Sincerely, the Wasp in Collingwood took the initiative to return without waiting for Lorraine to clear the rope.

This shows that the battle on the Fifth Channel also had results.

The unlucky French lost in the sky.

When the storm started, the relatively rear Fortress was lucky enough to be on a relatively wide transit belt, and was able to turn around in time and escape.

The Pioneer at the front was completely stuck in a narrow waterway and had no way to advance or retreat. It could only be swept by violent storms and struggling in the complex sea full of rocks, and ultimately did not escape the end of the reef sinking.

So in terms of time, the end of the Fifth Channel War could not be later than the main battlefield of Lorraine.

Thinking of this, Lorraine glanced at Collingwood weirdly: "It ended early but didn't come to me to help...Major, did you save someone?"

Collingwood nodded naturally: "The Andes can't stop the third ship on the side of the ship. Rather than being helpless by your side, I should do my best to save the believers of God."

"Rescue the enemy regardless of victory..." Although he knew that this was based on his confidence in docking warfare and the restrictions of employment regulations, Lorraine was still a bit speechless, "How much to save?"

"133 people."

"so much?"

"So, a little risk is worth it."

"Maybe."

The conversation between the two stopped abruptly.

It is difficult to say whether Collingwood's choice deviated from the fundamentals, because a Brig-type ship with a full crew of 180 sailors, under the double disaster of heavy rain and rocking, the most optimistic rescue rate will not exceed 20%, converted to survival There are 36 people.

As a result, Collingwood saved 97 more.

Seventy percent of the sailors on a ship became captives, so there must be no problem in counting the Pioneer that hit the rocks and sank as the result of the Hornet.

This means that Collingwood gained fame, kindness, and tangible record through this adventure.

If Lorraine is defeated on the main battlefield, all this is undoubtedly a faint move, but the ability of Drake's members to connect is obvious to all in the Halloween fleet. This time there is a rainstorm bonus, and the reason for risk seems to be established. NS.

Is it self-interest in the overall view?

Lorraine looked at Collingwood and laughed indifferently. It suddenly occurred to him that now that the battle on the Fifth Channel has come to an end, has the first channel with similar conditions been determined?

...

The sun is setting.

In the distance, Le Robert had only a few plumes of smoke still connected to the clear sky, the bay became calm after the war, and the fleet after the perfect disposal was heading towards the final mist.

The Golden Deer has lost its combat capability.

The bow of the directly hit ship left a sinkhole. In order to quickly resolve the Totem, the hulls on the left and right sides were also scarred. Coupled with the storm and the rude crash when receiving the ship, the strong ship did not fall apart and Niold was blessing Lorraine.

He temporarily replaced the flagship with the newly captured Andes. The Golden Deer became a captive ship, commanded by Acharin with more than a hundred sailors, and towed by the Lucky Horseshoe and the Wasp.

Also dragged was the Totem, which was fortunately recovered. The French performed a beautiful self-rescue, promptly blasted the fallen mast, cleared the deck, and left only a bare floating island, which survived the storm abruptly. , And did not lose too many manpower until surrendered.

They headed for the first channel together.

After more than 20 kilometers away, Lorraine stood on the main mast's sail and saw the upper smoke column for the first time.

Not the pure white smoke of the artillery during the battle, but the dense black smoke after the fire was put out.

After another while, the battlefield rolled out a picture before Lorraine's eyes.

Nelson’s Badger was miserable, half of the stern tower was missing, the foremast was missing, and there were three huge holes on the starboard side facing Lorraine, as if it was only a moment away from sinking.

But beside her was the relatively complete Jupiter.

Although there are traces of warfare on the hull, the entire ship is still in good condition.

The most important thing is that on the top of the main mast of the Jupiter, which is fluttering in the wind, is the flag of the British flag.

Won?

And it seems to be a perfect connection victory, how is it done?

With doubts, the two sides merged.

Lorraine met Nelson on Jupiter's deck.

There are bloodshot eyes, which is the result of staying up all night. The military uniform was full of blood, which was the reason why the right shoulder was stabbed.

