220. Long awaited
There are many islands in the New World, including the beautiful Dressrosa and the harsh Wano Country.
Each of these islands has its own character, and it has a New World character.
The Canbenin archipelago is one of the very special islands, which is actually composed of a main island, an extended island chain and various reefs and reefs around it.
Because of the special topography, there are abundant fishery resources around this island, and although the land on the island is relatively barren, it can also give the few residents living here something to rely on.
Today, however, things have changed.
The few inhabitants of the island have long since been relocated, and the island is covered with various positions that have been set up urgently, and weapons and ammunition trenches are scattered all over the island.
The outer reefs and reefs, as well as the not-so-friendly surroundings, formed the first line of defense, and Allen had learned the lessons of the war on top of his past, fearing that Whitebeard and their ships would arrive directly from the bottom of the sea.
Of course, this is only a small precaution, the most important thing is that this place is in a suitable geographical location, the island area is large enough, and there are not many other things on the island except for mountains and rocks, and there are very few residents living here, more than 1,000 people in total, and it is easy to migrate.
This place is very suitable for use as a battlefield, even if this place is damaged or sunk, there is no need to feel distressed.
If it is placed in the fortress of the Navy in the New World, it will not work.
Not only is it because each fortress was built by the navy with a huge amount of energy, time and money, but if it is destroyed, it will take a huge amount of manpower and material resources to rebuild it, although these costs will be issued by the world government, but in the end they will be borne by countless civilians, and maybe this money can make countless families die.
Not to mention, if Whitebeard goes crazy and sinks the entire fortress, I don't know how many soldiers will be buried with him, and if it were replaced by the current island, ordinary soldiers would have a chance to survive.
This is all considered by Allen.
If you want to say who is the one who has the most respect for human life in this world, there is no doubt that he belongs - this life refers to ordinary people and ordinary soldiers.
On the island, various defenses are still being built, and the soldiers are working very hard.
The place where people originally lived was now empty, and in the middle of the place, a high platform similar to the execution of Roger was built, and Whitebeard's two sons knelt on the high platform.
Their injuries have been stabilized after simple treatment, and although they are still unable to move, they are temporarily out of danger.
It's just that the spirit is not very good, the face is pale, the hair has become oily because it has not been washed for a few days, and the eyes are numb and self-reproachful.
Underneath the platform, there are soldiers who are constantly busy.
From time to time, someone will focus on the two of them, but they don't care too much anymore.
"You say, is Whitebeard really coming?" There were young soldiers who asked their older companions while they were busy.
"Of course, don't you see that we have already mobilized tens of thousands of people in the new world? There are nearly white warships alone, you don't think it's a joke, right? The soldier next to him was obviously more knowledgeable, "Seeing that there is no there, Major General Sakasky and his subordinates will be the first line of defense." Over there, the G-1 base is defended, and over there, the G-3 base's defense area, and the G-5 area.
Hey, if it weren't for the fight against Whitebeard, how could there be such a big battle. Are you nervous? He finally asked his companion who had just spoken.
The soldier in front of him looked a little embarrassed: "Don't tell me you're not nervous, that's Whitebeard, the strongest man in the world since Roger's death." ”
"yes, that's Whitebeard. Of course I'm nervous, but it's more about looking forward to it, I believe in Lieutenant General Allen, and I also believe in the Warring States General, since Lieutenant General Allen can catch Roger and the Golden Lion, I think I have a great deal of confidence in dealing with Whitebeard now, and the Warring States General is Whitebeard's old opponent, in addition to so many powerful combat forces involved, we have a geographical advantage in this battle, and we have a great advantage. These pirates are rampant in the New World, and I don't know how many people have died because of their broken families, so the reason why things have evolved to this point is not because the Bissaru pirates have looted a town. ”
"It's a pity that he died so easily, it's really cheap for him." The former said fiercely. "They should be locked up in the city, so that they will be worse off than dead."
