Chapter 305: Strong Army
Having said that, the facts were before him, and Commander Yang still believed it. He had no choice but to believe it.
Because Mo Hua had already begun to explain to him the formations on the map of the Black Mountain Village.
What formations were drawn on which part of the village, what was the formation used for, what would happen if the formation was forcibly broken, and what would happen if the formation was not broken.
There was also the idea of constructing the formations of the entire Black Mountain Village, where the formations were strong, where the formations were weak, and if an attack was to be launched, which route was best to take.
Where were the secret doors and back roads that needed to be sealed in advance to prevent the evil cultivators from escaping...
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Commander Yang was more and more shocked as he listened.
This level of formation attainment was completely beyond his cognition. He had a hard time understanding many of the formation principles, let alone understanding them.
The last time he had this feeling was when he was in the clan school, scratching his head and learning formations with the formation teacher.
Commander Yang glanced at Zhang Lan secretly.
Zhang Lan looked much calmer, but rather than calm, he was a little numb...
Even during class, no matter what the teacher said, he couldn't understand it. Over time, he became numb, like "in one ear and out the other".
Commander Yang felt much more comfortable.
He said that Zhang Lan and he were just the same.
His formation skills were not good enough, and the little he learned was not even the tip of the iceberg in front of a real formation master.
Even if Zhang Lan's level was higher than his, it was limited. He couldn't understand formations of this level.
Commander Yang silently despised Zhang Lan in his heart, and then he concentrated on listening to Mo Hua's clear and childish voice explaining the formations for him.
He needed to understand the terrain structure and formation layout of the Black Mountain Village in order to be able to target and formulate tactics.
He didn't need to understand some formations too much, but he had to know their functions and what to pay attention to when breaking the formations, so as not to fall into the trap of evil cultivators.
The first-class complex formation was beyond his knowledge of formations. Fortunately, Mo Hua explained it clearly, in detail and in a popular way. Mo Hua explained what he noticed, and he also explained what he didn't notice.
Commander Yang listened more and more seriously, and even picked up a pen to write down some key points at any time.
After Mo Hua spent most of the day explaining the formation on the map of Black Mountain Village, Commander Yang was shocked and had mixed feelings.
What shocked him was that Mo Hua was so young, but he really had such a deep attainment in formations.
What was complicated was that he had never listened so seriously when he took the formation class in the clan school. Now he listened to a young formation master explaining the formation, but he listened attentively and even took notes...
Commander Yang's attitude towards Mo Hua became much more serious unconsciously.
This was respect for the first-class formation master.
Even compared to most of the first-class formation masters he knew, Mo Hua's formation level was obviously higher.
Commander Yang was amazed, and then he asked people to serve tea, cakes, and several plates of spiritual fruits and spiritual meat with rich spiritual energy to entertain Mo Hua.
"Mr. Mo, please feel free to do whatever you want. There is no need to be restrained."
Commander Yang's tone was very polite.
"Thank you, Commander Yang!"
Mo Hua talked for a long time and felt a little thirsty, so he was no longer polite. He sat down generously, drank the sweet tea, and picked some spiritual fruits and spiritual meat that he had never eaten to try.
Commander Yang was holding the annotated map and discussing something with Zhang Lan.
They did not avoid Mo Hua, so Mo Hua listened openly on the side.
However, most of what the two said was about the deployment of Taoist soldiers, the conversion of attack and defense, and the marching formation. He did not understand much, so he could only remember some of them half-knowledgeably to see if he could use them in the future.
Mo Hua ate with relish and listened with interest.
After the two finished talking, Mo Hua, who had eaten and drunk enough, asked the question that concerned him the most:
"Commander Yang, can we destroy the Black Mountain Village this time?"
Commander Yang thought for a while, thinking about the plan just now, and said firmly after a moment:
"Yes!"
Mo Hua's eyes lit up, "Really?"
Commander Yang nodded and explained to Mo Hua:
"The Taoist soldiers can be said to be the most elite cultivators of the Taoist Court. The strength of the Taoist soldiers is not in the cultivation of a single cultivator, but in the armor, spiritual weapons, and formations. "
"A team of ten Taoist soldiers is made up of cultivators with the same or similar spiritual roots, similar or harmonious cultivation methods, wearing fine armor, holding sharp weapons, and drawing formations on the armor and weapons to resonate with the morale. When fighting with cultivators of the same realm, they can be said to be invincible."
"Even when facing cultivators of a higher realm, they have the strength to fight!"
"Can we win even if there are more foundation-building cultivators?" Mo Hua asked.
He knew that there were four heads in the Black Mountain Village, that is, four evil cultivators in the foundation-building period.
And in Mo Hua's perception, there was only one foundation-building cultivator among the Taoist soldiers, Commander Yang.
Commander Yang did not answer, but asked Mo Hua:
"How do Qi-refining cultivators compare with foundation-building cultivators?"
