The protagonist will of course be familiar with all this. During the first wave of defensive battles in "Linshui City" in winter, many legionnaires reported this tactic to the protagonist.
At that time, the Legion of the God Envoy King suddenly discovered during the battle that the opponents in front of them did not form a tight line and swarm forward as usual, and then waited for the front row to be killed before the rear row made up for it.
On the contrary, among the pavement ant barbarian warriors, the worker ants rushing in front were not in a hurry to fight with the jaws of the warriors of the Angel King. Instead, they ignored the attacks of the warriors of the Angel King and tried their best to squeeze their bodies into the warriors of the Angel King. In the legion's defense line.
The pavement ant barbarian warriors in the second row launched an attack on the God Envoy King warriors from the gap squeezed out by the front row.
Due to the instinct of ants, the warriors in the first row of the Angel King will respond first to the enemies attacking them. This means that the warriors in the first row are mostly dealing with the enemy's second row.
Under normal circumstances, the enemy's first row can rely on the cover of their second row companions and use their petite stature, which is much smaller than that of the Big-headed Soldier Ants, to successfully squeeze into the originally tight defense line of the Angel King's army, thus opening a gap.
If this tactic is successfully implemented, the consequence is that the defense line that the God's Envoy King's legion has painstakingly established will be quickly broken through and divided, and the God's Envoy King's warriors will have to fight in a melee with opponents who are far more numerous than themselves.
Fortunately, the defensive battle was conducted on the preset battlefield at the base of the nest, and the space was not conducive to the deployment of the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army. The second row of warriors of the Divine Envoy Army were still resolutely implementing razor tactics. They climbed up the backs of their front row teammates at a fixed frequency, and then condescendingly cut off the necks of the enemies in front of them.
Unlike the first row of Angel King warriors who give priority to counterattacking the second row of enemy troops, these Angel King warriors who perform beheading actions will naturally attack the nearest enemy in front of them.
Therefore, most of the Pavement Ant barbarian warriors who tried to squeeze their bodies into the defense line of the Angel King's army died in this attack, and a small number of fish that slipped through the net were quickly killed by the nearby God Envoy King warriors who recovered.
In the end, the new tactics of this paving ant army did not cause much trouble to the God Envoy King army. The Divine Envoy King's army also held on to "Linshui City" without incurring much losses.
But in the current war, there is no doubt that the new tactics of the ant barbarian army have a broader stage, and then it will be the turn of the big-headed ant kingdom army to have a headache.
According to the description of the Public Security King, the protagonist gradually came to the conclusion that the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army stationed in the fallen sub-nest in front of them had at least 80,000 troops.
Based on previous intelligence, the number of troops crossing the river and marching south this winter is about 100,000. In "Linshui City", the Public Security Corps garrison and the Western Corps garrison, this Pavement Ant barbarian army has experienced hard battles. If Without replenishment, the final strength will definitely be less than the initial number.
Now, with such a large number of enemy troops in the fallen sub-nest in front of us, there are two possibilities.
First, the enemy army did not disperse their forces, but placed all their main forces here, preparing to show off with the Big-headed Ant Kingdom army here. There were only a small number of troops stationed in the other two fallen sub-nests.
Second, the enemy troops received reinforcements from the mainland on the north bank of the river during the winter, so the total number of enemy troops would be more than 100,000.
If it is the second situation, it will be very bad for the Big-headed Ant Kingdom army. With the current military strength, there is almost no hope of victory.
Moreover, the increase in troops of the Pa Dao Ant Barbarians also reflects the powerful national power and mobilization power of the Pa Dao Ant Barbarians. You know, the protagonist's last investigation found that the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army was dealing with wars in three directions at the same time: the war with the Big-headed Ant Kingdom in the south, the expedition deep into the dense forest in the north, and the defensive war against the indigenous ants in the east.
Considering that there has never been such an increase in troops in history, if the enemy increases troops this time, it may also mean an adjustment in the strategic focus of the entire Pavement Ant Barbarian Kingdom - they may finally be tired of fighting against the Big-headed Ant Kingdom's army year after year. After a year of entangled war, more resources and troops began to be invested in preparing to deal with this scourge.
But the protagonist still prefers the first possibility. This is based on logistical considerations.
The Pavement Ant Barbarians do have a vast territory and numerous ant colonies, and can easily recruit tens of thousands or even a hundred thousand reinforcements.
But with so many armies, the food they need every day is also a huge amount. Considering the poor weather this year, there is not much military food left in the secondary nest of the lost Big-headed Ant Kingdom. After the spring, the river thawed, and the food from the north Transport lines have also been disrupted.
The Pavement Ant barbarian army in the southern expedition could only raise their own rations on the spot while fighting. It was obviously unrealistic to support too many troops. Too many troops would increase the consumption of food stocks in the camp, which was not conducive to long-term operations.
On the battlefield, every evening before the battle ends, the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army is actively carrying the corpses of our and enemy soldiers back to their nests. They are obviously collecting available food, which can also prove that the enemy's food reserves are insufficient.
The protagonist expressed his guess to the police chief, who also agreed. However, even if there are only 80,000 enemy troops in the fallen secondary nest in front of them, it will be difficult to get any benefits with the strength of this big-headed ant kingdom army. Now they can only wait for reinforcements from the main nest.
The King of Public Security also once again urged the protagonist to send reinforcements. The army of the God Envoy King with its explosive combat power is more likely to break the current deadlock than other ordinary armies.
The protagonist did not answer. With the current scale of the battle between the two sides, one or two legions of the Divine Envoy King with thousands of troops are not enough. It may be able to serve as a sharp knife for local breakthroughs, but the losses will inevitably be heavy.
The protagonist's current mentality does not regard himself as a loyal minister of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom, and of course he is not willing to lose the legion he has painstakingly built here.
But this Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army is still useful to the protagonist. Only by ending the recapture war as soon as possible can the main force of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army move north to contain the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army and give the protagonist time to develop.
Otherwise, both the "Bridgehead" and "Linshui City" will always be under the cloud of war.
Therefore, the protagonist told the police king that he would conduct a tactical investigation and then formulate a suitable plan.
After bidding farewell to the King of Public Security, the protagonist rode Xiao Qing II into the air, crossed the battlefield where the fierce battle was taking place, and flew towards the north.
The battlefield below was extremely brutal, with countless big-headed ant warriors and pavement ant barbarian warriors fighting fiercely with the most primitive weapon - the mandible.
The primitive weapon was equally effective, littering the area with mangled corpses and dismembered but still alive wounded soldiers.
The protagonist ignored these. His destination was not the battlefield itself, but set his sights on the wider world beyond the battlefield.
