On the first day of the seventh month of the fifth year of Taikang, the vast Kiev plain resounded with rumbling drums, the scorching sun shrouded the earth, the grass was full of color, the green was full, and a black tide released infinite killing intent. Before the time came, tension arose in the middle of the Kiev Plain. One by one, the army spread out and covered the entire battlefield, and from the front, it was impossible to see the whole situation, but if there was a high point, as long as you looked at it from a distance, you could see a shocking scene. The Dingguo army, with nearly 30,000 people, spread out, with two circular formations running in different directions in the middle, and eight rectangular formations projecting in all directions around the middle. Heaven and earth, wind and thunder, water and volcanoes, tens of thousands of people formed a huge Taiji gossip. Of course, the Slavs did not see this, and even if they did, they could not understand it, and in their minds, they had no impression of gossip.

The Slavs also did not hesitate, the two armies were overwhelmingly pressed from the east and west sides, the Taiji Bagua Array was too big, the Bafang Array was blocked, the Slavs couldn't see the whole picture at all, and from the periphery, the east and west sides seemed to be facing three rectangular formations. It's just that the position is very weird, Vasilev frowned, he couldn't understand it after watching it for a long time, the battle was mainly concentrated on the east and west sides, how could the rectangular formation formed by the Easterners face the northeast? Similarly, Viache also felt a trace of weirdness, it was not that he had never seen a rectangular array, even if the Shuanglong Water Formation was also understood, but the rectangular array in front of him was full of weirdness. But Viache didn't wait too long, no matter what, he always had to fight, to this point, he couldn't fight without fighting, the Oriental people could drag it, but he couldn't drag it at all, and the tens of thousands of Oriental troops near Flekimir were not vegetarians. The horn sounded, and it was naturally the avant-garde army under its command who served as the first wave of attacks, and this cannon fodder army had the unshirkable responsibility to undertake the task of testing. Viache didn't think about the effect of the first wave of attacks, he just wanted to find out the mystery of the opponent's formation through the avant-garde.

A total of 10,000 soldiers of the avant-garde, armed with various weapons, rushed towards the rectangular formation with trepidation. The avant-garde was treated very poorly, not only lacked weapons, but even had very few shields for a single man, most of them had experienced the battle of Kachig, and were deeply impressed by the rain of arrows from the Easterners, so they rushed up cautiously, and the formation was also very scattered, for fear that a rain of arrows would come down and they would be killed. This time, though, the rain of arrows didn't come down. Zhao Yougong lived in the middle of the long snake formation, so he naturally couldn't see the situation outside, but the scouts kept sending the news, "Your Highness, the Slavs have sent a cannon fodder army, and now they are approaching the two rectangular formations of wind and thunder. ”

"Order all departments, accumulate arrows, and don't waste them until necessary" Zhao Yougong is not a fool, the Slavs sent the cannon fodder army out, obviously they were tempting, and at the same time wanted the cannon fodder army to consume their own arrows. The battle of Kachig was defeated so badly, and it was this loss that was suffered. The military order was issued, and on the periphery, the avant-garde cannon fodder army had also made contact with the Bagua Array, and they aimed their attacks at the wind and thunder arrays on the periphery. The eight-sided rectangular array, all protected by heavy shields, the ragged equipment of the avant-garde army wanted to break through the peripheral shield array, which was wishful thinking, but to the surprise of the cannon fodder army, the rectangular array did not take the initiative to attack, but slowly moved clockwise like a spinning top, many Slavs pounced, the shield exposed the gap, and the spear stabbed continuously, and it broke the opponent's offensive. Some Slavs have a unique vision, the octagonal rectangular array is very open, so there is a wide open space between every two rectangular arrays, the innermost part is four or five zhang apart, and the outermost is up to dozens of zhang and hundreds of zhang, such a wide aisle, it is simply unfortified, a cannon fodder army commander roared angrily, leading people to rush along the open space, they are not really stupid, according to common sense, the more middle ground, the more important. The rectangular array did not take the initiative to move forward, everyone saw that they could not break the shield protection, but caused themselves heavy casualties, and no one took the initiative to attack the rectangular array, everyone whined, rushed along the open space to the inside, Ula Ula's shouts kept surging, they were extremely excited, as if they saw victory. Tens of thousands of cannon fodder troops, there were too many of them, they did not concentrate in the same open space, but rushed in along the three aisles, and at this time, the peripheral eight-sided rectangular array still ignored it, but just moved slowly clockwise according to the predetermined steps, as long as those Slavs did not take the initiative to attack, they would not rush out.

