One Piece: I Am the Revolutionary Army

[The transfer will be carried out in stages. Some personnel will go to the Eagle Cliff Islands in the Calm Belt according to the established plan. In the past six months, we have found four suitable islands in the Calm Belt, which are estimated to be able to accommodate about 20,000 people.]

[In Room G of the Foundry, Renault is discussing the transfer plan for the current workers with Xiong, Taige, Nighthawk, and Al.]

[According to Renault's estimation, they can only withstand two attacks from the government forces at most.]

[The first time, due to the investigation of the disappearance of members of the X organization, the routine patrol of the Navy branch led by Colton has been successfully blocked;]

[The second time was when the government learned that Colton's troops were completely wiped out, and they launched their first counterattack. This offensive was bound to be stronger than the first one, and there would be at least a lieutenant general or above in command, and there was even the possibility of a general personally taking charge, but in Renault's opinion, it would not reach that level yet.]

[Because in the current world situation, an uprising is not considered a particularly important matter. Unless it has an important strategic position like the Kingdom of Lubonia, the government will pay special attention to it.]

[It is not easy to dispatch the general. The sea is unpredictable nowadays. There are at least five legendary pirates. Each of them is as powerful as the general, or even stronger.]

[The top pirates have always been a constraint on the navy's top combat power. Whether it is the Navy Marshal or the Five Elders, it is impossible for them to easily send out the generals who are the key to deterring pirate forces just because of an uprising. ]

[Because pirates like Golden Lion and Jack do have enough strength to threaten Marijoa. ]

[Of course, once they successfully resist the second attack, the government will probably pay great attention to it, and in order to save face, they will probably launch a larger-scale attack at all costs.]

[Therefore, Renault's planned deadline was to evacuate all personnel immediately after repelling the Navy's second attack, and to send the remaining worker representatives to establish a negotiation channel with the Navy.]

[Time is quite tight. The second attack by the navy is expected to come within three to seven days. The later the time, the stronger the force sent by the navy will be, but the time left for them to evacuate will also increase accordingly.]

[“In addition, there are about 50,000 people. I plan to transfer them to a place outside the government’s sphere of influence, preferably a place that is difficult for the navy to reach but has a vast territory.”]

【“Is there really such a place?” Nighthawk asked. 】

[“It does exist.” Renault spread out the map and pointed to the northernmost corner of the North Sea: “It’s right there, the Arctic country.”]

[That was the place Hermann chose to hide away from the world after getting rid of his identity as a Celestial Dragon. It is a non-member country and is also not affected by the Navy and the World Government.]

[Because it is too remote, many refugees who have suffered from the oppression of the Celestial Dragons and cannot survive in their own country choose to flee here. ]

[This place is called the Forgotten Land, as if it is a piece of pure land forgotten by the world. ]

[According to Renault's intelligence, there is a large area of ​​land here. Although there is no perfect order, there is a state power on the surface, but underground gangs are active. ]

[The local people are tough and almost every household has weapons and equipment. ]

[Overall, it is an ideal hiding place for the rebels.]

[“I have had people do a count. There are about 80 merchant ships in the port, with a passenger capacity of about 50,000. Nighthawk, you will lead these 50,000 people on the merchant ships, carrying enough food, to the Arctic country to start the uprising there.” Renault looked at Nighthawk and said.]

[“Mr. Renault, I…I can’t do this. I still want to stay and fight together.” Upon hearing this, Nighthawk refused nervously.]

[Leading 50,000 people to open up a new uprising base is too stressful for Nighthawk, especially on an unknown road.]

[“You are the only one who can take on the important task independently beside me. Without your leadership, how can they cross the chaotic waters of the North Sea?” Renault explained.]

[Nighthawk's physical fitness and fruit ability were originally excellent. After more than half a year of Taigo's training in his domineering and physical skills, his strength has been greatly improved. ]

[Nevertheless, Nighthawk is still slightly inferior to Tagore, Al, and Bear. Staying to participate in the final battle will not play a decisive role, but if he leads the army out, he can play a great role, so Raynor chooses to let him lead the team to the Arctic country.]

[In fact, Nighthawk's skills and abilities are enough to make him the leader of an uprising base.]

[Compared to Taige, Nighthawk is more suitable to be the leader of the uprising base. ]

[“Believe in yourself, Nighthawk. You are already an outstanding leader of the uprising. The fate of 50,000 people is in your hands.” Renault looked at Nighthawk solemnly.]

[Nighthawk finally accepted this arduous task. He will lead nearly 100 merchant ships and carry 50,000 people to the Arctic. This is not an easy mission.]

[One day later, many merchant ships set out from the port one after another, and Renault also tried his best to compensate those merchants with Bailey. ]

[Excluding the value of the cargo, the price of an ordinary wooden sailing ship is about several million berries. ]

【Thanks to the 1 billion Berry funds provided by Doflamengo, there is more than enough funds. 】

[“You really want to fight against the heavens.” Vice Admiral Colton, who was tied to the warship, couldn’t help but sigh as he watched groups of workers board and leave.]

[Although there is no precise statistics, he can roughly sense that a large number of workers have indeed fled.]

[It was just a simple uprising, but so many workers escaped, which undoubtedly caused the World Government to suffer huge losses. Even if the Kingdom of Lubonia is recaptured, it will not be able to make up for this loss.]

[“If the Celestial Dragons are the so-called heaven, what’s the harm in breaking it? One day, I will overturn this heaven.” Renault responded calmly. ]

[This is just the beginning, the real showdown has not yet arrived. ]

[Although there were only a few days left, Renault still arranged for the core members of the rebel army who returned from the Kingdom of Goa to conduct actual combat exercises with them.]

[The shipbuilding craftsmen who came from the No. 2 Research Base were also racing against time to repair the previously damaged pirate ships.]

[At the same time, Renault also sent people to appease the residents of various port cities and spread the idea of ​​uprising. ]

[Although we do not expect them to join the uprising immediately, it is necessary to sow the seeds of resistance in their hearts. ]

【Time just passes by quietly. 】

[On the fourth day after the uprising in the Kingdom of Lubonia...]

[Sakaro has already arrived at the vicinity of the Kingdom of Lubonia, and is surrounded by dozens of warships and naval soldiers from multiple naval branches along the way. ]

[Seven days later, Generals Kizaru and Aoba arrived at full speed. ]

[“What’s the situation, Sakaro?” Kizaru was the first to ask. ]

[Among the three vice admirals of the headquarters, Kizaru is the oldest and has the most experience. He and Sakaro are both from the North Sea, so the two have a close relationship.]

[The specific situation of the Kingdom of Lubonia is still unclear. We only know that 100,000 workers in the coal and iron city revolted collectively. They got a large number of guns and ammunition from nowhere, and everyone had a gun, which made the problem much more difficult.]

[The three of them are naturally not afraid of ordinary firearms, but for the remaining navy soldiers, once they get involved in street fighting, the situation will be much more complicated.]

[In addition, the Kingdom of Lubonia is still a member state, and bombardment is not allowed. The superiors' instructions are to quell the rebellion as soon as possible and resume production. ]

[“We still have to land and fight after all.” Qingye muttered to himself as he looked at the huge island in the distance. ]

[“There’s nothing wrong with a landing operation. With the strength of the three of us, we can just push forward. As long as the rebels suffer heavy casualties, this rebellion will naturally be quelled.” Sakaro said firmly.]