Chapter 206: Circuitous Strategy, Awarded, General Rank! (Three in One)
All the navy on Patrilla Island began to retreat towards the dock. Although Cyrus and his men stopped it in time, the impact of the arrest of the pregnant woman began to spread.
In just one day, the people on the island basically knew that the Navy and the World Government's CP9 planned to capture and execute all the pregnant women on the island.
For a time, families with pregnant women were in a panic, and the entire Patrilla Island was filled with an atmosphere of panic.
In such an atmosphere, the ships of the World Government and the warships of the Navy were docked safely at the dock. For several days in a row, not many people got off the ships. Only the quartermasters who were replenishing supplies occasionally got off the ships to purchase supplies.
Sanjay Mota was knocked unconscious by a smile and regained consciousness the next morning after being unconscious for a night. When he woke up, he was not on his ship, but in a prison on a naval warship.
Not only Sanjay Motta himself, but also his "colleagues" were detained by the Navy, even the little kid who followed Sanjay Motta was not left out.
After Major General Cober attacked the World Government's people, he realized that the situation was not good.
It just so happened that he was injured by Sanjay Motta. Taking this as an excuse, Major General Cober took sick leave and handed over the command of the navy to Cyrus. Cyrus, the foreign colonel, was fully responsible for the navy on the island.
After gaining command, Cyrus ordered the navy to detain all members of CP9, confiscate their Den Den Mushi, and cut off CP9's contact with the outside world.
Cyrus's original intention was to suppress the news and buy time for Yoshikazu Tsugakuni's arrival. However, Cyrus was too naive. He did control the CP9, but not the navy.
Although Cyrus ordered the marines not to contact the outside world, he was an outsider after all and had no prestige among these navy officers. When Cyrus was not paying attention, there were still marines who reported what happened here to the headquarters.
However, the reporting process for ordinary marines was a bit long. It was three days later when Admiral Sengoku learned that Cyrus and several other members of the Dawn branch's navy had taken control of the command and were in conflict with CP9.
After receiving the news, Zhan Guo immediately reported it to Gang Gu Kong. Gang Gu Kong also made a prompt decision and immediately ordered Zhan Guo to lead the team to attack Patrilla Island in the South China Sea to control the situation.
Kong Gu Kong had known before that Sakaski was heading towards Patrilla Island. Now he learned that Jigoku Yoshiichi was also heading towards Patrilla Island, and he was immediately shocked.
Kong Gukong now has a rough idea of what people like Jigoku Yoshiichi are thinking. They want to stop the navy from carrying out the mission probably because they don't want to see innocent pregnant women being slaughtered.
In order to uphold the justice in his heart, Yuichiro Tsugikuni will even take action against CP0.
And Sakaski was a pure navy, so pure that he could carry out any task assigned by the top without batting an eyelid, no matter whether the task was reasonable or not; so pure that he could sacrifice any partner around him, even himself, for the sake of the overall situation.
Kong Gukong knew very well that if Tsugikoku Yuichi and Sakaski ran into each other and had a left-wing opinion on how to deal with this matter, it would inevitably lead to a shocking battle in the end.
Kong is very optimistic about Sakaski. Sakaski, who is in his early thirties, is already an indispensable and powerful force for the Marine Headquarters, and his strong "military" attributes also make Kong worry-free.
If other navy officers stood against Sakaski, Kong Kong would definitely side with Sakaski, and no matter what Sakaski did, he would endorse Sakaski's actions.
But if he was facing Yoriichi Tsugakuni
To be honest, in his heart, Kong Gu Kong still favors Sakaski, but Kong Gu Kong does not think that Sakaski has the ability to fight against Tsugikoku Yoriichi.
After all, the record that Yoriichi Tsugakuni has achieved since his debut in the navy is really too exaggerated. Even though Yoriichi Tsugakuni is much younger than Sakaski, he still doesn't think that Sakaski can suppress Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
Now, Kyōkotsu Sora only hopes that Sengoku can be faster and never let Yoriichi Tsugakuni and Sakaski meet.
At the same time, after watching Zhan Guo leave the office, Gang Gu Kong also began to think about how to deal with what happened next.
The worst case scenario is that Yoriichi Tsugakuni and Sakaski meet. If Yoriichi Tsugakuni wins, Sora Aragaki will have to consider how to treat Yoriichi Tsugakuni and the subordinates who helped him.
Give up on killing the pregnant women on Patrilla Island? Even though he hadn't given the order, Steelbone Hollow agreed with the World Government's decision.
He felt that sacrificing some people could stabilize the situation. If Roger's children grew up in the future and caused trouble in the world again, the pregnant women who died now could be considered to have died a worthy death.
The train on the track has the choice of carrying 1 person or 5 people. Gang Gukong chooses to carry 1 person.
