At dawn on February 27, 1786, a huge fleet was moving up the Miami River under the cover of night.


    A total of 47 warships are juxtaposed with two. They are lined up with snakes along the left bank without war. Columns are as close as possible, and rows are kept at a distance of more than 30 meters.


    Under the order of the light control, the whole fleet didn''t even light a wind lamp. The only small boat not subject to the control restrictions was responsible for piloting, hiding between the ship line and the river beach like a wedge, controlling the ship distance and marking the coastline only by unilateral Limited lighting and flag language.


    This way of night navigation obviously runs counter to the word safety.


    The Miami River originates from the Indian Lake in dazedei, Florida, with a total length of 260 kilometers. The river course is tortuous and the hydrology is complex. In particular, the middle reaches of the river course is covered with all kinds of silt beaches and sharp bends. Even the draft of valkiri is very easy to run aground, so it can only be excluded from the sequence of the expedition fleet.


    Even if other ships are not as deep as valkiri, they can walk along the beach under limited marks, and shipwrecks may occur at any time.


    The value of ship handling skills is minimized at this moment. Concentration and rigidity are the only way to save life.


    On favna hangi''s tactical board, this is an "acceptable risk".


    The other side of the river was dark.


    The dark black background can''t tell the depth of distance. Each is dotted with flickering bright yellow light groups, like slapping stickers, illuminating a small group of scenery around.


    It is easy to distinguish the outline of the campfire, connect all the campfires into a line, and infer the scope and scale of the Indian camp.


    The Indians were still very alert. Even without looking at the mirror, fafuna''s eyes had caught three groups of patrols, which showed that her vigilance was right.


    If the fire of night navigation is not covered, the whereabouts of the expedition fleet must be exposed by the width of tens of meters in the lower reaches of the Miami River, and the subsequent raid will certainly become delusion.


    Command post theater


    This section of the theater is located one kilometer downstream of the third line of defense, while the second line of defense is 500 meters upstream of the third line of defense. Another 500 meters is the ghost gate of the enemy occupied fleet, which has the first line of defense with flowering bombs.


    Favna clenched her fist.


    Suddenly there was a gentle weight on her shoulder. Fafuna was surprised and reached for a thin blanket.


    She looked up and saw Katrina''s beautiful face close at hand.


    "Miss Katrina..."


    "Are you nervous?" Katrina asked softly.


    "Hmm..." fafuna nodded with a red face. "The chairman said that it was the stupidest act to bombard with warships and land guns. I never thought I would issue such an order one day. As long as we hit directly, our ship will become a torch..."


    "But they are not afraid."


    Katrina pointed to the slight sound of the boat behind her.


    Dawn sailing is a unique experience. Even on the same ship without light, it is difficult for people to see the dynamics of the crew and the scene on the ship.


    Everything exists in imagination.


    Katrina reached out and held favna in her arms, put her head on her soft chest, and playfully rubbed her loose hair.


    "Your plan is perfect, which protects your crew to the greatest extent and accurately communicates your mood to them. For the governor, this is enough."


    "Sailors are soldiers, favna," Katrina said. "From the moment they get on the ship, they are ready for death. There is no difference between pirates, navies and maritime merchants."


    "Only those who are not afraid of death can live long under the care of God. Only excellent supervisors can bring victory and reward. Your crew have these two treasures at the same time. They are lucky people."


    The fleet slid silently through the darkness. When the new light floated, they had passed through the command post theater and reached the third line of defense that had been besieged for many days.


    Katrina regretfully loosened fafuna and carefully trimmed her messy hair.


    "I''m going to land in the formation," she said with a smile. "As long as you firmly believe that our death can bring us victory, you can boldly order us to die."


    "Please trust our trust in you."


    "Yes, Miss Katrina!"


    ……


    Dawn, first line segment.


    Favna pulled the thin blanket off her shoulder, carefully folded it, smoothed it, and hugged it tightly to her chest.


    The first mate of the Mistra, her most trusted Anne, stood beside her.


