"It's really amazing, uncle, this formation is really amazing." Zhu Houzhao praised in admiration.
Wu Zhuan, the commander of the guards on the side, suddenly shouted: "Don't attack from the front. If there are many people, we can encircle you and attack both sides and the rear at the same time."
When the soldiers on the offensive side heard this, they immediately understood that if they were to attack head-on against the mandarin duck formation, it would really be difficult to achieve success. Sooner or later, they would be stabbed one by one. If there were many people, they would be surrounded on all sides.
Baihu, who was in command on the field, shouted orders, and more than fifty soldiers surrounded them in a fan shape. After the wolves in front cooperated with their spears to stab four or five people, the entire Yuanyang formation was surrounded on three sides.
"Change the formation!" Zhang Yanling shouted, and the soldiers in the formation changed positions. Originally, the head of the formation was facing east, but for a moment, the formation was facing south. The soldiers attacking from the side were facing the head of the formation again. The spears and
The arrows whizzed, and seven or eight more attacking soldiers were 'killed'.
"Oh, they can still turn around. They swarm up, charge in and kill! Don't give them a chance to change formations. Give them lives for lives." Wu Xian shouted loudly.
Dozens of soldiers from the attacking side shouted and rushed forward, trying to break into the formation. Although the Yuanyang formation changed quickly, the opponent's method of exchanging lives for lives allowed them to successfully break into the formation after more than a dozen people were killed.
and successfully killed several soldiers in the formation.
"Change of formation! Seven-star mandarin duck formation." Zhang Yanling shouted.
The soldiers in the formation quickly reorganized, and the broken formation quickly gathered together. The remaining seven soldiers formed a smaller seven-man mandarin duck formation. After the two spearmen were killed, the short swordsmen behind took over the spears and filled the gap.
"Five Elements Mandarin Duck Formation!"
"Sancai Yuanyang Formation!"
Under the opponent's strategy of exchanging lives for lives, although the soldiers in the formation were inevitably killed, with the continuous changes in formations, the last soldier holding a wolf and two soldiers holding spears formed the final three-talented mandarin duck formation. And the attack
There were only four men left in front of Fang. No matter which direction the four men attacked from, their formation always faced them. They had no chance to attack.
"Stop it. Those four people are actually dead. All you need is a spearman to use a bow and arrow, and the opponent can't get too close and shoot them one by one. What a powerful battle formation. Amazing." Wu Xian took the initiative to admit defeat and praised.
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Zhu Houzhao witnessed the whole process of the battle with his own eyes and was extremely excited. Originally, he didn't have much favorable impression of his little uncle in his mind, and he didn't think he had any abilities. But today, it was just such a small test, and it turned out to be so amazing. If you just listen to it,
He must have thought that it was nonsense to say that an eleven-man formation could defeat seventy or eighty enemies. But he had witnessed the situation in front of him with his own eyes, and he was one of his own, so he was definitely not lying. The battle process was so clear that it made people
My blood boiled. The formation actually changed back and forth, it was so exquisite.
"Uncle, with this formation, aren't our Ming soldiers and horses invincible in the world? Who can shake it? One is worth ten. If you don't see it in person, who can believe it? It's so happy." Zhu Houzhao said loudly.
Zhang Yanling smiled and nodded, thinking: "Invincible is nothing, I have a submachine gun, and it will all shoot out in minutes."
"Are you happy, Your Highness? This formation can be changed, and routines can be added on top of it. This depends on how the person who uses the formation studies. In the future, we can also think about routines. For example, equipping firearms with coordination, such as how to strengthen defense
Shooting with long-range arrows. This formation is currently only suitable for close combat, and there are still many shortcomings."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and smiled: "Yes, I will study it carefully in the future. Oh, just now I was thinking about going on stage and trying it myself."
Zhang Yanling said: "What's the difficulty? If there is another battle, His Highness will personally enter the battle and take command personally."
Zhu Houzhao was overjoyed and said: "Wu Zhuan, let's fight again. I will personally participate in the battle."
Liu Jin and others were startled and rushed to persuade him. Zhu Houzhao was in high spirits and was not willing to listen. He happily went to the house to change his armor and equipment.
Liu Jin looked at Zhang Yanling and frowned and said: "Master Hou, why do you propose that His Highness go out in person? What should I do if I hurt His Highness? Hey, let's just have fun, don't go too crazy."
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Don't worry, who blindly greeted His Highness? Wouldn't it be nice to let His Highness have a good time? Nothing will happen."
Liu Jin patted his head and said with a smile: "Look at my brain, it's not as smart as the Marquis. Yeah, what kid doesn't have the eyes to greet His Highness? I'm worried for nothing."
