Chapter 271: Lure the snake out of its hole
Five sword and shield soldiers faced off against the five-man Yuanyang formation, and the Yuanyang formation won again.
Guan Yu saw clearly, Liu Bei looked surprised, Zhang Fei squatted aside, staring at Li Mengxi's back, his eyes widened.
The Yuanyang small formation won consecutive battles, and Li Mengxi smiled happily.
Guan Yu brushed his beard and thought for a moment, and decided to fight again with a mixed formation of shields, soldiers and spearmen.
Guan Yu also put two shield soldiers in front, two spearmen in the back, and a crossbow soldier in the back. This was actually a mandarin duck formation.
Yuanyang Formation versus Yuanyang Formation, the outcome is between 50 and 50.
After some practice, the seemingly simple but extremely practical Yuanyang Formation was approved by Guan Yu.
Although the Yuanyang Formation is simple and easy to use, it is not so simple that you can actually go into battle and kill the enemy at a glance.
The Yuanyang Formation is a mixed formation of shield soldiers, spearmen and crossbows, but it is not the combination of shield soldiers, spearmen and crossbows that forms the Yuanyang Formation.
The combined attack tactic of shield soldiers and spearmen is often seen on the battlefield.
The difference between the Yuanyang Formation and ordinary combined attack tactics is that the formation must be maintained at all times. The shield soldiers must always be in front, the spearmen should cover the two sides, and the archers behind can roam around and shoot arrows at the enemy when they have the opportunity.
The tactical details need to be perfected. The most important thing is that the formation must be maintained at all times. The sword and shield soldiers in the Yuanyang Formation are different from other sword and shield soldiers. They cannot rush forward desperately, but should become part of the formation and advance together with the spearmen.
Retreat together.
So, halfway through the march, the rebel army suddenly stopped and temporarily took time to practice the mandarin duck formation.
After Wen Ke restored Wen'an County last time, Liu, Guan, and Zhang all wanted to march immediately, but Li Mengxi proposed to stay for two days.
That is to say, in those short two days, the rebels' siege equipment was greatly improved, the rebels' siege tactics were quickly perfected in those two days, and the rebels' siege level was greatly improved.
At that time, Wen'an County suddenly stopped advancing, and now it suddenly garrisoned troops.
Twice. Although this move is contrary to the principle of quickness in the art of war, it is currently the most advantageous choice.
Under the brightest sun at noon, the rebels practiced for nearly two hours against the sun. Li Mengxi shuttled between the small mandarin duck formations, shuttled back and forth, and kept pointing out the key points of the formation.
There is only one important point, and that is that the five of us advance and retreat together as one body.
Seeing that the training was almost done, Li Mengxi found Guan Yu, who was also shuttled around the school grounds, and said, "We can continue the march."
The Yuanyang Formation was "invented" by Li Mengxi. If Li Mengxi thought it was almost done, then it was almost done.
Although Li Mengxi was not the commander-in-chief of an army, he could stop the army with just one word, but Liu Bei and Guan Yu still listened to him.
Most people tend to get hot-blooded when fighting, but Li Mengxi is on the opposite side. Not only does he not get hot-blooded, but he also becomes calmer when the time comes. With the enemy in front, he actually has the heart to stop the army and practice first.
Let’s talk about practicing the formation.
This happened not once or twice, but later Li Mengxi made more similar moves, so Liu Bei later gave Li Mengxi a nickname with a smile, "Li Xuxing", which meant that he would always stop suddenly before going into battle.
Either take advantage of the city wall to practice offensive and defensive methods, or suddenly think of a useful formation, stop practicing immediately, and then go to the army to fight.
As the saying goes, if you sharpen your gun in battle, it will shine even if it is not bright.
Our army is not prepared for battle, and the general is marching slowly.
Practicing the Yuanyang Formation for these two hours is not just as simple as making the gun a little brighter, it also makes a blunt gun sharp and compelling.
After practicing the Yuanyang Formation, the army continued to move forward.
At about four o'clock in the afternoon, the forward sentry cavalry came face to face with the scouts sent by the Yellow Turbans. A battle ensued, resulting in casualties on both sides.
We have reached the foot of Qingyun Mountain two miles away, with distant mountains in sight.
The army is not all soldiers, there are also many civilians, and there are also women, children, old and weak. There are only a thousand soldiers to fight.
Three hundred Xiangyong guards the baggage, leaving another two hundred in case of emergencies. Only five hundred troops can be mobilized to attack the mountain.
Not to mention how many enemy troops there are, five hundred men is too few to put anywhere.
"Xi'er, do you dare to go and watch the formation?" Guan Yu came on horseback.
"Why don't you dare!" Li Mengxi laughed and was about to follow Guan Yu.
The younger brother who was crawling around in the car saw his elder brother leaving and said, "I'm going to watch the formation too!" The younger brother hurriedly climbed up and was about to jump down while holding on to the railing.
Li Mengxi smiled and said, "You know how to watch a hammer formation!" Li Mengxi smiled and touched his brother's head.
"Wait here until my brother comes back and tell you what I saw." Li Mengxi comforted his brother.
"Oh." Brick obeyed and stopped making trouble.
Brick stretched out his little hand and reached towards Li Mengxi.
"What?" Li Mengxi spread his palms.
The younger brother put a small wolfberry in Li Mengxi's hand and said, "Just leave (dialect, leave, leave) two."
This is the wolfberry that Li Mengxi gave to his younger brother before.
There were only two wolfberries left, and Brick left one specially for Li Mengxi.
Wow, it’s really nice to have a younger brother.
Li Mengxi smiled and touched his brother's head, then jumped out of the car with a thud.
