Chapter 135

"Report the latest information."

An emergency Seamen's meeting was held in the restaurant of the jackdaw, chaired by Lorraine and attended by all the seamen.

Lorraine sat at the table, crossed his fingers and supported his chin. "Carmen, tell us the basic situation."

Carmen nodded and said, "gentlemen and ladies, we have got an important news that New Orleans is at war."

"What?" Karen stared. "Is the news accurate? We've been berthing at the dock for several days, and we've spread our hands out to inquire about the news. Is there even a trace of war in this city?"

"War has nothing to do with the citizens, Karen." acharin laughed. "Don't forget that this is a city built by the French. Every resident in the city knows that war is the business of the king and the army. They just need to have fun in time."

Carmen was amused by acharin's exaggerated words and softly explained: "acharin said only one reason. The other reason is that because of the exquisite command of count galvis, the war has always been carried out in the outer suburbs of New Orleans, and the sound of artillery has never been heard in the city."

Katrina frowned, "that is to say, this war has been going on for some time?"

"Forty two days."

"But the day before yesterday I saw the New Orleans Legion patrolling the parade ground. I bought intelligence from them. I'm sure they're not in a state of war."

"They are really not in a state of war." Carmen grimaced. "The Spaniards chose to stand on the sidelines in this war. There are only Frances and English on the battlefield, and their allies are smugglers in New Orleans and Indians attached to the English."

Katrina was stunned for a long time: "smugglers have joined the war? Are French..."

"Coercion." Carmen gently spit out the word, "count galvis hired smugglers with the smuggling right of charlville rifles. The captain and I have found out that only businessmen who have achieved meritorious service on the battlefield can smuggle those popular rifles."

"No money?"

"Unfortunately, the import price of firearms remains unchanged, and it is inconvenient to pay business tax in New Orleans. Moreover, because there are too many smugglers and too many monks, not every smuggler can get the opportunity to participate in the war."

"Will someone else rush to die?"

Carmen shrugged: "in fact, the recruitment scene is warm and orderly. The count has set up a perfect appointment and queuing system for those who want to die, basically eliminating the possibility of competition. In other words, rushing to die requires qualification, and not everyone has the qualification to jump in the queue."

The sailors looked at each other in horror, and Katrina muttered to herself, "is that Frenchman... A devil?"

"I don't know if he is a devil." Lorraine smiled and asked Carmen to sit down and take over. "I only know that many people want him to go to hell now."

"The captain means..."

"The Patriot broke the rules," Lorraine said lightly. "Let's guess the purpose of the British war."

Little pierce raised his hand: "New Orleans is the main port for charlville rifle smuggling. It is by this smuggling line that the Americans stopped the brave British soldiers on the battlefield! Capturing New Orleans will be a great advantage in the front battlefield."

"This statement is not entirely accurate." Lorraine gave pierce a positive look. "The French chose New Orleans smuggling only for political reasons. If they are determined to support the Americans, Pensacola can bear the heavy responsibility of smuggling even if New Orleans falls."

He stood up, pulled out a map of North America and pointed to the Atlantic coast.

"On the battlefield of the war of independence, the American militia blocked the British attack from the wide front, but the real opponent of the British was not them, but the scattered but well-trained Spanish and French reinforcements."

"What's the value of attacking New Orleans?" Lorraine moved his finger down to New Orleans. "First of all, this is an important port controlled by the Spanish in the Gulf of Mexico. If you want to hold her, the Spanish need to send reinforcements from the battlefield or Mexico."

"If the new world fleet exerts pressure on the Mexican coast at this time, does the Mexican governor's office dare to transfer its own troops? The answer is obvious. The world will laugh at the stupid army, but no one dares to ignore the combat effectiveness of the Royal British navy."

"In this way, Spain can only draw troops from the battlefield and give up the flank protection of the Americans. This is one of them."

"Second, the French." Lorraine gently brushed his hand on the Mississippi River. "Almost all the major cities in New France are built on both banks of the Mississippi River, and New Orleans is the only channel for the navy to enter the Mississippi River."

"If you occupy here, the Royal Navy of Great Britain can organize a large and elite fleet of destroyers to enter the hinterland of New France. There is no force to compete with on the surface of the Mississippi River. If you lose New Orleans, the French will lose all."

