Marine Headquarters, Marineford, Intelligence Department
"Breaking news! The entire Whitebeard Pirates disappeared in the New World last night!!"
"Urgent report! An unidentified island has been sighted flying in the sky over the waters near Ryujin Island in the Grand Line."
"Urgent report! The Revolutionary Army has launched a violent revolution in eight countries Four Blues. Five kings of the Affiliated Nation have been imprisoned, two kings have gone missing, and one king has been killed by a mob."
"Report! The Red Hair Pirates are currently in the Wano Country area of the latter part of the New World!"
"Report! The Big Mom Pirates have assembled a conquest fleet and are approaching the Whitebeard Pirates' first grain-producing island."
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In the Fleet Admiral's Office, even Fleet Admiral Sengoku the Buddha gave up the main seat and sat in the chair on the left side of the long table.
A burly, muscular, white-haired man with a mohawk sat firmly in the Fleet Admiral's seat.
He is none other than the former Fleet Admiral and the current Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Kong!
This time, in order to eliminate the rapidly expanding Whitebeard Pirates, the World Government has mobilized a large amount of its resources.
In addition to the Commander-in-Chief personally taking action, even several of the Holy Knight have been deployed, leading multiple CP0 agent teams and stationed in various important locations.
Kong listened to the various intelligence reports, his face expressionless as he looked at the battle plan in his hand.
He now utterly despises Morgans' Economic News Newspaper and even more so the mastermind behind providing intelligence to Morgans.
This damn news and rumors!
This resulted in two of Kong's most capable lieutenants becoming disloyal and unable to participate in the battle.
Black Arm Zephyr, in a fit of pique, applied to be transferred to the G-14 Branch in the New World, refusing to fight alongside the Shichibukai.
Fist Garp was even directly dismissed and stripped of his Justice Cloak.
Even Marine Admiral Kuzan seemed to be in a bad mood, appearing quite depressed.
It was precisely because of the dire situation at Marine Headquarters that the Five Elders sent Kong the Kong to Marineford to oversee the battle, and also deployed the Holy Knights.
"Kuzan, get serious!"
Sengoku the Buddha reminded his trusted general, not wanting this dovish successor to lose face in front of the Kong.
After all, he planned to recommend the youngest and more humane Kuzan as the next Fleet Admiral after his retirement.
"..."
Kuzan adjusted his sitting posture and opened his sleepy eyes.
"Snort!"
Akainu Sakazuki snorted coldly, disliking the lazy Kuzan.
Kizaru also slacked off, but at least his attitude was correct, and his mission completion rate was extremely high.
"The Five Elders paid a hefty sum to hire One Emperor and Three Dukes from the Goa Empire to assist the World Government in protecting the Sabaody Archipelago, Enies Lobby, and Impel Down."
"So our focus this time is the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"This world doesn't need a super-large pirate crew with over a hundred affiliated pirate groups!"
"The existence of the Whitebeard Pirates has seriously threatened the security of the world."
"In this war, besides executing Gol D. Ace and hunting down Whitebeard, we must also eliminate at least two-thirds of the affiliated pirate crews and completely crush the Whitebeard Pirates!"
Kong conveyed the Five Elders' mission objectives in a cold tone.
The World Government is taking this war very seriously, and the Marine Headquarters' operational plan must not fail.
Therefore, the Holy Land Mary Geoise recalled all the Celestial Dragons were out traveling, in order to free up more CP agents and naval officers responsible for protecting the Celestial Dragons.
The core high-ranking naval officers, Chaton Tokikake Black Horse Tianzheng, Momousagi Gion, and Chaton Kakei, have returned to Marineford, the Marine Headquarters.
To prepare for war in order to crush Whitebeard's Grand Fleet.
"Justice must be upheld thoroughly; not a single pirate can escape justice!"
Akainu Sakazuki, was dissatisfied with the two-thirds completion rate of the mission.
Are we going to let a third of the pirates go?
No matter the cost, the pirates should be completely annihilated.
Sengoku and Aokiji were too lazy to refute Akainu's ruthlessness.
In the eyes of the dovish navy, the correct strategy is to eliminate more pirates with the least sacrifice.
Giving the pirates a way out of defeat can crush their will to resist, allowing for a coordinated attack and pursuit, thus reducing the navy's casualties.
Therefore, even if some pirates are let go, it won't affect the overall situation.
If the goal is to completely annihilate the pirates, it will likely drive them to fight desperately, resulting in a significant increase in naval casualties.
Akainu has absolutely no idea what a "surrounding three sides while leaving one open" strategy is.
"It would be ideal to wipe out the pirates, but we must also ensure the safety of our soldiers."
"The World Government will not force the Navy to annihilate all the pirates, to avoid putting more pressure on everyone."
Kong glanced at Akainu indifferently. This Marine Admiral was a sharp and good blade, but a bit too rigid and lacking in emotional intelligence.
Didn't you see that none of the other generals spoke?
The World Government and the Five Elders have already lowered their demands; there is no need for total annihilation.
You're going to raise the bar even higher.
Do they really think the lives of navy personnel don't matter?!
That's not how you roll a ball.
"The task of killing Whitebeard will be entrusted to the Three Admirals, with Akainu leading the attack."
"You, the Shichibukai, Black Horse, Momousagi, and Chaton, will deal with Whitebeard's division commanders."
"The Holy Knight will step in to help clean up the affiliated pirate crews."
Kong continued speaking, outlining the detailed tasks.
The high and mighty Holy Knight would not face the dangerous Whitebeard, after all, Whitebeard's Haki could truly kill them.
They couldn't even be bothered to waste time dealing with those powerful squad leaders.
The Holy Knight only wanted to slaughter pirates, treating the massacre of their affiliated pirate crews as a kind of elimination game.
After Kong assigned the tasks, the generals realized that annihilating the Whitebeard Pirates didn't seem so difficult after all.
This war to execute the Pirate King's son and annihilate the World's Strongest pirate will be won!
Sengoku the Sengoku the Buddha and Strategist Tsuru continued to refine their plan, aiming to completely crush the Whitebeard Pirates and eliminate even more pirates with minimal cost and sacrifice.
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In the Sabaody Archipelago.
Two airships appeared on this 'Island of New Beginnings'.
"Those Celestial Dragons are probably too scared to leave Mary Geoise."
"Luckily, there are no Celestial Dragons on the island, otherwise our golden warship might have caught the eye of those boar Celestial Dragons, which would have been another mess."
"Tch, with His Majesty's current status, even the Celestial Dragons wouldn't dare to provoke him. After all, His Majesty is the imperial overlord recruited by the Five Elders and the Holy Knight."
"Hehe, catching pirates in Lawless Zone shouldn't be a problem, right?"
"The Sabaody Archipelago today belongs to our Goa Empire!"
"Go and have fun, everyone! Everything's on me today!!"
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The two ships of the Goa Empire arrived, making no attempt to conceal their identity and imposing presence.
They're now mercenaries for the World Government, and that's how arrogant they are.
They also planned to raid Lawless Zone, openly robbing the Celestial Dragons and the slave industry of the Underworld.
Let's give a proper demonstration of the power and domineering nature of the World's Strongest Affiliated Nation.
As for the reason for the looting, it was, of course, suspicion that the Lawless Zone was harboring pirates from the Whitebeard Pirates, as well as the Revolutionary Army...
At the same time, Wang Shi was also warning the two old men to stay put and not provoke the Goa Empire.