"Is developing technology really a good thing?" I suddenly thought.
Although the development of science and technology has improved human living standards and changed lifestyles, it has greatly damaged the ecological environment. Is it worth it to replace one with another?
The rain only lasted for one day. The next day it was sunny again.
The earthen wall in front of the Lumen Mountain Fortress has been repaired a lot compared to the day before yesterday. Yuan Ji, who has excellent eyesight, said: "Your Majesty, it can be clearly seen that the Mongolian fortress has become much stronger. Stones have been added to it. It must be for Resist our army’s artillery.”
From a distance of more than 200 meters, I couldn't see clearly: "Give the order and fire." Even if the earthen wall with stones is added, it can't do anything to the artillery. Unless the city wall is made entirely of stones, it may still have some effect. Effect.
After several rounds of shelling, the soldiers of the artillery battalion became more and more proficient in the use of artillery. The accuracy of the artillery was also getting higher and higher. After five rounds, several gaps appeared in the earthen wall in front of the Yuan army camp. In front of the artillery, .The efforts of the Mongols for two days were reduced to ashes.
"It's almost done. Tell Crete to stop the bombardment. Let's work together tomorrow to completely destroy its earthen walls." I said confidently. "The troops will retreat in the established order."
That night, I received a battle report from Tian Xiuyan of the Southwest Military Region. Tian Xiuyan wrote in the battle report that our Southwest Military Region successfully captured the entire territory of Kunming on June 13. Except for the defending general Hudu and more than a thousand Mongolians The soldiers fled. The rest were either killed or surrendered. The vanguard of our army has already moved westward. It is expected that the large force will reach Dali City in three days.
"June 13th. Today is June 19th. To this day, Dali City should also be in the hands of our army." I said to myself after reading it.
"Brother, it seems that the war in Yunnan should be fine."
I said "yes" and said: "Ling'er, go to sleep. Tomorrow we will continue to bombard Lumen Mountain."
A night of silence.
At noon the next day, I led the army to the foot of Lumen Mountain again.
"What's going on?" I looked from a distance. I saw smoke dozens of meters in front of me. I couldn't see the Yuan army camp behind it at all.
Everyone was also surprised: "Why is there so much smoke in front of the Yuan Army camp in Lumen Mountain? It completely blocks Lumen Mountain."
"Brother, the weather is good at noon. And the only smoke in the surrounding area is in front of the Mongolian fortress. Weird. Weird." Fang Ling looked around and said.
"This is the formation." Yuan Ji affirmed.
"Formation."
"That's right. Your Majesty. It's just like the Nine Chapters of Qimen Formation outside the Valley of the Kings."
"Could it be that there are masters of warlocks in the Mongolian army?" I said hurriedly. "Ask Gongsun Xiaochen to come forward and take a look."
Gongsun Xiaochen, who was two horses behind, hurriedly stepped forward. After taking a closer look, he said, "Your Majesty, this is the five-square formation."
"Five Square Formation." I shook my head and said. "I have never heard of it. Gongsun Xiaochen. Please tell me carefully."
Gongsun Xiaochen pointed to the bursts of smoke in front and said: "Your Majesty, please take a look. The smoke in front should be in the shape of a cross. The smoke at the intersection in the middle is densest. The smoke above, below, left, and right is slightly thinner. The five square array can also be called the five array diagram. .Although the Emperor has never heard of the Five Square Diagram, he must know about the Eight Formation Diagram."
"Of course I know this. It's the Eight Formation Diagram used by Zhuge Kongming in the Shu Han Dynasty during the Three Kingdoms period."
"Exactly." Gongsun Xiaochen explained. "Your Majesty, in the past, Emperor Xuanyuan and his general Feng Hou created the Qimen Dunjia Technique and Qiujing Dafa. This Qiujing Dafa is the foundation of all formations in the world. Nine Chapters of Strange The Gate Formation, the Eight Formation Diagram, and the Five Square Formation all evolved from it. Among the formations known to the end, the Nine Chapter Qi Gate Formation is the most. It is the only nine-level formation in the world. Senior Zhuge’s Eight Formation Diagram and Jiang Taigong's Taigong Formation belongs to the eighth-level formation. This five-square formation belongs to the fifth-level formation. It is consistent with the principle of the eight-formation diagram. It is just missing three formations. The emperor looked again. The smoke is slightly thinner and is in the four formations up, down, left, and right. Is that right? Numerous figures can be vaguely seen appearing and disappearing in it."
"Well, after you said that, I can see some clues. There seem to be quite a few of them. They just don't look like human figures."
"Your Majesty, this is the additional effect of the formation. As for the specific generals in it, I don't know. However, what is certain is that there will not be many people in the formation. Low-level formations such as the five-square formation and the six-flower formation still need Manpower. However, formations above the seventh level don't even need people. The Nine Chapters of Qi Gate Formation that the emperor walked through had no one in it. To this day, the eight formation diagrams of the eighth level have been lost. Our Valley of the Kings Hall Master Gongsun can only use the seven-level formation of seven elements. It has to be adapted to the situation. And with the ability of the general, level five is the limit."
"Level 5. That means Xiaochen, you can break this formation."
Gongsun Xiaochen said with a solemn expression: "Your Majesty, please give me some time. Although these five square formations are missing three formations, five of them seem to have been changed. The general still needs to consider it carefully."
Hu Yande behind me said: "Xiao Chen, if you ignore it, our army will directly enter it."
