Chapter 712 Wuzu Wuzu! Wei Shu's square formation!
"Hahaha, Zhao Gongming, you are such a fool! Looks like today is the day you die!"

Zhu Wen, Ge Congzhou and others took advantage of the terrain and rushed towards the Hengzhou army from all directions, completely surrounding Zhao Gongming and others.

Just as Zhu Jiuyin was fighting fiercely with Zhao Gongming and others, the coalition forces of the aristocratic families and the Yellow Turban Army under Jiang Xiaobai came from all directions and were about to completely devour the Hengzhou Army. At the same time, the eight hundred soldiers who had been following Zhao Gongming silently, suddenly awakened like a sleeping tiger, and burst out with earth-shaking momentum.

These eight hundred soldiers were all wearing heavy armor with ferocious animal patterns carved on them. They flashed with cold light, as if they could devour all the enemy's edge.

Holding a hard bow, a long sword on the waist, and a long spear or iron halberd on the shoulder, each person is like a small mobile fortress, capable of both long-range shooting and close combat. He is flexible and has amazing combat effectiveness.

It turned out to be the special army that Wu Qi had carefully trained during this period of time - the Wuzu!
Wei Wuzu, an elite heavy infantry unit trained by Wu Qi in history, has been rebuilt again on the Tianwu Continent!
In ancient history, Wu Qi led the Wei Wuzu in campaigns in the south and the north, achieving the remarkable feat of "72 major battles, 64 complete victories, and the rest were resolved (no winner or loser)".

Over the past thirty years, Wu Qi led the Wei Wuzu to capture Hangu Pass, fought sixty-four battles of varying sizes, seized more than 500 miles of land on the west bank of the Yellow River from the Qin State, and compressed the Qin State into a narrow strip of land west of Mount Hua.

According to the records in "Wu Zi Li Shi", in the Battle of Yinjin in the 389th year of King An of Zhou ( BC), Wu Qi defeated the Qin army which was ten times larger than his own with Wei troops. He created a famous battle in Chinese war history where a small force defeated a large one with infantry, a hundred chariots and three thousand cavalry, making the Wei Wuzu famous throughout the world.

At its peak, the Wei Wuzu army numbered as many as 50,000, and was the most elite and powerful army at the time.

Wu Qi reluctantly allocated some of these 800 Wu Zu to Zhao Gongming and his men because he thought that they should be divided into small groups and go deep behind enemy lines to cause trouble, so it would be better to have elite troops rather than too many.

"General, please leave. We will be your rear guard!"

As a deafening roar sounded, the eight hundred soldiers marched forward in unison as if they were one, and instantly formed a powerful formation - the "Wei Shu Square Formation".

Wei Shu's phalanx was composed of five large phalanxes that covered each other, supporting each other.

"Zuo Zhuan" calls it the "Five Formations", but the frontmost formation (the front defense) is designed to lure the enemy, so its main body is actually just four formations, arranged in front, back, left and right, with the middle empty.

This formation is composed of five large square formations, which are like bait to attract the enemy's attention, while the other four square formations are arranged in the front, back, left and right directions, with open space in the middle, which is convenient for maneuvering and can form a siege at the critical moment.

The subtlety of this formation lies in its ability to quickly switch from a marching state to a combat state in narrow or complex terrain.

This "five-formation" can be deployed directly from a marching formation to a combat formation on narrow terrain, reducing the lengthy deployment time, which is naturally very superior.

"Zuo Zhuan" concluded that the reason for the victory of this battle was "respecting the soldiers."

Therefore, the emergence of Wei Shu's square formation was a major event in the military history of the Spring and Autumn Period, and it was also a landmark symbol of the transition from chariot warfare to infantry warfare in the Spring and Autumn Period.

At this moment, these eight hundred soldiers stood behind Zhao Gongming and others like an indestructible rock.

Faced with the Yellow Turban Army, which was dozens of times larger than their own and coming like a tide, they showed no fear at all. Instead, there was a fierce light flashing in their eyes.

As a low and powerful horn sounded, many soldiers quickly took action and deployed their formations in an orderly manner according to the arrangement of the "Wei Shu Square Formation".

The front defense formation was the first to meet the enemy. Dozens of soldiers stood with their spears in hand, like a solid wall of steel, blocking the charge of the Yellow Turban Army.

They sometimes shot arrows and sometimes waved their swords, resolving the offensive of the Yellow Turban Army one by one.

The four phalanxes behind them adjusted flexibly according to the battle situation, sometimes supporting the front and sometimes attacking the enemy from the flank, making the entire formation like a sophisticated machine, running smoothly and impeccably.

"Wu Zu, invincible!" As the Wu Zu's roars rang out, their momentum rose again, as if they were resonating with the heaven and earth and dancing with the dragons and tigers.

Those eight hundred warriors seemed to have transformed into eight hundred fierce tigers and eight hundred giant dragons, galloping freely on the battlefield and invincible.

Although the Yellow Turban Army had a large number of people, they seemed to be stuck in a quagmire and unable to extricate themselves in front of the "Wei Shu Square Formation" of 800 warriors.

Their offensive was repelled again and again by the Wuzu. Every charge seemed to hit a solid wall, and the recoil made them dizzy.

Although the coalition forces of the aristocratic families were also elite soldiers, they could not help but feel timid in front of the bravery of the Wuzu, and their offensive gradually slowed down.

"Hahaha, what a great military formation!"

Zhu Jiuyin watched coldly on the battlefield, and couldn't help but admire secretly in his heart.

Although he was confident that he could defeat Zhao Gongming and others, he also felt a little interested in the peerless formation formed by the eight hundred warriors.

"However, Zhao Gongming, it is not that easy to stop our Yellow Turban Army with just 800 elite soldiers!"

Zhu Jiuyin snorted coldly and waved the "Time Staff" in his hand again. The silver-white energy swept towards Zhao Gongming and others like a torrent of time.

Although Zhao Gongming and others were horrified, they had no time to think about it at this time.

The eight hundred soldiers Wu Qi left to them were their last hope. As long as they could break out of the siege, they would have a chance to escape.

"what!"

Zhao Gongming gritted his teeth and tried his best to resist Zhu Jiuyin's attack. At the same time, he commanded the soldiers to maintain their formation and launch a counterattack against the Yellow Turban Army.

"Ding! Zhao Gongming's skill Dragon Binding Effect 2 is activated again!

Force value +2+2, Zhao Gongming's current force value rises to 133!"

The two sides fought back and forth, and the battle became increasingly fierce.

As Zhao Gongming burst out with another wave, relying on the fearless support of the warriors around him, he was able to withstand Zhu Jiuyin's fierce attack alone and persisted under his time staff.

However, although the eight hundred soldiers were extremely brave, their numbers were limited after all. As time went on, their physical strength began to be gradually exhausted.

The Yellow Turban Army and the coalition forces of the aristocratic families gradually gained the upper hand by virtue of their numerical advantage.

"General, leave quickly!"

A Wuzu captain roared, his body was covered with wounds and his robe was stained red with blood, but he still stood upright, waving the long spear in his hand, buying the last time for Zhao Gongming and others.

(End of this chapter)