Chapter 341 The Yuanyang Formation Was Played To A New Height By Zhou Yu?
Tongzilang Garden.
This is a place to provide accommodation for students in the juvenile gifted class.
After the daily lectures, they rested, ate, and lived here. All expenses were borne by the imperial court, and they were well-known public-funded students.
After dinner, Zhuge Liang packed up his tableware, washed his hands, and hurried out, catching up with the young man in front of him who was half a head shorter than himself.
"Lu Xun!"
Zhuge Liang chased after him and saluted him with his hands raised.
"Zhuge Erlang?"
Lu Xun frowned, turned around, and bowed in return: "You are looking for me, but something happened?"
Zhuge Liang nodded with a smile on his face: "I am very interested in what Mr. Lu said. There should indeed be something that can burn and something that cannot burn in this quiet wind."
"I would like to invite Mr. Lu to join Liang in continuing to explore this phenomenon. For example, how many combustible quiet winds are there and what are its characteristics? I wonder if Mr. Lu is willing?"
Lu Xun nodded affirmatively with a smile on his face: "To be honest, I also intend to continue research. It would be great if we can work with Zhuge Erlang."
"That being the case..."
Zhuge Liang was so excited that he immediately invited him: "We might as well go to the library to look for some historical materials while it's still early. Maybe we can find some clues in it."
"Before night, let's share each other's historical data, discuss with each other, try to gain something, and then formulate experimental strategies together, how about that?"
Lu Xun was overjoyed: "I have my wish, but I dare not invite you."
Zhuge Liang was equally delighted: "Let's go, Classmate Lu!"
"Zhuge Erlang, don't call me classmate Lu from now on."
"What's that called?"
"Ah Xun, that's what everyone in the family calls me."
"Okay! Then you can just call me A Liang from now on."
"Yeah, okay."
"..."
The two of them immediately left Tongzilang Garden and went straight to the library.
There are more than ten thousand volumes of books here, and they are open to Tong Zilang, Lu Zhi and others for free.
When Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun arrived at the library, there were already two figures in the direction of the reading area, quietly reading
"It's brother Sima Yi."
Zhuge Liang lowered his voice and looked at a figure in the reading area.
He was quite impressed by this person.
After the exam, it was this person who had great doubts about the questions, but in the end, it was this person who admired His Majesty the Emperor the most.
Zhuge Liang really didn't expect that the Sima Yi brothers would arrive earlier than them, and it seemed that they had been reading for a long time, after all, there were a lot of books piled beside them.
"kindness."
Lu Xun nodded, his eyes full of admiration: "Ah Liang, I swear that before I graduate, I will read every book in the library at least once."
Zhuge Liang patted his chest: "Let's do it together."
Lu Xundan smiled: "Okay, let's go."
Immediately.
The two went straight to the inside of the library and began to search for the books they wanted. They each moved a pile to the reading area, found a well-lit place, and began to read carefully.
""The Way of All Things"?"
Zhuge Liang found this book on the bookshelf and frowned.
He casually opened two pages, and after reading for a short while, he was deeply attracted by the content.
Everything in the world has its own way, including flowers, birds, fish, insects, birds and animals, rivers and lakes, the sun, moon and stars, all are like this.
Why do people get old, sick and die?
...
Why does the sun rise in the east and set in the west?
...
Why do stars flicker bright and dim?
...
Why does fire burn everything?
...
"It's interesting."
Zhuge Liang's eyes suddenly brightened and he turned to the last page.
Shocking discovery.
Two familiar words appeared on it: "This book was actually written by His Majesty? No wonder it is so attractive. Maybe there is the answer you want in it."
Zhuge Liang placed "The Tao of All Things" on the top shelf, carried a stack of books, came to the reading area, polished the ink, spread out the notebook issued by the court, and started a crazy "reading + note-taking" mode.
*****
A few days later.
Liu Bian finished handling relevant government affairs.
After Sima Hui came to submit the list of candidates for the latest examination, he couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty made the library public, and the thousands of volumes of books can be borrowed at will. This is really a wise move!"
"oh?"
Liu Bian put down the exam list and couldn't help but be curious. He raised his eyes and looked at Sima Hui: "What does moral education mean? Could it be that the library has been occupied by these boys?"
"That's right."
