When Guo Tu heard this, he almost didn't get his nose crooked.

This Yang Ling, he helped him, he even humiliated himself!

"Go back and tell Yang Ziyi that the celebration banquet is gone! From now on, we don't owe each other, so don't bother me in the future! ”

Guo Tu said angrily.

Wang Yousheng smiled, didn't say anything, and left.

A day later, Cao Jun camped.

Wang Yousheng, who got out smoothly, met Yang Ling and told what happened in Yuan Shao's army one by one.

"When my eldest brother released Guo Tu before, I was still confused. Now it seems that the eldest brother is really far-sighted! ”

Zhao Yun on the side couldn't help but smile.

"Yes, Yuan Jun can be said to be counted to death by Mr."

Zhang Liao also sighed.

The white horse was burned and the camp of the Yuan army was burned.

These two fires not only raised the morale of their own men and horses, weakened the fighting spirit of the enemy, but also delayed the march speed of Yuan's army.

also caused Yuan Shao to be furious and arrested two top strategists.

Yang Ling's resourcefulness can not be described as unintelligent!

"It's just a pity that Guo Tu refused to come to today's celebration banquet."

Yang Ling shrugged.

When everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter.

……

After successive defeats to Yang Ling, Yuan Jun's morale was disheartened, and a lot of grain and grass were burned.

Yuan Shao didn't dare to be careless anymore, but led the army, fought steadily, and pushed all the way to the black nest.

Yang Ling continued to use guerrilla tactics, and if he had the opportunity, he would steal Yuan Shao.

There was no chance, so he simply led the men and horses and returned directly to Guandu.

In this way, he successfully bought Cao Cao time.

this day.

Yang Ling was in the army with Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others, discussing the military around the sand table.

Seeing Dian Wei running in in a hurry,

"Big brother, the lord is here!"

Yang Ling was stunned, and then he was overjoyed, and hurriedly stood up and took Zhao Yun, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others out of the camp to greet him.

Outside the camp.

The mighty Cao army is rushing from afar.

It was Cao Cao who was the leader, followed by Guo Jia, Cao Ang, Xu Chu and others.

"I've seen the prime minister!"

Yang Ling led everyone and saluted Cao Cao.

"Ziyi doesn't need to be polite!"

Cao Cao jumped off his horse and laughed heartily,

"I heard that your two handfuls are burning very vigorously, so Yuan Shao is so angry that he will offer you a sky-high reward! You've done a good job! ”

"The prime minister has an overreputation. It's just a pity that his subordinates failed to hold the white horse. ”

"Ziyi, you are too modest, if you are someone else, you will never be able to do better than you!"

Cao Cao was right.

He originally sent Yang Ling to support Baima, but the purpose was only to delay the pace of Yuan's army and prepare for the imperial court to assemble an army.

Unexpectedly, Yang Ling first killed Yan Liang, the general under Yuan Shao, followed by Guo Tu and Chun Yuqiong, and then burned the camps of Baima and Yuan Jun.

This one thing is so good, how can Cao Cao not praise him.

"Let's go in and talk!"

Cao Cao beckoned everyone and went straight to the camp of the Chinese army.

He had just sat down, and before he could speak, his eyes suddenly fell on the center of the tent, and he was slightly stunned.

I saw a huge table, set up there.

On top of it, there is a three-dimensional map made of sand and gravel.

There are not only mountains and rivers, but also cities and passes.

The geographical situation of the Yellow River area is on the rise.

In addition, there are many cavalry and infantry figures made of clay sculptures.

"What is this?"

Cao Cao said suspiciously.

"Back to the Prime Minister, this thing is called a sand table. Through it, the battlefield situation can be more intuitively displayed, so that the generals can make better decisions. ”

Yang Ling replied.

The appearance of the sand table can be traced back to before Qin destroyed the Six Kingdoms.

Qin Shi Huang ordered his subordinates to make models in the palace to present the geographical situation of each country.

Later, when Emperor Guangwu conquered Tianshui and Wudu, Ma Chao's ancestor Ma Yuan once gathered rice for the valley and pointed to the situation.

So that Emperor Guangwu suddenly has the feeling of "captive in my eyes".

But I don't dare to be Qin Shi Huang, or Ma Yuan, the sand table they made is too simple.

How can there be such an exquisite production as Yang Ling, showing all the geographical situations and the enemy situation mastered to the fullest!

"With the help of this thing, if you fight on the battlefield in the future, you don't have to worry about not knowing the terrain of the battlefield."

Guo Jia couldn't help but praise.

He is proficient in military affairs, and he can see at a glance how good the sand table is.

He had to admit that they were all strategists, but Yang Ling's vision, thinking, and strategy were all above him.

"In addition to wartime decision-making, the sand table actually has other wonderful uses."

Yang Ling said with a smile.

"Oh? What's the use? ”

Cao Cao hurriedly asked.

"It can also be used for tactical eye exercises, to study previous classic battles, and to draw lessons from them."

Yang Ling explained.

As soon as these words came out, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang and other generals were all moved!

As the saying goes, a thousand armies are easy to obtain, but one will be hard to find.

A qualified general, it is necessary to go through countless battles in the mountains of corpses and a sea of blood before he can grow up.

But now with the sandbox, this step can be simplified.

"It's just that when you come back like this, will there be a suspicion of talking on paper?"

Cao Ang touched his chin and groaned.

"Childe is too worried, if he doesn't even have theoretical knowledge, how will he go to the real battlefield in the future?"

Guo Jia said with a smile.

"What Feng Xiao said is extremely true."

Cao Cao's eyes flashed, and he couldn't help but praise,

"This thing can be described as extremely exquisite, Ziyi's wisdom is beyond our reach!"

After enjoying the sand table, he instructed everyone to build more sand tables whenever they fought on the battlefield in the future.

Then Cao Cao talked to everyone about the war with Yuan Shao.

"According to the intelligence of the past few days, Yuan Shao has mobilized a total of 150,000 troops to go south, and our army is only 100,000, and the strength is at an absolute disadvantage."

Guo Jia gave a brief introduction to the situation of both sides.

Although with the help of Yang Ling, Cao Cao's strength has become stronger, but this time he is still at a disadvantage in the battle with Yuan Shao.

Without him, only because he was surrounded by enemies.

Not only must we face Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses in the north, but also beware of the enemy troops in Jingzhou, Jiangdong, and Qingzhou.

As a result, the forces are stretched thin.

"Feel free to say what you think."

The strategist Xun You stood up first, pointed to the sand table, and talked eloquently,

"This time, Yuan Shao went south with heavy troops, intending to fight a quick battle with our army."

"In that case, we can't do what he wants."

"According to the subordinates, the most ideal thing is to stalemate with Yuan Shao."

Guo Jia on the side also nodded and said,

"What Gongda (Xu Youzihao) said is very reasonable."

"Yuan Shao's family is rich, and we really work hard, but we can't afford to lose."