Chapter 58 Leap, Major!
Just as the warship was about to turn around and return to Branch 133, something unexpected happened again.
It seemed that the events at sea had somehow reached the ears of the branch's remaining naval officers. The warship, which had turned its course to enter the naval port, was unexpectedly bombarded by the remaining naval officers.
A civil war within Branch 133 seems to have become inevitable.
"Fire! Fire!"
"Sink all these naval traitors!"
“Fire!!!”
At the naval base of the 133rd Naval Branch, a lieutenant colonel wearing a cloak of "justice" brandished his long sword and shouted to the artillerymen beside him. At his command, the naval guns spewed out tongues of fire, and the black shells spewed rapidly at the warships heading towards the naval base in the distance.
“BOOM!! BOOM!! BOOM!!”
Some shells fell on the sea and exploded in the water, causing huge waves. Some shells successfully hit the warships and exploded inside the warships.
Two smaller patrol ships were unlucky. After being hit by several shells, they lost their ability to move and stopped in the sea, becoming sitting ducks.
The shells that exploded in the cabin also caused the patrol ship to start burning. The marines on the patrol ship wanted to put out the fire, but the fire spread too quickly. The dozens of people on the patrol ship had no way to stop the spread of the fire. They could only board the lifeboat and escape before the warship sank.
On the main ship, Jiguo Yuanyi stood on the deck at the bow, frowning slightly, looking at the naval port in the distance.
He realized that the waters of the 133rd Navy Branch were deeper than he had imagined.
The highest leader of the 133rd Navy Branch is Colonel Kane, and this man had just been knocked unconscious by Yoshiichi Tsugakuin and locked up in a cell on the warship. Not only Kane, but all the warship commanders who went out to sea to intercept Yoshiichi Tsugakuin and Cyrus had been caught by Yoshiichi Tsugakuin.
But even so, the news still reached the branch base.
Of course, if the news was just leaked, Yoriichi wouldn't be too surprised. What surprised him was that after the navy of the branch base received the news, they did not think about cooperating with Yoriichi Tsugikuni's actions, but instead bombarded the returning warships.
Judging from their appearance, they seemed to want to sink all the warships. Not only did they want to kill Tsugikuni Yoriichi and Cyrus, they also wanted to destroy all the navy.
When the navy of the remaining branch opened fire, they did not take into account the fact that there were many officers from other branches on these ships, and even wanted to kill Colonel Kane, the top leader of Branch 133.
"Have I underestimated the problems within the branch? I'm afraid there are quite a few people with problems."
Ji Guoyuanyi whispered to himself, then drew a long sword from his waist and fired several flying slashes directly at the flying shells, detonating the shells in mid-air.
At the same time, he quickly ordered the marines on the warship: "Notify all other warships accompanying us and have them follow behind the main ship."
"The main ship is accelerating into the port. Attention, do not fire back. Upon arrival at the naval port, all crew members are not allowed to disembark. Wait for my orders."
"Cyrus, you go guard the cell on the ship and don't allow anyone to approach."
After giving the order, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi turned his head and spoke to Cyrus beside him. Cyrus nodded after hearing this, and quickly left the deck and rushed towards the cabin.
The marines who heard Tsugakuni Yoriichi's order did not hesitate at all and rushed into the bridge to notify all the warships on the same ship via Den Den Mushi. At the same time, a young sergeant quickly walked up to Tsugakuni Yoriichi and asked:
"Major Jiguo, what should we do after we arrive at the military port?"
The young sergeant's name was Birch. After Yoshiichi Tsugakuni quickly subdued Kane and others, he contacted the headquarters through Den Den Mushi to confirm the authenticity of what Yoshiichi Tsugakuni said.
The headquarters' reply also confirmed what Tsukuni Yoshiichi said. At the same time, the headquarters' people also told Birch that Tsukuni Yoshiichi was not a private, but a major in the headquarters. Their purpose was to review all officers of the Navy's 133rd Branch.
Ji Guoyuan was also very surprised when he first heard what Birch said. He himself didn't know when he became a major.
But after a little thought, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi also guessed why this situation occurred. It was most likely that Zephyr endorsed him, which led to his promotion on the spot.
After all, Tsugakuni Yoshiichirō planned to arrest all officers above the rank of lieutenant in the branch. If Tsugakuni Yoshiichirō himself was just a private, it would be too unconvincing.
As for why the rank chosen for Yuichiro was major, the reason is very simple. The highest rank in the branch is colonel, and it is still a tacit fact within the navy that a major from the headquarters will automatically be two levels higher when he goes to the branch.
Although it seems like a fairy tale that Ji Guoyuan was promoted from private to major, in fact, this terrifying leap did not cause much waves in the headquarters.
The reason is very simple. When Zephyr went to Sengoku to tell him what happened to Yoriichi Tsugakuni, it happened that Garp was also present.
Originally, Sengoku was very opposed to Zephyr's practice of promoting Tsugakuni Yoriichi above his level, and he also opposed Tsugakuni Yoriichi's practice of taking action against branch officers based on suspicion without any reason.
However, Garp revealed some information about Yoriichi Tsugikuni to Sengoku.
"That guy, back in the Nier Kingdom, killed a pirate with a bounty of 200 million with one sword. He was the captain of the Newk Pirates. Newk! That pirate was a nature-type pirate."
"That kid Kuzan was also there. It was Kuzan who told me this."
After learning the news, Sengoku immediately changed his attitude. He not only personally ordered the promotion of Tsukuni Yoshiichi to major, but also approved all of Tsukuni Yoshiichi's actions in the 133rd branch. At the same time, he personally endorsed Tsukuni Yoshiichi's actions, saying that all of Tsukuni Yoshiichi's actions in the 133rd branch of the Navy were instructed by him, Sengoku.
Just because of a phone call from Yuichiro Tsugakuni, just because Yuichiro Tsugakuni had some doubts in his heart, the top brass of the navy took the initiative to cooperate with all of Yuichiro Tsugakuni's actions, making all of Yuichiro Tsugakuni's actions reasonable and compliant.
The perspective returns to the West Sea.
Under the order of Tsugikuni Yoshiichi, the warships accompanying the main ship gathered behind the main ship and quickly sailed towards the shore of the naval port in a long snake formation.
The artillery on the naval port fired non-stop, countless shells were fired at the rapidly approaching warships. However, these shells were often detonated in mid-air, and none of them could land on the warships.
Not long after, the main ship arrived at the port. As soon as the warship stopped, a white figure rushed out from the ship and quickly landed in the port.
As Ji Guoyuan landed one by one, the marines who stayed behind in the naval port surrounded Ji Guoyuan in the center with guns in hand. Looking around, there were hundreds of people.
"I'm Lieutenant Commander Tsugikuni Yoriichi of the Naval Headquarters."
"Ordered to review all officers of the 133rd Naval Branch."
"Everyone, put down your weapons!"
With hundreds of guns pointed at him, Ji Guoyuan remained calm, his eyes fixed on the leading lieutenant colonel, and spoke loudly.
(End of this chapter)
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