Chapter 640

One of the main reasons why Julian Luc dares to appear in such a swagger off Chesapeake Bay is that he has received accurate information that a fleet of the British Royal Navy originally docked in Yorktown left Yorktown a week ago and went north to support New York.

Last year, William Howe led the army to capture Philadelphia, the seat of the Continental Congress, but the tragic battle in Saratoga changed the situation of the thirteen colonies in North America.

The grand army lost more than 5000 people in Saratoga, so their strength in the northern battlefield has now become even weaker.

In the original historical time and space, although William Howe occupied Philadelphia, because of the victory of Saratoga, the British were forced to withdraw from Philadelphia after only nine months in Philadelphia, and gave it to the army again.

But now it's different. Without the victory of Saratoga, although bergoin's troops also suffered heavy losses, they also caused heavy damage to the army. So now the British are very confident in keeping Philadelphia and New York.

For this reason, the British even mobilized the fleet guarding Yorktown and Jamestown to New York to increase the defense force of New York, and sent part of the New York garrison to Philadelphia to make the defense force of Philadelphia more powerful.

It was because the British fleet left Chesapeake Bay that Julian Luc dared to show up in the open sea of Chesapeake Bay and prepare to bombard Norfolk.

The gunfire that commander Adria Fogg heard was the one fired during the provocation of the cruiser Brittany who had been out for investigation.

Since the three main ships of the French entered Chesapeake Bay as pirates and shelled Yorktown the year before last, the British troops stationed in Yorktown and Jamestown began to watch at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay.

Because the south of Chesapeake Bay mouth is now the territory of Norfolk, the British can only set up observation posts in the north of Chesapeake Bay mouth.

The British set up an observation post on fisherman's Island, which is located in the north of the bay mouth. There is not only an observation post on this island, but also two small sailboats in the Bay in the north of the island. This ship is specially used to transmit information.

The speed of this small sailboat is very fast, much faster than that of a sailboat. Fisherman's Island is located in the north of the mouth of the bay. Once an enemy ship enters Chesapeake Bay, only fisherman's island can see the enemy ship first except point Henry.

Once an enemy ship is found entering Chesapeake Bay, the herald will drive the two small sailboats as fast as possible to Jamestown and Yorktown to report the situation.

But when Lieutenant Colonel Fogg received the news from fisherman's Island, it was five hours after the end of the naval battle.

What's more, he received news that only eight French warships had appeared at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay and were preparing to enter Chesapeake Bay. As for where and what happened, Lieutenant Colonel Fogg didn't know until a day later.

Of the British observation posts on fisherman's Island, only 12 were stationed at ordinary times. Even among the twelve, eight of them were soldiers who specialized in sailing boats, and only four of them were actually engaged in observation tasks.

Only one day later did the two royal army officers know what had happened when lieutenant commander Fogg and the top commander in Yorktown, Colonel Jackson, boarded the fisherman's Island and met the four observers.

"Sir, at noon yesterday, eight French warships with irises were suddenly seen in the open sea. One of the cruisers went out to investigate and fired guns about four kilometers south of the mouth of the bay at point Henry, but the Cherokees on the opposite side did not fight back." A soldier named Frank spoke nervously to Colonel Jackson and Lieutenant Colonel Fogg.

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Colonel Jackson frowned and looked at Lieutenant Colonel Fogg. Fogg didn't say a word, so Jackson said in a deep voice, "frank, don't be nervous. Tell me everything you see. The more detailed, the better. It's very important."

Frank swallowed, apparently still nervous. Fog took out a cigarette and handed it to Frank. Frank said thank you. He lit the cigarette and took two deep puffs. Then his mood gradually calmed down.

"We don't know why the Frenchman's warship suddenly appeared here, but since the Frenchman came, we had to give an alarm. So John, they immediately sailed out of here, and there were only four of us left at the observation post to continue to observe. "

"John, not long after they left, one of the Frenchmen's cruisers came out, but their target didn't seem to be us, but the Cherokee on the other side. Because their cruiser went straight to the opposite corner of Henry

Fogg and Jackson looked at each other, Fogg said in a low voice: "it is estimated that the French are going to revenge. After all, their three ships were sunk by the Cherokees the summer before last."

Fogg and the British people around here still call Yanhuang tribe Cherokee, which is caused by habit.

Jackson nodded, apparently thinking the same.

After seeing the communication between the two officers, Frank continued: "after the cruiser fired a few shots with the stern mortar, it returned to the fleet, and then the Frenchman's fleet went out collectively."

It seems that Frank's face became a bit ferocious when he remembered the frightening naval battle that happened yesterday afternoon. "The Frenchman's fleet has four main ships, including one class II ship, three class III ships, and the remaining four are cruisers."

The number slightly changed Jackson's and Fogg's faces. This is a powerful fleet. If this fleet is allowed to enter Chesapeake Bay, neither Yorktown nor Jamestown can resist it.

"When the Frenchman's fleet reached about five kilometers from point Henry, the Cherokee coast guns opened fire!"

"Five kilometers? Frank, are you sure you read it right? When the Frenchman's fleet was five kilometers from point Henry, the Cherokees fired? " Asked Colonel Jackson gravely, his face changed.

"Yes, sir. Although I can't be sure of the exact number, I can still see the general distance. " Frank said with certainty, and then he explained: "Sir, I have been an observer here for more than half a year, and my judgment of distance is quite accurate."

Fog and Jackson looked at each other again, and both saw the shock in each other's eyes.

Frank's judgment should be no big mistake, but it's incredible to fire at a distance of five kilometers.

But with Frank's story, they both think that there may be something wrong with the world