The sun rose above the sea level, and the morning sunlight illuminated the harbor of Marinford with a golden hue.
There are no so-called holidays in the navy's work. When there are missions, you are busy. When there are no missions, apart from training, the rest of the time is your own.
The navy stationed in the Four Seas had relatively few training missions, and the navy there had more time for themselves. However, the training pressure on the main navy of Marinford was much greater. Moreover, because the main navy often had to go out to sea to hunt down powerful pirates that the branch navy could not handle, the naval port of Marinford was always very busy.
However, for some unknown reason, the naval port was unusually quiet today.
The near seas and the distant seas were no longer filled with ships as they were in the past. All the warships were docked at the naval ports, and no ship left the naval headquarters.
The sailors guarding the naval port also had solemn expressions on their faces, with a hint of worry between their brows compared to before.
The uneasy mood of the upper echelons eventually affected the different naval forces on duty at the lowest level. Although these ordinary naval forces had no idea what was happening in the holy land, the uneasy mood of the senior commanders was passed down step by step after they learned the news, and now it has affected all the naval forces in the headquarters.
In a large conference room at the headquarters.
All officers above the rank of vice admiral of the Naval Headquarters gathered together. Although some vice admirals were dispatched to perform missions, the situation was urgent and Zhan Guo no longer had time to wait for them to return.
In the center of the conference room, there is a long oval table. Only generals and some senior lieutenant generals can sit at the table. As for the lieutenant generals with less seniority and weaker strength, they can only sit in the corner with stools to attend the meeting.
It was clearly an internal meeting of the Navy Headquarters, but the person sitting in the main seat was not Admiral Sengoku or the other admirals, but Tsugumi Yoriichi.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni, who had just accompanied Zephyr to complete the grave relocation, had no time to change his clothes. After the meeting, he was invited by Sengoku to attend this high-level meeting within the Navy Headquarters.
After getting rid of the Holy Land and the Celestial Dragons, Yoshikazu Tsugakuni was actually considering how to deal with the Marine Headquarters.
Yoriichi Tsugakuni didn't want to go to war with these former colleagues. He originally planned to persuade Sengoku, but Sengoku's tact was beyond Yoriichi Tsugakuni's expectations.
It was unexpected that someone like Sengoku, who was able to rise to the high position of Admiral of the Navy, actually had no desire to control power.
The huge conference room was extremely quiet at this moment.
Sitting in a seat next to Jigoku Yoshida, Zhan Guo looked around and saw that all the important figures of the Navy Headquarters had arrived. He also coughed lightly. After attracting everyone's attention, Zhan Guo slowly stood up and said:
"Everyone who should be here has arrived, so let's start the meeting."
"I called all of you here this time for no other reason than to make a few announcements."
"I think some of you who are well-informed already know about this, and I think many of you probably didn't sleep well last night."
"I think you can all get a good night's sleep after today's meeting."
At the beginning of the meeting, Sengoku acted as a riddler, and some uninformed navy officers focused their attention on Sengoku. After hearing what Sengoku said, their eyes inadvertently swept over Yoriichi Tsugakuni who was sitting in the main seat, and they guessed in their hearts that what happened next might be related to Yoriichi Tsugakuni and Zephyr.
"Just last night, Tsugikoku-Yuichi and I reached the holy land of Marinjoa."
"Under the leadership of Yoriichi Tsugikuni, the holy land has been destroyed."
"All the Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land will be killed!"
As Zhan Guo finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the conference room.
Borsalino and Sakaski had received the news as early as last night, but when they heard Zhan Guo openly announce such a thing in the conference room, their faces couldn't help but tremble slightly.
Obviously, such news would shock them no matter how many times they heard it.
Magellan, one of the three admirals, had a slightly weaker intelligence network at the headquarters. This was the first time he heard such news. At this moment, he looked at Zhan Guo in astonishment, his mouth slightly open, and he even forgot to breathe.
"What!!!"
"The holy land was destroyed? All the Celestial Dragons were killed?! How is this possible!!!"
"Marshal Zhan Guo, what are you talking about?!"
After a while, bursts of exclamations were heard. Those lieutenant generals who were slow to realize the news were shocked by the news given by Zhan Guo. Some of them even ignored their own image, stood up suddenly, and asked Zhan Guo questions repeatedly.
