Lieutenant General Karp, who was stationed in the East China Sea controlled area of the World Government centered on Rogue Town, clearly felt the suffocation of the impending war.

And then there's the pressure of the 'remnant warships' ever-present and omnipresent tentative offensive.

In addition, CIPHER POL's agents kept coming news about the 'Huge Kingdom' constantly increasing troops on Dong Island, which made him even more anxious.

But there was nothing he could do.

After all, the pressure brought by the current three-sided attack alone has made it a little difficult for Lieutenant General Karp to parry.

And he can only continue to rub it.

Because the Warring States Marshal of the headquarters has made it clear that until the coalition forces of the Four Emperors of the New World are repelled, there will be no more reinforcements from the East China Sea.

"Children, eat more senbei and exercise more!"

Early in the morning, Vice Admiral Karp came to the naval camp again and began urging the cubs to start their morning exercises.

Due to the tightening of the war and the greater pressure on the new world, the 'great military training' advocated by Lieutenant General Karp could not continue, but as a general, he still carried out the ideas he had always adhered to.

"I haven't seen rigorous training, and when I get to sea, I will only become a trophy for pirates!"

"The more strict you are with yourself in training, the better your chances of survival in wartime!"

"Hold on, keep going, keep going! Work hard, work hard, try hard! ”

In the naval training ground, the naval training led by Vice Admiral Karp himself was in full swing; In Rogue Town Harbor, the training fleet has just returned to the harbor after completing its night patrol and has begun to change shifts with the day patrol.

And the residents of Rogue Town have long been accustomed to the noise and noise of this period of time - especially after the tragic situation of the occupied areas such as Dong Island arrived, the residents of Rogue Town were even more terrified, and if it were not for the navy stationed here, it is estimated that they would have fled.

Of course, the residents of Rogue Town naturally did not know that a series of shocking 'big news' such as the 'East China Sea Truth' and the 'Dongdao Massacre' that they knew were actually just fabricated by CIPHER POL in order to stabilize people's hearts by spreading fear.

After all, compared to Huairou appeasement, it is more cost-effective to panic and bluff!

And under the pollution of all kinds of junk information, the revolutionary army is slandered as a 'murderous demon', and the Republic League has become a 'tyrant's lackey', and the only protector of the residents of Rogue Town is the navy around them.

Of course, it is impossible for LIEUTENANT GENERAL KARP NOT TO KNOW ABOUT THIS LITTLE MOVE OF CIPHER POL.

But as a navyman, Vice Admiral Karp ultimately turned a blind eye to this 'white lie'. and see it as a means of maintaining stability in Rogue Town.

"Bring today's newspaper!"

After finishing today's workout, Lieutenant General Karp, who was shirtless, wiped the sweat from his body and began today's breakfast reading time.

“…… The kingdom's army invaded the city, and the foggy pirates burned down the shipyard? ”

The news headline in the newspaper immediately made Lieutenant General Karp frown.

Not because of bad news, but because of the wording of the paper.

"I'm going to pick up the newspapers from the last few days!"

Lieutenant General Karp was a little worried that his memory would be problematic due to his old age, so he gave orders to his attendants.

"Yes!"

The squire immediately saluted and departed.

A moment later, a stack of old newspapers was delivered to Lieutenant General Karp.

"The remnants of the ancient tyrants are wreaking havoc on the East Sea."

This is yesterday's newspaper about the severance of trade routes in Rogue Town after an attack by the 'Great Kingdom Remnant Fleet'.

“…… The misty gangsters plotted to ambush the troops of General Yellow Ape, but fortunately, the soldiers fought hard and finally evacuated smoothly. ”

Karp pulled out another piece of wartime news related to the East China Sea, but the date suddenly crossed to the time of the Yellow Ape's defeat.

As for the further ones, it's about rainbow farts such as 'the great Yellow Ape General arrives in the Faithful East China Sea' and 'The heroic Lieutenant General Karp led his troops to defeat the Fog Hidden Mobs'.

But that's not what Lieutenant General Karp wanted to see, but rather a change in the name of the Great Kingdom - until then, the newspapers controlled by the World Government had essentially confused the 'remnants of the Great Kingdom' with the Union of Republics, and would not reveal their 'true identity', let alone use the neutral or even somewhat positive terms of 'Kingdom Army'.

So, Lieutenant General Karp immediately picked up the phone and called his friend Sengoku to ask what was going on.

But he got an extremely unexpected reply -

"The Five Elders deliberately defined the existence of the remnants of the Great Kingdom as some rebellious confederate state?"

