[.1779, May 3, Breeze, 3rd Verse]

[West longitude: 60.8, north latitude: 14.7, the sea off Martinique]

[At the time of writing, the time is pointing to 11:24 p.m.]

[According to the tradition of sea exercises, I should have been in my sleep like most sailors, instead of holding a quill and writing today's second journal like now]

[The last log recorded the voyage before six o'clock tonight, and this log is ready to record the next battle]

[We are drifting on the calm surface of the Atlantic Ocean]

[It's only three kilometers from the coastline of the Kahawei Peninsula in the eastern part of Martinique, so on a clear day, I can easily see the shadow of the coast even without passing through the lookout.]

[Halloween is about to begin...... Right tonight, right here]

[Nearly half of the sailors on the Golden Deer are making final preparations before the landing battle, and all the seamen are at their posts. Everyone seemed excited, even little Pierce.]

[I think this is probably the charm of military operations that are different from intrigue]

[Of course, it would be better if the landing plan could be more carefully formulated]

[The current plan is run by the commander of the 8th Company, Rashid]

[In the last consultation before setting sail, he finally achieved a minimum of openness. In response to his candor, Nelson entrusted him with full command of the landing battle, which was a matter of life and death for the army.

[This is naturally a good thing for the upcoming amphibious operation, but it can be ...... for me]

[Lehid is really not good at making a living at sea, even if he has outstanding strategy and intelligence, he still lacks experience related to the sea]

[As a layman, being able to make the first plan to keep the berthing position away from the traditional route, and at the same time face the leeward cliff and avoid land observation, is probably the limit for him at this stage]

[Not bad, so-so, Nelson hinted that I would not make any comments on the plan, at least until the landing, to give the provisional commander full authority]

[Mutual trust, no accumulation of steps can lead to thousands of miles. Even overcorrection has its value, which must be Nelson's idea.]

[Speaking ......]

[With the trustless navy and army on one end of the action, and the employers and mercenaries on the other hand, Nelson tied his future to such a combination, is it the natural self-confidence of a successful man in history?] Or is it too high-minded, so that there are too many enemies and there is no support from the military? 】

[Probably the latter]

[That's a privilege reserved for genius......]

At this point, there was a knock on the door outside the cabin, and Lorraine put down the pen, put away his logbook, and opened the cabin door.

Outside the door stood a tall, thin and cold white-haired young man, with a straight figure and a dull expression.

He was the second lieutenant of the Eighth Company, Harry. Sheffield, the first second lieutenant under Leched, and the master chief who has not yet met Lorraine are the same as the three giants of the Eighth Company, and their status is roughly equivalent to the first mate on the ship, the company's chief steward, and the successor to the commander in the first rank.

As an officer accompanying the Golden Deer, Lorraine did not have many images of him, the most profound was the introduction of Leced to him before boarding.

"This is idiot Harry, who will spend the next few days on your ship to keep an eye on the munitions, and if necessary, to participate in naval battles and do what he can. By the way, his brain is not very good, if there is anything that needs to be done by him, please give clear instructions from the president, and don't give some ambiguous hints, thank you. ”

From this, it can be seen that Harry. Sheffield is a man of action.

The action faction looked at Lorraine, his gray eyes were motionless, and his lips opened slightly: "Mr. Deputy Commander, Your Excellency the Commander asked me to inform you that everything is ready for the landing battle, please board the assault boat in ten minutes, don't let him wait too long." ”

"Please tell Your Excellency the Commander, I will board the boat on time."

"Yes, sir!"

With a standard military salute, Harry turned around and trotted downstairs in a military stance. Lorraine returned to the cabin to retrieve the double knife, buckled the belt, and in a short time stood in front of his own seamen.

"Henna, Noah, and Acharin boarded the boat with me, and while I was away, Bell was in charge of the Golden Deer, with Pierce assisting."

All should be reconciled.

"By the way, are the rigging and rope ladders ready?"

Yacharin shrugged his shoulders ruffianly: "Hard-stuffed into the boat, that sissy thinks the rope ladder is taking up too much space, but Boat No. 1 is all ours, you can guess the result." ”

"The Admiral has made us fully respect his authority, Acharin." Lorraine frowned slightly, "Find two pieces of oilcloth to cover the rope ladder, and tell Your Excellency Commander that it is artillery." ”

"When his face is covered?"