The cannon fodder army was overjoyed, they had already rushed for a distance, but they were not hindered at all, and if they rushed forward a hundred feet, they would be able to rush into the middle, but at this time, the mutation was prominent. I saw the blue flag waving in the middle of the long snake formation, and four drums sounded, accompanied by blue arrows. The rectangular array that was originally moving slowly clockwise suddenly increased its speed, and they were all facing their right side, and their heavy and steady steps slowly stepped away, and with a loud shout, the shield showed a gap, and countless spears pierced out, like iron thorns inlaid on a huge steel plate, "Huh.... Ooh... Huh", the invisible coercion was overwhelming, and finally, many Slavs were directly crushed by a rectangular array like hedgehogs. At this time, the Slavs who rushed in finally felt the danger, and the more they rushed in, the smaller the space, and at this time, the rectangular array increased its rotation speed, and in an instant, they were strangled together. Spears were lined up, shields were protected, and pops rang out incessantly, and the Slavs lay on the ground wailing, and in an instant they were drowned out by the rectangular array that followed.

The ferocity of the Slavs was stimulated, and they tried everything to break through the shield protection, even to the innermost part, but with little effect. As the commander of the cannon fodder army, Varechel always has some eyesight, and after paying a heavy price, he found that the rectangular formation was only running in one direction, all the attacks came from the left direction, and the rectangular formation in the right direction did not pay attention to it at all, after discovering this, Varechel shouted loudly, "Attack the rectangular formation on the right, hurry up, rush into the formation of the Orientals." ”

The soldiers of the cannon fodder army were quite obedient, and some burly and sturdy Slavic men obeyed the order, and led the people to attack the rectangular array on the right side with a roar, but before they could rush over, the shield of the rectangular array on the right suddenly dispersed, and a neighing sound came, and the silver cavalry rushed out of the formation, and those Slavs were slashed by the galloping silver cavalry before they could rush in front of them. This is not the end, this cavalry came out of the wind array, slashing all the way, and pounced towards the thunder array, at this time, the thunder array crushed by the rectangular spear array also changed. The spear was retracted, the shield was separated, and a silver-armored cavalry was killed, and in an instant the Slavs fell into the impact of the cavalry on both sides, and suddenly cried and shouted for their mother, and the killed had no power to fight back, and the two cavalry pounced in a hedging posture, but they hit quickly, but they did not love to fight, and in the blink of an eye, the wind cavalry entered the thunder array, and the thunder cavalry entered the wind array, and in the blink of an eye, the shield array closed again, and the spear stabbed out, and resumed the original crushing momentum again. At this moment, the Slavs collapsed, and each rectangular array moved clockwise, and if you look at it from a high altitude, these rectangular arrays are like a huge wooden stick, and the people in the open space are like ants, and they are directly crushed to death. This is the case between the wind array and the thunder array, and the same is true between the sky array and the wind array, until this time, the Bagua array really shows its majesty, and tens of thousands of cannon fodder troops have no power to resist under this ruthless array.

The smoke and dust were billowing and the killing intent was surging, and after an hour, peace was restored between heaven and earth, and the gossip array also stopped again. The dust cleared, the vision under the scorching sun was still blurred, and the vast ground was littered with corpses. In less than an hour, the 10,000 cannon fodder troops responsible for the first wave of tentative attacks were almost completely wiped out, and less than 700 people escaped. Vyache stared blankly at the scene in front of him, he didn't expect this seemingly unremarkable rectangular array to be so powerful. It's not that Viache doesn't know formations, it's just that he rarely comes into contact with this kind of weird formation, in the Western world, and even in the Roman era that crisscrossed the continent. In corps combat, most of the military formations are mainly frontal duels, and it is rare to see this kind of strange formation, and from a distance, it feels like a circle is turning, as if it is very bulky, ridiculous, and full of lethality. Speaking carefully, this formation is really cumbersome and full of defense, but the ability to take the initiative to attack is not strong, because once it takes the initiative to attack, it will inevitably destroy the stability of the eight-way formation. However, Vyache couldn't stop attacking, fortunately, he sent a cannon fodder army to do a tentative attack, if the army pressed on as soon as he came up, then there would be no place to cry now, "Tell Vasilev, the eastern army will cooperate with the attack, but the troops should not be scattered, and they should not rush inward, and concentrate their forces to attack from the periphery a little bit." ”

