Traveling through the heavens from swallowing

Chapter 143 Young Lieutenant General Luo Jie goes to sea

"Arthur, you are young and capable, and have made outstanding contributions. First, you destroyed the Seven Star Pirates to maintain the stability of the East China Sea, and then contributed new battleships to strengthen our entire army. You have played an important role in the development and growth of the navy."

"After research by the headquarters, we have decided to promote you to the rank of Lieutenant General and serve as the captain of the headquarters' special operations team. You will lead all the warships and soldiers under your command to support the construction of the G7 branch. After the construction is completed, you will be responsible for the early protection of the branch until the G7 branch has gained a firm foothold."

"Someone, come here! Change your clothes and chapters!"

Fulan stood up and announced Liu Mang's promotion and job arrangement. At an order, a brand new cloak of justice and epaulettes were delivered by the ceremonial soldiers. Fulan put on the cloak for him personally, and Kong changed the epaulettes for him. Witnessed by tens of thousands of officers and soldiers at the headquarters, Liu Mang officially became the youngest lieutenant general of the Navy Headquarters!
Looking at the rising naval star on the stage, everyone showed their heartfelt admiration and conviction. He deserved the title of Vice Admiral.

In the headquarters, Zhan Guo, who served as lieutenant colonel, Zefa, who served as major, and Garp, who served as captain, all looked at Liu Mang, who was shining on the stage, with envy. They had been in the army for more than ten years, but were surpassed by a young man in less than two years. They felt quite complicated.

But they were not jealous at all. Their contributions were clear and could not be compared with those of them who had been in the army for more than ten years and had only fought some small pirates. They were promoted based on their merits, which was extremely fair.

They are not discouraged and are confident that they can rise as long as they have the opportunity. Life is still long and there will always be a day for them to shine.

Back in the Marshal's office, Kong solemnly took out a list and handed it to Liu Mang.

"Arthur, I know you are good at training newcomers, and the soldiers under your command are all good, but you can't train real masters. You can only rely on yourself for everything."

"This is a list of 100 people with great potential in our headquarters that I have compiled. Their ranks range from second lieutenant to colonel. They are just right for helping you. You can pick 30 of them and take them with you to the New World to broaden their horizons."

Liu Mang unfolded the list and saw that Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Crane were on the list!

The value of this list can be seen. Among the 100 people, there will be three top-notch warriors and a naval chief of staff, and the rest are estimated to be at least lieutenant generals, which really scared him.

Seeing Liu Mang's "awkward" expression, Kong comforted him, "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. All of them are inferior to you, and the probability of reaching the peak is very small. But you are different. As long as you can survive, it will not be difficult for you to reach the peak. So, when you go to the new world, you must ensure your own safety. I will also go to the G1 branch to guard it. If you encounter danger, ask for help in time."

Liu Mang was somewhat moved after hearing this. He was just a cheap disciple who had chatted with Kong a few times on the phone about cultivation. The fact that this general could say such words to him showed that he really thought highly of him.

After quickly ticking off the list, Liu Mang handed it to Kong, "Let's just take these people. Should I go find them myself?"

"No need, I'll notify them." Kong took the list and looked at it, his eyebrows raised, "You have a good eye, there are many people I originally planned to bring with me to the G1 branch, since you have chosen, I will give them to you."

Liu Mang laughed and said, just kidding, with such a good opportunity, if he didn’t recruit Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr and Ahe under his command, he would be struck by lightning.

"Although you are quite capable and your methods are quite special, you are still inexperienced. Ask Vice Admiral Mitchell for advice whenever you have time. Learn how to be a qualified naval commander. Those thirty talented people have much more experience than you. There is no harm in listening to their suggestions occasionally. This is also a learning process." Kong kept on explaining.

Liu Mang kept nodding his head, agreeing with him deeply, and repeatedly promised that he would learn more and read more, and would not be ashamed to ask questions, thus forcibly putting an end to Kong's long-winded chatter.

Garp and Sengoku are 30 years old this year, Zephyr is 22 years old, and Ahe is 28 years old. Their strength is still average, but once they are taken to the New World to fight, it will not be a problem for them to make rapid progress in strength.

