Naruto Online: Hyuga Branch Family? Let's go all out!

Chapter 353 The Correct Way to Play the Sword

"Ning Yuan, what's wrong with you?" Sengoku, who had been giving Ning Yuan a cold look, immediately became much gentler when he turned his head towards Ning Yuan.

"Yes, and it's very big!"

"Are you dissatisfied with Hancock's territorial divisions?" Sengoku frowned. Hancock came with Ningyuan, so Ningyuan would naturally speak up for Hancock.

But the Warring States period thought you were a smart man and shouldn't have asked that question!

I just marked out an area; whether you play seriously or slack off in that area is nobody's business!

It's supposed to be a matter of mutual respect; if you insist on arguing, it'll quickly lose its meaning.

But Ning Yuan shook his head: "Not this one!"

"What's that?" Zhan Guo was taken aback, and then he saw Ning Yuan stand up and come directly to his side.

"Hey bro, move aside!"

Brannu looked at Sengoku with a blank expression. Sengoku was speechless, but still gestured for him to move aside.

Ning Yuan pulled out a black stick from somewhere and pointed it at the map.

"What is this?"

This is the outer edge of the bay, on the shore of Marineford.

"Fortifications!" Sengoku exclaimed. "The Whitebeard's fleet will inevitably attack head-on; these fortifications can deliver a devastating blow!"

"And then what?" Ning Yuan asked again.

"After the attack, the Whitebeards suffered heavy losses, and then we'll move on to the second phase of the battle!" Sengoku said.

Ning Yuan remained silent, then pointed to the location of the artillery emplacements on the map: "I'm asking why there are no troops stationed here?"

"Why deploy troops here? Once the artillery fire is done, their mission is complete!" Sengoku said matter-of-factly.

Ning Yuan almost facepalmed: "Brother, have you never commanded a large-scale offensive operation like this before?!"

Zhan Guo blushed, realizing that he really didn't.

The largest war he participated in was the Battle of God Valley, but he was not the overall commander in that battle.

Lacking experience, Sengoku naturally sounded less confident as he spoke: "W-what's wrong?"

"What else? I'm asking you, can all these cannons wipe out the Whitebeard Pirates?" Ning Yuan asked, pointing at the cannons.

"That's obviously not going to work!" Sengoku shook his head.

The Whitebeard Pirates are no ordinary pirate crew; Whitebeard alone might be able to stop all the cannonballs!

"If your cannons can't wipe out the entire Whitebeard Pirates, then the Whitebeard Pirates can charge up from both sides!" Ning Yuan pointed to the two crescent-shaped points, which were the locations of the cannons.

"You've only placed so few soldiers here. Wouldn't they be able to easily wipe them out and take over? What if they didn't destroy these cannons, but instead turned them around!"

Sengoku's face suddenly turned pale.

Their own fortifications have been captured by the enemy, while their own square is packed with 100,000 marines.

What will happen at this time?

His soldiers will become sitting ducks!

Crucially, these gun emplacements are the most advanced in the navy, and because they are mounted on land, their calibers are even larger than those of the Buster Call warships.

If Whitebeard were to take control, those 100,000 elite naval troops would face a bombardment even more powerful than the Buster Call!

"I, I, I'll send men over to guard the fort immediately!" Sengoku said hastily.

"Who should we send? We can't hold the line without a great general. If we send too few, we risk being overwhelmed. If we send too many, we'll cause problems on the main battlefield!" Ning Yuan said calmly.

"Ah, this!" Sengoku was immediately bewildered. Looking at his troop deployment, he felt that it was riddled with holes and full of flaws.

Luckily, Ning Yuan reminded me, otherwise wouldn't I have suffered a defeat?

In reality, he didn't know that he was a hidden dragon, while his opponent was a phoenix chick.

He positioned the gun emplacements at the main entrance, guarded by a few Pacifistas, while Whitebeard foolishly coated the ship with a protective film and then launched it directly into the bay from the seabed.

Fortunately, he encountered the brilliant Sengoku period. If he had encountered even a slightly smarter one, he would have moved the gun emplacements back onto the bay, and then he could have attacked the Whitebeard warships in the bay from above, which would have been like hitting a fool from above.

Moreover, Ning Yuan didn't understand. I thought your navy wasn't short of guns. With 100,000 elite soldiers, each with a gun, guarding the bay walls like city walls, how could the other side possibly get up there?

Every Chinese person knows the principle: if you have ten times the strength, surround them; if you have five times the strength, attack them; if you have twice the strength, divide them.

