Like most of the time, the meeting with Nelson was just an episode of Lorraine's passing by.

　　He was indeed worried about Nelson, worried that the doomed legend would be sluggish in the face of successive setbacks, but he was not as worried as he was at the dinner party.

　　 After all, the so-called doomed legend, there are very few people like Nelson in the entire human history.

　　 Luck made their achievements, but if you think that they just have more luck than their contemporaries, this kind of thinking is too much luck.

　　 Nelson will be relieved, Lorraine is convinced.

　　 After spending a night at the peaceful Woolward Farm, at dawn the next day, the direct fleet departed and sailed along the inner chain of the Leeward Islands towards the south.

This area already belongs to the middle section of the Leeward Islands. The vast sea can be seen everywhere on the vast sea. There are uninhabited islands with a land area of ​​three or two square kilometers, far exceeding the standard of the reef, and at the same time unable to meet the needs of human settlements. The sovereignty is scattered by the British. Six or seven countries, including France, France, Spain, and the Netherlands, respectively dominate. The nearest garrison is on the island of Antigua, not far from Nevis.

　　 In other words, if the friendship between Blackbeard and Derrick is half as true as rumored, this is the best place for him to set ambush.

Lorraine adjusted the alert level of the fleet to level three, and the fleet entered a state of alert. The Brigentine in the back row spread out into two wings to fight the enemy, and the Brig in the front row fell backwards, pushing out Valkyrie, and from high above. A bird’s eye view is like a [W] with a thick center and thin wings.

　　The observation on the ship was cancelled earlier than other positions. The one, two and three of the Valkyrie's watchman boarded the mast tip at the same time, and the observation area of ​​3x120 degrees was extended to 42 kilometers at the farthest.

　　 The atmosphere became more and more tense.

Although Valkyrie has already had sufficient performance on the seas of the Sultanate, his defeats will include the most representative three-level galen in the full-equipped sail system and the most classic Bargara ship in the Arabian Pa system. Compared with the Queen Anne's Revenge, it is obviously worse than that.

　　 But they are all strange enemies, and Blackbeard is an old enemy.

　　 The Queen Anne’s Revenge and the Golden Deer had more than one fierce confrontation. Lorraine used weak versus strong, and played almost all the things he could play.

　　 No matter how strong Valkyrie is, it is also the high-speed and approaching thinking that Drake shipbuilding industry has always adhered to. Whether she can bring surprises to Blackbeard, and how big a surprise she can bring is unknown.

　　 Lorraine was thinking about the inaccurate external sea trial report.

　　 If Valkyrie arrived in Barbados with fanfare, Lorraine would have been back in the Caribbean for almost a month.

　　 This is enough time for Blackbeard to pay attention to Valkyrie and get a copy of the report.

　　 Of course he would doubt the authenticity of the announcement. The higher the degree of doubt, the less room Valkyrie has to play.

　　 Can the Queen Anne’s Vengeance be sunk in the first battle between the two sides?

　　What can Drake do after sinking, and what should Drake do without sinking? Lorraine's focus was more on the post-war, rather than the naval battle that could begin at any time.

　　 Thinking of this, Lorraine suddenly realized that he didn't seem to have considered defeat at all...

　　 He laughed: "Blackbeard, can you really defeat me?"

　　……

　　 Basseterre Island.

　　As a part of the Lesser Antilles, the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands are at the junction of Basseterre and Russell.

　　Basseterre belongs to France and together with its sister island Grande Terre form the colony of Guadeloupe in France.

　　 Compared to Martinique, which is close at hand, the development of Guadeloupe is much lagging behind.

　　 This is mainly because of her barren landform.

Basseterre and Grande Terdo Mountains, the islands with a total area of ​​less than 1,000 square kilometers are mostly covered by mountains. There is very little land suitable for plantation economic roots, and most of them are concentrated in the southwest of Basseterre Island. Around the town of Basseterre, and the town of Baimao in the northeast of Grande Terre.

　　 That is also the only two trading seaports in Guadeloupe.

Only comparing the two, the landform of Basseterre Island is more complicated. Behind the town of Basseterre is the Soufriere active volcano, which is close to 1,500 meters above sea level. The basin-shaped crater is filled with black smoke all year round. It seems that the bright red slurry that destroys the world will be sprayed out at any time.

　　 Blackbeard Pirates' watchman Trunks stood on a volcanic rock halfway up the mountain with his sight glass, and the sight glass steadily cruised over the sea.

　　 His hand stopped suddenly, and his mouth was muttering.

　　 "62 kilometers northwest of the sea, trident formation, number 1, 2, 3, 4... a total of 19 ships, including the new flagship wrapped in a turtle shell and 4 fifth-level ships."

　　 "It's worthy of being the white flag of a wealthy country, and the pomp is still as big as ever."

　　 He put down his looking glass and shouted loudly.

　　 "Notify the captain that the Baizhi fleet is located 62 kilometers northwest of the observation point, with 19 ships, Trident array, and 550 artillery doors up and down."

　　 "The enemy fleet is traveling along the coastline at a speed of 7 knots, and is expected to leave the Basseterre waters in 4 hours."

"Yes!"

　　 A few minutes later, Guadeloupe Bay.

Basseterre is adjacent to the sister island of Grande Terre, separated only by the narrow Salai Strait. The shape is like a lying L, Basseterre is the short side, Grandelby is the long side, and The two intersect, and the bay that connects the Strait of Sale is the Gulf of Guadeloupe.

　　Different from the general rule of the Gulf, which is the gold mine. Although the Gulf of Guadeloupe is a vast natural haven, there is no settlement of sufficient scale on both sides of the strait. Naturally, there will be no commercial ports, piers, and ships passing by...

Human activities in Guadeloupe are basically concentrated in Basseterre on the Caribbean coast and Baimao on the Atlantic coast~lightnovelpub.net~ This natural haven is abandoned and it is a matter of course to gather all-pervasive pirates and become The foundation of active pirates in this area.

　　 Skull Bay, this is the exclusive title given to the Gulf of Guadeloupe by the pirates.

　　 The Queen Anne’s Vengeance was anchored in the calm sea. On the ship, the pirate on duty trot to the pilot Semras.

　　 "Sir, there is a letter from the mountain saying that the traces of Bai Zhi have been found. The specific information is on paper, please have a look."

　　Semras took it over, shaking his hands and spread the paper.

"Baizhi’s new ship has a 55-meter mainmast, and the observation distance at sea is far longer than our Queen Anne. Therefore, an ambush on the sea is not effective for him. If you want to spot him in advance, you can only use land-based ambushes. Altitude."

　　 "62 kilometers...Although it was a lot closer than the 80 kilometers I expected, it was barely enough. Trunks bought us 4 hours to set up the battlefield."

　　 "Generally, all ships in this part of the team are in combat readiness. Tell Trunks to notify Bai Zhi's position every half an hour, and send a few more ashore to let the regiment leader end the negotiation with the cowardly group."

"I still understand them." Semras flicked the parchment that recorded the information. "Skull Bay is too close to the Windward Islands. It's a common practice to be surrounded by the Associated Press and the Navy. The pirates here counseled. I'm used to it. If you want them to be cannon fodder, the team leader needs to be as eloquent as the black baron or your highness Bai Zhi..."