"Collect the sails! Fifth degree on the left side! ”

"Rope ready, anchor ready!"

"Docking pilot, No. 14 berth clearance, bow final correction!"

"The angle is normal, the speed is normal, cut into the plank road, the boat board is ready!"

"Flag, welcome to Free Boston!"

"Arrival! Anchor! ”

As the anchor's chains sank underwater, the Jackdaw finally came to a halt at Boston's busy East Coast docks after more than ten days without danger or danger.

Boston is one of the oldest boroughs in North America.

In 1620, the Puritans who had crossed the ocean established the first colony in the Massachusetts Bay of Massachusetts, the Plymouth Colony.

Ten years later, in 1630, another group of Puritans landed on the Shomat Peninsula.

Because of the religious administration policies of the previous pioneers, they established a new colony, the Massachusetts Bay Colony, on the North Side of what is now Boston.

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was built on the Shoret Peninsula and is connected to the mainland by a narrow isthmus, surrounded by the mouths of Massachusetts Bay, Back Bay, and the Charles River.

Due to the fact that there are three hills in the center of the territory, it was originally called the Three Hills Castle.

Later, the town became known to be a number of prominent figures, and the pioneers officially named the town after their hometown of Boston, England, in accordance with colonial custom.

This is how the name Boston was born.

In 1691, the growing Massachusetts Bay Colony merged with the earlier Plymouth Colony to form the Massachusetts Colony, becoming one of the thirteen British colonies in North America, Boston became the colonial capital, and after the independence of the United States, it became the state capital.

It was a holy place for the Puritans.

The original ruler, John. Winthrop once published a famous sermon here, entitled "A Model of Christian Charity," arguing that there was a special covenant between Boston and God, which was consecrated by the local Puritans.

They used this sermon to restrain themselves and strive to build a stable and well-structured seaside town, founding the first public park in the United States, Boston Common, the first public elementary school, the first public middle school, Boston Latin School, and the first public university, Harvard University.

The well-established public education system has made this town one of the most core talent exporters in the United States, with active thinking, flourishing culture, and a large number of outstanding talents emerging from all walks of life.

With the support of these talents, Boston has also been able to develop rapidly, and is now one of the few major cities in North America.

The whole city includes the old district of North District, which is the center of economy, life and administration, which is home to the largest number of citizens; the manufacturing center of the United States, the South District, where a large number of factories and workers are gathered; The largest and most prosperous commercial distribution terminal in central North America, known locally as the East Coast Wharf Area of Qianwan; and Baltimore's national shipbuilding center, known as the Southern Docklands of Back Bay.

The Jackdaw was anchored in Front Bay.

The hull of the ship came to a halt, the planks were lowered, and Lorraine stepped on the smooth plank road, and in the distance he saw a tall gentleman walking straight towards him under the escort of a dozen soldiers.

"Excuse me, it's Edward, the captain of the Jackdaw. Mr. Kenway? ”

Lorraine guessed the identity of the gentleman: "I'm Kenway, may I ask who you are?" ”

"Thomas. Jefferson. Jefferson gave Lorraine a standard gentlemanly salute with a gloomy face, and then looked up, "Edward. Mr. Kenway, ...... of America Sorry for you! ”

……

Expected, unexpected.

The so-called expected means that Cotton Jack really rejected the mediation of the Continental Congress. Not only did he reject all of Lorraine's seemingly sincere terms for peace talks, but he also tattooed his own conditions on the forehead of the sender.

[Let the smuggler put on a woman's clothes and get down on his knees and lick my boots clean]

So the negotiations broke down.

Cotton Jack blocked all the passages he had ashore in his homeland, and the American elite suffered unbearable humiliation. Although Lorraine didn't care, she was confused for a while, gloomy for a while, and finally told Jefferson with a pleasant face.

"Don't care, it's not America's fault."

Favors.

From now on, John. Adams, Thomas. Jefferson, and the Father of the United States, George Jefferson, who has never seen him to this day. Washington has become Lorraine's personal debtor.

And the so-called unexpected is that Lorraine did not expect Jefferson to come to the dock to pick up the ship in person.

Is it just pure guilt?

Or is his desperate need for this ship of arms so desperate that he can't afford to be reserved, even the most basic social distancing?

How precarious is Boston?

Lorraine's mind popped into the Boston briefing given to him by Adams.

The city was crammed with American troops, including the Civilian Army, the Continental Army, and a small sampan fleet of six ships anchored at the mouth of the Charles River.

And what about their opponents?

On land, the Canadian Colonial Army and the New England Colonial Army were eyeing Boston at a certain angle; On the sea, the second formation of the continental detachment is ready to carry out a total blockade of the coast at any time.

As the core battlefield of the Northern Theater of the Revolutionary War, the British deployed forces in this area far more powerful than the Americans, and the reason why they did not take this key sea and land hub was only because they did not want to experience another Bunker Hill style of disastrous victory.

Needless to say, peace in Boston was maintained by the fortresses that blocked the isthmus and the batteries that dotted the coast.

But if Boston had defected, the fort and fort would have been a non-existent entity. The Red Army will eat up the Continental Army garrison north of the city overnight, the mighty Second Formation will take over the docks without hindrance, and the American sampans roaming the mouth of the Charles River will have no way to stop them.

If...... At the time of the fall of the docks, the Jackdaw, which was already slightly famous, was still on the berth laden with munitions......

Lorraine was suddenly desperate to leave.

Now that the biggest bonus of this transaction has been received, this dangerous wall that will fall at any time, of course, the sooner you leave, the better!

Thinking of this, Lorraine smiled more and more kindly.

"Mr. Governor, Cotton Jack is a notorious pirate, and such a person does not deserve to be at the center of our conversation. Let us speak of faraway France, the mighty dynasty that is the friend of all justice and justice in the world, and whose goodwill is now on my ship. ”

Jefferson was not as happy as Lorraine thought, and although he was happy, his expression and tone were just right.

"The goodwill of the ship has been mentioned in Mr. Adams's letter to me, Mr. Kenway, and they have been of great help to our cause."

"Then let them do their job quickly." Lorraine bowed, "I asked the port registrar who boarded the ship, I heard that the military port at the mouth of the Charles River does not accept civilian boats to dock, right?" ”

Jefferson smiled and waved his hand, "You misunderstood, Mr. Kenway. This shipment was not intended for the Continental Army, but was intended for the newly formed Puritan parish guards, so the place of delivery was in Front Bay. ”

"Delivery in the mixed Qianwan?" Lorraine frowned deeply, "Mr. Governor, I hope you have thought about the commotion that may be caused when this ship is disembarked. Is it really good to deliver in Qianwan? ”

"Don't worry, Mr. Kenway, this isn't my first exposure to this type of settlement." Jefferson patted Lorraine on the arm, "The Church of Puritans rented a water tank. However, due to the suddenness of the incident, the warehouse is still being cleared, so you and your ship will have to wait for two days at the berth. ”

"Two days...... Really? ”