Although in the previous two days of fighting, the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom, which was defending one side, had an advantage on the battlefield based on the geographical location and sufficient preparation in advance.
However, the powerful Pavement Ant Barbarian Army showed no signs of being discouraged. In the next few days, they continued to launch attacks every day.
As the water in the stream became less and less and the water surface became narrower, hard work paid off. The dead branches and leaves thrown into the stream by the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army every day finally became one, completely covering a large section of the stream. , even running water cannot wash it away.
In this way, the pavement ants no longer need to build pontoon bridges every day, and the big-headed ant army is unable to destroy such a huge crossing bridge during defense. The big-headed ant army is the most powerful assistant and the most important natural moat these days. Lost its effect.
After the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army broke through the natural barrier of the stream, the battle turned into the usual decisive battle on the ground. After several days of extremely bloody and brutal fighting, both sides left tens of thousands of corpses behind.
Such heavy casualties did not make the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army hesitate or stop their offensive. Instead, the Big-Headed Ant Army was forced to move into nest defense the next day - they were unable to bear such a high-casualty battle, even if the enemy The losses are heavier.
From that day on, the war in "Target D" turned into a more brutal street battle. Although there were no large groups fighting, there were densely packed soldiers from both sides fighting in every underground passage, nest, and entrance.
In the narrow battlefield underground, no warrior can retreat. No matter how brave the warrior was, his way back was blocked by his companions behind him. He could only deal with the enemies pouring out one after another in front of him. Finally, he was killed after exhaustion. The brave and the cowardly, the strong and the weak, cannot escape the ultimate fate of death.
Even though the Big-headed Ant Kingdom's army possesses superior troops such as soldier ants, which are suitable for small-scale street fighting, under the attack of the pavement ant barbarian army regardless of casualties, and their tactics of digging around while attacking, the shallow underground nest was still lost.
It was not until night approached and the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army withdrew that the Big-Headed Ant Army regained their lost ground.
But the pavement ant barbarian army did not "leave nothing" behind. Before retreating, they dug holes into the shallow nests. Each passage and nest chamber had countless new entrances and exits connected to nearby areas. , the entire shallow nest was dug in all directions, so that the Big-headed Ant Kingdom's army could not use every narrow space to resist.
The only main entrance to the ground has also been expanded countless times to facilitate the entry and exit of the Pavement Ant Warriors.
Even if the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army organized the army to work overnight, after all, it is easy to destroy but difficult to build, and it is impossible for them to repair all the damage in one night.
So the next day, when the pavement ant barbarian army, which had warmed up in the sun, attacked again, the big-headed ant kingdom army abandoned the shallow nest at a faster speed and suffered greater casualties.
Fortunately, the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army was well prepared to hold on from the beginning. They have been "digging holes deeply and accumulating food widely." They expanded the underground part of "Target D" a lot and built the soldiers' living quarters and granaries there. The lowest level, so the already scarce food reserves did not suffer much loss.
The war continued for another week. Every day, there would be new lost areas in the underground part of "Target D" where the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army was defending, and they were all completely destroyed, leaving the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army unable to repair them.
After more than half a month of fighting, the defenders of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom have lost nearly half of their troops, and combined with the wounded, their combat effectiveness has dropped by more than half.
Although the pavement ant barbarian army also had a hard time, the attackers had to suffer greater losses in the battles to break through streams and underground lairs. However, the Pavement Ant Army, which has advantages in strength and materials, can still persist.
The Big-Headed Ant Army could no longer hold on. Even one of the four remaining senior commanders, King General B, was fighting because the command post was suddenly dug through by the enemy during a defensive battle in the middle area. die.
After many days of disputes, the Public Security King and the other two kings finally reached an agreement.
That evening, shortly after the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army withdrew, the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army began to retreat overnight.
Although ants seldom move at night, this is not absolute. The ants sleep for a short time and often work in the nest at night. In case of emergency, it is not difficult to go out.
After leaving four reorganized legions composed of wounded soldiers, twenty-nine legions evacuated from "Target D". They carried the remaining food - most of them were the corpses of soldiers from both sides, and the rest of the food had been basically eaten. It's over - retreat to the next lair.
At the beginning of the war, there were sixty legions of defenders gathered at "Target D". Now less than half of the fresh troops have withdrawn, which shows how intense the war is.
The retreating Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army marched in the middle of the night and successfully arrived at "Target C" under the bright night light. They joined the garrison that had been left here by Public Security King A, and their strength reached thirty legions again.
This march was not without twists and turns. The gradually lowering temperature at night caused many soldiers to freeze. The large army carrying a large amount of supplies could not take these soldiers away and had to leave them behind. Only the male ants would be rescued. . It was basically impossible for the soldiers who were left behind to see the sun the next day on a cold night filled with countless fierce insects.
But this loss is still acceptable compared to the large troops that arrived safely at their destination.
The entire army began to frantically expand the lair overnight, especially the space at the bottom of the lair to accommodate many warriors and supplies.
The remnants of the army who stayed at "Target D" lasted three days without a grain of food. This was simply a miracle.
There are only about four legions of these remnants, all of which are composed of seriously injured soldiers. They have no food, and the food has been taken away by the large troops. Under this situation, they were still led by the remaining male ant commanders, abandoned most of the nests, and stuck to the strongest ant king and queen ant palaces, blocking the momentum of the attack by the paving ant barbarian army. .
If there is no food, they will eat the newly produced corpses of the enemy and ourselves to satisfy their hunger. If there is no water source, they will drink the water droplets condensed on the walls of the lair. This lone army was not overwhelmed by the influx of enemy troops like a black tide until the enemy dug through the walls around the final position.
Under their desperate cover, the large troops of "Target C" had precious few days to strengthen their defenses.
This will have a very important impact on the future battle situation, because "Target C" does not have natural dangers in streams. But the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army has adapted to the street fighting tactics of the Pavement Ant Army, and is starting to deal with it!
