Lighting up super-god technology in the Three-Body World

Chapter 238 The Hunt
Travel to Conference Room No. 2
Shen Zhou, Jiang Fan, Luo Ji, Da Shi, and Zhang Beihai, who had just arrived, sat in a circle.

Everyone is now in Trisolaran form, but their behavior still retains human characteristics. For example, they want to sit together face-to-face to hold meetings, which is actually unnecessary because communication relies entirely on brainwaves and has little to do with whether the person is physically present.

Shen Zhou spoke first.

"President Jiang, the ideological transformation of the 149,153 new Trisolarans is progressing well. They have no objection to the action of liberating the Trisolaran civilization. I think we can start the next phase of the plan."

Jiang Fan nodded expressionlessly. Of course, even someone with the Trisolaran body couldn't show expressions.
“Interstellar hunting is a topic that Bei Hai has been researching for a long time, so let him command this ‘killing two birds with one stone’ campaign.”

Zhang Beihai was struggling to adapt to the strange feeling brought on by the Trisolaran body when he heard this, he suddenly opened his mental barrier, and waves of chaotic thoughts crashed into the network formed by the five of them.

Luo Ji, Da Shi, Jiang Fan, and Chen Zhou decisively closed their mental barriers, and their practiced actions showed that they had encountered this many times before.

Luo Ji carefully transmitted the information outwards.
"Old Zhang, control your urge to express yourself. We're not interested in the inner thoughts of a century-old single man."

"Think it through, make sure you've decided what you want to say before opening your mind, otherwise anything will pop out, including your crush!"

When the three of them first entered this body, they also experienced the same mental storm. Fortunately, none of them were stupid. They immediately closed the two-way thought barrier and slowly adapted to the new way of communication.

After being reminded, Zhang Beihai suddenly tensed up and quickly shut down his mental barrier. He couldn't reveal his crush, even though it was all ancient history.

The five people's brainwave network was finally quiet, and they all spoke up.
"Beihai, don't get excited. The Trisolaran body is very interesting. Take it slow and steady."

"Yeah, Lao Zhang, it's quite fun once you get used to it. You just have to be wary of complicated information from the outside world, or you'll easily get a headache."

"Chief Zhang, are you alright? Disordered thoughts can cause mental confusion like a virus, leading to a backlash. If we hadn't shut down the mental barrier in time, you would have received our mental information at the same time as we received yours."

The only single man in the area relayed the message intermittently.

"It's alright, but when it comes to inputting and outputting, it's not as convenient as with a human body. It requires an extra 'opening' procedure."

Luo Ji's thinking immediately responded,
"That's right, that's right, Old Zhang is very perceptive."

Jiang Fan also said,

"Beihai, let Shenzhou give you a brief overview of the current situation. We need your star-hunting tactics to invade the Trisolaran system from all directions."

Zhang Beihai looked at the sunken ship.
"Please say."

Actually, you don't need to look; you can just send a signal in your head. But taking a look is a subconscious action for humans, which then carries over to the Trisolaran body.

Chen Zhou revealed the entire plan.
"The strategy for liberating the Trisolaran civilization can be roughly divided into three steps. The first step is to appear in the Trisolaran society with a new identity,"

"The second step is to continuously expand the influence of the new identity, raise the slogan of liberating thought, and win the support of more Trisolarans,"

"The third step is to use this force to return to the homeland, stand before the leader and question him, and initiate a new leadership selection mechanism." "Before you arrived, the first step had already been completed. With the cover of self-destructing more than a hundred White Emperor fighters and the continuous support of the insect bridge technology, the vanguard force created a rebellious act with a sufficiently large impact on the homeland."

"All subsequent actions will be carried out under this identity, to separate the liberation movement of the Trisolaran civilization from Earth, and to limit the scale of the war to within Trisolaris."

"Next, we need to expand our influence and carry out the 'talent grab' campaign to the end!"

"But such actions cannot be carried out on home soil, because the armed forces and war machine on home soil are beyond our ability to contend with,"

"Therefore, the second step targets those resource gatherers who are located outside the homeland!"

"They are the cornerstone of the Trisolaran civilization, the lowest level of laborers, and also the largest group of people."

"Furthermore, the Trisolaran civilization's resource-gathering ships cannot be equipped with armed forces, so whether from the perspective of difficulty or strategic requirements, this group of old Trisolarans is the best target for conquest."

"This will be a hunting operation spanning the entire Trisolaran system. While liberating the lower-level Trisolarans, we must also prevent attacks from our homeland. This requires precise assessment of the battlefield situation,"

"Through intricate troop deployments, tactics such as containment, deception, movement, relocation, and misdirection are employed to the point of manipulating local armed forces at will,"

Shen Zhou paused here, glancing first at Jiang Fan, then at Zhang Beihai.

"While I can grasp the overall strategy that General Jiang mentioned, when it comes to specific tactical execution, well, let's just say the Trisolarans are inherently no match for humans,"

"I've studied the history of wars at Tokyo University and even around the world two centuries ago, and the result is that the Trisolarans simply couldn't have come up with those brilliant ideas,"

"Especially in the flag-fighting exercises in the 'Four Crossings of the Chishui River' scenario simulated by General Jiang, I lost every time, no matter which side I was on,"

"Therefore, I can't handle this hunt alone. The vast interstellar space has shifted our struggle against the Trisolaran civilization from a simple contest of strength to a contest of tactics,"

"Even a light-speed attack would take a very long time over an extremely long distance, but quantum communication and worm bridge technology allow us to be one step ahead,"

"This forms the basis of the hunt; the rest depends on Chief Zhang's performance."

Strategic planning is often simple, but that doesn’t mean it’s unimportant. Just like choosing a direction to move forward, there are only eight options: east, south, west, north, and the angles between them. Choosing one is easy, isn’t it?
The problem lies in making the right choice, which greatly tests a person's vision. Making the wrong choice means certain defeat in the future, while making the right choice gives you the opportunity to gamble again.

Tactical execution is complex, involving too many uncontrollable factors and enemy and friendly intelligence. It requires not only fast calculations but also the ability to think from the opponent's perspective. Without some skill, it is impossible to win!
You could say that strategists are the eyes, while tacticians are the body. It's easy to see far ahead; your gaze can sweep across the mountaintop. But climbing it is difficult; you can't do it without strong physical abilities.

As for which is more important, one can only say that without eyes, everything is in vain, and without a body, the task cannot be completed. They complement each other and have different roles, just like the king and rook in chess.

A capable strategist can be adept at tactical maneuvering, just as a wise tactician can be adept at strategic vision.

(End of this chapter)