Chapter 62: Guillermo Wants to Build a New City

“I didn’t expect that people were hiding in several mountain villages near our fortress.

"You have to thank our country for not banning guns and allowing people to legally possess firearms."

"So Mailin, don't always focus on that village girl."

"As for you, Pierre, you didn't stare at me..."

As the sun was still rising high the next day, the reconnaissance squad that Pierre and Mailin were in not only successfully attacked and killed pig-headed men and black-haired kobolds many times, but also later discovered four more people because they walked too much on mountain roads. This is a mountain village of Rimai people who have been hiding and have basically not been attacked by the Akijin Empire.

Since then, the soldiers of Fort Bondi have breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally something to eat.

Yes.

With Cash taking the initiative to reach a trade agreement with the villagers, the soldiers at Fort Bondi can pay to purchase food from these villagers, thereby reducing the pressure on the supply of logistical supplies.

At the same time, it was precisely because of the help of these mountain villagers that Pierre and his party lurked near the city closest to the fortress.

It's a pity that due to the war, some of the residents in the city have either been killed or have retreated to Boni Island. The rest have become mountain residents in the nearby mountains and forests, avoiding the ruthless devouring of the war.

As expected, the current city is full of pig-head patrols one after another, or black-haired kobold troops wandering around. At the same time, what makes it difficult for the scouts to deal with is that there are twin wave energy cannon turrets equipped with missile launchers around the city.

It's a dead end if you get too close.

And what makes them very annoying is that in order to prevent the troops of the Akitsu Empire from being killed one after another by cold guns, they used a small reconnaissance aircraft code-named "Dragonfly" to conduct counter-reconnaissance to better capture the skin. Guys like El, who are always firing guns and artillery, can lock in a good position to carry out long-range precision strikes.

After all, it's not a pretty thing to have pig-headed men bombarding them with wave energy cannons. And the Dragonfly reconnaissance plane...

After thinking about it, Pierre saw a large dragonfly that was as big as a goshawk, but its entire body was made of a metal frame. Therefore, a group of scouts immediately found bunkers to hide, and then each prepared cold weapons such as machetes or daggers.

Instead of avoiding it, it's better to destroy it directly.

Although everyone knows that the best way to deal with the enemy's "scout" is of course to find a way to avoid it and leave the dangerous area safely without the enemy's knowledge.

However, this is simply an impossible task for Pierre and his team. Want to remain undetected under the low-altitude reconnaissance of the Dragonfly reconnaissance aircraft and leave safely...

It's better to just kill the Dragonfly reconnaissance plane, then run as fast as you can and leave the scene as quickly as possible!

So when the Dragonfly reconnaissance plane began its low-altitude reconnaissance, only about three meters above the ground, Pierre and the other scouts knocked the Dragonfly reconnaissance plane to the ground on the spot with flying knives and rocks on the ground.

Then, a group of scouts discovered that after the Dragonfly reconnaissance plane crashed, electric sparks began to appear...

Boom!

Now, the scouts didn't need anyone to remind them. They immediately recovered all the machetes and daggers they had thrown out, and also took the remains of the self-destructed Dragonfly reconnaissance aircraft with them.

At the same time, Kashina, who was inside the fortress, looked at the twelve additional mountain villages on the map, and he began to feel confident.

Cash: "No matter what the outcome of the naval battle in the south, we need to take the first city. So, Guillermo."

Guillermo: "We are going to attack the city so soon, why don't we consider controlling more villages?"

Cash: "Well..."

Guillermo: "Although I understand your desire to capture a city, the southwestern peninsula of Apo Island is basically mountainous, with few cities and many fishing villages and mountain villages. The significance of capturing villages is greater than that of cities. Moreover, most of the cities within this peninsula are not food-producing areas. What’s more, after controlling the villages, we will have more soldiers and food to ensure the next operations.”

Obviously, no matter how capable a general is, he always needs a good strategist or staff to help him plan the battle. Therefore, Sepula Esther Guillermo is such a consultant and partner who makes suggestions.

Cash: "The problem is those factories..."

Guillermo: "I know. The current pig-headed people continue to use these factories to produce materials, but where do the raw materials for the factories come from? Nearby villages and towns. And judging from the current situation, we rescued and controlled The total number of people in the villages is only over 20,000, so we can completely block the city's supply channels, forcing them to transport supplies from distant places. What's more, the natural fresh water source in the southwest peninsula is in our hands. They have every chance of dying."

Compared to Cash's rapid advance, Guillermo outlined a city encirclement, starting with water sources, then food and minerals, gradually trapping the city at the foot of the mountain.

Cash: "This..."

Guillermo; "The southwest peninsula of Apo Island was included in the imperial administration from the beginning, and it was an independent administrative region. However, because of the terrain environment here, which is high in the southwest and low in the northeast, and because there are too few plain areas, until There is only one place on Apo Island that can be called a big city, but to be honest, I don’t want that place to continue to be a city.”

Kash: "The location is to the west, and because it is backed by mountains, it is too easy to be attacked from the sea."

Guillermo: "So I hope to build a big city based on the fishermen's town in the south of the fortress."

Kash: "Is it because the road down the mountain to the west is also difficult to walk?"

Speaking of this, Kash himself was also troubled when looking at the map. Due to historical reasons in the past, when the Japanese came to Apo Island, they were also greedy for convenience. They found a seaside with mountains to build a city. As a result, now the enemies are also following the Japanese route to attack. Therefore, Guillermo's meaning is actually very simple. He wants to rebuild a big city that can be protected by the fortress.

However, in this case, Kash needs to give feedback to the upper level and let the Ministry of the Interior come out to coordinate. So listen to Guillermo's words first and continue to find out how many villages are hiding in the mountains and forests.

Although mosquitoes are small, they are also meat.

He is still very clear about the principle of accumulating little by little.

After all, even if the food provided by the mountain village is not much, it is a hundred times better than relying entirely on the rear supply line. At the same time, more importantly, if these mountain villages with militia garrisons are really discovered by the pig-headed people, they will definitely not be able to defend them. Therefore, Kash himself is also grateful for the reconnaissance and exploration work of the scouts. Especially those members of the Bondi organization, they really made great contributions.

The empire is short of people now, and those who can work must do their job well.

But compared to Kash's gratitude, Guoinz's situation is not so good.

Adjutant: "Sir."

Guoinz: "The battle at sea has not yet ended, right?"

Adjutant: "Yes."

Guoinz: "So, are you sure our soldiers have honestly cleaned up the mountains and forests in the surrounding areas for me?"

Adjutant: "Uh..."

Guoinz: "I know that none of the black hairs below can be trusted. They are so careless and confused when they go to patrol the mountains."

Yes.

The reason why the Akitsu Empire did not do a good job in occupying the southwest peninsula of Awa Island was, on the one hand, the bad terrain and environment, and on the other hand, the cannon fodder, that is, the black-haired dog-headed people, all sorts of perfunctory patrols. As a result, Guoinz now has no idea how many Japanese people on the southwest peninsula have escaped the pursuit and are lurking in the mountains and forests.

In addition, the now re-established Krurod Empire army has come to the southwest peninsula, and some refugees in the mountains will definitely join this army that can defeat them twice.

So the next thing must be to search the mountains. Those black-haired dog-headed people don't work hard, right?

He doesn't believe that the muzzles and bayonets of the supervisory team can't make them understand what military orders are!