Three Kingdoms: I choose Xiao Qiao and Da Qiao, why are you crying, Diao Chan?

Chapter 272: I will not disgrace the reputation of my Ma family! (Thanks to Zhong 612 and Zhang Jingjun for their monthly ticket support~)

Ji Ling and Pan Zhang looked at the young general who was only fourteen or fifteen years old. Pan Zhang immediately frowned and scolded:

"How can a young boy like you resist those flying feathers?

"Go away, don't get in the way here!"

Ji Ling immediately showed his palm to Pan Zhang, signaling him not to speak for the time being.

Then he asked the little fellow who was less than seven feet tall and wearing green armor:

"Who are you? And how can you resist the rain of arrows?"

The young general clasped his fists and replied:

"This boy Zhu Ran is the son of Qiantang County Magistrate Zhu Zhi!"

When Pan Zhang heard the name "Zhu Zhi", he was slightly stunned, and then he restrained the contempt in his eyes.

After all, the Danyang Zhu family became famous because of Zhu Zhi.

Although not as powerful as the Zhu family in Wu County, it is also one of the most famous families in Jiangdong.

He had been in Jiangdong for quite some time, so naturally he had heard of Zhu Zhi's name.

"So you are the son of County Magistrate Zhu. I am so sorry for your disrespect."

Ji Ling knew that Pan Zhang was too embarrassed to do so, so he bowed to Zhu Ran on his behalf.

However, Zhu Ran didn't care about Pan Zhang's attitude. He was more interested in the opportunity to make achievements:
“I have an idea: we can place haystacks every few meters within the range of the enemy’s arrows and light them to create billowing smoke.

"And have each soldier make a scarecrow in advance.

“After the thick smoke formed, the soldiers held up their shields in one hand and used long spears in the other hand to hold the scarecrows in front of them and waved them continuously, pretending to be real people and luring the enemy to shoot arrows.

“The enemy cannot see our situation clearly and will continue to shoot arrows.

"Our soldiers can squat on the ground and hide behind their shields.

“It can not only ensure your own safety, but also consume the enemy’s arrows. You can also use scarecrows to collect arrows for our army to use!
“As long as we use up most of their arrows, we can launch the attack.

"Then the rain of arrows will no longer be a threat!"

After listening to Zhu Ran's suggestion, Ji Ling suddenly became extremely excited:
"Great, great! If this plan works, you will get the credit!"

Before Pan Zhang could react, Ji Ling had already ordered Zhu Ran to take people to prepare haystacks and scarecrows.

It took Pan Zhang a long time to react, and a look of admiration appeared on his face:
"Young people have good brains!"

Ji Ling thought, you are only in your twenties.

This has nothing to do with age, it’s entirely a difference in brain power!
Just as Ji Ling was preparing the scarecrow, on the warship where the enemy commander Zhu Jun was -

Jia Xu looked at the Two Dragons Emerging from Water formation set up by Hao Meng's army on the shore, and was looking for a way to break the formation.

Zhu Jun watched as the soldiers on the ship were beaten back twice when they tried to land.

Most of the arrows shot out were blocked by the enemy's shield soldiers, and they were quite surprised for a moment:
“I never thought that someone in the enemy army could set up such a sophisticated formation.

"Most of the time, the two 'dragons' lie dormant in the formation to accumulate strength. Once they attack, they can always burst out with astonishing power!

"Wenhe, how do we break this formation?"

Jia Xu did not answer immediately, but just pulled his beard and continued to observe the pattern of the formation's changes...

Soon, Huangfu Song on the other side also arrived behind Hao Meng's army.

I saw that the friendly troops on the warships were unable to land.

Huangfu Song realized that the enemy's formation was not simple.

He did not launch a rash attack, but waited and watched.

now.

Hao Meng, who was in the center of the formation, felt a little frightened when he saw the enemy troops arriving from the rear.

However, when he saw Xu Sheng beside him constantly commanding the army to change its formation, he felt inexplicably emotional.

If the lord had not recruited so many outstanding generals, Hao Meng would have been beaten and fled in panic when facing the imperial army with his ability!

At this time, Jia Xu on the warship finally figured out the movement patterns of the Two Dragons Emerging from Water Formation.

