Chapter 92: Crossing Yingshui Three Times

"Do you need me to explain to you how to practice on the sand table and the rules?"

Looking at Su Shan who was sitting opposite him, Guo Xiaoding asked habitually. After he said this, he was busy preparing to deploy his troops. The answer from the other side made him turn his head and look at Chu Zhongxing.

"Yes, please trouble General Guo!"

Could it be that this disciple who was born with military power as mentioned by General Chu had never used a sand table?
“Sand table exercise.”

Although Guo Xiaoding was a little confused, he still patiently explained the rules of the sand table exercise to Su Shan.

After a moment, Su Shan, who understood the rules of the sand table exercise in the game, looked at the sand table and tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

The rules of the sandbox exercise are slightly different from those of Modern Warfare, but they are basically the same. There are two ways to win the sandbox exercise: either capture or kill the opponent's coach, or capture the enemy's camp.

Su Shan tapped the table lightly, and several offensive strategies instantly emerged in his mind. Just as he was thinking about which offensive method to use to defeat Guo Xiaoding, Chu Zhongxing, who was standing behind the two of them with his arms folded in front of his chest, suddenly said:
"General Guo, Su Shan is a natural saint of military power. Isn't it a bit too easy for him to just fight him normally?"

"General Guo, strengthen Su Shan and see if the so-called innate military power holy body is true!"

What the hell is this natural born military power? Is the main planner of this game lurking in the forum every day to spy on the players? Even the line about natural born military power has come out. Su Shan complained in his heart, and there was a hint of expectation in his eyes about the increase in difficulty requested by Yancheng coach Chu Zhongxing.

After all, the more difficult a task is, the better the reward will be.

"Oh?"

"it is good!"

Seeing Chu Zhongxing so confident, Guo Xiaoding waved his hand, and the huge spiritual energy in his body attached to the military sand table.

The next second, the military sand table changed dramatically.

What was originally a simple scene of two armies confronting each other turned into an encirclement and suppression war with dangerous mountains and rivers. The forces that both sides could control also changed from being evenly matched to being several times more differentiated.

"The war being simulated in the military sandbox is the famous Huiying Campaign of the Imperial Shang Dynasty. You need to control the soldiers under Zhou Yinghou to resist the attacks of the rebels and hold out until the Imperial Shang Dynasty's reinforcements arrive."

The Huiying Campaign was a famous battle of Emperor Shang. The commander of the Huiying Campaign, Zhou Yinghou, relied on 5 troops and took advantage of the steep terrain of Yingshui River to continuously fight against 30 enemy troops, successfully delaying the rebels' attack speed and holding out until the reinforcements of Emperor Shang arrived, thus making the rebels' sneak attack on the imperial capital fail.

"Control 50,000 troops, resist the rebels' attack, and wait for the Imperial Merchants' reinforcements?"

Su Shan looked at the sand table. He observed the terrain and looked at the Yingshui River that ran through the entire sand table. An extremely classic battle instantly emerged in his mind.

"I'm ready, General Guo, please!"

"Are you ready? Let's get started!"

Guo Xiaoding clicked on his body several times in a row, then he took out a black mask and put it on his face to block his perception.

In the military sand table drill, Guo Xiaoding fought against Su Shan, who had not yet entered the learning realm, at the governing realm. Naturally, he would not use his magical powers again. Guo Xiaoding sealed his aura and magical powers, transformed himself into an ordinary person, and fought against Su Shan with the purest strategy.

"Let me see who is stronger, the top student from the Artillery Academy or Guo Xiaoding from Zhiguo Territory."

Chu Zhongxing folded his arms across his chest and watched the two people's sand table drill. To be honest, between Guo Xiaoding and Su Shan, Chu Zhongxing preferred Guo Xiaoding. Although Guo Xiaoding was a soldier and form faction, and was not particularly good at the strategy of the military power faction, he was still a governor and had fought all his life, so he should be able to easily defeat Su Shan.

The drill between the two sides began. Guo Xiaoding controlled the 300,000 rebel troops and divided them into ten parts. Among them, 10,000 troops, including the commander-in-chief, were stationed in the base camp. Among the remaining nine troops, three troops quickly crossed the river [Yingshui] and surrounded Su Shan's 50,000 troops from above, intending to devour all of Su Shan's 50,000 troops.

The remaining six troops were divided into three encirclements from six directions, advancing layer by layer and steadily narrowing the encirclement.

Guo Xiaoding's 300,000 troops formed three interconnected circular encirclements. As long as one side was attacked by Su Shan, troops from other places could immediately provide support.

"A very steady command style, but too greedy. He actually wanted to block all my escape routes."

Su Shan, who sent out a large number of scouts to find out Guo Xiaoding's movements, raised the corner of his mouth slightly. He divided the troops into three parts, two of which were baits, pretending to rely on the natural barrier of Yingshui, and vowed to hold their positions to the death to stop Guo Xiaoding.

The main force abandoned their positions, carried a large amount of supplies, crossed the river to the west, and relied on the traction of two baits to break through Guo Xiaoding's first layer of encirclement.

"They actually voluntarily gave up their position and crossed the river to the west?"

After crossing the Yingshui River in Sushan and breaking through his first line of defense, Guo Xiaoding's face was full of surprise.

Su Shan had only 50,000 soldiers and horses, but he did not rely on the natural barrier of Yingshui to stop himself in the position. Instead, he divided his 50,000 soldiers and horses into three parts and crossed the river to the west.

What does he want to do?
Guo Xiaoding was not clear about what Su Shan was going to do, so he immediately moved the troops on the south side of Yingshui toward the west side where Su Shan had broken out, to prevent Su Shan from continuing to break out to the west.

"Sure enough, I was fooled."

Through scouts, Su Shan discovered that Guo Xiaoding had mobilized all the troops on the south side to encircle him, so he decisively sent out a part of the troops.

While he used bait and relied on the terrain to deal with Guo Xiaoding in the west, he turned the main force around and moved to the southeast. Before Guo Xiaoding could react, he crossed the Yingshui River again and broke through Guo Xiaoding's second encirclement.

"Second Crossing of Yingshui?"

"Wait, why does this tactical strategy look so familiar?"

Watching Su Shan, with only more than 30,000 soldiers left, crossing the Yingshui River for the second time and breaking through Guo Xiaoding's second encirclement, Chu Zhongxing felt that this tactical strategy was extremely familiar. He pinched his chin with one hand, and a battle suddenly emerged in his mind - the Fourth Crossing of the Chishui River.

"Oh my goodness, I was wondering why this tactical strategy looked so familiar, so here it is!"

"Su Shan has broken through Guo Xiaoding's two encirclements by crossing Yingshui twice. Judging from his current direction, his target is Guo Xiaoding's base camp!"

Yingshui is a river that looks like a lying S.

Crossing the Yingshui River twice allowed Su Shan's main force to break through Guo Xiaoding's two encirclements. Now, standing from a God's perspective, Chu Zhongxing can see Su Shan's movements.

Su Shan wanted to cross the Yingshui River again and attack Guo Xiaoding's base camp.

"This guy didn't even think of relying on the natural barrier of Yingshui to hold out against the arrival of the imperial merchant reinforcements. Instead, he was thinking of capturing Guo Xiaoding's commander!"

(End of this chapter)