Yeah but the writer could be looking to subvert expectations so idk
Whitebeard needed a fleet of like 50+ ships with powerful commanders, in order to take on a Marine Fleet, while still having his core crew of 1600+ people. And that ended in a 1-sided stomping on WB pirates.
There's literally no option other than to escape bro. The firepower is too much on the WG end. They not even able to deal with the seraphim like that let alone the near 100 Warships that are coming and about to shoot down the island.