Uchiha's personal opinion

Lieutenant General Garp immediately shouted and then ran towards the port at full speed.

……

In the misty sea off the coast of Loguetown.

Fugaku Uchiha, who had concealed the fleet's presence and whereabouts using the Hidden Mist Technique, was quietly awaiting good news in the command center.

Finally, a communications officer rushed in and handed the telegram to Uchiha Fugaku.

Fugaku Uchiha, who had been impatiently waiting, immediately smiled with satisfaction: "As expected of Nobutora-kun! The surprise attack has been a success!"

"Those naval fleets, wouldn't they be..."

The operations staff in the command center were overjoyed!

"Including ports, the main naval vessels in the East China Sea have been almost completely destroyed!"

Fugaku Uchiha proudly waved the intelligence report in his hand and loudly announced this good news to everyone.

Regardless of how the war progresses, the East China Sea Area Navy, having lost all its ships, has lost the right to compete with the Second Army Corps!

It's fair to say that Loguetown is now a ripe melon, and it's just a matter of when Fugaku Uchiha decides to go and pluck it.

"It only cost two million explosive tags, the cost-effectiveness is really too high!"

"That's what one operations staff officer remarked."

"This is also due to the laxity of the naval system, which has led to overstaffing..."

Another operations staff officer said.

This disguised attack was planned by intelligence ninjas from the Sabaody Archipelago.

Under the leadership of Captain Uchiha Nobutora, the intelligence ninjas of the Sabaody Archipelago have established a comprehensive intelligence system. After a long period of infiltration, they have even obtained identities and infiltrated the Marine branch. This port bombing attack was an act disguised as a normal supply transport operation. The supply order was indeed issued by the Marine Headquarters, and the supplies on the ship, as well as the vast majority of the marines, came from the 66th District Marine Base in the Sabaody Archipelago. From any perspective, there was nothing wrong with it.

Of course, it's perfectly normal for ordinary marines not to know what a 'sealing scroll' or 'shadow clone' is.

Therefore, it is reasonable for the garrison in Loguetown to lower their guard after seeing familiar faces from the Sabaody Archipelago; it is also understandable that they found smuggled goods belonging to certain officers after inspection; and it is also understandable that they did not inspect the specific supplies out of respect for the officers and the naval branch.

And so, in a harmonious and reasonable atmosphere, the ships, warehouses, docks, and even ship repair workshops in the port of Loguetown were reduced to ashes by the tyranny of two million explosive tags with a loud bang.

"Notify Shiina and Ichiraku, let's launch a full-scale attack!"

A triumphant Fugaku Uchiha ordered, "The Second Army must completely surround Loguetown today!"

"Then, Your Majesty, please proceed so that you may witness the valiant spirit of our warriors in battle!"

……

However, because Uchiha Tokumitsu was closely monitoring the scientific research efforts at the Toukoshima Laboratory and could not leave for the time being, he assigned Ashura as a guiding observer to the front line in Loguetown.

Meanwhile, the siege of Loguetown, commanded by Fugaku Uchiha, did not progress very smoothly.

After the ironclad fleet sent all the surviving ships of Loguetown to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish, the subsequent landing operation also suffered heavy losses due to the fierce resistance of the garrison navy led by Vice Admiral Garp.

Even during the preparation for a landing in the near sea, they fought a fierce battle with the commando squad of officers and soldiers dispatched by the garrisoned navy, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides—and it was only with the Marines having an advantage in both numbers and equipment that they were able to achieve a near-equal exchange ratio.

Therefore, Fugaku Uchiha began to feel a headache when he thought about the estimates of how many casualties the strategists would suffer in the upcoming landing battle.

A decision must be made as soon as possible!

At the Second Army's military meeting, Uchiha Shiina raised a different opinion: "Now that Mr. Hanzo's First Army has entered the fourth level of Impel Down, if we cannot take Loguetown, we will not only be unable to unify the East Blue, but we will also be unable to open up the sea route to the Sabaody Archipelago!"

"The legion cannot allow an enemy force to remain on its flank while choosing to bypass it and continue the expedition."

Ichiraku Uzumaki also responded.

The two men commanded about two-thirds of the Second Army Corps, and were also pioneers of the Uchiha Dynasty. Therefore, even Fugaku Uchiha, the commander-in-chief of the army corps, could not ignore their opinions.

"Does Instructor Ashura have any comments?"

Fugaku Uchiha turned his gaze to Ashura.

This move displeased both Uchiha Shiina and Uzumaki Ichiraku.

What was originally just a minor disagreement within the legion regarding the next phase of tactical deployment has now turned into a mess when the legion's commander, Fugaku Uchiha, has dragged in an 'outsider' named Ashura to stir things up. What kind of nonsense is this?!

Therefore, Uchiha Shiina and Uzumaki Ichiraku exchanged a glance and immediately formed a united front.

