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Chapter 202 [Crossing the Chishui River Four Times] - 'How to Command the Enemy' (6k)

at this time.

In-game.

It's not just from the perspective of the major streamers.

Looking at the mountains on both sides of Loushan Pass, Shen Yan felt a chill in his heart. As the brigade commander of the Special Operations Brigade of the Great Xia Federation, Shen Yan knew all too well the treacherousness of this terrain.

With a machine gun on top, the attacking troops below would be sitting ducks.

This is extremely difficult.

Sudden.

Shen Yan slapped his thigh, a look of joy appearing on his face:

"The troops defending this place are from Guizhou."

The Guizhou army may not be familiar with them.

However, the leader of the Guizhou Army was Wang Jialie.

He knows Wang Jialie very well.

In the two hours before the game started, he and Qu Guang used the photon supercomputer to simulate the Four Crossings of the Chishui River, based on the personalities of warlords in various regions.

Although still unsuccessful, the tactics were adjusted to suit the warlord's personality, and the breakout rate has increased from 3.3% to 27.1%, with 20% of that increase attributed to Wang Jialie.

Because Wang Jialie's side was the easiest to fight, compared to the Sichuan Army and the Nanjing-based Central Army.

Wang Jialie, on the Guizhou army's side, really didn't want to fight.

Unless there's no other way, we'll have to confront them head-on.

Otherwise, in several simulations, Wang Jialie's side would have run away on its own during the fighting.

Knowing that it was Wang Jialie's troops, Shen Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

And clearly the commander of the Red Team thought so too, and soon the order to attack and the tactics were issued to each regiment.

outside.

In the official Polestar live stream room.

The perspective then shifts to the airspace above Loushan Pass.

You can see the setup of both sides.

The Guizhou army's defensive line extended all the way to the edge of the town below Loushan Pass, while the Red army was preparing to concentrate its forces for an attack.

Mo Xiaomo looked at the arrangements of both sides and said:
"It can be seen that the defenses of Loushan Pass are very tight."

"Not only does the front line of defense extend all the way into the town, but there is also the crucial Loushan Pass in the middle, and there are support troops in the rear ready to provide assistance at any time."

"From this perspective, the attackers' losses will not be small."

"It could even be very big."

Tianji, who was standing beside him, nodded and said:
"Normally, that's how it is."

Mo Xiaomo asked with a smile:

"What about abnormal situations?"

Tianji smiled and said:

"That depends on who's in command."

"Players who downloaded the [Four Crossings of the Chishui River] resource pack before should remember it."

"It contains not only a complete map of the Four Crossings of the Chishui River, but also information on various warlords, including those from Nanjing."

"And the troops that the Red Team is currently encountering are quite interesting."

"It was the Guizhou army commanded by Wang Jialie."

"According to Wang Jialie's records, his military style is passive defense with little coordination."

"This shows that Wang Jialie does not want to confront the Red team head-on."

"We were forced to fight because of orders from Nanjing."

"So now that we're facing each other head-on, it's still uncertain whether the Guizhou army will fight to the end."

Mo Xiaomo nodded:
"So that's it."

"So, what happens after we conquer Loushan Pass?"

"The route is to Zunyi."

"But even if we went to Zunyi, we wouldn't have escaped the encirclement, would we?"

Tianji spoke up:

"Yes."

"However, once we reached Zunyi, we did manage to shake off some of the enemy."

"As for where to go next, we'll have to wait and see what the red team says."

"The battle has begun."

"We'll switch the camera to Loushan Pass."

talking.

The live stream switched to the battle scene at Loushan Pass.

Soldiers from both sides engaged in fierce fighting.

Many players on Earth were drawn to the battle at Loushan Pass.

However, this kind of battle is like a halftime break for the armies of the various federations.

During this halftime break, the generals of the various federations received orders to hold a meeting.

at this time.

The conference room of the Northern Army in the Great Xia Federation.

People gradually appeared.

Even Shen Yan, who was in the game, was called over.

