Chapter 170

After a few months, Lorraine and his golden deer returned to bashiba town again, back to the beginning of his journey to the new world.

The golden sun hangs high in the sky, the slender plank road extends into the blue sea, the sea is calm, there are scattered sails of fishing boats in the distance, and groups of white pelicans are noisy chasing the fish.

There was a great deal of noise on the trestle. Three large ships anchored steadily at the end of the trestle. Hundreds of strong men drove more than a dozen carts to send the mountain like containers beside the Wharf into the cabin and classify them.

"Send arms and consumables to the golden deer! There are sailors in the bottom cabin! Guns and guns go to the empty cabin in the bow, and gunpowder, bullets and spare parts go to the stern!"

"Tents, bedding, water and medicine are on the badger, and the kerosene is going to the badger. Damn it, which bastard piled kerosene and gunpowder in a car. Have you had enough!"

"The vehicles and horses are transported by the hornet, and the horse's feed follows the horse! Don't be confused. The plank road is very narrow. Let those four legged guys be more secure and more secure! Also, don't shit on the deck!"

Call, drink, everywhere is a chaotic scene. The sea land interaction, which began with an idea, shows a taste of chaos and disorder in all aspects.

For HNA, this smell is enough to poison an operation.

Lorraine couldn't understand why, with Nelson's intelligence, he would give up the capable Marines and seek cooperation with those arrogant and mediocre colonial armies.

Is there anything hard to say?

In Nelson's eyes, in order to fight for merit, is the army a tolerable risk?

The eighth company of the 52nd infantry regiment of New England, the bastard company... What is the uniqueness of this company with derogatory names that can be recognized by Nelson as a trusted "army partner"?

Cold face glanced at the wharf plank road in the distance. Lorraine bowed his head and continued to read the new action rules.

[action code: Halloween]

As a peripheral component of the battle of the Windward Islands, operation Halloween is not only an independent maritime operation of the British army in the Atlantic Ocean, but also serves the main battle in the Caribbean.

According to the schedule of the main campaign, the operation must be completed 15 days before the planned decisive battle to ensure that the operation effect can be fully fermented.

Therefore, the action time is very urgent. The launch date is May 1 and the end date is May 25, which lasts for 25 days, and the error shall not exceed 3 days.

In terms of force composition, the Lorraine side includes three naval special operations sub fleets, the flagship, HMS badger; Liao ship, HMS Hornet, Drake chamber of Commerce golden deer; And the army, the eighth company of the 52nd corps, 150 people, and 50 people in five classes of independent artillery, a total of 200 people.

The franceans they were facing had an overall advantage in military strength.

In terms of the army, there is an army regiment stationed on Martinique Island, of which two companies are deployed on the east coast adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean, with a total of 300 people; In terms of the Navy, the French Atlantic Defense Fleet is stationed in Le Francois, an important town on the east coast, including the class IV cruise ship Andes, the class V destroyer Jupiter, four class VI frigates and two single mast liaison ships.

With such a comparison of forces, frontal assault is bound to fail. Therefore, Nelson and Collinwood designed a complete set of plans to lure and harass the enemy, including the early army launch, the mid-term cruise attack and the final assault operation. The purpose is to break down and loot the port of Le Francois and deter the battle base of the French, so as to disrupt the rhythm of the enemy's battle deployment, Build British superiority in the main campaign.

From the perspective of naval action, this is an impeccable action plan, which fully considers the hydrology, environment, sea and land transportation, ocean current and historical wind direction of Martinique, and even the response and response of the French.

However, as an amphibious action plan, in the army, the whole plan has only two simple and irresponsible descriptions of "contingency" and "independent decision".

There is no approved landing and evacuation site, no marching plan, and no action requirements. The most stringent requirement for the army in the plan is to "Hope" that they "can" move within 100 kilometers of Le Francois before May 22, follow the signal and cooperate with Lorraine to carry out the final assault and decisive battle

In other words, even Nelson could not guarantee that his army friends would reach the starting point of the operation within the specified time.

This is the root of all Lorraine's doubts.

"Since you can't control it, why do you have to design the battle plan as amphibious cooperation... Can actively matching pig teammates improve task rewards, or Nelson's preference is to pursue satisfaction in self abuse? The star of Tangtang sea school is a hidden m? It's unreasonable."

