My friends are all pirates

Anyway, Tianlong people are stupid!

Speaking of which, Sakaski just asked him to borrow a personal phone bug, saying that he wanted to contact Kuzan, but he didn't know what he was going to talk about.

or?Overhear?

Garp, who happened to have nothing on his hands, felt his feet itchy.

Strolling over at this time, it should have just started playing.

The more he thought about it, the more he found it interesting. Garp kept his snot-toothed and disrecognizable attitude, walked all the way to the door of Sakalski's office, glared at the sea soldier who wanted to open the door for him, and waved them away.

Then he leaned forward.

Garp, who hadn't even chewed on the peel, relied on the abnormal body bestowed by heaven to eat. He had excellent hearing, and he could clearly hear Sakalski's voice inside through the thick door.

"Well, well, I see, that's it."

ah?Already finished?

How does this work?

Garp stopped eavesdropping, he opened the door and walked in.

"Lieutenant General Karp, you came just in time." Sakalski was not surprised to see Garp who was visiting randomly. Garp who was not visiting was a fake Karp. "Just now news came from the cruise fleet that there is a The pirate fleet broke into our rear defense zone."

"Are you sure it's a pirate?" Garp was taken aback, and he also noticed that Sakaski didn't take his personal phone bug.

"Yes, they broke through the blockade of the cruise fleet of the Red Earth Continent, and they carried the flag of all nations."

Strange, pirates are starting to act like a navy?

"Except for this branch, there are similar returns in several important contact points, but most of them are privateers."

"Let's not talk about other places, is our loss big here?"

"Although there were some accidents, the port was not damaged, but many merchant ships were sunk."

"Sink directly?"

"Yes."

There was silence in the office, and the cynical expression on Cap's face disappeared.

He thought of the letter again.

The major general is responsible for managing the cordon between the Red Earth Continent and the G1 branch.

And the generals of the headquarters will go to battle in person.

"It's really divided..." Garp rubbed his chin, "Lingling, his style has changed."

"Maybe it wasn't what she meant." Sakaski said, "She brought out all her children this time. We have been paying attention to her son named Katakuri for a long time."

So far, neither Sakasky nor Karp think that the pirates really have the ability to destroy the trade routes of the world government in the direction of war, let alone that this is a purposeful and special operation of the pirates.

It's not pirates at all.

Pirates claim to be free, so they are loose, even the emperor of the sea.

It's okay to get them together, but it's okay to disperse them.

From the Navy's point of view, this is the outbreak of the pirate's undisciplined spirit. After all, in today's new world, there are more merchant ships than ever because of military recruitment.

Even the emperor of the sea can't resist this temptation, after all, pirates.

"Then it's time for us to take action." Garp thought thoughtfully.

Such unscrupulous contempt in the core sea area of ​​​​the fleet defense zone has indeed exceeded the navy's fault tolerance limit from a risk perspective.

Based on the traditional belief of trade protection, if the enemy can drive heavy warships into the rear of the navy, it will be difficult for the navy's cruising warships to play a role, and the New World Pirates do not lack strong players who are equivalent to heavy warships.

But if the pirates do this, even if they really want to disturb the attention of the main force of the navy, it means that the current navy assembled by the G1 branch is more powerful than the main fleet of the nations.

That's what Karp has wanted to know all along.

The pirate has shown his "flaws", and he will also attack bravely.

He only needs to block Lingling, and Sakaski can clean up Lingling's children by himself.

Moreover, there was another unit arranged to plug the leak, and Karp never let that person show up, waiting for the surprise during the decisive battle.

After the decision was made, Karp stopped procrastinating and called Sakaski, and the two went out together to summon the generals.

With the exciting order of action, only an hour later, all the necessary troops to replenish the crew had been boarded, the warships were loaded with supplies, and the weather also helped. It has already appeared that when the navy issued the signal to prepare for anchoring, the wind has rapidly strengthened and turned into a real westerly wind. The navy fleet has left the port according to the original plan. They will sail at night with high morale and superb sailing quality. Avoid the spies of all nations, and take advantage of the weakness of the pirates who are not good at quickly recovering their formations to fight a decisive battle when the pirates do not expect it.