Vyache thought of the battle of Kachig, and the Orientals also used a similar circular formation, so the method of breaking the formation was similar. The order was given, and only half an hour later, the Slavs began the first wave of attack, and Zhao Yougong understood that this attack really began at this time. The elite Slavs cooperated with the cannon fodder army, and many people in the formation carried the crashing wood, and Vyache's intention was obvious, that is, to repeat the old trick, use the collision wood to break the formation, and the idea was to break the rectangular formation, and at the same time, Vasilev also attacked from the east according to Viache's orders. To the west, the Viache side aimed at the wind formation in the front, while Vasilev's soldiers and horses aimed at the Ze formation, and the soldiers and horses on both sides did not spread too wide, but concentrated their forces to attack a rectangular formation. In the wind gust, the commander made Yu Xiaochen already see everything in the distance, and at this time, the Bagua Array began to rotate again, and Yu Xiaochen responded calmly, "Longbowman, prepare the rocket, thirty degrees high, twenty degrees north, shoot." ”

The rain of arrows fell suddenly, like a little spark, enveloping the crowd, the arrows were extremely sharp, the Slavs who were still charging were not well prepared, and many people were crucified, the worst was those who carried the crashing wood, moving slowly, it was simply a living target, the rocket was nailed to the crashing wood, and it was lit in an instant, and the surrounding Slavs were afraid of bad luck, so they quickly dispersed. A commander rushed up and looked at the bumper wood shrouded in flames, his head as big as a bucket. Covered with rockets, the Slavs were in disarray, but the offensive did not stop, and they were given the order to pounce on the wind and concentrate their forces to break the rectangular formation. After paying a heavy price, they finally rushed over, and dozens of Slavs carried the city bomber to hit the rectangular array, but the Bagua Array was different from the usual circular array, each rectangular array was mobile, and the wind array shield would not be stupid and wait for the city crashing wood to hit it. As a result, there was a strange scene on the battlefield, several crashing trees chased the wind shield and the Slavic soldiers behind them also followed closely. The others didn't feel it, and the Slavic soldiers who were carrying the crashing wood were miserable, and after a while, they were all tired and snorting, "Centurion, this is not right, if you continue to fight like this, you will not be able to break the opponent's shield array for the rest of your life." ”

In fact, there is no need to be reminded, many Slavic centurions and centurions have already discovered the problem, this is not an ordinary circular formation at all, and people in the East will not be stupid waiting for you to collide. Before, I was chasing and trying to break the formation, but now I calmed down a little, and after a careful observation, a heart sank to the bottom, in order to break this rectangular formation, I actually chased from the west to the south, and the whole attack formation became chaotic, just kidding, in this case, the attack is really in the posture of a long snake, isn't this self-defeating? Sure enough, before these commanders could make arrangements, an arrow came, and the wind array that had been being pursued did not change, but the heavenly array and the ground array suddenly dispersed, and two silver-armored cavalry rushed out, rushing towards the belly of the long snake. Although the lethality was not terrifying, this attack divided the attacking snake into several parts, and it was completely thrown into chaos. At this time, some of the Slavic soldiers wanted to continue the pursuit, some wanted to retreat, and some simply panicked and fell into the space between the two rectangular formations. The Slavs who were caught in the middle of the battle were all over the place in an instant. The Bagua Array did not stop running, continued to move, and at this time, the commanders would not be stupid enough to continue to carry the city tree, the so-called general was not subject to the life of the foreign monarch, and the city tree was abandoned, and under the order of several thousand commanders, the Slavs finally slowly settled down, and in this way, the Slavs who were originally chasing the wind array actually went around from the ground to the east after paying a heavy price, and merged with Vasilev's soldiers and horses. Vyache didn't get any favors, and Vasilev was no better, but he reacted relatively quickly, and after the effect was not significant, he decisively gave up the pursuit, otherwise, Kong would have to suffer.

