Chapter 720: Big Problem, the Movement of the Revolutionary Army! (2 in 1)

The candidates for the mission to the Kingdom of Pessimism have been finalized. Not long after Ace and Sabo's men left Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's office and returned to their dormitories, Brannew came to the three of them with a bunch of information.

The mission of these three people is not as simple as going to the Kingdom of Pei Pei to collect the Heavenly Gold. The most important task is actually to investigate whether the king of the Kingdom of Pei Pei is colluding with pirates to monopolize the shipping routes.

The Navy Headquarters received an anonymous letter of complaint from local residents of the Kingdom of Tolbert. What made this letter different from other letters of complaint was that it clearly informed the location of the pirate group that the Navy and the King of Tolbert had joined forces with.

According to the nautical chart, the base of that pirate group was only less than 97 nautical miles away from the N-2 branch in the North Sea.

The geographical location of the pirate group's base has obviously attracted the attention of the Navy Headquarters. Naturally, Tsugikuni Yoriichi will not let his guard down and has already planned to conduct a thorough investigation.

Worst outcome
That is, all members of the N-97 Naval Branch in the North Sea have "gone into the water". If the prediction comes true, then this action will be the first large-scale internal purge operation since Kuniyoshi took over the Naval Headquarters.

A branch of the navy colluded with pirates
Although this kind of thing has happened in the history of the navy, the situation this time is obviously different from the past. Now is the time for the navy headquarters to re-establish its prestige and rebuild the people's trust in the navy. At such a critical juncture, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi will never allow anyone to disrupt it.

The relevant information was given to Sabo and others one after another. They found a small meeting room in the base and began to discuss how to carry out the task assigned to them by Tsugakuin Yoshiichi.

In front of Tsugumi Yoshiichi, Ace and T-Bone did not perform well, as their emotions affected their judgment of the essence of the matter. However, after receiving detailed information, the two also showed their professional side.

"The general did not assign any other personnel to us."

"The force that Sabo and I are training is all we can mobilize."

"Although we only have less than 200 personnel and only one warship, our strength should be more than enough to handle this matter."

"But I think it's best for us not to go to the North Sea with much fanfare."

"To be honest, Sabo and I are both well-known in the navy."

"During the time we were stationed in Roge Town, we also intervened in some of the things that happened in other branches' spheres of influence."

"If the navy in the North Sea knew that Sabo and I went to the North Sea, they would be wary."

"Therefore, I think that for this mission, we can publicly use Colonel T-Bone as the main banner."

"On the one hand, the rank of Colonel in the headquarters is enough to intimidate some people. On the other hand, Colonel T-Bone is not well-known in the headquarters, which can more or less paralyze some enemies."

"If there is a problem with the N97 unit, it would be better to let them relax their vigilance."

In the small conference room, Ace expressed his thoughts. Generally speaking, in the naval branches located in the four seas, the highest rank of the base commander is colonel. In some smaller bases, the highest leader is even just a captain.

Officers above the rank of general are generally located in the first half of the Grand Line and at the Naval Headquarters.

Although the rank of Colonel T-bone is insignificant in the Navy Headquarters, it is considered a "top-notch" figure in the world.

But then again, a colonel is still a colonel, and although T-Bone's military rank is already the highest in the world, it is possible that the base chiefs of those branches would not agree with T-Bone.

The branch colonel is considered a super-ranking official who guards a region, while the headquarters colonel is at best a nominal title without any real substance.

If people were given a choice, I'm afraid most people would prefer to go to a branch and be a base commander, rather than choose to be a colonel in name only in the naval headquarters.

Ace wanted to take advantage of the branch officers' mentality, so he proposed that the team should fly the banner of T-Bone.

"Well, I think it's okay."

"After we go to Beihai, let's start with this letter of complaint."

"First, find the whistleblower. I think he probably has more than just this little information."

Sabo, the chief officer, agreed immediately. He and Ace were already very close, so he would naturally adopt good suggestions directly.