Shaking her head, Lorraine closed the plan in her hand and slowly spit out her chest.

To be honest, he had a problem with the rough plan. If possible, he even wanted to completely overthrow the whole plan or withdraw from the plan with the golden deer.

However, he cannot do so.

It was the first time that he participated in the collective action of a number of ships as a wing ship commander since he drove the Artemis beauty to sea. His collaborator was Nelson, the famous and talented naval commander of later generations.

Whether for the future of Drake chamber of Commerce, or to get along well with Nelson and establish friendship in action, he needs to suppress his desire for control and reduce meaningful or meaningless speeches as much as possible.

To say the least, Nelson didn't mean to drive the warship to death. Once the battle was unfavorable, they at least had a wide Atlantic to escape.

There are not many problems with breakeven.

Since breakeven is no problem, it is also an "acceptable risk" for Lorraine to go crazy with Nelson. After all, he has long known that risk and return are often in direct proportion.

"In short, do your best..."

With a murmur in his mouth, Lorraine looked back and saw Nelson walking slowly with a young gentleman.

In a tuxedo, a white shirt, a shiny silver wig on his head and a folded black umbrella in his hand, he is the principal of the 8th company of the 52nd regiment, Captain John Green.

Green is perhaps one of the most suitable men to become the focus of the crowd among the men Lorin has seen so far. He has blond hair, blue pupils, a strong nose and a thin and delicate mouth.

He has a shiny blond curl, not long, worthy of a shawl. At present, he is tied into a horsetail and folded under the wig. Only two strands are left on his temples to swing with the wind, which adds a bit of beauty to his white and delicate face.

It's really handsome.

In terms of appearance, the humanoid self-propelled gun on Lorraine's ship is no worse than the one in front of him.

However, acharin's handsome is full of masculinity, while Green's handsome implies a bit of softness. There is a hint of beauty in the circulation of eyebrows and eyes. It is hard to compare, but it is more similar to Carmen's provocative time.

The only defect in his appearance may be his figure. His height of about 170 cm is a little shorter than Nelson, and his figure is not strong enough. His hands and feet are small, his fingers are thin, his body contour is slightly fat, and some baby fat remains on his cheeks.

"It's so beautiful that women's clothes are wasted..."

Lorraine's stomach Fei greeted him and bowed slightly at Nelson: "Lieutenant, have you finished discussing with the captain?"

Nelson forced a tired dry smile: "just review the action plan, not consultation."

"Just checking?"

Lorraine knew that Nelson's attempt to clarify the army's action plan had failed again.

John Green is cunning and stubborn, who doesn't match his appearance. Relying on the advantages of the two armies, he firmly controls the behavioral autonomy of the army headquarters and is easily unwilling to confess his concept of action.

Lorraine somehow understood his idea.

With hundreds of years of gratitude and resentment between Britain and France, the penetration between them has already developed to the point where nothing can be seen.

Captain green wants to live in enemy occupied areas with vulnerable troops for nearly a month. The fewer people he knows, the safer it will be for him. Even if this security must be based on the insecurity of the whole operation, from his point of view, he is also responsible for the lives of himself and his subordinates.

However, to understand, Lorraine didn't care about the life and death of this beautiful man and his subordinates. If these lives can give Lorraine more in return, their sacrifice is worth it.

The obstacle is still Nelson. Will Nelson feel offended if Mao interrupts rashly?

The idea passed lightly at the bottom of Lorraine's heart. Lorraine suddenly smiled: "Lieutenant, I've known each other for a long time, and I haven't spoken to captain green. There's still some time before we start, I hope..."

At this point, I still have more meaning.

Nelson's eyes flashed, "are you sure?"

"After all, the gratitude and resentment between the army and the navy can't be conveyed to me. The captain may prefer the way of bargaining and chatting?"

"Maybe... You are right," Nelson thought for a moment. "I grant you the right to change the plan in the negotiation. Of course, the final decision is still up to me."

Lorraine shook his head lightly: "the governor's plan is very mature, and I don't need the right to change the plan. Please believe me, this is just a meaningless chat."

"Chat... Go."