Chapter 236 The Amazing Array
Quickly, Rocky and Commander Cao of the ck Army, led their troops of nearly seven hundred
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soldiers to a nearby open area.
Just when the ck Army''s troops had retreated to a safe ce, thetest battlefield report was also
sent to the grandstand.
"What? The White Army lost one more troop, and the ck Army has more army gs than the White
Army does?" Isis eximed. It was clear that she was confused about the news she had received.
However, all the people present were more startled than she was.
"I cannot believe this news. Even though the White Army lost one more troop, there are three left. The
ck Army has only two troops. How is it possible that the ck Army has more army gs?" an Elite
Commander asked because he had not seen nor heard of such a situation ever before.
"That is because, of the two ck Army''s troops, one has six army gs," the spirit maniptor who
was responsible for delivering the battlefield report, replied.
His words astonished everyone in the crowd. After hearing the spirit maniptor''s words, they became
curious. Also, they were eager to find out the name of the Commander, who had shown exceptional
courage, and obtained six army gs under an adverse situation.
"It must be Commander Cao. No one else is more experienced nor morepetent than he is in the
ck Army," someone in the crowd, guessed.
Everyone present nodded their heads and concurred with his deduction.
"No, it''s not Commander Cao. The troop''s Commander is the representative of the northeast military
camp. He just came with the Deputy Commander in Chief," was the spirit maniptor''s response,
which took everyone by surprise.
On hearing him, there was pin-drop silence. The crowd''s ashen faces made them look like frozen
sculptures that were fixed to the ground on which they stood. They were inplete shock, and it
seemed that they had be immobile.
"You mean Rocky''s troop now has six army gs?" Isis asked in disbelief. As there had been no special
understand how he could get six army gs in an instant.
"Moreover, I was informed just now that the ck Army had taken two White Army Commanders,
captive," the spirit maniptor continued, as he nodded his head, withoutmitting to anything.
"So, were the two White Army troops that went missing, defeated by the breeder?"
"How can that be? I do not think that the northeast military camp''s breeder even understands military
strategy and tactics."
"Undeniably, Commander Marin is powerful and her subordinates are strong. Nevertheless, he is just
that - a breeder, even not a soldier."
People who had gathered around the viewing tform became curious, and immediately there
transpired a scene of uproar and confusion.
"Now that I know, I am not surprised that Marin sent him here. He is definitely a master ofplex
military strategy," Isis sighed, and suddenly realized that Rocky was not only powerful but also well
versed in the art of war strategies and tactics, much beyond what she could imagine. Had it been
otherwise, he would not have been able to eliminate two White Army troops, without leaving any traces
- that too under their noses! Now that Isis had a fair idea about who was responsible for the
extraordinary feat, she could not contain her desire to find out about Rocky, whose identity had, until
then been top secret.
"What information do you have about the two troops of the ck Army?" Isis asked, after she had
regained herposure.
"They are retreating now. However, the three troops of the White Army are about to catch up with
them," the spirit maniptor replied.
"Though the ck Army has more army gs now, yet they are in a weak position. Once the White
Army''s three troops attack them with their concerted efforts, they will not be able to withstand their
attack, no matter what," a battle-hardened Elite Commander analyzed.
"How much time is left?" Isis asked the civil official who was keeping count of the time.
"Half an hour," was his response.
"It seems to me that it is the time of the final battle. The way I see it, is, that we can turn the tables, if
the ck Army can hold out against the White Army''s invasion. However, to aplish that in half an
hour is extremely difficult," Isis said. Besides, she felt that the ck Army would not be able to
withstand the White Army''s attack.
Just then, someone saw a sizeable troop movement on the nd, which was their training ground,
and shouted in consternation, "Look, the ck Army is over there."
Hearing the rm, everyone, including Isis, turned to look in that direction. They beheld Rocky and
Commander Cao leading their troops on the expanse ahead, and were concerned.
"If they n to resist the White Army''s attack from there, they are courting death,"
one man said, and the others nodded their heads, agreeing with him. Even though the ck Army
knew that they were the weak side, yet they chose to begin their assault from a terrain that was easy to
attack but hard to defend. In doing so, they brought about their destruction. Even the man who was
ignorant of war statistics was aware of the consequences of their decision to strike an exposed area.
Isis also felt that their decision to charge where they would be exposed, was strange. But instead of
saying anything, she chose to wait and see.
Meanwhile, Rocky divided the soldiers of the ck Army into eight teams that were named after the
Eight Diagrams and distributed them in their shapes. Each team was further subdivided into an external
row, a middle row, and an internal row. Of these, the internal rows thatprised of seven teams were
in charge of guarding the army gs. Rocky led the only internal team that was without an army g.
"Commander Cao, please arrange the attack and the defense within the array," Rocky instructed
Commander Cao.
"Can the array really resist the White Army''s attacks?" he asked, as he was still not convinced.
"Let''s wait and see," Rocky smiled calmly.
The three White Army''s troops arrived soon after Rocky had finished arranging his troops in the forms
of the Eight Heaven Locks Array - and were only three-hundred meters from them.
Seeing the unusual line-up before them, the three Commanders of the White Army gazed at each other
in astonishment. However, it seemed that they did not care nor pay any attention to the array. That was
because they could not have, in their wildest dreams, imagined that the ck Army would choose to
fight against them from the nd, as that was as good as themmitting suicide.
After the three Commanders of the White Army had strategized and discussed the situation, they
assigned two hundred soldiers to spearhead a violent invasion against the ck Army, to explore what
the real situation there was.
"Come close!" Rocky shouted as the vanguard of the White Army approached where they were
camped.
Instantly, the eight teams in the shapes of the Eight Diagrams got close to each other to form an
imprable defense system.
When the White Army''s vanguard came close, they saw they had nowhere to attack, so they scattered,
and started finding ws.
"External rows, turn around!" Rocky ordered. The soldiers of each of the eight teams'' external rows
turned around immediately, at the ce where they were, and took turns to fight the soldiers of the
White Army''s vanguard.
From the way the vanguard appeared, it looked that they had been indeed knocked senseless.
"The external rowse back and the north rows open..." Rocky shouted another order. Without any
dy, the north rows split from the center towards the right and the left.
Seeing an opportunity to take advantage of, without hesitating, several soldiers of the White Army''s
vanguard rushed into the array.
"North rowse back. Middle rows, attack!" Rocky thundered anothermand. Since the enemy
had been trapped, he asked the north rows to go back to their position. Meanwhile, the soldiers in the
middle rows that Commander Cao was leading, quickly attacked the White Army''s soldiers.
Seeing the ck Army''s soldiers approach them from all directions, the White Army''s vanguard
understood that they were trapped, and in no way could they save themselves. After the namesake
resistance that they put up, the ck Army''s soldiers, crushed their spirits, defeated them and pushed
them out of the array.
Soon, that resulted in the White Army''s vanguard losing more than half of its soldiers.