After a pause, Weng Bingliang finally said loudly:
“One last reminder, the fourth round of the competition is not based on the winning or losing of the two camps.
We will comprehensively determine who performed better in this exercise.
In the end, there will only be sixteen places in the fourth round to enter the final competition.
Only when you reach the final competition can you meet His Majesty, Duke Guo of Qin and others.
Only then will you have the opportunity to show your style.
So, keep working hard! "
After the rules were explained, everyone immediately started whispering on the spot.
Then, under the leadership of the soldiers, both camps went to their respective main camp tents, which were located on both sides of the military camp.
There were even soldiers guarding the middle to prevent unnecessary exchanges between the two sides.
Huangfu Rongjiang and others from Liu Xin's side all expressed their congratulations to Liu Xin.
"What's so gratifying about this? The burden on me is not light."
Liu Xin said helplessly that he did not expect such a situation.
In fact, he didn't want to be the leader of this camp at all.
He didn't want to be in the limelight.
Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that even if he didn't want to be in the limelight, Weng Bingliang would eventually use various reasons to push him to this position.
He can't escape.
Huangfu Rongjiang and others actually already knew something in their hearts.
Since Qin Guogong said in private that Liu Xin was his favorite successor.
Then Liu Xin will definitely be tested in this Zhengyang martial arts competition.
At first they were still thinking about how this test would be conducted.
Unexpectedly, Liu Xin was directly made the leader of a camp.
"Brother Liu, with your strength you are fully qualified to be the leader of this camp.
Don't be too self-effacing.
And this time is not your personal battle, all of us are involved.
You won't be asked to do everything by yourself. "
Huangfu Rongjiang said, it was not until this moment that he really communicated formally with Liu Xin.
In fact, a large number of people in Liu Xin's camp did not follow Liu Xin because of his relationship.
The main reason is that this camp includes almost all generals and queens.
Just like Huangfu Rongjiang, Zheng Xiao and their fathers were all famous generals.
There is no point in following a group of generals and tigers together.
"Let me make it clear first, I don't lead troops, I just want to fight the opponent's generals one-on-one."
Just when everyone was chatting animatedly, Dugu Xuanqing suddenly spoke.
Everyone turned their attention to the latter.
Facing everyone's gaze, Dugu Xuanqing's expression remained unchanged, still looking very cold and aloof.
Liu Xin looked at Dugu Xuanqing, the most outstanding genius of this generation in Luoshen Villa.
"Brother Dugu, actually if you hadn't said this, I would have suggested to everyone that you should lead a team alone.
As a sharp knife, it directly performs beheading operations. "
Liu Xin looked at Dugu Xuanqing and said, a look of surprise appeared in the latter's eyes.
“Brother Dugu’s personal combat ability is definitely the best among our group.
Coupled with this group of heroes in our arena, they can definitely serve as a sharp blade.
In this exercise, our number was less than half of the opponent's.
We cannot easily win with military strength alone.
And our requirement is to retain at least 20% of our combat power.
This means that the opponent's strategy against us can be to consume our troops and cause us to fail.
Therefore we need a more economical way of playing.
Direct beheading can consume a large amount of the opponent's troops.
This is also the most beneficial thing for us among the rules!
We have enough generals!
But at the same time, Brother Dugu, although you don’t need to lead a large number of troops.
But at least some of the troops must be brought as escort or support.
Because Mr. Weng has already said that everything is rehearsed according to the real situation.
So if it's just a group of you who carry out a beheading operation without any hardness test, it's very likely that you will be surrounded by a large number of troops from the other side.
At that time, even if Brother Dugu, your personal combat power is superior, you will still not be able to stop the encirclement and suppression by a large number of troops.
Therefore, I now have a preliminary strategic plan and would like to hear your suggestions. "
Liu Xin said a lot in succession, and Dugu Xuanqing certainly had no objection.
He didn't know much about his martial arts background and his military background.
However, he was satisfied with Liu Xin's arrangement. Since it was a beheading operation, he would have plenty of opportunities to compete with the opponent's generals.
