Chapter 198 Military Soul? Military Soul!
"Guo Jing pays homage to the Divine Marquis."

At this time, Xiangyang, as the center of the formation, has turned into one of the yin and yang fish.

The entire city was wrapped in thick white airflow.

People outside the city cannot see inside the city, and people inside the city cannot see outside the city.

In the center of the city, Guo Jing’s residence.

An old man suddenly appeared beside the Xiangyang defender.

It was none other than Zhuge Zhengwo, the Six-Five Divine Marquis, who had wanted to dissuade Gao Changsheng at the Xia-Liao border, but was finally frightened by the enemy's attack and fled, leaving behind dozens of corpses.

Guo Jing did not seem surprised by Zhuge Zhengwo's sudden appearance.

"General Guo, please don't do this. You have defended Xiangyang and resisted the foreign tribes. You have made great contributions. I cannot accept such a great gift."

"The fall of Xiangyang and the sinking of Xiangfan are all Guo's fault, so how can we talk about his merits?"

"Gao Changsheng has hundreds of thousands of troops, and their mighty force is not something that ordinary people can stop. The fall of Xiangyang is definitely not the general's fault."

Zhuge Zhengwo waved his hands repeatedly.

Facing Gao Changsheng, no one in the world dares to guarantee victory.

What's more, Guo Jing has been influenced by too many things.

Not only was the strongest Beiwei Army transferred away, but the central government also had no determination to resist.

Under such circumstances, the fall of Xiangyang City was almost inevitable.

"General Guo, rest assured. His Majesty will never blame me for losing the city this time. After I return to the capital, I will personally ask for credit for you."

Hearing this, Guo Jing was not at all happy, but just shook his head and sighed:
"The land has been lost, the national situation is uncertain, and the future of the Song Dynasty is still unknown. As a Song citizen and a Song general, how can I talk about meritorious service?"

Guo Jing's voice was extremely low.

Now the flames of war in Xiangfan have burned through the sky, with hundreds of thousands of troops fighting here.

But the most embarrassing thing is that the two sides involved in the war that took place on the territory of the Song Dynasty were the Sui and Yuan Dynasties.

However, the Song Dynasty, as the master, became a bystander, unable to decide the outcome of the war, or even its own destiny.

If the Mongols won, it would be a devastating disaster for Xiangfan and the Song Dynasty.

But even if Gao Changsheng wins, the Song Dynasty may not be able to rest easy.

No one knows how Gao Changsheng will treat the Song Dynasty, its betrayed ally.

"Ugh……"

Guo Jing's words were extremely heartbreaking, especially for a high-ranking Song Dynasty official like Zhuge Zhengwo.

Zhuge Zheng I didn't care about it, I just sighed.

"General Guo, what can you see from Gao Changsheng's attitude towards the Song Dynasty during this period?" Zhuge Zhengwo asked.

Zhuge Zhengwo had actually entered Xiangyang long ago.

The reason why Xiangyang City fell so quickly was certainly because Gao Changsheng's army was so powerful.

But as the defender of Xiangyang, Guo Jing did not fight to the death.

After all, Guo Jing did not deploy the elite troops he brought from the Mongols to Xiangyang until they were defeated by Gao Changsheng.

When facing Temujin, Guo Jing was worried about being restrained, but when facing Gao Changsheng, he had no such concerns.

Not to mention that later, Guo Jing took the initiative to offer to capture Fancheng for Gao Changsheng.

Whether from the perspective of Guo Jing's character or his position, it is obviously unreasonable.

The reason for this is undoubtedly because of Zhuge Zhengwo, or more precisely, the attitude of the imperial court.

He half gave and half offered the two places of Xiangyang and Fancheng.

Firstly, he was really scared and didn't want to go to war with Gao Changsheng.

For the Song Dynasty, instead of fighting with Gao Changsheng, it would be better to give up the two places and let the other side fight to the death with Temujin.

Of course, at the beginning, the Song Dynasty only gave up Xiangyang. After all, before that, no one thought that Gao Changsheng would set the battlefield in Xiangfan.

When the news of the decisive battle of Xiangfan reached Lin'an, it caused an uproar.

Some generals and officials were enraged at the first moment. They were unwilling to endure such humiliation, and even more unwilling to let their land become a battlefield.

But the majority of people advocated continuing to give up Fancheng.

Still for the same reason as before, watching the fight between Gao Changsheng and Temujin.

At the same time, another conclusion emerged in Lin'an City.

In their view, the strength of Gao Changsheng and Temujin was extremely terrifying.

One side occupied the geographical advantage of Xiangfan, while the other side also had the momentum to win a great victory at Yumen.

In their view, the battle between the two may have wins and losses, but it will never end in a complete victory or complete defeat.

