"Title Page Serial: Rain of Rain Chapter 3: "A Strike in the Head""
"The hero who was greeted was named Anji, and he was also a colonel of the headquarters. Shiliu went over to inquire for a while. It seemed that Colonel Anji went on this expedition and defeated several pirate groups in one go and saved several towns that were in ruins."
"At least thousands of people were saved at once. It is indeed an amazing achievement. Shiliu was secretly nodding his head in approval when he suddenly heard the sailor who was still talking just now expressed regret again, saying that he went to a small island too late. Anji
When the colonel arrived, the residents of the entire village and town had been slaughtered, and the name of the island was..."
"Boom! Shiliu's feet staggered a few times, and his vision went dark. His whole body was shaken. He couldn't hear any sound clearly in his ears, and his consciousness was blurred for a while..."
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Cap's house.
Garp, who had just returned from a meeting at the headquarters, was eating donuts and gloatingly looking at Nosha who was sitting on the sofa opposite, looking tired.
"Why, you didn't sleep well last night?"
"hold head high,"
With dark circles under her eyes, Nuo Xia said feebly, "The bed board in the room you arranged for me is too soft. Gion's body seems to have a bed habit. He tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep."
"I'm willing to accept you, as long as I give you a place to sleep, I'm very picky."
Garp chewed the donut, looked at him sideways, curled his lips and said:
"Everything about bed-choosing is just an excuse. I think you're still struggling with what to do... They still didn't let you in today?"
"without."
Nuo Xia rubbed her face in distress, "I apologized humbly from both sides, but it was of no use at all. Instead, they got worse and worse. They showed off their affection at home in the past two days, and when they met me outside, it was completely inappropriate.
Treat me like air and ignore me at all..."
"Where is the little princess named Shia?"
A donut accidentally fell to the ground. Garp immediately bent down to pick it up, blew it distressedly, and put it into his mouth again, "I remember that little girl is completely on your side, right? She always
I won’t give you the same cold shoulder, right?”
"You've been avoiding me all this time. I guess you've been attracted by Gion, and you're going to act in a show to the end..."
Nuo Xia sighed sadly, "Mom and dad are also fully cooperating with their mischief and won't let me in at all. Now I even doubt whether I am my biological child..."
Gee, this is totally unreasonable.
According to common sense, when the harem discovers each other's existence, shouldn't they be jealous and try their best to keep him by their side and squeeze out the other talents?
Why is it that now, their relationship is getting better and better, they are enjoying themselves, and they are almost becoming a family, but he has been kicked out?
"Hahahahahaha!"
Seeing the wretched look on his face, Garp couldn't help laughing wildly:
"Not to mention, that little girl in Gion is imitating you better and better now. She even attended the top-level meeting this morning and listened to the whole thing there in a serious manner."
"That idiot from the Warring States Period, and the rest of them, didn't realize anything was wrong. After the meeting, they even called Gion over to encourage them. Only then did they realize something was wrong. They laughed so hard that their teeth almost fell out..."
"How can it be impossible for a wife to act like a husband?"
Nuo Xia looked at the old man speechlessly, shook his head and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about this, what will the high-level meeting of the headquarters say? Is there a final decision on the war in the New World?"
"Well, it's almost settled."
When it came to business, Garp nodded and his expression became serious, "The headquarters has decided to immediately send an additional 40,000 elite sailors to the G1 branch for reinforcements. Adding the 10,000 already there, there will be a total of 50,000 this time.
People join the war.”
Fifty thousand elite sailors...
Such a terrifying figure made Nuo Xia smack his lips. In order to deal with this war, the Navy Headquarters can be said to have really gone all out.
Although it seems that compared to the 100,000 people who will fight the war in the future, this number has shrunk by half, and the Shichibukai have not been summoned, which seems a bit unsatisfactory.
However, after all, the battlefield this time is in the new world, and the navy must leave a large number of troops to guard the headquarters to prevent unscrupulous people from taking advantage of the situation.