There is even a chance to have a direct battle with Huang Linxian.
This is what he is looking forward to, and it is also the purpose of his coming to this Zhengyang martial arts competition.
Since his grandfather Dugu Shidao disappeared, his faction has been besieged by other factions.
If his grandfather was still alive, other factions would not even dare to have such thoughts.
But now there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are kings.
Therefore, he needs to find some help for his lineage.
Luoshen Villa has always had a good relationship with the imperial court, and the people from Luoshen Villa also have many generals in the army.
But Luoshen Villa is a Jianghu sect after all, and even among the imperial army, most of them are middle-level generals.
With the power of these people, they cannot make the other factions in Luoshen Villa fearful.
Zhengyang Wubi is a very good opportunity to get in touch with these senior generals.
It just so happened that Dugu Xuanqing also wanted to test his strength.
Everyone was surprised when they heard that Liu Xin had come up with a strategy.
They didn't expect Liu Xin, who was born in Jinyiwei, to have an idea so quickly.
But Huangfu Rongjiang, Shansi, Zheng Xiao and others were not surprised.
Liu Xin is so young, but his talent is so strong, and his cultivation level is not inferior to them.
He also has strong case-solving abilities, coupled with his good ability to lead troops in battle.
In fact, it is not a very strange and unexpected thing.
There are always some monsters in this world.
Huangfu Rongjiang and others believed that Liu Xin was such a monster.
"All ears."
Huangfu Rongjiang expressed his attitude, and others naturally had no objections.
“The current situation is that we are completely insufficient as an attacker.
On the contrary, he is much stronger than his opponent in terms of generals.
This situation is actually consistent with our current situation in Liangshan Shuibo.
But why have we never been able to win Liangshan Shuibo?
The first reason is that the terrain of Liangshan Water Park is too complicated.
We have no way to find out the truth inside.
The complex terrain in Liangshanshuibo is equivalent to the trap in the three trump cards in the hands of the defensive camp.
The defender actually has only two options to choose from.
One is to stick to the critical point and delay the time until half a year.
This plan is the most labor-saving and safest for them.
But everyone knows it. Wenchen Group has a bet with His Majesty.
If the defense chooses this option, many may not get too high of a grade.
So I expect they will only choose the second option.
It consumes more than 80% of our troops! "
Huangfu Rongjiang was the first to agree with Liu Xin's view, and the others also nodded.
Liu Xin's analysis is correct.
"So what is Brother Liu's strategy?"
Huangfu Rongjiang got straight to the point. As the discussion deepened, everyone gradually fell into the role.
There is one thing that is particularly good about Jiangmen, and that is the view of battle situations that has been cultivated since childhood.
On the battlefield, the commander-in-chief is the commander-in-chief. Once his identity is placed there, no one else can question him.
And now all of Liu Xin's performances are in line with everyone's expectations, so he has gradually integrated into this state.
On the other hand, Huang Linxian was not good at military formations, so the main subject of the discussion became the quarrel between the civil servants and some generals.
The civil servants are led by Guan De, and the generals here mostly feel that the defensive side has an advantage. At the same time, they also tend to be good at defense, so they come to this camp.
Unexpectedly, Huang Linxian didn't care about everyone at all. He was practicing alone in the back, which was actually escaping.
He doesn't like to do things he's not good at.
He has been forced into this path by his master, although his talent is said to be quite good.
But in his heart he prefers to be the plowman he once was.
At this time, Guande had already started to argue with the leader of Jiangmen.
The few players in charge believe that they have an absolute advantage in defense, and they can win by just holding on for half a year, so why not do it.
Guan De believes that Weng Bingliang has already said that this round does not depend on the final outcome, the key is personal performance.
Therefore, even if he won in the end and remained huddled behind the city wall without performing at all, how could he compare to Zhengyang Wu and get into the top four.
If you don’t win the top four, how can you compete for opportunities?
Xu Cheng is a martial arts fanatic and is not good at camp. Guan De taught him how to do even the banquet that day.
