On the main hall of the palace, there was silence, white cloth hung all over the corners of the hall, the coffin of King Tang was placed in the center, and the young lord, queen, Xinxue and concubines were arranged on the left and right sides respectively. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

A group of wizards lined up in front of the coffin of the soup king, reciting incantations for the soul of the soup king.

After the ritual was completed, the kings and generals of the vassal states such as Xin, Youyi, Ge, Yi, and Sanmiao came to the mourning hall of King Tang according to the order and bowed to the spiritual seat of King Tang. Then, the Huashan Yellow Sect, the Black Sect, the Central Plains Red Gang, the Dragon Sect, the Songgu Valley, the Taiyue Temple, the Leshan Sect, the Fire God Sect, the Emei Sect and other martial arts sects led their disciples to enter the mourning hall in turn and bow down to the Tang King's spiritual seat. The atmosphere was solemn.

According to the custom of the Shang Dynasty, there was a three-day vigil. Three days later, the coffin of King Tang was carried out of the palace by the guards and buried in the far left of the Shang Mausoleum in the south of the Shang capital, where the mausoleum of the ancestors of the Shang Kingdom of the eight generations was the royal cemetery of the Shang Kingdom.

After the funeral of King Tang, the young lord held a succession ceremony, the young lord sat on the dragon chair of the palace, and Yi Yin announced the will of King Tang that had been drafted to the princes and ministers present: "King Tang died, in accordance with the mandate of heaven, the throne of the Shang Dynasty, passed on to Taiding." ”

"Long live my king! Long live my king! Banzai! Banzai! Hooray! All civil and military officials bowed in unison.

"Flat!" Taiding Road.

Afterwards, the princes, kings, and generals also bowed and said, "Long live the new king!" Long live the new king! Banzai! Banzai! Hooray! ”

"Flat!" Tai Ding said again.

After worshipping, Taiding said: "The first thing after Gu Xin took over the throne is to wave his army south, sweep Tu Mountain, and avenge the first king, I don't know what good plan you have?" ”

"Tushan is known as the cold country, although there are not many soldiers, but the soldiers are good and well-fed. It also united with the Busan faction, and Busan's masters are like clouds, often in Tusan. Besides, Handong has been operating Tushan for many years, so that Tushan has set up organs, secrets, and poisonous weapons everywhere. I once led the Miao soldiers to attack Tushan three times, although my three Miao soldiers were several times larger than it, but they did not capture them, but suffered many casualties. If the king of Shang attacks Tu Mountain, he must be more careful! Sanmiao Wang Chijia admonished.

"Then we will send a large army to surround Tu Mountain, besiege but not attack, and after a long time, they will be cut off from water and food, and they will be trapped in the mountains." Micro on the road.

"I have also thought about this method, but Tushan is too big, it is not a city, but a mountain, I think it is to use all the soldiers of the merchant army and the vassal states, and it cannot be surrounded by a circle, plus Tushan has long prevented such a day, and has thought of a way to plant and store rainwater on the mountain, and is ready for long-term warfare. This method does not work. Chijia sighed.

"The Xia Dynasty has just been overthrown, the whole country is in the ascendant, there are many things to be done, and Tushan can only win quickly, but not for a long time, besiege but not attack, this method will not work." Shang Wang also said.

"The king, the former minister was robbed in Tushan, Handong threatened the minister to help Tushan seem to make an offensive and defensive plan, the minister took the opportunity to ask them for a detailed Tushan soldier layout and mechanism hidden weapon setting map, after a few years, whether there has been any change, the minister does not know. One of the reasons for this is that when the ministers fled, they took away the layout of their Tushan soldiers and the setting of the hidden weapon of the mechanism. It can be seen how important this picture is to Tu Shan. Chen thought that in the past few years, no matter how Tu Shan has changed, no matter how he adjusts the layout of the soldiers and the setting of the hidden weapon of the organ, but everything has not changed, and there will be basically no major changes. What's more, the setting of this hidden weapon is not something that can be changed if you want to, it is made through careful settings. Zhou Fan told the secret over the years.

"That's great, bring it over and show it to Lone."

"Okay." Zhou Fan took out the detailed layout of Tushan soldiers and the setting diagram of the hidden weapon of the mechanism that he had collected for many years from his pocket and dedicated it to the king of Shang.

Tai Ding took the picture, looked at it, and said excitedly: "What General Zhou said is extremely true, this picture is so detailed, I also think that even if Tu Shan changes, it will not be too big." We have this map, we don't have to worry about Tu Shan not breaking, as long as we correspond to this map to arrange our troops and corresponding countermeasures, Tu Shan can be quickly taken. ”

"The king is right." Zhou Fan replied.

