night.

Zhou army camp.

Although they suffered a defeat during the day, the Zhou army quickly adjusted. After all, these Zhou troops had fought all the way from Haojing to the East, experienced countless battles, and had sufficient experience.

The night was dark, and except for the soldiers on patrol, the other soldiers were already asleep. In the Zhou army's tent, Shan Hou was discussing tomorrow's battle strategy with several lieutenants.

Although blocked by the Huai River, the remaining Yin and Shang troops only numbered 600 people. The Zhou army could completely rely on their numerical advantage to cross the river from multiple locations. When the army was encircled, the remaining Yin and Shang troops would have no way to escape.

At this time, a rumble suddenly came from the distance, like thousands of horses galloping. The Zhou army camp was suddenly alarmed, and countless people woke up from their sleep and looked around in panic.

"Is this the sound of rolling chariots? Where do so many chariots come from?"

"No, this is not a chariot!"

Outside the big tent, Dan Hou shouted loudly and asked: "Light the torches and set up the formation quickly."

Soon a large number of torches were lit, illuminating the camp clearly. At this moment, everyone finally saw the torrential flood sweeping in like a mountain, destroying everything in its path.

"Flood, it's flood, run!" the sharp-eyed soldier shouted loudly, and suddenly the surrounding Zhou troops panicked.

"It's a flood, Shanhou, go quickly." Shanhou's retainers shouted loudly, desperately pulling Shanhou and rushing out of the camp. However, at the critical moment of life and death, the entire camp was already in chaos, and tens of thousands of people swarmed out.

, trampling on each other, there is no way to escape.

At the same time, the monstrous river flowed down the river, and waves several feet high crashed down. The camp wall was swept away like straw in front of the landslide-like flood. But in the blink of an eye, the camp was turned into a piece of land.

In Zeguo, a large number of soldiers and supplies were submerged in the water. Even the soldiers who could swim disappeared after being caught by the ferocious waves.

The rolling flood came overwhelmingly, and everything that stood in the way of the flood, whether it was chariots, tents or soldiers, were submerged. Only a few were lucky enough to find a raft and escape by holding it.

When Shan Hou saw this situation, his face instantly turned pale. Tens of thousands of elites were ruined by him. How could he have the face to see Dazai and King Cheng? He immediately pulled out his sword and wanted to kill himself, but was stopped by his subordinates.

Tens of thousands of Zhou troops were washed away by the floods, and countless people wailed in the floods. The entire Huaihe River became a land of marshes.

On the south bank of the Huai River, Zi Jue watched the floods surging down, overwhelming the Zhou army's camp. Countless campfires were extinguished, and screams and shouts could not be heard. However, in the blink of an eye, they were completely submerged by the floods.

The sky was getting brighter, and the morning sunlight pierced the darkness. Looking around, I saw that the surrounding area for dozens of miles was completely transformed into a vast land.

As for the Zhou army's camp, it had long been washed away by the flood, and the tens of thousands of troops were all fed to the fish and turtles. However, there were also some lucky ones who escaped by running to higher ground.

Zijue pulled out his sharp sword and shouted: "The Zhou army is defeated, we will attack immediately, kill the defeated troops and collect supplies!"

"No!" The surrounding soldiers responded in unison, and then immediately controlled the raft to pursue them.

Six hundred soldiers and thousands of old and weak were dispatched on dozens of rafts and began to surround and kill the remaining soldiers of the Zhou army who were trapped on the isolated island. At the same time, they collected supplies. Although these supplies had been soaked by water, many of them were exposed to the sun.

It can still be used after drying.

After a night of floods, tens of thousands of troops were washed away by the floods. Danhou finally gathered more than a hundred soldiers. However, due to the flood, almost all of these people were unarmed, let alone armor. If they had been wearing armor, they would have been long gone.

Drowned.

Seeing Dan Hou, everyone couldn't help but feel sad and cried loudly: "Your Majesty, it's over, it's over, all ten thousand troops have died here."

Hearing this, Dan Hou was also sad, but he still consoled him: "The Yin thieves are already declining, so what if they win this time? After all, they will still be like these fallen leaves, blown down by the autumn wind, and our country will be like the sun.

"

But before he finished speaking, he heard several soldiers nearby shouting: "Look, Your Majesty, the Yin thief is coming!"