At this moment, the high-ranking generals of the Northern Army gathered together in this virtual conference room, where a route map of the Second Crossing of the Chishui River was projected in the center of the conference room.

The Northern Army Commander-in-Chief, seeing that everyone had arrived, spoke directly:

"Take a look at this route."

Let's analyze it.

"Share your thoughts."

Everyone's eyes turned to the route map for the second crossing of the Chishui River.

to be frank.

Even though I've been watching it for a while, I still find it hard to understand.

The route for crossing the Chishui River was fairly normal.

Moreover, many people have tried it, and even the photon supercomputer has deduced it.

However, the route of crossing the Chishui River twice.

Not to mention that they couldn't figure it out, even if you put the situation into the photon supercomputer, the photon supercomputer couldn't have imagined crossing the Chishui River almost by returning to the original route.

Because the encirclement is always the same size.

Meanwhile, the red team remained within that circle, making the return trip too risky and unlikely to be considered.

It's not just them who think this way.

The Photon supercomputer doesn't recommend it either, but the red team in the storyline does just that.

At this time.

A bespectacled brigade commander from the Great Xia Federation raised his hand to signal, and after the Northern Army Commander-in-Chief nodded, he spoke:
"The route of crossing the Chishui River twice was truly beyond our expectations."

"This also surprised the photon supercomputer."

"And this also led us to discover a big problem."

"We rely too much on photonic supercomputing."

Hear the words.

Everyone looked up, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army nodded slightly.
"go on."

The bespectacled brigade commander continued:
"The photonic supercomputer can indeed select the optimal solution through deduction."

"But that's not absolute."

"Just like the plot and layout of the 'Four Crossings of the Chishui River,' the Photon supercomputer couldn't predict the successful outcome."

"Moreover, the route for the second crossing of the Chishui River was also something that the photon supercomputer could not deduce."

"Then why was the route that the Photon Supercomputer couldn't deduce used by the Red Team in the storyline?"

"That's the difference between humans and computers."

"Computers can only mechanically execute code and perform calculations, while human thoughts are uncontrollable."

"Although the breakthrough rate of crossing the Chishui River twice in the calculation of photon supercomputer is not high."

"But that was indeed the route chosen by the red team."

"And it is certain that the subsequent 'Four Crossings of the Chishui River' was successful."

"This illustrates a point."

"We can rely on photonic supercomputers, but we cannot rely on them entirely."

"Commanders at all levels should still have their own ideas. Sometimes, what the human brain thinks may be more flexible than that of a photon supercomputer."

The Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army nodded:

"This definitely needs to be changed."

"And I also discovered that."

"Many people used the Photon supercomputer to calculate the difficulty of the 'Four Crossings of the Chishui River' dungeon, and after realizing they couldn't beat it, they never even went in, right?"

The words fell.

The Northern Army Commander-in-Chief's gaze swept over the brigade commanders and division commanders of the Great Xia Federation in the room. Many of them looked embarrassed and lowered their heads.

indeed.

When the data package for "Crossing the Chishui River Four Times" was released, many people downloaded it.

However, let's use a photon supercomputer to extrapolate.

With a success rate of only 0.0%, the desire to challenge oneself is immediately lost.

With such a low success rate, how could a breakthrough possibly succeed?

So many people didn't even go in to experience it, and didn't try to put themselves in the shoes of others to give instructions.

The Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army began by saying:
"As a general, one must first learn to think, rather than relying solely on photonic supercomputers."

"We must prevent similar situations from happening again."

"If anyone has any new ideas or discoveries, please share them."

Shen Yan glanced at his grandfather and raised his hand:

"I've also made a discovery."

The Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army glanced at it:
"explain."

Shen Yan spoke up:
"The Red Army's forces are fundamentally different from other forces on 'Earth'."

"Just like the route of this 'Second Crossing of the Chishui River'."

"It's not just us who have doubts; even some high-ranking commanders on the Red Team in the storyline have doubts."

"But the army still carried it out."

"The Red side's absolute command over the military is something that many countries and forces on 'Earth' cannot achieve."

"For example, during World War II, the Empire, the Soviet Union, and so on, were in the midst of the war."

