One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Luo Xia's voice prompted Sengoku to simply gesture for Luo Xia to do as he pleased, while he silently ate his rice bowl to the side.

Rorschach continued to explain his thoughts.

“When facing the world’s strongest man, Whitebeard, you can’t be too careful. But gathering 100,000 elite troops from all over the world and putting them all in Marineford is a really terrible strategy.”

“A force of 100,000 is too large. If you put it in Marineford Square, it would be like people crowding together. That kind of dense troop deployment is practically tantamount to suicide. It would only increase the casualties of a large number of rank-and-file soldiers in the war, and it would have no other benefits.”

"My suggestion is that the total number of troops gathered should not exceed the number of the Whitebeard Pirates, and you should try to select the elite of the elite. Also, in terms of battlefield division, try to separate high-end combatants from low-end combatants to avoid too much friendly fire."

"Try to free up enough battlefield space for Logia-type Devil Fruit users with wide-range attack capabilities."

At this point, Rorschach's gaze fell on Aokiji.

"Sometimes, the efforts of the admirals, even a little extra, can yield greater results than the lives of hundreds or thousands of ordinary marines. If you've chosen to wage war, then don't be merciful to the enemy; indecisiveness will only increase your own casualties. If you're going to fight, then deliver a thunderous blow."

Rorschach's tone was rather harsh, and Brannew was so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.

Aokiji remained silent.

"If it really is just the Whitebeard Pirates, I believe our Navy can completely overwhelm them with its superior high-end combat power!"

Rorschach looked around at the crowd.

“We have five admirals, dozens of vice admirals, thousands of field officers, the Seven Warlords of the Sea, Pacifistas, and the home advantage. If we can still let the war drag on with such overwhelming advantages, then I can only say that this war is better left undone. Whitebeard won't live for many more years, so we might as well just wait for him to die of old age.”

Chapter 622 The Celestial Dragons Get Beaten Up Again

A meeting about the war is certainly not something that Rorschach can resolve with just a few words.

For the next month or so, the Navy Headquarters held constant meetings to discuss the details of the war.

How to deploy troops, how to select elite soldiers, how to arrange the battlefield, and how to scout the enemy.

Numerous considerations, large and small, are unfolding in full swing.

The large number of military families on Marine Fendo Island also need time to relocate.

They will be temporarily transferred to Bubble Harbor at the foot of the Holy Land, and will be moved back after the war ends.

While not all of Rorschach's opinion was accepted after careful consideration by the Naval Staff, some of it was acknowledged.

As a result, the total number of troops involved in the war was reduced from 100,000 as originally set during the Warring States period to 50,000.

Previously, only those at the second lieutenant level or above could participate; only those at the captain level or above could participate in combat.

Furthermore, these elite marines gathered from all over the world will need to undergo waves of Conqueror's Haki baptism at Marineford.

This suggestion was also put forward by Rorschach.

His idea was that the elite naval forces should at least be able to withstand the mental onslaught of Whitebeard's sudden release of Conqueror's Haki once the battle begins, so as not to cause a collapse of the battle lines.

Therefore, it is essential to conduct targeted training in resisting Conqueror's Haki beforehand.

The one who unleashed Conqueror's Haki was Rorschach alone.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku has been too busy lately to have any time or energy for this kind of thing.

In the blink of an eye, almost a month has passed.

After the elite marines from the Paradise and various branches of the Four Seas arrived at Marineford one after another.

Finally, it was the turn of the New World branch, which had the largest number of elite marines and the strongest combat power.

Akainu, who was stationed far away in G1, personally led tens of thousands of iron-blooded marines back, greatly boosting the morale of the Marine Headquarters.

G1 is the Navy's bridgehead in the New World, and has experienced the most and most intense battles of all the Navy branches.

In fact, the New World not only has the well-known Four Emperors pirate crews, but also many other mid-level pirate forces.

Many seemingly obscure forces actually possess formidable armed power.

For example, there are forces like the king of loan sharks, the shipping king, slave traders, and warmongers.

The New World is vast, and the territory occupied by the Four Emperors is only a small part of it.

In most of the sea areas, apart from member states and non-member states, these chaotic forces dominate.

Moreover, their forces are deeply intertwined, and while they often clash over interests on the surface, they will choose to unite when they encounter the navy.

Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake; the Navy is helpless against such a long-established dark force.

The G1 branch grew up in such a dark and chaotic environment.

Coupled with the brutal baptism of the last G1 naval battle, the combat power of these 10,000 marines is absolutely arguably the strongest force in the navy.

In this era, if there is any branch of marines who can rival the elite of G1, it would probably be the G5 branch, which is currently the most prominent in the New World.

As large warships bearing the flag of the G5 branch sailed one after another from the inner harbor of the Naval Headquarters.

Standing in the square in formation, led by various naval officers, the elite marines, familiar with each other, cast various glances at the neatly arranged fleet.

The lead warship was slightly smaller in size.

The iconic dragon-head prow is extremely eye-catching.

It was Rorschach's Wind and Thunder Kirin.

He made another trip to the New World to arrange things with G5 before returning to Marineford with 5,000 elite G5 soldiers.

