Today, Captain Walton of the USS Nemesis made the first time in history that he proposed the concept and combat mission of the "Naval Infantry Regiment". Although everyone present did not understand what kind of army it was at first, they quickly understood this statement literally. To put it simply, they are a group of armed sailors who will cross the ocean at any time and fight on land.

When Isabel Walton stirred everyone's emotions with a passionate speech, there were still many gunners who were very curious about this novelty. Hall, who was much younger than Baldwin, Fast and other senior Duke's court guards, was pushed into the central aisle of the gun deck at the instigation of several young companions.

Hall frowned and glared at the young guards on his left, and muttered in a low voice, "You guys, why are you pushing me out?" ”

"Hall, you should leave your questions to the captain." Miller, who had the best relationship with him, put his hands to his mouth like a trumpet, hid behind the person in front of him, and deliberately called out to him in a deep voice.

Isabel looked at the somewhat cramped Duke's palace guards with a smile on her face, and asked softly with her hands behind her back, "Hall, what do they want to know from me when they pushed you out?" ”

"I'm sorry, Captain. I want to ......" Hall, who had forgotten the next sentence when the words came to his lips, scratched his head unconsciously, and after a while suddenly came to his senses, and hurriedly asked Isabel, "Captain, I think this naval infantry regiment is what you imagined?" Or was it created first? I'm sorry, Captain, but I have absolutely no intention of offending your intelligence. ”

"Hall, I don't think my honor has been violated by you at this moment." Isabel nodded, still with a faint smile on her face, "Actually, there were already the earliest naval infantry regiments in the fleets of the ancient Romans. However, the ancient Romans formed this army mainly on broadside battles to defeat the Carthaginians, and its members were armed sailors carried on ships. ”

Most of the people present were not well educated and listened to what she had to say with great interest. Then Isabel again found a good excuse for the creation of the naval infantry regiment, "Guys, I was shocked when I got some books on the Spanish army from the Doge's palace in Santo Domingo. ”

"Why am I shocked? Because the Spaniards had formed a naval infantry regiment six years earlier, in 1537. The Spaniards founded it to stop the expansion of the pagan empire, the Ottoman Empire, in the Mediterranean. ”

After a pause, Isabel paced back and forth on the deck. Then, as always, he looked at the crowd, "Guys, Spain uses naval infantry regiments to counter the infidel attack. So, what about you who are the naval infantry regiment of the Kingdom of England? ”

The gunners present again shouted, "Kill the Spaniards and rob their plantations." ”

"That's right, not only to rob their plantations, but also to take away all their black slaves."

"If these black slaves were to be transported to the Portuguese plantations, they would probably be sold for a good price."

"Then we're going to rob the Portuguese plantations! Hahaha......"

While the crowd was still thinking that they could plunder the wealth of the Spaniards or the Portuguese with impunity, a somewhat hoarse voice came from among the gunners, "Captain, what will be our honorarium if you let us all join your naval infantry regiment?" Will it be a little taller than the average sailor? ”

The ambitious Isabel followed the voice, and before she could speak, Baldwin walked up to the gunners first. Looking around at the expressions of the gunners, he immediately said loudly, "Who is speaking?" ”

"It's me, James Short." As a calm man's voice sounded, a middle-aged man of medium stature, thick and neat eyebrows, and a pair of resolute eyes gently pushed away the other gunners and came to the aisle in the middle of the deck.

Looking at Isabel a few steps away with a solemn expression, she bowed respectfully and raised her upper body to say calmly, "Captain, I am willing to accept any kind of punishment because I have offended your noble honor." ”

Isabel tilted her head and looked at the middle-aged gunner, who was neither humble nor arrogant, "James, I remember you, you are a brave gunner. So... You tell me your problem first, and then come and deal with your rude behavior. ”

James, who had extensive experience in navigation and artillery operations, said, "Captain, is your naval infantry regiment an army that is only responsible for landing operations, like the Spaniards?" If so, how will I and others be paid? If not, are we still paid the same as before? ”

At the moment, Isabel has only proposed the name of the naval infantry regiment, its combat mission and its composition. Other follow-up questions, such as recruiting sailors, training officers, procuring weapons and equipment, supplying supplies, and stationing bases, would require her to consult with the Duke of Richmond after her return to England before she could get a definite answer and make a detailed construction plan. Not only that, but she also needed to obtain the permission of Henry VIII and the royal family, and the approval of the upper and lower houses of parliament to receive large sums of money.

Isabel thought with her hands behind her back as she stepped in front of the middle-aged gunner. Circling around the gunner's body, he smiled softly as he returned to the other side, "James, I know Captain Hawkins is very good at buying your loyalty. You know what, I can do that too. ”

"Yes, Captain. I think other people and I would like to hear what you think. ”

"Now, the only thing I can tell you is that this is not my naval infantry regiment, this will be the naval infantry regiment of His Majesty the King and the royal fleet."

With that, Isabel turned gracefully. Facing the Adjutant of Maritime Affairs, he raised his right hand and raised his index finger, "Oh, I almost forgot that there is one more point, the Naval Infantry Regiment will not be a separate army, and your first duty is the artillery of the fleet, and the second is the Naval Infantry Regiment. ”

James pondered her words silently and nodded, "Captain, you mean we're going to get two honorariums?" ”

Isabel pretended to be serious and said a lot of funny things, "Well, I can't tell you that's right. However, I am confident that you and your brethren in the naval infantry regiment will always receive God's gift to you when you land and fight. Like cane sugar, black slaves, spices, or whatever. ”

The meaning of the words is already obvious. The honorariums of naval infantry regiments may be fixed, but they can receive a lot of valuable trophies from the battlefield.