Chapter 428: Whitebeard being manipulated
A new round of war begins.
This war is destined not to last as long as the war with the Sky Pirates.
It is not just the Tyrannosaurus Pirates who are giving up some territory due to the tightening of power, the Demon King Pirates are also symbolically giving up more than a dozen islands.
The Whitebeard Pirates, on the other hand, are not willing to give away the territory they have worked so hard to grab, and they haven't even warmed it up yet!
The three top pirate groups need to regain their confidence from other pirate groups and make up for the lost territory.
The Whitebeard Pirates were the first to encounter the John Pirates.
After the Silver Ax Pirates annexed part of the territory ceded by the Tyrannosaurus Pirates, they continued to attack the territory of the Tyrannosaurus Pirates.
Since the part of the territory that was given away belonged to the original Bondi Pirates, the Silver Ax Pirates' territory also began to border with the Whitebeard Pirates.
As Zach expected, facing the Tyrannosaurus Pirates' show of weakness, the Silver Ax Pirates detached some of their forces to attack the Whitebeard Pirates' territory.
As for secretly sending people to attack the rear of the Whitebeard Pirates, the Tyrannosaurus Pirates did not do such a thing.
It is enough for the Whitebeard Pirates to act as a barrier to the north, resist the John Pirates, and help share part of the Silver Ax Pirates' strength.
All conspiracies and machinations will ultimately depend on strength.
Regarding Silver Ax, to be honest, Zach is not worried. He is good at aerial combat, especially in sea wars, and has a strong advantage.
For a fighting sect like Silver Ax, there are great restrictions on fighting at sea.
Zach would not give up his advantage and fight on the island like Shiki did.
That was Shi Ji's arrogance, the goal he gave himself, and he didn't want to have any weaknesses.
Therefore, this war lasted for so long, and Wang Zhi was not conquered for up to a year. Instead, Wang Zhi was used as a whetstone to further improve his combat power.
If Shi Ji was unscrupulous, the previous war might not have been necessary for three months.
As ability users, Lingling, Newgate, and Shiji all have the ability to easily destroy a fleet on the sea.
The larger the war, the more conducive it is for them to show off their skills.
Zach is naturally one of them, and he is never afraid of this battle.
Silver Ax is naturally aware of Zach's abilities.
Besides, he had to give Zach some face for his knowledge.
So allocate your energy to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates.
In comparison, the Whitebeard Pirates are definitely much easier to deal with.
Newgate doesn't have that much mobility.
Once caught in a melee, it is difficult to use all your strength to cause wanton destruction, because this will affect your companions.
At the same time, as long as the battlefield is divided, the scope of the war is expanded, and a group of pirate ships are sent to separately attack the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Then, the role of Whitebeard's strength will be greatly weakened.
Like Silver Ax, Captain John thought so too.
Dozens of pirate ships dispersed and attacked the territory of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Compared with the young pirates of the Whitebeard Pirates who have not yet grown up, both the John Pirates and the Silver Ax Pirates have a huge advantage in average strength.
Even in terms of average strength, the Whitebeard Pirates are not as good as the Demon King Pirates and Tyrannosaurus Pirates.
After all, the Demon King Pirates and Tyrannosaurus Pirates fought in the New World and went through a training session.
There are many elite fighters within the Rocks Pirates.
To be honest, today's Whitebeard Pirates are basically young pirates of the new era, not even the losers.
A group of little pirates who had difficulty establishing themselves in the new world attached themselves to the great pirate Whitebeard in order to survive. The price they paid was just having an extra father.
The forces gathered in this way can even have close to 10,000 troops.
In the eyes of John and Silver Ax, they are just a mob.
Disaster has come for the Whitebeard Pirates.
Facing the double attack of the John Pirates and the Silver Ax Pirates, the Whitebeard Pirates were suddenly stunned.
Facing the elite pirates who had gone through hundreds of battles and survived fierce battles, the Whitebeard Pirates suffered heavy losses in just one month.
The defensive front was retreating steadily, and more than 60 islands were occupied by the John Pirates.
Almost twenty islands were also occupied by the Silver Ax Pirates.
In order to soften the blow, the Silver Ax Pirates sent a quarter of their troops.
In other words, the Whitebeard Pirates mainly focused on the John Pirates, and they did not expect that the Silver Ax Pirates would also attack them.
Being caught off guard, so many islands were occupied by the Silver Ax Pirates.
It can be said that half of the territory occupied by the Whitebeard Pirates that originally belonged to the Bondi Pirates was spit out at once.
Many of the islands that originally belonged to them were also occupied by the John Pirates.
This is a big drama. The Whitebeard Pirates, who have the terrifying combat power of Whitebeard, have undoubtedly been severely suppressed.
Many forces are afraid of Whitebeard's power, but they are not afraid, let alone scrupulous.
On the sea, the Moby-Dick of the Whitebeard Pirates faced the Hernan of the John Pirates.
Two pirate ships confront each other.
The somewhat angry Whitebeard punched the air.
A crisp breaking sound sounded.
The air cracked like a mirror.
The sea was calm for a moment, then the waves rose and fell, the sea level gradually rose, and a terrifying tsunami quickly formed.
Attacking the main ship of the John Pirates with unstoppable power.
On the Hernan, looking at the terrifying tsunami, John looked calm, holding his head high and taking a sip of wine, and there seemed to be some nostalgia in his eyes.
The pirate ship kept shaking, as if it would be engulfed by a tsunami at the next moment. Some young members on the ship couldn't help but panic and feel fear.
Only the old members who had been following John for a long time remained calm and directed the sailors to stabilize the ship.
"Zheng!"
Finally, John took action. He drew out his sword, and the huge 100-meter-long slash tore through the air and sea. The incoming tsunami was split into two instantly.
Seeing that his move was defeated, Newgate felt very aggrieved in his heart.
John did not confront him head-on, and always kept a distance from him.
No matter what moves he made, John would defeat them all with one sword.
The battle between the two was at a stalemate.
John just wanted to hold himself back, and then rely on the strength of his men to defeat his children.
How could Newgate not see this idea, but he had no choice but to remain in a stalemate.
Because he also wanted to watch John to prevent him from taking action at will.
Although the destructive power of the Shock Fruit is terrifying, it has little effect on some strong people when the distance is far away.
The power will weaken as the distance spreads.
There is no doubt that Whitebeard was taken advantage of.
This is naval warfare, and the conduct of naval warfare is also an art.
Compared with land battles, naval battles are often more protracted.
It makes people's power unable to be fully exerted, but is biased towards other aspects.