The troops under the command of General D formed a circular formation, struggling to support themselves with a dense defensive formation, and withstood the wave after wave of ferocious and fierce attacks from the pavement ant barbarian army.
Although King General D is well deployed, he constantly replaces the frontline and reserve troops, allowing the troops to rotate and rest, always ensuring that the troops on the front line have the best physical strength and combat power.
However, the numerical disadvantage is still restricting the Big-headed Ant Kingdom's army.
Especially in internal battles, since the width of the position units is not as wide as that of the enemy, and the proportion of ant warriors in the Big-headed Ant Kingdom is not that high, therefore, the dense formation assault of the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army can still exert its advantage in this situation.
The short pavement ant barbarian warriors often form combat teams in groups of three to five, focusing on attacking the single big-headed soldier ants.
They will temporarily retreat to attract the pursuit of the big-headed soldier ants, and then swarm forward and quickly kill the soldier ants that have lost their flank cover.
If the soldier ants were not fooled, these pavement ant barbarian warriors would rush forward without fear of sacrifice, silently endure the attacks of the big-headed ant worker ants, and focus on attacking the big-headed ant soldier ants.
Under such targeted tactics, it is difficult for the dispersed big-headed ant soldier ants to play the mainstay role.
Calculated, in this battle, the exchange ratio between the two sides was close to one to one, which was not good news for General D, who was short of major generals.
As time goes by, the reinforcement situation of the Northern Corps of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom's Northern Expedition led by General King D becomes increasingly precarious.
——I am the dividing line——
The King of Public Security has learned from the Flying Knight about the plight of General D's army, and he is urging the army to march faster.
Now, this battle is not only about rescuing the besieged sub-nest, but more importantly, it is about rescuing the besieged General D King Group as much as possible, and making a good start for the next war.
If the support army group commanded by General D is completely wiped out, it will be a huge blow to the strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the morale of the commanders.
After all, General D's troops account for one-tenth of the entire Northern Expeditionary Army, a quarter of the Northern Army Corps's strength, and one-third of the existing mobile strength of the Northern Expeditionary Army. It is a force that cannot be sacrificed easily.
As the time moved towards noon, the army of the King of Public Security finally arrived at the predetermined location.
This is a low hill, and it is also the only way for the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army to pass from the starting base to the attack location.
At this moment, the main force of the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army (forty legions) was already besieging General King D and the auxiliary nest on the front line that was occupied by the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army.
Behind this main force, reinforcements are still pouring out from the starting base.
These reinforcements formed a long snake formation, connected end to end, and rushed to the battlefield in an endless stream.
When the flying knights looked down from the air, they could see a continuous moving black line on the ground.
If you lower the altitude until the flying knights have clear vision, you will be amazed at the strength and density of the enemy's troops.
From the information provided by the flying knights, the protagonist already knows that the Northern Expeditionary Army cannot match the strength of the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army. They can only use defensive warfare to continuously consume the enemy's strength and vigor, and then slowly wait for the enemy to make mistakes and usher in the end of the war. The opportunity for counterattack formed a military balance of power on the north bank of the river.
However, when it comes to the tactical level, the protagonist and all commanders know that the first battle must be impressive.
You must know that although ordinary ant warriors generally do not have any negative emotions of shrinkage and fear in battle, in other words, morale, an important indicator that affects the combat effectiveness of the human army, almost does not exist in the ant army.
No matter how bad the surrounding situation is or how disparate the gap between ourselves and the enemy is, the vast majority of ant warriors will fight to the end and faithfully perform their duties without fear of sacrifice.
However, commanders with higher IQs, from high-level commanders, to legion commanders, to squad commanders, these male ants are different.
Perhaps because male ants have not been responsible for fighting since ancient times, but are responsible for reproduction. These male ants are genetically imprinted with traces of cowardice.
When faced with an invincible enemy, male ants have a natural urge to escape.
Just like during the wedding flight ceremony, the male ants are also competing hard to find a female ant to leave their genes. But once the battle involves life safety, not all male ants dare to risk injury or death. After all, it is more economical to keep the green hills and not worry about running out of firewood. The male ants can also look for new mating targets.
For this reason, morale is particularly important to male ant commanders. It is said that one general is incompetent and the three armies are exhausted. If the commanders lose the desire and confidence to win, they cannot expect the Northern Expedition Army to be able to sustain the offensive of the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army for much longer.
In particular, the previous Northern Expeditionary Army of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom was dazzled by the initial victory from top to bottom and believed that the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army was already vulnerable.
Once they suddenly discover how powerful the Pavement Ant barbarian army is, their mentality may undergo a devastating reversal, going from one extreme to another, falling from the peak to the bottom, and completely losing confidence in victory.
Therefore, the protagonist understands, the Public Security King understands, General D understands, and those battlefield veterans all understand that the first battle must be vigorous, so that the young grassroots commanders know that the Northern Expeditionary Army has the ability to defeat powerful enemies. Opportunity.
Therefore, the Southern Corps and the Northern Corps still deployed a large number of mobile troops to support the besieged sub-nest under the embarrassing situation of tight troops and the need to fortify everywhere.
They all knew that at least the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army had to suffer a small setback for a while, which would be conducive to the next battle.
However, the protagonist gave the Public Security King a more roundabout tactical suggestion, while the General King D overly underestimated the enemy's combat power and chose to directly support the battlefield.
Now, General D, who was heavily besieged, finally intuitively saw the tough side of this old enemy who had been fighting against the Big-headed Ant Kingdom for thousands of years. But he could do nothing now. He could only stay loyal to his duty and try his best to keep the troops until dusk. until the enemy retreats.
But, can his troops last for so long? Judging from the current rate of soldier attrition, even if it persists until then, the troops under his command will basically lose their combat effectiveness. This is the outcome that the Northern Expeditionary Army, which is short of troops, least wants to see.
"So" the Public Security King thought to himself, "I can only rely on my army!"
