One Piece: General Xuanming, Defeat the New World

In Zhiya's view, this mission is the best opportunity to demonstrate his abilities.

Going out on missions, commanding warships, all of his achievements were real and could not be denied or questioned.

It is for this reason that Zhiya made thorough preparations from the very beginning of the war.

From the initial harassment of the Thorn Pirates to the step-by-step encirclement, expulsion, and annihilation of their manpower, everything was carried out according to Zhiya's expectations.

With the strength of the officers and soldiers of the "Sunflower", if they can really wipe out a pirate group with a total bounty of more than 600 million Baileys at the cost of almost zero casualties, it will at least be a great achievement.

But because of this group of stubborn villagers, all of Zhiya's arrangements came to naught.

An entire village and hundreds of people fell into Leonriel's hands, which was enough to change the offense and defense.

Whether it was waiting for a good rest and then a last-ditch battle, or negotiating with the hostages or even confusing the situation to escape, Zhiya had no idea of ​​how to take the initiative and could only deal with it passively.

In Zhiya's opinion, she could not directly give an order to disregard the safety of the villagers, at least she could not convey such an order clearly.

"Ignoring the safety of the villagers!" This matter is not a big deal, but it is also not a small matter. It is definitely a big hat.

But Zhiya didn't want the "Sunflower" to bear this crime, which would become a huge stain on this perfect mission.

"Sir, Leonriel wants to negotiate! Otherwise he will start killing the villagers!"

Just as Zhiya was daydreaming, the report from the navy soldier brought Zhiya back to reality.

"Ignore him. All marines, maintain formation and be alert for Leonriel's sudden charge."

Zhiya snorted coldly and gave his reply.

It has to be admitted that having these hostages does make the navy cautious, but this does not mean that the pirates can threaten the navy at will.

The purpose of this group of villagers is to prevent the navy from attacking you temporarily. Do you still want to negotiate?

Zhiya knew without a doubt that every idiot among the pirates who had made a name for themselves in the New World knew that as long as they agreed to negotiate, it would mean that the Navy was showing weakness.

The more the navy shows weakness, the more important these hostages become, and the more likely Leonriel will take the opportunity to demand more.

The best way to treat them now is to make Leon Riel think that "these hostages are useful, but not too useful."

……

"Humph, a bunch of trash. I thought the Navy cared about you guys, but it turns out you are just a bunch of pigs!"

As expected, after hearing the news that the navy refused to negotiate, Leonriel roared a few times, exerted force with both hands, and countless barbs grew on the thorns, mainly a non-lethal but torturous

Amidst the miserable wails, Leonriel gradually calmed down.

"It seems that the navy doesn't care much about these guys. Maybe the navy generals just want to use me to kill these encumbrances and get credit for my death."

"These guys..."

Killing intent and hesitation kept flashing in Leonril's eyes, and he couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

……

On the other side, Zhiya, who had calmed down, still dialed Carson's Den Den Mushi.

Although he was very unwilling, he was unwilling to see the encirclement and suppression operation he led fail because of the pedantry of a group of villagers.

But Zhiya knew very well that the fact had already happened, and it was the right thing to do to stop the loss in time. If the navy suffered greater losses because of a momentary impulse, it would be truly stupid.

"..., Lieutenant General, this is the current situation. What should I do?"

On the other side, Carsent, who had just finished his patrol, came to a deserted island. He was about to rest for a while and then find Garp to reunite, when he received a contact from Zhiya.

After listening to Zhiya's description, Carsent pondered for a moment and said:

"When the navy is at war with pirates, the protection of civilians must be done under the premise of protecting their own safety."

"If faced with pirates of equal strength, the first priority of the admiral is to kill or capture the pirates."

"What's more, the Navy has fulfilled its duty to remind the local people about this incident. It was because these people chose not to leave that they encountered this situation."

“It’s reasonable to ignore these people.”

"Therefore, any conditions that may threaten the safety of naval officers and soldiers do not need to be agreed to. This is the bottom line."

As Carson spoke, Zhiya nodded repeatedly. Zhiya knew clearly which was more important, the safety of the naval soldiers or those of the villagers.

"As for this mission, either we give up trying to capture the Thorn Pirates and make plans later. Or we just storm."

"The villagers' lives are now in the hands of the pirates. Unless they kill them instantly, no matter how they attack, they will not be able to save the hostages."

"Or you may contact other generals, such as Borsalino who is currently stationed in the G1 branch."

Carson offered his own solution.

This matter is neither difficult nor easy, and he also understands Zhiya's concerns.

If it comes to exchanging life for life, Zhiya naturally knows what to choose.

What really troubles Zhiya is the choice between "his own merits" and "the lives of not-so-innocent villagers."

What's more, after the Thorn Pirates escaped, who should be held accountable for the other blood debts they committed?

I can only say that if I put myself in Carson's shoes and let him make the choice.

No matter what, these pirates must be killed. As for the villagers, the navy has already reminded them that they can't blame others if they don't want to leave.

While killing the pirates, we will save as many as we can, without damaging the interests of the navy, and at any cost.

It is totally unacceptable if we sacrifice the lives of naval officers and soldiers in order to save these people.

What's more, given the current situation, Zhiya didn't consider that even if they let the pirates go, news would spread that "the pirates successfully forced the navy to retreat."

In short, this level of damage is almost certain to cause reputational damage. The navy is not so peaceful, and there are many intrigues behind the scenes.

Add to that the people (birds) from the all-pervasive World Economic News, and there’s no way this news could be kept secret.

In this case, don't think too much, just do your navy's job well.

The Navy will naturally deal with those who gossip behind the Navy's back. After all, the Navy has done this too many times.

In fact, according to Carson's opinion, the navy should not be concerned about any hostages. Whenever pirates kidnap hostages, if the hostages have no direct family relationship with the navy, they should send both the hostages and the pirates away.

As more people died and the news spread, the pirates knew that kidnapping hostages was useless and would instead lead to them being executed on the spot by the navy for their crimes, so they naturally stopped kidnapping hostages.

All policies are essentially aimed at preventing this from happening again in the future, rather than alleviating the suffering of those who are already suffering.

Note: I have to complain here. The kidnapping of women and children should be ahem (). The fundamental purpose of your decree is to prevent such behavior from happening again, not to reduce the losses of victims after it happens. For example, if there is one child abductor, all of them will be sentenced to death, unless they surrender within three days and the abducted children have not suffered psychological or physical harm. Yes, some people will say that children who have been abducted for more than three days will be dead. This is true, but this requirement will reduce the number of child abductions by 99.9%. Which one do you think is more appropriate?

(Of course, if you say that you are using the crime of child trafficking to frame others, it's like I locked a child in your basement and you found him four days later. If you use this to refute me, I can't do anything. Anything can be used to frame others. This is a law enforcement issue and has nothing to do with legislation.)