Mo Hua remembered what Elder Yu said before, so he said: "Ten Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators can be exchanged for one Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator."
"That's right, but not completely right." Commander Yang said, "Not just any ten Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators can compete with Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators."
"Generally, if Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators are not experienced enough in battle and do not cooperate well with each other, even if there are more than ten of them, they will be caught by the Foundation Establishment cultivators and defeated one by one."
"Only Qi Refining Level 9 cultivators who have been through battles for a long time, are experienced, determined, and have good cooperation can fight across levels."
"Is that what Dao soldiers are like?" Mo Hua said.
Commander Yang nodded, "Not only that, Dao soldiers have special armor and formations. When the team forms a formation and fights head-on, they can even kill Foundation Establishment cultivators!"
Mo Hua was shocked.
Dao soldiers are so powerful. No wonder the Black Mountain Village is so powerful and acts so covertly. It is estimated that they are really afraid of being discovered by the Dao Court and being killed by Dao soldiers.
Even if it is only the ninth level of Qi Refining Dao soldiers, if they form a battle formation, they are enough to fight against the foundation-building cultivators.
One ninth level of Qi Refining cannot fight against the foundation-building cultivators, then ten can do it. If ten is not enough, then a hundred can do it.
Once hundreds or thousands of Dao soldiers form a battle formation and charge on the battlefield, just a few cultivators with higher realms cannot resist.
Mo Hua suddenly realized:
"This is similar to the formation. If the formation pattern is not strong enough, accumulate the formation pattern to form a single formation. If the single formation is not strong enough, accumulate the single formation to form a complex formation. If the complex formation is still not strong enough, accumulate more single formations to form a more powerful formation!"
"Gathering sand into a tower, gathering rivers into a sea, formations accumulate small formations, and cultivators accumulate weak to defeat the strong. This is also a law of heaven!"
The more Mo Hua spoke, the brighter his eyes became.
Although Commander Yang did not understand the formation, he could not help but nod his head and felt that it made sense. He has been leading troops in battle for many years and has a deep understanding of this.
Mo Hua was still a little confused, "What kind of formation is used by the Taoist soldiers?"
Commander Yang hesitated and said apologetically:
"This is a secret of the Taoist court, and cannot be told to outsiders."
It's not that he can't tell, but he doesn't know.
These formations are all planned and formulated by the Taoist court and then issued by the Taoist soldiers. They are only responsible for using them, and they can't even repair them. Naturally, they don't know what formations are drawn inside.
But it's a bit too embarrassing to say that he doesn't know, so he found an excuse and perfunctorily passed it off.
Mo Hua didn't doubt him and apologized, "I was rash."
The secret formations of the Taoist soldiers really shouldn't be asked about. He was also curious for a while and wanted to know what the similarities and differences were between these formations and the formations he learned on weekdays.
"These are trivial matters, don't mind." Commander Yang waved his hand with a guilty conscience.
Mo Hua chatted with Commander Yang briefly again and prepared to get up and leave.
Commander Yang was hesitant and hesitated to speak.
Mo Hua couldn't help but ask, "Commander Yang, is there anything else?"
Commander Yang glanced at Zhang Lan and sighed:
"There is one more thing. The fog array in the deep mountains has changed. We can't find where the Black Mountain Village is."
He asked Zhang Lan to help him find a formation master. First, he would explain the formation on the Black Mountain map, and second, he would go into the deep mountains to reconfirm the position of the fog array to facilitate their attack on the Black Mountain Village.
But he sent scouts to investigate, but found that the position of the fog array in the fog forest had changed. Not only that, the fog in the forest was also thicker.
The guide map of the fog forest that Mo Hua had drawn before was naturally useless.
The guide map was invalid. They couldn't find the entrance to the Black Mountain Village, so they couldn't destroy the Black Mountain Village.
Mo Hua hesitated a little. He promised Elder Yu that he would not go into the deep mountains.
And the third master was probably still thinking about him.
But if he didn't find a way to pass through the fog forest, he couldn't destroy the Black Mountain Village.
Mo Hua glanced at Commander Yang and Zhang Lan and asked, "Will you be my bodyguards?"
Commander Yang nodded and said, "Zhang Lan and I will escort you."
"What if you encounter a foundation-building evil cultivator?"
Commander Yang said coldly, "I will dispatch a few more teams of Taoist soldiers. If you encounter a foundation-building evil cultivator, you will be killed directly! I will definitely protect you and not let you lose a single hair."
Zhang Lan also said, "I told Elder Yu the same thing. With the protection of Taoist soldiers, even if the foundation-building evil cultivator wants to kill you, it is estimated that he will not be able to do it. Only then did he agree to let me ask you for help."
Mo Hua nodded, "Okay, then let's go to the mist forest to have a look."