Chapter 178

"Eighteen forts spread across both sides of the bay. Their positions are very scattered, and the height of five of them exceeds our maximum elevation. They can't fight back from the sea."

In the captain's room of the badger, Nelson and Collinwood huddled side by side on the small wooden bed, listening to Lorraine's report on the freshly released wharf information.

Lorraine poked the sketch drawn temporarily in front of him.

"During the four hours when the family glory berthed in the port, I randomly explored three forts. Here, here and here, I saw two guns, 18 pound and 12 pound old land guns, which do not have the ability to launch howitzers. This is probably the only good news."

Collinwood touched a muffin. "Drake, do you mean... The battery here can't fire grenades?"

"It can only be said that this is a big guess."

Nelson waved his hand impatiently: "the naval gun can't defeat the fort, not to mention being beaten without fighting back! As long as one of the five highland guns is a new type of howitzer, we may suffer a great loss..."

"So... Give up leloran and go to St. Mary or baspant?"

These two coastal towns are similar to leloran. St. Mary is a commercial port with a large population and prosperous economy, but its sea area is not open. The reef beaches on both sides hinder the formation of the battle line and are not conducive to giving full play to the firepower advantage of the fleet. It has been excluded from the first battle target for a long time.

Baspant has no ground type problems, but it is too poor. A pure fishing port, even if it is blasted into debris, may not be able to lead snakes out of the cave.

Nelson looked sad for a moment.

The key to the maritime part of this operation lies in the victory or defeat of the French Defense Fleet.

However, the Halloween fleet is far inferior to its opponents in hard power. If you want to win, you can't expect to fight in a dignified battle array. Weather and geographical advantages are indispensable. Mobilizing your opponents is the top priority.

How can we mobilize our opponents?

Beacon fire.

The duty of the Defense Fleet is to ensure Martinique's trade security. Once the commercial port or commercial route is attacked, she must perform her duties and leave the port for battle.

That's why Nelson brought his fleet to leloran. Taking advantage of the unknown Halloween fleet, he made the Defense Fleet painful with a full blow and had to dance with Nelson's baton.

But who knows, there is a fort that can't be hit by naval guns

The risk is suddenly greater than the benefit. Do you really want to give up leloran, the most appropriate bait?

He closed his lips and shook his thighs very quickly.

"Drake, if you take a hundred people ashore, are you sure to take away the five highland forts?"

"Leloran has a small population. I can guarantee to touch the three outer blocks, but the two in the center of the town... Need at least 200 people and two six pound guns."

"Draw out 200 people, and the fleet can't guarantee the attack density."

"There's no way."

"What if I give orders!"

"I refuse. Mercenaries can refuse high-risk orders. If you insist, you can choose to let the major lead the team."

"Kasbert is not good at commanding the Marines."

"What a coincidence, I'm not good at fighting with my life." Lorraine slapped Nelson's face impolitely. "Besides, don't you just want to lead the snake out of the cave? If a vole is not suitable, just change it."

"Change one... Is it the lucky horseshoe?"

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Lucky horseshoe is a Brigg type six class frigate belonging to the French Atlantic Defense Fleet in Martinique. Its captain, nESI zeldni, 29, is unmarried. With handsome and versatile, it is widely welcomed by high-class ladies in the French colonies on the island and even in the whole Caribbean.

There are many stories about his love affair. In just four hours, the spies on the shore collected two large pieces of parchment and more than 20 pieces of information, but they couldn't find an anecdote unrelated to sex.

In short, he is a great humanoid self-propelled gun. Even acharin, who has been abstinent for many days, is willing to call him a strong enemy

With the romantic reputation of France, Captain zeldeni, who lives on his face, gets up in the Defense Fleet. He uses public ships for private use all year round and drives the lucky horseshoe to chase famous ladies. This time is no exception.

His target is Miss Emily, the 16-year-old second daughter of Sir prio, the speaker of Leland regional parliament.

The young lady only held an adult ceremony this spring and officially entered the upper class circle in her personal capacity. It is said that Sir prio had to hold a second private dance for her, announcing to the whole Martinique upper class society that the young lady would not choose marriage before she was 20 years old. She looked forward to sweet love.

Then, more people courted than before

Strangely, although the number of courters increased, and there were many young heroes from all sides, Miss Emily hid herself instead. She no longer lingers around dances, and she has less and less contact with courtship crowds. For more than two months, no one can really kiss Fangze. Even the Junjie who successfully asked her out of the residence is Fengmao Lingjiao.

Such Miss Emily finally succeeded in attracting captain zierdney. Even though the fierce battle in the Caribbean was in full swing, even if the wind was trembling in the Atlantic, he still drove his warship out of the military port and chased Huateng all the way to the Rose Manor in leloran.

This is intelligence

Lorraine, Nelson and Collingwood looked at each other, and all of them were affected by the wind.

"This... Who collected this information?"

Collinwood coughed awkwardly: "it's my chief mate who cooperates with Drake in the land scouting. The work is very meticulous..."

"Four hours, no, six hours!" Lorraine gritted his teeth. "Your chief mate only had six hours, and then he got this information! The major really thinks this motive report is detailed? Can such scum really become a French navy officer?"

"Probably... Different national conditions?"

"If France..." when Lorraine was about to refute, he suddenly thought of acharin's handsome and cheap smile, and immediately concluded.

Nelson looked at him strangely. "Drake, you've been on the island too. Do you think of anything?"

"I don't think of anything..." Lorraine shook his head wearily. "Forget it, go to my ship. This kind of professional intelligence analysis needs experts, and we can't do it."

A moment later, the three men transferred to the golden deer in Lorraine and patted the information on acharin's forehead.

Acharin's face was excited: "really!"

"Ha?"

"The information is true. In the past few months in the Caribbean, I have heard the name of nESI zeldni more than once. He is an excellent man and, like me, an incurable romantic believer!"

In the resolute cry, Lorraine vaguely heard the sound of fragmentation coming from Nelson's chest.

"The dream is broken?" Lorraine gently poked Nelson's arm.

Nelson trembled. "No, I just thought that if the lucky horseshoe came to pick flowers, as Mr. Desai said, wouldn't she leave the dock for a long time? After all, that Miss Emily... Sounds very difficult to get close."

Lorraine turned to look at acharin. Acharin shook his head firmly: "as long as he grabs the girl's first red before zildeni and shows off in front of him skillfully, he will rush out like a red eyed wild boar. He will go wherever we want him to go."

"But it will take a long time to get in front of zildeni? Don't forget, we only have twenty..."

"Five days." acharin proudly opened his five fingers, "I only need five days, and it has included a fragrant night of picking flowers."

All the men in the room stared at acharin with eyes similar to pilgrimage. During the worship, two whispers sounded.

"Scum."

"It's scum."