C342 mutual probing

The ancient tactics of war were as follows: The good won't fight, and the good formations won't fight.

This sentence seemed to be simple and easy to understand, but it contained a profound mystery and a deep meaning.

The so-called 'The Good Samaritator does not fight, the Good Array Master does not fight', which means those who are good at winning battles, regardless of whether they are good at stratagem or arrangement, usually these victors would not look at the benefits in front of them, nor at the gains and losses in a small part of them. Their vision would be very long, and it would also focus on the overall scope of the battle.

This is to tell people that everything needs to be done with a strategic macro vision that looks down on the whole. Only when you are ahead of others will you find out that you see further ahead than others and know more than others. Correspondingly, you will also have more chips in your hand and the number of events that can be calculated will increase as well.

This is the reason why 'a general can be sought after, but a handsome is hard to come by'. The general only needed to fight properly for a part of the battle, and victory or defeat only depended on this part. As the commander of the entire army, what was important was the development of the whole battle, so they did not care about the part of the battle.

Lei Sheng would never know that Gongsun Zaitian was actually not playing this small game of chess with him. To Gongsun Zaitian, his board game was way too big, it even included the entire north, which was the capital.

In fact, Cui Ziyi's guess was reasonable. Gongsun Ze Tian had indeed calculated a lot of things, and even included this battle, because he knew that the old fox Principal would not miss out on something that could probe his abilities.

For this matter, Gongsun Zaitian was nothing more than a mule on the downhill path. In order to let his entire plan proceed in an orderly fashion, in the process, he couldn't let that old fox discover anything. He could only make these actions to numb everyone, letting everyone think that Gongsun Zaitian was one of the chess pieces, and was forced to do so because they had pushed him.

However, no one would have thought that many people were actually just Gongsun Ze Tian's pawns. Even if people like Cui Ziyi had their suspicions, it was only suspicion, no one knew what Gongsun Ze Tian was up to. What was his goal!

Everyone was as if they were seeing Lei Sheng, stupefied and at a loss. Seeing that the enemy troops were getting closer and closer to his formation, Lei Sheng did not know whether he should continue to defend or change his formation to face the enemy. He seemed to be doing the right thing, but he also seemed to be unable to do anything at all.

With Lei Sheng's current achievements, there were very few people who could make him feel so awkward and conflicted, especially in this kind of military confrontation. Lei Sheng couldn't help but admit that this Gongsun Ze Tian brat was really hard to figure out.

It was only until then did Lei Sheng finally understand one thing, the guy before him was an expert at playing dirty people, and with such a simple opening, he was already so out of control, feeling uncomfortable. If he let him enter inside, wouldn't he be courting death?

Lei Sheng could not help but shudder at the thought of this. He muttered in his heart: "No, we can't just let the other party lead us by the nose. It seems that we have to take the initiative and attack!"

Lei Sheng's thought process could not be wrong, since he did not have a clear idea of the opponent's path, so it was necessary to make contact with him to attack. Firstly, he could test the opponent's strength, and secondly, he could ascertain the opponent's fighting intent.

Thinking about that, Lei Sheng did not continue to hesitate, after all hesitating on the battlefield was a taboo for soldiers, and there was a saying, 'one should not be distracted by the situation'. Sometimes, even though he knows that he made the wrong choice, he still had to go head to head with them, and even if he was wrong, he would still go head to head with them!

"Disperse!" Lei Sheng shouted loudly.

Following his orders, the army that was originally gathered around Lei Sheng formed a circular array. With the blade and shield soldiers as the vanguard, they quickly rushed out, and like a blossoming flower, they blossomed and started to move towards the foot soldiers on the outside, suddenly forming many bell-shaped tunnels in the circular array. The tunnels were narrow in the inside and wide, just enough to allow the cavalry inside the circular array to charge outwards.

This sudden change not only stunned the warriors of the Northern Army s, but also stunned the people outside of the arena. This change was completely out of everyone's expectations. Almost no one had expected something like this to happen.

Originally, everyone was already considering what Lei Sheng would do. After all, the cavalry surrounding the array was equivalent to a caged beast. No matter how strong they were, they would still be shackled by the cage. However, he did not expect that such a small change would allow him to turn passivity into initiative, transform into magic, and not only maintain his defensive formation, but also increase his counterattack capabilities.

There were even some generals under the command of the Northern Army who were prepared to learn this kind of array. If they were to encounter an unknown number of attacks or an unexpected battle in the wilderness, they could use this kind of array.

And the cavalry inside the 'Circle Swing' were like ferocious beasts that came out of their cages, or like a flood flowing down the embankment. They were extremely aggressive and shocking to the extreme.

