Chapter 489 Catching a Turtle in an Urn
Wei Bin came with the goal of wiping out the largest pirate group, not some so-called base camp! As long as the Crocodile fleet is defeated, then the base camp is not his?
After thinking that he had seen through Wei Bin's conspiracy, Crocodile quickly reacted. Since Wei Bin wanted to take advantage of him, he simply used his plan and went straight to attack Wei Bin with 2,000 warships. In a ship battle with 1,000 warships, he couldn't think of a reason to lose! However, we can't directly confront the opponent openly, because if the opponent finds out that he is heading towards their direction with 2,000 warships, they will definitely run away, which will only scare them away. It is impossible to achieve total annihilation of them! So Crocodile is playing a trick again here. Doesn’t your Dusk Fleet want me to support sea area A? OK! I will follow my plan and go all out to sea area A. When you come to sneak attack my base camp, I will kill another carbine, lock you in this big urn, and annihilate you in one fell swoop!
Crocodile's plan is so perfect!
And in order to prevent these 1,000 warships from being a bait to lure him out, he also deliberately ordered patrol ships in several other directions to strengthen patrols to prevent another one from other directions after he went out. A fleet attacked his base camp!
"Reporting to the leader of the Wei Gang, Crocodile's flagship has left their base camp along with the only 2,000 remaining caravels. Now their base camp is very empty. We might as well" At this time, the deputy next to Wei Bin said, although he did not explain , but the meaning is already obvious. Even a fool can judge this situation. What does an empty base camp mean? It means that there are countless treasures waiting for them to plunder. He naturally knows that Wei Bin's fundamental purpose is Crocodile, but they only have 1,000 three-masted warships, while the other party has 2,000 more advanced caravels. I am afraid no one will think that Can they win? It's better to just give it up when it's ready, plunder the treasure first, and then wait for the opportunity to take advantage of it later!
"Damn it, 2,000 warships?" Wei Bin gritted his teeth. He didn't expect Crocodile to be so decisive. Was he so determined to annihilate all the fleets on his front line? If you don't leave a single warship in the base camp, aren't you afraid of a fire in the backyard?
"No! As the leader of the largest pirate force in Dali, how could he do such a ridiculous thing? The base camp is so
Why should hundreds of warships be left to defend important places? How could they all be sent out at once? There must be some fraud in this! Could it be that Crocodile thought that his target was the treasure of his base camp, so he deliberately rushed out, leaving an empty base camp for himself. After he entered the base camp, they would come back to catch the turtle in the urn? What a good plan! "Wei Bin thought to himself!
"No, our goal today is to capture Crocodile alive. As long as we capture him alive, the treasures in his base camp will also belong to us! Give me the order and the whole army will attack to pursue the 2,000 warships where Crocodile is! It must be Capture Crocodile alive!" As soon as Wei Bin said these words, the deputy immediately trembled, the gang leader's appetite must be too big! This is no different from killing ordinary pirates on weekdays. This is Crocodile, the largest pirate group in Dali Kingdom. Every official in Dali Kingdom has to be afraid of three-thirds of power. His gang leader actually wants to destroy him?
And leaving aside Crocodile's name, let's just talk about the battle in front of us, 1,000 three-masted warships versus 2,000 caravels? Normally, even 1,000 caravels cannot defeat 2,000 three-masted warships, not to mention that they are on the side with fewer three-masted warships!
Even if their 1,000 three-masted warships were built in three pieces, so what? The added attributes are still no match for the caravel! In the three-piece set, only increasing the durability of the warship armor by 100,000 is the enhancement that increases the frontal rigidity of the warship. Among the other two enhancements, one is to increase the speed by 10, and the other is to increase the range by 0.1 nautical miles. These two enhancements have What they bring is the advantage of mobility. This advantage may be better if they fight naval battles in the wild. They can completely use the speed advantage and range advantage to fight guerrilla warfare with Crocodile. When the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy retreats, we pursue. In this way , they can indeed make up the gap with the caravels. As long as they are given enough time, he believes that with their command and operation level, they can completely destroy the opponent's 2,000 caravels with a group of 1,000 three-masted warships!
However, the current environment is not in the wild. This is near the Crocodile base camp. Once Crocodile
If you find out that they can't defeat these 1,000 warships, Crocodile will definitely order to return to the base camp and use the base camp's own cannons to assist in defense. By then, it will change from guerrilla warfare to a fortified battle. The mobility advantage will be completely lost. At that time, how can 1,000 warships and 2,000 warships fight tough battles? Isn't that sending someone to death? Instead of getting to that point, it's better to loot Crocodile's base camp now!