T-Bone, who was standing by, was a little surprised to see Sabo agreed so readily. For this mission, Sabo was the chief officer appointed by Ji Guoyuanyi. If it were someone else, they would feel a little uncomfortable going out for the mission under the banner of T-Bone.

But T-Bone didn't see any displeasure on Sabo's face.

The rumor that Ace and Sabo, the two supernovas of the navy, are very close was also verified by T-Bone himself.

After a brief silence, T-Bone nodded, expressing his approval of the opinions put forward by Ace and Sabo.

After all, the other two people present were of higher rank than him. It was true that T-Bone was a kind and upright person, but that didn't mean he was completely ignorant of the ways of the world.

In such a situation, the best thing for him as a colonel to do is to listen more, do more, and express fewer personal opinions.

As long as the mission can be carried out smoothly, T-Bone only needs to be the "arms" of Sabo and Ace.

The mission this time was not complicated. With the terrifying strength of Ace and Sabo as a foundation, the combat plan was completely established in just over ten minutes, and all that was left was to go out to sea.

After coming out of the small conference room, T-Bone's face revealed a hint of joy.

The opportunity to work with young rookies like Ace and Sabo is a great opportunity for a colonel like him.

Generally speaking, as he is over 40 and still stuck at the rank of colonel, he would not be able to reach the rank of general in this lifetime. However, the appearance of Sabo and Ace gave T-Bone a glimmer of hope.

Admittedly, he did not join the navy for the power of the navy. He really wanted to use his abilities to do something practical for ordinary people, but this does not mean that he has no pursuit of military rank.

The more power one holds in the Navy Headquarters, the more things one can do for ordinary people. This is T-Bone's truest thought.

If he could reach the rank of general, the power he holds would undergo tremendous changes.

T-Bone believes that if he can gain the favor of Ace and Sabo in this operation, his career will go more smoothly. If he can complete this mission successfully, he may even catch the eye of Yoshiichi Tsugakuni.

After leaving Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's office, he learned from his conversation with Brannew how Tsugakuni Yoshiichi noticed him.

Kindness and integrity are the reasons why Ji Guoyuan fell in love with T-bone.

Therefore, T-Bone also understood that he only needed to do his own thing peacefully, and some things would naturally fall on him. The affairs of the Kingdom of Compensation were just a small episode in the busy daily life of Tsugikoku Yuichi. In his position, there were countless things to review every day, and almost every one of them was a major event that could affect a country and tens of thousands of ordinary people.

Therefore, Jikuni Yuichirō did not dare to be negligent or use other people's help. He did almost everything by himself, wanting to fully control the actions of all the generals who were responsible for collecting the gold from heaven.

It has to be said that this was a huge drain on Yoriichi Tsugakuni's energy, even more tiring than fighting a life-and-death battle with a powerful enemy.

However, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi was also content to immerse himself in this busyness. As long as this busyness continued, it meant that the world was still in a relatively peaceful environment.

If this situation can be maintained, it is what Yoshiichi Tsugikuni hopes to see in his heart.

However, it is obvious that the development of the world situation will not go as Tsugikuni Yoshiichi expected.

Just one month later, bad news came from the Peipei Kingdom.

The revolutionary army led by Long started a war in the Pepe Kingdom in the North Sea. The Peipe Kingdom, which had originally claimed to be peaceful, was completely plunged into the war.

There were several large-scale battles between the army supported by the Revolutionary Army and the army of the Kingdom of Compensation, with over 10,000 casualties on both sides.

The person leading the revolution is Karas, the army captain under Dragon, nicknamed Crow, who is the user of the natural-type Coal-Coal Fruit.

Under the leadership of Crow, the resistance forces naturally made great progress and captured most of the towns in the Pei Pei Kingdom in less than two weeks.

The people there had obviously been living under oppression for a long time. The crows had only casually dropped a few flames, and the prairie fire had already enveloped the entire Peipei Kingdom.

Under the strong attack of the resistance forces, the guards were defeated step by step, and finally had to retreat back to the capital, relying on the high walls to barely resist the enemy's attack.