"If Jiguo Yuanyi wins, we'll have to find a way to get away with it and wait until he leaves before carrying out this mission."
"Although I might be blamed by him later, this is still a good solution."
"If Sakaski wins, Tsugikoku Yoriichi, unable to uphold his own righteousness, might do something irrational. Then, there'll be nothing we can do!"
As Sora pondered his next strategy, his headache grew. After half an hour of deliberation, he decided he needed help. He contacted Tsuru and Zephyr, who were still at headquarters, via Den Den Mushi, and asked them to come to his office to discuss a strategy.
When Vice Admiral Tsuru and Zefa arrived at Kong Ganggu's office, the door was closed. From morning until evening, the three of them did not leave the office.
It wasn't until the darkness of night fell over Marinford that Zefa opened the door with a solemn expression and left Ganggukong's office. Inside the office, on the coffee table in front of the sofa where Zefa had been sitting, there was an ashtray filled with cigarette butts.
"I'm afraid our plan won't be able to be carried out so smoothly."
"Tsugikuni Yoriichi doesn't seem like the type to be a puppet."
Looking at Zefa's leaving back, He picked up the teacup on the coffee table, took a sip of tea, and said in a deep voice.
"I know, I have to try."
"After all, they are young people. Who knows, maybe they will pursue this kind of thing."
"Fame, wealth, power, everything can be given to him. I just don't believe that young brat can resist such temptation!"
"No matter how things develop, we can't let that kid Tsugikoku Yoshiichi continue to grow wild out there."
"I've made up my mind!"
"He, tomorrow morning, I will issue an order and inform the entire army."
"In view of Tsugakuni Yoriichi's contributions to our navy, let him return to headquarters and be promoted to Admiral of the Navy Headquarters!"
Gang Gukong's voice came from the office. Tonight, Gang Gukong and his team made an important decision.
"What!!!"
"Lieutenant General Ji Guoyuan is about to be promoted to general!"
"Ah? How is that possible? He's only been promoted to Lieutenant General not long ago, and he's still so young!"
"How is it impossible? The notice has already been issued, and if it's him, it's very likely! Although he's young, he not only destroyed the Hiku Pirates, but also killed Barrett. He even captured the Pirate King Roger. What's impossible?"
The next morning.
The document appointing Tsugikuni Yoriichi as Admiral of the Marine Headquarters was sent out from Sora Koto's office and announced to the entire army. This news also caused an uproar in the Marine Headquarters.
It had only been a year since he was promoted to Vice Admiral, and now he was about to be promoted to Admiral. This news was truly shocking. However, despite the shock, there was not much opposition from the navy at headquarters.
There was no way. Tsugakuni Yoriichi's achievements were too strong. Even if the other navy wanted to find an angle to attack Tsugakuni Yoriichi, they had no way to do so.
At the same time, Sakaski and Sengoku, who had just gone out to sea, learned the news one after another, and Ganggu Kong also modified the tasks of the two.
Now, Sakaski and Sengoku's mission is to "bring" Tsugakuni Yoriichi back to the Marine Headquarters and appoint him as the Marine Headquarters Admiral. As for Tsugakuni Yoriichi's subordinates, they are required to be sent back to Dressrosa.
Cyborg Sora didn't mention anything about Patrilla Island. He planned to put the matter there on hold for the time being. Their navy was already in trouble, so the matter of Patrilla Island would be left to the World Government's CP9 to handle when the opportunity arose.
For Kong Kong, the most important thing at the moment is to find a way to control Yuichiro Tsugikuni and prevent the conflict from escalating.
In the South China Sea, after nearly ten days of sailing, Tsugikoshi Yoshikazu's warship, the Dawn, finally entered the South China Sea and headed rapidly towards Patrilla Island.
On this day, Borsalino received a call from the Naval Headquarters in the cabin, and learned that Yoriichi Tsugakuni was promoted to admiral. At the same time, the headquarters asked Borsalino to immediately report this news to Yoriichi Tsugakuni, and asked Yoriichi Tsugakuni to return to the Naval Headquarters as soon as possible after learning the news.
Not only the news, but also the documents from the Navy Headquarters were issued at the same time and reached Borsalino's hands via the fax Den Den Mushi.
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"Something big has happened!"
Borsalino quickly glanced at the documents in his hand, and after confirming that everything was correct, he slowly stood up, left the cab and went to the deck.
At this time, Yoshiichi Tsugakuni was practicing domineering power on the deck. The black bamboo sword was held in Yoshiichi Tsugakuni's hand. With every breath, the bamboo sword in Yoshiichi's hand would slash forward.
There was no movement on the sea ahead, but in the sky above Jiguo Yuanyi, the clouds had spread to both sides as Jiguo Yuanyi slashed again and again, and a blue ribbon appeared.
