Sorry, I'm a little late because I spent a lot of time cooking.

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After the artillery bombardment, many places in the town began to catch fire.

Two of the ships docked at the port had their ammunition depots exploded, and the fire caused by the explosions lit up the air.

And it was in this sky-reaching firelight that the Mawson approached the island.

There was no need to wait for the ship to put down the ladder. Nearly a hundred people from the direct troops aboard the Mawson jumped out from the side of the ship and fell directly to the ground the next moment.

Two-thirds of them have mastered the skill of [shaving], which is not difficult for them.

Smoker flew out first, and his target was the guy in the palace who had a bounty of 500 million beli on his head.

Under normal circumstances, a vice admiral can defeat a pirate who has a bounty of about 500 million Baileys. Of course, this depends on the specific situation. The bounty is only a reference for the pirate's strength.

It cannot be viewed as combat power.

The difference in combat power of vice admirals is also uneven.

Not to mention the powerful guys like old Garp who don't want to be generals, others like Gion and Kake are far superior to ordinary lieutenant generals, even close to the level of generals.

What's more, there is this guy Mawson.

Apart from Ferdinando, who has a bounty of more than 500 million beli, the highest reward on this island is that of his captain Shardo, who has a bounty of 235 million.

Most of the bounties offered by other pirate captains are between 100-200 million.

From here we can also see the gap between the New World and the first half of the Grand Line.

In the first half, if there is a bounty of over 100 million, the most powerful figure among pirates would be called a supernova.

This is just the case in the new world. Although they can't be considered minor roles, there are still a lot of pirates here with a bounty of over 100 million.

At the very least, there is at least one pirate on this island with a bounty of over 100 million.

The captains of these pirates gathered their own pirates and were going around putting out fires and rescuing people.

The shelling that lasted for almost half an hour turned half of the town into a fire scene. Fortunately, the room buildings on the island are a combination of wood and stone. If it were a pure wood building, it is estimated that the entire town would be burned down by now.

These are relatively small things. If the house is gone, it can be rebuilt.

But the casualties were an unbearable pain for these pirate captains.

This guy Danekou had scouted the town again before and generally figured out the layout of the town.

The town structure basically follows the traditions of this world. The crystal-like palace is naturally the most noble place. Behind the palace are the raised hills. There are naturally clear hierarchies from the palace to the port, with the farther away you go, the lower the status.

In this way, it is easy to identify which ones are the big ones among pirates and which ones are the minor ones. It is clear at a glance.

Therefore, the placement of the cannonballs is very particular. One unlucky captain was even killed in his sleep, and many middle-level bosses suffered heavy casualties.

It's easy to say that those who died were injured, but the key point was that under such powerful artillery fire, many people were injured and lost arms and legs. With the ship's doctor in short supply, the screams were endless.

Suffering such a sudden blow, many pirates fled to the ships in the port in panic.

After some pirates were buried along with the pirate ship, many others turned around and fled towards the barren hills next to the town.

This is why there is no middle layer to gather these pirates together.

Of course, most pirates can pick up weapons and gather together.

At this time, it is naturally time for the directly-affiliated troops to perform.

Using Smog, Xun, Drake, Iron, Binz, etc. as arrows, the entire army suddenly collided with these panicked pirates.

Destroy and destroy.

Under this situation, it is impossible for Smoker and others to hold back. When it comes to dealing with large-scale pirates, in addition to the overlord-colored Haki, only the natural type is most suitable for AOE.

Those pirates armed with guns and knives have almost no enemies.

Smoker's white smoke is not very powerful against opponents of the same level, but it is absolutely easy to use to torture vegetables.

After the pirates blocking the front were wiped out, the main combat force began to divide its forces.

"Colonel Xun will lead a group of people to Area 1, Colonel Drake will lead a group of people to Area 2, Adjutant Ain will lead a group of people to Area 3, Binz will take... forget it, I will take people to Area 4

Area No. 5, Binz, you follow the others and go to Area No. 5.