Perhaps the biggest possibility is that both sides will suffer losses, and after both sides suffer losses, they will inevitably stop fighting.

Of course, these people's idea is not to take advantage of the situation where both sides suffer losses and gain the upper hand.

Instead, it puts forward another extremely unique point of view.

Giving Xiangfan to Gao Changsheng and the Sui Dynasty not only represented a connection with the Yumen Pass area in the east.

More importantly, this area was separated between the Song Dynasty and the Mongols.

This means that the Sui Dynasty helped the Song Dynasty to block the pressure from the Mongols in the north.

Although the Mongols were not the only ethnic minority surrounding the Song Dynasty, they were undoubtedly the strongest among them.

It is undoubtedly a great thing that such a terrible enemy was suddenly kept out.

Moreover, to the west of Xiangfan is the Jin Kingdom, which was also one of the participants in the battle of Yumen Pass, and would certainly focus a large part of its attention on the Sui Dynasty.

In addition, by offering two cities, they could also make friends with the Sui Dynasty and repair the damaged relationship between them.

The moment this view was put forward, it gained the support of nearly half of the officials in the court.

The Song Emperor, in particular, applauded and praised loudly.

Of course, people with lofty ideals like Zhuge Zhengwo spoke out against it.

Giving up the land in Xiangfan seemed to have achieved relative stability, but it was undoubtedly a temporary solution.

The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun back then was the biggest lesson.

When the most important natural pass is not in one's hands, it undoubtedly means that the right to take action is in the hands of the other party, and one can only wait to be killed.

The Song Dynasty failed to capture the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, which was a regret for the whole country.

But Xiangfan is now the most important line of defense of the Southern Song Dynasty in the north. Now someone is actually going to give it up. Such an idea is no longer absurd.

As for repairing relations with the Sui Dynasty, in Zhuge Zhengwo's opinion, that was an even bigger joke.

The King of Backers of the Sky, with more than 200,000 elite troops, this hatred, Zhuge Zheng, I don’t believe that two cities or a piece of land can wipe it out.

The most important thing is that the one who is in charge here now is Gao Changsheng.

In the past, you may not know this person's character from just rumors.

But looking at the bloody road from Nanjing to Xiangyang, how could anyone not know the other party's attitude?

Especially Zhuge Zhengwo, he had met Gao Changsheng in person.

He simply didn't believe that Gao Changsheng would talk about renewing relations with the Song Dynasty.

It’s a pity that the party that now holds absolute power in the court of the Song Dynasty is the peace party, especially the Song Emperor, who is the leader.

Not to mention that Zhuge Zhengwo was not in Lin'an, even if he was there, it would not change the outcome.

"Ugh……"

Zhuge Zhengwo turned to look at Guo Jing and sighed again.

"I don't know. During this period, I have only met Gao Changsheng once, and I can't tell his attitude at all."

“Even when Guo proposed that Fancheng could be taken, the other party did not express their opinion, let alone agree.”

"Although I stayed in his army for a few days, I did not attack Fancheng, nor did I go to deal with the wing of the Yuan army under Guo's command."

"Then what did he ask you to do?" Upon hearing this, Zhuge Zheng also showed a look of doubt.

But the confusion on Guo Jing's face was obviously more intense.

"I just followed the troops around the west of Fancheng. Guo couldn't really tell what the other party was doing. It looked more like they were checking the terrain."

"Whatever, whatever, we should do our best and leave the rest to fate. Gao Changsheng is unfathomable and it is not something that ordinary people can fathom."

"Just like now, everyone believes that he will lose. Even the generals in the Sui army probably have this idea."

"But who would have thought that Gao Changsheng could actually turn the tide when the situation was almost settled."

"What's even more unexpected is that Gao Changsheng actually mastered Zhuge Wuhou's Eight Diagrams."

"Really..."

Zhuge Zhengwo's voice was already trembling.

"Wu Hou's Eight Formations, is this really Wu Hou's Eight Formations?"

Guo Jing couldn't help but exclaim.

"how is this possible?"

Guo Jing spoke in disbelief.

"Gao Changsheng did hold a high position in the Sui Dynasty. It is not surprising that he inherited the legacy of Gao Jiong, the Nine Elders, and even the famous generals of the Northern Zhou and Wei dynasties and the Five Barbarians."

"But Zhuge Wuhou, how could Gao Changsheng be involved with him?"

"Wu Hou's Art of War, Wu Hou's Eight Formations, that should be one of the most important inheritances of the Han Dynasty."

Guo Jing naturally knew the name of Zhuge Wuhou.

But Zhuge Wuhou was a man of the Han Dynasty, and with the founding of the Zhaowu Dynasty and the rise of the Yan and Han dynasties, his status in the Han Dynasty was like a god.

