Chapter 189 Contradiction! The huge gap between ourselves and the enemy!

Chapter 189 Contradiction! The huge gap between ourselves and the enemy!

After the troops from various participating countries arrived in Mariejoia, they were immediately organized into the Holy Land Guard Corps. Then, under the orders of Marshal Cyborg Kong, they went directly to the construction site to work, without even giving them time to rest. Not to mention things like replenishing weapons.

The entire Red Harbor turned into a huge construction site due to the order of Marshal Cyborg Kong. Countless fortresses and forts were densely packed in every corner of the Red Harbor, making everyone who saw this scene feel numb.

However, many people have raised objections to this. In their opinion, the defense facilities in Red Harbor are sufficient. In addition, Mariejoia, which is located 10,000 meters above the Red Continent, is also an insurmountable natural chasm. There is no need to The fortifications were built to such a frenzied degree.

Instead of blindly strengthening the fortress defense of Red Port, it is better to seize the time to train the army, at least to ensure that the reinforcements of various joining countries can be used at critical moments.

It's just that compared to the fortress that is constantly strengthening and making people feel reassured by the sight of it, Wu Laoxing, who knows nothing about military affairs, obviously cannot realize the importance of training the army.

Especially when the Five Old Stars summoned Cyborg Kong to question him, they were easily persuaded by Cyborg Kong.

No matter how hard they train, a group of cannon fodders cannot become elites in a short period of time. Instead of counting on them, it is better to hope that the pirates will take the initiative to retreat after seeing Marigioa's iron-clad defense.

I have to say that Cyborg Kong's argument is quite convincing, especially after the CP agents sent by Wulaoxing have personally confirmed the general level of the army of the participating countries. No one will be indifferent to those gangs and coolies. The armies of different participating countries have no expectations at all.

"Hiss... so many artillery and fortresses are too exaggerated, right?"

Lieutenant General Dauberman, who had just landed at the Red Harbor, couldn't help but exclaimed, and the stunned Lieutenant General Ghost Spider on the side was no better.

It's not that the two lieutenant generals of the headquarters have never seen the world, but the number of densely packed fortresses and forts all over Red Harbor is so amazing that even the lieutenant generals of the headquarters are greatly shocked at a glance.

Thanks to the governments of the participating countries giving face and sending enough troops to act as coolies, and the World Government investing funds regardless of the cost, so many forts and fortresses were added to the original defense facilities of Red Harbor. .

"Humph, at least not all of them are holding back..."

Sakaski looked at the endless fortress group, and his formerly stern face relaxed a little.

Although turning the tide at a critical moment can highlight his achievements, if Sakaski is left alone with a bunch of rotten fish and shrimps, he really has no confidence that he can stop the strongest pirate group in history.

The current movements in Mariejoia can at least prove that the Holy Land is fully aware and prepared for the upcoming war.

"By the way, where did Marie Joa get so many construction workers?"

Ghost Spider looked at the laborers who were carrying bricks and stones, and couldn't help but asked curiously.

Given enough time, no one doubts that the World Government can mobilize hundreds of thousands or even millions of peons from all over the world.

But it had only been less than a month since the World Government learned about the imminent attack of the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates. In such a short period of time, Ghost Spider could not figure out how the World Government could do all this.

Just by looking at it with his naked eyes at this moment, he could see thousands of hard workers working. Construction sites like this were almost everywhere in Hong Kong. Even the most conservative estimate was that there were tens of thousands of people.

"Who knows, I just hope that the World Government can recruit so many troops..."

Dauberman finally lit the damp cigar in his hand, held it in his mouth and said with disapproval.

Before they finished speaking, a somewhat ominous guess emerged in the minds of Sakaski and the two lieutenant generals of the headquarters.

"General Akainu! Marshal Kong invites you, Lieutenant General Dauberman and Ghost Spider to meet at the headquarters of the Holy Land Guard Corps!"

At this moment, a messenger hurried over, saluted Sakaski and then said loudly.

With Sakaski's status as a naval admiral, there should have been someone of equal status to receive him when he arrived at Mariejoia.

However, Mariejoia is now in a wartime state, and naturally everything is kept simple. Even Sakaski, who is a naval admiral, has no choice but to go to the command headquarters to meet Marshal Kong in person.

"Wait a minute! Soldier, tell me where those workers came from? Why not recruit them into the army?"

Sakaski stopped the messenger, pointed at the peons working at the port and asked.

Even with just a cursory glance, Sakaski could tell that those hard workers were a good source of soldiers.

Most people are relatively strong and can understand orders when working and rarely cause trouble.

