About BC 1027 (according to the general statement of modern historians, there are various opinions about the year of cutting Zhou), a complex army was arrayed on a plain called Mu Ye (now southwest of Qixian County, Henan Province). A chariot carries a king, with a bronze axe decorated with gold in his left hand and a white flag decorated with yak tail in his right hand. This is Ji Fa, the king of Zhou Dynasty, known as Zhou Wuwang in history. He is sending a pre-war mobilization order to his army to resist the rule of Shang Dynasty.

This mobilization order goes down in history in the name of pastoral oath. The content is probably like this: "People from far away in the West! My friends, Jun Yuezhong, Stuart, Sima, Yalu, Shi, commander in chief and centurion, and the people of Yong, Shu, Qiang, Mao, Wei, Lu, Peng and Pu! Raise your weapons, set your shields, and listen to my oath! The ancients said,' The pheasant has no morning (hens don't crow in the morning), and the pheasant's morning is just a rope at home.' Under the influence of Xin, the current king of Shang Dynasty blindly listened to the words of the woman (referring to Queen da ji), disturbed the rules of ancestor worship and disrespected his compatriots and brothers; Recruit fugitives from all over the country, but also praise them, trust them, promote them to be great doctors, and let these criminals harm the people and create chaos in the commercial country. Now, I, Ji Fa, respectfully pursue God's punishment for suffering sin. After today's attack, we must adjust our position every six or seven steps forward. Please pay attention! Clear the queue every time you hit four or five or six or seven. Please remember! Show us our strength! On the outskirts of Shang Dynasty, be as brave as tiger, leopard and bear! Don't kill the surrenders who laid down their weapons, and take them back to the west to serve. You go forward bravely! If anyone doesn't work hard, I'll cut him off on the spot! "

Li Chan in the Western Zhou Dynasty