From the Navy Admiral to the Gotei 13

But this kind of siege battle involving tens of millions of people was indeed the first time he had seen it.

From this bystander's perspective, one can see more clearly and understand the cruelty involved.

"Whether it's the Songming Army, the rebels, or the Kingdom Army, in the end, everyone is just fighting for their own interests. The ones who are really unlucky are the people of this country..." Diarmait sighed softly.

"Will you also be sad about this?" Vergo looked at Diarmait with some surprise.

"This isn't some kind of melancholy, it's just a feeling. It's an eternal truth. No matter how many times this world is destroyed and rebuilt, this cycle will never change." Diarmait said with a smile.

Vergo nodded upon hearing this, not dwelling on the topic. Instead, he asked, "General, what do you think of the current battle situation? Who has the greater advantage?"

"Right now, the Kingdom Army definitely has the advantage. To be honest, if that strange sand slope hadn't appeared, the Kingdom Army would have had a greater advantage. At least they wouldn't have to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the rebels so quickly." Diarmait touched his chin and said.

After a brief pause, he continued, "But after this, the advantage will gradually shrink and turn into a disadvantage. Haven't you noticed? The morale of the Kingdom Army is far less enthusiastic than that of the rebels, and in terms of troop numbers, the rebels also have the advantage. The most important point (Zhao's) is the initiative in the war. Vergo, look at this battlefield. Who do you think holds the initiative?"

Virgo was silent for a moment, then said, "Rebels!"

"That's right. The power to attack belongs to the rebels. This is their greatest advantage, and this advantage will become even stronger over time. If I were a general of the Kingdom's army, I would definitely find a way to destroy their supplies and food. Otherwise, with sufficient preparation, the rebels can completely use rotational warfare to wear out the Kingdom's army..." Diarmuid said with a smile.

However, Diarmuid quickly added, "But no matter what, I have long believed that the Kingdom Army and the Nefertari clan will inevitably fail, along with Drago's Song Army."

"Why? Is it because Crocodile's helpers are strong enough?" Vergo thought about it and asked curiously.

"No, it's because, in the vast Alabasta, the only part the Nefertari clan can actually control is the royal capital. Albana, this is a very rare phenomenon, and whenever it occurs, it means...

Failure is inevitable," Diarmait said softly.

Virgo was stunned for a moment, then thought about it and realized that this was the case.

In such a huge country, only the capital is still controlled by the king...

Isn't this already a failure?

Failure is inevitable!

Chapter 369 Iron Fist Sanction from Mary Geoise!

Marine Headquarters. Marineford.

Gion was sitting in the Marshal's office at this time, eating a piece of bread in his hand.

Vice Admiral Garp was also sitting here, eating bread with Gion. Of course, with his shameless attitude, he naturally had the audacity to come and eat it.

Marshal Zhan Guo was holding a newspaper in his hand and reading the information on it.

If there is any major event that has been very hot in recent times, it is the civil war that has broken out in the superpower Alabasta.

Millions of troops besieged the capital, Albana, leaving many smaller nations stunned.

Even for great figures like the Warring States Marshal, a war involving a million-man army is indeed rare and may not be seen once in decades.

Therefore, it can be said that the battle situation in Albana is attracting attention from all over the world.

"It's been a week now, right? I heard the base of the city walls are covered with corpses." Garp looked at Zhan Guo and asked.

"To be precise, it was the Alabasta rebels... no, it should be said that the uprising army launched the eighth day of the offensive against Albana, and the battle situation was very stalemate." Marshal Sengoku smacked his lips.

At first, the troops besieging Albana were referred to in the newspapers as 'rebels'.

But now, newspapers have called them "rebels" and "righteous army".

The reason is simple: Mary Joa has already started to build momentum on the fishing reel.

In the first two days, there were often voices in the newspapers questioning Mary Geoise. As the royal family of a member state, why did Mary Geoise not provide any rescue operations when faced with such a problem?

Even helping the Nefertari clan to quell the rebellion?

This problem is not difficult to understand. In fact, most of the royal families of the member states are also watching Mary Geoise's attitude towards this incident.

There was a Dressrosa before, where Doflamingo staged a pirate usurpation of the country. Although he did it very cleanly, the kings all knew very well what was going on.

That incident had already made them lose some confidence in Mary Joa.

Goodness me, Riku. Dolce III and Don Quixote. Doflamingo. Marijoa actually chose a pirate among all of them?

And now, the war in Albana can basically be seen as a group of "mobs" overthrowing the power and status of their "king".

If Mary Geoise did not support the Nefertari clan, if she just sat back and watched them being overthrown by the "mob".

So when they encounter this kind of thing in the future, what will Mary Joa choose?

Is it still necessary to hand over the Heavenly Gold? Can this status as a member of the royal family still protect them?

In response to this kind of doubt, Mary Geoise quickly responded, claiming that there were many internal problems in the Alabasta incident and that Mary Geoise was making every effort to investigate the truth.

At first, the royal families of the member states thought it was a perfunctory gesture.

But soon, a lot of explosive news began to appear in newspapers.

What is it that the Nefertari clan had secretly supported the Songming Army organization, and even the Mary Geoise arson case that year was very likely the result of the Nefertari clan's support.

Then it was revealed that the Song Army might be joining forces with the Nefertari clan. This "uprising" originated from a conspiracy launched by the Song Army within Alabasta, but the "rebels" saw the darkness behind it and launched a rebellion against the Song Army.

In order to control Alabasta, the Song Army had to join forces with the Nefertari clan.

The Nefertari clan actually cooperated with the Songming Army!

All kinds of rumors began to fly around.

The views of the royal families of the member states on this matter have gradually changed.

