"Overthinking it!" Chao Gai said dismissively. "The battle's about to end. We need to concentrate our forces and finish this quickly. We must pursue the defeated enemy with the last of our strength, not preserve our reputation like Xiang Yu!"
Chao Gai continued his berserk micromanagement, but his attention was clearly skewed. He mainly directed the assassination teams deep behind enemy lines, while leaving the units locked in battle to fend for themselves, relying on their established firepower advantage to slowly devour the enemy.
Clearly, although he refused to admit it, his roommate's reminder had made him somewhat worried as well. He was eager to locate the enemy command center and deliver the decisive blow.
At last, a crucial message appeared!
"This is the Reserve Team! We've found a suspected enemy command center! Location: (577,280)!"
Chao Gai was ecstatic!
Song He scanned the commands flashing across the screen in a daze, wishing he had three heads and six arms.
The battle grew fiercer and fiercer. Most of the units had already been deployed, and in the melee, messages were frantically refreshing at a rate of several per second. Some erroneous messages were corrected from time to time, and after being corrected, they were sometimes corrected again.
The icons on the map changed wildly. His adjutant's hand darted over at lightning speed to update the battlefield situation, nimble as an octopus.
Strangely enough, he couldn't see a single enemy. There was only a map and several computer displays in front of him, yet Song He's adrenaline was surging wildly. It was more thrilling than any war game he had ever played!
At last, another crucial message appeared!
"This is the Reserve Team! We've found a suspected enemy command center! Location: (109,985)!"
A look of ecstasy appeared on Song He's face. He immediately ordered the Reserve Team to strike the enemy command center!
The moment the order was issued, the screen suddenly shook violently!
The screen went black, and blood-red words appeared:
Your command center has come under heavy bombardment. You have been killed!
Song He's face was blank with shock. Had his base been raided?
Military academy dormitory.
Chao Gai let out a cheer!
"This is the Reserve Team. We've launched all Loitering Munitions at the enemy command center. The target has been eliminated!"
A new prompt suddenly appeared on the computer screen, marking the victory of the battle!
But the next second, the screen shook violently. It immediately went pitch-black, and blood-red words appeared!
Your command center has come under heavy bombardment. You have been killed!
The smile on Chao Gai's face froze. He then stood up in horror. "How is that possible!"
Dong Chong slapped the table and roared with laughter beside him, his face full of malicious delight. "You raided someone else's rear, but your own rear got raided too! You drew with someone who had 800 points despite having 1,300! Aren't you embarrassed!"
"It was only the first round! My hands weren't warmed up yet! I wasn't familiar with the controls!" Chao Gai said angrily. "I'll practice for another day and crush him tomorrow night!"
"And what if you still can't beat him tomorrow night?" Dong Chong asked gleefully.
"Impossible!" Chao Gai pounded the table. "If I can't take this bastard down tomorrow night, I'll go run five kilometers right then and there!"
The battle had not yet ended. A battlefield briefing appeared on the screen, with lines rapidly refreshing one after another.
Song He had merely lost command authority, but he could still continue watching the battle as a "spirit." The remaining combat units continued fighting under the direction of fixed AI programs, but they had clearly become disorganized.
"This is the Reserve Team. We've destroyed the enemy command center!" a message appeared.
Song He let out a long sigh of relief. One for one!
At least he had destroyed the enemy command center. He hadn't lost too badly.
Three minutes later, the remaining combat units finally died together, and the match ended!
In this battle, you achieved "Mutual Destruction." The living forces of both sides have been exhausted, leaving the battlefield utterly silent. You gained 0 points. Your current score is 800 points. The enemy gained 0 points. The enemy's current score is 1,300 points. You can view all commands from both sides in "My Campaigns" and review the entire battle.
Song He suddenly felt cold all over. When he looked down, he was startled to find that he was drenched in sweat without realizing it.
For his first battle ever, drawing with an enemy who had 1,300 points wasn't a bad little victory!
But he clearly realized that there had been far too many flaws in his operations just now, and his proficiency was far too low. At this level, participating in a military exercise would only make him a laughingstock. He still had a long road ahead of him!
Suddenly, a message popped up.
Tyrannosaurus Battle God: "I didn't perform well today. It's getting late. Let's fight again tomorrow night."
Song He smiled slightly and replied with a little "OK" emoji.
He opened "My Campaigns" and reviewed the match while everything was still fresh.
After carefully studying Tyrannosaurus Battle God's operations, Song He couldn't help feeling that he had learned something. His awareness of scouting and setting traps was extremely seasoned, and his micromanagement was even more skillful. However, his opponent's mistake had been underestimating him and advancing too aggressively. If he had been just a little steadier and slower, Song He would certainly have suffered a crushing defeat in this match!
Song He sighed. War truly was an ever-changing art. The slightest lapse in attention could reverse everything!
Practice more!
If you were bad, you had to practice more!
Song He thought for a moment, then decided to be reckless for once and directly selected "Sun Bin No. 5" to start a match!
He had fought a real person. Now he would see what the legendary AI was capable of!
After a brief loading period, the computer fan, which had just fallen silent, spun up at full speed again, and the command center appeared on the screen!
This time, it was an open plain. Grass stretched across the wilderness, with only a few abandoned towns rising from the plain like islands protruding from a vast sea.
The instant he saw the map, Song He's scalp went numb. In mountainous terrain, there was at least time to maneuver and wage guerrilla warfare, but fighting on a vast plain was practically a bayonet charge!
His premonition was completely correct. Just two minutes later, an intense battle for Supremacy of the Air erupted!
Sun Bin No. 5 sent out its entire force right from the start, concentrating various models of jamming aircraft and Electronic Warfare planes. It forcefully tore open the airspace across the entire map. Song He had spread his reconnaissance drones in every direction, leaving them too dispersed to put up any resistance, and they were swept away in no time!
Once Supremacy of the Air was lost, a dark swarm of Reconnaissance-Strike Drones and Loitering Munitions descended. They wantonly blew up Song He's command center and Armored Units. In just ten minutes, the match was over!
From beginning to end, Sun Bin No. 5 had not even deployed its Armored Units. If this had been an arena, Song He would have stumbled onto the stage like a blind man groping around, while Sun Bin No. 5 calmly placed one hand behind its back and knocked him flat with a single punch.
"Damn, that's ruthless!"
Song He's face was grim. He was shaken and horrified, feeling as though he had been thoroughly humiliated. The confidence he had built up after fighting Tyrannosaurus Battle God had vanished without a trace!
In this battle, you were massacred. The enemy effortlessly wiped out all your forces. You lost 50 points. Your current score is 750 points. You can view all commands from both sides in "My Campaigns" and review the entire battle.
He hurriedly reviewed the battle to examine the AI's actions.
After watching it, he sat there thoughtfully for a while before challenging Sun Bin No. 5 again!
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