"Tragedies caused by the lack of cooperation from friendly forces are numerous. Even famous generals of the Empire, such as Manstein and Guderian, were betrayed by teammates who did not provide support."

"If even a powerful empire is like this, then other empires are even more so."

"And in the current storyline set in the 'Republic of China' era, the blue team has betrayed their teammates more than once or twice, such as during the first encirclement/counter-encirclement."

Why was the 18th Division completely annihilated by the Red Army?

"It was because the 24th Division, which should have set off simultaneously, failed to act that the 18th Division was isolated and annihilated."

"Then why didn't the 24th Division take action?"

"Is it because the weather is bad today? Or is it because they feel they might run into the Red Army, so they're planning to set off in half a day?"

"But no matter where it is, you can tell."

"The commanders of the blue team do not always obey orders from above."

"Including us."

"If the Federation's high command were to send any one of our troops to attack the Slavic Energy Federation right now, it would seem like a suicide mission. Who could carry it out meticulously?"

Hear the words.

The group exchanged glances and shook their heads.

Obviously.

They simply couldn't carry it out like that.

Seeing this, Shen Yan spoke up:
"But the Red Army can."

The room fell silent upon hearing this.

Some people disagreed, but when they tried to refute it, they found they couldn't.

Because the Red Army really could do it.

Based solely on the route of the Second Crossing of the Chishui River, and based solely on the Red Army commanders who questioned it while simultaneously carrying it out, they had already surpassed all of them.

Shen Yan continued speaking:
"Therefore, the Red Army's victory was not without reason."

"We can't achieve that alone." "But even if we can't, we can try our best to learn."

"Build trust step by step."

"Even if it doesn't have the absolute leadership over the army like the Red Team, it shouldn't be too far off."

"We may not need it now, but it's better to be prepared."

The Commander-in-Chief of the Northern Army showed a satisfied look in his eyes, clearly not expecting Shen Yan to say such a thing:

"good."

"Is there any more?"

The meeting in the conference room is still ongoing.

No one could have imagined that just halfway through the "Crossing the Chishui River Four Times" storyline would bring such a huge shock and change to Blue Star, and even allow them to learn many new things.

The more this is the case, the more I admire the Red Army in the story.

And this was just the beginning of the shock.
at this time.

In the Polestar official website's live stream room.

The battle at Loushan Pass is also nearing its end.

The enemy forces guarding Loushan Pass consisted of two regiments. Facing the fierce attack from the Red Army, they were already overwhelmed and had to fight while retreating.

They had originally hoped that reinforcements from friendly forces would arrive, but the Red Army forced them to retreat by outflanking them. The enemy forces defending Loushan Pass fled south in panic upon seeing this.

After capturing Loushan Pass, the Red Army troops did not linger.

Head to Zunyi immediately.

Meanwhile, Wang Jialie's troops, whose main base of the Guizhou Army was located in Zunyi, directly clashed with the Red Army.

Although Wang Jialie put up a resistance for a while, he then withdrew from the Zunyi area and fled south in order to preserve his strength.

See this.

The netizens on Earth couldn't help but look at each other strangely.

How can we fight Wang Jialie both when we cross the river and when we come back? Is this a breakthrough?
Regardless of what netizens on Earth think.

The game's story continues.

The red team took a short break in Zunyi, but the official live stream focused on Wang Jialie.

Wang Jialie, who was fleeing south, encountered friendly forces.

The two of them discussed it.

They ran back, intending to take advantage of the fact that the Red team had just captured Zunyi and launch a surprise attack.

But it's clear that Wang Jialie and his ally Wu Qiwei were having some unrealistic ideas.

On the level of familiarity with Zunyi.
How could they possibly compare to the Red Team? After all, the Red Team has held many important meetings here before.

They planned to occupy the high ground in front of Zunyi and observe Zunyi from above.

But that's all they can think of.

Those who were more familiar with the Red Army in Zunyi than they were naturally able to figure it out and knew that it was a crucial point.

And so this scene appeared in the live stream.

