God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Without any proactive intervention or control, most of the remarks made within the government office quickly spread.

As for the few statements that cannot be spread, everyone knows this perfectly well, and we are all smart people who know what can be said and what cannot be said.

The truly first-rate families and feudal lords, of course, had no shortage of information channels within the court, and soon received the corresponding information.

With this information, the powerful families, who were already determined to expand their territories, became even more determined.

Even the previously hesitant aristocratic families made their decisions, and even those that didn't initially want to do it allocated resources from their families to carry it out.

Established families, with their long-term vision spanning centuries, all know the true impact of significant shifts in the political landscape. Once missed, the opportunity is truly lost.

Whether for the sake of the country or for their own sake, each family sent many people to join the army, in order to obey the words inscribed on the Heaven and Man Tripods in Chang'an.

Rights are linked to obligations and responsibilities. To enjoy a right, one must naturally also fulfill the corresponding responsibilities and obligations.

For Cao Cao and Sun Ce, the message received back elicited different reactions.

With such information and intelligence, things would become much easier for Cao Cao.

Even when Cao Cao, as the commander of a powerful force, ordered his army to expand his territory without a legitimate reason, he still needed to find some reasonable justification, or even offer substantial benefits, in order to motivate his troops.

However, this method is not a long-term solution, and eventually something is needed to solve the problem once and for all.

Now that the news of the assassination attempt on Liu Tong of the Han Empire has been released, the attack is perfectly justified and has a legitimate reason to be launched.

There's no need to think too much; just raise this flag, and you can attack without restraint. You might even get help from many Han Empire people without worrying about the backlash from public opinion caused by unauthorized attacks.

Although doing so would further expand the prestige of the Han Empire and make the suppression of power more obvious, at this stage, the advantages clearly outweigh the disadvantages, and Cao Cao would naturally not give up such a good opportunity.

In terms of strategic vision and decisiveness alone, Cao Cao was undoubtedly one of the best in the world at that time. He was bold, ruthless, and had strong execution capabilities.

"Since it's legitimate, let's go with the flow. How can we let such a large piece of land go to waste?" Cao Cao surveyed his civil and military officials, his tone filled with confidence, giving people a sense of trustworthiness.

Having extricated himself from negative influences and with a legitimate reason for his actions, Cao Cao began to formally display the sharpness of his power, preparing to bare his fangs and aim his sword at Central Asia.

For Sun Ce, who was staying in the south, the assassination of Liu Tong was not so important to him.

Ever since he, along with Zhou Yu, Gan Ning, and others, led the navy, they have been constantly beaten down by Cecissarian.

They have no reason to attack, but they need to train and develop their navy under Cecislian's watchful eye and confront him.

Such news, aside from fueling the hatred and anger of the soldiers, offered little benefit to Sun Ce. It simply made people think the Yuezhi were out of their minds; why would they come to the Han Empire with such grand pronouncements just to do something like this?
“The person who did this should not be a Yuezhi.” Facing everyone’s gaze, Meng Kangbu gently shook his head and stated his judgment directly.

"Could the information from Chang'an be false?" For Gan Ning, what his brother said was most likely true, which could only mean that the information from Chang'an might be problematic.

The event itself is likely true, but the person carrying it out may be a fake.

"I don't know about that, but if it were a pure Yuezhi person, like that old guy Ceciselian, the other party would never do such a thing. These guys would never do such a thing to the princess's enthusiasm." Mongcombu had heard of the Imperial Scepter and had a targeted understanding of the Cecis family, so he naturally knew some of the special characteristics of the Imperial Scepter.

To be able to fuse the pursuit of the sea and the longing for the princess into a single will, and to build a military spirit with such an unstable pillar, can only be described as truly remarkable.

"That means it's very likely that it was the work of the Brahmins from the south..." Through this period of understanding and fighting, Zhou Yu naturally also understood the internal conflicts within the Kushan Empire.

The absurdity of this contradiction is, to some extent, no less than that of the Yellow Turban Rebellion more than a decade ago.

If it can cause interference to the other party, then naturally they wouldn't hesitate to take action.

The two countries are so far apart that they misjudged the maximum attack range and made some less-than-friendly choices and actions.

Even Zhou Yu thought there was nothing wrong with such behavior if the identities weren't switched.

Given the vast distance between the two sides, the apparent advantage on the battlefield, and the immense potential and resources they possess, what's wrong with sabotaging their political rivals to save face? Isn't that a perfectly normal thing to do?

“That’s hard to say. After all, the Brahmins aren’t a monolithic entity. But finding out the real reason will probably be very difficult.” Mongkombu didn’t hide anything and directly explained the difficulty. “As long as that old bastard Cecislian is still alive, we will never be able to cross the Strait of Malacca.”

"Troublesome, that old guy is ridiculously strong." Even Sun Ce, who considered himself a genius, could only scratch his head in response to these words.

On land, the two sides can still fight, and even achieve a decent casualty ratio, but if it turns into a naval battle, the situation will be reversed.

As a result, they had to rely on the land in Central and South Asia to continuously harass the navy commanded by Cecissarian, in order to prevent Cecissarian from leading his navy northward without any scruples.

If it really comes to a major naval battle, they have absolutely no chance of winning.

They had no chance of winning, let alone even drawing.

“Pinghai, Ninghai, and Beihai—these three ships alone are far from enough. Moreover, Ceciselian has been around for so long, he must know the ins and outs of these three warships, and he probably has his own plans.” Even standing on the Beihai ship, Meng Kangbu’s tone lacked confidence.

They are getting stronger, but Cecislian remains a high mountain, a mountain that hope of overcoming still cannot be seen.

"Therefore, we are doing everything we can to avoid a decisive battle, so this information is essentially unnecessary." Gan Ning stuffed the intelligence report from Chang'an into his robes and gazed at the calm sea...

(End of this chapter)