This level is naturally not as good as the headquarters navy, but it is not much worse than the ordinary branch navy.

Although the battle to defend the Holy Land has not yet begun, except for the G1 branch, Sakaski can almost be regarded as a bare-bones commander.

Even if he did not consider that he would have to rebuild the navy in the future, just for the upcoming battle to defend the Holy Land, Sakaski felt that it was necessary to temporarily expand his forces.

"Report to General Akainu! They are reinforcements sent by various participating countries. They were sent by Marshal Kong to build fortifications. When the battle begins, they will be incorporated into the Holy Land Guard Corps!"

The messenger answered honestly that as an ordinary sailor, he didn't think there was anything wrong with Marshal Kong's approach. After all, someone always had to do the hard work of building fortresses and forts.

If we don't let the small soldiers from the participating countries work, the navy may have to take over in the end.

This is why when Cyborg Kong insisted on his own way, although many people saw the problem, more people chose to support him.

Of course, he was able to suppress all objections mainly because of the prestige that Cyborg Kong had developed over the years. No one doubted that the commander-in-chief of the three armed forces would have second thoughts.

Even though the Five Old Stars had received some information that vaguely pointed to Cyborg Kong, they still scorned the content of the information.

The Cyborg family has followed the World Government for more than three hundred years and has produced dozens of army generals and field marshals.

In Cyborg Kong's generation, he was even appointed as the Navy Marshal and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. How could such a loyal veteran be a young man?

The CP agents who submitted the intelligence probably felt that such a thing was too ridiculous, so after reminding their superiors out of duty, they did not continue to investigate this aspect.

"Nonsense! Lead the way! I want to see Marshal Kong!"

Sakaski frowned and shouted dissatisfiedly. At this time, every additional soldier would increase the chance of winning the upcoming war.

In comparison, no matter how well the fortifications are built, someone will eventually be responsible for guarding them.

"Calm down, Sakaski!"

Dauberman and Ghost Spider quickly followed. However, they risked becoming navy rebels and chose to follow Sakaski in violation of their headquarters' orders.

If they fall out with Marshal Kong again, the two lieutenant generals will not know what to do.

However, Sakaski did not want to listen to the persuasion, so he led two lieutenant generals and stormed into the command headquarters of the Holy Land Guard Corps with great force.

However, what Sakaski did not expect was that it was not just Marshal Kong who was waiting for him in the command headquarters at this time, but also a large group of nobles from the participating countries who were divided into two groups to confront each other.

They are also nobles of the franchised countries. Most of the group near Marshal Kong seem to be younger and pampered all year round. Their clothes are also obviously more gorgeous than the group of nobles near the gate.

"You're finally here, Sakaski."

The moment Marshal Kong saw Sakaski, he frowned almost invisibly, and then greeted Sakaski as he should.

“Long time no see, the marshal’s demeanor remains the same.”

Sakaski, who used to be domineering in the past, unconsciously softened his tone when facing Marshal Kong, his old superior, and saluted to Marshal Kong.

Dauberman and Ghost Spider, who were following Sakaski, also bowed their heads in greetings very wisely. Although the reason why Marshal Kong resigned from the Navy was somewhat disgraceful, as his former subordinates, both Sakaski and Neither Dauberman nor Ghost Spider will deny Marshal Kong's achievements and abilities.

"You are still old, otherwise you wouldn't even have the guts to act like a bunch of brats in front of me!"

Marshal Kong snorted coldly, and the invisible momentum shook like water waves. It only lasted for a moment, and the nobles of the participating countries who were still showing their teeth and claws in a menacing manner suddenly fell down.

Those pampered nobles of the franchised countries were almost completely wiped out. On the contrary, many of the nobles of the franchised countries who blocked the gate of the command headquarters withstood the impact of Marshal Kong's momentum.

"Your Highness the Prince!"

"Your Highness!"

"Prince Attlee!"

……

The nobles of the participating countries who had withstood the impact of the momentum did not bother to ask Marshal Kong for an explanation, and quickly stepped forward to confirm whether there was anything wrong with their prince.

"Marshal Kong is going too far! We will protest to the Five Old Stars!" A nobleman from a franchised country, fully armored, complained angrily while holding his paunchy and comatose prince.

It was clear that just a moment ago, his prince was standing with Marshal Kong, pointing at his nose and yelling curses, but in the blink of an eye, these nobles from the franchise countries immediately changed their stance.

The nobles of the participating countries were rioting for a long time before they temporarily stopped. Sakaski, who had been watching with cold eyes, finally realized that the situation might be much worse than he imagined.

Before trying to integrate the soldiers of the Confederate countries responsible for building fortifications into the army, he had to find a way to resolve the conflicts between these soldiers and their superiors.

