Kapitel 42: Chapter 165: The true power of a buster call.
"Since we are still the journey's away, I will go rest first so I can muster up my full power to fight Douglas Bullet later and prove my loyalty to the World Government", said Doflamingo as he stretched his waist.
He actually has nothing to talk about with Sengoku.
The two are wary of each other and have no trust at all. Even if they can have a pleasant chat, it would be filled with meaningless exchanges.
Instead of that, it's better not to spend time together.
Sengoku watched as Doflamingo casually walked into the cabin, then glanced at the shipboard guns on the deck, his brow furrowing slightly. He whispered to himself, "That guy... has he come up with some nefarious scheme?"
While it's true, as Doflamingo pointed out, that the Type 702 naval gun is somewhat outdated, there's no denying that there are few naval forces in the sea equipped with the latest Type 706 naval gun. This is largely due to its high cost, and without it, the suppressive firepower isn't as effective.
How many forces are there in this sea that can be equipped with the latest naval guns?
Moreover, most of the upgrades of the pirates' weapons are actually seized by force from the Marines.
This point, as a veteran Marine, Sengoku is very sure and clear about.
There are very few pirates who will take the initiative to upgrade their equipment. Generally, the Marines equipment is too crushing, and the pirates can't resist, so they will replace their equipment by robbing the Marines.
So even if the Type 706 artillery did appear for more than a year, Sengoku was not in a hurry to upgrade before.
No problem. As long as we don't upgrade, the pirates won't either. If the pirates don't have the most advanced naval guns, then for us Marines, the Type 702 can still be considered top-of-the-line.
Therefore, it is completely acceptable and understandable for the capital turnover of the world government to temporarily suppress the replacement of a batch of weapons.
The Great Pirate Age is causing everyone to have a hard time.
This was originally an idea that Sengoku recognized in his heart, but now that Doflamingo saw this 'flaw', he felt a little flustered and couldn't retort... What is Doflamingo planning to do?
First of all, since Doflamingo is a member of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, for the time being he has no reason to enter into conflict with the Marines.
So what if he is equipped with the latest artillery, what's the use?
He can't go against the Marines!
So he doesn't have much impact on the replacement of Marine's equipment.
Thinking about it from various angles, Sengoku couldn't understand what this has to do with Doflamingo.
"Could it be, he just wants to show off his knowledge to me? Can he understand and identify the latest military information?" Sengoku patted the braided beard on his chin and muttered.
From G-1 to Circle Island, under normal speed, taking the New Flamingo as an example, it would take at least half a month, assuming there are no stops or delays.
However, Marine's warship is remarkably swift. In full speed mode, it took less than seven days.
Ten warships have already surrounded the entirety of Circle Island.
It can be seen that the efficiency is high!
After the warships surrounded the island, Admiral Sengoku, who was the initiator of the Buster Call, did not immediately press the golden den den mushi, even though according to their daily intelligence reports gathered during this period, Douglas Bullet has been staying on the island and has not left.
At this time, on the deck of Sengoku's warship, Doflamingo was seated under the mast, observing Sengoku standing in front of the rudder, holding a transponder snail in his hand and issuing orders.
Initially annoyed at being compulsorily recruited to participate in the Buster Call, Doflamingo eventually found it rather satisfying!
A long time ago, he felt that he already knew Marines very well. Doflamingo felt that he had at least a certain understanding of the Marine's high-level personnel, their personalities, and the way they acted.
But during this period of time he got to know the Marines Internal structure at an even deeper level. If before his knowledge was superficial, now he could be considered a bit of an expert.
It has to be said that whether it is efficiency, discipline, mobility, or combat capability, Marines can be said to be very good and outstanding, and it is definitely the most advanced combat force in this era!
Unlike pirates who are wild in nature, Marines undergo systematic training, forming an elite combat force.
Regardless of battling adverse weather conditions or facing adversity, Marines maintain sufficient combat effectiveness. In this regard, many pirate gangs, including the Donquixote Family, cannot compare.
Through chatting with some Marine soldiers, Doflamingo can also feel that the quality of the normal soldiers is completely different.
When the Donquixote Family recruits younger subordinates, they don't focus much on their background; strength, combat ability, and fierceness are sufficient criteria. However, in the Marines, once separated from the basic soldier unit, whether as a captain or a lieutenant, individuals typically possess the ability to command at least a dozen to dozens of people in combat.
Take street fighting as an example, compared with street fighting without command, the level of street fighting with command is completely different.
This is also the reason why, every time the Marines attack a pirate island, they can win every battle.
Because once Marine's senior officers delay the Pirate's "central cadres," the struggle at the minion level is almost always won by the Marines, pushing the battlefield back in their favor.
These details and fundamentally exposed problems made Doflamingo ponder for a long time.
