#272 - Entanglement

Qin Liang's words also expressed Qin Lin's thoughts.

As Qin Liang's adjutant, Qin Lin had also spent a lot of effort on the Great Qin elites over the years.

Qin Lin said, "Marshal Liang, if you ever want to kill this person, I will go with you."

Qin Liang looked at Qin Lin and nodded.

Then, thoughts kept rising in his mind, only to be extinguished again.

After about two breaths, Qin Liang took a deep breath to restore his absolute rationality and analyzed, "Now, more than half of the Great Qin elites have been lost, and the Great Ming First Army is still pursuing them."

"It is expected that before long, the losses will reach two-thirds, or even more."

"Even if this elite force survives, being unilaterally slaughtered in this situation, these Qin soldiers are no longer of much value to you and me."

Qin Lin asked in confusion, "Why do you say that, Marshal Liang?"

Qin Liang said, "The most important thing for an elite force is its spirit, that courageous and dauntless spirit."

"Now that spirit has been completely shattered, and even if they survive, the fire in their hearts has mostly been extinguished."

"This kind of extinguishing cannot be rekindled by a few words from you and me, but it is possible that these Qin soldiers will never be able to get out of their inner shadows in their entire lives."

"You tell me, what use is such an elite force, even if I take over?"

Qin Lin thought for a while and sighed, "What Marshal Liang said is very true."

"Instead of spending time on these people, it is better to rebuild an elite force."

Qin Liang asked curiously, "Don't you think my decision is too ruthless?"

Qin Lin shook his head and said, "As the saying goes, a benevolent man does not command troops. Although Marshal Liang's decision seems cold and ruthless, it is the most reasonable."

Speaking of this, Qin Lin said with hatred, "That Young Master Ling is really living up to the saying, 'If the general is incompetent, the three armies will be exhausted to death.'"

Qin Liang said, "Don't mention this Young Master Ling anymore, just mentioning him annoys me."

"Originally, I was still a little reluctant to part with the Great Qin elites that I personally trained, but now I have completely cut off that reluctance."

"Doesn't Qin Buyi want to join forces with the Great Ming First Army? I just won't let him get his wish."

"Pass down the order, change the Iron Bucket Battle Formation into the Great Serpent Battle Formation."

Qin Lin said, "Yes."

Then, Qin Lin passed down a series of instructions.

Just as the Great Ming Second Army had assembled its formation, preparing to go to where He Yan's Great Ming First Army was, the Qin army led by Qin Liang transformed its formation.

From the Iron Bucket Battle Formation, the Qin army transformed into a serpent battle formation that looked like a coiled snake.

Qin Buyi saw the changes in the Qin army in the marching camp and asked Wang Tian, "Clan Leader Wang, what kind of battle formation is this from the Qin army?"

Wang Tian replied, "Reporting to Marshal Qin, this is the Great Serpent Battle Formation."

"The Great Serpent Battle Formation is a notoriously difficult formation to deal with. This formation's offense and defense are both mediocre, but the most troublesome thing is its entanglement."

"On the battlefield, all the armies that are entangled by the Great Serpent Battle Formation rarely escape its entanglement."

"It seems that this Qin Liang wants to entangle us here, so that we cannot join up with Dean He Yan."

Qin Buyi said, "General Wang, do you have any way to escape from this formation?"

Wang Tian shook his head and said, "If it were ordinary people, I could think of a way, but facing Qin Liang, I am sorry, I am powerless."

"This Qin Liang is the Great Qin's number one general, and his level far exceeds mine."

"Since he wants to entangle us, it means that we basically have no chance to escape his entanglement."

Speaking of this, Wang Tian pulled Qin Buyi and flew out of the marching camp.

Wang Tian pointed to the opponent's coiled serpent body and said, "Marshal Qin, do you see this coiled serpent body?"

"Once we forcibly leave, this serpent will quickly attack, causing considerable damage to us."

Qin Buyi continued, "What if we start a full-scale war with them now?"

Wang Tian shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is also unrealistic. After the last time the Qin army suffered so many casualties of Great Ascension realm experts, this Qin Liang has obviously learned his lesson."

"This coiled serpent can be converted into an Iron Bucket Battle Formation at any time."

"This is also the troublesome part of the Great Serpent Battle Formation. The core of this formation is one word: entanglement."

"It is usually used to delay powerful opponents, or to win a chance to survive."

Qin Buyi frowned slightly, he didn't expect this move from Qin Liang.

Judging from Qin Liang's performance these days, this person has no intention of fighting at all.

Since Qin Liang took over this Qin army, the Qin army has been defending most of the time.

The only attack was the last time Qin Buyi and others were about to leave.

The reason why Qin Liang commanded the battle formation change this time was also because Qin Buyi's Great Ming Second Army was about to leave.

Qin Liang's kind of somewhat dejected, yet like a dog skin plaster, style of play made Qin Buyi very helpless.

At the same time, Qin Buyi was also trying to figure out what Qin Liang was thinking.

Qin Liang on the surface doesn't care at all about the overall battle situation, and in reality, it's not much different.

Just as Qin Buyi was puzzled, Qin Liang flew out of the opposing marching camp and shouted towards him:

"Great Ming Second Army Commander Qin Buyi, listen up, don't even think about leaving here."

"For the next period of time, you will stay here with your grandpa, until the great battle between the two sides is completely over."

"Your grandpa has plenty of time to play with you."

"You better pray that the war between Great Qin and Great Ming doesn't end too early, otherwise your grandpa will definitely try every means to kill you after the war is over."

Qin Liang's voice was clearly heard by everyone in the Great Ming Second Army.

In the marching camp, Wang Tian couldn't help but complain, "Is this Qin Liang sick, or has he been stimulated to the point of madness?"

Qin Buyi showed a wry smile and said, "I don't know why Qin Liang hates me so much, I didn't provoke him."

The two sides did not fall into a stalemate this time, Wang Tian changed the battle formation of the Great Ming Second Army, turning it into the Xuanwu Formation with extremely strong defense.

In addition to its strong defense, this formation has another advantage, which is that it can move slowly.

However, the moving speed is a bit unspeakable. If it continues to move at this speed, it is estimated that it will not be able to reach He Yan's First Army until next month.

Being able to move is better than staying in place.

Time passed in the blink of an eye, three days passed.

In these three days, Qin Liang commanded the Qin army to constantly harass the Great Ming Second Army.

This kind of harassment carried great danger, and if you were not careful, you would fall into the traps Qin Liang had set up.

Ignoring it was not an option, but if you paid attention to it, the other party would completely adopt a guerrilla warfare approach.

Adhering to the attitude of "fight if you can win, run if you can't", Qin Liang's series of operations.

The already slow marching speed of the Great Ming Second Army was further reduced.

Qin Buyi estimated that at this speed, he would definitely not be able to reach He Yan's side next month as originally planned, but the month after next.

Qin Liang's annoying behavior successfully filled the Great Ming Second Army with hatred.

Among them, the one with the deepest resentment towards Qin Liang was Wang Tian.

In a situation where Qin Buyi completely did not understand command, Wang Tian, as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, was mentally and physically exhausted these three days.