Two Hundred and Twenty Fourth Fire of Vengeance

Rumbling heavy artillery resounded over the pier, embankments collapsed, and stones sank.

Drake's sailors had experience in ground attacks in Le Robert, and this time they replaced the 24-pound heavy guns, and they executed the word "destroy" brilliantly.

This probably stems from the natural hatred of the coastal defense turret in the sailor's soul. No one, including Lorraine, can bear to be in the sight of the turret.

In the first round, to destroy the function of the fort facing the sea, the main target was its stone gun cabin, with the purpose of collapsing it to ensure that the soldiers operating the gun had nowhere to go.

In the second round, destroy the main body of the fort, and move the target down to the towering base. There is a base that is so strong that even heavy artillery shells cannot destroy it, so continue to move down and attack the pier seawall that carries the fort.

I can't count how many heavy artillery shells the Andes dropped. In short, after the four rounds of cruise, the three forts that could actually see the safety of Drake's ship have completely disappeared and turned into rubble. The unidentifiable corpses slid into the deep seabed together.

Lorraine used the telescope to track the perspective of the confronting crowd with great interest.

Lechide returned to the shore and hid in the nearest position to the sea with the mayor Lefrancois ordered, probably ready to jump into the sea at any time to survive.

The three giants under him paled to the middle line of the confrontation, dancing to the rhythm of the gunfire, and it was unknown whether they were dancing to soothe the emotions of both sides, or they were trying to find far-fetched reasons for the shelling over and over again.

In short, their work was very effective, and the two sides managed to avoid misfires during the whole hour of shelling.

Lorraine couldn't tell whether he was grateful or regretful in his heart, but since the self-protection action was over, he should of course fulfill his duty to his comrades.

"The Lucky Horseshoe enters the port on alert and takes in refugees and friendly troops in an orderly manner. The Andes is approaching and resting. Remember that everyone on the shore with a gun is a target. Don't take it lightly."

Under his orders, Bell himself steered the Lucky Horseshoe and slid into the berth in a difficult reverse. Put it flat, but also retain the privilege of leaving Hong Kong at any time.

The sailors of the whole ship were assembled on the main deck, holding long guns and lined up on both sides. The hammer of each gun is ready to fire, and the muzzle is held flat and slightly upward.

After barely stopping in this way, the sailors in charge of the operation began to throw cables to the plank road, only lifting four people up at a time, and stuffed them into the stern cabin after they got up, and they were not allowed to stay on the deck for a while.

200 soldiers from the Eighth Company,

It took another two hours for 227 surviving refugees and more than 400 people in the receiving area.

As the number of hostages on shore dwindled, the slaves on the docks became more and more restless. In order to appease them, Lorraine had to order the upper secondary artillery to fire a salvo at the empty field. The sound of the artillery attracted more slaves, but at least the scene became peaceful again.

At around three o'clock in the morning, the last four hostages were hoisted onto the deck. Bell hastily ordered the cables to be cut, and he couldn't even wait to take back the thick ropes.

Lorraine took a deep breath, watched the Lucky Horseshoe fleeing further and further, and suddenly gave an order.

"Massacre is the most barbaric act in the world. Gentlemen and ladies, regardless of nationality or belief, since we embrace civilization, we have an obligation to avenge civilization."

Yacharin's voice followed Lorraine's.

"Attention all guns! Shotguns, straight forward, full fire, release!"

Dense gunpowder smoke instantly enveloped the Andes's half-side, and after a few tenths of a second, the sound of gunfire was overwhelming.

Sander, who personally presided over the overall situation of the pier in order to cooperate with Rashid's acting, widened his eyes in disbelief.

"Savior, you plot against me!!!!!!"

...

Perfect ending, probably.

Before the slaves thought of using the distant fort and the land artillery outside the city, the Andes dropped four rounds of shotguns in a row, raised its sails and fled far away.

She was greeted by heart-rending cheers from the poop of the Lucky Horseshoe.

