Resurrection Empire-Chapter 1045 - 407: Demented, Excessive Algorithms, Trading Manipulation_3

If the Mengdu Group truly possessed such military strength, along with a Commander like Ren Zhong, I fear I'd be utterly defeated.

Then, Ying Hao, not willing to concede, said, "In that case, let's switch roles. You command the Source Star Military Industry, and I'll command the Mengdu Group."

Ren Zhong grinned, "Chairman, how about this? I'll only use my command style to control my Starfire Army. As for the other troops, I'll simulate your thought process. How about it?"

Ying Hao thought for a moment, "Alright."

Another two hours passed.

Ying Hao furiously called to stop the sand table simulation again.

The Mengdu Group's troops, which he controlled, were barely holding up, but what was truly unacceptable to him was the stark contrast between the performance of the Starfire Army and his own troops.

Compared to the Starfire Army's performance on the First Continent, his side was pathetically clueless.

During the exercise, he repeatedly questioned whether Ren Zhong was exaggerating the capabilities of the Starfire Army, but the dean of the Starfire Military Academy, Ren Zhong, always backed up his assertions with evidence, explaining why he dared to judge how the Starfire Army would respond strategically under various conditions.

"In the seventh lesson of the Terrain chapter in the Intermediate Textbook of the Starfire Army, it's explicitly stated in the underground warfare tactics for mountain terrain..."

"In the third lesson of the Weather and Mental State section in the Advanced Textbook of the Starfire Army..."

For every example Ren Zhong cited, he sent a corresponding textbook from the Starfire Military Academy to Ying Hao.

"Chairman, all levels of commanders in the Starfire Army were my students. Those who are not proficient cannot even graduate and can only serve as junior officers. As for intermediate and senior officers, they are thoroughly familiar with these concepts. Although different circumstances might affect one's performance, I believe that there's a greater probability of a standard performance. From a probabilistic perspective, they can indeed perform as I've described."

Ying Hao continued, "Well, let's assume your Starfire Army possesses such capabilities. But my troops couldn't possibly be that stupid."

Ren Zhong retorted, "Have you forgotten, Chairman? Every time I commanded large-scale movements of the Source Star Military Industry, I sought your opinion. All my decisions were based on how you would manage the entire situation and what strategies you would employ in such circumstances."

Ying Hao found himself unable to argue further.

Ren Zhong said, "Chairman, there's something I want to say, but I'm not sure if I should."

Ying Hao replied, "Go ahead."

"As difficult as it may seem for you to accept, if you adhere to your previous ideas, the trajectory of the battles from the past few days would not differ greatly from what we've simulated. Since you're aware that the Mengdu Group has been plotting for centuries, you should also know that Hughitt has undergone extensive training in the 'Wilderness Era'. Before losing to me, his Golden Lion Guild was the game's number one guild. Although the 'Wilderness Era' is just a game, it does indeed develop many military strategies. While he's not as skilled as I am, in these conventional frontal conflicts, he has considerable experience. When you're in command, this is the result."

Ying Hao pondered for a long time, running the scenario through his mind with eyes closed and concluded that Ren Zhong made sense.

Ren Zhong observed Ying Hao's demeanor, confident that his plan had succeeded.

Even he found it somewhat wondrous.

In a sense, the second sand table simulation truly mirrored many instances of objective facts within the timeline of the past.

The difference now compared to the "past" was that Ying Hao had been struck by facts previously, and now he was struck by the simulated scenarios.

Furthermore, Ren Zhong had also probed into something else.

That was the fact that Li Yang's control over Ying Hao was very covert.

Ying Hao had not received any explicit orders but had been subtly stirred into waging war.

"So, tell me, if you were the one in control, what would you do?"

Ren Zhong smiled, "I would temporarily freeze the war, summon all the commanders not directly under my command to the Military Industry City, or organize a conference call on 'WeChat' to establish my authority under your presidency to avoid some people disregarding orders, missing the chance of victory, dragging down comrades, and turning a winnable battle into a loss, which would affect the entire situation significantly."

Ying Hao shook his head, "But I've already declared war. If I don't fight tomorrow, wouldn't that seem..."

Ren Zhong shook his head, "Deception is often the best strategy. We first keep the Mengdu Group on high alert, but we don't attack the first day, or the second. And by the third day, when they let their guard down, we launch a full-scale attack and focus our superior forces on striking key areas, catching them completely off guard. As the ancient saying goes, the best military operation is to attack strategies first, then diplomacy, then troops, and siege last. The exact meaning of this saying is..."

Ying Hao stammered, "This..."

In the end, Ren Zhong completed the coup and temporarily froze the war.

It wasn't difficult at all.