Gu Shubai walked up to her and watched her sketch a formation on the paper.
This is a strange formation that Gu Shubai has rarely seen, but he still thought of the answer the moment Yufu wrote the pen.
"A wild goose formation?"
"right."
The picture shows a type of herringbone formation, with two wings spread out, with the frontmost point as the center, and the teams are arranged backwards in echelons.
Gu Shubai said: "The wild goose formation is used to outflank the roundabout formation. There are two types, one is a straight goose shape and the other is an inverted goose shape. The one you drew is a straight goose shape, but what does it have to do with the battle against Sangyi? We Their ships are not as big or as strong as theirs, even if they are surrounded by us, they will not be able to hurt their lifelines."
He seldom uses this formation, because the attack power is insufficient and the defense has flaws. It is far inferior to the more complex and exquisite Xuanxiang formation, which is rich in changes and can confuse the enemy.
Yu Fu smiled and said: "Who said we are going to use this kind of formation? Look, does this formation look like the arrangement of the Sangyi fleet?"
Gu Shubai paused, and it was indeed so.
The last time Kun Yuyang sent back the military report back to Beijing, it was mentioned that what they robbed were the two large ships at the end of the left wing, and the formation of the entire fleet was mentioned by the way, Yufu did not expect to notice such a small detail.
She propped her chin with a pen, "When I was young, I was in the Valley of the Immortals. When I saw wild geese flying south, I thought it was very strange. I asked the master, and the master said that the wild geese can save energy by flying like this. The leading wild goose When the wings are flapped, a cyclone is created, and the old or young geese behind can easily follow. This is how the geese fly from far north to south."
Gu Shubai thought for a moment, "In the art of war, the wild goose formation has no such effect. The reason why the wild goose formation is seen is that the patterns arranged are roughly similar... I understand, the cyclone caused by wild geese flying in the sky , it can also be caused in sea waves, which is different from that on land."
"I think so."
Yu Fu raised his pen and drew two circles on the left wing of the herringbone, "These two ships have been blown up by Yu Yang. It will take a lot of time for them to redeploy ships from Sangyi Kingdom for reinforcements. In order to maintain the formation If the balance is right, they will surely transfer a boat from the right flank."
"But in this way, the entire formation seems to remain unchanged, but in fact the two wings have shrunk. The two ships may not feel that much, but if we can destroy more of their ships, we will destroy the formation of the entire fleet and shrink their combat effectiveness."
The two looked at each other and had a tacit understanding with each other.
Since the same ship cannot be manufactured for the time being, and it cannot be kept if it is snatched, it should be destroyed first, and it will be delayed for a while.
The battlefield is changing rapidly, as long as they can delay the opponent's footsteps, they will have the opportunity to wait until the time comes.
Gu Shubai pointed to the gap between the characters: "The biggest weakness of this wild goose formation is that the rear is weak and easy to be attacked. When using it, you must ensure that there are no reinforcements in the rear, otherwise this formation will kill itself. "
The rear is weak.
Yu Fu stared at the position of his finger, raised his head and said, "But our troops are already struggling to protect the people on the shore, how can we go around and attack behind them?"
"I have a way, it's worth a try."
In the early morning of the next day, Yufu was dressed up in fine clothes, and her face covered with powder and makeup was extraordinarily bright.
Immediately, the court hall became more lively, and all the ministers looked up at the woman in Chinese clothes who was commanding her head upwards, and their restless hearts gradually settled down.
Yufu smiled, "I have a piece of good news for you all. Kun Wushang has developed a medicine that can help us learn the language of the Sanyi people and infiltrate them to inquire about news. We can also learn their shipbuilding technology , but it will take some time.”
This is really good news!
"It's really great. We don't know anything about the language of the Sanyi people, but they know us well! If we can also learn their language, then we can know ourselves and our enemies!"
"That's right. In the past, even spies couldn't get in. Finally, the one-sided situation can be changed."
