Chapter 553: The Beginning of the Most Intense Conflict!
"Navy ......"
Standing on the bow of the flagship Moby Dick, Whitebeard looked through a telescope at the busy port of the Navy's G1 branch, his face looked very indifferent.
For this battle, he does not have any luck mentality.
Whether it was the forty-three vassal pirates or Kaido and Big Mom's fleet, including the remnant fleet on the other side of the Red Earth Continent, it was just an additional addition to him, and it was the first battle with the navy that really decided the course of the war!
If he can break through the elite G1 branch by himself, then the next world pattern must be a group of wolves devouring tigers, and all the heroes will eat the wreckage of the world government and the navy in groups! And no matter how much the Whitebeard Pirates suffer in battle, they can raise their arms after the battle, and then the heroes will gather and become the One Piece of the new era, which is a natural thing.
But if he makes a draw with the navy next, he will continue to be on an equal footing with the Hundred Beast Pirates Kaido and the BIG MOM Pirates Charlotte Lingling, who will participate in the war tomorrow, and to be honest, it is better to directly change peace with the kingdom of the remnants or directly join the Republic Alliance.
If defeated...... That's pointless, defeat is death anyway, and nothing else!
"This battle—"
As the speed of the ship became faster and faster, the G1 branch of the Navy was getting closer and closer, and Whitebeard raised the 'Cong Yun Cut' of the Wushang Great Knife in his hand, and pointed obliquely at the naval fleet that was swarming out in front of him and said loudly: "Only advance and not retreat!" Victory, not defeat! Be sure to live and enjoy the glory of the war! ”
"Wan Sheng!"
The Whitebeard Pirates suddenly cheered through the clouds!
And at this moment, a sparse sail of the pirate ship appeared above the sea level behind - the vassal pirates of Whitebeard had arrived!
……
"Really, how can this group of pirates be so efficient!"
On top of the naval battleship, Sakasky set up a telescope and looked at the formation of the Whitebeard Pirates and their subordinate vassals, scolding and chattering: "And how come those fish-man spies don't even know about such a big thing?" Isn't it possible to eat feed and eat it in a daze! ”
"Maybe it will be wiped out before it has time to report, after all, Whitebeard's subordinates are not idle people."
The yellow ape standing beside him said lightly: "And the horned phone bugs that can block the signal may not be the only ones we have......"
"Humph!"
Sakasky snorted coldly, looked at Sengoku and Kuzan on the other battleship, and said no more.
To be honest, his mood is quite complicated.
From the current point of view, it is clear that the Warring States with the development of the navy in the direction of 'independence' have Kuzan as the heir to the marshal's throne.
As for their own words......
Sakasky looked at the 'Marshal's Lackey' Yellow Ape standing beside him.
It's really unpleasant!
……
"Gion, Gaji, Tsuru!"
Sengoku named three people in one go.
The three people standing behind him lined up in unison.
"Each of you will take fifteen warships of your headquarters, bypass the ships directly under Whitebeard, and meet those rabble!"
Sengoku said, pointing to the forty-three vassal pirates in the distance.
The so-called headquarters warships refer to warships that are more or less loaded with a few captured remnant heavy guns or improved naval guns, and the transfer of 45 warships in one go is equivalent to withdrawing one-third of the main force of the navy.
But this is necessary, even if the fleet is bound to suffer heavy losses in the war.
Otherwise, nearly 50,000 pirates rushed over in unison to land and fight, and the losses suffered by the navy would be even heavier.
"Then it's our time......"
With a wave of his hand, Sengoku gave the order to fight!
"Ice Age!"
Kuzan took a deep breath and jerked the widest range of moves—
The surging cold air rushed towards the Whitebeard Pirates in front of them, and the sea water was frozen and solidified everywhere they went, stopping the attack of the Whitebeard Pirates almost instantly!
At the same time, under its superb control, a waterway was reserved at the port for Gion and the others to lead their troops around to intercept those vassal pirates!
The reason why he didn't engage the battleship with Whitebeard was because the earthquake fruit he possessed was enough to crack the sea, cause an earthquake or even a tsunami.
At the moment when the sea froze, the Warring States were the first to jump into battle, followed by Sakasky and Yellow Ape, and a group of lieutenant generals from the headquarters also set out together to kill the white-bearded pirates who were a little at a loss by the sudden change!
As for Kuzan, who has frozen the entire sea area, he is responsible for sitting on the land of the branch and carrying out 'battlefield maintenance'.
"Let's see me destroy the enemy myself!"
After the advancing sea was blocked by the ice, Whitebeard jumped up and led the charge without much confusion.
Anyway, with more than 1,600 of his direct subordinates, he will not have an advantage in artillery battles.
So—
"Phew!"
