area51novel Chapter 308 Enemy Attack! Enemy Attack! Enemy Attack!
Chapter 308 Enemy Attack! Enemy Attack! Enemy Attack!
The sailors on the deck of the warship saw with their own eyes Colonel [Maxi] hooking up with "Fujitora" [Life]'s shoulders in public, and the two of them pointed forward and talked and laughed intimately.
This made the sailors' eyes begin to become unclear, and they would communicate quietly from the corners of their eyes from time to time.
really!
The previous rumors on the warship were not groundless.
Both of them are very suspicious.
Maybe it's not a rumor at all, but a fact.
After all, many sailors swore that they had witnessed Fujitora push Colonel Maxi against the bulwark of the warship. What happened at the scene, and Colonel Maxi's eyes were red with jealousy. Cried.
It can't be that those people are all wrong, right?
(Offscreen, "Fujitora" [Life]: It was obviously Colonel [Maxi] who was crying and wanted to jump into the sea, but I just stopped him!!!)
Captain [Aqil] looked in the direction pointed by Colonel [Maxi] and found the target location they mentioned.
That's the C15 Marine branch.
A huge military fortress with blue and white paint on the outside stands majestically behind the military port, desperately trying to show its presence.
It does look like a legitimate Marine.
If it weren't for Colonel [Maxi] holding the confidential information of Naval Headquarters, no one would suspect that this place has been occupied by the Blackbeard Pirates.
The military fortress of the Marine branch had never been built so large and spectacular before.
On the contrary, the architectural style of the Marine branch relies on the personal preference of the local chief executive and is built at will based on the financial allocation from above.
To put it mildly, the previous Marine branches had their own styles and characteristics.
To put it bluntly, the previous Marine branch was a mess and shoddy work.
The reason why most Marine branches now have a unified style is that they use blue and white spacer paint to paint their walls and use boulders to build huge military fortresses.
These are the orders of the new Marine Grand Marshal "Akainu", and they are also the achievements of the Grand Marshal "Akainu".
At first many people opposed this new decree.
I think this is a waste of money and people.
It was Generalissimo "Akainu" who insisted on doing this despite all objections.
The reasons are simple. One: only if it is big and spectacular enough, can it awaken people's trust in Marine; two: only if it is big and strong enough can it withstand Marine's attack and form a sense of oppression against pirates.
I just didn't expect that this newly built giant stone fortress of the C15 Marine branch would now become the stronghold of the Blackbeard [Teach] pirates. The fortress cannon that defended the pirates had become a weapon against Marine warships.
Captain [Aqil] suddenly felt a little sad.
Through the telescope, you can clearly see three warships constantly patrolling the military port.
There are also seven warships on the coast, spreading out to tightly defend the front sea area of the C15 Marine branch.
In addition, 10 warships were annihilated by "Fujitora" [Lifetime] on the way here.
So the Marine branch of C15 actually has 20 warships!
Anyone who lives at sea knows that the performance of Marine warships is to defeat the pirate ships of most pirate groups. Unless something unexpected happens, a pirate ship can only be defeated when it encounters a Marine warship.
After all, under normal circumstances, no matter how strong your captain is or how magical your Devil Fruit's abilities are, if a pirate ship falls into the sea, it will be ruined.
Marine doesn't have to engage in close combat with pirates at all. It can just use intensive firepower to bombard the pirate ship from a distance and sink it.
As long as they don't encounter big pirates like Shichibukai and Four Emperors, Marine warships will basically be walking sideways on the sea.
Since the strategic significance of Marine warships is so great, why doesn't Naval Headquarters purchase warships in large quantities?
Because it’s expensive!
Because there is no money!
Because I can’t afford it!
You must know that warships are not only extremely expensive to buy, but also require money to maintain after long-term use.
It doesn't mean that buying a warship will end it once and for all.
The number of 20 warships has exceeded the financial capacity of an ordinary Marine branch to support warships [and also exceeded the maximum number of warships that a Marine branch can possess.
Under normal circumstances, unless the Naval Headquarters Vice Admiral comes to the Marine branch to discuss work, a Marine branch cannot have more than 10 warships.
You can't say that there are three Marine Vice Admirals in the C15 Marine branch, and there are also a few Marine colonels meeting and chatting there, right?
Otherwise, how could there be 20 warships?
It seems that the Blackbeard [Teach] pirate group that occupied this Marine branch does not know this.
That's why they piled up the stolen warships unscrupulously.
Little did they know, it just exposed the fact that they were not regular Marines.
