One Piece: Kaido the Beast Playing House.

Chapter 661 The Necessity of Military Joint Training

"Okay, now that we're done here, it's time to go over there and take a look."

Looking at the red and blue forces going farther and farther away, Kaido stretched and said.

"Let's set off tomorrow. Take Yamato and the others with you. Let them experience what a real war is like. Otherwise, they will think that war is just a fight between two people, but it will turn into a fight between many people."

Lily nodded and said that they had not forgotten what was the most important thing now. Training Shanks and Buggy was not the main thing. The real main thing was to prepare for a local war against the World Government later. During this month, Kaido and Lily had a special talk with Tiger. Tiger agreed with their ideas, but said that he needed to discuss with the people in the Red Hair Pirates. After all, he could no longer represent himself alone, and he had to think more comprehensively. Shanks and others also agreed. They had made a big fuss in the Sabaody Archipelago at that time, so naturally they would not refuse such a thing. Shanks and others finally understood why the Four Emperors did this.

Now, most of the Hundred Generals, Thousand Households, and Ten Thousand Officers have already started their initial training at the locations they have chosen. Katakuri and others from the Big Mom Pirates have probably also gone there. This training will also make up for the biggest shortcoming of the Four Emperors Pirate Group and the World Government, which is the unity on the battlefield.

If we talk about strength alone, the Four Emperors are really no worse than the World Government. You see, in the original timeline, the Whitebeard Pirates were able to compete with the elite navy with just one group. Although there were some special circumstances, such as Whitebeard risking his life, Garp slacking off, Kizaru and Aokiji padding, and the Seven Warlords not distinguishing between friend and foe. But in general, when Ace was released, the Whitebeard Pirates had actually won. After all, the main goal had been achieved. If Ace had not been disobedient and gone crazy after being provoked by Akainu, the navy could be said to have gained nothing except the head of Whitebeard, who didn't want to live.

From this we can see that the combat effectiveness of the Whitebeard Pirates is actually very high. If Shanks had not stopped Kaido at that time, and really allowed Kaido to lead his men to attack Marineford, it would be hard to say what the final result would be. At least it would be a lose-lose situation, and the matter might not be resolved unless an admiral of the navy died.

Although the Whitebeard Pirates almost achieved their goal in the entire battle, why did they fail in the end? It's simple, there was no command that enforced orders.

From the beginning of the battle, apart from the basic objectives, the pirates just fought on their own without a clear command. Whitebeard would occasionally say something like, "Go to so-and-so." Compared to command, Whitebeard's most important role was his own powerful fighting ability, rather than being a battlefield commander.

At the beginning, a sea earthquake triggered a tsunami, and then Aokiji froze the sea, giving them a place to stay, but it turned out to be a trap. In the later period, Akainu almost cooked hot pot, and one of his men rebelled and stabbed his main general. Although he successfully improved his side's period through technology, the damage was real. There was also little Oz, a strategic-level unit that was disobedient and suffered too much damage in advance. Although he accidentally broke some of the navy's plans, it was essentially a failure. If he had attacked by other methods, the result would have been much better.

Really, with this pace, the more I talk about it, the more I feel that the Whitebeard Pirates are too strong. With such a terrible war command, they were able to snatch Ace away. I don't know what to say. I can only say that there were too many unexpected factors. The navy was also very embarrassing. If it weren't for Akainu, the navy could have been disbanded on the spot.

This kind of terrible swarm-style fighting is definitely not advisable. There must be a unified command and unified dispatch. When the order is to attack, they must attack, and when the order is to retreat, they must retreat. Even if the high-level combat forces go to fight, someone must be responsible for the unified command, and it must be arranged in advance. If the commander is gone, then who will take over the command? There must be no chaos. Otherwise, even if the overall strength is stronger than the opponent, it is impossible to win. What's more, their strength is still far behind that of the World Government.

In this regard, the Beasts can be said to have done the best, because Kaido and Lily are both military men, and Lily had already established the rules at the beginning of the establishment of the Beasts, so that everyone can be said to have memorized the rules, which also led to the fact that the people of the Beasts have no resistance to the rules.

