"Report"

There was no accident on the way from Wucheng to Raoan. Seeing that there were about a hundred miles away, the troops were approaching the city, but a team of scouts rushed towards him.

Jiang ordered the army to continue moving forward, and at the same time asked the personal soldiers to stop the carriage. When the scout captain approached, he asked, "What happened? But what happened to Rao An?"

"Reporting to the Marquis, Bei Zhi was investigating near Rao'an and found that soldiers in the city were collecting plowing oxen from nearby farmhouses. He felt that this was different and came to report to the Marquis!" The scout captain reported.

"Good job! I know." After Jiang said that, he waved his hand to signal the scout captain to retreat: "Go down and receive the reward!"

"Thank you, Marquis!"

"This Hengyi is a little interesting!" Jiang held his cheek with one hand, feeling a little funny.

After Le Yi attacked Qi, only two cities in Qi State were left with Jucheng and Jimo. Later, Qi general Tian Dan defeated the Yan army with the Fire Niu Formation and recovered all the lost lands. Qi State restored the country, which was a famous battle to win the most with few.

It is neither bragging nor black, and the power of the Fire Bull Formation is indeed shocking, leaving a legend for China's military history.

But there is one thing that I am afraid that no one in the world except Jiang knows.

After the Fire Cow Formation became famous all over the world, some people from later generations followed Tian Dan and used the Fire Cow Formation to fight.

But without exception, all imitators failed.

Jiang remembers that there were two examples of defeat in the Fire Bull Formation.

In the late Tang Dynasty, there was a suppression of the rebellion. The Tang army wanted to use the Fire Cattle Formation to defeat the enemy and recruit more than 2,000 plowing oxen.

The rebels raised sand and set fire to drive away the cattle. As a result, the cattle turned around and dispersed the Tang army's formation. The rebels chased and killed them all the way. In this battle, 40,000 Tang soldiers were killed.

In modern history, ** has also used the Fire Bull Formation, but it still has not worked.

There must be a prerequisite for using the Fire Bull Formation, that is, the enemy must be stupid enough.

Before using the Fire Cow Formation, Tian Dan paralyzed the Yan army. When the Fire Cow Formation was used, the Yan army was unprepared for the time being, and the soldiers were scared by the cattle group, so Tian Dan could win by surprise.

However, after Tian Dan, everyone knows that when the other party is disciplined, the Fire Bull Formation loses its effect.

After all, animals have no wisdom. They charge when they are burned by flames, and turn around when they are damaged and disperse their formations.

The reason for the failure of the Fire Cow Formation is that the cattle's reverse charge is due to the cattle's reverse charge, so the Fire Cow Formation has no miraculous effect since Tiandan.

If Tian Dan knew that there were so many cases of imitators failing in later generations, he would definitely smile: Don’t be obsessed with brother, brother is just a legend!

Jiang thought he was not stupid, and knew in advance that Hengyi would collect plowing oxen again, so naturally he would not let the plan take effect again.

"Wang Hu!" Jiang shouted in the carriage.

"Mr. Marquis, why should I give me the order?"

"The order Xu Zhong was ordered to lead his troops to collect sand and soil nearby, and prepare fire-driven objects at the same time." Jiang pointed at the seat of the carriage and added: "After he is ready, come and see me immediately!"

"Abide by the order!"

In the evening, Jiang set up a camp thirty miles away from Rao'an. At the same time, he ordered the entire army to make fire and cook, and rest on the spot for one night, but secretly summoned the generals to discuss matters in the camp.

"During the daytime, scouts came to report. Rao An's general Hengyi was collecting plowing oxen nearby. He thought he wanted to use the fire ox formation to resist our army." Speaking of this, Jiang paused, looked at Xu Zhong, frowned and said, "Xu Zhong, after I asked you to collect sand and soil and fire, come to see me immediately after you are ready, why don't you come to report?"