"The Yin thief is coming after me!"

"Your Majesty, please leave quickly. I will bring people to stop them!"

Shanhou hurriedly turned around and saw that hundreds of Yin soldiers were already coming with dozens of rafts. Seeing this situation, Shanhou knew that he could no longer hesitate and immediately boarded the raft with a few soldiers to try.

get away.

"Your Majesty had help from heaven to defeat Zhou's army, but we failed to achieve even an inch of success! I really envy them that they can follow Your Majesty to kill the enemy." A young man with a childish face said enviously.

"Ming, you will be sixteen next year, and you will be able to fight with your Majesty then." Yu comforted him.

Although the flood washed away the Zhou army, it also scattered the supplies and soldiers. Yu led dozens of soldiers and hundreds of old and weak men to collect supplies. If they encountered Zhou soldiers who were not dead, they would take them back and make them slaves.

.

"Brother Yu, look, there is someone there, it seems to be a general!" Another young man said excitedly.

"Where? Where?" Yu quickly looked in the direction that the young man was pointing. Sure enough, on a mound, a group of Zhou soldiers in a panic were hiding on it, and one of them was obviously of high status.

"It's Zhou Jun, haha, brothers, we are going to make a contribution!" After seeing those people, Yu quickly called on everyone to paddle the surrounding rafts.

Their arrival obviously alarmed the Zhou troops. After seeing them, these people hurriedly jumped onto the raft to escape.

"Quick, they want to escape, catch up with them, don't let them go!" Yu divided a part to attack the remaining Zhou army on the mound, while the rest continued to pursue the raft.

The Zhou people were not good at boating, and their rafts were not fast, so they were soon caught up. Although they were just old and weak, the Zhou people had no weapons, and had been soaked in floods all night. They were tired, sleepy, and hungry. They were no match for them. It was just.

Everyone looked at what seemed to be a general on the raft and wanted to capture him alive.

"Ming, you lead people to harass with bows and arrows, while I, Pan, and a few people swim over there!" Yu immediately ordered, and after speaking, he led a few people to jump directly into the water, and the rest of them opened their bows and set arrows.

The next moment, arrows rained down like rain. The raft was not big, and there was almost no place to dodge. People who were running for their lives took cover one after another. The raft became a mess, and some people even accidentally fell into the water. The speed of the raft, which was already slow, was even worse.

Almost stagnant and can only drift with the waves.

At this time, the water surface suddenly started to churn, and the raft suddenly shook violently, almost overturning, and the people on the raft fell into the water one after another.

At this moment, several figures suddenly emerged from the water, like water ghosts, with quick movements, they grabbed Shan Hou and others and pushed them into the water without any explanation. Shan Hou and others had already been unable to stand steadily and did not resist at all.

The force was dragged into the water. Everyone was terrified and struggled to escape, but they were unable to do anything.

After all these people rolled their eyes and no longer had the strength to resist, Yu arrested them all.

Qufu, the capital of the Yan Kingdom.

Grand Prime Minister Zhou Gongdan and Taigong Wang once again summoned the princes from all sides to prepare for the enfeoffment of princes in the east.

This time, the Shang Dynasty was defeated for the second time, and a large number of heroes needed to be rewarded. The Zhou Dynasty army could not be stationed here for a long time. In order to prevent the remaining forces of the Yin and Shang Dynasty from rebelling again, enfeoffment was the best choice.

In the main hall, Dazai Dan was discussing matters with Taigong Wang. The purpose of this eastern expedition had been achieved.

Now that the Yan State, the most powerful Fang State of the Yin Shang in the east, has been conquered, the Yin Shang in the world no longer have the power to resist. However, although the rebellious Yin Shang Fang State has been destroyed, there are still a large number of Yin Shang survivors here who need it

deal with.

It is not advisable to let things go their own way. The rebellious nobles have been wiped out. The soldiers who participated in the Eastern Expedition have not yet been rewarded this time. These lands are just given to soldiers and nobles, allowing them to establish a state. In this way, the nobles can be rewarded,

It can also disintegrate the Yin Shang remnants, and at the same time, these feudal princes can keep a close watch on the remaining Yin Shang remnants.

It must be said that the enfeoffment system is indeed the most suitable system for the current situation.

"The Yin Emperor was unruly and brought chaos to the world. The phoenix roared in Qishan, and the state of Zhou Dynasty prospered."