Commander Coconut Lintu led the remnants of the army to retreat to the headquarters of Vasilev, after the previous battle, Coconut Lintu's whole mental state was a little bad, he swallowed saliva, his lips were dry, "Your Excellency the Commander, the Grand Duke's method is not good, our people have been chasing and killing from the west, not to mention the effect, and as a result, he suffered heavy casualties." If you don't react fast enough, I'm afraid you'll all have to fall into it. ”

"Yes, the formation of the Oriental people is really mysterious, if you really want to talk about it, the threat is not big, as long as we don't take the initiative to attack, the other party has nothing to do with us. However, in this situation, if you don't fight, you can't do it" Vasilev is also a famous master of Kipros's art of war, and he also saw that the defense of the large array in front of him was excellent, but there was no way. This is an out-and-out Yangmou, putting up an iron bucket array for you to fight, knowing that there is an iron king in front of you, you have to bite the bullet.

On the other hand, Viache's face turned the color of pig liver, his head was about to crack, and the two waves of offensives, including the cannon fodder army, actually lost more than 16,000 people, and it was just the beginning, and the losses were so serious. Now that tens of thousands of troops have been scraped together by smashing pots and selling iron, if they continue to be damaged like this, let alone 60,000 or 70,000 people, even 600,000 people will not be enough to lose. Before finding an effective way to deal with it, Viache decisively chose to retreat, knowing that the Oriental formation was infinitely powerful, and continued to bite the bullet, which was not brave but stupid. At the end of the day's fighting, the atmosphere in the Slavic barracks became depressing, and the Slavs' scalps were numb during the day's fighting, and in just one day, more than 10,000 people were lost, and corpses were everywhere, almost filling the Kiev plain. Don't say it's a human being, even tens of thousands of pigs, so many corpses, it can form a terrible purgatory. The smoke of gunpowder is permeated, dissipating in the night, and the smoke of gunpowder in my heart cannot dissipate after all.

Viache sat in the big tent, more than a dozen commanders were silent, the military meeting had been going on for half an hour, everyone had discussed for a long time, and still couldn't come up with an effective way to deal with it, at this time, a commander of a thousand was not confident, "Your Excellency the Grand Duke, why don't we attack the camp of the Orientals at night?" After a day of fierce fighting, the Orientals are expected to be defenseless. ”

As soon as the commander finished speaking, Viache sneered, "Stupid, although the Orientals fought fiercely for a day, their strength was not damaged, and they won a big victory, and their morale was strong. The generals of the East are also cunning, will they be unprepared and let us attack at night? Hmph, don't have the idea of a night attack, with the current situation, go and die as much as you want. Moreover, the night attack will not solve the fundamental problem, and the key to winning this victory lies in how to defeat the Orientals from the front. ”

Viache saw it very thoroughly, he couldn't bear the pressure head-on, and all the intrigues and tricks were petty fights. Moreover, just after a big defeat, morale is low, and people are panicking, at this time they still want to risk a night attack, aren't they looking for death? In short, Viache would not do such a stupid thing. After being reprimanded, the commanders looked at each other, looking embarrassed and ashamed.

There was some silence in the tent, and after a moment, another commander stood up and said, "What the Grand Duke said is very true, in this situation, all our goals should be to defeat the enemy head-on. Today, I have observed for a long time, the reason why the great array of the Oriental people is powerful is because it is constantly moving, it is impossible to fix the attack, and the eight-sided rectangular array covers each other, and it is varied, which makes people unguardable. I think that if we want to break the formation, the first task is not to break the opponent, but to limit the changes in it, such as making it impossible for people to move without scruples, as long as we limit the opponent's movement, and then concentrate on attacking and breaking them one by one. ”

