The room was empty, except for a square table in the center, and there were not even chairs on either side. The length and width of the wooden table are about a zhang, the middle is uneven, and the flowers are green, I don't know what it is, the handsome Wang Keming put his hands behind his back, his eyes fell on this thing, and the east faced the window, and Jiang Anyi, the senator of the army, stood with a smile.

"Ah", Cao Jinghan, who came to discuss with Zhu Jinfeng, exclaimed, almost unceremoniously pushed away Miao Tieshan in front of him, grabbed the table and leaned over to take a closer look, and muttered to himself in surprise and joy: "This is not the sand table made by Ma Fuyuan back then, oh my God, the sand table diagram has been seen again." ”

Cao Jinghan is the mastermind of Zhu Jinfeng, hanging the official rank of the long history of the army (from the fourth grade), and he naturally follows him when the marshal summons the main generals to discuss matters, not only Zhu Jinfeng, but also Miao Tieshan's strategist Fan Changsheng and Qi Xinwen's strategist Zhao Qingjie will follow the commander to attend major military meetings, which is a routine in the army.

"This, this, this is a map of the Northern Desert." Cao Jinghan couldn't help but reach out to touch the protruding hillside, and suddenly remembered the saying "Jumi is the valley", and wouldn't it mess up the sand table diagram if he reached out to touch it.

"Hehe, Cao Gong is a master of the art of war, and it is understandable to see the joy of hunting." Wang Keming saw Cao Jinghan retract his hand and said with a smile: "However, this sand table has been improved, and it is no longer made of rice, so it doesn't hurt to touch it by chance." ”

Cao Jinghan smiled to himself, then carefully pressed his hand on the edge and tried it, "This seems to be made of clay, these greens are painted paint, and roads and rivers are paper?" No, it's a strip of cloth, as well as these cities and camps, with this sand table map, the whole Mobei is really in the eyes. ”

Miao Tieshan and others also crowded to the edge of the sand table, they were all people who knew the soldiers, and they immediately understood the importance of the sand table. Zhang Shangtu first found the Laena Valley, saw the location of the Serug River, and sighed: "The Serug River is just in the gap between the garrisons, if I see this sand table map before the expedition, I will not let the remnants of the Badai slip away." ”

Wang Keming said: "This sand table has just been newly developed by Jiang Anyi, a senator in the army, and with this thing, our army's chances of winning against the desert people have greatly increased. I have summoned you here today to study the rearmament, the Son of Heaven is about to arrive in the north of the town, and our camp should move forward. ”

Everyone's eyes looked at Jiang Anyi, the position of the senator in the army is like chicken ribs, I didn't expect this champion to come to the army for more than a month, and he actually restored the sand table map, Emperor Wei Wu once sighed, who can reproduce the sand table map can be crowned marquis, although the time has passed and the dynasty has changed, but Jiang Anyi should not be difficult to be promoted with this sand table title. Jiang Anyi has just passed, last year because of the Yuanhua Jiang investigation has been promoted to baron, this time it is very likely to be made an earl, if in the conquest of the merit, the scholar is afraid that it will become a beautiful talk.

Jiang Anyi smiled and bowed his hand, returning the kind smiles sent by them, these smiles had their own hearts, but at least they showed the military camp's acceptance of Jiang Anyi. With the sand table map, they can know the geographical advantage of the desert operation and can save the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, and these generals are grateful.

Zhu Jinfeng was a little remorseful, originally he and Jiang Anyi formed an ally, but because of his great achievements, he was a little carried away, and treated Jiang Anyi slowly, and even let Jiang Anyi be robbed and killed by someone who was falsely ordered to marry, and now the grudge has become difficult to repair, and after a glance at Uncle Cao, who was infatuated, it was up to him to ease the relationship.

There are some small gaps between Miao Tieshan and Jiang Anyi,

At that time, Liao Jianhui in Huangshaguan was exposed by Jiang Anyi, and Miao Tieshan was reprimanded and punished by the Son of Heaven for defending Liao Jianhui for a year, and naturally had no good impression of Jiang Anyi. And this lost sand table diagram made Miao Tieshan look at Jiang Anyi with admiration, it seems that the rise of this son is not just by luck, he might as well find an opportunity to make friends.

