Girls und War

But no one expected that now that Lao Mu was in his prime, he could so easily cross the hurdle that many generals could not cross in their entire lives - from major general to lieutenant general.

All I can say is that haste makes waste, and desire leads to dissatisfaction.

What truly belongs to you cannot be driven away. If you try to take advantage of the situation, you will end up at a disadvantage.

Xia Shu saw that Yanjie was calm and didn't show any joy at the huge improvement in his military rank, and he secretly admired him in his heart.

She thought to herself that she definitely couldn't be so calm, so she offered her sincere blessings to Yanjie.

Yanjie now regarded Xia Shu as a sincere friend, so he did not show any modesty and simply accepted Xia Shu's blessing.

Afterwards, the two of them flattered each other strategically. When the competition officially started at the arena, they sat down in their seats and quietly watched the match between General Lan Ke and another lieutenant general from the Snow District.

Let me briefly explain here that the space war chess competitions are roughly divided into three categories.

They are the 50-round standard tournament, the 150-round intermediate tournament, and the 500-round large tournament.

Other types of competitions include unlimited rounds of super tournaments, multiplayer Three Kingdoms tournaments, and 2v2 matches, which are all custom-rule competitions. They are not included in large-scale festival events such as war zone competitions.

If you are interested in these competitions, you can participate in more formal professional leagues.

But just like the war zone competitions, the players participating in these competitions are all monsters who have been immersed in this field for a long time.

With Xia Shu's level, just watch the game.

For the rest, don’t think too much.

The rules of the three official competitions included in the War Zone Competition are also in line with professional leagues.

The Standard Match—similar to the match where Natsuki was brutally defeated by Ranko last time—was a small, fifty-round match on a standard 100-light-year*3 map.

According to the official rules, the two sides will compete in a total of ten rounds, and the one with the higher points will advance.

If the game is still tied after ten rounds, an extra round will be played until the final winner is determined.

The intermediate and large-scale competitions extend the rules of the standard competitions.

At this time, as the scale of control of the game grows, the computing power and overall strategic thinking required will increase exponentially.

Especially in large-scale competitions reaching 100,000 light years, AI-assisted combat becomes indispensable.

It can be said that the larger the scale of the competition, the higher the requirements for chess players.

General Lan Ke was participating in the most difficult large-scale competition of 500 rounds.

954. Chatting in the Audience

When Xia Shu played chess with General Lan Ke before, a game took about ten minutes.

That was a standard match, which means that ten rounds would take more than a hundred minutes, or more than two hours.

Coupled with the long thinking and rest periods in professional competitions, it is common for a round of competition to last one or two days.

As the competition progresses, the time required for intermediate and large-scale competitions increases exponentially.

A single game may take dozens of times longer than a standard game, so it would be inappropriate to continue using the ten-game format.

Therefore, the format of the intermediate competition is a three-game system.

Large-scale competitions are in a single-game format.

Among them, large-scale competitions are obviously not suitable according to the draw scoring rules of small battlefields because the scale of the chess games is too large.

Therefore, in the scoring rules of large-scale competitions, as long as one side has an overwhelming advantage over the other side on the field - that is, the number of remaining chess pieces is greater than one-third of the remaining number of the other side, the majority side wins.

If the winner is still not decided after 500 rounds, an additional 50 rounds will be added.

If the game is still undecided, the side with the larger number of remaining pieces wins.

In a game with such rules, it is very common for both teams to play a whole day for a game.

What's more, there was a terrifying record in history where a game took two months to complete.

However, in later competition rules, the organizers limited the overall duration of long thinking, and this record has never been broken since then.

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Soon, with the official start of the competition, Lan Ke and the lieutenant general in the snow area began the initial strategic command.

On a battlefield of one hundred thousand light years, a total of 4096 chess pieces quickly flew in formation to various parts of the galaxy.

The battlefield is so large that there is no need to consider the gains and losses of individual chess pieces.