On the Kirin, standing beside Rorschach were some of G5's strongest men.

Enel, Law, Hibari, Bepo, Palmer, Smoker, and others were all listed.

Logically, Rorschach should have left a few capable subordinates in G5 to guard against pirates from the New World taking the opportunity to enter G5's territory and cause trouble.

For example, at the G1 branch, Akainu and Shiryu returned, while Gion and Kakei remained behind and did not return to participate in the battle.

Rorschach was so confident in bringing the main force back, leaving only the relatively weak Penn and Ban to handle the daily operations of G5.

The real reason is that Zephyr's neo navy is stationed within Tottoland.

On his way back, he had already contacted Zephyr, asking him to keep an eye on the developments in the New World.

The territory where the Neo Navy is stationed is adjacent to G5, so if anything happens in G5, Zephyr's navy can arrive at the scene immediately.

In today's New World, unless the Four Emperors are willing to go to any lengths to eliminate the Neo Marines, there is currently no force that can directly confront Zeff's Neo Marines.

In addition, Rorschach contacted the Kingdom of Dressrosa and its neighboring member states, such as the Kingdom of Prodin, to raise their vigilance.

Rorschach is a great benefactor of Dressrosa.

Furthermore, in the following year, Luo also reattached Cyrus's leg, greatly increasing the strength of this strongest army commander in Dressrosa.

The G5 branch's base has now been completed near the Greenbit Fairy Forest in Dressrosa.

A hundred elite Dwarf warriors, led by Leo, became naval soldiers at this branch base.

Cyrus did not hesitate to agree to Luo Xia's request, and said he would do his best to strengthen patrols in the surrounding waters over the next few months.

In front of Luo Xia, a sleazy-looking middle-aged man was sitting on a stool slurping noodles.

The chubby Sentomaru was on a warship next to him, with fifty Pacifistas lined up neatly on the deck behind him.

Twenty of these units belong to the G5 branch and are currently being used temporarily for war purposes.

In response to the war, the protective shield on Egg Point Island was activated, and the island was placed under lockdown.

Sentomaru, the captain of the science unit, was able to return to participate in the war.

As the Kirin docked, all the marines in the plaza, regardless of rank, stood up straight to make way for Kizaru and Rorschach as they disembarked, and saluted.

"Admiral Kizaru!"

"Lieutenant General Lan Lin!"

The saluting ranks even included many lieutenant generals from headquarters who had recently arrived.

For example, Lieutenant General Jonathan of G8, and Lieutenant General Maynard of the New World Branch.

When they called out Rorschach's title, the seriousness and awe on their faces were no different from when they called out Kizaru's title.

In fact, in the eyes of many admirals and marines, Rorschach was already the fourth admiral in the Navy Headquarters.

Moreover, he is the new naval hero publicly promoted by the world government and the Navy Headquarters.

Despite spending a year in prison, his reputation within the navy actually increased rather than decreased.

More people joined the Navy because of his remarks on Enies Lobby.

Even now, in Marineford Square, there are no fewer than a thousand captains from headquarters, as well as a small number of field-grade officers, who became naval officers a little over a year ago because of Rorschach's deeds.

At this moment, these marines were all looking at Rorschach with eyes full of admiration and awe.

Their dream is to become as strong as possible, then apply to join G5, to the forefront of the new world's battlefield, and fight alongside Rorschach.

A few minutes later, in the marshal's office at the top of the fortress.

As soon as Kizaru and Rorschach entered, they heard the sounds coming from inside.

"Although we've tried our best to keep our troop mobilization secret—the New World branch's warships even used coating technology to return from underwater voyages—such a massive troop movement has inevitably alerted the pirates of the New World. The Whitebeard Pirates probably already know about Portgas D. Ace. We must expedite our actions. The forced mobilization of the Seven Warlords is urgent!"

The resounding voice of the Warring States period echoed in the office.

"It's normal that they found out, right? Fire Fist Ace has been missing for over a month. Even if Whitebeard is slow on the uptake, he probably knows something's wrong with him. The question now is, what will the Whitebeard Pirates do? Will they immediately gather their forces to attack headquarters, or will they seek allies in the New World and try to bring the other two Yonko crews over with them?"

The voice was strong and powerful, and you could tell at a glance that the speaker was a ruthless and cold-blooded person.

Rorschach smiled.

"Uncle Sakazuki, you're back too?"

Who else could it be but Akainu sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed?

At this moment, Akainu didn't seem like a taciturn person who rarely spoke.

He seemed to be particularly concerned about anything related to war and fighting.

It's no wonder he's been called a naval mad dog and a warmonger by outsiders.

"Hmm. You're back just in time. I need you to take charge of the escort of Fire Fist Ace and Blackbeard. They still need to be sent to Impel Down for the time being. We need to gather our forces, and Whitebeard also needs to gather his forces. War isn't coming anytime soon, and it's not safe to leave such an important asset as Fire Fist Ace here."

It was rare for Akainu to talk to Rorschach for so long.

Although it was a mission, Luo Xia felt much closer to him.

Speaking of which, ever since Hibari joined G5 and started following Rorschach, Akainu, the father figure, has become increasingly incompetent.