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

Chapter 395: Eight Stone Soldiers Formation! (Happy National Day, foster fathers! I wish all foster fathers will be as strong as the country and live as long as the sky~)
Seeing Zhuge Liang laughing happily, Mi Zhu was puzzled:
"Why are you laughing so happily, young sir?"

Zhuge Liang picked up the kettle and poured a glass of water for Mi Zhu. While handing it to him, he explained:

"During the previous battle in Yizhou, Lu Bu already knew that there were spies inside, so he deliberately revealed his strategic deployment.

“And he let Gao Shun lead the Xianzhen Camp and 10,000 troops ahead, which seemed more like a way to confuse us.

“If my guess is correct, Lu Bu has already led the remaining 40,000 troops to attack Xiaopei.

"If I send a large army to support Liang at this time, the offensive pressure on Xiaopei will be greatly increased!"

After listening to Zhuge Liang's words, Mi Zhu nodded suddenly.

This young gentleman is truly a talented military strategist who helped the lord capture two states!

When Liu Bei just took over Xuzhou, he was still confused as to why Liu Bei would trust such a little kid.

However, after the other party helped Liu Bei to successively capture Yanzhou and Qingzhou, he finally understood what kind of terrifying talent this young man possessed!

Now that the other party is so sure, it is most likely the case.

However, considering that the earthquake that the other party had expected did not cause an effective blow to the enemy, Mi Zhu still reminded:

“But if the enemy does the opposite, we should concentrate our forces to attack Liang.

"With the 20,000 troops of Liang State, I'm afraid they may not be able to hold on..."

After hearing what Mi Zhu said, Zhuge Liang, who was always cautious, also felt that there was some truth in it.

After a moment of silence, he suddenly said:

“In this case, I will use the yarrow method to predict the good and bad luck of Liang State.

"If it is auspicious, Liang will be safe. If it is ominous, we need to send troops to support it."

Having said that, Zhuge Liang asked Mi Zhu to prepare fifty yarrow stalks while he washed his hands.

After Mi Zhu brought the yarrow, Zhuge Liang took out one from the fifty yarrows and kept it without using it.

Then hold forty-nine yarrow stalks in your hand, close your eyes and think about what you want to ask.

Then randomly divide the forty-nine yarrow stalks into two parts, and place them on the left and right sides of the table respectively.

Then take a piece of yarrow from the left and hold it between your ring finger and little finger...

Finally, after a series of extremely complicated numerology calculations, Zhuge Liang finally got the upper-middle auspicious hexagram of "Earth Water Master".

It indicates that there will be no crisis in Liang State.

Zhuge Liang informed Mi Zhu of the result, and Mi Zhu immediately exclaimed:

"This is the first time I've seen you do divination. Is it really that accurate?"

Zhuge Liang raised his head, looked at the cloudless sky, and smiled bitterly:
“Everything in the world has its own laws of operation.

“If we can turn everything into numbers, it will be easier to find patterns in them.

“But there is a price to pay for predicting good and bad luck.

"Besides, the numerology calculations require a great deal of brainpower.

"To predict fate, or even to change fate, will go against the will of heaven. In short, it will shorten your life..."

What Zhuge Liang didn't say was that he was still young in this life and had a long life ahead of him.

The twelve years of life that I was unable to borrow in my previous life, maybe I can add to this life...

Mi Zhu looked at Zhuge Liang with a hint of admiration in his eyes.

Who would have thought that this young gentleman would be willing to sacrifice his own life to gain insight into the secrets of heaven.

In order for Uncle Liu to be able to do this... could it be that Uncle Liu had done some great favor to this Mr. Zhuge in his previous life?
Mi Zhu did not dare to think too much and immediately asked:
"Since Young Master is certain that Lu Bu will lead a large army to attack Xiaopei, should we make preparations in advance?"

Zhuge Liang cupped his hands in his sleeves, knelt straight, and had a calm smile on his face:
"Don't worry, everything has been arranged."...

Qiao County.

When the 40,000-strong army was reorganized, Lu Bu immediately ordered the army to head to Xiaopei.

Such an unexpected order immediately stunned everyone in the army.

But soon, Guo Jia and other counselors understood Lu Bu's intention and burst into laughter.

Guo Jia smiled at Lu Bu and said:
"I never thought that the Lord would deceive us. Now the traitors hiding in our army will be dumbfounded."

Lu Bu smiled thoughtfully:

"It's just a little trick. Maybe Zhuge Liang saw through my intentions.

"So we have to be extra careful along the way."

Guo Jia responded and followed Lu Bu's 40,000 troops, marching towards Xiaopei in a mighty manner.

When passing Feiting, Lu Bu suddenly found a thick fog ahead.

In the fog, there seemed to be countless strange stones blocking their way.

Looking at the huge rocks looming in the thick fog, Lu Bu immediately thought of something - the Eight Formations of Stone Soldiers!
In the novel, it was a sophisticated formation that trapped Lu Xun and made it impossible for him to escape.

In this life, Zhuge Liang faced the joint attack of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's armies.

This move blocked Cao Cao's army of tens of thousands, causing Yan Liang of Yuan Shao's army to be defeated by Liu Bei's army.

Unexpectedly, they met each other today...

Looking at the Eight Formations of Stone Soldiers that were constantly emitting strange mist, Lu Bu couldn't help feeling melancholy.

If he had known that Zhuge Liang would plot this, he would have brought his father-in-law Huang Chengyan with him.

Although Huang Chengyan didn't know how to deploy the Eight Stone Soldier Formations, he knew how to get out of it.

In this situation, he can only rely on himself to solve it.

After thinking for a long time, Lu Bu suddenly thought of a solution:
If our soldiers are allowed to enter hand in hand, it is guaranteed that no one will let go of their hands.

Then let someone who has a deep understanding of Bagua find the Sanji Gate and walk out of it. I think that the army can pass safely.

But in this case, it would be quite difficult to transport food, fodder, and other supplies...

Just when Lü Bu was at a loss, Guo Jia, who also saw the clue, said to Lü Bu:
"I heard before that when Cao Cao's army attacked Liu Bei, they were blocked by a stone formation called 'Shimen Eight Formations'.

"I think it's this thing in front of me. I wonder if my lord has a way to crack it?"

Puzzled, Lu Bu told Guo Jia his idea and the shortcomings of this idea.

Guo Jia subconsciously reached for the wine gourd at his waist, but suddenly found it empty. Then he remembered that he had quit drinking.

Helplessly, he could only twist his fingers and said:

"My lord, you already have gunpowder jars, so why are you worried about this pile of rocks?

"Just bombard them with gunpowder cans. As long as we can blow up some of the stones, we will most likely be able to break the formation!"

After hearing Guo Jia's simple and crude method, Lu Bu smiled bitterly and said:

"That's a good idea. In that case, let's try your method."

After saying that, Lu Bu immediately ordered a hundred soldiers to open the metal box used to store gunpowder cans, and each of them took out two gunpowder cans.

Then, groups of ten people would throw the gunpowder cans in their hands towards the huge rocks that were looming in the thick fog!

(End of this chapter)