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Zhu Yunwen then asked, "Then what kind of formation should our army set up in order to lure Murong Chengyu into the formation?"

Xu Yun said respectfully, "If you want to bring the enemy into a formation and destroy them, you must use a formation that is adept at changing. These types of formations need to display defensive positions and be weak at the beginning, but you need to be able to turn them into offensive formations at the later stages."

The formation is shaped like a snake and is convenient for marching. On the surface, no matter how strong the attack or defense is, the biggest advantage of the formation is that it can move agilely and change into the Dual Dragon Water Formation or Four Doors Underground Formation. These two types of formations are good for gathering and annihilating enemies together, and the second type is the bridging formation.

After Xu Yun respectfully listened, he laughed, "Chief Officer An is truly a wise and talented person. What you've said is not wrong. This marshal never would have thought that not only did Chief Officer An know the analysis of the battlefield like the back of his hand, he even researched this formation."

The An family smiled. "You flatter me, marshal!"

He had lived in the palace for a long time, and was experienced in government politics, but he did not understand a thing about military affairs. Zhu Yunwen listened to the two of them discussing about formations, and after listening for a long time, he awkwardly smiled and said, "General An, Commander Xu, although the two of you have said this much, but the two of you know that this Commander has never led any soldiers to a war. Which one of you can explain to me what these formations mean?"

The An family laughed as they listened, "Vice General, I am sorry, but it is very difficult for you to escape from this formation. How about we go to the military field and have a general explain it to you?"

Zhu Yunwen laughed, "That's for the best!" After speaking, he was led to the military arena by Sheng Yong, where An Jiajia led Zhu Yunwen up to the military arena. At the center of the military arena stood four thousand soldiers, half dressed in red and the other half in blue, each soldier holding a fake spear with a wooden stick wrapped around their heads. Zhu Yunwen saw An Jieyu holding two flags in his hands, and asked, "What are the two flags used for?"

The more the An family laughed, the more they said, "These are the flags of fire and water. They are used by our army to command left and right." The more the An clan members turned their heads to the generals on the field, the louder they shouted, "Anlu Xiang, Meng Jian, Lian Xin, attack the formation with the blue army, An Lu, Gou Jun, and Qi Peiya, attack the formation with the red army, and each army has two thousand soldiers. Disperse, no mistake!"

The six generals mounted their horses and galloped into the army, leading their troops to the left and right sides. At this time, An Jiayi pointed at An Ming and said, "Vice General, look over there, this general wants to set up this long snake formation. The red flag on my left is directed by General An Hou, the blue flag on my right hand is directed by General Gou Jun, and the two flags combined are directed by General Qi Peiya." Zhu Yunwen nodded.

The moment the An clan member finished speaking, the An clan member waved the Flaming Demon Token in his hand. At this time, An Caijun and Gou Jun led 2,000 soldiers to the left and right sides of the army, and the troops immediately formed two semicircles to explain themselves.

Zhu Yunwen smiled and said, "So that's how it is. No wonder this battle is called the 'Longsnake Formation'."

The more An Family listened, the more they laughed, "Vice Commander-in-Chief, this formation is called the Long Snake Formation. It's not a one word long snake formation."

After hearing that, Zhu Yunwen asked, "What does that mean? "Could there be a difference between these two?"

An family replied, "The Serpent Formation is advantageous for the march, but it presents a great disadvantage in terms of offense and defense. Vice Commander-in-Chief, please look, this formation is like a python, if you walk in this formation on the mountain path, it will be as fast as walking on the plains, but if there is a real battle, the enemy will be able to attack you from seven inches away, which is where General Qi Peiya is. After that, the enemy will launch a surprise attack on both sides, and this formation will no longer be possible." Zhu Yunwen nodded and said, "So that's how it is."

Soon after, the banner in the hands of the An clan member started to wave, and An Huaijun and Gou Jun immediately led their troops to the center of the formation, leaving a large gap in the middle, after which Gou Jun immediately stuck to both sides of the wall, burying himself within the soldiers. An Huaijun, on the other hand, moved in the opposite direction of Gou Jun, exposing himself in front of the formation.

Vice Commander-in-Chief, please take a look. This is the Serpentine Formation, the name of this formation is derived from the habits of the snake. It contains the three parts of the head, the tail, and the gallbladder, also known as the head, the tail, and the gall bladder. Now, General An Ling is at the head, the tail, and the tail of the snake.

After looking at it, Zhu Yunwen asked, "Then how should we trap the enemy within this formation and then eliminate them?"

The more An Jia laughed, "Vice Commander-in-Chief, please take a look." As he said this, the more An Luxiang waved the flag in her hand, the more An Luxiang, Meng Jian, and the others split up into three groups and charged into the formation as soon as they saw the flag. An Jiajia then continued, "Since the formation of a long snake has evolved from the habits of a snake, there will be a way for the snake to attack.

The more the An family waved the banner, the more the An family called for the army with the snake head to retreat immediately, and Gou Jun immediately led the army with the snake tail to cut off the connection between An Luxiang and Meng Jian and Lian Ben. At this time, An Ce immediately turned back and the two armies immediately surrounded An Luxiang and Qi Peiya, and Qi Peiya led the remaining army with the snake body to stand in front of Meng Jian and Lian Ben to block them.

At this moment, the long snake formation was in a circle, surrounding Meng Ba and Lian Ben, and the encirclement was shrinking bit by bit. At this moment, An Yi and the other soldiers held their shields in front of them, and they immediately rushed towards Meng Jian and Lian Ben. At this moment, the long snake formation was surrounding Meng Ba and Lian Ben, and the encirclement was constantly surrounding Meng Jian and Lian Ben, and slowly, the encirclement was shrinking.

On the command platform, Zhu Yunwen saw that the An Family was more and more controlling the Serpent Formation, and it did not take much effort for them to completely wipe out the two thousand troops led by An Luxiang. He was stunned for a good while before he finally reacted and laughed loudly, "General An is truly a wondrous person."

An Jiajia smiled and said, "Vice Commander-in-Chief, you flatter me."