Chapter 215: Fight of Wisdom
In the long history after the emergence of the stars, countless interstellar masters have emerged, and among them there is a very special interstellar master named NTT.
The reason why NTT is special is that NTT was not one of the top players at the time, and he has never won a championship like WCG, but in the interstellar world at that time, he was as famous as those players who represented the strongest strength. And his reps are even more sought-after than those people's reps. There are even people who keep his reps forever.
His hand speed was not too fast at the time, and his hand speed of about 180 is even more second-rate now. But there is no doubt that NTT has also created a unique style.
A lot of people call NTT a mad human. thought that his style of play could indeed only be described as crazy. The most commonly used race in NTT is the Terrans. Occasionally, there will be cameos in the Protoss and Zerg. And this seems to be a common hobby among gamers in that era.
And the real representative of NTT's style is, of course, his Terrans. Because even now, there are pros who are learning his style and how he does it. But many people were able to emulate his tactics, but there always seemed to be something missing. Because NTT's unrestrained and heroic spirit is something that many people will never experience. Let the human race expand like the Zerg Race, and weld the Protoss troops of dozens of people alive with SCV, this momentum still makes many people feel enthusiastic.
And what impressed many people was the "ruffian" of NTT. Sometimes the tactics used by NTT in the game can only be described as a scoundrel. And the feeling of seeing such a rep can only make people see such a scene in front of their eyes.
A noble knight, suddenly taking off his armor, fights with people like a scoundrel.
Sometimes he looks like the most heroic knight, and sometimes he looks like a street scoundrel, and that's what makes NTT special.
Of course, Lin Potian is not using NTT's unrestrained expansion flow play. Of course, Lin Potian would not think that his expansion ability would be stronger than Wang Feiyu, not to mention that NTT's expansion was the strongest at that time, but now it seems that strong expansion is just a necessary ability for many professional players. Lin Potian's style is also completely different from NTT's style.
But when Lin Changxin saw Lin Potian's first transport plane start to load three SCVs, Lin Changxin couldn't help but think of NTT, and NTT's "riffraff" tactics that seemed to be designed for TVP.
At that time, the NTT used such tactics to dominate this LT. At that time, even a Protoss master like Zeus was powerless under NTT's move.
The essence of this tactic of the NTT is to seize all the high ground on the LT.
Slowly use Terran transport planes to seize all the high ground, and then use a large number of anti-aircraft turrets and tanks on the high ground to form an impregnable defensive line, while blocking all the base exits, and then use a large number of transport planes to slowly seize resources. This is the "ruffian" tactics of the NTT.
This tactic was used a lot on LT, and it wasn't until the Protoss slowly changed from the riot stream to the tech stream or other schools that this tactic slowly fell out of favor. However, the tactics that go unnoticed are not useless tactics, and Lin Changxin knows very well that the most effective effect of this tactic is to suppress.
If a Protoss is robbed of the high ground next to its own mine at the beginning, not only will it not be able to expand quickly, but even sending troops will become very troublesome. When their exit was overshadowed by the fire of Terran tanks, the only thing the Protoss could rely on at first was transport planes. However, the transport planes of the Protoss are not only expensive, but also the transportation capacity is not very strong.
So seeing Lin Potian install three SCVs in the first transport plane, Lin Changxin frowned. This tactic, because this tactic is not only a difficult tactic, but also the location of Wang Feiyu's current birth point is indeed a bit bad.
Because Wang Feiyu was born at nine o'clock. It would be a big problem if the high ground at the exit of this position was to be taken up.
Because the range of the tanks erected on this high ground can not only completely cover the ore distribution outside the nine o'clock, but also completely block the exit of the base at nine o'clock.
If Wang Feiyu hadn't noticed that Lin Potian was going to use this trick at the beginning, the high ground next to the mine would have been built by Lin Potian with an anti-aircraft turret at the beginning, and the situation would have been very bad. Lin Changxin, who has always felt determined, also began to worry about Wang Feiyu a little. Especially when he saw that Wang Feiyu's first OB did not find that Lin Potian had detoured the base with three SCV transport planes, Lin Changxin was even more worried about Wang Feiyu.
