Chapter 878: Xiaolongmen array
Chapter 878 Xiaolongmen Formation
Chapter 876: Xiaolongmen Formation
None of the generals in Liangzhou expected that Xue Rengui would really trick a formation of ten thousand people. If Li Shimin hadn't reminded them this time, they would have run into it, and the result would have been...
At the thought of this, all the generals in Liangzhou couldn't help but shudder.
They have already suffered a big loss due to impulsiveness, and they cannot afford to suffer a second loss anyway, so some people have backed down.
"General, since this formation is difficult to break and the coalition reinforcements are about to arrive, our army might as well retreat to the pass for the time being to find another opportunity, and then destroy the coalition's catapults, right?"
Li Shimin glanced at the man indifferently and said calmly: "This time our army suddenly launched an attack. If we can't destroy the coalition's catapult convoy, it will be even more impossible in the future.
Although this formation is difficult to break, as long as you understand its structure, it is not difficult to break it. Yuanba and Jia Fu followed the general to observe the formation. "
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“I know, second brother.”
Li Yuanba and Lu Bu said at the same time, while Hou Yi on the other side said: "General, we must be fast. The reinforcements from the coalition will not give us so much time."
Li Shimin nodded solemnly, and then said: "Hou Yi and Lu Bu, I now order you two to lead the troops and ride eight thousand to set up defenses at the intersection three miles away. You must persist until our army successfully breaks the formation and destroys the catapult convoy." ”
Lu Bu and Hou Yi looked at each other. Although they knew that this battle would be extremely difficult, they still clasped their fists and said solemnly: "No."
After the order was issued, Li Shimin led Qianqi to observe the formation, and Lu Bu and Hou Yi also led the army to set up defenses. Xue Rengui saw all this, but there was nothing he could do to stop it. After all, his biggest task now was to keep the army. Stone-throwing convoy.
When Xue Rengui saw that Li Shimin did not break the formation immediately, a trace of solemnity flashed in his eyes. If the Dragon Gate Formation was set up by 70,000 people, he would be absolutely sure that there would be no flaws. However, the Dragon Gate Formation with 10,000 people had flaws, and there was no guarantee that Li Shimin would not discover it. The flaw in it.
"Immediately send an order to all generals. Once the Liang army breaks the formation forcibly, if any one of them is unable to withstand it, the surrounding gate guards must immediately support them." Xue Rengui ordered with a serious face.
The most important thing about the Longmen Formation is the whole. The presence or absence of each gate's guard does not make much difference, so Xue Rengui dared to let each gate's guard go to support the other gates.
Li Shimin is a veteran on the battlefield after all, and Xue Rengui cannot hope for this battle because his opponent cannot find any flaws. Therefore, preparing for the worst in advance will also be conducive to the subsequent response.
Li Shimin watched the formation very quickly. He took Li Yuanba and Jia Fu to the first gate first, and then just looked at Zhao Yun in front of the formation, and then directly led the army in a circle around the Longmen formation.
After punching around the corner, all the Liangzhou generals were still confused. Li Shimin seemed to have made a decision in his heart, but his expression became more solemn.
“I guess this Dragon Gate Formation was born out of the Bagua Formation. The Bagua Formation has eight gates, but this Dragon Gate Formation has two more gates. These two gates have produced infinite changes, but it is difficult to detect its secrets in a short period of time.
However, since it was born out of the Bagua Formation, it must never deviate from its origin. Following the traces of the Bagua Formation, you will definitely be able to find out the flaws of this formation. "
Li Shimin also knew that his time to break the formation was limited, so he stopped talking nonsense and immediately ordered: "Yin Kaishan, I now order you to lead three thousand troops and enter from the southeast. If you encounter resistance, rush forward, and if you are trapped, leave; Liu Hongji , I now order you to ride in from the northwest with three thousand troops on foot. If you encounter resistance, move away, and if you are trapped, kill them.
If nothing goes wrong, you two will meet up in the Chinese army, and the formation of this formation will be in chaos at that time. When the time comes, we will launch a general attack from outside. We should cooperate inside and outside to forcefully break this formation. "
“Nuo.” The two generals shouted, and immediately led their troops to break the formation. The Liang army entered the formation from the southeast and northwest. The early stage was exactly as Li Shimin expected. Yin Kaishan and Liu Hongji indeed disrupted the coalition's formation, but the later development far exceeded Li Shimin's expectations. outside.
At the center of the Longmen Formation, Xue Rengui saw that Li Shimin was breaking the Bagua Formation in the same way, and he finally felt relieved.
When the two armies entering the battle were about to join forces, Xue Rengui immediately waved the command flag and shouted: "Change the formation."
In the Longmen Formation, Yin Kaishan and Liu Hongji were only a few hundred meters apart. They could even see the joy on each other's faces, but the next moment the Longmen Formation changed in an instant.
In an instant, sand and rocks flew, drums roared, and two teams of huge shield soldiers completely blocked the sight of the two armies.
Countless arrows rained down from the sky, countless spears were stabbed from both sides, and shrill screams rang out one after another.
Yin Kaishan's complexion changed drastically when he saw this. While he was leading the charge, he shouted: "Kill all the soldiers."
Yin Kaishan was slashing wildly with the sword in his hand. Although he led his soldiers and horses to break through the shield soldiers, more than half of his soldiers and horses were already damaged.
Although the casualties of the troops were heavy, Yin Kaishan didn't care. In his opinion, as long as the two armies successfully rounded off and broke the formation and destroyed the coalition's catapult convoy, the casualties would be completely worth it. However, the next scene was... Yin Kaishan was stunned.
Although Yin Kaishan broke through the shield soldiers, there was no Liu Hongji's team on the opposite side. There were only coalition forces blocking the enemy and strangulating troops, and the number of Liang troops in the formation was less than half of what it was when they entered the formation.
Bad news came one after another, and Yin Kaishan's forehead was full of Hanshui, but he had nothing to do about it. He guessed that the situation at Liu Hongji's side was similar to his.
Yin Kaishan's guess was correct. They all lost their way in the Longmen Formation. If there was no external force to rescue them, they would definitely get lost in the formation until the entire army was completely annihilated.
On the high platform in the center of the Longmen Formation, Xue Rengui was overlooking the entire formation. He saw that the two armies entering the formation, as he expected, staggered when they were about to meet, and then lost their way and collided in the formation, thus being captured. The soldiers in the formation were separated and gradually strangled, and Xue Rengui couldn't help but a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
"Li Shimin, if you want to rely on six thousand soldiers and horses, you can test the depth of our Longmen Formation. You are wrong in this calculation."
Xue Rengui raised the corners of his mouth slightly and whispered to himself: "Although this Dragon Gate Formation can only be regarded as a small Dragon Gate Formation, it is not up to you to enter this formation. How should you deal with it next?"
Outside the Longmen Formation, Li Shimin saw that the two armies not only missed the rendezvous, but also collided randomly within the Longmen Formation, not realizing that they had lost their way.
"No, if this continues, these six thousand soldiers and horses may have to be surrendered."
Li Shimin couldn't help but have a flash of panic in his eyes, and then he said in a deep voice: "Yuanba..."
I started to resume updating today. I have benefited a lot from this trip to Guangzhou. Compared with other authors, Liu Xiang is indeed a bit too lazy. I will try my best to overcome it in the future.
(End of this chapter)