Imagine being a new recruit and on your first mission you are captured by a Yonko and told "lol good luck," from your commanding officer. I get that they can't attack a Yonko but its like he couldn't even negotiate with them like hey instead of the men I'll give you 4 battleships. If those marines had been taken they likely would have been tortured and had inhumane things done to them, why are the VAs constantly being bullied into submission?