Ocean Lords: Start Harvesting Double from Dice Rolls

"Once they split up, the Purification Army will have flaws, and it's easy for those with ill intentions to find opportunities to crush them one by one..."

Ma Rui's subordinate officer showed a worried expression and spoke softly.

He looked at Ma Rui in front of him, and a strange feeling arose in his heart.

Strange...

Why does it feel like Captain has changed ever since he took over as the temporary commander of the Purification Army?

The original Captain Ma Rui, as his name suggests, was very wise, a mature commander.

In every battle, he could clearly identify any risks and give corresponding instructions.

His style of marching was also renowned for being "watertight and fully defensive."

But somehow, since Ma Rui assumed the temporary command of the Purification Army, his style seemed to have started changing.

Becoming more...

Aggressive?

Previously, Ma Rui could clearly see the loopholes in the decision-making.

For example, dispersing the troops would inevitably have the risk of being defeated one by one, and a backup plan was needed for that.

But this time, Ma Rui seemed not to have taken any corresponding actions.

Why is that?

...

The poor officer didn't actually realize one issue...

War cannot ignore the influence of politics.

Many times, it's not just about what the commander wants to execute.

At Ma Rui's level, he has to consider political factors.

When making decisions every time, he no longer only considers the most secure way to win the war.

At this moment, Ma Rui also needs to consider... or primarily consider one question...

If I do this, will the warlord high-ups be satisfied?

Obviously, Ma Rui also knows, the safest way is to concentrate the army, ignore the pirates hidden near Ijima waters, and treat them as air.

As long as three thousand naval ships, part of them stationed at Ijima, and the other part used to escort the Living Copper Ore safely out of this sea area.

The pirates will have no way to act, and there's no chance of hijacking again.

And the Purification Army's defense will be flawless, without any flaws.

But... obviously, this is not what the warlord high-ups want to see.

Every leader, after dispatching a task, does not care about where the difficulties are, or why it can't be executed like this.

They only care about the result, whether it is a result that satisfies everyone.

The initial purpose of forming the Purification Army was to eliminate pirates and deter the sea domain.

But now...

You tell me that the pirates can't be eliminated, otherwise it will expose flaws.

Want me to choose a safe way, ignoring the pirates, just to escort the cargo ship of Living Copper Ore out of the sea area safely.

Is this what I want to hear?

With the Purification Army far stronger than the pirates in military power, and you can't take down the pirates?

Then what are you if not useless?

If Ma Rui really executes like this, then obviously... the matter of promotion to colonel will be completely unrelated to Ma Rui.

If you can't satisfy the high-ups, you still want to get promoted?

Dream on.

The adjutant might understand military matters, but he doesn't understand politics...

So, at this moment, under the adjutant's puzzled gaze, Ma Rui resolutely maintained the original decision, without any adjustments.

"Can't think too much, with our line intercepting the Ijima waters, how can the enemy easily break through?"

"The key to this mission is not to escort the Living Copper Ore out of Ijima, but to eliminate the pirates."

"No matter what, only by clearing out all the pirates in this sea can I report to the superiors."

"As per my original decision, divide the Purification Army into ten squads to patrol within the Ijima sea area, and make sure to ferret out all the pirates and wipe them out completely."

Hearing Ma Rui's words, the adjutant opened his mouth, but could only turn it into a deep sigh: "Yes, sir!"

"Wait..."

Ma Rui took a deep breath and said in a low voice: "But there might indeed be flaws."

"Let's do this, report status every three hours, if a squad doesn't report, immediately regroup and tighten up!"

No other way, the decision is made, just have to patch it on top of this decision.

Ma Rui thought to himself.

...

Following Ma Rui's decision for the Purification Army, soon the Purification Army was divided into ten squads, each consisting of 300 naval ships.

All squads began to patrol the Ijima sea area, searching for traces of pirates, determined to flush out and annihilate all the pirates!

...

"Captain, there's strong energy fluctuation on the southwest side, light flashed, a battle occurred about 200 nautical miles away."

"The Marine Army's troops seem to have found a pirate ragtag, and are currently engaging with the pirates."

Wang Qing stood on the lookout, looking at the distant sea through a post-Soul Transformation telescope.

Then he spoke with a serious expression.

Although the sea where the battle happened was beyond Wang Qing's visible range.

The flames and rising smoke still allowed Wang Qing to keenly capture that 200 nautical miles away, the warlord's troops found the pirate fleet, and a battle has erupted.

"Continue the reconnaissance, report any progress immediately!"

Fang Yu raised an eyebrow and then spoke to Wang Qing on the lookout.

"Understood!"

Wang Qing nodded, casually downed a bottle of energy Potion, then focused his attention on surveillance.