Chapter 617: Gao Yao, a bad chess player, refuses to admit defeat!

Chapter 617: Gao Yao, a bad chess player, refuses to admit defeat!

This kind of learning is not one-way, but mutual. Gao Yao admired Zhang Liang and others' military strategies, and some of Gao Yao's ideas and opinions might also bring them new inspiration. This process of mutual learning and mutual reference helps them to continuously improve their own ability ceiling.

At this time, in the Prime Minister's Mansion in Nanjun, Gao Yao had just finished a busy day of work and felt a little exhausted. So he decided to take a rest in the courtyard, enjoy a cup of fragrant tea, and relax his body and mind.

When Gao Yao arrived at the courtyard, he found that there was already a person sitting opposite him, and it was Xiao He. The two smiled at each other and then started playing chess, while sipping tea and enjoying this quiet time.

As expected, Gao Yao lost to Xiao He again. He looked at the situation on the chessboard, and could not help but feel dissatisfied and annoyed. He raised his head and stared at Xiao He fiercely, but Xiao He turned his head away immediately, pretending that he saw nothing, as if on purpose.

"Bang..." Gao Yao finally couldn't help it, he slapped the table with a loud bang. This sudden action scared Xiao He so much that he didn't even hold the teacup steady and spilled tea all over himself.

"Xiao He, you dare to cheat!" Gao Yao roared angrily, "How is it possible that you win every time!"

Gao Yao felt that he had played chess with Xiao He hundreds of times, but he had never won once. This was really unfair. Even tigers have times when they take naps, but Xiao He could guarantee that he would never lose. This was simply too outrageous!

Seeing Gao Yao's sudden change of attitude, Xiao He was not afraid, but a deep sense of helplessness surged in his heart. He looked at the angry man in front of him, shook his head, sighed and said: "Prime Minister, I didn't win all the time by cheating. It's really your chess skills..." At this point, Xiao He paused, as if he was choosing his words, "It's really hard to put it into words."

Xiao He sighed helplessly, thinking about Gao Yao's chess skills in his heart. If he said he was not smart, most people were no match for him; but if he said he was smart, his moves were the same over and over again, with no novelty at all. To put it bluntly, even with his eyes closed, Xiao He could easily win this game.

Gao Yao, though not very good at chess, was a complete chess fan, and had a great addiction. Every time the two sat together, Gao Yao would always be dragged by Li Yi to play two games. But every time he lost, Gao Yao seemed to have changed into a different person, immediately turning his face and ignoring him, and had to scare Xiao He.

Xiao He had long been accustomed to Gao Yao's behavior, and could even be said to be somewhat immune to it.

So when Xiohahhe saw Gao Yao glaring at him and was about to ask him if he felt that he played poorly, Xiao He just smiled and replied calmly: "Prime Minister, don't misunderstand me, I don't mean that."

"So what exactly do you mean?" Gao Yao obviously didn't intend to let Xiao He off so easily. He continued to ask with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.

"Good, very good, very good." Xiao He responded, but his words seemed to reveal a kind of helplessness, "But, Prime Minister, I can't deliberately let you win. As the saying goes, watching a chess game is like watching a person. The way a chess piece is placed is often closely related to a person's character. But your performance really set a precedent. There is no connection between this chess game and a person's character at all!"

Xiao He could only make such an evaluation at this time, after all, this was his true words. Usually, by observing a person's chess playing style, you can roughly understand his usual style of doing things. Some people even bring their habits of marching and fighting to the chessboard. Just like when Xiao He and Cao Shen were learning chess skills, Cao Shen's habit was to win in a safe way. His defense was almost watertight, and his defensive counterattack skills were also quite outstanding. Even a master like Xiao He could only win or lose when playing against Cao Shen.

Gao Yao was very different from ordinary people. He was a very steady person, even extremely cautious. He followed the rules and procedures in everything, without any greed. However, what was surprising was that once he was on the chessboard, he was like a reckless warrior, attacking without scruples, completely ignoring his own losses, and adopting a strategy that hurt the enemy by 1,000 and hurt himself by 1,500, without considering whether it was appropriate.

If the opponent is playing against Gao Yao for the first time, he may be thrown into disarray by his three moves and lose unexpectedly; but if the opponent has some experience and has played against Gao Yao several times, he can easily see through all his moves and defeat him easily. But Gao Yao was unaware of this and continued to do what he wanted, which really made Xiao He feel extremely helpless.

"Okay, okay, let's talk about something serious. In my opinion, based on the time, Han Xin should have successfully captured Donghui County by now."

After seeing Xiao He being teased by him, he realized that jokes were just jokes but the serious matters could not be forgotten, so he finally got back to the point and talked about business.

At the same time, Gao Yao waved his hand, and the servants took away the chessboard and directly brought new tea and snacks, and then slowly retreated.

"The Prime Minister is worried that the situation along the coast has changed?"

When Xiao He heard Gao Yao mention Han Xin, he roughly guessed that Gao Yao was worried that Han Xin's advance would be hindered. Xiao He was not particularly worried about this. Han Xin had the advantage in terms of military strength. The First Corps he led had a large number of people, which could be called the leader of several major corps. According to incomplete statistics, including the logistics troops, the total number of the First Corps was close to 65,000!

This does not include the half of the cavalry division that was taken away by Han Xin! You know, this is the most elite cavalry under Gao Yao's command. Its combat effectiveness is so strong that even compared with other equally elite cavalry, it can reach the level of one against two!

This confidence is not groundless, but stems from many factors. First, the high-intensity training of the cavalry division is the key. They conduct rigorous training day after day, honing their superb riding and combat skills. Secondly, the soldiers of the cavalry division have strong physical fitness. After long-term training, they are strong and have long-lasting endurance, and can maintain high-intensity combat for a long time on the battlefield.

Training and physical fitness alone are not enough to make the cavalry division so powerful. Excellent weapons and equipment are also a major advantage. These sophisticated weapons not only improve the cavalry division's offensive capabilities, but also enhance their defensive capabilities, making them more invincible on the battlefield.