If this was really just a movement by the people to overthrow the royal family and resist oppression, then they would definitely support the Nefertari clan.

You peasants, just supply blood to me, the nobles. Do you still want to resist?

It's the other way around!

But if the Nefertari clan is intertwined with the Song Army, that's another matter. Then you'd better die quickly. We can replace the royal family of Alabasta, which doesn't seem to make much difference, right?

As for Mary Geoise's inaction on Alabasta, it seems understandable.

Are you kidding? Nefertari has started cooperating with the Song Army and may even have been involved in the arson case in Mary Geoise. Who will save them?

Honestly, if these were true, Mary Geoise wasn't taking advantage of the situation and wiping out the Nefertari clan, which was already very considerate of them, right?

As the news about the fishing boat in the newspaper fermented, people's positions on the war in Alabasta had shifted dramatically.

That is why those who were originally called "rebels" are now called "righteous men."

As for Mary Geoise, it seems that she is just waiting for a piece of ironclad evidence to completely define the Nefertari clan.

"How stuck is it?" Karp asked after swallowing the bread in his mouth.

"In eight days, the rebels launched 26 attacks, assaulting Albana day and night. I don't know if Albana can hold on any longer." Marshal Zhan Guo smacked his lips and said.

"From what you said, you support Cobra?" Garp looked at Sengoku in surprise and asked.

"Nonsense, should I still support that pirate Crocodile?" Marshal Sengoku glared at Garp.

After a brief pause, Marshal Zhan Guo continued, "His Majesty Cobra and I are somewhat acquainted. Back then at the World Conference, he was one of the few who dared to stand up and oppose the Seven Warlords of the Sea plan with our navy. I didn't expect something like this to happen now. Sigh..."

Hearing this, Karp nodded and said, "That's true."

But soon, Garp said again: "By the way, I heard that the bastard Diarmuid is in Albana? If you ask him to help, Cobra can be saved, right?" "I'm just giving you psychological support. How can I go against Mary Geoise now?" Marshal Warring States waved his hand and said.

"Hypocrisy!" Garp cursed.

Marshal Sengoku ignored Garp and looked at Gion. "Come to think of it, Diarmait has been out for over half a year, right? Or even longer? What's he been doing? Why hasn't he come back yet?"

Gion put down the bread in his hand, drank a sip of hot milk happily, and then said contentedly: "In his words, he is traveling, but in fact, he has been very mysterious recently. He said that he would give us a surprise when he returned, and his strength has made a qualitative breakthrough."

"What?" Marshal Zhan Guo asked in surprise.

Even Garp looked at Gion in disbelief and asked, "A qualitative breakthrough in strength?"

"That's right." Gion nodded.

When they reach this stage, it can be called a "qualitative" breakthrough, which means they have broken through the bottleneck and taken a step forward in the true sense.

But whether it was Sengoku, Garp, or Gion, they all knew that Diarmait's strength was already very strong, so strong that it could basically be said to be at the limit.

In this situation, how did he achieve a qualitative breakthrough?

"How did he do it? Could it be that he learned some amazing swordsmanship and thought it was a qualitative breakthrough?" Garp asked curiously.

But after saying this, he suddenly laughed.

"Hahahahahaha, if Diarmait hears this, he will definitely fight me to the death. He hates it most when people talk about his swordsmanship level!" Garp laughed.

This can be considered a little bad taste among senior naval generals.

Everyone knows that Diarmuid made his debut in the North Sea with his swordsmanship, and even had a sword fight with Shiki.

But after arriving at the headquarters, this guy's kendo skills didn't make any significant breakthroughs at all. He was basically always criticized as being at a half-baked level.

However, his strength in other aspects improved by leaps and bounds, which made his sword skills even more embarrassing.

So those senior generals often made fun of Diarmait about this matter, which made Diarmait both angry and amused.

Marshal Sengoku and Gion also laughed.

However, Gion didn't know what kind of "qualitative breakthrough" Diarmait was, so he could only shake his head and said nothing more.

After the three of them chatted for a while, Gion stood up and said, "Okay, I'm going out to sea."

"Where to?" asked Cap.

"I just happened to be free recently, and Teacher Zefa invited me to participate in a live combat exercise at the military academy, and he will lead the team himself." Gion said with a smile.

Marshal Zhan Guo nodded happily upon seeing this and said, "That's great. I think powerful guys like you should participate in activities like this from time to time. It can effectively motivate those little guys."

"Really? Ace is going too?" Garp asked quickly.

"Go, all the new class will go." Gion nodded.

"Ahahahahaha, okay, let him perform well!" Karp said with a big laugh.

In fact, there is not only Ace, but also the promising young man "Ain" mentioned by Teacher Zefa.

However, just as Gion was about to leave, there was a sudden knock on the office door. Marshal Zhan Guo put down the newspaper in his hand and said, "Come in."

Then, a naval colonel pushed the door open and walked in, holding something that looked like a special issue of the World News, and said to Marshal Sengoku, "Marshal, you have instructed that any situation in Alabasta should be reported directly to you. Here is the urgent special issue just released by the World News. Mary Geoise severely condemns the evil and vile behavior of the Nefertari clan in Alabasta. It has been confirmed and photographed that members of the Song Army participated in the battle of Albana. It was Belo and Betty, commander of the Eastern Army of the Song Army, who were photographed. At present, Mary Geoise has unilaterally deprived the Nefertari clan of their status as a member of the royal family!" said the naval colonel holding the special issue in his hand.

Although this news was expected, it was still explosive enough. Previously, the newspapers also claimed that Nefertari was causing trouble together with the Songming Army.

But these are all suspicions, there is no real solid evidence.