At the exit of the wind valley.
Over forty thousand soldiers stood within the wind valley, silently waiting for the order in front of them. In front of them, Fang Zhengzhi continued to wait with a relaxed expression on his face.
"Guard Fang, can they break this formation?" Teng Shisheng looked at the scholars struggling in front of him and finally couldn't help but ask.
When the other commanders heard Teng Shisheng's words, they also looked towards Fang Zhengzhi.
Just as Fang Zhengzhi had said, they should have complete trust in Wu Feng, Chen Feiyu and the rest. However, the situation in front of them was evidently not something that could be solved with trust.
More than ten scholars entered the formation through the death gate. It was evidently an extremely difficult task to break through the formation set up by almost a thousand soldiers.
"I don't think so." Fang Zhengzhi looked at the soldiers circling around Wu Feng, Chen Feiyu and the rest and shook his head.
"Can't break it?! Then … don't tell me we are just going to continue wasting time like this? "Teng Shisheng couldn't understand.
Since Fang Zhengzhi felt that Wu Feng, Chen Feiyu and the rest couldn't break the formation, then, what was the point of continuing to waste time like this?
"Of course not." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.
"Then, what do we do now …" Teng Shisheng was somewhat doubtful.
"Wait."
"Wait? Wait for what? "
"What do you think is the biggest problem for us to break this formation in front of us?" Fang Zhengzhi pointed at the formation set up by the densely packed soldiers.
"This … I don't really understand." Teng Shisheng spoke honestly. As a native of the Southern Mountain Range, they indeed had very little experience with formations.
Ever since they were young, they had mostly come into contact with survival techniques in the forest, as well as sneak attacks and encirclement techniques. However, when it came to formations, they had almost pitifully little experience.
"I feel that the biggest problem is that Nangong Hao has only left one exit in the wind valley. If that's the case, we only have one way to break through the formation!" At this moment, one of the commanders stepped forward and voiced his thoughts.
"General Li is right. Nangong Hao setting up such a formation at the exit of the wind valley is almost equivalent to one man guarding the pass against ten thousand men. "Another commander also expressed his opinion.
"Yes, you are talking about one aspect. Furthermore, there is another aspect. "When Fang Zhengzhi heard the two commanders, he nodded.
"There's another aspect?!"
When the two soldiers heard Fang Zhengzhi's words, they were slightly confused. They had been in the army for so many years. He thought that his horizons were already very high.
However, Fang Zhengzhi's words clearly implied that they had yet to discover something.
This made them somewhat unconvinced in their hearts.
However, Fang Zhengzhi was the general of the army. Even though he was a little unhappy, he did not make it too obvious like the other candidates.
The other commanders were also somewhat astonished. They all wanted to hear what kind of "wise opinion" this Fang Zhengzhi, who had never been on the battlefield before, had.
"Can any of you tell what Nangong Hao is doing?" Fang Zhengzhi naturally knew what these military commanders were thinking.
In fact, this kind of thinking couldn't be more normal for anyone.
A general who had been through hundreds of battles. Would they listen to a scholar who had never been on the battlefield? This was obviously impossible.
Fang Zhengzhi knew this, but he had to change this.
Right now, he indeed had a powerful army in his hands. However, this powerful army could change direction at any time.
Once the combat examination ended, or if something unexpected happened.
This group of soldiers would immediately take action, and someone might even jump out to replace Fang Zhengzhi. As such, this group of soldiers was like a ticking time bomb. There was no difference.
"If I'm not wrong, it should be the Eight Trigrams Formation!"
"Eight Trigrams in front, Seven Stars at the back!"
The two commanders quickly expressed their opinions, their faces filled with confidence.
"Yes. It is indeed the Eight Trigrams and Seven Stars! " When Fang Zhengzhi heard the two commanders, he nodded. Then, he continued to ask, "Then, can any of you see all the changes in this formation?"
"This …" One of the commanders was instantly speechless.
"Don't tell me General Fang can see it?" When the other commander heard Fang Zhengzhi's words. He immediately retorted with an unconvinced tone.
"I can't." Fang Zhengzhi replied honestly.
"Ha ha …"
The two military commanders chuckled lightly, a trace of pride appearing on their faces. Initially, when they heard Fang Zhengzhi's question, they were still somewhat shocked in their hearts. They thought that Fang Zhengzhi really had the ability to see through the formation with a single glance.