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But what surprised Lin Changxin was that Lin Potian actually threw all the three SCVs on the island mine in the upper left, and as soon as he looked at the location of the three SCVs dropped, Lin Changxin saw Lin Potian's true intentions, as if he was just trying to seize the island mine.
Could it be that Lin Potian didn't want to use NTT's "ruffian" tactics, but just to seize that island mine? There was an exclamation from the stands, and even Lin Changxin, who had superhuman understanding, was a little confused.
Wang Feiyu soon discovered the base that Lin Potian had begun to build on the island mine. When the first OB arrived at Lin Potian's base, Wang Feiyu had already discovered Lin Potian's airfield, and just through the judgment of time, Wang Feiyu deduced that Lin Potian's transport plane was already somewhere in the Lost Temple. So when he considered that there was no frontal threat, Wang Feiyu immediately gathered the few dragon knights in the mining area, and began to use the newly out OB to search for Lin Potian's transport plane.
Wang Feiyu did not find Lin Potian's transport plane, but found the base and anti-aircraft turret that Lin Potian began to build on the island mine. When the island mine has not yet been formed and the anti-aircraft turret of the Terran has not completely protected the island mine, it will be the best time to attack this island mine, and the vast majority of the audience at the scene also believe that Wang Feiyu has such an ability. But what surprised the audience at the scene was that Wang Feiyu actually looked at the island mine indifferently.
Wang Feiyu chose to expand for the first time, and the point of expansion that Wang Feiyu chose was not the sub-mine at his own door, but the main mine at six points.
The ground distance between six o'clock and nine o'clock is the farthest distance between the spawn points on the LT, and the position of six o'clock is very close to the position of Lin Potian's three o'clock, it will be more difficult for the troops of the Protoss to support each other in the early stage, and if the Terrans want to attack, it is much faster, and it seems very unreasonable to choose to expand here at the first time.
The atmosphere at the scene was already a little weird due to the unreasonable nature of the two people. But when the troops that came out of Lin Potian's airfield fell into everyone's sight, the audience at the scene opened their mouths in surprise.
Although they didn't understand why Wang Feiyu would choose to choose the main base at six points, at least Wang Feiyu didn't choose to attack the island mine after having a transport plane, which was the most correct choice.
At Lin Potian's base, there are already several anti-aircraft turrets. The position of several anti-aircraft turrets was very clever, not only defending some areas that had to be defended, but also driving Wang Feiyu's ob to the periphery.
In other words, at this time, all Wang Feiyu's ob could see was some non-important buildings on the periphery of Lin Potian. And it is precisely because of this that Wang Feiyu's choice surprised the audience at the scene.
Because after Wang Feiyu's transport plane appeared, Lin Potian's airport has also seen two hidden flights in a row.
If Wang Feiyu chooses to attack, the transport plane will most likely be intercepted by Lin Potian's hidden flight.
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When Wang Feiyu began to expand, Lin Potian was ready for battle. Of course, Lin Potian knew that Wang Feiyu had discovered his own island mine. Of course, the air flow brought by the OB when he moved could not escape Lin Potian's eyes.
When Lin Potian was about to intercept and kill Wang Feiyu's transport plane, and when he didn't see the shadow of Wang Feiyu's transport plane, Lin Potian was ready to be attacked by Wang Feiyu.
Lin Potian's island mine is indeed a bait prepared by Lin Potian, Lin Potian's original plan was to use the island mine under construction to attract Wang Feiyu's transport plane, and then use the hidden flight to intercept and kill Wang Feiyu's transport plane, and then take advantage of Wang Feiyu's temporary lack of transport planes, and immediately use the hidden fly and the transport plane to seize the high ground next to Wang Feiyu's mine.
