On the second day of October in the first year of Xianxiang, it was already a quarter and a half before midnight. The sky was still dark and the entire city of Lanzhou was immersed in sleep. Everything was silent. The only exception was the martial arts field in the west of the city. Not only the torches in the fortress
A large bonfire was lit even in the middle of the empty field, illuminating the huge martial arts field. In the Chinese army's tent, Li Xiangao, wearing a golden chainmail, sat on the commander's seat.
, staring at the night sky outside the tent with a solemn expression, silently waiting for the arrival of the midnight hour.
"Your Highness, the time has come. Please make it clear!"
Time passed by minute by second, and in a blink of an eye, there was only one stick of incense left before the ceremony. A heavily armored lieutenant general walked in from outside the tent with heavy steps, bowed to Li Xianyi, and reported loudly.
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"Beat the drums and burn the incense, and those who fail to arrive in time will be killed without mercy!"
Hearing the noise, Li Xian withdrew his gaze, gave Ling Zhong a cold look, waved his hand, and issued the general order in a cold voice.
"Yes, the general will take the order!"
He agreed with his promise in a loud voice, turned around, and strode out of the Chinese army's tent. In a moment, the rumbling war drums roared loudly, and the passionate drumbeats broke the tranquility before dawn, and the evil spirit was heard like drums.
The sound rippled in all directions. Groups of soldiers, either on foot or galloping on horseback, gathered along the long street from all directions towards the martial arts arena. Most of Lanzhou City became noisy. The drums did not stop.
More than thirty generals have led their personal guards to rush outside the military tent.
"Your Highness, the time has come. Thirty-three people should be here, but they are actually thirty-three. Please give me your instructions!"
As soon as the drum beat stopped, Ling Zhong strode into the Chinese army's tent, bowed and solemnly reported.
"Account increase!"
Li Xian clicked his gun this time, originally thinking that if someone was unpunctual, he would use it as a chicken to scare the monkeys, but it was obvious that the old army sticks were very slippery, and no one was willing to volunteer to hit the muzzle of the gun.
Yes, this plan will naturally fall into place, but Li Xian doesn't care, as long as the generals can be obedient, it will be fine. At this time, seeing that all the generals have arrived, Li Xian does not want to delay any more.
With a wave of his hand, he gave an order concisely and concisely.
"Upgrade the account, increase the account..."
Amid the shouts of the personal guards, a group of generals filed through the two honor guards lined up by the royal guards of the Zhou Dynasty, according to their rank, and marched into the Chinese army's tent in an orderly manner.
"I will wait to see His Royal Highness the King of Zhou!"
Although a group of old army soldiers were not convinced that Li Xian was superior to them, they were all impeccable in terms of etiquette. The expressions on their faces could be as respectful as they wanted. As for their respective
Only God knows what kind of thoughts are running in my heart.
"waived!"
Li Xian glanced at the generals expressionlessly, raised his hand in vain, and said one word in an extremely calm tone.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The generals thanked them according to the rules, and stood in two rows according to their official rank and seniority. They all stood with their eyes fixed. Their equipment was very impressive, but no one asked Li Xian about his order.
The purpose is clearly to counter Li Xian's strength with an attitude of silence and non-cooperation.
Playing silent, right? OK, you can continue playing, but let's see how long you can stay silent! Li Xianduo is a shrewd person, and he has already seen through everyone's plan with just one glance at the generals, but
He didn't try to expose it, he just sneered secretly in his heart, raised his hand, and shouted in a loud voice: "Bring it up!"
"promise!"
As soon as Li Xian finished speaking, the promises of the guards could be heard outside the big tent, and soon several strong guards were seen walking away from the big tent carrying a large box-like object covered with a gauze scarf.
Coming in, as soon as this object appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of all the generals. Although no one asked questions, everyone had a suspicious look on their faces, and they couldn't understand what kind of trick Li Xian was playing.
"Um."
Li Xian waved his hand to the guards and said softly. The guards opened the gauze on the box with understanding, then bowed and exited the tent.
"Hey, what is this thing, a rockery?"
"No, it looks more like a bonsai."
"That's not right. How can there be such a big bonsai? Why does this thing look so familiar?"
…
As soon as the scarf was lifted, the true face of Mount Lu was revealed. It was a huge sand table, with mountains, rivers, and lakes all available. Although it is limited by the completeness of the data, it is still different from the actual situation, but in general
However, the topography of Hexi, Qinghai and even Anxi has been laid out on a large scale. When the generals who originally planned to play silent saw that Li Xian actually moved out such a weird-looking big guy at this time, they all whispered curiously.
The discussion started, and the strategy of silence could no longer be used.
Why? No more silence? Ha, let’s start! Seeing the generals discussing, Li Xian’s expression remained solemn, but he felt a little proud in his heart, but he was not in a hurry to pay attention to the generals.
He started to talk nonsense, but waited until the voice of the discussion died down, then coughed slightly and said: "Gentlemen, this thing is a sand table, that is, the actual terrain is concrete and small. Gentlemen, you might as well confirm the surrounding landforms that you have seen in the past.
Is it the same as the sand table?"
"It looks like, it does look like, could this be Hehuanggu?"
