The sand table was set up, and it was bigger than Yi Xiaotian imagined. Sure enough, the inhumane nature of the trench is the inhumanity of the trench...
A sand table can cover a city, a county, a mountain and a river. Sure enough, money can make the world go round!
Of course, this is not the point.
The point is that Yi Xiaotian noticed one of the mountains on the sand table - Mount Anzhong!
That's right, it's the Anzhong Mountain where Jia Xu is sure that Zhang Xiu will fight Cao Cao.
In Yi Xiaotian's memory, this mountain will be the focus and turning point of the Battle of Wancheng...
Talk about it.
Anzhong Mountain is located in Anzhong County and belongs to the boundary of Nanyang. It was originally Yuan Shu's territory. It was captured by Cao Cao after being conquered. Now it has changed hands again and has become the frontline of Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao's resistance to Cao Cao.
Yi Xiaotian piled some wooden soldiers directly near Andhong Mountain. He represented Jia Xu's side and was the defensive side.
"Brother Hide, I've set up my position here." Yi Xiaotian said with a smile... "It's your turn to attack."
call out…
Cao Cao was slightly startled. According to the position of the sand table placed by Brother Yi, it seems that the battle line is a bit far back. Wuyin County and Huyang City in front have not been captured yet? Why did Brother Yi pile up troops and horses at Anzhong Mountain?
Cao Cao was a little confused and asked simply.
"Brother Yi, this battlefield is wrong. If we want to reach Anzhong Mountain, there are Wuyin and Huyang passes ahead? How can we pass these two passes?"
"Wuyin? Huyang?" Yi Xiaotian repeated the two place names, then smiled slightly, raised his hand and explained. "Brother Hi, let me ask you, were these two sites owned by Zhang Xiu before?
Or is it Cao Cao’s?”
"Of course it belongs to Cao Cao!" Cao Cao replied...
"Brother Hao, let me ask you again, can Zhang Xiu draw such a detailed sand table in such a short time like Cao Cao and Brother Hao?" Yi Xiaotian then asked...
"Probably not!" Cao Cao's tone was hesitant at first, and then, as if he had figured something out, he was extremely sure. "Definitely not!"
The reason why we can make such a judgment.
It is based on the content of the information during this period.
Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao were busy transporting grain and grass and conquering checkpoints along the way. Their time was already very tight, so how could they have the energy to study the local terrain.
"This is incredible!"
Yi Xiaotian spread his hands, with a hint of contempt for his opponent in his words.
"Yes, Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao have newly conquered some checkpoints and towns, but in terms of their familiarity with the terrain, they are far behind Cao Cao. In addition, these two mountains are steep, and the cavalry's advantage cannot be used at all.
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"If I were Jia Xu, I would naturally move the battle line back to Mount Anzhong, a place suitable for cavalry charges."
"Even if Liu Biao is reluctant to evacuate, his soldiers have been sparse for a long time and adapted to the local terrain. They will not be Cao Cao's opponent at all. There is no need to simulate the first two battles. Even if they tie up dogs to command, they can still fight
win."
Speaking of this, Yi Xiaotian looked directly at Cao Cao. "So, the two cities of Wuyang and Huyang, which are hidden from my brother's concerns, can be captured without a single blow!"
Huo...Cao Cao was a little surprised at first, but soon he agreed with Yi Xiaotian's point of view.
Immediately he nodded heavily.
In fact, on this point, his and Yi Xiaotian's ideas can be said to coincide.
Cao Cao was very familiar with these two terrains. Although it was not possible to win with a tied dog as Brother Yi said, Cao Cao was confident that if the opponent gave up and fought, he would be sure of victory.
So here comes a new question, Anzhong Mountain? How to attack it?
"Brother Yi, then I will start to seize the top of the mountain!" Cao Cao also piled his wooden soldiers near Mount Anzhong.
Yi Xiaotian's wooden sign is on one hilltop, and his is on another hilltop!
"Not busy!" Just when Cao Cao was eager to capture Anzhong Mountain, Yi Xiaotian waved his hand... "Brother Hi, I forgot to tell you, our battle has a major premise!"
Huo…major premise?
Cao Cao was slightly stunned, waiting for Yi Xiaotian's next words.
I saw Yi Xiaotian raise his hand. "The main premise is that Cao Cao got a piece of information that Xu Ducheng was attacked by surprise, and he must withdraw as soon as possible!"
Ah…Xu Du was surrounded?
Cao Cao was stunned...
"Brother Yi, this is unfair!" Cao Cao quit. "How come Xu Capital City can be surrounded by a peaceful war?"
As soon as Yi Xiaotian's so-called major premise came out, Cao Cao was stunned. This sand table also simulated a hammer... He could only run away in a hurry?
The key is, now that his soldiers and horses are deep in Anzhong Mountain, how can they escape so easily? If the opponent comes to cover them up, it will be dangerous.
"Brother, armies are unpredictable, and water is unpredictable... How can you be sure that Yuan Shao, Ma Teng, Han Sui, Lu Bu, and Liu Bei will not come to steal the house?"
Yi Xiaotian spread his hands, looking innocent. "Back then, when Cao Cao went to Xuzhou, wasn't his base camp Yanzhou stolen by Lu Bu? It took a lot of effort to recapture it!"
Uh...this...
Cao Cao was immediately speechless. The key was that Yi Xiaotian's words could not be refuted.
