Chapter 140 "My future demon-conquering general"!
Zeng Anmin frowned and looked at the strong man.
Who is this person...?
He looks so majestic.
Zeng Anmin looked at the man inconspicuously.
"Duke Wei, Tian Ji."
Emperor Jianhong's voice sounded calmly.
He naturally knew that Zeng Anmin didn't know Tian Ji.
Hearing this.
Zeng Anmin was suddenly shocked.
Duke of Wei?
He was not familiar with the noble group of the Great Holy Dynasty.
But those who can still become Dukes today, whether in terms of family influence or personal skills, are definitely not comparable to those of ordinary officials!
He took a deep breath and saluted:
"Greetings, Duke."
"No need to be so polite." Tian Ji looked at Zeng Anmin deeply:
"I've seen the Mandarin Duck Formation diagram. It can indeed demonstrate remarkable combat effectiveness when facing the demon tribe in a narrow mountain path."
"However, there aren't many dangerous roads in the mountains. Most of the battles with the demons take place on the broad mountain roads. How can this Mandarin Duck Formation maintain such combat effectiveness on such broad roads?"
Tian Ji himself didn't realize it.
When talking to the boy in front of him, he subconsciously put the other party on an equal footing.
There was no questioning in his tone, and it even contained curiosity and...a request for advice.
Zeng Anmin blinked when he heard this.
I felt a little confused.
After the imperial examination, he returned home and went to his father's study to look for some war records and read a lot of information about the demon army.
First of all, the current power of the demon race is definitely not as strong as it was in history.
In ancient times, the history books described the human race struggling to resist the invasion of the demon race.
But in Zeng Anmin's view.
In fact, it was a one-sided crushing of the human race by the demon race on the Kyushu continent.
The power of the human race is inherently weaker than that of the demon race.
Even if he could practice martial arts, he would not be able to defeat the monsters of the same level.
Until the human race was about to be exterminated by the demon race.
A human named "Ru" stood up.
Confucians are born with wisdom that reaches all levels.
Based on the characteristics of the demon race, he created a cultivation system specifically to restrain the demon race.
In just ten years, he cultivated this system to the highest level.
Then, relying on his powerful strength, he led the human race to launch a counterattack.
When he was forty years old, he went into the demon mountain range alone.
Kill the then arrogant Demon King.
This battle is known in history as "The Confucian Sage Slays the Demon."
It is also a turning point in the growth of the human race.
Since then, the cultivation system created by Confucianism has been officially named "Confucian Taoism".
Confucianism is also known as the Confucian sage.
Confucianism and Taoism were also carried forward by the human race.
After the number of Confucian practitioners increased.
The demon tribe began to retreat step by step.
Afterwards, he was completely expelled from the Jiuzhou Continent and retreated into the Wan Yao Mountains, never to come out again.
Naturally, the human race has an emperor who wants to completely eliminate the demon race.
But I feel helpless.
Mountains are the roots of the demon race.
It's where they were born and raised.
In the mountains, every demon can display strength beyond his own capabilities.
So, once the battlefield changes from a plain area to a mountainous area.
The combat environment has completely become the enemy's home ground.
The human army will be suppressed.
The human race actually only had one political regime in the past.
Because of the oppression of the demon clan, even when dynasties changed, it never split.
Until the "Emperor Rendi of Han Dynasty."
Emperor Ren of Han believed the slander of a villain and wanted to mobilize the entire human race to conquer the Wan Yao Mountains.
However, that battle ultimately ended in failure.
After the Demon King Xiang Liu won the battle, he came up with an extremely clever idea.
But after that war, the human race was severely damaged.
He took the opportunity to support another human regime.
The vast "Han" Empire was divided into two.
It has become the current Saint Jiang Dynasty.
It is well aware that once there are two regimes, the two regimes will be wary of each other.
The demon race will also have time to recuperate.
The three forces occupied three territories in Kyushu and confronted each other.
This confrontation lasted for more than seven hundred years.
And they conquered the Wan Yao Mountains and wiped out the demon clan in one fell swoop.
It also became the obsession in the hearts of all human emperors.
However, the environmental problem cannot be solved immediately.
The Wan Yao Mountains could not be attacked for the time being.
Even casualties occurred.
Against this background.
Zeng Anmin was able to develop a system that would allow the human army to reduce the pressure on their combat power in the mountain environment, and might even be able to counterattack the demon race...
It can only be described in four words.
Inspiring!
If this military formation is really useful, then these four words will truly become: great achievements!
"Mr. Tian, don't worry."
Zeng Anmin had a smile on his face. He looked at Tian Ji and said in a neither humble nor arrogant voice:
"On a narrow mountain path, the Mandarin Duck Formation can exert its greatest power."
"But there is a way to continue suppressing the demon army on the slightly wider mountain roads."