Moreover, when the Pei-Pei Kingdom was attacked by the Revolutionary Army, Ace, Sabo and others were only halfway through their journey. They did not expect the situation to change so quickly.

When they were about to go to the Kingdom of Pei Pei to investigate the collusion between the king and the pirates, the king of the Kingdom of Pei Pei had already asked the Navy Headquarters for help.
They are a member of the World Government, and in exchange for their regular payment of Heavenly Gold, they receive protection from the Navy Headquarters.

The Revolutionary Army led by Dragon has always been one of the biggest enemies of the World Government and the Marine Headquarters.

Now that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's new navy has returned to the ranks of the Marine Headquarters, the Marine Headquarters' biggest rivals are only the Revolutionary Army and the pirates.

The Peipei Kingdom was attacked by the revolutionary army. This matter could not be concealed at all and was soon reported in the newspapers and known to people around the world.

Next, how the Navy Headquarters will respond will become a matter of close attention for all citizens and member states.

In principle, the starting point of Ryu's side is undoubtedly very correct. From the perspective of values ​​alone, there are many similarities between Ryu, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, and some of the senior officials of the Marine Headquarters.

But this does not mean that the Navy Headquarters can turn a blind eye to what is happening in the Kingdom of Compromise.

On the contrary, now is the critical juncture for the Navy Headquarters to collect the Sky Gold. The Navy Headquarters needs to prove to all member states that they have the ability to protect all member states. Only in this way can they successfully collect the Sky Gold.

If we turn a blind eye to what is happening in the Kingdom of Paipa, the Navy Headquarters will inevitably face many obstacles in taking over the Heavenly God.

From the perspective of the allied countries, if they still cannot get the protection of the Navy Headquarters after paying the Tenjo Gold, then why should they continue to pay the Tenjo Gold to the Navy Headquarters?

Morally speaking, the Navy Headquarters should not conflict with the Revolutionary Army led by Dragon, but from a practical perspective, the Navy Headquarters must take corresponding measures if it wants to maintain the current governance system.

Assisting the Kingdom of Peipei to repel the revolutionary army is the most basic thing. As for investigating the king's crime, its priority is actually lower.

But if the Navy Headquarters really did this, wouldn't they be on the same front as those princes and nobles who exploit the civilians?

The actions of Crow really posed a huge problem to the Navy Headquarters.

Tsugikuni Yoshiichi had no way to handle such a thing alone. Although he already had an idea in his mind, it would be better to inform Sengoku and others when something like this happened.

All along, he had intentionally or unintentionally avoided mentioning Long and his revolutionary army, in the hope of integrating internally first.

But at such a critical juncture, Long jumped out first, so even if Tsugaru Yoshiichi wanted to ignore the other party, he couldn't do it.

The conflict between the Navy Headquarters and the Revolutionary Army has been exposed to the public, to the point where it has to be dealt with and a statement has to be made.

At this moment, Yunyi was actually a little annoyed that Long was looking for trouble with him, but when he thought about it, maybe it was not Long who wanted to cause trouble, but simply because the people of the Kingdom of Pei could no longer bear the oppression and could not wait for Sabo and Ace and other "Survey Corps" to uphold justice for them.

The people's patience has reached a critical point, and they want to take up arms themselves to defend their families.

"Yuichi, you must handle this matter carefully."

"If we are not careful, it will affect more than just our Navy Headquarters."

"Don't lose the big picture for the small!"

In the conference room, Zhan Guo persuaded in a heavy tone.

His subtext has been made very clear. He hopes that Tsugumi Yoshiichi will put the overall situation first, not care about so-called morality, and take direct action against the Revolutionary Army to defend the current world governance system.

This is also the advice that Tsuru gave to Yoriichi Tsugakuni.

"I see."

"I'll let Sabo and Ace handle it properly."

After careful consideration, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi nodded silently and responded.

The butt determines the head. Even though he has a good personal relationship with Long, when something like this happens, there is only one choice he can make.

(End of this chapter)