The commander's words were refreshing, Viache frowned, and finally showed a little smile, "Yes, looking at the overall situation, the real strength of the other party is the changes in it, the bow and arrow cooperate with the cavalry, and the spear and shield can be crushed by the frontal defense, if you can really limit the change in the formation, maybe you can break the formation." Viache is a very smart man, he thought for a while, raised his eyebrows and ordered, "Immediately let people go to the forest to cut more wood, and prepare more flammable and fire-causing things, tomorrow we will make a flaming mountain, see what else the Orientals can do, tomorrow's battle, we will have to compete with the Orientals." ”

At this moment, Viache seemed to have found a magic weapon to win, and the problem that had been bothering him for a long time was finally solved. Those oriental barbarians, do you really think there is no way to take them? Here the Grand Duke gave the order, and many Slavic soldiers went to cut wood. After a terrible battle, morale was low, and many Slavic soldiers were tired, but they were also complained about being cut down wood at night. Fortunately, there was a large green pine forest by the river twenty miles west of the stronghold of the stone bridge, and it was very convenient to cut wood, and no one knew what to do with cutting wood at night, and ordinary Slavic children only dared to be angry. If there is such a big movement, it will definitely not be able to hide the eyes of the Dingguo Army, and the scout who is responsible for exploring the surrounding area hurriedly transmits the abnormal situation that happened here. The two scouts carefully observed the movements of the Slavs, and the Slavic soldiers entered the forest and began to cut down, and for a time the quiet forest clanged, and the scouts hid far away for fear of being discovered. In the middle of summer, the forest at night is humid and muggy, there are many mosquitoes, this area is close to the Suzdal River, the humidity is heavier, lying in the bushes, the face is very uncomfortable, but dare not move, "What are these Slavs doing, why are they cutting wood at night?" ”

"Don't care so much, just keep an eye on it, there are so many annoying bugs, damn it, bite Lao Tzu to death" Another scout touched his cheek and was bitten with several pimples, he had never been so uncomfortable lying in the ice and snow before.

Viache should be glad that he did not agree to the night attack plan, because of the caution of the national army and the secret posts deployed around the perimeter, as long as the Slavs dared to launch a night attack, eighty percent of them would be surrounded and killed halfway. Zhao Yougong still wants to be very careful, although the first day of the battle has passed, but the next battle is not so easy, Viache is a very difficult guy, the first day of the tentative attack will be a serious loss, if he doesn't retaliate, it will be hell. Zhao Yougong didn't sleep, Sanniang naturally had to accompany him, in the middle of the night, the camp became quieter and quieter, the patrol team guarded the camp, occasionally a faint insect chirp could be heard, a scout soldier hurriedly came to the tent under the leadership of the patrol, "Your Highness, there is an abnormal situation on the Slavs' side, before the hour, more than 2,000 Slavs went to the jungle in the west, cutting wood on a large scale, all afraid that the other party would attack at night, and the special task force hurried back to report." ”

Zhao Yougong was a little tired and wanted to rest in his clothes, but when he heard this, he suddenly fell asleep. Sanniang is also inexplicable, what do Slavs do when they cut wood, even if they attack at night, what do they want wood for? Zhao Yougong rubbed his forehead, judging from his many years of experience in leading troops, the Slavs must have some plan. What would be the use of getting so much wood, and that's what Viache had come up with to deal with it? Could it be a fire attack? Zhao Yougong had to think so, otherwise it would make sense to get so much wood, even if he prepared trebuchets and other equipment, it would not be able to be completed in a short time. Tsk, this Viache is really smart, using fire attacks to limit the operation of the Bagua Array, and after the lack of changes, the power of the Bagua Array is greatly reduced. Zhao Yougong is not the kind of person who waits for death, since Vyache has already made a move, he has to find a way to deal with it, so he has no choice but to order the generals to be reassembled. A quarter of an hour later, the commanders and generals scattered throughout the camp all came to the tent, and everyone was puzzled, at first they thought that the enemy had attacked at night, but they rushed out in a hurry, but the camp was very peaceful. Zhao Yougong raised his hand and motioned for everyone to sit down, and said unhurriedly, "The news just came back from the spies that the Slavs are cutting wood on a large scale, and if this king is not mistaken, there will be a fierce battle after dawn." The Slavs cut down a lot of timber, and eighty percent of them wanted to build a wall of fire and disrupt our deployment. ”

