Chapter 502: The Great Array Rises

These twenty-eight nights of the Great Array are something that Fang Zhixing had mentioned yesterday. Today, under the explanation of him and Huang Yaoshi, everyone has already begun to practice, and they all have an understanding of this formation, so they immediately returned to the competition and listened to the dispatch of the two.

"Later, I, Guo'er, and Brother Eagle will go to the battle, and I won't participate in the twenty-eight nights. Senior Brother Zhu has been in Xiangyang for a long time, and he has always had prestige, so he should be responsible for defending the city! The other people in the main formation, please also ask Senior Huang to show him!" Fang Zhixing said first.

When everyone heard this, they all nodded yes. Huang Yaoshi did not shirk, stood on the general's platform, and said: "The Tartars surround the high platform with a team of 40,000 people, if we have more people, we will defeat him, and we will not be able to do it." We only need 40,000 people. Sun Tzu has a saying in the Art of War, ten rules to surround it, but those who make good use of the soldiers to surround one with one, what's the difficulty?" As he spoke, he summoned the generals of the army and explained in detail: "Our twenty-eight great arrays are divided into five elements, and this formation is complex and cannot be understood at one time, so in today's battle, we must ask five martial arts masters who are familiar with the art of five elements to command, and the generals who lead the army must act in accordance with the orders of these five." The generals bowed and obeyed.

Huang Yaoshi said: "The five qi of the central Huangling, belonging to the soil, is commanded by Guo Jing with 8,000 troops, and this army is directly attacking the center, aiming to rescue Guo Xiang, not to destroy the enemy." As soon as they attacked the stage, they immediately used the soil bags to extinguish the fire and press firewood, and dismantled the platform to save people. Guo Jing took the order and stood aside. His army is all elite soldiers, and he is the strongest, but he doesn't need the assistance of other masters.

Huang Yaoshi said again: "The three qi of the Southern Danling belong to fire. Annoying a lamp master to lead the army, leading the army of eight thousand. One thousand of the soldiers guarded the commander-in-chief, and the remaining seven thousand were organized into seven teams. It is divided into seven people, including Dian Cang Yuyin, Wu Santong, Wu Dunru, and Wu Xiuwen. Shangying Suzaku Seven Nights, is for the Jingmu Xuan, the Ghost Golden Sheep, the Liutu Deer, the Star Sun Horse, the Zhang Yuelu, the Winged Water Snake, and the Seven Stars of the Fire Worm. "Master One Lamp took the order.

Huang Yaoshi said again: "Northern Xuanling Seven Qi. Water. The seventh brother commanded the army and led 8,000 troops. One thousand of the soldiers on this road guarded the commander-in-chief. The remaining 7,000 people were organized into seven teams, which were led by Lu Youjiao, Elder Liang, Shi Shugang and other beggar gang elders and disciples. Shangying Xuanwu Seven Nights, is for the Doumu Hedgehog, the Ox Golden Sheep, the Female Earth Bat, the Void Sun Mouse, the Dangerous Moon Swallow, the Chambered Fire Pig, and the Seven Stars of the Wall Water Armadillo. Hong Qigong answered the order. This group of soldiers is mainly composed of beggar disciples, and the talents are extremely prosperous.

After Huang Yaoshi ordered the three route soldiers, he said: "The nine qi of the Eastern Qingling belongs to the wood. This road soldier is commanded by my Eastern Evil Yellow Medicine Division, and it is also the commander of 8,000 troops. One thousand of the soldiers on this road guarded the main general, and the remaining seven thousand people were organized into seven teams, led by Mofeng, Rong'er, Ying'er, Wushuang, Green Calyx, Xia'er, Poyu and others. Shangying Qinglong Qisu. It is for the horned wood Jiao, Kang Jin Dragon, Di Tu Raccoon, Fang Yue Fox, Heart Day Rabbit, Tailed Fire Tiger, Kei Water Leopard Seven Stars. ”

He pointed to the last route of the Western Route Army, and said: "The western route is under the command of Brother Botong, and Shen Qingchen, the head of the Beidou Hall of the Quanzhen Sect, is also leading eight thousand troops, of which one thousand are led by Shen Qingchen to protect the main general, and the remaining seven teams are led by the disciples of the Quanzhen Sect. Each team has its own Tiangang Beidou Formation. This way is said to be led by Zhou Botong, but everyone knows that it is Shen Qingchen who is in charge. In this battle of Xiangyang, all the people from the Quanzhen Sect were people from the Beidou Palace, relying on Shen Qingchen's martial arts and prestige. Even if Zhou Botong is not there, it is enough to sit all the way.