The ministers reacted as expected by Yu Fu, she took advantage of the situation and said: "There is one more thing, I want to send an envoy to Koryo to give a generous gift, and Chen Qing will go in person."
She looked down at Chen Jingxing, who was slightly taken aback.
The courtiers were also puzzled. When the war was stalemate, what did they do to pay attention to the small and barren country of Goryeo
Chen Jingxing came out and said: "Your Majesty, Goryeo has always been a small country affiliated to the Great Zhou Dynasty. It has paid tribute year after year in exchange for rewards to live on. Unlike the Sangyi Kingdom, Goryeo's population is poor and the land is barren. There is really nothing to see. Why does Your Majesty say this? When is it time to send ministers to Korea?"
Chen Jingxing, as the Minister of Honghe Temple, is a dignified second-rank official, so it is fine to let him go as an envoy to big countries such as Xikun and Dongling in the past, why should he go in person to a small subsidiary country of Koryo
Yu Fu smiled and said: "I know how barren Goryeo is, so naturally I don't expect them to help us in the war. I just want to use their port to break the wild goose formation of the Sangyi fleet."
As soon as the word "wild geese" came out, almost all the generals present understood it.
This is an extremely simple formation in the art of war, but every general knows its arrangement, and also knows that the weakest part of this formation is the rear.
If you want to use it, you must ensure that there are no pursuers behind you.
If you want to break the opponent's formation, the best way is to attack from behind.
Ouyang Qi immediately understood: "Does Your Majesty want to send troops from the port of Koryo to directly attack the rear of the Sangyi fleet?"
Yu Fu nodded and said: "This is the only way at present. I know that our ships are not as good as theirs, even if we go around the rear, we may not be able to completely defeat them. But as long as we destroy the formation of the fleet, we can dampen their spirit. There is room to breathe. The massacre of hundreds of families of fishermen will never happen again."
Civil servants didn't understand the wild goose formation, they knew it was a good idea just by looking at the expressions of the generals, both Ouyang Qi and Gu Shubai agreed, so they naturally had no objections.
The Ministry of Rites prepared generous gifts, and Chen Jingxing set off for the north three days later.
At the same time, the fighting in the coastal city has not stopped. Most of the manpower and material resources in the court are almost used up by the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of War. Boxes of artillery are pulled out from the artillery workshop and carefully sent to the east.
The shipyard is working day and night, and the craftsmen are trying their best to improve the ships that are more suitable for combat. At the same time, they continue to study the few unclear drawings they got from the Sanyi people, trying to find some clues.
The treasury's money was flowing out, forging artillery, manufacturing ships, providing pensions for dead soldiers and families of the common people, allocating funds to make a living for fishermen who could not go fishing because of the war...
As long as the war continues, internal friction will never stop.
Although Yu Fu cheered up, everyone was still worried about her depression, so they often invited her out of the palace to play.
When she came to Gu's house, she could always temporarily forget about the affairs of the court, plus Yuan Zhang, a cute milk doll, and Ning An and Ning Ping, who were fostered by Kun Yuyang in Gu's house, these children were enough to make her unable to think about anything else .
Gu Huaijiang is old, and he likes children and grandchildren most. Ning An and Ning Ping are Yufu's adopted sons, and they are also his half grandsons, so he naturally likes them too.
"Godmother, who do you think I am?"
"Mother, who am I?"
Ning An and Ning Ping like to play this game the most. They are twins, and everyone in the Gu family can't tell who they are, and they make a lot of jokes.
Gu Huaijiang sat in the gazebo and watched them play, "When they were young, Gu Xiang and Gu Yi were like this too. Because they look alike, they like to pretend to be each other to deceive people."
Now that the Gu family has another pair of twins, he will think of Gu Xiang and Gu Yi when he sees it.
Gu Xiang and Gu Yi sat drinking tea, and couldn't help but blush when they heard Gu Huaijiang's words, "How can we be as childish as them?"
Yu Fu glanced at them, "I testify, father is not lying. When I first came to Guhou Mansion, didn't you often lie to me like this? Fortunately, I am smart, and I have never been fooled by you."
