Rumbling heavy artillery resounded over the pier, the embankment collapsed, and the stones sank.

Drake's sailors had experience in ground assault at Lerobel, and this time they replaced it with a 24-pound gun, and they executed the word destroy brilliantly.

This probably stemmed from the natural hatred of the shore forts in the souls of the sailors, and no one, including Lorraine, could bear to be in the middle of the emplacement.

In the first round, the main target of the battery's sea-facing function was its stone gun bay, which was designed to collapse and ensure that the soldiers operating the guns had nowhere to stay.

In the second round, the main body of the turret was destroyed, the target was moved downward, and it was transferred to a towering base, and one of the bases was so strong that even the shells of heavy artillery could not destroy it, so it continued to move down and attacked the seawall of the pier that carried the battery.

I can't count how many heavy shells the Andean dropped, but after four rounds of cruises, the three batteries that could actually reach the safety of Drake's ship have completely disappeared, turned into rubble and iron, and slid into the deep ocean floor along with the limited corpses of the long unrecognizable race.

Lorraine traced the perspective of the confronting crowd with interest.

Lyced returned to shore and hid with the mayor of Le François closest to the sea, presumably ready to jump into the sea for his life.

His triumvirate pressed pale to the middle of the confrontation, dancing to the rhythm of the cannonball, not knowing whether they were dancing to soothe the emotions of both sides, or over and over again, tirelessly looking for far-fetched reasons for the shelling.

In short, their work was fruitful, and after a full hour of shelling, both sides managed not to misfire.

Lorraine couldn't tell whether he was happy or regretful in his heart, but now that the self-preservation action was over, of course, he should fulfill his duty to his comrades.

"The Lucky Horseshoe entered the port on alert and received refugees and friendly troops in an orderly manner. The Andean approached and transverse, remembering that all those with guns on the shore were targeted, and not to be taken lightly. ”

Under his orders, Bell took the helm himself, and slid into the berth in a difficult reverse ride on the Lucky Horseshoe, with no sails lowered, anchors unsinkable, and only two thick sail cables tied to the hull, even if the planks could not be laid flat at all, and the privilege of leaving port at any time was retained.

The sailors of the entire ship gathered on the main deck, lined up on both sides with spears in hand. The hammer of each gun is ready to fire, and the muzzle is raised flat and slightly upward.

After barely holding on, the sailors in charge of the ship began to throw cables into the boardwalk, hoisting only four people up at a time, and then stuffing them into the stern compartment, not allowing them to stay on the deck for a moment.

It took nearly two hours for 200 soldiers from the eighth company, 227 surviving refugees, and more than 400 people in the shelter area.

As there were fewer hostages on the shore, the slaves on the docks became more and more restless. In order to appease them, Lorraine had to order a salvo of the upper secondary guns into the open field, and the sound of the cannon attracted more slaves, but at least, the scene was calm again.

At about three o'clock in the morning, when the last four hostages were hoisted onto deck, Bell hurriedly ordered the ropes to be cut off, and before he could even wait to get the thick ropes back, the lucky horseshoe rushed away from the embankment, and everyone on board overturned.

Lorraine exhaled deeply, watched the Lucky Horseshoe flee farther and farther away, and suddenly ordered.

"Massacre is the most barbaric act in the world. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with nations or beliefs, since we embrace civilization, we have an obligation to avenge it. ”

Yacharin's voice rang out immediately after Lorraine.

"Attention all guns! Shotshot, front, saturated shot, put! ”

Dense gunpowder smoke instantly enveloped the half side of the Andes, and after a few tenths of a second, the sound of cannons filled the sky.

Sander, who was personally in charge of the overall situation of the docks in order to cooperate with Leheed's acting, widened his eyes in disbelief.

"Savior, you calculate my !!!!"

……

Perfect ending, probably.

Before the slaves could remember to activate the distant batteries and the land guns outside the city, the Andean dropped four rounds of shotguns in succession, hoisted its sails and fled.

