Chapter 323 The Battle of Wano (2)
"No, this is a trap, pay attention to defense!"
Kozuki Oden and many daimyo's expressions changed and they all shouted.
They didn't say anything about escaping, because the scope of the explosion was unknown and there was a high probability that they would not be able to escape.
However, as long as you pay attention when it explodes and use your Haki to defend in advance, you won't be seriously injured.
Unfortunately, it was too late. The moment Oden spoke, the Wendigo's body burst into dazzling white light.
boom!
A horrific explosion erupted on the spot.
And this is just the beginning, all the bombs hidden around seem to have received the activation signal.
Boom boom boom!
In the blink of an eye, the area of several hundred meters surrounding the Wendigo turned into a deep pit.
The explosion came too suddenly, and the powerful warrior had no impact. At best, he was a little embarrassed.
It's just that such warriors are only a minority after all.
There are not many warriors who focus solely on swordsmanship and can cover their entire bodies with domineering energy.
Now, these warriors suffered.
With broken arms and legs, his reaction was slow, and his body was directly engulfed by the explosion and torn apart.
As the smoke dispersed, Kozuki Oden and the others could not believe the scene around them.
Nearly one-third of the five thousand elite warriors were lost in the explosion. Most of the remaining soldiers suffered serious injuries, and some had lost their ability to fight.
"Damn it!" The remaining warriors who were still capable of fighting were completely angry.
How come the sacrifices of so many samurai are not heartbreaking?
I thought I could avoid the damage caused by these pirates' strange weapons, but who would have thought that they would set up such a trap.
Huge losses will not deter them.
Facing the retreating pirates.
They realize it's just a trap.
The war begins again.
Three hours later, the war ended.
The Wano Kingdom won, but it was a tragic victory, with only less than a thousand of the five thousand elites left.
The daimyo and the general did not suffer much loss, but each of them was seriously injured.
On the pirate side, the Black Tan clan's troops were completely wiped out, and the pirates sacrificed more than five thousand people.
One by one, famous pirates were beheaded and died under the samurai's machete.
"Bear Bear" Morant was defeated by Kozuki Oden, cut off an arm, and became brothers with "Demolisher" Wendigo, but was saved by Wendigo.
This is a battle where less defeats more.
Both sides definitely suffered heavy losses, and the loss of Wano Country was obviously even more painful for them.
As for the pirates, most of them are cannon fodder.
Pirate cadres treat ordinary pirates as cannon fodder.
The more powerful pirates treat the rest of the pirates as cannon fodder.
With such losses, Wano was no longer able to completely occupy the Rabbit Bowl, and finally retreated on its own initiative.
Various areas of Wano were also raided by pirates, causing considerable losses.
The follow-up troops of the Heitan clan arrived and guarded the territory they had occupied beforehand, especially the mines and minerals.
These mining slaves are precious assets and rely on the food provided by the Heitan clan to survive.
Their news was blocked, and they had no idea what happened in Wano Country. They thought Wano Country was still in chaos.
Instead, he thanked the Heitan clan for giving them a chance to live and work hard.
In addition, the Heitan clan's army and mines were setting up traps in the Rabbit Bowl area.
Landmines can delay the attack of Wano's samurai. Although intelligence shows that Wano is preparing to recuperate, it still needs to be done.
They didn't believe that Wano wouldn't do anything.
And a group of pirates are stationed along the coast of Rabbit Bowl.
Given time, they can recover.
The country of Wano has entered a truce period. The pirates need to restore their strength. The country of Wano also needs to deal with various internal problems and stabilize the situation on the rear.
In the sea outside Wano Country, a large net completely covered the entire Wano Country and the offshore waters.
News about the country of Wano was completely blocked, and there was no news about the country of Wano on the sea at all.
It can only spread within a limited range. Once it reaches further sea areas, it will be completely blocked.
This is a joint blockade of Wano by various forces.
No force is allowed to report news about Wano.
To prevent too many people from focusing on Wano Country, making it known to everyone is also to prevent Wano Country from prematurely contacting the outside world.
A small number of them continue to attract pirates to war with Wano Country, plunging the precious land of Wano Country into the quagmire of war.
The Heitan clan at the rear organized manpower and mining slaves to mine with peace of mind.
Even in other areas of Wano except the Rabbit Bowl area, there are still forces of the Kutan clan disguised as other identities.
The so-called reporting requires you to know.
But some powers are so deeply hidden that they have no connection at all on the surface, and are even bright and shiny.
The mission of the pirates is not only to occupy the territory of Wano, but also to attract most of the attention of Wano and ignore the secret mining team.
The excavated ore is transported to the coast through underground tunnels, and then transported to Black Snake Island by ship.
The profits shared by these pirates are nothing more than the profits shared by the mines in the Rabbit Bowl area.
The larger the area occupied by these pirates and the more mines they occupy, the greater the benefits they will receive.
Even so, it was a huge profit for these pirates, and it aroused their desire to occupy the entire Wano Country.
In just one month, these pirates were waving money in the surrounding waters to recruit troops and quickly recover their lost manpower.
At the same time, more pirate groups are attracted by the "gossip". What kind of "treasure" is there that "Bear Bear" Morant and "Demolition Man" Wendigo are eyeing together.
Both Wano and Pirates have their own advantages.
Wano has a lot of high-end combat power, but its strength is slow to recover.
The pirates' strength recovered quickly.
If these powerful pirates cannot be completely eliminated, the number of pirates will only increase and they will continue to encroach on Wano's territory.
A month later, the greedy pirates couldn't bear it anymore, and the two sides had a friction on the sideline of the Rabbit Bowl area.
However, there was a tacit understanding and the scale of friction was not expanded.
Wano needs time to stabilize the situation, and the pirates need more power.
"Hades, what should we do? Those damn guys are too strong."
Although the outcome of this battle was good, Black Tan Mu Chan became a little panicked.
"Bear Bear" Morant's broken arm made her realize that Kozuki Oden's strength was a complete threat.
Maybe in a year or two, "Bear Bear" Morant or "Explosive" Wendigo won't be able to stop him.
Next time, their luck will not be so good, and someone will save them.
As far as she knew, many warriors in Wano Country had already started practicing hard, including many daimyo and those young warriors.
The huge loss is a shame to them, and they must bear it in mind. Next time, these foreign enemies will be eliminated in one fell swoop.
Foreign enemies may now bring some losses and completely wake up Wano.
Maybe it only takes a year.
No! In just half a year or a few months, the power of Wano will undergo an astonishing transformation.
In fact, this is the case. This cannot be stopped by more small fish and shrimps.
Black Tan Mu Chan has a strong sense of crisis in his heart.
He even lost his temper and called Hades.
"What are you worried about? If you are not strong enough, find someone stronger. At the worst, you can give up some benefits."
"Anyway, as long as you get the country of Wano, you will have everything you should have. But once you lose it, the consequences should be something you don't want to see."
Hades calmly said that no matter who takes away the country of Wano, he does not care. No matter what, he needs to rely on the Heitan clan to manage the country of Wano.
In other words, it will not affect his business with Wano Country.
Spending a little more is not a problem.
However, the more sea tower stones, the better.
"Chi chi chi chi! Got it."
Heitan Muchan was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought. With a strange smile, he hung up the phone.