    "Know the whole formation and light the lookout light." she said firmly in a small voice.


    Annie stood at attention and sang Lang Xuan: "light up the lookout light!"


    "Turn on the lookout light!" "turn on the lookout light!"


    The clear sound drifted away against the night wind, like thunder in the river, passing back one by one.


    "Prepare for battle on the starboard side, full shotgun loading, continuous firing and rapid fire."


    "Prepare for battle on the starboard side and shoot multiple rounds!"


    "Half the sail is windward and the deck is in place."


    "Half sail, array against the wind!"


    "First level combat readiness of the fire brigade and second level combat readiness of the whole formation."


    "Fire brigade combat readiness one, formation combat readiness two!"


    "Thirty meters from the ship scattered, free shooting."


    "Thirty meters from the ship, the ships are free!"


    Favna clenched her teeth and paused for less than a second.


    "The biggest light, the target''s first line of defense, land, Drake''s first formation, the battle begins."


    "All wind lamps are on!"


    "The land attack begins!"


    "Set sail, attack!"


    In the blink of an eye, thousands of stars lit up on the river in Miami, and the weak wind lights scattered light, illuminating the first formation hidden in the night.


    Eleven gunboats waved colorful pansies on a white background and cut from the left bank of the river to the right bank in the wind. The ports on the starboard side were opened together, and the black ports pointed straight ahead.


    The Indians stationed in the first line of defense looked unbelievably at the majestic fleets that suddenly appeared and subconsciously lost their voice.


    "White... White Fleet!"


    "Get everyone up! The White Fleet is coming, everyone up! Enemy attack!"


    "Tear off the gun suit and turn the muzzle! Turn the muzzle immediately! Fight, fight!"


    "Hell, how did they come here? When did they come?"


    Boom, boom!


    "Shelling!!!!!"


    The cannon boomed. In the middle of the wide river of the Miami River, the brightly lit first formation launched a strong attack on the Indian land artillery array.


    Shrapnel poured like raindrops onto the battlefield, the human body was torn to pieces and the tent was lit.


    The Indians soon fought back.


    With the help of Spain''s cutting-edge eight pound light artillery, the terrible flower bomb flew into the sky, and the flying flames and fragments exploded in mid air and stained the river.


    This is the hell of warships!


    The maneuverability of the warship was weakened to the lowest, and even the unfamiliar Indian Gunners could maintain a considerable hit rate at a distance of less than 500 meters.


    Within five minutes of the battle, the main sail of the sea parrot was lit.


    The brave fire brigade put out the flame in two minutes, but the dark Hong Penang not far away was immediately hit by two shells, and the huge ship turned into a male torch in the blink of an eye.


    The cry of the crew resounded through the world!


    Katrina stood on her bow with her teeth clenched. Behind her was the commander of all 12 warships of the war chamber of Commerce.


    "The first formation undertook the most dangerous work in the migration. Drake''s warriors dressed themselves as bright lights and attracted the attention of Indians and those terrible flowering bombs."


    "Governor Han Ji left us half a waterway. She promised me an hour of passage time... This is the time that the first formation didn''t have!"


    "The boat can''t catch up with the big ship moving back at full speed, so it''s not allowed to light the lights without pilotage."


    "I asked the landing formation to pass through the one kilometer channel ahead in half an hour. The ships stranded on the way abandoned the ship by themselves, carried the troops, protected the guides on the ship, and turned from the land to the destination."


    "Our goal is the Indian Lake in the middle of daze, the ancestral land of the Seminoles, the second culprit of this war, and the hinterland of achaka and quelich."


    "We''re going to pierce it!"


    "Gentlemen, please remember our work. Our action is not to end the war, but to start a new and greater war."


    "The future of Florida is in our hands..."


    "Now I command, land in formation, set sail and set sail!"


    Pop!


    The silent and solemn response rang out.


    In the firelight, the rumble of artillery, the shrill scream and the warm battle, 36 gunships loaded with landing teams raised their sails.


    "The governor has orders!"


    "Set sail, set sail!"