I just can't understand how a city wall guarded by 100,000 people could be breached by pirates who outnumbered us.

And Aokiji is also a traitor. If the sea isn't frozen, I don't know how those pirates are supposed to fight, using swords against bullets.

"Then, should I put all my troops in front?" Sengoku asked tentatively, though he was making a decision.

"So you're abandoning headquarters?" Ning Yuan said irritably, "The seabed is interconnected, bro. What if they try to get their coated submarines in?"

"Then!" Sengoku asked cautiously, "Should I concentrate all my troops and artillery in the plaza?"

"Then they'll bombard you with 43 large ships!" Ning Yuan continued, "Your gun emplacements are all behind you; you won't even be able to fight back!"

"This, this, this!" Cold sweat dripped down Sengoku's forehead. Why couldn't this work or that work? Was this war really that difficult?

None of those present were fools; listening to the conversation between the two, they all sensed that something was amiss.

So the admiral was just an incompetent fool, and his strategic, tactical, and battlefield deployments were a complete mess?

"What should I do?" Sengoku finally couldn't help but ask cautiously.

"You ask me? How would I know?" Ning Yuan shrugged. "I only know how to nitpick, not how to find solutions!"

"This" left the Warring States speechless.

You can find so many flaws, and you say you can't do it? Who would believe that?

Slamming his hand on the table, Sengoku said impatiently, "The meeting is adjourned!"

Then he got up and left the meeting room.

Just because he couldn't think of a solution doesn't mean others couldn't!

Our navy even has staff officers!

I refuse to believe that I can't fight this battle without you, Ning Yuan.

With the marshal gone, only Brannu remained in the conference room.

Brannu looked at the seven Shichibukai present, and the frail Ning Yuan beside him gave him absolutely no sense of security.

So he made a quick decision and ran after the marshal, leaving the conference room.

Ming raised his hand and waved, closing the door behind him.

"Tsk, the atmosphere is so relaxed without the Navy around!" Doflamingo chuckled, then looked at Ning Yuan: "Lord Ning Yuan, you really are quite the ladies' man!"

After learning that the Goddess of Wisdom originated from Ning Yuan, I knew that Ning Yuan was one of our own.

Ning Yuan chuckled softly, returned to his seat, and then asked, "How is Dressrosa now? After the Hobby-Hobby Fruit's power was removed, is the country still under your control?"

"Don't worry!" Doflamingo's face darkened.

Ning Yuan knew about his own affairs, but he knew very little about Ning Yuan's affairs.

What does this mean?

This means that Ning Yuan's status in the social order is not low; at least it's higher than his.

That's normal, after all, I'm a latecomer. But I believe that with my own abilities, I can definitely catch up!

Doflamingo is not one to be subservient to others. He was even somewhat dissatisfied with White Dragon, let alone Ning Yuan.

Even now that he has submitted to the God of Order, he has not forgotten the idea of ​​regaining his glory.

Even if one is a follower of the God of Order, one must be second only to the God of Order, above all others.

However, after taking a closer look at Ning Yuan's appearance and then at Hancock next to Ning Yuan, whose eyes were completely fixed on Ning Yuan, Doflamingo became somewhat insecure.

He didn't know how capable Ning Yuan was, but he had witnessed Ning Yuan's ability to seduce women.

No matter how capable I am, Ning Yuan can just casually flirt with a woman and his rise to power seems to be faster than mine!

Damn, is this cheating? Should I also go and marry some princesses or kings?

Ming immediately thought of a king who had always wanted to marry him, and almost threw up his dinner from the night before.

That's right, he thought of the older woman.

Hawkeye noticed their conversation. He looked at Ning Yuan, then at Ming, and sensed that something was amiss.

However, he wasn't one to meddle in other people's business, so he just glanced at it and then lowered his head again.

He ignored Ning Yuan, but Ning Yuan had no intention of letting him go.

"Mr. Hawkeye?"

"What's up?" Hawkeye looked up at Ning Yuan.

"Are you seeking enlightenment?" Ning Yuan asked with a smile.

"So what if it is?" Hawkeye retorted.

"I also know a little about Kendo. It is said that people who practice Kendo often need to meditate to enter a state of tranquility!" Ning Yuan said.

"You're right!" Hawkeye nodded. "Only with a calm mind can the sword strike accurately!"

Since we're just killing time anyway, I'm not interested in talking about anything else, but if it's about kendo...

He doesn't mind talking about kendo with others.

"But I have another question!" Ning Yuan said, "I met a swordsman with green hair at a pirate crew before, his name was Zoro!"

