In the limited preparation time, planning a kidnapping against local military and political leaders with limited human and material resources is a lunatic act from any point of view.


    And Lorraine is doing what this madman does.


    The key point of the first stage of the sea taking operation is to capture San Carlos, and the core of the second stage is to sneak into Lake Nicaragua and plot against the important town of Spain, Miskito town Managua.


    Regardless of the difficulties in the implementation of the two stages, they must overcome two disadvantages only in the connection between stages.


    First, how to hold the newly captured fortress with a small number of troops to ensure that when the first heavy rain of the rainy season ends and the water level of the San Juan River rises sharply, San Carlos is still under the control of the British;


    Second, how to control the overreaction of the Spanish colonial capital Grenada and prevent the Spanish from fully developing their military superiority in the region.


    In Lorraine''s view, the essence of these two adverse factors is the same. Grenada has too strong military strength, including an entire projectile throwing corps, at least one line corps and a powerful Lake patrol fleet with a total number of more than 150 guns.


    This terrible army lies between San Carlos and Managua. It is like a giant dragon entrenched on the golden mountain. It may wake up at any time and spray a raging flame on the thief named Nelson who stole gold coins at his feet.


    It is an unsolved problem.


    At least in major general Linda''s comprehensive plan, its disposal plan is very general. There are no implementation details at all. There are only some perfunctory and general containment and deception. It is also proposed that if it is necessary to fight back according to risk as a last resort, it should "make it bear unbearable damage and achieve short-term peace with deterrence".


    Red mouth and white teeth, they don''t even know how long this short period will last!


    In essence, Lorraine''s kidnapping is the first practical action plan based on the concept of "short-term peace".


    The core of the plan is very simple, that is, taking advantage of the valuable opportunity of governor Hawthorne and the Marathi Council to jointly preside over the administrative change of San Carlos, to carry out one pot kidnapping of the Spanish military and political leaders in Nicaragua.


    Considering that the administrative decision-making of a large country naturally lags behind, and the kingdom of Spain has an unparalleled good reputation in the field of administrative lag, Grenada''s huge military strength is likely to be headless for a long time because of this kidnapping.


    In this state, the army can defend or attack. When they no longer have the strength to attack, the "short peace" expected by the British will naturally be realized.


    It can be seen that the significance of this kidnapping cannot be exaggerated. It will determine the ownership of San Carlos, the response of Grenada, and the success or failure of the whole sea taking operation.


    The British landing force handed all the temporary authorization to Lorraine. He could transfer human, material, technology and all other material or non-material resources belonging to the British side at any time. Even Nelson and Spencer must obey him.


    Lorraine did not disappoint them. Just overnight, he and a group of professional adulterers such as Blackbeard designed three linked schemes, plan a, plan B and plan C.


    Plan a is the integration of all the most optimistic situations. Lorraine is responsible for compiling a story to replace a Spanish officer who looks similar to him. He waits on the only way of Shengshi without taking any risks, creating an illusion for the Spanish that San Carlos is in danger and only Shengshi can recover.


    Then, when the Shengshi was tricked to San Carlos, the plank road was blocked and forced to surrender. They had a lot of methods to choose from, and each one was fully sure.


    But perhaps it is the relationship that we have to strive for all the year round when we walk in the gray area. Blackbeard and Lorraine don''t believe that things will develop in a direction beneficial to themselves.


    So they set up plan B and plan C, in which plan B belongs to high-risk deception, while plan C is more straightforward and has almost no retreat.


    "Sir, the captain is inside..."


    In the bottom cabin of the San Carlos, Lorraine pointed to a watertight cabin with obvious characteristics of temporary reconstruction and reinforcement, as he said to maratidu and governor Hawthorne.


    Malatidu''s face was black enough to drip ink: "Lieutenant Lopez, is this the prison you set up on the ship?"


    "It''s not prison, sir..." Lorraine stopped. "Well, no matter how I explain, you won''t believe my words. All I can say is, please believe my loyalty to Spain and my love for my alma mater."


    In a few words, Hawthorne''s accompanying adjutant had taken someone to inspect the outer wall of the cabin.


    He reported what he saw in Hawthorne''s ear. Hawthorne was stunned for a moment and asked, "this cabin can only be locked from the inside?"


    "Yes." Lorraine nodded solemnly. "The captain was worried about his safety from being stationed in San Carlos. San Carlos was his most trusted place, so he carefully set up a shelter here. All the decoration in the cabin was similar to his study, and the cabin door could only open inward, which was different from all the cabin doors on the ship."


    "But where it was built a few years ago, why its outer wall..."


    "The dilapidated outer wall took only one night to make and coated with thick glue. It looks like this watertight cabin has been soaked in seawater, but it has not been carefully repaired and has to be abandoned."


    "This situation is not uncommon on board. People who do not know the situation of the ship will subconsciously ignore this compartment. Just like the soldiers sent by the two officers to check the rudder, they pass through this compartment several times, but no one has ever thought about what the situation is in it."


    Hawthorne weakly opened his mouth: "major Mara has designed the disguise of the shelter to this extent?"


    "As long as the two officers knock on the cabin door and see the appearance in the cabin, they will naturally know everything."


    ……


    Not long later, the governor and the governor were ready to knock on the door.


    Malatidu originally intended to knock directly on the door, but Hawthorne stopped him.


    He always felt that there was something indescribable and unknown about the tall Lieutenant Lopez. He didn''t feel like a obedient grass-roots officer. The temperament revealed from time to time always reminded him of those elites with high power and great words.


    Like himself


    So even if malatidu was worried, even if the narrow watertight cabin aisle seemed to hide nothing, and even if Lieutenant Lopez had put on the most cooperative posture, he increased his insurance.


    A whole twenty elite stormtroopers came from the Shengshi, lifted their swords and guns towards the hatch, and hammered them ready to go.


    Hawthorne took a look at Lorraine: "Lieutenant Lopez, this is your ship. It''s up to you to explain to your captain that it should be the least vulnerable to suspicion and suspicion."


    Lorraine smiled bitterly, nodded without saying a word, walked through the gun forest without saying a word, came to the hatch and straightened her waist.


    "Lieutenant Lopez, interim chief officer, report!" Lorraine shouted. "Captain, governor malatidu and governor Hawthorne are here. They are just outside the cabin. They hope to meet you."


    There was no response from the cabin.


    Lorraine took a deep breath and repeated in a louder voice: "Lieutenant Lopez, interim chief officer, report! Captain, governor malatidu and governor Hawthorne are here. They are right outside the cabin. I hope to meet you immediately."


    Click


    The lock of the hatch door was reversed for half a turn. When the hatch door was about to open, a timid voice finally came out: "Lo... Lopez, it''s mine... Er... Is my uncle and governor Hawthorne here?"


    "Yes, Captain!"


    "Attack... Uh... Did you clean up the traces of our attack last night?"


    "According to your wishes, everything has been cleaned up. Tongji of Shengshi has provided us with great help."


    "Well, I have to thank the captain of Shengshi later. Er... Before I replace him, it seems that we can, er... It seems that we can become friends."


    "Let my dear uncle step back. I want to... Er, don''t step back. I almost forgot that the door is opened from the inside, and only I can open it."