But to Lin Potian's disappointment, Wang Feiyu did not take the bait. In Lin Potian's imagination, Wang Feiyu would definitely take advantage of the time when he made a hidden fly and the number of tanks was not large, and he would attack himself. Therefore, Lin Potian not only made up an air defense in an important place, but also immediately let the two hidden flights return.
But to Lin Potian's surprise, Wang Feiyu did not choose to attack. Instead, the expansion was chosen at six o'clock.
Wang Feiyu's expansion did not and did not escape Lin Potian's eyes. Lin Potian's transport plane was not loaded with any troops, but the transport plane was still flying cautiously on the LT.
Ordinary people would never have thought that this transport plane was empty.
Lin Potian kept moving this transport plane on the map, originally to attract Wang Feiyu's attention. This transport plane was originally an indispensable part of Lin Potian's plan. Because sometimes, the deterrent effect of the initial transport aircraft is far greater than its actual power.
When they know that the other party has a transport plane in a corner of the map waiting for the opportunity to be airdropped, the average Protoss will not dare to press it out easily, and they will not choose to expand quickly.
Lin Potian believes that the reason why Wang Feiyu did not drive the ore directly to the exit of his base is also because of the deterrent effect of this transport plane.
So when he saw that Wang Feiyu began to expand at six o'clock, Lin Potian breathed a sigh of relief.
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When he saw that Wang Feiyu did not fall into his design, Lin Potian was worried that Wang Feiyu was going all out to send troops during this period of time, preparing to storm his base.
The attack method of the dragon knights of the double or triple barracks plus the transport planes and airdrop fanatics was very terrifying when he was short of tanks in the early stage, although he was ready, but Lin Potian was not completely sure.
But when Lin Potian's transport plane found Wang Feiyu's soon-to-be-completed base at six o'clock, Lin Potian knew that Wang Feiyu had not adopted such tactics.
This soon-to-complete base can only show that Wang Feiyu chose to start expanding immediately after discovering his island mine.
The resource gathering speed of the island mine is much slower than that of the main mine. And using a transport plane to transport the SCV to the island mine is not as easy as the Protoss directly sending Probe to this base. So as long as this base is formed, Wang Feiyu will still have an advantage in resources.
It seems that the expansion of the island to deal with the initial seizure of the island mines seems to be a very effective and routine approach. This approach seemed to be very correct and effective in the eyes of most spectators in the stands.
So although Lin Potian's transport plane was almost shot down by the three dragon knights guarding Wang Feiyu there when he found Wang Feiyu's base at six o'clock, Lin Potian immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
What followed was ecstasy. Lin Potian knew that his opportunity had come again.
The top players always find opportunities when the average master doesn't see them. Lin Potian had already found an opportunity just by seeing the three dragon knights of Wang Feiyu at six o'clock.
Since Wang Feiyu can deduce from time that Lin Potian's transport plane has appeared before his first OB arrives at Lin Potian's base. Of course, Lin Potian can also judge the approximate number of dragon knights of Wang Feiyu by time and Wang Feiyu's start.
In Lin Potian's calculations, at this time, the number of Wang Feiyu's dragon knights was roughly around seven to eight. Obviously, Wang Feiyu put these seven to eight dragon knights in two bases.
In other words, there are three dragon knights at six o'clock, and there are naturally four or five dragon knights in the base. And, of course, a transport plane. The most likely point is that there are three dragon knights in each of the six o'clock base and the nine o'clock base, and there are also two dragon knights in the transport plane. In other words, this transport plane was used by Wang Feiyu to take care of the two bases.
The three dragon knights should be able to easily defend against the harassment of the Terrans, one transport plane and two tanks in the early stage. Wang Feiyu's transport plane, on the other hand, can build bridges between six and nine o'clock in the air. And support at any time.
Such a defense, as expected, is average. Lin Potian couldn't help but praise in his heart, but is this kind of defense really perfect?
When he saw his second transport plane appear, Lin Potian couldn't help but laugh.
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