When these words came out, it was not just Tian Ji.
Emperor Jianhong also raised his head suddenly and looked at Zeng Anmin with burning eyes.
Tian Ji looked deeply at Zeng Anmin, his throat rolled, and his voice was a little urgent:
"What method?"
"hehe."
Zeng Anmin chuckled and did not answer Tian Ji immediately.
Instead, he looked towards Emperor Jianhong.
There was a look of asking for instructions in his eyes.
It was obvious that he was asking Jianhong whether this man surnamed Tian was trustworthy or not.
The action is very subtle.
But Emperor Jianhong saw it very clearly.
A smile appeared involuntarily on the corner of his mouth.
This kid is really loyal to me.
He waved his hands, cursed with a smile and said:
"You are quite alert, little brat. Just tell me what you are talking about. Why would the Duke of Wei covet your army formation?"
That's what he said.
But the meaning is very clear, Tian Ji is a general I trust very much.
No problem.
very good.
Zeng Anmin nodded, and looked at Tian Ji beside him calmly, with a hint of confidence in his voice:
"Mandarin Duck Formation, also known as the Transformed Mandarin Duck Formation."
"It's a versatile military formation. It can be used on any mountain road, as long as it's not a particularly wide plain."
"Of course, if it were a vast plain, we wouldn't need the Mandarin Duck Army. The heavy cavalry of our Great Saint Dynasty is unrivaled in the world, so the demon tribe is naturally no match for them."
Zeng Anmin gave a thumbs up and praised the Holy Dynasty's ace army.
Tian Ji smiled without comment and looked at Zeng Anmin seriously.
My body subconsciously began to straighten up.
As the human pillar of a military formation, Tian Ji naturally knew that each military formation had a corresponding method of change.
He gently stretched out his hand and said only one word:
"please."
This simple gesture has already made his attitude clear.
This is to completely treat Zeng Anmin as a colleague of the same level.
Zeng Anmin naturally understood the meaning of this gesture. He quickly smiled and said:
"I'm not worthy of the Duke's invitation. The way to change the Mandarin Duck Formation is actually very simple."
As he spoke, his eyes became sharper.
He actually knew the changes in the Mandarin Duck Formation.
After all, I read so many online novels in my previous life.
"The most important core of the Mandarin Duck Formation lies in the 'Wolf Constitution'."
"Is it the umbrella-shaped weapons held by the soldiers between the two wings?"
Tian Ji pointed sharply at the wolf figure drawn on the formation diagram.
Zeng Anmin nodded with a smile:
"Duke Weiguo has a keen eye. This wolf seal is made of ordinary bamboo from the mountains."
Tian Ji smiled noncommittally, then frowned again and asked:
"How can ordinary bamboo break through the demon's skin?"
Among the demons, those who are selected to join the demon army, although their skin cannot resist sharp weapons, is tougher than that of humans, and ordinary bamboo is not easy to break through.
Zeng Anmin's expression also became solemn, and he said in a steady voice:
"In the battle formation, the reason why the forty soldiers I led were able to easily break through the demon tribe's defenses with the bamboo-made 'Wolf Charter' was because of my Confucian and Taoist aura."
At this point, Zeng Anmin's face turned serious:
"Haoran Qingqi has a very restraining effect on the demon race. I attach my Haoran Qingqi to each of the prepared wolf swords."
"So, if you want to train the Mandarin Duck Army on a large scale, you need to equip every hundred Mandarin Duck Army soldiers with a seventh-grade Confucian and Taoist practitioner."
This is also the only weakness of the Mandarin Duck Formation.
It is a weakness for Jiang Guo.
But for the Great Holy Dynasty, it is not a weakness.
The number of Confucianists in the Holy Dynasty is much greater than that in the Jiang Kingdom.
When Emperor Jianhong heard this, he was actually delighted.
Because Confucianism is fundamentally dependent on imperial power.
In the Great Saint Dynasty, the status of Confucian practitioners is higher than that of martial practitioners.
The Great Sage Dynasty was founded on martial arts. When the country was founded, martial arts practitioners were arrogant and did not take other systems seriously at all.
Therefore, Emperor Taizu of the Sheng Dynasty and Xu Tianshi jointly formulated a strategy to use Confucianism to control military power.
The effect was not obvious at the beginning.
However, as seven hundred years passed, the number of Confucian cultivators gradually increased, and they steadily suppressed the martial arts cultivators.
It is simply because Confucianists who are dependent on imperial power are easier to control than military men.
In the Great Sage Dynasty, Confucian practitioners of the same level have a higher status than martial practitioners.
But this is what Zeng Anmin thinks.
It is not as simple as the four words "using Confucianism to control military power" seem on the surface.
He could clearly feel that Xu Tianshi's Xuanzhen Division was extremely biased.
But that's not what he should be thinking about right now.
