Qingcheng is holding a spear, majestic, eloquent, and heroic. A few words show the majesty of the royal army. Then he took a step forward, put on a stance, and prepared to go to war with the pirates.

When Shangquan Xinyi heard Qingcheng's words, he first laughed disdainfully, and then, he seemed to suddenly remember that this voice was a little familiar, so he looked at it carefully, and found that Zhenhaihou was not commanding in front, and the leader of the team seemed to be a little familiar, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and quickly recognized Qingcheng.

Seeing that the person was Qingcheng, Shangquan Xinyi put on his sleeves, bowed respectfully, and said loudly: "General Duan, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon." Shangquan didn't know that the general had arrived, and he asked the general for forgiveness for the unreasonableness. ”

This Shangquan Xinyi was quite polite to Qingcheng, and I don't know if it was because of Qingcheng's high ability, or if he still thought that Qingcheng really let him live last time. However, the two armies were at war, and their bearing could not be lost, so although Qingcheng did not have a good impression of them, he still replied politely when he looked at Kamiizumi Nobuyoshi's appearance.

"There is no need to be polite when the two armies fight. Nobuyoshi Kamiizumi, do you remember what I said last time? Now, I, Duan Qingcheng, have come to you to collect debts, and this time, you have to pay for your debts with blood. ”

Qingcheng said, Lei Ying and Swift Wind hurriedly encouraged all the soldiers to shout and cheer, this is a tacit understanding formed by years of getting along, and momentum is very important at this time. The so-called loser does not lose the battle, even if Linhai City has been defeated in successive battles, and now the number is less than that of the other party, but the momentum must not be left behind.

And listening to Qingcheng's words, looking at the Great Qi Army, whose morale was greatly boosted in an instant, Shangquan Xinyi chuckled, put his right hand on the hilt of the saber at his waist, and said: "General Duan's heroism, Shangquan has already understood it. No wonder, I'm still wondering who saved Zhenhaihou and shot me with an arrow...... Ahem, I won't talk nonsense, it's a blessing to have the opportunity to meet the general on the battlefield again. ”

While Kamizumi Nobuyoshi was speaking, Qingcheng had been carefully surveying the various locations of the mine, paying attention to their ambush. And he took a closer look at the group of pirates led by Kamizumi Nobuyoshi, the total number was about 8,000 people, and they didn't line up, and they seemed to be very scattered, but really, no one would look up to them.

"It looks like a straggler, but in fact, it is still a change of formation of the Eight Gate Order, an army of 8,000 people, each thousand people form a team, three people lead, one commands, one person commands, and one person takes inventory. Eight gates are defined according to eight directions, and each squad guards one side, whether it is attacking or changing formations, or retreating, the commander-in-chief of Kamizumi Nobuyoshi gives orders, and the soldiers change formations randomly. The Eight Gate Orders are already considered to be superior formations, and there will be a total of eight or sixty-four kinds of formations, if they can be integrated, it can really be described as unpredictable and weird. ”

Qingcheng had always suspected that it was the generals of Daqi who were teaching them, otherwise it would be impossible for these pirates from Haichuan to be so proficient in this superior formation. However, these things, Qingcheng has long planned to wait until the matter of Haichuan is solved before investigating, now, the most important thing is to break the formation.

Seeing Qingcheng carefully looking around, Shangquan Xinyi couldn't help but sigh and said, "Hey, Shangquan has invaded Linhai City with this formation for more than four months, and it can be said that he is invincible. The Marquis of Zhenhai lost his troops and had no choice but to ask for help, but he didn't want to come after a famous general like a general. I believe that the general's comprehension of this formation is far above Shangquan, and it seems that it will inevitably be a vicious battle. ”

What Shangquan Xinyi said was very true, but Qingcheng didn't want to talk nonsense with him anymore, after all, there was a Guhong King waiting for the battle report outside, for the sake of Zhenhai Hou, or for the prestige of his first battle, he had to fight quickly.

"Shangquan Xinyi, you don't have to say much, pay attention, my Great Qi Army wants to ......"

