In the past few days, Lou Xiaoyi had already thoroughly studied the game's rules and style!
There were many rules, and the most important ones were as follows:
First, the exact location of the enemy's flag could only be discovered when one was within seven squares of the flag. The flag could move with the army, which meant that just discovering it was not enough to solve the problem. One had to attack in the shortest time possible, or else the enemy would change positions within the army and disappear without a trace!
Second, each chess piece space could only accommodate two cultivators. In other words, it would always be a one-on-one battle, unless the chess piece was surrounded by the enemy!
But in the flag space, it could accommodate seven people! In other words, if you were to charge in alone, you could be surrounded by six cultivators!
Of course, before the enemy entered the flag space, the defending cultivators were not allowed to enter their own flag space. Considering that the position of the flag was usually heavily guarded by the defending cultivators, and that the attacking cultivators could only break through from one direction, it was very possible for a one-on-six battle to occur.
This point could be taken as a reference to Chinese checkers. Around each chess piece, there would be six chess pieces next to it, like a plum blossom. If one wanted to gain an advantage in numbers, or at least not be at a disadvantage, one would need to break through many points around the flag. Simply put, the way of the king was to send a large number of troops forward, and charging in alone was very dangerous!
Third, a cultivator could only advance one square at a time, so he could only challenge the opponents in the six squares of the plum blossom petals around him. He could not exceed the squares, and this required time!
The change was that after a cultivator won three times, his movement distance would increase from one square to two squares. He could attack twelve opponents within two squares, and of course, he could also choose to attack six opponents around him. The range of opponents would then increase to eighteen in the shape of a large plum blossom.
When a cultivator won five matches in a row, his movement distance would increase to three squares. When he won seven matches in a row, his movement distance would increase to four squares. When he won nine matches in a row, his movement distance would increase to five squares. After he won eleven matches in a row, his movement distance would increase to six squares. At the same time, when he formed a sword formation with other cultivators, he would be able to move the entire sword formation by two squares. This was a qualitative change in movement from an individual to a group!
After winning thirteen matches in a row, he would be able to move seven squares himself, and he would be able to move three squares with the sword formation!
After winning fifteen matches in a row, he would be able to move eight squares himself, and he would be able to move four squares with the sword formation!
After winning seventeen matches in a row, he would be able to move nine squares himself, and he would be able to move five squares with the sword formation!
After winning nineteen matches in a row, he would be able to move thirty squares himself, and there would be no restrictions! Along with the sword formation, it also rose to nine squares!
This was only in theory. In reality, if one wanted to win nineteen matches in a row, the opponents would all be Dragon-Tiger Arhats who could grind and pester. Just the consumption of energy was something that no one could withstand. Therefore, it was only a rule, but no one could do it!
What was the point of a single person moving unhindered in a battlefield with thousands of people? If they were too far away, they wouldn't even be able to see the position of the flag. How would they be able to kill the general and capture the flag with ten thousand soldiers?
Fourth, victory or defeat was not only determined by capturing the flag, but also by guarding the flag! Defending the flag not only depended on the time, but also on the attack and defense rounds. In other words, the flag seizing side had to defend the chessboard world for a day and run all day, making it impossible for the defending side to block the military flag space. Or, the flag seizing side had to successfully defend the military flag space three times. Only then would the flag seizing side be considered a success!
There were many other similar rules, but the most important ones were these few. They would determine the core of both sides' attack and defense strategy!
Both sides had finished their preparations, and there were no longer any movements on the chessboard. With Buddha in their hearts and swords in their hands, an austere aura permeated the entire chessboard space. At this moment, the killing intent of the Swordsman began to grow stronger, and converged together. Finally, they were able to match the imposing aura of the Buddhists. Although it was still thin in terms of thickness, the irrepressible sharpness had been fully displayed, and it wasn't something that the Buddhist chants could control!
The Sword Vein, the most indomitable orthodoxy of the Universe's Cultivation World, had finally revealed their true nature!
Towards the people or powers that were trying to dig the Sword Vein's roots, their only answer was the sword in their hands!
In the sky, the chime of the chime suddenly exploded with a resounding chime!
The two hundred and thirteen Jin Dan from the Shadow Sword Palace in the center all took a step forward! This was all they had, and they held nothing back!
Either victory or death, there was no third option!
Following closely behind were the other ten teams. They did not hesitate at all! Regardless of whether it was the vanguard, the reserves, the elite teams, or the individual teams, all of them moved forward …
The so-called reserves were only reserves in the sense of understanding, but they couldn't really stay in the same spot. Otherwise, if there were any changes in front, with so many spaces, how would they be able to arrive in time?
They had to seize the center line as soon as possible, only then would they have more room to maneuver!
The Buddhists made the same choice! No matter how Buddhist-like they were, they couldn't just hand over the initiative to others. It was just that they didn't move as quickly as the Swordsman. At this speed, the first contact between both sides should be ten spaces away from the center line.
Lou Xiaoyi could clearly see that this position of the Buddhists wasn't moving slowly, but if they were to coordinate with the two Great Arhat Formations, they would be able to cover the entire battlefield, and this was also a battle strategy that had been carefully thought out!
The two Great Arhat Formations were like two gigantic human meat grinders. One Great Arhat Formation had five hundred people, while the other Great Arhat Formation had forty-nine people. It was less than a thousand people, and he didn't know what this had to do with the Dao of Heaven's Lack of One.
He couldn't tell which army the flag was in either! Was it in the center of the Great Arhat Formation, or at the back of the Great Arhat Formation?
Not to mention the position of the monks' army flag, he didn't even know the position of the Sword Vein Alliance's army flag. This was the highest secret of the battlefield, and only the leaders of the Sword Vein like Gao Yang had the right to know, as well as the small number of Swordsman who guarded the army flag.
The Swordsman leaped forward in the space of the chess pieces! Lou Xiaoyi found it funny, just like the goose steps of the military parade in some countries in his previous life …
However, this movement of the cultivators was even more shocking. If there was a camera that could look down from above, the cultivators leaped out of the chess piece space like a huge school of fish leaping out of the water, and then plunged into the next chess piece space like a school of fish entering the water, rising and falling, rising and falling, rising and falling continuously, and it was a magnificent sight!
In the whole school of fish, not a single fish fell behind, or stayed behind out of fear! They were a real school of fish, following their instincts and migrating for the continuation of their lives!
Xiao Wuwo and Feng Baili had been suppressing the speed of the Swordsman. After all, they were guerrilla forces, and not the main force. If they rashly rushed to the front, it would be disadvantageous to the overall situation, and it would affect the overall situation!
This was very taxing on their strength. Although they were full of fighting spirit, and their feelings were understandable, they lacked discipline. Fortunately, under their strong restraint, the formation was maintained well.
The two sides of the Sword Vein Alliance didn't change their route, just like when they first set up the formation. However, when they were twenty chess pieces away from the center line, the forces of the Sword Vein Alliance began to divert and converge to one side! At this time, the Ascetic Arhats were still thirty chess pieces away from the center line!
The forces that diverted were Sword Knock Mountain, Sword Wind Tower, Long River, Shaking Shadow, and Heavenly Sword Lake! Five of the six Sword Vein Alliance's main forces were facing the Anti-Arhat Formation! Following closely behind were the Dang Tian Sect and Xue Duo, the elite assault team!
Obviously, the strategy of the Sword Vein Alliance was to attack one of the Arhat Formations first and try to destroy it in one go. At the very least, they had to find out if the army flag was in there!
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