She was greeted by heart-rending cheers from the stern of the Lucky Horseshoe.

Soon after, the Halloween fleet rendezvous off the coast of Le François, and the commanders of the operation gathered on the temporary flagship of the Jupiter, and before Lorraine could say anything, he saw Lyced lead a red-faced gentleman onto the deck.

His eyes searched among the commanders in fancy clothes, and soon found Lorraine, a tall figure in civilian clothes, and pounced excitedly on him.

"You...... Are you the current captain of the Andes? Captain Rashid's boss, the commander of the rescue operation, Mr. Drake? ”

Lorraine rolled her eyes and went for Rashid.

Lehid shrugged his shoulders indifferently and leaned in and said, "As you can imagine, this is Sir Allund, the mayor of Le François." ”

Lorraine nodded slightly, and replaced it with a sincere and not too intimate smile: "Drake Chamber of Commerce, Lorraine. Arnason. Drake greetings you. ”

Jazz didn't care about Lorraine's reserve, and strode forward to squeeze Lorraine's hand.

"Mr. Drake, you are a true hero! Your decision saved the lives of the people of Le François, and your last shelling avenged the blood of my fallen compatriots! ”

"I just made the decision that a civilized man would do, sir." Lorraine broke free of his hand without a trace, "Even if we are in a national war, mankind should not forget the teachings of the Lord. Kindness and humanity are the principles that we adhere to, and no temptation should be above them, nor should they be overridden. ”

"That's a good point!" With tears in his eyes, "Well said, Mr. Drake! ”

Then the annoying Rashid came up and explained in a voice-over's seemingly emotionless voice: "Sir remembered his wife and son who had been killed by the mob, and when we arrived at the town hall, the mob had already breached the main entrance, and unfortunately we only rescued Jazz and his young children. ”

So Lorraine could only comfort with a clear conscience: "The festival mourns and changes." ”

Sir wiped away his tears and raised his head resolutely: "My experience is only an insignificant part of the whole Le François tragedy, 4,762 citizens, only 227 were fortunate enough to be saved, and this is all my sin." I am not qualified to grieve until I have finished declaring this sin to God and the King! ”

"You're too yourself...... Lorraine carefully considered the words, "Sir, though it's a bit out of place at this time...... The survivors of Le François were being taken in on enemy ships, terrified and unable to see the future. ”

"In order that this act of kindness may not end well, you should remain with them until the messenger of France takes you back to your homeland. At the same time, I will order my crew to reduce contact with you, but rest assured that there will be no shortage of food, water, medicine, and warm clothing, and I vouch for ...... with my honor."

"You're right!" Jazz shuddered, "I...... I should not leave my people now, God sent you and your crew, but not everyone can get God's revelation! I should go back, I should go back! ”

"Captain Leheid." Lorraine glared at Lyced, "Please send Sir back to Lucky Horseshoe at once, and then, bring my order to Captain Judea as it is, thank you." ”

"That's what I'm supposed to do, sir."

Lyced departed with Sir so quickly that Sir forgot to say goodbye to the real owner of the place, Admiral Nelson.

But Nelson didn't say anything, and it wasn't until the two of them had left their skiff that he and Collingwood blocked Lorraine at the railing.

"Drake, I have a lot of questions that need answered. Why is there a three-hour delay in a planned pickup? Why would you fire a cannon in the process? Also, Why did the mayor of Le François come to your ship? ”

"I'll have to think about how I can tell you the whole thing succinctly......" Lorraine rubbed her brow bitterly, "Before that, I remember when I threw in the infantry, did I capture a manor and his family?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Robbe of Robbe Manor, what's wrong?"

"Where are they now?"

"Barbados, the idea was that we couldn't even get him to reveal our news until Operation Halloween was over......"

"Sure enough......" Lorraine sighed depressedly, "I remember that I promised him that I would return the manor to him when the war was over." ”

Nelson looked strange: "Have you taken a fancy to that remote manor?" ”

"No, it's just very likely, I'll have to break my promise......"