Upon seeing this, Li Guang felt a pang of anxiety. As far as he knew, no one under Marshal Han knew how to set up formations; they could only break ordinary formations.
It is certain that this large formation was set up by the barbarian soldiers, and those trapped in the formation are likely Marshal Han's men.
Li Guang observed carefully for a while. It was a large formation, and the person trapped in it should be General Yue Heng. Although he could not see Yue Heng through the telescope, he could clearly see Yue Heng's banner.
Li Guang quickly recognized the formation as the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, created by Master Guiguzi.
Over the years, the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation has undergone some changes, becoming even more powerful, but its essence remains the same.
It seems there are capable people among the barbarian soldiers. We must be extra careful when fighting them in the future and never be careless.
The advantage of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation is that it allows for the concentration of superior forces to attack the enemy within the formation. It can be seen as a form of encirclement and annihilation, using a war of attrition to keep the enemy busy and thus eliminate their strength.
Unable to break through the encirclement, the enemy will inevitably panic and lose their composure. In the long run, defeat is inevitable.
Of course, this formation also has its drawbacks. Since the troops in the formation are divided into nine parts, the person who sets up the formation must have extremely strong command and coordination abilities.
Because the formation lacks a commander, it will inevitably break down once the formation is disrupted.
Judging from the situation in the battle, Yue Heng's forces have lost more than half of their strength and cannot hold out for much longer; immediate reinforcements are needed.
Thinking of this, Li Guang ordered Gu Huai to lead 5,000 men to attack from the east gate of the formation, then to the west gate, and repeat the attack several times until the formation was in disarray. Then Li Guang would lead the main army to break through the formation.
Gu Huai accepted the order, mustered 5,000 soldiers, and headed towards the great formation according to Li Guang's method of breaking the formation.
Li Guang stood on high ground and continued to observe the situation inside the formation.
Soon, Gu Huai led five thousand men into the formation from the east gate and headed straight for the west gate.
The soldiers inside the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation panicked, realizing that the newcomers were hostile. The formation immediately changed, and seven square formations appeared inside, trapping Yue Heng and Gu Huai's troops within them.
Li Guang was astonished. He had not expected the barbarian soldiers to change their formation, so he carefully examined the changed formation.
Soon, Li Guang recognized the formation as the Big Dipper Formation.
Of course, there is a way to break this formation. If I send another force to charge in, the enemy soldiers may change their formation again, and my men may be trapped once more.
There are definitely some experts among the enemy soldiers. Although I have studied the military strategies of Guiguzi, I am definitely no match for this person.
The Big Dipper Formation is extremely mysterious. This formation is unchanging in the face of all changes. There are seven square formations in the formation with relatively fixed positions. The seven square formations are connected to each other, making it difficult for the opponent to keep up.
When the Big Dipper Formation is activated, its power is unstoppable. This formation can be large or small; if it is large enough, even a large army can be easily wiped out.
Li Guang knew that if he led his troops into the formation to rescue the enemy, he would also be trapped inside if the formation changed.
Since the normal methods could not break the formation, it seemed that only other methods could be used. After thinking for a while, Li Guang had an idea.
Although this method is risky, it's worth a try, and the chances of success are quite high.
Li Guang selected seven generals, each leading a thousand men, and divided the two hundred men from the bomb-throwing team equally among these seven teams.
These seven teams charged into the Big Dipper Formation, each dealing with one of the seven square formations of the enemy soldiers within the formation.
After charging into the formation, they didn't give the enemy soldiers a chance to change formation. They directly bombed the enemy soldiers with bombs. No matter how powerful the enemy soldiers were, they couldn't withstand the bomb attack.
As long as the formation is disrupted, I can lead a large force to charge in, and the formation will surely be broken.
This was a risky move, but Li Guang had no choice; he had to rescue Yue Heng and Gu Huai.
Seven teams of men received their orders and set off. Li Guang stood on a high point to observe the situation in the formation.
These men were well-trained. They charged into the formation and headed straight for the seven square formations. Before the enemy soldiers could react, the grenadiers threw bombs at the square formations.
The bombs exploded amidst the barbarian soldiers, and the formation instantly erupted into chaos. All the barbarian soldiers in the formation appeared, numbering in the tens of thousands.
If it weren't for the bombs exploding indiscriminately, we would never have discovered that there were so many ambushes in the formation, which was terrifying.
The barbarian soldiers were blown to pieces, and those who were not knocked down were disoriented and couldn't tell which way was which. They were like headless flies, bumping around everywhere.
It was impossible for the Big Dipper Formation to change its formation. Seeing that the opportunity had come, Li Guang swung his spear and led all his men to charge into the formation.
Li Guang, alone, led an elite force to charge towards the rear of the enemy formation, like a sharp knife piercing the heart of the enemy soldiers.
The generals commanding the main force were at the rear; they had sensed the danger and began to retreat.
The entire formation immediately fell apart, the barbarian soldiers and generals were in chaos and began to collapse.
Li Guang's army swept across the land like a tidal wave, and the barbarian soldiers fled desperately, with countless of them being killed.
Seeing this, Yue Heng and Gu Huai's troops were immediately invigorated and began to pursue and kill the fleeing enemy soldiers.
During the pursuit of the barbarian soldiers, a large number of reinforcements rushed out from the barbarian camp, resulting in a chaotic battle between the two sides.
As the grenadiers kept throwing bombs at the barbarian soldiers, the barbarian soldiers lost their will to fight and retreated while fighting until they returned to their camp.
Seeing this, Li Guang immediately sounded the retreat, and the soldiers stopped their pursuit and began to return.
In summary, breaking the enemy's Heavenly Dipper Formation should be considered a victory.
But Li Guang knew very well that the main reason he broke through the Tiangang Beidou Formation was that his bomb-throwing team rushed into the formation and bombarded it indiscriminately, throwing the enemy soldiers in the formation into disarray.
After being attacked by his own army, he finally broke through the enemy's formation and rescued Yue Heng and Gu Huai.
Without the help of bombs, the outcome of breaking through the formation would have been completely different.
"General Li, you've arrived just in time. I've been trapped in the formation for two hours, and more than half of my 20,000 troops have already been lost. Any later, and my entire army would have been wiped out," Yue Heng said.
"General Yue, who is the commander of the barbarian troops facing us?" Li Guang asked.
"The commander of the barbarian army is still Kurituo, our old rival. We have been fighting for more than ten years, and I have never seen him so powerful."
"Does this Kurituo have some kind of expert helping him? This person is extraordinary; his formations are extremely powerful."
At first, I observed this formation and discovered that it was the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation, so I ordered Gu Huai to lead five thousand men to break it.
Unexpectedly, the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation instantly transformed into the Big Dipper Formation, trapping Gu Huai within it.
This was completely unexpected, and I no longer dared to rashly break the formation.
This person's ability to set up formations is too strong; it can be described as ever-changing. No matter how many troops enter, they will be trapped.
In order to break through this formation and rescue you, we have no choice but to use the bombing squad.
"If the bombs hadn't disrupted the Heavenly Dipper Formation, no matter how many troops I sent in, I wouldn't have been able to break through it, and we would have been trapped inside."
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