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"Shanks, my suggestion is to let them pass first." Beckman came out from somewhere.

"Let's not talk about whether their goal is real or not. With our current strength, it is difficult to stop them. More importantly, once the battle starts, it will give the navy an opportunity to take advantage."

"navy?"

"Yes, the navy has taken action. They are using scorched earth tactics. Our current situation is not good."

Chapter 477: The Power of Scorched Earth Warfare

Several people looked at Beckman.

Beckman took a puff of his cigarette without any hurry, and then said: "Sakasax's strategy this time can be said to be quite successful. We are blocked here by him, and I am afraid there will be problems."

"How to say?"

"Transportation. The biggest impact of scorched earth warfare is transportation. Normally, there are not only pirates and navy but also various merchants traveling back and forth between the islands of the New World. Merchants will bring fresh vegetables or fruits. However, scorched earth warfare has made the islands ahead become uninhabited areas. In other words, no merchant ships will pass by anymore."

Now everyone understood.

For the islands behind, it is difficult to guarantee the supply of a large number of people by relying solely on the people on the islands to grow food.

And now, there are many pirates gathered here. What will happen to these pirates once the supply cannot be guaranteed?

They would not unite and find a way to break through the scorched earth line of the islands set up by the navy. They would only rob, seize, and kill each other for the right to survive.

Herein lies the problem, after the pirates kill each other, will there really be enough supplies?

No, on the contrary, because of the mutual fighting, more fruits and vegetables may be destroyed and consumed, and the final result is that supplies will become even more scarce.

At sea, without vegetables and fruits, you will get septicemia.

This disease rarely occurs, but it does exist in the world of pirates. Zoro's two younger brothers have had it. Sepsis is a fatal problem for people sailing on the sea.

Shanks put down his wine bowl and also had a headache.

"With our strength, we should be able to break through the navy's blockade, right?"

"So what? Even if we can leave, what about the other members of our fleet?"

"If we attack from both sides..."

"That's impossible. We need sufficient intelligence and enough personnel. It's impossible for us to accomplish this with just a large fleet."

The navy sent two generals, plus many lieutenant generals, to set up this line of defense. Even if it was forced to break through, it would not have much impact on the navy.

The problem is that there are quite a few pirates trapped here.

Shanks looked at Xia Zheteng and said, "It seems that we can join forces. With your strength, or your relationship with the navy, you should be able to take the others away from here, right?"

Xia Zheteng laughed. With his current strength, if he really clashed with the navy, it would be possible for both sides to suffer losses.

If you really want to lead the team away, that's fine, but why?

To be honest, Xia Zheteng didn't think that the navy's scorched earth warfare would have any impact on him. After all, he had many ways to get fresh vegetables and fruits.

Sepsis might appear on other pirate ships, but it should be impossible on his ship.

"I'm sorry, I don't intend to participate in the battle with the navy, and it's obvious that Sakaski is coming for you this time. Why should I get involved in this mess?"

After hearing this, Shanks frowned, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.

No matter what, Xia represents the pirates, and under the current circumstances, the pirates should unite.

"Shanks, your ambition is for you to achieve, but my ambition is different from yours. I will not fight with the navy. Of course, you can also try to persuade other pirates here to act with you, but it is hard to say whether it will be effective."

Shanks looked at Beckman. This think tank should still have a solution at this time.

Beckman turned to Xia Zheteng and said, "Even if you don't fight the navy now, one day in the future you will have to find a way to break through the navy's blockade. When that time comes, you will still have to face it. More importantly, if there is a war ahead, it will also be an obstacle to your plan, right? Opening up this channel is the most important thing now."

Xia Zheteng looked at Beckman and laughed.

This deputy captain was quite good at speaking, and his analysis made sense to a certain extent, but it was a pity that he still didn't understand Xia Ke.

What they didn't know was that Xia Zheteng had actually taken precautions against a similar situation a long time ago.

As for Xia Zheteng, he still has a trump card to deal with this mode.

"By the way, we just mentioned supplies. The battle in the rear will cause a sharp shortage of supplies. This is not just a problem for a certain pirate group, but something that all pirate groups have to face. It's the same for you, right? Mr. Xia Zheteng."

"Really not." Xia Zheteng laughed and said confidently, "For you, it's a shortage of supplies. For me, there is no such thing at all. I have never lacked supplies, and I have my own channels for transportation."

Beckman didn't say anything, but just stared at Xia Zheteng, hoping to find a little flaw in his eyes. There are transportation channels? What a joke. Under this blockade, it would be a miracle if you have channels.

The navy can't possibly give you a position, take it away from you without any wind?

Just kidding, the doldrums look like two narrow channels on the map, but in fact, it is a very wide area.

If we go that way, we will have to face too many sea kings, and it will be easy to get into trouble.

It is difficult for ordinary ships to pass through there.

Apart from this, Beckman really couldn't think of any other place where Xia Zheteng could deliver his things.

But looking at Xia Zheteng's expression, he was very confident when he said these words. This fan group must have some routes that others don't know about.

"Is that so? Then I won't bother you anymore. But I hope Xia can consider my proposal, and it's best to do it as soon as possible, because if it's delayed for too long, it won't be a good thing for us."

Xia Zheteng just nodded, neither agreeing nor refusing. To him, this was no big deal.

The banquet soon ended. When Xia Zheteng and the others returned to the ship, Vegapunk said anxiously, "If the navy really uses scorched earth warfare, it will be a real problem for us."

The others also nodded. Their Noah was very big, and they had stocked up on supplies before coming, but they also had a lot of people.

After a long time, they couldn't hold on any longer.

