Chapter 149: The Straw Hat Pirates' Great Advance
August 8, Amazon Island——
A newspaper falls from the albatross.
Rosen picked up the newspaper and saw what was in it. He was immediately furious.
"Are they pigs?" Rosen's face was filled with black lines. He was so angry that he threw the newspaper on the ground and stomped on it.
"The Straw Hat Pirates successfully rescued Ace, and three of their crew members were captured. On August 8, the three crew members of the Straw Hat Pirates will be executed. These three crew members are Nami, Zoro, and Brook."
Rosen rubbed his brows. At this moment, Barrett, Hancock and the other two sisters came forward.
Barrett picked up the newspaper and looked at it.
"Are they your crew?" Barrett asked.
"I've never seen anyone so stupid as to sacrifice himself to save others." Rosen said with a dark face.
"Do we need to rescue them?" Hancock asked.
"If we go there now, it will be the execution day. Is there any need to save them?" Rosen waved his hand: "It's just a matter of convenience anyway."
"Then when do we set off?"
"Get ready and set off tomorrow," said Rosen.
……
The Whitebeard Pirates, aboard the Moby Dick.
Whitebeard held the newspaper with a look of surprise.
"Huh? Ace was rescued?"
Marco was also surprised when he heard this: "Dad, are we still going to Marinford?"
"It was his brother's pirate group that rescued Ace, but three of their men were captured and will be executed on August 8.24th. It is not reasonable for us to just stand by and watch. We must act according to the original plan and continue with the coating." Whitebeard is still quite moral.
The Whitebeard Pirates are still acting according to the original plan.
For most pirate groups, it doesn't matter who is executed on the 24th.
What's important is Rosen's invitation, that's what they really care about.
As long as Rosen does not cancel the event, they will go to Marinford as planned.
In recent days, more and more pirate groups have gathered near Marinford from all directions.
So much so that now the navy’s warships dare not go out to sea.
This is also the first time that the number of pirates in a sea area exceeds that of the navy.
Especially after the Four Emperors' pirate groups gathered, their military strength reached a terrifying number.
The direct pirates of the Four Emperors' pirate groups already number one or two thousand, and with the vassal pirate groups included, the number reaches twenty to thirty thousand.
Take the Beasts Pirates for example. They have no vassalages and are completely under the absolute control of the Beasts Pirates, which have a total number of 30,000 people.
Even the elite Red Hair Pirates have a large number of vassals.
When all the Four Emperors' pirate groups gathered near Marinford, their number exceeded 100,000.
But even the Four Emperors pirate groups are only a few tenths of the total number of pirates.
More and more pirate groups are gathering here, and it is so dense that you can see more than a dozen pirate ships around at a glance.
Everyone is waiting for the arrival of the 24th.
At this moment, the Thousand Sunshine also rushed into the sea with an unstoppable speed.
"Nami, Zoro, Brook! I'm here to save you..." Luffy shouted while standing at the bow of the ship.
"Luffy, are you afraid that others don't know that we are here to rescue people? Come down quickly." Rayleigh shouted.
Rayleigh glanced at the pirate groups around him. How did that white-haired ghost gather so many pirates?
The number of pirates seen along the way is probably no less than 100,000, and the number that we haven't seen is probably even greater.
"Frank, how long will it take to reach Marinford?" Rayleigh asked.
"It's probably still half a day's journey."
"Slow down and wait until tomorrow to approach Marinford," said Rayleigh.
Now that Nami is not on the ship, Rayleigh temporarily takes on the role of sailor.
Fortunately, Rayleigh also has rich sailing experience. Although he did not serve as a navigator in Roger's pirate group in the past, he has served as a temporary navigator.
"Shouldn't we just rush in and rescue them today?" Luffy asked somewhat discouraged.
"Do you see how many pirates there are around?"
"More." Luffy nodded.
"Then how many troops do you think Marinford will be able to muster with so many pirates?"
“It should be a lot.”
"Yes, you know a lot. It could be 100,000, 200,000, or even more." Rayleigh said, "If we are facing hundreds of thousands of navy, how do we fight?"
"Is that okay tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow these pirates will attack Marinford, and then we can take advantage of the chaos to rescue people."
"Well, I'm going to make a scene tomorrow."
……
At this moment, Marinford is also preparing for battle.
There are simply too many pirates coming this time.
The number of pirates gathered in the nearby waters has exceeded one million. This is an unprecedented war.
The Warring States Marshal was also constantly dispatching troops.
Fortunately, the navy's warships were able to reach Marinford during the calm weather.
Otherwise, the navy would probably be blocked in the southeast waters of Marinford.
Originally, Marshal Sengoku thought that 300,000 troops were definitely enough, but he never expected that the number of pirates far exceeded his expectations.
This forced the Warring States Marshal to gather more troops, but even so he only managed to mobilize 400,000 troops.
