Saint Satan's words were sharp, and he didn't give Zhan Guo any face at all.
Now that the situation has developed to this point, Saint Satan will definitely not change his mind because of Zhan Guo's opinion.
In the battle of Red Canyon, the powerful strength displayed by Yuichi Tsugakuni made Satan Saint extremely wary. If there is no way to kill Yuichi Tsugakuni this time and completely eliminate the threat of the New Navy, then I am afraid that within the next few decades, the foundation of the World Government will be shaken by the New Navy.
This is something that can be foreseen. The new navy has dominated the entire New World in just a few years of development. If they are given some more time, their tentacles will definitely extend to the first half of the Grand Line. This sea area is something that the Celestial Dragons cannot give up at any cost.
The actions of the Five Elders have been approved by Lord Im. This battle is not only about the World Government's rule over this world, but also about the status of the Five Elders in Lord Im's mind.
The Five Elders are not irreplaceable.
Under the harsh rebuke of Saint Satan, Marshal Zhan Guo said nothing more and silently closed his mouth.
"boom--"
A loud roar came from the stern of the ship, and the entire warship slid forward rapidly along the cloud track. In the blink of an eye, it had rushed out of the red soil continent and fell towards the sea of clouds below.
Zhan Guo stood at the bow without saying a word, the gloom on his face lingering for a long time.
The operations of the Navy Headquarters are still continuing. After the command ship carrying Sengoku and Satan Sheng left the Red Earth Continent, more and more warships flew towards the sea of clouds below.
For this operation, the Navy mobilized all its elite troops. The World Government did the same, deploying its elite troops, ready for a do-or-die battle.
The island of origin.
The assembly order was quickly spread throughout the island, and soldiers came out of the bunkers one after another and towed the ships that were originally docked on the coast onto the beach.
The junior sergeants actually didn't know why their superiors asked them to tow the ship onto the beach. They only knew that they needed to obey their superiors' orders at this time.
But soon, the soldiers understood that such an order would be passed down from above.
After all the warships were dragged onto the beach, the entire Starting Island began to shake violently. Amidst the earthquake, the soldiers suddenly discovered that the land they were on was slowly rising into the air.
“Ohhhhhh—”
"What happened?! The island moved?"
"It's floating, the island is floating!!"
The soldiers who had just towed the warship onto land suddenly found that the land they were on was slowly floating up, and everyone's face showed deep shock.
Some spies from external forces who were inserted into the new navy team system had their pupils trembled when they saw this scene. After realizing the new trends of the new navy, they tried to find opportunities to leave the team and report the latest situation to their superiors.
In the center of the island, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi and a group of new naval high-ranking officials gathered in an open space, feeling the vibration under their feet. Even Mihawk, who had always had a calm expression, couldn't help but glance sideways at Yixiao, with a look of deep surprise in his eyes.
Ever since he met Yixiao, he had never seen Yixiao use his abilities to their full potential. The impression Yixiao left on Mihawk was always that of a person with excellent swordsmanship. In terms of domineering aura and swordsmanship alone, there was still a small gap between him and himself.
In addition to his sword skills, Yixiao's most commonly used ability in battle is to summon meteorites to attack the enemy. That kind of massive attack may be enough to destroy the world in the eyes of others, but in Mihawk's eyes, it does not pose much threat to him.
only.
Now Mihawk's understanding of Yixiao's strength has been refreshed.
The island under their feet was very large, and Yixiao's ability could actually affect the entire island. Mihawk had not thought at first that such a large island could be floated in the air.
“So cool!”
"Mr. Yixiao!"
Even someone with a proud personality like Mihawk was a little surprised by his ability to smile, let alone others.
Abel exclaimed in shock as he watched the island beneath his feet begin to float into the air.
The World Government and the Navy Headquarters are going all out to destroy the New Navy. But isn't the New Navy also doing the same?
Whether it is Yixiao or Tsugikuni Yoshiichi, in order to deal with this war and protect the soldiers who follow them, they will not hold back on the enemy.
The patrol ship discovered that the navy headquarters' warships were to the east of the starting island. The distance of about three nautical miles was not too far. It only took a few minutes for Yixiao to drive across the entire island to the destination.