Zhang Yanling laughed, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw Yang Tinghe walking up the corridor and leaving in a puff of sleeves.
"Xueshi Yang? Are you leaving now?" Zhang Yanling shouted.
Yang Tinghe didn't look back, but instead quickened his pace.
"By the way, Master Yang, tomorrow the prince and I will go hunting in the Western Mountains. The Emperor and Queen have agreed to this, and Master Yang will not be here for the next two days. Have a good rest for two days. Hahaha." Zhang Yanling laughed.
Yang Tinghe turned around and wanted to say something, but didn't say anything. He stamped his feet and left quickly.
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The second actual battle was naturally a great success. With the prince in the formation, no one dared to go too far. The scene was more lively and beautiful than before. In order to make the prince happy, Wu Zhuan tried several offensive methods, and finally the prince took the lead.
All the mandarin duck formations were resolved.
Zhu Houzhao wore protective gear on his head and armor, holding a spear, and killed people who were on their backs. In order to highlight the gorgeous effect of the battle, the guards who were stabbed by the prince all flew out in an extremely cool way, causing smoke and dust to fly everywhere.
It highlighted His Highness the Crown Prince's martial arts skills. Zhang Yanling, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, laughed loudly and thought to himself: This is all done by practicing with the Crown Prince. It is not easy to please people.
However, it is a bit exaggerated that at the end of the battle, none of the eleven people in the Yuanyang Formation died. This is really a bit false. But obviously Zhu Houzhao didn't care about this. He returned with a majestic and sweaty hahahahahahahahahahahahaha victory, his face filled with joy.
A smile that comes from the heart.
"How do you feel, Your Highness?" Zhang Yanling asked with a smile.
"It's so cool. Uncle, you should have told me about this formation earlier. This formation is so sharp. If I have the chance, I will personally use it in the enemy's formation to fight against my enemies of the Ming Dynasty. What other powerful military formations are there?
Uncle, please teach me the method again." Zhu Houzhao said.
Zhang Yanling said: "This Yuanyang Formation is enough for the prince to study for a while. After he is familiar with the Yuanyang Formation, I will teach the prince some other methods of training troops and formations. You can't chew off more than you can chew."
Zhu Houzhao nodded and smiled: "It's true, the days are long. Hey, where is Yang Tinghe?"
Liu Jin laughed at the side and said: "You left early, he seemed very angry. Now Master Hou has offended Master Yang. Master Yang was just being polite and wanted to see Master Hou's joke, but Master Hou hit him in the face."
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Zhang Yanling waved her hand and said: "Eunuch Liu, please don't say that. Yang Tinghe is not a narrow-minded person. He will not blame me."
Liu Jin chuckled and said: "That's right, that's right. Even if you blame the Marquis, is the Marquis still afraid of him?"
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said: "Don't talk about this. Is uncle coming here today for hunting in Xishan?"
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "This is exactly what I have arranged. I will set off tomorrow. Is that okay?"
Zhu Houzhao applauded and said: "That's great, I'm almost going crazy from holding myself back. We'll set off early tomorrow morning. Liu Jin, you'll be ready soon. All the people, carriages and horses are ready. Don't delay things."
Liu Jin nodded in agreement. Zhang Yanling said: "By the way, the emperor asked Mou Bin to send Jin Yiwei to clear the place in advance to protect him. Will the prince send someone to inform him and ask him to make arrangements in advance?"
Zhu Houzhao shook his head and said: "No need. Mou Bin will go with him. The people from his Jinyiwei Yamen are noisy wherever they go, causing a lot of confusion, but it's not interesting. Let's just take our own people there. And
Once his people go to clear the area, if all the birds and beasts on the mountain are not gone, then why hunt? There is no need."
Zhang Yanling nodded and said: "That's right. Too much movement is not safe. It would be more fun if we all go out of the city in plain clothes tomorrow."
"Yes, yes, that's what I mean." Zhu Houzhao smiled.
Liu Jin said from the side: "But your highness, if the emperor and queen know about it, wouldn't they be worried? If you don't notify Mou Bin and send someone to protect him, if something goes wrong, the slaves can't afford it. You, Lord, can't afford it either."
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Zhang Yanling said with a smile: "Eunuch Liu is too careful. This is the land of the capital, what could go wrong? Besides, it's not like we are going without guards. Don't we have the guards of the East Palace? I don't look down on the people of the Jinyi Guards, just to show off.
It's okay to arrest people with a posture. If something happens, can you count on them? Mou Bin is very cautious. He can't go here or there later, but he is not interested. I will report to the emperor and empress later.
That’s it. Don’t worry.”
Liu Jin smacked his lips and said with a smile: "Since the Marquis said so, then our family has nothing to say, so let's just do it. I will make arrangements right away."