The green train made a clanking noise while running on the rails. Qin Hao sat by the window and closed his eyes to relax.

It takes a whole day and night to take the train from Suzhou to Beijing, and you have to transfer in Magic City on the way. In addition, there are many people along the way. Liu Hong and a group of children were very nervous.

There were three children traveling with Qin Hao. They were all 14 or 15 years old. They looked much older than Qin Hao. Each of these young people's faces were full of excitement. On the contrary, Qin Hao, the youngest, was the calmest. .

Liu Hong was not surprised by this.

"Teacher Liu, will Teacher Chen come to this Go competition?" Wu Yue asked excitedly.

Wu Yue's words immediately attracted the attention of the other two children, who all looked at Liu Hong eagerly.

Liu Hong smiled: "Don't worry, the higher-ups are attaching great importance to this National Children's Go Competition. The scale is unprecedented. Not only Teacher Chen will come, but Teacher Nie will also come."

"Wow, Teacher Nie will come too? Then I will ask him to sign for me."

"I want it too, I want it too."

Qin Hao's eyelids moved slightly. The teacher Chen Wu Yue was talking about should be Chen Zude. This man was born in 1944. In 1963, he defeated the Japanese chess player Masao Suguchi at 9th dan at the age of 21, breaking the myth that "Japanese 9th dan is invincible".

You must know that in 1961, an old lady named Yue Ito directly swept away all the masters in the Chinese Go world at that time, and she was only a fifth-dan player and in a state of retirement. One can imagine how big the difference between the levels of Chinese and Japanese chess players at that time was. .

Chen Zude defeated Japan's ninth dan, which was a revenge for the past, and he was naturally loved by many young chess players.

As for Teacher Nie, there is no doubt that he is Nie Weiping. In 1976, he defeated Japan's Yoshida Yoshida of Japan in the 1976 Sino-Japanese Go Competition, achieving a score of 6 wins and 1 loss. " title.

Liu Hong encouraged: "You guys work hard and try to get a good ranking. You might even have the opportunity to receive guidance from Teacher Chen and Teacher Nie. Your signatures don't matter."

When Wu Yue and the other three heard this, they all looked high-spirited.

Passengers nearby heard that they were going to participate in the National Children's Go Competition, and those who were interested cast encouraging glances.

"Boys, play hard and strive to win the championship and bring glory to Suzhou."

"By the way, will your game be broadcast? Your uncle and aunt will be in front of the TV to cheer you on."

Faced with the eagerly expectant eyes of the "fellow villagers", Wu Yue and the others felt a little embarrassed.

Liu Hong was afraid that they would have some psychological burden, so he quickly came out to cool down everyone.

"There are many strong players participating in this competition. We are going with a learning attitude this time. Ranking is not important. The key is to broaden our horizons and increase our chess skills."

Wu Yue and the other three nodded repeatedly when they heard this.

But the "fellow villagers" were not happy.

"You are trying to embolden other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige."

"That's right, there's no way to admit defeat before the battle has even begun."

"Isn't that right? If you don't have any confidence then you shouldn't compete. It's a waste of money."

Liu Hong was speechless for a while, but he couldn't argue with the "fellows". However, Wu Yue and the other three were young and energetic, and they couldn't bear this, and they pointed at Qin Hao.

"He, he can definitely get a good ranking, and maybe even win the championship."

Qin Hao's eyelids moved, and he cursed in his heart that these little guys sold him out like this.

The "fellows" didn't believe it. After all, Qin Hao's age looked much younger than the other children.

"Him? How powerful can such a big kid be?"

"It's just that you're not as tall as my daughter, but you can also play chess?"

Wu Yue was anxious: "He is really good at Go, better than us."

The "fellows" still didn't believe it, so Liu Hong quickly winked at Wu Yue and the others, signaling them to stop talking.

Fortunately, the distance from Suzhou to Magic City is not far, and it only takes about two hours. Liu Hong took Qin Hao and the four of them to the waiting room to transfer.

As a result, as soon as he sat down in the waiting room, a rough voice came from behind him.

"Liu Hong?"

Liu Hong looked back and said in surprise: "Hu Haiyang!"

The two came into a bear hug, and it was obvious that they were old friends.

"Hu Haiyang, why are you here?" Liu Hong asked curiously.

Hu Haiyang glanced at Qin Hao and the four people beside him, and smiled: "Same as you."

Liu Hong was stunned for a moment, then realized: "What a coincidence, you are also leading the team to participate in the National Children's Go Competition?"