"Wait", Kamizumi Nobuyoshi interrupted Qingcheng's words, and said with a chuckle: "General, before the two armies officially start the war, Kamizumi wants to play a game with the general in private, I don't know if the general can appreciate it." ”

Listening to what Shangquan Xinyi said, Qingcheng snorted coldly and said sharply: "Do you think this is a door-to-door consultation?" Let me tell you, my Daqi is crusading against the bandits of your wolf ambitions, and the general has no time to fight with you, so it's better to warn you again, get ready, my Daqi army is about to start attacking. ”

Listening to Qingcheng's stern refusal, Shangquan Xinyi was not disappointed, spread his hands outward, with a helpless expression, and said: "The general is really anxious, he doesn't even ask about the chips, hey, no way, it seems that these guys are useless." ”

After speaking, Shangquan Xinyi waved his hand, and in a small mine not far away, several pirates walked out with more than a dozen old and weak women and children who were tied up. All of them were dressed in great clothes, their faces were haggard, and each of them had scars that could not be concealed, and the women were not in good shape, and it was not difficult to guess that they might have been humiliated. And seeing these people come out, Kamiizumi Nobuyoshi gave his subordinates a look, and the other party immediately understood, and quickly drew his knife and hacked one of the old men to death.

"Stop!"

Qingcheng understood that these should be the people of Linhai City, and hurriedly stopped. The previous scene happened too quickly, no one thought that there were still hostages in the hands of these pirates, Qingcheng was furious, and shouted: "Even if it is a prisoner of war, you should not treat their lives as a mustard!" You brutes, okay, Shangquan, I'll play against you, let's go head-to-head! ”

As he spoke, Qingcheng stepped forward with a gun, looking like he was about to swallow Shangquan Xinyi alive. And the latter looked at his expression, hurriedly waved his hand again and again, and said, "No, no, no, the general misunderstood." The general's martial arts are superb, unparalleled in the sun, Shangquan has already understood, how dare he fight again. General, the meaning of Shangquan is that he knows the general's famous general's family, and he should know the method of marching and arranging the formation, so he wants to ask the general for the game of this formation, but I don't know if the general will appreciate it. ”

Hearing that Shangquan Xinyi wanted to test the formation with himself, Qingcheng stopped, looked at those prisoners of war, and said firmly: "Okay, I'll compete with you, but you listen to Shangquan, our chips are all the hostages in your hands, if I win, all the people of Daqi will be released." ”

"If the general loses, then they will have to take the first step and accompany the general to the funeral."

Qingcheng snorted coldly, turned around and walked towards the army, and when he walked to the side of the wind, he beckoned Lei Ying and Zhenhai Hou to come over and discuss the enemy's strategy together.

"These pirates are proficient in the Eight Formations, and the so-called competition must still be used to fight me. To be honest, although I have a little success with the Eight Gate Formation, but because of this, I know that if I want to break the enemy, the most important thing is to figure out how they position the Eight Gates, so that I can break the ground smoothly. But I need to command the army, so I need someone to help me observe. ”

Saying that, Qingcheng looked at Lei Ying and continued: "Lei Ying, you know this formation best, and I also explained it to you in detail at the beginning, so this task fell to you." Master Hou, I plan to take 3,000 people to break the formation, you personally lead 3,000 people to suppress the formation, and at the same time, after the battle, arrange for 1,000 cavalry to go out to lead the horses, and wait for the opportunity to rush and kill. Thunder Shadow, you are responsible for observing their signal indications, and you must see through them in the shortest possible time. Wind, you go with me into battle to kill the enemy. ”

"Thunder Shadow commands!" "The Wind Commands!"

Listening to Qingcheng's arrangement, Zhenhaihou nodded, looked at Qingcheng after a moment of silence and said, "Qingcheng, this road formation is unpredictable, you have to be careful." This time to break the enemy depends on your command, although Ben Hou is unwilling, but, Ben Hou's skills are not as good as others, and I don't want to be bored anymore. But you can rest assured, there is Ben Hou to press the formation, it must be foolproof, Ben Hou wishes you a great victory. ”

Zhenhai Hou's tone was very sincere, but after listening to it, Qingcheng watched him be silent for a long time before he sighed lightly, turned around and said: "Master Hou, if Qingcheng loses, don't blindly rescue, please go out immediately to meet General Yang You, and then attack." If that time really comes, among the generals present, only Hou Ye should be the most suitable to lead the troops. ”

Qingcheng said something meaningful, and Lei Ying and Swift Wind naturally couldn't understand it, but after listening to it, Zhenhaihou couldn't help but chuckle in his heart, as if he was touched by Qingcheng's words.

