"Chariot one advances one!"
"Elephant three advances five."
"Chariot one moves horizontally to four!"
"Advisor four advances five."
Zhang Cancan found her rhythm and launched a fierce, ruthless attack. Her chariots, horses, and cannons took turns striking Song He's territory, trying to capture his pieces!
Song He defended passively, dodging the attacks by the narrowest of margins one step at a time. He maneuvered his pieces back and forth to fortify his position. His entire strategy could be summed up in one word: cowardly. He had no desire to attack at all.
"Chief Song is amazing!" Tang Rongrong whispered. "Five minutes have passed, and his defenses are impenetrable!"
"But he hasn't gained any ground either," Xiang Xiaotong whispered back.
"Teacher Zhang is a Second-Class Chess Player! She even won the provincial championship! At this speed, an ordinary person would have already lost half the board. It's already impressive that Chief Song can hold out!" Tang Rongrong sounded admiring.
"Indeed. He's got some skill." Xiang Xiaotong nodded as well.
"Chariot eight moves horizontally to seven!"
"Chariot three moves horizontally to five."
"Chariot four retreats two!"
"Cannon nine moves horizontally to five."
Zhang Cancan continued her fierce assault, while Song He remained on the defensive. Each side had captured two of the other's soldiers, and neither had gained an advantage.
Yuan Tian and Yang Yu stood to the side, looking at Principal Song with immense admiration.
They had played hundreds of games of Xiangqi against Teacher Zhang and knew all too well how terrifying and brutal she was. They had struggled desperately hundreds of times, yet had never managed to last five minutes beneath Teacher Zhang's butcher's blade.
But now Principal Song had been fighting for ten minutes, and the two sides were actually evenly matched!
Principal Song really was amazing! The