Chapter 1271

However, Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, didn't expect that Wang Yang's charm would be so great, that is, he wrote to hope that those old drivers could send some disciples to come over to cheer him on, but as a result, so many generals and disciples all came over.

made the Son of Heaven Zhao Xu a little unbelievable, but out of trust and understanding of Wang Yang, the Son of Heaven Zhao Xu did not ask Wang Yang, no, Wang Yang himself came to the door to explain. This made Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, couldn't help but show a relieved smile, he really lived up to his trust in him.

And Wang Yang explained the reason why he invited those military generals who had crossed paths in Shaanxi to send their children to study, and at the same time, Wang Yang also explained his predicament.

"How difficult it is for me to do it, isn't it just to establish a military strategy department in that Taixue? Anyway, since it's not a martial arts, then if you think about it, martial arts won't come to you for trouble. Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, said with a smile while thinking about it.

"As for these subjects you have made, it makes me quite curious, since they are all generals who want to lead the army to the war in the future, then why do you want them to learn this geography and co-ordinate...... What is this sand table? "The Son of Heaven is genuinely curious

"Your Majesty, as a general, you should be familiar with astronomy and geography, not only to know what kind of place is suitable for marching and garrisoning, but more importantly, if the northerners go to the south to command the battle, if you don't understand the local customs, the local climate, and the diet of the year, I'm afraid it will be easy to suffer a big loss......

After Wang Yang explained a lot, the final focus came to the sand table. Wang Yang had already prepared, his plan for so many days, of course, was not only to write, but also to move, when a sand table about six feet square appeared in front of the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven was stunned for a moment......

"It's ...... Could this be a model of a border town in Shaanxi? The Son of Heaven stood in front of this small sand table, and was silent for a long time, and there were six small city models on the sand table.

The undulating terrain, mountains, rivers, yellow Gobi, swamps, salt splendors, and those long straight and gray cement straights all look so eye-catching, and there are even green trees towering on the sand table to represent the jungle, making the Son of Heaven feel as if he is overlooking the territory of the Great Song Dynasty from the sky at this moment.

"Your Majesty Shengming, this is the sand table of the land of the six states on the North Shaanxi Road made by the minister himself, please look here, this is Youzhou, the north is a huge desert, the east is the junction of the Liao and Song Dynasties, and the west is Baishi City, and there are several small salt zes in the south, here is a primeval forest that is inaccessible......"

With Wang Yang holding a small bamboo stick and pointing on the sand table, it was the first time for the Son of Heaven to appreciate the important towns on the North and South Road of the Great Song Dynasty in such an intuitive mode.

"I've never seen such a sand table so realistic." Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, shook his head again and again and marveled, the sand table began to appear in the Han Dynasty, but for this thing, it is generally not too important.

After all, the sand table is more troublesome to make, and the process is complicated, and the important thing is that it is not as simple and easy to carry as the map. Therefore, when marching and fighting, there are few opportunities to use the sand table.

“…… Although the sand table has such and such shortcomings, it is absolutely second to none when used as a temple calculation tool. Wang Yang smiled and took out a dozen or so objects about the size of his little finger from the box placed next to the sand table.

They were carved into all sorts of metal sculptures, including foot soldiers, cavalry, carriages, trebuchets, and boats.

Wang Yang quickly put those small sculptures on the sand table, and put out sixty or seventy of them, and then stopped. Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, kept watching Wang Yang fiddling, although his heart was full of doubts, but he knew very well that Wang Yang would not let himself be confused for too long.

"Your Majesty, this is the scene at the beginning of the Battle of Youzhou, here is the main force of the Liao army and the Western Xia coalition army, here, is the supply point of the Liao army, this is their supply route......"

Wang Yang began to spit on the stars and explained the process of the war on the one hand, and on the other hand, he moved those chess pieces, and took one or two chess pieces from time to time, representing the change of troops.

And every time a small red flag is planted, it means that the Great Song Dynasty has won a victory here, or has occupied a new town......

Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, was full of curiosity from the beginning, and gradually went deep into it and could not extricate himself, so intuitively explaining the mode of war, as if letting Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, see thousands of troops and horses galloping and fighting on the vast land of Saibei......

You go back and forth to fight for land, and the marching routes, attacks, or retreats are clearly marked.

Wang Yang spat and explained for a long time, and then stopped, but when he turned his head to look at the Son of Heaven, he found that the Son of Heaven was looking at the sand table in a daze, grinning, just like a demented old man who had a stroke, which startled Wang Daguan.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven who was recalled by Wang Yang, first waved his hand at Wang Yang, then turned his head and commanded Ma Shang. "I'm fine, come here, quickly go and send Lord Zhang of the Privy Council to come over, by the way, go and invite Su Xiang to come, in addition, pass the edict, let Lord Di Yongdi, Lord Huyan, Lord Wang Houwang ......"

As soon as the Son of Heaven opened his mouth, he pointed out the names of several important ministers who were familiar with military strategy and military affairs in the court, and Ma Shang did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed outside.

The Son of Heaven took a deep breath, raised his big hand and gently patted it on the edge of the sand table, and after asking Wang Yang in detail about the various effects of the sand table, he had to shake his head and say with a lot of emotion.

"The fineness of this thing is really far beyond my expectations, and after having this thing, the understanding of those battles in the past will be more intuitive, as for the war game deduction, does it mean that the war is planned on this sand table?"

"Your Majesty, sand table deduction, also known as war game deduction. It can be used not only on the sand table, but also on the map, and the chess pieces represent the descriptions of each combat unit and each class that actually participated in the battle, and the corresponding combat effectiveness.

The rules are based on the actual combat situation and combined with the principle of probability to design the adjudication method, telling you what you can and cannot do, the restrictions and results of marching, formation, engagement, etc., and when the war is calculated, if you have this thing, it can more intuitively allow Your Majesty and the ministers to deduce the direction and trend of the war......"

Listening to Wang Yang's explanation, Zhao Xu, the son of heaven, was a little confused, but he felt that Wang Yang seemed to be explaining a very remarkable function, temple calculation, what is temple calculation.

Although Sun Tzu has mentioned temple calculations in the Art of War, everyone can only guess out of thin air what the real temple counts, and they are confused.

In the end, the soldiers and military families of the past dynasties regarded the temple as a strategic plan before the imperial military discussion and the battle. But now, Wang Yang jumped out and told himself that this sand table was a temple calculation, which really caught him off guard, or didn't quite understand.

However, through Wang Yang's explanation and description, as well as his performance on the sand table for the Battle of Youzhou, Zhao Xu, the Son of Heaven, realized that Wang Yang was not blowing nonsense, but it was really possible to make a utensil that was very suitable for temple calculations.