The success covers three parts of the country and is called the Eight Formations.
The stone in the river will not turn, and the regret will be swallowed up by Wu.
——"Eight Formations" by Du Fu
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On this day, there was a military formation drill, which happened to be the fifteenth day of the month. Huyan Tieyi invited Bai Fu and other generals to come and watch the battle in person.
Tang Kui personally presided over the Wuhou Bagua formation to practice the defense; Hu Yan Tieyi led the Anbei Ting army to take charge of the attack.
The men and horses of both sides fought together, intertwined, each attacking and defending, complementing each other. Although there were victories and defeats, in general, Anbei's army had the upper hand.
This battle scene was exciting and exciting, and all the generals watching the battle praised it.
After Bai Fu read it, he couldn't help but shake his head.
Based on Bai Fu's understanding of this formation, the Sichuan disciples have not yet understood the essence of the Wuhou Bagua formation.
When Prime Minister Zhuge passed through the natural dangers of Kuimen, he suddenly realized the mystery of a landscape painting on Kanding, and thus created the Eight Formations of Wuhou.
Bai Fu's unparalleled martial arts came from the Xunkan Erding, and he was particularly sensitive to the patterns on the tripod. These landscape patterns contained the power of the world.
Zhuge Wuhou saw the actual scene of this landscape painting at Kuimen Tianxian, and he was enlightened and had a glimpse of the way of heaven.
After Wuhou had an epiphany, he used the Bagua array to explain the mystery of this landscape painting.
Although Tang Kui practiced according to the eight formation diagrams recorded in "Wuhou Shence", he could only say that it had a form but no reality. He did not fully grasp the soul of Wuhou Bagua formation and the power of the formation.
manifested.
After the military formation drill was over, Bai Fu called Tang Kui and other Sichuan generals to his side and said, "You are all from Bashu. I wonder if you have ever seen the eight formation diagrams that Marquis Wu left in Kuizhou?"
Some of the generals nodded, others shook their heads.
Bai Fu said: "I have been to Yong'an Palace in the southwest of Kuizhou. Looking at the Yangtze River from a distance, the beaches on the river bank were filled with rolling rocks and desolation.
Climb up the nearby mountains and look down at the river beach. You can find that these "rubbles" are not actually chaotic, but are scattered in a criss-cross pattern, and the fine rocks are gathered into piles, piles and piles, neatly arranged on the river beach.
Counting them from a distance, you can see that there are eight rows of 'rocks', with eight piles in each row. The rows are two feet apart and the piles are eight feet apart. If two arms are held together to form a circle, each pile will be about ten feet in size and five feet in height.
I heard from local elders that the rivers in this area flow very fast, especially after summer, when the water is so powerful and howling that the wood and rocks that fall into the river, even if they are as big as a house, will be washed away by the flood overnight.
However, the strange thing is that although in the summer, these rocks were submerged by floods, and after winter, the water fell on the beach and everything was out of shape, but the piles of rocks in the Eight Formations remained intact.
This pile of rocks is the Eight Formation Diagram left by Prime Minister Zhuge!
Zhuge Wuhou spent his whole life in military service, and his hard work turned into this formation diagram. According to it, troops were deployed according to it. Even if there were thousands of troops, they would not be broken in conflict.
Although there are only some stubborn rocks left in the river beach array, it can still withstand the rapids and waves and has remained unchanged for six hundred years. It is miraculous!
Yan Daoyuan's "Shui Jing Zhu" said that no one can understand the secrets hidden in this pile of rocks.
Imagine that if this pile of rubble were just placed casually without any mysterious power, the erosion of the river water over the past hundreds of years would have turned it into a ball of loose sand and riddled with holes.
A pile of rubble can still have such power, so why has the Bagua array you set up in accordance with the "Martial Marquis Divine Strategy" lost its essence?"
Many of the Sichuan disciples had been to Kuizhou and had seen this pile of rocks. They felt quite ashamed after hearing this.
Bai Fu said to the Sichuan disciples: "Have you ever thought about why Prime Minister Zhuge laid out the Eight Formation Map on the Kuizhou River Beach instead of laying it out in Yizhou and Chengdu?"
Everyone shook their heads. A few disciples also thought about this question when they visited the rocky beach in Kuizhou, but the answer was hard to find, and in the end they left it alone.
Bai Fu looked at the elite members of the Sichuan Clan, and there were many disciples from the Minjiang Clan and Dajiang Clan, and asked him, "You are all good at sailing boats and chasing waves. You must have experienced it in Kuimen, right?"
All the disciples nodded one after another. The dangers of sailing in the past were vividly vivid in their minds. Looking back to this day, they still have lingering fears.
Bai Fu recounted the scene when he passed by Kuimen:
As soon as you enter the Qutang Gorge, you are greeted by cliffs on both sides. The walls stand thousands of feet tall and are as steep as an axe.
The cliffs on both sides of the river here are less than a hundred feet apart, and the river is narrow. The mighty river water is blocked by the cliffs and rushes wildly.
