The Three Kingdoms began with island farming

Chapter 532 The last come first
Cao's army attacked Xu Rong's army with a fearless attitude.

Xiahou Dun led the way, wielding his spear and roaring as he charged towards the flank of Xu Rongjun's fish-scale formation. The tip of his spear flashed with a cold light as it charged straight at the shieldmen in the front row.

The soldiers in the front row of Xu Rongjun quickly lowered their shields and connected them closely to form an airtight defense line. The spears pierced the shields, making a dull sound and splashing a series of sparks.

Xiahou Yuan led another ambush and made a detour from the flank, keeping his eyes fixed on the flank of Xu Rong's army, trying to find a flaw.

However, Xu Rong's fish scale formation was not a dead formation, but one that adjusted dynamically according to the enemy's movements. No matter where he was, he always felt that the enemy in front of him was setting up a formation against him, so he was never able to find a weakness.

Cao Ren commanded the front army to attack from the front, and the soldiers shouted and rushed towards Xu Rong's army like a tide. But Xu Rong's fish scale formation was as solid as a rock, and repelled Cao's attack again and again.

A simple yet practical three-layer formation, with sword and shield soldiers in the front row blocking, spearmen in the middle attacking from the gaps, and archers in the back suppressing. It looked ordinary, but Xu Rong used it in a very creative way, and it was always successful.

In every battle, Cao's soldiers fell and their blood dyed the ground beneath their feet red.

Mao Jie looked in the direction of Xu Rongjun from afar and couldn't help but gasp when he saw this scene.

The fish scale formation can be said to be a formation that is both offensive and defensive. Each team is relatively independent and can quickly adjust the direction and focus of attack according to the weaknesses of the enemy's formation or changes in the battlefield situation.

It performs extremely well on both offense and defense, and its mobility is not bad either. It can be said to be a panacea, but it requires extremely high quality of generals and soldiers.

The effects of this formation varied greatly when deployed by different generals and soldiers.

If the generals fail to command effectively and the soldiers fail to cooperate well, the fish scale formation will become loose and defense loopholes will easily appear.

Moreover, the defenses on the flanks and rear of the fish-scale formation are relatively weak. When dealing with enemy attacks, if the formation cannot be changed in time, the soldiers in the back row lack adequate protection and are easily severely damaged.

Xiahou Yuan chose to attack from the flank in the hope of opening a gap.

It’s a pity that the enemy he faced was Xu Rong.

Xu Rong, who was already familiar with the fish scale formation, was now commanding the army to change its formation in an orderly manner.

All these operations made Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan's scalps tingle.

After several attempts to understand the strength of Cao's army, Xu Rong quickly "led" three Cao troops into the formation and carried out counter-sniping.

The changes in military formations and types of troops were smooth, and even the archers were placed only fifty steps away from the flank of Xiahou Dun's army, shooting at their faces.

And when Xiahou Dun ordered a counterattack, the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen in the rear came up at the right time.

Originally in the front and now on the side, the sword and shield soldiers and spearmen were replaced by archers, who also shot at close range.

The operation was incredibly smooth, as if both parties had rehearsed it beforehand and coordinated with each other.

Xiahou Dun felt that he was completely led by the enemy. No matter what orders he gave or what tactics he adopted, the enemy would predict them and take targeted countermeasures instantly.

In fact, every change in formation and order was issued by Xu Rong after he checked the situation on the field and waited until Cao's army began to change formation.

The reason why this incredible effect can be achieved.

On the one hand, Xu Rong had a strong ability to respond and rich combat experience, so he was able to quickly find a way to deal with the situation, and make the best judgment and issue orders based on the overall formation.

On the other hand, it was because the military quality and organizational ability of the Qi army were far stronger than those of the Cao army. After receiving the order, they completed the change of formation in much less time than the Cao army.

The perfect combination of the two created this miracle of being the first to arrive after starting late, giving Cao's army a feeling of being played around by the enemy.

"Trouble!" Mao Jie said in a deep voice.

Although Xu Rong's rotation combat method is ingenious, it also has flaws.

That is, once the front army is attacked during the attack and the stationed rear army goes to support, both sides will lose the advantage of defending.

Of course, this flaw was only relative, because Cao Cao's army was not strong enough to defeat the two armies head-on. Only by defeating them one by one could there be a chance of victory. Cao Cao's target was Guan Yu's army.

Because Xu Rong's army was too stable, so stable that Cao Cao saw no hope of defeating it in a short period of time.

Therefore, they had to focus on Guan Yu's army, which had relatively high attack and low defense.

In order to quickly defeat Guan Yu's army, they must attack them by surprise and firmly restrain Xu Rong's army.

So Cao Cao devised this plan to conceal the truth from the world.

He pretended to ambush Xu Rong's army head-on to force Guan Yu's army to come to his aid, but in fact he was waiting for an opportunity to launch a surprise attack on Guan Yu's army.

This was the only possibility of victory Cao Cao could think of.

Even if it succeeded, it might only be a miserable victory in the end, but it at least gave Cao Cao hope.

But now Mao Jie discovered that there was a huge flaw in Cao Cao's ingenious plan.

Xu Rongjun, so strong!
Given Xu Rongjun’s current performance, does he really need Guan Yu to lead his troops to help?

"I hope Guo Fengxiao is not in Guan Yu's army." Xun Yu sighed.

Now they can only hope that Guan Yu will come to their aid immediately after receiving the news without verifying the situation.

however……

In Guan Yu's army, he was shocked to hear that Cao's army had attacked Xu Rong's troops.

However, Guo Jia stood beside him, smiled slightly, and suppressed Guan Yu's uneasiness.

"Sure enough, Cao's army's target is still you, Yunchang." Guo Jia said with a gleam in his eyes.

The army was divided into four parts. Guo Jia was not worried about the defenders in the rear camp and Chenliu City because they only needed to hold on.

To take a step back, even if something goes wrong, as long as both sides do not make mistakes at the same time, there will be enough food to stabilize the situation.

As for the two large armies of Guan Yu and Xu Rong, Guo Jia chose to join Guan Yu's army without hesitation.

The reason was simple: Xu Rong didn't need him to worry at all.

Among all the generals under Tian Ze, Xu Rong is always the most reassuring one, both in terms of character and ability.

Guo Jia was not worried at all that Xu Rong would be too aggressive. Even if he was, Xu Rong had the ability to stabilize the situation.

On the contrary, there are flaws on Guan Yu's side.

As the fastest sword under Tian Ze's command, its disadvantage of being too hard and easily broken is also very obvious.

If he were Cao Cao, he would also find a way to attack Guan Yu.

The moment he learned that Xu Rong had been attacked, Guo Jia guessed most of what Cao Cao was thinking.

Glancing at the map in his hand, Guo Jia said without hesitation: "Yun Chang, send the army to station on the slope and wait in formation."

"The enemy will be here soon!"

Guan Yu was a man of both wisdom and courage. Although he did not react at first, he quickly came to his senses after hearing what Guo Jia said.

His face turned red again, and with uncontrollable anger in his eyes, he said in a deep voice: "Order, the army will be deployed three miles to the north, the central army will arrange defense, and scouts will be sent to expand the scope of reconnaissance!"

(End of this chapter)