He slowly raised his head, looked at Emperor Jianhong and Tian Ji, and said:
"A normal Mandarin Duck formation is for the wolf-whip bearer to use the sharp blade at the front of the wolf-whip to stab the enemy, thereby covering the shield bearer's advance and the spearman's attack from behind."
"Next are four spearmen, two on each side, supporting the shieldmen and spearmen on the left and right sides. Following them are two soldiers holding 'spears', providing security and support."
"If the enemy attacks from a roundabout way, the short-handed warrior will rush forward with his short sword and chop and kill the enemy."
"Each weapon has a clear division of labor. Everyone only needs to master the operation of their own type. The key to effectively killing the enemy lies in overall coordination and strict adherence to orders."
Speaking of this, Zeng Anmin's face showed pride:
"So the 'Mandarin Duck Formation' not only closely combines spear and shield, long and short weapons, fully utilizing the effectiveness of various weapons, but also allows for flexible formation changes."
His pride was not pride in himself.
Instead, we are proud of the brilliant culture of our previous life.
In the long history of the previous life, this Mandarin Duck Formation was a road that all generals could not avoid!
After he said this.
Tian Ji and Emperor Jianhong's eyes turned serious.
The ears also stood up.
Because Zeng Anmin is going to talk about the most important method of "changing formation".
Looking at the expressions of the two people who were listening attentively.
Zeng Anmin raised the corner of his mouth slightly:
"We can change the vertical formation into a horizontal formation according to the situation and combat needs, and change one formation into two small formations on the left and right, or three small formations on the left, center, and right."
"When it becomes two small formations, it is called the 'Two Talents Formation'. The left and right shield bearers follow the left and right wolf-whip bearers, long spear bearers, and short weapon bearers respectively, protecting their attack."
"When it becomes a three-man formation, it's called the 'Three Talents Formation.' At this point, the wolf-whip bearers, spear bearers, and short-weapon bearers are in the center. Shield bearers guard the left and right sides."
"This is called the 'Transformation Mandarin Duck Formation'!"
After Zeng Anmin explained the changes in the military formation in detail.
Emperor Jianhong was squinting his eyes in deep thought.
Tian Ji was shocked all over.
He stared intently at Zeng Anmin, his eyes flashing with brilliance:
"What a change of formation!"
"What a great two-talent formation, three-talent formation!!"
"What a great formation! A peerless military formation!!"
"With this change, even on a slightly wider mountain road, the Mandarin Duck Formation can still exert its due suppression power!!"
"Vertical becomes horizontal, horizontal becomes square!"
"Such a smooth transformation! Amazing!!!"
When he said this, there was a hint of amazement in his eyes as he looked at Zeng Anmin.
There is even a sense of worship!
He knew very well that creating a military formation was simple.
But it is difficult to make it more mature.
The difficulty lies in the way this formation changes!
His voice was extremely excited:
"Your Majesty! If this formation can be completed, then the army of our Great Saint Dynasty will not be afraid of the demon tribe when they enter the mountains again!!"
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have gained another great talent!!"
Zeng Anmin received recognition from Tian Ji.
Jianhong nodded without comment.
He looked towards Zeng Anmin.
Then he pondered for a moment and said lightly:
"I will send the battle formation diagram to the northern border today, and have Lords Ji and Shi quickly train a Mandarin Duck Army to see how effective it is."
"Let's see if you are worthy of Zeng Liangjiang's saying, 'Offense and defense can be changed'?!"
After saying this, Emperor Jianhong cast a half-smile at Zeng Anmin's face.
After all, Zeng Anmin’s words in the illusion array, “If the enemy can go, I can go too!” were really too inspiring!
Zeng Anmin touched his head awkwardly and said:
"Within the illusion array, my memory is suppressed, so I can't help but speak a little arrogantly. Your Majesty, please don't take it to heart."
"Ha ha!"
Emperor Jianhong laughed for a long time, waved his hand and said:
"You should say this at your age. If I could create a military formation at your age, I would be even more arrogant than you!"
After he finished speaking, he looked straight at Zeng Anmin:
"When the true effectiveness of the Mandarin Duck Army is reported from the North, I will then reward you accordingly!"
Zeng Anmin stood up from his seat, bowed deeply to Emperor Jianhong and said:
“Thank you, Your Majesty!!”
"Um."
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After Zeng Anmin left.
Emperor Jianhong looked at Tian Ji.
"Is what you just said true?"
His eyes were extremely calm.
Tian Ji nodded seriously, his voice filled with incomparable seriousness.
"I have been immersed in the art of military formations for decades. As soon as Zeng Anmin finished explaining the changes in the military formations, I could tell that this formation method is not only applicable on mountain trails."
"It can be used in any place with hills, gullies, crisscrossing rivers and canals, and narrow roads!"
"good!"
(End of this chapter)
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