There are several huge black rocks in the river, and there are many swords and halberds, which collide with the river water, causing thousands of feet of raging waves, roaring like thunder.
Bai Fu said to his disciples: "The reason why the river surface has changed from a flat plain to a thunderous one is that the river bed has different heights, the river channel is narrow, and the rocks are rugged.
The water is still the same as the river, but it has become the force of thousands of rolling stones.
The reason why Prime Minister Zhuge laid out the Eight Formation Map on the Kuizhou River Beach is because Kuimen is a natural Bagua Formation. The river bank and the reefs in the river are the defensive troops occupying the ridges and other directions, such as spear troops, shield troops, and bow troops.
crossbowman.
The rolling river water is the cavalry troops charging into battle, such as heavy armored cavalry and valiant cavalry.
The defensive position of any team of troops in Wuhou's Bagua Formation is very particular. Simply put, it simulates the hundreds of twists and turns in the river, the drops in the riverbed, and the numerous reefs.
Once the enemy cavalry breaks into the Bagua formation, as long as the defending army can block the key position like a reef and withstand three waves of enemy charges, the opponent's cavalry trapped in the formation will automatically generate "whirlpools" one after another.
These 'whirlpools' will turn the Bagua array into a fierce and overbearing meat grinder, causing the opponent's command system to malfunction and causing its troops to trample on each other.
The stronger the opponent's cavalry, the more people and horses, and the faster the horses, the more 'whirlpools' in the formation and the more dangerous they are.
Once the number of 'whirlpools' exceeds ten, the enemy troops that break into the formation will no longer be able to recover. Thousands of troops will be immediately crushed and turned into powder.
At that time, even if the opponent wants to surrender and kneel down to beg for mercy, he will not be able to do so. Because the one who kills them is not the defending party, but themselves."
After that, Bai Fu used stones to lay out the Eight Formation Diagram on the ground, used branches to draw outlines on it, and explained in detail the key points of the changes in the Eight Formation Diagram.
After hearing this, all the generals looked at each other, surprised and delighted.
Tang Kui stroked his beard and sighed, "General Bai's words made Tang suddenly enlightened.
The last general is incompetent, and I am willing to lead the Sichuan gang brothers to fight again with the veterans of Anxi!"
Bai Fu smiled and said: "Okay! But your five hundred elites are not enough. There are two positions, and more manpower is needed to defend them firmly.
Let's do this, I will transfer another hundred soldiers from the camp to you."
Tang Kui waved his hand and said proudly: "If we use their troops to help, the veterans will definitely not accept it.
I apply to recruit one hundred elite rural warriors into the formation, and give me ten days to train them. I can ensure that they understand the changes in the formation and become a strong link in the formation."
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Yue Huzhu and other local brave generals had seen the exciting duel between the two sides, and they were already excited and gearing up.
At this moment, they heard that their men and horses had been mobilized to join the formation and participate in the defense. They were all overjoyed and eager to try.
After discussion, Yue Huzhu and others quickly selected a hundred elite martial arts warriors from each village to teach Tang Kui how to train.
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Hearing that the elite of the Sichuan Gang were going to challenge again, Yuchi Qiaoqi looked shy, smiled at Bai Fu, and said: "General, it seems unfair for you to give me an opportunity face to face!"
Bai Fu rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "What you said makes some sense.
Let's do this. They sent 600 people to set up the formation this time, allowing you to rush into the formation with three times the strength. Do you think it's fair?"
Huyan Tieyi's eyes widened and he said: "Three times?"
Bai Fu nodded, opened his palms, and said, "If it's too little, five times more?"
Yuchi Qiaoqi did not wait for Bai Fu to repent, and feigned anger: "The general underestimates us. A true man keeps his word. Three times is three times!"
Bai Fu remained silent. He took the tea cup in his hand, opened the lid, and took a sip of tea with a meaningful smile.
After walking out of the tent, Huyan Tieyi complained: "General, after all, he is young and energetic, and when he gets a whim, why don't you stop him and continue to make fun of him?!"
Yuchi Qiaoqi's wrinkled old face beamed with joy, and said: "The general is indeed young, and he is too trusting. The formation was broken just like this. Today, it is because I did not lead the troops on the field that they barely managed to draw a tie with us.
If we fight again in three days, we, with three times the number of cavalry, won’t crush them?
What's more, I heard that their reinforcements are these new recruits.
How can we not take advantage of this advantage?"
Huyan Tieyi complained: "I'm not afraid that we won't be able to defeat them, I'm worried that we will win! If the disciples of the Sichuan Gang lose and the general loses face, how will you fare in the future?!"
Yuchi Qiaoqi smiled arrogantly and said: "I know what you want to say! Don't try to persuade me. After so many years, you still don't understand my personality?
It’s okay to lose your head, but never act cowardly in a fight!
If you want the soldiers I lead to surrender, you have to knock me down first!"
After that, he threw Huyan's iron clothes on the roadside, and Yuchi's cavalry put his hands on his back, hunched his waist, hummed a little tune, and walked away.