Valkyrie heads north and east.

The distance from New York to Boston is not that far, even considering that the President’s ship needs to sail on the shoreline in the territorial waters this time artificially increases the complexity of the route, and makes Valkyrie to roll up the sails and run for four days. Enough to anchor in the port.

　　 However, Americans do not seem to be fast.

　　 In order to take care of General Smith’s old **** fleet, Valkyrie’s speed was limited to 4-5 knots for a long time, and it took two days to sail, only to cover a fifth of the distance.

　　 "The powerful **** fleet makes this voyage perilous", this is Bell's pertinent evaluation of the US Navy, and Ya Charin deeply believes it.

　　 Lorraine also feels that Bell is justified in his own heart, because although the voyage has become longer, his chances of communicating with Washington have not increased at all.

　　The President of the United States strictly abides by the principle of passengers, and together with his entourage, he will not easily step out of the designated space, and even the limited and necessary deck activities have deliberately staggered the popular time.

　　 They didn't express their willingness to contact, Lorraine could only respect their wishes, and even he simply avoided the chance of encounters, and he really realized that as long as Washington appeared, there would be no Lorraine.

　　 Both sides were brewing, tentatively, and moving forward without rush.

　　 The wind is peaceful today.

　　 Lorraine is looking at the chart in the sun. The current position is probably near New Haven. It will barely be able to reach the waters of Rhode Island tomorrow, and then the fleet will follow Martha and Nantucket to the edge of the continental shelf, and then turn to the north, facing Boston. The sea area is the last march.

　　 The route is a suggestion given by a think tank in Washington. The basic principle is to repeat meaningless strokes against the coastline.

　　 Their reason is that as long as the fleet is close to the coastline, Valkyrie can calmly dock under the protection of the **** fleet in distress, and give priority to picking Mr. President out of danger.

　　 Seeing that they were so confident, Lorraine was ashamed to tell them that in fact, with Valkyrie's draft, most of the coastline they passed through did not have the possibility of landing or near shore.

　　 "It turns out that Western scholars also missed the country..."

　　 Lorraine joked and locked Valkyrie's position with three crossed lines, suddenly feeling the sun dimmed.

　　 Henna stood between him and the sun in a windbreaker, her emerald eyes looking at him, inquiring.

　　 "Are you thinking about Washington?"

　　 "No, I'm thinking about Shaq."

　　 With Chuck’s contacts in New York, the root cause of Washington’s adjustments was finally found out on the eve of departure.

In fact, in the original schedule on April 10, because Lorraine was unwilling to hand over Valkyrie’s dominance, Washington’s plan to take Valkyrie to visit Boston was officially rejected, and Hamilton was unable to convince the opposition. .

　　 But Shaq suddenly came in like Cheng Yaojin.

On one day in March, the newly appointed first admiral of the North American fleet at the Newfoundland base of the Royal Navy, Channal-Basque Naval Port, the Blue Flag Admiral Shaker Francis Drake, Baron Tavistock, England announced Made his first foreign visit plan.

　　 He is going to visit Boston on the first-class battleship HMS Neptune on June 15 and invite the US to discuss North American maritime order and business development issues off the coast of Boston.

　　 This sudden announcement caused an uproar throughout the United States.

　　 In the hearts of Americans, Shaq is almost the most hostile to the United States among the senior officers of the Royal Navy.

　　During the War of Independence, he led the closure of the sea, which caused a huge blow to the external blood transfusion of the American Revolution. If it were not for the birth of freedom fighter Edward Kenway, the Continental Army was almost drowned ashore by him.

　　 The Americans have always remembered this tragic past, gratitude and guilt, until Shaq was suddenly transferred back to Europe on the eve of the final battle. These fierce emotions finally converged into the only ecstasy until victory.

　　 But now, Shaq Drake is back.

　　 Holding the "Navigation Act" in his hand, leading a powerful fleet that is enough to crush the U.S. Navy back and forth dozens of times, he entered Newfoundland, which is close to the United States, with a more vigorous momentum than before.

　　 What is the "North American Maritime Order" in his mind? The Navigation Act can characterize all commerce imported into the British colonies as illegal. If he once again raises the banner of cracking down on smuggling, does it mean that the US economy will be cut in half? Does it represent the advent of a new round of sea closures? ?

Washington can't sit still. The authority of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is no longer sufficient to represent this kind of negotiation that concerns the survival of the country. Washington must attend in person, but this means that the president who shoulders the future of the United States must face the world's strongest maritime force. Class battleship.

