Chapter 1099: The Golden Lion is still thinking about Garp's old leg
The crew members sent out by the Whitebeard Pirates earlier have landed on the Sabaody Archipelago one after another. Those who need to spend money are spending money, and those who need to collect intelligence are collecting intelligence.
The navy transferred a large number of craftsmen from the Sabaody Archipelago, most likely wanting to build more solid fortifications and increase the casualties of pirates when attacking the island.
The navy and pirates are fighting for lives, and the navy will be at a loss no matter how it is exchanged. The life of a pirate is worthless, and the life of every navy member is extremely precious.
The Admiral of the Navy spent money to raise this elite army, investing a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources. During this period, no one knows how many bad things he did for the Celestial Dragons against his conscience.
Sengoku doesn't want to lose all the wealth he has built up with great difficulty by relying on his old face. At the same time, he wants to set up a trap to lure the Whitebeard Pirates into the trap. This attitude of having both, shows how confident he is.
Now, most of the Whitebeard Pirates' combat power has been broken up into small groups and sneaked into the first half of the Grand Line. Only a large group of rabble are left, who are going to follow their father and finally appear together on a ship.
If there were no help from the Flying Pirates, a large number of navy personnel who wanted to move from the second half to the front half would have to prepare hundreds of ships for a force of tens of thousands of people.
With so many ships spread out on the sea, they would be discovered by the navy's observation ships and reported to the navy headquarters immediately, allowing those stationed in Marinford to make preparations early.
Normally, they can only dive across the natural barrier of the Red Earth Continent, and encountering sea kings during the journey may result in non-combat casualties.
Instead of following his father to land and fight, he unfortunately died at the bottom of the sea and became food for fish and shrimp. He became a loser and will not be remembered.
With just a slight move, the Golden Lion Shiki can lead hundreds of ships to cross the Red Earth Continent from the air and bypass the natural barriers.
"Shiki, my opinion is still a landing operation. If we can't control the height when dropping from the sky, the pirates following us will become sitting ducks and there will be a large number of casualties," Whitebeard denied Golden Lion's airborne operation.
The first flight cannot avoid ground attacks in the air, and there is less room for maneuver, which may make it a sitting duck for naval gunfire.
Secondly, not every pirate is qualified for airborne operations. Without experience in flying in the sky, they are more suitable for boarding operations and land combat.
"Shi Ji, you can take some capable cadres and jump from the air to the navy's fortifications to reduce the firepower points for the subsequent landing troops."
Whitebeard still has another idea in his mind, which is to negotiate with Marshal Sengoku, as long as the other party hands over his adopted son Ace.
He could then take the pirates and withdraw from the siege of the Navy Headquarters. Edward Newgate wanted to use his power to force Sengoku to make concessions.
However, this possibility is very small. Since the Navy Admiral wants to set up this plan, he wants to wipe out the Whitebeard Pirates in one go.
Among the four pirate groups on the sea today, the Whitebeard Pirates has the longest history. More than 20 years ago, Edward Newgate competed with Roger's Pirates.
More than 20 years later, Edward Newgate's adopted sons are not as strong as they used to be. It is conservatively estimated that their actual strength has dropped by 10% to 20%.
The Red Hair Pirates have the youngest seniority, and the Beasts Pirates are in a position that is easy to defend but difficult to attack, which makes them unsuitable for large-scale combat as their supplies cannot keep up.
The BIG MOM Pirates occupy the advantageous terrain of Banko, and Big Mom's children are also like heroes, with the emergence of extremely outstanding strong men. A strong attack will cause considerable losses to the navy.
Moreover, there are few marines who can withstand Charlotte Linlin's soul judgment. As long as they are afraid of Big Mom, their lifespan will be sucked dry, which is a disaster for grassroots marines.
To sum up, the Whitebeard Pirates are the best targets. Whitebeard is already too old, and it is questionable whether he can exert 50% of his strength in his prime.
"It's too troublesome to look ahead and behind. According to my original plan, it would be better for me to move a few more islands, and when the war starts, I will directly attack the islands." Shi Ji's simple and crude plan seems to have a certain rationality.
Kozuki Hiyori serves beside the two big bosses. As the most beautiful oiran in Wano Country, she is very good at serving men.
Edward Newgate enjoyed serving tea and water to the two big bosses and tapping Whitebeard on the shoulder from time to time.
Edward Newgate often praised Kozuki Oden for giving birth to a good daughter. He regretted not having more adopted daughters and was very fond of the family affection offensive of Kozuki Hi and the caring little cotton-padded jacket.
"Senior Shiki, let's not talk about whether throwing the island will hurt Ace. I guess if there is a floating island in the sky above Marinford, the admiral will definitely intercept it immediately."
Kozuki Hiyori explained to Golden Lion that the navy has publicly announced that there are five admirals of the navy, Akainu, Aokiji, Kizaru, Green Bull, and Hunting Rabbit, and each of them is not easy to mess with.
Since Shiki uses the Float-Float Fruit to manipulate the island, it is impossible for him to be too far away from the island in the air, and he can use more of the fruit's power on the floating island.
Once approached by two or more navy admirals, the Whitebeard Pirates will lack air combat power, and if the Phoenix is entangled, they will not be able to rescue it in time.
There is a possibility that Shiki the Golden Lion will be killed in a fight between the admirals if he is not careful. Kozuki Hiyori is not joking. Don't talk about martial ethics with the navy.
Only a fool would do something like this in a one-on-one fight. Obviously, the Admiral of the Navy is not a fool, and the successor to the next Admiral of the Navy is not a peace-loving saint.
The biggest advantage of the Flying Pirates is that they can deploy offensive forces in any airspace, keeping the initiative of the attack firmly in the hands of the pirates.
Before, Kozuki Hiyori had an idea to mobilize the navy's mobile forces in a tricky way, lead the garrison navy by the nose, and finally let an elite force carry out a "decapitation operation" with a spirit of fearlessness of sacrifice.
He suddenly appeared in front of Ace's execution platform and brought out the Pirate King's son intact, preventing the navy from becoming desperate and killing Ace in advance.
However, this idea was rejected by Whitebeard at the first opportunity. Even if most of the admirals were tied down, the execution platform would definitely not be empty, and the admiral would definitely be there to guard to the end.
After watching the sky curtain, the old guy Zhan Guo knew that he would have a tragic ending in the future, and he wanted to use Ace to set up a trap to kill the royal group that was on the decline.
He himself is the last trump card. At the critical moment, Sengoku will definitely take action. He will not just be a spectator and watch the pirates rescue the son of the Pirate King.
How many elite assault members can work together to stop Sengoku and Garp?
Whitebeard likes to fight in an open and fair manner, and there is nothing wrong with that. With his protection from the front, the casualties of some pirates can be reduced.
In order to avoid bullying by those above one's level, it would be too easy for admirals to reap lives on the battlefield, so Edward Newgate was needed to step forward and stabilize the situation.
"It's neither this nor that. I'll just listen to you. I just want Garp's legs. Don't let anyone compete with me."
Since Shiki recruited Law into the Sky Pirates, he gave him a pair of male human legs, but unfortunately, these legs were not strong enough.
Only a monster like Garp who has been training his body for many years can have legs full of strength. If they are replaced on Shiki, they will definitely be perfect and there will be no need to worry about changing it a second time.
Shiki has been thinking about the navy hero's thigh for a long time