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Jiang Ziya blushed crimson. "I, Jiang Ziya! Am a dignified immortal of the Chan Sect! A direct descendant of the Chan Sect!"

"How could one stoop to do something so humiliating?"

"Wouldn't that be a disgrace to the Chan Sect?"

"I, Jiang Ziya, have come down from the mountains to assist Xiqi for the important task of expounding the teachings!"

"Shoe shine? Not even a speck!"

"A real man should have backbone!"

Shen Gongbao remained calm. "Oh? Jiang Shang! Even the immortals of Antarctica and Guang Chengzi dare not disobey the Jade Purity Sage's decree. You dare to disobey?"

"The Jade Purity Sage decrees that the immortals of the Chan Sect should assist Xiqi and aid this humble Daoist! Your disobedience is surely a sign of contempt for the Jade Purity Sage!"

"How dare you!"

A huge accusation was slapped on Jiang Ziya's head, and he cried!

Jiang Ziya came out of seclusion to assist Ji Chang, and had Ji Chang personally pull the chariot for eight hundred steps to establish his authority!

Shen Gongbao, having just entered Xiqi, naturally needed to establish his authority!

A new broom sweeps clean! Using the first fire to burn Jiang Ziya is perfectly fitting!

Shining shoes? It's just a way to establish authority!

No matter what! Jiang Ziya is determined to polish these shoes today!

You have humiliated the First Emperor; how could I, Shen Gongbao, tolerate such an act?

Shen Gongbao chuckled and said, "We both came to Xiqi. I became the prime minister, he carried manure, and you polished shoes. We were all here to assist Xiqi. There is no high or low status."

"Jiang Ziya, are you really going to disobey my orders?"

Bitter tears slid down Jiang Ziya's cheeks and dripped into his mouth. "Bitter! It's so bitter!"

How could Jiang Ziya dare to disobey the sage's decree?

Jiang Ziya endured the humiliation, bent down, and wiped Shen Gongbao's shoes.

After polishing his shoes, Shen Gongbao said coldly, "Jiang Shang, hand over the God-Slaying Whip as well."

"yes!"

then!

Jiang Ziya assisted Xiqi for a long time, but ended up with nothing!

Shen Gongbao took over Xiqi and replaced Jiang Ziya with swift and decisive measures!

"Gentlemen! The order to revitalize the military will be issued soon! I hope you will carry it out diligently!"

"Two and a half months! Two and a half months later, I will breach the Sishui Pass!"

"If the Sishui Pass cannot be breached, I will voluntarily resign from my position as Prime Minister!"

"Yes! We will obey the Prime Minister's order!"

Jiang Ziya saw an opportunity; Sishui Pass was easy to defend but difficult to attack.

With its strength severely depleted, Xiqi's attempt to breach Sishui Pass in two and a half months is nothing short of a pipe dream!

"I'll endure it! A little patience will lead to a brighter future!"

Half a month later.

In response to the initiative to vigorously improve people's livelihoods, Jiang Ziya took up the task of carrying manure.

They're all serving Xiqi.

Shen Gongbao took over the Xiqi Military Academy, abolished Jiang Shang's position as chief instructor, and personally became the principal.

We will begin to vigorously train generals!

Shen Gongbao had three rules for recruiting students.

Those who are loyal to Xiqi will not be accepted.

We don't accept sons of noble families because such people are ambitious but lack talent and are difficult to control!

We don't hire those who are capable, because they have too many ideas!

Shen Gongbao specifically recruits simple, poor people and trains them slowly!

The subtle influence led him to be loyal to Gongbao, not Xiqi...

Of course, this kind of thing is done in a very secretive way!

Another month has passed.

Shen Gongbao governed Xiqi with remarkable efficiency, creating a vibrant and thriving scene where everything flourished!

Then compare it with the time when Jiang Ziya was in power.

Jiang Ziya is a complete waste of a damn thing!

Time flies, and the two-and-a-half-month period is approaching.

This is because of the Western method of reincarnation in dreams.

Ordinary people who dream of this a hundred times will grow into battle-hardened elites!

Based on: General Mobilization, All Adults Must Serve in the Military Act.

In a short period of time, Xiqi raised nearly 5.5 million elite troops to maintain a standing army!

Looking at the Shang Dynasty, it had seventeen first-line generals who commanded seventeen large armies, and its standing elite force was also five million!

And the major business district hasn't even started mobilization yet...

Xiqi: Total Mobilization

Dashang: Civilian Economy

Xiqi: All adults are required to serve in the military.

Dalian Business: Volunteer Act

Xiqi: Fully rebuilding its military

Dashang: Centered on People's Livelihood and Development

In short, Xiqi's war machine was running at full speed, while the Shang Dynasty maintained stable operation.

The two-and-a-half-month period has arrived.

Shen Gongbao held a grand review at the Xiqi training ground!