The point is about to be completed, and Huang Yaoshi ordered the sergeants of Zhulu to receive and apply all the things in the armory. Preparations for these supplies began yesterday. Today is largely ready, and it will not be long in time. and it was distributed to all the people. Seeing this, Huang Yaoshi then ordered the flag to be displayed. 40,000 soldiers and horses were divided into five directions, southeast, northwest, and middle, and said loudly: "In the past, the 28 generals of Yuntai should respond to the heavenly phenomena and assist the Han Guangwu Zhongxing. The kings listened to the orders of the lord and fought to the death with the Mongol Tartars today. All the soldiers agreed in unison and began to practice the formation.

After a short time, the Mongols under the city came to provoke again, threatening to burn the platform for fire prevention. Everyone did not wait to be fully familiar with the 28 nights of the great array, the trumpet cannon sounded three times, the four directions were opened, and the soldiers and horses of the five routes lined up.

I saw that each member of the East Route Army carried an extremely long wooden stake, attacked the east head of Gaotai, 1,000 soldiers held shields, rushed forward to block arrows, and the remaining 7,000 people put down the stakes, one in the east and one in the west, it seems to be chaotic, in fact, the location of the 8,000 wooden stakes are set up according to the drawings and drawings of Huang Yaoshi, divided into five elements and gossip, and the east head of Gaotai has been sealed in an instant.

The Western Route Army took the Quanzhen Sect as the main force, practiced the Beidou sword method in the group, and was familiar with the Tiangang Beidou formation, only to see the long sword like snow, a pile of seven people, a group of forty-nine people, left and right, swarming and rolling, the Mongolian soldiers were dazzled, and had to release arrows to block.

Suddenly heard the shouts of the northern army, but it was Hong Qigong who led the beggars to help the disciples, dragged a water dragon, and shot the poisonous juice at the Mongolian soldiers. The poisonous juice splashed all over his body, and it was painful when he landed, and it blistered and rotted in a short time, and the Mongol army could not resist it, and retreated southward.

But when he saw the smoke rushing into the sky from the south, Master Yi Deng led 8,000 people to carry out a fire attack, and oil, sulfur, and saltpeter erupted from the fire-breathing iron cylinder in bursts. Seeing that the momentum was not right, the Mongol army was immediately defeated to the center. Guo Jing led 8,000 troops, and then slowly went up, seeing the chaos of the Mongolian army, he immediately waved his army forward and rushed straight to the high platform. Fang Zhixing, Yang Guo and others were also on the way, and then rushed forward.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of trumpets and shouts beside the high platform, and tens of thousands of helmets were drilled into the ground. It turned out that the Mongolian commander was also good at using troops, in addition to the 40,000 troops around the high platform, digging the ground as a pit, and ambushing tens of thousands of soldiers.

However, although this point is hidden, Fang Zhixing has already reminded him. Seeing this, Guo Jing led the soldiers and horses without panicking at all, and led the five hundred Jingkang troops, pulled out a short spear from his back, and swung it forward. Ordinary sergeants throw short spears, but thirty or fifty paces, far less useful than bows and arrows, but these five hundred Jingkang troops, but most of them are good at cultivating martial arts, and short spears are still extremely powerful when thrown sixty or seventy steps away. In just a few moments, a path was cleared in front of him, and he continued to rush forward.

The Mongolian commander over there saw that his side had suffered heavy losses, and he didn't have time to feel distressed, so he dispatched archers to shoot at Guo Jing's troops and horses. The Mongolian soldiers and horses are unparalleled in riding and shooting, and they live up to their real name. Guo Jing, Fang Zhixing, and Yang Guo led the five hundred Jingkang troops and rushed forward several times. They all rained arrows back.