Everyone is a veteran of the battlefield who has commanded the army for many years, and after a little thought, you can understand the horror of it. The Bagua Array is infinitely powerful and varied, but if it is really blocked by fire, its power will inevitably be greatly reduced. The Bagua Array, which can't operate smoothly and lacks changes, has an overall defensive capability that is not as good as an ordinary circular array. The essence of the Bagua Array lies in the Bagua Rectangular Array, the Yin and Yang Circle Formation in the Middle and the Long Snake Array, a total of eleven military formations, relying on each other to provide great lethality. The eight-square rectangular formation moved clockwise and swept the open space between the eight formations, which was equivalent to increasing the defensive area. Once the eight formations can't run smoothly, standing to the death and resisting others, the problem is big, the Bagua Array covers a large area, but the biggest problem is the empty area between the eight formations, originally these empty areas are dead land, but the formation cannot operate, these empty areas are not dead places but living places. When the time comes, the Slavs will attack on both sides of the undefended space zone, or attack the Chinese army inside, in short, very actively. In this way, the octagonal rectangular array cannot be coordinated and connected, and it is really an isolated rectangular array, which can be manipulated by others.

Yang Zaixing had seen the Kachig fiasco with his own eyes, and Viache relied on this move to break through one by one, eating away at the circle formation little by little, so he was more anxious than anyone else, "Your Highness, if this is the case, we are afraid that we will be in big trouble." ”

"What Shao Lie said is very true, and this king is also worried, the battle of Kachig has taught us enough lessons, if we still follow the original plan, I am afraid that we will repeat the mistakes of the past. Therefore, this king decided to prepare for the assembly of the matrix, in addition, the cavalry was withdrawn from the matrix, and as for the Chinese army waiting for the opportunity, in short, no matter what, it must not collapse. After all, the Slavs have a military advantage, and once they let him break through a little, they are likely to be overwhelming. ”

Zhao Yougong is far less relaxed than before, the war is so delicate, it is likely that a small detail can affect the overall situation. Thinking about the bloody battle of Wuzhou City back then, if the Xijing soldiers and horses can successfully occupy a corner of the city wall, then the breath they are holding will inevitably be discharged, with the ability of the Xijing soldiers and horses, it is not easy to extend the full name? Now facing the same situation, it seems that the morale of the Dingguo Army is high and firmly grasps the initiative, but in fact, the hearts of the soldiers are tight, as long as a string is broken, the next thing is a tide of retreat. The Bagua Array is the core of morale, and if the formation is not chaotic, this breath can be withstanding. Zhao Yougong wanted to pull out the cavalry, Yang Zaixing had nothing to say, several commanders were also heavy-faced, Hua Ziqing said, "Your Highness, we also have to guard against another problem, yesterday's battle, the Slavs were stunned that they didn't use their bows and arrows, and the last general was afraid that they would hold back some bad moves." ”

Zhao Yougong nodded secretly, this is indeed a strange thing, the Bafang Rectangular Array has long been prepared to deal with the enemy's arrows, and many light wooden planks have been prepared in the formation, which is very suitable to resist the rain of arrows, but after waiting for a long time, the Slavs did not use the rain of arrows to attack. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Yang Zaixing next to him, "If you are not mistaken, these arrows are prepared for our cavalry brothers." This Viache is really very human, he lost so many soldiers and horses yesterday, and he was stunned that he didn't spend half an arrow. Therefore, the cavalry must be restrained next, and no orders must be given to rush out of the large formation, giving the other side an opportunity to take advantage of. ”

Yang Zaixing and several commanders nodded solemnly, and at this time, no one dared to underestimate the Slavs. An urgent meeting lasted until the end of the hour, burying the pot and cooking, and after a while, a new day was ushered in. The morning sun of dawn pierced the clouds, the soldiers of the battalion began to march towards the Kiev plain, the scouts had already received news, and after a night of silence, the Slavs again attacked from the east and west. When a new battle arrives, everyone is mentally prepared, this time the battle will be even more brutal, and no one can guarantee that they will survive in the end. When the war comes, no one can stay outside, Zhao Yougong is still based in the Chinese army, and Sanniang is guarding him, but Xiao Zhiyun is missing.