Chess players are now more focused on predicting their opponents' overall chessboard thinking, and almost every strategic plan has a fixed solution.

Therefore, in the first dozen or so rounds, both players were quickly deploying their troops according to their own strategies.

Only after both sides have placed their chess pieces in place do the players begin the first round of strategic confrontation, as well as their predictions and long considerations of the overall situation.

Seeing Admiral Lan Ke holding his nose with both hands and carefully reading the battlefield information, Yanjie whispered to Xia Shu, "The one she's fighting against is the most talented space warrior in the Snow District in recent years. I heard he's only 22 years old this year, and he's already won several youth league championships before he even reached adulthood."

"But you also know that in their world of cosmic warfare, there's never a shortage of talent. Lan Ke also rose to fame as a teenager, debuting with a Grand Slam victory in the junior tournament. However, shortly after his debut, he was repeatedly slaughtered by professional masters. It took him several years of hard work before he gradually achieved his current results.

"If you ask me, the players in this snow zone can only last a little over a hundred rounds. Once the Lan Ke encirclement is completed, this game will probably be won directly with an advantage."

After listening to this, Xia Shu nodded in agreement.

Xia Shu has already had enough contact with the monsters and demons in their universe chess world.

Even the strength of the contestants in the preliminary auditions is at least at the level of an ordinary major general.

It can be said that among the professional chess players on the field, those who do not have the rank of lieutenant general are not good enough at all.

Thinking back on her self-righteous behavior of participating in the audition, Xia Shu could only say that it was a good thing that she did not pass the audition.

Otherwise, I don’t know how embarrassing it would be at this time.

Meanwhile, on the chessboard, after more than ten minutes of deliberation, Lan Ke decisively deployed a large number of exploratory pieces, and at the cost of his overall military disadvantage, he conducted a rapid and effective exploration of the entire galaxy map.

Then there were more than ten rounds of rapid chess. The lieutenant general in the snow area seemed to want to use his slight advantage in military strength to expand his advantage to a greater extent.

But Lan Ke obviously would not give her such an opportunity, so he quickly withdrew his main force and gave up the midfield.

In this way, although the overall situation was at a disadvantage, the information gap had been widened. The athlete in the snow zone also showed obvious anxiety.

Thus, another round of long thinking began.

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Taking advantage of the boredom while waiting, Yanjie talked to Xia Shu about her own understanding of space warfare.

Yanjie is indeed worthy of being a lieutenant general. Her theoretical knowledge and chess skills are indeed worthy of her military rank.

Putting aside other things, at least in terms of analyzing the thinking behind the game, Xia Shu felt that he could not reach the level of Yanjie.

But Yanjie was also very modest, saying that he was only a theoretical expert, and when it came to playing chess, he was no match for professional players.

The two chatted and laughed for a while, but when they saw that there was still no progress in the game, they gradually showed helpless expressions.

This round of deliberation did take a while longer. Half an hour was almost over, and one side still hadn't given any combat orders.

This is why young people don’t like to watch space war games anymore.

The game is long and slow-paced.

How can a hot weapon battlefield filled with the smell of gunpowder be so refreshing compared to a cold weapon battlefield with the collision of swords!

So the two of them sat there and talked about what happened on the battlefield again.

Yanjie then asked Xia Shu, "I heard your special forces are going to be incorporating a helicopter carrier soon? Is that true?"

Xia Shu thought that Yanjie was a vice admiral in the Navy Department, so this was no secret to her, so she admitted it openly, "The hull is currently being fitted out. I think it will be ready for service after the annual leave."

Yanjie nodded and said with a smile, "Have you decided on a name for the battleship?"

Xia Shu shook his head and smiled, "I haven't thought about it yet. Let's let everyone vote on it when the time comes."

As they spoke, the two began an interesting discussion about the name of the aircraft carrier.

After a while, Yanjie asked again with a thoughtful expression, "So, Xia Shu, has the commanding officer of your aircraft carrier been decided yet?"

