This martial artist just wants to be an official

Chapter 410: The Power of the Mandarin Duck Formation

As the sun shone, Lu Yuanzhi began his military training.

In his previous life, he had only seen the Mandarin Duck Formation on the Internet.

I have read many novels that praise how powerful the Mandarin Duck Formation is, and that its lethality is greatest in a narrow space. Aren’t there countless narrow spaces on that rugged mountain path?

In addition, the demon people do not have the advanced smelting technology, so most of the demon soldiers are not wearing armor.

Then this Mandarin Duck Formation can play its greatest role.

Rugged and narrow mountain roads and unarmored enemies.

Even though the demons have a natural advantage on the mountain roads, if they use the Mandarin Duck Formation against the enemy, it will definitely be a powerful weapon.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuanzhi called the middle-level officer over.

"Master Lu."

The middle-level officer was extremely respectful.

"I'll teach you a set of formations, and we'll train them this afternoon."

Lu Yuanzhi looked at the middle-level officer indifferently.

He was not talking nonsense. One afternoon was more than enough for this disciplined army. It was nothing more than rotating weapons and changing formations while marching.

For an army that can enforce discipline, it is just a matter of adaptation and there is not much difficulty.

"Yes."

The middle-level officer never thought of doubting Lu Yuanzhi. After saluting respectfully, he stood beside Lu Yuanzhi and listened slowly to his explanation.

In fact, the arrangement of the Mandarin Duck Formation is very simple.

Only twelve personnel are needed for a team.

One captain, one cook, and ten soldiers.

In other words, the ones who actually fought against the enemy were only ten team members.

Among these ten warriors, four wield spears as the main force of attack.

There were four more soldiers in front of him.

The soldier on the right holds a large rectangular pentagonal rattan shield, and the soldier on the left holds a small round rattan shield, both made of rattan.

However, it would be a bit difficult to find rattan shields here, so Lu Yuanzhi asked Aunt Lengdan to get him some round shields.

Afterwards, two soldiers came out holding "wolf whisks", which were large bamboos with branches and leaves, about 13 feet long.

But as I said, bamboo is only found in the south, and it is difficult to find so much in the north, so we have to use spears as a substitute.

Behind the pikemen, there were two soldiers carrying "halberds".

The "镋帕" is in the shape of a mountain, made of iron, seven or eight feet long, with a rocket placed in the concave part of the top, which is an explosive arrow tied to it. After being ignited, it can rush straight into the enemy camp.

In this case, Lu Yuanzhi used the long shield in the army as a substitute.

At this point, a team of Mandarin Duck Formation soldiers was formed.

"The main task of the soldier holding the square round shield on the right is to maintain the existing position and stabilize the team's position."

"The soldier on the left holding the round rattan shield should crawl forward and throw javelins behind the shield to lure the enemy soldiers away from their advantageous defensive position."

Lu Yuanzhi looked at the middle-level officer in front of him, his voice carrying a hint of seriousness.

As the officer listened to Lu Yuanzhi's detailed explanation, a look of suspicion flashed across his face.

He was also a soldier who had served in the army for a long time. He had never heard of or seen the formation that Lu Yuanzhi was talking about...

So, I feel a little bit disapproving.

Lu Yuanzhi could naturally see it, but he didn't say much. After all, any new thing will be met with doubts when it first comes out.

He explained slowly:
"If the lure is successful, the two soldiers behind will use wolf-whips to sweep the enemy to the ground, and then let the companion holding the spear jump up and stab the enemy to death or injure him."

"The last two soldiers holding sharp handles are responsible for protecting the rear of the team and guarding the flanks. If necessary, they can also support their comrades in front and form the second line of attack."

Having said this, he slowly stopped.

"Do you remember what I just said?"

After hearing Lu Yuanzhi's words, the officer nodded seriously even though he had some doubts in his heart:
"remember."

"Well, then go and practice. After you're done practicing, show me your martial arts skills. Don't let me down."

Lu Yuanzhi patted his shoulder lightly.

"Yes!"

The officer forced himself to cheer up and shouted a military order loudly.

Then he slowly walked towards the team of 1,200 people and shouted loudly:

"Twelve people form a team! From tallest to shortest, I'll give you half a minute to line up!"

After hearing his words, some low-level officers immediately stood up and began to rearrange themselves while shouting.

In less than half a quarter of an hour, all the teams were lined up in an orderly manner.

Seeing this speed, Lu Yuanzhi nodded secretly in his heart.

Although it cannot be compared with the military drills seen on TV in the previous life, it is definitely much better than most of the current armies.