The gunner team is responsible for seizing the commanding heights, providing fire cover, and clearing out some areas that cannot be taken care of.

After completing their respective areas, follow the arrangements of each team leader, move freely, remove their effective forces as quickly as possible, and then send reinforcements to other places where there is fighting.

One last time, all resisting pirates should not think about taking prisoners!"

Needless to say, Smoker himself had been targeting the Crystal Palace from the very beginning.

The others began to divide their forces under Xun's arrangement.

These areas are not all randomly arranged. They are specially deployed based on previous information and the investigation they conducted.

For example, which area roughly contains which people, etc.

Only in this way can it be targeted.

For the navy directly under the unit, everyone is fully equipped with weapons and weapons.

Compared with the pirates, everyone here has no weak marksmanship. They are all fed by Mawson with bullets.

The bullets consumed alone are heavier than their bodies. If accuracy cannot be guaranteed in this situation, they might as well just pack it up and go home.

So everyone is a good player.

As for the Gunners, there are really talented guys. There are only eight people, but every one of them can be called a sharpshooter.

The accuracy of the marksmanship is 800 miles... Bah, I can't say it at 800 meters. You can definitely hit wherever you point within 200 meters.

Using such a lineup to deal with this group of pirates is equivalent to an enhanced version of the ace special forces dealing with local armed organizations.

Although the other party has more than 8,000 people.

But just now there were more than ten rounds of bombardment from the 36 cannons on both sides of the battleship, and broken limbs could be seen everywhere on the ground.

The total casualties can be said to be countless.

If these captains hadn't intercepted many shells in the end, the number of casualties might have risen again.

Not to mention, every soldier in the troops directly under Mo Sen can fight one for a hundred.

"learn."

"Copy that, Lieutenant Colonel Danekou."

After Daneku's order was issued, these marines wearing naval uniforms and cloaks of justice of all levels exploded like fireworks, spreading from the center to the surroundings.

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"... Captain, after careful calculation, our casualties this time were at least one-third. I never expected that this Vice Admiral would dare to attack us with a battleship, and the firepower would be so fierce.

Sir, what are we going to do next?" Chardo reported the situation with a gloomy face, unable to maintain a smile like Ferdinando's.

As for the name, that's a minor issue.

Ferdinando didn't want others to call him king, so they all used to continue the previous title.

On the contrary, Mawson's sudden attack was like a slap in the face.

The navy had not seen anyone yet, and the artillery fire alone caused them heavy losses.

Not to mention that the opponent only had one naval warship, but so many of their pirate ships were all sunk.

Who would have thought that a battleship's firepower could be so powerful?

Ferdinando always had a smile on his face, but no matter how he looked at it, it seemed a bit inconsistent when the war was all over the sky.

He is also not a person who cares about other people's opinions.

"Chardo, don't worry about the casualties of those insignificant people. We can still recruit more people after they die. The most indispensable people in this world are these people.

You see, now this famous lieutenant general has indeed come as he said, and he is also very impatient. He didn't even wait to officially take office before he came to attack us directly.

I really feel more and more that he suits my taste, and I think we must have a lot in common." Ferdinando still said irrelevant things, which made Chardo helpless, but he didn't dare to refute.

At this time, the sky was already bright, not to mention the firelight.

It's just that this palace is so well built that no sound from outside can be heard at all.

Even the few cannonballs that landed on the central roof of the palace did not damage the glass, leaving only some black marks on it.

Ferdinando's expression changed, and he ordered Shardeau: "Go and lead people to intercept those navy. It seems that I have a guest here."

"Yes, Captain." Shardeau bowed in response.

He did not have such a strong sense of knowledge and thought that the guest Ferdinando mentioned was the monster vice-admiral of the navy.

However, he quickly forgot all this when he retreated. There was still a mess waiting for him to clean up.

On the avenue leading to the port outside, a cloud of white smoke propelled a figure flying in mid-air towards the bright and exquisite-looking palace.

It was Smoker who took the lead.
To be continued...