Chapter 13: Shogi
When you come to the commercial street in the south of the city, you will see that there are many shops inside, the street is very clean, the road surface is paved with marble, some are red, some are black, and they are also spelled into patterns. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info What makes Flail feel new is that there are lamps and lanterns on both sides of the street, which look very exquisite, the lampholder is carved from turquoise stone, and the lampshade is made of translucent white stone, which can be self-luminous, and Flail Lan thinks for a long time and doesn't know what kind of jade it is, and it shines like the moonlight jade.
At night, the lights are all on, and walking down the street is no different from daytime. Some flower beds are set up in the middle of the street, which separates the flow of people from the direction, reduces the friction between people, and correspondingly reduces a lot of riots; and this form is more beneficial to the frame, and there will be no more collision in the direction; and the road is very wide, and the frame and the flow of people are also separated, so as to reduce the situation that the frame hurts people.
"This town is so nice!" said Flail.
"Yes, I didn't have such meticulous management in my time. Xuelan also sighed with emotion.
The flowers in the middle flower bed are also different, there are red, white, purple, and floral fragrances combined, which is surprisingly calming, "This flower actually has a calming effect?!"
"Yes, the people who built and managed this town have a lot of hearts. Xuelan said.
The flail came and went in and out of the shops at will, and the token of the official post on his body unexpectedly played a lot of role, and these merchants actually regarded the flail as an envoy of other states, so they were very respectful, and the price was not small. Turning around in the commercial street, the harvest is not small, the price here is much lower than that of Yuanzhao country, and there are many precious materials that Yuanzhao country does not have;
"Not bad, not bad. Flailan took the quick essence jade in his hand and said, "This is the Flame Crystal Sand, and the arrangement of the fire attribute formation is quite effective." ”
"Young master, hurry back to the official post. Blood Lan urged.
"Alas~ Don't worry, don't you just want to suck that blood quickly, what's the hurry. Flail quipped.
"Oh, young master, that's a good thing, if I devour it, I can transform into a complete human form. Xuelan said anxiously.
"Hahaha, I'm just not going back, or I'll give it to you now?"
"Young Master, take this thing in a quiet place. Xuelan said depressedly.
"Hahaha. Flail Lan laughed as he looked at the floating blood mist, which was naturally Blood Lan. Then a strange scene appeared, only to see the blood orchid snort, spinning and being sucked into the mouth of the flail blue.
"Well, how did I get into the palace?"
"Nonsense, there is no quieter place than a palace. The words of the flail came into the palace, and there was a jade bottle that came in - blood exquisite.
"You refine slowly, and I'll go around. Flails ignored Blood Lan and continued to wander around.
"Hey, there's a chess stall here? What kind of chess?" Walking into the shop, this shop is very elegantly furnished, and there are not many goods inside, but under the sense of consciousness, these goods are all high-quality. But none of the people in the store were paying attention to the goods, but watching the old man play chess.
"What is this for?" asked a man beside her.
"I'll tell you, the old man is a wonderful man, and if you can beat him in chess, you can choose any treasure in this shop and take it. The man replied.
"And what's the matter? No wonder there's so little cargo here. Flail said.
"Hehe, you're wrong, the old man set up a chess game here and two of them took away the treasure, as for why there are few goods here, it's because they are all high-level treasures here, none of them are lower than the mysterious weapons, and there are a lot of magic weapons. ”
"So powerful?!"
"Of course, I just went and lost. The man said.
"Which two of them won the old-timers?" Hearing the old man's generosity, a wave of respect rose in the old man's heart, and even the title changed.
"You're right to ask me, I've been playing chess with this old-timer here for seven years, and only I know the most about it. The man said proudly, "The first one to win the chess game is a prince in the imperial capital, whose name is unknown, but the other party must have a background; ”
"What do you have if you haven't won in seven years?" asked Flai.
"Why are you like this, you don't expose people, do you understand? The man snorted and ignored the blue.
Not long after, the person who was playing chess was killed by the old man, and the old man defeated the opponent like a bamboo.
"Come, come, let's go, there is one who is not convinced. The man pushed the person in front of him away, "You sit here, you go down, I'll see how long you can hold on." Originally, it was not the turn of the flail, but when everyone saw that it was the person who had been playing chess for seven years, no one said anything, and no one could win against the old man anyway.
"Well, what are you doing here?" asked Flai.
"Because you're not a good man. The man snorted coldly.
