"Hey, General Lin Xiao, do you have an eight-array diagram? I've seen one before...... The book, the title of the book is "Eight Arrays of Gods and Ghosts", which is about this eight-array diagram. ”

Xingzhe actually saw the TV series "Eight Formations of Gods and Ghosts", but he couldn't tell Lin Xiao directly, Lin Xiao didn't know what a TV series was, and he would only look confused when he said it.

Xingzhe liked the TV series "Eight Formations of Gods and Ghosts" very much, not only because the name was very good, but also because the plot of the TV series was also very good.

That was the first time Xingzhe came into contact with the Eight Array Diagram, and at that time, Xingzhe felt that the Eight Array Diagram was a very powerful thing, which could make so many people scramble to get the Eight Array Diagram.

In order to be able to understand the Eight Array Diagram, Xingzhe read a lot of books and checked a lot of information on the Internet, at that time Xingzhe felt that he was the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang, and the Eight Array Diagram was his masterpiece.

During the Three Kingdoms period, after Zhuge Liang entered Shu to pacify the Southern Barbarians, the main combat object of the Shu army was mainly Cao Wei's infantry cavalry combined troops, and the combat area was mainly mountainous, and Shu lacked horses, so Zhuge Liang rehearsed the "Eight Formations".

The Eight Formations were actually formations that had existed long before the Three Kingdoms era. Sun Tzu has eight formations, and Sun Bin also has the "Eight Formations" chapter in "Sun Bin Art of War", and the eight formations are commonly used in combat training in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

is the same as Lin Xiao said, it is also eight formations, it seems that although it is not the same space, many things are almost the same, except for people with the same name and surname.

Zhuge Liang proceeded from the reality of Shu infantry as the main force, innovated the real formation on the basis of the original ancient eight formations, drew the formation map, and finally formed the "eight formation map" to train the Shu army.

The so-called formation diagram is to draw the formation into a figure, draw it on the brocade, paper, on the ground or pile it up with sand and gravel to form an intuitive physical object, which is the formation diagram.

Zhuge Liang's text recording the formation has not been handed down, and the eight formation diagram has been lost in the Tang Dynasty. But it is said that Zhuge Liang once made eight formations of stones, it is said that the remains of the eight eight sixty-four piles of stones by the fish belly river, is the eight formations left by Zhuge Liang, combined with a few words about Zhuge Liang's eight formations, for reasonable simulation, modern soldiers believe that the eight formations are a kind of group phalanx, each eight formations have eight small formations distributed in the eight directions around the central formation, the center of the eight formations is the general, the golden drum banner, and the soldiers and horses directly under it, this is the middle formation.

Each small array has code names such as heaven, earth, wind, clouds, dragons, tigers, birds, snakes, etc. This is the saying in "Li Tang Asks Right" that "the number of formations is nine", so the Song Dynasty also called the eight formations the nine army formations.

The formation of each direction is six small formations, the middle formation is sixteen small formations, and the entire large phalanx has a total of sixty-four small formations, which is just in line with the number of eight eight sixty-four piles of stone relics in the fish belly river.

After the large phalanx, there may be twenty-four small formations composed of rangers, for a total of eighty-eight small formations. These small phalanxes can be cavalry, infantry, convoys, composed of dozens to hundreds, the front row is the crossbowman, the middle is the long weaponman, the back row is the short weaponman, sometimes the order is different, the eight formations in order to delay the enemy's attack, give full play to the power of the crossbowmen of the Shu army, and also set up obstacles such as rushing cars, antlers, and thistles when defending.

Zhuge Eight Formations belong to defensive formations, the advantage is that there is no weakness in deployment, any direction is attacked, the overall large array does not need to make fundamental changes, one is attacked, the two adjacent formations can automatically become two wings, protecting and supporting the attacked array.

But the shortcomings are also obvious, first of all, such a complex Zhuge Eight Formation requires a lot of time to train, and the mobility is poor, in order to maintain the integrity of the formation, it is not allowed to run when it is forward, and it is not allowed to run when it is backward.

This is "the front is the back, the future is the front, there is no speed in the front, and there is no retreat and no reluctance" in "Li Tang Asks the Right". Therefore, the eight formations are a very conservative formation of defensive nature. Without a big defeat, it is also difficult to achieve a big victory. Zhuge Liang went out of Qishan six times, and Jiang Wei also attacked Wei many times, without major defeats and no major victories, and it cannot be said that it has nothing to do with the Shu army's use of eight formations to fight.

But I personally think that the above is only the basis or prototype of the Zhuge Eight Formations, because relying on such a rigid formation, it seems impossible to compete with Cao Wei for decades without a major defeat with the weak strength of the Shu State, and it is not commensurate with the position of the Zhuge Eight Formations that has been praised for thousands of years, and the combat area belongs to the mountainous environment, and the Eight Formations are more suitable for infantry to fight in the plains.

There should be many changes in the Zhuge Eight Formation, and when there are restrictions on the position, such as ditches and trees, they should be adjusted according to the actual situation.

Moreover, when marching, there should be various changes in formation during the attack, but due to the limitation of information, it is quite difficult to study Zhuge Liang's eight formations in more depth.

Moreover, I personally believe that the so-called Zhuge Eight Formations is not only a combat formation, but through the training of the "Eight Formations", the Shu Army's operational guiding ideology, establishment, and training will be infiltrated into the Shu Army.

"Eight Array Diagrams, of course I know this, the masterpiece of the famous military strategist Zhuge Liang, those of us who study the art of war, there are few who don't know the Eight Array Diagram. ”

Lin Xiao said proudly that the Eight Array Diagram is the essence of the Art of War, and many generals are proud to be able to understand the Eight Array Diagram.

Xingzhe looked at Lin Xiao's expression, and it was obvious that Lin Xiao must have been able to understand the Eight Array Diagram.

"The power covers three countries, and the name becomes the eight arrays. The river does not turn, and the hatred is lost. ”

Xingzhe never forgets to pretend to be forced at any time, let alone such a good opportunity. Since Zhuge Liang and the Eight Array Diagram both exist in this space, then this "Eight Array Diagram" is very suitable.

Xingzhe doesn't know if there is a poem "Eight Arrays" in this world, if not, Xingzhe can learn from it. Even if it is already there, then Xingzhe has no problem reciting it at this time, and it is very appropriate for the situation.

"Everyone said that the general is talented, and you have become a poem in seven steps, and when you see it today, you really live up to your name, and the last general is really admired. ”

Lin Xiao looked adoring, just like a little fan girl chasing stars, with two words "husband" written in her eyes.

A person as thick-skinned as Xingzhe naturally doesn't care that someone worships him, even if Lin Xiao hugs his thigh now, he won't refuse.

"Hey~ Those are all false names, just false names. It's some friends who look up to me and promote me like this, although it's true that I'm talented and has a seven-step poem. But after all, I'm a reader, we still have to keep a low profile, it's not the freestyle of our readers. ”

Xingzhe shook his head and waved his hand, with a low-key expression on his face that Lao Tzu didn't care about these false names, and Lao Tzu wanted to keep a low profile.

Lin Xiao was already a little confused by Xingzhe, his face was confused, and he didn't know what to say.