This sentence coming from the prince's mouth is really surprising.
Jiang Hailong had long heard his father say something about the prince. He knew that this prince was not an ordinary person. He was very strict with his subordinates and very pragmatic. Any exaggeration or fraud would be severely punished by him. He should have been very repulsive to Mr. Xia.
the current expression.
Unexpectedly, the prince did not feel displeased at all, but was very relaxed, and seemed to completely trust Mr. Xia's statement.
Although Mr. Xia has a very special position in the capital, he is joining the army in name only by following the prince. In terms of position, he is even inferior to some of the generals below.
Jiang Hailong was also a little interested. He wanted to see what this young man in his mid-twenties could say and why he was so appreciated by the prince.
At this moment, Xia Shang had walked to the middle of the meeting hall and asked the general who had just spoken: "I want to know the landforms, mountains, roads, etc. in the Xuzhou City area, as well as the exact location of the three rebel armies, and the surrounding environment."
The general frowned when he heard this: "Sir, can you be more specific? Although I know the Xuzhou area well, how can I explain clearly what mountains and landforms I want to talk about without seeing it with my own eyes? Your Excellency asked this.
, could it be that you are deliberately making things difficult for the general?"
At this time, a man in the army interrupted: "Take out the map of Xuzhou and you will know at a glance."
"The map is not accurate enough. When the two armies are fighting, the clearer the situation, the better."
"Not even a map? What can I do?"
Xia Shang shrugged: "I have never joined the army, and I am new here. You are somewhat dissatisfied. Since I want to know the information and you can't give it to me, let's wait until tomorrow to discuss it. By tomorrow, I believe everyone will understand what I mean.
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"You want to wait until tomorrow?" Everyone frowned, "Sir, please stop being so mysterious."
Li Xin interrupted: "Since Mr. Xia said tomorrow, let's discuss it tomorrow. It's too late tonight. Everyone, please retreat and rest. Only by recovering your spirits can we deal with the current situation."
The prince had already spoken personally, and everyone couldn't say anything else, so they all left.
Just when the general who had just argued with Xia Shang was about to leave, Xia Shang stopped him: "General, please wait a moment."
The other party has
Somewhat strange: "Sir, what else can you do?"
"The general said just now that he knows the landforms in Xuzhou area well? Is this true?"
The other party looked arrogant: "There is no one in the world who understands Xuzhou's landforms better than Mo Jiang."
"Oh? Why is this?"
"Because the map of Xuzhou was drawn by the ancestors of Mo General, during his tenure, he would recheck the map of Xuzhou every five years and correct some deviations on the map. The entire Xuzhou territory, any place, any mountain, any scenery
The general is alive in his heart, but he lacks some words and ink, or it is difficult to describe it orally."
"That's great." Xia Shang praised him, smiled and patted the other party's shoulder, "In that case, I'm afraid I'll have to bother the general to stay with him tonight."
Looking at Xia Shang's beautiful smiling face, the general was startled and took a few steps back: "What are you doing?"
I wonder if this handsome man likes men?
"I need the general's help to make a sandbox model."
"Sandbox model?"
"Um..." Xia Shang paused, feeling that it was not easy to explain, "I can't explain it for a while, sir, you just need to listen to my instructions. If this matter can be done, you will definitely do something for the whole world.
He made great contributions to the battle in Xuzhou."
As soon as he heard that he could perform meritorious service, the other party seemed a little bit unable to withstand the temptation. He pretended to be unwilling and said: "Well... then since it is an order from the Lord, I will do it."
"What are you talking about?" Li Xin came to Xia Shang's side and asked curiously.
Xia Shang did not explain, only saying that everything will be revealed tomorrow.
Li Xin patted Xia Shang on the shoulder, nodded approvingly, and left.
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The wind and rain continued throughout the night, and it was still stormy at Tatsuki the next day.
According to Xia Shang's instructions, notices have been posted all over Xuzhou City, saying that assassins have sneaked into the city, so that the people in the city should pay attention to strangers around them.
The next day's proceedings are about to begin.
Jiang Hailong has his father's military tradition. He gets up very early and is also the first person to arrive at the meeting hall.
Entering the meeting hall, I heard the heavy snoring of two people. I frowned when I saw Xia Shang sleeping in the meeting hall. I saw another general under him also sleeping soundly inside.
He almost said angrily: "Wake up!"
After shouting, the two people on the ground didn't respond at all.
He turned around to grab a stool and smash the two people up, but when he turned around he saw a huge square table in the middle of the meeting hall, and the square table was surrounded by long wooden blocks.
The inside was filled with sand in seemingly regular patterns, forming a strange undulating landform.
It is based on sand, and there are some piles of stones on top to form the shape of a hillside. There are some twigs picked from the pine trees in the military camp inserted all over the top. I don’t know what the meaning is.
However, in the center of the table is a city image simply made of clay, with a small flag on it with the words Xuzhou City written on it.
Seeing the three words "Xuzhou City", Jiang Hailong seemed to understand the purpose of this thing in an instant, and a feeling of enlightenment rushed into his heart.
He quickly lay down in front of the table and carefully looked at every inch of land outside "Xuzhou City", every road above it, and every hillside beyond.
"It looks... so similar! This is simply a smaller version of Xuzhou!"
Every grain of sand inside is arranged according to the real landform outside Xuzhou City, which perfectly reflects the real Xuzhou scene. Flags are also used to indicate the positions of three enemy armies and the three enemy armies in the three directions of Xuzhou, southeast and north.
The landforms near the location are also clear at a glance. Looking at this map, it seems that everything near Xuzhou is well understood. This is far more useful than looking at an empty map.
Thinking again about what Xia Shang said last night was not specific enough. It seemed that the other party was not trying to be mysterious or deliberately making things difficult. To understand the battle situation, all the descriptions in front of this table were not specific enough.
"How did this person come up with this idea?" Jiang Hailong looked back at the snoring young man. He did not believe that such an idea came from his own hands.
And something like this opened a bigger door for Jiang Hailong.
Because this method is not only suitable for now, all future wars will use such a living map, which only needs to be simulated in proportion with sand according to the real landform environment.
You will be able to have a clearer vision and deploy more reasonable tactics in future battles.