The Victorious Zhou Dynasty

King Wu, the ruler of the Zhou knew his dynasty was going to be victorious during the Battle of Muye. The Zhou army was trained very well for the battle. They had chariots and all the right equipment. They used chariots by charging at a line of Shang soldiers, it was very smart they got rid of people quickly. Since the Shang was not becoming successful during the battle some soldiers joined the Zhou side. “Why didn’t the Shang ruler stop them from becoming a part of the Zhou?” Also the ruler of the Shang Di Xin burned his palace and himself on fire during the battle. “Why did the Shang ruler give up so easily?” By far the Zhou Dynasty was much more powerful and the Shang did not protect there capital “Yin”.