Nelson described it as embarrassed, with a bloodless face and disheveled hair, but in an excellent state of mind.

"Seeing that you are still in good spirits, I am relieved, Your Excellency." Lorraine greeted with a smile.

Nelson did not show any surprises to Lorraine's victory, just smiled: "What can you worry about?"

"Of course you promised me the reward." Lorraine stomped at the deck, "Pierce, from now on, you are the interim captain of the Jupiter."

Little Pierce replied with a smile holding the spear.

Nelson rolled his eyes: "I thought you had a good harvest this time and you would kindly leave this ship to me. After all, you have also seen that the Badger situation is worse than your Golden Deer..."

"It's okay to lend you." Lorraine waved his hand grinningly. "You can write an IOU until you return to Kingston, or you can treat Little Pierce as your captain."

"Underage captain?"

"Men's mercenaries, good and bad are uneven, it seems that your victory is not easy."

"The businessman's argument is really disgusting."

"Thank you for the compliment." Lorraine bowed exaggeratedly. "Your Excellency, I'm very curious about how you made the battle like this. Generally speaking, the status of the Badger should not be able to take the ship."

"A little accident..." Nelson scratched his nose awkwardly with his only intact hand.

It was a little accident indeed.

When the heavy rain came, the Jupiter was already close to a distance of less than 200 meters from the mouth of the channel, but it was difficult to get rid of the risk of hitting the rocks if it wanted to go further.

Because Nelson blocked the Badger at the gate of the channel forcibly.

Sinking the Badger is easy for the Jupiter, but even if it sinks, waiting for the Badger to sink deep enough to pass, this time may be enough for the Jupiter to hit the rocks three times.

So Nelson proposed to connect the ship, let go of the channel, and let the Jupiter go out. Correspondingly, Jupiter could not fire in the process, but like a fool, letting the wind paralyze half of the Badger receiving the ship. .

result……

Lorraine looked at Nelson unreasonably: "Aren't you afraid of the other party going back?"

"The initiative is in my hands." Nelson smiled confidently. "It's the same or the last fight. They don't have a third choice."

"It sounds like you are a grumpy rascal."

"I firmly believe that you will bring me victory. In that case, I have an obligation to be ready to pay."

"You are the craziest and most trustworthy employer I have ever met."

"To each other."

The last piece of fog in the battle of Le Rober Bay has now been swept away in front of Lorraine.

The British won a big victory, destroying the town of Le Robert, while almost completely annihilating the French Atlantic Defense Fleet.

The last part of the Halloween operation is to cooperate with the Lechid Company, which was thrown on land earlier, to destroy the defense fleet’s naval base in Le Francois in a high-profile manner, to frighten the French New World Fleet, and use this to influence the wind. Scales of the Battle of the Islands.

Victory is already a certainty.

Driving on the calm sea of ​​the Atlantic Ocean, Lorraine and Nelson admire the beautiful sunset side by side.

"John Leched, do you have any news about the captain?"

"According to my previous agreement with him, I will meet on the hills 130 kilometers north of Le Francois on the 23rd. He will raise the French white flag on the top of the hill where I meet. Before that, I shouldn't and will not spy on him. whereabouts."

"But I heard from the captives that Latrinité broke out in a massive slavery resistance, like his handwriting?"

"A strengthening company wanting to get through half of Martinique is like a foolish dream~lightnovelpub.net~ so if he really incited slaves to resist, I wouldn't be surprised."

"The key is what he is going to do with those slaves." Lorraine bit his lip. "Bringing these unstable factors back to the British colonies will cause us trouble."

"That's his business." Nelson shrugged. "I believe he will not offend all the manor owners for the so-called justice. For us, we only need to think about war."

"10 days left?"

"If you count the meeting time, there are only 8 days left."

"8 days...replenishing sailors, besieging Le Francois, and cooperating with Leched's plan, it seems that there is still a long way to go."

Nelson nodded: "There is never a lack of accidents in this world, and even all bad things that may happen will inevitably happen in the end. Please start and end, my friend, for you, for me, and for England."

"For England...?"

[Volume Three, The Wind Blowing to the New World...End]