[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel":3,"chapter-my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-982":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","My Life as a Mental Mentor in Marvel",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2323550,4544,"Chapter 982: The Battle for Gao Ta (17)","my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-982",982,"\u003Cp>Studying history allows one to understand the rise and fall of civilizations; many of humanity’s current social problems and their solutions can be found in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humanity is a race skilled at repetition but never learns from its mistakes—and yet this is not entirely bad, for when a problem is answered a thousand times, later generations can always find the one answer best suited to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout human history, there have been many wars where the weak defeated the strong and turned the tide against all odds; but when it comes to the greatest disparity, largest scale, longest duration, and most miraculous of them all, Batman could think of only one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batman excels at small-scale tactics; personally, he does not favor large-scale warfare, but that does not mean he has not studied it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a man with paranoid delusions, he is always prepared for an alien invasion of Earth—and for himself to lead humanity’s resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under such hypothetical conditions, Batman imagines the most extreme scenarios: aliens with vastly superior physical strength, far more advanced technology, highly organized and disciplined structures, and gaps across all domains surpassing eras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To consider how such a war could be won, Batman—who has never experienced war firsthand—must turn to human history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after searching through countless conflicts, only one war met such extreme conditions; thus, Batman focused his study on that one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he studied, the more he realized: the larger the war, the less important external factors become, and in the end, it always boils down to the three classic conditions—timing, terrain, and unity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batman believes he can win this battle because his current conditions match certain elements of the war he studied: when timing and unity are weak, terrain becomes the key to victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Recommended: Try Huanyuan App for reading novels—it works incredibly well. Download it now and give it a try.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Timing, meaning the moment a war begins, is currently unfavorable for the Central Mine: General Corheart’s elite forces remain stationed at the edge of the Seven Mountains Mine, he himself is in excellent condition, and no senior commanders are absent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The timing to strike was too rushed, preparations were inadequate, the enemy responded swiftly, and their decisions contained no major errors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for unity, there is no need to elaborate: this army of slave miners cannot be called terrifying—it can only be described as barely clinging to life, struggling even to build defensive fortifications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of education, the vast majority of these demons cannot relay orders properly; a single command, passed through three demons, becomes unrecognizable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batman attempted to craft large traps and machines from materials within the mine, but the problem was that these devices required operators—and almost no demon could accurately execute the actions Batman described.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Timing and unity were utterly ruined; the only breakthrough, as in the war he studied, lay in terrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the numbers on both sides, the entire Central Mine was already a large enough battlefield to implement a strategy of trading space for time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Batman believed the strategic space he possessed was even greater than that of the war he studied, since demons required far fewer supplies and faced no logistical concerns during relocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since the battlefield was inside the mine, there were few positions of high strategic value; the more evenly distributed the importance of locations, the fewer variables needed to be considered in tactical planning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the difficulty of a large-scale war between nations is roughly equivalent to advanced calculus, then the difficulty of a war centered on a mine is akin to two-digit addition and subtraction—the fundamentals and principles are similar, but the difficulty differs vastly; even within hellish challenges, there are novices and veterans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, every slave miner still inside the mine knew every inch of the tunnels they worked in daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After one day of surveying, the Central Mine contained over sixty major caverns, over thirty abandoned tunnels, and numerous natural medium- and small-sized voids within the mountain, totaling over a hundred; the vast majority of these caves were connected by narrow staircases or passageways, creating an extremely complex terrain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mine had been developed over a thousand years ago; General Corheart had only taken control of it for three hundred years, and according to the mine’s native races, his elite forces never entered here—they despised these stinking slaves and had never even bothered to look inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even veteran miners sometimes got lost in these complex passages; even riding the mine carts, they could not tell which turn to take—fulfilling the most critical condition of Batman’s strategy: the enemy does not know us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the internal structure of the mine was secondary; first, they had to defend the outer perimeter against the enemy’s vanguard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Central Mine as a whole resembled a spindle, higher in the north and lower in the south; the highest point was the peak of the northern great mountain, and each of the two great peaks had two large gates and two small gates, all sealed shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the northern and southern great peaks lay a ravine, through which the mine carts passed; the cart tunnel had not been blocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batman’s main tactic was this: since they were defending from the mountain, they must fully exploit the advantage of high ground. New caves were excavated above the large and small gates to attack forces charging the entrances, and the cart tunnel through the ravine was deliberately left open—should the main gate assault fail, the enemy would inevitably turn to the tunnel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tunnel lay between the two mountains, with