The navy in some sea areas cannot be mobilized, such as the four seas.
This is the navy's basic base. A large population and islands require naval garrison.
This is like the border areas in ancient times. Even if the Central Plains beat all the dogs brains out, the border troops could not move.
Four hundred thousand is already the maximum force that a Marshal of the Warring States Period could muster.
That night, both the navy and the pirates suffered from sleeplessness.
A massive battle involving more than one million people is about to take place in Marinford.
When the morning glow rose from the sea level, countless pirate ships headed towards Marinford.
A huge metal wall rose up on the outskirts of Marinford, surrounding the entire Marinford like an iron barrel.
In the original Battle of Marineford, the Navy raised the outer wall only after the Whitebeard Pirates entered the inner harbor.
But this time, they raised the outer wall before the war began.
The purpose is to defend against a large number of pirates.
Meanwhile, the metal exterior is covered with thousands of cannons.
The first pirate ship appeared in sight, followed by the second, the third...
Soon, the number of pirate ships became impossible to estimate.
The naval officer on the outer wall immediately gave the order to bombard the pirate ships that came within range.
Boom boom boom——
There was a thunderous roar from the cannons.
At the same time, in front of the execution platform, five generals sat in different postures.
Tyrant Bear, Hawkeye, Doflamingo, and Moriah were standing further ahead, and they also exuded high fighting spirit.
Nami, Zoro, and Brook were taken to the execution platform.
Marshal Zhan Guo came to the execution platform and looked at the three people who were pressed on the execution platform.
"Nami, Brook, Roronoa Zoro, you have committed heinous crimes. Now, on behalf of the navy, I will sentence you to death. What do you have to say?" Marshal Sengoku asked, staring at the three people in front of him.
"Hehe...you can't kill us." Nami had a confident smile on her face.
In fact, Nami was already extremely nervous at this moment.
"You are so stubborn!" Marshal Zhan Guo snorted coldly.
Suddenly, a winged spaceship appeared hundreds of meters above the outer wall.
Thousands of Sunshine! ! Wind Cannon!
After being modified, the Thousand Sunshine broke through the gravity and soared hundreds of meters in the air.
"That's the Thousand Sunny, Luffy is here to save us!" Nami smiled.
"Nami! Zoro! Brook! We are here to save you!!" Luffy shouted.
Akainu Sakaski, Aokiji Kuzan, Kizaru Borsalino, Fujitora Issei, and Green Bull Araki stood up from their chairs at the same time and looked at the Thousand Sunny gliding into Marinford.
Akainu took the lead in launching the attack, Magma Fruit. Dark Dog. Big explosion!
Akainu's right fist turned into a magma dog and attacked the Thousand Sunny.
A figure jumped down from the Thousand Sunshine and rushed towards the lava dog.
It was an elk covered with strange patterns all over its body, which was the fairy deer form of Chopper.
Chopper was very fast. He stepped lightly on the ground with his four hooves, and a swamp of mud rolled up on the hard stone ground.
Immortal Art. Onuma!
As Chopper ran farther and farther, the area of the swamp became larger and larger, and hundreds of beast-shaped quagmires rushed out of the swamp.
The lava hound was covered by the swamp in a blink of an eye, but the swamp beasts continued to spread forward with unstoppable momentum.
Moreover, the beasts in the swamp lifted up the falling Thousand Miles Sunshine, holding it steadily as it slid forward.
Borsalino suddenly turned into a golden light and appeared above the Thousand Sunshine in an instant.
At the same time, Sanji suddenly flew into the air.
Hell Storm. Burning charcoal!
The right leg, burning with white flames, kicked towards Borsalino.
Borsalino also raised his golden right leg to meet the attack.
bang——
The golden light and the white flames collided with each other, creating ripples in the air.
Both parties fell to the ground at the same time and looked at each other.
"It's really scary, are all the young people nowadays so strong?" Borsalino twisted his mouth but his face looked very relaxed.
Aokiji also made a move at this time, with his palms pressed to the ground, and shouted softly: "Ice Age!"
Just as the ice was spreading out, a big red hand suddenly stretched out from the ground, shattered the spreading ice, and smashed towards Aokiji at the same time.
Aokiji had to give up this move and retreat.
Robin jumped off the Thousand Sunny and walked towards Aokiji.
"I couldn't stop you from hurting my family back then, but now I want to stop you from hurting my companions."
"It's you!" Aokiji's eyes narrowed. He never expected that one day he would have to fight with the little girl he once let go.
Fujitora and Araki attacked at the same time, and Rayleigh also attacked at this time. He blocked Fujitora and Araki alone.
Another beam of fire shot up into the sky, and Ace grabbed Luffy and rushed up to a height of a hundred meters.
Luffy directly enters the fourth gear Great Ape King form.
Ace's flames covered Luffy's body, making Luffy look like a god of war in flames.
Rubber Flame. Giant Fist!!
