At the same time, on the North American side, under the cover of the French Navy - to put it more explicitly, the French cruiser was equipped with the electric submarine of the Americans, (that thing was the size of a lifeboat) and then anchored in the waters near Monmouth and sent a team of British troops ashore to promote the goodwill between the United States and Britain, and the French cruisers that had been following the British fleet also began to anchor. And right under the noses of the British, the boat was lowered. There were several French soldiers in the boat, as well as several French-made bicycles.

The British knew that this was an observer for the French. They would follow the direction of the actions of the British Army, and then record the actions of the British. And their bicycles were a good thing, which allowed them to keep up with even the speed of the cavalry.

Of course, it is very inconvenient for the British army to let such a group of people follow, not to mention whether these guys will play any early news or something, just like the two French cruisers pretending to be British in front of the British. So each time, the British army would leave a few men behind and use various means other than the use of weapons to persuade and dissuade the French from coming with them. As for the French, they don't know each other either, and they always have to follow. So now they are about to form a habit, that is, as soon as the French come ashore, everyone will immediately have a boxing match.

Yes, the so-called "persuasion and dissuasion" of the British was actually to send the same number of people as the French, and then use hands-on combat to prevent the French from following.

The reason why we have to fight with our bare hands is because the situation is easier to control, and it will not turn into a war because of mutual shooting. As for why the same number of people is used, it is not because of British self-esteem or sportsmanship or anything. It's to make the French less embarrassed to complain in the media after the defeat.

After doing this a few times, this even became an indispensable little embellishment in the boring life of the soldiers on both sides, and even the soldiers on both sides would gamble on the score or something at this time.

Sure enough, as in the past, the British also left the corresponding personnel, and then everyone had a one-on-one friendly match. The game ended in a 5-5 draw. Although the game was not decided today, the French were also injured to some extent and could no longer track down the British Army - God knows what the British Army, who had come ashore in the evening, was going to do in the night.

The soldiers on the British warship cheered - although the score was a draw, in reality, they had won.

But while the British were cheering, on the side of the British fleet, a small wooden submarine was lowered into the water from the position where the lifeboat was lowered, because of the cover of the French warships, the British naturally could not see the problem on this side.

A submarine shaped like a large vertical goose egg was lowered into the water, and two real Americans descended the rope ladder from the French warship to the large goose egg, reached out and opened the door of the goose egg, and then got inside.

As the door was closed, the goose egg began to dive slowly, and after a while, it was submerged in the water.

The depth of this wooden submarine is actually quite limited, according to calculations, it is only more than eight meters at most, and if it is deeper, its wooden shell will not be able to withstand the water pressure. Even for the sake of safety, generally speaking, its diving depth is generally about four or five meters, considering the transparency of the seawater, if it is in a good daytime, from a suitable angle, such as from the position of the lookout post, condescending observation, it is very likely to see the submarine directly with the naked eye in a place that is not too deep underwater. So it's almost impossible to use this thing when the light is too good at noon.

However, submarines can only observe targets through periscopes, and at this time there is no low-light night vision technology, not to mention such a tall thing, and even the coating technology used to increase the amount of light entering the periscope is not something that can be achieved in this era. So if it really comes to night, this submarine will encounter a new problem, that is, if they don't surface, they can't see where the enemy is at all.

So the submarine chose to attack the British fleet in the evening, when the light was relatively weak, but not so weak that the periscope could not see anything.

The submarine carried a time bomb with a charge of 40 kilograms - the largest bomb that the submarine could carry, because the magnet that held the bomb in place took up too much weight.

The submarine quickly descended to a predetermined depth, then quietly raised its periscope, observed the surrounding situation, and headed towards the British fleet.

At a speed of a little over two knots, the submarine slowly approached the anchorage of the British fleet. Because of the light, the British lookout posts were unable to spot the approaching submarine.

The submarines were slowly approaching the warships of the British, and if it were in the future, a submarine would approach such a distance, and the rest would be simple - it would be enough to fire torpedoes at those immobile targets. As long as the torpedo you fired is not the MK-14 developed by the Americans in the thirties of the twentieth century, then the British will definitely die.

But in this era, not to mention torpedoes, even pole mines have not yet appeared. So the submarines of the Americans cannot attack yet. They're going to keep getting closer.

However, at this time, it is more important to identify the warships of the British army. There was only one bomb on the submarine, and the Americans, of course, hoped that the larger the target that this bomb would hit, the better. So from the very beginning, the goal of the Americans was the battleship "Queen Elizabeth".

The target is also relatively easy to find, and the "Queen Elizabeth" is obviously a lot larger than other warships, so the Americans quickly sent her, but she is surrounded by several British warships, so the American submarine needs to go around for a while if it wants to get closer.

It took about half an hour for the Turtle 2 submarine to finally come into the shadow of the Queen Elizabeth.

At this time, the sun is retracting its last rays of light. Then the whole sea went dark.

Turtle 2 slowly surfaced close to the Queen Elizabeth. A man opened the hatch, stretched out half of his body, and ripped off a cover plate on a box-like thing that covered the submarine, allowing the magnet on the bomb to be exposed. Then the man made some final targets, and Turtle 2 sank again.