The Bagua Array was reorganized, the cavalry was withdrawn, and it assembled on the periphery of the Chinese army, forming a ring of the Long Snake Array. Viache is bound to win today, he doesn't intend to give the other party too much time, in his opinion, the Oriental people have not changed, the rectangular array is still looking around, and the eight-sided array has evolved with infinite killing intent. Having learned the lesson, the Slavs learned to be obedient and suggested that the carts carry a lot of wood, and the soldiers hold shields in front of them, so that the so-called rain of rockets and arrows is not so threatening, and if they can help ignite the wood of the carts, it will save trouble. For this day's battle, the Slavs were well prepared, and truckloads of timber stood in front of them, too many to count. With Viache's order, more than 2,000 Slavic death squads began to rush forward with wooden carts, including many cannon fodder troops in front. A total of 5,000 soldiers and horses, their only task is to rush into the formation and form a wall of fire, of course, these people are unlikely to survive, even if the wall of fire is lit, it will be difficult for them to withdraw. But Viache didn't care, as long as he succeeded in creating a wall of fire, the formation of the Orientals would be destroyed.

At the same time, a small hot ball rises in the center of the Bagua Array, the hot ball is actually a simple hot air balloon, there is a mirror hanging on it, the mirror is supported by a bamboo pole, and there is a mirror below, which adopts the periscope principle, as long as it is raised ten zhang, you can see the whole situation through the mirror. The entire Bagua Array is too big, from the long snake array in the center to the periphery of the Bafang Rectangular Array, there are three miles apart, such a long distance, it is too difficult to see the situation in the distance clearly, looking from the mirror, the people in the distance are like a group of black and pressed ants. However, Zhao Yougong could still see the situation in the distance clearly, and when the first fire was lit, he knew that the scene he least wanted to see had happened, and Viache was really well prepared.

The Slavs carried the wood, the fierce charge, the head pointed directly to the open space between the ground and the wind array, at this time the Bagua Array began to operate, but these Slavs were not afraid of death at all, more than 2,000 cannon fodder troops were in two rows, with their flesh to hit the ground defense, although the effect was not good, but it was by virtue of this short block, the other Slavs had already rushed into a distance with the wood. Hua Ziqing was in charge of the command of the ground formation, and saw the Slavs' intentions at a glance, and immediately ordered, "Let go of the shield, the longbowman stepped forward, shoot flat, and destroy these Slavs, and they must not be allowed to light a fire." ”

The soldiers, well trained and given orders, tilted their shields to give way to gaps, the pikemen stepped back, the longbowmen began to fire flat, and for a time the Slavs fell in pieces. If there is no accident, a few rounds of arrow rain want to go down, these Slavs will all have to be buried here, in order to cooperate with the ground array, the wind gust also took the initiative to open the gap, relying on the bow to block the Slavs' pace. In the distance, Viache had been observing the situation on the battlefield, and when he saw that the attack was blocked, of course he would not sit still, and immediately ordered, "The archers began to suppress the two rectangular formations, do not be stingy with arrows." ”

"This.... Your Excellency the Grand Duke, if you make a move on the two rectangular formations, it will be covered with arrows, and it will inevitably cause accidental injuries to your own people" Before the commander could finish his words, Viache waved his hand to interrupt, "There is so much to take care of, accidental injuries are inevitable, as long as we can ensure that the wall of fire can be lit, we will be half successful in this battle, and all the sacrifices will be worth it." ”

The commander could only slander his stomach and scold his mother for a while, and he didn't care about the cannon fodder army that rushed up, but the more than 2,000 elite death squads were his own soldiers. It's not terrible to die in battle, but it's really chilling to die at the hands of your own people. Feeling the threatening eyes from Viache, the commander could only give orders with hatred, and in the blink of an eye, the Slavic longbowmen began to suppress the wind array and the ground formation like a storm, even if the Dingguo army had already responded, it was still inevitable that there would be heavy casualties, and the pressure became greater, and the pressure on the Slavs' side became relatively small, Hua Ziqing was secretly annoyed, and watched the Slavs successfully build a wall of fire about a mile long, in the face of this kind of skyrocketing fire, no matter how iron the wall is, you don't dare to rush in. The rotating Bagua Array came to an abrupt end, and although the wall of fire could not block the entire rectangular array, if half of it stopped and the other half continued to move, the entire formation would not be chaotic.

