After reading a great many of Leo's works, Sengoku finally understood what Leo was thinking. Since the Navy had fired the first shot, then when the war ended would be up to Leo.
Leo was not prepared.
But the so-called principle of never fighting an unprepared battle was nothing more than armchair theory. Conditions and circumstances on the battlefield changed in an instant; no one could ever be completely prepared.
Since the Navy wanted to fight, the Revolutionary Army would accompany them to the bitter end.
But Leo's hypocrisy lay in the fact that not only did he want to fight, he also wanted to occupy the moral high ground. From that height, few people in the world spoke up, but everyone knew in their hearts that the Navy had done the dirty deeds, while the World Government was the shameless one.
This infuriated Sengoku, but he also knew that they were in the wrong.
If it were merely a siege battle like before, the current Navy could never defeat the Revolutionary Army. That was precisely why they needed bait to lure the Revolutionary Army across thousands of miles to Marine Headquarters to die.
Just like the Whitebeard Pirates in the original story.
Only then would the Navy hold the advantage of terrain, and only by waiting at ease for their exhausted enemy could they ensure victory over the Revolutionary Army.
Of course, the Navy was not entirely unprepared. Sengoku had prepared quite a few secret weapons.
But what displeased him most was that the Five Elders wanted him to fight a beautiful battle and wipe out the Revolutionary Army completely, yet did not want to bear any infamy. They only wanted to dump all the blame on his head. It was truly infuriating.
Sengoku was a pure soldier, so