After hearing Yu Fu's words, Su Yunyan put down the teacup with a guilty conscience.
Yu Fu was able to distinguish Gu Xiang and Gu Yi when she first arrived at Guhou's Mansion, but she had been with Gu Xiang and Gu Yi since she was a child, and it was not until she got married that she could completely distinguish between them.
Doesn't this make her look stupid
Ning An and Ning Ping were still in front of Yu Fu, Yu Fu only took one look, then nodded the head of the child on the left, "You are Ning An."
Nodding the head of the child on the right again, "You are Ning Ping."
"You guessed wrong, godmother guessed wrong!"
The eyes of the two children rolled around, and the sly look between their brows and eyes looked a bit like Ning Xuan.
Everyone looked at them, Yu Fu smiled and said: "It's not a good boy who lies, I obviously guessed right, and still want to lie?"
The two children opened their eyes wide in surprise, "How did the godmother guess it? Even the mother can't guess it!"
When it comes to Kun Yuyang, the two children are not happy, one is pouting and the other is staring, but Kun Yuyang always goes to fight and rarely stays with them.
Yu Fu just smiled and said nothing, the two children tugged at her sleeves, "Dear mother, how did you figure it out?"
Yu Fu became dizzy from being rubbed by them, and hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, I'll just tell you guys."
After finishing speaking, he brought the two of them upright like ceramic dolls, and said meticulously: "Ning An is an older brother, although he is also naughty, but when he is naughty, he always subconsciously takes care of his younger brother."
When Ning An heard this, he subconsciously glanced at Ning Ping, only to realize that he was indeed confirmed by his godmother, and was a little discouraged.
Ning Ping said unconvinced: "I also often see my brother."
Yu Fu said: "Ning Ping is the younger brother. When he is mischievous, he always subconsciously looks at his elder brother, just to see how he behaves. These two eyes are different, I can see it when I see it."
She didn't say it, but everyone didn't think it. Once she said it, the more people looked at it, the more they felt it was right.
Gu Yi couldn't help asking curiously: "Yu Fu, what about Gu Xiang and I? How did you and I get separated?"
Yu Fu glanced at Gu Huaijiang, smiled without saying a word.
Gu Huaijiang also smiled without saying a word, the two of them played some charades, which made Gu Xiang curious.
Gu Yi couldn't bear it any longer, "How did you divide it up? Tell us about it. I'm so anxious!"
Both of them didn't say anything, so Gu Yi looked at Gu Shubai, "Brother, you are the best, how did you distinguish me from Gu Xiang?"
Gu Shubai was tasting tea, when he grabbed his arm unexpectedly, the tea almost spilled on the ground, "Okay, okay, I'll tell you if you let go."
Gu Yi honestly let go of his hand,
Gu Shubai raised his eyebrows and looked at him, "Do you still need to subdivide? Ning An and Ning Ping are both naughty and indistinguishable from each other. As for you and Gu Xiang, you are naughty. You can tell who is Gu by just seeing who is good or not. Got it?"
Gu Yi: "..."
He seemed to be asking a self-defeating question.
Everyone couldn't help laughing, even Su Yunyan covered her mouth and laughed, "It seems to be true. When Gu Yi bullied me when he was young, he planted it on Gu Xiang, but everyone knows that Gu Yi can bully others, hahaha."
Gu Yi glared at her angrily, but didn't dare to say anything about her, so he could only swallow the words back.
Yin Jixie walked in from the courtyard with the child in her arms, "What are you talking about so happy?"
"Yuanzhang woke up?"
Seeing her holding Yuanzhang, everyone turned their eyes to her for a while, Yuanzhang was still a babbling baby, his eyes turned around in the crowd, and unexpectedly stopped on Yufu.
Yu Fu stretched out his hand towards him, and Yuan Zhang also stretched out his hand to be hugged by her, and giggled as soon as he hugged her.
Yin Jixie smiled and said, "Yuanzhang likes you very much. Every time he just gets up, he loses his temper, and he won't let anyone hug him except me. Only when he saw you, he took the initiative to hug you, which shows how much he likes you."
