Florida Peninsula is in full swing.

In the early morning of February 27, the Miami Volunteer Expeditionary Fleet attacked the Indian artillery position from the water, which was the first line of defense of the garrison that fell during the siege.

All 11 warships in the first fleet of the Drake Chamber of Commerce directly under the fleet assumed all the heavy responsibility of this surprise attack. Even if the time, place, and people were not in hand, the crew still showed incredible courage and execution ability.

Faced with overwhelming battlefield conditions that did not meet the conditions for victory, the first formation forced the Indian artillery positions to be suppressed at a very close range with saturated shotguns for 47 minutes. During this period, five ships of Grey, Greyback Falcon, Puffin, Dark Champagne and Hydrangea were successively sunk, and the personnel were killed in battle, and a total of 427 people were missing.

But they perfectly achieved their own battle goals.

In the 47 minutes of blood and fire, the landing formation composed of multiple chambers of commerce forcibly broke through the blocked river surface. The night sailing without lights caused 6 warships to strand on the river beach, and 2 warships collided during the breakthrough.

These injured ships became sacrifices to Indian artillery positions after dawn, and a total of 59 people disappeared during the breakthrough.

A total of 28 warships loaded with land forces entered the unprepared Miami River.

Four days later, the landing troops who had marched to Indian Lake came ashore, and 2,500 volunteer Marines armed to the teeth set off a bloody storm in the Great Swamp under the guidance of 800 East Florida Indian armed forces.

According to incomplete statistics, more than 50 Indian villages were destroyed during this expedition, more than 2,000 people were killed in the war, and tens of thousands lost their hometowns and were displaced.

The most powerful Achaka tribe in West Florida, the Kui Liqi tribe, was greatly damaged due to this war. The Mayinqi tribe, whose main residence is located on the edge of the Daze, escaped the expedition by chance, but became a frightened bird and was in panic all day long.

In addition, on land.

In the early morning of February 27, the Volunteer Fleet went to fight. At noon on the same day, the larger Volunteer Army also divided into three groups and launched a strong attack on the second and third lines of defense and the command post theater.

The atrocities of the Indian tribes in the Valley Village of West Florida aroused the anger of all the nobles who yearned for freedom, peace and justice in Florida.

This war against the name of Miami people's revenge is no longer limited to the more than 10,000 Miami people. With the war of the Volunteer Army, it has truly become a decisive battle between justice and evil on the Florida Peninsula.

The powerful Volunteer Army is composed of the labor community in Miami, the labor-intensive chamber of commerce, the Black Legion with Fort Moses registered and the East Florida Indians. It has a total force of 27 regiments and a total number of soldiers of 32,400, including 9 white regiments, 3 black regiments and 15 Indian regiments.

Miami City Hall assumed the ordnance rations of 24 of the regiments at any cost. The remaining three regiments were composed of the St. Augustineburg Grenadier Regiment, which was temporarily disguised as a civilian army, and fought in the War of Independence. The war logistics were undertaken by the Governor's Office of the Florida, and the Hundred-Shanghai Federation was responsible for procurement and rations.

The Governor of Florida in Spain and the famous Spanish Army General Sir Tusella personally served as the commander-in-chief of the Volunteers at the invitation of the Miami Town Council.

The three deputy commanders are the mayor of Miami towns who are still besieging, the commander of the garrison, Mr. Dipuyani, the representative of the Indians of East Florida, Mr. Saysage, the head of the Western Yama tribe, and the representative of the Miami Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Ben Span, Secretary-General of the Miami Affairs Office of the Hundred Merchant Association in Miami.

At 12 noon on February 27, Sir Tusella, the commander-in-chief of the Volunteer Army, issued a rescue order.

In the next two hours, the command post war zone, the second defense zone, and the third defense zone started successively.

The Volunteers did not have the advantage in equipment and military strength, but the St. Augustineburg Grenadier Regiment of the three regiments assumed the heavy responsibility of the sharp sword on the battlefield. With their unparalleled tactical qualities, they caused a large amount of damage to the besieged West Florida Indian troops.

The battle lasted until the seventh day. On March 5, the news that the Daze District was severely damaged reached the Miami battlefield. The Indians were in chaos. The surrounded Miami garrison launched an internal and external attack with the Volunteers in a timely manner, and finally broke the Indians' siege.

The Indians in West Florida collapsed thousands of miles away, and thousands of people died in battle in one battle alone, 5,000 were captured. The young leader of the Achaka tribe, Ixinqi, was captured alive. Two days later, he was sentenced to war crimes and was sentenced to justice in Miami Parliament Square.

After that, nearly a month has passed...

The Pansy Manor is in spring, and at the lakeside Drake House, Lorraine, Sir Tusella, Carmen and Mayor Dipuyani are having a tea party, just like time back a few months ago, the same four people are discussing the future of Miami in St. Augustineburg.

But compared to a few months ago, the atmosphere today has obviously become much more harmonious.

Sir Tusella picked up the tea cup in front of her and took a sip. The aftertaste expression rippled on her face, for a long time, for a long time...

"Well, it's worthy of being British tea, good tea, good tea!"

Carmen burst out laughing.

The veins on the Jazz's face leapt: "What? Does Manager Xavier think I'm wrong?"

"How dare the mere merchants question the Jazz's praise? I laughed at the president. I had done all the work, but in the end I was in vain."

Mayor Dipuyani alertly heard the sensitive word that the mechanism had calculated, and the teacup in his hand shook violently.

"Mr. President, today we are close comrades-in-arms. Are you secretly planning?"