As for Sun Yunshi, although they are from the same faction, Guande doesn't look down on him at all.
At this time, Sun Yunshi stood opposite him.
"If you like to defend, then I'll leave the camps at the front to you to defend!"
Guan De said suddenly, and at the same time, the number of supporters exceeded half of the people on their side, and the faces of the generals suddenly changed.
If they are really placed at the front, they will be eliminated from the start.
When the attacking side has all its troops, it will definitely step up its attack.
They are good at defense, so even if they choose to stick to it, they can still show their abilities.
But now it seems that Guande will not give them this opportunity at all.
And here, Huang Linxian, who has the most say, doesn't care about anything at all. Guande listens to politics behind the curtain and holds the power.
They saw that if the stalemate continued, they would get no benefits at all, so they all chose to compromise.
Guande, who finally won the victory, chose 20 tricks. The role of tricks was more reflected in the offense.
And the trap was selected 20 times.
As for the defensive-oriented city defense, there are only 10 times.
When this result was delivered to Zhu Ying and Weng Binliang, neither of them were surprised. They seemed to have expected it.
At this time, there were soldiers from the attacking side who took over the three assist instructions from the attacking side.
Liu Xin distributed it to everyone for review.
[The attacking side] has arrow formations, ships, and stone throwing [the requirements for victory are to retain at least 20% of the combat troops. The coach cannot afford to lose. 】100,000 troops and 120 generals.
Arrow formation [can remotely consume city defenses, etc., causing 500-1000 troop damage, depending on the effect. 】
Ships [can increase their forward speed by five times. Can be obtained by enemies. Each ship requires 100 troops to garrison. Each ship can carry 500 people, depending on the effect. 】
Throwing stones [The forward speed is slower, one third of the infantry speed. Each stone throw requires 100 troops. Can attack city defense. 500-2000 troops damage each time, depending on the effect. 】
"Everyone, what do you think?"
This time, Liu Xin decided to ask everyone for their opinions first.
"The arrow array is a sharp weapon that can be used to turn defeat into victory at critical moments. I think the more the better!"
Zheng Xiao said that his father was a famous arrow formation master. He once defeated an army of 30,000 people with 100,000 crossbow arrows.
Although it was achieved with the best of location and people, it was already an extremely brilliant victory.
Therefore, Zheng Xiao has a profound knowledge of arrow arrays.
"I think it is very important for ships to be anchored in water. We have fewer troops than they do. They are the defenders and cannot send out large forces.
We need strong mobility! "
Ning Yi was the second to speak.
At the same time, Wei Zongquan and Hu Gengchen both agreed.
Liu Xin finally looked at Huangfu Rongjiang. Huangfu Rongjiang condensed for a moment and said:
"Brother Liu and I have the same idea. The enemy will definitely choose to consume us as much as possible. Throwing stones can actually destroy the three types of assistance provided by the defender.
Whether it is a clever strategy, a trap, or a city defense, throwing stones can attack it. "
After Huangfu Rongjiang finished speaking, he looked at Liu Xin, wanting to hear his advice.
"Actually, I think what you all said makes sense!"
Liu Xin's snake oil answer this time was not affirmed by everyone, and everyone looked at Liu Xin.
Liu Xin smiled and continued:
“I think you all have your own strengths.
I am here to be the leader of this camp, and I am not qualified to command the entire army.
So I have a suggestion, we need to rearrange our respective roles.
For example, myself, I know very well that my position is at most a general who charges into battle.
However, Huangfu has the ability to command the entire army, so I suggest that the position of camp commander should be given to Huangfu Rongjiang. "
"No, changing the commander before the battle is a taboo on the battlefield!"
Luo Bei was the first to object, and the second turned out to be Hu Gengchen.
Hu Gengchen was a disciple of Song Gongdao, the Marquis of Tanzhou, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Fifth Military Camp.
Although he is low-key, his status in Qin Guogong's camp is not low.
Huangfu Rongjiang glanced at him and said nothing.