For those princes who are representatives of each participating country, this battle to defend the Holy Land is a rare opportunity to brush up their qualifications and show their face.

They can only please the World Government and gain the limelight, they don't care that their troops will be used as cannon fodder.

However, the nobles of the alliance countries who are actually the commanders of the army cannot bear the consequences of doing so. The alliance countries that received the World Government's call-up order sent almost all the most elite troops in their respective countries.

Otherwise, Sakaski would not be interested in those soldiers and want to recruit them to join the future navy.

The consequence of losing this army is not only that the self-protection ability of their country will plummet, but more importantly, the domestic status and even the voice of the nobles of the joining countries will also plummet.

"Then go quickly, I don't have time to hang out with you here!"

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Marshal Kong waved his hand slightly casually and said impatiently.

Seeing that Marshal Kong was unable to make any progress, the nobles of the participating countries could only leave the command headquarters with their princes in resentment, preparing to complain to the Five Old Stars.

This is not the first time that a situation like this has occurred. If the nobles of all the participating countries can unite, even Marshal Kong will not be able to completely suppress their voices.

However, the nobles themselves cannot unite. Not to mention that there may be hatred between different countries, it is difficult for even the nobles of the same country to reach an agreement.

Being able to form a group to seek an explanation from Marshal Kong, or form a group to complain to the Five Old Stars, is the limit that the nobles of the participating countries can achieve.

"Marshal, does this not matter? If the nobles of the participating countries are allowed to complain, I'm worried that they will make trouble in front of His Excellency Wulaoxing..."

Seeing the nobles of the participating countries leaving the command headquarters angrily, Lieutenant General Dauberman couldn't help but try to persuade them.

"If the Five Old Stars don't even have this little trust in me, then let's just replace them with someone else to direct this war!"

A layer of gloom appeared on Marshal Kong's face. He had always had a grudge against his appointment as commander of the Holy Land Guard Corps.

Although he had taken refuge in Porusalino and became a young man, the five-year-old star did not know this when he made the decision.

"Marshal! Be careful!"

Sakaski was a little stunned, but he was loyal to the World Government and couldn't help but remind him.

Dauberman was even more shocked by Marshal Kong's words. He couldn't believe that Marshal Kong dared to say such words. If he was stabbed to Wulaoxing, Shang Gang could even directly remove Cyborg. Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force.

Ghost Spider, who was relatively close to the door, even went out to check whether the nobles from the franchised countries had gone far.

"Hmph! I haven't asked you yet, what's going on between you and that guy Porusalino? What on earth is Marinevando doing?!"

Marshal Kong asked in a rather wicked way. Anyway, no one in Marigioa knew about the connection between him and Porusalino at this time. From Marshal Kong's position as a former navy marshal, he was certainly qualified to accuse him. questioned Admiral Sakaski.

Although the Five Old Stars wanted to immediately declare that Marine Fando was a traitor, due to the fact that the Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates were about to invade the country with their army, announcing the navy's rebellion at this time would only severely damage their own morale.

Therefore, even though he hated Porusalino to death, Wu Laoxing still chose to cover up the news and planned to settle the score with Polusalino after the battle to defend the Holy Land was over.

However, no matter how hard you cover up the truth, it is obviously impossible to hide it from Marshal Kong, so at this time, Marshal Kong will question Sakaski so directly.

"...How do I know what that guy Porusalino is thinking! As for Marinefando, from the moment they disobeyed the orders of the Five Old Stars, they were undoubtedly rebellious!"

Sakaski said coldly that the biggest difference between him and the older generation of navies like Porusalino or Sengoku is basically focused on the positioning of the navy itself.

In Sakaski's view, the navy is a tool to maintain the rule of the world government. The tool itself should not have too many ideas. If necessary, even if the entire navy is sacrificed, as long as the world government can be preserved, sooner or later the headquarters will be rebuilt in the future. when.

However, for the older generation of the navy like the Warring States Supervisor, safeguarding the interests of the navy has become their instinct. When the interests of the navy conflict with the interests of the world government, they will choose to side with the navy without hesitation.

Originally, Marshal Kong's position was similar to that of Sakaski, but Porusalino gave him too much. Only by truly experiencing the magical effect of pure gold that keeps youth forever can one understand why Marshal Kong gave up his past persistence. .

"Don't make any decisions. The five old stars in Malinfando haven't figured out how to deal with it yet. As a naval admiral, you must pay attention to everything you say and do!"

Marshal Kong put a straight face on his face and scolded Sakaski in a low voice. If he followed Sakaski's words, wouldn't he also become a member of the rebels?