Not long after, the Halloween fleet rendezvoused off the coast of Lefrancois, and the commanders of the operation gathered on the temporary flagship Jupiter. The red-faced, pot-bellied gentleman climbed onto the deck.

His eyeballs searched among the commanders in Chinese costumes, and soon found the tall Lorraine in civilian clothes from among the military uniforms, and then jumped up excitedly.

"You... Are you the current captain of the Andes? Captain Lechide's boss, the commander of the rescue operation, Mr. Drake?"

Lorraine rolled his eyes and went to Rashid.

Rashid shrugged indifferently, leaned forward and introduced, "As you can imagine, this is Sir Allende, the mayor of Le François."

Lorraine nodded slightly, and put on a sincere but not overly friendly smile: "Drake Chamber of Commerce, Lorraine Anason Drake sends you my greetings."

The Jazz didn't care about Lorraine's reserve at all, and strode forward to squeeze Lorraine's hand.

"Monsieur Drake, you are a true hero! Your decision saved the lives of the Le François, and your final bombardment avenged the blood of my fallen countrymen!"

"I just made the decision that a civilized person should make, sir." Lorraine broke away without a trace, "Even in the midst of a national war, human beings should not forget the teachings of the Lord. Kindness and humanity are the principles we adhere to, No temptation should override it, nor should it override it."

"Well said!" said the sir with tears in his eyes. "Well said, Mr. Drake!"

At this time, the disgusting Lechde came up again, and explained in a narration-like voice: "Sir, he remembered his wife and son who were killed by the mob. When we arrived at the city hall, the mob had already broken through the main entrance. Unfortunately, we Only the Jazz and his young sons and daughters were rescued."

So Lorraine could only comfort his conscience: "My condolences."

The jazz wiped away his tears and raised his head resolutely: "My experience is only an insignificant part of the entire LeFrancois tragedy. Of the 4762 citizens, only 227 were lucky enough to be saved. This is all my sin. I pray to God and I have no right to grieve until the king has finished his account of this sin!"

"You are too harsh on yourself..." Lorraine carefully considered the words, "Sir, although it is a bit out of date at this time... The survivors of Lefrancois are being taken in on the enemy's warships. They are terrified and can't see to the future."

"In order not to let this good deed come to an end, you should stay with them until the French envoy takes you back to the motherland. At the same time, I will also order my crew to reduce contact with you, but don't worry, food, water , there will never be any shortage of medicines and warm clothes, I guarantee on my honor..."

"You're right!" Jazz was shocked, "I...I shouldn't leave my people now, God sent you and your crew, but not everyone can get God's revelation! I should go back, I should go back!"

"Captain Rashid." Lorraine glared at Rashid, "Please send Sir back to the Lucky Horseshoe immediately, and then give my order to Captain Judea, thank you."

"That's what I should do, sir."

Rasheed took Jazz away quickly, and in a state of restlessness, Jazz even forgot to say goodbye to the real owner here, Fleet Admiral Nelson.

But Nelson didn't say anything, and he and Collingwood blocked Lorraine against the railing until their boat sailed away.

"Drake, I have a lot of questions to answer. Why is there a three-hour delay in the planned pick-up? Why did you open fire during the process? Also, why did the mayor of Le François come to your ship? "

"I have to think about how I can report the whole thing to you concisely..." Lorraine rubbed his brows in pain, "Before that, I remember when I dropped the infantry, did I capture a manor owner and his family?"

"Yes, Mr. Robert of Robert Manor, what's the matter?"

"Where are they now?"

"Barbados, the idea at the time was to not let him reveal our news until the end of the Halloween operation..."

"Sure enough..." Lorraine sighed depressingly, "I remember I promised him that the manor would be returned to him after the war."

Nelson had a strange look on his face: "Could it be that you have taken a fancy to that remote manor?"

"No, it's just very possible, I have to break my promise..."

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