After the source of infection was eliminated, "Dongyang City" remained under martial law for three days. Ants who went out to work had to undergo strict inspections by male ants before returning to their underground nests.
Three days passed, and after no new thread-parasitic bacteria or infected persons were found, the martial law was lifted, and "Dongyang City" finally temporarily returned to its former tranquility.
With the substantial increase in grain stored in the granary, "Dongyang City" has the ability to support more ant colonies in a short period of time.
In order to prepare for the upcoming war with parasitic ants, the protagonist once again relaxed the reproductive restrictions of the queen ants.
In a short period of time, the total number of ant colonies in "Dongyang City" quickly exceeded the 30,000 mark, including about 10,000 soldier ants and about 20,000 worker ants.
The third batch of one hundred male ants and three female ants that were born previously have reached adulthood. The male ants have all received education from Rambo Fly, and the female ants have been educated by the queen. Now, they have reached the conditions for getting married.
Later, the protagonist once again held a second wedding flight ceremony in "Dongyang City" in the name of "divine decree". After the ceremony, the three winning male ants and their partner spent the night together in the newly built queen's chamber.
Starting from the second day after the wedding flight, the protagonist assigned fifty soldier ants each to the one hundred newly adult male ants as subordinates, forming one hundred new teams.
The protagonist also transferred Rambowan, Rambotu and Rambori back from the southern fortress where there was no combat mission for the time being. Rambo Wan, Rambo Tu and Rambo Rui will serve as instructors of the new squad, responsible for training traditional squads (close combat) and long-range squads (slingers) respectively.
According to the protagonist's plan, seven of the hundred new teams will be added to the Angel King's army to make up for the battle losses after the last war and the vacancies created after the transfer.
There are still ninety-three teams left, and the second legion, third legion and fourth legion of the Angel King will be newly formed. The second legion will be composed of Rambofo's squad and twenty-nine new squads, with Rambofo as the commander; the third legion will be Rambowan's squad and the same number of new squads, with Rambowan as the commander; The legion commander is Rambotu.
The original Legion of the Divine Envoy King was renamed the First Legion of the Divine Envoy King. The commander of the legion was Gun, and the adjutants were Lamboser and Lambori.
After the reorganization, these four legions will each have thirty squads, including twenty-four traditional squads and six long-range squads.
The long-range team is composed of selected strong soldier ants, and each soldier ant carries four clay bombs on its back. After the ammunition is exhausted, these ranged squads can also be used as melee troops.
The protagonist's squad of guards is drawn out. It does not belong to any legion and is under the direct control of the protagonist.
In the end, there were still six teams left that had not been incorporated into any legion. They were temporarily used as the full-time garrison force of "Dongyang City" and were under the command of Lan Bofei.
After the army reorganization was completed, Dongyang City had as many as four legions of military forces, with a total of 127 squads. In theory, if they all went out, they could send out more than 6,000 soldiers.
Of course, considering that the base camp still needs defense, the protagonist can dispatch up to four to five thousand soldiers at a time, which is the limit. Even if only three legions are dispatched, it is more than four times the total strength of the first expedition, and they are already capable of fighting the parasitic ant berserkers.
However, one learns from the experience, and the protagonist is much calmer this time. He is not dazzled by revenge, and leads the army on the road to seek revenge.
This time, the protagonist was extremely cautious. He first let the newly formed legion train diligently to thoroughly master the close-quarters razor tactics and long-range stone-throwing tactics.
Then the protagonist starts worrying about logistics.
The long-range slingers have proven their combat effectiveness in the last defensive battle. Now after training, these slingers, under the leadership of the squad commander, can flexibly and accurately shoot enemies in any direction and at any distance.
But the sweet trouble that comes with it is that the protagonist needs to start worrying about logistical issues.
Originally, the ants did not need to consider logistics at all when they went on an expedition. The only food they needed could be stored in their stomachs, and they could still hunt on the spot if they were really desperate.
The slingers need different clay bombs, and they all have to be transported from "Dongyang City".
The slingers can carry only four pottery bombs with them, which is the limit. After the bombs are exhausted, they can theoretically use local materials to continue throwing with small stones, but the stone bullets of different specifications are definitely not as handy as the standardized production of pottery bullets, and they are no longer available. Injuries caused by debris splashing pose a great threat to thread parasitic bacteria.
To transport pottery bombs from "Dongyang City" to the front line, transportation tools are required. If only ants are used to transport them, the efficiency will be very low.
For humans, the most efficient means of transportation is of course vehicles.
But in the world of ants, there are no good flat roads. Any stone or tree root protruding from the ground is an obstacle that is insurmountable for wheeled vehicles.
Moreover, the protagonist does not have sharp and strong tools to process wood. The pottery knife can at best cut some meat and grass stems.
Pack animals are an acceptable method of transportation if a vehicle is not used. Humans have widely used pack animals such as horses, camels, and donkeys for transportation in deserts and mountains where roads are inconvenient.
In the insect world, beetles such as carabid beetles and dung beetles have the potential to become beasts of burden. Their flat backs are suitable for placing items, and they are strong enough to bear more loads.
However, domesticating and training these beetles is a time-consuming and labor-intensive matter. Now that the war is imminent, the protagonist does not have the time and can only treat it as a long-term plan.
In the end, the protagonist's solution is to take steps and fight steadily.
He planned to transport the ammunition and a small amount of food needed by the troops to the southern fortress first, and then build a new fortress camp on the northern slope of the hills.
Several military stations were set up between the southern fortress and the newly built camp. Materials were transported through relays and eventually stored in the newly built fortress camp.
This fortress camp will have sufficient material reserves, sufficient underground barracks and solid defense facilities, and will become the launching point of the attack.
While the troops were still training, the protagonist rode Xiaoqing again and intensively investigated the military situation of the parasitic ants and the location suitable for building a fortress camp.
The bad news for "Dongyangcheng" is that due to abundant food in summer, the number of parasitic ants has also increased. Fortunately, the soil layer in hilly areas is thin, the vegetation is not as lush as in plain areas, and the food resources are relatively less.
Based on the parasitic ants active on the ground, the protagonist estimates that there should be more than ten thousand ants in the parasitic ant nest now. If all the people are soldiers, the number will be two or three times the number that the God Envoy King's army can dispatch.
There is also good news. The protagonist has found a suitable place to build a fortress camp on the top of a hill. Although it is closer to the enemy's lair than the originally planned foot of the mountain, it increases the danger during fortress construction.
However, the camp that the protagonist is optimistic about can be put into use almost without any construction!
