As Arthur and Elder walked down the street, smoking cigarettes, they chatted about the past experiences of today's party visitors.

It didn't take long for Arthur to clean up the guests' past experiences from Elder Else's mouth.

Of the three junior colonels, Sir George Elliott was the Commander, and his father was Gilbert Elliott, Earl of Minto, who had served as Viceroy of India.

Sir Elliott's naval career went well as he joined the Royal Navy, following Thomas Frey and Hyde Bagga, two of the Royal Navy's greats, the battleship St. George.

After being promoted to captain, he was assigned to the San Jose and became the second mate of Charles Pol, who had just been promoted to Marshal of the Royal Navy in July this year.

Later, Sir Elliott became a subordinate of Horatio Nelson, the soul of the Royal Navy, and participated in the Copenhagen Raid and then the Battle of the Nile Estuary.

With these exploits, Sir Elliott was quickly promoted to the Maidstone and participated in the blockade of Toulon and Cádiz.

After that, he was transferred by the Admiralty to the East Indies and captured the French frigate Jena in the Bay of Bengal, participating in the invasion of Java and assisting in the restoration of the Sultan of Palembang.

It was because of his outstanding performance that three years ago, Sir Elliott was transferred back home by the Admiralty and promoted to captain the Victory, a battleship of special significance to the Royal Navy. Not long ago, the newly enthroned King William IV conferred on him the honor of attaché to the King's Navy.

It can be said that Sir Elliot will continue to follow this momentum of triumph, and his future promotion to admiral is almost certain.

As the flagship of the commander of the Portsmouth Naval Base, General Codrington, who may take over the post of commander in the future, must also want to establish a good relationship with this subordinate who is in the prime of life and has a bright future.

And Franklin's relationship with General Codrington is clearer.

Colonel Franklin was a cadet at the Battle of Trafalgar on the 74-gun 3rd class battleship Bellerophon, and General Codrington was the commander of the 3rd Detachment at the time.

Speaking of the 'Bellerophon', his captain at the time was Colonel John Cook, maybe John Cook is not well-known, but if you talk about his grandfather James Cook, it can be regarded as a household name in Britain.

Because James Cook had explored the Pacific three times under the commission of the Admiralty and the Royal Society, and successfully discovered Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and other regions, in addition to discovering ways to prevent scurvy by improving his diet.

But as if it were the fate of an explorer, James Cook died on his way to find the Northwest Passage.

In the Battle of Trafalgar, Colonel John Cook, like his grandfather, suffered a bullet through the chest because he became the first target of the French sailors because of his officer's attire.

When a subordinate asked him to take off his officer's uniform and epaulettes, he simply left the phrase 'It's too late to take it off.' I understand my situation, but I'm going to die like a man' after closing his eyes.

Interestingly, though, although John Cook died aboard the Bellerophon, the Cook family's spirit of adventure was preserved by the sailors and officers who served on the ship.

The Bellerophon contributed not only to Britain such an outstanding explorer as Colonel John Franklin who dedicated himself to the search for the Northwest Passage, but also to Colonel Matthew Flinders, who made the first circumnavigation of Australia and drew a detailed map of Australia.

What is even more interesting is that nine years after the end of the Battle of Trafalgar, the sailors of the Bellerophon also took on the task of deporting Napoleon, the first prisoner of France, to St. Helena, in a way, avenging its old commander, John Cook.

When Arthur had a basic understanding of the experiences of the three colonels, he immediately understood why General Codrington had invited them to the banquet.

The three colonels, in addition to being acquainted with Admiral Codrington, were also interested in scientific research, Fitzroy and Franklin were expedition captains appointed by the Royal Navy, and Elliott had participated in the high-tech Battle of Copenhagen.

The battle of Copenhagen is actually quite simple.

In a word, it was in the first place to prevent the wavering Denmark from falling to Napoleon and handing over their sea power to the French.

Therefore, after internal discussions, the British Foreign Office believes that if Denmark's loyalty to Britain is not absolute, it is equivalent to absolute disloyalty.

Thus, after Denmark once again refused to surrender its fleet to Britain, the Foreign Office issued a declaration of war, and the Foreign Secretary, Sir George Canning, ordered that the Baltic Fleet must immediately and radically destroy the Danish navy by thunder.

There are many controversies within the Admiralty as to how to fundamentally destroy the Danish Navy, which is huddled in the harbor and cannot escape the war, for example, the unreassuring Admiral Kirkland has once again proposed to carry out a suicide attack on Copenhagen with a ship full of explosives.

