Chapter 437: Xu Qiqin Achieves Victory! (1/2)
Chapter 437: Xu Qiqin Achieves Victory!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
At Wang Chong's level, few chess moves were worthy of his gaze. But Xu Qiqin's move had absolutely reached this level.
Moreover, Xu Qiqin's move was one that Wang Chong had never seen before, yet was also not completely unfamiliar.
I didn't think that by reading my chess books, she would so quickly fuse her skills in logistics with her chess style, Wang Chong mentally sighed.
Commerce was related to the art of war, as was chess. Military strategy was connected to almost everything. 'By learning one thing thoroughly, one can learn all things' was no empty phrase.
When one reached the peak, one's field of vision would change, and many things would begin to connect.
In his previous life, Xu Qiqin had been famed throughout the world for her skills in logistics. Whether it was cavalry, infantry, or archers, Xu Qiqin would always be able to promptly deliver weapons, armor, and rations to them.
If one regarded the pieces in the middle of the board as the regular army and the pieces on the edge of the board as the supply train, then Xu Qiqin's black stone was a sword that had cut off Wang Chong's army from his supplies.
At Wang Chong's peak, when he was regarded as a War Saint, he commanded all the generals and strategists and led an army of tens of thousands of elites, but he had no one to manage logistics, so his grand army eventually reached its limit.
Thus, he had an extremely deep appreciation for this field.
The Xu Qiqin of the present had not reached the level of reputation from his previous life, but she had already begun to comprehend the logistics skills of her Xu Clan. By melding it with military strategy, she was gradually beginning to show signs of that King of Logistics.
Such intelligence and talent were too astonishing. Even Wang Chong, the man once acclaimed as 'War Saint', had to admit that Xu Qiqin's skill in chess was quite headache-inducing.
”How is it? Why aren't you saying anything? Weren't you really good?” Xu Qiqin sneered, taking full advantage of this chance to jeer at Wang Chong.
If one said that Wang Chong had been energetically defending himself this entire time, keeping the distance between the two of them close, then now, this single move had instantly widened the gap, making it extremely obvious.
”I don't have anything to say. This move truly was formidable,” Wang Chong said with a faint smile. He would never deny when something was formidable.
”Hmph, finally, some sense.”
Xu Qiqin raised her head high, a proud smile finally emerging on her lips. This was the first time Wang Chong had praised her in this match.
”However, this alone won't be enough to deal with me.”
Wang Chong's addition almost made Xu Qiqin explode.
”Bastard, just you wait and see,” Xu Qiqin furiously said. Not even she had noticed that though she was still dressed as a man, she had unintentionally taken a slightly feminine posture in front of the crowd.
Everyone in the Chess Hall had very strange expressions, though the crowd quickly put it aside. After all, Xu Qiqin was taking another black stone and placing it on the board.
No matter how strong the disciple was, they could never be stronger than the master.
Xu Qiqin had known long ago that she could never beat Wang Chong in chess just by studying his strategy and chess books. To defeat him, she needed another method.
Thus, Xu Qiqin's goal in studying Wang Chong's chess books was very simple: understand his strategy and chess style, and find a way to suppress them.
Wang Chong's conjectures had been correct. This fusion of logistics and strategy was the method Xu Qiqin had developed to deal with Wang Chong.
And it could be considered Xu Qiqin's true chess style.
The game proceeded, black and white following each other in quick succession as they continued to be placed onto the board. Wang Chong continued his full-out assault in order to reverse the situation, but in Xu Qiqin's eyes, he was clearly fighting with his back to the wall.
If Wang Chong had been able to see her intentions from the start, perhaps he would still have had a chance, but now that they were forty to fifty moves deep, her surprising move had crippled Wang Chong's assault. His disadvantage was now clear, and everything was too late.
I'll see how long your stubborn mouth will last! Xu Qiqin mentally sneered.
She had already taken quite a few of Wang Chong's pieces, but Wang Chong had only taken about eight of hers. Based on the state of the board, Wang Chong's chances of victory were nil.
Clack!
On the fifty-eighth turn, Xu Qiqin put down another black stone, almost magically cutting off Wang Chong's little dragon in the upper right corner from his large dragon.
On the seventy-second turn, Xu Qiqin's new chess style that mixed logistics and strategy once more appeared. Another piece mystically broke through one of Wang Chong's dragons.
On the eighty-fifth turn, Xu Qiqin's style showed itself for the fourth time, and Wang Chong's position worsened, the gap growing larger.
On the ninety-sixth turn, Xu Qiqin's logistics skills went to work, devouring one of Wang Chong's small dragons.
The one-hundred-and-eighth turn…
The one-hundred-and-twenty-third turn…
The one-hundred-and-fifty-first turn…
……
Xu Qiqin was growing more and more familiar with the art of logistics and was finding it more and more enjoyable. Unbeknownst to her, all the confidence that she had lost from her miserable defeats to Wang Chong had returned.
She had returned to being that big sister of Longwei Training Camp that everyone revered.
Xu Qiqin began to play faster and faster, began to have a greater feel of the game, each move played almost instantly and naturally. This was probably the greatest grasp Xu Qiqin had ever had of the game and also the highest level of chess she had ever displayed.
Xu Qiqin felt that she was invincible in chess. No one, not even Wang Chong, could defeat her.
Not even the war god, Su Zhengchen, who she had always respected, was her match.
Once this match concluded, she had to find Senior Su Zhengchen and have him play a match with her. This was not out of disrespect for that revered elder. She simply wanted to test her skills.
Like some invisible lock in her mind had been opened, Xu Qiqin felt like this game with Wang Chong had caused her thoughts to gush out, allowing the fusion of the Xu Clan's logistic skills, military arts, and her chess style to become ever more harmonious. Slowly, Xu Qiqin began to form her own style.