Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

The Warring States Marshal's expression stiffened slightly, and he asked with a hint of embarrassment, "Is it that obvious?"

Immediately, Marshal Sengoku made no attempt to conceal his intentions, flipping through the documents in his hand and handing one of them to Lieutenant General Tsuru.

"This is the problem I'm worried about."

"Ok?"

Lieutenant General He took the document, flipped through it, and his originally kind eyes became more solemn as he murmured.

"The Don Quixote Family? Hueco Mundo?"

Lieutenant General Tsuru quickly skimmed through the contents of the document, which was actually the intelligence Corazon had first reported to Fleet Admiral Sengoku regarding the conflict between the Hueco Mundo organization and the Donquixote Family.

"When did a Hueco Mundo organization emerge, and become so powerful that it can easily coerce the Donquixote Family?" Vice Admiral Tsuru said with some doubt.

Logically speaking, given the intelligence sources of the World Government and the Navy, they should know something about any powerful figure in the sea who is well-known. If they investigate carefully, they might even be able to find out the general trajectory of the other party's growth.

However, Vice Admiral Tsuru had never heard of any intelligence regarding this so-called Hueco Mundo organization, or Corazon's reported ability to control humans and launch large-scale attacks beyond visual range.

This is... extremely suspicious.

"Could it be... an organization secretly established by the World Government or the World Nobles?" Vice Admiral Tsuru asked speculatively.

"No, I've confirmed with the Five Elders. The World Government has never heard of any Hueco Mundo organization. And even if it were an organization secretly established by the Celestial Dragons, the Five Elders couldn't possibly be completely unaware of it," Fleet Admiral Sengoku replied.

"If that's the case..."

Lieutenant General Tsuru suddenly realized something and said, "So, Captain Arn's sudden large-scale operation in the North Sea was also intended to secretly search for the Hueco Mundo organization?"

The Warring States Marshal nodded and said.

“Yaen didn’t tell me explicitly, but I’m guessing that’s probably the case.”

“That makes sense. After all, no matter how mysterious Hueco Mundo is, there should always be some clues left behind. And Captain Yann’s operation this time is clearly aimed at pirates with Devil Fruit abilities in the North Blue. He probably wants to force Hueco Mundo to reveal its secrets through this method.”

After a pause, Lieutenant General Tsuru said with a touch of emotion.

“Zhan Guo, your adopted son usually seems like he's just coasting through life, but when you actually encounter something that needs to be dealt with, he's quite reliable and considerate of you.”

The Warring States Marshal's face showed a hint of disdain, and he spoke in a slightly unnatural tone.

"Where is there anything reliable? This reckless act of using a large net to catch fish is not afraid of provoking a counterattack from Hueco Mundo."

At this moment, Lieutenant General Tsuru realized that Marshal Sengoku was actually worried about the situation in the North Sea.

Powerful organizations like Hueco Mundo and the Donquixote Family, which should rightfully exist on the Grand Line, are instead clustered together in the North Blue, a place with relatively weak average combat strength.

In particular, Yann's physique is notoriously weak, and apart from the "Cherry Blossom Fruit", he has basically no strong combat power.

In this way, those powerful figures in the North Sea are undoubtedly like blades that could harm Yaen at any time.

It's no wonder that the Warring States period was somewhat worried about the situation in the North Sea.

Lieutenant General Tsuru pondered for a moment, then spoke.

"Warring States period, Doflamingo has been entrenched in the North Blue for far too long. This is ultimately a hidden danger. How about I go to the North Blue and drive the Donquixote Family out of the North Blue?"

"Hmm? Now?"

The Warring States Marshal uttered a sentence subconsciously, but then realized what he meant.

On the surface, Lieutenant General Crane was going to drive the Don Quixote family out of the North Sea, but in reality, his trip to the North Sea at this juncture was tantamount to protecting Arn.

Although Vice Admiral Tsuru is not known for his intelligence, his strength is absolutely not to be underestimated. Ordinary Marine Headquarters vice admirals would probably not be able to withstand more than a few moves from him.

"In that case, I'll trouble you," said Marshal Zhan Guo, with a hint of gratitude.

"No need, just remember to take care of my official business."

Immediately, the Warring States Marshal's expression froze.

[Chapter 98: The Head Coach Forced to Leave the Field]

As military supplies mobilized from the Navy Headquarters arrived in the North Sea and were handed over to the commanders of each naval base, a massive joint operation to subdue the North Sea bases began.

Just as Yann commanded, let justice prevail with absolute firepower!

The booming sound of cannons echoed in every corner of the North Sea. Pirate bounty posters, each indicating a Devil Fruit ability, were like death warrants, targeted by the Allied Fleet, which relentlessly fired upon them.

There's no need for naval soldiers to engage in close combat. The naval base commanders only need to keep firing from a distance until the target pirate ship is sunk, then retrieve the drowning ability user, and take inventory of the important valuables on the pirate ship.

In an instant, amidst the roar of cannons, the arrogance of the pirates in the North Sea clearly faltered, while the morale of the navy gradually rose.

Of course, this large-scale joint punitive operation, which affected the entire Beihai area, did not end in just a few days, like a demonstration.

According to the battle plan devised by Yann, this joint punitive operation would last for more than three months.

During this period, the naval officers and soldiers will fight hard and travel to various parts of the sea.

Meanwhile, Yann was stationed at Naval Base 521 to stabilize morale and diligently handled the battle results reported by the various naval base commanders. In addition to compiling and ranking their merits, he also needed to secretly confirm the intelligence on the "Operation Fruit".

