Uchiha's personal opinion

The naval lieutenant commander's originally stern expression immediately softened slightly.

Then she tucked the small bag into her sleeve, subtly weighing it in her hand before her icy demeanor melted away, her face beaming with joy.

As a rank-and-file officer who rose through the ranks from the Marines, he only needed to weigh the situation to know whether the person under investigation had committed any wrongdoing.

For example, at this moment—

"Fall back!"

The naval lieutenant commander shouted decisively at the marines who were conducting a rigorous 'inspection,' then patted the ship's owner on the shoulder and leaped back onto the warship.

"Not bad for today, huh..."

Back on the warship, a group of junior officers immediately surrounded him with smiles on their faces.

"Same as always, split 30/70, the colonel's portion will be sent over tonight."

After giving a brief instruction, the naval lieutenant returned to his cabin.

According to the rules, the officers and captains of the other ships then led the 'boarding inspection' of the next ships.

"justice……"

After kicking open the door to the control room, the naval lieutenant commander walked into the cabin expressionlessly, lay down on the bed, and closed his eyes to rest.

Pirates spotted!

Just as he closed his eyes, a rapid alarm suddenly sounded in his ears!

"It's the Hidden Mist Pirates!"

The naval fleet was immediately thrown into chaos!

……

"Should we sink them?"

The First Legion's vanguard fleet, which was crossing the Grand Line and was about to reach the outskirts of Impel Down, also spotted the naval fleet that had temporarily anchored, as well as the merchant ship that was hurriedly setting sail and fleeing.

"We actually encountered five warships in this godforsaken place..."

Uchiha Rumbu, who was in charge of commanding the three cruisers of the vanguard fleet, was also somewhat surprised.

He had thought he would have to venture deep into the windless zone to encounter these opponents.

"Just keep one to go back and report, sink the rest!"

Uchiha Lunbu said, "Right, we can only use solid shot, and we need to control the firing speed so they can't discover our true firepower!"

"understand!"

The captain immediately saluted and then began issuing orders into the communicator.

"Interesting... They actually dared to charge at us!"

Looking at the World Government Navy fleet that was rapidly puffing out the wind and rowing towards them, Uchiha Rumbu found it somewhat laughable.

"Bang bang bang!"

The naval fleet opened fire first! However, the shells fell into the sea only between the two sides.

"What outdated stuff!"

Seeing this, Uchiha Rumbu couldn't help but shake his head.

"Boiler pressurization! Hard port!"

At the captain's command, the three cruisers drew a beautiful arc on the sea surface, transforming their parallel formation into a single battle line!

"Solid shot!"

"Filling complete!"

The ninjas hurriedly switched to the old-style solid shot they had brought with them.

"Commander Lumb..."

After receiving his subordinate's reply, the captain turned his gaze to Uchiha Rumbu, who was observing the World Government Navy.

"Flagship fires a first-round correction shot!"

Uchiha Rumbu was also a little itchy to take over, so he took over the command.

"boom!"

As the flagship's main gun roared, a solid shot was fired at the naval warship!

"Near miss!"

The considerate captain immediately reported the target.

"very good!"

Uchiha Lunbu nodded with great satisfaction: "All artillery positions, listen to my command—fire a salvo!"

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

At Uchiha Rumbu's command, the three cruisers opened fire simultaneously on the oncoming World Government Navy warships!

……

"Be careful and take cover!"

"Give me a push, rowers!"

On the chaotic naval warships, officers were anxiously urging the sailors to speed up.

But the speed of sailing warships is limited. Even if the rowers on the lower decks exert all their strength, they can't go much faster. Moreover, it's difficult to use the sails for leverage at the edge of the windless zone, so their speed is naturally not enough to avoid well-aimed cannonballs!

"BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!"

The cruiser's shells struck the naval warship, creating deep craters and cracks in its hull.

"what!"

It was only then that the officers realized that the firepower of this 'Hidden Mist Pirates' was not as fierce as described in the battle report!

A lieutenant boldly walked up to the bright red shells on the deck and poked one with his finger.

Then, disregarding the shell's intense heat, he picked it up and examined it for a while.

"It's a regular solid shot!"

The lieutenant shouted excitedly at the top of his lungs!

Immediately, the morale of the naval fleet soared!

As long as it's not a special giant cannon that can sink a warship with just a few shells as described in the battle report, then there's nothing to be afraid of!

Moreover, based on existing intelligence analysis, as long as we rush up and board the ship, we have a good chance of wiping out these pirates!

If we could capture three warships at once...

The fleet captain observed the cruisers advancing in battle line through his binoculars, his eyes filled with longing.

These are achievements that represent power and profit!

Should we call for backup?

An oblivious captain leaned over and asked.

"Are you afraid of mere pirates?!"

The naval captain immediately launched into a tirade: "You're supposed to be a righteous navy! A valiant navy! How can you steer a ship if you're so weak!"

"You should know shame!"

Then, the naval captain kicked the lieutenant away and personally ordered, "Full speed ahead! Charge!"

……

"How brave you are!"

On the flagship of the First Army's vanguard fleet, Uchiha Rumbu couldn't help but admire, "If only all the marines were this brave!"

"Indeed, a formidable opponent that is hard to come by!"

The captain also observed the navy's movements through the binoculars.

"Second loading complete!"

The gunner's report came through the microphone again.

"Fire again in a volley!"

Uchiha Rumbu ordered, "Next, switch to chain bullets!"

"Boom boom boom!"

The cruiser's main guns roared again, and this time the aiming was significantly improved, with most of the shots hitting the charging naval warships.

"...Well, maybe it's because everyone hasn't used this direct-fire method for a long time, so there's a problem with accuracy."

The captain explained somewhat awkwardly.

"No problem, this makes it easier to disguise!"

Uchiha Rumbu didn't care much, since he had prohibited the use of overly advanced shipboard equipment in order to lure the enemy.

Moreover, the hit rate is quite good considering it's a solid shot with a direct-fire design.

"Chain bullet launch!!"

Uchiha Rumbu ordered again, "Speed ​​up the boiler units and continue to increase the distance!"

As the ship horns sounded in unison, the three cruisers forming the battle line, under the watchful eyes of the World Government Navy, quickly moved forward, shifting their positions away from the approaching naval warships.

"This……"

The astonishing speed also made the naval captain break out in a cold sweat!

Although for some unknown reason, the 'Mist Hidden Pirate Ship' in front of him did not use the high-powered cannonballs reported in the battle report, the speed it had just unleashed was still beyond the reach of his warships.

Moreover, although the naval warships stationed in Impel Down are generally equipped with paddlewheel engines that can sail without wind or oars, they are basically used as auxiliary power and cannot achieve such a large thrust!

As the cruiser continued its bombardment, the naval captain's ambition gradually subsided, and he began to do his best to command his five warships to try to encircle the cruiser.

However, although solid shot cannot sink naval warships, chain shot can break masts, rendering naval warships basically unable to pursue. If it weren't for the fact that many officers and soldiers used their individual strength to forcibly stop the continuous bombardment, the warships would probably have been smashed to the ground and sunk!