Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 145 Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation!
But Cao Ren was leading his troops outside and when he saw Guan Yu attacking the city, he was overjoyed and immediately went around to raid the camp.

They hurried all the way to the big camp, and saw only one soldier left there, so they immediately rushed forward to kill them.

The defending general shouted: "Cao's army is coming, run!"

Suddenly, they collapsed in all directions.

Upon seeing this, General Xiahou Cun hurriedly led his troops in pursuit.

The general in front was running all the way, running faster than anything else.

The white horse under his crotch had its four hooves flying, and it was obviously a divine horse.

"correct!"

"I heard that Xing Daorong is a white horse!"

"The person running in front right now, isn't he Xing Daorong?"

Xiahou Cun felt that what he thought must be correct!
He was immediately overjoyed, feeling lucky for his keen observation, and quickly called out, "The one riding the white horse in front is Xing Daorong!"

Bao Long was shocked when he heard this!
There is a man riding a white horse, but he is not our general!
But he soon realized that Cao Jun must have made a mistake with him!

I secretly thought this was a good idea.

The Cao army will surely come after me to kill me, so can't I just lead them to where I want?

He suddenly became ruthless and thought to himself, "The general has been very kind to me. Today, I will rely on the Lu that the general gave me, and I will not be outrun by others."

"As long as we can lure Cao's army into an ambush, it really won't be that difficult!"

After secretly encouraging himself, Bao Long suddenly shouted, "Thief Cao! Don't even think about catching me!"

After these words were spoken, Xiahou Cun at the back was certain that the person in front was Xing Daorong!
His voice suddenly rose another octave, and he shouted, "The one in front is Xing Daorong, chase him, don't let him go!"

Naturally, when Cao's army heard this, they all rushed forward to capture Liu Bei's leading general and gain merit.

...

When Cao Ren heard that it was Xing Daorong who was in front of him, he was actually very surprised.

Didn’t Xing Daorong leave? Why is he alone in the camp?
But before I could figure it out, the voice in front of me became louder.

The certainty in his tone forced Cao Ren to believe it.

There was no time to think about it, so he just urged his troops to chase after them.

He chased the defeated army all the way and then chased the front army.

After chasing for about ten miles, they suddenly heard loud shouting behind them and the sound of drums and horns.

Cao Ren's heart skipped a beat and he ordered the vanguard troops to return quickly.

You've fallen into an ambush, so there's no way you can run away if you want to.

Wu Yi and Chen Dao attacked Cao Ren from behind.

Speaking of which, Chen Dao's Bai Li soldiers were not mentioned in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", so Xing Daorong himself had no idea how elite these elite soldiers were.

But when I looked at these soldiers at that time, I could feel that each of them was an elite soldier.

Take the dark faces of the soldiers, for example. Their bright eyes were all flashing with determination.

He looks fierce, and he’s even more fierce when he fights.

Each of them is fearless and brave, and one can beat ten.

Cao Ren knew he had fallen into a trap and had no choice but to break out, first withdrawing one of the troops and returning to Xiangyang first.

But after walking a few miles, they saw embroidered flags fluttering in front of them. It was Xing Daorong who reined in his horse and held his axe in his hand, blocking their way.

Cao Ren was anxious and angry, but he shouted: "Xing Daorong! How dare you stop me!"

Xing Daorong laughed loudly: "It's you who is stopping me! Cao Ren, you are using the same trick I used against your brother to deal with me. You really underestimate me!"

Cao Ren knew that Xing Daorong had seen through his plan the moment he began to believe it.

But now is not the time to sigh, there are wolves in front and tigers behind, Cao Ren is terrified and dare not fight, and walks away towards Xiangyang. Xing Daorong can't let Cao Ren get away, so he chases him all the way.

Cao Ren knew that Xiangyang was being attacked by Guan Yu. If he went to Xiangyang now, he would be committing suicide.

After some thought, I remembered that there was an Inkstone Mountain behind Xiangyang.

If we can gather troops in Yanshan and cooperate with the troops in Xiangyang, it will be equivalent to the reinforcements from Jin and Sima Yi coming here, and then there will be no worries.

He immediately followed the path, gathered his troops, and headed towards Yanshan.

Xing Daorong really didn't expect Cao Ren to "run away in the opposite direction".

In his opinion, Cao Ren should either go to Xiangyang to confront Guan Yu or go directly back to Fancheng.

Unexpectedly, Cao Ren went to the mountains behind Xiangyang.

Of course, we cannot let Cao Ren hide in Yanshan, otherwise all our efforts today will be in vain.
He was just afraid that the situation in the mountains was unpredictable, and thought that Cao Ren would be unable to escape once he entered the mountain, so he first met up with Wu Yi and Chen Dao, and then went to Yanshan.

When they reached the mountains, they saw Cao Ren's army.

But when Xing Daorong and others met up, Cao Ren was not idle either. He had set up a formation in front of him.

At first glance, the army formation was neat and tidy, with a total of eight routes of troops, spread out in all directions.

Xing Daorong had fought in many wars, big and small, since he left Jingnan, but this was the first time he had seen a military formation on a real battlefield.

I was also a little surprised.

Cao Ren on the other side looked very confident and shouted, "Xing Daorong, now that I have set up this formation, you have no chance of defeating me!"

"You should return to Jiangling with Guan Yu as soon as possible, lest reinforcements arrive and you are doomed to failure!"

Seeing Cao Ren so confident, Wu Yi and Chen Dao couldn't help but ask in confusion: "What kind of formation is this?"

Xing Daorong was a little puzzled when he heard this.

Of course he knew what formation Cao Ren used.

This must be his famous formation, the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation that he had used in Xinye in the past.

However, Wu Yi and Chen Dao, both of whom had read a lot of military books, did not know each other.

This is indeed a bit puzzling.

But I can’t ask others why they don’t know this, I can only keep the doubts in my heart.

On the side, Bao Long asked Xing Daorong: "General, do you know what this formation is?"

Xing Daorong nodded slightly, and explained in front of everyone's gaze: "This is the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation. The eight gates are: Xiu, Sheng, Shang, Du, Jing, Si, Jing, Kai. If you enter from the Sheng Gate, Jing Gate, or Kai Gate, it will be auspicious; if you enter from the Shang Gate, Jing Gate, or Xiu Gate, you will be injured; if you enter from the Du Gate or Si Gate, you will die."

"In Xinye in the past, although Cao Ren's eight gates were neatly arranged, the middle was not well managed. General Zilong attacked from the southeast corner Shangsheng Gate and went out from the west Jing Gate, defeating them badly."

"Only today... Cao Ren should have studied this formation and eliminated this flaw."

Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, Cao Ren laughed and said, "Xing Daorong, I think that as a general, you know this formation. However... if you still want to use the old method to attack, you can try it."

It's clear that this is not bluffing.

However, when it comes to how to break the formation, Xing Daorong is not Xu Shu or Zhuge Liang, so he really doesn't know how!

Cao Ren saw that Xing Daorong was speechless for a moment, and laughed again, "Since you dare not attack, why don't you retreat quickly!"

Ok?
It sounds like Cao Ren can only use this improved version of the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation for defense.

Otherwise, it should be said: "If you don't dare to attack, then I will attack myself."

That's what I have to say...

Thinking of this, Xing Daorong's heart moved, and he shouted: "Cao Ren! Don't you think you are the only one who knows the formation?"

"Let's try out what I learned, the Kongming Bagua Formation!"

(End of this chapter)