Finally saw the cruelty of the Slavs, and would rather pay more than 5,000 lives for the sake of a wall of fire. However, Hua Ziqing also understood that it was all worth it, as this wall of fire burned, the Heaven and Earth Wind, Thunder, Water, Volcano, and Ze Bafang Great Array stopped operating, especially the two formations of water and fire, because they did not stop at the same time, they are now gathered together. This change directly caused many soldiers of the Dingguo Army to be unable to deal with it calmly.

Viache is a notoriously old fox, so how could he let this opportunity go? The broadsword was raised high, and more than a dozen crashing trees appeared again, but this time it was more than 2,000 Slavic cavalrymen who were the main attackers, and their goal was directly aimed at the ground near the wall of fire, and behind them were more than 2,000 infantry to open the way, and finally there were more than a dozen crashing trees. The cavalry swept from both sides and squeezed towards the formation. At this time, the ground formation also returned to its original state, the shields were outside, the spears were numerous, and the longbowmen began to shoot, even if the prison was covered, it still could not stop the cavalry from approaching, and these cavalry attracted all the firepower like human shields. The wind gust and the heavenly array all released a rain of arrows, trying to prevent the Slavic cavalry from approaching by killing a large area, and the vast arrow rain was flying, even the Slavic cavalry could not break through, and many war horses were nailed into hedgehogs, but it was this short opportunity, the Slavic infantry approached the wind array with their shields, and they stepped on the corpses of the horses and cavalry, and launched a fierce attack on the wind array. At the same time, the Slavs' longbowmen positions were once again in full swing, and they ignored accidental injuries and launched a suppressive attack on the Dingguo army. Hua Ziqing's eyes were red, he never dreamed that at this time, the Slavs would be able to suppress the rain of arrows regardless of accidental injuries. Accidental injuries are inevitable, but under such suppression, the collision tree also came to the front of the wind gust.

Don't talk about Hua Ziqing, even Yu Xiaochen can't say anything, in order to defeat the corner of the gossip array, see what the Slavs have done. First, the death squad of 5,000 people lit the wall of fire, followed by the cavalry in front and the infantry in the back, and their task was to kill a way for the ramming wood behind, it can be said that every step of the Slavs was purposeful, one link after another, the cavalry opened the way for the infantry, it was rare to see in a hundred years, but Vyache succeeded. The remnants of the Slavic cavalry began to shrink, the infantry gave way to cover and took cover, and dozens of infantry in thick armor rushed towards the wind gust with the battering wood on their shoulders. I don't know how long the anger has been accumulating in this collision, and with a bang, the shield array at the forefront of the wind array was knocked open with a big hole, and many soldiers were knocked to pieces. Immediately after that, there was another crashing log, and in an instant, the outermost defense of the wind array became fragile, and at this time, the remnants of the Slavic cavalry began to cooperate with the strangulation wind array, and the defense of the large array was peeled off little by little, and there was no front row, and the longbowmen and pikemen were just lambs to the slaughter. Vyache seized the opportunity, and more than 3,000 elite soldiers who had been preparing for a long time began to pounce on him, facing the siege of the city wood and many Slavic soldiers and horses, where could the wind gust withstand it. Once the two formations get closer, the entire Bagua Array will collapse, and when the time comes, it will be no good for their own side to fight.

In an instant, the wind array collapsed, and even the ground formation was also implicated, and the two rectangular formations had lost more than 5,000 people before and after, which was basically half disabled. More and more Slavs poured up, and at the same time, Vasilev in the east also launched troops and horses to contain several rectangular formations on the other side, at this moment, the Bagua Array has reached the moment of life and death, maybe in the next second, the Bagua Array will collapse. Zhao Yougong was still calm, even if Yang Zaixing was anxious, he still did not give the order to withdraw his troops. From the mirror, it can be seen that the wind array and the ground array are being rapidly encroached, and even the thunder array has signs of instability, when another Slavic force rushed to the front of the wind array, Zhao Yougong finally ordered, "Shao Lie, lead three thousand cavalry out of the column to strangle, but remember, as long as you cover, absolutely do not fall in love." ”