And the same move also happened on the side of the fleet of all nations.

After receiving the long-awaited information that "the navy has left port or started sailing", Asherid began his command of the fleet of all nations.

He also chose to march at night.

Like Blue Star, in the world of One Piece in the Age of Sail, it is not customary for the fleet to cruise in a fixed formation, and the navigation formation is rarely kept until night. Even a small maneuver adjustment can fundamentally affect the navigation formation of the entire fleet. destruction.

However, the navigation goals of the two parties must be the same, because in the new world, no matter whether it is a fleet or a single ship, they can only travel island by island.

Asherid didn't want to fight the G1 branch. He chose another island on the way to the G1 branch. This island, which was originally used as a gathering point for privateers in the New World, is now in the hands of the Navy.

At one o'clock in the morning, with the help of Xia Li, Acherid made the fleet reach the predetermined position he wanted, so he ordered to shift to sail slowly against the wind. According to the tactical memorandum he made himself, he separated a forward fleet consisting of nine ships. Two-deck warships, five of which were scouting in front of the fleet, and the remaining four were responsible for contacting the cruise fleet on the other side. At the same time, he issued an order to form a sailing formation, but the sailing condition of three warships was very bad , so he let them choose a convenient position for themselves.

When the island as the destination finally appeared within the line of sight of the fleet of all nations by starlight, the pirate standing on the watchtower on the sea that was not yet fully bright had already seen the hazy sea level in the distance, emerging A mast with a navy flag flying.

Neither sooner nor later, everyone knows the benefits of fighting first, and they are destined to fight thousands of miles away.

In this life, Alsherid, who finally had the opportunity to command the large army again, began to maneuver on the battlefield with great interest.

Chapter 180 4 This Pirate Has a Strange Painting Style [-]K

The unexpected encounter between the Fleet of All Nations and the Navy was somewhat beyond the expectations of both parties, but the pirates had already won a victory outside of this battlefield.

Because Katakuri executed his mission beautifully.

The major general in charge of the rear cruise was extremely depressed. When he replenished his supplies and fresh water and was about to lead a squadron composed of 1 warships of various types to return to the command of Lieutenant General Garp according to the order of the G19 branch, a gust of westerly wind came again. Drive him back to the original harbor, and before he was able to set sail again, he received an order from the headquarters to let him escort the merchant fleet to move on, so the major general had to follow the order and change his actions. When the main fleet of the G1 branch met unexpectedly, he was still two hundred miles away and was still sailing eastward. Until the end of this decisive battle, he could not leave the merchant fleet.

Therefore, although the ghost fleet also had no chance to participate in this decisive battle from the beginning to the end, they prevented the key assembly of the naval fleet at the decisive moment, fully satisfying Asherid's expectations.

As a result, when Garp and Sakaski both received communications from warships ahead, reporting to them that the pirate fleet had encountered them unexpectedly, although they had nearly forty heavy warships at hand, However, most of the small warships that were flexible in the original plan failed to assemble smoothly. Fortunately, in the fleet of all nations, there are [-] ships that meet the standards of heavy warships.

As for the order from the headquarters, Karp and Sakarski have nothing to do.

The urgency of the trade protection task is the most fundamental and profound difference between the naval and army strategies.

Where the navy is outside the great waterway, it simply focuses on protecting trade.

Garp fully respects the unexpectedness of the sea, but he also firmly believes that pirates are just pirates. This has nothing to do with stubbornness and arrogance, but the experience of generations of the Navy.

Although they have already met, neither side is in a hurry to make a move.

The current wind direction does not allow both fleets to attack quickly, and all that can be done is to reorganize the sailing formation.

They are far enough apart that all weapons are ineffective. Although Garp is fierce, he will not be reckless enough to abandon the formation and attack the opponent's main formation.

When the scale reaches this level, it can't be wasteful. Guns can't kill the strong, but they can kill the strong.