　　Can America take such a risk?

　　In front of the Neptune, the U.S. Navy's fleet is as fragile as paper. Even if the four major fleets go to the meeting, Shaq can send Washington's ship to the bottom of the sea without any hindrance, and then leave unscathed.

　　 This is not a question of whether Shaq will do it. For the safety of Mr. President, the United States must prepare for the worst.

　　 The president’s staff had a heated discussion. In the course of the argument, Lorraine and Valkyrie were once again pushed to the foreground by Hamilton.

　　Valkyrie is powerful. Both the battleship itself and the ships under Lorraine have the unmatched single-ship strength of the U.S. Navy. Even the Voyager class of Portugal smashed into the sand in front of them.

　　If she becomes a ship in Washington, she may not be able to defeat the monster Neptune head-on, but at least she is more sure than the US Navy to protect the president.

　　Moreover, Washington knows the connection between Lorraine and Kenway. This is an unknown secret among the top Americans. It cannot be said or discussed, but it is enough for Washington to build trust and confidence in Lorraine.

Finally, and the most important point, from the perspective of the state system, the president’s absence from his own naval ship is destined to harm the United States’ international image. Compared with seeking help from allies, hiring merchant ships is the least harmful option to the United States’ image. The only option that does not require the United States to pay a political price.

　　 The sorrow of a weak country lies here.

　　 Faced with the difficulties of a powerful country, they have no right to choose, let alone the right to refuse.

The plan for hiring Lorraine and Valkyrie to protect Washington’s attendance was thus determined. The Americans feared that Lorraine would refuse and concealed the most important mission to attend the meeting. Instead, they cancelled the originally scheduled Boston trip to create a 【President Want to take Valkyrie to Boston] illusion.

　　 They did not know that Lorraine had obtained the truth from the free members of Congress, let alone the complex feelings in Lorraine's heart.

　　 Lorraine had an intuition that Shaq was stuck in disclosing the itinerary before Washington visited Boston in order to make Valkyrie a seat of Washington.

　　 Perhaps what Shaq wants to see is not Washington at all. His real goal is Lorraine. The frightened United States is just a tool for him to force Lorraine to meet, which is worthless in Shaq's heart.

　　 This kind of arrogant and unrealistic thoughts haunted Lorraine all the time, making him upset, angry, and resentful.

　　 Washington did not confess his intention at the beginning of the meeting. This is the main reason why Lorraine has been reluctant to take the initiative to create opportunities for communication.

　　 Henna knew very well about Lorraine's petty temperament. Seeing that Lorraine finally mentioned Shaq, she leaned on him and sat down beside him.

　　 "Want to lie on my lap?" He saw the opening remark.

　　 Lorraine was stunned for a while, and suddenly became angry: "Take me as your brother again?"

　　 "Lying down?"

"lie."

　　 Henna’s legs are plump and soft, like the top leather pillow, exuding a faint scent of jasmine.

　　 Lorraine's upset suddenly settled, and reason regained the upper hand.

　　 "Americans always don't tell the truth." He closed his eyes and stretched out his hand to squeeze Hina's hair. "This is grudge, it will affect us, and it will affect them."

　　 "Is that why you and Washington never meet?"

　　 "It's one of the reasons." Lorraine thought for a while, "Of course the more important thing is the benefit."

"There are not many things we can talk about. One is the naval revitalization plan, which is a huge burden based on the current financial resources of the United States~lightnovelpub.net~ and the other is the revolving door, which is the foundation of the United States’ national fortune. Nothing is to be missed."

　　 "I guess Mr. President is not fully prepared yet, wait until he feels he is ready..."

　　 "Where is Shaq?" Henna asked suddenly.

　　 "Shaq?"

　　 "You said, you were thinking of Shaq just now."

　　 "Ah...yes."

　　 "Do you want to reconcile?"

　　 Lorraine shut his mouth.

　　 Henna didn't choose to wait, she asked directly: "Would you like to reconcile?"

"He and I have never had a reconciliation question." Lorraine bit his lip and nervously caught the words that most reflected his heart in his mind. "Our contradiction is not our own contradiction, and our position, It doesn't matter what the worldview or values ​​are, and there is no hatred in the middle."

　　 "He indulged in his hatred and killed Helena, Helena will never be able to survive again, and we too..."

　　 Henna's hand gently covered Lorraine's forehead, gently stroking, interrupted him, and she was not in a hurry to answer.

　　 She touched silently, and Lorraine suffered silently for a long time.

"sorry."

"thanks……"

　　

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