Comprehensive Martial Arts: Relying on Pili Martial Arts to Achieve Dimensionality Reduction Attack

Chapter 594 The Value of Chess Pieces

Mountains and rivers are divided on the chessboard.

The unprecedented and innovative way of warfare made the officials of the Song Dynasty court nervous and also focused the attention of the martial arts people.

The two Song emperors faced each other, each with different thoughts in their minds, but equally uneasy in their hearts, so much so that their hands that moved the chess pieces were trembling slightly and sweat beads were pouring down their foreheads.

Every time the two people move their chess pieces, the floating stone chess pieces on the chessboard next to them will move along with them, and the chess game on the big screen on the mountain wall will also change accordingly.

The chess warriors continue to move forward amidst such changes.

But soon, someone noticed something was wrong.

In the crowd, Yang Guo frowned, turned around and looked at Huang Rong and asked, "Aunt Guo, the two officials have already made dozens of moves, why haven't you seen any 'exchange of pieces' yet?"

Even if he doesn't play chess very often, he should know that in a normal chess game, there will be a confrontation within ten moves.

However, the game has reached nearly twenty moves and there is still no sign of a decisive battle, which is obviously very unreasonable.

Huang Rong shook her head and said, "It's not that they didn't show up, it's that the two majesties took the initiative to give up. Just now there were several times when they could clearly eat, but they tacitly chose not to eat."

Guo Fu, who was standing by, heard the conversation between the two and asked, "Mother... why is this happening?"

Before Huang Rong could answer, Ah Zi sneered, "Perhaps the two majesties love the people so much that they are unwilling to sacrifice even the lives of the chess warriors..."

This tone was full of sarcasm, and it was clear that even she herself did not believe what she said.

Guo Fu also heard this implication and pouted her lips and retorted: "Then what's the point of them playing this game of chess?"

"It is said that 'serving the emperor is like serving a tiger', and 'kindness does not lead to the command of an army'. As emperors, the two chess players will certainly not be so indecisive. But you must know that this game is very different from ordinary chess."

Huang Rong sighed and answered the questions in a soft voice.

"When playing chess normally, each piece will play a different role depending on its position, but in the end, the 'combat power' of the piece itself is fixed."

"Soldiers are soldiers, cannons are cannons, chariots are chariots, and horses are horses. From the beginning to the end of the chess game, their 'combat effectiveness' will not change in the slightest."

"But now that we are using people as chess pieces, we have to consider the physical strength, internal strength, and martial arts of the chess warriors."

"The most important thing is that in this game of chess, normal 'capture' behavior does not mean that you can really 'eliminate the opponent'."

Even an old veteran who has been in the martial arts world for decades may not be able to digitize and calculate the physical strength, internal strength, and martial arts.

Neither emperor was a man of the world, so they had the same shortcomings in this regard.

All they can do is not to give away their children in vain and avoid unnecessary sacrifices.

Yang Guo was smart and had already had some ideas about this way of playing chess. After Huang Rong pointed it out to him, he immediately understood the key.

"I see. That's why your Majesties need to spend so much time planning in the early stages in order to accumulate strength and to burst out in the middle and late stages to avoid wasting combat power..."

Huang Rong looked pleased, nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, that's it."

Yang Guo looked up at the chessboard on the mountain wall, and felt something. He looked at Huang Rong again: "Aunt Guo, which chess piece do you think is the most important in this game?"

"If it were you, how would you deploy your troops?"

Huang Rong had discussed similar issues many times with Huang Yaoshi, Guo Jing and others in the past three months, and already had some ideas in mind.

“The most important piece in the whole game of chess is, of course, the general.”

"In a normal chess game, once the general is checkmated, it means defeat and the game is over. However, in this kind of chess game, a normal 'dead end' does not mean a definite death."

Huang Rong smiled, intending to take this opportunity to test Yang Guo, so she asked: "Guo'er, how many kinds of 'checkmate' moves do you know?" Yang Guo smiled bitterly: "Guo'er doesn't play chess very often, so I can only say that I have a vague understanding of this aspect."

"Although I know a few of these killer moves, I can't name them specifically. I only know a few of them, like 'heavy artillery kill', 'afterthought', 'wrong horse', and 'muffled palace kill'."

Huang Rong nodded, not looking down on Yang Guo because of his ignorance in this area.

In fact, unless you are a real chess enthusiast, most people cannot pronounce those technical terms.

"Take the 'heavy artillery kill' you just mentioned, for example. It's a move where two artillery pieces are on the same line, with a piece in the middle attacking the enemy general. At this time, if the enemy general cannot move to another line, then he will be doomed."

"But in this game of chess, you need an offensive gunner to fight the opponent's generals. Only when you win can you win."

"So if the attacking gunner is unfortunately defeated, not only will the situation that was originally certain to end in death be reversed, but the attacking side will also lose a gunner."

"The same principle also applies to other dead-end situations, such as 'Horse's Back', 'Horse Behind', and 'Gongmo Kill'."

Yang Guo thought about it for a few breaths, and immediately realized the horror of this situation. He sighed and said, “If this is the case, then perhaps the previous few, or even dozens of chess moves will fail.”

"That's the truth!"

Huang Rong nodded and continued, "So the 'general' of both sides must be the strongest one."

"Otherwise, once that person fails, everything will be over."

Yang Guo felt that this made sense, and asked, "What about those below the generals?"

Huang Rong said: "In chess, there is a concept called 'piece value'."

"Normally speaking, apart from the generals, the chariots are the most valuable, followed by horses and cannons, soldiers, and fortune tellers."

"However, the specific value will fluctuate depending on the chess moves that different chess players are good at and the situation of the game."

"For example, at the beginning of the game, the value of pawns is obviously not high, but in the middle and endgame, if used well, the value of pawns can almost exceed that of horses and cannons."

Yang Guo thought for a moment and immediately agreed with Huang Rong's opinion. He thought to himself, "Aunt Guo is indeed the 'female Zhuge Liang' praised by everyone in the martial arts world. Her words are simple and concise. She is indeed a genius!"

Unexpectedly, Huang Rong suddenly changed the subject: "But in this chess game, the criteria for judging the value of pieces are different."

Guo Fu, who was standing by, had already been confused by what she had heard. Seeing Yang Guo suddenly understand something after hearing Huang Rong's explanation, she immediately asked, unwilling to be left behind:
"Mom, what are the specific differences?"

Huang Rong was about to explain, but Yang Guo spoke first: "Aunt Guo, the new judging criteria you mentioned, does it mean that the number and frequency of encounters with the opponent's chess pieces should also be taken into account?"

"Guo'er, you finally understood." Huang Rong laughed with relief again.

The more times and the higher the frequency of collisions between a chess warrior and his opponent, the more and faster his physical and internal strength will decrease.

If you fail to grasp the quantity well, you will easily be targeted and forced to fight a round-robin battle with multiple enemy masters.

"The particularity of this chess game will greatly weaken the rook, which originally had the greatest strategic value, and on the contrary, the strategic value of the pawn will be continuously improved."

In chess, pawns are the largest number.

If it cannot be removed, the space for the use of chariots, horses and cannons will be severely restricted.

Since they want to eliminate the pawns, the number and frequency of their collisions with enemy pieces will inevitably be many and fast.

In other words, the chess warriors who serve as pawns must not only be strong, but also be able to withstand a protracted battle.

(End of this chapter)