Li Jing stroked his beard and said with a smile:
"My good nephew, he is very talented in leading troops!"
Hearing the praise from his idol, Qin Ming blushed, cupped his hands and said:
"Boy, this is all just talk on paper."
"When it comes to leading troops in battle, a young man is not as prepared as Duke Wei."
"Duke Wei's strategy for defeating the enemy is probably much better than this kid's."
Li Jing was very strict in running the army, and he disliked flattery the most.
Especially after suffering from Hou Junji's "bullying the teacher and destroying the ancestors", he deeply hated those who flattered him.
But today was an exception, because when Qin Ming spoke, the eyes he looked at him were very clear and seemed particularly sincere.
Li Jing stroked his long gray beard and smiled slightly. The more he looked at Qin Ming, the more pleasing he became to his eyes.
At the same time, Li Shimin on the side was unhappy.
[I am also very good at fighting! 】
[Why don’t I see you, kid, looking at me with such admiring eyes? 】
[I’m going to give you a hand today to open your eyes! 】
Thinking of this, Li Shimin narrowed his eyes and smiled, and said to Li Jing:
"Pharmacist, now that the army has this kid's method, it can reach Lanzhou ahead of time."
"How about taking this opportunity for you and me to conduct a pre-war drill?"
Pharmacist Li's eyes lit up, he was gearing up and said with excitement:
"OK."
Soon the two of them chose their respective camps and began the war deduction.
As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin chose the Tang military without any suspense.
Li Jing passively became the party of Tuyuhun and Dangxiang.
Qin Ming looked at the two people next to the map and was very excited!
After all, Li Er and Li Jing were the two most powerful commanders in the Tang Dynasty.
It can be said to be the most peak showdown among military strategists in the world today!
It's just that Qin Ming's excitement didn't last long before he was confused by the two people's arrangements one after another.
The reason is very simple. The two people's deduction was just like playing blind chess. They only relied on their own memory to output information on the map.
Moreover, every time they made arrangements, in addition to telling the location of the attack, they would also tell the number of people to send and the method of attack.
What's even more exaggerated is that the war is always going on in multiple locations at the same time.
After a while,
The war deduction is gradually coming to an end.
Li Shimin saw that he was about to win, and he couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile.
Li Shimin turned his head and asked Qin Ming, who was watching the battle:
"My dear nephew, what do you think of my pre-war deduction?"
Qin Ming blinked and asked with a confused look:
"finished?"
Li Shimin rubbed his eyebrows when he heard this.
【Okay! Am I trying to wink at a blind man? 】
"The situation is so clear, can't your nephew still see it?"
Qin Ming smiled bitterly and shook his head.
At this time, Li Jing, who was on the side, saw Qin Ming's embarrassment and smiled to help Qin Ming out.
"Your Majesty, this is a man from Qin County. It is his first time to attend a pre-war rehearsal. It is normal for him to be a little unable to keep up with the rhythm."
Changsun Wuji echoed:
"What the pharmacist said makes sense. I think the old minister was just as confused as when he first attended the pre-war drill."
Li Shimin looked a little surprised when he heard this. He glanced at Changsun Wuji, but he didn't expect that he would actually speak for Qin Ming.
Although what Li Jing and Changsun Wuji said was true, Li Shimin was still a little disappointed.
After all, Qin Ming has done many things beyond his expectations in the past.
Therefore, Qin Ming gave him the illusion of being omnipotent and omnipotent.
Suddenly something happened, which was reasonable, but Li Shimin was a little uncomfortable with it.
After thinking about it, Li Shimin patted Qin Ming on the shoulder and said:
"My dear nephew, I was negligent this time. Come here, I and the pharmacist will review it for you again. Please listen carefully."
Qin Ming was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
[Review the thread! It’s just a dry map. Even if you review it ten times for me, I won’t be able to remember it! 】
"Your Majesty, please wait. You and Duke Wei are both the top commanders in the world, and Duke Qi is a military advisor."
"You can conduct war deductions on a map, but Weichen can't do that?"
As soon as Qin Ming's comments came out, Li Shimin and the other two couldn't help but smile on their faces.
Qin Ming continued:
"Can we deduce the battle situation in Lanzhou on the sand table? Otherwise, just relying on daydreams would be really embarrassing for Wei Chen."
Li Shimin and the three looked at each other after hearing this, and the meanings expressed in their eyes were surprisingly consistent.
Li Jing could see from the eyes of Li Shimin and Li Shimin that they didn't know what the sand table was.
So Li Jing said curiously:
"Mr. Qin County, what is the sandbox you are talking about?"
Qin Ming's eyes widened when he heard this and asked:
"Have you never used a sand table in all these years of marching and fighting?"
Seeing Qin Ming's look, Li Shimin and the others felt as if they had been insulted.
But they have no evidence!
Li Shimin frowned and asked:
"What do you mean, this sand table is originally used by the military? But why have I never heard of it?"
Qin Ming was also puzzled, it shouldn't be! He had a friend in his previous life who was a sandbox maker.
Qin and Ming had heard from him before, and it was recorded in Chinese history books that the sand table first appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty, during the period of Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty.
[Is the craft of sand table lost? 】
Qin Ming thought about it and had an idea.
"Your Majesty, the sand table is indeed necessary for marching and fighting."
"It is specially used to deduce war."
"My master once said that this thing first appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty led an army to attack the rebellion in Longxi."
"His general Ma Yuan knew the terrain of Longxi very well. So he piled up the terrain of Longxi with sand and soil."
"After marking the positions of your own side and the enemy on the sand table, standing next to the sand table is like overlooking the earth from a high altitude."
"With this perspective, we can make better offensive or defensive arrangements."
After listening to Qin Ming's explanation, Li Shimin, Li Jing, and Changsun Wuji immediately understood the significance of the sand table to war.
Li Shimin immediately held Qin Ming's right hand and asked eagerly:
"Wonderful son-in-law! Did your master pass that sandbox to you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Jing and Changsun Wuji looked at Qin Ming with burning eyes.
Qin Ming nodded.
When Li Shimin and the other three saw this, their faces suddenly showed expressions of ecstasy.
Li Jing, who was the general manager of the march of Xikai Road, saw Qin Ming nodding and ignored the etiquette in the palace. He took two steps forward, approached Qin Ming, and said eagerly:
"My dear nephew, without further ado, hurry up and make a sand table covering the Lanzhou battlefield!"
Qin Ming smiled bitterly when he heard this and said:
"But my nephew knows nothing about Lanzhou's terrain!"
Li Jing: "I know the terrain there and can tell you about it."
Qin Ming: "My nephew still needs to prepare the materials for making the sand table. How about waiting for my nephew to prepare the materials tomorrow and then notify Duke Wei?"
Li Jing nodded upon hearing this.
Li Shimin said:
"Wonderful son-in-law! Why don't you write down the required materials and I'll order someone to collect them now?"
Qin Ming waved his hand and said:
"No, no need. My nephew has all the materials at his house, he just needs to be processed a little more."
Li Shimin wanted to say something more after hearing this, but he heard the voice of the young eunuch coming from the door of the palace.
"Your Majesty, Shangshu Zuopu Shefang Xuanling, Minister of Military Affairs Hou Junji, and Minister of Hubu Dai Zhou are asking for an audience outside the palace."
"Xuan."
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