The Battle of Makino in Historical Records

Before King Wu started his career, he predicted good luck and bad luck, but the result was unknown. People who have always been superstitious are beginning to waver. Jiang Shang emphasized personnel, but neglected the inspection of dried grass and rotten bones (referring to yarrow and tortoise shell used for divination), and urged King Wu not to miss the opportunity. He said: "The way of heaven is not necessarily auspicious, and the way of earth is not necessarily fierce. Personnel loss, the death of the three armies, the gods turn a blind eye and turn a deaf ear. Wise men can't think about the law, fools will stick to it. If you are a good saint and can use it, you will get it without looking at time, then you will benefit from it without looking at time, and you will be lucky without praying. " King Wu jumped up and told his ministers, "Shang Zhouwang has committed a terrible crime, and heaven and earth are * * *!" With Jiang Shang as the commander in chief, he commanded 300 chariots, 3,000 warriors and 45,000 soldiers to send troops to the East.

During his trip, Zhou Jun often encountered heavy rain, strong wind, thunder and lightning, and even smashed trees, destroyed houses and destroyed flags. Jiang Shang saw that the interaction between the top and bottom was uneasy, so he put the illusory ghosts and gods of heaven and earth into practice, and rightfully played the banner of chihuo.

Just as this party was in trouble and the responses from all directions were buzzing, Zhou Jun's eastward advance made governors from all over the country come to meet each other in succession. The governors are Yong (now Zhushan, Hubei), Shu (now western Sichuan and Shaanxi), Qiang (now scattered in Gansu and other places), Xun (now Pinglu, Hubei), Wei (now Meixian, Shaanxi), Lu (now southwest of Xiangfan, Hubei) and Peng (now). Zhou Jun danced before the song, and his morale was high. /kloc-In October/February, I crossed the Yellow River from Jin Meng and went directly to a businessman to sing.

On the morning of Jiazi in the first month, Zhou Jun and Zhuang Ke came to Mu Ye (now Jixian County, Henan Province), 70 miles away from Chao Ge. Here, King Wu held a swearing-in meeting called "Grazing Oath" in history, recounting Zhou Wang's crimes such as listening to women's words, not worshiping ancestors, not recognizing relatives, crying grievances on all sides, and fleeing slaves, in order to arouse people's indignation and call on all countries to unite.

After the meeting, Zhou and various governors were in Mu Ye, leading the merchants to a decisive battle. At this point, Shang Zhouwang's army was trapped in the barbarian land invading the southeast, unable to be two places at once. Suddenly I heard that the enemy was under siege, and the Shang and Zhou Dynasties had to temporarily expel170,000 (700,000) slaves and prisoners of war to fight in a hurry. Jiang Shang personally served as a striker, leading the samurai and chariots to attack Shang Jun. Although Shang's army is many, they have no fighting spirit. They actually defected to the front and led Zhou Jun to kill Chao Ge. Zhou Wang saw the tide ebbing, suddenly boarded the deer platform, covered himself with clothes, and set himself on fire. In the history of China, a slave country existed for more than 500 years (600 years), and it perished. This stop is the famous "Makino Battle" in history.

On the second day after death, and gathered the masses to celebrate the success, and reported the righteous behavior of cutting God. Then, distribute the money accumulated by Lutai and the millet hoarded by Giant Bridge to help the people; Seal the tomb of Bi Gan, release the prisoners, and show the merchants' tolerance (lane door) to please the nobles of Yin merchants; Zhou Wang's favorite concubine, da ji, was beheaded, and the harem was dismissed to show sympathy for people's feelings and reassure people. After the decisive military victory, such a powerful political offensive was launched, which made the subjects of the Shang Dynasty submit to the King of Zhou. People happily praised and said, "King Zhou is kind, but the dead can still seal his tomb, let alone the living! Zhou Wang can still recommend sages and refugees, not to mention survivors! Zhou Wang's property has already been collected and distributed. How can it be collected again? Zhou Wang is a womanizer. Those who have entered the palace should be returned to their parents. How can they look for and choose again? "

After Zhou Jun occupied Chao Ge, he continued to attack everywhere, conquered the allies of the Shang Dynasty, and basically controlled the main areas ruled by the Shang Dynasty. In April of the same year, the Zhou Dynasty was formally established.