Truth be told, Collingwood's Wasp returned to its voyage without waiting for Lorraine to clean the cables.

This shows that the battle for the Fifth Passage has also come to fruition.

The hapless French were defeated in the middle of the day.

When the storm started, the Fortress, which was relatively far behind, was fortunate to be on a relatively wide transit belt, and was able to turn around and escape in time.

The Pioneer at the front was completely stuck in the narrow channel, with no way out, and could only be swept by the storm and struggled in the complex sea area full of reefs, and finally did not escape the end of running aground and sinking.

So in terms of time, it is impossible for the Fifth Passage Battle to end later than the main battlefield of Lorraine.

Thinking of this, Lorraine glanced at Collingwood strangely: "It's over early and you don't come to me to help...... Major, did you save someone? ”

Collingwood nodded of course: "The Andean can't accommodate a third ship on the side, and instead of being helpless next to you, I should do everything I can to save the believers of God." ”

"Regardless of victory, rescue the enemy......" Although he knew that this was based on the confidence of the docking battle and the restrictions of the employment regulations, Lorraine was still a little speechless, "How much to save?" ”

"133 people."

"So much?"

"So, it's worth the risk."

"Maybe."

The conversation between the two came to an abrupt end.

It is difficult to say whether Collingwood's choice deviated from the fundamentals, because a Brigg with a full crew of 180 sailors, and in the double disaster of heavy rain and landing, the most optimistic rescue rate would not exceed 20%, which translates to 36 living people.

As a result, Collingwood saved 97 more.

Seventy percent of the sailors on board became prisoners, so there was certainly nothing wrong with counting the sunken Pioneer as a Wasp.

This means that Collingwood has gained fame, kindness, and a solid record through this venture.

If Lorraine were to lose on the main battlefield, all of this would be a fool's guess, but the strength of the Drake's crew is obvious to all in the Halloween fleet, and this time with the Rainstorm bonus, the reason for taking the risk seems to be valid.

Egoism in the big picture?

Lorraine looked at Collingwood and laughed indifferently, suddenly thinking that since the battle in the Fifth Passage has a result, is the First Passage, which is in a similar situation, also divided the winner and loser?

……

Sunset.

In the distance, only a few pillars of smoke remained in the clear sky, and the post-war bay became calm, and the well-disposed fleet sailed towards the final fog.

The Golden Deer has lost its combat capability.

The bow of the ship that was hit directly left with a sinkhole, and in order to quickly deal with the Totem, the hull on the left and right sides of the ship was also scarred. Coupled with the storm and the rude ramming of the shipside, the sturdy ship did not fall apart, and it was Niold who was blessing Lorraine.

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

The French made a beautiful self-rescue, blowing up the fallen mast in time and clearing the deck, leaving only a bare floating island, and survived the storm without losing too many men until they surrendered.

Together, they sailed to the first channel.

More than 20 kilometers away, Lorraine stood on the boom of the mainmast and saw the upper smoke column for the first time.

It was not the pure white smoke of the artillery during the battle, but the thick black smoke after the fire was extinguished.

After a few more moments, the battlefield unfolded before Lorraine's eyes.

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

But next to her was the relatively intact Jupiter.

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

Most importantly, the Jupiter's mainmast is waving in the wind, representing the British flag.

Won?

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

With doubts, the two sides converged.

Lorraine met Nelson on Jupiter's deck.

There were bloodshot eyes, which were the result of a night of sleep. The uniform was covered with blood, which was the reason for the slash in the right shoulder.

Nelson's description is awkward, with a bloodless face and disheveled hair, but he is in excellent spirits, with gestures and sloppiness.

"I'm relieved to see that you're still in good spirits, Your Excellency." Lorraine greeted with a smile.

Nelson didn't show any surprise at Lorraine's victory, just smiled: "What's the peace of mind? ”

"Of course you promised me the reward." Lorraine stomped his foot on the deck, "Pierce, from now on, you're the temporary captain of the Jupiter. ”

Little Pierce smiled and replied with a spear.

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

"It's no problem to lend it to you." Lorraine grinned and waved his hand, "Until you return to Kingston, you can write an IOU, or you can use Pierce Jr. as your captain." ”

"Underage captain?"

"Mercenaries, it's the good and the bad that make it seem that you won't be able to win."

"The businessman's argument is disgusting."

"Thanks for the compliment." Lorraine bowed exaggeratedly, "Your Excellency, I'm curious how you managed to fight like this. Generally speaking, the badger's condition should not be able to take the ship. ”

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

It was indeed a small accident.

By the time the storm came, the Jupiter had come closer to less than 200 meters from the fairway, but it was difficult to get any further and get out of the danger of running aground.

Because Nelson stubbornly blocked the badger at the gate of the fairway.

Sinking the Badger would be easy for the Jupiter, but even if it did, it would be enough time for the Badger to sink deep enough to pass, which might be enough time for the Jupiter to run aground three times.

So Nelson offered to take the ship, give way to the fairway, and let the Jupiter sail out, and correspondingly, Jupiter could not fire in the process, and could only let the wind paralyze half of the badger's broadside like a fool.

Outcome......

Lorraine looked at Nelson unreasonably: "You're not afraid that the other party will regret it?" ”

"The initiative is in my hands." Nelson smiled confidently, "They don't have a third choice or one last stand." ”

"Sounds like a grumpy scoundrel."

"I firmly believe that you will bring me victory, and since that is the case, I am obligated to prepare the reward."

"You're the craziest and most trustworthy employer I've ever met."

"Each other, each other."

The last of the fog of the Battle of Lerobel Bay was now swept away in front of Lorraine.

The British won a resounding victory, destroying the town of Lerobel and at the same time nearly annihilating the French Atlantic Defense Fleet.

Operation Halloween had one last element left, which was to cooperate with the Léclid Company, which had been thrown on land earlier, to destroy the Defence Fleet's naval base at Le François in a high-profile manner, to shock the French New World Fleet, and to influence the scales of the Battle of the Windward Islands.

Victory is a sure thing.

Sailing on the calm waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Lorraine and Nelson enjoy the beautiful sunset.

"John. Leheed, do you have any news of the captain? ”

"In accordance with my previous agreement with him, on the 23rd we will meet in the hills 130 kilometres north of Le François, and he will raise the white flag of France on the hill where we meet, and I should not and will not inquire into his whereabouts until then."

"But I heard from the captives that a massive slave revolt broke out in Latrinitah, like his handiwork?"

"It's like a fool's dream for a reinforcement to try to get through half of Martinique, so I wouldn't be surprised if he really incited the slaves to revolt."

"The key is what he's going to do with those slaves." Lorraine bit her lip, "Bringing these unrests back to the British colonies will cause us problems." ”

"That's his business, too." Nelson shrugged, "I'm sure he won't offend all the lords of the manor for the sake of justice, and for us, we only need to think about war." ”

"10 days left?"

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

"Eight days...... Replenishing the sailors, besieging Le François, and cooperating with Lyched's plan still seem to have a long way to go. ”

Nelson nodded: "There is no shortage of accidents in this world, and even all bad things that may happen will inevitably happen in the end." Please start and finish, my friend, for you, for me, and for England. ”

"For England...... Is it? ”

[Volume 3, The Wind Blowing to the New World...... ENDS】