. ▁He ▁also ▁rep elled ▁an ▁invasion ▁of ▁the ▁Qu an rong ▁bar b ari ans ▁and ▁occupied ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁their ▁land . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁campaign ed ▁against ▁Mix u , ▁a ▁state ▁whose ▁chief ▁had ▁been ▁har ass ing ▁the ▁smaller ▁states ▁of ▁Ru an ▁and ▁G ong , ▁thus ▁an nex ing ▁the ▁three ▁of ▁them . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁attacked ▁Li , ▁a ▁pu ppet ▁of ▁Shang , ▁and ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁he ▁attacked ▁E , ▁a ▁re bel ▁state ▁opposed ▁to ▁Shang , ▁conqu ering ▁both . ▁One ▁year ▁later ▁he ▁attacked ▁Ch ong , ▁home ▁of ▁Hu , ▁Mar quis ▁of ▁Ch ong , ▁his ▁arch - en emy , ▁and ▁defeated ▁it , ▁gain ing ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁Ford ▁of ▁M eng ▁through ▁which ▁he ▁could ▁cross ▁his ▁army ▁to ▁attack ▁Shang . ▁By ▁then ▁he ▁had ▁obtained ▁about ▁two ▁third s ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁kingdom ▁either ▁as ▁direct ▁poss essions ▁or ▁sw orn ▁al lies . ▁That ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁moved ▁his ▁capital ▁city ▁one ▁hundred ▁kilom eters ▁east ▁from ▁Mount ▁Q i ▁to ▁F eng , ▁placing ▁the ▁Shang ▁under ▁im min ent ▁threat . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁however , ▁the ▁Count ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁died ▁before ▁he ▁could ▁cross ▁the ▁Ford . ▁It ▁is ▁worth - not ing , ▁non eth eless , ▁that ▁other ▁sources ▁suggest ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁battle ▁during ▁the ▁Z hou ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁Y in - Sh ang . ▁ ▁Four ▁years