"The British attack on New Orleans is a strategic pioneer. Once they gain an advantage in the battlefield, the French army will not be able to be alone. They must support New Orleans and weaken their strength in the main battlefield."

"Three birds with one stone." Lorraine smiled and took a map. "Once the New Orleans strategy war is carried out as expected by the British, it is equivalent to cracking down on the increasingly rampant arms smuggling, weakening the firepower of the Americans and mobilizing the battlefield forces of Spain and France. The American defense line will become a sieve and fall into nothingness."

"The most wonderful thing about it is that the British only need to gain a short-term advantage to achieve the battle goal, and there is no need to really capture New Orleans, which means that Britain does not need to invest too much power in this war."

"The British have reached this point?" Katrina sighed with emotion. "Captain, you just said that many people want count galvis's life... Is it because he broke the British plan?"

"Almost." Lorraine raised his wooden cup and sipped the spicy rum. "But the main reason is that count galvis is an excellent commander, but he seems to be just a commander."

"There are many wonderful hands in this small war. The British took the first hand and launched the battle of New Orleans. The governor of New Orleans of Spain took the second hand and saw through the essence of New Orleans. Although she is the territory of Spain, she is more important to the French."

"He chose to withdraw from the war and even forced the count of galvis to bear the responsibility of fighting the British independently by surrendering."

"Later, the magical French nationality occupied the leading role." Lorraine bowed to acharin and apologized in advance.

Acharin immediately raised his eyebrows and looked very proud. He didn't know what he was proud of.

"You can see from acharin. He doesn't care whether the war is about the future of France in the new world. The large number of French pioneers in New Orleans also don't care. From the information we collected, even the elite Baton Rouge army doesn't care. You can imagine that in the distant French mainland, the nobles and gentlemen who profit from smuggling are the same Don't care too much. "

"The whole world doesn't care. Only the count cares about the country and the people. Forced, he chose to forcibly close the smuggling right, coerce businessmen to work for him in the name of employment and bleed on the battlefield."

"As a result, you see. The effect seems surprisingly good. France did not participate in the war, Spain did not participate in the war, and the count who participated alone withstood the attack of the British Army on his own, and even the smuggling industry in the port of New Orleans was not affected."

"The British plan went bankrupt. Revenge on the count is a very good way to vent their anger."

"Many smugglers died or went bankrupt in this war, and their hatred also needs a channel to pour out."

"And the French nobles who have vested interests in this arms smuggling. Have you ever thought that if the count wins the war, will they have a chance to recover the losses? Will anyone be willing to spit out the interests eaten up by the count and the Legion?"

"The malice of the whole world is concentrated on the spirited count. His patriotism and good fighting directly demolished the table, so that everyone can only squat on the ground, grab the steak in the plate and bite it, just like a humble primitive man."

Acharin shrugged his shoulders with empathy, and Karen looked puzzled.

He hesitated and asked, "Captain, I understand why the British and smugglers hate the count, but the French... If New Orleans falls, don't they even lose their plates?"

"As I said earlier, even if New Orleans is lost, the French can still smuggle, and no one's interests will be damaged. And will New Orleans really be lost? Baton Rouge's legion is in the suburbs, New Orleans's legion is in the city, and more than 100000 French and Spanish troops wander along the Atlantic coast. It doesn't take a month to get to the battlefield and recover the situation."

"Only Americans need to pay for the assassination, leaving people such as Britons, French, Spaniards and even smugglers. They will not have any loss. Those who should enjoy life continue to enjoy life, and those who should earn profits still earn profits."

"Moreover, Americans suffer heavy losses, which is not necessarily a bad thing for everyone. The United States is large and there are many Americans. Once the Continental Army suffers heavy losses, it means that they need to mobilize more militias and have greater demand for arms. This is a perfect marketing, isn't it?"

Karen was thrilled and couldn't help fighting a cold war: "so... What should we do now?"

"We always stand on the side of justice." Lorraine laughed happily. "It's stupid to go to the battlefield and try our best. When the count dies, it's too uncontrollable. I'm ready to do something we're good at to protect the hero."

"Gentlemen and ladies, let's protect the heroes of France. Patriotism and innocence!"