The East Lu vanguard had suffered a crushing defeat, and the main army had set up camp.
The Southern Frontier and Western Qi were no longer peaceful either. Marquis of the South E Chongyu had mobilized several hundred Vassal Lords from the Southern Frontier, along with the army of the Ten Thousand Spirits Tribe, and brought his forces to Sanshan Pass, assuming an offensive stance.
Fortunately, Di Xin had made arrangements long ago. He had already ordered Huang Feihu to lead a large army and join forces with Deng Jiugong, Chao Tian, Chao Lei, and the others.
They blocked E Chongyu's army outside Sanshan Pass, while Nezha, Yang Jiao, Ran Deng, and Duobao were also prepared to strike at any moment.
In Western Qi, when all these reports arrived at once, Wen Zhong cited the lack of Great Shang troops due to having to fight on two fronts.
He led his army away from outside Western Qi City, seemingly intending to reinforce the eastern and southern battlefields.
Before leaving Western Qi City, Wen Zhong also held the Imperial Golden Whip and summoned Ji Chang into the army.
In Di Xin's name, he offered Ji Chang a series of reassurances. To outsiders, it appeared that Great Shang was currently short on troops.
It could not withstand attacks from three Vassal Lords at once, so it had no choice but to appease them temporarily.
Ji Chang appeared deeply grateful on the surface, but secretly did not believe a single word.
He could even guess that this was a scheme by Wen Zhong to lure the snake out of its hole.
But things had already reached this point, and the two eastern and southern marquises had both dispatched their armies.
As long as he still coveted the final opportunity and was unwilling to