The few groups of riders closest to the Northern Army quickly converged together, charging towards the enemy infantry phalanx. In addition, more and more groups of riders joined in as well, gradually turning from cavalry units that were like streams into a flood of steel that could destroy everything.

The square formation formed by the Northern Army also stopped at the instant when the enemy's array formation changed. No one took a step forward, there were even some people at the back who were planning to retreat!

Although he secretly sighed in his heart that this army was not personally trained by him, and was still lacking a lot in terms of fighting will, at least he did not have to retreat at all. If that really happened, then his Third Uncle would have to find a hole to hide in.

"Those who retreat without permission, behead!" Before Gongsun Ztian could say anything, he heard Old beside him shouting.

This shout still had some effect. At the very least, the morale of the troops had been stabilized and no one continued to retreat.

Gongsun Ze Tian looked at Cheng Qinglong and rejoiced in his heart. It seemed that he really was the life of an aide-de-camp, to have entered the role so quickly, and his expression was not bad at all.

Of course, just by not retreating was not the best way to solve the problem. Gongsun Zaitian did not want to have a showdown with the other party. This method of exchanging a life for a life was the stupidest method.

This was something that could only be done in a situation of helplessness. Otherwise, if they were prepared in advance, with proper arrangements and clear calculations, they could basically play around with the enemy, and could even watch them being completely wiped out while their own side's losses were close to zero.

The reason why he said 'without fighting a battle without any certainty' was so that he could minimize all difficulties. This was the right choice and the most deserving of praise.

When fighting, one could not be afraid of death, one could not be afraid of death. However, one could not blindly send oneself to die. That was something only a fool could do. One could have courage, but one could also have fighting spirit. However, one absolutely could not become a first class boor. Only a second BOSS would be able to accomplish such a feat.

Battling is actually like beating people. You have to think! It was just like a skinny guy answering a question with a fat guy. Could it be that a skinny guy had to punch him in the stomach or in the face? Can't you kick someone's leg, kick Eggy, pinch Mimi, and poke their eyes?

Gongsun Ze Tian secretly calculated the running speed of the enemy cavalry and thought about how to respond. After a moment of thought, he ordered: "The sword and shield formation, split into two sides, longspear array's three forms block the enemy, the archers will form a formation and get ready to shoot 45 degrees, let the enemy in, we will shut the door and kill the dog!"

"Yes sir!" After the messenger received the order from Gongsun Zaitian, he immediately took out the corresponding flag and began to wave it in a specific pattern.

The moment the flag was spoken, the square formation in front immediately changed. According to Gongsun Ze Tian's instructions, the Saber and Shield Infantry Division first split apart in the middle, opening up a path for the horses to charge through.

The first row had one knee on the ground, while the second row had their center of gravity shifted to a horse stance, the third row remained upright, with all three rows of spears raised in front, the spearheads slightly tilted, preparing to defend against the enemy. The first row had one knee on the ground, and the last row had three rows of horses as well.

As for the rest of the longspear array, they prepared to throw their spears at any time. As for the archers, they quickly formed a formation of arrows and nocked their bows, looking up at the sky at a 45 degree angle, waiting for the final command to shoot.

Fifty meters ?

Forty meters ?

35 meters ?

"Bow Cavalry will surround them from both sides, and attack the rear of the enemy cavalry, but remember, leave a way for them to retreat!" When the distance between the enemy and his cavalry was still 35 meters, Gongsun Ze Tian suddenly ordered.

This order caused the messenger to be stunned. After Gongsun Ztian's cold gaze swept over him, he immediately reacted and began waving the flag, issuing the order.

At the same time, they agilely and skillfully nocked arrows onto the horses' backs. Although the horses were shaking non-stop, their upper bodies were surprisingly stable, and the accuracy of their archery was not affected by the bumpy ride of the horses.

Lei Sheng watched everything that happened from the side. If his own riders were to rush into the enemy's infantry array, he would probably be held up, and not a single one would be able to come back. Having lost the ability of the cavalry to attack, with just the infantry in his hands, no matter how good his defense was, it was just a passive situation in which he was beaten up. This was not the result Lei Sheng wanted.

Moreover, Lei Sheng had already achieved his tactical objective, so there was no need to lose his own life force.

Lei Sheng did not think too much into it, and shouted out loud: "Back team, advance team, retreat!"

This was what Lei Sheng had taught the cavalry. Not only the people outside the training field were envious of them, even Gongsun Ze Tian was secretly envious of them. He couldn't help but think of five military units in his heart.

Lei Sheng's cavalrymen quickly retreated back along the same path. After the cavalrymen retreated back into the 'circular array', the infantry soldiers on the outside retreated back again, forming the same concentrated defensive circular array as before. It was like a viper waiting for its prey, ready to swallow its prey.

Once again, it had become a 'turtle shell' like defense. What could Gongsun Ze Tian do?