"Lieutenant General Jiguo, this is a big event!"
"Congratulations! You have been appointed Admiral of the Navy Headquarters."
"You are ordered by your superiors to return to the Navy Headquarters immediately."
"You've become rich."
Borsalino came to the deck, walked to the side of Tsugakuni Yoshiichi, waved the documents in his hand, and said with a smile.
Hearing this, Jiguo Yuanyi paused in swinging his sword, a hint of surprise showing on his face. After hesitating for a few seconds, Yuanyi smiled and continued his training while saying to Borsalino:
"The Admiral of the Navy Headquarters?"
"Marshal Steel Bone Sora, you really think highly of me!"
"Borsalino, tell everyone to speed up and get to Patrilla Island in the shortest time possible."
Yunyi was very calm about the news of his promotion. Borsalino, upon hearing this, showed a look of surprise, and then asked with a smile:
"Did you say the wrong destination? Are you still going to Patrilla Island? Not returning to headquarters?"
When Ji Guoyuan heard this, he said without turning his head, "You're right. If there's anything, let's talk after I get to Patrilla Island."
"The Admiral of the Navy Headquarters? Haha, it's not the right time yet!"
"If you want to have enough freedom, your military rank doesn't need to be too high."
Tsukuni Yoshiichi said with a nonchalant smile. Borsalino felt that what Tsukuni Yoshiichi said was very familiar. He seemed to have heard that someone in the navy who did not want to be promoted to admiral said the same thing when he refused the rank of admiral.
Looking at Yoriichi Tsugikuni, a flash of surprise crossed Borsalino's face.
"I hope you won't regret it later. The opportunity to be promoted to general is not something you can always get."
As he spoke, Borsalino walked to the side of the ship, placed the documents in his hand under Yoriichi's clothes, and then ignored Yoriichi Tsugikuni, turned around and returned to the cabin.
Shortly after Borsalino left, the Dawn warship reached its maximum speed and passed by, leaving a trail of white waves on the deep blue sea.
After about another week, Tsugokuni Yoshiichi's warship Aurora finally arrived at Patrilla Island.
The warship Dawn, which was coming from a distance, was spotted by the branch's lookout and then reported to Cyrus, the actual controller of the Patrilla Island Navy at that time.
Cyrus and others who received the news hurriedly gathered on the deck and waited for the warships to arrive in the distance.
Not long after, the huge warship Dawn docked at the dock. On the deck of the warship, Ji Guoyuan, wearing a training suit, grabbed a long sword, jumped lightly, and landed on the deck of the warship where Cyrus and others were.
Seeing Cyrus and the others whom he hadn't seen for a long time, Tsugikuni Yoriichi's face was full of smiles:
"Long time no see, Cyrus, Ichimi, Mihawk."
"They all look very energetic, not bad."
After taking a quick look at his subordinates whom he hadn't seen for a long time, Tsugikoku Yoriichi smiled and praised them. Facing Tsugikoku Yoriichi's praise, Cyrus scratched the back of his head in shame and apologized, "I'm sorry, Lieutenant General, for causing you trouble."
"Oh, this is Major General Cober from the South China Sea S-331 branch. Thanks to his cooperation, we were able to stabilize the situation."
"Lieutenant General, what should we do next?"
After Cyrus' introduction, Major General Cober hurriedly walked in front of Tsugikuni Yoshiichi, saluted seriously, and without any further words, quietly stepped aside.
Cober doesn't want to have too much contact with Tsugakuni Yoshiichi now. After spending these days with Cyrus, he knows that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi is also a troublesome person. Nothing good will come of being involved with such a person!
Tsugikuni Yoriichi's eyes only glanced at Cober. When he heard Cyrus' question, Yoriichi waved his hand and gave the order directly:
"Cyrus, I already know the details."
"We can't stay here forever, and the World Government won't let us go."
"As soon as we leave, they'll send people to 'clean up' the island."
"There is only one way to protect all pregnant women."
"Notify all families of pregnant women to board the ship and migrate to Dressrosa. Our navy will provide a resettlement allowance as compensation."
"At the same time, hire obstetricians with high salaries and join us in the action."
"All available warships and World Government vessels in this port will be requisitioned. Once supplies are procured and preparations are complete, you may depart."
"The mobilization mission, Cyrus, is up to you."
On the way here, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi had already thought of a response strategy. The safest way was to take these target persons away, send them back to Dressrosa, and protect them under his wings.
In Dressrosa, no one could cause trouble under Tsugikuni Yoriichi's watchful eye. The safety of pregnant women could also be guaranteed.
Moreover, Lu Jiu would not be exposed even if she mixed in with these pregnant women.