Although Lieutenant General Karp is also considered an old man, he really never expected this moment.

It turns out that the art of fools can still be manipulated like this!

Just when Lieutenant General Karp was stunned, a burst of cheers suddenly came from the direction of the port.

"What's going on!"

He immediately called the squire sailor and asked.

"Supply ship!"

The squire sailor said excitedly: "It's a supply ship from the Chambord Islands!" The navy of the local branch disguised themselves as merchant ships and successfully crossed the eyes of those pirates, and the delivery of supplies arrived! ”

"Really? That's good! ”

Lieutenant General Karp was a little surprised, but equally happy.

Although the garrison in Rogue Town was not short of supplies, it was in a semi-surrounded state, and now there were supply ships arriving from the rear, no matter what type of supplies were being delivered, which was a very good positive boost for naval morale.

So, Lieutenant General Karp also put down the newspaper in his hand and prepared to go out to see these brave juniors who had just arrived.

"Boom!"

Just as Lieutenant General Karp walked out of the door, there was a loud bang in the direction of the port, and then a huge mushroom cloud rose into the air, and a violent shock wave followed!

"It's ......"

Experienced lieutenant generals such as Karp were stunned on the spot!

But then the sound of explosions that began to spread made him immediately wake up: enemy attack!

"Those supply ships are disguised by the remnants!"

Lieutenant General Karp immediately let out a loud shout, and then ran in the direction of the port with all his might.

……

In the mist of the sea off Rogue Town.

Uchiha Fugaku, who had shielded the fleet's whereabouts with the Fog Concealment Technique, was quietly waiting for good news in the command module.

Finally, a communications staff officer hurriedly walked in and handed the telegram to Uchiha Fugaku.

Uchiha Fugaku, who was already impatient, immediately showed a satisfied smile on his face when he saw it: "It is worthy of Shinhu-kun!" The surprise attack has been successful! ”

"Aren't the fleets of those navies ......"

The combat staff officers in the command cabin were immediately overjoyed!

"Including the port, the main ships of the navy in the East China Sea have basically been lost!"

Uchiha Fugaku raised the information in his hand with satisfaction, and loudly announced the good news to everyone.

No matter what the course of the war will be, the East China Sea Front, which has lost all its ships, has lost its qualification to compete with the Second Army Corps!

It can be said that today's Rogue Town is already a ripe melon, and it only depends on when Uchiha Fugaku plans to go over and pick it.

"It only cost two million detonation charms, which is too cost-effective!"

An operational staff officer sighed.

"This is also the reason why the lax naval system leads to superfluous people......"

Said another combat staff officer.

This camouflage attack was planned by intelligence ninjas from the Chambord Islands.

Under the leadership of the captain Uchiha Shintora, the intelligence and infiltration ninjas of the Chambord Islands have established a complete spy system, and even obtained an identity to infiltrate the naval branch after a long period of lurk, and this port explosion attack is an act of disguise under normal supply transportation - this supply order is indeed issued by the Navy Headquarters, and the materials on the ship, as well as most of the sailors, are from the Chambord Islands Area 66 naval base, no matter from which point of view, there is no problem.

Of course, it is very normal for ordinary sailors not to understand what 'Seal Scroll' and 'Shadow Clone' are.

Therefore, it is only reasonable that the garrison navy in Rogue Town let down their guard when they saw their acquaintances from the Chambord Islands; And after the inspection, it is reasonable to find that the smuggled goods belong to some generals; As for the respect for the admirals and the respect for the naval branch, it is also justified that the specific supplies were not inspected.

In this way, in a harmonious and reasonable atmosphere, the ships, warehouses, docks, and even ship repair workshops in the port of Rogue Town were burned to the ground with a loud bang under the obscenity of two million detonation charms.

"Inform Shiina and Ichiraku that the whole army will attack!"

The high-spirited Uchiha Fugaku ordered: "Within today, the Second Legion must completely surround Rogue Town!" ”

"Then, please move forward, so that you can see the heroic fighting style of our generation!"

……

However, because Uchiha Tokumitsu was keeping an eye on the scientific research of the Don Island Laboratory, he couldn't get out for a while, so he appointed Asura as a guide observer to go to the front line of Rogue Town.

And the siege of Rogue Town, commanded by Uchiha Fugaku, did not go too smoothly.

After the ironclad formation sent all the surviving ships in Rogue Town to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish, the subsequent landing battle also suffered heavy losses due to the stubborn resistance of the garrison navy led by Vice Admiral Karp.