Of course, in response to General Corcoran's ardent suggestion, the Admiralty, after careful consideration, simply replied with a sentence of 'agreement in principle'.

General Sidney Smith, on the other hand, was much more steady, and he suggested from a lofty position that the Admiralty might as well try the Congreve rockets, which he had used and was very easy to use.

As a result, under the strong encouragement of General Smith, the Admiralty approved 25,000 rounds of Congreve rockets for the Copenhagen expeditionary fleet led by Hyde Baga and Horatio Nelson.

I don't know if I don't try, and I'm shocked when I try it. Congreve Rocket's first experience with the Navy is outstanding!

Copenhagen's shore guns could only stare at the British warships that were raining fire outside their range, and this new rocket, which had a range of two or three kilometers, turned Copenhagen into a hell of fire in one fell swoop.

Since then, the rocket has become one of the Royal Navy's regular weapons.

And from this incident, it can also be seen that Thomas Corcoran and Sidney Smith, the two generals and guests today, are really kind of military science madmen.

In addition to Congreve rockets and explosives suicide ships, the two generals' innovative proposals to the Admiralty include, but are not limited to:

The development of torpedoes and mines that were still in the process of destroying the French Toulon fleet,

Large-scale popularization of steamships in the Royal Navy at full speed,

found Faraday and asked if he could use chlorine in battle, but was scolded by Mr. Faraday, and finally had to leave in a huff.

Strongly sponsor Robert Fulton, the inventor of the submarine, to try to use a submarine down the Seine River to Paris, the French fleet can't shrink, then we will go in by ourselves, and our Royal Navy will simply turn the rear team to the front team and poke him in the eye of Napoleon,

Of course, these proposals to the Admiralty were largely not adopted, with the exception of Congreve rockets.

It's not entirely that their suggestions are unreasonable, but these two guys are basically disgusted in the military and political circles, and if they weren't really capable of winning battles, they would have been thrown out of the Royal Navy long ago.

And the facts have also confirmed this, Sidney Smith and Thomas Cochran have been ordered by the Admiralty to be forced to retire, compared to the two of them, even Codrington, who sat on the cold bench in the Channel Fleet, can be regarded as deeply trusted.

Perhaps it is precisely because of this that Codrington, the vice admiral who made a 'small mistake', brought the two of them to huddle together for warmth?

Arthur was thinking about these things, and when he came to his senses, he and Elder had circled back to the Codrington mansion.

At this time, outside the black iron carved gate of the mansion, an elegant and plain white carriage was parked.

As soon as the carriage came to a stop, the manservant, who was sitting in the passenger seat, hurriedly took out the small wooden stool that was placed beside him and put it beside the carriage, and then saw the door open, and from it came a hand wearing black gauze gloves and a pigeon's blood ruby ring.

Then, what caught the eye was an indigo gold-rimmed dress that was not particularly wide, but the proportions were just two to one, accentuating the curves of the hips and revealing the fair skin of the back, and above her head was a lilac wide-brimmed hat with a Bafflett ribbon and three white feathers.

However, Arthur's first reaction when he saw this scene was to hurriedly admonish Elder beside him, and he lowered his voice and said, "Calm down." ”

But this time, he clearly underestimated Elder self-control.

Although just standing beside him could feel the hot air like the heat wave of the Sahara Desert, but even so, Elder did not forget to salute, he took off his hat on his chest without losing his manners, and bowed slightly to the lady.

"Good evening, Mrs. Cowper. I didn't expect you to be your guest today, and I really don't know what an honor it is to be in the same room with you. ”

Mrs. Cooper?

Arthur quickly caught the keyword.

The lady, he recalled, seemed to be one of the seven female patrons of the Olmark Club.

Mrs. Cowper turned her head to look at Elder as if she were slightly surprised, but she quickly adjusted her expression, and she put her hand on the brim of her hat and nodded slightly, "Good evening, Mr. Carter." ”

Elder was fine, but when he heard this, he couldn't hold back his emotions anymore: "You...... Do you remember me? I thought that someone like me, who only had a one-sided relationship with you, would soon be forgotten by you. ”

Mrs. Cooper smiled, "Don't you know, Mr. Carter? Women have always had a better memory than men, especially remembering each other's appearance and name, and I am the best among women in this regard. Not to mention, when we first met, you left a very deep memory on me, and I can't forget you. ”

"I ...... I...... Thou...... Uh......" Held's face flushed, and his head was covered in water vapor as he took off his hat.

