Pirates: Honest Men in the Navy

With the power in Louis' hands, there is no problem at all in promoting people to lieutenant general. He had already promoted Smoker's file to lieutenant general in Malinfando a long time ago. It's not just him, Hancock , this is true for Jinbei.

But the general candidate cannot be used.

An appointment at this level requires a marshal.

Louis cannot directly give Smoker the title of candidate for general.

But he would not treat the matter of promising to go out as if it had never happened. He had already submitted the relevant application and was just waiting for the Warring States Marshal to sign it.

As for the Warring States Marshal, Louis was also angry with him, and it was impossible to make things difficult for him.

Smoker's background is very strong. He studied under Zefa, and behind him stood Louis, his direct subordinate. It was easy to become a general candidate.

And from other aspects, Smoker has no problem at all.

When he and the navy teamed up to deceive the other three families and four queens, there were rumors in the sea that Smoker was actually from the navy, and it was all just a trap.

However, this was just a rumor after all, but the Navy neither denied nor admitted it, and just let it go.

Within the navy, there are also many naval generals who have some vague speculations in their hearts that this matter may be true.

As for the higher-ups, everyone who knew the inside story of Shichibukai's plan knew that Smoker was one of their own.

Now that Smoker has staged a "Return of the King", his prestige in the navy is still no problem.

Credit goes where credit goes, and hard work goes hard. 15 years of experience as a thief suddenly turned into unshakable qualifications.

There will be no problem in promoting him.

In addition to these qualifications and merits, Smoker's strength is also qualified. It may not be as good as Sakaski and the others for the time being, but there is still room for growth, and it is about the same.

The generals are not available at the moment, but the candidates for generals are enough.

So the day after the three smokers arrived.

Louis announced in front of many generals at the G-1 base that Smoker would temporarily take charge of G-1 defense and be fully responsible for naval issues in the new century.

And Sakaski, the hawkish leader and the talker of the G-1 base, also fully supports Smoker's rise to power.

Jinbe, Hancock, Vergo, Ghost Spider, and Dalmecia, these five lieutenant generals will assist General Smoker in overseeing the naval affairs of the New World.

This is not a decision made on the spur of the moment, there is a reason.

When it comes to experience in commanding large-scale battles, in fact, none of the five Jinbei have very rich experience.

It's not that they haven't fought before, but they have never led such a large-scale war alone.

It's normal. According to the navy's system, in this kind of battle situation, there has to be a general candidate to lead the overall situation.

The remaining lieutenant generals are responsible for local warfare.

It was only after he slowly gained experience and had the right opportunity that he could command a war of this scale.

Previously, none of them had had such experience. Generally, when this situation occurs, Louis, Sakaski, Kuzan, and even the Warring States Marshal and the older generation of naval bosses, Staff He, will take over these tasks.

I don’t blame anything else, it’s just that there are too many capable people in the navy.

However, there are advantages and disadvantages. This approach does suppress the opportunities for the participation of powerful lieutenant generals to a certain extent.

So they don't have a lot of experience with this.

But Smoker is different. He is the Four Emperors in the New World, and Smoker has been the commander in several large-scale battles before. For example, he teamed up with Newgate to fight Charlotte?6?1 Lingling and Kaido The pirate alliance.

At that time, Louis and others were just hanging out on the boat and fighting.

The war deployment, the mobilization of military personnel, etc. were all done by Smoker alone.

After all, these 15 years of experience were not wasted.

But it can't be said to be particularly pure. After all, he used to command pirates, but now he commands the navy. With this in mind, he asked other lieutenants to assist him, just in case.

In this way, there should be no problems if the two are combined.

Smoker understood that this was the intention of General Louis and General Sakaski, pushing him to take over.

Although he has been an undercover agent for 15 years and has made great contributions, there is still a lack of an opportunity to establish his status in the Navy.

As a result, the opportunity came as soon as this person was called over.

The full support of the two generals is very satisfying.

Ever since Sakaski returned to G-1 a few months ago, the New World's naval defense line has entered a state of combat readiness.

Therefore, information confidentiality and other related matters have been adjusted to the highest level.

Sakaski is very ruthless in what he does, and the hawk's iron blood is not only to fight against evil externally, but also to a certain extent internally.

So the intelligence blockade is doing pretty well.

Louis has been in G-1 for so many days, and the outside world has no idea of ​​his whereabouts. Everyone thinks that he is still having a meeting on Mariejoia.

Smoker and the others took over the defense of G-1, so it was naturally impossible for such important information about the general change to be leaked.

To the outside world, the New World Navy is still on hold, seemingly waiting for the people on Marigio's side to straighten everything out before reacting.

Little did they know that major changes had already taken place within the navy in the new century.

This is normal. In fact, most people, even strategic experts from various countries and insightful experts in the private sector, believe that the navy's move is very correct.

Because this approach is quite safe.

As long as the affairs on Mariejoia are sorted out, the navy will be able to take advantage of the general trend and crush the pirates in the entire new world with dignity.

This is the royal way.

Stable and with a very high winning rate.

Therefore, the New World Navy's appearance of standing still and not making any moves did not make people feel strange, but instead took it as a matter of course.

Smoker was arranged to take over the defense of G-1, and then Sakaski and Louis guided him for a few days so that he could get started quickly.

Time has quietly arrived in the year 1517 of the Haiyuan calendar.

After all, another year dragged on.

Over a certain sea area in the New World, in a small naval assault boat, Louis and Sakaski were sitting on the deck, without even a stool, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

The assault boat was not big. After being 'crushed' by Louis' gravity, it floated over the sea. It brought a dozen naval officers disguised as ordinary sailors to be responsible for the normal operation of the ship. There were no other redundant troops.