"How long does the general have to prepare? Shangquan is ready, just wait for the general to break it. ”

Listening to Shangquan Xinyi's words, Qingcheng snorted coldly and said noncommittal, turned around and walked to the front of the army, pointed out three thousand men and horses, and began to arrange the troops.

"All the soldiers obey the order! Swing the 'Liuhe Battle Array'. ”

The "Liuhe Battle Array" is also the best formation in the Great Qi Army, and all senior generals must learn the method of arranging the formation. This formation was created by Duan Feiyan, the former Qingyu City coach, and he changed the formation according to the Eight Gate Formation. The eight-door formation focuses on controlling eight directions, and when each direction changes formation, it represents a different way of attacking. The Liuhe Battle Array, on the other hand, controls six directions and is constantly changing. In this way, the gap between marches is reduced, and the change of formation is fast and concise, which is very useful for defensive counterattacks.

As for Qingcheng, according to his father's Liuhe battle array, he comprehended a new way of changing the formation, which was called the "Yin and Yang Six Alloy Car Formation".

"Six hundred shield mutiny formations, surrounding the outer Liuhe standing column!"

Qingcheng gave an order, and 600 shield soldiers stood on the outermost side of the team, and formed a circle around the remaining 2,000 people, and fortified all directions around it.

"Four hundred pikemen muted into formation, and the personal shield soldiers stood in the air, with the spear head pointing outward!"

Qingcheng changed formation again, and 400 spearmen stood in the middle of every two shield soldiers, and the spears stretched out along the gap, guarding the enemy who wanted to sneak up on the shield soldiers to open the gap.

"Four hundred archers change formations, with this general as the center, surround the inner Liuhe and wait for the opportunity!"

Qingcheng's three changes in formation reflect the meaning of this double hexagram. After his military order was issued, four hundred archers stood in a small circle around him, echoing the shield soldiers, and each gap was complementary. The so-called double Liuhe, the biggest effect is that the original control of the six directions of the formation, by the inner circle of the small circle to guard the gap of the outer circle, so that there are guards in all directions, can be guaranteed foolproof.

"A thousand infantry changed formations, stood along the gap between the inner and outer Liuhe, and waited for the formation!"

Qingcheng changed the formation four times, allowing the infantry he valued most to move between the inner and outer circles, which could ensure that if someone forcibly opened the gap within three directions, the infantry could support as soon as possible, block out of the inner Liuhe, and then do reinforcement in the inner Liuhe.

"Six hundred swords and axes mutinied formations, personal spearmen guard standing in columns, staggered inside and outside!"

Qingcheng's last round of formation change was to let the sword and axe soldiers stand behind the outer Liuhe, spearmen and shield soldiers, and every two adjacent sword and axe soldiers faced outward and inward, responsible for the rapid annihilation of the enemy who rushed in after opening the gap.

The concept of sword and axe soldiers was mentioned above, and here is an explanation, the sword and axe soldiers of Daqi are different from ordinary infantry and belong to hoplites. They usually carry heavy armor and long axes and knives, and are slightly less agile than infantrymen, but they are selected by tall and strong men, and the equipment they wear makes them more lethal.

Qingcheng's five-wheel change formation, this so-called "Yin Yang Six Alloy Car Formation" is considered to be completed. The theory of yin and yang has been explained, and the so-called "golden chariot" is obtained as "solid as gold, and the array is like a chariot". Indeed, after five rounds of formations, Qingcheng's battle formation looked like the ironclad chariot of the Northern Wei Dynasty from the outside, impregnable, offensive and defensive, and especially good at defending and waiting for opportunities to counterattack.

"Shangquan, it's ridiculous that you dare to come to Haicheng to provoke if you know the fur of the Eight Gate Orders. Today, I'll let you see where my generals are outstanding in the marching formation! ”