Sima Hui pinched a strand of goatee under his chin and said with a smile: "Yesterday, the secretary in charge of managing the library found the old man. He said that it is really difficult to get rid of these children and close the library."
"Ha ha!"
Although this behavior was wrong, it made Sima Hui extremely happy: "It was the old man who went to the library in person to drive them all away."
"The thirty boys in the first period are all studying in the library, art of war, classics, arithmetic, etc. The content they read is complicated, and some of them are not even good at it."
"Perhaps it won't be long before each of them will become a pillar of the imperial court and the hope of revitalizing the Han Dynasty. I don't know how long I can live. I really hope to see them all grow into talents."
Liu Bian nodded and smiled: "Don't worry about virtue, you will live a long life and witness with your own eyes their efforts for the great revitalization of the Han Dynasty. I have great confidence in you."
"Ha ha!"
Sima Hui looked up to the sky and laughed: "I hope so."
Liu Bian smiled indifferently and immediately returned to the topic: "This person named Zhuge Jin should be Zhuge Liang's brother, right?"
Sima Hui nodded: "That's right! There is also Zhuge Xuan, who is Zhuge Liang's uncle. They all passed the exam, but Sanlang Zhugejun, who ranked fifty-sixth in the exam for the young genius class, failed to be selected.
"
"kindness."
Liu Bian was quite satisfied with this.
The Zhuge family in history has always liked the principle of balance.
However, in this era, they were able to bring Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Liang under the command of Nanyang, which proved that their confidence in the new Nanyang Dynasty was far greater than that of the old Chang'an Dynasty.
"Are there any vacancies?"
Liu Bian asked tentatively.
"have!"
Sima Hui nodded affirmatively: "Runan Xincai, Chen Guoyangxia and other places lack county magistrates. According to the opinions given by Xun Lingjun, these two people will be assigned to these two places as county magistrates."
"Okay, okay!"
Liu Bian was very satisfied with this and said softly: "The Zhuge family are all outstanding people. They need to be trained well. We should arrange for them to take up their posts as soon as possible so that they can make political achievements and be promoted as soon as possible."
Sima Hui cupped his hands and said: "Well, in that case, I will retire for the time being."
Liu Bien said: "Go."
Immediately.
Sima Hui bowed and left the hall.
At this moment, the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance sounded: "Master Bian should be relieved this time, right? We put those books on physics, chemistry, arithmetic, and geometry in the library, and they will definitely find them."
"Let them understand it by themselves in the book, and then guide them in class. This can get twice the result with half the effort, allowing these geniuses to complete the popularization of basic education as quickly as possible and give full play to their subjective initiative."
Liu Bian was delighted and thought: "Well, now I am completely relieved. After one or two years of study, these Three Kingdoms think tanks can be regarded as enhanced versions of the heroes, right?"
"This can be regarded as laying a talent foundation for sweeping the world in the future. When next year starts, we will add some new content to it, with a slightly higher level of difficulty, and slowly let them grow on their own."
The Military Advisor Alliance smiled and said: "That's right! A two-pronged approach will complement each other. In this way, top talents will be available, and the middle-level strength will rely on the implementation of 'imperial examination + education'. Basically, there is no need to worry about talents."
"As for the population of the Han Dynasty, now that Master Bian has abolished the oral and calculated taxes, the people in the ruled area will naturally dare to have children. It is estimated that the population will enter a stage of rapid growth before long. In more than ten years, it will be just in time to catch up with the strategy.
worldwide."
This rhythm...
He was simply manipulated by the Military Advisor Alliance.
As long as we get through the stable period of the first three years with peace of mind, we will be able to conquer the world next.
When Liu Bian was full of joy.
Suddenly, a long announcement sounded outside the hall.
"Report—!"
Liu Bian raised his eyes and looked.
But then, Zhu Tong pushed the door open and walked in. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, today is the decisive battle day set by Zhou Yu and Deng Peng. Do you want to go and watch the battle?"
“Of course I want to go!”
When Liu Bian heard that Zhou Yu and Deng Peng were going to fight, he was full of expectations.
Therefore, he told Zhu Tong in advance to remind himself.
Now that the day of the decisive battle has arrived, it is natural to go and watch the battle: "I really want to see what Zhou Yu's ability is, and he dares to fight against Deng Peng with a mandarin duck army."
"Prepare the car!"
Liu Bian stood up without hesitation.
