Chapter 462

Although Liu Bei did not hide his troops, he sent out several times more scouts.

We will soon enter Kuaiji County, and after a short walk of a hundred miles, we will enter Xindu County, where there are densely hidden lines of fanciers, and only by walking ahead of the enemy can we defeat the enemy.

Dusk came quickly, and Xinchang County and Xin'an County were not far apart, and they could both enter Danyang County by diverting routes. It is possible to take advantage of the chaotic army to surround Wanling County, break through Zhou Yu's defense line in one fell swoop, and capture him.

As the sun sets, the sky turns from fiery red to blue, and finally turns into a dark starry sky.

The army was stationed between the two cities, and their stomachs were already full at sunset. They were not stupid enough to make a fire and cook at night. Wouldn't that allow the enemy to find their position accurately?

Some soldiers and horses have already fallen asleep, marching for days, suffering unspeakably, but they are all soldiers who survived the battlefield, this suffering is tolerable, but if they know that Liu Bei and Chao Gai are no longer on the same path, what will happen? impressions.

Suddenly, a little spark lighted up among the high mountains. It was not very clear from a distance, but it was easy to see in the lingering night.

In the depths of the dense forest, several fast horses were shuttling, rushing towards Liu Bei's handsome tent.

"Report... to the chief steward. There is a dark thread to report. Around the place where our army chose to station, sparks are lit up on every mountain. I don't know if it is a torch or what. It may be a mistake. I rushed to report first. Went to investigate."

Liu Bei was sleepy, and after hearing the words, he swept away his previous sleepiness, and said in a deep voice, "Go and ask Xu Shu to come."

"promise!"

Soon, Xu Shu, who was dressed neatly, rushed over, lifted the curtain, and came in a hurry.

"My lord, I summoned you late at night, but something happened?"

Liu Bei took a deep breath, and nodded teasingly: "Just now, there was a scouting report, and a little spark lit up on the surrounding hills. I don't know if it's a torch or something. It's been a quarter of an hour, but I haven't seen it for a long time. There's more news."

Xu Shu's face was solemn, and he cupped his fists and said, "You can't just wait, there may be accidents, my lord, let's go and see."

Liu Bei nodded after hesitating for a moment. It is better to take the initiative to attack than to sit still and wait for death. He has fought against Wu Ming so many times, but he knows the habits of his soldiers well.

The generals under Wu Ming's command would die if they didn't make a move, and if he made a gesture, he would die. If he hadn't been clever and escaped with his emotional cards many times, he might have been chopped up.

Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy is the key to victory in all battles. The sudden appearance of sparks does not seem to be a big deal, but now that the army is alone, all movements are like turmoil, which makes people unable to calm down.

A group of fast horses rushed out quietly, Liu Bei rushed to the front, and soon came to a highest place.

The surrounding starlight is particularly abrupt, and you can see it without looking carefully. Although the firelight is warm, Liu Bei's heart is cold.

Liu Bei said in a deep voice, "The scouts you sent out still haven't come back?"

The lieutenant beside him didn't dare to breathe, and said: "None of them came back, and it was very strange. We agreed to use the torch as a signal. Please look at the manager, the fire that shuttles through the mountains and forests is our scout, and there is no pause." , looking at the signs of action, it doesn't seem like there is a change, but it seems... lost."

"Lost?" With an angry look, Liu Bei was about to scold him, but Xu Shu's expression changed suddenly from the corner of his eye, and he pulled him and said, "Yuan Zhi, have you found anything?"

Xu Shu's face was very ugly, and he said: "I'm not sure yet, my lord, wait a moment, I'll take a look."

Liu Bei hastily shut up. The person he relies on the most at this moment is not Zhang Fei, but Xu Shu. He has made suggestions for himself many times. Escaping the mortal ambush, so in Liu Bei's heart, Xu Shu's status has already surpassed Zhang Fei.

Soon, Xu Shu gasped, his face completely changed, his face was livid, and he stared blankly ahead.

Liu Bei's heart skipped a beat. In the past, no matter how dire the situation was, Xu Shu's expression would not change, at most he was a little dignified, but now his expression has completely changed, indicating that he found something terrible, which may harm the three armies or even the whole army. own life!

Hastily asked: "Yuan Zhi, what's going on?"

Xu Shu's face was pale, his palms were icy cold, and he slowly uttered three words: "Beacon formation!"

Liu Bei was taken aback, and said, "Isn't it just a formation? Since the enemy army is coming prepared, I believe Yuan Zhi, you can break the formation."

Xu Shu's complexion still didn't improve, and he said with a wry smile: "If it's a large formation evolved from the gossip formation, I can still try it, but this beacon formation is born from the combination of yin and yang, I... have no choice."

Liu Bei's face changed, and his expression was clearly desperate. He said in a deep voice, "You are a military adviser, and the lives of the three armies are in your hands. Now that you say there is no way, don't you mean that you will ignore the lives of the three armies?"

Xu Shu glanced at him blankly. At this time Liu Bei said this, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

But he didn't forget his duty: "My lord, there are sparks lit up on more than ten mountains around, but if you look carefully, you can find something is wrong. They have one to five sparks that go out at regular intervals. , and the scouts who go deep into it to investigate will be completely lost under the influence of it, and will be led by the nose by the enemy, and they can't even find their way back."

Liu Bei's face was heavy, and he said, "What I want is a way to break the formation."

Now they also understand that the enemy army came prepared, but they don't know whether these people belong to Wang Lang or Wu Ming.

Xu Shu sighed and said, "My lord, have you heard of the beacon array?"

Liu Bei said unswervingly: "I have never heard of it."

Xu Shu nodded slightly: "During the Warring States period, the flames of war swept across the world, and the princes from all sides fought to fight each other. The sage Confucius lobbied the princes from all over the world to save the common people. Shanchuan Shenzhou changed the six virtues, six elements, and six arts into formations, and then merged them to create a formation based on the change of yin and yang. This formation is called the Beacon Formation."

Liu Bei said dissatisfied: "Could it be compared with gossip?"

Xu Shu shook his head: "Although it can't be compared with the infinite changes of the gossip formation, this formation convinces people with virtue and stops killing with killing. It is said that the descendants of Confucius used this formation to help Qin Shihuang!!"

(End of this chapter)

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