God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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Qiongzhou Island

Zhou Yu's brows remained furrowed as he read the information relayed from the front.

"Gongjin, is it really that difficult at the front?" Lu Su's words were tinged with disbelief, and his expression was equally complicated.

Having served in the navy for so long, Lu Su's understanding of the navy was in no way inferior to that of an ordinary naval general.

As for the naval commanders, Lu Su also recognized their abilities and knew that each of them had their own strengths.

In Lu Su's eyes, Zhou Yu of the Southern Navy was a perfect person, an extremely outstanding person.

Young, handsome, exceptionally capable, deeply trusted by Sun Ce, and holding a high and powerful position…

From the perspective of evaluating men, Zhou Yu can be considered extremely excellent from any angle.

Brotherhood, friendship, ruler and subject, husband and wife, status, power, ability, appearance, art, etc., are all things that most people can never reach in their lifetime.

However, even such an outstanding person did not have absolute confidence when facing the Kushan navy.

No, not only is there no absolute confidence, but there isn't even a sense of certainty. This mindset is not a good thing.

Lu Su understood the thoughts of geniuses, especially young and ambitious ones, very well, because he had once been such a genius himself.

If you have a 10% chance of success, you can give it a try; if you have a 30% chance, you can go for it; if you have a 50% chance, you can go all out; if you have a 70% chance, you are confident; and if you have a 90% chance, you look down on heroes.

The state Zhou Yu is currently displaying suggests that their calculations are at most 30%, and even that is based on some unconventional foundation.

However, the actual situation was different from what Lu Su had imagined. Zhou Yu did not have such a heavy psychological burden at this time, nor was he afraid that the war might be lost.

On the battlefield, victory and defeat are common occurrences for soldiers. As long as you do your best, whether you win or lose, it is a matter of your own ability.

If you win, keep working hard; if you lose, reflect on your mistakes, correct them, make yourself stronger, and then win back.

Having experienced the internal strife of the Han Empire, Zhou Yu maintained a very peaceful attitude towards war.

"Zijing, do you think we have a chance to transfer and store the shipyard's equipment and resources before the enemy arrives..." Zhou Yu looked up and explained the reason for his frown in response to Lu Su's question.

Faced with this factor, Lu Su pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head and slowly said, "If it's just transferring raw materials, there's no problem. But moving all the equipment in the shipyard is quite difficult, and the purpose of the Kushan expedition..."

Hearing Lu Su say this, Zhou Yu understood what he meant and finally sighed helplessly.

The Kushan army must have had a purpose in setting out, and based on their speculation and observation, they could deduce that there were only three most likely objectives.

One option is to destroy the main naval force of the Han Empire; the other is to destroy the Han Empire's shipbuilding capabilities or to attack Han Empire's territory, thus achieving the effect of "besieging Wei to rescue Zhao".

Given the other party's objectives, it's natural that they could make calculations. In fact, from this perspective, the entire Qiongzhou Shipyard was probably a deliberate scheme by the Chang'an group. No wonder they could acquire a shipyard capable of building massive steel warships without paying much, and also obtain the corresponding blueprints and construction data.

I used to think that the resources and technology subsidies for expanding foreign territory could be so extravagant, but now it seems that the conditions that were not mentioned are precisely the conditions that need to be met.

If they can win this naval battle, or even achieve a stalemate, then they can rightfully take over the Qiongzhou Shipyard and possess everything within it, without any objections from the other feudal lords.

If this war is lost, given the enemy's objectives, the chances of the Qiongzhou Shipyard surviving are extremely slim, and they will naturally lose this opportunity and this huge shipyard.

Chen Xi is sometimes too generous, giving them the rewards for winning the war in advance.

However, since Chen Xi was doing this, Zhou Yu had no choice but to go all out.

Whether for future expansion or for establishing a foothold on the islands, this shipyard is indispensable.

If a navy doesn't even have ships, can it still be called a navy?

"It seems that in the end, we can only use the Qiongzhou Shipyard as bait to have a head-on clash of strength." Zhou Yu glanced at the nautical chart ahead, looked at the flags marked by the soldiers, confirmed the direction of Cecissian's advance, and let out a heavy sigh.

"Using Qiongzhou Shipyard as bait? Isn't that too high a price to pay?!" Upon hearing this, Lu Su's face flashed with shock as he voiced his inner doubts.

This is the Qiongzhou Shipyard, the largest shipyard in the entire south. It was built with a huge amount of money invested, real money.

The amount of money invested during this period alone has exceeded five billion.

Acting as bait is risky, especially when the other party has such a clear objective and is so powerful; the possibility of something going wrong is quite high.

If an accident occurs, the Qiongzhou Shipyard could very well be gone, which would be equivalent to billions of five-zhu coins going down the drain.

This level of loss is no less than the Han Empire's main naval force suffering a severe blow.

“There aren’t many targets that they’re interested in. The shipyard is clearly a target they’re interested in, and it’s also a target they can use as bait. We can also use their ideas to launch a legitimate attack on their target.” Zhou Yu shook his head slightly, having already made his decision.

It would be more appropriate to use the Qiongzhou Shipyard as bait than the main force of the Han Empire's navy.

Compared to the Han Empire's main naval force, whose location was unknown, the Qiongzhou Shipyard was in a fixed location, which meant that the Kushan navy faced less risk and had a higher probability of achieving its objectives.

Moreover, after achieving this objective, the Kushan navy could still continue to search for and strike the main fleet of the Han Empire, thus fulfilling both strategic objectives.

"Reasonable?" Lu Su nodded slightly, having roughly understood Zhou Yu's thoughts. He then added, "In that case, how should the naval forces be deployed this time?"

"I will negotiate with Bo Fu. This time, we absolutely cannot lose." Having completely put aside his worries about the bottles and jars, Zhou Yu could concentrate all his energy on dealing with this matter.

If we lose this time, the Han Empire may not have many more chances. (End of Chapter)