Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1168 582: Jinrikisha Formation_3

Hong Ying rubbed for a moment and said, "I'm talking about the Old Train."

This is the formation created by Grandpa Train?

In that case, this coachman is a real coachman.

But how is the train formation used?

Li Banfeng imagined for a moment: "To set up a train formation, do we have to lay tracks first?"

Hong Ying shook her head: "It's not the type of train you're thinking of, it's a fire-burning cart."

Li Banfeng still didn't understand; the phonograph explained, "On the battlefield, there's a type of two-wheeled war cart pushed by people, equipped with weapons and able to set fires, hence called a fire train.

The Old Train gathered these war carts together, had the Traveling Cultivators push them into battle, relying on their agile steps and swift actions, they once caused havoc on the battlefield. Later, this formation was broken by Hong Ying."

Li Banfeng looked up at Hong Ying, his eyes full of admiration: "Ying Ying, how was this formation broken?"

Hong Ying replied, "People said this formation was hard to deal with, but I didn't find it anything special. When they charged in formation, I directly scattered them using the Trample Over Thousands of Rivers.

They revealed all sorts of weapons on their carts, but I dodged them using the Carefree Freedom Technique.

Later they changed formations to surround me, and I used the Path-breaking Technique to break out, circled behind them, and without much effort, scattered them completely."

Li Banfeng took a small notebook and noted down every method Hong Ying mentioned.

The phonograph reminded, "Husband, whatever method Ying Ying mentioned, you must use them cautiously. Her combat strength and courage are different from ordinary people, most people can't do what she does."

Li Banfeng looked through the small notebook and felt that the methods Hong Ying mentioned were not complicated, nor were they high-difficulty operations that required a Short Step to cover two hundred meters; even he should be able to do them.

Hong Ying got angry, sat back in front of the dressing table: "I'm teaching him real skills, and you say it's wrong. So, tell me, how should the formation be broken?"

"Husband, the train formation has also been broken by Little Servant before. The greatest strength of this formation lies in its change, and its greatest flaw also lies in its change."

"How so?" Li Banfeng held the small notebook, noting down seriously.

The phonograph said, "Traveling Cultivators are fast and not fussy about terrain, with war carts for support, they switch between offense and defense rapidly, often catching the enemy off guard.

But to form a train formation, you need at least twenty Traveling Cultivators, and they're not like the Cultivators of the Great Taoist School. Finding twenty Traveling Cultivators with the exact same cultivation level is really tough,

With uneven levels of cultivation, there are differences in executing orders, and between formation changes, higher-level Traveling Cultivators instantly get into place, while lower-level ones are slightly slower. This minute difference is where the flaw in the formation lies."

His wife brought out paper and pen and earnestly explained to Li Banfeng, talking about formations from square formations to circular formations, from goose-shaped to fish scale formations, clearly explaining all the flaws between formation changes.

"Husband, when you actually face the enemy, you must first force them to change formations. The first couple of times, the flaws might not be obvious. Try a few more times, and the formation will definitely show gaps.

During this period, as long as you seize one flaw, you can completely scatter the enemy formation. How to handle it afterward depends on your discretion."

The words were very tactful, but the phonograph knew inside that once on the battlefield, Li Banfeng certainly wouldn't hold back.

But this time his opponent was the coachman, a disciple of Grandpa Train. If he really wiped them out, he feared he might offend the Portable Residence.

Li Banfeng wasn't worried about these things. He brought out a bunch of chess pieces, carefully rehearsing the breaking techniques his wife taught him, repeatedly honing for several hours before leaving the Portable Residence.

Returning to North Bridge, it was already deep into the night. Xiao Chuanzi led people on patrol, while Ma Wu, Qin Bulou, and others were resting.

Li Banfeng planned to go to South Bridge to check on the coachman's situation. Just after leaving North Bridge, dozens of coachmen pulled pedicabs and charged towards him.

What a coincidence for Li Banfeng to bump into them?

It wasn't just a coincidence. They were conducting a night raid tonight, and even if Li Banfeng didn't leave, he would have encountered them at North Bridge.

Dozens of coachmen didn't notice Li Banfeng. As long as Li Banfeng chose a suitable place to stand still, these coachmen would have passed right by him.

But one coachman saw Li Banfeng. This coachman was also pulling a cart; he stood on the rooftop of a three-story building by the street and shouted: "Form formation."

This was the coachman most familiar to Li Banfeng, also the leader of these coachmen. Upon hearing his command, everyone looked up and finally noticed Li Banfeng.

The coachmen turned the cart pole, not moving themselves, and the cart turned around, with the cart cover facing Li Banfeng. The coachmen pushed the carts, forming a fish scale formation, rushing towards him.

Li Banfeng, leveraging his speed advantage, dashed through the gaps of the fish scale formation to its center.

The first step to breaking the formation: don't let the opponent stand firm, force them to switch formations.

These dozens of coachmen were well-trained. Seeing Li Banfeng break through the fish scale formation, they immediately switched to a ring formation, intending to surround Li Banfeng.

According to his wife's advice, during formation changes, the differing cultivation levels of cultivators lead to uneven placements—it's the best time to find flaws.

Where's the flaw?

Dozens of coachmen covered each other, landing in unison, incredibly fast, with no flaws.

It seems they'd been working together for a long time, with a high degree of tacit understanding, the cultivators accommodating each other, covering the speed differences.

No worries, this point, his wife had thought of it.

One or two formation changes can be compensated for by cooperation among themselves, but with more changes, flaws will naturally be exposed.