Reborn As a Pirate

[C.E.1779, May 3rd, Breeze, Three Festivals]

[West Longitude: 60.8, North Latitude: 14.7, the waters off Martinique]

[When writing this, the time is pointing to 11:24 at night]

[According to the tradition of sea exercises, I should have been in a dreamland like most sailors at this meeting, instead of writing today's second diary with a quill pen in hand like now]

[The last log recorded the voyage before 6:00 tonight, and I plan to record the next battle in this log]

[We are mooring in the calm Atlantic Ocean by drifting]

[This place is only three kilometers away from the coastline of the Kajawei Peninsula in the east of Martinique. When the weather is fine, I can easily see the shadow of the coast even if I don’t pass through the watchtower]

【Halloween is about to begin... just tonight, right here】

[Nearly half of the sailors on the Golden Deer are making the final preparations before the landing battle, and all the sailors are on duty. Everyone is very excited, even Pierce is no exception]

[I think this is probably the charm of military operations different from conspiracies and tricks]

[Of course, it would be better if the landing plan can be formulated in more detail]

【The current plan is handled by the commander of the 8th company, Laixide】

[The last negotiation before setting sail, he finally achieved the minimum level of openness. In response to his frankness, Nelson entrusted the command of the landing battle, which is a matter of the life and death of the army, to his hands.]

【This is naturally a good thing for the upcoming amphibious operations, but for me...】

[Lechide is really not good at making a living at sea. Even though his strategy is outstanding and his intelligence is not hindered, he still lacks sea-related experience]

[As a layman, it is probably the limit for him at this stage to be able to consider keeping the berthing position away from the traditional route when making the plan for the first time, and at the same time face the leeward cliff and avoid land observation.]

[It's not bad, it's so-so, Nelson hinted that I won't make any comments on the plan, at least give the interim commander full authority before landing]

[Mutual trust, you can't go a thousand miles without accumulating steps. Even overcorrecting has its value,

This must be what Nelson thought]

[Speaking of...]

[One end of the action is the navy and army who lack trust, and the other end is the employer and mercenary who are cooperating for the first time. Nelson tied his future to such a combination. Is it the natural confidence of successful people in history? Or is his vision too high, so that he makes too many enemies and cannot get the support of the army? 】

[probably the latter]

【That is a privilege reserved exclusively for geniuses...】

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

Standing outside the door was a tall, thin and grim white-haired young man with a straight figure and a dull expression.

He is Harry Sheffield, the second lieutenant in charge of the flag of the eighth company, the first second lieutenant under Reixide, and the same as the three giants of the eighth company, the master chief who has not met Lorraine, and his status is roughly equivalent to the first officer on the ship. The chief steward of the company, and the successor of the first commander.

As the accompanying officer of the Golden Deer, Lorraine didn't have many reflections on him, but the most profound thing was the introduction to him by Lechde before boarding the ship.

"This is idiot Harry. In the next few days, he will go to your ship to take care of the munitions. If necessary, he can also participate in naval battles and do what he can. By the way, his mind is not very good. If there is anything he needs Do it, please give clear instructions from the president, don't give some ambiguous hints, thank you."

It can be seen from this that Harry Sheffield is an activist.

The action group looked at Lorraine, his gray eyes remained motionless, and his lips parted slightly: "Mr. Deputy Commander, Your Excellency Commander, let me inform you that everything is ready for the landing battle. Please board the assault boat within ten minutes. He waited too long."

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

"Yes, sir!"

After performing a standard military salute, Harry turned around and walked downstairs in a military posture. Lorraine went back to the cabin and took out a pair of knives, buckled his belt, and stood in front of his crew after a while.

"Hina, Noah, and Acharin are on board with me. During my absence, Bell is in command of the Golden Deer, and Pierce is the assistant."

Everyone agrees.

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

Yacharin shrugged recklessly: "It was forced onto the boat. That sissy thought the rope ladder took up too much space, but the No. 1 boat is ours, and you can guess the result."