Even if this is true, it does not prevent Marshal Kong from lowering his favorable impression of Sakaski.

"Marshal, how is Mariegio's defense situation now? We have brought all the troops of the G1 branch, which should be able to provide a lot of help in the coming war..."

Seeing that Sakaski seemed to be arguing with Marshal Kong, Dauberman, who had a good-natured personality, quickly intervened to prevent a possible conflict between Marshal Kong and Sakaski.

"Originally we expected that Boros would stay in the G1 branch for a while, and we made some special arrangements, but we didn't expect that those pirates were not interested in the G1 branch at all..."

Ghost Spider also opened his mouth very conspicuously to divert everyone's attention. As the Navy's 'gate' guarding the entrance to the New World, it is also one of the Navy's most important strongholds in the New World. The G1 branch is only three to four days away from Mariejoia. voyage.

Even though the warship sailed faster than the Space Dark Matter Pirates' fleet, when Sakaski and his party arrived at Marijoa, Boros's pirate fleet had already passed the G1 branch and was heading forward. The pirate fleet has even arrived in the waters surrounding Mariejoia.

If Mariejoia was not prepared in time, she might be caught off guard by the pirates.

"...Don't worry, Wulaoxing has mobilized the Shenxia Army and the Army to set up defenses in the Holy Land. All we have to do is to guard the Red Harbor."

Marshal Kong was silent for a moment, and then he spoke slightly unhappily.

According to Wulaoxing's arrangement, it was clear that Marshal Kong and the Holy Land Guard Corps under his command were going to serve as the first line of defense.

Even the temporarily recruited Draco slaves were placed on the bubble pod defense line behind the Red Port. This was of course because those slaves could only serve as cannon fodder and were unable to make good use of the many defenses in the Red Port.

But the thought of being reduced to a human shield for slaves made Marshal Kong feel even more alienated from Wulaoxing.

"Where are the troops? How many troops do we have available?"

Sakaski pretended not to hear the resentment hidden in Marshal Kong's tone. He just had a cold and self-centered personality, not the mad dog that many people imagined.

There was no way he would go to death to offend Marshal Kong even though he knew that Cyborg Kong, who was once a navy marshal, had a high enough say in the subsequent reconstruction of the navy.

Of course, it was impossible to expect Sakaski to give in. In desperation, he could only follow what Dauberman and Ghost Spider did and start changing the topic himself.

"It is estimated that there will be about 70,000 troops, but the quality of the soldiers is worrying. The main force that can really be used is about 25,000 people... In addition, we also have a reserve army formed by Mariejoia slaves, about There are about 20,000 people.”

Marshal Kong had no intention of hiding anything, and these things themselves were not considered secrets. Moreover, with the eyesight of Sakaski, Dauberman, and Ghost Spider, one could basically estimate these numbers by walking around Red Harbor. They are inseparable from each other.

The Five Old Stars and the World Government were mentally prepared to abandon Red Harbor from the very beginning. Not only did they leave all the Shenxia Army and the Army in Mariejoia, but also the most elite ones from the franchising armies who came for reinforcements. All the people were recruited by them under various names, and the rest were basically rotten fish and shrimps.

Otherwise, the group of nobles from the franchised countries would not have split into two factions that would lead to a quarrel. After all, the best among them are now in Mariegioa, and the rest will not be much better even if they are not insects.

"If they are all soldiers of the same caliber we saw at the port, that would be really worrying..."

Not long ago, Sakaski was planning to recruit all the 'elite' soldiers to his command, but now he began to dislike the remaining soldiers from the alliance countries selected by the Five Old Stars.

You must know that when the war started, just to deal with the Whitebeard Pirates, Marine Fando mobilized more than 100,000 naval elites and countless naval officers.

Not only were the three navy generals and most of the headquarters' lieutenant generals present, but even the giants' lieutenants came out in full force. In addition, the Shichibukai had just left Whitebeard in Marineland forever.

Although the Red Haired Pirates and the Revolutionary Army jumped out to disrupt the situation at that time, today's Cosmic Dark Matter Pirates, in terms of strength on paper, are not inferior to the two great pirate groups of Whitebeard and Red Hair.

If you include Boros, the leader who can suppress the two pirate emperors, the gap in strength between the two sides has become so large that it makes Sakaski feel a little numb.

"Isn't this impossible to fight?!"

Dauberman couldn't help but complain that he had thought that this battle would be difficult, but never thought it would be this difficult.

Although the Ghost Spider on the side did not make a sound, it was not difficult to tell from his face that the senior lieutenant general of the headquarters was also in a very unhappy mood at this time.

(End of chapter)