……

After receiving a secret order jointly issued by the World Government and the Marine Headquarters, Vice Admiral Garp and his key officers stationed in Loguetown felt a heavy weight on their hearts.

In the secret order, after learning that Loguetown had been attacked by a disguised attack from the Sabaody Archipelago, Fleet Admiral Sengoku of the Marine Headquarters not only did not investigate the case, but also ordered Vice Admiral Garp to lead all the Marine officers and soldiers who used Haki as their core combat power to withdraw to the Sabaody Archipelago front line for defense.

The other meaning behind this retreat order was that the East Sea Area Force, which had lost all its ships, was required to abandon all its comrades who had eaten Devil Fruits and have Vice Admiral Garp lead a group of people to escape—or, according to the secret order, this was called a 'tactical retreat'!

The reason is quite simple: the fall of Impel Down is a foregone conclusion, and its complete demise is only a matter of time. If the 'Great Kingdom Fleet,' which controls the sea area where Impel Down was located, were to sail along the remaining currents of the Triangle Vortex towards Marineford, the current Marine Headquarters would be powerless to resist.

Furthermore, with Impel Down destroyed, Enies Lobby would become the next target of attack. Therefore, after careful consideration, Fleet Admiral Sengoku decided to strategically abandon the East China Sea defense line and withdraw available troops back to the island chain defense line of Marineford-Sabaody Archipelago-Enies Lobby.

Currently, the only one in the Navy capable of shouldering the heavy responsibility of defense is Garp, whose strength is no less than that of an Admiral.

"Given the current situation, we probably can't afford to dwell on it any longer..."

A Marine Rear Admiral who had eaten a Devil Fruit smiled and offered, "Senior Garp, leave Loguetown to us. Headquarters and the Sabaody Archipelago need you."

As for Enies Lobby, which he did not mention, in the Navy's actual plan, Enies Lobby, which is isolated on the Grand Line, is just a nominal fulcrum. Now that the Navy has lost its naval advantage and its main force is all concentrated in the New World to fight against the Four Emperors, it is simply unable to spare extra forces to consolidate the sea routes and support Enies Lobby.

"Then, I'll leave Rogue Town to you..."

Lieutenant General Garp took a deep breath and slowly nodded.

……

So when the Second Army finally reached a consensus to launch the assault on Loguetown, they discovered that the strength of the garrisoned Marines was unexpectedly weak. They hadn't even encountered their greatest enemy, Vice Admiral Garp, throughout the entire operation. After some interrogation, Fugaku Uchiha and the others learned that the main force of the garrisoned Marines had already retreated, and those left behind were merely abandoned Devil Fruit users.

On January 1, 3rd year of Kaihuang, after receiving approval from Uchiha Tokumitsu of Todoshima, Uchiha Fugaku immediately led his troops across the turbulent Calm Belt and directly into the Grand Line, which was no longer worthy of its name. He then victoriously joined forces with Hanzo's troops, who had just annihilated the Impel Down garrison, in the waters off the Sabaody Archipelago!

Chapter 547 One Fruit Kills Two Warriors

The First and Second Armies, which had victoriously joined forces at the Sabaody Archipelago, did not rush to launch a strong attack. Instead, following their usual tactics, they spread nearly half of their warships out on the ocean in formations of three ships each, cutting off sea routes between the Sabaody Archipelago, Marineford (the naval headquarters), and Enies Lobby.

Although the force of over 10,000 ninja soldiers was not large, the encirclement by nearly 100 warships completely isolated the already weakened Grand Line.

This also highlights the geographical disadvantages of the Holy Land Mary Geoise and world government institutions such as the Navy Headquarters.

Located between the first and second halves of the Grand Line, at the summit of the Red Line, the Holy Land of Mary Geoise was originally a vital transportation hub between Paradise and the New World. However, when faced with the siege of the Four Emperors of the New World and the remnants of the Great Kingdom of Paradise, its central location turned it into a trap.

The World Government, caught in a pincer movement, has now been effectively cut off from its external member states.

As a result, even if naval branches around the world intend to rush to the rescue, they cannot reach the naval headquarters or G1 branch due to the cut-off sea routes. If they rush there rashly, they will be attacked by the ubiquitous pirates and the remnant fleet, resulting in their complete annihilation.

In particular, with the Admiral and core Vice Admirals of the Headquarters stationed at the Headquarters and G1 Branch, the various branches were leaderless and unable to elect a respected person to coordinate and command. As a result, the scattered branches could not be united to leverage the Navy's strength advantage.

However, only the basic marines and officers expressed fear and anxiety, while the naval high command above the rank of vice admiral remained calm, as if the threat from the Four Emperors and the remnant fleets did not exist. In particular, Fleet Admiral Sengoku was busy sending out squadrons to continuously engage in combat with the Four Emperors' probing fleets, and he was also constantly bargaining with the World Government. It seemed as if the two sides were competing in strategic strength.

After Whitebeard arrived with his direct pirate fleet and 43 affiliated pirate crews, the combined pirate strength reached its peak.

