God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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While verbal disdain can be inspiring, Cecislian still has his own actions in mind, knowing he can't stay in this place for long.

While the Kushan fleet could indeed counter the Han Empire's army's ultra-long-range strike capabilities, it would be much more difficult to do so in a naval engagement.

Therefore, while maintaining the cloud chain between the Kushan fleet and the Han Empire fleet, Cecislian deviated as much as possible from that direction and stayed away from the arrows in that area, so as to overwhelm the main force of the Han Empire's navy in terms of cloud reserves and cloud foundation. At that time, he could easily win the war and completely rewrite the power investment and power layout of both sides' navies.

With this in mind, Cecilielian did not hesitate to increase the investment in naval power, enabling the entire fleet to move at a greater speed and exert more force in the struggle.

Dragged along by the entire Northern Fleet of the Han Empire, it continued to advance toward the target area at a predetermined angle and direction, even if the speed was slower, it was still making solid progress.

The effect of this advance is to demonstrate the gap between the two fleets in all aspects.

"Trying to pass through from the north, thus getting away from the land and avoiding a coordinated land attack, what a brilliant idea!" After recounting Cecissian's idea and stubbornness, Moncomb simultaneously mobilized his own ships, reinforcing their corresponding forces and maintaining a similar course of navigation.

"Our army's course is the same as the enemy's, so wouldn't the enemy be moving further and further away from the land at an increasingly faster pace?" After watching for a while, Sun Ce asked with some confusion after hearing this order.

"This is the port of the Qiongzhou Shipyard. Topographically, the northern landmass is more expansive, extending further into the sea. Our advance from the southeast is essentially to force the Kushan fleet away from the port." Having completed his deployment, Mengkangbu explained his actions, pointing to another spot on the horizon, adding, "After a few more strikes from the land archers, we will cease engaging the enemy, change course and concentrate our forces, using both their strength and our own momentum to approach them as quickly as possible..."

"Should we fight a naval battle?" Following this line of thought, Sun Ce couldn't help but frown.

The Han Empire's navy had far fewer ships and personnel than the Kushan fleet, so engaging in direct naval engagements would be a huge disadvantage.

“It is true that our army is at a greater disadvantage, but the enemy thinks so too, so they will most likely not refuse, but will be overjoyed.” Meng Kangbu looked down at the warship beneath his feet, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

By engaging in ship-to-ship battles, the Kushan fleet could not only better leverage its advantages but also have the opportunity to plunder these steel behemoths. From both a profit and practical standpoint, the Kushans would find it impossible to refuse.

However, once the ship-catching battle takes place at the edge of the horizon, then the counter-strategy can be activated.

Fighting a naval battle so close to land, do they really think the land forces can't provide support?

At that point, the Kushan army, trapped in the process of receiving ships, would completely lose its fleet advantage and the advantage of skilled personnel, and would directly enter into close combat, a style of fighting that the Han Empire excelled at.

Of course, this plan is also a backup plan, a plan that looks good and might even make the enemy think it's good, but Moncomb knows very well in his heart.

That old man Cecislian will absolutely not let them have their way, and he can even tolerate their greed and desire for the steel warships beneath their feet.

Because close-combat command was Ceciliean's weakness, a very significant weakness. While Ceciliean was invincible at sea, he rarely won battles on land.

While military factors may have played a role, it is undeniable that Cecislian's defeat in the war was entirely a land-based conflict.

This backup plan is just one of many possibilities; it would be best if it worked, but it wouldn't matter if it didn't.

“As for now, let’s try another method to see if we can end all of this sooner.” Moncomb scanned the Kushan navy’s operations, and based on the speed at which the ships turned and the command radiation area, he deduced and verified the position of the Kushan fleet’s flagship through cross-attacks.

Without hesitation, he then transmitted the location information.

"Release!" After calculating the time and based on the feedback, Huang Gai made some predictions and then commanded the Jiangdong archers to launch an attack.

On the other side, Taishi Ci, who was well prepared, unleashed his full power in his boundary-breaking form after receiving information about the location of the Kushan fleet's flagship, directly attracting everyone's attention.

Adjusting his mindset, unleashing his will, and coordinating the power of the Wudang Legion's mastery of the essence of heaven and earth, Taishi Ci instantly unleashed his unique divine form.

The surrounding天地精气 (heaven and earth essence) gathered wildly, even affecting the charging talent of the Jiangdong archer legion in the distance, requiring them to spend more time charging before they could reach the attack standard.

Under this frenzied convergence, the entire Wudang Legion gave their all, unleashing the ultimate potential of their talents. A phantom image of Taishi Ci, hundreds of feet tall, appeared and then quickly solidified into a physical form.

The height of the celestial form even reached some of the lower clouds, while Taishi Ci, as the core leader, felt the suppression and backlash from the power.

The condensed phantom materialized, and the power involved made it extremely difficult for Taishi Ci to mobilize and use it.

Even with the combined strength of the Wudang Legion, Taishi Ci still had to frantically exhaust his energy to lift the bow in his hand and slowly draw it back.

The hundreds-of-feet-tall projection of Taishi Ci's spiritual energy also mirrored Taishi Ci's movements.

His previously empty hands instantly conjured an enormous bow, which then materialized. As the bowstring was pulled, a massive cloud-like arrow began to frantically absorb the surrounding spiritual energy, even drawing in Taishi Ci himself, who was in his divine form.

The hundreds-of-zhang-tall illusory image of Taishi Ci, which was originally almost materialized and radiated light, dimmed at an extremely fast speed. In contrast, the materialized arrows were filled with the radiance of the almost flowing essence of heaven and earth.

It can be said that at this moment, the arrow had reached a size of tens of feet.

The illusory figure, hundreds of feet tall, remained perfectly clear and visible to the naked eye even from dozens of miles away. Cecissian, in his old age, could see it without needing anyone to remind him. (End of Chapter)