Chapter 172

The location of okron fortress is very dangerous, which even the stone bear whose soul comes from more than 250 years later has to admit.

"Guardian, the two sides of okron fortress are surrounded by water, and the other two sides are large swamps. There are few paths to get in and out of okron fortress. Except for the two roads explored by human life in the swamp by boat, it is impossible to get into the fortress, even close to okron mountain." Pieno told the stone bear about the fortress.

He looks much better than just now. Maybe this kind of dialogue has a good effect on easing his tension, so this guy keeps talking.

At this time, the stone bear incarnated into a best listener, listening carefully to all the information about the fortress.

However, the more the stone bear listened, the more he gave up on the fortress. If just now he had the slightest idea of coveting the fortress, then after listening to captain pieno's story, he really gave up.

Unless this kind of fortress is built with thousands of people's lives or attacked by warships with large caliber naval guns, it is really impossible to attack this fortress from the outside.

As for winning the fortress inside, it's not very difficult. In Piero's words, if there were no special circumstances, more than ten outsiders would not be allowed to enter the fortress.

"Forget it, or don't think about this fortress..." stone bear helplessly slightly shook his head.

The stone bear knows very well that if he wants to rule the central and western regions of the new world, the French will not be able to get around. The gaoshu tribe and its own people will fight with the French sooner or later.

"Guardian big... Oh no, big bear, there's a sign on the other side of the fortress. Well, they're asking who we are. I need to flag them who we are Pieno has now begun to enter the role he will play, the name for the stone bear has changed.

"Well, let me know." The stone bear nodded faintly, "but you'd better not play any tricks. I know something about the flag language of your French Empire."

"Guardian, how dare I? I just want to finish this task quickly so that I can go home. There is a beautiful wife and three lovely children waiting for me in my family. I don't want to lose my life here. "

The stone bear waved his hand, and then pieno ran to the cabin, took out two small flags of different colors, stood at the bow and waved them regularly.

After a while, the stone bear saw that the gate on the side of the fortress facing the river opened, and a group of people ran down the steps cut on the mountain.

Because the fleet was not far away from the dock at this time, with the vision of stone bear, he could clearly see that there were many people dressed as civilians in this group. Of course, more of them were soldiers carrying muskets and wearing the uniform of the French imperial army.

It seems that they also found something wrong with the people who controlled these ships, so with a command, these soldiers all raised their guns and aimed at the fleet, while some of the civilians who followed also raised their guns.

Through this scene, the stone bear knows that the French civilians living in this fortress are also outlaws one by one. He even saw several women raise their guns.

At this time, the distance between the two sides was less than 200 meters. As you can see, the people on board went out to control the ship, and the others also raised their guns. In a flash, the situation became tense.

Captain pieno knew it was acting, but he stood in the bow of the boat and jumped up, waving his hands high and shouting, "put down the gun, put down the gun, it's all his own people!"

It may be that the Frenchman at the dock heard pierno's cry, or that the French officer who was looking at this side with a single telescope saw captain pierno standing in the bow of the ship, so soon the French soldiers and civilians put down their guns.

Seeing this, the stone bear waved his hand, and the people on board also put down their guns.

The four ships soon leaned in front of the log wharf. Under the nervous gaze of a group of French soldiers, Captain pieno laughed at a lieutenant.

He laughed so happily that he didn't fake at all. It was like a homecoming.

Maybe it was Piero's laughter that made the French officer feel relieved. He saluted Piero a little, and then asked in a loud voice, "Captain, why are you bringing a group of natives... Oh no, why are you bringing a group of natives? What about them, major? "

Captain pieno took a look at the stone bear, and found that the stone bear nodded slightly. Then he ran down the gangway and gave the lieutenant a big hug. Then he said loudly, "nice to see you again, Alphonse!"

The lieutenant also responded warmly to captain pieno's embrace. They hugged each other for a long time, and then separated.

"Captain, why did you come back by yourself? And also... "The lieutenant pointed to the stone bear standing on the boat. When his eyes fell on the stone bear, the stone bear clearly saw his pupils shrink slightly," and he came back with a group of aborigines? God, how can they control our river transport? " In the following sentence, the Lieutenant's voice was obviously much smaller. It seemed that he was a little frightened by the stone bear's physique.

On hearing this, Captain pieno laughed, patted the lieutenant on the shoulder and said, "Alphonse, let me introduce you. This is big bear, from New Orleans. He's the chief of the chichmuns. He and his soldiers are all from major Armand

"The chichmons of New Orleans?" The Lieutenant's eyes widened in surprise. "How can they be here?"

However, the stone bear ignored the surprise of the lieutenant officer, but said in very skilled French: "Dear officer, nice to meet you. I'm the chieftain of the chikmun people, dashing bear. These brave soldiers are the most elite soldiers in our tribe. Some time ago, we received an invitation from major Armand, so we took a boat to Memphis, and then we went all the way east from Memphis, and finally joined major Armand. "

This fluent French once again surprised Lieutenant Alphonse's eyes. He never thought that such a huge native could speak such fluent French.

