As the winch rotates, a new anchor sank into the water, pulling the red and white ruler, and bringing out a pink fog in the eyes of people.

Bell squatted on the side and watched with no eyes. He stood up until the winch stopped clicking and swayed out of the cabin.

Lorraine waited on the side with her back against the mainmast.

When Bell saw him, he grinned: "Port Bridgeton is such a good harbor."

"The port area is 1571 meters long, with seven berths, a depth of 9.6 meters, with a wide view and no obstacles to entry and exit. In addition to the slight defects in the wind shelter conditions, it can be regarded as a top-notch deep-water harbor in all aspects."

"I'm still so good at my memory. Haven't I been hurt too much when taking risks..." Bell spread his hands depressedly, "But I really didn't expect that you would be willing to serve the British Empire even if you leave the military."

"There is a problem with this sentence itself." Lorraine raised two fingers: "First, I did not leave the military voluntarily. You know this very clearly. Wishes are wishes, and reality is reality. Second, I am a businessman. As long as it is profitable, you can consider any adventure. Just like you, aren't you too close to bandits?"

"Ha? Bandits? I know bandits?"

"Don't you recognize me?"

Bell held Lorraine with a serious face: "Tell me, which bandit I have had a close relationship with?"

"There are as many bandits as pirates in the Caribbean. How do I know which family you are close to?"

"This is a slander! Where did you hear it from!"

“Is this important?”

“Very important!”

"It's important..." Lorraine gently shook Bell's hand and stretched lazily, "This is a test. Since ancient times, mountains and seas are incompatible. Private merchants are also part of pirates, so according to the rules, you need to be tested."

Bell rolled his eyes almost to the sky: "Do you think I will believe this excuse?"

"Not an excuse. If you have any hesitation in your answer just now, I will arrange for you to return to England's merchant ship. Pirate ships are an isolated island, and the standards for going to the island are much stricter than you think."

Using crappy reasons to change the topic, Lorraine got off the boat alone. Before she could walk out of the pier, a young man dressed in a sailor ran towards her.

"Is it Mr. Lorraine Drake, the president of the Drake Chamber of Commerce?"

Lorraine stopped suspiciously: "May I ask?"

"Fran Raybier, the second deputy of the HMS Badger, Lieutenant of the Royal Navy. On the order of Captain Lieutenant Colonel Nelson, I am waiting for Mr. Drake at the dock."

...

Soon, Lorraine was guided by Lieutenant Raybill to a hotel in the dock area, and successfully met Nelson who was playing cards and another young officer with a short round face.

"Lorraine Drake, my good friend. I'm glad you can show up in time before I set off." Seeing Lorraine, Nelson smiled happily, "Let me introduce you to you. This is Major Cusbert Collingwood, Captain HMS Hampon, my best friend in the army, and a reliable soldier who is worthy of entrusting his back."

reliable?

Lorraine looked at the young officer opposite Nelson who was holding a sign and ignorant.

He looks very young, with a goose-shaped face, very small, with a little baby fat on his cheeks, and a short and strong figure.

This baby face made him unable to find any of the evil spirits and destructive power of a soldier, and it seemed friendly and easy. Even for people like Lorraine who are not good at judging people by appearance, it is difficult to associate him with the word "reliability".

Could it be that people cannot behave like appearance?

Lorraine turned these thoughts in a moment, and saw Collingwood put down her card, turned her head, and smiled reservedly at Lorraine: "I have long admired the name, Mr. Drake, I am Collingwood, Cusbert Collingwood."

"Lorraine Yarnson Drake, Mr. Major, I'm glad to see you."

After a brief introduction, Nelson and Collingwood ended halfway through the game. Nelson, who was quick and decisive, did not even ask Lorraine's intention, and began to introduce the current situation to Lorraine directly.

A great war is imminent, and the cause of the war is still on land.

In 1778, General Clinton, the new commander of the British colony, met with Sir Parker, and prepared to take advantage of the many "loyalists" in the south and be close to the West Indies, which was conducive to naval intervention and other conditions to transfer the main force to the south. First, control the southern states, and then echo the northern stronghold New York, to curb the north and end the war. Sir Parker agreed with his promise.

After gaining support from the New World Fleet, General Clinton sent Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell to lead 35,000 British troops from New York to advance southward, and launched an amphibious offensive to Savannah, the capital of Georgia, in December, with a great victory.

Savannah thus became an important fulcrum for the British army on the southern coast of North America.

Relying on her, the British army began to launch a powerful offensive in the south. The Battle of New Orleans, which ended not long ago, was one of the components of this spring offensive, and there were few regional war situations that failed to achieve results.

The British army's reborn active performance brought tremendous pressure to the US Continental Army and his most important ally the French. The loss of strongholds and the death of soldiers. The blockade of sea routes by the New World Fleet made important smuggling channels increasingly sluggish.

The United States and France are eager to turn the unfavorable situation around, which means they must break the sea-land connection between Sir Parker and General Clinton. The key to this is the powerful maritime power of the New World Fleet.

Defeating the New World Fleet is of great significance. It can not only cut off the channels of contact between the British and British troops in the north and south, but also trap two armies in isolation, but also smoothly smuggling and quickly strengthen the Americans' resistance.

To achieve this goal, the French launched the Battle of the Windward Islands.

At the end of February, the French Navy and his allies, the Dutch Navy, began to assemble in an orderly manner to Fort France, the capital of Martinique, and organized a powerful fleet of 28 ships within a month, including three third-class battleships and six fourth-class cruise ships.

Sir Parker promptly detected the French's battle plan and immediately ordered the powerful New World main fleet to attack Barbados, joining with the Windward Islands squadron stationed here, forming a combined fleet of 22 ships, including the second-class battleship, the New World Fleet's general flagship HMS Duke of Wales, the third-class battleship HMS End, the HMS Son of the Sea God and four fourth-class cruise ships.

Since mid-April, the two powerful fleets left the port and began to seek fighter jets in the waters inside the Wind Islands. The outer fleet has so far had three small-scale confrontations. The Royal Navy won one and tied two times, and sank a Dutch frigate in the Inner Sea of ​​St. Vincent, and tasted the first victory.

Hearing this, Lorraine interrupted Nelson's narrative in confusion.

"Lieutenant Colonel, you said that Sir Parker's fleet had already gone to sea to fight in the middle of the year. The frigate paraded on the periphery of the main fleet, and it should be an important scout and escort force. In this case, why are you and Mr. Major..."

"A battle of this level, even if the Badger tries his best, it will not be possible to play the leading role. This is not what I want, nor is it what Cusbert wants."

Nelson smiled coldly, opened the chart and drew a long arc along the Atlantic Ocean.

"So Cusbert and I advised the Jazz, and proposed a supplementary plan for the flanking raid on Martinique. The Jazz agreed that the Badger and the Hornet were the executors of this independent mission."

"Two 28-barrel six-class frigates raided the Frenchman's nest Martinique?"

"It's three ships, you forgot your Golden Deer." Nelson waved his hand domineeringly, "Three warships, one hundred guns, and our excellent army partners will launch a raid on the Frenchman's battle base. This will be an interesting journey. We will knock on the Frenchman's door, just like on Halloween, if you don't give me candy, just trick or treat."
Chapter completed!