<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishAlilazimisha jiji hilo liangamizwe kabisa, lakini punde si punde akaona faida za eneo lake la kimkakati, na akaanza programu ya kupanua na kuimarisha kuta za zamani za ulinzi.  <response>: He had the city razed to the ground, but soon saw the advantages of its strategic location, and began a programme of enlarging and strengthening the old defensive walls. 