Two screens in one.

Wu Qiwei and Wang Jialie were still gloating over their plan.

Meanwhile, the red forces had already seized the high ground and were lying in ambush, waiting for the enemy to arrive.

The viewers in the live stream were all very excited.

This kind of overwhelming command is so satisfying to watch.

However, as the battle began...

The Red Team still exposed a problem: Wu Qiwei's troops had too much firepower. The Red Team's original high ground at Laoyashan was taken away under heavy bombardment.

The 3rd Regiment and the rear troops failed to recapture the city despite several counterattacks.

The enemy's firepower was too intense. Several of the streamers in the live broadcast room had already been killed by enemy artillery fire while fighting for the Laoyashan position.

Just when the situation reached a stalemate.

The 1st Red Army Division made a flanking maneuver and attacked the remnants of Wang Jialie's forces.

Wang Jialie lived up to expectations.

After engaging the Red 1st Division, they collapsed at the first contact, and these Guizhou soldiers may have even been traumatized, making their officers' orders ineffective.

Seeing his troops crumble, Wang Jialie was helpless.

They abandoned their allies and fled.

His escape exposed Wu Qiwu's command post to the Red 1st Division.

It's no wonder the blue team is so wary of their allies, given how badly they've betrayed them.

The absurd scene had netizens on Earth thoroughly amused.

The troops of the various federations were also dumbfounded.

If you run into a full-strength friendly force while fleeing, they might bring you back for revenge. But if you actually get into a fight, you turn around and run away, leaving the friendly command post exposed.

If you don't die, who will?!
The Great Xia Federation, Northern Army Conference Room.

Watching this scene unfold in the live stream.

This also highlights the importance of absolute control over the military.

Wang Jialie, who was in the live broadcast room, simply couldn't control the soldiers under his command.

They collapsed so suddenly that I was forced to run away too, which ended up ruining my teammates' chances.

The rest is self-explanatory.

With the command post almost surrounded, Wu Qiwei abandoned his main force and fled south first.

They were chased by the red team all the way to the Wujiang River.

At this time, the blue team's troops around Zunyi had been cleared out, and the red team was taking a short break.

The blue team, on the other hand, rearranged their troops.

It's still the familiar fortress tactic.

Using the natural barrier of the Wujiang River, they directly blocked the roads to the south and east, while the Loushan Pass was to the north.

To the west were Zhou Hunyuan and Wang Jialie's forces.

Although Wang Jialie is easy to defeat, Zhou Hunyuan is too close and can come to his aid at any time.

Moreover, Wang Jialie was backed by three brigades of Yunnan Army troops, which suddenly made him a formidable opponent.

at this time.

The CG in the scene transformed into a view of the Red Army command post.

Inside the Red Army command post at this time.

Opinions differed regarding whether to fight Wang Jialie or Zhou Hunyuan.

Most of the generals still wanted to fight Wang Jialie.

Even in a vote, Wang Jialie still received more votes.

However, these were all the ideas of the generals under his command. The real decision was made after looking at the map and thinking for a long time.

In the live broadcast room.

Many netizens on Earth have never seen such a large difference of opinion among the Red side before.

Meanwhile, the Northern Army was also watching.

As mentioned before, the Red side has absolute leadership over the troops, but at this moment, most generals are even voting against Wang Jialie.

That decision-making power
The scene shifts gradually.

We also saw that the red team ultimately decided to attack Zhou Hunyuan.

indeed.

Zhou Hunyuan is not easy to defeat.

However, if we attack Wang Jialie, not only will Zhou Hunyuan provide support, but the Yunnan Army will also provide backup support, and even Wu Qiwu's troops will cross the river to provide support.

This situation is too passive.

As for attacking Zhou Hunyuan, firstly, the Yunnan army wouldn't be able to provide support; secondly, Wu Qiwu's troops would have to cross the river to provide support from too far away; and thirdly, Wang Jialie would most likely not provide support to Zhou Hunyuan, who was stronger than him.

In this case.

Attacking Zhou Hunyuan would actually be easier than attacking Wang Jialie.

