Vast numbers of troops were gathering, and preparations for war were in full swing.
"We don't have time to drag this out. Getting into Onigashima as quickly as possible and fighting Kaido to the death is our best option."
"Most of Wano Country's supplies and resources are concentrated in the Flower Capital. Kuri is desperately poor, and its villagers live hard lives. Providing us with two days of food and a small amount of medicine is already their limit."
"This is the most penny-pinching war I've fought since joining the Navy."
"There's no helping it. We're fighting across the sea this time, and we're up against the immensely powerful Kaido Pirates and Big Mom Pirates."
Inside the temporary operations room, a group of vice admirals talked in front of Xia Le.
The Navy had gathered a great number of mid- and high-level fighters for this campaign. Naturally, they ran extensive simulations and assessments, examining their own shortcomings.
Simply put, with two of the Four Emperors joining forces against them, the Navy could not afford a drawn-out war.
That was why Xia Le had decided to launch an all-out assault in three days.
The decision seemed rash and reckless, but it was actually their best option: end the war as quickly as possible and avoid wasting the Navy's strength in Wano Country.
Taking Kuri alone was nothing to celebrate. Most of Wano Country's supplies and resources were concentrated in the Flower Capital, still under Kurozumi Orochi and Kaido's control.
A day passed. Inside the operations room, the vice admirals continued their prebattle simulations, waging war on the sand table using maps and intelligence provided by the people of Wano Country.
Xia Le stood with his arms folded, quietly studying the sand table and listening to their heated discussions.
"A frontal assault