This question stumped her.

Xia Shu thought about it, smiled bitterly, and shook his head. "How can it be so easy? The young commander said he was going to assign some trustworthy people to me. But I think the young commander is probably also feeling troubled."

Upon hearing this, Yanjie nodded slightly.

Xia Shu was not wrong in his thinking. The young commander was indeed a little confused about the operators of the aircraft carrier.

Because warship commanders not only have to consider the issue of credibility, but also whether they are good at commanding large ships and whether they can deal with emergencies on the battlefield.

And those experienced and outstanding naval officers who are capable of commanding aircraft carrier operations must be kept tightly in the hands of the Navy Department.

Even if the young commander could borrow some, their credibility would still be questionable.

After all, they are officers transferred from the Navy Department.

Of course, Yanjie didn't ask this question to mock Xia Shu.

She did have some ideas and wanted to discuss them with Xia Shu.

955. The Newcomer Was Disappeared in the Midst of Chatting and Laughing

Seeing a hint of bitterness on Xia Shu's face, Lieutenant General Yanjie did not continue to delve into the topic.

Instead, he started talking again, "Speaking of which, after the annual leave, I will be transferred to the Navy Headquarters and transferred away from the Holy Kirin."

Xia Shu nodded, indicating that he understood. Then he asked, "What are the specific positions? Have you given any arrangements?"

"No. But what's certain is that I can no longer stay on the Holy Qilin." A nostalgic look appeared on Yanjie's face as he spoke. He continued, "Come to think of it, I've been on this ship for so many years without realizing it. It's a bit strange to be suddenly back on shore."

Xia Shu thought about it and felt that Yanjie's feelings towards the Holy Qilin should be similar to her feelings towards the special forces.

If Xia Shu were asked to leave the special forces, she would probably feel reluctant.

Thinking of this, Xia Shu nodded in agreement.

But speaking of it, will the parliament really transfer Xia Shu from the special forces so easily?

Can the special forces still maintain such vigorous vitality after leaving Xia Shu?

This kind of thing seems difficult to explain clearly.

But no matter what, the current special forces construction cannot be separated from Xia Shu.

Even if the headquarters intends to adjust Xia Shu's position for political reasons in the future, it will be after he is promoted to major general.

At least for now, Xia Shu's position is absolutely unchangeable.

Then, Yanjie continued, "Also, after I leave, the new captain will definitely bring a group of new fleet management personnel. The core management of the fleet will probably follow me. But there is still a group of more capable junior officers, and I don't know how to arrange them..."

After listening to Yanjie, Xia Shu's heart moved.

In fact, what she said is a very typical situation in any work group.

For example, large companies, large enterprises, and especially administrative departments.

If the leader of a department is transferred, the people under the leader must follow the department.

However, the transferred personnel cannot be the entire department. There must be people who stay there, waiting for the new leader to come and arrange work.

However, the new leader will definitely bring his subordinates with him, and then the old employees will easily be excluded and marginalized.

This is the instinct of human beings and even all living things to seek benefits and avoid harm, and there is no possibility of exception.

Therefore, it is reasonable and even very prescient for Yanhe to consider the future of his old subordinates.

Xia Shu heard the hidden meaning in Yanjie's words and asked tentatively, "Then do you think it's appropriate to assign those basic officers to my side?"

"Hmm...that's what I meant." Yanjie pondered for a moment and asked cautiously, "How many people do you think would be appropriate to send there?"

Xia Shu thought for a moment and replied, "Two frigates and an aircraft carrier would require at least two hundred officers..."

Yanjie nodded and said, "That's the number. And for an aircraft carrier, it would be best to have several mid-level officers to manage it."

As he spoke, he squinted his eyes at Xia Shu and said with a smile, "I'll arrange a few trustworthy people for you."

"That's great." Xia Shu also laughed when he heard that.

The two of them hit it off and reached an agreement on personnel transfer at that time.