Chesapeake Bay, Blockade formation, HMS Lion Level 3 battleship.

In the closed admiral chamber, Shaq was frowning and reading the report.

The report comes from faraway Newfoundland and is marked as top secret and is not known to anyone.

The Second Continental Squadron said that the Canadian garrison intends to promote a peaceful return operation in Portland, a major harbor city.

The action plan has completed the review work at this stage and the Army is widely selecting executives.

At the same time, the Canadian garrison hopes to receive full cooperation from the Second Fleet, and the Navy shall undertake the deployment, response and necessary maritime support of the operation personnel.

The time and wording of this application are very subtle.

On land, General Clinton's strategy of going south was fruitful. In addition to suffering some setbacks in New Orleans and other places, most of the battles achieved final absolute victory.

This means that the military focus of the garrison in dealing with armed insurgency in North America has officially shifted.

The next stage of military operations will likely still revolve around Savannah. The Canadian garrison guarding New England can only sit on the wall to watch, watching glory, merit, reputation, and privileges get farther and farther away from them.

On the sea, Sir Parker established a new Caribbean order with a clean and beautiful battle, and suppressed France and defeated the Netherlands.

The greatest value of the Battle of the Windward Islands is that it fundamentally established Britain's dominant position in the New World.

The Royal Navy can do whatever it wants, because with the maritime strength of all parties at present, even if France unites everyone, Britain will no longer be afraid of challenges.

But at this moment, the application for action from the north was suddenly submitted to Shaq's desk, and the lines revealed a strong sense of wanting to overwhelm the main.

The review of the action plan is completed, that is, [the implementation of the action is a foregone conclusion].

Extensive personnel are widely selected, that is, [all garrisons must cooperate with the action].

Hope to get support from the sea...

New England is close to Boston Harbor, and this time it is said that it is a peaceful return. Since you are not ready to go to war in full swing, why bother to rip the Shanghai Army in one go?

There seems to be only one possibility. General Clinton, who was in the south, received unlimited support from the Navy in the series of wars going south. Since there is support from the south, the north should be.

Shaq raised the quill in disgust and was about to reject the application.

He didn't like himself and his subordinates being turned into jealous targets of the Army, not to mention that this operation was only aimed at Boston.

Boston is the most prosperous port in the north, and the wide docks are full of advanced turrets built by the British themselves. In terms of conditions, the fleet is not feasible to carry out land attacks.

But just as he finished writing, he suddenly thought of...

The operation application was submitted by the second formation. If the Canadian garrison wanted the fleet to bombard the port with dementia, the second formation would also be the one who hit the stone with eggs.

Why do they need to deliver this application?

Is it not only the army in the north who is unwilling to become a supporting role, but even the navy in the north has become restless?

Shaq's brows frowned again after he relaxed.

The British colonial rights structure that gives respect to expatriates at all levels is actually very great.

Each colony has its own independent governor, who obtains its rights according to the nature of the colony and serves as the head of the army and political affairs.

But in practice, the colonies may barely organize some marine forces to maintain public order, but they have no ability and cannot be allowed to build their own independent navy.

The truly combat-capable sea and land forces in the colonies are dispatched by the local government. The colonies are responsible for providing military expenditures, but personnel are always firmly controlled by the local military headquarters.

Personnel and financial power are the two pillars of military organization, and the separation of pillars naturally leads to two consequences.

First, the governor nominally controls the army, but actually relies on the army. Even if he holds his hands enough to serve as a logistics and supplies for the life gate, he dares not blame him too much, and he will not be able to implement command.

Because officers from noble families cannot starve to death, if you don’t leave me here, I can go to other places.

Secondly, the convergence of human rights.

The consolidation of personnel rights means that the colonial army must be incorporated into the national military system. Only in this way can normal promotion and mobilization be formed and independent kingdoms will not appear.

Taking the New World Navy as an example, Peter Parker, as the fleet admiral, systematically controls the dispatched navy of the entire New World. Its three major fleets of the Caribbean Sea, the mainland, and South America, and further subdivides multiple formations.

From a personnel perspective, these fleets should have been one, but since the colonies control most of the fleet's military expenditure, they still have corresponding independence.

Peter Parker personally connects with the Pan-Caribbean colony, and the only thing he can achieve complete control is the Caribbean squadron, which he also serves as the admiral of the squadron.

These include the first formation of Jamaica corresponding to the Central Caribbean, the second formation of Barbados corresponding to the Windward Islands colony, the third formation of Bahamas colony, and the fourth formation of Gulf of Mexico corresponding to the Central American colony.

During the Battle of the Windward Islands, all the ships he drew from the first to third formations, and the complete fourth formation was retained to deal with the Spanish who had ambiguous attitude at the time.

Shaq's situation is similar.

As the admiral of the mainland squadron, his main military expenditure was the colonies of the thirteen states of North America, the Canadian region and the Bermuda Islands.

Among them, military expenditures in the south of New York State and the Bermuda Islands feed the first formation, and the second formation north of New York State and the Canadian region feed the second formation.

So Sir Parker could not completely control him, nor could he completely control the second formation, but because all the military expenses had to be transferred to him, the relationship within the squadron was much closer than that between him and the squadron.

