From Pirates to the Strongest Death God in Soul Society

Chapter 136: Using Bane and others as an opportunity to stop the mass conscription!

Taking a sip from the teacup on the table, Zhan Guo continued, "Although there were many unexpected events in this battle, the final result was good and completely in line with our expectations. I currently estimate that the casualties will be high, but..."

"However, the losses above the rank of general, especially above the rank of lieutenant general, are far lower than the initial forecast, right? So you think that in this case, we don't need to start conscription at the general level, but only need to replenish the middle and grassroots troops, right?" Kuzan touched his chin and said.

But before Zhan Guo could speak, Kuzan sighed again and said, "The impact of the large-scale conscription of the middle and lower levels may be smaller, but it is also a kind of damage to our naval system. The best result is not to start this conscription mode. Smoker and Tina are the most obvious contrast. They have been in the navy for so many years and have made many contributions. Now they are only at the level of colonel. Once the conscription is started, the rewards they have worked hard for suddenly seem so unworthy. I don't know how many hardworking people like them will be disappointed."

Hearing this, Zhan Guo's expression also looked somewhat emotional.

But in the end, he shook his head and said, "From the moment we planned to destroy the Whitebeard Pirates, from the moment we planned this war, from the moment we planned to shift our focus to the New World, this conscription has been impossible to stop. The only difference is the degree."

The atmosphere in the office fell silent following these words.

As a navy admiral, Kuzan naturally knew something. He understood very well the meaning of Marshal Sengoku's words.

The war was lost, and the navy was about to be destroyed. What was the point of caring about the gold content? In this case, it was inevitable to start a large-scale conscription.

The war ended in devastation for both sides, with both the navy and the pirates suffering heavy losses. Of course, the navy had to absorb blood in time and restore its strength through world conscription to maintain its position as the overlord of the sea.

The war has been won, and it has been won quite happily, but conscription cannot be completely eliminated. The reason is simple: after winning, in order to achieve the next stage of strategic goals, the navy needs to rapidly increase its strength and then enter the new world as soon as possible.

Anyway, Mary Geoise has plenty of reasons to force the navy to start the conscription.

Now the only thing Marshal Zhan Guo can do is to see how to reduce the impact and extent of this conscription.

After a moment, Kuzan took the initiative to break the silence and asked, "So what is your plan? How to minimize the impact of this conscription?"

Zhan Guo's originally gloomy expression gradually relaxed a little, and he raised his lips slightly and said, "Before you came, I had promised to give Bane two positions as general candidates. At the same time, I think I can at least guarantee two major generals and one brigadier general in their group."

Kuzan looked at Marshal Zhan Guo in surprise and said, "Didn't you and Sakaski agree that we shouldn't give them too high a position all at once, so as to avoid problems that don't match their status?"

"Things are different now." Zhan Guo immediately shook his head and said, "I didn't know them at the beginning. I only heard about them from others. Now this war has tested their level. Isn't this battlefield the most fair?"

After a short pause, Zhan Guo continued, "Moreover, their identities are different now. Although they were friendly at first, they were a group of outsiders whose backgrounds were unknown. Now no one can look at them from this perspective."

"That's true." Kuzan nodded with emotion.

At the beginning, Bane and his crew only had some friendship with Smoker and Garp, and it was really just "a little" nothing more.

It’s different now. Everyone in the group can be considered Kuzan’s "junior brothers", and they have the support of teacher Zefa.

Especially Bane, who became Zephyr's adopted son. Even Kuzan, the admiral of the navy, had to face Bane as the "adopted son of the principal".

Can the situation and influence be the same as it was then? "I was a little worried at first, worried that Bane and the others would be affected by Zefa's... Anyway, I thought about it carefully. If I was worried, I might as well arrange them as soon as possible and exert my influence on them as soon as possible, so that they would not be monopolized by Zefa." Zhan Guo smiled and said, "So this time I am making friends with these young people."

"At the same time, considering their performance in this war, such an arrangement can also help you block the recruitment of generals, right?" Kuzan raised his eyebrows.

"Of course, this is the main factor that made me finally make up my mind." Zhan Guo admitted without hesitation.

That’s right, whether Bane and others can fight, what their identities, status, influence, etc. are, for the Navy Marshal Zhan Guo, they are just a reference factor.

There was only one reason that made the great marshal Zhan Guo make up his mind, that is, whether it was in the interests of the navy's next development and whether it was in line with what he wanted to do as a marshal?

And Bane and his gang undoubtedly meet the requirements at this time.

The war was over, and the losses above the rank of general were not great, especially for the backbone forces above the rank of lieutenant general. Although there were some injuries, there were very few sacrifices, with only a few unlucky lieutenant generals killed in action!
As for major generals and brigadier generals, to be honest, the navy has no shortage of candidates for officers of this level, and a large number of naval headquarters colonels can be promoted to major generals and brigadier generals at any time. Especially after this war, no one can stop them because they have made great contributions.

People who sacrificed their lives in the war, and you don't promote them when they deserve it, is that fair?

Is there still law? Is there still the king's law?
Sengoku has decided to promote elite naval captains like Smoker and Tina.

I casually filled the entry-level general officer position.

The backbone force is at the lieutenant general level, with very few casualties. Under such a stable situation, what excuse do you, Mary Geoise, have to force me to start recruiting generals?

There is no proper reason for this, isn't it too unreasonable? It also affects the mood of our navy too much, isn't it?
Hey! There is indeed a reason, which is what I just said. In order to attack the New World, even if the navy does not suffer too many losses, it must further improve its combat effectiveness to ensure that the next step of the strategy can be carried out stably.

But as soon as Mary Geoise uses this tactic, Sengoku will be able to fight back immediately!

I prepared, and a lot.

I directly prepared a ready-made admiral-level combat force (a smile), a seedling who can soon grow into the admiral-level of the navy (Bane), two nature-type major generals who performed well in the war and had very high growth value (Fubuki and Zoro), and a commodore (Weber) who also had strong combat qualities and was very likely to make great achievements.

Isn't my preparation enough? I have arranged the strength sequence from general to brigadier general!
What? One general is not enough?
The combat power of a general, do you think it's cabbage? All over the ground?
Under the premise that our navy's senior generals did not suffer too many losses, I made this preparation, arranged these follow-up matters, and agreed to start a large-scale conscription of middle-level and grassroots officers. In this situation, if you still want to force a large-scale conscription on our navy's general officer sequence, that would not be appropriate, right?
Although our navy is a subordinate unit of Marijoa, we are often slandered by people on the sea as watchdogs or something like that.

But you can't really treat us like dogs, right?
No matter what, we are still a violent military organization!
You still have to give us this little bit of face, right?
If you don't give it to me, I, Zhan Guo, will retire anyway. Just try to see if I dare to turn against you and cause you some trouble!
"The nomination of the candidate admiral requires the approval of you, the marshal, and the support of at least one admiral of the navy. So you are telling me this because you want me to come forward and be the initiator of this proposal?" Kuzan asked after pondering for a moment.

"Yes, that's what I planned." Zhan Guo nodded calmly.

"I understand." Seeing that Marshal Zhan Guo had made the decision, Kuzan didn't say much and agreed immediately.

In Kuzan's view, this is also good for the navy.

Even though it would cost a price like admiral candidates to recruit Bane and his gang as our own, it was still better than starting conscription at the general level, right?
After all, Bane is Zephyr's adopted son, and they have both contributed to the war, right?
(End of this chapter)