Three Hundred Bedtime Stories

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It was a rather peculiar joining experience.

After breaking off the solid meeting table, threatening the noble guardian, and declaring that he would hunt down pirates as pirates, Lorraine left the dome hall with Heina and Barto.

Only half an hour later, Dylan led more than a dozen sailors off the ship, and sent a brand-new flag painted with colorful pupils and skulls to the Brotherhood of the Sea, which was neatly covered on top of the 5,000 gold pounds that were thrown around.

Dylan pulled out his short gun to press the flag, and said proudly: "The admiral ordered me to convey his greetings and thanks. You made him spend a pleasant afternoon. He also said that Tortuga should be rectified. Neither the rotunda nor the filthy lakeside sanctuary is worthy of a great organization with an illustrious history."

The old captain's complexion was uncertain, his eyes flickered, and his voice was erratic.

"We just have one problem, the thief who stole Drake's wealth..."

"Alessandro Dirabbi, a shameless person who only dared to swing a knife at those who surrendered. If you think this name is a little strange, he has another name in the pirate world, Pirate King Cotton Jack VII .”

"He actually wants to challenge a pirate king?"

"You're wrong." Dylan sneered, "This isn't a challenge, it's hunting!"

...

Bimini Islands.

Although the Bahamas is Cotton Jack's exclusive hunting ground, Bimini, which he operates as a base, is not part of the Bahamas.

It is located in the northwest coast of the Bahamas, 80 kilometers away from the coast of Florida, 175 kilometers away from the core town of the Bahamas, and 175 kilometers away from Nassau on New Providence Island.

This archipelago is mainly composed of two main islands, scattered islands and reefs, and sandbars, and the outline of the continental shelf approximates an isosceles triangle.

Its north island fits the apex of the triangle and the east waistline, narrow in the north and wide in the south, and the south island is long and occupies the bottom line on the south side of the triangle, like a lazy silkworm.

Between the two islands is the inland sea of ​​the archipelago. It is open from east to west, narrow in the center, and has an average depth of less than 5 meters. In addition, there are scattered sandbars in the sea area.

Obviously, this is not a place suitable for human beings to thrive, otherwise the greedy colonists would not ignore it and let it become a den of pirates.

On the fourth day after the declaration of war on Turtle Island, Lorraine took his fleet into hiding on an uninhabited palm island on the east coast of Florida.

This island is a standard barrier island, flat, desolate and long. Because the main direction is parallel to the coast, the West Beach faces the busy coastal shipping routes, and the East Beach is adjacent to the ocean, so no one cares about it all year round.

This is the closest location to Bimini on the coast of Florida. It is not only a unique hiding place for the fleet, but also an excellent starting point for attack.

The fleet of Lorraine anchored here for ten days.

During the ten days, Lorraine rode the three-eyed crow to explore the north and south islands of Bimini almost every day. The longest time was to stay on the North Island with Henna for three consecutive days, hiding in the dense island forest. The entire coast was surveyed at close range.

It was not until the basic exploration was over that Lorraine gathered all the sailors of the fleet and held a pre-war meeting on Palm Island.

"I've heard of Bimini for a long time." Sitting under a tall palm tree, he recalled, "That was when I was young, 10 or 11 years old, my father Ellie Ya arranged a game guide for Shaq, and the topic was to launch a fleet in Bimini as a strategic extension of Bermuda, and compete with Spain for the dominance of the important Florida passage.”

"Shaq represented Spain in that battle, and my father was Great Britain. As a result, Shaq won."

"That's the main reason I can remember this long story, the only time Shaq beats his father in the picture, so the Battle of Bimini became my only bedtime story for the next month.

"

he laughed. While laughing, he spread out the chart on the sand.

"This is the terrain of Bimini Island, with a high outer profile and a low inner edge. Its natural berths are distributed on both sides of the inner sea, among which the berths of the South Island are concentrated in the middle of the north coast, while the coasts suitable for berthing on the North Island are concentrated on the west line Upper section."

"Bimini's internal sea has east and west outlets. The sandbars are mainly scattered in the central and eastern parts. There are not many sandbars in the western sea, but they have their unique regularity."

He drew a short line off the coast of the North Island and then traversed.

"Just to the west of the Beidao berth, almost all the sandbars and most of the scattered islands and reefs in the western waters are concentrated along the west waistline of the continental shelf. Although the sandbars and islands and reefs are not connected to each other, there is a continuous silt in the gap. The shoal is less than 2 meters deep, and except for assault boats and small fishing boats, most ships are not navigable."

"This natural underwater seawall has caused a huge difference in the port conditions between the north and the south islands. The berth of the south island is facing the sandbar area, with complex hydrology, which cannot pass large ships, and has a narrow view. The berth of the north island is hidden deep in a natural In the haven, the sea is open and the view is good."

"The battle on the map back then, my father designed this question because of the good port conditions of the Beidao berth. But the final result proved that a good port does not necessarily have the corresponding military potential. Just like the Beidao berth, other It must be used as a civilian port with excellent conditions, but as a military port, it has a fatal flaw."

Speaking of this, Lorraine's fingers slowly pushed forward from the Palm Island, along the cliffs on the northeast coast of North Island to the east mouth of the inner sea.

"At that time, Shaq divided the fleet into two. One took advantage of the shallow draft of the Brig ship to sneak in from the east port, ventured across the sandbar waters, and easily avoided all the observation posts of the father. The door has been closed."

He made a motion to close the door, and moved his fingers lightly to the mouth of the haven.

"This is the mouth of the bay. Two unnamed islands and reefs are stuck on the west side, and the remaining width is less than 60 meters. As long as a Brigantine is placed horizontally at the midpoint, the entire port will become a tight pocket."

"Then, another large ship majesticly entered the west entrance from the front of the observation post set up by my father. Because the gate has been closed, no matter whether my father's sailors are dedicated or not, they can't stop Shaq from picking the fruits of victory."

Seeing that Lorraine had finished speaking, Yacharin touched his chin, tilted his head and looked at the chart in front of him.

"Does Cotton Jack keep his lair in his pocket?"

Lorraine shrugged regretfully.

"Northern Island's safe haven is a natural trap set by nature for the defenders, and it perfectly meets all the conditions of an excellent port. Although the situation between the military port and the private port, the navy and the pirates are somewhat different, but in terms of the results, my father used to be a pawn in the past. , and now Cotton Jack is not aware of it."

Olves blew a whistle: "It seems that we can celebrate the victory in advance!"

Lorraine nodded as a matter of course: "This operation is code-named [Barrier]. Next, I will announce the specific details of the operation and personnel plan..."