Moreover, if they can't take the river, they can cross it nearby and shake off the pursuers.

Ever since.

Under the watchful eyes of netizens on Earth, after the Red Team command issued the order, the Red Team began a fierce attack on Zhou Hunyuan's troops.

The battle in the live stream continued until late into the night.

It was almost dawn on Blue Star.

Zhou Hunyuan was indeed a tough opponent. Unable to break through, the Red forces turned around and crossed the Chishui River from Maotai Town.

By the time the enemy discovered them, the red team had already crossed the Chishui River three times.

Until then.

It wasn't too outrageous yet, but when the red team started their next move, everyone was stunned.

I also came to understand the saying that the highest level of command is commanding the enemy.

on the screen.

After crossing the Chishui River three times, the Red Army troops hid themselves in the mountains and shut down all their radios.

Then, under the watchful eyes of netizens on Earth.

The red team dispatched a regiment, feigning a main force attack on the Gulin direction.

It also carried the headquarters' radio.

On their way to Gulin, they encountered a blue team, but the red team quickly defeated them thanks to their valiant fighting.

Up until this point, everything was still relatively normal.

However, the live stream footage...

Suddenly, the scene switched to a cutscene and was shown to the blue team.

Ever since.
Netizens on Earth witnessed this scene.

Chiang Kai-shek, the commander-in-chief of the Blue Team in Guiyang, was overjoyed as he looked at the intelligence in his hand.

1. The Red Army has crossed the Chishui River again.

2. The main force of the Red Army is attacking Gulin and has already wiped out one of their regiments.

3. The headquarters radio station of the Red Team is located in the Gulin area.

What do these statements indicate?
You might not understand if you don't look at a map.

But looking at the map
Clearly, from the perspective of the blue team, the red team failed to attack Zhou Hunyuan.

We crossed the Chishui River again.

They planned to advance westward, first attacking Gulin, then Xuyong, and then head north to cross the river and escape the encirclement.

Given how clear and obvious it is, is there any need to hesitate?
Chiang Kai-shek, representing the blue team, decisively gave the order.

The Sichuan army held fast to Xuyong and Gulin.

The Yunnan army crossed the Chishui River to the north to support Gulin, blocking the Red forces in front of Gulin.

Zhou Hunyuan, Wu Qiwei, and Guo Xuqi crossed the Chishui River to await orders. After Wang Jialie took over Zhou Hunyuan's defenses, the three units advanced together to encircle and annihilate Gulin.

This order was like a boulder thrown into water, creating ripples.

Upon hearing the news, the blue forces on both sides of the Chishui River sprang into action. Supply vehicles kicked up clouds of dust as soldiers jogged forward carrying their weapons, all pointing towards the deserted Gulin.

Netizens on Earth were completely dumbfounded by what they saw.

What about the red side?
At this moment, the true main force of the Red Army was quietly lying in wait among the towering mountains on the east bank of the Chishui River, keeping a close eye on the enemy's movements.

The live stream screen was split in two.

The left half shows the live footage of the blue team's hasty troop movements:

The Yunnan Army's Third Regiment is currently forcing its way across the Chishui River.

Zhou Hunyuan's vanguard has arrived at Erlangtan.

[Wu Chi-wei's supply convoy is stuck at the ferry crossing]

The right half shows a static image of the red team's command post:
Several commanders sat around a simple wooden table, steam rising from their teacups, discussing the approximate location of the blue team's troops while looking at a map.

The barrage exploded instantly:

Holy crap! This is happening in the atmosphere!

[Blue side: I predicted your prediction. Red side: No, I predicted your prediction.]

Chiang Kai-shek: The advantage is on my side! Red: Take it!

[A textbook example of luring the tiger away from the mountain!]

[The blue team is now confirmed to be entirely composed of utility players]

【66666! 】

The Northern Army Conference Room.

Everyone gasped at the sight.

hiss--

This is absolutely outrageous!
Is this what they mean by 'the highest level of command is commanding the enemy'?!

I never knew you could command like that!
(End of this chapter)