Mythical Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1432: Chapter 1380: Post-Battle Summary

Gan Ning’s ships moved with astonishing speed, circled a large loop, and returned at a distance of more than a mile from the Kushan’s four warships. Even idiots would know the opponent’s intentions from the beginning.

However, that wasn’t important now. What was important was that Taishi Ci, leading several dozen large ships, charged in, instantly reversing the roles of hunter and prey.

As Gan Ning turned, the battle between Taishi Ci’s Great Han Navy and the three Kushan large ships had already ended. After enduring a Legion Attack from the enemy and ramming one ship to sink it, they jumped ship to attack, finishing the battle in just one quarter hour.

After taking down three large ships anchored in their positions, the large ships originally staying in the river were all called out by Taishi Ci. Even when a lion hunts a rabbit, it uses its full strength, let alone when the Kushan could not be considered weak from any angle.

When the last four large ships from the Kushan Water Village turned to chase Gan Ning, they were stunned to see over forty large ships spread across the horizon. At this distance, the Kushan Water Village in Malacca was completely unaware of what was happening here.

”Raise the flag, fight to the death!” a Kushan captain said, looking at the forty odd large ships arranged in a line, fully understanding the opponent’s intent. Being seasoned Imperial Navy, even when aware of their fate, there were still captains willing to choose to fight to the death.

Sometimes, individual courage can inspire the determination of the entire group. If the first Kushan captain had given the order to surrender at that moment, the remaining three ships might have chosen to surrender in silence or under various strange pressures.

However, after realizing the situation, Murila, the Kushan naval captain, hoisted a flag that had been sealed away for years and ordered the bugler to sound the charge of death.

The urgent and connected sound of the bugle, upon being played, suddenly spurred the large ship to an unimaginable speed, unveiling its hidden ship defenses. Meanwhile, the remaining three captains, stimulated by Murila’s horn, reflexively launched a deathly assault.

The brief and urgent bugle resounded in the four directions, so even without verbal communication, Taishi Ci and Gan Ning understood the Kushan’s intent. Back in formation, Gan Ning and Taishi Ci exchanged glances, both seeing the respect for their enemies reflected in each other’s eyes.

”Although your commander-in-chief is a fool, I commend you for your will; thus, I shall personally send you off.” Gan Ning took a step forward, performed several successive leaps, grasped his Great Sword with a thick back, and jumped directly onto the bow of the flagship.

”Prepare to play a dirge for them; they truly deserve to be called an Empire!” Taishi Ci exclaimed with admiration and then also leaped towards Gan Ning.

Over forty large ships lined up, with nearly twenty thousand people scattered across the sea, Cloud Qi majestically filling the sky. This was the way the Central Plains People wielded Cloud Qi.

In contrast to the Kushan’s way of storing Cloud Qi, the natural Cloud Qi formation overhead was how the Central Plains People used Legion Attacks.

Standing on the bow of the flagship, Gan Ning raised his Great Sword high. Unlike in ground battles where there was no time to gather Cloud Qi, this time Gan Ning had enough time to condense his power, with the strength of the entire legion blessing Gan Ning.

”In respect to you, take my full-force strike!” Gan Ning shouted, and a true full-force Legion Attack burst out. The enormous Light Blade even split the ocean in front of Gan Ning, and the powerful thrust caused Gan Ning’s flagship to be pushed back several yards.

After the mist dispersed, only scattered rafts were left floating on the sea, and compared to the Central Plains’ large ships, the Kushan’s large ships had really average defense once they lost their large-scale ship defenses.

”Salvage the prisoners.” Gan Ning said after taking a few breaths. The recent strike drained his internal energy completely, drastically dropping the fleet’s overall strength by a tenth, but the result was unmistakable, completely shattering the enemy without a scratch.

”Are there really enemies ambushing in Malacca?” Taishi Ci asked.

”There’s a Water Village there with about twenty warships, but we’ve already taken care of seven. We should be ready to take down the rest in one go.” Gan Ning nodded, feeling somewhat thankful for how smoothly things had gone.

”Did you notice anything about their ships?” Taishi Ci asked.

”Their ships have an outer layer of defense, but it’s not strong, and there’s a quality issue with their ships.” Gan Ning nodded in agreement.

”I think so too; to be well-prepared, good tools are essential. This shouldn’t happen, and naval forces collectively nurtured should only grow stronger over time, but seeing their ships, they should have been in the water for several years.” Taishi Ci nodded, then frowned and asked Gan Ning.

”I don’t know about that. Where’s Gan Bao?” Gan Ning shrugged and shouted towards another ship. Soon, Gan Bao swung on a rope from another ship to this one.

”Go find out what’s going on with their ships.” Gan Ning instructed Gan Bao, ”Ziyi, have everyone quickly eat, then send someone to notify Brother Guann to prepare for an assault on the Water Village with us.”

”Understood.” Taishi Ci began directing the troops to cook on the spot while sending someone to quickly notify Guann Hai.

”After this engagement with the Kushan, I’ve realized we have several shortcomings.” Taishi Ci said, sitting on the deck among the busy soldiers.

”I’ve noticed too. We lack a civil servant. Besides the regular acceleration methods, we have no way to enhance wind power, which I believe is most reliable, but such talents are scarce among our navy.” Gan Ning sighed. ”What’s your view?”

”That’s one aspect. Another is their ships don’t need to converge; a single ship can launch a Legion Attack.” Taishi Ci mentioned with a grave look.

”I honestly didn’t know that.” Gan Ning was taken aback instantly.

”Our attacking methods fall short compared to theirs.” Taishi Ci said after a pause, acknowledging their greatest issue.

”How many times can they launch a Legion Attack?” Gan Ning inquired.

”I’m not sure, but I suspect there are significant limits, as last time we encountered a Kushan Navy, they didn’t use a Legion Attack.” Taishi Ci shook his head, ”It’s probably their trump card.”

”But even if it’s their last resort, it’s a huge threat to us.” Gan Ning frowned, ”We can only hope Gan Bao can extract some useful information.”