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

Chapter 365 The Art of War

"How did things turn out like this?" On the execution platform, Sengoku, who had just transformed and was still somewhat exhausted, looked at the battlefield where the situation had suddenly changed, his face blank.

The fight was going so smoothly just now! Whitebeard was on the verge of death, and Ace was defeated. It was practically a complete victory!

But now, Whitebeard has returned to his peak, Ace has returned to his peak, and Rayleigh has returned to his peak.

On their side, Kizaru was actually being held up by a mere Shichibukai, Aokiji was also being held up by Rayleigh, and Akainu was probably exhausted from fighting the entire battle and couldn't defeat the Ace and Luffy brothers for the time being.

(People in the One Piece world don't have that much stamina. In those battles that last ten days and ten nights, they eat and rest when they get tired, and then fight again when they're rested.)

"Ningyuan!" Zhan Guo gritted his teeth, "It's all because of you!"

"It's me, it's me, it's all me!" Standing atop a cannon barrel directly in front of the execution platform, Ning Yuan laughed, "Warring States Period, how about I tell you how to fight a war?"

"Huh?" Zhan Guo was taken aback, but then he saw Ning Yuan suddenly extend his finger and tap in the air.

The Warring States period immediately understood that this was the operation of an intelligent network.

But what does war have to do with smart networks?

and many more?

Suddenly, it occurred to him that intelligent networks could not only be used for communication, but also for warfare!

This kind of thing, which seems obvious to modern people, is actually not so easy to think of due to the inertia of thinking. Even though the Warring States period and even the Five Elders had used it unintentionally, they just didn't pay attention to it.

Now, seeing Ning Yuan start operating, Zhan Guo hurriedly pulled up the interface as well, but didn't know what to do.

Should we add the generals and lieutenant generals to the group first?

But they're all busy fighting, they probably don't have time to reply to messages.

Regardless of his thoughts, Ning Yuan has already done it.

Although he was the pioneer of intelligent networks, he did not use anything beyond the technology of the Warring States period; he used exactly the same technology as the Warring States period so that he could be convinced of his superiority after the war.

The first step is to create a chat group, divided into two parts: the main square and the outer sea.

The square is divided into three groups: melee fighters, gunners, and ranged fighters.

"Whitebeard!" Ning Yuan added Whitebeard Marco to all the group chats, granted him admin privileges, and then said, "Say in the group that I'll be in command of the upcoming battle!"

"Gurara la la!"

"Stop laughing now, the military situation is urgent!"

"Uh!" The white-bearded man scratched his head. "Isn't this just a habit?"

But for the sake of my savior, I'll just leave it at that.

"All members of the Whitebeard faction, from this moment forward, shall obey Ning Yuan's commands!"

Ning Yuan typed: "Everyone who sees this message, remember to reply 'Received'!"

Pirates are a bunch of lawless beings, but fortunately the Whitebeard Pirates are held together by a father-son relationship, just like those dynasties that governed the country with filial piety, making them a little better than other pirate crews. As soon as Whitebeard spoke, the whole crew took notice and attacked.

Ning Yuan nodded and relayed the instructions one by one.

First, there's Marco. With both his energy and stamina at full strength, Ace is barely able to hold off Akainu.

Although Luffy doesn't have Armament Haki, he's not stupid. He picked up the Seastone shackles that were binding Law, which Ning Yuan had just interrupted, and now he wrapped them with cloth and swung them around. Although he got hit because he didn't know how to use whips, Akainu was also in a lot of pain.

If these two can hold their own, Marco won't need to provide support from the sidelines.

"Lead a portion of your melee troops to capture the artillery positions. Once you hold them, don't wander off. I'll send you the coordinates; you can then bombard them!"

Ning Yuan had already selected the melee units and gunners for Marco, directly naming each individual. They were all characters near the turrets, so all that was needed was a slight change in the direction of the battle.

While obtaining specific combat objectives, Marco also identified the most threatening element guarding the artillery position.

He was a naval vice admiral named something like "Fire Mountain," a middle-aged, burly man with a cigar in his mouth.

Fire Mountain was naturally easy prey for ordinary pirates, but the situation reversed after Marco targeted him. In just a moment, he was pinned to the ground, and at the same time, the six cannons directly in front of the execution platform were destroyed.

As the gunners took their positions, six directional coordinates were immediately transmitted to their minds, along with the performance, range, and even the firing time of the naval cannons.

The white-clad gunner checked the coordinates and determined that the cannons were firing out of the bay, meaning they were targeting the warships outside.

But we can't even see any warships right now, so how can we hit them?

Although he was muttering to himself, his hands kept moving, and when the countdown ended, the shell was accurately fired.

In the open sea, the navy still has 24 warships left, while the pirates only have 16 left.

The fighting outside was far more brutal than inside; after all, a few cannonballs could sink a ship and kill boatloads of people.

It's no wonder that the Great Whirlpool Spider could turn the tide. Pirates are inherently weak in direct combat, let alone when they're facing a top-tier opponent right from the start.

Seeing that no intelligence was coming from within and no reinforcements were arriving, the morale of these pirates had already begun to crumble. They were only holding on subconsciously.

Until six cannon shots rang out, all six naval warships burst into flames.