The originally quiet meeting room was now filled with noise.
Zhan Guo stood beside Tsugikuni Yoriichi, observing the behavior and demeanor of the lieutenant generals in the conference room with a cold eye. He allowed the participants to ask questions without restraint. When the discussion in the conference room gradually died down, Zhan Guo continued calmly:
"The news I just said can be easily verified and confirmed."
"I sent a small team to the Holy Land last night. By noon at the latest, images of the Malinjoa ruins should be transmitted back to the Navy Headquarters."
"By then, you should be able to confirm what I said."
As he spoke, Zhan Guo extended his hand to calm down the several lieutenant admirals who had stood up, indicating that they should sit down. With the prestige he had accumulated over the years in the Navy Headquarters, the originally slightly noisy meeting room quickly returned to calm.
Zhan Guo had already said this much, and the accuracy of the news should be beyond doubt, but many lieutenant generals still had a blank mind at this moment. It was because the news brought by Zhan Guo was too shocking. Although there were only a few sentences, the amount of information contained in it and the impact this matter would have on them were too great.
Many lieutenant generals were confused at this moment.
Holy Land Celestial Dragons.
The huge force that had ruled the world for eight hundred years was overthrown overnight. Anyone who heard about this would have to have the first reaction of disbelief.
"The holy land was destroyed, and the Celestial Dragons were exterminated. This news is absolutely true."
“Because I saw it with my own eyes.”
"The reason I called you here this time, besides announcing this news, is to discuss how we are going to fill the void left by the disappearance of the Celestial Dragons."
"What do you have?"
Before Zhan Guo could finish his words, a young lieutenant general stood up beside the wall and interrupted him directly:
"Marshal of the Warring States Period!!!"
A loud shout caught everyone's attention.
When everyone looked over, the vice admiral pointed at Tsugikoku Yoriichi, who was sitting in the main seat, and asked angrily:
"Marshal Sengoku, you said it was this Tsugikuni Yoriichi who destroyed the holy land, right?!"
"So what are we doing now?!"
"How come this criminal who dared to offend the Celestial Dragons can sit in the meeting room of our Marine Headquarters with such openness?!"
"As marines, shouldn't we capture and kill this guy right here?!"
Although he is called a young lieutenant general, he is actually over 40 years old and can be considered as a young and vigorous member of the unit.
However, when he said this, the eyes of several lieutenant generals beside him showed a bit of confusion, and then they quietly distanced themselves from the lieutenant general.
Yoriichi Tsugumi destroyed the holy land and slaughtered the Celestial Dragons.
Isn't it obvious what this guy meant when he appeared at the internal meeting of their Navy Headquarters with Zhan Guo?!
What Sengoku said just now was so clear. He, the naval marshal, also ascended the holy land with Yoriichi Tsugikuni.
This was a coup that was carried out openly, and the core figures of the coup were Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Sengoku.
Singing a different tune from Tsugikoku Yuichi? Isn't this also singing a different tune from the Warring States?
Putting aside the extent of their strength, just talking about power, a Vice Admiral could actually glare at the Navy Admiral?!
The Celestial Dragons no longer exist, and the World Government is probably in name only. In the current Marine Headquarters, it can almost be said that Sengoku has the final say.
Maybe some people are indeed dissatisfied, but how can they show it in a meeting like this?
Afraid that the liquidation won't be fast enough?!
Lieutenant General Maynard
Zhan Guo looked at the lieutenant general who stood up, his eyes narrowed slightly, and the tone he spoke in was very intimidating.
Like the vast majority of people in this world, Maynard received the most "orthodox" education from the World Government, and has an inexplicable sense of belonging to the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.
He is not an upright person, but in the navy, Maynard is considered a loyal person. Be it to the World Government or the Navy Headquarters, he is a pure soldier who sometimes regards his mission as more important than his life.
From the perspective of the World Government, Maynard can be considered a "die-hard fan".
However, the current Marine Headquarters no longer needs those who are loyal to the World Government.
"Maynard, sit down!"
Maynard is a hawk and is considered to be from the same faction as Sakaski. Seeing Maynard actually jump out to criticize Sengoku and Tsugakuni Yoriichi, Sakaski frowned and shouted angrily.
