Not only Beimingzi, but Jiang Shuo and Li Huaixiu also attacked several times from different directions, but all returned without success. Fortunately, the Yiluohe warriors strictly adhered to the formation. Once everyone retreated, they did not pursue them. They just followed the drums and followed the formation. Figure runs. Seeing this, everyone stopped trying to rush into the formation, strictly adhered to their positions, and discussed countermeasures.
Beimingzi scratched his head and said: "The culture of the Central Plains is profound and profound. Although I have created several small formations of my own, I always thought that the military formations were just a showpiece that went around and around. I didn't expect that the eight-door golden lock formation was so powerful. Before charging into the formation, It doesn’t seem to be a big deal, but once you enter the formation, attacking from both near and far will be more difficult to deal with than the crazy and random charge before.”
Dugu asked: "Hey...it seems that Gao Bujie had some reservations before and deliberately showed weakness and lured the main force of the Khitan army into the battle. We always thought that Gao Bujie sent out most of the troops to drag down the river just to trap a few of us, but he I think too highly of myself, and I think too low of the danger."
Bei Mingzi said: "I really underestimated him. As An Lushan's number one counselor, Gao Buwei is indeed outstanding. His goal has always been to draw out the main force of the Khitan and surround and annihilate them."
Li Huaixiu sighed: "It's just that I was too impulsive and led the whole army to fight in, but now I have no backup."
Nie Li said: "Our lives are not worthy of pity, but if we both die here at the same time, the eight Khitan tribes will be leaderless, and I am afraid that no one will be able to take on the important task of fighting against the An thieves."
Jiang Shuo said: "Brother Dayi Lijin, Huaixiu, we just had five people and we didn't give up the charge. Now we still have 20,000 troops. How do we know we can't break out of the formation?"
Beimingzi also said: "Old friend Dugu, from what you said, you know a lot about the Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation. Please tell us what weaknesses this formation has that can be broken."
Dugu asked: "I, the Dugu family, was originally a general in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. It is impossible to say that I don't know anything about formations. But you also know that I have only been good at music since I was a child, and I have not been very enthusiastic about practicing. I like the art of war, so I only know a little bit about this eight-door golden lock formation."
Nie Li said: "Hey...Senior Dugu, don't be humble now. No matter how little you know, it's still much better than waiting for me to be blind."
Dugu asked: "Okay, let me tell you what I know. Beimingzi is very talented, and he may be able to find the flaws in this formation. This eight-door golden lock formation is derived from "Qimen Dunjia". In fact, It is nine formations and four paths. "As he said that, he picked up a branch and drew a "tic-tac-toe grid" with two vertical and two horizontal lines on the ground.
This tic-tac-toe grid is divided into nine grids with four lines. Dugu Wen pointed to these nine grids and said, "These nine grids are the nine formations." He then circled the eight vertices of the "tic-tac-toe" and said, "This Eight entrances are eight gates.”
Dugu Xiang said: "Is this eight-door golden lock formation square? I saw them going around and around, and I thought it was round."
Dugu asked: "In ancient times, formations were all square formations, but strange people of all ages have added many changes to the eight-door golden lock formation. Now I don't know whether the formation set up by Gao Bujie is round or square. , I am just using the square array to roughly explain the operation method of our Golden Lock Array."
Everyone was trapped in the formation. Looking around, they could only see crowds of people. They could not see the full picture of the Eight-door Golden Lock Formation. It was difficult to imagine the full picture of the formation. They could only listen to Dugu Wen continue to point at the Nine Palaces and Eight Gates and say: "The eight gates are in the right direction." "Xiu" gate, "Sheng" gate from Gen side, "Shang" gate from Zhen side, "Du" gate from Xun side, "Jing" gate from Li side, "Death" gate from Kun side, "Jing" gate from Dui side, "Kai" gate from Qian side "Door. Among them, Kai, Xiu, and Sheng are the auspicious gates, Death, Shock, and Injury are the unlucky gates, and Du and Jing are the Zhongping gates. "
Dugu Xiang said: "There are quite a lot of Ji Men. It seems there is hope to break the formation."
Dugu asked: "Among the Sanji Gate, opening the door means entrance. The eight gates of the Eight-Door Golden Lock Formation are not fixed. The door to enter the formation is opening the door; closing the gate means recuperation. I think we are trapped here without anyone. If we come to attack, maybe our location is Ximen; only Shengmen is the most auspicious door for escaping to heaven."
Dugu Wen pointed the branch at the right end of the horizontal line under the tic-tac-toe and said: "No matter which side of the formation you enter, the battle formation will retreat to the middle palace." Then he pointed the branch at the middle palace and continued: "The other formations Rolling along with the trend, the two gates of surprise and death can be carried behind the back." Dugu Wen drew a circle from bottom to top on the branch in his hand, and said: "In this way, if you are the second leader and take the bottom, it will be a three-on-one situation in an instant. , and the formation keeps rotating, staying in the formation
The longer the siege lasts, the more soldiers will come up. "
Dugu Xiang asked: "Where is the Shengmen?"
Dugu Wen pointed at the lower end of the left vertical line of Tic Tac Toe and said, "Here, here."
Dugu Xiang said: "It's only separated by a door, but it's not that far away."
Jiang Shuo had already understood a little bit, and said: "But the formation rotates, and the disciples will move. It's not far away. In fact, you have to wait for the formation to rotate around and fight seven of the nine formations before you can meet them. If you reach the gate of life and can defeat the seven gates, then you will naturally be born."
Beimingzi thought for a while and said: "We just had a brief taste of the formation and did not go into depth. I think we have only fought against three formations at most. It seems that we are not capable of defeating seven formations in a row."
