Bearing the blue sky

Chapter 211 Improved Cultivation! Reviewing the old helps one understand the new!

Zhu Ge sat cross-legged on the bed, with three thin booklets in front of her.

The first book was "The Eight Formations of Armor and Soldiers" given to me by Mr. Langhao.

He had read it once, but only grasped the basics. The core of military strategy lies in "momentum," using the momentum of the masses for one's own benefit.

He previously commanded a force of six thousand men using rudimentary methods of military strategy, but it was far from the true meaning of "overpowering others with force."

The second book is "The Legend of Tianma Mountain" presented by Dao Xia.

This book is less a martial arts manual and more a biography, recording the life and deeds of a chivalrous person.

That chivalrous man spent his life upholding justice, traveling the world with a long sword, slaying countless bullies and monsters.

The book doesn't contain specific moves or formulas, but it reveals the essence of chivalry, which is putting "righteousness" first and helping those in need.

By emulating the actions of chivalrous individuals, one can grasp the essence of chivalry.

The third book was a thieving technique given to him by Li Hao. It had no name and was just a thin handwritten copy.

It records several basic techniques of the art of thievery: concealing one's aura, moving lightly and nimbly, and taking things out of a bag.

These methods are similar to the "Lighting Incense" technique in the Zhuge song, but they place greater emphasis on stealth and theft.

"The way of war emphasizes strategy, the way of chivalry emphasizes righteousness, and the way of thieves emphasizes skill." Zhu Ge murmured, "Although the three paths all originate from martial arts, their focuses are different."

He first picked up "The Eight Formations of Armor and Soldiers" and began to study it again.

Previously, he only knew the formation methods of circular formation, cone formation, and Xuanxiang formation, but his understanding of "momentum" was still very shallow.

The "momentum" mentioned in military strategy is not simply morale, but rather the ability to unite the entire army's spirit, will, and strength into an unstoppable torrent.

But if the power of a thousand troops can be concentrated on one person, that person will become even stronger.

He closed his eyes and tried to integrate the "momentum" of military strategy into his own blood and energy.

His blood surged within him, with a subtle tendency to spread outwards, as if to connect with the soldiers behind him or the "army" in his heart.

Although his soldiers were far away in their camp outside the city, the power of military strategy allowed him to vaguely sense their presence.

This stirred something within Zhu Ge.

Why are generals so strong?

If everything is done by the army, wouldn't generals be easily assassinated?

Can't we live our whole lives surrounded and protected by soldiers?

Therefore, a general must have a way to save his life.

Now, he felt he had vaguely grasped the essence.

That is, it is possible to overcome spatial barriers between generals and soldiers.

We can sense each other even from hundreds of meters away. What if Zhu Ge were even stronger?

Wouldn't that mean that even if he were at the ends of the earth, even if his soldiers were scattered all over the world, he could still use his strength to unite them into one force?

This kind of military strategy is the true and supreme military strategy.

Zhu Ge even vaguely wondered if the barrier of time could be broken.

If all his soldiers die in the future, will he be able to summon them back from the river of time to fight alongside him?

Although they are only now beginning to sense their own soldiers, they have already crossed that threshold.

In the future, on the battlefield, he will be able to establish a closer connection with his soldiers and command them more effectively, without having to rely on Hua Liusha's yin energy to communicate.

"Let's take a look at this one."

This renewed review gave Zhu Ge a taste of success, and he continued to reread the next book.

"The Legend of Tianma Mountain Heroes" was followed by the Daoist Thief Techniques.

After reading these three books, he felt that his blood and energy had become much more refined and agile.

If the Body Refining Martial Arts gave him explosive power and defensive power, then the Martial Arts gave him control, the Heroic Path gave him speed, and the Thief Path gave him agility.

A great general commands thousands of troops and can capture stars and seize the moon.

A great hero can kill one person in ten steps and leave no trace for a thousand miles.

They steal everything for their own use, including mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas.

These are all things that Zhuge needs to learn and develop.

Otherwise, if one only acts as a warrior, there will be too little variety and too few ways to deal with enemies.

"I might as well review the Five Animal Frolics and Waist Horse Exercises again."

Zhu Ge was deeply moved and continued to review and study the previous techniques.

After a period of reading, studying and reviewing, Zhu Ge was surprised to find that not only had his physical strength improved, but his Confucian and Taoist literary qualities had also become much more refined.

Reviewing the old helps us learn the new!

This also made Zhu Ge realize that in the future, he could not just rush to learn new skills and techniques, but should review the old to learn new things while learning new knowledge.

"call----"

After reviewing and filling in any gaps in his knowledge, Zhu Ge let out a long sigh of relief.

He stepped out of the room and went to the city's training ground.

He sensed that there were about three thousand soldiers he could detect.

The three thousand soldiers gathered on the parade ground, their faces full of curiosity.

You should know that the feeling of telepathy you just experienced is extremely mysterious.

It was a feeling of sharing weal and woe.

If I had to describe it, it would be "sharing weal and woe".

Therefore, when Zhu Ge arrived here, they all gathered together.

These soldiers are all future elite troops and fierce generals!

"Get ready, make some adjustments, we'll depart in an hour, heading towards the City of the Strange Dragons!"

An hour later, the team was fully assembled.

Zhu Ge rode on Ma Zhu's back, his gaze sweeping over the massive procession before him.

More than 6,000 soldiers, more than 3,000 demonic beasts, and over 1,000 bull demons formed a dark, imposing mass.

Having survived the Battle of Mengzi, the surviving soldiers had all shed blood and witnessed life and death, and their eyes now held a ruthlessness they had never seen before.

"Set off!"

The procession began to move, like a black torrent, heading east.

After marching for half a day, it began to get dark.

Zhu Ge ordered them to set up camp on a hill.

The soldiers skillfully set up tents, dug stoves to start fires, and arranged sentry posts.

The people from the mechanical path released several scout puppets to patrol around the camp.

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A campfire was lit, and wisps of smoke rose from it.

Zhu Ge sat by the fire, holding the map Tong Zhen had given her, carefully studying tomorrow's route.

"Yilongze—" He pointed to a black area on the map: "Yilongze is the only way to get from here to Yilong City. City Lord Tong said that a third-realm demon beast dwells there, but he doesn't know exactly what it is."

"Who cares what it is, just kill it," Zhao Tieshan said nonchalantly, munching on a piece of dried meat.

"Don't underestimate them." Yu Xiucai put down the book in his hand: "A demon beast that can dominate a place like Yilongze is no weaker than those two outside Mengzi City."

Zhu Ge nodded: "Tomorrow morning, Liu Jianjian and I will go scout ahead first."

"Zhao Tieshan, you lead the main force to follow behind, keep your distance, and be ready to provide support at any time."

"Yes!" Zhao Tieshan replied.

Zhu Ge continued studying the map and recalling the situation.

Currently, Yuanyang City, Mengzi City, and Jianshui City have not yet fallen.

Of the four cities—Eagle City, Dragon City, Water Dividing City, and Green Spring City—Eagle City was the one that survived.

However, judging from the situation in Mengzi City, the situation in other cities is not optimistic.

"Jianjian, conserve your energy for the big battle!"