Reborn As a Pirate

A well-regulated buffet is being held on the deck of the Andes.

The banquet invited all officers above the rank of lieutenant in the Navy of the Halloween Fleet and senior crew members above the seaman in the chamber of commerce.

The ingredients were the fresh souvenirs provided by Reixide during the meeting between land and sea yesterday. The sound of rumbling guns and continuous wailing was the accompaniment, and the sea of ​​flames in the distance and the ruins of the town were the stage.

Because of the idleness, the overall atmosphere is barely happy.

Lorraine and Nelson stood side by side in front of the railing of the bow with glasses of champagne in their hands, each holding a monocular, watching the battle situation on the landing boredly.

The bombing points are sparse and the angle is not good. If it weren't for the advantage of the abundant explosive bombs, the captain's army would have to spend a lot of effort to flatten Le François. Lorraine smacked his mouth, his tone I'm quite sorry.

Nelson couldn't help laughing: I heard that those slaves fired real cannons for the first time today, and it's very good to be able to achieve such an effect.

But it's a waste of time... yo, the church was blown up, and the man who fired it should be hated by that God.

Drake, I know you're a heretic, but you don't have any need to flaunt your faith in front of a Puritan.

I'm sorry. Lorraine shrugged and put down the telescope, Admiral, even if you count the obviously flying shells, the captain's artillery team is too far away from the pier, and it's basically impossible for extended shooting to hit the coastal battery.

Didn't he still have slave infantry and Mamluks?

Those cavalrymen riding rough horses are also worthy of being called Mamluk? Lorraine couldn't help laughing, Forget it, for the sake of a good case of wine, I give my allies full trust...

Lefrancois wailed amid the cannonade.

As the base camp of the Martinique Army on the island, the French stored a large amount of new arms and ammunition at Fort La Trinite. These things accompanied Lechde across half of the island, and they were not officially used until today.

Leishid had no intention of conserving ammunition at all.

In the name of practice, the only order he gave to his artillery was to fire until the barrel became hot.

This order was carried out for a full three hours, and it was not until after ten o'clock in the evening that the third light cannon exploded, wounding a white soldier for the first time, and the sweeping order for the infantry was not officially issued.

The infantry, full of hatred and hope, began to attack the frontal line of defense that had been razed to the ground,

It was broken in less than half an hour, and almost no decent obstacles were encountered.

Immediately, the cavalry entered the urban area, chasing every fleeing man and woman on the cobweb-like roads like hunting, and a hellish tragedy was staged in every corner of the town.

At this point in the war, there was no suspense about the destruction of Lefrancois.

Coastal turrets are huge killers in sea battles, especially the new turrets that can use flowering ammunition, which can be called the natural enemy of wooden sailing ships.

But those huge coastal defense guns couldn't easily turn their gun heads, and even if they forced one or two, the gunners couldn't fire at the city they were protecting.

They are doomed.

Lorraine never doubted this ending, but never thought that Leched would use such extremely brutal means that were completely inconsistent with Western war conventions to achieve his goals.

The French probably didn't expect things to develop like this.

Therefore, the closest point of the fronts of both sides is obviously only five or six hundred meters away, but until the destruction, the French failed to organize a really decent counterattack.

In short, the war is over.

...

In the early hours of the morning, the agreed light was on on the pier, and the Andes and the Lucky Horseshoe slowly approached the pier as planned. Lorraine squinted, but saw a wonderful scene under the firelight.

The eighth company and the slaves in the confrontation, and the shivering citizens of Lefrancois who were protected by the eighth company...

Order to stop entering the port! Andes and Lucky Horseshoe are tapped, the gun doors are fully opened, and the assault boat is launched. Everyone! First-level combat readiness!

The sharp whistle resounded on the two huge ships, and the sailors rushed and shouted on the deck, turning the bows.

Everyone's heart reached their throats.

The distance between them and the pier was less than 100 meters, and the muzzles of the coastal defense guns in the fort could be identified with the naked eye.

If...if Rashid's slave army loses control at this time...

A group of cannon-firing slaves commanded barely damaged forts all over the coast, and the Andes and the Lucky Horseshoe were stuck in them without even a chance.

Damn, what happened on the shore!

Lorraine gritted his teeth and called Yacharin: Acharin, you take a musketeer team up, find Rashid or his three lackeys, and bring them to me, the sooner the better.

Yacharin also knew that the matter was of great importance, so he put away his sloppy attitude, bowed his legs together, and turned to get off the boat.

After a while, the small boat sailed away from the Andes with ups and downs. Yacharin circled close to the pier, and soon found Lexid from the crowd, and dragged the restless army captain to Lorraine.

Captain Rashid, I'm waiting for your explanation! Lorraine said suppressing his anger.

I'll explain, but first allow me to express my appreciation for you.

Reshid hid himself in a blind spot on the pier with a playful smile.

Sure enough, I read correctly. Compared with the iron-blooded admiral and the lack of creativity, the major, Mr. President is more suitable to preside over my work. Don't hesitate, don't panic, your response is perfect, thanks to you, Those Frenchies have no reason to doubt us any more.

