Mythical Three Kingdoms

”If it were me, I would definitely use the Vanguard as the spearhead, and now as long as we break the vanguard, the front army will roll over, and even the Vanguard cannot stop it.” Lub Su interjected from the side. He still had great confidence in the combat power of the Vanguard, even though they were the enemy’s troops.

”There must be other schemes at play.” Chen Xi shook his head and said. He couldn’t quite understand it either. The Vanguard is obviously the sharpest precious sword, but what use is it if it is restrained within the scabbard? As for protection, surrounding such brave warriors as escorts displays no meaning at all.

At this moment, Yuan Shao’s Army suddenly unleashed a barrage of arrows. After several waves, the battlefield between Yuan Shao’s Army and Liu Bei’s Army opened up into a clear space, and then Yuan Shao’s Army suddenly changed its formation.

”Is Yuan Shao looking for death?” Lub Su, with a puzzled expression, turned his head to face Chen Xi. At this moment, he didn’t care about the cold, and directly reached out to the carriage frame, scanning in Yuan Shao’s direction, only to see chaos in Yuan Shao’s military formation.

Honestly, with Chen Xi’s understanding of military formations and dispatch, those who change formation before battle are either novices or masters. As for those who can change formation during a major battle, they’re either courting death or encountering a monster. Li Youu once clearly mentioned that if a changing formation doesn’t lead to chaos during a major battle, the best action is to bypass it and crush the opponent with more troops.

”It does seem like looking for death. The enemy’s military formation is already in chaos, and the originally well-organized military chariots have become disorganized. The originally disciplined soldiers have begun to emit chaotic and noisy sounds.” Chen Xi leaned out of the carriage, carefully observing the opposite side, now that the cold mist has dissipated, he can clearly see the changes in the enemy.

”Indeed, it’s like that.” Liu Bei nodded. There was a clear hint of bewilderment in his eyes. Yuan Shao shouldn’t be this foolish, allowing a stalemate situation to collapse instantly. Such actions will only allow them to seize the opportunity and attack the opponent in chaos.

”Never mind, order the central army’s flanks to cover and attack. In the chaos, break through Yuan Shao’s Army for me!” Liu Bei pondered for a moment, but the next instant he issued the order, having already seen the cloud qi of Yuan Shao’s Army beginning to dissipate.

”Kill!” At Liu Bei’s command, the flank led by Sunx Guan, Sunx Kang, Wu Dun, and Yin Li, consisting of more than six thousand Sword and Shield Soldiers and Heavy Crossbowmen, fiercely cut into Yuan Shao’s Army like a pair of giant scissors.

”Something doesn’t seem right.” Guo Jia frowned and said, while keeping his gaze on the cloud qi above Yuan Shao’s Army. But soon, he confirmed that the cloud qi was indeed fading away.

After Sunx Guan and the others charged from the flank, they directly assaulted the opposite side, launching a frantic attack on Yuan Shao’s Army. They soon penetrated Yuan Shao’s main formation, then, like a fierce tiger entering a flock of sheep, they plunged directly into the center of Yuan Shao’s Army, causing utter chaos.

”Lord, quickly order General Zhao and General Guan to attack together. It’s not that Yuan Shao’s Army’s formation is in chaos; we’ve been deceived by Yuan Shao’s Army’s formation. Lord, close your eyes and listen to Yuan Shao’s Army’s rhythm; don’t be fooled by your eyes!” Guo Jia suddenly stood up and urged Liu Bei. After Sunx Guan and others penetrated Yuan Shao’s Army, Guo Jia felt something was amiss.

Liu Bei closed his eyes in confusion, then suddenly opened them in shock. ”Fengxiao, is there a formation breaking technique? I feel that what I see is completely different from the rhythm I hear. What is this military formation?”

”Xuanxiang Formation, probably still the original unchanged Xuanxiang Formation. The most important function of this formation is to confuse ears and eyes, making it impossible to discern the number of troops, treating weak soldiers as strong soldiers, real soldiers as illusionary ones; what appears real may be false, and what appears false may be real.” Before Guo Jia could speak, Jia Xu answered first.

”To break this military formation, one needs to enter it, as outside attempts are useless. Only by collapsing the central formation does it have real value, but even this ’central’ is merely a figurative term.” Guo Jia explained, raising a finger. The Xuanxiang Formation differs most from other formations by having its weakness within.

”The strongest point keeps changing, and it moves constantly. The essence of the primal Xuanxiang Formation is its variations. However, theoretically, this formation shouldn’t be able to be set up.” Jia Xu said with a strange expression.

”This is a death formation; Ju Shou is probably only able to exhibit one variation of the Xuanxiang. As for continuous dispatch changes, he probably can’t manage it, and what’s replacing the strongest point can only be...” Chen Xi suddenly realized, raising his head to speak to the others.

”The Vanguard!” the four of them gritted their teeth and said in unison. When it comes to attack power, the Vanguard claims to be the sharpest in the world. Although it is self-proclaimed, those who understand know there’s a kernel of truth to it.

”Break the Vanguard? And within this sensory-confusing grand formation? What a joke. Fengxiao, is there any other method?” Chen Xi turned his head to ask, as such a task seemed impossible.

”Although Ju Shou’s Xuanxiang Formation is ever-changing, at its core, it’s just to confuse and deceive us, essentially a death formation. The variations can’t be too outrageous. Yuan Shao’s soldiers definitely can’t achieve that, so we might attempt a Fish-Scale Formation to force an attack on his northwest position!” Jia Xu gazed at the opponent’s formation and mused.

”Uh, why attack the northwest position, and why use the Fish-Scale Formation, which is essentially a suicide mission?” Even Guo Jia was puzzled. Although he didn’t have a great plan to topple the massive formation opposite, his method would definitely be mutual destruction, or worse.

”Since it is a pseudo-primal Xuanxiang Formation, I don’t believe they can manage other variations. I bet Ju Shou doesn’t dare to force a formation change. After all, the strongest point in his current formation isn’t really his military formation. Changing it could throw the Vanguard, currently in battle, into chaos, and then...” Jia Xu smiled coldly. Taking advantage unfairly has this drawback. Once seized upon, it’s deadly!

”In that case, it’s worth a try.” Liu Bei, seeing the other three had no objections, immediately heeded Jia Xu’s advice and dispatched Zhao Yun’s elite cavalry and the Tiger Guard Army to circle to the northwest and launch a strong attack on Yuan Shao’s large formation using the Fish-Scale Formation.

When Zhao Yun received the order, he was already circling around Yuan Shao’s main army looking for a weak point. Though he saw many vulnerabilities, he intuitively sensed that these weak points were mostly traps, bait for leaping into pits.

[Attack the northwest? Break the formation this way? How could this break the formation? This is genuinely the primal Xuanxiang Formation, an ancestor to the Eight Gates Golden Lock, Eight Trigrams Array, and even higher-level formations. The enemy surely prepared well to present it. Given this, gambling on Juo Yi’s temperament might be better!]

Jia Xu gazed into the distance at the opposite side, his expression exceedingly calm, as though he truly was certain of breaking the formation. Internally, however, he laughed coldly; through Spiritual Talent calculation, honestly, if he led the army in, the best outcome might be mutual destruction!(. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)