Speaking of which, Bucky is also very interesting.
Although many treasure maps were found, the results were either fake or had been discovered by others.
All in all, after so many years, I still haven't been able to find a real treasure.
So much so that if someone gave him a million beli, he would just pass it by.
There is no way, I am poor!
After venting for a while, Bucky also calmed down.
After all, he has experienced this kind of thing many times, and he has gained experience over the years...
"Get everything ready for me and head to the 16th Navy Branch in three days!"
"Yes, Captain Bucky!"
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Seven days.
It passed in the blink of an eye.
In the middle of the night, a large merchant ship was speeding on the sea, while a pirate ship followed closely behind it and shelled it from time to time.
The current location is only a few nautical miles away from the circular defensive wall of the Sixteenth Branch Fortress.
The vigilant navy immediately reported the situation to the central island.
"Commodore, according to the marine report on the defensive wall, the pirate chasing the merchant ship should be Bucky the Clown."
In the office, Sean frowned slightly after hearing Lu Qi's report.
In a short period of time, for the second time, pirates chased people to the door of my house. What a coincidence?
Moreover, this is not in line with Bucky's character. You should know that this guy is usually very low-key.
After all, he has to keep his exposure low, otherwise, the navy in the East China Sea may not recognize him, but once he does something, the photo will be circulated by the senior officials of the headquarters...
There are so many people who can recognize him!
But now his behavior has nothing to do with keeping a low profile, right?
unless...
"Who are these people on the merchant ship?"
"I don't know. It's too dark to identify accurately."
"Then how did you identify the Bucky Pirates who were farther away than the merchant ship?"
"According to the marines on the defensive wall, there were many torches erected on the Bucky Pirates' ship, so they could see the Bucky Pirates' mark on the sails."
So that’s it.
It's just that we are afraid that we won't recognize him.
Sean already understood somewhat.
At the same time, I also remembered another thing.
"Lucci, I remember that when Kalifa and the others came back, they told me some information, right?"
"Yes, according to what Kalifa said, someone was looking for a pirate group to do something in the East China Sea through the underground network. I heard that the reward was finally negotiated for 1 million. Because the amount was too small, we analyzed that it shouldn't be a big deal.
, and in addition, I have been focusing on Doraemon recently, so I didn’t investigate in depth.”
Lu Qi nodded.
As he said, the reward is only 1 million beli, what big deal can it be?
Also, the entire branch was preparing to fight against Doflamingo, so this kind of thing was naturally ignored for the time being.
However, Sean thought of another possibility.
"Notify Mr. Sanders and ask him to arrange all new recruits to the defensive wall and the main island to take over the firepower points of various fortresses."
"At the same time, all combat personnel of the branch boarded two medium-sized warships and deployed on both sides behind the gate of the defensive wall fortress."
"After everything is ready, directly bombard the Bucky Pirates to force them back, and open the fortress gate to let the merchant ships enter!"
After hearing Sean's order, Lu Qi immediately realized something.
After all, with such a deployment, the Commodore’s target might not be the Bucky Pirates at all, but the merchant ship, right?
Once it enters the fortress, all the searchlights are turned on, and then the fortress cannon on the ring wall and the artillery on the main island are bombarded. The distance is only one to two hundred meters, and the accuracy will definitely not be bad.
Even if it cannot be solved at once, the combat troops on both sides that have been prepared long ago can immediately move up to the side to pick up the ship and finish it off.
So, the current situation outside the fortress is just a show?
Let the Buggy Pirates cooperate and then directly enter the scene in the 16th branch?
"brigadier..."
"If I guess correctly, the people on that merchant ship should be Doflamingo's Cube Army!"
Before Lu Qi finished speaking, Sean said with a smile.
"So that's it, then I'll make arrangements immediately!"
"Um!"
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ten minutes later.
All new recruits are already in place on the defensive wall.
All the veterans who were originally on the defensive wall left.
After all, there are not many formal marines in the branch's battle order now, only a hundred people in total.
The 20 people on duty on the defensive wall were naturally pulled back for other deployments.
"Everyone is panicking. It's not like they haven't learned how to control artillery. What does it look like!"
On the defensive wall, Sanders immediately became angry.
Artillery operation is a compulsory course for naval soldiers, and all recruits here have completed the assessment of this subject and have conducted many practical operations.
But now, when it comes to actual combat, everything is in a panic.
This scene happened not only on Sanders' side, but also on other firepower points commanded by the other four instructors.
Fortunately, the panic did not last long under the shouts of the instructors leading the team.
"Report to Instructor Sanders, we are ready, the current distance is about 1.5 nautical miles!"
"fire!"
"This...Instructor Sanders, the distance is too far and you can't hit it!"
The new recruits were crying and sad.
Although the range of fortress artillery is much longer than that of ordinary artillery, at a distance of 1.5 nautical miles, it is difficult for even veterans to hit it, let alone them.
The recruits have absolutely no confidence in this.
"If you are told to fire, fire!"
"The Commodore said, just force them back. Those pirates are not the protagonists tonight!"
Seeing that his recruits looked cowardly, Sanders said angrily.
Sure enough, for a recruit who has never experienced actual combat, no matter how good his grades are, it will be in vain.
"Yes, Instructor Sanders!"
Boom boom...
The next moment, the two fortress cannons in the front roared one after another, and the huge cannonballs were fired directly at the pirate ship in the distance.
However, the result was just as expected, a complete mess.
The nearest landing point was more than 300 meters away from the pirate ship.
"What are you doing standing still? I didn't say stop, so I just kept firing!"
"Yes...yes, Instructor Sanders!"
Soon, the fortress cannon roared again.
After three waves of shelling, the pirate ship began to turn away, seemingly giving up the pursuit.
"Open the fortress door and let in the merchant ship!"
"yes!"
The heavy door was slowly opened.
A few minutes later, a merchant ship slowly sailed into the fortress.
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“I didn’t expect it to be so easy to get in. It went much smoother than expected!”
"The navy is the navy, they are all idiots!"
"What should we do next? Do we start immediately after we dock at the port?"
"Wait, did you hear anything?"
Suddenly, someone shouted, and the pirates also heard a voice coming from behind, and immediately turned their heads to look.
However, it was too dark to see clearly.
It wasn't until more than ten seconds later that a heavy sound came that they realized something.
The sound just now came from the fortress gate, and the fortress gate was closed at this moment.
The Bucky Pirates have already escaped, so the navy doesn't need to be so afraid. They should close the fortress door immediately, right?
The pirates complained in their hearts.
But at the next moment.
On the circular defensive wall and on the main island of the Sixteenth Branch, dozens of searchlights were lit at the same time, taking pictures of the merchant ships they were on.
For a moment, everyone was struck by the sudden bright light...
The photos were so hard that I couldn't open my eyes.