The Fifth Section: The Difficulty of Warring States Marshals

  The Haiyuan calendar was created in 1502.

  Shinbao stepped into the Navy Headquarters as a Navy Admiral. The reason, of course, was that the previous Marshal had retired and Futsu no Sengoku, one of the three great generals of this generation, had been promoted to Marshal, triggering a series of naval officer promotions.

  The identity of the navy is especially convenient and practical. As the commander-in-chief of the East China Sea Fleet, Shen Bao uses his power every year to recruit elite troops and fill them up on the empty islands. Therefore, although Shen Bao was not interested, he decided to return to the Navy Department to put on a show.

  In fact, the Navy has not had a good time in recent years. Roger's last words before his execution shattered the Navy's high-level complacency and instead turned the tables on them. In recent years, the number of pirates has increased dramatically. The four seas have begun to gradually become turbulent, with young and powerful pirates emerging one after another, and the local naval garrisons are gradually becoming overwhelmed.

  Facing this predicament, Yuan Shuai of the Warring States period, who rose to prominence in times of crisis, naturally had to take measures.

  The new official takes office with three fires, the first fire is to rectify the internal affairs of the navy, taking advantage of the opportunity for senior officers to report on their duties, to integrate his own strength and intend to restore the navy's declining prestige.

  And this primary target, of course, must be - the negative and lazy General Shangbao!

  In the four seas, although the East Sea is relatively the most stable sea area. However, people with discerning eyes can see that Xunbao, who has the reputation of being the number one in the world, has not made any achievements. As the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Sea garrison, during the massive military campaigns against bandits in the other three seas, Xunbao did not even fire a single shot!

  This is certainly due to his busy schedule in the Tianyun Kingdom, which led him to subconsciously neglect unrelated "small matters". However, this reason obviously cannot satisfy the inquiry of the Warring States General.

  Shen Bao's affiliated strength is really too powerful. Putting aside his own somewhat watered-down abilities, the number one in the world's martial arts skills aside, even his lieutenant-level subordinates, such as Bomb Princess Christina, Dragon Slayer Sword Soul Long Ma, Cunning General Foksi, Swallowing Superman Walpurg, Giant Ghost General Dong Li, and Broki - which one of them isn't a powerful character that can dominate all four directions?

  If these people were scattered to various parts of the world, it would be almost instantaneous that they could greatly suppress the pirate's arrogant momentum, and the entire dark and turbulent scene would also calm down instantly.

  However, these people are extremely loyal to Shen Bao. The Warring States period was not without attempts to divide them, and even the former naval commander had repeatedly resorted to underhanded tactics, using every means possible to win them over, but in the end, they were unsuccessful.

  These people gathered together, huddled into a group, and between them, there was a faint aura of warlordism!

  This was even more unbearable for the Warring States. He had already decided that if he couldn't get command of these powerful forces, he would rather destroy this group and make Shen Bao a lone wolf.

  So, when Shen Bao first set foot on the land of the Shanghai Military Department, he was informed that the new commander-in-chief, Zhan Guo, had summoned him. Also for this reason, when Zhan Guo learned that Shen Bao had come alone to report for duty and that all his subordinate generals were nowhere to be seen, he smiled.

  "You're the commander of the East Sea Navy, but you can't even handle things properly, allowing the pirates to run amok! What do you have to say for yourself!" The conversation didn't go well from the start, and after exchanging a few more words with Shen Bao, Zhanguo finally saw that Shen Bao was completely disregarding him, which enraged him.

  "Are pirates rampant?!" Shinbo sneered, sitting on the sofa with his legs crossed, and said slowly, "In fact, among the four seas, the East Sea is the most stable place, isn't it? Are you, Warring States, not only not rewarding me, a meritorious naval officer who has devoted himself to his duties, but instead loudly scolding me, trying to show off your marshal's dignity?"

  "What dedication?! Fart! The fingers of the angry general trembled as he shouted loudly, almost loud enough for the communication officer outside to hear. "In all these years, apart from recruiting new soldiers and training troops, except for a few times when you suppressed bandits during military exercises, not one of your generals has taken action! You dare say you've dedicated yourself?! And why is it that this time, none of your general-level subordinates have come to report for duty?! I command you as the Generalissimo: within ten days, gather all your generals and have them report for duty together. I will personally assign their future work locations and tasks!"

  "Hmph, hmph, hmph." Shino listened to Sengoku's words and sneered three times. He was crystal clear about the calculations in his mind. If it were in the past, he would have definitely caused a huge commotion at the Marine Headquarters. However, now that he had been in a high position for many years, his vision had broadened and his tolerance had also increased. As for Sengoku's barking, he couldn't even be bothered to get angry.

  He slowly lit a cigar, made from the finest silk threads of Yunwu. Shino opened his mouth wide and took a deep breath, then slowly exhaled. Before long, the office was filled with swirling smoke.

  He slowly began to tease the Warring States: "Those young generals, I have arranged for them to be sent to suppress bandits. Military affairs are urgent, and it's not good to let them come back to report on their duties now! Of course, if you follow the rules and regulations, and remove them from their posts, I won't say anything. Remove them then!"

  The momentum of the Warring States was suddenly stifled. Just after taking office, several lieutenant generals were dismissed? Acting boldly and decisively is not this kind of method!

  "Alright, very well! Don't think that this matter will be dropped just like that. Your laziness is known to everyone in the government. Don't think I won't take action against you! To be honest with you, in order to boost the morale of the navy, we have implemented a work points system for naval officers on site! Every naval officer has a standard for work points. If you fail to meet the work points, don't blame me when I strip you of your Rear Admiral title!"

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