Zhu Tong cupped his hands: "Here."
Immediately.
The two of them left the palace and went straight to the Yuanyang Army.
About half an hour.
Then we arrived at the Yuanyang Army station.
As soon as Liu Bian got out of the car, he was greeted by a general wearing strong armor and saying: "General Tan Xiong, please greet your Majesty."
Liu Bian looked up and down at the strong man in front of him and couldn't help but wonder: "Oh? How did you know that I would come today?"
Tan Xiong bowed and held up his hands, and answered honestly: "It's not that General Zhou knew about it, but General Zhou had expected it, so he asked General Zhou to wait here. If the time is approaching and Your Majesty doesn't come, General Zhou can just go back to camp and prepare.
"
"What a great Zhou Lang!"
Liu Bian smiled and praised.
Immediately.
He turned to glance at Tan Xiong and said softly: "What is your position in the army?"
Tan Xiong raised his hand: "It's very long."
"How long?"
"kindness."
"Then how did you and Zhou Lang meet?"
"The last general is the mandarin duck army who passed the exam and entered. General Zhou selected the last general when he selected generals a few days ago."
"oh?"
Liu Bian was pleasantly surprised and tried to ask: "Then you will also participate in the duel today?"
Tan Xiong nodded: "That's right."
Liu Bian smiled and praised: "Being able to pick you proves that Zhou Lang has a good vision. What do you think your winning rate is this time?"
Tan Xiong frowned, looking a little embarrassed: "This..."
"how?"
Liu Bian looked at the other party: "You have no confidence in Zhou Lang?"
Tan Xiong handed over his hand and said: "General Zhou is indeed superior in military skills, but the soldiers he chose are mostly new soldiers with very little combat experience, while Zuo Xiaowei's subordinates are all veterans of many battles, and there is a huge difference in strength."
"Recruit?"
Liu Bian became even more shocked: "Are all the recruits chosen by Zhou Lang?"
Tan Xiong nodded: "Yes! In addition to the last general, there are three other people who have passed the examination and entered the Yuanyang Army. They are currently corps commanders, followed by the recruits recruited by the Yuanyang Army since entering Nanyang, totaling a hundred people."
"It's interesting."
Liu Bian had no intention of looking down on Zhou Yu, but instead became more and more interested in it.
He exhaled, his eyes full of expectation: "I want to see how Zhou Lang and his new soldiers can defeat the old soldiers. Let's go to the school field to watch the battle."
Tan Xiong cupped his hands and cupped his fists: "Here."
now.
Yuanyang Military Academy Field.
The flags are flying, and the soldiers are densely armored.
Liu Bian came to the general platform and stood down from a high position, while both sides were making final preparations.
The two of them seemed to have learned that His Majesty the Emperor was coming, and rushed from the school grounds: "Your Majesty, Zhou Yu (Deng Peng), comes to see you."
Liu Bian nodded: "Well, get up."
The two of them cupped their hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Deng Peng seemed a little embarrassed, his face slightly troubled: "Your Majesty, the last general..."
Liu Bian waved his hand to interrupt and said coldly: "Since Zhou Lang agreed, I naturally support it, but this can only happen once, otherwise you just pack up and go home!"
"A general who disobeys orders, no matter how good he is in fighting, I will not tolerate him. No matter what kind of big family he comes from, this is the case. I hope you will behave accordingly."
Deng Peng leaned forward and handed over his hands: "I will finally be convicted. No matter what the outcome of this decisive battle is, I will finally..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Bian interrupted again: "Zhou Lang is a true gentleman. Since he agreed, how can he go back on his words? If Zhou Lang really loses in this battle, it will prove that I am blind, and the Yuanyang Army will be handed over to you to command.
"
"Ah, this..."
"kindness?"
Deng Peng hurriedly handed over his hand: "General, I understand. Thank you very much, Your Majesty."
Liu Bian turned to Zhou Yu and said, "General Zhou, what do you think?"
Zhou Yu cupped his hands and said: "It should be so. In the end, the general will not be able to ask for it."
"good!"
Seeing Zhou Yu's confidence, Liu Bian became even more excited, and immediately waved his hand: "In that case, you can go back and prepare, and start the duel according to the previous plan. I will notarize it for you, and I will not be biased."
Deng Peng and Zhou Yu both raised their hands: "Here."