"You can ask him to close his eyes and be sincere."

“AYA！”

……

A short time later, Lorraine and the seamen jumped into the dinghy, and when they looked up, they saw Captain Rashid, who was pale.

The moon was like water, and the captain was sitting in the middle of the dinghy with his legs crossed, puffing out his cheeks viciously: "Lorraine. Drake, are you not happy with my landing plan? ”

"It's not that serious, at least in the steps before landing, I will follow the Admiral's instructions, there is no doubt."

"Then why do you have to prepare a rope ladder!"

"Why?" Lorraine chuckled, "Probably...... Do I like to sit taller? ”

It was impossible to continue such a conversation, and six assault boats, carrying more than a hundred advance party members armed to the teeth, slowly left the ship, rowed their oars, and slid silently into the dark shadows of the distant shore.

Lorraine's No. 1 boat was the leader of the advance team, Acharin stood at the stern with a wind lantern to guide the way to the following boats, Henna half-knelt in the bow and looked ahead, and Lorraine and Leced sat facing each other in the middle of the boat, with a crude map in the middle, simply depicting the coastline of Martinique.

The waves on the sea were quite large, and the swells of more than half a meter kept shaking the boat, and the crew of the Golden Deer was unconscious, which was in stark contrast to the gentlemen from the Eighth Company.

I heard that they had just had a late-night snack before the operation, and I was probably full of thoughts that I would regret it at this time......

By the light of the white moon, Lehid stretched out his hand with difficulty and pointed on the map: "This is the easternmost Kahawei Peninsula in Martinique, that is, this coastline in front of us. Its shape is wide in the middle and narrow at the ends, and at the junction with the main island was built the eastern fortress Ratrinithai, garrisoned by two companies. ”

"The peninsula is sparsely populated and covered by dense tropical forests. Among them, there are many cliffs in the south, the highest altitude is more than 50 meters, and the Bay of Galion is the only port suitable for large ships to dock, but it is too deep, and it is the jurisdiction of the port of Ratrinithai, which is easy to startle snakes. To the north, there is a long stretch of sandy beach facing the wind, and the water is a little deeper, so that large boats can only rely on the private docks there if they want to dock. ”

"I investigated all four plantations on the peninsula, two of which had private docks, the private pier of the Martí estate was only 30 kilometres from Ratrinithai, and I heard that Mr. Marti was still a councillor of the town, and was not suitable as a landing point. The other is the Robey Manor. ”

"Mr. Robbe is a new pioneer who moved to Martinique two years ago, and the estate is located at the easternmost tip of the peninsula, so far from the island and the other estates that there is not even a decent road. According to the information, the land transaction was suspected of fraud, and that Mr. Robbe had complained to the local government of Ratrinithai and was treated unfairly. I think that's the best place for me to stay at this stage. ”

"My plan is ......"

A sudden surge interrupted Rashid's words, and the pretty captain tightened his face, covered his mouth and let out a mournful "hmm" from the depths of his throat.

Lorraine looked at him with a smile: "Your Excellency, Commander, are you seasick?" ”

"Damn it!" Rashid cursed at the sea, "The wind is obviously not strong today, and I didn't feel that the waves were so strong when I was on the Badger......"

"It's not the wind and waves of the sea, it's the tide. It was high tide and we were too close to the shoreline, so the feeling of the waves was exceptionally clear. ”

"How big is the tide?"

"For the ocean, a half-meter-high swell is almost none, but an assault boat is just a flat-bottomed boat, and a harmless swell will become the current situation when it acts on us."

"Damn! Damn it! Rashid took a deep breath, "Whatever that is, let's continue." ”

"In order to seize Robey Quay, we have to go along the coastline to the north shore and ...... from the beach"

Lorraine interrupted him suddenly: "Your Excellency, I have an objection. ”

"What?"

"Listen to what we are behind, although the advance team is composed of both land and sea, the main force of the battle is under your command, a total of 80 people. Less than a kilometer had been drawn, and I could already hear retching, and I was worried that by the time we made a detour to the north, the advance party would have lost its combat effectiveness. ”

"Then what do you say!"

"Since the villa of Robbe Manor is built on a cliff......" Lorraine stretched out his finger and tapped lightly twice on the corner of the map, "My opinion is very simple, climb and land, and raid Robbe Manor from the south side instead." ”