Suspect?

Yes, doubt. Rechde repeated, Please continue to be vigilant, Mr. President. Although we are the British Royal Navy who came for war, we have now decided to abandon the country and the country because of the atrocities of slaves. In the spirit of humanity and chivalry, we will try our best to rescue the affected civilians.

Lorraine understood what Rashid meant at once: Do you think this superfluous lie is useful?

Of course it's useful. Lechde smiled confidently, This land operation lasted 20 days, and there were no living prisoners during the process, and the soldiers of the Eighth Company never appeared on the list of looting and occupation. Even in Lefranc Sowa, my people also cut in from the north close to the coastline, like a task force sent by the fleet, and every citizen we rescued can testify to this.

But you can't hide it from everyone for a land operation that lasts more than 20 days.

Rumors are always unavoidable! What's more, we also defeated the Atlantic Defense Fleet this time. The angry French have a lot of reasons to blame us for this sudden slave riot. After all, there are five towns destroyed.

The more Lorraine listened, the more interested she became: Are you sure you can turn the whole thing into a frame?

Actually, it's just a very simple trick. Lechide made a gesture, I have an appointment with the two slave leaders, and I will give up the guns, cannons, food and wealth that I robbed along the way, and leave them for the capital of the revolution. .In return, they have to allow me to take the poor mayor and these more than a hundred miserable citizens picked up along the way, and I can't show any connection between us.

Don't they think your handling is strange?

I don't think so. Because I told them that I would send these people to Fort-de-France, and then use them as a cover to launch a surprise attack to destroy the French New Continental Fleet. Don't they want to occupy the mountain as king? Help me hide my identity from them favorable.

Lorraine thought about it in her heart.

Concealment, approach, and sneak attack, in addition to overestimating the IQ of the French, and overestimating the destructive power of the Halloween fleet, the action plan proposed by Lechide is indeed possible.

But how to say...

People who dream of founding a country with thousands of temporarily armed thugs probably never considered the other party's intelligence.

Even slaves who don't know how to use cannons can't accurately estimate the power of battleships.

In addition, and most importantly, Nelson had no plan to attack Fort de France at all.

Coincidentally, although Rashid's script is hopelessly stupid, it unexpectedly satisfies everyone, especially the logical interpretation, which is perfect.

Lorraine took a deep look at Rashid.

The badness of this person goes deep into the bone marrow, but as a comrade in arms, he is indeed perfect and competent.

Lorraine laughed playfully.

In the past 20 days, you have successively destroyed five towns including Tralinite and Le Francois. Because of the use of explosive bombs, Le Francois probably suffered the heaviest casualties. Of course The plantations along the way must be worse, but it doesn't matter, as you, you should not leave a living testimony there.

This is a troublesome matter, even if it is for the sake of victory. What's more, the actions of the army have nothing to do with the navy, and you have not informed in advance, and there is no suitable reason. Sir Parker and Nelson are unwilling to share the responsibility for you.

So you asked the survivors of Le François to testify for you, proving that the British soldiers abided by the norms of the civilized world and firmly chose the latter between victory and humanity.

Maybe there will be other voices to refute, but their persuasion will not be heavier than the survivors. There may be slaves who expose, but the thugs, in order to reduce their sins, it is strange that they do not bite matter.

You have found an excellent excuse for Great Britain. Compared with who will bear the crime of war, it is obviously a better choice to be born innocent.

Lorraine said with emotion: Mr. Captain, I admire your wisdom from the bottom of my heart.

There was a little shyness on Raixide's beautiful face, not the kind of shame of doing something wrong, but more like the shyness born of praise.

He smiled and said: Since Mr. President has thought it through clearly, what should I do next, do you think I will teach you?

Probably...no need. Lorraine sighed, and raised the volume, Order! The Andes switched to solid ammunition, and the target was three gun turrets on the left, and fired freely. The Lucky Horseshoe maintained a deterrent posture towards the crowd at the pier, and did not move without order!

Rashid's face suddenly turned pale: Drake! What are you doing!

Play the role I should play, do the play I should do. Amidst the noisy artillery orders, Lorraine's voice was cold, Look carefully at those slaves, my captain, and think about it by the way, are you missing some key points? Information.

They, those who confronted each other on the pier, whether they were your soldiers or the slaves you saved, they were not professional actors. But their acting skills successfully deceived me, the hostility, the tension, the A life-or-death struggle and hesitation, and something I'm most familiar with, which I call ambition.

It's clear to me that that's not something an actor can do.

As Lorraine said, he approached Laixide step by step, condescendingly meeting the eyes of this beautiful but somewhat wicked comrade-in-arms.

For the safety of you and your subordinates, I am willing to cooperate with your performance. But for the safety of me and my subordinates, I need to make the stage safer. This is the bottom line for this farce. As for how to make it continue , this is your business, not mine.

Laixide took half a step back in disgust: Tch, coward...

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