Moreover, the preparation time of the headquarters is relatively tight. The defense line of the G1 branch is in jeopardy and there is no time to transfer manpower from other branches.
Not to mention sitting back and waiting for work, waiting for the rabbit, just like during the war on the top.
"Where is the high-level combat power?" Nuo Xia pondered for a while, then asked, "How is it distributed?"
"At the G1 branch, in addition to Sakaski and Kuzan, there are currently two lieutenant generals sitting there. The combat power is already considerable, so the headquarters originally only wanted to send four more lieutenant generals there."
"But considering that the two of you exchanged bodies inexplicably, each other's combat power has been reduced, which has also affected the battle situation, so two additional lieutenant generals were sent."
Garp picked up the hot milk on the coffee table, took a sip, and said leisurely:
"There are still more than a dozen major generals below, and above that is the Warring States Period. Marshal Kong and I have to stay at the headquarters and cannot get away."
"Where is Teacher Zefa?"
"He? He stopped being at the headquarters last month."
Garp shook his head and said, "Send this year's elite battalion recruits to the first half of the branch for internship. Even if we transfer them back now, it will take more than half a month at the earliest, which is too late."
"That's it."
Nuo Xia felt a little regretful, but he also knew that even if Zefa did not make this far journey, the possibility of going to the New World to participate in this war was slim.
Firstly, it was because Zefa was disheartened and had been relegated to the second line for many years;
Secondly, the headquarters will also feel that the current arrangements are sufficient to cope with this war.
After all, in the final analysis, the enemy is only the headquarters of the Beasts Pirates and a dozen or so miscellaneous pirate groups that have an alliance with it.
No matter it is compared to Roger, the Pirate King back then, or even the Rocks Pirates earlier, they are simply incomparable.
On the other hand, the Navy has mobilized 50,000 troops, led by General Sengoku himself, plus Sakaski, Kuzan and many other prestigious veteran headquarters lieutenant generals...
It can be said that it is a sure win.
If this still fails to defeat the Beast Pirates, we might as well disband the entire navy on the spot before embarrassing the whole world!
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Nuo Xia spent the night in the guest room of Karp's house. Early the next morning, he boarded a warship and rushed to the G1 branch.
He and Taotu were both in the last batch. In the two days before that, hundreds of warships had already transported tens of thousands of elite navy troops from their headquarters to the battlefield in the new world.
Bellemare is also a member of this battle sequence.
This was a bit unexpected from Nuo Xia, but it makes sense when you think about it carefully.
After all, although Bellmere has only been in the army for less than two years, he has quite a lot of combat experience. He is now a solid second lieutenant of the headquarters and a devil fruit user. He is qualified to be among the fifty thousand elites.
On the warship, Bellemeier, wearing a white uniform, looked heroic, holding the hilt of the sword with an expression of excitement and anticipation, completely different from the gentle mother who usually took care of her children at home.
Nuo Xia looked a little worried, and found an opportunity to lean over, wanting to remind the girl of the dangers of pirates in the New World and ask her to be more careful.
As a result, as soon as the words started, they were interrupted by an outstretched arm.
"My lover, I will naturally take good care of you."
Momotu, who did not know when he appeared, stood in front of Bellemere and looked at him coldly, "There is no need for outsiders to worry. As for you... just take care of yourself, Major General Gion."
"..."
Seeing Taotu who was completely entranced by the drama, Nuo Xia was speechless. He sighed and was about to go back to his room, but was stopped by Taotu from behind.
"Give me Jinpila."
As she spoke, she threw the Azakana Sword and the Wind Sword flying over. Nuo Xia was caught off guard and hurriedly caught it. Then he took off the Jinpira from his waist and handed it to Taotu.
"It's easier to use your own sword."
Taotu pulled out his sword, looked up and down, and suddenly said, "We are on the windless belt now. If we can find the little raccoon cat, is there a way to get it back?"
"Eh?" Nuo Xia was stunned.
