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Chapter 1263 The sand table war game in front of the imperial court... (first update)
Chapter 1272

The Emperor Zhao Xu did not make him wait for too long. Several old generals and important ministers who had walked out of the battlefield and the sea of ​​corpses and blood all gathered in the Emperor's Imperial Study Room. Su Dongpo, the Prime Minister of Song Dynasty.

As soon as everyone stepped into the imperial study, they were immediately attracted by the six-foot-square sand table that was the size of a desk. Soon, after everyone arrived, they all looked at Wang Yang with bright eyes. One person held a small pointer and poked the small sculptures on the sand table, pointing and talking.

After the initial shock, those officials jumped out one after another and asked Wang Yang where the various values ​​​​in the so-called war game deduction came from.

And Wang Yang naturally advertised his theory of wargame deduction on the spot.After that, in order to demonstrate the feasibility of Wang Daguan's war game deduction.

The son of Wang Shao, one of the most famous generals of the Shenzong Dynasty of the Song Dynasty, Wang Hou, who was nearly forty years old, stood up as a military representative with a strong reputation and qualifications among those present.

"Hearing Mr. Wang's words, it made Wang's heart itch. How about this, since it is a war game where the outcome can be measured, why don't you and I use this sand table to perform a game?"

"Master Wang is so interested, that's great." Wang Yangzheng explained a lot for himself, and a group of people obviously had that evil expression on their faces, which made the original confident, Wang Daguan, who is full of desire for performance, is very painful.

Unexpectedly, during the period of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, he presented three chapters of "Ping Rong Ce" to Shenzong, and won the support of the emperor. The Xihe River was opened and extended for more than [-] miles, and the six states of Xi, He, Tao, Min, Die, and Dang were recovered. , Restored the situation that the Central Plains Dynasty controlled this area before the Anshi Rebellion.

It is praised by the world as the biggest military victory achieved by the Northern Song Dynasty in 80 years after the end of the ten-nation separatist regime.

Wang Hou has always followed his father, and since he was deeply impressed by his father's family knowledge, he volunteered to compete with him on the sand table in front of everyone. Naturally, Wang Yang couldn't be more happy.

First, he explained to Wang Hou the sand table, and the functions and rules of various war games in detail, but Di Yong mostly listened to his explanation in silence, and occasionally asked a few words.

War game deduction is actually not complicated. What is complicated lies in the strategic vision and on-the-spot performance of the generals.

After asking about the rules, Wang Hou stroked his jet-black long beard and smiled confidently. "Okay, then Wang will play the role of the Liao Army's coach, and Mr. Wang, how about continuing to preside over the Song Army?"

"Of course that's no problem, please, Mr. Wang..." Wang Yang smiled confidently, pointed in the direction of the sand table, and began to signal.

Next, it was the first time that all the high-level officials of Song Dynasty who had never seen the so-called sand table war game saw what war game was called.

Wang Hou played the role of Yelu and Luwo, the commanders-in-chief of the Liao army, in a very regular manner. According to his marching method, he commanded the nearly 50 troops and slowly marched towards Youzhou City.

While Wang Yang dealt with it calmly, he still had time to explain to those important ministers the most likely problems and mistakes in the war game deduction process.

There are also a few strong figures in mathematics who were specially ordered by the emperor, there is no way, war game deduction can't just rely on lip service, but also requires a lot of calculation work.

Every step that Wang Yang and Wang Hou take will make these arithmetic masters pull out the abacus beads for a while, and only then can they get a certain data.

Every step is very slow and difficult, and every step requires a lot of calculations, but these ministers present are either the emperor Zhao Xu, or Su Dongpo.

But no one showed any impatience, because, with the sound of counting and counting, it represented the fighting of countless soldiers on the battlefield, and it also represented the death and end of countless lives.

At the beginning, Wang Hou just found it novel and had many doubts. After all, his father was Wang Shao, the most famous general in the Shenzong Dynasty. His precepts and deeds also made Wang Hou, his son, full of confidence and pride.

What are the merits of my father's generation based on?Naturally, it relied on impromptu decision-making, relying on his superior military talent, but here Wang Yang told himself brazenly that the outcome could be calculated by relying on the things he fiddled with.

Isn't this bullshit?Even though Wang Hou did not participate in the battle of northern Shaanxi, it did not prevent him, the son of a famous general, from paying close attention to the process of the battle of northern Shaanxi.

After all, he was the place where he had fought his father for many years, and it was the northwest area.

Because many times, the emperor would still summon their ministers who are proficient in military strategy to discuss the battle situation on the front line, as well as their expectations for the prospects of the war.

However, Wang Yang is always able to surprise and win impossible victories one after another beyond everyone's expectations.After getting it, when the emperor ordered them to come to consult and ask for advice, the big guys hardly dared to say affirmative words.

This made the generals who have been stationed in the court for a long time feel deeply aggrieved. When they were young, who were not victors on the battlefield, but now, they are unexpectedly used one after another by a junior. Victory slapped him in the face.

From the beginning of the battle of Huanqing Road to the offensive and defensive battle of Yuzhou, a group of old drivers felt very frustrated. Although Wang Yang did not directly offend them, he even brought a lot to the Song Dynasty's military. good stuff.Let the military of Song Dynasty have a good impression of him.

But because of frequent anticipation, being slapped in the face by this young man, no one would feel happy.

But now, Wang Yang is telling everyone that the victory of the battle of Yuzhou can be calculated based on this thing, which naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of these important officials in the court, and Wang Hou's volunteering is in line with the situation of a group of military officials. Big guy expected.

The son of Wang Hou, the military spokesperson with rich experience in facing the enemy and a long history of family education, taught Wang Yang a good lesson, letting him know that one should not underestimate the heroes of the world.

Wang Hou was very confident at the beginning, because he really couldn't believe that with just such a lifelike sand table, a few sieves, abacus, and some formulas, he could actually calculate the outcome. What is it if it's not bullshit?

However, as the war game progressed and the war continued as it really happened, everyone's expressions became more and more solemn, even heavy.

With each step of the deduction, Wang Hou was surprised to find that the morale of the Liao-Xia coalition forces under his control began to get lower and lower. Facing the shockingly strong defensive power of Youzhou City, and Yuanyou throwing Powerful offensive and defensive weapons like the Stone Machine left his hundreds of thousands of powerful enemies useless.

What made him most desperate was that as the war continued, all the strategies and changes of Liao army commanders Yelu and Luwo seemed to have fallen into Wang Yang's control, and every move was so difficult.

And those generals who were originally confident, as long as the commanders were different, even with the same strategy, the faces of the generals who could definitely gain the upper hand became more and more ugly.

As for the Emperor Zhao Xu, his eyes were shining brightly. With the changes in those figures, it corresponds not only to the strength of troops, supplies, but also morale and wounded...

Changes in these values ​​are affecting the winners and losers on the battlefield.And with the continuation of the war, the addition of uncertain factors made Wang Hou even more difficult.

(End of this chapter)