Arknights? Colonization Ark!

"You are very timely, Major——"

The mayor's duck-like voice had a long tail, which made people feel uncomfortable.

This made Kampf, who was already somewhat uneasy, even more uncomfortable, and he explained awkwardly:

"The heavy snow blocked the road, so we arrived a little late."

"It took the colonel three days to travel a three-hour journey. Is the road blocked so tightly?"

“It was not until the next afternoon that I was notified by soldiers that the city was under attack.”

"But the soldier guarding the gate said that the messenger got there as soon as possible."

"Maybe he got lost at night and got buried somewhere by the snow."

.........

With someone holding him hostage, Kampf had no choice but to admit defeat and cooperate with their actions.

First, he wrote a letter to his superiors requesting to send troops to suppress the bandits.

The content of the letter was nothing more than the local vehicles transporting infected people. Eight out of ten times, they were intercepted by the guerrillas. This time, they were even so arrogant as to attack the industrial zone. Samsonov, the head of the Ministry of Industry, refused to retreat and was eventually killed and died heroically.

If he had not arrived in time and repelled the guerrillas, the mobile city might have been taken away by the enemy, but more than 6,000 tons of Originium were still lost.

Now there is a shortage of workers in mines everywhere, and banditry is rampant. If it is not eradicated in time, it may become a serious problem...

The whole letter was full of nonsense, but he had no choice but to send it out.

But surprisingly, a few days later, his superior's reply to this matter was very strange. He told him to just pretend and not to take it seriously, but to raise the number. He did not believe that the guerrillas only took away such a small amount of Originium.

His legs were shaking when he finished reading the letter.

Anything else to mention?

These vampires lying on the Empire are so greedy!

After much thought, he could only change the 6,000 tons he had just written down to 7,000 tons, and then he changed it to 8,000 tons with trembling hands. Finally, he thought it would be better to round off the number, so he increased it to 10,000.

You really can't blame him, blame Sonov!

It’s good that you died!

It's because there's no money to be made on this damn ice field, and he still has such a large group of people to support.

If this deal goes through, and he makes some connections, he might have a chance to move up and leave this damn place.

As for not being allowed to really suppress the bandits, although it sounds strange, they have always been required to do so on the snowy plains, and there have even been explicit orders prohibiting the garrison from pursuing the guerrillas.

This situation became more frequent four or five years ago. Sometimes, even when reinforcements had arrived, we had to watch the shield guards take the infected away.

No matter how strong the shield guard is, he can't outrun them with the infected. Besides, if he can't defeat them head-on, can't he harass them from a distance?

These are games for the upper class, not something he should deal with. He just needs to follow orders.

But no matter what, he had to act properly. He couldn't just sit there at the station and say that he had hanged the bandit. This would not only arouse the suspicion of the mayor of Khalinsk, but might also lead to the blame being directed to his superiors.

Kampff, who was mentally prepared, stuffed the letter into the brazier. The bright flames devoured the secret letter and the fire grew brighter.

Thinking he had done it perfectly, he walked out of the tent and prepared to assemble his troops after making sure the letters were burned.

Carry out a major sweep of the nearby mountainous areas.

But what he didn't expect was that all of this was seen clearly by Zhang Miao who was hundreds of miles away.

This scene could only be described as too exciting, and he exclaimed that Ursus was invincible.

Damn, I only got 1,600 in total, and then this number was raised six times by this group of people.

Such termites are probably everywhere in Ursus. This country may have been young, but now it is a bloated giant covered with leeches.

This is good news for Zhang Miao. The more terrible it is, the less impact it will have on him.

What he has to do now is to make good use of the influence brought by the other party's anti-bandit operation.

Kampf was a regimental commander, and under his command were two infantry battalions, a crossbow battalion, an artillery company, a grenadier company, a warlock company and hundreds of split beasts.

The total number of scattered people is close to 3,000, not including logistics, which is already the largest defense force near the Integration Movement.

After all, the environment here is really harsh. Looking at the map, their army’s base seems to be still in the warmer south, but there are a large number of scattered bases on the snowfield.

There is not even a single Kampf, the land-based ship that is the main combat force of the army, and it was assigned to this bitter and cold place. It seems that it has been pushed to the edge of the circle.

Interesting, maybe try contacting.

The more enemies like these, who unscrupulously suck the blood of their own country, the better.

But why are they so tolerant of the Snowfield Guerrillas?

Was it because of Bodracasti? Was it because he cherished this former hero?

Would these money-hungry guys think of this?

Keeping the enemy for your own benefit?

Tallulah and the others are not even considered as the moss of grudge now, and Kampf alone is enough to beat them around.

This is a regular and organized army, which is not comparable to the group of miscellaneous soldiers in the mine.

The combat effectiveness of the militiamen who had just been trained for a few days was negligible. The snow monsters' frontal combat capability was not strong, and the difference in numbers of more than dozens of times was enough to drown the shield guards directly.

The chances of the Integration Movement winning in a head-on confrontation are zero; they are not even enemies.

…………Tallulah, could it be that her elders asked these people to do this?

It's like a scene where a boss orders his bodyguard to secretly keep an eye on his daughter who ran away from home because of a temper tantrum.

Isn't it too melodramatic?

Just as he was thinking this, Zhang Miao took out the walkie-talkie that could be used to contact the other party and pressed a few prompt tones. This was a little gadget he had made before, and it was of no use other than being able to communicate.

……

Tallulah is teaching several people to use their Originium skills through their staffs instead of the crystals on their bodies, which can reduce the burden and erosion rate of their bodies.

Suddenly I felt the walkie-talkie hanging around my waist vibrate several times.

I walked to a secluded corner, picked it up and pressed the round button in the middle, and a familiar voice came out.