"Well, these are the children from the Children's Palace of ZJ Province." Hu Haiyang pointed to the group of children two rows of seats apart.

There are obviously more people there, almost twenty, and many provinces, in order to save money, first gather in the provincial capital and then all go to the capital. That means Suzhou's economy is relatively developed, so it can bear the money alone.

"Good guys, with so many of you taking part in the competition this year, it seems like there should be quite a few good ones, right?" Liu Hong also wanted to take the opportunity to inquire about the news.

Hu Haiyang immediately became alert: "Hey, where can any good ideas come from? We are so poor. If there are any good ideas, they will be poached by rich places like you."

In the 1970s, Zhejiang was still one of the poorest provinces in the country. Many children from farm families were so poor that they could only get wives through "pure transaction" "marriage exchange"!

"On the other hand, Suzhou, you should be working hard to get into the top ten this time, right?" Hu Haiyang counterattacked the first army.

Liu Hong shook his head repeatedly: "It's still the top ten. It's good enough that one of us can make it to the second round."

"You kid is still fooling me."

"Same here."

The two old foxes smiled at each other.

After a round of greetings, the train also entered the station, and a group of people checked their tickets and entered the station.

Seeing the surging crowd, Liu Hong hurriedly shouted: "Wu Yue, you lead the way in front, one hand holding another, don't get separated."

As he said, Liu Hong took Qin Hao's hand and followed the team, almost being pushed forward by the crowd.

After stumbling and finally squeezing into the carriage, Liu Hong was relieved to see that several children were there. There are many human traffickers these days. If they get lost, how can he explain to the children's parents?

Not long after they sat down, Hu Haiyang also brought a group of children into the carriage. Since they didn't buy so many tickets, Hu Haiyang could only let them squeeze in. The seats that were originally for three people were squeezed into five people. Fortunately, they were all children, and the weather in April was not too hot, so it was okay to squeeze in.

"Woo woo~~~"

The whistle sounded, and the train slowly drove out of the platform.

A few children in Hu Haiyang's team were really bored, so they took out Go and started playing.

Liu Hong rolled his eyes and came over. Hu Haiyang was alert: "What are you doing?"

"Look, don't be so stingy." Liu Hong said shamelessly.

Hu Haiyang said with a stern face: "You are not kind, you come to me to get something for nothing."

"Look at what you said..."

"How about this, let's have a friendly match, no one will suffer."

Liu Hong hesitated: "There are so many of you, how can we compete with only four of us?"

"How about three games and two wins, and the loser buys popsicles for the other side." Hu Haiyang looked like he was sure of victory.

Liu Hong rolled his eyes: "Friendly matches are also staking a stake. Besides, this is not fair. There are so many of you. How many popsicles will I have to buy if I lose?"

"Do you have so little confidence in your children?" Hu Haiyang said with a sly smile.

"Don't try to provoke me. Since it's a bet, the stakes must be equal to be fair." Liu Hong said unhappily.

Hu Haiyang thought for a while: "Okay, how about this, if you win, I'll treat you to soda, and if you lose, you treat us to popsicles?"

"That's about right." Liu Hong glanced at Qin Hao subconsciously.

Seeing that Liu Hong agreed, Hu Haiyang couldn't wait to say: "Liu Yi, you play in the first game."

"Why do I feel like I've been tricked by you, kid? Tell me honestly whether you were waiting for me all morning." Liu Hong laughed and scolded.

Hu Haiyang chuckled: "Your salary is much higher than mine, so it's only right that you make some contribution."

"What the hell, you're here to share land with me, a rich man?" Liu Hong said this, but he was not panicked at all. With Qin Hao, he had a killer weapon, so he could get a point for sure. He just needed to win one game.

"Wu Yue, you go."

Wu Yue had been eager to try. He had played chess with his classmates so many times that he was too familiar with them. It was inevitable that he was a little bored. He finally met a new opponent, and he could get soda if he won.

Liu Yi looked about the same age as Wu Yue. Both sides quickly set up the chessboard. The result of the guessing was that Wu Yue played black first.

Students from both sides gathered around, and some passengers nearby also gathered around to watch the excitement. Although most of them didn't understand Go, it didn't stop them from joining in the fun.

Qin Hao still closed his eyes and rested his mind without interest. No one knew who designed the seats of this green train. They were completely ergonomic. It was almost twenty hours before he arrived at his destination, which was really unbearable.

