General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 226 Navy Branch of the Seven Waters Capital
Late at night, in Rorschach's room.

"I told you, you bastard, did you make a mistake? You called me at two o'clock in the middle of the night? You are a young man who is full of energy and doesn't want to sleep. Can't you be considerate of an old man in his 70s?"

On the table next to the window sill, the phone bug turned into a Sengoku look, staring with a pair of sleepy eyes and spitting at Rorschach.

The resentment contained in the voice was so loud that even the skylark next door heard it.

"Master, calm down, calm down, don't I have something urgent to do with you? Hehe."

Rorschach said with a smile as he licked his face.

The door behind him was carefully pushed open, and Luo Xia knew that Skylark had entered without looking back.

Skylark obediently sat on the edge of the bed next to him and did not disturb Luo Xia's call with Sengoku.

"What's the emergency? Don't tell me, you've caused trouble again. My heart can't stand the stimulation, and I still want to live for a few more years."

Warring States had a dark face and was extremely unhappy.

"I didn't cause trouble, how could I cause trouble?"

Luo Xia laughed dryly and continued:
"It is an urgent matter related to the long-term development of our navy. It is enough to affect a big era, and may be able to change the status quo of this decadent world!"

"Speak humanly!" The corners of Zhan Guo's mouth twitched.

Why did he feel that Rorschach, a bastard, had lost a lot of skin after leaving Marinefando?

Is it because he didn't get beaten up by Garp, Kizaru and others?
Luo Xia glanced at Skylark who was snickering with his lips pursed, and said seriously: "I want Grandpa Warring States to approve the establishment of a naval branch in the Capital of Seven Waters."

"Establish a naval branch in the Capital of Seven Waters?"

Warring States was stunned, "Why did you think of establishing a naval branch in the capital of seven rivers?"

"Is such that……"

Luo Xia briefly told Warring States what was about to happen in the Capital of Seven Waters.

After he finished speaking, Sengoku pondered for a long time, first praised Rorschach's behavior in fighting the tsunami, and then asked:
"The Capital of Seven Waters is indeed a very suitable place to establish a naval base. Do you know why?"

"Because it is an independent island and does not fall under the jurisdiction of any country."

Rorschach gave the answer immediately without thinking.

Warring States nodded slightly: "Yes. The City of Seven Rivers does not belong to any of the franchised countries. It is a commercial and trade city that is independent from the franchised countries and has a world-class shipbuilding industry."

Generally speaking, naval branches are not allowed to be established on the territory of the joining country and must be far away from the capital of the joining country.

This is to prevent the navy from interfering in the domestic affairs of the alliance.

If an island like the Seven Rivers Capital has world-class shipbuilding and is located at a key node of the great shipping route, if a naval branch is built on it, its control over the surrounding areas will definitely be raised to a very high level.

And it can effectively curb the development of pirate forces.

The City of Seven Waters is a neutral and lawful city.

Carrera Company's shipbuilding industry will not prohibit pirates, the navy, or any other force from ordering ships.

Once the navy takes control of this place, it will be very difficult for pirates to get their favorite ships to go to sea.

Warring States then asked: "Then do you know why we don't establish a naval branch in this floating city with such an excellent geographical location?"

"Because it does not belong to any of the participating countries."

The answer Rorschach gave was exactly the same as before.

"Yes, but not quite."

Warring States sighed: "Although our navy's responsibility is to protect the sea and the world, in fact, the vast majority of it is to protect the 170 participating countries."

"The world is too big. Even if the total strength of our navy in the world now exceeds one million, it is still a drop in the bucket and cannot take care of every corner."

"The franchised countries have paid taxes, so the navy will naturally help them when they are in trouble."

"The Capital of Seven Waters is not a member of the World Government, so our navy has no obligation to protect it."

"Old man..." Luo Xia opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Warring States.

"I know what you want to say, but let me finish first."

There was a rustling sound from the Warring States side, and he seemed to be getting up from the bed.After a while, Warring States' voice continued to sound.

