Six Hundred and Forty-Three Arrest Warrants

"Half-sail, full-sail, catch the wind, bow-triangle spread."

"Rise up the rose white flag, the third rank in the battle, and the fifth rank of the left rudder of Valkyrie."

"Every post is rotated on a half-duty basis. It is forbidden to run on the deck, and fishing is prohibited. Unrelated personnel step up the cleaning of the cabin, and everything that is damaged, broken, or useless is thrown into the sea."

"The boatman team stepped up to adjust the center of gravity of the ship, and stepped up the repair of the damaged position."

"Announce the change of the ship's post! Mr. Karen Scott took the post of chief mate, in charge of the foremast sail, in charge of the fore deck, and in charge of the crew group. Deck, cook in charge. Ms. Heina Yesra takes the post of lookout, board the mast!"

"All staff are in position to confirm! The wind is south-west and south-west, and the direction is northeast. Prepare for the reverse wind!"

"Irrelevant personnel disembark, the deck is clear!"

"Captain Bel Judea is on duty! Commander, set sail and set sail!"

Amidst the sonorous orders, Valkyrie slowly turned to the left, and the sharp bow cut the wind towards the southeast, and slowly set sail.

Beside her, the Neptune and the great Rurik set sail in sequence, and merged into the Valkyrie queue from the far end, forming a free-navigation formation of a scalene triangle.

With three ships in a triangle and a speed of 1.5 knots, Valkyrie's temporary formation set off against the wind and officially joined the battle.

As the temporary flagship of the temporary formation, the Valkyrie is full of talents.

Lorraine, Bell, Keren, Yacharin, Hamilton who remained on board as passengers, Ivan Dukov, the captain of the Rurik, another promising nephew of the old Dukov, and the representative at the invitation of Lorraine Commodore Chris Emmons of the Neptune.

This is a briefing meeting before the war, but first, Lorraine has to find a way to break the condensed air above the venue.

Hamilton squinted his eyes like a hound, with his hands flat on the table, ready to pounce at any moment.

"Mr. Admiral." He stared at Emmons and said to Lorraine, "Aren't you going to introduce a strange friend before the meeting?"

Emmons smiled slightly: "Scriss, my name is Steby Scriss, the owner of the Smart Man, an ordinary ocean-going businessman."

"Skerris, this surname is really rare, I don't know how to spell it?"

"S-E-C-R-E-T,."

By the way, the secret, and the smart man...

Feeling the contempt and mockery from body to heart, Hamilton couldn't help laughing angrily.

"Where are you from, sir?"

"The Qing Dynasty is on the other side of the sea." Emmons didn't change his face.

"This is the North Atlantic Ocean, and the other side of the sea is Britain, not the Qing Dynasty!"

"Really? How about Japan, North Korea, Ryukyu...Taiwan?"

"Do you think you're picking bread? And aren't those all Qing's vassals!"

"Correct." Lorraine took over, "Taiwan is a territory, just like Boston is to the United States, Alexander, you made a mistake."

It took Hamilton a long time to react, and it took several breaths to organize his thoughts: "Really? I am willing to apologize."

Lorraine laughed out loud, and after a while, Dukov, Emmons, and even Hamilton himself laughed.

The air is broken.

Lorraine officially began to perform the role of host, knocking on the table with a serious expression.

"Alexander, I know you don't like the secretive Mr. Scriss.

But the acts of pirates have already caused the United States to lose face. If they are allowed to return with a full load, the United States will lose all face, and there will be nothing left. "

"We all know that this battle is inseparable from the cooperation of smart people. If you reject the smart man, then I will also reject the request of your country's chamber of commerce, and I believe that Captain Dukov is also unwilling to engage in an all-out battle. war."

Ivan Dukov nodded reservedly.

Two to one, Hamilton glared at Lorraine angrily, and squeezed out a smiley face.

"You probably misunderstood, Lorraine, I don't want to make things difficult for my friends who help America. It's just that Mr. Scriss is surprisingly similar to a gentleman I know, which makes me want to get close for no reason, just simply close."

"Really." Lorraine put away his hands, "Can we start reporting the situation of the war? Gentlemen."

"All ears."

Lorraine unfolded the North Atlantic chart with a bang, pointing to the location of Wai Rust Island.

"We are here, south of Wailust Island, and we are heading east around the island."

"The pirates are scattered in the east, west, and north of the island. Originally, there was Henry the Hound on the south bank. The good news is that Yacharin's chain bullets have already sent him to the Lord's paradise. In a short time, he will not be able to return came back."

"To the west, the pirates ship the looted items at the natural berth between Piers 24 and 25. There are 15 warships in total, which are Cotton Jack's Second Fleet."

"In the north, my first formation is fighting fiercely with the Viking pirates in the open sea. The number of ships is 9 vs. 12. Although the number of the first formation is small, it has a slight advantage in overall strength."

"To the east, the pirates are moored between Piers 2 and 3. It is Cotton Jack's First Fleet, a total of 17 ships. Ms. Susan Morgan's refuge is not far from Pier 4. Most of the hostages were sent to On Cotton Jack's flagship Bloody Mary, including Ms. Susan Morgan, the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Channel Fleet and the most critical item that supported our participation in the war."

"This is information from half an hour ago. According to the confession of Mr. Alsace King who provided us with information, the Bloody Mary was ready to sail when he broke through."

"The Bloody Mary is a Bermuda sail-mounted galleon that has undergone certain high-speed modifications. It is class five and has a maximum speed of 11.5 knots, which is similar to that of the Golden Deer back then. This means that she may exist..." Lorraine used a compass Draw a small circle on the chart, "with the midpoint of Piers 2 and 3 as the center, the sea surface with a radius of 10.8 kilometers."

"There are two centers of gravity that need to be paid attention to. The size of the enemy fleet and our target."

"After the Hound Henry Pirates were completely wiped out, the Wai Island pirates included two fleets of the Cotton Cloth Group with a total of 32 ships and the Viking Group with 12 ships."

"We have an absolute advantage in single-ship strength, but considering the open sea environment and the combat style of pirates, it is basically impossible to completely wipe out a certain fleet or launch a raid against a certain ship at this stage .”

"Fortunately, our goal has never been to wipe out all the pirates." Lorraine tapped the circle on the picture, "Our goal is to capture the Bloody Mary alive."

He pressed down his fingers, and slid on the chart with his fingertips until he reached the intersection point of the island bases on the east and south coasts.

"This is the key point of this battle, the southeast junction of the extension line of the island base. We will arrive at this point in 10 minutes, and then get a 360-degree full-angle view of the entire east coast."

"Among us, the Rurik has the narrowest field of vision, with a radius of 39 kilometers, the Valkyrie has a radius of 48 kilometers, and Mr. Eskresh, the smart man, said that the field of vision radius is more than 50 kilometers. This means that even the Rurik with the worst vision can It can fully detect the possible action range of the Bloody Mary and lock her whereabouts."

"After locking, the Valkyrie single ship should launch a chase to the target, and delay the target's navigation speed as much as possible."

"The speed of the Rurik and the Smart is not suitable for this pursuit. Your task is to support north, defeat and drive the Vikings and the second cotton fleet, recover the lost items, and replace as many of us as possible. The high-speed ships of the first formation provide support for Valkyrie."

"This battle, lock, delay, replace, defeat, hunt, do you understand?"

The voice fell to the ground, and the participants straightened their backs at the same time, looking at the complicated movement lines like hair on the chart, and nodded solemnly.

"Yes, Admiral!"

"Operation code name [Justice Parade], gentlemen, let's execute it."