"I'll get the latest information."

An urgent seafarers' meeting was held in the restaurant of Jackdaw, chaired by Lorraine and participated by all seafarers.

Lorraine sat at the dining table, crossing her fingers and supporting her chin: "Carmen, tell everyone about the basic situation."

Carmen nodded and said clearly: "Gentlemen, ladies, we have received important news that New Orleans is in a state of war."

"What?" Cron widened his eyes, "Is this news accurate? We have been on the dock for several days, and we have spread our hands out to inquire about the news. Does this city look like a little war?"

"War has nothing to do with the citizens, Cron." Yacharin laughed, "Don't forget that this is a city built by the French. Every inhabitant in the city knows that war is the business of the king and the army. They just need to have fun in time."

Carmen was amused by Yacharin's exaggerated words and explained softly: "Acharin is only one of the reasons, and the other is that because of the exquisite command of Count Galves, the war has always been carried out in the outskirts of New Orleans, and there has never been a sound of cannons in the city."

Katerina frowned: "That is, this war has begun for some time?"

"Forty-two days."

"But the day before yesterday I saw the New Orleans Legion patrol the parade ground. I bought intelligence from them. I am sure they are not in a state of war."

"They are indeed not in a state of war." Carmen grimaced, "The Spaniards chose to watch the wall in this war. There were only French and English on the battlefield, while their allies were New Orleans smugglers and Indians who were attached to the English."

Caterina was stunned for a while: "The smuggling merchants participated in the war? Could it be that the French..."

"Coercion." Carmen gently spitted the word, "Earl Galves hired smuggling merchants with the right to smuggle Charlesville rifles. The captain and I found out clearly that only merchants who have gained military achievements on the battlefield can smuggle those sought-after rifles."

"Don't you want money?"

"Unfortunately, the purchase price of firearms remains unchanged, and it is not convenient to pay commercial taxes in New Orleans. Moreover, because there are too many smuggling merchants and too many monks and less porridge, not every smuggler can get the opportunity to join the war."

"Will someone else rush to die?"

Carmen shrugged: "In fact, the recruitment site is enthusiastic and orderly. The Count set up a complete appointment and queue system for those who want to die, which basically eliminated the possibility of scrambling. In other words, rushing to die requires qualifications, and not everyone has the qualification to jump into the line."

The seamen looked at each other in horror, and Katerina muttered to herself: "Is that French man... a devil?"

"I don't know if he is a devil." Lorraine smiled and asked Carmen to sit down and took over the conversation. "I only know that many people now want him to go to hell."

"The captain means..."

"This patriot broke the rules," Lorraine said lightly, "Let's guess the purpose of the British starting this war."

Pierce raised his hand: "New Orleans is the main port for Charleville rifle smuggling. It was through this smuggling line that the Americans blocked the brave British soldiers on the battlefield! Capture of New Orleans will be a major benefit to the front battlefield."

"This statement is not completely accurate." Lorraine sent Pierce a positive look. "The French chose New Orleans to smuggle for political reasons. If they were determined to support the Americans, even if New Orleans fell, Pensacola could take on the heavy responsibility of smuggling."

He stood up and pulled out a map of North America and pointed to the Atlantic coast.

"On the battlefield of the War of Independence, American militias blocked the British's attack on a wide front, but the real opponents of the British were not them, but those sporadic but well-trained Spanish and French reinforcements."

"What is the value of attacking New Orleans?" Lorraine moved her finger down to New Orleans. "First of all, this is an important port for the Spanish to control the Gulf of Mexico. To defend her, the Spanish need to draw reinforcements from the battlefield or Mexico."

"If the New World Fleet put pressure on the Mexican coast at this time, will the Mexican Governor's Office dare to draw its own troops? The answer is obvious. People will laugh at the stupid army, but no one dares to ignore the combat effectiveness of the Royal British Navy."

"In this way, Spain can only draw troops from the battlefield and give up its flank protection for the Americans, which is one of them."

"The second is the French." Lorraine's hand gently stroked the Mississippi River. "The main cities in New France are almost all built on both sides of the Mississippi River, and New Orleans is the only passage for the Navy to enter the Mississippi River."

"Occupying this place, the Royal British Navy can organize a huge and elite group of destroyers to break into the hinterland of New France. There is no force on the water of the Mississippi River that can compete with it. If New Orleans is lost, the French will lose all of it."

