On April 7, the strategic command class of National Defense University in hongshankou, the western suburb of Beijing. Professor Hu Xiaofeng, 65, stepped onto the platform and sounded like a flood of bells. His lecture on modern war and scientific thinking is penetrating. "This is a high-level course, which gives us a higher-level and broader perspective of observation and thinking methods on major issues such as military management, military leadership and war, and enhances our practical operational research ability." After class, a major general student gave a thumbs up to the university leaders and experts of the steering group. Previously, Professor Hu Xiaofeng has delayed his retirement for many times. Just a dozen days ago, the joint operations College of the National Defense University specially held a symposium on the 40th anniversary of Professor Hu Xiaofeng's retirement and teaching. The scene was warm and warm. The China simulation society, which is well-known in the industry, rarely launched a special issue with the joint signature of all editors to commemorate Hu Xiaofeng's 40 years of teaching and the outstanding contributions of the wargame team. With mission in mind, build a dream and play chess. Hu Xiaofeng has cultivated the three foot platform for 40 years, integrating the responsibility of soldiers, the style of teachers and the enthusiasm of experts into teaching, studying and preparing for war, and interpreting the struggling life of the "chess king". Wargame life ■ PLA Daily reporter Luo Jinmu Hu Xiaofeng, a professor at the National Defense University, gave lectures to the students. Provided by the author A kind of Chronicle Stick to the original heart like a rock in the wind and rain Hu Xiaofeng's military career was rather tortuous. He was born in Guangzhou in February 1957. His father Hu Minsheng was an old eighth road revolutionary who took part in the war of resistance against Japan. Born in a military family, his father's typical military style of adhering to principles and being resolute has been imperceptibly affecting Hu Xiaofeng's growth. "Born to catch up with the 'great leap forward', grow up to catch up with three years of natural disasters, go to school to catch up with the 'Cultural Revolution', and work to catch up with the mountains and the countryside." Hu Xiaofeng recalled his growth like this. In 1963, Hu Xiaofeng entered Shati Primary School of Foshan air force base, and his academic performance has always been among the best. Three years later, the "Cultural Revolution" began, with almost no books to read. Through self-study, Hu Xiaofeng still made up for the missed courses. In 1972, he entered Changsha No. 1 middle school and was selected into the school track and field team. He once won the high jump champion of Changsha middle school students' games and almost embarked on his sports career. But he gave up. His dream is to be a soldier and be a "platoon leader". Meanwhile, the air force went to Changsha No. 1 middle school to recruit pilots. Hu Xiaofeng was eliminated in the last round of selection. For the first time, he was so close to the "military dream", but he missed it. At the end of 1973, Hu Xiaofeng went home to wait for employment after graduating from high school, catching up with the national movement of "educated youth going to the mountains and countryside". After the Spring Festival, Hu Xiaofeng, then 17, came to an educated youth point in Changsha county to jump the queue and settle down. Reclaiming wasteland, transplanting seedlings, harvesting and planting trees... Hu Xiaofeng grew from a weak urban child to a rural child who can carry more than 100 kilograms of rice in the paddy field. In the third year in rural areas, the dawn of a turning point in fate suddenly appeared. The recruitment cadre of a military factory in Xiangtan heard that Hu Xiaofeng was good at playing basketball, so he became an apprentice of a military factory with this "skill". In May 1977, the news of resuming the college entrance examination came. Hu Xiaofeng searched the city for review materials for the college entrance examination and gave them to his younger brother who was still an educated youth in the countryside. That winter, Hu Xiaofeng took part in the college entrance examination with the attitude of "don't miss the opportunity". Among millions of candidates, he stood out with his old background accumulated in Changsha No. 1 middle school and successfully entered Changsha Institute of technology. A year later, Changsha Institute of technology was transformed into the University of national defense science and technology, which returned to the military academy sequence. All teachers were restored to military status, but the students still maintained their non military status. In January 1982, after graduating from University, Hu Xiaofeng was retained as a teacher. From rural ya, apprentice to military scientific research workers, he finally put on his dream military uniform. "I have never dared to think that my 'military dream' and 'scientific research dream' have been realized at the same time!" After more than 40 years, Hu Xiaofeng was still excited when he recalled this past. Behind learning is character, and behind character is faith. The wave of going into business hit, and some enterprises tried to invite Hu Xiaofeng to "join", but he was not moved by money. "Engaging in military chess research and development is both interest and mission!" In his heart, his life dream has been melted into teaching and educating people, which has transcended the level of knowledge and theory, and sublimated into a feeling and a responsibility. "From being a visiting scholar abroad to returning home in advance in response to the call of the motherland; from the University of national defense science and technology to obeying the scientific research needs of the whole army's combat simulation, he transferred to the National Defense University to teach; from engaging in strategic simulation to the research and development of military chess, and then opened up a new field of intelligent decision-making from military chess. His transformation comes from adhering to his original intention." At the Symposium on the 40th anniversary of teaching, the leaders of the college spoke highly of Hu Xiaofeng's mission and awareness of the overall situation. One thing Obsessed with scientific research In 1986, Hu Xiaofeng was sent to the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) as a visiting scholar, specializing in artificial intelligence. According to the Convention, visiting scholars with master's degree will generally turn to doctoral students for further study, and the guiding professors are also happy to see their success. At this time, Hu Xiaofeng received the order to "return home quickly". After returning home, Hu Xiaofeng was ordered to solve a difficult problem of command automation network in a group army. He led the research group to fight for more than a year. In the summer of 1987, scientific research achievements became popular in major exercises. The first second prize of military scientific and technological progress in his life came, but what really excited Hu Xiaofeng was that it proved that he had the strength