"Report, King Xuanwu was defeated in Xinye, and more than half of the Qingyu Army suffered casualties!"

Great commercial capital.

Less than ten days after the calm, a piece of news came that shocked both the government and the public, completely shocking the entire Great Shang court.

All officials were panicked and at a loss.

Even a few days ago, the Mobei army defeated three cities in the north, and the ministers in the court had never been so panicked.

Subconsciously, all the ministers of the Great Shang believed that the previous defeat in the war was simply because the Great Shang underestimated the enemy. As long as a few King Wu went north, the situation would be restored.

For hundreds of years, King Wu of the Great Shang Dynasty has almost been a symbol of invincibility. Every time he goes to war, he will definitely calm down the chaos.

Therefore, when the Shang Emperor sent three Wu Kings to the north one after another, the Shang officials were no longer so worried about the situation in the north.

However.

The news of a great defeat completely shattered the illusions in the minds of the great merchants.

No one thought that King Wu, who symbolized the highest combat power of Dashang, would also be defeated. You must know that the armies led by each King Wu of Dashang were the best among the best.

In the morning, the frightened ministers finally couldn't bear it any longer and suggested that the Great Merchant God King Triumphant lead his troops to the north to stop the cavalry of the eight tribes in Mobei.

The Shang Emperor hesitated several times, but finally suppressed the suggestions of his ministers and did not use the King of Triumph.

Because the enemies of Dashang were not just the Eight Tribes of Mobei.

The more terrifying opponent is still in the west.

Dashang cannot send all his troops to the north, otherwise, if something happens in the west, there will be no time to come back for reinforcements.

The triumphal palace.

Main hall.

The King of Triumph looked at the information from the North, and a little light flashed in his calm eyes.

The Mobei Iron Cavalry is indeed surprisingly powerful.

How to fight against large-scale cavalry was the biggest problem faced by the Shang Dynasty.

The importance of the words war and experience is beyond imagination.

And experience requires human lives to accumulate.

Now, in the early stages of the war, facing the Mobei Cavalry with high morale, sacrifice is inevitable.

The sacrifice is not terrible, the key is whether Dashang can use the sacrifice of his soldiers to obtain a way to defeat the large-scale cavalry attack.

Until then, Dashang will probably always be at a disadvantage.

However, the enemy he is most worried about is not the Eight Tribes of Mobei.

But, the temple to the west.

His intuition told him that the temple to the west would definitely not sit idly by.

In terms of national strength alone, Dashang is undoubtedly stronger than either the Eight Tribes of Mobei or Tianyudian. To defeat Dashang, joining forces is the only chance.

If he were the scholar in Tianyu Hall, he would not waste this golden opportunity.

After all, there are not many times when a big businessman is in such a mess.

It has to be said that the Mobei Eight Tribes went south to break the myth of the Great Shang's thousand-year invincibility. Even Yingzhou a hundred years ago did not bring such huge trouble to the Great Shang.

The strength of Yingzhou lies in sudden attacks and combat power on the sea. After Dashang stabilized the situation, he immediately counterattacked strongly and severely damaged the Yingzhou army.

But now the Eight Tribes of Mobei are invincible wherever their iron cavalry goes. Dashang has paid enough attention to it and sent three King Wu to go north, but they still can't stop the pace of the Mobei army.

In particular, the disastrous defeat of King Xuanwu and the Qingyu Army dealt an unprecedented blow to Dashang.

Now is the most embarrassing moment for Dashang.

If his guess is correct, the temple to the west is about to take action!

at the same time.

Li Yuan.

Li Ziye, who had been busy stabilizing the Heavenly Sword for the past few days, also felt his heart sink after receiving the news of the Qingyu Army's tragic defeat.

Trouble!

The impact of King Xuanwu's defeat was not just the failure of a war.

Trend!

When King Wu was defeated, he lost his faith and military morale.

It indicates that Dashang is no longer invincible.

What's even scarier is.

The temple to the west is probably going to take action.

"Your heart is very confused."

In the west wing, Tianjian Ruoye looked at the young man in front of him and said.

"How can your mind be calm when you are in chaos?"

Li Ziye sighed softly, "Da Shang, this time is in danger."

"If the mind is not calm, the sword will be unstable."

Tianjian Ruoye said calmly, "You are also a sword user, how can you not understand this truth?"

"Senior Tianjian, I learn swordsmanship because I want to protect the people I cherish."

Li Ziye said softly, "If the country does not survive, how can the family survive? If the skin does not survive, how can the generals be attached? If the great merchants perish, the Li family will not survive. No matter how strong my sword is, it will be of no use." "

"You are not suitable for learning swordsmanship."

Tianjian Ruoye said calmly, "Swordsman, your sword must be cold, and your heart must be colder, otherwise, your sword will never reach the peak of the sword!"

"Senior Tianjian, I know that you are the strongest swordsman, but everyone's path is different, and everyone's reasons for wielding the sword are also different. Without the Li family, I would not even choose to learn swordsmanship."

Li Ziye said seriously, "Perhaps, as Senior Tianjian said, learning swords requires being ruthless in your heart before you can achieve great success. However, the Tao is created by people. I don't believe that there is only one way of swordsmanship, no matter how ruthless the way of swordsmanship is. , or is it the Taoist sect’s way of being ruthless and forgetting one’s feelings? Before the sages have mastered it, no one knows whether the way of being ruthless and forgetting one’s feelings will work.”

Tianjian Ruoye frowned slightly when he heard the words. He was about to say something, but then he swallowed his words and showed a thoughtful look on his face.

for a long time.

Heavenly Sword Ruoye came back to his senses, looked at the young man in front of him, and said seriously, "A sword cannot be sharpened, and the Tao cannot be proved. It is not easy to prove the Tao, so the choice is very important. Maybe your Tao is a dead end at all." ,won’t you regret it?”

Li Ziye shook his head slightly and said with a smile, "I have no regrets. I know what I want. No matter where I end up, I will choose the path I want to take. I will give it all and never regret it."

Tianjian Ruoye heard what the young man in front of her said, and a look of concentration flashed in her eyes.

In the past, he had underestimated this person.

No matter whether this boy's choice is right or wrong, his firmness of mind is definitely not comparable to that of ordinary people.

In martial arts, the most important thing is the mind. If the mind of the Tao is unstable, everything is false.

Li Ziye breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the thoughtful look on Tianjian Ruoye's face.

After talking nonsense for so long, it seems to have some effect.

As long as this great god doesn't act impulsively, anything can be said easily.

road?

He knows shit!

He can't even defeat those guys who are practicing Confucianism, but he still talks about it. Isn't this the same as asking a novice from Novice Village to talk about how to pass the game? It's completely nonsense!

Just when Li Ziye was trying to find ways to stabilize the Heavenly Sword every day.

Western Region.

In the Heavenly Mandate Temple guarded by hundreds of halls.

The battle report from the northern territory of Dashang came in. At the temple, the scholar read the news about the defeat of King Xuanwu of Dashang, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

God, things are finally changing.

That woman from the Tantai tribe is really not a creature in the pond.

"Mu Shouzhi."

After a while, the scholar gathered his thoughts, looked at the commander of the silver-armored cavalry in front, smiled and said, "Send troops."

"Yes, Palace Master!"

Mu Shouzhi respectfully accepted the order and immediately turned around and left.

One day later.
Chapter completed!