When Guo Tu heard this, his nose almost became angry.
This Yang Ling, after helping him, he still wanted to humiliate himself!
"Go back and tell Yang Ziyi that the celebration banquet is off! From now on, we don't owe each other anything, and ask him not to bother me again!"
Guo Tu said angrily.
Wang Yousheng smiled and left without saying anything.
One day later, Cao Jun camped.
Wang Yousheng, who successfully escaped, met with Yang Ling and told Yuan Shao's army exactly what happened.
"When eldest brother let Guo Tu go, I was still puzzled. Now it seems that eldest brother is really far-sighted!"
Zhao Yun on the side couldn't help laughing.
"Yes, Yuan Jun is being counted on by your husband to death."
Zhang Liao also sighed.
Burn the white horse and burn Yuan Jun's camp.
Burning these two fires will not only improve the morale of one's own troops and weaken the enemy's fighting spirit, but also delay Yuan's army's marching speed.
It also made Yuan Shao furious and arrested two top counselors.
Yang Ling's resourcefulness is indeed brilliant!
"It's just a pity that Guo Tu refuses to come to today's celebration banquet."
Yang Ling shrugged.
After everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter.
…
After losing to Yang Ling in succession, Yuan Junjun was distraught, and a lot of food and grass had been burned.
Yuan Shao did not dare to be careless anymore. Instead, he led the army and fought steadily, pushing all the way to Wuchao.
Yang Ling continued to use guerrilla tactics, and if there was a chance, he would steal from Yuan Shao.
Without a chance, he simply led his troops back to Guandu.
In this way, Cao Cao was successfully bought time.
This day.
Yang Ling was in the army discussing military affairs with Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others around the sand table.
I saw Dian Wei running in excitedly.
"Brother, my lord and the others are here!"
Yang Ling was startled, then overjoyed. He quickly stood up and took Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others out of the camp to greet him.
Outside the camp.
The mighty Cao army is coming from a distance.
The leader was Cao Cao, followed by Guo Jia, Cao Ang, Xu Chu and others.
"I've met the Prime Minister!"
Yang Ling led the crowd and saluted Cao Cao.
"Ziyi doesn't need to be polite!"
Cao Cao jumped off his horse and laughed heartily and said,
"I heard that you burned so much that Yuan Shao was so angry that he offered you a sky-high reward! You did a good job!"
"The Prime Minister has over-praised you. It's just a pity that my subordinates couldn't guard the white horse."
"Zi Yi, you are too humble. It is impossible for anyone else to do better than you!"
What Cao Cao said is absolutely correct.
He originally sent Yang Ling to support Baima, just to delay Yuan Jun's pace and prepare for the imperial court to assemble a large army.
Unexpectedly, Yang Ling first killed Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang, then defeated Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong, and burned Baima and Yuan's army camp.
This one thing is so outstanding, how could Cao Cao not praise him.
"Come on, let's go in and talk!"
Cao Cao greeted everyone and went straight to the Chinese army camp.
He had just sat down and before he could speak, his eyes suddenly fell on the center of the tent and he was slightly startled.
I saw a huge table placed there.
On top of it is a three-dimensional map made of sand and gravel.
There are not only mountains and rivers, but also cities and passes.
The geographical situation along the Yellow River stands out.
In addition, there are many cavalry and infantry figures made of clay sculptures.
"What is this?"
Cao Cao said doubtfully.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, this thing is called a sand table. Through it, the battlefield situation can be displayed more intuitively, so that the general can make better decisions."
Yang Ling replied.
The emergence of the sand table can be traced back to before the Qin Dynasty destroyed the Six Kingdoms.
Qin Shihuang ordered his men to make models in the palace to show the geographical situation of various countries.
Later, when Emperor Guangwu conquered the powerful locals in the Tianshui and Wudu areas, Ma Yuan, Ma Chao's ancestor, once gathered rice into a valley to map out the situation.
Emperor Guangwu suddenly felt like he was "captured in my eyes".
But I dare not say it was Qin Shihuang or Ma Yuan. The sand tables they made were too crude.
There is no one as exquisite as Yang Ling's production, which vividly displays all the geographical situations and the enemy's situation!
"With the help of this thing, if you fight on the battlefield again in the future, you don't have to worry about not understanding the terrain of the battlefield."
Guo Jia couldn't help but praise.
He is proficient in military affairs and can see the excellence of the sand table at a glance.
He had to admit that they were both counselors, but Yang Ling's vision, thinking, and strategy were all superior to his.
"In addition to wartime decision-making, the sand table actually has other wonderful uses."
Yang Ling smiled.
"Oh? What else is it for?"
Cao Cao asked quickly.
"It can also be used for tactical eye drills, studying previous classic battles, and summarizing combat experience."
Yang Ling explained.
As soon as these words came out, Xia Houyuan, Xiahou Dun, Xu Huang and other generals were all moved by it!
As the saying goes, an army of thousands is easy to gain, but a general is hard to find.
A qualified general must go through countless battles with mountains of corpses and seas of blood before he can grow up.
But now with sand table deduction, this step can be simplified.
"Just coming back like this, will there be suspicion of talking on paper?"
Cao Ang touched his chin and said thoughtfully.
"Young master, you are too worried. If you don't even have theoretical knowledge, how will you be able to fight on the real battlefield in the future?"
Guo Jia smiled.
"What Fengxiao said is absolutely true."
Cao Cao's eyes flashed and he couldn't help but praise,
"This thing is extremely exquisite. Ziyi's wisdom is beyond our reach!"
After admiring the sand table, he ordered everyone to build more sand tables whenever fighting on the battlefield in the future.
Then Cao Cao talked to everyone about the war with Yuan Shao.
"According to the intelligence from the past few days, Yuan Shao has mobilized a total of 150,000 troops to go south this time. Our army only has 100,000, so our strength is at an absolute disadvantage."
Guo Jia briefly introduced the situation of both parties.
Although Cao Cao became stronger with Yang Ling's help, he was still at a disadvantage in this battle with Yuan Shao.
Without him, just because he is surrounded by enemies on all sides.
Not only must we face Yuan Shao's troops in the north, but we must also beware of the enemy forces in Jingzhou, Jiangdong, and Qingzhou.
As a result, the military strength seems to be stretched thin.
"You can feel free to say what you think."
Counselor Xun You stood up first, pointed at the sand table, and talked eloquently,
"This time Yuan Shao marched south with a heavy army, intending to fight a quick battle with our army."
"In this case, we can't do what he wants."
"From my subordinates' point of view, the most ideal thing is to have a stalemate with Yuan Shao."
Guo Jia on the side also nodded and said,
"What Gongda (named by Xu You) said makes sense."
"Yuan Shao's family is rich. If we really fight hard, we can't afford the losses."