"The British attack on New Orleans is a strategic first. Once they gain an advantage on the battlefield, the French army will not be able to survive. They must support New Orleans, thereby weakening the power on the main battlefield."

"Three birds with one stone." Lorraine smiled and took a picture of the map. "Once the New Orleans strategy battle proceeded according to the British's expectations, it would be equivalent to cracking down on the increasingly rampant arms smuggling at the same time, weakening the American firepower, and mobilizing the battlefield forces of Spain and France. The American's defense line would become a sieve and become a false object."

"And the most exquisite thing about it is that the British only need to gain a short advantage to achieve the goal of the campaign and do not really capture New Orleans, which means that Britain does not need to invest too much in this war."

"Has the British actually reached this point?" Katerina sighed with emotion, "Captain, you just said that many people wanted the life of Earl Galves... Could it be that he made the British plan bankrupt?"

"It's almost the same." Lorraine raised her wooden cup and sipped her spicy rum, "but the more important reason is that Count Galves is an excellent commander, but it seems to be just a commander."

"This small war has many wonderful tricks. The British made the first move and launched the Battle of New Orleans. The Spanish Governor of New Orleans made the second move and saw through the essence of New Orleans at a glance. Although she is a Spanish territory, she is more important to the French."

"He chose to withdraw from the war and even used his surrender to force the Earl of Galves to take on the responsibility of fighting against the British."

"Later, the magical French nationality occupied the starring role." Lorraine bowed slightly to Yacharin and apologized in advance.

Yacharin immediately raised an eyebrow, looking very proud, and didn't know what he was proud of.

"You will know when you look at Yacharin. He doesn't care whether this war is related to France's future in the New World. The numerous French pioneers in New Orleans also don't care. Judging from the information we have collected, even the elite Baton Rouge Legion does not care. It can be imagined that in the distant French land, the nobles and gentlemen who profit from smuggling will not care too much."

"The whole world doesn't care, only the Count is worried about the country and the people. When forced to do so, he chose to forcibly collect the right to smuggle, and used the name of employment to force the merchants to work hard for him, and go to the battlefield to shed blood and sacrifice."

"You saw it. The effect of doing this seems surprisingly good. France did not participate in the war, Spain did not participate in the war, and the Count who participated in the war alone resisted the attack of the British army alone, and even the smuggling business in the Port of New Orleans was not affected at all."

"The British plan went bankrupt, and retaliation against the Count was a very good way to vent their anger."

"Many smuggling merchants died or went bankrupt in this war, and their hatred also needs a channel to pour out."

"There are also the French nobles who have vested interests in this arms smuggling. Have you ever thought that if the Count wins this war, will they still have a chance to recover their losses? Will anyone be willing to vomit out the benefits that were eaten up by the Count and the Legion?"

"The malice of the whole world is concentrated on the energetic count. His patriotism and good warfare directly removed the dining table, leaving everyone squatting on the ground, grabbing the steak in the dining plate with their hands and biting it, like a humble primitive man."

Yacharin shrugged with empathy, while Kron looked confused.

He asked hesitantly: "Captain, I understand why the British and smugglers hate the Earl, but the French... If New Orleans fall, wouldn't they even lose their plates?"

"I said earlier that even if New Orleans is lost, the French can still smuggle, and no one's interests will be damaged. And will New Orleans really be lost? The Baton Rouge Legion is just outside the suburbs, the New Orleans Legion is in the city, and more than 100,000 French and Spanish troops are wandering along the Atlantic coast. It takes less than a month to arrive at the battlefield and save the situation."

"Only the Americans need to pay for this assassination, and the rest are British, French, Spanish and even smuggling merchants. They will not lose anything. They should enjoy life and continue to enjoy life, and those who should make profits will still make profits."

"And, Americans suffer heavy losses, not necessarily bad things for everyone. The United States is very big and Americans have many. Once the Continental Army suffers heavy losses, it means that they have to mobilize more militias and have a greater demand for arms. This is a perfect marketing, isn't it?"

Kron was creepy and couldn't help but fight a cold war: "Then...what should we do now?"

"We have always been on the side of justice." Lorraine smiled happily, "It's too stupid to go to the battlefield to fight to the death. When the count dies, it's too uncontrollable. I'm going to do something we are good at and protect the heroes."

"Gentlemen, ladies, let us protect the heroes of France. Patriotism and innocence!"
Chapter completed!