Chapter 370

Capture the king.

After capturing the king, everything stops.

Western gentlemen know how to choose or not much better than eastern gentlemen. Especially when they conflict with the precious interests of the king, life and wealth, they always know what they should choose.

The corpses on the ground were thrown into another empty watertight cabin. Little Mara obtained temporary freedom and issued orders for big Mara to summon all officers above the school level to the San Carlos, then the school level summoned the captain level, and the captain level summoned the sergeant

There was no bloody struggle in the whole process. As long as Blackbeard led people to block the aisle, the Spanish who knew the current affairs chose to surrender without exception.

Almost half an hour later, little Mara returned to the Shengshi with Blackbeard and Zanin, as well as representatives of school officers, lieutenants and sergeants, and announced to the more than 200 sailors on board that the ship had been officially transferred to the name of Drake chamber of Commerce.

They can choose to go with the ship to the British port of San Carlos, and the British promise not to treat them as prisoners; You can also get off the ship from here. The generous president Drake will provide them with boats, charts, and enough food and clean water to return to Grenada.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the Shengshi, which had suffered too many twists and turns, finally ended her scheduled trip for the day. It arrived at the lakeside pier of San Carlos with two major generals, eight school level officers, 26 Lieutenant level officers and 144 sailors from the kingdom of Spain.

Nelson fulfilled the promise made by Lorraine. Each sailor who assisted in sailing received an octagonal gold coin. The officers were properly transferred to the prisoner of war camp and shared the dinner of the day with the prisoners of San Carlos offensive and defensive war.

As a result, the first phase of the sea action plan has finally come to an end.

In the last few days before the beginning of the rainy season, there was only one big thing left in front of them, an ultimatum.

This ultimatum is not a common "ultimatum" in the process of war, but a transactional announcement to inform the Spanish of the end of the war. As for the reason, naturally, it is to protect the Spaniards' right to know the situation, so that they will not know that San Carlos has fallen without knowledge, and make a blind decision to attack because they can't find a leader.

Therefore, the ultimatum is very important. The content must include the following points:

Tell the Spanish that the British have successfully occupied San Carlos.

Tell the Spaniards that a total of 77 nobles and officers, including major general Hawthorne, Spanish colonial governor stationed in Nicaragua, major general Mara, commander of Grenada garrison formation, and Baron torresias, commander of San Carlos fortress, were captured after heroic fighting.

Tell the Spaniards that they can make formal representations to major general darling, the colonial governor of Great Britain in Jamaica, the army headquarters or the British Foreign Office at any time. Don't go to the Navy. This operation has nothing to do with the Navy.

The person who served the ultimatum was also crucial. It could not be a mercenary such as Drake's chamber of Commerce, or an unknown figure such as an Aboriginal or Blackbeard.

Nelson and Spencer are not good either. They have a high position in the team and are easy to be used as chips by the Spanish; The rank is too low, and junior officers lack diplomatic experience. It is easy to turn appeasement into a demonstration, which stimulates Grenada's fragile and sensitive self-esteem.

After several selections, freemani volunteered and was successfully elected.

Lorraine chose the Blackbeard's beloved Lucia as the messenger, and lef, chamuyam and zainni as guards.

Nelson also selected a lieutenant colonel, two captains and a second lieutenant from the prisoners. On the one hand, they need to prove the authenticity of the ultimatum, on the other hand, they are used as gifts to ensure that there are grateful friends to the British in Grenada.

On May 3, freemani set off from the lakeside wharf. Watching the sails drift away, Spencer suddenly patted Pauline's arm with emotion.

"Major, are you here?"

"Thank you, Drake."

"Thank you?" Uncle Lorraine couldn't figure it out. "If it's those things in the process of war... This is my job to accept employment. I haven't tried my best, and I've received the corresponding remuneration."

"It has nothing to do with the war, Drake. I mean freemanny."

"Lieutenant freemani? What's the matter with him?"

"This action has made him grow up a lot, look new and different!" Spencer's voice has deep feelings. "He took the initiative to ask me for the task of submitting an ultimatum, because he is my wife and brother, and he is of noble origin. Whether it comes to his personal identity or his identity in San Carlos, it is enough to make the Spanish feel sincere."

Lorraine raised his eyebrows: "if he intends to be frank, there will be many unnecessary risks."

"He said he would run into the woods if it was a big deal. Eriksson was there. He believed the Spanish couldn't stop him." Spencer laughed. "Do you know what reward he asked me for?"

"Promotion? Or transfer?"

"He's going to retire."

Completely unexpected answer, Lorraine was surprised and said, "he plans to retire after making great achievements?"

"He wants to get on board, not as a navy, but as a sailor." Spencer looked into Lorraine's eyes. "The reward he asked me for is that I ask you to allow him to become a member of the Drake chamber of Commerce."

"Ah... Ha?" Lorraine was stunned for a long time. "I think I need to think about it."

"I'll wait. You can tell me the result at any time."

With that, Spencer turned and left, replaced by Blackbeard, staring at Lorraine with a nose not a nose and a face not a face.

"Boy, it's been five days! I've risked and fought for you. I also lent you precious cadres and ships to accompany you to do the so-called ultimatum. I've paid enough. Now I just want to know when my reward will be fulfilled?"

"The information is lying somewhere on the island of pasatra, not on me," Lorraine replied, wringing her neck, "Your Highness, according to the weather in previous years, it takes almost a month from the beginning of the rainy season to the hydrological stability of the San Juan River. During this period, we can't do anything. We have a lot of time to complete the final handover on that beautiful island. Do you think you want to follow me to the island or wait for me to deliver it to the door in San Carlos?"

"Go to the island with you, of course!" Blackbeard's nose was steaming. "Who knows if you will remove important information from the copy!"

"People always need a little trust." Lorraine joked, "since you want to go to the island, in order to avoid some unpleasant things, please choose your entourage, with a limit of three."

Blackbeard stared: "what about the trust you just said?"

"I ask you to trust me, because I am a successful businessman who regards reputation as life, and I have received the orthodox English noble education since childhood. You can't ask me to trust you, because your family is only a self-employed farmer, and you yourself are famous for capriciousness, greed and cruelty. This is the fairness that we must abide by in our cooperation."

"I need to trust you. You don't need to trust me. Is that fair?"

"Yes, this is fairness." Lorraine smiled happily. "It's like we can't cope with Grenada's counterattack, so we take the initiative to pay attention to the Spaniard's right to know. Real fairness is never both ends of the scale, but by adding weights to balance the imbalance."

"In a word, when the rainy season comes, only one ship will go to pasatra Island, that is the Shengshi. If I accidentally find another ship with the same destination during my voyage, I will sink her and gain the weight necessary to achieve balance."

Lorraine waved the balance with his hands. Suddenly, a drop of water hit the back of his hand from the sky.

He couldn't help interrupting the topic and looked up at the cloudy and low sky.

"The rainy season... Has begun."