"Hey! Zai Ma?"

"Tallulah, the garrison is very angry about what happened before, and they will be conducting a large-scale sweep of the area soon, targeting you."

Chapter 41:

Big sweep...

She was mentally prepared for this matter.

But she underestimated the difficulty of the project.

The village they were in was located on the mountainside and was well hidden due to the surrounding fir forest. It was difficult for anyone to find it except for the patrol team who were familiar with the area.

Tallulah originally wanted to dig a cave in the side of the mountain to hide the food inside, so that even if she moved, the food would be properly preserved.

A cave that is large enough can even serve as a temporary resettlement site for villagers.

But when the actual construction started, it was found to be too difficult.

More than a dozen people were so tired that their waists were almost broken, but they still couldn't dig very deep. The deeper they dug, the wetter it became, and it even started to drip. Not to mention the problem of whether it would collapse, the food would definitely get moldy if left in such an environment.

Unfortunately, no one here has relevant experience. At most, they have stayed in the mine for a while, and they have no idea how to excavate the mountain.

The training of the militia has just gotten on track. Many people joined in the beginning for the double-quota ration, but more than half of them were eliminated by Bozhukas' high-intensity training in less than a week. The remaining ones didn't seem to be able to hold on for long, lying on the ground wailing because of muscle aches all day long. Tallulah was planning to talk to the other party about reducing the amount of training.

After all, we can't expect everyone to have the same level of physical fitness as a shield guard.

As for the raid on Ursus, Tallulah and Bozhukasti also discussed a contingency plan, which was to conduct guerrilla attacks in other directions of the army to attract attention, thereby changing the direction of their attack and avoiding the village.

This was the first raid they had encountered, and they had never faced an enemy force of more than five hundred before, not to mention that their enemies this time were several thousand imperial troops. It was still unclear whether this raid would be effective.

But how could the other party know it so clearly?

Although I am a little confused, now is not the time to question the other party. After all, the other party is just reminding me with good intentions. I should be prepared for the worst in such matters.

"Thank you for your information, we will prepare in advance."

"Don't thank me yet. According to my intelligence, the garrison's target is you, not the Integration Movement. So just being prepared is not enough. You'd better transfer the personnel as soon as possible."

The logic behind Kampff's behavior is easy to predict.

On the one hand, he had to produce results by suppressing bandits in order to deal with the new nobles who were putting pressure on him, but on the other hand, he could not disobey the orders of his superiors and really take ruthless actions against the integration movement.

If we don't destroy the integration movement, where can we find results?

There is only one answer - the infected.

Anyway, they are all infected, so Kampf can just pile the corpses in front of the new nobles and say that this is just a prank!

Those people won't waste time to verify it.

Where would the bodies come from? The infected in the mines had to continue to work and mine, and if too many were killed in a short period of time, the news would easily be exposed due to the decline in ore production in this area. Although no one would bother him because of the deaths of these infected, at this critical juncture, Kampf would not want to cause trouble for others.

Then these infected settlements located in various places are the best targets.

They have a large number of people, are not an integrated movement, and have no power to resist, so they can be manipulated at will. Even if they all die, it will not attract anyone's attention.

Compared to targeting the integration movement that can run around at any time, these people are the best answer.

Fellow villager, I'll take credit for taking your head.

After hearing Zhang Miao's warning, Tallulah fell silent. What the other party said was not impossible. It was entirely possible that the Ursus garrison could be so brutal.

And the most terrifying thing is that Kampf needs a corpse to complete the task, and it doesn't even have to be an infected person.

After all, no one can prove whether there are normal people among these traitors in their integration movement.

This means that ordinary villages may also suffer disasters.

As for the transfer of personnel.

There were a few abandoned villages in the distance, but not to mention whether they could accommodate so many people, the traces of their large-scale transfer alone could not be hidden from the Ursus Rift Beasts. Those guys' noses could track dozens of miles away.

And what about the food? They may not have enough fuel to transport the supplies after transporting the personnel. Why should they give up the food that they have worked so hard to get?

The most desperate thing in the world is to see hope extinguished right in front of you when you finally see it.

They have finally settled down. If we tell everyone about this, a large number of villagers will refuse to leave and would rather stay where they are and wait to die. Worse still, it might even lead to the collapse of the integration movement that has just started to gain momentum.

Thinking of this, Tallulah felt unknowingly anxious.

What should I do?

She wanted to ask something else, but Zhang Miao hung up the phone first.

Tallulah's anxious mood was not reflected on her face. Now she had to go find Bozhukas to discuss the next strategy for them.

She found the other side on flat ground and watched them engaging in confrontation training.

He told him the news he had just received.

Even through the mask, Tallulah could still feel his distress and anger.

No one would be happy about it.

Soldiers can attack their own country's civilians without any scruples for such things.

Damn it, how did Ursus become like this!

In the past, they only did this to suppress riots, but now they don’t cover it up at all.

But anger cannot change the current situation. What matters to them now is to find a solution.

“The villagers must be relocated, otherwise everyone will die.”

If the villagers don't leave, the Integration Movement will not be able to evacuate on its own. Talulah can't do it, and neither can he. That would be tantamount to betraying what they have always believed in. The greatest probability is that they will be wiped out here.

"But how do we convince them? If we ask them to leave now, many of them might collapse."

At this life-and-death situation, the usually calm Tallulah's tone became a little impatient.

She was not afraid of death, but she couldn't bear to watch everyone die while being unable to do anything.

"Calm down, Tallulah. We've come this far. There will always be a way."

A gentle and familiar voice came from behind Tallulah. Bozhukas recognized the other person. It was Alina, who got along well with everyone.