Based on the bonds within the naval system and the livelihood issues of the fleet, the entire New World fleet can naturally be united in major issues.

But in terms of specific details, if the second formation is willing to cooperate with the Canadian garrison, even if he responds to the veto, the second formation will find other reasons to act.

"So I don't like to make any approval..."

Shaq murmured, and took the pen and wrote below the application:

【Apply for receipt.

Given that Boston Port has a complete defense system against the sea, it is recommended to reject the relevant ship-to-ground attack requirements to avoid causing significant losses.

In addition, there is no need to report the details of cooperation with colleagues in the Army. The specific degree of intervention is up to you to judge.

Shaq Francis Drake, July 6, 1779]

Finally getting an important document done, Shaq twisted his sore neck and stood up.

The cabin clock had already passed 10 o'clock, and before I knew it, it was already late at night.

This time ship should enter the night time state, only one-sixth of the sailors are retained to maintain basic ship control and security.

As for the fleet staff and admirals assigned to him, the admiral, he probably had gone to bed long ago.

Insufficient energy is the enemy of thinking. When it is not necessary, he has always opposed officers who use intelligence to stay up late for no reason.

Speaking of which, handling such boring matters should be considered a waste of energy...

Shaq thought lazily, pushed open the hatch door and saw the star officer walking towards the captain's room.

"Is there any sudden incident?" Shaq asked.

The star officer stood attentively and saluted: "Report to the admiral, and was about to report to the captain, the No. 6 formation passed through the first observation point!"

"time?"

"It was delayed for eight minutes, and there was no abnormality in the light news!"

"Is it still too short..." Shaq sighed, "The slogan I sent should have told you that when the superior formation passes through the observation point normally, the subordinate formation will move according to the preset command, and then report to the formation command after the movement is unfolded."

The official face of the star was difficult: "However, the Lion and the Blockade formation do not carry out circular movements..."

"Circular shapes are just patterns, and cooperative defense is the fundamental. As a subordinate unit, it is possible that they are required to perform rectangular motions, triangular motions, or even straight and tangent motions based on hydrology and ground shapes. This is not a reason to exclude yourself from the cooperative defense system."

"Yes, Admiral! I remember it in my heart!"

The Star Official responded with great enthusiasm, but he was complaining in his heart that besides you, there is no other admiral who would do such thankless and complex assistance defense...

"You must be thinking that other commanders won't let you do any Shaq tactics, right?"

The star official was almost scared to death.

Shaq's tactics was originally Lorraine's name for the assistance of circular formations. Later, it was transmitted to the Wanderer through Bell's mouth and then taken to the Lion, which had become a slander and mockery of Shaq.

This should have been a joke that only circulated between high-level sailors and low-level officers. The official of the Star never thought that Shaq knew it clearly.

Thinking of Bell who suddenly disappeared, the star official began to tremble...

"Admiral, not..."

"You should figure out the warship you serve, Captain." Shaq was not interested in hearing anyone's defense. "This is the Lion, Drake's flagship. I don't plan to change my flagship until I die or retire. As long as you are still on this ship, you need to be familiar with Shaq's tactics, whether you agree with it or not."

"Yes! Admiral!"

"Go, go and send the order."

"Yes! Admiral!"

The official of the Honourable Star was running in a panic. Shaq looked at his back and couldn't help but laugh at himself.

"Everyone thinks round shape is a stupid tactic, but I don't know that someone has given it a high evaluation... yes, brother."

...

The blockade formation began the movement according to the preset command.

The fifth-class ship on the southmost side suddenly broke out, and the vacant position was filled by the Lion in the middle and placed horizontally. The highway Brig located on the north side was also placed horizontally, hiding behind the Lion's side, and silencing the flag and silenced.

This is a change from cross-chain defense to three-dimensional defense, characterized by a narrower defense surface but a deepening thickness.

Because as the formation No. 6 sails along the trajectory, they will continue to cover the defense zone at the entrance of the bay. In this case, the original cross-chain type will overlap with the formation No. 6, resulting in waste of firepower.

But no one expected that the fifth-class ship that was leaving the front actually bumped into the uninvited guest rushing into the entrance of the bay...

"Alarm! Alarm! All crew members arrive at the post immediately, and the stars in each position are named. The outpost meets the enemy! The outpost meets the enemy!"

The sharp whistle tore the tranquility of the night sky, and the untidy captain ran out of the cabin with his red eyes, and saw Shaq staring at the darkness at first sight.

"Admiral!"

"You are the commander-in-chief of the formation, go do your business." Shaq stared coldly at the darkness in front of him. "There have been fired in front of him. Judging from the sound of the cannon, the opponent has bypassed the outpost and rushed us in a panic."

"Attack us?" The captain then realized that the direction of the Lion was wrong, "Straighten, slow down... three-dimensional defense?"

"We are now heading north, and the Unicorn Fairy is on standby at 11 o'clock. Time is abundant, and the target cannot be escaped."

"Yes!" The captain saluted loudly, "The gun door on the starboard side is fully opened, the left rudder is five degrees, waiting for work! Wait for battle!"
Chapter completed!