"Do you know that the sentinel snakes of the letiques want to make a big deal with our major?" Ignoring Alfonso's surprise, pieno took him by the shoulder and whispered in his ear.

This sentence diverted the attention of Alphonse. He nodded and said, "yes, the major told me to keep an eye on the fortress. But the major has been away for more than 20 days, and I'm worried. Pieno, didn't the major say he'd be back in ten days at the most? What took you so long? And what's the matter with these chichmuns? Aren't they as far away as New Orleans? How can you be here? "

"Hey, yes, major, it's a good result to cooperate with the chekasa people. We not only succeeded in destroying the tribe of the Cherokee high priest, but also swam up the great bend and finally almost reached the Cherokee court. But there are too many of them, and we are no match for the Cherokees. However, we occupied a key pass, and the chekasa people also sent a lot of people to help. As long as they can occupy this pass, the Cherokees will not be able to enter the West Pieno said, pretending to be very happy.

Obviously, the guy didn't learn to talk nonsense, which was a bit insincere. But the news was strong enough, and the lieutenant didn't see pieno's face, so there was no doubt.

"Is that true? The major almost took the Cherokee court? "

"Yes. I have to say that the major is very far sighted. Before he worked with the letidge tribe, he had thought about what might happen, so he sent a messenger to New Orleans early. As a result, chieftain dalixiong took part in the operation with more than 200 soldiers. This time we can occupy that key pass, thanks to the great bear chief and his soldiers, otherwise we will not be able to defend that pass. "

When pieno said this, the doubt in the heart of lieutenant Alfonso was completely relieved.

Although Alphonse was only a lieutenant, he was Armand's confidant. Just because of his qualifications, his rank was not as high as that of pieno. However, Armand allowed him to stay at Fort okron and gave him all the defense of Fort okron, which was enough to prove the position of this young officer in major Armand's heart.

The person who can be entrusted by Armand is naturally not careless. Although pieno's explanation dispels most of his doubts, he still asks, "Captain, what are you doing here with this great bear chief? Why didn't the major and Constantine come back with him? "

"Major and Constantine, they're busy guarding that pass. The terrain of that pass is very dangerous. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. We can defend it by virtue of the terrain. But we don't have enough food. If it wasn't for captain Constantine's boat with some food, we might have given up the pass. It was with the grain pulled by the boat that we were able to hold the pass. But there wasn't much food, so the major sent me to take the stronghold of the great bear to pull food. The major said that at least 25000 pounds of food was needed, so I brought them back to get food. "

"25000 pounds of food? Where does the fortress have so much food? " Alphonse took a cold breath, then said with a toothache expression.

"I can't help it. Now there are more than 500 people defending the pass. We need nearly 500 pounds of food this day. The major said, "let me pull the grain as soon as possible, because the major doesn't want to give up the pass."

After a pause, Captain pieno continued: "and the major is planning to build a fort at that pass, for which the chekasa are sending troops there, and the major has said that he has sent to New Orleans and Memphis for reinforcements. Here, this is the major's letter. He asked me to give it to you, and then you will know what to do With that, pieno took out an envelope sealed with fire paint from his pocket and handed it to lieutenant Alphonse.

"Hiss, that pass is so important?" He asked in surprise as he took the envelope.

"Well, it's very important! I've seen that pass. It's at a key point in the Appalachian Mountains. If we can build a fortress at that pass, then we can guarantee that the British or the Cherokees will not threaten us from the Appalachian Mountains. And our allies, the chekasa, need to occupy that pass so that they can take back their territory. And if the chekasa can take back their territory, it's also a good thing for us. At least we don't have to worry about the Cherokee continuing to move westward and threatening our passage on the Mississippi River

Major pieno opened the envelope, looked down, felt his chin and thought about it for a long time. Then he said, "I don't know the major's plan, but since the major's letter asks me to cooperate with you unconditionally to get the most food, I can only do it according to the major's order."

As a confidant of major Armand, Alphonse naturally saw at a glance that this letter was indeed the major's personal letter, and the content of the letter was that he must raise 25000 pounds of food for pienora to go.

Of course, the letter also mentioned their identities.

So, with this letter, all the doubts in lieutenant Alphonse's heart were swept away.

"Damn it, I have to deal with those bloody vampires again." Lieutenant Alphonse folded the letter carefully, put it in his pocket, and muttered.

"Captain, at present we have only over 18000 pounds of grain left in the fortress. I have to keep 5000 pounds of grain. The soldiers left behind in our fortress can't live without food. There's a 12000 pound gap left, which needs to be raised with those damned vampires. "

Pieno shrugged his shoulders and said, "those damned vampires should die! But we all know that we can only count on the vampires to raise food for us now

"Yes, I'd hate to deal with those vampires if it wasn't for the major's orders. These damned nobles, who don't eat well in China, have to send people here to stir up with us. Alas... "

Pieno secretly poked Alphonse's waist, and then whispered: "in fact, the major didn't come back with the gang of vampires for a direct reason. The major didn't like to deal with them, so he sent the great bear chief. Alfonso, you need to understand why the major sent this big man here, because the major knows that you may not be able to help the vampires, but this big man can do it. "

Hearing this, Alphonse's eyes lit up immediately.