Qin Hao was sleeping soundly, while Wu Yue and Liu Yi's chess game had entered the endgame. The two sides fought fiercely, and even the two teachers Liu Hong and Hu Haiyang were a little nervous.

The children watching the game were all very engaged, and they wished they could play for them.

In the end, Wu Yue defeated Liu Yi with an advantage of 8.5 points.

Liu Hong patted Wu Yue's shoulder: "You played well, you have improved."

Wu Yue smiled happily, while Liu Yi on the opposite side lowered his head with shame and did not dare to look at Hu Haiyang.

Hu Haiyang stepped forward and rubbed Liu Yi's head: "Winning and losing are common in the military, and the same is true for Go. The key is whether you have gained anything from this game. Winning or losing is not important. It's just a few bottles of soda. The teacher can't afford to lose."

As he said that, Hu Haiyang called out another child.

Liu Hong didn't care and called a child to play.

As a result, when the two sides played to the 50th move, Liu Hong realized that he was tricked. The second child was obviously much stronger than the first child.

"Okay, Hu Haiyang, you are playing Tian Ji horse racing with me."

Hu Haiyang smiled and said, "You can't say that. You chose the people. Besides, I don't know how you will arrange them. It's not cheating, right?"

Liu Hong snorted, "Are you so confident that you can win the last game?"

"Whether you can win or not, you have to play to know." Hu Haiyang said so, but the smile on his face was full of confidence.

He said to a boy of about 14 or 15 years old beside him, "Ma Xiaochun, play this game well. Everyone is waiting to eat popsicles in Beijing."

The other children also cheered the boy up after hearing this.

Ma Xiaochun looked a little dazed. He sat quietly by the window and waited for his opponent quietly.

Qin Hao had already taken a nap and just woke up. He was bored and looking at the flowers and trees that were rapidly retreating outside the window.

Liu Hong came over lightly and said cautiously: "Qin Hao, play a game with him. It's up to you whether you can drink soda."

"I want a can." Qin Hao said casually.

Soda has almost no appeal to him, but Lin Dongzhe must like it. If he doesn't bring some gifts back, this little guy will probably make a scene.

Hu Haiyang was amused when he heard it: "Wow, this kid is quite arrogant."

The kids under him were not happy either. Soda has to be in cans. What are you arrogant about, a ten-year-old kid?

"Ma ​​Xiaochun will make him cry, just like you beat me."

"Ma Xiaochun will teach him a lesson."

"That's right, what's so great about coming from a big city? The truth will be revealed on the chessboard!"

When Liu Hong saw Qin Hao agreed, he immediately trembled: "Hehe, whether he is arrogant or not, you have to play to know."

Money for popsicles is small, but face is big.

Qin Hao stood up and sat opposite Ma Xiaochun in front of a group of children who were half a head taller than him.

Qin Hao guessed wrong, and Ma Xiaochun played first with black.

Ma Xiaochun took the lead in the small eye position in the upper right corner.

Under the attention of everyone, Qin Hao's first move of white chess was still at the point three three position.

Ma Xiaochun did not fight with Qin Hao directly, but continued to occupy the small eye position in the lower right corner. This move was somewhat beyond Liu Hong's expectations, but he had absolute confidence in Qin Hao's strength, because he had played several games with Qin Hao himself.

These games were all lost without exception. Although he had been idle for a period of time and his chess skills had declined a lot, he was still at a professional level.

A child who has the level of a professional chess player before the age of ten is scary to think about.

Liu Hong did not think that anyone in this age group could beat Qin Hao, even if he was a few years older than him.

But what Liu Hong didn't expect was that Ma Xiaochun was much stronger than he thought. Although his moves seemed a bit random in the early stage, his style of play became elegant in the middle stage, and he seemed to be very good at using those seemingly useless solitary pieces. Often after a few moves, he could bury a nail in the chess shape where Qin Hao had an advantage.

Unknowingly, Qin Hao and Ma Xiaochun had played more than 130 moves. At first, both sides played very quickly, but after the middle stage, Ma Xiaochun obviously took longer to think.

Hu Haiyang looked at Qin Hao with shock. He knew very well how strong Ma Xiaochun was. In ZJ Province, no one in the youth group could compete with him. He definitely had the strength of a professional chess player, but the problem was that the child in front of him looked at most ten years old. Even if such a child started practicing from the womb, he should not have such strong chess skills, right?

"Is he short? Poor development?"

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