"Tell me about the latest information."

An emergency seafarers' meeting was held in the Jackdaw's dining room, chaired by Lorraine and attended by all seafarers.

Lorraine sat at the dining table, crossed her fingers, and propped her chin: "Carmen, tell everyone the basics." ”

Carmen nodded, and began with a clear message, "Gentlemen, ladies, we have important news that New Orleans is at war. ”

"What?" Karen's eyes widened, "Is this news accurate?" We've been moored at the docks for days, and we've been out and there's even a hint of war in the city. ”

"War is not about the townspeople, Clen." "Don't forget that this is a city built by the French, and every inhabitant of the city knows that war is the business of the king and the army. They just need to have fun in time. ”

Carmen was amused by Acharin's exaggerated rhetoric and explained softly: "What Acharin said is only one of the reasons, and the other reason is that because of the exquisite command of Count Galvis, the war has always been fought in the outskirts of New Orleans, and the sound of artillery has never been heard in the city. ”

Katerina frowned: "That is, this war has been going on for a while?" ”

"Forty-two days."

"But the day before yesterday I saw the New Orleans Regiment patrolling the parade ground, and I bought information from them, and I am sure that they are not at war."

"They are really not at war." Carmen grimaced, "The Spaniards chose to sit on the sidelines in this war, with only the French and the English on the battlefield, and their allies being the smugglers of New Orleans and the Indians attached to the English." ”

Caterina was stunned for a while: "The smuggler has joined the war?" Could it be that the French ......"

"Coercion." Carmen spat out the word lightly, "Count Galvez hired the smuggler with the smuggling rights of the Charville rifle. The captain and I found out that only merchants who had achieved military success on the battlefield could smuggle the sought-after rifles. ”

"Don't you want money?"

"Unfortunately, the purchase price of firearms remains the same, and the commercial taxes that need to be paid in New Orleans are inconvenient. And because there are too many smugglers to be recruited, and there are too many monks and few porridges, not every smuggler can get the opportunity to participate in the war. ”

"Will anyone rush to die?"

Carmen shrugged: "In fact, the application scene was warm and orderly, and the Count set up a perfect reservation and queuing system for those who wanted to die, which basically eliminated the possibility of scrambling. In other words, rushing to die requires qualifications, and not everyone has the qualifications to cut the queue. ”

The seafarers looked at each other in amazement, and Caterina muttered to herself, "That Frenchman...... Is it the devil? ”

"I don't know if he's the devil." Lorraine smiled and asked Carmen to sit down, "All I know is that there are a lot of people who want him to go to hell right now. ”

"Captain means ......"

"This patriot broke the rules." Lorraine said lightly, "Let's guess first what the British were for starting this war. ”

Little Pierce raised his hand in a hurry: "New Orleans is the main port for rifle smuggling in Charleville, and it is by relying on this smuggling line that the Yankees are able to stop the brave British soldiers on the battlefield!" The capture of New Orleans would be a major positive for the frontal battlefield. ”

"That's not entirely accurate." Lorraine gave Pierce an affirmative look, "The French chose New Orleans smuggling only for political reasons." If they were determined to support the Americans, Pensacola would be able to take on the smuggling responsibilities even if New Orleans fell. ”

He stood up and pulled out a map of North America, pointing to the Atlantic coast.

"On the battlefield of the Revolutionary War, the American militia held off the British attack on a wide front, but the real opponents of the British were not them, but the scattered but well-trained Spanish and French reinforcements."

"What's the value of attacking New Orleans?" Lorraine moved her finger down to New Orleans, "First of all, this is an important port for the Spaniards to control the Gulf of Mexico, and to hold her, the Spaniards need to draw reinforcements from the battlefield or Mexico. ”

"If at this time, the New World Fleet exerts pressure on the coast of Mexico, will the Mexican Viceroyalty dare to draw its own forces? The answer is obvious, the world will laugh at the stupid army, but no one dares to ignore the combat effectiveness of the Royal Navy of Great Britain. ”

"In this way, Spain will have to draw troops from the battlefield and abandon the flank protection of the Americans, which is one thing."

"Second, the French." Lorraine's hand swiped lightly across the Mississippi River, "The major cities of New France were built almost entirely on the banks of the Mississippi River, and New Orleans was the only access point for the Navy to enter the Mississippi River. ”

"Occupy this place, the Royal Navy of Great Britain can organize a large and elite destroyer group to fight into the heart of New France, and the Mississippi River will not find any force on the water that can compete with it, and if New Orleans is lost, the French will lose everything."