"If you don't know this array, you will have different hallucinations after entering it and get stuck in it. From the outside, the area occupied by this burst of smoke is not very large. Once you enter, there is another world inside, between reality and reality. Ordinary people can't judge. If nothing else, they can't even figure out the direction. Just like the emperor once said, the space in the formation is distorted. It cannot be explained by ordinary people."
Fang Ling and others have experienced the Nine-back Qimen Formation. We know how powerful it is. Even the shaman supreme Cai Enjiya could not get out of it. Although the Five-square Formation is far inferior to the Nine-back Qimen Formation, it is not trivial. .
"The order goes down. All armies are on alert. The artillery battalion retreats ten miles to avoid being attacked by the Mongolian cavalry. Xiaochen, think about it."
Gongsun Xiaochen rode forward and reached about ten meters in front of the smoke. He turned over and dismounted and walked back and forth in front of the formation.
"Quanyi, Huyan, you two come forward to protect Gongsun Xiaochen." I was worried that the Mongols would suddenly rush out from the smoke. But Gongsun Xiaochen's martial arts was not very good, so I ordered the two of them to go and protect him.
"The situation of heaven and earth. The main formation and the main soldiers are all there. The strange formation only has a flying bird formation. The three formations of dragon, tiger and snake are missing. This should be very simple. But why does it always feel like something is wrong." Gongsun Xiaochen He frowned and thought.
In the eight-formation diagram, the four realms of heaven, earth, sun, gen, and earth are used as the main formation of heaven and earth, as the main soldiers, and the water, fire, gold, and wood are used as the four odd formations of dragon, tiger, bird, and snake, as the strange formation.
"The northwest is Qian land. Qian is the sky formation. The southwest is Kun land. Kun is the earth formation. The southeast is Xunju. Xun is the wind formation. The northeast is Genju. Gen is the mountains. The mountains and rivers come out. Clouds are cloud formations. But the five formations of the five square formations are different. This is why."
Gongsun Xiaochen was thinking hard, but he saw Zhang Quanyi beside him. The two were similar in age and had frequent contact with each other. As soon as he saw Zhang Quanyi, Gongsun Xiaochen thought of Tai Chi. Qi Men Dun Jia and Tai Chi have quite a lot in common. When he was free, Zhang Quanyi often asked Gongsun Xiaochen for relevant knowledge. Zhang Quanyi also told Gongsun Xiaochen the essence of Tai Chi that he and Yuan Ji jointly studied. Both of them benefited a lot.
"So that's it. The five-square formation laid out by the Mongols turned out to be a rotating five-square formation. Although this formation makes each individual formation more complex and increases the difficulty of breaking the formation, the overall power is It has been reduced a lot. Just use the method of defeating them one by one instead of breaking the formation at the same time. On the contrary, it is simple. It just takes more time. It seems that the Mongolians have not learned the true meaning of Xuanyuan Huangdi."
Gongsun Xiaochen came back to me and told me the method of breaking the formation. After a brief discussion, I said: "Generals, listen to the order. The battle to break the formation will be commanded by Gongsun Xiaochen."
"My generals, the Mongolian five-square formation is composed of five different formations. They are the sky-covering formation, the earth-carrying formation, the wind-raising formation, the cloud-hanging formation, and the snake-pan formation. These five formations are interrelated and interrelated. Independent. Due to the lack of three formations, the connection between them is far less than that of the eight formations. Our army only needs to defeat them one after another. The enemy's five formations form a cross shape and are constantly changing. The formations in front of our army are Currently it is the Fengyang Formation. The wind in the formation has no formal shape. It is attached to the sky and changes into a snake. Its meaning is gradually mysterious. The wind can stir up things. Everything can be surrounded by it. The snake can be surrounded by it. The three armies are afraid. In this formation. Humans and snakes are mixed together. But all the snake-shaped statues are illusory things. Don't pay attention to them. According to Xiaochen's judgment, the number of Yuan soldiers in the formation is at most one or two hundred. As long as they withstand the strong wind, they will be destroyed. The snake-shaped statues and the strong wind will automatically Will disappear. General Huyande."
"The general is here. Please give me the order, General Gongsun."
"You lead the 500 heavily armored soldiers of the 20th Army, armed with heavy shields and sabers, to break the formation. General Huyan remembers this. Line up straight and ignore the left and right. Any life other than human beings in the Feng Yang Formation is illusory. ."
"Yes. The last general honors your order."
Suddenly, I had a thought in my mind and asked, "Wait a minute. Gongsun Xiaochen. Why are there only one or two hundred people in the enemy's formation?"
Gongsun Xiaochen said: "Your Majesty, the five-square formation is a formation of martial arts. It is different from the formation of martial arts. The smaller the number of people, the more powerful it is. If the number of people in this formation exceeds two hundred, its power will be greatly reduced. .Since the Feng Yang Formation is centered on the wind, it is known for its agility. There will not be many people inside."
"There are so many things to pay attention to." I smiled. "General Huyan, let's go."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Hu Yande, who was walking at the forefront of the team, held two whips and looked straight forward. He walked slowly step by step. After entering the wind formation for seven or eight steps, he saw a sudden strong wind blowing from the surrounding area. The visibility became extremely low. What surprised people was that long flying snakes suddenly appeared in front of everyone. Fortunately, Gongsun Xiaochen said beforehand that these snakes are illusory things. Just pretend they don't exist. But once they are chopped with a sword, On the contrary, there will be more and more.
Outside the formation, we could only see five hundred soldiers walking into it. Then they disappeared.