Seeing this, Arthur hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Held, calm down! Damn it, you fuck, if anyone saw you, they'd think you were the locomotive that killed Mr. Huskison! ”

When the Red Devil saw this scene, he couldn't help fanning the flames next to him: "Arthur, the train is going to derail, press his brakes!" ”

Hearing this, Arthur hurriedly stepped on Elder Upper quietly, Elder was in pain for a while, and with a few deep breaths in a row, he finally regained his ability to organize his language.

"Madame, I ...... Uh, I wonder if you can remind me of what impressed you when we first met? Although I am usually quite confident, I remember that day I was just introduced to you by someone else, and I simply said hello to you. ”

When Mrs. Cowper heard this, she gently covered her bright red lips with her black gauze gloves: "Mr. Carter, this is not the first time I saw you. ”

"Huh?" Elder was a little confused: "Could it be...... Wasn't the last time we met for the first time? ”

"Of course not." Mrs. Cowper denied it, "When I first saw you, you were still an infant. Your mother asked me to hug you and tell me that sooner or later I would have such a day. I wanted to experience what it's like to be a mother in advance, but I didn't expect you to pee directly in my arms and stain my new dress. ”

When Elder heard this, he felt like God had poured cold water on his head.

He took a deep breath, blushing and unable to say a word for a long time: "I...... You ......"

Seeing this, Arthur hurriedly took off his hat and relieved him: "Madam, I think you should go in first, Mrs. Codrington and they are waiting for you inside." ”

When Mrs. Cowper heard this, she just winked at Elder and playfully comforted, "Mr. Carter, don't care, I know you didn't mean it that time. I promise that I will keep this secret in my heart and will never tell it in front of the ladies and ladies and affect your social reputation. ”

When Elder heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his head, bowed slightly, and said, "Thank God, thank you for your kindness, you are really an angel sent by God to save me." ”

Mrs. Cooper pursed her lips slightly, and said goodbye, "Mr. Carter, there are many angels tonight, but it is up to you whether you can grasp it or not." Your mother and uncle have complained to me before that you have only been in the Royal Navy for half a year and you have developed bad habits. If you really want to find a suitable partner, it's best to change your mouth fetishes. ”

When Elder heard this, his face, which was as red as an apple just a moment ago, instantly turned pale.

He watched as Mrs. Cooper walked into the mansion with the help of the manservant, and the look in his eyes had completely changed his taste.

Elder muttered, "Damn! My mom talks about everything! She is so out of my old bottom, how will I mess up in London in the future? ”

After speaking, Elder only felt that something was wrong with his body, he took out his pocket, thinking about smoking some cigarettes to relieve his boredom, but he took it for a while, but his face suddenly changed, and he scolded: "! ”

Arthur turned his head to look at him, "What's wrong?" ”

Elder widened his eyes and said, "I lost my wallet!" ”

"Huh? No way? When Arthur heard this, he hurriedly touched his pocket.

Thankfully, his wallet was still there, but at the same time, he found a small note.

On the small note was a crooked line of words - Whoever gives me a gift, I wish you no misfortune, and those who do not give anything will have their own retribution.

When Arthur saw this, he understood whose hands Held's wallet had fallen into.

He said helplessly: "Elder Tell me about you, if you don't want people to give change, it is estimated that there will not be so many things." ”

Elder turned pale: "I...... Damn it! Losing money is secondary, the key is ...... The key is that I also have the ration receipt for the next sea training in my wallet! Without it, Colonel Fitzroy would have skinned me, and my brothers would have thrown me overboard. Arthur, Arthur! Aren't you a police officer? Hurry up and find a way to get that thing back for me!" ”

When Arthur heard this, he couldn't help but pat his chest with the back of his hand: "Older, tell me about you...... Alas, let's go in first, find the wallet, I'll figure it out for you later. ”

It's been a bit slow to advance the plot recently, but some things can't be introduced without introduction, because after all, it's British history, and the relationship between the characters in the story in real history is also more complicated, and readers and friends should also have a lot of unfamiliar places, and it's really not easy to expand without making it clear. I'll try to do as much as I can in the past few days, and try to pass this wave of recklessness, otherwise not only will you look uncomfortable, but my information will be numb. This chapter is four thousand, and there should be at least one more chapter of four thousand after tonight, and if you don't get sleepy after writing, there will be another chapter.

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