"Aww~"

In the highest-level office of Naval Base 521, Yann, who had just woken up, yawned, opened his eyes groggily, and asked.

"Robin, Baby-5, how did today's battle go? Any news about the Op-Op Fruit?"

Robin, who was sorting through various bits of information with Baby-5, shook her head and said.

"Brother Yan, the Op-Op Fruit hasn't been found yet, but there's some information you need to pay attention to."

As Robin spoke, she handed a piece of information to Baby-5, who was standing nearby, and said, "Baby-5, could I ask you for a favor?"

Baby-5's previously tired expression instantly changed, her eyes brightening as she replied energetically, "Yes!"

Immediately, baby-5 hopped and skipped as she took the intelligence report with both hands, then ran to Arn and handed it over.

As Yann watched this scene, he couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

'Robin has also completely mastered the code to command Baby-5!'

However, as Yann focused his attention on the intelligence in his hand, his expression became more serious.

As expected, the situation did indeed occur!

The navy formed fleets at adjacent bases to launch large-scale attacks, constantly squeezing the pirates' living space. Eventually, this led some of the most vicious and lawless pirates to unite and attempt to fight back against the navy fleet, and their force was not small.

Although pirates are mostly a motley crew, chaotic and undisciplined, they are generally extremely fierce.

If the combined number of pirates becomes too large and breaks through the warships' artillery defenses into close combat, the naval fleet is likely to be defeated.

After thinking for a moment, Yann decided to use his usual trick—summoning Hope!

"Robin, relay the military order: have Lieutenant Hope proceed to Naval Base 323 to assist in the operation."

Robin asked with some doubt, "Brother Yann, you're only sending a lieutenant as support?"

“No problem. Lieutenant Hope’s true strength is that of a Marine Headquarters Captain. Ordinary rabble poses no threat to Lieutenant Hope at all,” Yann explained casually.

"I see."

Robin nodded, and then began to draft the orders for Arn, which were then submitted to the communications room for transmission.

However, just when Yann thought that Lieutenant Hope would easily take down the pirate alliance.

A few days later, an urgent message was delivered to Yann's office.

Lieutenant Hope is seriously wounded!

Sixteen pirates united to form a pirate alliance and began to fight back against the naval fleet composed of five neighboring pirate bases.

Despite the fierce naval fire, the five naval warships could only retreat step by step when surrounded by sixteen pirate ships, escorting the seriously injured Lieutenant Hope to defend the 323 naval base.

"These pirates... they really dare to do that!"

"Do you really think the North Blue is an era for pirates?" Yaen said, somewhat annoyed.

Robin, who was standing to the side, pretended to be casual as she tiptoed to look at the contents of the intelligence in Arn's hand, and offered a suggestion.

"Brother Yann, should we summon a large number of naval forces around Naval Base 323 for support?"

Yann thought for a moment, shook his head, and said.

"It's too late, and it's not appropriate!"

"Why is this operation only composed of fleets from nearby bases? It's to maintain the navy's deterrent power over the surrounding waters while sweeping away pirates, and to prevent the naval forces in some areas from being weakened, allowing some hyena-like pirates to take advantage of the situation and attack civilians."

"Moreover, such a large-scale mobilization of surrounding naval warships would cause a huge disturbance. If those pirate alliances see that things are not going well, they will definitely disband on the spot and hide again to play hide-and-seek."

"Furthermore, the fact that they were able to seriously injure former Marine Headquarters Captain Hope suggests that there might be some extraordinary ability user hidden among the pirates. Even the average North Blue Marine would probably have no way to deal with them."

Robin nodded in agreement and asked, "Brother Yann, what should we do?"

How to do?

Robin's problem gave Arn a headache. Arn originally thought that Lieutenant Hope's combat power could solve such problems, but he did not expect things to develop to this extent.

If they fail to eliminate the pirate alliance and instead allow them to defeat the Marines defending the 323 Marine Base, it could very likely lead to pirates in other seas following suit, causing the situation to spiral out of control.

In this situation, if Yann wants the joint expedition to proceed smoothly, he must defeat this pirate alliance as a warning to others.

However, figuring out how to defeat this pirate alliance has become a major problem.

After all, the strongest subordinate that Yann currently has on the surface is Lieutenant Hope, so he has no other options.

As for secretly contacting the Revolutionary Army to defeat this pirate alliance, the risks and hidden dangers are too great.

"Sigh, we have too few talented people under our command. Do we really need the head coach to step in to come up with a small battle plan?"

While feeling somewhat guilty about potentially messing things up by taking matters into his own hands, Yann found himself at a loss for what to do.

"I hope I don't actually step into the battlefield and end up being forced to withdraw because of my weak physique accidentally slipping on a banana peel or something."

Having witnessed similar lessons before, Yann silently prayed and began to board a warship to head to the battlefield of Naval Base 323.

[Chapter 99: Baby-5 Armor]

"Robin, baby-5, you two grow up quickly."

On the warship heading towards Naval Base 323, Yann sighed repeatedly.

In Yann's original plan, the operation could have been accomplished simply by staying at home comfortably, but unexpectedly, he was forced to personally take part halfway through.

This is outrageous...

In the chaotic environment of the battlefield, what is most terrifying to Arn is not how strong the enemy is, but those who secretly shoot in the shadows.

With Yann's physique being just like an ordinary person's, being shot like that would probably mean he'd be retired on the spot.