"The conflicts between us should not affect the war." Taotu did not look at Nuo Xia, looking at the sea in the distance, "If this war is lost because of the lack of you, then..."
"How to find it?"
Nuo Xia sighed helplessly, "Even if those civet cats are still alive, they have not left the windless zone... If we want to find them within a few days, it is like looking for a needle in a haystack, which is not realistic at all."
"……Understood."
Taotu said nothing more. Nuo Xia shook his head and left. When he turned around, he heard a soft voice coming from behind:
"... Do what you can, but don't die."
Nuo Xia paused slightly and turned to look at Peach Rabbit.
"You too, Brigadier, be careful."
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Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, a week later.
New World, G1 branch base.
Two days ago, the last batch of reinforcements from the headquarters had arrived. As General Sengoku, who was the president of this war, issued orders one after another, the navy's huge war machine started roaring into action.
All defense work was completed in an orderly manner in just a few days.
…
The next day, when the first ray of dawn in the morning cruised on the sea, coating everything with a pale golden halo.
It also announced that the day of war has finally arrived. In the entire new world, countless forces, big and small, with their own evil intentions, all cast their eyes on this place and focused on it.
At this time, the g1 branch.
The fortress was reinforced and numerous large forts were erected around the harbor.
At a glance, the front of the huge fortress is full of naval soldiers who are waiting in full formation. It feels like being in a white ocean and a steel forest, which is spectacular and shocking.
"Report to the Warring States General! The latest news from the forward reconnaissance ship is that the Beast Pirates fleet has finished resting last night and is currently setting off from the sea twenty kilometers away to the north to attack the branch base!"
"And the other fifteen pirate groups that have an alliance with it have also gathered at full speed under Kaido's dispatch!"
Is it coming?
Warring States stood on the high platform, looking at the mist-filled end of the sea in the distance. His eyes behind the lenses were as dark as ink, "Pass this old man's order, everyone, get in position and prepare to fight!"
"Yes, General!"
The sailors had already lined up and were ready, and the high-ranking generals who had been recharging their strength also walked out of the fortress building at this moment, and came to the front of the base under the admiring eyes of countless sailors.
Time passes minute by minute.
finally.
When the sun climbed higher and higher and the sea fog gradually thinned and dissipated, the navy who gathered in front of the fortress finally saw faint traces of several large ships at the end of the sea horizon.
And this.
Just the tip of the iceberg.
Further away, hundreds of huge pirate ships appeared silently in the sea fog.
Looking from a distance, they almost form a continuous sea, like an ancient behemoth crawling on the sea, and an invisible sense of terror and oppression rushes towards your face.
"Oh My God……"
A young navy lieutenant next to the fort saw the scene in the distance clearly and subconsciously took half a step back. Even the hands holding the telescope began to tremble slightly.
"What an incredible scene."
The other older major next to him, although much calmer, also looked slightly pale, "With such a scale and momentum, is this a pirate group of the Three Emperors level..."
Those who can participate in this battle this time are all elites in the navy. At the very least, they are at the rank of sergeant and warrant officer of the headquarters.
However, even so, most of them have never seen such a magnificent scene.
Seeing a war approaching, it is inevitable to feel nervous and uneasy.
"Why panic!"
As the commander of the G1 branch, Sakaski was keenly aware of the changes in the mood of his subordinates. He immediately took a step forward and shouted sharply:
"No matter how powerful the gang of pirates on the opposite side is, don't forget, we have assembled an elite force of more than 50,000 people this time, and we also have the strongest combat force in our headquarters, the Warring States General, sitting in command!"
"With them here, facing a mere Beast Pirates, there is nothing to panic about!"
As soon as these words came out, the restless deck immediately became much quieter.
Many soldiers looked at each other and then gradually calmed down. Yes, although the enemy was a huge monster, they were not the only ones facing it. There were thousands of soldiers around them, and there were generals behind them.
Under such circumstances, no matter how fierce the enemy is, they will fight to the end with blood, so what is there to worry about?