Zhou Gongdan acted as king, while Taigong Wang presided over the heaven-sacrifice ceremony, once again reaffirming that Zhou was the common master of the world, and all rebellious Yin and Shang remnants needed to be punished.

"The King of Zhou is the son of God, and he is sacred and noble and inviolable. It is the destiny of Zhou to conquer the Yan Kingdom this time, and the Yin Shang Dynasty has lost the favor of God."

"You obey the destiny and break the Yin Dynasty twice. The state of Zhou will be favored by heaven. The phoenix sings in Qishan. King Wu conquers Zhou. The people of Zhou get the destiny. The destiny of Yin and Shang falls. Our state and Zhou gain the world. This is the flow of destiny."

"Today we destroy the country of Yan, but there are still a large number of Yin and Shang remnants in this land who are rebelling. Although the state and Zhou army are strong, they cannot stay here for a long time. Therefore, I have been ordered by the king to enfeoff the meritorious ministers here, and let you and others act on behalf of the emperor.

Herdsmen, guard one side."

Many nobles kneeling below heard this and suddenly became happy. At this time, the Yan State, the most important country of the Yin Shang Dynasty, had been attacked and destroyed. The survivors of the Yin Shang Dynasty had suffered heavy losses. The next step was to divide the feudal country among the feudal countries based on their merits.

Already.

Next, we enfeoffed and established the country. Because there were surrendered Fang Kingdoms of Yin and Shang around them, Taigongwang and Dazaidan enfeoffed a large number of meritorious people around the country of Amang. At the same time, Taigongwang enfeoffed the hometown of Pugu and established the country of Qi. Dazaidan enfeoffed the hometown of the country of Amang.

, Jianguo Lu. In addition, this time more than a dozen states were enfeoffed to guard this place.

In order to prevent the remnants of the Yin and Shang dynasties from rebelling, the two deliberately built their feudal state here. Of course, as the three Dukes, they needed to return to Haojing to sit in charge and assist King Cheng. King Cheng was young and needed the support of Taigong Wang and Dazaidan, so he could not be away for a long time.

You can only leave your eldest son here to build the country.

But just when the enfeoffment was about to end, a herald rushed in. Seeing the herald's embarrassed look, the two of them felt something bad in their hearts.

Dazai Dan immediately waved his hand gently, and an attendant next to him hurriedly stepped forward to take the herald to the side hall. Fortunately, the reward ceremony in the main hall had come to an end, and after a while, Dazai Dan and Taigong Wang hurried over.

"What happened?" Dazaidan asked directly.

"Shan Hou pursued the rebellious Yin merchants. On the bank of the Huai River, the enemy attacked halfway across the river. Shan Hou was frustrated. It was the Yin people who dug up the Huai River at night. The army was flooded and only a few hundred people escaped."

After hearing what the herald said, Tai Gongwang and Da Zaidan looked a little ugly. After asking the herald some more questions, they asked their attendants to take him down to rest.

"The Shanhou army was defeated, and the emperor's six armies lost thousands! The army has been on an expedition for two years, and the soldiers missed their hometown, but they could not delay it any longer. But who will deal with those Yin and Shang rebels?" Dazai Dan asked.

Taigongwang understood Dazai's predicament. Although the army was invincible after having traveled thousands of miles and been away for two years, although it was invincible, it had reached its limit and needed to go back for repairs. However, the Yin and Shang rebels also needed to deal with it. He immediately said: "Since the princes have been entrusted to guard them, then

Let these princes join forces to encircle and suppress the rebels. There are more than 5,000 rebels and they are as diseased as mustard. Occasionally winning has nothing to do with the overall situation."

"Our country has won the destiny of Zhou, and the Yin and Shang rebels will eventually be completely crushed!"

After hearing Taigongwang's words, although he still had some doubts in his heart, as Taigongwang said, Bang Zhou had been destined by fate, and those Yin and Shang rebels were just clowns, left to the princes to deal with. After thinking about it, Dazai Dan felt a little uncomfortable.

rest assured.

He immediately said: "As far as the sea in the east, the river in the west, Muling in the south, and Wudi in the north, the five princes and nine uncles can conquer it."

After saying this, Taigong Wang was shocked in his heart. This was giving him part of the emperor's rights.
To be continued...