When one's status reaches Sakaski's level, "loyalty" in the simple sense no longer exists.
Sakaski is loyal to his uniform and his ideals, but that's all he is loyal to the Celestial Dragons.
When the existence of the Celestial Dragons can stabilize the world, obeying their will is naturally the best choice.
But now all the Tianlong people are gone, and the World Government is in name only. In order to keep the world stable, Sakaski will naturally start looking for other ways.
He would not be so foolish as to seek revenge for the Celestial Dragons. That kind of thing would have no meaning for the stability of the world.
On the contrary, if Yoriichi Tsugakuni can bring stability back to the world, it is not impossible for Sakaski to change his position and assist Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
The ultimate pursuit and ideal of the generals is to hope that the world can be stable.
As for who is in power at the top, Sakaski doesn't really care.
As long as the person in that position is someone he recognizes as being able to restore stability to the world, that will be enough.
As for Borsalino, that guy's sense of autonomy is even stronger than Sakaski's. He and Jigoku Yuichi have had a close relationship for a long time.
As for Magellan, the new general basically followed Zhan Guo's lead. After hearing this news, he was still digesting it.
Other veteran lieutenant generals like He have close relations with the Warring States. They had actually already decided how to deal with such a huge change last night.
The fusion of the new navy and the naval headquarters is truly unstoppable this time.
The officers present all knew what was going on. Those who didn't would only end up getting hurt if they jumped out.
For a moment, the lieutenant generals in the conference room all looked at Yuichi Tsugakuten quietly, observing Yuichi Tsugakuten's expression. They all wanted to see how Yuichi Tsugakuten would deal with that guy.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that from the moment Tsugikoku Yoshiichi took the throne, the real boss of the Marine Headquarters was no longer Marshal Sengoku.
Sakaski's angry shouts did not calm Lieutenant General Maynard down. On the contrary, he saw that Sakaski had found his backbone and said in a low voice:
"General Sakaski, don't you, an upright person like you, have anything to say after seeing this?!"
"Isn't Tsugikuni Yoriichi a wanted criminal? And this guy actually attacked the holy land!"
"How can such a person sit in our navy's conference room!"
"Are we still the navy?!"
"Such a guy"
Maynard seemed to have a lot of opinions about Tsugikoku Yoshiichi. In fact, he was sent to attack the New Navy that year, and later escaped from Abel's hands by chance. In fact, there is really an irreconcilable hatred between him and the New Navy.
However, before Maynard could finish his words, Sakaski interrupted him angrily:
"shut up!"
"Who do you think you are? You keep talking about us, the navy?"
"As a navy officer, how could you not take Marshal Zhan Guo seriously?!"
"In your eyes, do you still see me as a great general?"
"Now! Shut up! Sit down!"
Sakaski was furious and bit off the cigar in his mouth, which fell to the ground.
Maynard is loud, but Sakaski is louder.
Maynard was also overwhelmed by Sakaski's momentum for a moment. He opened his mouth and looked at Sakaski in disbelief, then sat down on the chair in silence without saying a word.
Seeing him sit down, Sakaski's expression eased a little. He glanced at the calm Tsugikuni Yoriichi, then stood up and saluted towards Sengoku, saying with some self-blame:
"I'm truly sorry, Marshal Zhan Guo, I failed to discipline my subordinates well."
"After the meeting, I will definitely punish him severely and give you a satisfactory answer."
Sakaski quietly gave Zhan Guo a way out, but Zhan Guo had no intention of following it.
"From today on, Lieutenant General Maynard will be transferred to East Sea Rog Town as the base commander."
"Maynard, don't sit still. Get ready and take up your post immediately!"
The farce happened right before Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's eyes. After hearing what Sengoku had done to Maynard, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi suddenly interrupted:
"Marshal Zhan Guo, being transferred to Rogue Town is a waste of talent."
"Maynard is very capable, but it's a waste for him to serve in a place like Donghai."
"Let's go to the new world! Work under Yixiao!"
Tsugumi Yoriichi's words shocked everyone present. Zhan Guo did not object at all when he heard it, and nodded to Tsugumi Yoriichi.
This little interaction between the two made everyone nervous.
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi actually has a say in personnel appointments within the navy!
(End of this chapter)
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