Taiding paused for a while, and then said, "Gu wants to personally lead his troops to attack Tushan and avenge the first king." ”

"Little Tu Mountain, my king doesn't have to go out in person, as long as the ministers bring some troops, they can be eradicated." Zhou Fan said.

"It is not appropriate for my king to go out in person." Other ministers and princes also chimed in.

"The hatred of killing his father is not shared, Lone has to kill Handong with his own hands and raze Tushan to the ground in order to vent Lone's hatred. The lonely mind has been decided, don't persuade Aiqing anymore, General Zhou and General Wei, you go to rectify the soldiers and horses, and set off early tomorrow morning. ”

"Yes!" Zhou Fan and Wei Shangzhi knew that Taiding's determination had been decided, and there was no need to persuade him again, so they said in unison.

"King Miao, you haven't captured Tu Mountain three times, this time you look at Lonely, Lone Relatives led the army, and it will be successful in one fell swoop, are you willing to attack Tu Mountain with Lone?"

"The king, the minister was almost killed by Handong, and the minister had a great enmity with Tu Shan, so he attacked Tu Shan three times. Although the ministers did not capture Tu Mountain, they are very familiar with the topography around Tu Mountain, and they are willing to follow the king to lead the way, destroy Tu Mountain, and avenge the first king and himself. ”

"Good!" Taiding turned to the other princes and countries and said: "Little Tushan, as long as the army of the Shang State and the Miao army of Lone is enough, Lone does not want to work for other princes, and the other princes have been very hard to defeat the Xia army with the first king, and they have been away from the country for a long time, and there will be many things to be dealt with. ”

"The enemy of the first king, I have a share in the Xin country, I can't help but follow the king to conquer Tushan, although my soldiers are weak, but they can also help the king's prestige, please allow me to have a Xin army to join the army of Tushan." There is the monarch of the Xin country.

"Please allow our army to join the expeditionary army to help the king's might!" The other princes followed suit.

"Since the princes have such good intentions, I thank you here." Taiding Road.

"Help the power of the king, eradicate Tu Mountain!" The princes spoke in unison.

"Good," Tai Ding said. He turned to Yi Yin again and said: "Yi Xiang, if you lead the army to attack Tushan, you will stay in the Shang capital and assist the young master Taijia in managing the affairs of the Shang Dynasty." ”

"Yes!" Yi Yin replied.

Early the next morning, Zhou Fan and Wei Shang led the army of the Shang State, the armies of the princes and the various factions of the martial arts on the training ground outside the palace, lined up in a neat line, waiting for the arrival of the Shang King Taiding. Taiding sat on the sweaty horse of the Western Regions, wearing armor, and came out of the palace with great force, and he inspected the army that was about to march towards Tushan. He nodded in satisfaction, and then ordered, "Go!" ”

On the road, Taiding rode in the middle, Zhou Fan and Weishang were two generals on the left and right, the martial arts factions followed, and then the merchant army and the princes dragged the long tail of the soldiers, and the Sanmiao army led the way in front, and they walked on the road leading through Tu Mountain, which was very mighty.

After four days of marching, they finally came to the territory of the cold country, after walking a distance, did not see a single soldier, nor did they see a post or a sentry, Zhou Fan felt that something was wrong, so he said to Taiding: "We have reached the border of the cold country, our army must be careful to prevent accidents." ”

In view of the previous lesson of the previous king's unintentional murder, Taiding listened to Zhou Fan's words and said: "Pass the Gu order, and the whole army will suspend the march. ”

With the order of the Shang king Taiding, the army stopped advancing. The Miao army was in front, and because he did not receive the order in time, after continuing to walk for a while, he found that the army behind did not follow, and also stopped. Chijia was about to send someone to ask, when the herald messenger came and said to Chijia: "The king has an order, and now suspend the advance." And ask King Miao to go to the king's camp quickly and discuss something. ”

Chi Jia thought to himself, Taiding was really frightened by Handong, although he went to the border of Hanguo, but there were no soldiers to guard it, why couldn't he move forward, as soon as he heard that Taiding, the king of Shang, wanted him to go over, something was agreed, so he rode his horse to Taiding's camp. I saw Taiding, Zhou Fan, and Wei Shang discussing something together. When Taiding saw Chijia coming, he said, "King Miao, you are here, we are studying how to reach the foot of Tu Mountain more safely." ”

"King Shang, although this is in the territory of the Cold Country, and there are no soldiers to guard it, besides, from here to the foot of Tu Mountain, I am very familiar with the road, why can't I stop? What's so scary about that? ”

