Five Hundred and Fifty Second King of the Ocean

"Report to the captain!!!"

"The distance is 18 kilometers, and a large ship is found in the northeast direction!"

"Comparison of markers, Union Jack flag, three-tiered cannon, Trident Poseidon figurehead, confirmed to belong to the North American Fleet of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, the first-class battleship HMS Neptune!"

"The target is at rest, with a relative speed of 4.5 knots, contact is expected in two hours!"

There was a thunderbolt.

On June 15, 1786, after half a month of slow sailing, Valkyrie entered the target sea area at sunrise, and found the Neptune after one and a half hours.

Under the bright sun, this huge battleship floated quietly on the golden and blue sea, gathered its minions, and wantonly displayed her strength and beauty in front of the world.

"Class 110..."

Lorraine was lying on the observation deck in the middle of the mainmast, brewing vinegar, and when he lowered his head, he saw Washington and the naval generals climbing the mast in some indescribably clumsy posture.

Hamilton is the fastest climber among them, and he has reached the third observatory, which is 30 meters high.

Lorraine suddenly caught a hint of mysterious inspiration, so he leaned out and shouted loudly: "Mr. President, don't bow your head! Please firmly tell yourself that this pole will definitely not just fall down like this, otherwise..."

Before he finished speaking, there was a gentle wind blowing from the sea, and the Valkyrie shook. The amplitude of the shaking increased with the increase in height, and it turned into a violent swing at the middle of the mast.

The swinging span is one to two meters, and the landlubbers clattered on the ladder of the mast and screamed strangely. They yelled and called Lieutenant General Lingus, the deputy chief of staff, and fell out. After a short free fall, they successfully turned into human wind chimes on the mast. .

"I didn't expect that it was the navy that fell..."

Lorraine rolled her eyes depressedly, and moved two steps to get out of the middle of the observation platform.

"Remove the catching sail, lower the vertical sail, maintain the course, and sail steadily!"

"Captain's order, catch the sail, lower the schooner, keep the course unchanged, and sail steadily!"

"Lower sail! Lock the rudder!"

The wind chime finally stopped shaking.

Lorraine's order is equivalent to letting Valkyrie give up most of the side-cutting wind, only the hull and the disturbance of the waves, and the shaking of the ship is reduced by almost 70% while the speed drops sharply.

The landlubbers climbed up one by one, and Edley handed them a spotting glass each time they came up.

Washington panted and walked to Lorraine: "Mr. President, when I was being pranked, I suddenly remembered that you are still a 26-year-old young man."

"So you just remembered?" Lorraine raised his finger and pointed to a small black spot on the horizon, "I also remembered when the kind reminder was taken as a prank. The person who fell just now was the vice admiral of your country .”

Washington raised the telescope and looked in the direction of Lorraine's finger.

"The United States is a new country that has only been established for 10 years. Lieutenant General Lingus was the captain of a slave fleet before joining the army. He is good at scheduling and proficient in finance. The most famous talent is knowing how to make the six ships under his name A slave ship is always alive and well organized."

"He is undoubtedly a competent naval staff officer, but because he is the second generation heir to the fleet,

He didn't have much time on board, so he shouldn't be able to work as a crew member. "

Lorraine rolled her eyes: "Your requirements for job titles are really low."

"Perhaps this is the self-awareness of the small country?"

Washington finally found the Neptune, and the invincibility that filled the mirror frame rushed towards him, crossing the 18-kilometer sea, and easily knocked the telescope out of his palm.

The lens tube made of beech fell to the ground with a thud. Washington maintained his long-distance posture and asked softly, "That giant beast... is the Neptune?"

"The first-class battleship HMS Neptune of the British full-scale ocean-going Galen type, started construction in 1757 and entered service in 1762. It is one of the seven existing first-class battleships in the Royal Navy."

Lorraine recalled the Neptune in his memory with a slow speaking speed.

"The ship has a total length of 71.2 meters, a width of 17.1 meters, and a mainmast height of 63 meters. It is fully equipped with square sails, stern sails, jibs, and inter-triangular sails. The full sail area exceeds 5,500 square meters. 8.5 meters, fully loaded with 880 sailors."

"In terms of ship installation, there are 110 fully equipped artillery pieces. Among them, there are three main guns, 30 long-range 32-pound guns in the lower tier, 32 long-range 24-pound tiers in the middle tier, and 32 long-range guns in the upper tier. Two tiers of bow guns, 60 2 8-pound mortars, 2 12-pound medium-range guns. Three tiers of stern guns, 4 12-pound short-range guns on each tier, 12 in total."

"You just called her a giant beast, which is very accurate, but not accurate, because there are less than ten battleships in this world that are truly qualified to confront her, and six of them are her sisters."

"Her strength is enough to be called a king, more precisely, she is the king of the sea."

"You seem to know this giant beast very well..." Washington responded in a dull tone, "Ah...by the way, I almost forgot that you are the child of the Drake family, and you were once a member of the Plymouth Sea School honor student."

"It turns out that Mr. President has investigated me."

"You know that's what it should be. What's more, if the investigation is not detailed enough, how dare I let General Drake's brother become my captain?"

"I thought friendship was the main reason you chose me." Lorraine smiled.

"Friendship is emotional, and it is not enough to convince those who are worried about me." Washington bent down, picked up the telescope, and held it in his hand, "Mr. President, you just said that there are less than ten ships in the world that can match that giant ship." comparable to beasts, is there any Spanish treasure in it?"

"Holy Trinity..." Lorraine pursed her lips unobtrusively, "It's a noble princess who can't live without a nanny, but she has four layers of gun bays after all. If the weather is calm, Neptune may be in a duel lost to her."

"What about your Valkyrie?"

"Valkyrie..." Lorraine pondered for a moment, "Battle onboard, Valkyrie's crew is less than half of Neptune's, and Britain has the best marines in the world."

"Short-hand combat, sixty-eight pounds is an invincible weapon, and the two sides still have a side height of more than 4 meters, which means that I have no way to throw shotguns and chain bombs on Neptune's deck, and even if it is zero degrees The firing angle, the 12-pound gun on Neptune's upper deck can also clean my deck condescendingly."

"Mid-range...long-range...54 vs. 110..."

Lorraine spread his hands: "That's it, no matter what blessings I get, I have no chance of winning."

"So, why did the United States choose your warship?"

"Because we have a speed difference of more than 6 knots, no matter what kind of blessing she gets, she will never find a chance to shoot Valkyrie."

"Won't catch up?"

"Those who can catch up cannot win."

The incision-like code words ended, and Washington regained his pride: "I will let the Department of the Navy carefully consider the procurement plan. Now I only hope that God bless General Drake's sanity."

"Shaq's strength is intellectuality, which I especially hate most of the time."

"Is it?"

"It's absolutely true." Lorraine played with the telescope in his hand, "Mr. President, do you want to hang your Stars and Stripes?"

"I would be honored if I could."

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