"The whole ship is at anchor!"

"Anchor!"

"The rudder order is full! Turn the bow of the boat! ”

"Full rudder left, turn the bow of the ship!"

"Standby!"

A shout of cheers rang high in the port of West, Southampton.

With the order, the 13 warships of the original Broken Fleet, which had been reorganized and then belonged to the Trojan Horse Squadron of the Combined Fleet, slowly withdrew from the anchor dock, turned their bows in the vast bay with the waves, and pointed diagonally towards the blue waters of the Strait of Dover.

The wind is calm and the waves are calm.

The flagship Butterfly Flower unfurled a series of flags, and the ships around it, the sailors ran on the deck shouting, and the reply orders were conveyed in the same way.

Sail in place.

The helmsman is in position.

The deck is in place.

Lookout in place.

Lorraine crossed his arms and looked at the vast and endless sea with a cold expression, and heard Clen shout in his ears: "The wind is southwest and west, four knots, seaworthy!" ”

"It looks like the weather is good." He smiled inexplicably, "Tell all ships, half-hang the sails, fold the sails, and march along the coastline, the target is ...... Cantabrian. ”

The fleet set sail, slowly and orderly in a double V-shaped procession, with Brigenting in front, Kirk behind, and the Butterfly Flower at the end, and sailed out of the serene and serene Sorente Gap under the watchful eyes of countless people.

On a terrace facing the sea, Ronsar lowered his monoculars, frowning and puzzled.

John. Roy stirred the tea slowly and asked softly, "Gone?" ”

"Gone." Ronsar sat down across from Old John, picked up his teacup and took a sip, "Uncle John, I can't see through Lorraine. Drake's thoughts. ”

"You don't understand?"

"I don't understand." Ronsar replied honestly, "He's very good, and he has the powerful Drake family behind him." Even if the offshore trade route does not work, he can use his abundant capital to transform into ocean-going trade, in fact, this transformation may not take him a few years at all. ”

"But he didn't." Ronsar scratched his head irritably, staring at John in a daze, "He used his valuable goods as bait and threw himself into danger. The price he has paid is already much more than the value of a Galen destroyer, why! ”

"Why?" Old John also put down his teacup and smiled disdainfully, "You think this plan was really Drake's idea?" ”

"Could it be...... No? ”

"He's just an 18-year-old!" Old John laughed three times, "Young and vigorous, and courageous. I admit that he was a once-in-a-century warrior, even with his ancestor Francis . Drake comparison, talent will not be inferior. ”

"Yet the plan is not the battle." He stood up, facing the sea, "The plan is wisdom, the guessing of people's hearts, and the fermentation of knowledge and experience. An 18-year-old young man who can't make a qualified plan, this plan, is Hierro. Mindel did. ”

"Hierro. Mindel? ”

"I ask you, what will Drake get if this operation is successful?"

Ronza thought about it seriously and affirmed: "Prestige." He will gain unparalleled prestige and become a well-deserved leader in the offshore business district. ”

"Is this prestige his own?"

"Of course......" Lonsar suddenly realized, "Three Chamber of Commerce Alliance!" ”

Old John nodded with satisfaction: "By forcing the Yodel Chamber of Commerce and the Herrera Chamber of Commerce to withdraw from the so-called hunting alliance, Mindel, Shaklin and Drake have become one in everyone's eyes. So Drake's victory is Mindel's victory, but ...... Because Mindel didn't go to war, Drake's defeat was just Drake's defeat. ”

He admired the rolling hills of the Solent Gorge and praised with emotion: "Take the least risk, win the most profit, this is what Hierro . Mindel's real plan. Once successful, he will replace us and fulfill a long-cherished wish in our hearts for many years. ”

"Why did Drake help him? No, it should be said, why would Drake be willing to be driven by him? ”

"Because of deception, my kind Lonza. I don't know how they communicated, but I could guess it. ”

Old John squinted his eyes and stretched out a finger at Ronza: "Lorraine. Drake is young and vigorous, he has been chased by the French and narrowly escaped his life, so there is hatred in his heart, and Mindel can seize this and magnify the value of the Reindeer, turning her from an ordinary Galen destroyer into a trophy, washing away the spoils of the warriors' shame. ”

Old John stretched out a second finger: "But such a battle is risky, behind Drake is the Drake family, and he must not take risks casually, so Mindel came up with a second idea, gold weapons." Mindel asked Drake to keep the gold in the safety of the main fleet, and whether the plan succeeded or not, the Chamber of Commerce would not break its bones, even if Lorraine. Drake died in this battle, and the Drake family could also let someone else take over the Chamber of Commerce without harming the interests of the family. ”

"Without worries, the bravery of young people is naturally instigated to be reckless. He can be desperate because every young man ...... They all think they have God's favor. ”

Ronza listened to the creepy and surrendered, and unconsciously lowered his head, and his voice was pious: "Uncle, I need your guidance. ”

"Just do what you planned, my kid." Old John walked back and put his arm around Ronsa's shoulder, "But don't be desperate. Peace in Europe will not last long, and the French will not be able to occupy Cantabrian forever, and it is your responsibility not to let the red-haired Sultan be damaged, she is our lifeblood and hope for a comeback. ”

"Yes......"

……

With moderate winds and slow Kirk-type drags, it took a day for the Trojan fleet to sail out of the English Channel and south, along the edge of the Celtic Sea, in the direction of the Iberian Peninsula.

According to the established plan, the main fleet led by Ronsar should also set sail from the Isles of Scilly, southwest of Cape Lands, twenty-five kilometers apart, and crashed in the direction of ten o'clock on the Trojan Horse.

This distance was out of sight for the height of the Butterfly Flower's mainmast, so Lorraine could not verify it with his own eyes.

But he also left a back hand in Plymouth, and not long ago a clipper caught up with him and told him clearly that Ronsar had set sail, and the position and speed were exactly the same.

Upon hearing the news, Lorraine summoned Raven and Yashin to a meeting aboard the Butterfly Flower to formally inform them of the true plan.

"Ronsa will fall into the trap of Viren." At the outset, Lorraine's words are astonishing.

Raven and Yashin were shocked by Lorraine's opening remarks, they both looked sluggish, you look at me, I look at you, and another look at Lorraine.

Preach, teach, and solve doubts.

"Don't look at me like that, friends." Lorraine shrugged innocently, "I'm not familiar with Mr. Roy, and I don't have a good opinion of the Roy Chamber of Commerce. The red-haired Sultan is the key to this battle, and I dare to expect nothing from her if she falls into the trap of the French and has no way to escape. ”

Raven couldn't help but laugh and said, "Lorraine, why do you think that Viren will definitely ambush Ronsa? ”

"Because the red-haired sultan is there, and half of the elite of the merchants of England's coastal seas are there, and there are gold objects worth tens of thousands of pounds."

"But the French don't know that the gold is in the hands of Lonza!"

"It's a shame they do." Lorraine raised his hand and beckoned Acharin over, "Viren has accurate sources, and I'm sure they know where the gold really is." ”

"Your seaman......" Yasin's eyes widened, and he drew his sword with a bang, "He's a traitor?" ”

Lorraine smiled and protected Yacharin behind her, brushed aside her sword and said, "Don't be impatient, Yasin." ”

"Yacharin was a key part of the real plan, and it was thanks to his efforts that we were able to get rid of the identity of the decoy. From the moment Ronsar sailed out of the Isles of Scilly, the identity of the Trojan was transferred. ”

"The plan remains the same, the roles shift. Gentlemen, we will rely on Lonsa. Mr. Roy's struggle touched the ...... that was once out of reach The gate to victory. ”