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| Name | Great Crane Formation |
| Type | Tactical Formation |
| Used by | Ri Boku Earl Rai Earl Kou |
The Great Crane Formation is an offensive tactical formation employed by Ri Boku, by positioning his troops in a "W" shape during a full assault first seen during the Battle at Shu Kai Plains. It is similar but somewhat different to the more traditional Wing Crane Formation, where the troops take the form of a simple "U".
History[]
Western Zhao Invasion Arc[]
During the 15th and final day of the Battle at Shukai Plains, Zhao Great General Ri Boku was content in keeping the Zhao armies in defensive formations and wait out until the Qin armies depleted their dwindling food supplies. But this comfortable situation changes dramatically when he receives reports that the city of Gyou was about to fall due to their own food stores being destroyed by hidden agents of Ou Sen while still being occupied by the Kan Ki Army.
Hearing of such grave news, the Zhao Commander-in-Chief immediately orders his army to abandon defensive formations and assume an all-out offensive to go and rescue Gyou from the surrounding Kan Ki Army. The formation chosen by Ri Boku decides to use the "Great Crane" to quickly defeat the Ou Sen Army.
This attack formation, when used with Ri Boku Army’s unique ability of Origins Tactics which combines the strengths of both strategical type and instinctual type gave them the upper hand against the Qin - who were slowly and steadily being pushed back, despite their own proficiency at warfare. Their advance was not meant to last, however, with his keen eyes General Ou Sen was able to quickly read and counter the Origins Tactics employed by Ri Boku's soldiers and stop the Great Crane offensive. Ou Sen then uses his own version of the tactic by linking Den Ri Mi and Sou’Ou armies together.
Variations[]
Great Red Crane Formation[]
The Ou Sen Army's Great Red Crane
A variation of the tactic used by Ou Sen. By linking together three different armies in the middle of chaotic combat he was able to push back the Zhao forces. Using the Den Ri Mi Army as the center while his own personal soldiers formed the right wing of a “crane” and Sou'Ou Army forms the left wing. This allowed him to gain the advantage on the battlefield, since the Zhao units remained disorganized. This version seems to be more widely spread out compared to the one used by Ri Boku.
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