"The Xuanwu Formation is indeed one of the five military formations designated by His Majesty, and it is so effective!"
Seeing the unstoppable advance of the army, Xuanwu raised his head and tail, turned left and round, advancing and retreating freely, as if he was playing casually, provoking and suppressing the fighting spirit. Huang Tianhua couldn't help but marvel.
Times were different, and the methods of using military strategists were also different. Logically speaking, the merchants did not use slaves to form an army. The cost of temporarily recruiting civilians was far higher than that of cheap slaves, and the training effect should not be as good as that of the four major princes.
But facts have proven that the power of one general can determine the strength of an entire army. The king's divisions trained by His Majesty are by no means comparable to those of half-hearted princes.
Those who use military force should know themselves and their enemies, and they can fight a hundred battles without danger.
If you know yourself but don't know the enemy, you will have no good strategies for fighting and will be beaten passively. If you know the enemy but don't know yourself, you will have no good strategies but no power to implement them.
"kill!"
At this moment, Huang Tianhua's confidence soared. Not only did King Wang want to harvest Xiqi's cavalry, the Xuanwu Formation also began to actively change. With a loud roar, the shields were withdrawn at the same time.
While giving up defense, what was gained was a fierce and fierce offensive power.
The infantry galloped with vigorous steps, creating a majestic momentum that shook the earth and mountains. The chariots gathered together, and the tall and mighty warriors shouted majestic war trumpets to the sky, creating a surging noise and tearing apart the vastness.
Suzaku formation emerges!
At this moment, Ji Fa, Chong Heihu, Jiang Wenhuan and even Su Hu, Zhang Kui, Gao Lanying, Zheng Lun and other generals in Jizhou City could not help but turn pale with horror.
For the three major princes, let alone they have not yet captured Jizhou City, even if they did, they would not be able to defend the city against such a military force!
As for Su Hu, he was forced to overturn the table. He was originally a prince, and it goes without saying that his inner arrogance was completely shattered.
In The Romance of the Gods, Su Hu was the first to rebel, and the reason was very funny, because King Zhou heard about Su Daji's reputation and wanted to admit her into the harem, but Su Hu refused, and later wrote a counter-poem, from then on
Chaoge fled back to Jizhou and rebelled in anger.
This kind of weird thing is not completely unreasonable in this era.
In the Shang Dynasty, due to the high status of women, marriage was basically equal to free love. A man and a woman did not need the consent of their parents to get married. They could do it if they wanted to. When a man got married, he did not need to give a betrothal gift to the woman's family. If the woman's parents accepted the man's betrothal gift, they would be punished.
It is a shame to be laughed at by your neighbors.
In the same way, dedicating a daughter to Lord Shang is also despised by the princes. Su Hu has a strong temperament and it is normal that he does not want to fall for him, but if he does not want to, he will rebel. Obviously, he does not put himself in the position of a minister.
If you don't want to get married, there are ways to do it. The Shang Dynasty attached great importance to divination. There is no matchmaking advice from parents, but there are theories about the incompatibility of the eight characters. As long as a priest is asked to find out whether Su Daji's eight characters conflict with King Zhou, there is a way to alleviate it. What?
They didn't use any roundabout methods and just did the opposite. The root cause was that they still relied on Jizhou's strength and were unwilling to bow their heads.
In this era, Su Hu had no thoughts of rebellion, but he was still full of confidence in Jizhou's strength. If Zheng Lun hadn't conquered it from within this time, he would never have been defeated so quickly and miserably.
But now, when he saw King Huanghuang's army approaching the border, an idea suddenly came to his mind.
Letting your daughter into the palace was originally an emergency measure, but maybe it was a blessing in disguise and a good idea?
To be able to think about this, it is natural that the crisis has been resolved. Ji Fa, Chong Heihu and Jiang Wenhuan, who were still fighting for Su Hu, all made changes.
A word that coincides with each other——
retreat!
There is no way to retreat. Wang Shi is orthodox, and his strength is far stronger than them. The three major princes are even more competitive. Their appearance is not in line with the spirit, and they are even more distant. The only thing left is to be wiped out in one fell swoop.
"Young master, take 20,000 soldiers and leave quickly!"
Zheng Lun covered Chong Heihu, Zhang Kui and Gao Lanying covered Jiang Wenhuan, and they all retreated towards the north and east gates, while Nangong Shi shouted to Ji Fa.
"Take care, old general!"
Ji Fa nodded and without a moment's hesitation, he led 20,000 Xiqi troops and retreated towards the west.
Nangong Shi stayed behind and used nine thousand soldiers and horses to change their formations, forming a circular formation that was as natural as nature.
It wasn't that Xiqi was selfless in covering Donglu's retreat from Beiyuan, but that they were in the first position to bear the brunt.
Nangong Shi is a veteran on the battlefield. He knows that leaving his back to the enemy will inevitably lead to a huge rout. Only by fighting and retreating can he preserve his strength to the greatest extent.
The circular formation is the most reliable and solid formation among all defensive formations. It is thick and solid and easy to operate. However, the round formation arranged by Nangong Shi is different from the previous round formation of Master Wang. He does not have all the
The nine thousand troops were arranged in a circle, but based on the terrain and the defensive measures they had established, they were arranged into six circular formations, large and small, scattered here and there.
These six circles are close to each other, with gaps in between, allowing a small number of cavalry to pass through and attack. Each two circles are closely spaced, not only connected for support, but also cleverly maintaining their independence. Even if they are forcibly separated by the enemy, they can still fight for a long time.
Therefore, even though they were retreating, facing the overwhelming Wang Shi who launched fierce assaults from all directions, Nangong Shi's formation stood firm like a rock in the sea.
The Xiqi soldiers also had shields. Although they were not made with Mohist craftsmanship and looked very rough, the small shields were like fish scales, protecting the soldiers' vital points and even blocking the rain of arrows that clanged like raindrops. At the same time, they held
The spears are tilted out at the same angle. Viewed from above, each two circular formations are like two hedgehogs back to back. Although they are surrounded by wolves and their strength is very different, the wolves will attack and they will be stabbed.
His mouth will be full of blood, he will injure the enemy a thousand, and himself will lose eight hundred.
Not only that, Nangong Shi arrayed nine thousand soldiers, and the remaining one thousand remained in Jizhou City, freeing slaves on a large scale.
Nangong Shi had already seen the previous conflict of slaves not obeying military discipline. In fact, when Boyi returned from the examination and proposed the reform, he firmly opposed it, but the deal was already done. Since there was no turning back, he might as well not do anything at all.
He would not stop and completely offend those slave owners to death.
Compared with the old and strong Nangong Shi, the four Huang brothers were obviously young. At first, they wanted to catch all three parties in one go, and then they wanted to pursue Ji Fa. However, they found that they couldn't take down Nangong Shi's hard bone, and the tactics could not be implemented.
The best opportunity to destroy the enemy was missed.
When chaos broke out again in the city, Huang Tianhua had no choice but to send troops. Su Hu ignored his random thoughts and organized his men to suppress it.
As a result, no one noticed that the phantom had already sneaked into the carriage of the Su family members. Looking at the beautiful and fragrant Su Daji, he showed a smile.
"Just use your body to complete the mission entrusted by the queen!"
But the moment she penetrated Su Daji's body, a five-color light came straight from the void.