"Interesting, it's really amazing. This must be the city of Lanzhou where we are located, ha, interesting!"
"Well, this is Shanzhou, these two places are Fulochuan, and Fuqi City is undoubtedly wonderful, it is really wonderful!"
…
All the generals have been in the military for a long time. Whenever they go to a place, they first inspect the topography and then compare it with the map. They are quite knowledgeable about the environment they are in. Now they conduct detailed deductions based on the sand table.
He suddenly realized this and praised him one after another. Even the three generals who always kept a straight face nodded frequently.
"Your Highness, this thing is not trivial. If you can have something like this in hand when marching and fighting, you can know yourself and the enemy, and be in an invincible position. I really don't know who can think so cleverly and build this thing." Qibi Heli.
He has a more impatient temper and is more upright. Although he is dissatisfied with Li Xian's superiority over him, it does not affect his appreciation of the use of the sand table. At this time, he became excited and forgot about the silence agreed upon by everyone yesterday.
The policy of non-cooperation was stroking the long beard on his chest, and he praised him excitedly.
Who? Apart from Li Xian, no one in the world can make this thing - a small sand table looks simple, and it seems that it can be formed by just stacking it up, but it is not the case. I don't understand the principle of contour lines.
, if you don’t know geometric algebra, all you can make is a pile of garbage, which is of no use at all. The current sand table is the result of Li Xian staying up most of the night last night. On the surface, it is time-consuming and useless.
Not much. In fact, in order to be as accurate as possible, not to mention the huge amount of manpower and material resources consumed in collecting the data, Li Xian himself spent no one knows how much time in the palace to pre-produce and deduce.
Considering the current scale, the hardships and efforts involved are really not appreciated by outsiders.
"So that the old general can know that although this thing was made by Xiao Wang, it was not created by Xiao Wang. It was actually the result of the late Taishi Ling Li Chunfeng and the hard work of Mr. Li's life. Xiao Wang just copied what the old man left behind.
He tried his best to make things right, so it’s understandable.” Li Xianzi couldn’t explain the mathematics, physics and chemistry in his previous life, so he could only explain all the reasons in one go.
If it is pushed to Li Chunfeng's head, the dead people on the left and right will not jump out to defend.
"Li, a strange man of the generation, is indeed an expert. It's really amazing that he has such a legacy!"
Gao Gao had received guidance from Li Chunfeng when he was in the imperial court and had a deep understanding of his abilities. This listening sand table was Li Chunfeng's invention. He was immediately relieved and echoed with emotion.
"A man of God, he is indeed a man of God!" Li Jinxing entered the court a little later and had never met Li Chunfeng, but he had often heard about the push-back plan. He also knew that Li Chunfeng was a very capable person. Now the two of them
All of his colleagues were full of praise for Li Chunfeng. Not to be outdone, he grinned and sang along.
"Since everyone thinks it's good, then the plan for this war will be based on this sand table." Li Xian saw that the heat was almost there, so he didn't want to talk any more, so he got up and walked slowly out of the commander's office.
Shi Shiran arrived in front of the sand table and suggested casually.
"..."
As soon as they heard Li Xian mention the war, a group of generals immediately shut up and exchanged twinkling glances with each other. No one was willing to express their attitude on the matter. For a while, the atmosphere in the big tent became strange.
What? At this time, you still want to take it back? There is no way! Seeing the generals trying to retreat, Li Xian refused to give up. He simply ignored the generals' glances and pointed at the sand table with a smile.
, analyzed by himself: "Please see, gentlemen, these small red flags are the locations of our army's various divisions and pass fortresses. There are four roads into Tuyuhun, excluding the one at Kunlun Pass. Datong Valley,
The three passages from the Shanzhou and Osaka valleys in the Hehuang Valley are all on the west side of the river. Now it is a confrontation between the enemy and ourselves. There are natural dangers. The enemy has many troops and ours is few. In addition, our army has been defeated. If the enemy takes advantage of the situation to attack, our army will
It is difficult to defend against the enemy outside the Qilian Mountains, and we are even more worried about recovering the four towns of Anxi. Your Majesty has decreed that Anxi cannot be lost, but the current plan is to defeat it with a strange way. Do you have any objections to this?"
"..."
Although the generals already agreed with Li Xian's analysis, they all remained silent, and even deliberately did not look at the sand table. They all stood expressionlessly like wooden and clay sculptures.
"Very good, since all the princes have no objections, then the strategy of defeating the enemy with surprise has been decided. There is one strategy that may work wonders. That is to lead a brigade of fine cavalry to surprise the Datong Valley and forcefully cross the Datong River.
Rush into the enemy's hinterland, not to capture the city, but to kill and injure the enemy's soldiers and civilians, so as to mobilize the bandit army to encircle and suppress them with all their strength. If you can win several battles in a row, the enemy army will be in chaos. All the princes can unite with the Anxi Governor, right
General Ashina Daozhen took advantage of the situation to regain his homeland in Anxi. If we win this battle, the northwest will be appeased for several years. Do you have any doubts about this?" The generals were silent and uncooperative, but Li Xian pretended to be false.
I don't know, just pretending that everyone has agreed to the overall strategy, and self-consciously stated the specific implementation methods, looking relaxed and comfortable...