After another hour, "Turtle 2" again returned to the side of the French cruiser. By this time it was already dark. But it was much easier to find the French cruiser than the "Queen Elizabeth". Because, unlike the British, who carried out the lighting control, the French warships would turn on all kinds of identification lights at night. This ostensibly seemed to be to avoid misunderstanding, but the British felt that the French were doing this to tell others that the British fleet was in this area.

On the side of the British fleet, "Turtle 2" turned on the identification lights. Hooks were dropped on the French cruisers. Two Americans hung hooks on the Turtle 2, and the wooden submarine was retracted into the cruiser.

"Tony, is it going well?" A French officer asked an American who was watching the other sailors put away the submarine.

"It went well. The time was also set, and at 1 o'clock in the evening, it was the time when everyone was sleeping deeply. Let's hope our bombs will teach the British a lesson! Tony looked in the direction of the British fleet and replied through gritted teeth.

Time passed slowly, and on the French cruisers, the Americans, the French, looked over the side of the British fleet with wide eyes.

"Hell, it's only ten o'clock, I think it's been almost a century."

"Steve, don't worry, it's still early. If you can't wait, you can go to sleep first, and I'll call you then. Tony smiled at the other Yankee.

"I'm not sleepy, I can't sleep." Steve replied, staring at the Brit with wide eyes, though it was now dark and nothing could be seen. Only the sea breeze brings the roar of the waves into the ears of the Taoists.

"How much longer, Tony?" I don't know how long it took, but Steve finally couldn't help it and asked again.

"It's still early, well, it's half past ten in the evening. We're going to set the time until 1 a.m. Well, why don't we play a game of chess? ”

The two of them set up a chessboard under the light and played chess. Several French officers also gathered around to help with the move.

However, Steve was unsettled and played chess in a mess, so he was soon checkmated.

"Hell, today is not a good day to play chess. I'm going to lose to you! ”

"If you're not convinced, then let's have another plate?"

"If I don't come, I'm like a kitten scratching in my heart, what's next? Well, Tony, what time is it? ”

"What's the hurry, it's only ten forty o'clock. You only resisted a few times, and you were checkmated. ”

While the two were talking, an explosion was suddenly heard in the distance. Then I saw that all kinds of lights were lit up on the side of the British fleet, and the searchlights shone in all directions.

"What's going on? Why did it blow up now? Tony was taken aback.

Steve stood up and rushed to the side of the ship, but he knocked over the chessboard and the pieces fell to the ground.

"How could it be, how could it blow up now?"

"It's normal, too." A French officer next to him guessed, "Because that bomb has such a big magnet on it, this thing will have some effect on the clock." Because there's a lot of steel stuff in the clock. Maybe it's because of this. ”

As they spoke, they stared at the British with wide eyes. But now it's night, and even if the British turn on the lights, everyone can't see the damage to the British.

"I don't know what happened to that old virgin, if it ......"

The next morning, after the sun came out, the situation disappointed both the French and the Americans. The old virgin "Queen Elizabeth" is still floating on the water. However, on closer inspection, they found that the "Queen Elizabeth" seemed to be slightly tilted. The amplitude is not large, it should not exceed ten degrees.

The British Navy, having regained the land forces that had come ashore yesterday, began to sail northward, but their speed slowed down markedly, and the speed of the entire fleet was reduced to about 4 knots. It seems that last night's explosion, although it failed to sink the old virgin, still caused a lot of damage to the old virgin.

After that, the British fleet did not visit any of the American cities along the coast, but went directly to the Canadian port of Halifax, where it stayed for a long time. The French estimated that they must have been there trying to further repair the Queen Elizabeth.

"The Port of Halifax simply does not have the capacity to completely repair a warship like the Queen Elizabeth." In New Orleans, Governor Marcel said to Louis, "The British will at best reinforce the damage, and then they will hurry back to Britain." This also means that the pressure of the British fleet on the Americans will soon be lifted. Naval supremacy will soon return to the Americans. ”

"So, we don't necessarily need to prepare for death rows?" Louie asked.

"If we want to hit Britain hard, it does. If we want the UK and the US to continue to consume, then not for the time being. "But I fear that the Americans may make peace with the British." ”

This is indeed a danger. Although the Americans suffered and gained nothing. But as the war continues, they may suffer even greater losses. It may even be lost. Therefore, if they are rational enough, they will indeed cut the meat and stop the loss.

And, if the Americans are smart enough, they should also understand that the interests of the French in North America do not coincide with the Americans. In the long run, the French may even be more dangerous than the British. Unless the Americans are willing to abandon their so-called "city on a hill" ambition and honestly do the pendant on Lancey's thigh, the French and Americans are not real allies. In such a situation, not to mention cutting the meat and stopping the loss, it is entirely possible that even when the French are found to be too strong, the Americans will hook up with the British. Just like Sun Shiwan, who had been resisting Cao Cao with Uncle Liu, suddenly stabbed Uncle Huang in the back, and became King Wu of Great Wei.

"So we must not allow the Americans to withdraw from the war at this time, let alone allow them to hook up with the British." Louis said, "Damn, it would be nice if Lucien were here, this kind of thing would be the most appropriate thing for him to do." But since he's gone, we're going to have to move ourselves. Well, Mr. Governor, we have to arrange people and spread all kinds of rumors. Let's just say that in the federal government, someone took the money of the British, and was ready to turn their backs on the martyrs who had sacrificed, make peace with the British, and betray the United States to the British! ”