One of the pirate captains exclaimed in surprise, "They've won!"

The cannons fired from the inside out. If the inside hadn't won, how could this situation have occurred?

The pirates' morale soared, while the navy's morale plummeted. If the pirates won, wouldn't the navy have been defeated?

Although we don't know why the navy was defeated, there's no time to think about that now.

If the navy inside is defeated, it means that the navy outside will lose its support and will be caught in a pincer movement!

The captains made a decisive decision and immediately ordered an evacuation!

But before the sails could turn around, he received another mass message from the Warring States period.

The fighting is still going on inside; tell them to hold on!

The captain was dumbfounded. The cannons inside had already fired, and they still wanted us to hold on?

He hurriedly sent a message to Sengoku, urging him to retake the fortifications, otherwise, given the internal and external difficulties, there would be no way to fight!

Sengoku responded and then looked towards the battlefield.

Only now did he understand Ning Yuan's intention in seizing the artillery emplacements, but it seemed that he had no one left to use!

Marco is guarding the gun emplacement. Who can take down Marco?

Wait, there are people here!

"Garp, go and atone for your sins!" Sengoku roared, "Take back the cannons!"

When Akainu punched Ace in the chest, Garp was furious, but Sengoku held him down.

It's just that the camera wasn't on him just now, so it wasn't mentioned.

Seeing that Ace and Luffy were both alright, he was much happier.

As long as he's not fighting Ace or Luffy, he's still reliable, right?

Upon receiving the order, Garp immediately roused himself, took a step forward, and flew towards Marco.

In Ningyuan, the orders are still in effect.

"Sandasonia, Marigold, you lead the guards to form a 'peak arrow' formation and launch an attack on this point!" Ning Yuan was referring to a position behind the elite naval forces.

This tactic was called "piercing the formation" in ancient times, "penetration" in modern times, and "flanking" in games.

Chairman Mao once said that no army in the world is unafraid of being infiltrated.

Even if the situation is simple, the war can continue because there are few people engaging the enemy and the battle is relatively easy.

However, if the enemy attacks from the rear, the soldiers will be torn between fighting forward or backward, resulting in a split in their thinking.

If there is no strong commander at this time to unite the soldiers' thoughts, defeat will be imminent.

During the Liberation War and the Korean War, our army defeated countless enemies using this tactic.

The Hancock Guard can be seen as 15 Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit users, each of whom is proficient in Armament Haki, and the two leaders are even proficient in Observation Haki.

This is equivalent to two reserve admirals leading 13 vice admirals in an attack. Who in the navy can withstand that?

During the charge, Ning Yuan kept calling out people's names to follow behind. When the charge started, there were only 15 people, but after 200 meters, there were already as many as 1300 people behind them!

"George, go down into the bay and throw all the soldiers up. Bramanck, take your men and break out in this direction, create an opening!"

So far, only 2 White Army soldiers have arrived, and there are still more than 4 who have not yet joined the battle.

Don't ask how 6 people could fit in 3 ships; Ningyuan actually wants to know too.

Anyway, if a place as small as the square can hold 10 people, the Moby Dick is so big that if you squeeze in, it wouldn't be a problem to fit 2 people on the ship.

These 6 people were rushing upwards with only Oz on their backs, so their speed was naturally not fast. Since George could throw such a heavy block of ice, throwing a person would naturally be no problem for him.

On the other side, the pirates only used half of Oars' side, or rather, one-third of the gap. The other two-thirds were not being used because they were not in the direction of the execution platform.

It may seem like 2/3, but due to the marginal effect, utilizing this part can increase the number of pirates that can come up per unit of time by more than 3 times!

Because of the initial charge by Hancock's guards, coupled with the defection of the Seven Warlords, the Marine Vice Admirals suffered heavy losses. Now, with Bramanda charging forward, no one can stop them!

The gaps are widening, the formations are being breached, the frontline warships are being shelled, and high-level combat forces are being tied down.

Even though they still had the advantage in military strength, the Warring States period still felt like they were stretched thin and surrounded by enemies on all sides!

Moreover, even though they both give orders, he is much slower than Ning Yuan in doing so!

He only realized that Ningyuan had seized the fortress to attack warships in the open sea when several shells had already been fired.

By the time he ordered Karp to join the battle, Ning Yuan had already given Bramanda all his orders.

This is like two people playing chess, but Zhan Guo has only made one move, while Ning Yuan has already made three or four moves!

Ningyuan had already seen the navy's defeat, but Sengoku only saw the lack of combat power at the navy's high command level, feeling that if more support came, there might still be hope!

Mary Geoise must be watching this battle; are reinforcements already on their way?

He felt anxious and frustrated, while Whitebeard felt relaxed and exhilarated!

Under Ning Yuan's command, the previously disorganized pirates suddenly became organized and clear-headed. The pirates who were previously hacking and slashing like headless flies now had a clear objective.

Everyone knows what they are doing and how they should fight, so that everyone can unleash their maximum fighting power.

Even though the enemy outnumbered us, the fight somehow gave us the feeling of being outnumbered!

This is not war, this is clearly art!

Because Ning Yuan cured Bai Beizi, the members of the White Team already had a good impression of Ning Yuan.

Now it's not just goodwill anymore, it's shock and admiration!

(End of this chapter)