Not long after.
The two armies entered the school grounds from the preparation area and deployed their respective formations.
Liu Bian stood up and stared, frowning slightly, and said to himself: "Teacher, Zhou Yu's formation feels a bit unusual. It doesn't seem to be a mandarin duck formation in the traditional sense."
"That's right!"
The voice of the Alliance of Military Advisors followed: "Ancient military experts said that in a sense, Zhou Yu's formation is a crane-wing formation that can both attack and defend. It's just that every part of the crane-wing formation is a small mandarin duck."
Array."
"This reminds experts of the Bagua array invented by Zhuge Liang. In a sense, the Bagua array is a composite array based on Bagua. It contains a variety of arrays and can be deployed in a variety of ways by the commander.
"
"oh?"
Liu Bian's interest immediately rose and he stared at the battlefield below: "So, Zhou Yu's formation is also a relatively simple composite formation?"
"kindness."
The Alliance of Military Advisors is extremely positive about this: "The Crane Wing Formation is like a white box spreading its wings. The front and center are thick and powerful, and the two wings can be stretched for defense, encirclement and other tactics."
"And Zhou Yu organically integrated the combat units of the Yuanyang Formation into the Crane Wing Formation, and was able to bring out the characteristics of the Yuanyang Formation that can attack well and defend well. He is simply a genius!"
"Experts guess..."
The Alliance of Military Advisors said softly: "Zhou Yu was also not idle during these three months of idleness. He must have studied the tactics of the Yuanyang Formation before he dared to use the Yuanyang Formation to confront Deng Peng."
"Ha ha!"
Liu Bian looked up to the sky and laughed.
He finally understood why Zhou Yu dared to be so bold.
This battle really opened Liu Bian's eyes and allowed him to see Zhou Yu's true ability: "I hope Deng Peng won't lose too quickly, otherwise his hundreds of battle experiences will really be just feeding the dog."
Winter! Winter! Winter!
Dongdong—!
The next second, the dull sound of drums sounded.
However, Zhou Yu waved the red and green flags, and the entire team slowly advanced towards the opponent.
Liu Bian originally thought that Deng Peng would swarm up, but he never thought that at the moment when the drum beating ended and Zhou Yu's team moved forward, Deng Peng's troops also began to change.
The speed suddenly accelerated in the middle, charging forward, while the left and right wings circled inward. The small mandarin duck formation immediately turned into a three-talent formation, with the main defender on the outside and the main attacker on the inside. It felt like being out of position.
"Hey, you, that's interesting."
After being trained by experts from the Military Advisor Alliance, Liu Bian's military ability has reached a certain height.
Although he was still a little unsure of Deng Peng's specific formation, he seemed to have understood his strategic intention, which was to ensure the safety of both wings and to confront Zhou Yu head-on.
Have to admit it.
Deng Peng's strategy is very correct.
After all, his advantage is that he is a veteran who has experienced hundreds of battles, and he can use his strong veterans to challenge these new recruits head-on.
Who wins and who loses is naturally foreseeable.
"This time Zhou Lang encountered a tough problem."
Watching the excitement, Liu Bian didn't think it was a big deal, so he couldn't help but make a few jokes.
The better Deng Peng performs, the more he can test Zhou Yu's true abilities.
Liu Bian raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Yu.
But see...
He remained calm and did not panic at all. When he saw Deng Peng's change of formation, Zhou Yu decisively waved the red and green flags and made the change in advance.
At this moment, the voice of the Military Advisor Alliance sounded: "Deng Peng must have an expert behind him to give guidance, but he is obviously not familiar with the details of the operation of this formation."
"oh?"
Liu Bian was stunned: "What do you mean?"
The Military Advisor Alliance explained: "It was too early for him to change his formation. He should first sell a flaw to Zhou Yu and then wait until the critical moment to change his formation. This will have a better effect and catch Zhou Yu off guard."
"But Deng Peng obviously acted too hastily. The change of formation was not only a bit early, but also gave Zhou Yu sufficient time to react, which is enough to prove that his understanding of the formation is not deep enough."
"You can create this formation, and you can also change it into a formation, but in terms of detailed operations, there is still a big gap. This only proves that this formation was definitely not made by Deng Peng, but most likely Deng Zhi."
