God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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"This kind of powerful brick-throwing technique." Observing the feedback from the battlefield, Meng Kangbu's words were not worried at all, but rather filled with confidence, and his face was filled with an arrogant smile. "It's really pleasing."

“The opponent perfectly withstood such an attack…” Sun Ce, who witnessed this scene, asked, puzzled.

Even though the enemy had perfectly blocked the attack, his commander became even more confident, to the point of being inexplicably confident.

“The huge discrepancy between the initial and subsequent command responses means that Cecissarian himself has taken over, and it also means,” Moncomb pointed to himself and said frankly, “that in Cecissarian’s view, no one else can deal with me, so he has to take matters into his own hands.”

"Is this a good thing?" Upon hearing that Cecissian was personally taking command, Sun Ce didn't see any benefit in this matter.

The enemy has become stronger and more troublesome; it doesn't seem like a good thing at all.

“It is certainly a good thing. Cecissian is indeed very strong, but he is old after all.” Moncomb directly stated the reason, and then quickly issued an order: “Turn the bow and direction. Our army will slowly retreat to the north, while using long-range attacks to harass and intercept. During the attack, follow my orders to fire volleys.”

The vector projectiles are indeed effective, but if the number of them is not high enough, they won't make Cecislian expend much energy and strength to defend against attacks using these powerful flying bricks.

“The Kushan fleet’s defensive tactics will obviously consume more cloud energy reserves. Even if the enemy has a large number of ships, they will eventually be exhausted. At that time, our chances of winning will definitely increase significantly.” After observing for a while and watching the Kushan still pursuing, Sun Ce gave his argument regarding the attack and defense methods of both sides.

Sun Ce was quite pleased with the result he obtained by observing the battlefield environment.

A simple tug-of-war could potentially kill the enemy without putting the army in danger; it seems like a good thing no matter how you look at it.

“Under normal circumstances, that is indeed the case.” Meng Kangbu nodded slightly, agreeing with Sun Ce’s statement.

The navy fleet does have a lot of cloud gas reserves, but when it activates the adaptive cycle and performs this kind of high-powered flying brick operation, it will be good if it can last for half a month under slightly intense harassment.

"Huh?" Understanding the irony in those words, Sun Ce frowned slightly, pondering the reason behind it further.

“Cesisian is strong and intelligent. It’s unlikely that it would put its fleet in this situation. It’s alright in the short term, but if it goes on for a long time, it’s more likely that it will give up its objective.” Based on his understanding of Cecisian, Moncomb gave a possible explanation of what might happen next.

"So, in other words, if things become impossible, Cecisarian might also retreat?" Sun Ce was shocked by this result.

Although they constantly shouted about defeating Cecilierian and the Kushan navy, in the past, slogans were just goals, directions that needed to be achieved, but not things that could actually be done.

If Cecissian could truly be driven out, the environment of the entire ocean would be much better. The threat from the Kushans would also be much smaller.

“So we need to trap him.” Moncomb nodded slightly and explained the initial plan.

"Use Cecissian's wisdom, then confine him to this place, and finally, through attrition warfare, severely damage the Kushan fleet, or attempt to eliminate Cecissian. As long as either objective is achieved, we can achieve a balance of offense and defense." Sun Ce thought about the plan Zhou Yu had mentioned and nodded slightly.

In planning this aspect of the strategy, Sun Ce unconditionally trusted Zhou Yu. This trust not only came at a price, but also required him to bear the corresponding consequences.

"The usual tactic of luring the enemy into a trap is difficult to outmaneuver someone as seasoned as Cecissian. So we had to find another way to outmaneuver him. Zhou Gongjin is indeed the smartest and most astonishing person I've ever met." Meng Kangbu recalled the initial arrangements and said with emotion, "His boldness and wisdom are truly beyond the reach of ordinary people."

"Of course, he's my brother." Faced with this praise of Zhou Yu, Sun Ce raised his head, looking as if he shared in the glory.

Meng Kangbu didn't see anything wrong with this. It was precisely because of the special relationship between Sun Ce and Zhou Yu that he could better appreciate the difference between the two.

Shaking his head slightly, Moncomb once again commanded his fleet to fire a salvo, striking the fleet commanded by Cecissarian from a distance, appearing to be fighting and retreating simultaneously.

If they can keep at it, he will definitely win. Moncomb knows this very well, and he also knows that Cecissian knows this.

After all, in terms of ship speed, the Ninghai-class steel behemoths are far faster than wooden warships, and if there is no solution, then the outcome is already predetermined.

“And the solution to this problem…” Moncombu looked up at the northwest direction, a smile appearing on his lips.

“Commander Cecissian, our fleet’s movement speed is lagging behind the enemy’s. At the current speed, it will be difficult to catch up with the enemy. Should we use a consumable secret technique to increase the speed of the ships?” Seeing that the distance between the two sides had never been closed, Nangadi immediately realized this. Seeing that the others did not react, he cautiously asked.

"Our army knows the conventional wave-based secret techniques, so why don't they?" Cecissian looked at the cautious and careful Nangadi and said with a hint of disappointment.

"Then wouldn't our army be constantly being led around?" Nangadi blurted out, but sensing the changing gazes around him, he immediately realized he had said the wrong thing.

The current commander is Cecilie, and for him to say that is tantamount to questioning Cecilie's leadership abilities, which is practically suicidal in the Navy.

"The fact that you've realized this means there's still hope." Hearing this, Cecislian wasn't angry; instead, his words carried a hint of comfort.

“Since accelerating won’t catch up with the enemy, let’s slow them down.” Capil, considering a possibility, spoke his mind to Cecislian’s approving gaze. “Attack where the enemy must defend; directly attack their ports and shipyards, forcing their main force to engage us. In doing so, we can destroy the shipyards and ports while simultaneously eliminating the Han Empire’s main fleet.” (End of Chapter)