When Xia Shang woke up, he found that he was already surrounded by people.
Everyone gathered around the sandbox model that had been made overnight, talking quietly about something.
"Master Xia is awake."
Someone said something, and all the eyes around him turned.
Seeing so many eyes focused on him, Xia Shang felt a little embarrassed. He stood up and shook the dust off his body: "Well... I somehow fell asleep last night."
Li Xin pushed the wheelchair over and pointed at the sand table not far away: "Did you make this?"
Xia Shang nodded.
"what is it call?"
"Sand table."
"Sand table?" Li Xin murmured to himself, "What a sand table. It's really appropriate. I didn't expect you to have such a good thing hidden behind your back. Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"This is just the most basic equipment for pre-war analysis that I know. It is actually very simple and not unusual. I also saw that there was no such sand table in the conference hall last night, so I thought of making one.
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Li Xin was very excited: "With this thing, the war situation in Xuzhou will be under control. If you can relieve Xuzhou's trouble this time, you will be the first to do so."
"My credit is actually nothing. Without the help of General Lou, this sandbox would not have been completed. The sandbox also has limitations. It must be completed by someone who has a good understanding of the local terrain, otherwise there will be many loopholes."
"General Lou certainly deserves your credit, but without your idea, the military would not have been so inspired. From now on, before any war begins, you can make such a sandbox. You only need to make some adjustments based on the local topography.
Just make improvements.”
Xia Shang nodded: "This is the main purpose of the sand table."
At this time, Jiang Hailong also came to Xia Shang's side and bowed deeply to Xia Shang: "Master Xia is young and promising, but he will lose his composure in the end. Before that, he looked down on you a lot. But I didn't expect that you would actually hide such a secret."
A good strategy to defeat the enemy."
This sand table couldn't be simpler, but such a small thing is so sought after by so many people, which made Xia Shangzhen feel a little embarrassed and smiled awkwardly: "This is just a small thing.
Objects are not a good strategy. As for how to defeat the enemy, I haven’t even thought about it yet.
Arrived."
"Master Xia, please come and see me later." Jiang Hailong made a gesture of invitation.
With a trace of curiosity, Xia Shang walked into the crowd.
Jiang Hailong pointed to the sand table: "According to Master Xia's sand table, we have marked the exact locations of three bandit troops outside the city. One of the troops outside the north gate came out of a trough. And behind this trough
There is a stream, and the nearest place is only two miles away from the place where the bandits are stationed."
As he said that, Jiang Hailong pointed to the wind and rain outside the meeting hall: "This rain has been falling all night, and it has no intention of stopping until now. If the general's prediction is correct, the creek behind the valley has already accumulated water at this moment.
.Based on the geomorphological environment of the sand table, we can use manpower to open a channel from the creek and lead the stream into the valley where the bandits are stationed. We can drown all the bandits without using a single soldier."
Xia Shang looked at the sand table and thought about Jiang Hailong's words. He felt that it would be very difficult to dig a waterway to divert water for two or three miles with a small hillside in the middle.
However, if you look closely at the layout of the sand table, it is not an impossible task.
Because the place where the stream passes happens to be a low place between two hillsides, if it is excavated from here, the amount of work will be much smaller.
"If everything goes well, this must be a brilliant strategy." Li Xin interjected, "But digging a waterway is not a small move. How much time and manpower are needed? What if the enemy discovers it?"
"Call on the people!" Xia Shang said, "Although there are many uncertainties in this opportunity, once it happens, the rewards we will get will be very large. So even if it is a risk, we must give it a try, at least go there and see the actual situation first.
Condition."
"Calling on the people?" Jiang Hailong frowned, "I'm afraid the people in Xuzhou City are not so easy to persuade."
Jiang Hailong had just experienced the riots caused by the people yesterday, and he did not have so much confidence in the people of Xuzhou.
"The garrison in the city is not enough to begin with, and now there are certainly no more troops to be divided up to carry out the task of digging waterways. The people are the only force we can use, and we must try no matter what." Xia Shang said, and pondered for a while.
"To be honest, I'm not good at killing enemies in battle. There's no need to dig water channels.
You can leave the matters of going to the battlefield to me."
When he came to Xuzhou, Xia Shang was proactive and took the initiative to take on many tasks.
The reason why he acted proactively was partly because he wanted to do something real, and partly because he felt guilty. After all, he had never participated in the war, and the prince valued himself so much. If he didn't have a big effect, Xia Shang himself wouldn't even do it.
You will be satisfied with your performance.
Everyone looked at the prince. When Li Xin came, it was natural that Li Xin would take control.
Li Xin thought for a while: "Okay, since Mr. Xia has volunteered again, the prince has no reason to refuse. But this matter cannot be done by relying on the people and Mr. Xia alone. Who else does Mr. Xia need?"
"General Lou and General Qin Yuan."
"Okay, I will leave the matter of digging the waterway to the three of you. I will dispatch a hundred elite men from the army to be responsible for the safety of you and the people throughout the process."
"A hundred people are too many, only ten are enough. The way to the creek behind the valley must be to bypass the enemy's station. Too many people will be conspicuous, and it will be easier to be discovered."
General Lou on the side was still happy when he heard that he had been selected, but now he heard that Master Xia only had ten followers, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and realized how dangerous his mission was.
Unexpectedly, this young Master Xia not only had many weird ideas, but was also so courageous.
"Ten people? No problem?" Li Xin frowned.
Xia Shang looked at Fusheng standing in front of the door: "The bodyguards arranged by the prince for me can at least stand up to a hundred people, right?"
Fusheng was looking at the rain curtain at the door, not knowing what he was thinking. Suddenly he found that everyone was looking at him, and he quietly walked out of everyone's sight.
Li Xin didn't say any more, nodded, and left everything to you.
Xia Shang didn't do anything, so he greeted General Lou and Qin Yuan: "Two generals, please follow me to deal with business."
This General Lou is the middle-aged general who completed the sand table with Xia and Shang Dynasties. His name is Lou Mantian. He is a native of Xuzhou. His ancestors drew the landform map of Xuzhou and were reused by the local people in Xuzhou. Later, the descendants of the family stationed in Xuzhou for generations and also worked on revising the map.
, so I know Xuzhou’s landforms very well.
It was very necessary for Xia Shang to take him with him.