Reborn As a Pirate

　　 Things that make Carmen so urgent can only be bad news.

　　 At a high-class ball in Bilbao, she inquired about an amazing piece of information.

France’s Jose and Kalmar Chamber of Commerce, Holland’s Yordel Chamber of Commerce, and Spain’s Herrera Chamber of Commerce formally signed an alliance agreement. They are preparing to set up hunting grounds in the Cantabrian waters and target British merchants to completely drive out the kingdom’s enemies. Out of the French coast.

　　 The matter is very important. Carmen did not notify Lorraine the first time, but spent more than a month to confirm the authenticity of the information. The result... is not optimistic.

　　 The information is true.

　　 These four chambers of commerce are all veteran offshore privateer chambers, each owning more than twenty merchant ships, and each of them is a giant to the current Drake Chamber of Commerce.

　　 They have formed an alliance and have held many secret meetings in France.

　　The Drake Chamber of Commerce was there for two lives. Carmen tried his best, but still didn’t know the key information about the start time, duration, and fleet size of the hunt.

　　The enemy is dark, I am bright, the enemy is strong, I am weak, the enemy is crowded, I am widowed...

　　 Looking at such an urgent letter, Lorraine couldn't help sinking into thought.

　　 He asked himself, can Spain give up?

can not.

　　 Spain is the only country in Europe that has a vast and mature overseas colony, and at the same time, due to the economic depression, does not have a sufficient domestic market.

　　 She is the core place for the Chamber of Commerce to obtain cheap New World and Asian-African products. The profits related to it account for 70% of the Chamber of Commerce's total profits. If you don't want to be mediocre, Lorraine has no reason to give up.

　　 Then can the Cantabrian route be abandoned?

　　The answer... It still seems to be impossible.

　　 The Cantabrian route is the only land-sea route from Britain to Spain. Without it, Lorraine can choose only the Celtic Sea.

　　 Although the Celtic Sea is adjacent to the Cantabrian Sea, the hydrological environment of the two is completely different.

　　 It is already part of the Atlantic Ocean.

　　The water is deep, the waves are high, and it reaches Cape Barres in the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula.

　　If Lorraine chooses this deep-water route, it means that every time I go to Bilbao, I have to go around a huge circle, which will greatly affect the logistics efficiency of the Chamber of Commerce.

　　 Moreover, this is not the only price that the Chamber of Commerce has to pay.

　　 The wide-bottomed Kirk type is not suitable for deep water environment. Under that kind of hydrological conditions, ships are at risk of capsizing at any time.

　　 Only give up Kirk type.

　　 The Kirk type can be abandoned all at once, and the Chamber of Commerce cannot make up enough capacity to maintain the demand for profit growth.

　　 Lucky Grass will never leave the Second Fleet.

　　 The calmness of the North Sea benefited from the deterrence of the Clover. She was rushed out. Lorraine might not be able to hold the Spanish route, but would only lose the stable but low-yield North Sea route.

What should I do?

　　 He took the long exam all night, and it was not until the sun rose the next day that he finally wrote a pen to reply.

　　 Miss Carmen Xavier:

　　 The letter has been received, I hope to continue to inquire.

　　 I will be at sea, watching the changes.

　　Your friend, Lorraine Anason Drake

　　……

　　 The Chamber of Commerce announced that it had entered a wartime state.

　　Lorraine canceled all seafarers and sailors' shifts in the first place.

　　 He went to Plymouth and bought eight nine-pound cannons for £2,800. They replaced the six-pound cannons on Clover’s and used them to arm the Attis Beauty and the Beverly Merchant.

　　 At the same time, the number of sailors on the butterfly flower has been increased from 20 to 120 at the bottom to ensure that its powerful firepower can be fully utilized.

　　 The First Fleet took a stance of rushing for shipment.

　　 The Spanish branch did its best to collect goods, and the three ships frequently traverse the Cantabrian route at an average frequency of once a week, which actually made August’s profits soar, far exceeding previous estimates.

　　 That was just a surprise after all.

　　 In the third week, when the First Fleet departed from Gijon and sailed to the sea 120 kilometers west of Belle Island in France, Pierce finally discovered the smoke of battle.

　　 "Brother! There was a naval battle at two o'clock, ten kilometers away!"

　　 Lorraine suddenly jumped up from the deck: "Transfer the flagship cargo to the ship, the Pansy, lightly pack, and move forward!"

　　 Ten kilometers equals about 5.5 nautical miles. Under the condition of not completely headwind, the Pansy dropped two fully loaded Kirk-type ships, and only more than an hour later, it quietly approached the battlefield from the downwind.

　　 The thick smoke floating on the sea gave Lorraine the greatest cover.

　　 Both sides of the battle did not find the Pansy. Lorraine stood on the vice-observatory of the foremast, raising the telescope to observe the battlefield.

　　 The battle distance was about two kilometers from them, very close, even if it was headwind, the Pansy was sure to get into the attack position within fifteen minutes.

　　Lorraine observed a total of nine ships.

　　 The flag of the British Chamber of Commerce was hung on the attacked party, and the face of the flag was a unicorn.

　　 They have four ships, two Kirk are sinking slowly in the flames, and two Hunfan Skona are trying to escape south, but Lorraine can't see the possibility of success.

　　 Because the attacker is much stronger than them.

　　 Their flagship is a Brigentin gunship of the same level as the Pansy, with its gun doors open and its flanks chasing quickly.

　　 had four blended sails under the command of Skuner, only one was temporarily anchored due to fire, and the other three arced on the sea, preparing to cross the British ship and form a double-team.

　　 Lorraine jumped down the rope~www.wuxiamtl.com~The seamen all gathered up.

　　 "Pierce, I need you to return to the port and inform the enemy's flagship location at any time."

　　 "Haina, go around the upper air vent from the west, cut in from the bow of the enemy ship, and seize the T head. They are fighting right away and there is no watchman, so you only need to control the distance to the current two kilometers."

　　 "Ramos, get your gunners ready, we will fire on both sides."

　　 "Kren, full sail, the highest speed."

　　 "Noya... let the sailors know that fate chose us."

　　 He walked to the bow, looked at the sailors, and screamed to remove the tarpaulin covering the harpoon.

　　 "I see a huge opportunity..." he said, "The Chamber of Commerce flag is high! The butterfly flower, join the war!"

　　 Following Lorraine's orders, the Pansy raised a huge sail.

　　 slanting sails, catching sails, and the mainmast slinging to the maximum at the same time, the slender hull draws a huge arc in the calm sea, traverses the wind belt, goes retrograde from the crosswind, and enters the downwind position.

　　 The deck is busy.

　　 A six-pounder gun was pushed out of the bow compartment and placed on both sides at the same distance. The gun doors on both sides of the gun deck were fully opened.

　　 ammunition is loaded, the fire is compacted, and the black hole gun barrel protrudes out of the porthole.

　　 At the back of the ship’s hull, there were 5 sailors on each side of the gun, and everyone was engrossed and geared up.

　　 Pierce notified the position of the enemy flagship for the last time. Lorraine asked him to fix himself, then took a deep breath and sat in the harpoon launch position.

　　 Lorraine shouted: "Left rudder 15 degrees! Full sail! Grab the wind!"

　　 "Left rudder 15 degrees! Full sail! Grab the wind!"

　　 "Full sail! Grab the wind!"

　　 "Grab the wind!"