"Don't worry, we have Dr. Vegapunk. With Dr. Vegapunk's ability, it should be no problem for us to bring enough fruits and vegetables."

Vegapunk got anxious when he heard this: "I can bring things, but I can't transport them. I can't break through the navy's defenses by myself."

Vegapunk understood that, let alone a breakthrough, if the navy knew what he said, they would probably arrest him immediately. After all, who wouldn't want a technological advance that is 500 years ahead of the world?

Chapter 478: Ways to Break the Situation

Noah did not follow the previous route, because further ahead would be the island of the giants.

It's more barbaric over there, and in terms of production, the materials there are not as many as those on an ordinary island.

For the giants, when productivity is average, their consumption is actually higher.

Their goal is a small wasteland in just a few places.

The island is some distance away from the storm zone, and more importantly, there are no usable resources on it, so generally speaking, pirates will not come here.

But today is different. Two defeated pirates came to this island.

They were defeated in the battle ahead, and had no choice but to rest and adjust here first, and then go to other islands to rob.

Xia Zheteng had just arrived on the island, but before he could stand firmly, a group of pirates rushed out.

The two pirates in the lead looked somewhat wretched.

"Haha, finally a big guy has come, hand over all the treasures and supplies."

Looking at the pirates surrounding him, Xia Zheteng was speechless.

Don't you see the skull and crossbones flag on the ship? They actually dared to rush out under Xia's flag. This is really reckless.

The two pirates were also helpless. It was not that they did not want to see the sea flag, but they really had no other choice.

There is actually no shortage of food on the sea. Pirates with some strength can still get some fish and meat as long as they go to sea.

For them, there is a lot of meat, but the so-called vegetables and fruits are very scarce.

They had finished eating a long time ago. Some people on the ship have already shown symptoms of sepsis. For them, the most important thing now is to save people first.

Unfortunately, this time they robbed the wrong person.

"Oh my, is a war about to break out?" Princess Shirahoshi looked at the pirates surrounding her, but she was not too panicked.

The more you see something, the more open-minded you become.

She had been surrounded by the Fish-Man Pirates before, and that was the time she was most scared. But now, with so many people who could protect her, what was there to be afraid of?

"They are just some second-rate pirates. I leave them to you." Xia Zheteng said to Berumel behind him, and then took Princess Shirahoshi and Vegapunk to the center of the island. There was a small hill there, which was a very conspicuous landmark.

"Men, at this time, they lie behind women instead. What a shame."

Bellumel also sighed. Xia Zheteng, who was about to leave in front, felt his foot tripped and almost fell to the ground. He said this as if I was a gigolo.

Xia Zheteng looked back, but Berumel had already rushed towards the pirates in front.

Xia Zheteng ignored the shouts and screams behind him. Those pirates were definitely no match for Berumel and his men.

The most important thing now is to get the supplies on our side ready first.

“Is there anything I can find on this island?”

"No, but I need you to go back to Gangili Empire and bring some vegetables, fruits and other supplies from there."

After hearing what Xia Zheteng said, Vegapunk was also stunned, and then he reacted.

"What do you mean, Musgarud?"

I finally understand that Xia Zheteng has a guy who can fly among the islands. This ability is quite good.

"Give me the Den Den Mushi, I'll contact them."

Vegapunk snorted and said, "You've really thought it through. You're still bothering an old man like me."

Xia Zheteng laughed.

At this time, at the front-line island of the scorched earth warfare, the navy's warships surrounded this place. There were more than a dozen pirate ships in front, but they were pitifully few compared to the navy's warships.

Seeing the enemy approaching, Commander Kizaru directly ordered to fire. The navy's advantage does not lie in their close combat capability, but in their military strength and warships, which are dozens of times more than those of the pirates.

The bombardment of these warships alone is enough to destroy an island or the enemy's ships. Add in a few powerful fighters and ordinary pirate groups will be no match for them.

In the past, they had tried their best to avoid a head-on conflict with the Four Emperors because of the World Government's concept of balance. However, under Sakaski's leadership, this balance was bound to be broken.

Just kidding, Sakaski will not let go of the so-called evil.

The battle did not last too long, and more than a dozen pirate ships sank into the sea. Fujitora also helped a lot in this.

At sea, his gravity fruit ability is still very useful.

On a ship in the distance, on the observation deck, Beckman and Shanks put down their telescopes, both of them frowned, this was really troublesome.

The naval blockade clearly indicates a plan for a long-term war.

There were some damaged warships ahead, and they were all going back for repairs.

Another group of warships were pushed to the front.

This kind of rotation method is incredibly destructive to pirates.

After all, pirates are disorganized and undisciplined, so they are no match for the well-trained navy.

"Even if someone calls from outside, it's troublesome," Beckman said.

"Yes, once we lack sufficient resources, even we won't be able to hold on."

The disease comes like a mountain falling. Once sepsis occurs, it will cause large-scale deaths. For those at sea, this is a disaster.

"Let's break out first. At the moment, as long as we can get out, we still have a chance."

Shanks finally sighed.

"In fact, we have another method, but it's better than breaking through now."

"Tell me about it." Shanks became a little interested.

"Help Vegapunk and the others succeed, because as long as they succeed, the sea level will drop, and then the land under the sea will appear."

The red-haired man was also stunned for a moment, then he understood what Beckman meant.

Once a large area of ​​land appears, the sea will shrink, and by then, both the navy and pirates will have countless routes.

At that time, the so-called scorched earth warfare became an empty talk.

After all, the surrounding islands have risen and turned into mountains, and the navy's warships are unable to play their advantages.

Therefore, when the time really came, the navy had to withdraw.

Shanks frowned: "Are you sure we want to help him? And do you think that their goal is really not something else?"