He and Lingling are "old friends".

An hour later, Garp received another report from the observation ship—the wind had subsided, but the pirates began to move northwest.

If the other party is also a regular army, Garp will judge that this is the other party trying to lure him to sneak past from the near shore side, but the other party is a pirate, and he, like everyone else, reserves his opinion.

But he confirmed one thing, the pirates planned to have a real naval battle with him, and a real naval battle always required both sides to carry out long sea maneuvers.

Garp is very curious about how long the pirates can keep their patience.

At the same time, Yasherid rushed to inform the two captains by phone, allowing them to take advantage of their flexibility compared to warships to maintain contact, and at the same time asked the vanguard fleet to continue sailing in the direction he had previously selected.

The behavior of the pirates dividing their forces again excited the navy who observed this. At dawn, the commanders of the squadrons at the front were confident and decided to go into battle after completing their positions, but the pirates' vanguard fleet did not appear. The position they wanted, so the commander, who had been eager to adjust his position before, had to start the maneuver again, but accomplishing this task in the light wind was beyond the seamanship of the ship he commanded.

But for the fleet of nations with Homiz as a sailor and a mixed boat with sails and oars, this difficulty can be overcome.

The change in the wind was in line with Xiali's divination results. She was always by Asherid's side, notifying him of the change at all times. The well-prepared Asherid took advantage of the wind and ordered another change of course, while the Navy, just as he said As hoped, she was forced to turn west and struggled to form a sailing formation on this course.

The fast ships of the nations are constantly reporting the observation results. The naval fleet is being adjusted into three battle fleets and two defense fleets. The defense fleet is kept at the upper end of the battle fleet.

Obviously, by this time, the organization of the naval fleet still follows the tactical concept of "equal battle lines", and it is still believed that the principle of concentration of forces will still be used by the lack of cohesion of the pirate fleet, and this operational order is based on this traditional concept. Tactical Arrangements - If the enemy concentrates his forces in any part, the Defending Fleet acts as a reserve to go in support.

However, a bad trouble also caught up with them at this time. As the sun rose, a storm hit, and the good weather was over. Fog and rain covered the sea, making visibility very limited. Nervous and anxious, the navy began to search for the pirates in the fog, but failed to find any traces.

Not only that, but in the sudden strong wind that changed direction, the lack of flexibility of the naval fleet began to be very obvious. Since the ships were mainly medium and large warships, their maneuvering was extremely inconvenient. After three hours of hard work , The torrential rain passed, but this clumsy fleet still failed to form the array they wanted.

On the surface, Alcherid's plan has been going well so far.

At this time, the captains of the Fleet of All Nations had a new understanding of the weak mermaid beside Asherid.

But they didn't just know Asherid.

With only one fortune-teller and a guide bird, the effects of Asherid's series of commands so far have convinced them. Even though most of them are Charlotte Lingling's own children, they no longer have any doubts about Asherid's orders.

In the past, it belonged to them to passively accept the treatment of maneuvering at sea and only being able to see but not hit the enemy.

When it was noon, the wind began to change from southwest to west, and Ashred suddenly ordered the fleet to turn the rudder to the downwind direction. This order did not bring much trouble to the scattered pirates, but it made the navy almost impossible to be in chaos. Rescue, in the face of the sudden and large-scale turning of the fleet of all nations, the naval officers and soldiers have to pay far more arduous efforts than before when forming a sailing formation. They can only start to line up next to the most leeward battleship.

The commander of the defense fleet tried to keep the starboard side facing the wind, and wanted to occupy the upperwind position of the pirate army. However, under the current wind direction and position, the great difficulty in forming a formation finally forced him to sail his fleet completely to the south—coincidentally What's more, Wanguo's vanguard fleet is also there, and Enilo is on one of the ships.

The clumsy combat fleet that was left behind was still unable to enter an effective firing position. They didn't even have a chance to fire a cannon, and could only sit back and watch the pirate army sail away again.

On the flagship of the navy, both Karp and Sakasky finally had to admit it at this time.

