Chapter 1156: Eight Arrays

"Hahahaha, the military master is indeed worthy of the name of Crouching Dragon. He turned around the thief army as soon as he made a move. My old Zhang is convinced, completely convinced!"

Under the city of Xiapi, Zhang Fei really came back with the battle, and before he had time to get off his horse, he shouted excitedly to the Confucian scholar in white.

The Confucian scholar in white is naturally the legendary Crouching Dragon Zhuge Liang.

A famous figure like Zhuge Liang has long been missed by countless people. Even Shang Ji sent people to inquire about Zhuge Liang's whereabouts more than once. Among them, Nanyang Longzhong was searched several times, but Zhuge Liang was never found. trail.

With the development of Shang Ji's power, civil servants and military generals became more and more powerful, Shang Ji's interest in the so-called Crouching Dragon gradually faded, and he could no longer be found.

But other princes didn't think so. Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, Liu Biao and others issued conscript orders to Zhuge's family more than once, calling for Zhuge Liang by name.

But what troubled the Zhuge family was that even they didn't know where Zhuge Liang was. As early as a few years ago, Zhuge Liang took two servant boys to travel around the world. With Zhuge Liang's ability, if he didn't want to take the initiative to show up, almost no one in the world could find him.

And Zhuge Liang later took the initiative to send a letter to Xu Shu inviting him to have a drink and talk, in fact, he had already expressed his intention to join Liu Bei.

In fact, Zhuge Liang lived in seclusion in a deep mountain not far from Xiapi City at that time.

Liu Bei ventured out of the city in secret and visited Zhuge Liang three times in the middle of the night. After completing the achievement of "visiting the thatched cottage three times", he finally invited Zhuge Liang out of the mountain.

During this period, Zhang Fei insisted on coming to Xiapi because he was worried about Liu Bei's safety.

Considering that Guan Yu temporarily lost his fighting power, Liu Bei agreed to Zhang Fei's request and sent Zang Ba back to Xuzhou City to replace Zhang Fei in guarding Xuzhou.

As in history, Guan and Zhang were not convinced by Zhuge Liang, especially Zhang Fei. He was very dissatisfied with Liu Bei's adventure out of the city to visit Zhuge Liang three times in a row, and even had a strong hostility towards Zhuge Liang.

But the famous Wolong naturally has ways to convince Zhang Fei.

Liu Bei had high hopes for Zhuge Liang. As soon as Zhuge Liang came out of the mountain, he was immediately worshiped by Liu Bei as a military division offering wine, and his status was similar to that of the modern chief of staff.

And Zhuge Liang lived up to his high expectations, and he threw out the lore-eight formations as soon as he made a move!

At this time, the Eight Formation Diagram has not been completely perfected, or it is just a prototype, without the power of ghosts and gods of later generations. But it is still the world's first-class top formation, and Zhuge Liang personally presides over it, the effect is extraordinary.

As soon as the eight formations came out, Ji Lingjun's offensive immediately stalled.

The Eight Formation Diagram's ability to increase the combat effectiveness of one's own army and weaken the enemy's army is secondary. The most important thing is that the formations are unpredictable. will get lost in it.

Relying on the Eight Formation Maps, Liu Bei's army recovered the decline in one fell swoop, and Zhang Fei personally led the army to fight, and with the cooperation of the Eight Formation Maps, they won several consecutive victories.

"Hahaha, military advisor, you will kill 20,000 enemies in this battle, and you will lose yourself..."

As he spoke, Zhang Fei glanced behind him, and then smiled even more happily: "The loss is less than 8,000, yet another big victory!"

"General Yide has worked hard, and I ask the general to enter the city to rest for a while, and there may be a big battle later."

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan, with a soft smile on his face, and said loudly.

"Follow the spirit of the military division!"

Zhang Fei laughed, clasped his fists together, greeted Liu Bei again, then turned around and led his soldiers into the city.

"Kong Ming is really a god-man!"

Seeing the triumphant soldiers entering the city one after another, Liu Bei also had a bright smile on his face, and said to Zhuge Liang.

"With Kong Ming sitting in Xiapi City, and the Eight Formation Diagram, such an unpredictable formation, what can Yuan Ni do to me?"

Seeing Liu Bei's full confidence, Zhuge Liang coughed lightly, and said with some embarrassment: "My lord, Liang just has something to tell my lord."

"Kong Ming, please tell me."

"Your Majesty,

Although these eight formations are wonderful, they are not perfect after all, and have many shortcomings. "

Liu Bei's expression froze when he heard this, showing a worried expression.

Now Liu Bei's army can turn defeat into victory, relying on the magic of the eight formations. Now, listening to what Zhuge Liang said, the eight formations do not seem to be that powerful, which made Liu Bei's heart suddenly raised again.

"The biggest shortcoming of the Eight Formation Diagram is that it consumes too much. Even with Liang's ability, it is impossible to maintain the Eight Formation Diagram for a long time. Even if Liang does not care about the cost, the Eight Formation Diagram under Xiapi City will last for five days at most. If it grows long, it will automatically dissolve due to lack of strength.

Secondly, the eight formations are not perfect, and there are still many flaws in the rotation between the formations. The biggest reason why Ji Ling has been frustrated these days is that he is not familiar with the eight formations. There is no lack of powerful people in Yuan Nijun's army. Even if they can't fully comprehend the mysteries of the Eight Formation Diagram, they can forcefully break through the formation with the advantage of troops and rely on the Eight Formation Diagram to defend Xiapi. This is unrealistic! "

"What should I do? Could it be that Yuan Ni is really so strong that even a military advisor can't stop him?"

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "My lord, no matter how dangerous a fortified city is, the ultimate key is to rely on people. Without a strong army, no fortified city can be defended.

What's more, the flood season is coming soon, and Xiapi City is adjacent to a big river. Once Ji Lingjun uses the method of flooding us, the Eight Arrays will not be able to stop the flood! "

Hearing this, Liu Bei's face suddenly changed, and he said sharply, "The method of flooding? Could it be that Yuan Shu is really so mad that he doesn't care about the lives of thousands of people in Xiapi City at all?"

Zhuge Liang waved his feather fan, shook his head and said, "Yuan Shu has been insane since the moment he chose to ignite the fortunes of the country. Is it possible that my lord still expects the madman to have the idea of ​​propriety, righteousness and shame? As long as he is hindered from ascending the throne, don't say anything." So what if the people are tens of thousands or hundreds of millions?"

"I also ask the military division to think about the people of the world, and must find a way."

As he said that, Liu Bei bowed to Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang quickly helped Liu Bei up, and said in a gentle voice: "My lord is benevolent, and Liang will die naturally."

After a pause, Zhuge Liang said again: "The biggest problem at present is that Yuan Nijun is too strong and we are too weak. To deal with this situation, we can only come up with various methods. One is to increase our army's combat effectiveness, and the other is to reduce the enemy's combat effectiveness."

Liu Bei smiled wryly when he heard the words. It sounds simple, but it is difficult to do it.

Improving the combat effectiveness of one's own army is not something that can be improved just by talking about it. The Shangji army can have such an excellent combat effectiveness. On the one hand, it has experienced countless bloody battles, and on the other hand, it has a huge supply of resources.

If you want to build an invincible army, both sides are indispensable!

Liu Beijun obviously didn't have such conditions, even if he did, he didn't have time to make a breakthrough on the spot.

"My lord, there is nothing we can do to increase our combat power for a short time, but we can do the opposite and reduce the enemy's combat power."

Liu Bei's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he asked excitedly: "What tricks does the military master have? Please come quickly!"