Chapter 302: Let

Although Ted was still shocked, time did not wait for him; shortly he saw Qin Ge of Donghuang rise and walk toward the nearby erected tent.

He seemed to be going to participate in the first round of the competition; seeing this, Ted couldn't help but feel a bit self‑mocking.

Thinking back, I used to think Qin Ge was just a lucky commander, but now it seems otherwise; someone who could write such a book surely isn't just lucky—he can be called a versed talent in both literature and martial arts.

Moreover, while Ted was still sighing, Qin Ge had already entered the examination hall; the people in charge of this exam were the strategists and combat faction of the camp.

They were, respectively, Washington representing the White Eagle, George V of the Royal, Scharnhorst of Iron Blood, Kaga of the Sakura Empire, Zhende of the Iris, Algeria of the Vichy Tribunal, Chapaev of the Northern Union, Caesar of the Sardinian Empire, and Anshan of Donghuang.

Having met Qin Ge several times already, and with his information and books circulating in the camp, those who had never spoken to him before were greatly interested; thus, when Qin Ge entered, everyone smiled and nodded.

"Commander Qin Ge, we need not repeat what the other students said, after all your strategic‑tactical books are still lying on my bedside."

"I've read your two books and found them highly valuable for actual combat; today I came mainly to seek advice, so I may ask you more questions than the other students." George V smiled and said to Qin Ge.

The other camp leaders also nodded in agreement; what George V wanted to say was what they wanted to say, especially since they too found Qin Ge's earlier proposal about the relationship between shipgirls and Sirens very interesting.

"If I know the answers to what the seniors have raised, I will give them seriously," Qin Ge said, nodding.

"Well, then let's begin," George V said, nodding at Qin Ge, his eyes sharpening.

"I see that your books emphasize sea control and air control of a campaign the most; besides seizing campaign sea and air control in each battle, what else should we pay attention to?" George V asked.

Qin Ge said to George V, "There's also something I didn't write about—campaign information control."

"Campaign information control?" Upon Qin Ge proposing this idea, it immediately sparked the interest of several camp leaders.

"That's right; actually, before I came to the Sakura Empire I hadn't considered this aspect. But after seeing the power of the Sirens' advanced humanoid Purifiers in Sakura and our Donghuang missiles, I believe campaign information control must be raised to the same level as sea and air control," Qin Ge said seriously.

"Because the emergence of missiles has elevated war from ordinary conflict to precision‑strike information warfare."

"The purpose of seizing information control is to take and maintain our side's freedom and autonomy in using information while depriving the enemy of those same freedoms."

"In informationized local warfare, both sides' struggles for information control are usually confined to other combat actions and persist throughout the operation; gaining and keeping information control during combat provides a basic guarantee of victory."

"The basic goal is to control the battlefield information space; the ultimate goal is to control the enemy's cognition and belief system. To achieve this, our researchers must work harder to develop targeted equipment for this purpose."

"Moreover, the equipment we currently use—whether computer radar, communications, navigation, or the guidance and electronics needed for Donghuang missiles—depends closely on the collection of information."

"Therefore, if the Sirens use their technology to control and seize our information‑transmission rights, our entire fighting force will end up in a fragmented state, and they will act on the false information the Sirens give them, doing things that run counter to our strategic and tactical objectives."

"Thus, even if we do not seize information control, we must keep our information rights in our own hands and, on that basis, develop further to achieve greater progress."

"In fact, if we could try to make a signal jammer, then for those Siren mass‑produced fleets over which the Sirens have weak control, once the jammer is used they would receive no signals transmitted by the Sirens, making them equivalent to a lump of scrap metal drifting at sea."

"Or we could alter the Sirens' signals so that their signals become ours, turning those Siren mass‑produced fleets into our own warships to attack other Siren mass‑produced fleets."

"This would effectively guarantee the survival of our shipgirls and commanders while also achieving the goal of wearing down the enemy."

Qin Ge's words made the camp leaders narrow their eyes; they already knew the importance of information and intelligence, but only conceptually. How to actually commit to real combat and employ it tactically, however, was something Qin Ge's proposal was the first to suggest.

"Excellent; in fact, your words reminded me of a highly deceptive information campaign I once faced while in office, which lured our front‑line shipgirls to a location with false information, then attacked another weakly defended point of ours."

"It seems we must therefore make this a primary focus of development." Scharnhorst said.

"Not bad." The other camp leaders nodded, especially George V of the Royal, who said to Qin Ge, "Commander Qin Ge, could you later write a specialized treatise on sea control, air control, and information control?"

"Ah?" Qin Ge opened his mouth wide in surprise, looking at George V.

"Great idea, I support it!" Washington immediately agreed.

"I also support it, and I hope that after Commander Qin Ge finishes this book, we in the Sardinian Empire can study it." Julius Caesar said to Qin Ge.

"The Northern Union can also provide corresponding support and assistance; all non‑classified documents within our territory are available for Commander Qin Ge to peruse as needed." Chapaev of the Northern Union said.

"The Sakura Empire can do the same; even classified documents can be accessed if there is a legitimate reason." Kaga said without changing expression.

"This… " Qin Ge blinked, saying, "I thought we were in a competition—why are we suddenly talking about writing a book?"

Scharnhorst smiled and said, "Do you think that after writing those two books, we here could outscore you in strategic‑tactical theory?"

The reason you were placed last was so we could gain something new from you.

"Huh?"