Chapter 350 I am at best a gangster, not an ETC (please subscribe, vote and reward)
At noon the next day, Yanjia Hall, sand table and war chess deduction props were all ready.
Cheng Chubi then asked two ingenious craftsmen to start playing with the sand based on the map provided by the Ministry of War.
Watch the hills in the sand table gradually form an outline, and then use ribbons to curve and lay on the sand to represent the river.
Silk ribbons of other colors were also used to represent roads, following Cheng Chubi's command.
This huge sand table slowly revealed the terrain of Longxi in the Tang Dynasty at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Mountains, rivers, roads, and even towns are all decorated with small wood chips and even small strips of cloth dyed green.
The courtyard door was tightly closed at the moment, Li Ji was left outside, and Yan Lide stood next to him.
It's just that Master Yan didn't look in Li Ji's direction at all, he only looked at the sky.
Li Ji was twirling his long beard carelessly and bragging to the guard guarding the courtyard gate.
While waiting for Cheng Chubi to open the door from inside.
At this time, Li Shimin, who had left the court meeting, had already hurried over accompanied by Zhao Kun.
Yan and Li hurriedly stepped down the steps to greet the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who was approaching quickly.
"Why are you two here? Where is Cheng Sanlang?"
Li Ji pointed to the closed courtyard door with a smile.
"Your Majesty, that boy is piling up the sand table inside. That's why you want to drive me and Master Yan out."
"That's because this guy Cheng Sanlang said that the sandbox he built needs to be kept secret for the time being.
In this way, I will be able to have a sufficient sense of surprise when I see the formed sand table. Right, Master Yan?"
Yan Lide really didn't want to talk to Li Ji, who was so shameless, but now that His Majesty was right in front of him, he could only hum in humiliation.
Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh. "This kid's brain is just different from that of ordinary people. Okay, I'll be waiting here too."
"Let's see what he can tinker with. I heard the descriptions were so exaggerated before. If today I see that the effect is not obvious, hehehehe..."
Hearing Li Shimin's sinister laughter, Li Ji said in a very stupid manner, "Your Majesty can fine this kid's salary."
Li Shimin's laughter stopped, and he turned his head to look at this famous general under his command, the Minister of War whom he relied heavily on.
His expression seemed very righteous, but who could have imagined that such a dignified court official would actually do such a thing.
At this moment, I heard the creak of the courtyard door behind me, slowly opened, and the confident and calm Cheng Chubi, the handsome boy of the Cheng family, walked out.
"Your Majesty is here too. It just so happens that I have finished making the sand table. Your Majesty is invited to come in and take a look."
Li Shimin nodded, shouldered his burden and walked straight towards the courtyard. He came to the largest room in the courtyard.
The huge sand table was placed inside the house, and Li Ji and Yan Lide followed Li Shimin into the house.
After just one glance, Li Ji's eyes lit up and he came closer.
Li Shimin also looked at the sand table with bright eyes. Cheng Chubi cleared his throat and said.
"Your Majesty, this sand table is from Longxi provided by Li Bingbu..."
"Don't talk yet, let me guess first." Li Shimin didn't give Cheng Chubi a chance to show off, and raised his hand to signal Cheng Chubi to shut up.
His eyes began to carefully examine this lifelike sand table.
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"This piece of blue must be Qinghai, right? Then this should be Shanzhou... I didn't expect that the terrain over there is actually like this..."
"Sure enough, only the Lishui and Zhoumenshui areas have the most low-lying terrain, and the climate is not so harsh.
No wonder trade routes have been traveling here since the Han Dynasty..."
"There is no greenery here, it is very desolate, but there are rivers running deep. It seems that this is Liangzhou..."
Li Shimin seemed very excited. He spoke slowly at first, but then he pointed out the fortresses one by one.
Li Shimin did not miss any of the notable big cities. Of course, even if there were mistakes, Cheng Chubi would not point them out.
I am at best a gangster, not an ETC, so there is no need to dampen the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty's interest at this time.
Li Ji saluted Li Shimin, his face full of sincerity and sincerity.
"Your Majesty is wise. I just figured out these passes in my mind, but I didn't expect that Your Majesty has already told them all."
Li Shimin laughed loudly and energetically.
"Of course I am familiar with this land in Longxi. Back then, in order to conquer the heroes in the northwest, I personally led the army on the order of my father..."
But only up to this point, Li Shimin, the high-spirited Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, seemed to have a cassette, and was passed by in an instant.
We went directly to the next topic, praising the sand table.
"I didn't expect that the sand table could be made so detailed. Even the many important roads in Longxi are clearly marked one by one."
"If there is such a thing in the public account of the Weiguo, then the formation of thousands of troops will be clearly understood, and the chance of winning will be increased by at least 30%."
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. Cheng Sanlang, where is your war game?"
Without saying a word, Cheng Chubi motioned to the people next to him to bring over the pile of war games.
There are several flag colors, with the red pennant representing the infantry.
The red rectangular flag represents the cavalry, and the red oval flag represents the baggage troops...
Li Shimin curiously asked about the function of each flag, and used a special long pole to insert the flags one by one into the sand table.
Not long after the meeting, with Liangzhou as the center point, all the surrounding states were decorated with red flags.
Li Shimin, based on the intelligence he had previously obtained, placed the black flag representing the Tuyuhun troops on the sand table.
Everything seemed so clear and distinct that Li Shimin couldn't help it.
"Li Qing, why don't you and I give it a try and see how effective this war game is?"
Li Ji, a big shot in the army, was also itchy, so naturally he would not refuse. "Your Majesty has an order, how dare I disobey it."
"But since I am the Minister of War of the Tang Dynasty, how about I command Wu Ben of the Tang Dynasty?"
After hearing this, Li Shimin immediately became happy and couldn't help laughing and scolding. "According to what you say, then I am still the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
"Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you, so let me, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, command the Tuyuhun troops."
Cheng Chubi watched with pleasure that His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty betrayed his own people during the war game.
Hmm... remember to write it down in your diary when you get home to record the dark history of this bad-tempered emperor.
Therefore, His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty wisely commanded Tuyuhun's troops to wreak havoc in the Longxi region of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Ji, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty, could only hold on to the fortified city and wait for reinforcements before the reinforcements arrived in Longxi.
Cheng Chubi, as an old expert in war games, constantly reminded these two shameless new war game players not to commit fouls or quietly move flags.
Chapter completed!