America 1881: Legend of the West

In the command room, in addition to Chen Jianqiu who was still looking at the map, there were also two "old enemies" who had merged into one place.

Xu Ajiu and Li Sifu.

Basically, when two people meet, they argue endlessly.

"I think we should stick to the old method of luring them out and then laying an ambush."

Li Sifu held a pen in his hand and said as he turned it around.

"The Spanish commander opposite has already suffered a loss once and will not be fooled again."

Xu Ajiu held a brown iron teapot in his hand.

He blew on the tea leaves floating on the tea vat, then took a sip of tea and said calmly.

"Then we can use short assaults or infiltration, and take advantage of our strong individual soldiers and good equipment to eat the opponent's effective forces!"

Li Sifu got a little angry when he saw Xu Ajiu's virtue, so he dropped his pen and stared at his colleagues opposite.

"Then you're just like those guys from the Marine Corps. They rush into the forest to disrupt the fight. You don't care about life and death. If you don't accept it, you'll do it."

Facing the aggressive Li Sifu, Xu Ajiu was not anxious at all. He took another sip of tea and spat out a mouthful of tea leaves with a "bah" sound.

"You have to fight with me, don't you? It won't work this way, that won't work either, but you can come up with an idea!"

Li Sifu glared at Xu Ajiu.

"I haven't thought of a better way yet. If I had, I would have told the boss a long time ago." Xu Ajiu leaned back in his chair with a look of helplessness.

"What the hell"

Li Sifu was just about to have a seizure when he saw Xu Ajiu making a silent gesture towards him.

The latter pointed to Chen Jianqiu who was standing in front of the map.

Their boss was tapping dots on the map with his fingers.

"Boss, you've been looking at this map for almost an afternoon." Li Sifu whispered.

I don’t know if Chen Jianqiu heard it or not.

Anyway, he didn't take Li Sifu's words, but issued an order:

"Go get the person who drew this map."

Li Sifu took the order and left.

After a while, a black man was brought into the command room.

Chen Jianqiu turned around and was almost startled.

He looked at the black man with confusion, and Xu Ajiu next to him had the same expression.

Black people were looked at with some trepidation.

He touched his face, thinking that there was something growing on his face or that he had done something wrong, and he felt a little uneasy.

Li Sifu on the side also looked confused.

He quietly approached Xu Ajiu's ear and asked in a low voice:

"Why do you and the boss look like this?"

Xu Ajiu was still staring at the black man, but he put his arm around Li Sifu's shoulders and whispered in his ear:

"Don't you think he looks like someone?"

Li Sifu tilted his head and looked at the black man, then shook his head:

“Don’t all black people look like this?”

However, at this time, Chen Jianqiu suddenly spoke:

"Have you ever been to America, my friend?"

Li Sifu slapped his head.

He seemed to have forgotten to call the translator in.

If he remembered correctly, this black man was a local employee of the Border Detective Agency.

The boss was also confused as to how he could speak English with black people in Cuba.

Unexpectedly, the black man nodded:

"Yes, my sir, I have been there, but I didn't stay long and came back."

"Then do you know a black man named Sean?" Chen Jianqiu continued to ask.

The black man thought for a moment, then shook his head blankly:

"Sorry, sir, that name is unfamiliar to me."

When Chen Jianqiu saw this, he did not continue to ask this question.

"Let's get down to business, my friend."

He pointed to the map hanging on the wall behind him and asked:

"Did you draw this map?"

"Yes, I modified it on the Spanish map." The black man stood in front of them and said respectfully.

Although this map is not drawn in such a refined way, the terrain in many places is marked very clearly and in detail.

"Can you ensure that the information on this map is accurate?" Chen Jianqiu asked again.

The black man thought for a moment and then replied firmly:

"It's not a big problem, sir. I'm too familiar with this place and won't miss any information."

Chen Jianqiu drew an area on the map with his hand.

This area includes the area between Mount McCalla and the city of Kaimanera, including jungle and a small grassland.

"This place is where Rodriguez and his two thousand people are currently active." Chen Jianqiu said.

Then he tapped the map with his finger:

"But there isn't even a river in this area! Are there other small water systems that haven't been marked out?"

The black man shook his head:

"It's really arid here and there are no particularly large water systems."

"I believe that this group of people can barely scrape together enough food for a period of time by relying on the previous stocks and scraping the land, but how do they ensure drinking water for two thousand people without a large water system? ?" Chen Jianqiu looked at the black man and asked.

Even if two thousand people are scattered in these places, there is no way to solve this problem.

"It's a well, my sir." The black man replied, "Just like the wells you see in Caimanera City, many local people living in the southern region will dig wells to obtain groundwater to solve the problem. Water issues.”

"You mean, these Spanish soldiers will also attack those villages, plunder some supplies, and take some water with them, right?" Chen Jianqiu understood somewhat.

Unexpectedly, the black man looked sad:

"There are no more villages, my sir. The Spaniards have long since burned down all the villages in the south. Everyone was driven out and either starved to death or was driven to Santiago, where they ended up starving to death."

"I don't know who my father is, my brother disappeared when I was very young, my mother passed away, and my sister and brothers all starved to death."

The black man's eyes became a little hollow, his lips opened and closed, and he slowly told about his tragic experience.

"This is also the reason why I was willing to join the Border Detective Agency in the first place. I really hope to live with dignity, not like a dog."

Chen Jianqiu listened quietly to the black man's words.

He stepped forward and took the black man's hand:

"Don't worry, everything you do now is for the realization of this goal."

"By the way, what's your name?" Chen Jianqiu suddenly asked.

Black people have recovered from their grief.

He regained his respectful demeanor.

"Mendez, sir, Arnaldo Mendez," the black man answered.

"You should follow me from now on." Chen Jianqiu said.

Now that he has found the key to the problem, Chen Jianqiu is no longer polite.

"I have a plan." He called Li Sifu and Xu Ajiu to his side.

In this place, it is not easy to find the more than two thousand people for a decisive battle, but with the help of the "living map" Mendes and others, it is still easy to find the wells in the abandoned villages.

Because the well won't move.

Chen Jianqiu and his troops began to make a fuss around these wells.

They first lurked around the wells and began to wait for the Spaniards to appear.

This is a bit of a wait-and-see approach.

However, if the tree is unavoidable and the rabbit is unwary, it might be a good idea to wait and see.

At least Chen Jianqiu and his troops succeeded.

The Spanish soldiers who sneaked out to look for water were caught in a sweep before the buckets were thrown into the well, and all the soldiers and buckets were taken as ordered.

After several teams that went out to fetch water never came back, Rodriguez, who was camped near the jungle, seemed to feel something.

Like a frightened bird, he once again led his troops into the jungle.

He also dispersed his troops again, hoping not to be constrained.

But Chen Jianqiu didn't intend to make it easy for him.

He ordered his troops to fill up all the wells.

If they were more vicious, Chen Jianqiu could put some poison or other irritating things in these wells.

However, after the follow-up war is over, there will definitely be villagers coming back to live.

If the well is filled, you can continue to dig it, but if it is poisoned, there is no certainty what the consequences will be.

Chen Jianqiu is not a holy mother, but she doesn't want to do such an irresponsible thing.

So, the wells were filled up one by one.

He wanted to see if Rodriguez and his soldiers could really not drink a sip of water.