Yufu coaxed Yuanzhang in his arms, and said, "I also like Yuanzhang, holding his soft body, it seems that all worries are gone."
"Godmother, what about me!"
"Then what about me!"
Ning An and Ning Ping were not happy when they heard this, they jumped up and down in front of Yu Fu, as if they wanted her to hug them.
Yu Fu couldn't hold the three children by himself, so he turned sideways to dodge.
As soon as Gu Shubai raised his hand, he picked them up on the left and right sides, "Anyone who can walk is a man, don't make a fuss about being hugged by an adult, do you understand?"
The word "manly man" is still a bit unfamiliar to young children, but it sounds very attractive and good words.
Ning An and Ning Ping immediately became honest, "Are we men?"
"right."
"Then when we grow up, will we fight on the battlefield like our mother? Mother said that a man should defend his family and the country."
The word battlefield made the atmosphere stagnate for a moment, Gu Shubai looked at Yufu, Yufu didn't say anything, but his smile gradually faded away.
"His Majesty."
Suddenly there was a report from the palace outside the pavilion, Yin Jixie stepped forward to take Yuanzhang, Yu Fu said to Gu Huaijiang, "Father, I'll go out for a while."
Gu Huaijiang nodded, watched Yu Fu walking towards the palace man, and said as he walked out, "What happened?"
The palace servants presented the document, "Your Majesty, this is the letter from Mr. Chen just sent back from Goryeo. Mr. Chen is in trouble. King Goryeo learned of the war between Beili and Sangyi. Lend it to us. Master Chen sent a letter back asking His Majesty, how should we respond?"
"Aren't you guilty?"
Yu Fu hastily read the letter, and sneered, "Goryeo's position is sandwiched between Beili and Sangyi, but has the King of Goryo forgotten that they are my vassal state of Beili? How many benefits have we received in the past, so that the people can take care of themselves, Now you want to back down when you encounter our difficulties?"
The palace man thought about her tone, and said tentatively: "Then what His Majesty means..."
Yu Fudao: "The policy I adopted after I ascended the throne seemed to be too gentle, causing a small subordinate country like Koryo to dare to disobey. Let the Imperial Academy draw up an edict for the King of Koryo. If you dare not be a minister, I will immediately Send a large army to suppress the border, and never give up lightly!"
The palace man was frightened by her harsh tone, and quickly responded, "It's Your Majesty, this servant will do it now."
Yu Fu looked at the back of him leaving in a hurry, she didn't know what she was thinking, she turned her head after a while, gathered her expression and walked towards the pavilion.
She can't use this expression to face the Gu family and the children.
Turning around, she saw Gu Shubai standing behind her.
Yu Fu was startled, wondering how long he had stood behind, whether he had heard his harsh and ruthless words just now.
She moved her lips, trying to explain something, but felt that all explanations were superfluous.
The only thing she confirmed was that she did not say such things as the army is under pressure on the spur of the moment. Sending troops from the port of Koryo to raid the rear of the Sangyi fleet is the only way at present, and the King of Koryo cannot refuse it.
She will never tolerate anyone who wants to stop her from winning this battle!
Gu Shubai smiled at her, the smile was still warm, "Yufu, you don't have to worry about me at any time, no matter what you do, I understand and support you."
Yu Fu paused, sour emotions welled up in his heart, and finally turned into speechless, just looked at him deeply.
There is no need for explanation between them.
When one day even she feels that she has changed, he will always stand behind her and give her care and support.
As long as there is him in the back, she feels that she—
omnipotent.
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I have checked a lot of information about the knowledge of the wild goose formation, and it should be roughly correct. It is indeed a relatively simple formation in ancient times~
However, there are still many that look simpler, such as the one-word long snake formation, which seem simple, and the focus is on coordination. As for the complicated Zhuge Bagua formation, I really didn’t understand it after looking at it for a while, and I will learn it slowly when I have time ok~