"Mr. Marquis forgive me!" Xu Zhong quickly bowed and said, "After receiving the Marquis' military order, Mo General immediately led the soldiers to collect sand and fire-induced objects. But Mo General didn't know how much the Marquis needed, so he prepared more and had not had time to report to you."

"Yeah!" Jiang nodded and said, "It's better to prepare more, how many have you prepared now?"

"When I return to the Marquis, I now have 30,000 bags of sand and soil, and two thousand jars of hot oil in the army. The last general collected 1,800 jars of wine, cloth, firewood and other ignition items from nearby villages." Xu Zhong said.

"Very good!" Jiang clapped his hands and praised, "Enough!"

"Mr. Marquis, Tian Dan defeated the Yan army with the Fire Bull Formation. If Hengyi used the Fire Bull Formation to fight us, how would our army resist?" Ma Lu Duwei asked with a worried look on his face: "Mr. Marquis wants to use sand and fire to defeat the enemy?"

"That's right!" Jiang Xiao said, "Since the cow is afraid of fire, we can also use fire to scare the cows. When the cows rushed over, they ordered the soldiers to raise sand and dust and ignite the fire with the objects that lead the fire. After the cows were frightened, they would turn around and charge."

"This... the Fire Bull Formation has never been used since Tian Dan used it. Since the Marquis has come up with a countermeasure, we will use this method to defeat the enemy." Ma Lusi couldn't think of how to break the Fire Bull Formation after thinking about it. Although he didn't know what Jiang's plan was, he was confident in Jiang's plan with his trust in Jiang.

Jiang leaned sideways on the seat, stretched his legs, and said, "Cracking the Fire Bull Formation is only a trivial matter. The key to breaking the enemy is when will the Qi army attack?"

"Could it be tonight!" Xu Zhong was shocked when he heard this.

"Since you have thought of it, then go down and prepare!" Jiang Dantan said: "The guard mission of our army's camp will be handed over to you. If you see Niu Qun rushing towards you, you will follow your plan to defeat the enemy."

"The last one will obey the order!" Xu Zhong bowed and took the order.

"Li Ren, you will help Xu Zhong guard the camp. After Niu Qun counterattacks and causes chaos in the enemy, he will immediately lead the entire army out."

"The last general leads the troops."

"Ma Lu, Lu Zheng!"

"The last one will be here!"

"Send the order tonight, the soldiers will not remove their armor and horses will not remove their saddles. If Hengyi dares to attack our army's camp tonight, then our army will take advantage of the situation to seize Rao An!" Jiang Da shouted.

"Abide by the order!"

"Go down!"

Whether Hengyi dared to rob the camp at night was not guessing, Jiang could only make some arrangements in advance.

But if Hengyi wants to use the Fire Bull Formation to defeat the enemy, tonight is indeed the best time.

But there was only one thing that made Jiang very depressed.

Jiang transported the parts of the Craftsman Camp and the Stone Crop from the Zhangshui Army to Wucheng, and then from Wucheng to Rao'an, but he had no chance to use them after siege twice.

This powerful weapon for siege has become a decoration.

Jiang felt that all his feelings were wasted.

After nightfall, Jiang led two generals Ma Lu and Lu Zheng to lead 20,000 troops. He took advantage of the darkness and left the camp and hid it on a small hill not far from the camp. He looked at the brightly lit military camp at the foot of the mountain from afar.

"Mr. Marquis, do you think Hengyi will come tonight?" After waiting for half an hour, Wang Hu couldn't help but ask.

Jiang turned his head to look at Wang Hu, and asked lightly: "If you were Hengyi and you had prepared a weapon like the Fire Cow Formation, when would you use it?"

"The last general..." Wang Hu pondered for a moment and said, "It is indeed as the marquis expected, tonight is the best time."

"Hmph!" Jiang Qing snorted and laughed: "Even if Heng Yi doesn't come, it's just a waste of waiting for a night. When the catapult is assembled tomorrow, you can still defeat Rao An."

"It's because of the last general!" Wang Hu smiled embarrassedly.
Chapter completed!