Doflamingo has also become more and more determined about the concept and idea of normalizing the combat power of the Donquixote Family and the militarization of Dressrosa.
Relying on the military force formed by Donquixote Family, they may be able to form a certain advantage in the battle against Marines because of their outstanding leaders and core cadres.
But this advantage is by no means truly long-lasting. Improving the quality of their basic combat troops as much as possible, and shifting the concept of combat from individual point-to-point cadres and generals to a comprehensive enhancement of overall quality, is the only way to persevere and secure a steady stream of victories.
Otherwise, if the Marines decide to launch an all-out war against the Donquixote Family and shift the warfare from islands to open sea areas, or even the entire New World, with their excellent quality of soldiers, the Marines can quickly seize the advantage.
And Doflamingo imagined, in this case, what would happen to his Donquixote Family?
Maybe relying on himself, Beckman and the rest of his cadres, he can maintain a certain advantage in the main battlefield, but what about outside the main battlefield?
What about the entire sea area? What about the entire the New World?
It is estimated that with the fighting capabilities of the Donquixote Family, they would be quickly defeated by the Marines. Once such a situation arises, the Marines will "hunt" the Donquixote Family from all directions, avoiding direct confrontations with their top combat power or containing it, and then adjust their tactical strategy to a protracted war that heavily relies on logistics supply.
Then it may be possible that his Donquixote Family will be ruined after a long struggle.
Of course, such a tactic is also extremely stressful for Marines, and it is only possible to implement it under ideal conditions.
And this set of tactics and strategies, Doflamingo thought carefully, is suitable for most pirates, such as the Big Mom Pirates and the Beasts Pirates; it's very practical!
Pirates like the Red Hair Pirates, the Straw Hat Pirates, and the current Whitebeard Pirates. Pirates who basically do not have a fixed base camp and spend most of their time floating on the sea are much less threatening.
At this moment, Doflamingo realized on a deeper level, why the Marines are called the Overlord of the Sea!
Sure enough, how could the foundation accumulated by the Marine for hundreds of years be surpassed by wild pirates in twos and threes?
Therefore, the standardization of pirates is actually the path that many major pirate groups are gradually embracing.
Looking at it this way, whether it's the Big Mom Pirates, who are establishing a country and expanding their sphere of influence to form a new Kingdom, or the Beast Pirates, who have conquered Wano Country and are also amassing power, Kaido and Charlotte Linlin may have already realized this situation.
Therefore, they have transitioned from being "nomadic" pirates to their current model.
Not only are they in pursuit of personal strength, but also the expansion of power and regulation of power!
Like Charlotte Linlin's Nation of pirates, entrusting her children with positions as ministers, governing each island in batches, honing their abilities, and training their army is also a kind of preparation and response.
And Kaido's pirate formation, distributing his crew in diferent groups and tier, is it not to prepare to fight againts the Marines?
Perhaps Sengoku never imagined that because he recruited Doflamingo, as a result Doflamingo would unexpectedly gained a lot of experience from this trip. Maybe he will leverage all of these experiences against Sengoku and the Marines in the future.
"...No wonder when I told that guy Dragon at the beginning that pirates will be the new trend in the era to come. That guy looked at me with a very strange look. Now that I think about it, he must have thought I was shallow...~." Doflamingo laughed softly at himself.
Dragon, who left the Marines, must have a better understanding of the Marine's background and terror better than Doflamingo.
So, Dragon should have been very clear at the time; theoretically speaking, it should never be possible for pirates to completely defeat Marine. Therefore, later on, Dragon chose to recruit a new batch of troops and develop them in the form of an army.
While Doflamingo was lost in his thoughts, Sengoku also passed on his order in an orderly manner.
"Completely barricade the surrounding sea area, and do not allow any ships to approach. At the same time, assign a colonel to each ship, forming a ten-man colonel team, leading a thousand sailors. They will conduct refuge screening at the port and transfer civilians to the refuge ship!" Sengoku ordered.
Seeing that Sengoku had finished the previous task, Doflamingo took the opportunity to ask, "Is there anything else to screen? Bullet is a loner, and that's common knowledge. Instead of transferring the remaining islander to the refuge ship as soon as possible. Wouldn't it be better for us to initiate the Buster Call?"
Sengoku glanced back at Doflamingo, and said softly: "Buster Call, it's purpose is...to wipe out all the evil in a certain area, do you understand?"
Doflamingo froze for a moment, then said with a smile: "So that's the case, it really makes the best use of everything."
It is true that this Buster Call is aimed at Bullet, but Bullet is by no means the only villain on Circle island.
This fellow Sengoku is going to take advantage of the buster call to wipe out all the evil on the entire circle island!
Without engaging with Doflamingo, Sengoku calmly observed the port terminal. He had already taken action. "Is Bullet waiting patiently for Marine to evacuate all irrelevant personnel?"
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