"Hahaha, little friend, since you sit down, you might as well play a plate. The old man on the other side looked very kind, but what the flail saw in the other party's eyes was the vicissitudes of life.
"Senior, can you have a few more plates?" asked Flail softly.
"Why?" the old man asked at the same time as the people around him.
"Because I haven't done it, I don't know the rules. The flail was thunderous, and there was a storm around him.
"Interesting, then I'll go with you tonight. After speaking, the old man looked at the people around him, "If you want to see it, stay, and if you don't want to see it, leave today." With that, the old man stopped paying attention to the others, but focused on the chessboard.
"Little friend, this chess is called "Shogi", and the offensive and defensive conversions of both sides depend on their own abilities. The old man explained the rules of "Shogi" to the flail, and then played a few games with the first to let the flail understand the rules thoroughly.
"Alright, senior, it's time to get started. Flails said respectfully.
"Okay, let's get started. ”
In this new game, Flail played very carefully, which can be described as steady and steady, but after the middle game before entering the endgame, Flail began to fall into a defensive position, and finally lost helplessly.
"The chess skills of my predecessors are really brilliant, and I feel as if thousands of troops are rushing through you while you are playing chess. Flails set the chessboard.
"You have a good talent, and you can follow me until the middle game before you go on the defensive. "A new round begins.
Strange to say, Flail felt more and more that the chessboard had changed its appearance, just like the real battlefield: the cavalry charged and returned, the infantry marched in formation, and the archers pinned down and killed the enemy from a distance, everything was so clear.
But in the end, the blue general was killed by the old man's archer. The people around them gradually dispersed as the time got later and later, and only the flail and the old man were left in the shop. And the two entered the magnificent battlefield again, the field was murderous, and the war was about to break out.
"Hah!" the flail infantry shouted and marched forward, forming a formation.
"Kill!" greeted the infantry phalanx with an elite cavalry, which halted the phalanx's advance. But Flails immediately sent archers to pin down from a distance to gain space for the infantry phalanx.
"Hehe, this kid. Outside the chess, the old man laughed out loud, and then said: "Look at my Green Dragon Formation." "The cavalry stood in a conical formation and charged towards the flail with all their might, and the archers were in place to protect the cavalry. The cone formation is a kind of battle formation with a forward like a cone, to apply this formation, the front must be sharp and fast, and the wings are strong and powerful, so that the elite striker can attack the enemy in a narrow front, break through and cut the enemy's formation, and expand the results of the battle on both wings, which is a forced assault formation. Non-brave generals and elite assault units cannot be used.
"Ha!" the flail infantry phalanx resisted desperately, and the chariots stepped forward to protect the infantry phalanx. In the end, after resisting this attack, the flail suffered a great loss of troops, and had no choice but to be defeated again.
"Come again!" "Shogi seems to be in love with this kind of "shogi".
"Good. The old man was not ambiguous, and the two fought together again.
This time, the flail came up with the green dragon array that the old man had used before, but the old man on the opposite side changed the formation again, "You used the green dragon so quickly, the preparation is not good enough, Vermilion Bird!" I saw that the old man's infantry phalanx immediately dispersed, leaving only a part of the sharp edge of the green dragon to resist, and then attacked both sides of the green dragon with all his strength. Seeing this, the flail immediately retreated the green dragon, after regrouping, with the infantry phalanx to rush forward, hiding the cavalry behind, when meeting with the old man's troops, two teams of cavalry rushed out of the two wings, the speed was so fast that the old man did not expect it for a while, and retreated with all his strength.
The old man's troops formed two circles of defense in their own positions, the inner circle being a prototype formation, and the outer circle being a phalanx arranged in order. "You forced me to use the Xuanwu Array, that's good. The old man also gradually felt strained. The soldiers in the Xuanwu Array were all protected by a large ring of steel shields, almost a small moving metal fortress. After being lured into the formation, the troops of the flail were divided into small pieces and annihilated.
"Are you still coming?" the old man looked at the blue.
"One more. Flail said with firm eyes.
As soon as the battle began, Flail Blue once again attacked with the green dragon first. The cavalry rushed forward quickly, but soon dispersed to both sides, and behind the cavalry was the chariot, and the chariot continued to advance instead of the cavalry; the old man did not dare to hold it up, and directly sacrificed the Xuanwu array; but the chariot of the flail slowed down, and the old man wondered: "What is this for?"