Cao Cao shook his head helplessly. He simply stopped talking and carefully deployed the evacuation troops.
Contrary to Yi Xiaotian's expectation, Brother Miao is very familiar with the terrain and is also very good at evacuating troops.
In order to avoid the enemy's pursuit along the way, he actually sent the three armies to set up camp normally on the surface, but secretly sent soldiers to secretly dig dangerous roads in the mountains.
For a few days, after the dangerous road was dug, the army retreated secretly without anyone noticing.
"Brother Hiding, your move is to openly set up camp and try to attack, but secretly dig dangerous roads to evacuate secretly. It is really clever. You are indeed Cao Cao's chief adviser!"
Yi Xiaotian praised...
Cao Cao waved his hand, "It may not be possible to hide it completely. Maybe Zhang Xiu's scouts can find out something!"
Hearing this, Yi Xiaotian nodded and immediately sent his cavalry to chase you without hesitation... "Yes, Brother Hao, I really found out. No, I'm sending troops to chase you!"
Yi Xiaotian immediately pushed the cavalry forward.
Zhang Xiu's men were all cavalry, and they chased them very fast. It stands to reason that Cao Cao might not be able to escape unscathed.
Seeing that the troops Yi Xiaotian was chasing were about to close in, Cao Cao laughed "hahaha", then turned around and said with a smile, "Brother Yi, you have fallen into a trap!"
Sure enough, Yi Xiaotian noticed that the troops that Cao Cao placed in the front army position were actually the rear army, and the rear army position was the front army. In addition, the commander's position was also in the rear, so he was obviously on guard.
Accompanied by his laughter, Cao Cao twisted these wooden signs, and for a moment the rear army turned into the front army, and he turned around and killed everyone!
As expected, Yi Xiaotian's troops returned in defeat!
"Brother Hide, you are so cunning!" Yi Xiaotian said with a smile...
"Where, where!" Cao Cao was also laughing. Defeating Brother Yi for the first time in a sand table exercise seemed to be a very fortunate thing. He felt that he could do it for a whole year.
While packing up the victorious army, Cao Cao set up his square formation again, and this time he really evacuated.
On the contrary, it was Yi Xiaotian who brought his cavalry back to Anzhong Mountain. Then, under Cao Cao's nose, he once again led his troops to pursue... This was a pursuit followed by defeat, and a defeat followed by pursuit again.
It was precisely this move that shocked Cao Cao, and countless beads of sweat suddenly appeared on his forehead.
turn out to be…
After Cao Cao's victory, he was eager to evacuate, so he changed the positions of the front army and the rear army, and the commander did not go to the rear in person! At this time, the enemy army was defeated and pursued again... which was greatly beyond his expectation.
As you can imagine, Cao's army was defeated!
call…
Even though this was just a sand table simulation, Cao Cao took a long breath.
"Failed, defeated..."
It was completely different from the proud look he had just after taking Yi Xiaotian's "first kill". At this time, his face was pale and he murmured to himself. "I'm careless, I'm careless! Brother Yi, I lost! I was defeated so completely.
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Cao Cao especially felt afraid...
Fortunately, this is just a sandbox. If it is really a real battle, if Jia Xu and Jia Laodu can make such a plan... No, Brother Yi is playing Jia Xu. If he can make such a move of chasing after defeat, then
Jia Xu can definitely do it.
call out…
Cao Cao gasped again.
If it were an actual battle, then even if he had established a sufficiently advantageous situation and conquered as much territory as possible, just because of his carelessness this time, he would have to give it all to others again just because of his carelessness!
Sure enough, soldiers have no constant momentum and water has no constant shape. It is really impossible to guard against it...
Just when Cao Cao was deep in thought and confused, Yi Xiaotian patted him on the shoulder.
"Brother Hi, you have done a good enough job. According to Cao Cao's nature, the more critical the situation, the more leisurely he will be. Now that he has to evacuate, he must personally cut off the rear and arrange everything in an orderly manner, so he pursued for the first time.
Zhang Xiujun will be defeated!"
"However, Cao Cao must be in a hurry to get on the road. He cannot always switch the front army with the rear army, and he will not always be in the rear. Therefore, if he leads the army to pursue again, he will definitely win a complete victory!"
Yi Xiaotian explained the details here in detail.
What he wanted to do was actually use his brother's mouth to make Cao Cao aware of the details of the Battle of Wancheng.
A 50-50 battle is all about the details.
It seemed that he was afraid that his brother would not fully understand, so Yi Xiaotian continued to remind him.
"Pursue and then be defeated, then be defeated and then pursue again. This kind of strategy, based on my understanding of Jia Xu, he will definitely be able to plan it out. Therefore, Brother Hui must let Cao Cao have 20% awe of Jia Xu, and be more cautious in everything he does."
Son! If you think too much...don't be careless, this is a terrible opponent!"
call…
Cao Cao exhaled heavily and nodded immediately.
Thanks to Brother Yi's guidance this time, otherwise, even if Cao Cao paid enough attention to Jia Xu, his attention would still be far from enough.
Jia Xu is more powerful than he thought!
After all, he still has Brother Yi’s help!
Jia Xu is indeed a formidable opponent, but Brother Yi, his insight and prediction of the battle situation, I am afraid that the word "terrible" is not enough to describe and summarize it.
For a moment, Cao Cao's feelings for Yi Xiaotian flashed in his mind - he is as smart as a demon and so terrifying!