In this way, the two armies fought for half an hour, and there was no victory or defeat for a while. Huang Yaoshi saw this. The green flag was unfurled, and the East Route Army attacked the south, and the West Route Army attacked the north, and the formation changed. The Twenty-Eight Nights Great Array secretly ambushes the principle of the Five Elements. The Red Flag Army of Master Yideng on the South Road rushed to the center, Guo Jing's Yellow Flag Army rushed to the west, Zhou Botong's Quanzhen Sect White Flag Army rushed to the north, the Black Flag Army under the leadership of Hong Qigong and the disciples of the Beggars Gang moved east, and Huang Yaoshi's Green Flag Army turned to the South Road. These five elements are said to be fire gives birth to earth, earth to gold, gold to water, water to wood, and wood to fire. Although the Song soldiers were only 40,000. But the formation is exquisite, the leaders are all martial arts masters, and everyone in the Song soldiers is grateful to Guo Jing and his wife, and is determined to sacrifice his life to save his beloved daughter, although the Mongolian army is twice as large, it can't resist.

After a long fierce battle, Huang Yaoshi roared, the Green Banner Army retreated to the center, and the Yellow Flag Army returned to attack the north. The Black Flag Army made a detour southward, the Red Banner Army rushed westward, and the White Flag Army attacked eastward. This formation changed again, and the five elements reversed. It is said that wood overcomes earth, soil overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes gold, and gold overcomes wood.

The changes in the five elements seem to be mysterious, but they are actually the changes in the physical properties of the ancients in China. Therefore, the truth that comes out of it leads to the way of yin and yang. Anti-ghosts and gods, and even medical skills, astronomy and other knowledge. It is also based on this, the so-called "five fortunes change, the heavenly period, yin and yang reciprocate, cold and summer follow, true and evil are thin, internal and external separation, six meridian fluctuations, five qi dumping", at that time it can be said to be unparalleled in the world. The Mongolian soldiers were strong and sharp, and their martial arts were at their peak, but their literary wisdom was shallow and ugly, so how could they contend with Huang Yaoshi, the number one in the world at that time? It was a formation that turned several times in a row, and the generals who guarded the high platform were dazzled and dizzy, but when they saw that one team of the Song army was coming and the other team was going, it was precisely "looking ahead and being behind", and they did not know how to wave their troops to resist the enemy.

The Golden Wheel Dharma King stood on the high platform, watching the battle under the stage, and his heart was secretly shocked. On that day, Huang Rong was trapped in a small stone formation, and he couldn't understand it thoroughly, not to mention that Huang Yaoshi had a practical knowledge in his chest, and he was ten times better than a woman? These twenty-eight great arrays were spread out under the auspices of five contemporary masters, and he couldn't help but be unconvinced, seeing that the Mongolian soldiers were getting more and more seriously killed and wounded, and the Yellow Banner Army was pressing towards the high platform step by step. Although he took Guo Xiang as a threat, he couldn't bear to really raise fire and burn her to death, turned his head to look at her, and saw that although her hands were tied, she raised her head, and she was not afraid. The Dharma King was heartbroken, and shouted: "Little Guo Xiang, quickly tell your father to surrender, I will count from one to ten, and if your father does not surrender, I will order the fire." ”

Guo Xiang said: "You like to count, don't say count from one to ten, you can count to a thousand, ten thousand." The Dharma King said angrily: "Do you really dare not burn you?" Guo Xiang said coldly: "I just think you are quite pitiful." The Dharma King said angrily: "What am I pitiful?" Guo Xiang said: "You can't beat my father and mother, you can't beat my grandfather Huangdao Master, you can't beat Master Yideng, you can't beat the old naughty boy Zhou Botong, you can't beat my eldest brother Yang Guo, and you can't beat my master, only you have the ability to tie me here." In my Xiangyang City, I am a pawn in front of the tent, and I will not be as despicable and shameless as you. Hey, you've been treating me well, and you've passed on my kung fu, I should have called you Master, but when I saw your nonsense, I couldn't help but persuade you. The Dharma King gritted his teeth and asked, "What do you advise me?" Guo Xiang said: "What does it mean to live in the world as a person like you? Why don't you jump off the high platform and try to kill yourself!"