"King Miao, you know, it was because of the paralysis and carelessness that the first king was hit by a poisonous flying knife from them. Now, Tu Shan knew that the first king had died under their poisonous flying knives, and they must have been prepared for the lone army to come to conquer. Isn't it strange that we came to the territory of the Cold Country, and you see that they did not set up a single card or sentry, and did not see a single soldier guarding it? In order to reduce the occurrence of accidents, accidental casualties, we had to sit down and study a proper way. ”

"The first few times my Miao army came to conquer Tu Mountain, they also passed through the road, and they all walked safely to the foot of Tu Mountain, Tu Mountain has few soldiers, they can't take out troops to guard the surroundings of the cold country, I think it will be fine. If you are not at ease, our Miao army will lead the way in front, and if there is any wind and grass, our Miao army will block it. ”

"Big brother, you are kind-hearted, this time it is different from you who came to fight Tu Shan alone, you came to fight Tu Shan alone, Tu Shan is not alert, this time they must be prepared. If something happens to you, we will not be able to escape the blame, so it is better for you to calm down and discuss a safer plan with us, which is foolproof. ”

After listening to Zhou Fan's words, Chi Jia felt that there was some truth, so he put down his thoughts and discussed it with them.

"If you are afraid of taking this avenue, I am afraid of fraud, I also know that there is a path leading to Tu Mountain, but this path is difficult to walk, saying that there is no road on the path, just follow the general direction of Tu Mountain, and some chariots and baggage have to be left behind." Chijia Road.

"If we can go directly to the foot of Tu Mountain and specialize in Tu Mountain, we can't use the chariots and baggage we bring, and we can leave it behind." Micro on the road.

"Is the path that the eldest brother said leading to the back of Tu Mountain?" Zhou Fan asked.

"Yes, even when you get to Tu Mountain, there is no road up the mountain on the back, it is all precipices and steep cliffs, and you still have to go around to the front to have a way up the mountain." Chijia replied.

"Don't be afraid of this, when I was in the Sanmiao Palace, I was kidnapped by the people of Handong to Tu Mountain, and in order to save me, Senior Brother Houjin took me to escape from Tu Mountain from the back of Tu Mountain, which made me know that there is a very hidden path on the back of Tu Mountain, leading to the top of Tu Mountain." Zhou Fan suddenly remembered the trail on the back of Tu Mountain when he fled from Tu Mountain.

"Oh, is there such a thing? My Miao army has been here three times and has not found that there is a small road on the back of this Tu Mountain, if this is the case, then this battle will be much easier. ”

"Yes, we can select some of the elite soldiers and insert them into the top of the mountain from the back, most of the soldiers will attack in the front to contain the attention of Tu Shan, and when our people inserted from the back of Tu Mountain, after reaching the top of Tu Mountain, they will attack it from top to bottom, and the main force of our army can also launch an offensive against Tu Mountain when they see this, and attack up and down, so as to eradicate the cancer of Tu Mountain in one fell swoop." Zhou Fan said.

"General Zhou's plan is very good." Taiding Road.

"King, the task of attacking the top of the mountain on the back of Tu Mountain will be handed over to the minister, because only the minister has walked this road."

"But how many soldiers do you bring?"

"I only need to bring my fellow martial artists and a few elite soldiers from all sects."

"They have promoted you as the leader of the martial arts alliance, you will definitely be able to restrain them, and besides, they are all martial arts practitioners, and their actions are much more flexible than ordinary soldiers, so I will choose some elite soldiers to cooperate with you."

"Your lord, you lead the army to attack from the front, and I will hand over to you the layout of the Tushan soldiers and the setting map of the hidden weapon, so that you can take the action and save a lot of unnecessary sacrifices."

"After you attack from the back mountain, you can't do without this map to sweep away the organs, hidden castles, and hidden weapons of this Tu Mountain. If you give it to us, what will you do? ”

"The king can rest assured, this picture has already been silently remembered in his heart for the location of the machine, the hidden castle, and the hidden weapon."

"That's great, that's it, we'll leave some of our chariots and baggage behind and go on the road. King Miao still led the Miao army to lead the way in front and inserted directly into the back of Tu Mountain. ”

"Yes." Chi Jia returned to the army and led the army to turn around and walk towards the path leading to the back of Tu Mountain.

The road is a little difficult to walk, but on the road finally did not encounter a trap or the like, a few hours later, it arrived at the back of Tu Mountain, according to the agreement, Zhou Fan led the martial arts factions and part of the elite soldiers, from the back mountain road straight to the top of Tu Mountain, Shang Wang Taiding and the princes of all roads led the army around the front of Tu Mountain.