"It's all dead, there's no point in talking about it now, it's better to wait until the big war breaks out and find a way to kill a few more pirates. Lieutenant General Allen said that this time the merit reward will be doubled compared to the previous one, and this is an opportunity for our people. ”
"I must kill a few more people, but I don't know if I can be promoted to second lieutenant." The young soldier tightened the spear on his back, his shooting talent was not bad, if he could really kill a few pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates, the second lieutenant would definitely not be a problem.
The older soldier said: "Lieutenant General Allen has given the opportunity, it's up to you to grasp it." You know, in the navy, only Vice Admiral Allen always thinks about us low-level soldiers. Didn't you wonder why this battle was on such an island? ”
"Yes, I'm thinking that if we use our fortress in the New World as a battlefield, wouldn't it be more powerful firepower, and it would be easier to fight."
"That's what you know." The older soldier put down a box of ammunition, took out a cigarette and sniffed it under his nose and put it on his ear, "How else to say that Vice Admiral Allen has such a high prestige in the navy, especially in our low-level navy, I heard that a meeting was specially held before, and it was Vice Admiral Allen who put the battlefield here."
In addition to the fact that the terrain here is vast and suitable for large-scale battlefields, it is also because considering that once high-level combat power is added to the battlefield, it will make us ordinary soldiers dangerous, and you want to be in a small place like a fortress, with so many people, there is no place to hide. Especially Whitebeard's fruit ability, if you think about it, once there is an earthquake in the fortress, the originally strong fortress will instantly become our grave. ”
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"Hiss~" The young soldier thought about that scene for a while, couldn't help but gasp, and didn't praise it, "It's still Lieutenant General Allen who thinks far-reaching." ”
"Actually, it's more than that, but I don't really understand the other deep ones, we just need to know that in this kind of place, we can give full play to our numerical advantage, and our chances of survival are greater." The eyes of the older soldier flashed with a complicated and vicissitudes of life, "Anyway, this is the end of my life, I just want to kill more pirates, even if I die, it is enough, and I can be worthy of my dead wife and children." ”
"I don't agree with what you say." A voice suddenly interjected from the side, "It's right to kill more pirates, but you can't think about dying, you have to think about earning more military merits and rewards, as the sergeant said before, and when the time comes, find a wife and have a few children to live again, this is the right attitude." ”
"Ai ...... Lieutenant General Allen! When the two soldiers saw the comer, their faces turned red, and they subconsciously raised their hands in salute.
They didn't expect that the small talk between the two would be overheard by Allen, especially the young soldiers, who were a little trembling with excitement.
Before this, they had also seen Allen from afar, but they had never had a chance to speak, they had always heard that Lieutenant General Allen was very kind to the grassroots soldiers, but now that they really saw it, they found that His Excellency the Lieutenant General was really a gentle man.
It is no wonder that among the naval soldiers, there is almost nothing that he does not admire.
Alan raised his hand in return and patted the shoulders of the two with a smile: "Actually, I should have said sorry to you, and I rashly involved you in such a large-scale war, but this is our duty, who made us the navy." Now that we have become a navy, we should do our best to fight pirates and protect the safety of the people, no matter who the other party is or what their identity is, because this is our duty. ”
"You...... Your Excellency, you don't have to apologize to us, this is what we should do. Hearing Alan's words, the two were a little incoherent.
After all, Allen's identity is here, and this world has a very distinct level, which is enough to flatter the two and even a little frightened.
"Don't be nervous, but remember my words, you naturally have to fight hard to kill the enemy when you fight, but you also have to protect yourself as much as possible, after this war, I hope to see you all well, so that we can win, especially if you can marry and have children, this is the best." It is our duty to deal with pirates, and the pursuit of happiness is also human instinct, which is not in conflict. ”
"Yes, Your Excellency, Lieutenant General." The two saluted in a panic.
Alan encouraged again: "Do a good job, come on." With that, he turned to leave.
