Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.
Yan Jiaoran was concentrating on looking at a sand table in front of her when she heard the footsteps of Qin Yuan and Murong Yanran.
Without even turning her head, she said, "Come over here and take a look."
The sandbox is made of fine sand of different colors and is very finely crafted.
On the left is a plain, with a river dividing the plain. On the left is Ningzhou, and on the right is Jingzhou. On the right side of the sand table, the continuous Lieshan Mountains run through the center of the plate.
Lie Mountain is a place with many peaks and steep mountains. Due to the abundant rainfall, the snow on the mountains melts in spring and summer, and flash floods often occur, so it is sparsely populated.
The roads in the mountains are called main roads, but in fact they are just some flat and easy-to-travel areas where trees have been cut down to allow carriages and horses to pass through. Usually, only merchants and envoys travel here. Now that the battle for Jingzhou is imminent, pedestrians have long disappeared.
The sand table in front of us shows the topography of the entire Lie Mountain vividly.
It’s not easy to make this sandbox.
Qin Yuan's eyes lit up.
I didn't expect that when I mentioned it casually when chatting with him earlier, Pharmacist Li actually made the sand table so lifelike!
"Your Majesty, what is this?"
Murong Yanran pointed at the sand table in front of her and asked.
Yan Jiaoran stared at the sand table in front of her, unable to move her eyes away. "This is called a sand table. It was sent by Pharmacist Li."
Murong Yanran was also surprised and asked, "Is this the Jingzhou Lieshan line on the sand table?"
"That's right." Yan Jiaoran nodded, then pointed to a place and said, "According to Pharmacist Li's battle report, the rebels' vanguard is probably located here."
"By using the terrain to delay the defense, we can at least hold out for three days. By that time, the rebel army with their baggage will have arrived."
Talking and talking.
He turned back to look at Qin Yuan and smiled faintly, "The King of Qin is in rebellion, and the army that has joined the rebellion is approximately 50,000 men. Do you have a plan to defeat the enemy?"
Sure enough, it’s here!
What's a good way to quell the rebellion?
Let’s do it. Let’s do it for real.
Qin Yuan bowed and said, "I believe that we should order all the princes to come to the capital to support the king!"
As soon as the words fell.
Murong Yanran became anxious. The empress had already made her statement, and all her hopes were placed on you.
So you gave this answer?
Murong Yanran's face flushed with anxiety, "You...you!"
Yan Jiaoran was unmoved and raised her hand to stop Murong Yanran.
She was not surprised by Qin Yuan's answer.
This bastard is only good at pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger all day long, and he is only honest in bed.
You clearly have an idea in your mind, but you insist on pretending to be stupid.
Unfortunately, it can’t be hidden from my eyes.
Thinking of this, Yan Jiaoran pursed her red lotus-like lips and smiled faintly.
His eyes shone brightly as they looked at Qin Yuan, as if they were about to engulf him. "If I were to ambush Hua Zijian's vanguard, where would you recommend?"
Qin Yuan said with a loyal look, "Uh... Your Majesty, no!"
"The rebels are too brave. With only 3,000 men, they have defeated General Pan's 30,000 guards. They are invincible!"
"It would be safer to order all the princes to come to the capital to support the king!"
Murong Yanran's indigo-colored eyebrows were slightly frowned, revealing a confused expression.
This matter seems to be different from what she thought?
But if that is the case, why does Your Majesty insist on letting Qin Yuan enter the palace?
Yan Jiaoran frowned and looked annoyed.
This dog man!
She smiled and gazed intently, saying quietly, "Then I'll have no choice but to leave the task of suppressing the rebellion to you..."
Qin Yuan didn't care about the etiquette between the emperor and his subjects, and blurted out: "Your Majesty, I think this is a good place!"
He doesn't want to get into such trouble.
"Where?" Yan Jiaoran asked.
Qin Yuan examined the sand table, then inserted a small flag on the side of the table into a valley in Lie Mountain.
It was a flat land in the mountains. Three streams flowed out from the mountains and formed a plain.
Yan Jiaoran stared at that place for a long time, then slowly asked, "Why? What's the reason?"
Qin Yuan said, "The enemy's vanguard underestimated the enemy and advanced recklessly. Although they were unstoppable, they were eventually separated from the main force. Now is the perfect time to annihilate them."
"But the enemy is so brave. If we deploy our forces and engage in an open battle, even with our superior numbers, the outcome is still uncertain."
"Even if we win by chance, we will definitely pay a huge price."
"Therefore, we must occupy a favorable position and set up an ambush."
"The enemy has only 8,000 men, while we have over 100,000. It will be easy to ambush them by taking advantage of the terrain."
"But the entire Jingzhou Plain is flat and open, making it impossible to set an ambush."
"So, we can only choose the Lieshan area."
Murong Yanran frowned upon hearing this and said, "But the terrain of Lieshan is rugged and rugged, a dangerous place in military strategy. Will the enemy really fall into an ambush?"
"General Li has been sending people to harass the rebels, making it difficult for them to advance. Isn't his goal to force them to set up camp in the mountains?"
Qin Yuan smiled, his eyes burning as he pointed at the sand table in front of him and said word by word, "If they want to set up camp, they can only do so at Sanchuankou."
Sanchuankou is an open area and a perfect place to set up camp.
But in a place like this, how to ambush is a technical job.
Fire attack? Sanchuankou is an open area, with no trees to burn.
A water attack? Autumn is approaching, and the dry season is about to begin. It would be great if we can avoid having to cross the river on foot.
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Lie Mountain.
It was getting dark, and the sky was covered with dark clouds, making it almost impossible for Hua Zijian and others to move forward.
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