The map is matched with the sand table, and he thinks that this is the only way to understand it. In his later life, it was a lot of PPT that needed to be completed for coursework, and PPT was all about clarity and visualization.

Many generals saw the sand table for the first time, and thought it was very funny, pointing at it. In fact, the current work is a temporary work that only uses sand and mud to construct mountains and plains, and woods and rivers are simple decorations such as grass and branches.

Tong Yuan interrupted everyone's novel discussion and said majestically: "What you see now and what you will discuss in a while is confidential, and no one is allowed to tell it. The war hasn't started, so don't even discuss the content, understand? ”

Everyone immediately became serious and replied in unison, "No!"

Tong Yuan said: "The one in front of you is called the sand table. Wrapped in blue silk represents the river. This is the widest of the rivers. "I saw that the Yellow River happened to be the section of the Yellow River from north to east, north to the north of Xiayang, and east to Hanoi County.

Yang Feng asked, "Are these flags the enemy and our army?" It seems to have words written on it. ”

Yang Feng and the lieutenants and above, there are still a few people who are illiterate, and they can only see that the general area is different from the color of the flag of the enemy and us, but they can't read and write.

Tong Yuan said: "That's right, the text on it is the commander of various departments, for example, Xia Yang is Dong here, Hao Yang has your surname, and the red banner at the south end is Zhang Ji's soldiers and horses stationed in Hongnong."

"Zhang Ji and they will not fight in depth this time, they will only attack Fenglingdu and even Hebei County in Hedong County. Our army has already made contact with Zhang Ji, in addition to the trade of grain and other goods, they will raise ships, and send troops to assist after our army crosses the river, and transport some supplies. ”

The generals were all battle-hardened people, and they immediately felt something, and the sound of discussion began again. Tong Yuan participated in military training in later generations, but he never stayed in the barracks, and he didn't know how to prohibit whispering, but on the contrary, he let everyone discuss it for a while.

He waited for everyone to discuss it, and said loudly: "I believe you have already noticed it. That's right, the ships prepared by Xia Yang are not for you, but for the opening of the second battlefield. ”

"The direction of our army's first round of attack is not Pishi County, which is very close to Xiayang, but Pubanjin at the southern end." Everyone followed Tong Yuan's fingers, and saw that Pishi County, which was directly west of Hedong County, was very close to Xiayang, and Pubanjin and Puban County at the southern end were a little farther away.

"Although Kabanjin is a little farther away, the water flow around the port is slower, and the terrain on the shore is open, which is convenient for large troops and subsequent material transportation. Our troops went down the river, and this slightly longer distance did not actually form a substantial obstacle. ”

"What's more important is that although the number of enemy troops is claimed to be 100,000, the main elite force is just close to us, about 6,000 men. Once Xia Yang gathers the boats, let out the sound of the wind. The enemy's elite will still gather westward. Staying in the south, no matter how many there are, will definitely be weaker. ”

He very much hoped that the generals of his army would not only have the martial spirit of the Han Dynasty, but also have the understanding and analysis of strategy and tactics.

He continued: "Xu Rong is a certain general, and he is a senior teacher. Next, he arranges the deployment of troops, and everyone listens, and once the order is received, they must do their best. ”

"We will do our best when we are sent!"

Xu Rong was dressed in red and black armor and walked up to the sand table. He had imagined all kinds of situations to conquer the world, but following such a delegated commander and using these strange and effective props was really beyond his expectations.

He has been preparing for a long time, and he can even be said to be impatient. Come on, little Baibo, I want you to know how powerful I am Xu Rong.

Everyone only saw Xu Rong standing in the middle but didn't speak, but there was a weird smile on his face. Suddenly I felt that I couldn't cry or laugh, if I became Tong Yuan's general, I would be infected by him and become strangely sluggish.

Suddenly, Xu Rong laughed and said: "A certain Xu Rong has been fighting for decades, and he will definitely show his lifelong experience and accumulation, and our army will win this battle."

Tong Yuan hurriedly concentrated, intending to study and record what he said and the arrangement of troops.

"The opponent is the White Wave Army, they are a part of the Yellow Turban Army, named after the White Wave Valley in Xihe County. After that, he moved to Taiyuan and Hedong counties, and there were more than 100,000 people at the peak. Later, the leader Guo Tai died of illness, and Captain Yang Feng's men and horses joined the command of General Li Wei, and there were still three leaders: Li Le, Han Xian, and Hu Cai. ”

"They have been cooperating with the Xiongnu Yufuluo since two years ago, when they were our Xiliang Alliance, fighting together against Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others. This is the result of Mr. Li Ru's strategy of 'driving the tiger and devouring the wolf'. ”

In other words, except for Captain Yang Feng who joined our army, the rest used to be called official troops and friendly troops to a certain extent. It's just that there have been changes after the change in Chang'an. ”

"In May of this year, Taishi Dong of Chang'an was killed by traitors, and Li Dao, Guo Yan, Zhang Ji, Jia Xu and others left the southern part of Hedong County and returned to Chang'an. The Bai Bo army also took the whole county of Hedong as its own, and the original officials were still in the county, but the actual power was in the hands of the Bai Bo army. ”

Tong Yuan added: "So this time, I will send people to withdraw from the western part of Hedong County and return many places, including Anyi, to me. If they do not, they will attack them in the name of disobedience. ”

Xu Rong continued: "The other party is actually a friendly army on the surface, but in fact it is a strongman on the side of the land cession. Now that they occupy Hedong, they do not cooperate with the strategy to attack Yuan Shao in the east, that is, they have betrayed the alliance first. ”

"The combat characteristics of the opponent are that they are good at driving civilians to take the lead, and after consuming the opponent's weapons and physical strength, and finding out the reality of the opponent, they will concentrate the elite to attack the weak direction, so as to defeat the opponent. This is a common method used by the Yellow Turban and other armies. ”

"There are two most practical ways to deal with them at the moment. First, charge head-on with superior heavy infantry, and then surround and kill with a large number of light cavalry. The enemy's front line is often a starving man with poor combat strength, and is easily routed by heavily armored soldiers and horses. At this time, the other party is too chaotic to regroup, and it is generally retreating. Light cavalry can achieve a lot of results by encircling the rear.

"Of course, if there are too many enemies, the light cavalry can also kill from the enemy's flank and rear and defeat the opponent in one fell swoop. Our Xiliang army often adopted this tactic to deal with the Xiliang rebellion, the Yellow Turbans, and the Baibo tribes, and the results were remarkable. ”

Second, the elite maintains a neat formation and uses the advantages of equipment to give kills. Then gradually attract the enemy, establish strict discipline and training, pretend to expose weaknesses, discard property, and even deceive defeat, to induce the enemy's main force to commit all of it. Finally, the elite will inflict heavy damage on the enemy. ”

"The key to this method is to lure the main force of the enemy into the battle without letting them escape, and how to kill and injure the peasants who serve as the send-offs, without consuming too much and not appearing too strong to scare away the main force of the enemy, is the most difficult place to grasp. And it has high requirements for military discipline, training, and battlefield grasp. Today, there are Huangfu Song and others who are good at adopting this method of warfare. ”

The generals were solemn, it turned out that there were so many ways to fight, and many people were just good at "wolf rushing", or relying on the advantages of one or two arms to cause casualties, this time it was an eye-opener.