“Another reason why the Navy does not establish a naval branch in the Capital of Seven Waters is because Judiciary Island is not far from there and is on an adjacent island.

Although that island is not within the protection obligations of our navy, if the navy stationed on Judiciary Island receives a request for assistance from the Capital of Seven Waters, the navy will be dispatched as long as it is a pirate attack.

I remember that among the military achievements that Penn has made over the years, he helped the Seven Waters City resist pirates.

In addition, although the Capital of Seven Waters does not have its own armed forces.But the boatmen of Carrera Company are more or less powerful and cannot be bullied by ordinary pirates. "

After listening to what Warring States said, Luo Xia pursed her lips and said softly:

“Old man, although Judiciary Island is very close, it is only a few dozen miles away.

If we receive a request for help from the Seven Rivers Capital, the navy will indeed arrive in less than an hour.

But within an hour, maybe dozens of innocent people would fall to the pirates' guns. "

Warring States on the other end of the phone was silent, sighing in his heart that Rorschach was still too emotional and too kind.

But as a navy, being kind is not a bad thing.

If you want to maintain justice and have good intentions, it is absolutely the first and essential condition.

Thinking like this, Warring States made up his mind and decided to agree to Luo Xia's request.

He said: "I can approve the establishment of a new naval branch and the construction of a naval base in the Capital of Seven Waters.

But there is one thing, you have to get permission from that mayor Iceberg.

In addition, the headquarters currently does not have many troops that can be allocated.

You need to figure this out yourself. "

When Luo Xia heard this, he immediately became happy and said quickly: "No problem, old man! As for the military strength, there is one in the Capital of Seven Rivers. Those boatmen from Carrera Company are very suitable for the navy. Capital of Seven Rivers is their home. They will also work harder to protect their hometown."

"Boatman?" Warring States frowned.

"Yes, I asked before. Most of the boatmen of Carrera Company are willing to join the navy, but they just don't want to leave the Seven Waters City or give up their jobs..."

Before Luo Xia finished speaking, he was interrupted by Warring States.

Warring States frowned and said: "If you don't want to give up your job, how can you join the navy? Joining the navy requires training, and strength alone cannot form an effective combat capability. It's okay to meet ordinary pirates, but if you meet more powerful ones, I'm afraid It will collapse at the first touch.”

"They don't need to give up their jobs, that's what I think."

Rorschach smiled and explained to Warring States that in peacetime they were people from all walks of life, but in wartime they were militiamen who took up swords and guns to defend their homes.

"As long as the boatmen of Carrera Company join the peripheral navy and become militiamen, and let them use their spare time to participate in basic combat training, they can quickly form a strong combat effectiveness."

“And the biggest advantage of doing this is that we at the Navy Headquarters don’t need to spend too much military expenditures on them.

We only need to arrange a small team in the Capital of Seven Waters, teach them daily training, and at the same time recruit young people who are willing to devote themselves to the righteous camp. "

"If this continues, within three to five years, the Capital of the Seven Waters, a key maritime city, will become one of the most important strategic transfer stations for our navy on the great route!"

"We can also copy this model and expand the peripheral navy to every island and village in the world that is willing to protect itself."

After listening to Rorschach's analysis and explanation, Warring States, who was far away at the Navy Headquarters, was completely stunned.

Militia, peripheral navy, such simple and easy-to-understand new terms made Seng Guo, a veteran who had been in high positions in the navy for decades, instantly understand the huge power contained in them.

If the theory described by Rorschach can be successfully realized, then it is conceivable that in the near future, the navy will have many times or even more peripheral members than the regular navy.

However, this kind of large-scale expansion will definitely not make the higher-ups happy.

Warring States was shocked and sighed at the same time.

The talent of a general!

Zefa is right, Luo Xia is really a talented general.

Seeing that there was no response from Warring States, Luo Xia tentatively made his last request.

"Grandpa Warring States, I request that Peng En be appointed as the first base commander of the Navy branch of the Seven Rivers City."

(End of this chapter)