Marshall, the captain of the ordinary town militia, is now the commander of the Fortress in the middle of the lake, in charge of the entire Everglades and, most importantly, the rebuilding of the fortress. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Yes, this is also an extremely difficult task, after all, the fortress of the island in the middle of the lake was a crudely built temporary fortress by those thieves of the Ketuf River in the past, and it was not even as strong as the four-meter-high temporary fortress built by Levi and the sailors out of wood and earth.

If you want to rely on this humble and crumbling fortress, even if you don't use people to attack it, it is estimated that it will not be able to support it for a few years, and resist the larger battles that may occur next, it is undoubtedly tantamount to a fool's dream, and it is simply the biggest joke, no one will really choose to trust this "fortress" built by the water thieves.

Therefore, Marshall needed to rebuild these fortresses, unlike the original time when the Ketuf River thieves were blocked and could only get stones through secret channels, the current Cape City has brought all convenience and support to the reconstruction of the fortress in the middle of the lake.

Timber and stone are easy things to do for Cape today, after all, the dozen or so lumberyards on the east coast, as well as four or five quarries, already produce high-quality wood and stone, and are completely self-sufficient, and do not need to continue to rely on foreign trade to obtain these raw materials.

When Levi and Bishop Zachari left the fortress in the middle of the lake with the troops they had previously supported, Marshall, the newly promoted army general, began to get busy.

Unlike when he was the captain of the town militia, he is now in charge of five teams of town militia with a total of 600 people, as well as five 7-pounder light guns, as well as more than 20 ballistae and bed crossbows left by the enemies who attacked the fortress before.

However, these things have not yet been placed on the city wall, because the circle of walls that now surround the fortress of the island in the middle of the lake is all in a state of pending demolition.

The gunpowder contained in the barrels had been placed at the bottom of the city walls, and as experienced soldiers, they were sure that as long as the gunpowder in these barrels was ignited, the explosion would directly overturn the walls some distance away, after all, these walls were already laxly built, and they could not withstand the gunpowder that could crack the rocks.

As for the bunch of shanties inside the city wall, they have all been demolished now, except for the same stone construction, which is more sophisticated, and it seems that it is indeed the main body of a stone fortress, and the others can basically be demolished.

Now there are only 600 people stationed in the fortress on the island in the middle of the lake, and there is no need to have too much space for artillery, ballistas, and bed crossbows, so it is important to quickly dismantle the entire city wall and use those stones to build a new ground inside the fortress and a dock for ships to dock.

What's more, they are not afraid of the enemy coming to attack, because in two days, a large number of laborers from Cape City will arrive, especially the construction of the new fortress in the middle of the lake, which is definitely not something that can be completed by these six hundred militias alone, but still depends on the joint efforts of those Spanish citizens.

"Boom T

More than a dozen huge roars appeared, and the entire fortress in the middle of the lake seemed to be plunged into gunsmoke, crackling gravel everywhere, obviously formed by the explosion of the stone keg, and even like bullets, there were conspicuous dents on the surrounding land.

Now those town militiamen have all hid in the main body of the castle, and with the roar of the sound finally dispersed, they dared to open the heavy wooden door, and a stream of dust on their faces directly choked the town militia in the front of them coughing, and even their eyes were tearful because of the dust.

The current fortress of the island in the middle of the lake has completely abolished its own defense after the battle, a large number of stones have appeared around the island, and the collapsed city walls have even entered the swamp, adding a meter or half a meter of space, and it seems that the entire island in the center of the lake is also a lot larger.

"Alright, my brothers, hurry up and pack up."

Marshall, as the general here, also looked at the former comrades-in-arms around him, clapped his hands to signal them to get busy, and said loudly: "It's not so easy to wait for the next step, we still have a lot to do!" ”

"Understood." The militia of the surrounding towns didn't care, and after responding, they also spontaneously began to walk outside, and at the same time used all the tools they could use, and reluctantly cleared the open space in front of the main body of the fortress, and when it began tomorrow, they would rebuild the most important place in the swamp.

It doesn't have to be a fortress, it could be a transit dock, after all, the width and depth of the Ketuf River can be navigated even by the galleons of Galen, and the heavy Galen warships sailing on the Yuqiao River are enough to suffer, not to mention the behemoth of the draft and width of the Galen galleons!

According to Levi's plan, the heavy Garet warship transported a large amount of supplies in the Ketuf River, unloaded it after coming to the Swamp, and then the light Garel warship transported the goods again, although it was a bit troublesome, but compared to Samar City to Grey Mist City and then through the sea, the distance to Cape City was shortened by more than half!

And giving up the fortress is not a rash move by Levi, because now he doesn't care about the nobles in Gray Mist City, on the contrary, those nobles should be afraid of Levi!

The current Cape City is not the Cape Town that it used to be, with more advanced troops and combat effectiveness, so it represents a double promotion in quality and quantity, at least with the current scale of Cape City, Levi has also planned to go to Gray Mist City to visit those old friends.

If you just come and don't go, that's not etiquette.

Just like the key channel of the Ketuv River, as well as the trade between Grey Mist and Samar City, Cape City needs it, and if the other party chooses to close it, then the strong ships and cannons will reappear in this world, telling them the standard and cruel fact that if they fall behind, they will be beaten.

As for the Fortress in the middle of the lake, it will be the perfect staging station, continuing to provide all the convenient conditions for the development of Cape City without being attacked by any troops!

PS: I recommend a good book of the same genre, and now I really recommend "Reloaded Drifting Island", which is written about the endless ocean, and the island can be manipulated to drift around. The same is the Goldfinger of the Empire's all-out war, France's otherworldly journey, the legendary griffin musketeers, the Chimera grenadiers, the 64-pounder cannon pulled by the Earth Dragon, and the Nightmare Cavalry Cavalry Charge!