Then, sitting on the horse, Li Mengxi held on to Guan Yu's clothes for fear that Guan Yu would ride too fast and throw him off.
"Drive!" Guan Yu clamped the horse's belly and drove away.
The horse started running, and Li Mengxi wanted to eat the small wolfberry given by his brother. As soon as he let go of his hand, the horse suddenly accelerated and the wolfberry fell from his hand.
"Oh shit!" Li Mengxi blurted out the word "fuck!"
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Liu, Guan, and Zhang headed toward the foot of Qingyun Mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, Li Mengxi poked his head out from behind Guan Yu. He looked up and saw a narrow mountain road hanging on the mountain like a thin belt, extending upward along the mountain.
Looking further up, we can see that the mountain is steep and as straight as a knife, with rugged rocks and not much vegetation. Looking further up, we can see the Yellow Turban Camp halfway up the mountain. The camps are continuous and the depth is unknown.
This was a stronghold. Going up further, Li Mengxi actually saw a dangerous pass standing on the top of the mountain. The city pass was stuck on the mountain road.
"Fuck!" Li Mengxi couldn't help blurting out another "Fuck!"
This is not a mandarin duck formation, but looking at this steep mountain wall, the two uphill paths on the left and right are blocked by the Yellow Turbans using their antlers to resist horses. The two Yellow Turban branch villages are also being built at the critical points of the two roads.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! What a fight! A big boulder was pushed down the mountain, and the armored vehicle was also knocked to its knees.
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a sudden roar on the mountain, and Huang Jin really pushed the stone down.
Li Mengxi saw the big stone rolling and bouncing, rolling down like thunder.
The huge boulder rolled along the mountain, bringing up smoke and dust along the way. Seeing the boulder rolling faster and faster, Li Mengxi was almost scared to death.
"Let's go!" Li Mengxi anxiously grabbed Guan Yu's clothes and asked Guan Yu to stay away from the foot of the mountain.
Guan Yu was unmoved, turned around and smiled at Li Mengxi, then turned away again.
At this moment, the stone finally crashed down with a loud bang, rolled twice, and stopped thirty steps away from Liu, Guan, and Zhang.
Li Mengxi gave a false alarm, but fortunately, he was not hit.
What made Li Mengxi angry was that Liu Bei and the others were still in the mood to discuss how big the stone was.
Guan Yu said it was at least three to five hundred catties, Liu Bei said it was four hundred catties, and Zhang Fei said it was six hundred catties.
Li Mengxi was speechless.
Are these three people so nervous? When the stone fell down, the horses were a little startled. These three people were as calm as if the mountain had collapsed.
"Xi'er, what do you think of this mountain?" Guan Yu turned around and asked with a smile.
Li Mengxi refused to admit that he was scared.
"Well, this mountain is steep and difficult to climb down lightly." Li Mengxi looked as usual.
Guan Yu saw Li Mengxi's calm expression and secretly praised Li Mengxi.
An ordinary timid boy would be so frightened that his face turned pale. Even a brave boy would be frightened by the thunderous sound of falling rocks.
Li Mengxi, with his calm expression, is indeed different from ordinary people. He is worthy of being our military advisor.
In fact, it was entirely because Li Mengxi was mentally older and recovered quickly. Even before the stone fell, he was very nervous.
"Let's go? What should we do if the enemy troops rush down later?" Li Mengxi wondered why Guan Yu and the other three were still staying here.
"Just waiting for the enemy troops to rush down." Guan Yu replied to Li Mengxi.
Li Mengxi didn't understand what he meant.
As soon as Guan Yu finished speaking, the shouts of killing on the mountainside were loud. From the two Yellow Turbans on the mountainside, they separated their strongholds, and large groups of Yellow Turbans came out and rushed down the mountain.
Li Mengxi became nervous again. He thought it was time for Guan Yu and the others to leave now.
"Drive." Guan Yu clamped the horse's belly and moved away from the foot of the mountain. Liu Bei and Zhang Fei followed closely behind.
Li Mengxi thought that Guan Yu was finally leaving, but he was wrong again.
Guan Yu just rode his horse away from the cliff for a short distance, and then stopped.
The shouts of killing were getting closer and closer on the mountain. Li Mengxi looked over and saw that the place where Guan Yu was stationed was just in front of the cliff.
At this moment, the yellow scarf archers rushed down and happened to stand on the cliff to shoot downwards. Wouldn't it be a target if they stood here?
The Yellow Turban Army quickly rushed down and rushed to the cliff. The Yellow Turban crossbowmen lined up on the cliff, and then the crossbow arrows roared down like rain.
Li Mengxi was still a little scared. When he saw all the crossbow arrows falling about twenty steps away from him, and only some of the arrows that flew closer were missing, Li Mengxi was happy.
Guan Yu seemed to have done it on purpose. He saw that the terrain of the cliff was conducive to the formation of Yellow Turbans' crossbows, so he deliberately waited for the Yellow Turbans in front of the cliff. At the same time, Guan Yu cunningly stood outside the range of the crossbows.
Beyond the range, there will still be stray arrows flying by, but the power of the arrows will be greatly reduced. With the courage of Liu, Guan, and Zhang, arrows with insufficient power will be easily knocked down.
Guan Yu carried the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in one hand and brushed his beard with the other. He narrowed his red phoenix eyes slightly and raised his head to look up. Arrows were raining down. The arrows landed in front of the hemp and made a popping sound ten or so steps away. Guan Yu looked calm.
After a short wait, the yellow scarf general on the cliff seemed to know that he had been tricked and ordered to stop firing arrows.
Chapter completed!