At the very least, the 50,000 county soldiers in this city are stronger.

"Are you sure that the formation you mentioned is useful?"

There was a hint of indifference in Aunt Leng's eyes.

She didn't think Lu Yuanzhi was kidding when he was practicing the "Double-Edge Formation".

But she was confused in her heart because she had never heard of this Mandarin Duck Formation, and Lu Yuanzhi in front of her had never had any experience in military formations...

Can the formation he came up with work? ?
Her doubts did not last long. That night, after Lu Yuanzhi saw that the middle-level officers had trained the team of 1,200 people in an orderly manner, he gave them some verbal praise.

"Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."

Before the middle-level officer could finish his words, he heard the appreciation on Lu Yuanzhi's face, and his heart was instantly filled with joy.

The feeling of being praised in public by the commander of an army of 300,000 men made his face flush with a frightening redness.

"You're done already?"

Aunt Leng's voice was calm, but still a little confused.

Lu Yuanzhi shrugged and said:
"It's no problem. The military train is still the same military train. The only thing that needs to change is the proficiency between the weapons."

"They don't need to practice any advanced martial arts, just simple stabbing, blocking and picking."

After Lu Yuanzhi finished speaking, he smiled and said:
"We will train for another day tomorrow. The day after tomorrow, the princess can find a team and we can go to Wangyou Mountain in the back to perform martial arts. How about that?"

Hearing this, Aunt Lengdan's eyes lit up slightly, and then she said:
"Since you are so confident in this formation, then give it a try."

"Okay!"

Lu Yuanzhi laughed and went into the tent.

Night, quiet.

"Brother."

Hai Wuyang must have finished dinner, as he slowly walked in from outside the tent.

"what happened?"

Lu Yuanzhi is reading the military strategies of this world. Although he doesn't need to lead troops to fight himself, it would definitely be a good thing to read more books.

He raised his head and saw that Hai was safe.

"I heard that you will fight with the princess the day after tomorrow?"

"It spreads so fast?"

Lu Yuanzhi was stunned for a moment. He really didn't expect that it had only been a short time. Not even two hours?

"I heard about it anyway."

Hai Wuyang sat down slowly, came to the opposite side of Lu Yuanzhi and said seriously:

"You must win this martial arts performance."

"Ok?"

Lu Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows slightly:
"How to say?"

"Even if you have the greatest prestige among the three armies, you still need to have something to show off in the barracks, otherwise the morale of the army will be unstable."

Hai Wuyang said calmly:

"I also studied Confucian military tactics with Marquis Weiwu for a while, and I have some understanding of it. If there is anything you don't understand, you can discuss it with me."

"Ouch."

When Lu Yuanzhi heard this, his voice became a little louder:

"What? You know the art of war, can you go to the front line and help me reinforce the anti-Confucian formation over there?"

"..." Hai Wuyang pursed his lips and then sighed:

"I do understand the border defense Confucian formation, but if you are not at the fourth level, you can't set it up. Moreover, if you want to set up a Confucian formation as large as the border defense, it is simply wishful thinking if you don't have the third level of Confucian cultivation."

"Ok?"

When Lu Yuanzhi heard this, he suddenly looked up at Hai Wuyang and said:

"Do you really understand the layout of the border defense Confucian formation?"

"nature."

Hai Wuyang said calmly:

"At the beginning, the Border Defense Confucian Formation was specifically taught by Weiwu Hou in the academy for a few days, so I naturally studied it. In fact, at the beginning, I was interested in Confucian and Taoist military tactics, but later I worshipped the dean as my teacher and switched to Haoran Confucianism."

"Oh."

Lu Yuanzhi naturally heard what Hai Wuyang was saying, and he nodded slowly:
"Okay, then let me tell you about this Mandarin Duck Formation."

As he spoke, he picked up the stone, squatted on the ground, and talked to Hai Wuyang about the core of the Mandarin Duck Formation in the candlelight.

That is to change the formation.

This is the core of the Mandarin Duck Formation.

What should we do if we encounter enemies attacking from all directions?

"Tighten the formation, with two shield bearers in front..."

Lu Yuanzhi slowly explained the entire set of Mandarin Duck Formation to Hai Wuyang.

After hearing this, Hai Wuyang couldn't calm down for a long time.

"If this formation were really set up in a narrow mountain path, it would definitely make it impossible for the demon race to return!"

"is it?"

Lu Yuanzhi smiled leisurely.

……

Time passed quickly, and two days went by in the blink of an eye.

