There was a large amount of dark material on the road built by the pavement ant barbarian army yesterday, which made full use of the heat of the sun to melt the ice and snow along the road, forming a thoroughfare in the snow.
At this time, the pavement ant barbarian army had begun to emerge from the ground, and the large army was gradually forming into formation. They began to recharge their energy in the sun. Soon after, the first legion to be fully charged began to move along the road.
This legion did not plan to launch an attack on "Linshui City" alone, but moved along the road while constantly throwing the dark sandstone and wooden leaves used yesterday to the side of the road. Obviously, they wanted to continue to pass through this kind of attack. Ways to expand the width of the road.
After arriving on the river, these pavement ants did not do what they did on land. Instead, they transported all the dark matter on the river ice back to the shore. It seems that they are also worried that if these black substances that can absorb the sun's heat are left unchecked for a long time, they may destroy the ice on the river surface, thus delaying the army's attack plan.
Seeing this, the protagonist believes that the road-paving ant barbarian army has already prepared a plan to deal with the impact of snowy weather in winter. This method of road construction is not something that was suddenly thought of, but must have been honed through long-term practice. Although these pavement ants are scorned as barbarians by the Big-headed Ant Kingdom, their intelligence level is not inferior to Big-headed Ants at all, and they are even better in the field of tactical innovation and winter climate adaptability.
As the vanguard army moved away the energy-absorbing material on the road, the pavement ant barbarian army had also completed charging, and they began to move.
To the protagonist's surprise, this time only four legions walked onto the frozen river and marched towards the island where "Linshui City" is located.
Most of the other legions have returned to the ground, and a small number are searching for something near the starting base.
It seems that the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army does not intend to invest too much force in launching an attack today. It may be that after two days of fighting, they found that the terrain of "Linshui City" cannot give full play to their military advantage. It is also possible that fighting in the snow is a chore for most of the Pavement Ant warriors. Any snowflakes that accidentally get on their bodies will greatly consume the little heat they get from the sun, leading to non-combat attrition.
Based on this, the protagonist decided not to return to "Linshui City" during the day today, but planned to hide on the top of a tree trunk and watch the battle from the outside.
The reason for this decision is that during the battle in the first two days, the protagonist could only wait silently for the war to end, and then learn about the battle from the commanders and soldiers on the front line. As for the movements of the enemy forces outside, he was completely blind. This is not conducive to the decision-making of a top military commander.
But it won’t work if you don’t do this. There are too many enemies. If the protagonist hides outside, he will have no way to escape once he is discovered. There is either unfrozen river water under the branches or small islands full of enemies, but there is an end above the branches after all. of. Once this happens, the protagonist may not be able to escape death even if he is brave enough. Therefore, for safety, the protagonist can only hide in the lair before the enemy approaches.
But today is different. On the one hand, the number of enemies has decreased, and it is not necessarily possible to search the entire tree. Even if it is discovered, the protagonist can jump to the frozen river or a small island without many enemies. Look for opportunities to escape again.
Therefore, he decided to risk staying and see how the enemy launched an offensive.
As the four legions of the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army approached "Linshui City" along the road little by little, the protagonist also moved from the observation position to the top of the tree trunk, a place where the entrance and exit could be seen.
Soon, the enemy climbed up the thick trunk of the banyan tree. Ten thousand enemies from four legions spread out on the banyan tree, occupying a small space and slowly moving upward.
Soon, the enemy troops arrived near the entrance and exit. They had no intention of expanding their search to the canopy, which reassured the protagonist who was hiding far away.
The protagonist concentrated on observing the enemy's movements. He saw that the enemy army separated into a legion and entered the interior of "Linshui City" directly from the unguarded entrance and exit. Not far inside, in the flat nest room, there will be the first legion of the God Envoy King led by Gun to face them. Due to the low casualty rate, the first legion is currently responsible for the front-line defense, and other legions have not yet been rotated onto the battlefield.
There is also a legion of the pavement ant barbarian army staying near the entrance and exit, setting up a defense line. It seems to be ready to deal with enemy sneak attacks from other directions at any time, even if the big-headed ants cannot go out to fight in the field, this kind of preventive work by the enemy It was also done meticulously, showing the unique stubbornness of ants. This unit also has another task, which should be to be ready to continue the attack at any time to replace the retreating forward units that have suffered heavy casualties.
The other two troops dispersed, but what reassured the protagonist was that they did not approach the hiding place of the protagonist. Their targets were several other entrances and exits of "Linshui City".
As mentioned before, in order to expand the "Linshui City" to accommodate more troops in winter, the big-headed ants, led by the protagonist, expanded along the holes bored by the borers and built nests by removing the decayed xylem.
But there are also flaws in this approach, that is, there is far more than one tunnel leading to the outside world. In the end, the protagonist chose two most suitable tunnels. One is used as an entrance and exit, which is where the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army is currently attacking, and the other is a combustion chamber. The flue, because the temperature is very high, there is no need to defend.
As for the other entrances and exits of the passage, the protagonist used stones of suitable size to block them. Since the stones could not fit tightly together, there was still a small gap between the stones and the entrance of the passage. Pavement ant scouts had previously discovered the smell of big-headed ants in these gaps and tried to remove the rocks, but failed.
Now, there are pavement ants wandering around the entrances of these stone-blocked passages. The protagonist sees them also trying to pry the stone apart.
However, the protagonist used the brute force of the "God descended to earth" state to stuff the stone tightly. These ants neither had the protagonist's strength nor the fulcrum to pry the stone, so they naturally failed.
However, the pavement ants obviously did not intend to give up. They formed a circle around the entrance and exit blocked by stones and began to use their mandibles to expand the hole.
This is not an easy task. Although the wood of the banyan tree is not very tough, it is still frozen hard in winter, which is far beyond what the ants' jaws can handle. Otherwise, the protagonist and the others would not have encountered so many obstacles when expanding "Linshui City".
However, there are no absolutes in everything. The protagonist's eyes tightened and he saw a not-so-good scene...