Snowflakes are floating in the sky, which means that Louis and the others have entered the climate environment of Winter Island.

The entire ship opened the curtain of snowflakes, but it did not break the quiet atmosphere. As the ship sailed in for a longer time, a lot of snow also accumulated on the deck.

Sakaski didn't care. He was a magma man, so he couldn't be afraid of the cold.

But Louis is strong and has long been immune to the cold and heat.

But no one was serious about this matter, and they were very obedient to nature, so when they looked over, there was some snow around Sakaski and Louis, and their clothes were changed into thick winter clothes. .

The two of them were wearing fur cloaks and a mink velvet hat on their heads, but what was extremely incongruous was that under the cloaks, they were wearing short sleeves and very thin trousers.

It was as if Louis dressed like this just to show that he was spending the winter, but it was actually useless.

However, Louis is handsome and has a good airs, not the kind of feminine handsomeness, but the kind of handsome handsomeness, coupled with the temperament he has developed by fighting on the sea for many years and holding great power, combined that is…

Heroic!

This nondescript winter coat actually gave him a different sense of chicness, rather like a Northland hero, and even more heroic.

Sakaski is similar. To be fair, he is not ugly. He is tall and tough-looking. He is also wearing a half-unfashionable winter coat, and he looks quite stylish.

The two of them were sitting cross-legged, less than one meter apart. There were some food and drinks placed in the gap. Under the fierce cold air, there was still some white smoke rising.

Taking a sip from the wine bowl, Louis smacked his lips:

"The wine is a little cold."

Sakaski held a skewer of barbecue in his hand and was chewing it. After hearing Louis' words, he casually raised his hand and grabbed the wine bottle on the side. The white smoke passed from his hand and he said:

"Okay, I see you invited me to watch the snow scene with you. Maybe it's because of my ability that I came here specifically to warm your wine?"

"Hahahaha, so I take Kuzan with me when I go out in the summer, and I take you with me when I go out in the winter. I can drink both cold drinks and warm wine."

Louis laughed.

Sakaski didn't pay much attention to his shameless behavior of treating himself as a 'heater'.

After swallowing the roast meat in his mouth, he picked up the wine bowl and saw a falling snowflake falling into the wine bowl. It disappeared in an instant. His expression was slightly emotional, and then he exhaled and gestured to Louis.

Louis didn't put on any airs either. The two of them could be considered good friends and firm comrades-in-arms.

So he also picked up the wine bowl and touched it with Sakaski.

"Happy New Year."

At this time, Sakaski suddenly said something.

Yes, today is January 1517, 1 in the Haiyuan calendar.

This world composed of oceans and islands has diverse and prosperous cultures. I heard that there is a Spring Festival in the Land of Flowers.

Anyway, different countries or regions have different standards for the New Year.

But in general, January 1st is widely recognized as 'New Year'.

Louis has no intention of changing anything, just do as the Romans do.

Therefore, based on Sakaski's words, he smiled and said:

"Happy New Year."

A new year, a new day, and it turned out that he and Sakaski were on the road, enjoying the snow and drinking. It was actually quite beyond Louis' expectation. Anyway, he had never thought of such a situation before.

After drinking the warm wine, it brought a warm feeling to his body. He breathed out a cold breath and Louis said happily:

"I hope there will be a new atmosphere in the new year."

"Well, it is inevitable. This battle must be won. The new world... no, the pattern of the entire world will also be reshuffled in this year and become more stable. The new era has arrived."

Sakaski drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp, his eyes full of certainty.

He was very confident in his words.

After chatting for a while about other things, he asked:

"After this battle, are you really ready to take a back seat?"

"Otherwise? I don't need to lie about this kind of thing."

Louis responded naturally.

Sakaski nodded when he heard this, but his expression was a little lonely. Seeing this, Louis smiled and asked:

"Why? Can't bear it?"

Perhaps Louis himself didn't know it, but in fact, his status in Sakaski's heart was very high.

Without Louis' subtle influence on the Navy over the years, Sakaski's interpersonal relationships in the Navy would have been quite bad.

But it's much better now.

He has a very close relationship with Garp and other navy bosses, especially Garp, and the relationship between the two is even better because of Ace's matter.

Therefore, Sakaski is not in a state of being disliked by others in the navy. On the contrary, he has many friends.

But Sakaski has always considered Louis to be his best friend in the Navy.

Even though the positions between the two of them are a bit uncomfortable, they had previously said that they would compete together for marshal and so on.

But those are all official matters and will not affect personal relationships.

His best friend was taking a back seat, and Sakaski felt a little uncomfortable.

Moreover, Sakaski is a very proud person. He currently feels that among the pillars of the Navy's generation, Louis is his opponent, and he is the opponent with more advantages.

Louis stopped playing and quit the competition, which really made him feel like a lonely master.

Kuzan has been lazy all day long, and Porusalino, an old man, is even more out of tune. I am afraid that if he chooses a general in the future, the possibility of Gion will be higher.

"I just feel a little lonely."

Sakaski shook his head again, but did not continue to struggle in his heart. He took a sip of wine and quickly asked:

"What are you going to do after you retreat?"

"Let's go have some fun..."

Sakaski? ? ?

"Hahaha, just kidding. I'm going to cultivate my sentiments and become a versatile man. Anyway, I don't have to worry about enough time now. I can develop myself in an all-round way..."

Louis said with a smile.

He has this idea. At present, all his skill points are focused on the attributes of 'force value' and 'commandation'. Now that he is immortal, why not pursue other pursuits?

But before he finished speaking, the breath on his body was messed up again, and there was a touch of white air in his breath. The wine bowl in his hand was unstable and some wine spilled out.

When Sakaski saw this, his face darkened, and he said with some worry in his eyes:

"here we go again…"

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