slopes on both sides; meaning, if they dared to pass through, they would be at the lowest point of the peaks, and every point on the slopes would hold the advantage of high ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the demon slave miners were generally weaker than the enemy demons and fewer in number, unable to sustain losses, Batman decided to avoid direct confrontation entirely; the mine had no shortage of heavy rock and sharp ore—during the first assault, throw as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the enemy vanguard demons were strong, not all wore armor-enhancing magic; their heavy armor could withstand spear thrusts or axe swings, but not boulders rolling down from hundreds of meters above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proof was clear: wherever gravity exists, throwing rocks is a universal tactic; if the starting point is high enough, it will deliver a crushing blow—under gravity, all things are equal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batman stood atop the northern great peak, directing demons to roll down massive rock slabs long prepared from the summit; the Central Mine was called a great mine because its mountain was vast and its peaks towering, granting the rocks sufficient time to build momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless boulders tumbled from the peaks; row after row of strong demon heavy infantry charged toward the gates, raising weapons—by the time they saw the falling rocks, it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their size and armor weight prevented them from scattering and retreating like light infantry; most demons were knocked down by the rocks, though not killed, the charge was already a failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the second assault, they attempted flanking maneuvers, splitting into small squads to scale the slopes and attack the gates—but as long as there were enough rocks, someone would always be crushed; even if they reached the gates, they still had to break through, and while standing at the entrance, they remained vulnerable to falling boulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enemy commander was no fool; after two failed assaults, he quickly adapted—numerous flying insects rose from the encampment; Batman narrowed his eyes and saw that the insects’ clawed legs carried objects resembling bombs—they were enemy bombers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, during bombing runs, slave miners could not emerge to roll rocks, and Batman had no aerial units—but that did not mean he could not employ disruption tactics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides rocks, the mine had no shortage of wood; vast quantities of timber used for structural supports had been stockpiled, and Batman had long ordered the slave miners to cut and stack them in designated positions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the insect bombers approached the peaks, they suddenly saw thick plumes of smoke rising from the opposite summit; soon, the entire mountain appeared to be on fire, shrouded in swirling mist, like a fairyland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batman had stumbled upon the perfect solution: the weakness of these insect bombers was smoke—this was precisely why Astaro’s Stinger Corps could boast so proudly; Stinger Demons were the only flying troops in Hell immune to smoke and dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even if the insect bombers were unaffected by smoke, it made no difference; due to the long-standing stability of Hell, large-scale warfare had low intensity, and most conflicts, even with magic, remained at medieval levels of direct charges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, since Hell’s demons possessed robust physiques, they required little auxiliary support, and thus never developed the elaborate weapons and vehicles humans created out of necessity due to their frailty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The insect bombers relied entirely on vision for targeting—no thermal imaging, no infrared sensors, no radar scans, no command-post guidance; once smoke rose, nothing was visible, leaving them to random chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some insect bombers found a workaround: fly as low as possible; close enough, they could still see—but the lower they flew, the more easily the slave miners could hurl their weapons upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trolls possessed superior upper-body strength and were the best javelin throwers; insect bombers wore no heavy armor, and a single glancing hit was enough to bring them down; with poor visibility and no ability to anticipate enemy movements, within just a few minutes of aerial charges, two-thirds of the insect bombers lost tactical effectiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afterwards, the battle became turn-based: the enemy commander exhausted every method to breach the gates, while Batman, using his tactical mind, devised countless countermeasures, exploiting every resource within the mine to its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they found the main gate too difficult to break, they shifted to the side gates; when they discovered those were also defended, they turned their attention to the cart tunnel through the ravine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Batman had predicted, here the advantage of terrain reached its peak—not only did they hold high ground, but they could also launch double-sided attacks, with ample flanking fire from both the front and rear sections; for the first time, they inflicted actual casualties on the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The older the war, the harder it was to assault a city or mountain; on one hand, without air support, attacking uphill was extremely difficult, and casualties on the attacking side far exceeded those of the defenders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other hand, if the defenders had sufficient resources, ancient sieges could last one or two years; the defenders had no urgency—their advantage lay in holding the city—but the attackers were desperate, for prolonged failure could slow their overall war momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next came the endurance phase: General Corheart’s elite forces charged forward in waves, only to be driven back in waves; the slave miners emerged in waves, then retreated again—whichever side exhausted its strength first would lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Batman knew the situation was grim: the slave miners were few in number and physically weak; repeatedly hauling rocks, igniting timber, and hurling spears had already drained the strength of nearly every available fighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, after roughly two days and one night of defense, the mine’s gates were finally breached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Batman’s view, the real battle had only just begun.\u003C\u002Fp>",1889,"2026-06-20T16:39:22.658Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","8653b3dd998e2ad7ec968326f94b8908e937449b4594c8d70b1813cbb68264a2","my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-983","my-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-chapter-981",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-life-as-a-mental-mentor-in-marvel-cover.jpg"]