you are too kind, too kind."

Having guessed the purpose of Ji Fa's visit, Deng Chanyu didn't want to make things too awkward.

"To thank the Marquis of Xibo for his righteous act, my Deng family is willing to offer a thousand catties of gold, three thousand catties of silver, and seven thousand catties of bronze."

"No, no! If I bring it back, my father and elder brother will definitely blame me for it."

"Why not? Your army has traveled thousands of miles, so there must be some losses. A small gift is not worth mentioning."

After two rounds of pushing and turning, Jifa accepted the gold and silver.

Xiqi is short of everything now. Taking the gold and silver back and exchanging them for war horses and furs with the Xirong people further west is also a good option.

After both parties completed the transaction, the atmosphere became much more harmonious.

Ji Fa did not have maps from later generations and was not familiar with names like Shu and Sindhu. The Deng family's occupation of Hanzhong did block the road to Shu, but at the same time, there were no enemies to the south of Xiqi, and the troops on the southern front could be transferred to the eastern front to resist the army of Chaoge.

Ji Fa led his troops back to Xiqi that same day. On the way back, he also sent scouts to investigate the nearby roads.

The fact is that in the future, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang would always set out from Hanzhong and head northwest to Qishan to attack Longyou. That was really a helpless move. This road had mountains and water, and the terrain was flat, so it was the best to travel.

There are mountain paths near Hanzhong, but they are as rugged and difficult to walk on as a primeval forest. Not to mention an army of thousands or tens of thousands, even a hundred or eighty people would easily get lost while walking.

Ji Fa returned to Xiqi City with a lot of gold and silver, and handed the harvest to his elder brother Bo Yikao, and then came to report to Ji Chang.

"The Deng family occupied the new city built by those barbarians? This is also a good thing. Our southern line is completely safe." Ji Chang was still fiddling with the yarrow he used for divination. He didn't seem to care about Ji Fa's empty-handed return. He said a few words of encouragement and signaled that he could go down and rest.

Ji Fa did not leave, but handed a scroll of bamboo slips to King Xibo.

Ji Chang unfolded it and examined it carefully, then pondered for a moment: "Mountain Moving Project?! Did Miss Deng give this to you?"

"Exactly, Father. The Deng family also said that when they conquer Jinsha City, they can provide us with some prisoners of war to help us implement this plan."

Ji Chang looked at the bamboo slips again. At first glance, it seemed absurd, but after careful consideration, he found that there was some truth to it.

Deng Chanyu knew that in the original time and space, there were 36 armies of the Shang Dynasty attacking Xiqi. King Zhou sent 36 waves of troops, just like the gourd baby saving his grandfather. Zhang Guifang, Wen Zhong, and Deng Jiugong were among these 36 groups, and the last group seemed to be Kong Xuan.

Now Kong Xuan has no intention of serving the Shang Dynasty, and it is hard to say whether there will still be thirty-six armies. However, Xiqi is much weaker now than in the original time and space. Let alone thirty-six armies, being able to withstand ten waves of attacks can be considered a unity of Xiqi. So she gave Xiqi an idea, the mountain moving plan!

In those days, tribes built cities and then turned the cities into countries. Xiqi, Nanjun, and Chaoge all had large urban populations, which gradually influenced the surrounding areas.

Xiqi City is backed by Mount Qishan, and the city faces the attack of the Shang Dynasty army.

As soon as they arrived, they attacked the main city, a small attack every three days and a big attack every five days. It was really a blessing from God that the original time and space could hold on.

Now the gods have not yet made their move, and relying on the city walls and the flesh and blood of the people of Xiqi to resist the Yin and Shang army every day is really a huge loss.

Deng Chanyu suggested that they move Mount Qi behind them to the front, and move Mount Qi as a whole eastward to form a barrier in front of the Shang army. Xiqi City would be slightly away from the war, and their people could farm, graze, and forge weapons in the rear. This plan was the mountain moving plan!

(End of this chapter)