The whitebeard who jumped into the air shouted angrily, frantically urging the power of the shock fruit to hit the void and then shatter the atmosphere, and then swung his knife and slashed forward, blasting out a terrifying force to shatter the ice surface, and at the same time hooking the sea water to roll up to form a tsunami, and overturned towards the Warring States and others who were killing!
“…… He is worthy of being the man with the strongest superhuman fruit! ”
Sakasky stepped forward and threw countless fists of lava fire with all his might—
"Meteor Volcano!"
"Boom, boom, boom!!"
With the fusion of the power of ice and fire, for a while, the heavens and the earth seemed to be filled with a deafening explosion!
However, the ice that had just been shattered was immediately filled with freezing gas controlled by Kuzan in the rear, and the vice admirals who fought with Sengoku and others went around from both wings with a group of generals and colonels to kill the frozen Whitebeard Pirates ship.
"Kill them all!"
The captain of the first team, Margao, shouted angrily and led his subordinates to take the lead in killing, and in addition to the second team that was temporarily disbanded after the accident of captain Ace, the other fourteen teams of the Whitebeard Pirates were fearlessly charged towards the admirals from both flanks under the leadership of their respective captains.
Even if they are at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, even if the navy is very powerful, they are sea warriors from the Whitebeard Pirates! So don't be afraid at all!
As for the battlefield in the middle area, it is exclusive to Whitebeard and Sengoku, Sakasky, and Yellow Ape!
In their rear, forty-three vassal pirate groups had already begun to bombard each other with forty-five warships led by three lieutenant generals, and the battle scene was also extremely hot!
……
The Chambord Islands on the other side of the Red Earth Continent were also shrouded in thick gunsmoke at this time.
The combined forces of the 1st and 2nd Legions, led by Sanshoyu Hanzo and Uchiha Fugaku, quickly launched a heavy artillery bombardment after receiving a request for assistance from Bo Feng Shuimon, bringing the entire archipelago into the scope of the attack.
And because of the particularity of the Chambord Islands, its seventy-nine islands are completely composed of Yarki mangroves, so they are particularly vulnerable to the chakra incendiary bombs of the ship's heavy artillery.
And the intelligence ninjas who have been operating on various islands have also launched frequent assassination operations under the leadership of Uchiha Shintora, either sniping at the middle and lower backbone personnel of the garrison navy, or carrying out artillery bombardment guidance, and the entire Chambord Islands have been disturbed by the combination of inside and outside.
Even the experienced Lieutenant General Karp was deeply overwhelmed.
In less than an hour, the garrison navy, which had been fighting with the island-encircling fleet, was completely in a predicament.
Because of this, Vice Admiral Karp also realized that these 'remnant fleets' besieging the island were going to move in earnest.
But even so, the Navy Headquarters, which is close at hand, can only protect itself and has no way to support it—because almost all of the main forces of the Headquarters have been transferred to the G1 branch to fight against the Four Emperors.
……
"Are you really going to bomb the entire island until the land sinks?"
On the battleship outside the Chambord Islands, Uchiha Fugaku asked Sanshoyu Hanzo.
"Then does Fu Yuejun plan to let his subordinates land on the beach now?"
Hanzo continued to observe the Chambord Islands under the smoke and flames through the telescope, and said without raising his head: "If there is not enough firepower to launch a general attack rashly, the casualties will be extremely heavy, and it will not be compensated for by numbers." ”
"I just think it's better to divide up and attack the naval headquarters than to waste time here......"
Uchiha Fugaku licked his lips and said what he had in mind.
"I'm okay with ......"
Sanshoyu Hanzo said, "As long as there is His Majesty's will." ”
Uchiha Fugaku was speechless.
Because the current Uchiha Tokumitsu is not in a hurry to expand his sphere of influence, he seems to be satisfied with the occupation of the East China Sea, and he has recently started a large construction project and looks like he is in full swing to build, and the recent enthusiasm for the war is not as good as the Tokai Laboratory.
But Uchiha Fugaku wants to progress too much!
But even now, as the head of the legion, he will still be held back by the likes of Uchiha Shiina and Uzumaki Ichiraku, and he will not be able to obtain military merit as he pleases - and the Uchiha Dynasty's mechanics do not allow for this, even if he is an imperial family.
"Two generals!"
Just when Uchiha Fugaku was thinking about it, a staff ninja came behind him and reported: "I have received a telegram from the Tokai base camp!" ”
"Read!"
Sanshoyu Hanzo's voice immediately became rapid.
"Telegram Order 1: Order the 1st and 2nd Army Corps to immediately launch a general attack on the Chambord Islands notified by the enemy, and be sure to disintegrate the enemy's combat capability on the islands within today, it is really difficult, and it can make Goji Yakura directly destroy the giant tree after the hidden intelligence agency withdraws!"
