Reborn As a Pirate

Valkyrie headed north and east.

The distance from New York to Boston is not too far, even considering that this time the President’s ship needs to sail close to the shoreline in the territorial waters to artificially increase the complexity of the route, allowing Valkyrie to run with sails, it will take four days. Enough to anchor in port.

However, Americans do not seem to pursue fast.

In order to take care of General Smith's old escort fleet, Valkyrie's speed was limited to 4-5 knots for a long time, and after sailing for two full days, he only managed to cover one-fifth of the distance.

The powerful escort fleet makes this voyage dangerous. This is Bell's pertinent evaluation of the US Navy, and Yacharin deeply agrees.

Lorraine also felt that Bell was justified in his own heart, because although the voyage had become longer, his chances of communicating with Washington had not increased at all.

The President of the United States strictly abides by the principle of passengers. Together with his entourage, he will not easily step out of the designated space, and even the limited and necessary deck activities are deliberately staggered during popular times.

They didn't express their willingness to make contact, so Lorraine could only respect their wishes. He even avoided the chance to meet them by chance, and he really realized that as long as Washington appeared, there would be no Lorraine.

The two sides are brewing, testing, and moving forward without haste.

Today is mild.

Lorraine checked the chart in the sun. The current position is probably near New Haven. Tomorrow, we can barely reach the waters of Rhode Island. Then the fleet will follow Martha and Nantucket Island to the edge of the continental shelf, and then turn the rudder to the north, heading towards Boston. Sea area for the final march.

The route is a suggestion given by a think tank in Washington, and the basic principle is to repeatedly draw meaningless strokes along the coastline.

Their reason is that as long as the fleet is close to the coastline, Valkyrie can calmly dock under the protection of the escort fleet in case of distress, and give priority to taking Mr. President out of the crisis.

Seeing that they were so confident, Lorraine was ashamed to tell them that in fact, with Valkyrie's draft, there was no possibility of landing or approaching the coast on most of the coastlines it passed.

It turns out that Western scholars also misled the country...

Lorraine jokingly locked Valkyrie's position with three crossed lines, and suddenly felt the sun dim.

Henna stood between him and the sun in a windbreaker, looking at him with emerald eyes, full of inquiry.

You're thinking of Washington?

No, I'm thinking about Shaq.

With Chuck's contacts in New York, the reason for Washington's adjustment of the itinerary was finally found out on the eve of departure.

In fact, in the original itinerary on April 10, because Lorraine was unwilling to hand over the dominance of the Valkyrie, Washington’s plan to take the Valkyrie to visit Boston has been officially rejected, and Hamilton failed to convince the opposing forces .

However, Shaq suddenly came in like Cheng Yaojin.

On a certain day in March, the first admiral of the North American Fleet, Admiral Shaq Francis Drake, Lord Tavistock, England, who was newly appointed at the Royal Navy's Newfoundland base, Chanel-Basque Naval Port, announced that made his first overseas visit.

He plans to visit Boston on June 15 aboard the first-class battleship HMS Neptune, and invites the US side to discuss North American maritime order and business development off the coast of Boston.

The sudden announcement sent shockwaves across the United States.

In the hearts of Americans, Shaq is almost the most hostile to the United States among the top admirals of the Royal Navy.

During the War of Independence, the sea closure operation led by him caused a huge blow to the external blood transfusion of the American Revolution. If it weren't for the freedom fighter Edward Kenway, the Continental Army would have almost drowned on the shore.

Americans have always kept this painful past in mind, grateful and guilty, until Shaq was suddenly transferred back to Europe on the eve of the decisive battle, these intense emotions finally converged into the only ecstasy, until the victory.

But now, Shaq Drake is back.

Holding the Navigation Act in his hand, and leading a powerful fleet that could crush the U.S. Navy back and forth dozens of times, he entered Newfoundland, which is very close to the United States, with more momentum than before.

What exactly is the North American Ocean Order in his mind? The Navigation Act can make all trade imported into the British colonies illegal. If he raises the banner of cracking down on smuggling again, does it indicate that the US economy will be cut in half, or will it represent a new round of sea closures? ?

Washington can't sit still. The authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is no longer sufficient to represent this kind of negotiation that concerns the survival of the country. Washington must attend in person. class battleship.