After the inspection, we will immediately go into battle and attack Xiqi!

Shen Gongbao, dressed in a black Taoist robe, with a solemn expression, unconsciously imitated the tone of the First Emperor:

"I have made the following strategic deployment, General Nangong Shi, please take note."

Nangong Shi: "Yes!"

"The First Army, with an army of 500,000, will feign an attack on Qinglong Pass!"

Qinglong Pass is located in the south and is a strategic pass that marks the border between Xiqi and the southern part of the Yin Shang Dynasty!

To the east of Qinglong Pass lies the territory of Marquis E Chongyu of the South, while the Great Shang Dynasty's territory lies to the north of Qinglong Pass!

"The Second Army, numbering 1.5 million, will march north to Jiepai Pass, preparing to attack the Yin Shang's Chuanyun Pass. If the attack fails, they will cut off the rear supply route to Sishui Pass!"

"I will personally lead the central army, with two million troops, straight to Sishui Pass!"

"One million troops, keep them as the general reserve!"

"Half a hundred thousand troops to defend our homeland!"

Shen Gongbao eloquently explained the strategic deployment, the main attack, the feint attack, and anticipated various possible scenarios!

Nangong Shi wrote down everything, filled with awe!

Shen Gongbao's tactical arrangements alone are enough to make a judgment!

Shen Gongbao is far superior to Jiang Ziya, that incompetent fool!

Shen Gongbao is definitely a man of real talent!

Nangong Shi said earnestly, "I've memorized it all!"

"Say it again!"

"yes!"

beep!beep!beep!

The bugles and war drums sounded!

Xiqi launched its third punitive expedition!

Shen Gongbao led the central army towards Sishui Pass!

Nangong Shi led an army of 500,000 in a feigned attack on Qinglong Pass.

Jiang Ziya led an army of 1.5 million men from Xiqi, turned into Jiepai Pass, and attacked Chuanyun Pass!

Three-pronged attack!

Jiang Ziya sneered, "Brilliant tactics? Where are they brilliant?"

"A three-pronged attack? Isn't this the first tactic I've used to defeat King Zhou of Shang?"

"Dividing forces is a cardinal sin in warfare!"

"Shen Gongbao boasted of studying hard, but it seems he hasn't learned anything truly useful!"

"Oh!"

Ji Fa and other military generals then joined the central army in attacking Sishui Pass!

Ji Fa was extremely uneasy! The reason was simple: he was terrified of King Zhou of Shang!

The three armies marched forward, and it's not like they've never been defeated!

A few days later.

A messenger from Xiqi, covered in blood, arrived with the report: "The attack on Qinglong Pass is going poorly; General Nangong Shi has been ambushed and requests reinforcements!"

Ji Fa panicked instantly. Nangong Shi was Ji Fa's trusted confidant and could not be allowed to die. "Prime Minister, quickly save General Nangong Shi!"

Xiqi's total reserve force still has a million soldiers, enough for a rescue!

Shen Gongbao calmly shook his head. "No! The general reserve force remains stationary!"

"Instruct General Nangong Shi to feign defeat and retreat according to the established plan!"

"yes!"

Two days later.

"Report! General Nangong Shi has safely retreated!"

"Report! Jiang Ziya is under siege! Requesting reinforcements!"

Ji Fa panicked again, "Jiang Ziya is leading an army of over 1.5 million, we absolutely cannot let him be wiped out, let's save him!"

Shen Gongbao chuckled, "The general reserve force remains stationary!"

"Pass on the order! Tell Jiang Ziya to hold on! Hold firm, and there's a way!"

"yes!"

From north to south, along the front lines stretching for thousands of miles from Chuanyun Pass to Sishui Pass to Qinglong Pass, countless battles broke out!

Overall, Xiqi was at a disadvantage and in a passive position!

……

And just then...

Sishui Pass, Joint Staff Headquarters.

Zhang Kui, Deng Jiugong, Li Jing, Yuan Hong, Yu Hua, and other generals were making chessboard deductions!

Li Jing frowned slightly. "Something's wrong! Something's very wrong!"

"The new handsome guy from Xiqi is really something!"

"Xiqi has five million troops, with five hundred thousand defending their homeland, five hundred thousand at Qinglong Pass, one million five hundred thousand in the Chuanyun region, two million in the central army, and one million troops remaining!"

"Where is the remaining million-strong army?"

"The remaining million is definitely this guy's reserve force, what's his name, Leopard!"

"He's got some skills; he's hiding such a reserve force. Shen Gongbao's ambitions are quite grand!"

"Something's not right! Why do I see the shadows of my colleagues in Shen Gongbao?"

In Xiqi, under the infiltration of the Shang Dynasty, the intelligence network had long been turned into a sieve.

The powerful merchants held an absolute advantage in intelligence gathering!

But where did this crucial million-strong reserve force go?