God Three Group Chat: Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2303 A Different New Year Gift

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However, internal purges are a matter for the future. During this period of time, what really needs to be done is how to stop the opponent's attack.

It is impossible for him to surrender, no matter from his identity background or his actual situation.

No matter how the empire treats him or for the sake of his own family, he must fight with all his might to get a better future.

Even though he cannot see this future to a large extent, he cannot change his will.

In order to delay time, Qiu Li slowed down the sharpness of his words and used a rather gentle and tactful tone to negotiate with Sun Ce.

Even though Zhou Yu discovered it, he did not stop the long-distance conversation between Sun Ce and Qiu Lique in such a public place. Instead, he secretly signaled Sun Ce to continue chatting with the other party and not to be afraid of wasting time.

After receiving this information, Sun Ce had no more restrictions in communication and exchanges, and even discussed each other's ideas and future.

Qiu Lique, who was originally trying to delay time, naturally accepted everyone who came. It didn't matter whether there was a topic or not, what mattered was that he could keep talking.

While the two were chatting, the defenders in the city, relying on the orders left behind by Qiu Lique in advance, strengthened the defense of the city walls and prepared for the impact.

After all, it was still too close to the ocean and was easily attacked by long-range weapons on the ship.

Whether it is a large crossbow or a catapult, the killing effect on the city walls is still quite good. If you want to deal with it, you can only rely on the lives of the soldiers and their indomitable will to stop it.

Zhou Yu also took advantage of this time to arrange his troops reasonably and mobilize ships on the ocean to prepare large-scale fire coverage, fire support and blasting to cover the attack of the siege troops.

Of course, it is also because the city is not high and the difficulty of forcibly attacking the city is not terrible. Therefore, in order for Zhou Yu to win the battle quickly and consolidate their victory in one step to avoid subsequent backlash, he can only choose to forcibly attack the city.

There are many ways to force a siege on a city, and Zhou Yu naturally would not use conventional siege methods to increase their casualties.

In addition to sufficient long-range support and defensive measures, Zhou Yu also began to command the army, expanding the soldiers' front line, and further expanding and extending along the area protected by the city, as if to encircle the city.

"It's just a simple siege, I'm afraid it won't be resolved in a short time. The other side has abundant food reserves..." Gan Ning, who had already passed through the Strait of Malacca on the Northern Ship and corresponding ships, was paying attention to everything happening on the northern land, muttering to himself.

"You've underestimated them. The land here is excellent, and the temperature is just right. Crops can be harvested two or even three times a year, so there's no shortage of food. Even if there's only the most basic reserves, it means they have at least half a year's worth of food..." Lu Su obviously had a better understanding of the local conditions and the self-preparation of the Brahmins of the Guishuang Empire.

"Yes, it is a very good piece of land, but it's a pity that it is not mine after all..." Gan Lin shook his head slightly, with some regret in his tone.

If he had known that the other party had such an intention, he would not have done it. This is land, land that can grow two or even three crops a year. In the Central Plains, let alone seeing it, even thinking about it is unimaginable.

If this kind of excellent land were in the Central Plains, it would definitely be the object of everyone's competition. However, outside the Central Plains, not only is there land, but there are also quite a few of them. Some of them are not even in the hands of the strong, but only in the hands of some unknown people.

Just thinking about this makes people sigh at how unfair God is.

"The world is so big, and there are many places to conquer. There are still many unexplored areas. Maybe there are better lands. It is not impossible..." Lu Su recalled the world map in his memory and was deeply touched by the vast land area. At the same time, he also yearned for it.

In a sense, in addition to the orders and requirements above, the reason I came to serve in the Navy was also because I liked it from the bottom of my heart.

This choice of two-way running and mutual agreement is the important reason why he came to the Navy.

"That's true. The world is indeed big, and a lot of the land is indeed good. But when it comes to personnel, there are really a lot of gaps..." Gan Ning also acknowledged this worry and explained the problem.

Compared to the past when there were more people and less land, everyone fought for land. Now we have seen more and understand more. We also know that under this sky, the land area is very vast and there is a lot of land that can be used to grow food.

As a result, what originally seemed like too many people suddenly became too few people, which still made it a little hard to adapt.

Compared with previous options, even those that fought regardless of cost or price, the number of wars that can be chosen now is much smaller.

In a sense, too many casualties have become a problem.

"With such a vast area, if we handle it properly, we won't have to think or worry about the conflict between land and people for at least a few hundred years..." Lu Su obviously knew more about the conflict between land and people, and he also knew that for a country, this conflict was fatal enough.

Resolving this contradiction can also greatly prolong the life of a country. Even though there have not been many such records before, this is the reason after all.

"In that case, shall we launch an attack?" Gan Ning found a positive reason to convince himself. He turned his head to look at Lu Su and said softly, "How about we just pretend that we didn't hear the second order and only heard the first one, and launch a long-range attack directly?"

Lu Su rolled his eyes at Gan Ning, then retracted his gaze, shook his head, and said gently, "So much time has passed. It is not convincing to use this reason again. Let's just quietly watch Zhou Gongjin's command and plan..."

"Sure enough, that's how things are going. It's indeed a bit boring. However, at this pace, we probably won't be able to go back home for the New Year this year..." Gan Ning turned around, looked at the time and the calendar, calculated the time until the New Year, and said seriously.

"If we can finish this war and win the victory before the New Year, and then send the corresponding battle reports to Chang'an, it can be regarded as a New Year's gift provided by the navy. At least it is better than the property in previous years, right?!" Lu Su patted Gan Ning on the shoulder and explained from a different angle.

(End of this chapter)