Although the battles are usually quite chaotic, as long as the leader gives the order, everyone will stop and no one will be dissatisfied.

The second one is Golden Lion. Yes, Golden Lion. He was a capable pirate admiral back then. He also knew the importance of rules. Although he is no longer an iron-fisted ruler, the constraints on the rules have not changed, and have even become more stringent to a certain extent. Big Mom and Whitebeard are evenly matched. Both sides have rules, but these rules are not particularly perfect, which leads to various problems in battle. The situation in the original work can be seen. In addition, many pirates are arrogant and will not listen if they do not have enough strength to lead. Therefore, the Four Emperors are actually very troubled by the issue of leadership.

It is definitely not good if you are weak, as it will be difficult to convince the others. It is also not good if you are too strong, because the strong people have to face the strong people on the other side, and you cannot give up this combat power and choose to let them command from the rear.

The selection of the commander, deputy commander, and even the backup commander has been a headache for Kaido and others. In the end, they can only choose one that is not the best choice, but is indeed the best solution at this stage. That is, each pirate group recommends two to three people, and then conduct a unified assessment in the end to decide on the most suitable leadership team.

Of course, someone might ask at this time, why can't each group fight its own?

This idea is definitely not feasible, for a very simple reason. Just like in ancient wars, it is true that the army can advance in multiple directions, but there must be a supreme commander. This is not to demonstrate someone's authority, but to prevent chaos on the battlefield. In the Song Dynasty, multiple people were assigned to all positions to check and balance each other. As a result, when the moment for a decision was really reached, there was no backbone and no one could give the final order.

And now that the Four Emperors are in a situation where they are outnumbered, they cannot divide their forces to fight each other. Otherwise, the existing disadvantages will become more exaggerated, and ultimately they will be defeated.

For this purpose, the candidates selected by Baishou are Archaon, Taylor and Caroline. First of all, these three are relatively calm types and will not make mistakes. In addition, Taylor has many experiences of leading people into battle and has proved his ability to do so many times. The hundred generals under his command are also the most disciplined group.

Next is Archaon. His situation is similar. His subordinates are more disciplined and will not act recklessly. Archaon has a biggest advantage, which is his size. His size allows him to be easily seen on the battlefield. As long as he can command well, the morale of the team will not be a problem most of the time. However, this is both an advantage and a disadvantage, because it is easy for his own people to see him, and it is also easy for the enemy to see him, and he is easily regarded as a target for killing generals and seizing flags. As we all know, once the generals and flags are killed, the blow to morale is very heavy.

Finally, there is Caroline. Caroline's advantage is her ability to withstand pressure. As a blacksmith, Caroline's ability to withstand pressure is absolutely first-class. Ordinary people are not even a little bit inferior to her. The pressure of battlefield command is well known to be great. Caroline's ability to withstand pressure helps her to command very well, but she also has shortcomings. Caroline is a woman. Although this is not a disadvantage in the Hundred Beasts and the Ten Thousand Kingdoms, but on the side of Whitebeard and Golden Lion, if a woman is allowed to stand above their heads, I am afraid that many people will have opinions.

Of course, this does not mean that the commander must come from the Beasts side. The other Four Emperors pirate groups also have hidden talents, such as Marco from the Whitebeard Pirates. Marco is not yet able to appear as a real high-level combat force, but if he is the commander, there will be a great advantage, that is, the probability of killing generals and capturing flags can be reduced to a minimum. The ability of the Phoenix is ​​indeed good, at least there is no problem in saving his life.

And there is Perospero on Big Mom's side. He has been the butler of all nations for so many years, so he definitely has command ability, and it's great.

And there is also the Golden Lion's son-in-law, Tezoro. He has been in charge of Gulan Tezoro for such a long time without any problems, which is a skill in itself.

With all these things, there are still a lot of talented people. As for the results, we need to wait and see. After all, the personnel are not yet fully in place. The soldiers' training is still in the basic stage of discipline, while Kaido and Lily are preparing to increase their intensity.

(End of this chapter)