How could his military strategies and tactics be leaked out, and how could they fall into Gao Changsheng's hands?

"I can confirm that it is the Eight Diagrams Formation, the real Eight Diagrams Formation." Zhuge Zhengwo said with great certainty.

And as the sound came out, his body continued to tremble.

In fact, many people don’t know that Zhuge Zhengwo is a descendant of Zhuge Wuhou.

Of course, they are not the purest direct descendants.

His ancestors were just one branch of the Zhuge family.

Because of some things, they moved out of Dahan.

What Guo Jing asked was why Zhuge Liang's military strategies and tactics were leaked out of the Han Dynasty.

It was brought out from the Han Dynasty by his ancestors when they migrated away.

However, what they brought out was not a complete military strategy.

Wuhou's Art of War is divided into eight volumes, with two copies in total, one kept in the imperial court of the Han Dynasty and the other kept in the Zhuge family. When the family was in turmoil, Zhuge Zhengwo's branch had to leave the Han Dynasty for some reason.

When they left, they took with them only four volumes of military strategies.

But after leaving, they encountered war and finally went through untold hardships before they finally gained a foothold in the Song Dynasty.

However, the four volumes of military strategies he brought with him were also lost in the chaos.

Now Zhuge Zhengwo only has one volume in his hand.

Therefore, some of the Wu Hou Military Strategies that are now circulating outside the Han Dynasty actually originated from Zhuge Zhengwo’s ancestor.

It is not surprising that it fell into Gao Changsheng's hands.

But this doesn't mean Zhuge Zheng was not shocked.

After all, the Wu Hou Art of War that they brought out at the beginning was only a fragment and not complete.

But now Gao Changsheng has laid out a complete Eight Diagrams Formation, which is simply incredible.

The Eight Diagrams Formation is the essence of Wu Hou's military strategy and also a summary of Wu Hou's life-long knowledge of formations.

The art of war, the art of formation, and the art of uncanny warfare are all contained in this formation.

Moreover, unlike ordinary military formations, Wu Hou's Eight Formations Diagram has a formation plate.

From this point of view, this Eight Diagrams Formation is actually more like a rare treasure.

And this square array can undoubtedly only be found within the territory of the Han Dynasty.

Moreover, Zhuge Zheng and I know one thing from the records of our ancestors. After Zhuge Wuhou, no one could operate this formation even in the territory of the Han Dynasty.

"How is it possible, how is it possible?"

Zhuge Zhengwo muttered to himself.

"Could it be true as our ancestors guessed, that the reason why Wu Hou left behind the formation plate was not to limit the formation to this way, but to leave the ability to manipulate the Eight Formations for future generations, and to leave a foundation for the country."

"But Gao Changsheng, how did he get the complete diagram of the Eight Diagrams? Even if he did, how did he make it? Has he reached that level? How is that possible?"

Zhuge Zheng My mind is completely in a mess.

The scene before him was completely beyond his ability to understand.

"Wu Hou Eight Formations. I never thought Gao Changsheng actually knew this formation. He even set it up in Xiangfan one step ahead of time and lured the Yuan army into it."

"So, Gao Changsheng is sure to win?"

Guo Jing turned and looked at Zhuge Zhengwo.

"uncertain."

Zhuge Zhengwo forced himself to regain his composure and shook his head.

"We are trapped in Xiangyang, and we can only vaguely see a glimpse of the situation on the battlefield at this time."

"Although the Eight Diagrams that Gao Changsheng laid out were complete, they were ultimately hasty, and no one knew how powerful they were."

Zhuge Zhengwo shook his head. In fact, he had no idea about the power and characteristics of Zhuge Liang's real Eight Diagrams Formation.

But one thing is certain, whether it is Zhuge's Eight Formations or Gao Changsheng's Eight Formations.

After all, it is still a military formation, and it also needs to be used on the army.

"From what we can see so far, the thirteen wings that attacked Xiangfan are surrounded by a large formation."

"Moreover, the formation was divided into eight parts, completely separating the thirteen wings. The originally complete thirteen wings were separated again."

"It can be said that this Eight Diagrams Formation is the nemesis of Temujin's Thirteen Wings."

"So for now, Temujin's strongest thirteen wings will inevitably lose their threat."

"But there is one more thing, Temujin's Qiexue Army, and his hidden military soul unit."

"The Eight Formations is a fixed formation. Although the formation is in operation, the Han River is used as a lock to control the Qiexue army."

"But whether we can stop the two military souls while dealing with the Thirteen Wings may be the key to this battle."

"Military soul, military soul!"

Zhuge Zhengwo sighed quietly.

It was when the two of them were communicating.

