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Eight-fold Formation Plan

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    Eight-fold Formation Plan

    An ancient Chinese military strategy involving eight specific formations (Sky, Earth, Wind, Cloud, Dragon, Tiger, Snake, and Bird); traditionally attributed to [[诸葛亮|諸葛亮|zhu1 ge3 liang4]] or, in some traditions, the [[黄帝|黃帝|huang2 di4]] (Yellow Emperor)

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    The Eight-Fold Formation

    Title of a famous five-character quatrain poem by the Tang dynasty poet [[杜甫|杜甫|du4 fu3]] regarding the military legacy of [[诸葛亮|諸葛亮|zhu1 ge3 liang4]]

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