God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

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The changes and actions of the Han Empire's army and navy did not affect Cecislian at this time. For Cecislian himself, the current battlefield situation was completely unsatisfactory.

The original plan was to break the adaptive loop between the two sides and take down the flagship of the Han Empire by reserving the ability to strike back, thereby achieving a great naval victory.

The result was smooth, and the Han Empire's flagship was destroyed without any error. However, the basic quality of the Han Empire's fleet, as well as its ability to coordinate and command even without a flagship, made Cecissian realize something was not so good.

Regardless of whether the Han Empire's commander was on the flagship or not, the excellent combat skills and rapid response capabilities that the flagship displayed even after sinking were enough to show that the Han Empire's naval soldiers were not as bad as they had imagined.

If we put ourselves in their shoes and replace the Kushan navy with the navy of the Han Empire, under the same circumstances, could they have lasted this long?

It might be possible, but it's highly unlikely, as it would require extremely high levels of training and skill from the soldiers themselves.

In particular, the Han Empire's naval forces launched a fierce counterattack, coupled with the final suppression from the sky. Under such attacks, the vast Kushan army lost dozens of ships and was disappearing at a very rapid pace.

However, with the decrease in the concentration of the essence of heaven and earth, the number and power of attacks from beyond the horizon have been greatly reduced, gradually returning to a level that the Kushan Empire's naval fleet itself can defend against.

Even though this defensive effect isn't much better than the initial state.

But at least it won't be sunk with a single blow anymore. This obvious improvement proves that his previous judgment was indeed correct.

Once these judgments were proven correct, Cecissian's task was to find a way to destroy the Han Empire's naval fleet, especially those massive steel warships, each one of which was extremely troublesome. The more of them he destroyed, the more difficult it would be for the Han Empire to rebuild itself.

Even if the vast Han Empire were truly rich in resources, Cecissian did not believe that the Han Empire's resources were inexhaustible, and that it could build steel warships with impunity.

The construction of each steel warship, within the Kushan Empire, required the support of the entire nation, and even then, success was not guaranteed.

It's not surprising that the Han Empire was able to build it; what's truly surprising is that the Han Empire dared to build it and had the resources to do so. This is what truly motivated Cecissian to address these issues.

Only by truly crippling the Han Empire's fleet, rendering its efforts futile, and completely burying its investment, forcing it to abandon these costly steel behemoths and pull both sides back to the less expensive wooden warships, can the navies maintain their long-term confrontation.

Since there's no way to keep up with the other ship in terms of speed, the best approach is to bring both ships to the same level; that would also be a victory.

It can be said that the current state of the war has led Cecilie to change his strategic goals and direction, and to seek feasible possibilities with a more pragmatic attitude.

"Commander Cecicelion, is this really a good idea?" Looking at Cecicelion, who was silent and looked unwell, Nangadi cautiously took a step forward and asked softly, "If the commander doesn't take further command and intervention, and instead allows the various regional commanders to coordinate their operations to fight against the enemy's steel warships, this..." This is tantamount to using flesh and blood to fight against steel bodies; it's practically suicide!

“That’s enough!” Cecissian glanced at Nangadi, then looked at Kapil and said softly, “When I put you in command of the fleet next time, you must take over command of the fleet immediately.”

"What?" Kapil's eyes flashed with shock and panic as he stared at Cecislian in disbelief, completely unable to believe what he was hearing.

A simple sentence was like an endless pressure weighing on Kapil, causing his performance to drop by more than half and continue to decline.

“I will be watching from the sidelines as you lead the army to victory.” Cecissian glanced at Nangadi, then turned to Kapil, explaining the upcoming arrangements seriously and offering words of assistance.

Hearing that Cecilian would remind him from the side, Kapil felt much more at ease and quickly nodded to indicate that he understood.

At worst, he could just keep obeying his grandfather and do whatever he was told. How difficult could this matter be?

Even with just a glance, Nangadi could feel the pressure and unease emanating from Cecislian, and through that single statement, he understood the deeper political implications.

Having figured all this out, Nangadi turned his head to look at Kapil not far away and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Now that things have come to this, Cecislian has ultimately chosen Kapil, not them.

For the old man, talent was the most important thing; loyalty and maturity were ultimately just things that could be disregarded.

"Watch closely." Forcibly supporting his body and using his will to control his current form, Cecislian unleashed a surge of fighting spirit and will, which permeated the fleet's reserve cloud energy. Then, to everyone's astonishment, he reorganized the dissipated cloud energy of the Kushan Navy fleet, forming the core foundation needed for the adaptive system cycle.

It can be said that Cecilielian, by demonstrating this, has taken another step forward.

Naval forces that cannot adapt to the cycle are not even qualified to face Cecissian, while naval forces that can adapt to the cycle will be destroyed by Cecissian. After being destroyed, they can form Cecissian again to adapt to the cycle, thus fulfilling all the necessary conditions for invincibility at sea.

However, when these things were perfectly displayed in the world, Cecissian's body, as the one who displayed them, could not support such a huge output of energy and will.

If Ceciselion were thirty years younger, he would be qualified to enter the hall of war gods and become a figure worthy of being remembered!

Unfortunately, Cecilie's anxieties about inheriting the mantle and his overwhelming past dominance on the seas became reasons for wasting time, preventing him from displaying his full potential at his peak. (End of Chapter)