"The British attack on New Orleans was a strategic precedent, and once they had an advantage on the battlefield, the French army would not be able to stand alone. They must support New Orleans to weaken the forces on the main battlefield. ”

"Three birds with one stone." Lorraine patted the map with a smile, "Once the New Orleans Raiders went according to the expectations of the British, it would be equivalent to cracking down on the increasingly rampant arms smuggling at the same time, weakening the firepower of the Americans, and mobilizing the battlefield forces of Spain and France." The defense line of the Americans will turn into a sieve and be reduced to nothing. ”

"And the most subtle thing about it is that the British only need to gain a temporary advantage to achieve the objectives of the campaign, and they don't need to actually capture New Orleans, which means that the British don't need to invest much in this war."

"The British have calculated this far?" Caterina sighed with emotion, "Captain, you just said that there are many people who want the life of Count Galvez...... Could it be that he bankrupted the plans of the British? ”

"Pretty much." Lorraine raised her wooden glass and took a sip of spicy rum, "But the main reason is that Count Galvez is a good commander, but he seems to be only a commander. ”

"There's a lot going on in this little war. The British came out first, launching the Battle of New Orleans. The Governor of New Orleans of Spain gave a second hand and saw at a glance the essence of New Orleans, which, although it was Spanish territory, was more important to the French. ”

"He chose to withdraw from the war and even used surrender to force the Count of Galvez to take responsibility independently against the British."

"Later, the magical French ethnicity took over the starring role." Lorraine bowed shallowly to Acharin and apologized in advance.

Acharin immediately raised his eyebrows, looking very proud, and he didn't know what he was proud of.

"Just look at Acharin. He didn't care if the war was about France's future in the New World, and neither did the large number of French pioneers in New Orleans. Judging from the intelligence we have gathered, even the elite Baton Rouge Legion does not care, and it is conceivable that in faraway France, the nobles and gentlemen who profit from smuggling will not care too much either. ”

"The whole world doesn't care, only the Earl worries about the country and the people. Forced into desperation, he chose to forcibly regain the smuggling power, and coerced the businessman to die for him in the name of hiring, and went to the battlefield to shed blood and die. ”

"And you saw it. The effect seemed to have been surprisingly good, France did not enter the war, Spain did not enter the war, and the count, who had entered the war alone, withstood the attack of the British army on his own, and even the smuggling business in the port of New Orleans was not affected in any way. ”

"The plans of the British are bankrupt, and revenge on the Earl is a very good way to vent their anger."

"Many smugglers have died or gone bankrupt in this war, and their hatred needs to be poured out."

"And the French nobles who have a vested interest in this arms smuggling. Have you ever wondered if the Counts had won the war, they would have a chance to recoup their losses? Those who have been eaten by the earls and legions, will anyone be willing to spit it out? ”

"The malice of the whole world is focused on the high-spirited Count. His patriotism and good fighting directly dismantled the table, leaving everyone to squat on the ground, grabbing the steak on the plate with their hands and biting, like a humble primitive man. ”

Acharin shrugged his shoulders in empathy, and Karen looked confused.

He asked hesitantly, "Captain, I understand why the British and the smugglers hate the Earl, but the French ...... If New Orleans falls, won't they even lose their plates? ”

"As I said earlier, even if New Orleans is lost, the French can still smuggle without anyone harming their interests. And is New Orleans really going to be lost? The Baton Rouge Army was on the outskirts, the New Orleans Army was in the city, and more than 100,000 French and Spanish armies were wandering along the Atlantic coast, and it would not take a month to arrive on the battlefield and save the situation. ”

"Only the Americans have to pay for this assassination, and the rest such as the British, the French, the Spaniards, and even the smugglers, they will have nothing to lose, they will continue to enjoy life, and those who should make profits will continue to make profits."

"And the fact that the Americans have lost a lot is not necessarily a bad thing for everyone. The United States is big, there are many Americans, and once the Continental Army loses a lot, it means that they have to mobilize more militia, and the need for arms will be greater. It's a perfect marketing exercise, isn't it? ”

Karen was horrified when she heard this, and couldn't help but shiver: "That...... What do we do now? ”

"We have always been on the side of justice." Lorraine laughed heartily, "It's stupid to go to war and fight hard, and it's too uncontrollable to wait for the Count to die, I'm going to do what we're good at to protect the heroes." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, let us go and protect the heroes of France. Patriotic, innocent! ”