The two people behind him looked at each other, and they all felt like they were in a dream, and they couldn't believe that they could be personally encouraged by Lieutenant General Allen, this kind of treatment had already made the soldiers around them go crazy with envy when they looked at the two of them.
"I have decided, Lieutenant General Allen will be my lifelong faith from now on!" The young soldier looked at Allen's departing back and silently swore in his heart, "I will not let Your Excellency the Lieutenant General down." ”
This kind of scene actually didn't just happen in such a place, as Alan came back from patrolling all the battlefields around him, I don't know how many people looked at him from the original respect to fanaticism, and morale also improved a lot.
That kind of morale boost is really visible to the naked eye, and many soldiers are like being beaten with chicken blood.
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"Alan, you're back, how are the various facilities being built?" Sengoku sat in a spacious but simple room, which had been transformed into a temporary war command place, and not only Sengoku, but also Vice Admiral Tsuru, senior admirals and staff officers led by Vice Admiral Tsuru.
Alan shook his head: "Time is still a little short, compared to the firepower system of the fortress that we have spent a lot of effort to build, it is still a lot worse." ”
Crane shifted his gaze from the sand table on the wide table to Allen, and said, "Allen, no matter how well prepared the war is, there is no perfect time, just try to expand our advantages and narrow the enemy's advantages, you have done a good enough job in this regard, and you don't need to be harsh. ”
The current Vice Admiral Tsuru looks at Allen not only as a navy senior looking at an excellent junior, but also because of the relationship with Gion, it is a bit like a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law, and she is satisfied no matter how she looks at it.
She didn't want to put all the pressure on this excellent young man, after all, they old guys were not to the point of being useless, and they could do more for these backs who were not fully grown up but were good enough.
"Tsuru is right, Allen, we all know that you love nurses, you have done well enough, what you have done in the past few days is not only us, all the soldiers have seen it, plus with your ability to help, the strength of the defense has increased a lot." Sengoku didn't have any trouble with Allen, even if the two of them were a little unhappy in the past, "Everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates has already completed their assembly, and according to normal circumstances, it will take at least three days to arrive here if nothing else." We will be better prepared than they are, and should worry about them, not us. ”
Alan nodded.
Of course he understands these truths, but he is very different from the Warring States, the Warring States is a qualified general, and he will also be a qualified marshal in the future. Alan couldn't do this, he just wanted to reduce the casualties of his own side as much as possible, after all, these soldiers were directly called in by his plan.
He just wants to do his best to make his side bigger, that's all.
"The Whitebeard Pirates didn't avoid our eyes and ears?" He asked new questions.
Tsuru replied, "No, we are so openly putting on such a posture, with Whitebeard's character, we will inevitably respond with the strongest posture. ”
Not to mention Whitebeard, who is now at his peak, even Whitebeard, who was already old and seriously ill later, is still domineering and invincible, and he is also the toughest posture in the face of the navy.
Not everyone dared to storm the headquarters of the Navy!
"Is there any change with BigMom and Kaido?"
"Not for the time being, both of these forces have conflicts with the Whitebeard Pirates, and it is very likely that they will not make any moves until the situation is unclear, but once we fight with the Whitebeard Pirates, the situation is not certain."
This is a very normal thing, to be reasonable, if you fight the Whitebeard Pirates, it is a good thing that the other two guys don't drag Whitebeard back.
Of course, it is still necessary to plan for the worst-case scenario, so Karp has asked him to return to the New World from the East China Sea as soon as possible.
"I don't have any problems, just take care of my spirits, waiting for the arrival of the Whitebeard Pirates, I've been looking forward to Whitebeard for a long time."
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Another piece of sea.
Moby Dick, shaped like a beluga whale, took the lead, with Whitebeard standing on the deck, naginata in hand, and his cloak blown by the sea breeze, hunting in mid-air.
Beneath the captain's hat is a face of incomparably resoluteness.
As well as looking ahead in the eyes, shining with a determined light in the sun.
"My son, wait for me to come and save you."
220. Long awaited