Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 413: Wen Zhong and His Jiejiao Fellow Daoists
Nandu immediately began to gather troops and sent letters to King Zhou and Wen Zhong at the same time, saying, "We agree. We will send troops first to attract a wave of firepower from Qi for you."

As for what you plan to do with this opportunity, we don't care.

The Shang Dynasty court acted very quickly this time. Messengers flew between the two places, and in less than twenty days, the imperial edict appointing Deng Jiugong as the King of Han, the royal robe and crown, and a large number of ceremonial items were officially delivered.

So far, the vast territory extending from the East China Sea in the east to the Hengduan Mountains in the west, from the Shiwanda Mountains in the south to Wanluo in the north, with a length of three thousand miles from east to west and more than two thousand miles from north to south, all had a clear name with this edict: the Kingdom of Han!
Deng Jiugong's acceptance of King Zhou's edict represented that Shang recognized Han's status. Both sides were kings and no longer had a subordinate relationship. From then on, the two countries were equal. At most, Han would call Shang "big brother", and all other obligations would no longer exist.

The Han State gained huge political benefits and its reputation was not damaged, so it should have made a positive response militarily.

On the second day after Deng Jiugong took office as King of Han, Deng Xiu and Li Jing led an army of 180,000 north to Xuhuai and officially launched the Northern Expedition.

Deng Chanyu also set out with them. She didn't care about the marching and fighting, she was only concerned with dealing with the Western religious immortals who might appear in Qi State.

Wen Zhong has a lot of things to deal with, and he has been busy day and night recently in order to launch a surprise attack on Chaoge.

After the Han Dynasty officially sent troops, he breathed a sigh of relief, and his chances of retaking Chaoge increased by at least 50%.

His disciple Ji Li whispered, "Teacher, General Chen Wu, the commander of Chuanyun Pass, wants to see you."

"Let him in."

Soon, a burly military general walked into the Grand Tutor's Mansion and knelt down with a plop without saying a word.

"Grand Master! My brother Chen Tong was beaten to death in public by Li Nezha. My mother fainted on the spot when she heard about this the other day. Grand Master, please help me!"

Chen Wu, the commander of Chuanyun Pass, cried for his brother Chen Tong who was seriously ill. Chen Tong saw someone riding a cloud passing overhead, and without thinking, he fired a fire dragon dart into the sky. Then he was pinned to the ground by Nezha and beaten to death with three punches in front of everyone.

This Chen Tong at least has some Taoist skills. His brother Chen Wu is just an ordinary Shang Dynasty general. He has no way to take revenge on his own, so he finds Wen Zhong and wants Wen Zhong to seek justice for him.

Wen Zhong had just used the throne to pull the Han State out to deal with the Qi State. How could he possibly destroy the relationship between the two countries for the sake of Chen Tong?

"I understand, you can leave now."

With just one word, Master Wen sent Chen Wu away.

Now the Shang Dynasty is fighting Qi in the east and Zhou in the west, and the pressure is really huge.

The State of Han attracted most of the attention of the State of Qi, so it was impossible for him to cause trouble.

Wen Zhong has his own views on the current situation and the future.

There are constant disputes within Qi State. Two hundred princes in the east have lifted Jiang Huanchu onto the throne of King of Qi. Your Jiang family has received such a big piece of the pie, shouldn't you show some appreciation?
Riding a donkey and mule thinking of a steed, the official residence and the prime minister met the prince.

Human desires are endless, let alone the desires of two hundred princes, which can never be satisfied.

The State of Qi may seem powerful now, but in reality it is not a cause for concern.

The Han State was full of martial virtues and occupied the Yangtze River, so it was really difficult to defeat it and could only be resolved at the end.

The enemy of the Shang Dynasty was still Xiqi.

If the Shang Dynasty could destroy Xiqi, occupy the surrounding areas, and develop peacefully, it would be possible for the Shang Dynasty to reunify the world.