Apart from the mere dozen or so subordinates under Shanks's Red-Haired Pirates, who were essentially just there to make up the numbers, the three kings of the sea each commanded tens of thousands of pirates, which brought them enormous logistical pressure.

Especially regarding food, the pirates are all big eaters, and the food their ships carry can only last for half a month at most. However, due to the large-scale gathering of pirates, the fish in the area have been caught and depleted, so even if they wanted to "eat from the sea," they couldn't. In addition, the Whitebeard Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates have both gone on a long expedition, and although they have carried a lot of supplies, they cannot withstand long-term consumption. Therefore, the Beast Pirates, as the "hosts," need to coordinate appropriately. However, this has also brought out the existing conflicts among the lower levels of the three major pirate crews.

However, due to a general lack of control over the pirate crews under their command, coupled with considerable resentment among the lower-ranking members, the three kings of the sea, after gathering their subordinates, were not able to launch a full-scale attack immediately, but instead became embroiled in frequent infighting.

Just after the main force of the Whitebeard Pirates arrived, and the Four Emperors officially met and prepared to coordinate their offensive, the Whitebeard and Beast Pirates engaged in no fewer than a hundred large-scale battles in less than an hour, including some egregious incidents of exchanging cannon fire!

Therefore, Whitebeard and Kaido, overwhelmed with problems, were only focused on mediating the various conflicts among their subordinates and had no time to coordinate an offensive with the vengeful Big Mom Pirates.

After a round of negotiations, Whitebeard and Kaido decided to separate the two pirate crews' encampments and use the Big Mom Pirates as a buffer zone to prevent contact between them. As for the layout, Whitebeard would purchase it from the Beasts Pirates at a reasonable price.

Although the Whitebeard Pirates' subordinates had some complaints, under the intimidation of "Old Man," they only grumbled a few words before obeying orders.

……

"How boring..."

After being relocated to a different sea area, Thatch, the fourth division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, idly rode his subordinate pirate ship on patrol and guard duties.

Because he had overexerted himself in the conflict with the Beasts Pirates, in order to avoid malicious retaliation, Thatch had no choice but to accept 'Old Man's' good intentions and wander around in a desolate sea.

As for the so-called guard patrol mission, Sachi thought it was meaningless. After all, with 100,000 pirates gathered, no one with a brain would sail over at this time. So he just regarded it as a temporary exile and didn't care about the mission at all.

But not long after, one of Sachs' lookouts suddenly shouted, "Captain, we've spotted a ship belonging to those naval bastards!"

"Is it a warship?!"

Sachi, who had been lying on a chair sunbathing on the deck, suddenly sprang up and shouted.

"It's flying a naval flag, but judging from its appearance, it's not a warship; it's probably a transport ship or something similar!"

The lookout immediately replied.

"Chase!"

Without hesitation, Sachi said, "Hang up the sails right now! Chase after them and seize their ships and supplies!"

His reasoning was very simple: as long as it wasn't a naval warship, his flagship could outrun it even if it couldn't win. Moreover, if he could capture the supplies of a transport ship, he could make a big impression on Whitebeard and then apply to be transferred back to the combat echelon, which would be a logical thing to do.

So, urged by Sachi, his flagship immediately raised its sails and sped forward, heading straight for that naval transport ship that looked like a 'naive and innocent' type!

After noticing the pirate ship's presence, the naval transport ship immediately began adjusting its sails in an attempt to escape. However, due to the transport ship's deep draft or the marines' inadequate training, Sachi considered the chaotic and naive marines on deck to be easy prey!

"Prepare the naval guns!"

After closing the distance, Sachi immediately shouted and brandished his twin swords, directing the pirates to begin firing.

In the past, pirates were only ever bombarded by naval warships, so this is the first time that Thatch has used his firepower advantage to attack the navy!

"Boom boom boom!"

After three salvos, the naval transport ship, its sails blown off by the heavy cannons, lost its momentum. In addition, the deck was set ablaze by the splashing cannon fire, leaving it with no way to escape. It could only helplessly circle at sea and wait for the arrival of the ferocious pirates.

"Lower the small boat and prepare for battle!"

Although the transport ship appeared to be unable to resist, Sachi cautiously stopped sailing at a safe distance and ordered the speedboats on board to carry the pirates in preparation for a swinging attack. Meanwhile, the heavy cannons on his flagship were loaded with ammunition and were pointed menacingly at the helpless transport ship.

The pirate speedboat's jump pad operation went very smoothly. After the pirates climbed onto the transport ship and wielded their weapons to cut down several marines who were putting up a stubborn resistance, the remaining naval forces on the transport ship immediately raised a white flag and announced their surrender.

"awesome!"

Sachi flamboyantly tousled his Bombardier hairstyle and began posing to receive compliments from his subordinates.

But not long after, a commotion broke out on the transport ship.

Sachi looked closely and discovered that it was actually his own underlings who had started fighting each other!