Although Guo Xiang was captured by King Jinlun, because he got along well on weekdays and respected the King very much, he wanted to burn himself at this moment, kill his parents, and lose the righteousness of a friend first, so he was not polite in his words. She has been sharp and sharp since she was a child, and she has never spoken to anyone, these few words only grabbed Bai so much that the Dharma King almost exploded his chest, and shouted loudly: "Guo Jing listen: I count from one to ten, if you don't return, I will order a fire to burn the platform." Guo Jing shouted: "Do you think I, Guo Jing, am the one who surrendered?"

Huang Yaoshi shouted loudly in Mongolian: "Jinlun National Teacher, you are unwise to anticipate the enemy, you are unwise, you are unkind to bully weak women, and you are not brave if you dare not fight with us with real swords and guns." What kind of hero is such an unwise, unkind, and unbrave person? You were let go by Fang Zhixing on Zhongnan Mountain, but now you will take revenge and arrest his apprentice with tricks, such an ungrateful and greedy person who is afraid of death, and still has the face to be the first national teacher of Mongolia?" He was far-sighted, and long before he sent out the army, he asked Guo Jing to translate this rebuke of the King of the Golden Wheel into Mongolian, and secretly memorized it. The Mongols have always respected warriors the most, and despised cowards the most, and the army couldn't help but look up at the high platform with contempt on their faces when they heard Huang Yaoshi's words. The two armies fought, and the one who was strong won, and the officers and men of the Mongolian army heard that the national teacher they admired was so despicable and shameless, and their anger faded first. The Song soldiers were all brave and competed for the lead.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the Dharma King shouted: "Guo Jing, listen, I count from one to ten, and when the word 'ten' exits, your beloved daughter will become charcoal." One...... Two...... Three...... Fourth......" Every time he called a word, he paused for a while, hoping that Guo Jing would finally not be able to stand the torture, and even if he did not surrender, he would beware of the chaos.

Guo Jing, Huang Yaoshi, Master Yideng, Hong Qigong, and Zhou Botong heard that the Dharma King reported the number on the high platform, and saw hundreds of soldiers in the audience holding torches, and when he gave an order, they immediately raised fire to burn firewood and grass, and everyone was anxious and angry, trying their best to rush to kill, wanting to attack the front of the stage to rescue Guo Xiang. However, the Mongolian soldiers and archery skills are exquisite, and thousands of elite soldiers in front of the stage open their bows and arrows, which are overwhelming, and it is really difficult to rush up. From beginning to end, they were forced to stay 200 paces away.

Seeing that it was difficult to rely on the military formation to rush forward, Fang Zhixing and Yang Guo glanced at each other, and suddenly let out a long howl, which shook the four fields. Together with the Condor, the two broke away from Guo Jing's army formation and rushed towards the high platform. First, the Condor spread its wings, stirring up a gust of wind, and the crossbow arrows that were shot were dropped one after another. And Fang Zhixing and Yang Guo were behind it, and they also swung their long swords and removed the rest of the arrows.

The speed of the two of them is extremely fast, and these more than 200 steps are only a few breaths of effort for them. As soon as the Mongolian elite soldiers in the audience reacted and released a round of arrows, they saw that the two of them had already rushed to the front of the elite soldiers under the high platform and began to kill. At this point, His Holiness the Golden Wheel was just shouting the word "seven".

Seeing that the situation was urgent, the Mongolian coach who presided over the audience did not wait for King Jinlun to count slowly, and shouted loudly: "Eight ...... Nine...... Ten! Okay, raise the fire!" In an instant, the firewood and grass piled up by the platform caught fire, and thick smoke rose. Even the Golden Wheel Dharma King on the stage couldn't care about it.

Seeing Fang Zhixing, Yang Guo, and Shendiao rushing to the bottom of the high platform, Guo Jing, Huang Rong and others were happy in their hearts. The 8,000 Yellow Banner Army commanded by Guo Jing are all carrying soil bags on their backs, and if they rush to the front at this time, they will be able to extinguish the fire under the stage. (To be continued......)