"Nonoroya Sauron?" Hawkeye asked.

"Yes, it's him!" Ning Yuan nodded. "You know him?"

"I've heard a bit about him!" Hawkeye wouldn't tell outsiders that this was a junior he had high hopes for!

"What's wrong with him?" Hawkeye asked.

"He didn't do anything wrong. I just watched a few of his fights!" Ning Yuan said. "Then a question arose in my mind: you all always talk about the way of the sword, I've seen the sword, but where is the way?"

"Huh?" Hawkeye was taken aback, then heard Ning Yuan continue, "Isn't that two people hacking at each other, and specifically targeting each other's swords? Isn't that a contest of strength and sword sharpness?"

"..." Hawkeye's face immediately darkened: "Is this how he duels with people?"

"Pretty much, that's what I saw!" Ning Yuan nodded.

"Damn it!" Hawkeye didn't think Ning Yuan would lie to him. After all, he was the world's number one swordsman. Who would dare to lie to him?

That means Zoro really does fight like that.

So, since we parted ways in the East China Sea, have you not made any progress at all?

"The way of the sword isn't about brute force, but about the control and application of power!" Hawkeye said arrogantly. "Some people can only use one-tenth of their strength; they're just ordinary people. Others can control all ten parts of their strength; these are sword masters. And still others can unleash a hundred parts of their strength; these are great sword masters!"

"Isn't that still a contest of strength?" Ning Yuan retorted. "If someone starts with 100% strength, wouldn't they be a born swordsman?"

"To have 100% strength and be able to unleash 1000% power, that's what makes a great swordsman!" Hawkeye said calmly.

Some people are just born with superhuman strength, like this old lady. Do you think she knows kendo? No way!

But when she wields the Overlord Sword, its power surpasses that of most great swordsmen!

Can you call her a great swordsman?

She's a fart!

"I see, I've learned something!" Ning Yuan nodded, then asked, "What if one hundred points of power were used to deal one thousand or ten thousand points of damage?"

"Don't be ridiculous!" Hawkeye said irritably. "Nobody can do that!"

"But theoretically, it's possible!" Ning Yuan said. "Have you ever studied the principle of pressure?"

"What is that, a kind of swordsmanship?" Hawkeye asked.

"That's possible!" Ning Yuan nodded. "It could even be the most fundamental principle of swordsmanship!"

"Huh?" Hawkeye was taken aback. Ning Yuan continued, "If I slap this table hard with my palm, it might not budge. But if I use my fist, it might leave a fist-shaped imprint. And if I use a finger gun, it might even drill a hole!"

"Under the same pressure, the smaller the contact area, the greater the pressure. Therefore, if you replace your finger with a blade, or even a needle, the pressure will be incomparably greater, and the penetrating power of the needle will also be incomparably stronger!" Ning Yuan said, as a steel needle materialized in his hand. With a gentle tap, it had already pierced halfway into the stone table.

Hawkeye fell silent as he watched this scene unfold.

"The cross-section of a person's fist is approximately 20 to 40 square centimeters, while the cross-section of a sword is approximately 3 square centimeters. This means that with the same force, a sword is about ten times more powerful than a knife!"

"But if you only use one point on the blade to attack, the power will increase a hundredfold, a thousandfold!"

"Therefore, it's not impossible to deal 1000 points of damage with 100 points of effort!"

"So, how can each move deal 1000 points of damage?" Ning Yuan casually pulled the needle off the table and thrust it forward!

"Naturally, by stabbing!"

"Therefore, I believe that if you're going to say that Kendo tests the control of force, then there's a problem with the Kendo you've learned, and there's a problem with the swords you've made! This type of sword and swordsmanship cannot unleash the full power of Kendo!"

Looking at Ning Yuan's analogy and listening to his calculations, Eagle Eye felt that it made a lot of sense!

He may not understand science, but he is a master of swordsmanship and has a wealth of practical experience.

Therefore, he could tell that Ning Yuan was right.

Moreover, using the whole sword to cut is indeed less powerful than the clash of swords.

From this perspective, Hawkeye really let Zoro off the hook when he cut him down; he only used his full strength when he first used the knife.

Because when he uses a large sword, he slashes, while with a small knife he thrusts.

But how could that be!

Ning Yuan doesn't study swordsmanship, nor is he a sword master, so how could he possibly discover problems with swordsmanship based on some kind of theory and calculation?

If Kendo were so easy to advance in, why bother with rigorous training? Wouldn't it be better to just focus on calculations?

(End of this chapter)