The warships of the Navy Headquarters dispersed on the sea to make room for the falling warships. The warships that fell into the sea earlier also took on patrol and guard missions, and began to spread out and explore the surrounding sea areas and anchor their own positions.
"Then what is that?!!"
Soon, a lookout on a patrol ship noticed something unusual. To the west of the area where the warships were assembled, a massive black shadow loomed in the mist, rapidly approaching them.
More and more patrol ship soldiers noticed the abnormality in the distance, and everyone's face showed confusion, wondering what the huge black shadow in the clouds was.
"Dark clouds?"
"No, how can there be such dark clouds?"
The soldiers who discovered the abnormality reported the situation to higher authorities. Just when Zhan Guo and others received the news, the dark shadow above the clouds fell rapidly. In the blink of an eye, an island emerged from the clouds.
“!!!!”
"Island?!"
This scene made the faces of the sailors on the sea change suddenly, and they exclaimed in disbelief.
Borsalino also saw the island slowly descending through the clouds, and a look of deep surprise appeared on his face.
While Borsalino was stunned, the island was getting closer and closer to this sea area.
"ju——"
Suddenly, a sharp burst of cannon fire was heard directly by the navy.
The pitch-black shells streaked across the sky, rubbing violently against the air, making a series of whistling sounds, and in the blink of an eye they landed on the sea not far from the ship and exploded.
"boom--"
One shot caused a thousand waves, and the naval fleet under fire became panicked. For a moment, the alarm filled the entire sea.
"Enemy attack!!! It's an enemy attack!"
"Enemy bombardment, evade, evade quickly!"
The previous artillery attack was just a test of aiming. After the distance was properly determined, bursts of artillery fire were heard from the distant islands. Countless shells streaked across the sky and fell towards this naval fleet.
Three nautical miles is a distance of five or six thousand meters.
The most advanced naval guns in the world have a range of less than 2km. Beyond this distance, not to mention whether the shells can hit the target, the accuracy cannot be guaranteed.
However, at this time, the distance between the island in the distance and this sea area is about 4km, but the artillery shells on the other island can accurately fall into this sea area, and their range and accuracy are far beyond ordinary naval guns.
The higher you stand, the farther you shoot.
The coastal defense guns owned by the new navy were not actually much more advanced than the naval guns owned by the navy headquarters’ ships, but with the support of the first school’s capabilities, the starting island was able to float in the air, and since they occupied a higher geographical location, they naturally had a longer range than their opponents.
As for accuracy, a rough estimate is enough.
Hundreds of warships from the Navy Headquarters gathered in this sea area, and more and more warships were falling from the sky. With such a dense fleet deployment, the New Navy actually didn't need to aim at all to cause huge damage to the Navy Headquarters.
“Boom boom boom boom—”
Just when the people at the Navy Headquarters had not yet reacted to what was happening, another round of artillery fire came from a distant island. Screams came from the sky, and dense artillery shells filled the entire sky.
Amid the panicked cries of the headquarters navy, the shells fell one after another and exploded in the sea.
The roar was deafening. Some of the less fortunate ships were directly hit by the shells, but even the 100-meter-long ships of the Navy Headquarters would face the danger of capsizing after being hit by a shell. Some ships were even hit several times in a row and sank directly into the sea.
"Spread out and avoid the bombardment."
"Move closer to that island and return fire to protect the sinking warship."
At this time, the highest commander in this sea area was Admiral Borsalino. Kuzan had been sent back to the Navy Headquarters after being seriously injured. Another Admiral Sakaski was standing on the Red Earth Continent, while Marshal Sengoku was still in the air.
But faced with such an attack, only Borsalino could make a quick decision.
Although the identity of the enemy has not yet been determined, Borsalino has some guesses about the attacker.
I guess it’s those guys from the new navy!
Although the New World has a vast ocean and is full of powerful people with special abilities, Borsalino can only think of two people who might be able to do this.
One is Ichiro, the right-hand man of Yoriichi Tsugakuni, who ate the gravity fruit.
Another one is the long-dead captain of the Flying Pirates, Shiki the Golden Lion!
The New World probably has the ability and courage to grasp their positions so accurately and attack the naval fleet only the New Navy has this ability and courage.