In the afternoon, Liu Mang summoned the 30 selected people one by one in his office and established a command system for the special operations team with them as commanders. 4500 sailors from privates to corporals were given opportunities for promotion. As a newly established naval organization, the special operations team had many vacancies, and positions were equivalent to military ranks. After 4500 people filled the vacancies, a considerable number of non-commissioned officers and lieutenants appeared.

The rank of the headquarters is three levels higher than that of the branch, and the rank of the special operations team is calculated based on the headquarters, so even if the rank of a person has not changed at all, it is actually equivalent to a promotion of three levels, and the salary and benefits are incomparable, so everyone is happy.

On the flagship of the special operations team, the level 5 battleship Arthur, Garp, Sengoku, Zephyr, and Crane stood in a row behind Liu Mang, and Pieck stood behind him, ready to take orders at any time.

Liu Mang looked at the people standing solemnly and ready to go, and waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"

18 ships slowly sailed away from the port and headed towards the special passage behind Marinford.

In addition to the five warships led by Liu Mang, the remaining one is a level 5 battleship of Lieutenant General Mitchell, the base commander of the G7 branch. The other 4 are supply ships dispatched by the headquarters, loaded with supplies for establishing the branch. Their size is larger than that of a level 12 battleship, with a carrying capacity of 5 tons.

If all 12 supply ships are fully loaded, that would be 600 million tons of supplies. It seems like a lot, but most of them are construction materials. The weapons and equipment, food, daily necessities, etc. are actually very limited.

Even for building materials, a mere few million tons is not a lot. A large part of it needs to be mined on the island to build a branch. The materials on the ship are used in key parts to increase strength and achieve special functions.

According to the headquarters' plan, the G7 branch needs to be built according to the headquarters' standards and be able to accommodate more than naval forces for major battles at any time, making it convenient for large forces to advance directly when needed.

The last branch of this standard was the G1 branch. The Navy relied on this branch to gain a firm foothold in the New World after launching a war. Now, with the changing times, the G3 and G5 branches have been established one after another. The G1 branch has long since become the final bastion to protect the holy land of Marijoa, and it and the Navy Headquarters Marinford have been guarding the holy land one after another. Naturally, the role of the front-line base no longer exists.

The G7 branch was established under the wave of the new era and will undertake the task of the navy's attack on the new world war base, so the standards are naturally very high.

According to the design, the entire base covers an area of ​​approximately 30 square kilometers and is roughly circular in shape based on the characteristics of the site.

The central building is located on a small hill on the island. The entire mountain has been hollowed out and reinforced to build facilities. Entertainment facilities and warehouses are all here, which is similar to the situation in Marinford.

Military camps, training grounds, training halls, living areas, various equipment depots, prisons, military factories, power plants, etc. were built around it. Many fortresses, watchtowers, turrets, city walls and other defense facilities and laboratories were built outside. A large military port was built on the front and side. Together, more than 500 warships of various levels can be docked. It is indeed a large base.

This island is an unnamed island found by the navy. It is a medium-sized island with an area larger than Marinford, covering more than 8000 square kilometers. The G7 branch base only occupies a small area near the sea. The rest is reserved for strategic depth for future battles, and a large number of traps need to be set up.

The strength of pirates on the sea cannot be compared with that of the navy. The new ironclad warships are not comparable to the old wooden sailing ships, and are enough to force the pirates to land and fight.

The vast wilderness on the island is an ideal place to set traps, and the towering turrets are powerful enough to sweep the area dozens of kilometers away. If used properly, the invading pirates will surely enjoy a good baptism.

If Liu Mang and the special operations team were not there, the Navy would never have such great courage. Even if the G7 branch was established, it would most likely be just a small branch like the previous G3 and G5 branches, just a tentacle extending from the G1 branch, rather than a large base where the headquarters could be relocated at any time.

This had been tried as early as when the G3 and G5 branches were being built. The navy was unable to establish a large base again under the attack of large numbers of pirates. The pirates who had suffered losses at the hands of the G1 branch had already learned from history that they could not allow the navy to establish a base.

This time, with Liu Mang's strong support, the navy dared to think about building a large base again and put it into practice.