However, when they heard Fang Zhengzhi's reply, they secretly mocked him in their hearts. Indeed, he was only at the level of a scholar. How could his views and understanding be better than theirs?
"I can't see it. Can any of you see it?" Fang Zhengzhi didn't pay too much attention to the expressions of the two commanders and continued to ask behind him.
"This …"
"I can't see it."
"We are in the wind valley, but the formation is placed outside the wind valley. How can we see through the changes within?"
The commanders shook their heads one by one. This was the best time to show off. However, they indeed couldn't see through the changes in the formation in front of them.
"Yes, hence, our biggest problem now is our field of vision!" When Fang Zhengzhi heard the last sentence, he also smiled and nodded.
"Field of vision?!"
One by one, the commanders didn't quite understand. Because, the term 'field of vision' had never appeared in military theory.
Fang Zhengzhi looked at the confused expressions of the commanders and naturally knew what they were thinking. In reality, the term 'field of vision' didn't originate from military theory.
Instead, it originated from a game in his previous life.
It was just that he had casually taken it out and used it for a while.
"Now that we are trapped within the wind valley, our field of vision can only see a line of the entire formation. We can't even see the entire formation. At most, we can only guess the origin of the formation based on our experience. However, to differentiate all the changes within the formation is quite impossible." Fang Zhengzhi explained.
"General Fang is right!"
"Indeed!"
"That's right, it's field of vision!"
When the commanders heard this, even though they still didn't quite understand the meaning of the word 'field of vision'. However, they had already understood the meaning behind Fang Zhengzhi's words.
Nangong Hao's formation indeed originated from the Eight Diagrams.
However, originating from the Eight Diagrams didn't mean that it would definitely copy the Eight Diagrams. With Nangong Hao's talent, it was extremely possible to add some changes within the formation.
If Nangong Hao could do such a thing, many of the commanders could do the same.
The only difference was the effect of the changes.
"Then … what do we do now?" At this moment, the faces of the two commanders who were mocking Fang Zhengzhi blushed slightly.
Even though Fang Zhengzhi's reasoning seemed extremely simple.
However, in reality. This was a problem that many generals who had been through hundreds of battles had neglected.
They didn't quite understand how Fang Zhengzhi, who had never been on the battlefield, could have such observational skills. However, they understood that just based on this point alone, they had already lost in terms of knowledge.
The battlefield was a place where changes constantly occurred.
One moment, you were still killing in all directions. The next moment, you might have already become a prisoner. Hence, with regards to the ability to control changes. In many cases, the ability to observe the details would determine whether a commander had the ability to change the situation of a battle.
"Wait." Fang Zhengzhi's reply wasn't much different from before.
However, none of the commanders raised any objections. Because, they had already started to slowly trust Fang Zhengzhi's judgement.
The commanders and Teng Shisheng didn't ask any further questions.
Hence, Fang Zhengzhi didn't intentionally explain anything. Instead, he once again turned his gaze towards Wu Feng, Chen Feiyu and the rest, who were fighting intensely in front of him.
"Pass down the order, the entire army is to rest where they are. Bury a stove and cook. "After watching for a while, Fang Zhengzhi also felt somewhat hungry.
"Bury a stove and cook? General Fang … now is the time when the two armies are facing off. Do you want to eat some rations first? "Even though one of the commanders trusted Fang Zhengzhi, but. Fang Zhengzhi's order was a little too ridiculous.
"No need, it is still early. Eating rations isn't very nutritious." Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.
"Not very nutritious?" Each of the commanders had a strange expression on their faces. This was a battle between two armies. Was not nutritious really a suitable reason?
Alright …
You are the commander, you have the final say.
Even though. The commanders were filled with doubts. However, when they thought of Fang Zhengzhi's previous words, they still quickly passed down the order.
Hence, the forty thousand soldiers all let out waves of cheers.
They didn't have a high level of awareness. Most of the time, filling their stomachs was their main goal when they joined the army. Now that they heard that they could eat, they naturally began to celebrate that they didn't have to endure hunger anymore. Furthermore, most importantly, they weren't just eating rations to pass the time. Instead, they were burying a stove and cooking.
This feeling was simply too satisfying.