"No, we are not at war now. Our current stage is equivalent to the general selection stage before going out for an expedition.
To be honest, I certainly will not admit that my abilities are inferior to those of you.
But after all, you have been exposed to it since childhood, so your understanding of military art is naturally far better than mine.
If you give me time to learn, I will definitely not be inferior to others.
But at this moment, it is the critical moment of the Zhengyang Wushu Competition. I cannot force myself to do things that I am not good at in order to get a good ranking just because I am a layman.
Therefore, please understand! "
Liu Xin's words were reasonable and well-founded. In the end, everyone discussed it and to Liu Xin's surprise, Hu Gengchen became the offensive coach.
Because he is calm enough, and his master Song Gongdao is especially good at field combat.
For attacking water pools with complex terrain, his ability is obviously stronger than Huangfu Rongjiang.
This was beyond Liu Xin's expectation.
However, Hu Gengchen listened to Liu Xin's suggestion and after some deliberations, he finally made a decision.
Liu Xin, Luo Bei, Ning Yi and a dozen other contestants led 10,000 troops and 10 ships. Act as a forward.
Zheng Xiaoze and Dan Si, with more than 20 contestants, led 20,000 troops and 20 arrow formations. Act as the right wing and attack from the right.
Huangfu Rongjiang led more than 20 contestants, 30,000 troops, and 15 stone throwers. Act as the central army and attack from the middle.
Wei Zongquan led 19 men, 20,000 troops, and 5 arrow formations. Act as the left wing and feint attack from the left wing.
As a disciple of Wu Guogong's third son, Wei Zongquan also had considerable abilities, so he led the army alone.
Hu Gengchen sat in the rear, leading 20,000 people and the remaining dozen contestants.
After the former army takes the stronghold, it can garrison the opponent's stronghold. As a base camp, as the attacker, its mobility and flexibility are actually much better than those of the defender.
The main attack direction of the attacker was ultimately determined to be the center and right.
As a forward, Liu Xin is both a pathfinder and a supporter. With ships, they have the strongest mobility!
Penetrate the right wing and finally complete the encirclement with the left wing.
This is the complete strategy of the attacker.
The result of the defender’s choice here is:
[Defender] There are traps, clever strategies, and city defense [The victory requirements are to defeat more than 80% of the enemy, or to defend the position for half a year. 】200,000 troops, 60 generals
Trap [20 times] [Reduce the enemy's troop damage by 500-1000 each time, depending on the effect. 】
Strange strategies [20 times] [Including fire attacks, arrow arrays, falling rocks, etc., which can reduce the enemy's troop damage by 500-5000, depending on the effect. 】
City defense [10 times] [Enhanced defense capabilities, can directly increase militia, combat strength is equivalent to 30% of soldiers]
There are a total of fifteen strongholds on the defensive side, all of which are easy to defend but difficult to attack.
Originally, there were a total of eighteen places they had to defend, but Guande gave up three of them.
In addition, suspicion formations were laid in these three places and no less than ten traps were arranged.
If you can hit all the targets, you can defeat up to 10% of the attacker's troops without even spending one soldier or one general.
Time soon came to sunset, and everyone came to the martial arts field.
He handed over his first stage layout to Weng Binliang, and then broke camp and headed to Majiawan.
Majiawan is only three miles away from the camp, so we will arrive soon.
At this time, Majiawan was filled with lights, and two thousand soldiers had surrounded the place.
Majiawan is actually not that big. It is only twelve miles long from east to west, narrower on the west side, and only four miles north to south.
The wider part on the east side is eight miles.
The defenders entered Majiawan first.
"There are a total of eighteen strongholds here, connected by waterways. Many of them are places that are easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is indeed difficult for us on the offensive side to attack.
No wonder the imperial court has not cleared Liangshanshuibo for so many years. "
Huangfu Rongjiang came to Liu Xin's side, and the two watched the defenders enter Majiawan by boat.
Half an hour later, Weng Bingliang stood on the side of the attacker and announced that the drill had officially begun.
And as the soldiers beat the drums, the first day begins!