Wen Zhong was under great pressure. He had to focus his efforts westward, so he had to take advantage of this opportunity to intensify the conflict between Qi and Han. He also had to be careful not to completely destroy Qi; he had to keep Qi around to create trouble for Han and keep the Han army firmly in the north. This was a difficult balance to strike.

After retaking Chaoge, he then prepared to march west.

Since Qi was to be retained, the existing territory of the Shang Dynasty had to be defended during the Western Expedition. Who should be sent to defend it? There were many disciples of the Western Religion in Qi.

He had to put his mind to the Jiejiao again, for the last time, and ask a fellow Taoist to come out and help.

He set off for Penglai Island overnight and finally invited 108 fellow Taoists to come out of seclusion.
When these 108 fellow Taoists faced one enemy, they attacked together. When they faced an army of thousands, they also attacked together.

Wen Zhong's original intention was to invite a fellow Taoist, but these 108 people could not be separated. They were known for their deep loyalty and brotherly love. Master Wen's old face turned red and he said, "Why don't you all come together?"
These 108 Jiejiao immortals also have some skills.

The eldest brother, Gao Yan, is good at calling the shots.

The second son, Huang Zhen, is a descendant of the Qilin clan.

The third brother, Lu Chang, is resourceful.

The fourth brother, Ji Bing, has dragon blood in his body.

The fifth brother is good at using a long-handled broadsword, and the sixth brother is unbeatable with his Zhangba Snake Spear.
The rest use double whips and double guns. In addition to Taoism, these Jiejiao immortals also have excellent martial arts.

The one hundred and eight Taoists of the Jiejiao Sect were able to set up the Tiangang and Disha Formations. Wen Zhong took a look and nodded repeatedly. This formation was too powerful!
After Ao Yuan became the Lord of the Yellow River, the river changed its course several times, and now most of the Yanzhou of the Shang Dynasty has been submerged.

Wen Zhong learned Xiqi's plan to move mountains. He piled up earth to form a mountain in the middle of the Yellow River. If I can't beat you in a naval battle, I will force you to fight on land.

The earthen hill in the middle of the river is called Liangshan. The Jiejiao heroes' Tiangang Disha formation is set up on its peak. This formation not only blocks the river channel, but also serves as a natural barrier for Qi's attack on the Shang Dynasty. Want to get through? Defeat these 108 heroes first!
Wen Zhong made arrangements in secret.

On the north bank of the Huai River, Deng Chanyu had encountered several people who appeared to be disciples of the Western Sect, but were actually immortals from the Blood Sea Asura.

They were all just miscellaneous soldiers, not worth mentioning. Nezha killed them easily without her having to take any action at all.

Almost all the immortals on the Han side were mobilized.

Jin Zha, Mu Zha, Nezha and Huang Tianhua were on both sides, and Li Jing stood next to Deng Chanyu and Deng Xiu.

When they heard that they were going to attack Qi, Zhang Guifang and Feng Lin, who were retainers, also came.

The generals included Tai Luan, Zhou Ji, Huang Ming, Su Quanzhong, Su Quanxiao, Ding Ce, Guo Chen, Dong Zhong and others.

The vanguard officer at this time was a general recruited by Deng Jiugong last year, named Wei Ben. Deng Chanyu took a look at him. He seemed to be not very famous in the Battle of the Gods, but judging from his martial arts, he was also a person with a force value of more than 90.

The Han State sent out its elite troops, and the opposing Qi State suffered three consecutive defeats and retreated from the Huai River to the Si River in Xuzhou. Only then did it stabilize its position. Reinforcements arrived from all directions, and a force of nearly 100,000 was gathered.

The leading general was Lu Xiong, a veteran of the Shang Dynasty. This veteran was very good at military tactics, and most importantly, he had no loopholes. Li Jing raided the camp, set ambushes, and cut off food supplies. After several rounds of fighting, he still didn't gain the upper hand.

The immortals from Qi State who came out to fight were more mixed. No real descendants of the Western religion were seen. All who came were the Blood Sea Asuras who were converted by Zhunti, such as Huanxitian and Eloquentian.

(End of this chapter)