Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1434: Chapter 1382: Exposed

Xun You served as the military advisor, his Spiritual Talent would cause his army to be overlooked, and during the battle of Xuzhou, it was precisely this trick that allowed Cao Cao to escape unscathed.

If this were on the sea, as long as the weather wasn’t particularly clear, Xun You could fully unleash his Spiritual Talent, ensuring Gan Ning’s large ship could propel to a distance sufficient enough to launch an attack. Do you know what being overlooked means? It’s seeing something but acting like you haven’t seen it...

More accurately, Xun You’s Spiritual Talent is about turning himself and everyone under his command into harmless passersby that no one pays attention to. Of course, if a passerby starts hitting people, they’ll definitely reveal themselves.

So if Xun You acts as Gan Ning’s advisor, Kushan’s observers would customarily ignore the sight of the Great Han fleet; forget about a mast, even if you row within 500 paces of attack range, they’d merely think it’s a harmless merchant ship.

And at a distance of 500 paces, Gan Ning’s furious charge is enough to ram and sink the enemy’s large ship; the ships developed by Kushan’s strategy are destined to not endure a direct collision.

Taishi Ci speechlessly looked at Gan Ning, suddenly feeling some difficulty in conversing with him.

”I know what you’re trying to say, but Kushan’s ships have a development direction with glaring disadvantages.” Gan Ning said solemnly.

”I know this point too, but if we use these ships for Central dispatch and ours as escorts, fleet’s inherent Defensive Enhancement alone would elevate our overall combat strength significantly.” Taishi Ci nodded but still stated his plan.

”It’s worth a try.” Gan Ning didn’t directly reject the idea but paused before speaking to Taishi Ci.

Meanwhile, squatting on the island, Guann Hai started cooking immediately after receiving the news; the enemy’s Legion Attack had been equally shocking to Guann Hai.

Among the Yellow Turbans, Guann Cheng, Guann Hai’s brother, understood naval warfare, but unleashing a Legion Attack with merely 500 men was indeed an overwhelmingly shocking situation.

”This naval battle really seems more sophisticated compared to ground battles.” Guann Hai tore off some meat from a large fish and began chewing. Having spent years on Yiizhou, he was well-practiced in eating fish.

Similarly, Guann Hai was deeply frustrated by his past foolishness in Qingzhou, regretting not going fishing with all those fish on the east of Qingzhou; he wouldn’t have starved. The sea is simply abundant with fish.

”Has Yano Lian not returned yet?” Zaliha frowned as he asked the escort serving him rice.

”Not yet, he seems to have chased quite far.” The escort answered dutifully.

Zaliha frowned slightly as he had realized that his Fleet Commander abilities were actually inferior to Yano Lian. This fueled Yano Lian’s consistent coldness towards him; although Zaliha could lead an entire fleet, Yano Lian’s personal prowess surpassed his own.

[That guy, probably ignoring my orders again!] Zaliha thought displeased. Yano Lian’s defiance was not something new; although Zaliha’s leadership was better than Yano Lian, no matter the army structure, the strong were respected, and Yano Lian’s ability was remarkable.

”When Yano Lian returns, have him come to me.” Zaliha declared abruptly to the escort after swallowing a few mouthfuls of rice.

”Hey, what’s that...” Observing the horizon, the lookout from the Kushan Water Village spotted a rising smoke, estimated to equate to around 3,000 men based on experience, and recalling issues between Yano Lian and Fleet Commander Zaliha, the lookout harbored suspicions.

Nevertheless, the lookout responsibly passed the intelligence to the captain and added his own assessment, which the captain considered plausible, then relayed it step by step upwards.

By the time the information reached Zaliha’s escort, it was no longer speculation but certainty. Instinctively, the escort chose not to pass on intelligence bound to anger his superior, leaving the report unresolved.

”Not good...” While Gan Ning and Taishi Ci were dining, they inadvertently noticed rising smoke and immediately felt uneasy.

Unlike Guann Hai and the oblivious Yellow Turbans, Gan Ning was highly sensitive to smoke signals, and during clear daylight, smoke appears very conspicuous.

Especially such extensive smoke; it could be seen even from dozens of miles away, the beacon tower transmitted messages during daylight this way, and such massive smoke could definitely be seen from the Kushan Water Village miles away.

This is vastly different from modern smoggy conditions; in this era, the skies are very clear, making smoke conspicuous beneath the blue sky.

Taishi Ci, biting into a piece of fish, instinctively turned his head following Gan Ning’s stern exclamation, instantly resulting in a fish bone getting stuck in his throat. This was essentially sending a message to the enemy about their position!

”Cough, cough...” Taishi Ci coughed vigorously, finally dislodging the fish bone, and turned to Gan Ning, red-faced, and asked, ”What should we do now?”

”Just speed up and crash directly into them—head-on—wipe them out. Anyway, there are only about a dozen large ships left, and we are enough to annihilate the enemy,” said Gan Ning irritably. ”Never expected to encounter such an unreliable situation; Guann Hai really dug a hole for us.”

Taishi Ci, upon hearing this, also calmed down, ”Then let’s quickly finish eating, prepare to engage while on the move; if they detect the smoke and flee immediately, we’ll be in big trouble.”

Gan Ning fell silent, initially planning to encircle subtly, allowing Guann Hai to attack in tandem with the naval forces, only for this unforeseen situation to arise where the Kushan Navy might actually flee. There’s no way to catch them on the sea, where all directions lead somewhere.

Moreover, Gan Ning dared not divide the fleet; even though their fleet wouldn’t weaken like the Kushan Navy upon splitting, less than ten large ships confronting Kushan’s remaining large vessels collectively, without Gan Ning and Taishi Ci leading, would undoubtedly face annihilation.

Thus, things had come to a really passive state, possibly suffering immense losses if the Kushan Navy engaged fiercely.

”Order all large ships to depart immediately, dispatch a small boat to inform Brother Guann, elucidating the situation to him clearly,” Gan Ning rose, his expression solemn, having made a decisive resolution.

”Doo doo doo~” The deep sound of the horn startled marines chewing dry provisions and eating sashimi, instantly halting their meals and packing up, rushing to their respective posts as it signified an emergency command.

”What’s the situation?” Mi Fang, yet to start the fire, was bewildered upon hearing the emergency horn.