"Telegram Order 2: The Fifth Army Corps under the command of the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Qimu Shuomao has also left the port, and it is expected to arrive in the warring sea area this night, and the three major legions will directly take the naval headquarters after destroying the defenders of the Chambord Islands, there must be no mistake!"
"Telegram 3: This battle only depends on the results! Regardless of casualties! ”
"In addition, the Fourth Legion of the East China Sea Base Camp, the Third Legion of the Demon Triangle, and the National Guard of the Allied Countries have now begun to assemble, and will be personally led by His Majesty the Supreme Deguang!"
"Sincerely!"
Sanshoyu Hanzo and Uchiha Fugaku saluted in the direction of the East China Sea, and then personally wrote a telegram to return to their lives.
It's just that the attitude of Uchiha Tokumitsu, who didn't seem to be interested in it, changed quickly, which also made the two a little confused.
……
New World - the outer port of the G1 branch of the Navy.
The more brave the battle, Whitebeard's wielding the famous knife 'Cong Yun Che' will completely suppress the two generals of the headquarters, Sakasky and Yellow Ape - after all, Yellow Ape had lost his left arm in the Battle of Dong Island in the East China Sea, and his strength was still affected to a certain extent.
The fifteen teams under his whitebeard also fought endlessly with the generals' death squads led by the vice admirals, and although it was difficult to distinguish the winners and losers for a while, the navy's generals' death squads were also regaining their advantage little by little by virtue of their numerical superiority.
And the forty-three vassal pirate groups that were in a bombardment duel with Lieutenant General Tsuru and others were in a state of stalemate, and it was difficult to see for a while.
In general, although the navy withstood the direct attack of the Whitebeard Pirates, the elite forces that fought were also entangled.
"I can't dwell on it......"
Whitebeard took a deep breath and swung a concussive sword aura towards the airspace where the yellow ape was located to avoid it, and then leaped forward, briefly escaping from the melee with the two generals.
Although he had a lot of fun fighting with the two lieutenant generals, Whitebeard still had nearly half of his attention paying attention to the movements in every corner of the battlefield - because Sengoku, as a marshal, had never been seen!
But he saw it very clearly, it was obviously the Warring States who took the lead in the charge before!
Because of this, he can't be careless!
"-Phew!"
Whitebeard swept the 'Cloud Cut' in front of him and began to frantically drum the power of the Shocking Fruit!
But what people are waiting for is this moment!
"Big Buddha form!"
Just as Whitebeard was gathering momentum, a huge golden giant Buddha suddenly appeared behind him, and blasted his fist towards his back!
"Damn!"
Whitebeard, who sensed the fist wind in the back of his head, had no choice but to give up his ultimate, and quickly increased the protection of the armed color domineering, and at the same time took advantage of the situation and waved his backhand to slash out the concussive knife qi that had not yet been completed, and withstood the sudden attack of the Warring States in front of him.
"As a marshal, don't you feel ashamed to act like this!"
Faced with such a brazen sneak attack by this old opponent who has been dealing with him for decades, Whitebeard couldn't help but scold.
But the Warring States, who were unhappy or sad, did not say a word, and continued to urge the giant Buddha to bombard endlessly, beating the passive whitebeard into defeat and retreat.
"Eight mirrors!"
A ray of light slammed into Whitebeard's back, but it failed to break through his weapon-colored domineering protection.
But then the figure of the yellow ape flickered like a ghost along the light trail of the Eight Mirrors and appeared behind him—
"Heavenly Cloud Sword!"
The yellow ape that suddenly appeared condensed the photon into a long sword and stabbed it at Whitebeard's back!
And this attack directly broke through Whitebeard's armed domineering, and ruthlessly shaved off a large muscle in Whitebeard's left arm!
"It's a pity ......"
The yellow ape sighed slightly, and then turned into light and fled.
He had intended to stab Whitebeard through the heart directly in the back, but he was eventually flashed over.
As for this kind of injury, for a strong man like Whitebeard, it is not very fatal at all.
Just after the yellow ape fled, Whitebeard suddenly turned around and slashed at him, but it also missed.
"Dog bites red lotus!"
Just as Whitebeard's attack failed and the old power was exhausted before the new power was alive, Sakasky immediately slew it.
Sengoku is responsible for containment, Yellow Ape is responsible for attacking, and Sakarsky, who has magma fruit, is tough to resist damage, which is the situation of the three of them besieging Whitebeard.
And at this moment, behind the forty-three vassal pirates who were fighting fiercely with the naval fleet, pieces of sails suddenly appeared-
"The fleet of the Don Quixote!"
The vassal pirates stirred up for a while, but then they split up their ships to meet them.
Don Quixote Doflamingo, of the Seven Martial Seas, leads his troops to the battlefield! (End of chapter)