However, although the first mate was filled with shock, he still carried out Wei Bin's order without saying a word, because this first mate and the 1,000 warships were all under the name of the Twilight Fleet, and these 1,000 warships The Nirvana Fleet was not available when the three-piece set of ships was purchased! And this first mate and these 1,000 warships have received Luffy's death order. Regardless of whether Wei Bin's order is reasonable or unreasonable, they must strictly implement it. They must follow the orders and prohibitions. Luffy is a person with high emotional intelligence. He This is reducing unnecessary trouble for yourself. Luffy once heard such a story!
During the Yongzheng period of the Qing Dynasty, nomads from the northwest invaded the Qing Dynasty. Emperor Yongzheng sent his confidant Nian Gengyao to the northwest to fight against the nomads. After Nian Gengyao returned in triumph, he led more than ten people to the court to receive merit. After meeting Yongzheng, Yongzheng admired these generals with great military exploits and felt very sorry for them! On a hot day, Emperor Yongzheng saw that they were still wearing armor, so he allowed them to take off their armor in the main hall to enjoy the cool air. However, without exception, these more than ten generals were still kneeling there, and none of them took off their armor!
At this time, Nian Gengyao saw this scene and reprimanded the more than ten generals under his command, "The Emperor allows you to remove your armor in this hall. It is a gift to you. Why don't you quickly remove your armor and thank me!"
Nian Gengyao gave an order, and more than a dozen generals took off their armor at once and thanked him!
This scene was seen by Emperor Yongzheng, and his first reaction was that Nian Gengyao was a talented man who managed the army well! But immediately, Emperor Yongzheng felt something strange. At the same time, Nian Gengyao said, "Don't be surprised, Your Majesty. These people have been fighting in the military camp for many years. They only know military orders and don't know the Emperor! I hope your Majesty." Don’t punish!”
As soon as Nian Gengyao said this, Emperor Yongzheng was even more sure of what he had just done. He only knew military orders, but not the emperor? Is this a good thing? Whose general are you?
Is it Nian Gengyao's general or mine? Do you only listen to Nian Gengyao but not me? So what if Nian Gengyao rebels one day in the future? Are you going to join him in rebellion? Eat the royal food of my Qing Dynasty, and then rebel with him? You only have eyes for the direct leadership and don’t take me, the emperor, seriously? Is this a good thing?
In this way, Emperor Yongzheng developed a grudge against Nian Gengyao. This northwest general who was originally his confidant ended up being sentenced to death!
Regardless of whether this story was fabricated or it really happened, at least the truth is very clear. How similar is Nian Gengyao's experience to Luffy's current situation? They were also high officials in a feudal territory. Luffy's situation was even more difficult than that of Nian Gengyao back then. At that time, Yongzheng was the legitimate emperor and everyone knew it. But what about Luffy? The Twilight Fleet was nominally his, but in reality it belonged to Wei Bin. Only about a dozen people knew about this. In other words, if we talk about rebellion, Luffy was much more likely to rebel than Nian Gengyao. Fei is well aware of Nian Gengyao's principles, so he is usually careful and avoids unnecessary misunderstandings as much as possible. Just like the scene in front of him, Luffy repeatedly emphasized that he must unconditionally obey Wei Bin's words, regardless of whether they What you think is right or wrong is the most basic level of loyalty. Once they refuse to carry out Wei Bin's orders because they think Wei Bin's actions are unreasonable, it will be tantamount to cheating Luffy. Wei Bin will probably do it because of his incompetence in command. Wei Bin has a grudge against the Twilight Fleet. You must know that the current Nirvana Fleet is far from the opponent of the Twilight Fleet. Can Wei Bin not be suspicious?
If they really had an ambiguity with Wei Bin, Luffy, who was far away, would have no way of judging who was right and who was wrong. However, Wei Bin was able to single-handedly create the Twilight Fleet and dominate the waters of Xixia and Dali. His knowledge Most opinions are correct. In this case, if they really have any ambiguity, they must obey Wei Bin's decision. He is the real boss behind the scenes!
Not long after, Crocodile received the movements of Wei Bin's 1,000 warships.
"What exactly do they want to do? Do they want to use their 1,000 three-masted warships to attack our 2,000 caravels? Their goal is not the base camp, but me? Isn't this trying to attack a stone with an egg?" Crocodile I was a little dizzy by Wei Bin's operation!