"Three with one!"
"Three aces with a random one!"
"Bomb! I only have one card left, yo!" Yan Weiwei grinned, shaking the single poker card in her hand.
"Can’t beat that." Lin Haitang looked towards the next player.
Among the three of them, it was he who had the most cards in hand.
"Pair of jokers!" ng Lang said calmly, tossing out the two joker cards.
"Damn it!" Yan Weiwei was flabbergasted.
"Plane! Consecutive pairs! Straight! Sorry, I am out of cards." ng Lang spread his hands.
Yan Weiwei: "..."
"You have such good cards and you don’t play a single one?" She glared at him furiously.
"Haven’t you heard? A laborer who doesn’t play a single card is scarier than one who has only one card left because you have no idea how many cards he’s holding back. Hehe..."
"That’s so sleazy!"
"It’s called being cautious! Besides, who told you to always grab the landlord role with such bad cards every ti? The worse you play, the bolder you get; it’s hilarious..."
That’s right, they were playing a ga of ’Fight the Landlord’ on the train.
Yan Weiwei was shuffling the cards in frustration when suddenly, ng Lang’s phone in his pocket vibrated three tis.
Two short and one long – this was a code he and Zero had agreed upon.
ng Lang turned his head and saw Xiao Yu next to him, watching with great interest, so he smiled and said to her.
"Xiao Yu, have you figured out the rules yet?"
"Yeah! I’ve got it."
Xiao Yu had never played before, but this level of difficulty was nothing for a top student.
"Then it’s perfect, Xiao Yu, take over for for a bit, I need to go to the restroom."
"Oh! Sure." Xiao Yu joined the ga with enthusiasm.
ng Lang then walked to the connection between the train carriages and put a Bluetooth earpiece into his ear.
"Speak."
"Operative codenad ’Black Cat’ has successfully received the equipnt for the mission and is currently en route to the target location."
"Is that so? Well done. The real battlefield is up ahead. Keep an eye out for any risks along the way, and ensure his safety. Stay in touch in case of an ergency."
"Understood!"
After issuing the order, ng Lang stroked his chin.
According to the hints in ’Stone Records,’ if the trajectory of fate hadn’t changed, then the date of Chu Tian’s death would be tomorrow...
’Classic of Mountains and Seas’ and ’Love Song’ had both ended prematurely, failing to yield much useful information on the matter.
However, despite lacking sufficient information to save Chu Tian in the episode titled ’Stone Records,’ the post-event intelligence-gathering efforts had made new breakthroughs.
The details of Chu Tian’s death may have been confidential at the ti, but after many years, the level of secrecy would inevitably relax.
It was no longer difficult to deduce the place and ti of the battle based on various clues obtained through different channels, along with the integration of big data search and satellite imagery.
Aside from the information regarding the location and ti of the battle that led to Chu Tian’s death, the book also, considering ng Lang’s current situation, presented a highly feasible, futuristic rescue plan...
Drone swarm tactics!
Each microdrone is quite small, and its electromagnetic signal is very weak, which gives it a very strong concealnt ability, easily penetrating the enemy’s air defense systems.
They can also carry reconnaissance equipnt for close-range scouting and pass intelligence to their own side through the data link among the "drone swarm."
Its use on the battlefield is no longer news, with various types of reconnaissance drones and kamikaze drones already quite varied.
But drone swarm warfare is a new concept in warfare just beginning to show initial signs of application.
The earliest use of drone swarm tactics occurred on January 6, 2018, on the battlefield in Syria, where the Russian military base there faced a swarm attack by 13 drones.
Even though the base was equipped with the Armored Air Defense System to intercept them, using anti-aircraft missiles to shoot down drones was essentially like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.
In the face of such a cost-ineffective attack, the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) swarm assault left the defenders bewildered and stuck in an awkward predicant.
This was also the first real-world application of UAV swarm tactics, which garnered imnse attention from military strategists around the globe.
A consensus was that this mode of warfare, combining the World War II wolf pack tactics with cutting-edge weapons, would soon make a coback on the modern battlefield!
In this battle mode, the UAVs were the "Compound Eye," while the supercomputers controlling the UAVs were the "Cloud Brain."
Whoever could take advantage of UAVs, supercomputers, communication technology, and satellite positioning would possess the ability to strike from a higher dinsion, directly overturning the existing military defense systems!
Although everyone was aware that this was the future trend of battlefields, an important reason this tactic remained embryonic was...
the relative backwardness of "Artificial Intelligence" technology!
UAV "Hive" tactics may seem simple, but in reality, they involve multiple high-tech "Artificial Intelligence" technologies. This intelligent integrated system comprises six core technologies:
Swarm control algorithms, network communication design, integration of control algorithms with communication technologies, mission planning technology, path planning technology, and formation control techniques.
In the year 2018, the core of the world’s leading powers’ unmanned system technology lay in developing software systems capable of allowing UAVs to operate autonomously in swarms.
Currently, most countries are still limited to achieving basic collaboration within swarms and controlling a limited number of UAVs. The research into the collective intelligence exhibited by swarms is not profound enough.
Without overcoming these technological hurdles, UAV swarm warfare remains a theoretical concept.
However, are issues with Artificial Intelligence technology... a problem for ng Lang?
Having solved the intelligence problems of swarm combat, next up were UAVs, supercomputers, communication technology, and satellite positioning...
Among these four technological elents,
DJ comrcial UAVs, Changqing Biological’s data center, Zero’s electronic warfare advantage, and the secretly infiltrated space satellites...
ng Lang had unconsciously already t all the prerequisites for a "low-end version" of UAV hive warfare!
So, under ng Lang’s orders, it took Zero just a few days to develop a systematic upgrade plan for the mainstream drones available on the market.
An incomparably intelligent "Hive" combat system was established, though its supporting facilities were incredibly basic.
The "Saving Soldier Chu Tian" plan was the first field trial of this system!
Of course, it would be impossible to use comrcially available drones as offensive weapons on a battlefield.
However, through the surveillance capabilities of the swarm, it was possible to achieve a form of "unidirectional transparency" on the battlefield...
...
[8 kiloters ahead, two ard jeeps are heading towards you. It is recomnded to avoid them.]
[At 2 o’clock position on the hill, 5 kiloters away, at an altitude of 50, there are signs of activity from 2 unidentified ard personnel, possibly a reconnaissance outpost of ard forces. It is advised to alter your route. The routing plan has been updated.]
[At 10 o’clock position, 10 kiloters away, smoke has been observed. It’s suspected to be from a small-scale battle. It is advisable to avoid the area.]
[Ard checkpoints have been observed at the upcoming traffic intersection...]
[...]
On the highway, Ning Shisan sped along on his off-road motorcycle, helt in place, and tugged at the corner of his mouth.
He looked up at the sky.
At this mont, 5 nearly imperceptible UAVs, almost invisible to the naked eye, were fanning out from his central position, moving in sync to clear the way for him.
All he needed to do was replace the batteries of the drones on rotation and then follow the map provided by the navigation system without thinking...
He had never imagined that one day, as a grassroots rcenary ard with an AK, he would receive this kind of top-tier intelligence support, akin to a "God’s-eye view," on the battlefield.
Now entering the chaotic battleground, he had been deep in enemy territory for over half an hour, yet he had not even seen the shadow of an ard person.
All the dangers had been completely avoided with "beyond-visual-range evasion!"
In a normal situation, to achieve such intelligence effects, you would at least need to bring an entire drone team...
Being treated as a "human transport platform" was frustrating, but... it truly was delightful...
The concept of the sixth-generation fighter jet has been hyped up online recently, so what does that make ?
A sixth-generation combatant?
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