Dugu asked: "There are more than seven formations. When charging into the formation, the outer formation is still rotating endlessly. Even if it can break through for one time, it will become the middle formation for the next one. The other formations will use it as the center and surround it, and so on. Endless and never see the door of life."
Dugu Xiang said, "Can't you just walk in through the Shengmen?"
Dugu asked and said with a smile: "Silly boy, each door in the eight-door golden lock array is not fixed. Which door you enter from will become the open door. The door at the opposite angle will become the raw door. The other doors will be curled up. , naturally I hid the living door."
Jiang Shuo said: "Then why not pretend to attack Zhonggong first, and then suddenly turn around and pursue Shengmen?"
Dugu asked: "The Eight Gate Golden Lock Formation is not as simple as the one I drew now. I only know that the Eight Gates are the same as the Five Elements. They can complement each other and change each other. The moment you turn around, Shuoer, in fact, each gate in the formation will also change accordingly. Yes, there is a song saying:
The good ones cannot afford to be defeated, and the evil ones cannot afford to be suppressed;
The auspicious gate will bring great benefits, and the unlucky gate will bring misfortune.
If the Jimenke Palace is not good, the bad Menke Palace will be even worse. "
Dugu Xiang clasped his fingers and thought for a long time and said: "Good guy, except for Jimen Xiangsheng, the other five changes are not cheap."
Dugu asked: "That's all I know about this song. I don't know how the formation works or how to crack it."
Jiang Shuo sighed: "Hey...it would be great if Commander Guo were here. He is familiar with military books and knows the formations well, so he can definitely break them."
Beimingzi snorted and said, "Guo Ziyi is a human being, and I am also a human being. The ancients who wrote military books and strategies are also human beings. Since humans can think of ways, why can't I?"
Although this is what everyone thinks, I don’t know how long it took talents from all over the dynasties to perfect this eight-door golden lock formation. Forgive me, Beimingzi is so smart, but how could he figure out this formation in an instant? Guanqiao?
Beimingzi leaned over and drew with his fingers on the formation map for a moment, then raised his head and asked Dugu: "I think the secret of this formation is to make the people rushing into the formation go straight in and out, while the people defending the formation make a zigzag turn and turn around. The people rushing into the formation are surrounded by people. Once they enter the formation, no matter which way they go, they will fight with less and more. If you want to break the formation, you can only pass through it." As he said that, he shot out a sword energy from his fingertips, and in Dugu A diagonal line is drawn on the nine-square grid of the painting from the lower right to the upper left.
Dugu Xiang counted them carefully on the grid and said, "Sure enough, the birth gate just happened to turn this way."
Dugu asked: "This is just a simplified diagram. The actual formation operation may not be like this."
Beimingzi smiled and said: "My intention is that this formation is twisting and turning, so that the people rushing to follow the formation will turn and look for a way out. But as long as the formation turns, the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, and the enemy troops gather more and more, it will always be difficult to Find the gate of life and rush out. Instead of doing the opposite, passing through the formation, you can survive. This is the meaning of "the auspicious gate creates each other". "
Dugu's grandson, Jiang Shuo, Huaixiu, and Nieli were all smart people. After hearing Beimingzi's explanation, they immediately woke up. Dugu asked: "Yes, yes... this is the truth."
Nie Li said: "Even so, you have to break through three formations, and you have to be fast. If you are slow, the formation will cover you up, and it will be four or five formations in a while."
Dugu asked: "Yes, the key to breaking the formation is speed, but it is still possible to break the third formation anyway. It is much better than wandering around in the formation."
Beimingzi said: "I heard that the sound of fighting has weakened. If we continue to discuss it, I'm afraid the Khitan army will be wiped out." He turned to Jiang Shuo and said: "Jiang Xiaoyou, follow me to lead the battle." He said to Dugu Xiang : "Xiao Nizi, you
Take good care of your grandpa in the middle. Finally, he said to Li Huaixiu and Nie Li: "Fellow Khitan warriors, please follow closely."
Beimingzi has the best kung fu and possesses majesty under his command. Everyone nodded solemnly and followed Beimingzi into the eight-door golden lock formation again.
As expected, the front formation retreated diagonally. Beimingzi said: "Follow closely!" He chased the front formation and rushed down, followed closely by Jiang Shuo. He saw the front formation retreating into the middle army and dodged to both sides. The powerful crossbowmen of the Chinese army were revealed and fired more than a hundred arrows at them. The two ignored them. Beimingzi used his robe sleeves and Jiang Shuo swung away the arrows with his seven-star sword. They still rushed forward, but it was pitiful. The Khitan warriors around him were unable to dodge and were shot to death.
The crossbowmen finished shooting and left. By the time Beimingzi and Jiang Shuo rushed forward, the melee warriors from the back row had already surged up. The two of them stopped retreating and charged head-on. Dugu Xiang was also behind, supporting Dugu Wen with one hand and waving a long rope with the other to help them kill the enemy. The Khitan warriors crowded together tightly and moved forward, with Li Huaixiu on the left, Nie Li and Ta Ligu on the right, constantly killing back the Yiluohe warriors who were outflanking them from both sides.
After killing this group of melee warriors, there was indeed an open space in front of us, which was the center and outer areas.
Going around the gap between the two formations. The outer formation rotates in a curve, so it is naturally no slower than the one that rushes straight into the center. However, the people who rush into the formation are not condescending. When they are deep in the formation, they will naturally avoid it when they encounter tough obstacles. In this way, even if they break through the center formation, The formation behind them had already moved into position, so the rear team became the center formation again, and the other formations changed formations to encircle them again. This cycle continued, but they were stuck in the formation and could not escape.
Beimingzi saw through this and led everyone to rush straight through the middle formation. Although the Khitan knights suffered huge losses, they rushed to the position of the living gate just in time when the outer formation was turning around!