The soldiers instantly began to dig the soil and set up a metal stove. There were even some soldiers who held bowls and chopsticks and began to beat the stove.
"Teng Shisheng, take out the few mountain beasts that we hunted two days ago and roast them!" Fang Zhengzhi wiped his lips and instructed Teng Shisheng, who was standing beside him.
"Alright." Teng Shisheng didn't question him and immediately set up a bonfire at one side.
Not too long later, the rich fragrance of meat began to waft through the air.
This scene definitely formed a strong contrast with the horrifying slaughter outside of wind valley.
Wu Feng, who was in a sorry state, suddenly smelled the fragrance of meat. This caused him to be extremely confused. Why would there be the fragrance of roasted meat?
Could it be …
This Eight Trigrams Formation even had a fire attack?!
Instinctively, his gaze turned towards the direction where the fragrance of meat was coming from. Then, he saw a few huge mountain beasts being roasted on a bonfire within the wind valley.
The boiling oil dripped down from the mountain beasts, causing the bonfire below to sizzle.
"Roast … roast meat?! This Fang Zhengzhi, he … he still has the mood to roast meat?! " Wu Feng had thought of many possibilities. For example, Fang Zhengzhi would leave them to die and wait for them to be defeated before attacking. Or, Fang Zhengzhi would wait for them to be exhausted before reaping the benefits.
However, he really didn't expect that Fang Zhengzhi would sit beside them, light a bonfire and roast meat while they were fighting with their lives on the line.
Could this be any more ridiculous!
Wu Feng's heart churned. Instantly, he felt a slight sweetness in his mouth. He was actually angered to the point of almost vomiting blood by Fang Zhengzhi.
Chen Feiyu was also angered to the point of vomiting blood like Wu Feng.
"Shameless, shameless, shameless!!!" Chen Feiyu's current state had already reached the Supernatural State. This meant that he had better means of survival on the battlefield.
However, this didn't mean that he could escape immediately.
At the very least …
It wasn't very possible in a short period of time.
In reality, what he wanted to do the most now was to charge back into the wind valley, then, pull Fang Zhengzhi's ear and shout, "You go kill for a while, I will eat a piece of meat first!"
Unfortunately, the reality was that Fang Zhengzhi was eating meat, while he was killing non-stop.
Of course, what made Chen Feiyu the most furious wasn't that Fang Zhengzhi and the rest were roasting meat by the bonfire. Instead, it was that, while Fang Zhengzhi was eating meat, he was staring closely at himself and the rest. At the same time, his mouth seemed to be mumbling something.
Don't tell me …
Is this guy humming a tune?
…
The news of Fang Zhengzhi burying a stove to cook food naturally quickly spread to the stone houses in the Icy Monkey Settlement. This also caused a few middle-aged men to open their mouths wide in shock.
"You said that Fang Zhengzhi ordered to bury a stove in the wind valley to cook?" One of the middle-aged men couldn't believe it and had no choice but to confirm once again.
"Yes!" The soldier in charge of reporting the news instantly replied.
"This guy is really daring. He actually ordered to bury a stove in the middle of a battle between two armies. Isn't this a taboo? Isn't he afraid that we will lead our army to launch a surprise attack? "When the middle-aged man heard the soldier's confirmation, he felt some disdain in his heart.
"I'm afraid that he really isn't afraid!" At this moment, a middle-aged man standing on the left of Nangong Hao opened his mouth and spoke.
"Why?"
"The entrance of the wind valley has already been blocked. They can't come out, and similarly, we can't enter. Furthermore, now that the wind in the wind valley has stopped, there's no danger in the wind valley."
"This … don't tell me that we are just going to watch them eat a hot meal right under our noses?"
"If we really set up the formation outside the wind valley, then lead our army to launch a surprise attack, I'm afraid that would really be falling into his trap."
"Young Master Nangong, what do you think?" Even though the middle-aged man knew that this was indeed the case, he was still evidently somewhat unhappy to watch.
"It's not good to just eat without wine. Get someone to send a hundred jugs of good wine over and help me reward the forty over thousand soldiers who are suffering in the wind valley!" Nangong Hao continued to read the ancient book in his hand and replied without even raising his head.
"You still want to send wine to them?!" The middle-aged man was evidently somewhat unable to react.
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