It is different from Captain [Aqil] thinking about the information on the other side.
"Fuji Tiger" [Lifetime] had a dark face and an unhappy look on his face throughout the whole process, as if someone owed him tens of millions of beli.
There was no way, it was just a misunderstanding, but the sailors turned it into a rumor that was harmful to his reputation, and no one wanted to listen to his "Fujitora" [life] explanation.
Those sailors only believe what they believe!
"Fujitora" [Life] urgently needs to vent his depression, but he can't attack the sailors around him who are spreading rumors.
Then there is only one target left, and that is the Blackbeard Teach pirate group occupying the Marine branch!
They are the best people for "Fujitora" [lifetime].
[Maxi] Colonel held up the phone bug: "Get ready to attack! Listen to my orders!"
The three Marine warships all began to move. The sailors pulled up the sails and the helmsmen controlled the sailing direction, preparing to rush towards the target military fortress in one breath.
The sailors on the deck also began to prepare. From the test just now, it can be seen that the 'Blackbeard Pirates' have not yet realized their arrival. They seem to be heavily guarded, but they are actually in a state of laziness.
There is only one exception.
Seeing that Colonel [Maxi] did not care about the military gap between the two sides, he recklessly chose to start a war.
In a hurry, Captain [Aqil] stepped forward regardless and loudly stopped him: "Colonel [Maxi], I have something to say!
The enemy has ten warships and we only have three!
Even if we are all new warships, we cannot defeat ten against each other!
There is also that huge military castle. Colonel [Maxi], take a closer look at how many cannon holes there are in the fortress!
With a total of thirty artillery holes, land guns will not be affected by the fluctuations of the sea surface, and the accuracy of bombardment is higher than that of our warships!
And the head of that huge fortress has a cannon that is ten times the size of an ordinary cannon!
That is an anti-ship cannon known as the "warship killer"!!!
It only takes one shot and our warship will sink!
Please Colonel [Maxi] take back the order to attack, and we will discuss it later.
"
After hearing Captain [Aqil]'s analysis, one or two of the sailors who were originally in high spirits stopped their movements, began to hesitate, and began to hesitate.
Once distrust arises, the morale will decline very quickly.
With a "swish" sound, everyone looked at Colonel [Maxi], wanting to hear his explanation.
They are mentally prepared to attack pirates and die as a result, but if they are to be used as cannon fodder and die, that is another matter.
Captain [Aqil]’s behavior has actually stepped on Colonel [Maxi]’s red line, whether he did it intentionally or unintentionally, or his starting point was for the sake of the sailors.
But as a subordinate non-commissioned officer, he actually dared to question the order of his superior in person.
In wartime, it can already be used to disturb the morale of the army and be directly executed.
Looking around, it turned out that all the sailors around him had been inspired by Captain Achill's words.
Colonel [Maxi] hid his dissatisfaction without changing his expression, and instead showed a confident smile. At the same time, he patted his chest, waved the telescope in his hand, and said with a smile: "Captain [Aqil], you are worrying too much! "
"When fighting a war, you can't just look at the data on the surface, but look at the intelligence of both sides!"
"The presence of many warships does not mean strong military capability."
"If you want to operate a warship, you need at least 350 sailors. If you want to operate a warship well, you need at least 500 sailors. If you want to fully utilize a warship, you need at least 800 sailors."
"Otherwise, the weapons on the warship are just decorations, not to mention the need for follow-on battles, skirmish attacks by small yachts attached to the warship, etc."
“The ten warships we encountered before were obviously not full.
If those ten warships were full at that time, based on the first wave of firepower alone, even if the hit rate of the artillery at sea was very low, our three warships would have been sunk by the opposite party long ago.
Before Mr. "Fujitora" [Issei] could take action, we were already collectively feeding the Sea Kings in the sea. "
The sailors nodded one after another. Colonel [Maxi]'s explanation was very reasonable.
"Fujitora" also looked at this obscure Colonel "Maxi" with admiration.
This kind of thing where subordinates overstep and challenge their superiors actually happens once or twice from time to time.
How to handle this kind of thing well is a test of a superior's ability.
Although Colonel [Maxi] can directly trigger military orders to deal with Captain [Aqil].
But if we do this, the military morale that has been passive will never come back.
Moreover, this rough approach can easily alienate lower-level soldiers and senior officers.
Because in the eyes of the lower-level sailors, Captain [Aqil] stood on their side and spoke for them.
But if not dealt with, the consequences will be more serious.
As soon as this is started, Colonel [Maxi] will lose his authority as a superior in the future, and other tasks in the future will be questioned by the following.
