Chapter 1570
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Compared to Yang Rui's troops, Yuan Shao's troops seemed a little dull. Under Yuan Shao's orders, these troops from Jizhou had 'successfully' blocked the path of Yang Rui's troops. A huge battle was about to break out.
Although Yuan Shao's troops came in a hurry and were defeated by Yang Rui's cavalry, they weren't completely undisciplined. They came from all directions and seemed to be in a loose formation, but it was actually in accordance with the art of war.
This wasn't the first time Yuan Shao fought against Yang Rui's troops head on. The enemy was well aware of the strength of Yang Rui's troops. Therefore, although Yuan Shao's troops were in a hurry, he had also prepared a countermeasure. Otherwise, he wouldn't have chosen to fight against Yang Rui's troops on flat ground.
Yuan Shao's troops seemed to be scattered and disorderly, but the nearby soldiers were actually advancing according to the formation. It was a kind of 'Tripartite Formation' that was not commonly used in large-scale battles. Many small Tripartite Formations were linked together to form an even larger Tripartite Formation, ultimately forming a fishing net formation.
In large scale battles, large scale formations were usually used. However, the method of linking the three formations into a fishing net formation wasn't commonly used. It was only suitable for situations where there was no advantage and it was a desperate method.
It was said that in the battle between Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, Liu Bang's troops fought against Xiang Yu's troops. They used this formation together with Han Xin and Peng Yue to slowly wear down Xiang Yu's elite troops. That was how the Overlord Farewell My Concubine came about.
However, how could the movements of Yuan Shao's troops be hidden from Yang Rui's eyes and ears? The flying pet unit and the Kongling Secret Ninja continuously reported the movements of Yuan Shao's slightly larger troops. Yang Rui's formation master Guo Jia had already noticed the abnormality.
When Guo Jia took the flying pet unit to observe the situation of Yuan Shao's troops, he quickly discovered the details of the enemy's formation. How could he not be prepared?
"Liii! Screech! Screech! "
“.....”
After observing the gathering situation of Yuan Shao's troops within Jiumen County, as well as checking the surrounding terrain, Guo Jia returned and came up with a plan to defeat the enemy. Before reaching the area where Yuan Shao's troops were gathered, Guo Jia suggested that Yang Rui use his flying pet to set up the Four Symbols Maze Formation.
Yang Rui had used flying pet units to set up formation flags more than once. This time, he used this method to set up a huge Four Symbols Maze.
Yang Rui didn't just use the Four Symbols Maze to deal with the enemy. At the same time, he also mobilized a group of infantrymen. After arriving at the predetermined area, he immediately deployed the Qianji Black Armored Battalion. This kind of powerful formation made the enemy helpless even against the Fishing Net Formation.
The only downside was that the Qianji Black Armored Battalion couldn't move a lot. Facing Yuan Shao's troops who were already very loose, this was a big limitation.
This was the reason why Yang Rui only mobilized infantrymen to form the Qianji Black Armored Battalion. Under the influence of the Four Symbols Maze Formation, if Yuan Shao's troops accidentally bumped into the enemy, it didn't matter if the enemy was cavalry or infantrymen, they would be mercilessly crushed by the Qianji Black Armored Battalion. On the other hand, Yang Rui kept the cavalry for another purpose.
Zhang Liao's troops were arranged outside of the battle between Yang Rui's troops and Yuan Shao's troops. This was to use his support skill to attack Yuan Shao's troops from the outside. At the same time, he also had another responsibility.
The other group of Zhao Yun's cavalry was placed inside the Qianji Black Armored Battalion. After Guo Jia arranged and distributed more than 100 formation flags, the Zhao Yun's cavalry went out of the Qianji Black Armored Battalion in the Long Snake Formation to face the enemy. After attacking from one side, they would hide in the next.
The Long Snake Formation of Zhao Yun's cavalry was not a normal Long Snake Formation. Instead, it was an offensive formation that had a lot of "snake mouths". It had a strong offensive and defensive ability.
At this time, the other responsibility of Zhang Liao's cavalry was displayed. Similar to the situation of Zhao Yun's cavalry, Guo Jia also distributed more than 100 formation flags to his cavalry. These flags and Zhao Yun's formation flags reflected each other and formed a millstone formation.
"Go! Go! Go … "
"Kill! Kill … "
“.....”
The Four Symbols Maze Formation, Qianji Black Armored Battalion, Long Snake Formation and Millstone Formation were all prepared. The millstone of Yang Rui's cavalry began to move.
Amidst the deafening battle cries, Zhao Yun's Long Snake Formation was like a spirit snake that kept biting Yuan Shao's troops. It was like a snake game that kept eating Yuan Shao's troops.
On the other hand, Zhang Liao's cavalry on the outer layer was even faster. Whenever Zhao Yun on the inner layer launched an attack and pushed Yuan Shao's troops outwards, Zhang Liao's cavalry would pounce forward and take a bite out of Yuan Shao's troops.
The essence of the fishing net formation was to add fuel from all directions, to tie up the enemies in the core of the formation and exhaust them to death. However, under the arrangement of Guo Jia, Yuan Shao's army had become the food added to the millstone and were crushed into powder.
"Go! Go! Go … "
"Kill! Kill … "
“.....”
Because the Four Symbols Maze Formation covered a wide area, even the Yuan Shao's troops in the outer layer didn't know what was happening inside. They were constantly adding oil, but they didn't know that they were all in the millstone of Yang Rui's troops.
"Dong! Dong! Dong! "
“.....”
Only the sound of drums could be heard from the outer layer. But for Yuan Shao's troops, they had reached the point where they had no choice but to fight to the death. This sense of urgency and their lack of understanding of the situation caused a battle that had no suspense to continue.
Even the information that Yuan Shao's troops in the outer layer received was that both sides were in a stalemate. They even sent this information to Lunu City where Yuan Shao was at. But they didn't know what the result would be in the morning.
At this point, Guo Jia's advantage in formations had to be mentioned. His [Natural Formations] level 1 talent could increase the comprehension of formations by 100% and the power of formations by 100%.
And this advantage wasn't just in terms of learning and comprehension. More importantly, it was in terms of mastery of formations. A talent determined that it wasn't as simple as one or two skills. At least, Guo Jia had already used three or four formations at the same time.
No matter if it was Yang Rui's troops or Yuan Shao's troops, the number of soldiers was more than two to three hundred thousand. Therefore, although the situation was like a whirlwind and it was a one-sided battle, but in the process of adding oil, more than four hours had passed.
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