The protagonist rushed back to the "Bridgehead" and got more latest information.
According to the Flying Knights' reconnaissance, the enemy is already organizing their forces. Due to the limited size of the Pavement Ant Barbarian sub-nest, some formation work is even carried out on the ground, completely exposed under the eyes of the Flying Knights.
This is a solid sign that the enemy is about to take military action. It seems that the enemy's preparations have been fully launched. In less than two days, the densely packed Pavement Ant Barbarian Army will approach the city.
In addition, the Flying Knight also discovered that groups of pavement ant barbarian army scouts began to march towards the "bridgehead". Judging from the pattern of their actions, they were obviously looking for a road for the army to pass.
Although the Pavement Ant barbarian army is a local aboriginal, the original "Bridgehead" area was not an area where the Pavement Ant barbarians had frequent activities. Instead, it was an inaccessible and remote area located in the border forest area.
Therefore, it took a long time for the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army to discover that the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army had actually appeared here. Therefore, before the official march, for the sake of safety, the commander of the Pavilion Ant Barbarian Army sent a large number of scouts to understand the terrain and the distribution of the garrison forces.
The protagonist only asked the flying knights to keep an eye on the actions of the opponent's scouts, and did not send ground troops to expel or destroy the enemy's scouts.
This kind of reconnaissance is impossible to guard against. The protagonist does not want to lose too many troops in sporadic scout battles that cannot take advantage of the tactical advantages of the Divine Envoy King's army. Anyway, the "bridgehead" is here, and it can't be moved or hidden, so we can simply let the enemy investigate it enough.
Preparations for the "Bridgehead" have been intensively carried out. The fortifications have been repaired and strengthened again, some collapsed parts have been repaired, and the drainage trenches have been widened.
In addition, the protagonist also mobilized troops and supplies.
Originally, only Rambotu's fourth legion was stationed at the "Bridgehead". Gun's first legion and Rambofo's second legion were on standby in "Linshui City". The protagonist has ordered these two legions to set off and come to "Linshui City" with supplies. Water City".
Due to the limited passing capacity of the suspended rope bridge, it would take another day for the two forces to arrive, but the two commanders Gun and Lambov had already arrived in advance.
The only remaining garrison in "Linshui City" is the garrison composed of the original "Linshui City" garrison, and the commander is "Darong".
Darong was originally the king of "Linshui City" and the highest local official. When preparing for war last winter, he obeyed the arrangements of the main nest and became the protagonist's subordinate.
Throughout the winter, Big Banyan had basically no chance of fighting, and the protagonist did not know much about his abilities. He only knew that the king liked to eat the specialty of "Linshui City"-dried banyan tree fruits with a hint of sweetness. , so he was given such a name.
However, he is an old man from "Linshui City" after all, so when forming a garrison based on the original "Linshui City" garrison, the protagonist still uses him as a sign of comfort.
The garrison of "Linshui City" is not full, with only about a thousand soldiers. However, as long as the "bridgehead" is not lost, "Linshui City" will not have much military pressure. It can just serve as a front-line material warehouse.
More than 7,000 soldiers from three legions gathered at the "Bridgehead". The protagonist believed that even if the enemy deployed tens of thousands of troops, they would not be able to do anything to the legions of the God Envoy King.
However, how to fight the battle in front of us still needs to be carefully considered.
Five commanders, the protagonist, Gun, Rambofo, Lambotu, and Flying Eagle, form the highest command organization in the war zone. The protagonist is of course the decision-maker, but the other kings, as legion commanders or flying knight captains, still participate in and Suggested powers.
The protagonist did not reveal his plan at the beginning. He decided to listen to the opinions and suggestions of his subordinates first and cultivate their strategic and tactical vision.
The protagonist has also noticed that the God Envoy King's army now relies too much on him. This may help strengthen his control over his subordinates, but doing everything himself is too energy-consuming. The protagonist needs to achieve a certain level in grasping and delegating power. Balance, cultivate some loyal but capable talents.
In addition to the protagonist, Gun, Rambofo, Rambotu and Flying Eagle were divided into two groups and had disagreements on the combat plan.
Ants are not as serious about cliques as humans. They make decisions based more on their own norms, personalities or habits, rather than on their own party and status.
Rambofo and Rambotu, who are more cautious in character, proposed to rely on the complete defenses of the "bridgehead" to repel the enemy's invasion while preserving our strength as much as possible.
Gun, who has a brave fighting style, and Flying Eagle, who has a free and easy personality, indicate that they should take the initiative and eat up the enemy's troops, which are not too large in the field.
Flying Eagle even said that he could allocate some troops to his male ants who act as flying knights and let them join the battle.
It seems that just being a flying knight is no longer enough for these warlike male ants. They also want to lead troops in battle like ordinary legion commanders and squad commanders.
The protagonist rejected Flying Eagle's proposal. The resources and time required to train a flying knight are far more than training an ordinary male ant commander, and the role that the flying knight can play in the war even requires It is larger than a full elite army.
The protagonists of both factions already know the viewpoints.
Both tactics have advantages and disadvantages. Holding on to the fortress can indeed win at the minimum cost, but the war will inevitably last longer. The decisive battle in the wild sounds exciting, but with the strength of the God Envoy King's army, if they face the enemy head-on, they will inevitably suffer losses.
The protagonist must also consider the impact of victory on the enemy and the enemy's subsequent reaction.
Holding on to a fortress and allowing the enemy to admit defeat after a long battle may give the enemy the illusion that victory can be achieved with just a little more effort. Will it cause the enemy to gather more troops and come back again?
And if a vigorous field battle is used to completely defeat the enemy in front of them, it may also make the enemy aware of the terror of the "bridgehead" defenders, and thus adjust the strategy and regard the "bridgehead" as the number one target?
In any case, no matter how powerful the God Envoy King's army is, it is no match for the endless stream of paving ant barbarian troops.
The protagonist cannot let his own forces fall into endless attrition with the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army, thus weakening his own strength.
What he hopes more for is for the main force of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army to cross the river and form a strategic stalemate with the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army. At this time, the Divine Envoy King Army can get more development opportunities in the cracks.
The Big-headed Ant Kingdom's army has already gained an advantage on the frontal battlefield, and it won't be long before they can march north.
What the protagonist needs now is time.