In fact, just as Borsalino expected, after receiving the news from his subordinates, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi did not let his subordinates board the ship and set sail to fight.
Instead, he asked Yixiao to use his ability to control the island to rise into the air. It was only three nautical miles away. The island only needed to rise high enough to observe the position of the Navy Headquarters fleet with the help of a telescope.
The weather today is very good and the visibility is also very good.
The new navy does not need to go out to sea to engage in artillery battles or close combat with the fleet of the Navy Headquarters. It can destroy the enemy's manpower by relying on its range advantage.
Although the soldiers participating in the operation of the Navy Headquarters this time are the elite among the elite, there are very few of them who can directly resist the bombardment of this level from the New Navy.
There are very few generals and colonels capable of protecting the ships under such bombardment.
The new navy launched round after round of bombardment, and at this time they were not stingy with their shells at all.
Under Borsalino's command, the fleet of the Navy Headquarters quickly dispersed from all directions, and then moved quickly towards the distant islands.
get away? !
This is impossible, because there are still many warships of the Navy Headquarters heading towards this sea area. If these ships only care about escaping on their own, the falling warships will become targets of the new navy.
The best way was actually just as Borsalino had decided, which was to approach quickly and engage the enemy at close range, so as to suppress the new navy's bombardment and give the sinking warship a chance to breathe.
The New Navy's artillery fire began to disperse, and the soldiers on the island selectively attacked the target warships approaching them. Facing moving targets, the New Navy's artillery fire efficiency also decreased. Moreover, there were also outstanding officers on the warships of the Navy Headquarters, and often dozens of shells were not enough to successfully destroy a warship.
On the edge of a cliff on the Island of Origin, Yuichiro Tsugikuni was holding a telescope in both hands, observing the battlefield in the distance.
Seeing that the effectiveness of his own artillery fire had sharply decreased, he ordered his navy to turn the direction of their guns, completely ignoring the headquarters warships that were heading towards him, and instead aiming at the warships that were in mid-air and falling towards the sea.
Although the Sky Island Octopus can wrap around the warships and allow the headquarters warships to land smoothly on the sea, the headquarters warships in mid-air have no way to change direction. As long as a certain lead time is controlled, these ships will become targets for the new navy's test guns.
Under the intensive bombardment of the New Navy, the battlefield had turned into a meat grinder. The elite soldiers of the Navy Headquarters were buried in the sea before they even had a chance to see who the enemy was.
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi had no intention of talking to the people from the Naval Headquarters, and he was too lazy to even say words to persuade them to surrender.
From the moment the Navy Headquarters' ships appeared in large numbers in the New World, both sides had actually lost the possibility of negotiation. Since war was no longer avoidable, in order to protect his soldiers, Yoriichi had to make such a decision.
There are so many elite members in the Marine Headquarters. It is impossible to say that all of them are loyal to the World Government.
Even if we take a step back and say that they are loyal to the World Government, are those navy members necessarily bad guys?
No, there are still many passionate young people in the Navy Headquarters under the command of Marshal Sengoku. Those soldiers hate evil and hope to use their own strength to bring peace to the world. In every sense, they can be regarded as good people.
But on the battlefield, there is only a distinction between positions, not between good and bad.
Behind the New Navy, there are also thousands of families. As the supreme commander of the New Navy, Tsugumi Yoshiichi must be responsible for his subordinates.
After several rounds of bombardment, the Island of Origin became quiet.
The gun barrel needed to cool down, which also gave the people in the Navy Headquarters some time to react.
Through the telescope, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi saw many headquarters navy officers struggling to survive at sea, and there was no expression of joy on their faces for successfully attacking the enemy.
In fact, Tsugikuni Yoriichi wanted to avoid a full-scale war as much as possible. If something like this happened, no matter what the final outcome would be, it would be a lose-lose situation. Yoriichi didn't want to see such a scene from the bottom of his heart.
Yoriichir's will seemed to be a little depressed, and the subtle changes were also felt by Mihawk beside him.
Mihawk knew Tsugikoku Yoriichi too well. He patted Yoriichi's back gently and said softly:
“It’s not your fault.”
"You don't need to apologize for this either."
"If you truly feel guilty, end this war as soon as possible."
(End of this chapter)
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