"Mr. Mayor misunderstood." Lorraine gave Carmen a smile and cried, "In fact, in order to entertain the jazz, Monica went to ask for the authentic Madrid blending. Today's tea is Spanish tea, and Carmen said it all the mechanism..."

This explanation cannot be finished.

Before Lorraine could finish speaking, the atmosphere had already reached freezing point. Sir Tusella held the teacup awkwardly and grunted for a long time.

"I mean Britain is worthy of being a tea-drinking home. Even if you make Spanish tea, it is much more authentic than most Spanish matchmakers..."

"So that's it...thanks for the compliment."

The gossip ended early, and the jazz put down the cup and adjusted his expression.

"Drake, let me tell you a good news. Your Majesty has received praise for the Miami War. Although there has not been a plan to fully develop the Florida colony yet, the war funds have been allocated. The three million pounds budget was only 50% broken, and the financial plan for pledge-type commissions you proposed has also been highly praised by the Ministry of Finance."

"You probably didn't say in the report that I proposed that plan, right?"

"Uh... Although I'm sorry for you, I think the administrative praise of the Spanish court should not be of much use to you, so..."

"This is right. You don't have to apologize for this. The same plan comes from you to be good at governing the government and speaking from your own words... It's just an ordinary business of starting and then money."

Lorraine waved her hand indifferently.

"But it's not a secret that Spain's finances are really much tighter than I thought. Half of the budget of just three million pounds was blocked. The so-called pledge-style entrustment was praised, to some extent, actually let the colonies bear the war expenses themselves, which is too ugly."

Sir Tusella looked so honest that he didn't understand: "Hey... is that?"

"I really don't understand where your war feels come from..." Lorraine rubbed her eyebrows helplessly, "Anyway, just say it. I guess the reason why you came today must have felt that with the limited war budget, we cannot completely expel the Indians from West Florida to New France as planned, right?"

Sir Tusella's face immediately turned an annoyed: "Indeed, I didn't expect that I would be stuck so many..."

"Logistics is the blood of war," Lorraine said. "According to your original idea, war funds will offset most of the expenses of starting a war and forming a volunteer army. I also promise you that as long as we guarantee the cash flow of the Miami Chamber of Commerce, we can provide you with a steady stream of logistical support."

“Now it seems that your expectations are bankrupt.”

"In the issue of the establishment of the Volunteers, the Drake Chamber of Commerce has minimized its profits. Miami Gun Factory is a formally authorized second-type brown bass foundry factory in England. For every gun produced and traded, we not only have to pay Miami's commercial tax, but also pay the authorization fee to the Ordnance of England. The resale of second-hand guns also requires additional storage and transportation costs..."

"As far as I know, other chambers of commerce have similar quotations on the Volunteer issue as much as ours, not to mention that Carmen squeezes the premium in the middle."

"As businessmen, we can expect the vast market and peaceful business environment that this war brings us to the future, but first we have to survive the present, and the 1.5 million pounds book is not enough to attract us to increase our investment."

Mayor Dipuyani was flushed with anxiety: "Mr. President, but as far as I know, the land prices in Miami tripled again because of this war in one month. Do you think you are not profitable?..."

"Land price is the result of Carmen's painstaking operation. I do not deny that it has anything to do with the successive victory in the war, but the two are not directly related." Lorraine interrupted toughly, "It's like I lend you money to overcome difficulties. During the process, my other investments made money, but you are planning to erase the loan on this ground. This makes no sense and ridiculous."

"But...but you, and other gentlemen who participated in the Volunteer Army, have promised to pay for all your losses in the war. You have not really lost anything, right?"

Mayor Dipuyani retorted fiercely, but Lorraine was unmoved at all.

"The basic condition for the establishment of a pledge is that the creditor can live to wait until the repayment day. If the chamber of commerce that advances you before the city hall repays the payment will go bankrupt, and the city hall's credit will go bankrupt."

"Are you willing to bear the consequences of government credit bankruptcy? Going closer, even if you are willing to bear it, what should you do if you are good at Jazz's good governance? What should you do if Jazz's political future?"

Lorraine looked at Sir Tusella sincerely.

"Jazz, the battle of one battle can certainly add a strong mark to your military career, but what I want to provide you with today is advice other than military. In the consideration of civilian officials, these are more important reference items than military capabilities."

“Where has the war gone?”

"Under your command, we have shattered the resistance of the West Florida Indians on a wide front. You conquered the entire northern Florida, opened up traffic between Miami and the Great Swamps, and brought back the lonely expeditionary force."

"We really haven't been able to fundamentally eliminate the enemy."

"But if you stop now, you have endless land to sell to the eagerly awaited planters, and tens of thousands of prisoners of war can be converted into slaves and enrich the labor of the plantation."

"Don't forget that the land can give us much more than soil, but also gold, silver, copper, iron, coal, wood... resources need to be developed carefully. The land you conquered this time alone is enough for you to exhaust the next few terms."

"So what happens if you continue to carry out the war?"

"You will get the ultimate victory, the glorious title of an Indian killer, more slaves, and the complex Florida Swamp."

"The Great Swamp is the hunting ground for the Indians. Even if you conquered you, no one is willing to entrust their wealth and life. For the sake of a mere false name, it is the truth that the war continues."

The extremely inducing suggestion came to an abrupt end at the climax, and Lorraine looked at Tucera, and Tucera also looked at Lorraine.

"From the perspective of a soldier..." After a long time, Sir Tusella muttered to himself, "From the perspective of a soldier, it's really a dilemma..."
Chapter completed!