A terrifying wolf howl suddenly resounded through the sky.

"Ouch~~"

The giant wolf, trapped by the surging river water, roared angrily towards the sky.

Temujin, who had been standing on the back of the wolf, also suddenly looked up.

A terrifying aura burst out from him.

The originally tiny body seemed to suddenly swell in size.

A pair of vast golden wolf eyes flashed in the air, and in the golden pupils were imperceptible streaks of blood-red.

"Click, click, click."

The moment the golden eyes appeared, the already terrifying aura of the Canglang surged again.

The chain, which had been as solid as a rock, made a crackling sound immediately.

It was at this moment that yellow sand suddenly appeared and rose into the air like a tornado.

It looked as if a Han River suddenly appeared.

The only difference is that one is blue and the other is yellow.

But anyone with a little bit of strength in the field could see that in the sweeping yellow sand, a terrifying giant scorpion had already extended its poisonous tail.

There is no doubt that this is the method that Temujin has never used, the military soul troops, the Shatuo cavalry.

"Good, good, good."

"What a great diagram of the Eight Formations."

Temujin's voice rolled out, and although it was a voice of praise, everyone could hear his anger.

"You used the power of the great formation to separate our army and break up the united momentum of the thirteen wings. Good, good, good."

Temujin's eyes were filled with murderous intent.

The area of ​​Xiangfan was completely covered by the formation, and even he could not see the situation inside the formation clearly.

But as the commander-in-chief of the Yuan army, he could clearly feel that the military spirit formed by the unity of the thirteen wings had begun to dissipate.

At least for now, the strongest means he had used with great difficulty to recover had become ineffective.

"But, Ben Khan has not been defeated yet."

“Your formation is indeed powerful.

"But there is always a weakness. You, Gao Changsheng, do not have a military soul unit."

"Each of the Khan's thirteen wings has its own commander. Even if they are divided, they will not suddenly lose their combat effectiveness. Your formation must do its best to encircle the thirteen wings and prevent them from reuniting."

"But I still have two military souls in my hands. You can't stop me, nor can you defeat me."

Temujin shouted in a cold voice.

The fact that Thirteen Wings was trapped did make him angry, but what made him even angrier was the fact that he was being led by Gao Changsheng.

But as he said, he is not defeated yet.

With two great military souls in his hands, the power in his hands is still strong.

In his hands, the Qiexue and Shatuo will be transformed into the most terrifying mobile force.

The Eight Diagrams Formation is indeed terrifying, but the most important target at this moment is still the Thirteen Wings.

It is difficult to allocate too much strength to deal with the two military souls.

After all, once a loophole appears in the formation and the thirteen wings are reunited, it will not be so easy to trap them again.

As for the loss of the Thirteen Wings, Temujin cared, but not that much.

As long as Gao Changsheng is defeated, he can bear any loss. Besides, the Thirteen Wings can be rebuilt.

"boom."

As Temujin's voice fell, Keshig and Shatuo exerted their strength at the same time and attacked the chains that trapped Keshig.

Accompanied by a roar.

The huge chain suddenly collapsed like a pillar of heaven, and smashed onto the land of Xiangfan below.

Temujin's pupils shrank.

The chain was formed by the gathering of river water, and it suddenly smashed into the battlefield. There was no need to say what it was aimed at.

But it was only a moment, and Temujin raised his head again, his eyes full of murderous intent, and stared straight at the figure under the big banner in the distance.

Obviously, this is what he is going to do next.

"General, we can evade them first. We don't have to fight them head-on at this time. As long as we can hold out for this period of time and wait for the Thirteenth Wing to be defeated, we can turn around and deal with Temujin."

"hehe."

Li Jing spoke immediately, but all he got was a chuckle.

Before he could speak again.

A bloody light suddenly shot up into the sky.

It is somewhat similar to the previous vision of the Thirteen Wings of the Yuan Dynasty.

But the aura revealed by the Thirteen Wings was bloody, and the bloody light at this moment gave people a sense of extreme sharpness.

"This is the momentum and intention accumulated by the army as it marches along."

"Could it be that you want to use this killing intent to deal with the two military souls? This..."

Li Jing recognized it immediately.

However, the rolling blood light did not attack Temujin as imagined.

Instead, it suddenly split into several strands and fell downwards.

It was at this moment that the eight doors that had been hidden reappeared, and the entire formation began to shake.

Two yin and yang fish, one black and one white, rolled up into the air. Around the black and white outer layers, there was a strong bloody murderous aura.

Three indescribable vast auras also emerged at the same time.

The two most obvious ones come from the middle of the Yin-Yang fish.

"Military Soul, how is it possible?..."

ps. I recommend a good book "Fishing for Strange Fish"

(End of this chapter)