In this task, you're given a statement, and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence clearly disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3' corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.

Statement: War would strike, blood would flow, many hundreds, even thousands of people would die, and the city would be cut back to the small town once again. Choices: 1. There would be a battle with many casualties. 2. The party took place in the town. 3. The city was prepared to handle the damages.
2