Since Lu Yuanzhi was in the military camp during the day, the middle-level officer did not dare to slack off at all and smoothly transformed the entire team of 1,200 people into the Mandarin Duck Formation camp.

Two days of training also allowed the formation to gradually become more mature.

"General Lu! We have assembled and can now head to the mountains!"

"it is good!"

Lu Yuanzhi looked at these spirited soldiers with a smile on his face.

Although the spears and arrows used for attack were replaced with wooden sticks, the overall momentum of the army still stood like a mountain in the military camp.

Anyone who sees it will feel terrified.

At this time, Aunt Lengdan's troops had also assembled.

She would not take advantage of Lu Yuanzhi, as her army was also composed of 1,200 men.

It is the most common combination of sword and shield soldiers and spear battalions in Dayong.

"go!"

Lu Yuanzhi exchanged glances with him, and could see the strong fighting spirit in the other's eyes.

Without further ado, the two teams slowly moved forward into the mountains.

It took almost half a day for the two teams to reach the foot of the mountain.

"How to say?"

Lu Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows at Aunt Leng.

"You enter from that side, and I'll enter the mountain from this side. The two teams will start the battle in the form of an encounter."

There was calmness in Aunt Leng's voice.

"Okay."

Lu Yuanzhi laughed and without further ado, led his soldiers towards the mountains in the direction pointed by Aunt Lengdan.

Just after two teams of more than 2,400 people entered the mountains.

On the mountain.

Two old figures were sitting on the chairs.

"Mr. Ji, there are troops entering the mountains."

A young figure appeared in front of the two elders.

Ji Xuan frowned, and he slowly raised his head and looked at the young man's handsome face:
"Which team is it?"

"It's definitely not from the demon tribe. I guess the demon king's demon army hasn't reached Yumen Pass yet."

Opposite him sat Weiwu Hou, holding a wine jug between his teeth, tasting the fine wine leisurely.

"I looked around and saw two teams from Dayong. The leaders seemed to be Lu Yixing and Shangguan, but they were too far away. I also knew that Lu Yixing was a third-rank official, so I didn't dare to look at them any more and hurried over to report."

"Oh?"

When Ji Xuan heard this, curiosity flashed in his eyes:
"What are they doing in the mountains?"

"do not know."

The young man bowed his head.

"Let's go and have a look."

Ji Xuan slowly stood up and led the way towards the top of the mountains.

With the help of the young man, Weiwuhou also followed Ji Xuan to a higher place.

After walking for about half a minute, the three of them sat down between a large rock.

Through the shadows of the trees, you can see the two teams slowly approaching each other.

Ji Xuan had the best eyesight and could see at a glance that the weapons in the hands of the two teams had been replaced with wooden ones.

"They should be performing martial arts. All the weapons have been replaced with wooden ones. But the formation of the team led by that kid is quite strange..."

After seeing this, Ji Xuan murmured slowly.

"Oh?"

Weiwu Hou naturally knew who Ji Xuan was referring to as "that kid". He used his eyesight and slowly looked towards the mountains.

"Hi~"

When the mighty marquis, who was famous for his military tactics, saw the troops led by Lu Yuanzhi, a strange look flashed across his face:
"I don't understand. I have never seen such a military formation before."

"Is there anything else you don't understand?"

Ji Xuan glanced at Weiwu Hou with a smile.

"If you haven't seen it, then you haven't seen it. Why would I scare you?"

Weiwu Hou glared at him and stopped talking. He looked curiously at the two teams that were about to engage in close combat.

When the two teams slowly collided, Ji Xuan and Weiwu Hou both shook their bodies at the same time.

"Hi~!!"

The two of them gasped.

In their eyes, the two teams collided on the narrow mountain road.

The team led by Lu Yuanzhi quickly changed their formation and separated the troops into small teams one by one.

Although it looked a bit messy, the teams were tightly together and did not separate.

The team in the front was like a sharp knife. With just a brief contact, it tore a huge hole in the other team.

"this!"

Aunt Leng's pupils suddenly contracted.

She was close, so she could see everything clearly. In this mountain road, it was impossible to launch a large-scale interspersed battle, and the two teams could only fight in close combat.

In his own team, the sword and shield soldiers at the front were defeated by the opponent's twelve-man team at the front without even a fight.

"Lancers, move forward!"

Aunt Leng's voice was cold.

After hearing her voice, the flag bearer immediately took the order and started signaling with flags to the team.

After receiving the order, the combination of sword and shield soldiers and spearmen began to change their formation.

But Lu Yuanzhi's team continued to advance slowly...

(End of this chapter)