Where did King Wu start his crusade against King Zhou?

King Wu of Zhou led the alliance army to crusade against King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty. In the end, the Shang Dynasty was destroyed and the Zhou Dynasty was established.

King Wu's conquest of Zhou referred to a war in about 1046 B.C., in which King Wu of Zhou led the allied forces of the Zhou tribe to attack King Xin of Shang, which eventually led to the demise of the Shang Dynasty. King Wen of Zhou passed away on the eve of the completion of the great cause of destroying the Shang Dynasty. His son, Ji Fa, succeeded to the throne as King Wu of Zhou. After he ascended the throne, he inherited his father's will, followed the established strategic policy, and stepped up its implementation. He formed an alliance with the vassals in Mengjin and sent spies to Zhaoge. They were prepared to wait for an opportunity to attack. At that time, King Zhou of Shang had already felt the serious threat posed by the people of Zhou and decided to use troops against Zhou. However, this planned military operation was foiled by the rebellion of the Dongyi tribe. In order to quell the rebellion of Dongyi, King Zhou mobilized his troops to attack Dongyi with all his might. As a result, the Western Front was greatly empty. At the same time, the internal contradictions of the ruling group of the Shang Dynasty became incandescent. Shang Zhou pretended to refuse remonstrance and did whatever he wanted. He killed Bigan, an important minister of the royal family, imprisoned Jizi and forced Weizi away.

King Wu's crusade against King Zhou started from Mengjin.

The battle that King Wu fought against King Zhou was the Battle of Muye.

After King Wu conquered Zhou, he did not build a capital at a specific location. After the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty, the capital moved to Fenghao (south of the Wei River in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province), Luoyi (now Luoyang, Henan Province), and other places. Therefore, it was impossible to determine the location of the capital after King Wu conquered Zhou.

The reason why Xu Zhonglin used King Wu's conquest of Zhou as the background of his novel was because he thought it had more historical value. Because King Wu's conquest of Zhou was a famous war in Chinese history and had important significance. In addition, King Wu's conquest of Zhou was also an important historical background for the story of the Romance of the Gods, so it was more suitable as the background of the novel. In comparison, although Shang Tang's crusade against Jie was also a famous war in Chinese history, the historical value of Shang Tang's crusade against Jie was relatively low compared to King Wu's crusade against Zhou. In addition, there was not much direct connection between the story of Shang Tang's conquest of Jie and the story of the Romance of the Gods, so it was more appropriate to choose King Wu's conquest of Zhou as the background of the novel.

" The Book of King Wu's Expedition against King Zhou " was a book that narrated the story of Jiang Taigong assisting King Wu of Zhou in destroying the Shang Dynasty. It described King Zhou's tyrannical behavior and Jiang Taigong's wisdom and courage. In the end, King Wu and Jiang Taigong successfully captured King Zhou and executed him. This book was very different from the historical records. It contained some supernatural plots, such as Daji turning into a demon.

The battle that King Wu fought against King Zhou was called the Battle of Muye.

The exact date of King Wu's conquest of Zhou was January 20, 1046 B.C.

King Wu's conquest of Zhou happened during the establishment of the Zhou Dynasty. To be more specific, King Wu's conquest of King Zhou took place around 1046 B.C.