However, it is not easy for Liu Mang and the G7 branch to build such a large base.

Liu Mang only brought 4500 people. Although each of them had a strength of more than 2000 tons and their speed and control were far beyond that of ordinary people, they had to undertake escort missions and could not devote themselves to construction. In this regard, they had to rely on the 10 civilians brought by Lieutenant General Mitchell.

The supply ships were very large. One ship was large enough to carry tens of thousands of people. With 12 ships sharing the load, 10 laborers could be loaded easily.

The planned construction time for the base is 1 year, and there will be continuous material and personnel support in the future. As long as Liu Mang's special operations team can hold on, the number of personnel and materials will only increase until the construction of the base is completed.

On the first day of arrival, the news that the Navy was building a G7 branch on the frontier of the New World was exposed, and the location of the base was also exposed. The person who did this was none other than the paparazzi of the World News Agency!
Liu Mang really admires these guys. It would be fine if they were well-informed, but they even dared to report it in such a high-profile manner. They really don't know how to write the word death.

However, deep down in his heart, he also understood that this was not an accident. The establishment of the G7 branch was only beneficial to the Navy and had no benefits for the Five Elders. Who knows, this news was specially revealed by the World Government. With the endorsement of the Five Elders, the World News Agency was naturally fearless.

After all, the World Government and the Navy are not truly of one mind. Whether in the original work or here, the Navy has never been a one-man show led by the Five Elders.

A total of six warships, including five ships of the special operations team and one of Mitchell's ships, began patrolling. Liu Mang assigned half of the 5 members to guard the shore, be vigilant against pirate attacks, and join the construction team to help.

He patrolled the surrounding waters in his boat, driving away and destroying any approaching pirate ships.

"Oh!"

In the distance, waves were rising into the sky, and another pirate ship was torn apart by the Arthur. Dozens of pirates fell into the water and asked for help, but were completely ignored by Liu Mang and his men.

The navy of this era was different from that of later generations. The situation was different and a full-scale war was imminent. No one wanted to take prisoners, in case they were rescued later and caused trouble again.

It would be fine if these pirates drowned. If they didn't die, the navy would even fire a few more shots to ensure that they would not survive.

"Which ship is this today?" Liu Mang asked the special operations team's staff officer He while lying on the recliner.

"Report to Vice Admiral Arthur, the 11th ship!"

The 28-year-old He is still young. He stood straight in front of Liu Mang and answered questions in a sonorous and powerful voice, not at all as casual as his superior.

"11 ships, the density has increased." Liu Mang narrowed his eyes slightly, but his tone was indifferent.

Today is the 8th day since the start of construction. In the previous 7 days, the number of pirate ships encountered was about 7 per day, but today, only halfway through, we have already encountered 11. The change is extremely obvious.

"It seems that Rocks's expedition against Wo has gradually stabilized. I think it won't take long to gather the remaining forces of Wo and truly become the overlord of the sea. From now on, there won't be such small fights anymore. The pressure is great!" Liu Mang sighed.

"Don't worry, boss. As long as Rocks dares to come, I will let him try the power of my fists!" Karp said carelessly, raising his fists to his chest with full confidence.

Zhan Guo said sternly, "You should know your own strength! With your ability, you might be beaten down by the captain of Rocks before you even see him!"

Garp picked his nose and looked at Zhan Guo provocatively, "I can't do it, and neither can you. If you go up there, I guarantee your beard will be pulled out and the shit will come out of you!"

"Garp!" Zhan Guo was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. I was just reminding you not to be arrogant, why were you like this!

Zefa and He quickly interrupted to persuade them to stop fighting again.

"Report, Vice Admiral Arthur, this is today's newspaper!" A Marine delivered the newspaper and left, while Liu Mang ignored the fight between Cap and others and started browsing.

"Ok?"

A piece of news caught his attention:
The pirate Goldo Roger single-handedly defeated the Wolf Mouth Pirates and offered a reward of 1200 million berries as soon as he went out to sea.

Goldo Roger, isn't this the pseudonym of Gol D. Roger? The Pirate King has finally set out to sea?
(End of this chapter)