Chapter 86: Confusion and Guidance

"Sigh..." Qin Ge sat in his room, looking at the textbook before him, letting out a sigh.

Because when class ended, the Prince of Wales gave him a difficult problem: to write a strategic and tactical textbook of his own.

Although Qin Ge was confident he could teach well, he lacked confidence in his ability to write this tactical textbook, because every textbook is only finalized after countless verifications, not something you can just write if you want.

Especially for this kind of strategic and tactical textbook, because once someone has this textbook, they will surely follow the battleship tactics written in it to command their fleet; if there is any mistake in the book, then the direction of this war will not be clear.

In serious cases, it could even lead to the destruction of the entire fleet. Therefore, in Qin Ge's world, those who write strategic and tactical textbooks are people who have experienced countless battles and read countless documents.

Although Qin Ge had studied many campaigns and seen many predecessors' theories, if he were asked to write a book, according to his personality he would absolutely dare not write it.

Thus, after returning from the Grand Lecture Hall, he shut himself in his room, looking at the textbook on the desk, feeling speechless about the Prince of Wales's arrangement.

At that moment the house door was knocked, Qin Ge turned his head and saw that Nengdai had actually walked in.

"Nengdai, what's the matter?" Qin Ge asked Nengdai.

"When I came back, I felt the commander was somewhat puzzled, so I couldn't help but come over to take a look." Nengdai said to Qin Ge.

"Yeah, there really are some doubts." Qin Ge nodded, pointed to the nearby stool, and had Nengdai sit down.

"If there are any doubtful points, can the commander tell me?" Nengdai asked.

"It's about after that class, the Prince of Wales Dean had me write a strategic and tactical textbook of my own." Qin Ge said to Nengdai.

"Isn't this a very good thing? The commander can uphold his own theory and let more people learn better strategic and tactical knowledge." Nengdai said to Qin Ge, somewhat puzzled.

"Things aren't that simple as you imagine." Qin Ge said, "because every step on the battlefield can determine the course of a war, so theories of strategy and tactics must be tested by fact,"

If there is no rich battlefield experience or theoretical support, then the strategic and tactical textbook could very well become the cause of many commanders' deaths. That's why I find it extremely hard to put pen to paper, and I'm not sure I can write it well.

"I see, for a usually very rigorous commander, this is indeed unacceptable." Nengdai nodded and said, "Then why doesn't the commander refuse? Instead, he agrees to the Prince of Wales Dean's request?"

"Because I can't refuse." Qin Ge said, "The dean's original intention is to let more commanders absorb battlefield knowledge from my book. Even if they don't come to the academy to attend lectures, they can still change some of their offensive and defensive strategies when encountering enemies on the battlefield."

"So her intention and starting point are good, which is also why I cannot refuse."

After Qin Ge said that, Nengdai nodded and said, "Then commander, I actually think you and the dean aren't on the same page."

"Oh, how so?" Qin Ge asked Nengdai doubtfully.

"The dean's meaning is to have you write down what's in your course, without explicitly requiring you to write a book about the whole war."

"So I think you can completely follow what you've taught in your course, then list some battlefield data in detail, and afterward you can compile your own textbook in the style of a textbook." Nengdai said to Qin Ge.

"Textbook?" Qin Ge stared blankly at the textbook before him, and suddenly felt his thoughts become clear.

"Yes, I think the commander's is very good, especially the tactical explanation using a watermelon as an example, which is very vivid." Nengdai said to Qin Ge.

"If the commander details today's tactical explanation, starting from breakthrough, division, encirclement, and annihilation—four aspects—I believe you can definitely write a very good textbook."

Nengdai's words made Qin Ge's eyes light up; he slapped his thigh and said, "Exactly, as long as we revolve around these four categories, we can indeed compile a strategic and tactical textbook."

Qin Ge's train of thought opened up at once, because he had also read many books in this world and could draw on many references. If we add what he previously learned at the academy, focusing only on breakthrough, division, encirclement, and annihilation—four aspects—we can indeed write a book of his own.

"Commander, it seems you're no longer confused." Nengdai looked at Qin Ge before her and said with a smile.

"Yes, just now I was indeed a bit restless and confused because of those things; fortunately, Nengdai you reminded me, it's really good to have you." Qin Ge said, somewhat excitedly hugging Nengdai.

However, feeling the softness in his arms, Qin Ge immediately realized and hurriedly let go of Nengdai.

"Um... just now I was a bit excited, so I couldn't quite control my emotions; I hope you don't mind." Qin Ge hurriedly explained, waving his arms and legs.

"No... it's fine." Nengdai shook her head, "Because no matter the situation, only calm thinking is my principle, so I hope the commander can also, when encountering difficulties in the future, first calm down and think."

"Hmm." Qin Ge nodded at Nengdai.

Seeing that Qin Ge's eyes no longer held confusion, Nengdai stood up and said to Qin Ge, "Then commander, you go ahead and be busy; I'll head back first, there's still training this afternoon."

"Mm, you go ahead and be busy." Qin Ge said to Nengdai, then turned his head and placed his gaze once more on the textbook before him; this time he had no confusion at all.

As Nengdai walked out of Qin Ge's room and returned to her own room, she sat on her bedside and used her right hand to touch the spot where Qin Ge had just hugged her.

"What exactly is this feeling? Why did it suddenly make me also unable to stay calm? Is this the reliance the half-horse people spoke of? But why do I feel it isn't?"

"But is this the commander's hug? That warm feeling really makes one reluctant to let go."

In her heart, savoring Qin Ge's earlier hug, a special feeling slowly began to sprout in Nengdai's mind.