"The first question, whether the Roy Chamber of Commerce needs a rescue."

On the deck of the Butterfly Flower, the three admirals of the Broken Fleet get together, and Lorraine also has Yacharin and Pierce attend the meeting, Yacharin has enough ability to participate in decision-making, and Pierce's identity is to study and observe.

Yashin. Shaklin covered his mouth, frowned and looked at the battlefield diagram in front of him, and said firmly: "The ships of the Roy Chamber of Commerce are almost surrounded by the combined fleet, and they are not superior in number, firepower and combat power, and I feel that they need to be rescued." ”

He was a strong young man, with blond hair and brown eyes in the same line as the Shacklins, a loud voice, and a round waist, who had served in the Channel Fleet and served as a third officer on the fifth-class ship HMS Reef.

However, although his resume is excellent, he is still Odillan's own nephew, and he is much closer to Nelson in terms of blood kinship, and he has never had the experience of being in charge of the Shacklin Chamber of Commerce before he was transferred to the Breaking Fleet.

Lorraine saw the reason by spending time with each other these days.

Yaxin is very good, but his personality is a little dull, and while he has strong execution, he lacks the ability to think and adapt.

This answer is the standard Yashin-esque answer, Lorraine asks what he thinks, never overstepping it, and there are no bright spots.

Lorraine nodded: "Second question, does the Roy Chamber of Commerce have the value of our risk rescue?" ”

Yacharin smiled disdainfully: "It's just a bunch of stupid Brits, but their antique Karak-type ships are the only means of fighting the Reindeer, captain, if you lose them, you can't do anything against Viren." ”

His words caused displeasure among all the English gentlemen present.

Lorraine glared at him coldly: "You were insulting your captain just now, Acharin, this week's deck has been handed over to you to clean as an example." ”

Acharin blinked, "Captain, you know I'm referring to those idiots at the Roy Chamber of Commerce, right?" ”

"Yes, but I like it." Lorraine shrugged his shoulders and poked the battlefield diagram in front of him heavily, "The third question, do we have the ability to rescue the Roy Chamber of Commerce?" ”

This question silenced everyone.

The Nine-pounder cannons can't threaten the Reindeer, so why should they save it?

Raven shook his arm, "The battlefield is big, gentlemen. We can cut in from the upper hand and create opportunities for the Roy Chamber of Commerce to break through, while not letting ourselves fall into the warband. We should be clear about one thing, we are going to rescue the Roy Chamber of Commerce out of morality and justice, not preparing to die in their place. ”

"That's the right advice, Raven." Lorraine finally heard what she wanted to hear, and laughed, "The direction of the wind!" ”

"The wind is northwest and west, four knots!"

"The fleet formed a battle formation, hung the flag of the chamber of commerce, and cut the wind around the southeast of the battlefield. Let's go upwind and kick Viren's ass and go. ”

"Yes, Admiral!"

……

The windiness and agility of the Brigentin allowed Lorraine's command to be put into full practice.

The Broken Fleet formed a triangular front arrow, with butterfly flowers and cattail flowers in the center, and the Shaklin and Mindel chambers of commerce guarding the two wings, cutting diagonally into the wind, and detouring at a high speed of three and a half knots to the upper wind of the battlefield.

The two sides were eighteen kilometers away, and it only took about two and a half hours to sail before they were able to reach the battlefield.

Two and a half hours is not enough for a large-scale naval battle to decide the winner, and of course, the loss of the Roy Chamber of Commerce is inevitable.

Lorraine had no intention of saving the entire fleet of the Roy Chamber of Commerce like a savior, all he wanted to save was Roy's battleship, or more precisely, the Carrak-type antique destroyer Mamluk.

The fleet turned at high speed, drawing an arc with a zigzag trajectory, and after a steady drive for an hour and a half, the set course suddenly became unusual.

The lookout focused too much on the main battlefield in the distance, neglecting his own front for a while, and unprepared, collided with another large fleet.

Henna shouted from the top of the mast: "Two kilometers away, there is an enemy in front of you!" Five ships of the Brigentin type and six ships of the mixed sail skuna type, approaching each other! ”

"The enemy ship is confirmed, it is the Yodel Chamber of Commerce in the Netherlands!"

Lorraine flipped onto the mast in shock.

Through the monoculars, he quickly found the enemy that Henna had warned about, and a dozen slender ships lined up and galloped with their sails out.

On their masts were pirate flags, and under the snow-white skeletons, there were two delicate tulips in an X-shape, one orange and one red.

The Tulip Pirate Flag is the flag of the Dutch Jodel Chamber of Commerce, and as a member of the Combined Fleet, their First Fleet is in the middle of the range, above the Kalmar Chamber of Commerce in France, and second to the Herrera Chamber of Commerce and the Desai Chamber of Commerce in Spain.

Lorraine squinted at the advancing fleet.

Judging from the formation of the other party, this is just a chance encounter. Lorraine's purpose was to take a detour upwind to the Roy Chamber of Commerce, and their purpose was probably to go downwind and profit from the hunt.

They had apparently spotted the broken fleet as well, with the sailors on deck panicking and the seamen shouting and running.

The front ship slowed down and the rear ship deflected, and their purpose was clear, ready to form a battle column before contact, taking advantage of their upwind position.

But their admiral clearly overestimated his command and issued orders to adjust at high speed, so that his fleet was not as divided as he had hoped, but became more scattered than before.

The downwind is against the upwind, the number of ships is at a disadvantage, and there is no advantage in firepower......

Henna ran all the way from the mainmast to Lorraine on a halyard, frowning and asking, "What to do?" ”

"It's too close." Lorraine shook his head, "Almost twelve knots of relative speed, it won't take ten minutes for us to crash together." ”

"Can't avoid it?"

"We can't avoid it, and they've already spotted us, and they don't seem to be going to let us go." Lorraine sneered, glanced at the majestic warships following the Butterfly Flower, and whispered, "Let's fight, it's just a pity for the Roy Chamber of Commerce." ”

He leapt off the lookout and quickly issued a series of adjustment orders.

"B tactics, interspersed to meet the enemy, double boat bag!"

The changing flags of his orders were quickly transmitted to the wingmen behind him, and the captains shouted for the sailors to be dispatched, and the deck was busy.

Lorraine stepped on the bow railing of the Butterfly Flower, and drew his knife forward: "We are not prepared, and they are not prepared, this is an encounter." ”

"When the narrow road meets, the brave wins, such a war, only courage, can become a magic weapon to determine the victory or defeat!"

"Gentlemen, pluck up your courage to break through the fleet and meet the enemy!"

With Lorraine's order, the six warships rang out a long shout in unison.

"Welcome! Enemy! ”

"The cannon is in place! Boatmen in place! Sail in place! Decks in place! ”

"Open the cannon door, load!"

"Grant B tactics, interspersed, wrapped!"

"England! Advance! ”