As a poisonous strategist known as the "Ghost Fox", his understanding of battle formations naturally far exceeds that of ordinary strategists.

Jia Xu pointed to the center of the enemy camp and said to Zhu Jun:
"As the saying goes, two dragons emerge from the water, one head and one tail. If the two heads are strong, the middle will wither!
"Every time a dragon head appears, the middle abdomen of the formation will be exposed.

"If we can send an army to attack the enemy's belly when it is exposed, we can break this formation!"

After hearing this, Zhu Jun frowned again before he could even feel happy:
"Although we have found a way to break the enemy's formation, our army cannot reach the shore. How can we get around the enemy's formation and break it?"

Jia Xu pointed to Huangfu Song's army behind Hao Meng:
"If we want to break the formation, we can only rely on General Huangfu."

Zhu Jun frowned even more tightly:

"But Yizhen doesn't know how to break the formation, and our army can't land. How can we teach them how to break the formation?"

Jia Xu stroked his beard:
“That depends on the tacit understanding between General Zhu and General Huangfu.

“General, you can have your men continue to charge the shore, and when the enemy’s dragon head attacks and exposes the dragon’s belly, order the soldiers to shoot arrows at the dragon’s belly.

“Although we cannot break their formation, if we shoot arrows here many times, General Huangfu will understand the deep meaning and know how to break the formation!”

After listening to Jia Xu's plan, Zhu Jun clapped his hands and said confidently:
"I have worked with this old buddy Yizhen for many years and we have a perfect understanding!

"He will definitely know what I mean!"

After saying that, Zhu Jun immediately ordered his men to launch another strong attack on the enemy forces on the shore!

Zhu Jun's soldiers standing on the warships continued to build wooden boards towards the shore.

Under the cover of the archers, they stepped on the wooden boards and tried to squeeze to the shore with weapons in hand.

However, every time they were about to land, a team of cavalry led by Xing Daorong would suddenly rush out from Hao Meng's army!

With great momentum and roaring like thunder!
The frightened soldiers who were about to land instinctively retreated.

Those who did not retreat were also forcibly repelled by the incoming cavalry!

Zhu Jun, who was on the command boat, saw that the enemy's dragon head had emerged, and immediately ordered the soldiers with good archery skills to shoot arrows at the exposed belly of the enemy's formation.

But most of the arrows were blocked by the shield soldiers who were always on guard.

If this happens several times in a row, it seems like a useless effort!

Huangfu Song on the other side had already seen all of this.

At first Huangfu Song was just very confused.

Based on his understanding of Zhu Jun, the other party should not waste troops in vain.

But soon, Huangfu Song realized whether there was any hidden meaning behind the other party's actions.
After two more rounds of observation, Huangfu Song suddenly understood what Zhu Jun wanted to express!
Ten years ago, he had accumulated rich combat experience during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and naturally he was also quite knowledgeable about battle tactics.

Although the Two Dragons Emerging from Water Formation is not common, there are connections between the formations.

Every time the "Dragon Head" attacked, the place where Zhu Jun ordered his men to shoot arrows would expose the weakness of the formation.

If we can lead an army to launch a surprise attack from the flank, we will surely be able to break this formation!
But while he was happy, Huangfu Song also knew...

Since the enemy was able to set up this formation, they must also know its weaknesses.

Will definitely focus on the weak points.

Once someone attacks its weak point, the person commanding the formation will immediately retract the dragon head to protect the weak point.

It is necessary to divert the enemy's attention so that they cannot take care of their front and rear, and then lead another army to raid their weak points in order to break their formation quickly!
After thinking for a moment, Huangfu Song immediately came up with an idea and asked the generals behind him:
"Who is willing to lead a thousand soldiers to break this formation?"

When they heard that they were only given a thousand soldiers to break the formation, most of the generals showed fear.

At this moment, a young general wearing a lion helmet and brocade armor, with a face like unpolished jade, eyes like flying stars, a body as strong as a wolf, and a golden spear in his hand, rode out on horseback, with an arrogant and domineering temperament:

"General Huangfu, I am willing to break the formation! I will not bring disgrace to the Ma family's reputation!"

(End of this chapter)