"Alas~~"
The Military Advisor Alliance sighed: "It's a pity that such a good opportunity was wasted like this, otherwise Zhou Yu would definitely not feel better, but now, Deng Peng is probably going to suffer."
Liu Bian's eyes focused on the school field.
But see...
Zhou Yu quickly made adjustments, dividing the power in the center to the left and right, and gathering it into the left and right wings. The Crane Wing Formation was not the Crane Wing Formation, but directly transformed into the Two Dragons Water Formation, using a flanking attack from the left and right to launch a strong attack on Deng Peng's two wings.
"Zhou Yu is indeed amazing!"
Even Liu Bian himself couldn't help but deny it.
His reaction was really fast, and he was very proficient in the formation drill: "Teacher, look, the mandarin duck troops on the left and right wings are already drawing their bows and arrows."
"Depend on!"
Liu Bian watched helplessly as a wave of arrows hit the junction between Deng Peng's left and right wings and the middle, instead of directly attacking the left and right wings:
"This judgment..."
Liu Bian was amazed and secretly praised: "It's simply amazing."
Deng Peng's left and right wings were in a defensive formation. Even if a wave of arrows hit him, it would still not do much damage and would instead waste the attack.
Zhou Yu, on the other hand, directly hit the joint between the left and right wings and the central force. Firstly, he could maximize the damage, and secondly, he could suppress Deng Peng's formation changes. It was simply killing two birds with one stone.
The most important thing is that Zhou Yu's timing of taking action was very good. The change of formation and attack were carried out at the same time, complementing each other and not giving Deng Peng any time to react.
It's obvious!
In terms of formations, Zhou Yu simply crushed Deng Peng!
The two are not on the same level at all!
Even though Deng Peng had realized that something was wrong and wanted to connect the defensive formations on both wings end to end to form a small circular formation to defend against the enemy, he was already in a passive state.
After all, apart from being good at defense, the circular formation is simply weak in terms of offensive capabilities. Zhou Yu only needs to slowly consume his opponent to break through his defense bit by bit and devour him.
However......
Liu Bian still thought of the war a little simpler.
Just when Deng Peng ordered a change of formation, his original offensive position was severely reduced in strength, but Zhou Yu seemed to have concentrated all his elite troops here, taking advantage of the situation to rush in and successfully get his troops stuck inside the circular formation.
This is equivalent to driving a nail completely into the circle formation. Zhou Yu only needs to slowly mobilize his troops to support him and gradually increase his strength to break through and completely break Deng Peng's circle!
Damn it!
You really don't give me any chance.
Liu Bian let out a long breath and said to himself: "I originally thought that Zhou Yu was a handsome and handsome man, but I didn't expect that this kid would also be a cruel and ruthless master when it comes to fighting."
"That's right!"
The Alliance of Military Advisors was extremely sure of this: "Deng Peng completely failed. In less than a quarter of an hour, the defeat was already established. Zhou Yu's intention of stepping on Deng Peng and becoming the commander-in-chief of the Yuanyang Army was really successful. Deng Peng had no chance of fighting back.
force."
"Under the study of Zhou Yu and Deng Zhi, this Yuanyang Formation really came up with new tricks. But unfortunately, such a matchup is relatively rare on the battlefield and is not very practical. Otherwise, Zhou Yu could have made a Han version.
The mandarin ducks are in formation."
Indeed.
Today's battlefield is not as good as during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when both sides issued a declaration of war and competed in the wilderness to establish victory.
This kind of use of formations to fight against formations is becoming less and less common. In the future, I am afraid that it will become just for viewing, rather than fighting on the battlefield. This is the choice of the times.
Jingle bell—!
Not long after, there was a golden sound in the school grounds.
The two generals rushed to Liu Bian, cupped their hands and said, "Your Majesty."
Liu Bian turned his head and glanced at Deng Peng: "Colonel Deng, are you convinced?"
Deng Peng cupped his hands towards Zhou Yu and said, "I will finally be convinced."
Liu Bidan smiled: "If my guess is correct, your formation was taught to you by Deng Zhi, right?"
"this......"
Deng Peng was surprised, but finally nodded: "Your Majesty clearly knows that this is indeed the case."
Liu Bian stared at Deng Peng with great interest: "Tell Deng Zhi that the reason for being admitted to the juvenile genius class is not because you are strong enough, but because some people are just over their age."