to independently preside over scientific research activities. Qian Xuesen was the person who had the greatest influence on Hu Xiaofeng's academic thought. Hu Xiaofeng recalled that after becoming the first batch of undergraduate students majoring in system engineering, he once heard a speech by Qian Lao, and the thought of system engineering affected his life. Since then, Hu Xiaofeng has been paying attention to collecting Qian Lao's works and speeches, and was deeply impressed by his foresight. What moved Hu Xiaofeng even more was that in 2007, after learning that Hu Xiaofeng's team had developed a training simulation system, Qian Xuesen specially wrote to the original General Assembly science and Technology Committee to affirm the work of Hu Xiaofeng's team. In the journey of our army's information construction, Hu Xiaofeng led the team, which can not be received from now on. Soon after, an important project he presided over won the first prize for military scientific and technological progress, and then another project won the second prize. Hu Xiaofeng was promoted in a row. From 1987, when the army resumed the evaluation of professional titles, to 1993, when he became a professor, Hu Xiaofeng was also appointed as the deputy director of the Department. On the occasion of the rise of scientific research, Hu Xiaofeng received an order from his superior. He put everything down and went north alone. In 1997, Hu Xiaofeng, who was in his 40s, was transferred to the director of the audio-visual education center of the National Defense University and began his "Second Entrepreneurship". Once upon a time, the main responsibility of audio-visual education center was to record teaching videos. When Hu Xiaofeng became the director of the audio-visual education center, there were only a few personnel engaged in combat simulation research, almost "starting from scratch". We must not live up to the trust of the Central Military Commission and the expectations of the University. Hu Xiaofeng made a drastic adjustment to the R & D team and transferred a group of young effective forces. Three years later, the campaign command simulation system was successfully developed. Hu Xiaofeng also struck while the iron was hot and proposed to develop a strategic command simulation system. Under Hu Xiaofeng's "speeding up", the strategic command simulation system was announced in only one year. Just when many people thought that Hu Xiaofeng had "achieved success", in 2007, Hu Xiaofeng, then 50, once again gave up his familiar research field and led the team to the uncertain world of wargame. Although ancient China has created intelligent military chess deduction, after human society entered the information age, the research and development of military chess system of Western military powers took the lead and listed it as a "no exchange project". "In today's new military reform, learning war from the laboratory and from the future has become a new trend of the development of the times." Hu Xiaofeng is keenly aware that computer simulation and artificial intelligence are a double-edged sword, which has brought new opportunities and challenges to the research and development of military chess. "Imitation is not far away, and it is impossible to rely on introduction. We must adhere to independent innovation." Hu Xiaofeng said. For the "one thing" of military chess research and development in our army, in 2008, Hu Xiaofeng proposed to the organization to only take the technical level series and no longer hold administrative positions. In order to cooperate with the actual combat exercise of the wargame system, he has traveled all over the north and south of the motherland, the desert wasteland and the Island border. Today, the military chess team has achieved fruitful results: it has successively developed two military chess exercise systems of strategy and campaign, as well as three military chess scenario operating systems of campaign, constructed our military military military chess theory and technology application system, and made important contributions to the training of joint battle command talents. In March this year, the Seventh Party Congress of the National Defense University was successfully held. Party representatives and all the faculty and staff of the University stopped to visit before the five-year achievement exhibition of the University. A display board attracted everyone's attention. On this panel, Hu Xiaofeng's name appeared seven times - national outstanding scientific and technological workers, leader of military scientific and technological innovation group award, military scientific and technological leading talents, etc. These impressive achievements are the best praise for Hu Xiaofeng's obsession with the cause of military chess. "On behalf of the military chess team, he has made achievements reports to the party and state leaders for many times, which is extremely rare in all scientific research task groups across the country." A scientific researcher said with admiration. "Chess" opened successfully, and Hu Xiaofeng also won the reputation of "chess king". However, he always said modestly, "I'm just a pawn of the military chess team." A heart The garden is full of peaches and plums From the age of 58, Hu Xiaofeng took the initiative to resign from various administrative and technical part-time jobs. He wanted to make more time, "take more young comrades and help them on their horses for one journey. One journey can't send two." After more than 40 years of teaching, Hu Xiaofeng brought out more than 80 masters, more than 50 doctors and more than 40 postdoctors. Among them, Zhang Guochun, who has become a model of the times, and three others have entered the ranks of generals. More of them serve as presidents, directors, professors and associate professors, playing an important role in different important positions. It has become a fine tradition of the military chess team of the National Defense University. In 2000, when Li Suyong participated in the team work, he was just a soldier. Today, he has grown into a professional and technical civilian engineer. "When teachers are happiest, they see students become talents and team progress." Hu Xiaofeng claims to be a happy "teacher". Who said inch grass heart, reported three Chunhui. One teacher's day, he was shocked when he opened the classroom door—— "Happy Teacher's day, Miss Hu Xiaofeng!" Blessings came into view, and the students also drew cartoon images by hand. Hu Xiaofeng's painstaking efforts in national defense and education have won the heartfelt respect of every student. On the eve of 40 years of teaching, articles on Teachers' kindness began to circulate. "Mr. Hu's excellence comes not only from his talent, but also from his ethics and personality charm." Jiang Yaqun has worked in Mr. Hu's team for 14 years. Wu Lin, the current director of a center, is a proud disciple of Hu Xiaofeng. Now he has taken over the baton of the military chess team. Referring to the tutor, he was full of respect: "whether it's weekends, Spring Festival holidays, whether it's windy, rainy or snowy, it can't stop the teacher from working overtime in the office, and it can't stop his love and love for the cause of military chess