Chapter 361: Battle (1/2)
Chapter 361: Battle
Translator: Sparrow TranslationsEditor: Sparrow Translations
At the exit of the wind valley.
Forty-over thousand soldiers stood inside the wind valley, quietly waiting for the orders to be passed from the front. And in front, Fang Zhengzhi continued to wait with a leisurely look on his face.
”Guard Fang, can they defeat this formation?” Teng Shisheng looked at the dozens of scholars suffering and holding themselves up in front, then finally couldn't contain himself anymore and asked.
When they other generals heard Teng Shisheng's words, they also looked towards Fang Zhengzhi.
Fang Zhengzhi had indeed said that they should trust Wu Feng, Chen Feiyu and the rest of the scholars completely. However, the situation in front of them was clearly not one that could be resolved with trust.
Over ten scholars entering the formation through the death gate. It was clearly an extremely difficult task to defeat a formation that consisted of almost a thousand soldiers.
”Probably not.” Fang Zhengzhi looked at the soldiers who were circling Wu Feng, Chen Feiyu and the rest of the scholars and shook his head.
”Probably not?! Then… Then we are just going to continue waiting?” Teng Shisheng couldn't understand.
Since Fang Zhengzhi felt that Wu Feng, Chen Feiyu and the rest would not be able to defeat the formation, then what was the point of delaying further?
”Of course not.” Fang Zhengzhi shook his head.
”Then, now we should…” Teng Shisheng was somewhat confused.
”Wait.”
”Wait? Wait for what?”
”What do you think is the most difficult thing in defeating this formation in front of us?” Fang Zhengzhi pointed towards the formation consisting of almost a thousand soldiers and said.
”This… I don't really know.” Teng Shisheng said honestly. As a native of the Southern Mountain Range, their knowledge and interaction with formations were indeed extremely little.
Ever since young, their main experience had always been in survival techniques in the dense forests, as well as tactics for sneak attacks and surrounding people. But in terms of formations, their knowledge was pitifully inadequate.
”I feel that the greatest difficulty would be that Nangong Hao only left one exit in the wind valley. In this case, if we wished to defeat the formation, there would only be one path for us to take.” At this moment, a military commander stood out and expressed his views.
”General Li is right. Nangong Hao's formation at the exit of the wind valley is equivalent to having one man guard the pass to prevent thousands from passing through.” Another commander also expressed his opinion.
”Yes, you guys only considered one side of the matter. There is another side.” When Fang Zhengzhi heard their words, he nodded.
”There is another side?!”
When the two soldiers heard Fang Zhengzhi's words, they were somewhat confused. After participating in years of military activities and wars, they believed that they had already seen almost everything.
However, Fang Zhengzhi's words clearly implied that there was a point which they hadn't discovered.
This caused them to feel more or less somewhat dissatisfied.
However, now, Fang Zhengzhi was the true commander of the army. Even though they weren't satisfied, they didn't express it as clearly as those scholars.
The other commanders were just as confused. They all wished to hear what 'insights' Fang Zhengzhi, who had never participated in a single battle, had to say.
”Can you guys decipher what formation Nangong Hao employed?” Fang Zhengzhi naturally knew what these commanders were thinking.
In reality, this thought was a completely ordinary thought for any other person.
Would a general who experienced hundreds of battles listen to a scholar who had never been on the battlefield? This was clearly not very possible.
Fang Zhengzhi knew this. However, he had to change this.
Now, he indeed possessed strong forces. However, this strong force was one which could turn around and stab him at any moment.
Once the combat examination ended, or any unforeseen circumstances occurred.
This powerful force would immediately engage in their own actions, and there might even be somebody who would step out to take over Fang Zhengzhi's position. Hence, at this moment, this military force wasn't very different from a time bomb.
”If I'm not wrong, it should be the Eight Diagrams Formation!”
”The Eight Diagrams in front, and the Big Dipper behind!”
Two commanders quickly expressed their views, their faces filled with confidence.
”That's right, it is indeed the Eight Diagrams and the Big Dipper!” When Fang Zhengzhi heard their words, he nodded. Immediately after which, he continued to ask. ”Then, can you see all the variations in this formation in front?”
”This…” A commander immediately turned speechless.
”Don't tell me General Fang is able to decipher it?” Another commander immediately asked back, unconvinced, when he heard Fang Zhengzhi's words.
”I can't.” Fang Zhengzhi said honestly.
”Ha ha…”
The two generals laughed lightly, with a glimmer of delight on their faces. When they initially heard what Fang Zhengzhi asked, they were actually somewhat shocked, thinking that Fang Zhengzhi truly had the ability to decipher a formation in one glance.
However, after hearing Fang Zhengzhi's reply, they mocked inside their hearts, he is indeed just another scholar who only knew theory. How could the quality of his opinions and views be much higher than us?
”I'm unable to decipher it, is anyone among you able to decipher it?” Fang Zhengzhi didn't bother too much about the expressions of the two commanders. Instead, he continued to ask the people behind.
”This…”
”I can't.”
”We are within the wind valley, yet the formation is outside the wind valley. How could we see the variations within?”
Each of the commanders shook their heads one by one. This moment was actually the best opportunity to demonstrate their abilities. However, they indeed couldn't decipher the variations in the formation in front of them.
”Yes, that's why there is another side of our greatest difficulty, and that is field of vision!” When Fang Zhengzhi heard the last sentence, he nodded with a gentle smile on his face.
”Field of vision?!”
The commanders couldn't quite understand. Because, the term ”field of vision” had never appeared in any military texts.
Fang Zhengzhi looked at the dazed and confused expressions of the commanders and naturally understood what they were thinking. In reality, the term ”field of vision” didn't even originate from any notable military texts.
Instead, it originated from a game in his previous world.
He only took it out and used it.
”Now that we are trapped within the wind valley, our field of vision is only limited to a line in the entire formation, we aren't even able to see the entire formation. At the very most, we can only guess its origins from our experience. However, it isn't very possible to decipher all the variations in the formation.” Fang Zhengzhi explained.
”General Fang is right!”
”That is indeed true!”
”That's right, it is the field of vision!”
When the commanders heard this, even though they didn't quite understand the meaning behind the words 'field of vision', they understood what Fang Zhengzhi was trying to convey.
The formation that Nangong Hao had set indeed originated from the Eight Diagrams.