Meaning of Mu-yeh | Babel Free

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Noun. [B1]

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“The armies of Yin and Shang- Their catapults were like⟳ the trees of a forest. They marshalled their forces at Mu-yeh:² A target⟳ set⟳ up for us. 'God on high is watching you; Let⟳ no treachery be in your hearts.' The field of Mu-yeh spread⟳ far, The war chariots gleamed, The team of white-bellies was tough, The captain was Shang-fu;¹ Like⟳ an eagle he uprose.²”

“In the Wu Ch’eng section of the ancient Book of Documents, it is stated that the blood that flowed at the decisive battle of Mu-yeh, when King Wu of Chou destroyed the army of the Shang King ca. 1045 B.C. (Legge, Shoo King, p. 315) was deep enough to float⟳ pestles.”

“However, just as at Erh-li-t'ou, no defensive fortifications apart from a single moat have⟳ yet been discovered amid the opulent remains at Anyang, immediately raising the question⟳ of whether those rulers were too immersed in the pursuit of pleasure to undertake⟳ them or simply felt that surpassing military power rendered them unnecessary. If so, the absence of defensive walls proved a fatal conceit, because the last⟳ emperor lacked a defensible refuge after his forces were vanquished at Mu-yeh.”

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