The Big Mom Pirates in front of me are no longer a fleet, but a fleet.

And the person commanding this fleet, if there is no accident, must be the Asherid who can be said to have a unique style in this war.

Even if Garp was killed, he didn't believe that among the pirates there could be sea maneuvers, or he would have spent decades in the navy for nothing.

It's not that he is stubborn, but that even the noble generals of the allied countries don't have this quality. They may have had it before, but they definitely don't have it now. If there are more than ten ships, they will definitely not be able to play.

This person...can't be CP's son, right?

Cap couldn't suppress the thought.

It’s not intentional that the navy often kills CP’s undercover agents, but these undercover agents need to kill the navy in order to complete their missions, why should they be undercover agents?

But to this extent, neither he nor Sakalski can change the reality that sea maneuvering is at a disadvantage. This is not determined by their personal capabilities, but by the composition of the naval fleet.

Moreover, the pirates also have the difficulties encountered by the naval fleet.

After the wind direction changed, Asherid also spent two hours reorganizing the sailing formation, so he let the starboard side of the fleet face the wind, so that the bow of the ship pointed southwest, but by 4 pm, when the navy turned to leeward, Asherid was in a happy mood. Let the fleet turn to the port side to face the wind, and the fleet of all nations turned to the north and slightly westward course. By this time, the fog had been completely blown away by the west wind, and the weather on the sea became clear again. Several warships can already be seen on the masthead.

Asherid finally completed all his maneuvers, the pirates and the navy, the two fleets, approached along the northeast and southwest directions.

At 6 o'clock the next morning, the brightness on the sea was enough to make the two armies look at each other from a distance. The naval fleet that the pirates saw was already a messy pile of ships, extending from the southeast to the northwest. It has been completely destroyed during the long maneuver, and the flagship is behind most of the warships. No matter whether it is Karp or Sakasky staying on it, they cannot provide sufficient support to the friendly forces ahead. Or play the role of "Front Arrow".

Asherid issued the last command—the main fleet of all nations, and rushed straight to the navy in front with a posture of multiple units. The seventeen egg tart ships with the bow firepower as the most important were arranged at the forefront.

At this point, Asherid ended his nearly two-day exciting and tense mission. He gave up his command position and looked at Charlotte Lingling who had been sitting silently on the deck.

"All right, Captain."

The battlefield situation that powerhouses at the level of the emperor of the sea are best at has been achieved, and the firepower projection of the ships of all nations can also be maximized. On the other hand, the navy is greatly reduced. If this is still impossible to win, then Charlotte Lingling will be killed by her. The other two peers laughed until the finale.

To say that Charlotte Lingling is also okay, she just kept silent from the beginning to the end, and let him toss, it's really big hearted.

"Well! Well! Well! Well!" Charlotte Lingling finally said, and said "Well" for a long time, and then said: "You are doing well! Alsherid!"

In the past, her style of play was to throw Homiz out first to create some bad weather. It would be better if the weather was already bad, and it would be much easier to add ingredients.

That flying squirrel did it.

But this time, with Karp and the general candidate from the natural department, this trick is not very easy to use.

Charlotte Lingling was prepared to lose a considerable part of her troops.

"Good luck." Asherid said modestly, "The opposite side sets off well."

"Well~~ Are you lucky, I just know."

Charlotte Lingling nodded approvingly at Asherid, then walked to the bow of the ship with heavy steps.

At this time, the sea was breezy, and the first pirate column had entered the navy area, and the artillery fire was roaring. Although the tenacious naval warships had begun to fight back, as more columns entered, the Charlotte family The members of the team gave full play to the true qualities of "I am the cannon" of the new world pirates, and almost overturned the warships along the way.

"Zeus! Prometheus!"

Charlotte Lingling shouted loudly, rode on the flying thundercloud, lit a big torch on her head, and flew towards the rear of the navy amidst a burst of strange laughter of "well, well, well".

It's too beautiful to look at.

Ashred called Aaron and asked him to take Charlie back to the cabin.