Can America afford such a risk?

In front of the Neptune, the U.S. Navy's fleet was as fragile as paper. Even if the four major fleets all went to the meeting, Shaq would be able to send Washington's ship into the bottom of the sea without any hindrance, and then leave unscathed.

This is not a question of whether Shaq will do it. For the safety of Mr. President, the United States must prepare for the worst.

During the heated discussions among the president's staff, Lorraine and Valkyrie were once again pushed to the fore by Hamilton.

Valkyrie is powerful. Both the battleship itself and the fleet under Lorraine's command have the unrivaled single-ship strength of the US Navy. Even the Portuguese Navigator-class fell to the ground in front of them.

If she becomes Washington's ship to attend the meeting, she may not be able to defeat the monster Neptune head-on, but at least she is more sure than the US Navy that the president will be safe.

Moreover, Washington knows the connection between Lorraine and Kenway. This is an unknown secret among high-level Americans. It cannot be said or discussed, but it is enough for Washington to build trust and confidence in Lorraine.

Finally, and most importantly, from the perspective of the national system, if the president does not take his own navy ship to the meeting, it is bound to damage the international image of the United States. Compared with seeking help from allies, hiring merchant ships is the option that will least damage the image of the United States. The only option that does not require a political price from the United States.

This is the tragedy of weak countries.

Facing the difficulties of powerful countries, they have no right to choose, let alone the right to refuse.

The plan to hire Lorraine and Valkyrie to protect Washington for the meeting was thus finalized. The Americans were worried that Lorraine would refuse and concealed the most important task of attending the meeting. The illusion of wanting to take a Valkyrie to Boston].

They didn't know that Lorraine had already got the truth from the mouth of a free congressman, let alone the complicated feelings in Lorraine's heart.

Lorraine has an intuition that the reason why Shaq got stuck in disclosing the visit itinerary before Washington's visit to Boston is to make the Valkyrie Washington's ship.

Even what Shaq wants to see may not be Washington at all, his real goal is Lorraine, and the frightened America is just a tool for him to force Lorraine to meet, which is worthless in Shaq's heart.

This arrogant and unrealistic idea kept pestering Lorraine all the time, disturbing him, venting his anger and resentment.

Washington did not make clear his intention at the beginning of the meeting, which is the main reason why Lorraine has been reluctant to take the initiative to create communication opportunities.

Hana knew very well about Lorraine's little temper, and when Lorraine finally mentioned Shaq, she leaned against him and sat down beside him.

Want to lie on my lap? He saw the ghost's opening line.

Lorraine was stunned for a while, and then became angry all of a sudden: You treat me like your brother again?

Lie down?

lie.

Henna's legs are plump and soft, like the top leather pillows, exuding a faint fragrance of jasmine.

The upset in Lorraine's heart suddenly settled down, and reason regained the upper hand.

Americans don't always tell the truth. He closed his eyes and stretched out his hands to pluck Haina's hair. This is a bad thing, and it will affect us, and it will affect them even more.

That's why you never see Washington?

It's one of the reasons. Lorraine thought for a while, Of course the more important thing is the benefits.

There are actually not many things we can talk about. One is the naval revitalization plan, which is a huge burden given the current financial resources of the United States. The other is the revolving door, which is the foundation of the United States' national destiny and cannot be missed.

I guess Mr. President is not fully prepared yet, when he feels ready...

Where's Shaq? Hannah asked suddenly.

Shaq?

You said you were thinking about Shaq just now.

Ah... yes.

Do you want to make up?

Lorraine shut her mouth immediately.

Hana didn't choose to wait, and asked directly: Do you want to make up?

It's never been a question of reconciliation between me and him. Lorraine bit her lips, nervously catching the few words that best reflected her heart, Our conflict is not our own conflict, and our position, It doesn’t matter what the worldview is, what the values ​​are, and there’s no hatred in between.”

He indulged his hatred and killed Helena. Helena will never come back to life, and we...

Henna's hand gently covered Lorraine's forehead, stroked it lightly, interrupted his words, and she was not in a hurry to answer.

She stroked silently, and Lorraine suffered silently for a long time.

sorry.

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