Seeing that the restless sailors were calmed down, Colonel [Maxi] continued to smile and said: "The warships they went to sea to fight could not be fully manned [how could the ships left behind be fully manned?"
[Aqil] Captain observed so carefully, didn't he notice that they sent three warships to patrol outside? The other warships only stayed at the coast and did not move, and did not even raise the military flag. "
Captain [Aqil] picked up the telescope in his hand again and observed, and found that just as Colonel [Maxi] said, none of the warships docking had their flags raised.
The marine observing from the watchtower also picked up the telescope and shouted excitedly: "Colonel [Maxi] is right, they didn't raise the flag."
"々, what does this mean?
It means that there are not many people on those warships!
Even if they have enough sailors to fill these warships, it won't change the fact that their warships are empty now!
What is a warship without people?
Just a target!
If we don’t take the initiative to attack them in this situation, when will we attack?”
[Maxi] The colonel shouted loudly in a passionate tone, once again boosting the morale of the sailors.
Seeing that the military morale was available, the hearts of the lower-level soldiers began to move towards his side.
Colonel [Maxi] just put away the smile on his face and asked Captain [Aqil] in a serious tone: "Captain [Aqil], please look carefully at the name of the Marine branch in front. It is the C15 Marine branch. Or the G15 Marine branch?”
【Aqil】
The captain said awkwardly: "It's... it's the C15 Marine branch."
Colonel [Maxi] shouted loudly: "That's right! This is the C15 Marine branch, a Marine branch near the Grand Line!
It is not the G15 Marine branch directly under the Naval Headquarters!
They can't have that many sailors!"
"Fujitora" [Lifetime]: Why does it get weirder the more I listen to it? Something seems wrong!
Captain [Aqil] also asked in confusion: "Colonel [Maxi] Isn't [the opposite side occupied by the Blackbeard Pirates? How come it's related to the Naval Headquarters direct branch?"
"Nujia... Nujia is just making a metaphor, do you understand?
What Colonel Ben means is that they... their numbers are not enough!
You need to understand the key points in this chapter’s words!
Rather than seizing on the loopholes in our school’s words!”
Colonel [Maxi] was a little flustered by Captain [Aqil]'s rhetorical question, so he could only forcefully change the subject.
【Aqil】Captain bowed his head Kaidō: "I understand."
[Maxi] The colonel touched his heart that was beating wildly in his chest and said to himself: "It's all because the slave said so much that the secret was almost exposed." This [Aqil] is so annoying, he keeps popping up to cause trouble
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"My subordinates have another question, what to do with the anti-ship cannon on the huge bunker?
That thing can destroy a warship with one shot. We can't avoid it. "
"Why do you have so many questions? There is no end to them! Are you a three-year-old curious baby? Do you really think that I have no temper?"
[Maxi] Colonel felt that his patience had been exhausted, and he began to be unable to suppress the anger in his heart, and shouted loudly.
"Fujitora" [Life] smiled and said to Colonel [Maxi]: "Colonel [Maxi], don't be angry, leave that military bunker to me.
Bang!
Chirp!~~~
"It's that recruiter who's firing randomly again!"
On the warship patrolling the harbor, Captain Fitzgerald angrily ran from the deck into the gun deck of the cabin and shouted loudly.
"No...no! None of us artillerymen have come into contact with the warship's artillery."
Captain [Willy], who was in charge of the artillery, explained to Captain [Fitzgerald] in a panic.
"Look, everyone, there's a man standing on the cannonball!"
shouted the scout from the watchtower.
Is there a person standing on the cannonball?
[Fitzgerald] The captain quickly stuck his head out of the window to see how awesome that man was, and how he looked cool in such a cool way.
Could it be [Wendell] Vice Admiral?
The scout from the watchtower had not yet finished speaking.
"boom!!!"
A loud noise exploded from behind the warship.
I saw that the military fortress, which was made up of all kinds of huge rocks stacked on top of each other and could not even leave traces of artillery bombardment, suddenly collapsed.
Only dust is left, dust rising all over the sky.
Blocking everyone's view.
"what's the situation?"
Captain [Fitzgerald] was stunned. He stuck his head out to see how [Wendell] Vice Admiral stood on the cannonball and looked cool, so that he could flatter Li Li.
As a result, the Marine branch collapsed?!
On the contrary, Captain [Willy] on the side rushed to the nearest alarm phone bug without saying a word and shouted: "Enemy attack! Enemy attack! Enemy attack!".