The Warring States Period is very clear that the reasons for the failure of this battle are multi-faceted, and it is not just who is responsible.
Even himself, he didn't think about it properly. He originally sent two generals, Huang Yuan and Zefa, and Zhan Guo had carefully considered it. , with White Beard's personality, he will think carefully about the determination shown by the Navy.
However, no one expected that White Beard not only appeared, but almost all the team leaders under his command appeared.
Because he didn't understand the relationship between Ace and Ian, Sengoku didn't discover the role Ace played in this. This caused Sengoku to be taken aback when he heard the news of Whitebeard's appearance, thinking that Whitebeard Beard is planning to go to war with the navy.
He is even a little rejoicing now that Akaken was not sent out at the beginning. No matter what Huang Yuan and Zefa said, they would still judge the situation.
Whitebeard will definitely fight with Akainu... That old guy, Whitebeard, hates Akainu very much...
Forget about these, what surprised Sengoku most is that Ian and Fujitora are so strong!
In his heart, he had originally given a high evaluation to the Dragon Hunter Pirates, otherwise he would not have dispatched two admirals at the same time, but the facts have proved that his evaluation is still a little lower.
This is also the reason why Warring States yelled at the intelligence officer with his eyes wide open after hearing Huang Yuan's report. Now is not the time to criticize each other and hold them accountable.
On Sengoku's desk, there are now three documents, one is the investigation report of the C intelligence organization on Ian and Fujitora, and the other is from Zefa about the detention of his two students. The report, as for the last one, was sent by the World Government, about inviting Ian, the captain of the Dragon Hunter Pirates, to become Shichibukai.
On the island of Salamis, there was actually an intern reporter, Pulitzer, who reported the entire battle process. This surprised the Warring States Period. It was precisely because of the existence of this reporter that not only the navy, but also the world government witnessed the entire battle. In the course of the battle, when they saw that the yellow monkey was injured by Ian's Hailou stone bullet, and Fujitora and Zefa were fighting inextricably, the world government knew that it might not be possible to expect the navy to recover the identity chip within a month. It is impossible.
During this period of time, the Celestial Dragons have been putting pressure on the World Government, which has annoyed the Five Old Stars. If they were only under the pressure of the Celestial Dragons before, they wanted the Navy to invite Ian to become Qi Wuhai If so, then after seeing the whole process of the battle, they also began to seriously think about it.
There is no doubt that the strength that Ian showed in the battle against the yellow monkey is indeed enough to become a Shichibukai. The 500 million Bailey bounty given by the Tianlongren at the beginning seems to be a little bit worse now. There is no sense of emptiness.
If Ian can be brought over, the world government and the navy will have another powerful force.
That's why there is this report before the Warring States Period.
However, Sengoku looked at this report, but he was still unable to make a decision. Regarding C's investigation report on Ian, he had read it. This young man who rose suddenly seemed to have come from the East China Sea and had been a pirate hunter. , Caught several famous big pirates in the East China Sea.
At the beginning of the Warring States period, there was a suspicion that this young man named Ian had something to do with the tyrant Bartholomew Bear. After all, the hats they wore were exactly the same.
However, judging from C's report, Ian and Xiong really had nothing to do with each other. On the contrary, when they were in Chambord Island, Xiong did fight with Ian, and there are traces of the battle at that time as proof.
From this point of view, this young man is indeed a target that can be won. If possible, Sengoku also thought about absorbing him into the navy, because Sengoku can see from the analysis report that this young man does have a sense of justice.
It's just... There is a sense of justice in success, and a sense of justice in failure. It is precisely because of this sense of justice that Ian, a young man, completely fell to the opposite side of the navy after meeting Tianlongren.
For this kind of situation, Warring States has actually seen a lot in his naval career for so many years. Sometimes he himself feels that the Tianlong people are a bunch of pig teammates who have forced an unknown number of people to the opposite side of the navy... Yes, under the pressure of the world government, the navy had to help the Tianlong people to cover up their raising slaves...
Although at the beginning because Ian was very upset that Ian killed the base chief of the G5 branch base, Virgo, the navy resolutely dispatched generals to hunt them down, but now the one-month deadline is coming soon, and the hunt fell through. I have to face the matter of inviting Ian to become Shichibukai.
Now, with the scene of the battle on Salamis Island, Sengoku has an intuitive understanding of Ian's strength, and it is not so difficult for Sengoku to accept the fact that a vice admiral was killed .
