Half an hour later,
With the help of a group of military generals, the sand table within a hundred miles of Lanzhou was finally completed.
Li Shimin stroked his short beard, laughed, and said three good words in a row.
After that, Li Shimin faced Li Jing, pointed to the sand table that was two feet long and two feet wide, and said:
"Pharmacist, how about we compete again?"
Li Jing bowed to Li Shimin and said:
"The last general, you can't get what you want."
When the others heard this, they looked at each other in confusion, wondering what their majesty and Duke Wei were up to.
Upon seeing this, Changsun Wuji stroked his long beard and recounted last night's military drill.
After hearing this, Li Daozong, Duan Zhixuan and others suddenly realized, and then they all looked at the sand table with burning faces.
Li Shimin and Li Jing smiled at each other, and then walked to their respective camps.
The two of them took a deep breath and put their hands on their hips to start squirting.
The other generals also stood beside Li Shimin, looking playfully at Li Jing opposite.
At this moment, Qin Ming picked up a big backpack from nowhere.
"Your Majesty, Duke Wei, please wait a moment."
"If you want to do a military deduction, how can you not miss out on the military flags and military models of both the enemy and ourselves?"
As he spoke, Qin Ming took out more than forty small clay figures in three different colors from the package, as well as dozens of military flags made of bamboo sticks and three-color cloth strips.
After hearing this, everyone turned their attention to the three-color clay figures and the three-color military flags that Qin Ming took out.
Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he led a group of people to Qin Ming quickly. Each person picked up a clay soldier-like figure and a military flag, and started looking at it.
Li Shimin glanced at the red clay figurine in his hand, then at the black and green clay figurines on the table, and asked:
"Qin Aiqing, do different colors represent the armies of different countries?"
Qin Ming nodded slightly, bowed his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
Li Shimin stroked his short beard, nodded with a smile, and then asked with a smile:
"It's a good idea, but I don't think these clay figures and military flags can play a big role in war deductions."
After hearing this, Yu Chigong, Xue Wanche, and Hou Junji all nodded, agreeing with Li Shimin's point of view.
First of all, Qin Ming did not bring many clay figures, and no matter which side they were from, there were not enough for them to arrange their troops.
Secondly, for generals like them who fight on the battlefield all year round, even if they don't have these clay figures and military flags to mark them.
They can also remember where the opponent is and how many troops they have stationed.
However, Duke Li Jing of the Wei Kingdom, Sun Wuji, the Chief Secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Duan Zhixuan, the General of Zuo Xiaowei, and Li Daozong, the King of Rencheng, looked at the objects in their hands thoughtfully.
Duan Zhixuan had a very good impression of Qin Ming. He couldn't hold back his thoughts and asked:
"My dear nephew, are these clay figures and military flags hiding a secret?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Qin Ming.
Suddenly being stared at closely by a group of Shabatians walking out of a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, Qin Ming felt a little bit frightened.
He coughed dryly, cupped his hands towards Li Er, Duan Zhixuan and others and said:
"There are actually many ways to use these clay figures and military flags. I can tell you in general the rules of the sand table deduction."
"First of all, both sides of the battle need to write the types and number of troops behind the clay figures before the deduction."
"During the battle, if the opponent knows the number of people on your side, you can put the number of people in front of the clay figure."
"In addition, when two armies meet, if one side chooses to attack, they can arrange their troops according to the types and number of soldiers written in advance by the clay figures on both sides, and calculate their respective casualties."
"Re-fill in the troop strength behind the clay figurine."
"In addition, before starting the deduction, you can assign a referee to tell the referee where the troops of both sides will be deployed, and then place the clay figures when the two soldiers meet."
Li Shimin and others' eyes lit up after hearing this, and they all applauded.
After all, the entertainment method of the Tang Dynasty was too monotonous. They were either enjoying singing and dancing in the mansion or listening to music on the hook. They had long been tired of it.
As soon as Qin Ming's sandbox + military flag gameplay came out, they were all extremely excited and eager to try it!
Yuchi Jingde rolled his eyes, approached Li Shimin with a playful smile, rubbed his hands and said:
"Your Majesty, you see, the last general is also a vanguard general. You and Duke Wei will finish the deduction later. Can you let the last general also make plans in advance and preview it?"
Li Shimin stared at the clay figurine in his hand with fiery eyes, waved his hand and said:
"Jingde, don't be impatient. Once I figure out the rules, it won't be too late for you to join."
Yuchi Jingde grinned.
"If you have the order, then I will support the general from the side."
Li Shimin glanced sideways at Yuchi Gong, smiled and cursed:
"You idiot!"
Seeing this scene, the people on the side couldn't help but turned away and cursed secretly, you are a bitch.
On the other side, Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, finished listening to Qin Ming's explanation of the clay figurine. He picked up a red triangular military flag and asked Qin Ming:
"Mr. Qin County, since those clay figurines have so many skills, do you think these military flags have their uses?"
When Qin Ming heard this, he bowed his hand to Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, and didn't know how to address him for a while.
Duan Zhixuan on the side saw Qin Ming's embarrassment and introduced to Qin Ming:
"My dear nephew, this is the King of Ren City, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment at that time."
Qin Ming suddenly realized, and once again cupped his hands and said:
"Qin Ming of Lantian County has met King Ren Cheng."
King Rencheng nodded slightly and waved the military flag in his hand.
Qin Ming immediately understood and explained with a smile:
"The function of this military flag is to mark the leading generals. It is similar to the usage of clay figurines, that is, the names of the leading generals will be marked on each flag."
Speaking of this, Qin Ming pointed at Yuchi Gong and said:
"For example, if the Duke of E leads the vanguard to set off early this time, then the military flag representing him will follow the clay figures walking on the sand table."
"In this way, he can execute the marching arrangements of the forward army and whether to attack or not."
After hearing this, everyone present was stunned. They had never thought that military intelligence exercises could be played like this before.
Doesn't this mean that everyone present can participate in this preview?
Yuchi Gonghe stood upright and was overjoyed after hearing this.
Yuchi Gong walked to Qin Ming, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile:
"My nephew is a great talent! My uncle is very pleased!"
Qin Ming waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Uncle Yuchi was so complimentary. These were all taught to my nephew by his family teacher. My nephew cannot deserve his uncle's praise."
Yuchi Jingde was puzzled when he heard this:
"Who is your respected master?"
In addition to Li Shimin, everyone else was also curious about what kind of strange people taught Qin Ming, a young man with such a brilliant literary talent and deep understanding of things.
Qin Ming took a look at everyone in the room, smiled lightly, and said:
"My master, Wang Chongyang, whose Taoist name is Chongyangzi, is currently practicing in seclusion deep in the Qinling Mountains."
Everyone nodded slightly after hearing this, and secretly decided to pay a visit to this accomplished man when they had the opportunity.
Li Shimin glanced at the young man who was surrounded by all the princes, smiled slightly, and said to the Duke of Wei Li Jing:
"Pharmacist, why don't we each choose three generals to join us in this military exercise?"
Li Jing stroked his long gray beard and said with a smile:
"Wei Chen, that's exactly what you meant."
After a while,
Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Gong, and Duan Zhixuan, representing the Tang army, sat around the square table on the south side of the sand table.
Li Jing, Li Daozong, Xue Wanche, and Hou Junji, representing Tuyuhun and Dangxiang, sat around the square table on the north side of the sand table.
Qin Ming, as the referee, stood in the center of the sand table with the stick used to move the military flag and clay figures.
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