The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 433 Eight Arrays Appear
The 20-strong army needed a huge amount of food and grass. Fortunately, during the autumn harvest, Guo Jia frightened Cao Wei's soldiers and horses back to Hebei.

Gan Ning, who was waiting anxiously at the front line, was eagerly waiting to enter Xuzhou. In November, he finally arrived with Guo Jia's army.

Whether it was attacking Xiangfan, or Guo Ye leading an army to pacify Jiangdong, it was not as massive as this time's conquest of Xuzhou.

The total strength of the Taiping Army was 20. In addition to Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, the youth army led by Dianman who stayed in the south of the Yangtze River to frighten Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and other generals of the Taiping Army all went out with the army.

Gan Ning, Ma Chao, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, and Wei Yan will be the vanguard, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Gao Shun, Zhang Yan, Yan Yan, Pang De will be the central army, Zhang Ren, Deng Zhi, Meng Da, Xiao Ren For the general of the army.

Xiongjiu forced Xuzhou City with an army of 20 soldiers that swept across the world.

Guo Jia was sitting on a chariot of the Chinese army, wearing a suit of armor, and sitting in a stable position. Around him, there were Guo Ye, Jia Xu, Pang Tong, and Fazheng.

The color of the world changed, and the killing was pervasive. The Taiping army came to Xuzhou City, which was closed with four gates, and wanted to destroy it.

All the armies lined up, Guo Jia did not order the city to besieged on all sides, but only sent scouts to monitor the movement of the other three gates, if Liu Bei escaped, it would be in Guo Jia's arms, he had [-] cavalry eager to try.

The formation moved out of the way, and Guo Jia's chariot drove to the front of the formation. Guo Jia, who is now in the wind and rain, completely lost his domineering posture when he met Liu Bei outside Jiangling last year.

Looking around, the peerless generals were standing side by side on horseback. Guo Jia glanced at the quiet city of Xuzhou, wondering what Liu Bei was thinking at this moment.

In terms of fierce generals, Guo Jia won't lose to him.

In terms of the number of soldiers and horses, there is no comparison.

In terms of the coordination of arms, Guo Jia has cavalry, strong bows, and tiger guards with heavy armor and long halberds. It is no problem for ordinary infantry. No matter how this battle is fought, Guo Jia is sure to win. I hope to have a conversation with Liu Bei. This is a kind of etiquette in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. When the two armies are at war, there must be some negotiations before the war.

"Liu Xuande, come out and speak."

Guo Jia stood up from his seat, stood on the chariot holding his saber, and shouted loudly, his tone flat.

His words made the defenders in Xuzhou City tremble all over.

Not long after, Liu Bei, who was also wearing silver armor, appeared and looked down at Guo Jia with a condescending expression.

"Guo Fengxiao! As a minister of the Han Dynasty, you should raise your troops to eradicate violence and support the Han family. Now that you have a strong army, you can conquer the Han family. If you are willing to support the emperor to return to the dynasty, I would like to open the city and work hard with you. Let’s do our part to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty together.”

Liu Xuande, that uncle Liu Huang who is always full of benevolence and morality, is still righteous at this moment.

After hearing this, Guo Jia sniffled and shook his head with great regret. He tilted his head and looked up at the solemn Liu Bei in Xuzhou City.

The emperor's uncle is old, but his ambition is still there.

"Liu Bei, at this moment, it should be your last battle. Are you a man? If you are a man, open the city gate to fight! Death, so what? Don't use the Han Dynasty, and use the common people in the world as a cover for you Under the pretense of ambition, what were you doing when Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor? Shouldn’t Uncle Liu, who is loyal to the emperor and the country, rush to the national crisis with the heart of death? Liu Bei, as a hero who has been in the world for decades, if you You want to negotiate terms with me and then bow your head and surrender, it’s a dream! Either you surrender now, and I’ll give you a chance to continue weaving mats and selling shoes. Or go out of the city to fight now, and don’t let me break Xuzhou and kill you!”

Guo Jia didn't want to spend too much time talking with Liu Bei, so he sat down after talking, and only waited for Liu Bei to make a choice.

"Guo Jia, you!"

Liu Bei's blood was surging, and Guo Jia's outspokenness made him more angry than taunting him with harsh and sarcastic words, because Guo Jia was telling the truth.

Turning his head, Liu Bei pinned his life's hopes on Zhuge Liang, but at this moment, Zhuge Liang was handsome and unrestrained, still looking calm and composed.

"Military division, what should our army do now?"

Liu Bei's expression was cloudy and uncertain.

Withdraw, where to withdraw?
Or escape, nowhere to escape.

Even if Guo Jia has no cavalry, where can Liu Bei flee with his soldiers and horses?
After all the territory of the city was occupied by Guo Jia, Liu Bei, who could only be reduced to the wilderness, became a bandit!

war?
To defend the city or to fight out of the city?
Zhuge Liang, who was shaking his feather fan lightly, said calmly: "My lord, I vow to defend the city to the death, and I will be defeated within ten days. Let's go out of the city and fight."

In Xuzhou, there has already been a hero who finally fell in the defense of the city: Lu Bu.

Cao Cao's soldiers and horses back then were not as many as Guo Jia's now, and Liu Bei's soldiers and horses now are not as many as Lu Bu's back then.

Lu Bu was betrayed by his subordinates, because the Cao army besieged the city, and the pressure increased sharply every day, not only the pressure of killing, but also the psychological pressure.

Liu Bei couldn't guarantee whether the army under his rule would betray him in a few days after being besieged by heavy troops.