Even when preparing for the offshore landing, it was able to fight a defeat with the general's death squad drawn by the garrison navy - and it was only when the marines had an advantage in numbers and equipment that they were able to play a nearly equal exchange ratio.

So, Uchiha Fugaku began to have a headache when he thought about the staff ninja's estimates of how many casualties he would suffer in the next landing battle.

"A decision must be made as soon as possible!"

At the military affairs meeting of the Second Legion, Uchiha Shiina put forward a different opinion: "Now that Mr. Hanzo's First Legion has entered the fourth layer of the Advance City, if we continue to be unable to take the town of Roge, not only will we not be able to achieve the unification of the East China Sea, but we will also not be able to open up the passage to the Chambord Islands!" ”

"The Legion cannot let an enemy force flank and choose to go around and continue the expedition."

Uzumaki Kairaku also responded.

The two of them are in charge of about two-thirds of the Second Legion, and they are also the pioneers of the Uchiha Dynasty, so even Uchiha Fugaku, who is the general of the Legion, cannot ignore their opinions.

"Do you have any advice from the Asura Guide?"

Uchiha Fugaku's gaze was on Asura.

And this move also caused both Uchiha Shiina and Uzumaki Ichiraku to be a little unhappy.

Originally, it was just a small disagreement within the legion about the tactical deployment of the next stage, but now Uchiha Fugaku, who is the commander of the legion, has pulled the 'outsider' Asura in to muddy the waters, what is this!

Therefore, Uchiha Shiina and Uzumaki Ichiraku glanced at each other and immediately reached a united front.

……

After Vice Admiral Karp and his major generals stationed in Rogue Town received a secret order from the World Government and the Navy Headquarters, everyone's mood became heavy.

In the secret order, after learning that Rogue Town was attacked by a camouflage from the Chambord Islands, Marshal Sengoku of the Navy Headquarters not only did not picket the case, but asked Vice Admiral Karp to lead all the admirals and colonels with domineering as their core combat strength to withdraw to the front line of the Chambord Islands for defense.

And another meaning behind this retreat order is to ask the East China Sea Front, which is now completely lost, to abandon all of its companions who have eaten the Devil Fruit, and Lieutenant General Karp will escape with some of them - or according to the secret order, this is called 'tactical transfer'!

As for the reason, it is very simple, because the fall of the Advance City is a foregone conclusion, and it is only a matter of time before it completely falls, and if the 'Huge Kingdom Fleet', which has mastered the sea area where the original Advance City is located, follows the remnants of the triangular vortex and heads directly at the Navy Headquarters Malinford, then the current headquarters will have no power to resist.

In addition, after the fall of the Advance City, Judicial Island will become the next target of public criticism, so after comprehensive consideration, the Warring States Marshal decided to strategically abandon the East China Sea defense line and shrink the available troops back to the island chain defense line of Malinford-Chambord Islands-Justice Island.

And in today's navy, the only one who can take on the heavy responsibility of the defense line happens to be Karp, who is no less powerful than the general.

"In the current situation, I'm afraid we can't continue to struggle......"

A rear admiral who had eaten a devil fruit smiled and took the initiative to persuade: "Senior Karp, leave the town of Rogue to us, the headquarters and the Chambord Islands need you." ”

As for the Judicial Island, which he did not mention, in fact, in the actual planning of the navy, the Judicial Island, which hangs alone in the great shipping route, is only a nominal fulcrum, and now that it has lost its naval superiority and the main force is all hoarded in the New World to fight against the Four Emperors, it is simply impossible to divide the excess forces to consolidate the sea route and support the Judicial Island.

"Then, Rogue Town will be handed over to you......"

Lieutenant General Karp took a deep breath and nodded slowly.

……

So, when the Second Legion finally reached an agreement to launch the assault on Rogue Town, they found that the strength of the garrison navy was unexpectedly weak, and they did not even encounter the biggest enemy, Vice Admiral Karp, and after some interrogation, Uchiha Fugaku and others learned that the main force of the garrison navy had already retreated, and those who remained were only those with abandoned Devil Fruit abilities.

On the first day of January in the third year of the emperor's reign, after receiving the approval of Uchiha Tokumitsu of Don Island, Uchiha Fugaku immediately waved his army across the windless belt and went straight into the great voyage that was already unworthy of the name, and joined forces with the subordinates of Sanshoyu Hanzo, who had just annihilated the defenders of the advancing city, in the sea off the Chambord Islands! (End of chapter)