However, he said that Shang Hai was treated leniently by King Tang, and his heart was grateful, and he should have done things for Shang Guo, but his cold poison attacked, and he had to ask Tu Shan for help and antidote, and Tu Shan just took advantage of this to collect information from Shang Hai. The last time the Shang army and the Xia army fought a decisive battle in Mingtiao, Tushan Handong received the news that the Shang capital was empty and only a small number of merchant soldiers were guarding the Shang capital, so he took this opportunity to unite with Busan and personally led his troops to attack the Shang capital. But Shang is as solid as gold, and it can't be attacked for a long time. Later, he heard that King Tang was better than Xia Jun, and he came to rescue Shangdu. If you meet the Shang army on the way, it is very likely to be eaten by the Shang army, so it is better to dig a pit and lay a well, scatter all the chariots and baggage, create a scene of escape, and conceal the archers on the chariots and baggage, and ask the arrows to shoot directly at the top general of the merchant army when they don't care, and once they succeed, the merchant army will be chaotic, and they will take the opportunity to withdraw. This strategy happened to be due to King Tang's carelessness, and he was hit by a poisonous flying knife of the cold soldiers. Shang Hai also took advantage of the opportunity of all the soldiers in the Shang capital to go out of the city to help in the war, fled into the Tushan army, and fled back to Tushan with Handong, and Tumu Feng also led some of his disciples to flee back to Busan. Later, when he heard that King Tang had died, he knew that the merchant army would come to Tushan for revenge, so he laid a large number of traps on the roads leading to Tushan, and sent a small number of soldiers to the vicinity of Tushan, pretending to guard while listening to the news that the merchant army had fallen into the well. They estimated that if the merchant army fell into the trap, the merchant army would retreat in the face of difficulties. And this time, a large number of merchant troops suddenly appeared at the foot of Tu Mountain silently, and did not hear any news from the spies, which made Han Dong surprised, which was really unexpected.

Han Dong in the cave of the Tushan military camp heard that the foot of Tushan was full of merchant troops, so he was so anxious that he turned around, and shouted loudly: "All roads leading to Tushan are covered with traps, and there are many soldiers from all walks of life, why didn't I hear a person come to report, could it be that this merchant army fell from the sky?" ”

"According to the minister's guess, after the merchant army entered the Han Kingdom, they did not take the main road to Tushan, but from the small road, that is, the road that does not become a road, to the back of Tushan, and then to the front of my Tushan." Still remembered.

"If that's the case, it's no wonder."

"Lord Han, we might as well send a letter to the Wu Kingdom outside Tu Mountain, ordering him to lead his troops to attack the Shang State at the foot of Tu Mountain. The merchant army will be in chaos. Zheng Ju said.

"This can't be said to be a solution, but there are too many merchant soldiers, the difference between you and my strength is too big, I'm afraid that once we get out of Tushan, if we can't go back to Tushan, all our advantages in Tushan are gone, I think we can only defend, not take the initiative to attack." in order to preserve the strength of our Great Cold Country. "Still remembered.

"It's still reasonable, pass on my order, and ask Wu Guo to lead his troops to return to Tushan quickly and hold the key passes of Tushan."

"Yes! Then I went to get someone to deliver the letter. Zheng Ju said that, and went out of the Tushan military camp cave.

"After many years of operation, especially in recent years, the organs and hidden forts we have set up have become more and more sophisticated, and they are cooperating with our various hidden weapons and poisonous weapons, no matter how many troops they have, they will not be able to attack them."

"Lord Han is right, but don't forget that Zhou Fan took away the top secret picture of our Tu Mountain, if there are so many soldiers in the Shang Kingdom, and with that map, it will be much easier to attack our Tu Mountain." Still remembered.

"Again, that's what worries me the most."

"That's right! Shang Hai, Shang Hai, where he went. Han Dong suddenly remembered Shang Hai.

"I'm here, does Lord Han have something to look for me?" Shang Hai said on the side.

"Of course there is something, the battle between our Han army and the Shang army is about to break out, you are most familiar with the situation in the Shang country, you have to tell your opinion."

"I've got a solution. Just ......"

"Just what?"

"It's just that Han will suffer some grievances."

"What does that mean?"

"If I can't resist the attack of the merchant army, we can pretend to be a coup d'état in the Han Kingdom, tie up the Han lord, and surrender to Taiding. If Taiding really believes that he will inevitably come and surrender, we can take advantage of his unpreparedness to capture Taiding and force the merchant army to retreat. ”

"What if Taiding does not come to accept the surrender, but sends someone else to surrender?"

"With the character of Etherdine, he will be surrendered himself. In addition, we can not see Taiding personally surrendered, and we force Taiding to come out and surrender on the grounds of unbelief. ”

"Okay, if my Tu Shan can't resist the attack of the merchant army, then it can only be like this." Handong lamented.