The sand table map clearly indicates the current deployment of the Zheng army, with Zhenbei City as the center, Miao Tieshan and Qi Xinwen's camp as the horns, and Zhu Jinfeng's headquarters as the back village, forming a triangular formation. Wang Keming frowned slightly, pointed to Zhenbei City and said: "Long live the Zhenbei City, the defensive front will move forward at least sixty miles, to ensure the safety of Long Live, there must be troops stationed within a radius of 100 miles from Zhenbei City to prevent the indifferent people from sneaking attack." ”

Speaking from the bottom of his heart, Wang Keming was very disgusted with the Son of Heaven's pro-conquest, in addition to boosting morale, the Son of Heaven's pro-levy outweighed the losses. As a commander, he has to divide troops to protect the safety of the Son of Heaven, and the use of troops must be controlled by the Son of Heaven, and he must prevent all kinds of accidents from happening. The thoughts of the generals in the house are the same, leading the troops to fight are most afraid of indiscriminate command, not to mention that the person who commands is the Son of Heaven, and if he wins, the Son of Heaven commands effectively, and if he loses, he will be punished more heavily, and everyone will inevitably not let go of their hands and legs.

No one will say the complaints in the stomach, everyone around the sand table heated discussion, are all generals, there is a sand table where is suitable for camping and garrisoning at a glance, soon with the north of the town as the center, relying on the terrain to put on a variety of different formations. From a long snake to an ambush on all sides, the formations of various tricks were taken out to play enough, Jiang Anyi laughed secretly on the side, these generals with thousands of troops and horses in their hands were still childlike, and they couldn't help but become juvenile when they got a toy like a sand table.

An hour passed, and everyone was still arguing enthusiastically, Wang Keming coughed and said: "All kinds of formations have their own advantages and disadvantages, and this commander thinks that the first thing to do is to take Zhenbei City as the center, and there are defenses on all sides, so as to protect the safety of the Long Live Lord; Secondly, the large battalion should be based on the type of land, and it should not be laid out too carefully, otherwise the force will be scattered and easy to be taken advantage of by indifferent people. ”

The coach set the tone, divergent thinking immediately concentrated, and quickly determined the five-petal plum blossom array, the stamen is the north of the town, the three petals are in front of the city, two petals are behind the city, and more than ten groups of 3,000 people are light horses for filigree, maneuvering and cruising. The five camps plus Zhenbei City were divided into six divisions, the first three were respectively in charge of Zhu Jinfeng, Miao Tieshan and Qi Xinwen, and the latter two were assigned to the right guard general Pang Qingzhong and the right Wuwei general Zhang Yuanguan (Wei Yishen's son-in-law and Wei Youcheng's uncle).

The craftsmen quickly rearranged the sand table diagram according to the requirements of Sima in the army, and everyone discussed and made small adjustments, and the Zheng army's garrison deployment map was formed. Wang Kefu pointed to the sand table diagram and said: "There are currently 760,000 troops in the northern camp of Zhenbei, including 220,000 light cavalry, 50,000 heavy cavalry, and about 60,000 light cavalry surrendered by deserters, and the rest are infantry. ”

Everyone stood solemnly, knowing that the commander would adjust the soldiers and horses according to the new layout, and the number of soldiers and horses in his hands, the merits and disadvantages were related to the future military exploits, and the five main generals all pricked up their ears and listened.

"The three villages in front of the city are the key to meeting the desert people, each village has 150,000 soldiers, including 50,000 light horses, 10,000 heavy horses, and each village is equipped with 15,000 desert people to ride as the vanguard." Miao Tieshan's three people showed joy and fought against the desert people, mainly relying on light horses and heavy horses, and the three of them divided most of the light horses and heavy horses

, Naturally, there is nothing to be dissatisfied with, but Pang Qingzhong and Zhang Yuanguan's faces are pulled down, one is thick and the other is thin, and the two of them naturally can't distinguish between light riding and heavy riding.