After arriving in Dressrosa, Yoriichi will ask King Riku to "create identities" for these people. As long as they live in Dressrosa for a few years, no one will know their origins.
Upon hearing Ji Guoyuan's order, Cyrus immediately straightened his body, saluted, and hurried away to make arrangements.
After he left, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi turned his gaze to Major General Cober and asked with a smile, "Major General Cober, you should have no objection to requisitioning these warships, right?"
Hearing Yunyi's question, Cober froze and immediately denied it, "No problem! It's my honor to be able to help you."
Although Yoriichirō's idea was good, when Cyrus actually tried to implement it, he encountered many difficulties. The people's trust in the navy had dropped to freezing point because of the navy's previous arrest of pregnant women.
Cyrus mobilized for two consecutive days without making any progress.
On the contrary, the matter of hiring doctors with high salaries was going well. Five or six doctors had already boarded the ship, as well as more than a dozen nurses. Lu Jiu also mixed in with the nurse team and boarded the Dawn warship led by Tsugikuni Yoriichi.
At the same time, the procurement of supplies was also progressing smoothly. The only problem was that not many families with pregnant women were willing to trust Cyrus and leave with the navy.
On the third day, Ji Guoyuan saw that the progress was really slow, so he had no choice but to come forward in person and give a mobilization speech.
Unlike Cyrus, Tsugokuni Yoriichi, the legendary navy commander who successfully captured the Pirate King Roger, held a very high status in the hearts of the people. After two simple speeches and a few appearances, pregnant women and families finally began to board the ship in large numbers, waiting to set sail.
This little trick done by Yoshikazu Tsugakuni was leaked by Cober and reported to the Naval Headquarters. Sengoku and Sakaski, who were rushing to Patrilla Island, also received the news one after another.
Two days later, all the pregnant women and their families boarded the ship. As the warship Dawn set sail from the dock, more than a dozen ships docked at the dock also started and followed the main ship, Tsugikuni Yuichiro.
However, not long after the migrating fleet sailed out of the sea, it saw seven warships coming towards it. On the main ship of the fleet, Sakaski stood on the bow deck, looking at the mighty migrating fleet on the sea level with a gloomy face.
"I don't know the seriousness of the matter!"
Sakaski cursed softly, then raised his fists and pointed them at the sky.
Meteor Volcano!
Without any hesitation, Sakaski activated the power of the devil fruit, and balls of magma flew into the sky. Not long after, the sky above the migrating fleet in the distance was covered by the magma rain.
The rain of fire poured down towards the migrating fleet. At this moment, this huge fleet was like being exposed under an erupting volcano and was about to be swallowed by magma.
"A smile."
On the warship Dawn, Ji Guoyuan stood on the deck, looking up at the rain of fire that covered the sky, his expression cold, and he let out a soft cry.
As soon as he finished speaking, he smiled, walked past Tsugikoku Yoriichi, and looked up at the sky.
Borsalino stood beside Yunichi. He wanted to see how Tsugikuni Yunichi would deal with Sakaski's attack, but then he saw Yixiao walking past him. His eyes fell on Yixiao and he thought to himself:
"This is magma!"
"What are Tsugikuni Yoriichi's subordinates planning to do?"
Just as this thought arose in Borsalino's mind, he saw Yixiao holding the cane flat in front of his chest and slowly pulling out Qiu Shui.
"Um?!"
At the moment when Yixiao drew his sword, Borsalino felt an extraordinary power through his observation Haki.
Yixiao's ability of the heavy fruit was activated directly, and the pouring rain of fire from the sky seemed to be stuck in stagnant time and space at this moment, and all of them stopped.
And then it actually floated strangely in the sky.
"Oh!!" Seeing such a strange and magical scene, Borsalino couldn't help but let out a sigh, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's subordinates actually had such ability to block Sakaski's attack!
"It's really scary!" Just when Borsalino thought that Yixiao's ability was limited to this, Yixiao swung the long sword in his hand towards the distant warship, and the rain of fire above their fleet flew directly towards the distant warship.
In the blink of an eye, the rain of fire that was originally going to fall on their fleet directly hit the warship in the distance.
"Well, just a smile, that's a bit too much."
"They are all our own people. Most of the marines on that ship had no choice."
Just as the rain of fire was about to fall towards the distant warships, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi suddenly spoke up to dissuade him.
Hearing what Yunyi said, Yixiao tilted the long sword in his hand, and the lava that had gathered above the Sakaski warship scattered and fell towards the sea around the warship, forming a "meteorite wall" around the naval fleet.
In an instant, water vapor rose from the sea, blocking the view of everyone on the Sakaski warship.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the migrating fleet quickly sailed away, leaving Sakaski and his fleet behind.
(End of this chapter)
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