If there is a miracle, it will only happen in the decisive battle outside the city. If the city is defended, the gap in strength between the two armies will only increase day by day.

After hesitating for a while, Liu Bei thought about it, and chose to believe in Zhuge Liang.

The gates of Xuzhou City were opened, and 3 soldiers and horses from Liu Bei walked out of the city. They were led by Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Chen Dao. And it is located behind the middle of the army, and the opposite side of the road, which happens to be Guo Jia.

"Zhuge Kongming, I thought you would give me a city of Xuzhou."

Sitting on the chariot, Guo Jia leaned on his sword with both hands, and said loudly to Zhuge Liang who was facing him.

When Liu Bei withdrew from Xiakou to Hefei, Guo Jia suspected Zhuge Liang's intentions at that time.

It stands to reason that Liu Bei occupied Hefei and cut off Jiangdong's route to the northeast, which in a disguised form forced Jiangdong to only attack Jingzhou. This was beneficial to Guo Jia's layout, so Guo Jia didn't know what Zhuge Liang was thinking in his heart.

Do you want to exchange your trust with earth-shattering achievements?
So when Guo Jia's soldiers came to Xuzhou, Zhuge Liang shouldn't have been resisting, but now the two meet on the battlefield and confront each other.

Zhuge Liang smiled calmly, and replied to Guo Jia in a loud voice: "It's broad daylight, why is your envoy dreaming? Your envoy, I have a request, may I ask if your envoy has the courage to fight with you next time?" "

Afternoon?
Now this scenario is the next day?
Guo Jia found it incredible that as long as he gave an order, the 20 troops could instantly overwhelm the [-] troops on the opposite side, and Zhuge Liang wanted to fight him?Singled out?
I dare not say anything else, Guo Jia doesn't think he will lose in a duel with Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang shouldn't be so stupid as to really trick Guo Jia in this way.

"Oh? I'd like to hear about it."

The corner of Guo Jia's mouth raised, showing some interest.

The autumn wind was bleak, Zhuge Liang's clothes fluttered, and he waved his lupine casually on the horse. The [-] troops in front of him moved in unison, gathering and dispersing at a certain pace. picture.

The three leading generals, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Chen Dao, were all concentrated in the middle and rear of the formation, and the main forces were assembled in the middle, divided into small square formations like fish scales, arranged in steps, and the front section was slightly convex.

"Hahahaha! Zhuge Kongming, I accept this gauntlet!"

Guo Jia stood up with an excited look on his face, pointed at Zhuge Liang who was opposite him, and calmly agreed.

Then, Guo Jia turned her head and smiled and said, "Ye'er, did you see it?"

Guo Ye nodded solemnly, and said: "This is the fish scale array, the first attack!"

Guo Jia then asked, "How to break it?"

Guo Ye blurted out: "The weak point of this array is at the tail."

Guo Jia clapped his hands together, and said to Pang Tong beside him, "Pass down the order, let Dian Wei lead [-] tiger guards to resist in the middle, and Gao Shun lead the camp to attack the enemy from the rear by turning around from the two wings!"

The [-] enemy troops on the opposite side approached slowly in a formation of fish scales. Guo Jia gave an order and waved the flag. Dian Wei immediately led the tiger guards to appear in front of the enemy army, while Gao Shun led the trapped camp and rushed out immediately. Passing on both wings, it rushed straight to the rear of the enemy.

The fish-scale formation emphasizes offense, especially the concentration of the central force to tear through the enemy's defense in the middle, so the trapped camp passes from both wings. rear.

Zhuge Liang saw that the troops sent by Guo Jia hit the vital points directly, which was expected, but all brave and strategic generals must think about how to break the formation when they face the army. If they can't hit the vital points directly, they will be defeated.

The biggest taboo of this fish-scale formation is to face the enemy from the front, and the deadly place is the rear. If the enemy does not know how to deal with this formation, they will fall into a very passive situation.

Seeing that the trapped camp was about to come to the rear of the fish-scale formation for a fatal blow, Zhuge Liang immediately ordered to change formation!

The three generals who commanded the army in front ordered that the fish-scale formation formed by [-] soldiers and horses immediately acted with the whole army. It would appear chaotic at first glance, but in fact, the fish-scale formation formed a circular formation in just a moment. , the trapped camp will have no breakthrough, if you want to charge hard, you will be wiped out by the circular formation forming a local advantage in the continuous actions to kill the trapped camp.

Gao Shun watched the enemy's formation change, and was about to order the camp to stop when he heard a golden sound from behind, which was a signal to retreat temporarily. retreat.

Guo Jia suddenly narrowed his eyes, showing a dignified expression. After the enemy army in front changed from a fish-scale formation to a circular formation, they changed their formation again when they retreated in the camp. In the blink of an eye, a new formation appeared.

After Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Chen Dao and the third general were still in the army, they were protected by heavy troops, and two wings stretched out in front of the formation, like a pair of wings stretched left and right.

"Crane Wing Formation!"

Guo Ye was shocked, not because he was shocked by the formation, the formation was not difficult, but the difficulty was that the army changed formation three times in the blink of an eye, calmly and undisturbed.

Guo Jia turned his head to look at Pang Tong, who was also full of disbelief, and asked, "Shi Yuan, do you know what Zhuge Kongming is posing?"

Just now Guo Ye had mentioned the name of the formation, so it didn't make sense for Guo Jiaming to ask.

Pang Tong stared at Guo Jia in a daze, only hearing the uncontrollable excitement in Guo Jia's tone, and said slowly.

"Zhuge Kongming, the Eight Arrays!"

(End of this chapter)