Sure enough, Wang Keming pointed to the two villages and looked at the two of them and said: "General Pang and General Zhang, the back village focuses on stability and defense, with 120,000 troops, including 30,000 light cavalry, 8,000 heavy cavalry, and 8,000 desert cavalry. ”

Pang Qingzhong and Zhang Yuanguan's faces looked better, the back village was not as good as the first three villages and directly contacted Moqi, and the marshal's own troops were quite strong after this arrangement, which was much stronger than the army in the north of the city. Of the 760,000 troops, only 70,000 were left in Zhenbei City, and there were only 10,000 light cavalry, 4,000 heavy cavalry, and the rest were infantry.

"You guys play well, Zhenbei City is naturally as safe as a rock, Ben Shuai hopes that Zhenbei City can not see a single desert horse." Wang Keming waved his hand seemingly easily: "Yesterday I received the holy decree, long live has already left the Baisheng Pass, and in five or six days you will come to Zhenbei City. ”

Standing on the tower of the city and watching the army pull out, the flags covered the sky, the smoke and dust rolling, and the north city of Zhenbei seemed to tremble in the footsteps of the army. In the northeast direction of Qi Xinwen's department, his younger brother An Yong was among them, and the army was like ants who couldn't see his younger brother at all, Jiang Anyi was a little melancholy, and he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, and the rolling dust seemed to be accumulated in his heart.

Wang Keming felt Jiang Anyi's depression, thinking that he was depressed because he couldn't go to the battlefield to kill the enemy, and comforted him with a smile: "Anyi, you are a senator in the army, you use your wisdom and don't use your strength, you can strategize and win a thousand miles, and it is better to be a meritorious person than a meritorious dog." ”

The spring breeze in April began to blow the land of Mobei, from the city wall of Zhenbei City, the grassland has revealed a faint green, the cold can not stop the pace of spring, Mobei grassland is waking up from sleep. After the army marched, the grassland was in a mess, Jiang Anyi silently watched the figure of the army in the distance, hoping that the worries of the millennium after this war would be solved, and there would be no more war disturbances in the grassland.

On the sixth day of the first month of April, the Son of Heaven was one hundred and twenty miles away from Zhenbei City, Wang Keming was discussing with Deng Huaisu, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, about taking over the car, and the Military Intelligence Department sent an urgent report, 600,000 desert horsemen went south, approaching Mobei City. Immediately afterwards, Miao Tieshan, Qi Xinwen, and Zhu Jinfeng were all sent to send military information, and a large number of desert cavalry appeared hundreds of miles away, and the war was about to break out.

The military situation is urgent, Wang Keming has no intention of arranging the matter of taking over the car, and he got up with the military situation and was about to go to the side courtyard where the sand table map was placed, Deng Huai was in a hurry, got up and stopped Wang Keming and said: "Grandpa Guo, the lower official knows that the military situation is urgent, and it can't be delayed, but welcoming the holy car is also a big deal, if you don't have time, you have to assign someone to be responsible for this matter." ”

Wang Keming stood still, thought for a while, and said, "How is Jiang Anyi?" ”

Deng Huaisu smiled: "Good." ”

He and Jiang Anyi are both Ze Dang, and the relationship between the two is good, and Jiang Anyi will vigorously help both in public and private. Moreover, Jiang Anyi once served as a member of the Ministry of Etiquette, and he understood the etiquette of the Dajia Lu Book, integrating many matters such as guards, honor guards, drum music, and greetings, and Deng Huaisu was very satisfied with this candidate.

On the eighth day of the first month of April, the marshal Wang Keming led the officials of Zhenbei City ten miles outside the south gate to pick up, blowing and beating the golden drum, and the Son of Heaven drove to the palace of Zhenbei City. When everyone knelt down on the mountain and shouted long live, fifty miles north of Zhenbei City, the 200,000 desert cavalry led by Kunbo had appeared.