With these investigation reports, it stands to reason that Sengoku could reluctantly accept the invitation to Ian to become Qiwuhai, but... Sengoku is still uncertain in his heart, and there is one more thing.
That's Whitebeard!
As mentioned in the report sent by Kizaru, the newcomer to the Whitebeard Pirates, Fire Fist Ace, appeared during the battle and fought side by side with Ian, and then Whitebeard appeared.
This is what Sengoku is uncertain about now. He doesn't know what relationship Ian has with the Whitebeard Pirates!
Everyone understands that the Qiwuhai is a navy that relies on their strength to influence and deter ordinary pirates, and at the same time plays a powerful hand against the Four Emperors. Generally speaking, as long as the strength and reputation are sufficient, then the There is nothing wrong with Qi Wuhai. With the strength Ian has shown now, it is no big deal for Sengoku to let him be Qi Wuhai.
But the problem is that Qi Wuhai was originally meant to check and balance the Four Emperors. If Ian and Whitebeard simply wear a pair of pants and let him become Qi Wuhai, wouldn't the navy shoot itself in the foot
Let a person from the Four Emperors come to serve as an undercover agent in Qiwuhai!
"No, I have to suppress it for the time being!" Thinking of this, Warring States put the report document of the World Government into the drawer.
He wants to continue the investigation, and after confirming it, if one side sends out an invitation to Ian for Shichibukai, and the other side turns around and joins the Whitebeard Pirates, then the navy will become the laughing stock of the whole world.
After suppressing this document, Warring States picked up another reward order, which was a photo of Fire Fist Ace.
If Fire Fist Ace didn't make Sengoku care much before, then Sengoku had to pay attention when he learned that he joined the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Boscat D. Ace?" Through C's investigation, Sengoku has now learned of Ace's real name. When he saw the surname D in Ace's name, Sengoku immediately felt something was wrong. up.
"It's the same as that old guy Garp... What is the relationship between Garp and him?" Sen Guo looked at Ace in the photo suspiciously: "Is it the D family?"
There are so many things that make Warring States a headache again. The position of admiral is not easy to sit in. After making the decision to continue to increase the bounty for Fire Fist Ace and intensify his investigation, Warring States took up the position again. Zefa's report.
As an old friend of the same period as himself, Sengoku has always respected Zefa. When he came forward to ask Zefa, a retired former admiral, Zefa agreed without hesitation. It can be said that Sengoku is In his debt, two of Zefa's students are now being detained by White Beard. Sensible and reasonable, Zhan Guo should help rescue them.
However, the Warring States also knew that this report must be handed over to the five old stars of the world government, because if they want to exchange the two students of Zefa, they must make compensation to the Principality of Salamis. The scope of responsibility of the Navy cannot exceed its authority.
And according to the estimates of the Warring States Period, if this report is handed over to the world government, it is very likely that there will be no response!
The Warring States knew that the two detained students of Zefa were the two survivors at the beginning. These two students were very important to Zefa, but they may not be in the eyes of the World Government, because they were only two captains. It’s just a navy soldier. It’s not an exaggeration to say that they are recruits. Salamis is a non-joint country. If the world government is unwilling to admit defeat and wants to maintain face, then it will not make any compensation to a non-joint country.
Therefore, from the perspective of the Warring States Period, only the name of Whitebeard can be borrowed. It is impossible to compensate a non-joint country, but it is possible to compensate Whitebeard.
Don't doubt, this kind of compromise by the world government has happened countless times...
Of course, this kind of compromise cannot be put on the bright side, and it is all done in secret. The navy can't get involved in these things. The world government will secretly send C's intelligence agents to contact Whitebeard.
"I hope I can exchange instructor Zefa's students back..." Zhan Guo sighed softly, leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes and meditated.
He knew that his own affairs had not been dealt with, because the next thing that gave him the most headache was the pressure from the Tianlong people. If the identity chip could not be retrieved for a day, the Warring States would have to endure the questioning of the Tianlong people.
"What is the relationship between him and White Beard?" Zhan Guo pondered: "If you say he is the adoptive son of White Beard, it doesn't seem like..."
Thinking about it, Zhan Guo didn't know where it came from, and suddenly came up with a thought: "If only this young man named Ian turned against White Beard..."
When thinking of this, Zhan Guo couldn't help being taken aback by his own thoughts, laughed at himself, and said, "How is this possible!"
However, what Zhan Guo didn't know was that his delusion turned into a reality a month later...