"The admiral asked us to fully respect his authority, Acharin." Lorraine frowned slightly, "Find two pieces of tarpaulin to cover the rope ladder, and tell Your Excellency Commander that it is a cannon."

"As his face?"

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

"AYA!"

...

Not long after, Lorraine and the sailors jumped into the boat, and when they looked up, they saw Captain Lechide with a livid face.

The moonlight was like water, and the captain was sitting in the middle of the boat with his legs crossed, puffing his cheeks viciously: "Lorraine Drake, are you dissatisfied with my landing plan?"

"It's not that serious. At least in the steps before landing, I will follow the admiral's instructions without any doubts."

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

"Why?" Lorraine chuckled, "Probably... I like to sit higher?"

It was impossible to continue this kind of conversation. The six assault boats carried more than a hundred advance team members who were armed to the teeth and slowly left the big ship, paddled, and slid silently towards the black shadow on the distant coast.

Lorraine's No. 1 boat was at the head of the advance team. Yacharin stood at the stern of the boat with a wind lantern to lead the way for the following small boats. Hannah half-kneeled at the bow and looked ahead. Sitting facing each other in the middle, there is a rough map in the middle, which simply depicts the coastline of Martinique.

The waves at sea were quite big, and the swell of more than half a meter shook the boat non-stop. The crew of the Golden Deer didn't seem to notice it, which formed a sharp contrast with the gentlemen from the Eighth Company.

I heard that they just ate supper before the action, and now they are probably full of thoughts of regret...

Under the bright moonlight, Lechide struggled to reach out and click on the map: "This is the Cajavie Peninsula at the easternmost point of Martinique, which is the coastline in front of us. Its shape is wide in the middle and narrow at the ends. At the junction with the main island, there is the eastern fortress La Trinite, with two companies of troops stationed."

"The terrain of the peninsula is high in the south and low in the north, sparsely populated, and the main body is covered by dense tropical forest. Among them, there are many cliffs in the south, and the highest altitude exceeds 50 meters. Galion Bay has the only port suitable for large ships, but it is too deep, and it is Lat The port under the jurisdiction of Linite is easy to scare the snake. There is a long and narrow sandy beach facing the wind in the north, and the water depth is a little shallow. If a big ship wants to dock, it can only rely on the private dock there."

"I have investigated the information of all four plantations on the peninsula, two of which have private jetties. The private jetty of Marti Manor is only 30 kilometers away from La Trinite. I heard that Mr. Marti is still a member of the town. Not suitable as a landing point. The other one is Robert Manor."

"Mr. Robert is a new settler who moved to Martinique two years ago. The manor is located at the easternmost tip of the peninsula. It is far away from the main island and other manors. There is not even a decent road. According to the intelligence, this land The transaction was suspected of being fraudulent, and Mr. Robert had complained to La Trinité, but he was treated unfairly and ended without a cure. I think that is the best place for me at this stage.”

"My plan is..."

A sudden surge interrupted Rashid's words. The beautiful captain tightened his expression, covered his mouth and let out a mournful "uh" from deep in his throat.

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

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

"It's not the wind and waves at sea, it's the tide. It's high tide now, and we're too close to the coastline, so we can feel the waves very clearly."

"How big is the wave?"

"For the ocean, half-meter-high swells are actually almost non-existent, but Zodiacs are just flat-bottomed boats, and harmless swells will act on us, and it will become the current situation."

"Damn it! Damn it!" Laixide took a deep breath, "No matter what, let's continue."

"In order to seize Robert's Pier, we have to follow the coastline to the north shore, from the beach..."

Lorraine interrupted him suddenly: "Your Excellency, I have objections."

"What?"

"Listen to what's behind us. Although the advance team is composed of land and sea, the main force of the battle is yours, with a total of 80 people. Only less than one kilometer away, I can already hear the sound of retching , I am very worried that by the time we detour to the north, this advance team has lost its combat effectiveness."

"Then what do you say!"

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