Chapter 1337: Chapter 1338: Sand Table

Su Yixing, who wanted to be a good child to his parents, immediately nodded obediently, “Mhm~”

Following that, An Jing let Su Yixing in her arms and An Yiqing go to find Xiao Changyi, who was sitting nearby.

And An Jing also sat down beside Xiao Changyi.

Once seated beside Xiao Changyi, An Jing first smiled at Changyi before speaking to Su Yi Jing and An Yiyun, who were still practicing horse stance, “Jing’er, Yun Er, it’s late at night, there’s no need to continue. If you really want to practice, do it during the daytime. Come here, talk with your father and mother for a while. We’ll be heading to the military camp early tomorrow morning, and you’ll probably still be asleep by then.”

What followed was a scene of a family of six chatting together, an exceptionally heartwarming sight.

That night, the four little ones still slept in the middle of An Jing and Xiao Changyi.

The next day, before dawn had even broken, An Jing and Xiao Changyi were already up, while the four little ones were still sleeping soundly.

An Jing and Xiao Changyi dressed quietly, careful not to wake the four little ones.

After having a quick breakfast in Fenghua Palace, An Jing and Xiao Changyi left the palace and returned to the military camp.

To train the troops.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

That night, as An Jing slept in the embrace of Xiao Changyi, she suddenly opened her eyes and called out, “Husband.”

“Hmm?”

“Tomorrow, I want to teach the new recruits how to work on the sand table. Bring some of the officers over to watch. It’s quite a big move, and people should witness it.” After a pause, An Jing added with a chuckle, “You’ve never seen me handle a sand table either, even though I’ve told you about it. But since you haven’t seen it, it’s a good opportunity for you to watch as well tomorrow.”

“Hmm.”

“Bring them over at the hour of Shen tomorrow. If you come too early, Ye Zi and I definitely won’t have finished setting up the sand table.”

“Hmm.”

The next day, An Jing and Ye Zhi taught ten female soldiers how to build a sand table.

An Jing and Ye Zhi were building it while the ten female soldiers watched.

A sand table is mainly built using simple materials like sand to create a scaled model of terrain, based on either actual topography or a map.

An Jing and Ye Zhi decided to use the topographical map of Pubumountain in Xiyun Kingdom for the sand table.

Once they determined to build the sand table of Pubumountain, An Jing and Ye Zhi began to calculate the corresponding scale for the sand table and draw contour lines to establish the skeletal structure of the mountains.

Meanwhile, An Jing and Ye Zhi were calculating the scale for the sand table and instructing the ten female soldiers on how to do the calculations.

The ten female soldiers listened and watched with great attention.

Once the calculations were made, they laid out the sand in a frame, making sure to compact the sand firmly, and then used fine lines to mark out grids on it based on the map.

Next, they used wooden stakes with lengths corresponding to the scale to mark elevation points and control points according to the terrain on the map.

Then they began piling up the landforms.

Starting from the wooden stake that marked the ‘mountain peak’, they added sand to form ridges, saddles, valleys, and so on.

Once the landforms were piled up, that still wasn’t enough; further refinement was necessary to make the terrain even more realistic.

An Jing had long since had sawdust prepared, some of which was dyed green and some blue.

An Jing and Ye Zhi used the green and blue sawdust to decorate the sand table, instantly transforming the grey sand heaps into verdant mountains and rivers, dazzling the ten new recruits who were watching.

An Jing and Ye Zhi were quite detail-oriented; after decorating, they carefully perfected the sand table even further, and only then was it truly complete.

The ten female soldiers looked at the sand table as if they were standing in the heavens, looking down upon Pubumountain. The sand table depicted the topography with such realism and vividness, much better than simply looking at a map.