There is a huge rocky beach in the middle of the old territory of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom.
This place used to be a dry riverbed and lake. Due to long-term geological and climatic changes, the little water eventually dried up, but a large amount of residual sand and pebbles still retain evidence of the past.
Because the soil here is shallow and the vegetation is sparse, the products are not rich. It is also one of the most barren areas in the Big-headed Ant Kingdom. The secondary nests here generally have fewer ant colonies.
As the saying goes, "poor mountains and harsh waters breed unruly people." Although this place is barren, the residents are extremely aggressive. Even the ruling male ants are extremely conservative and are staunch supporters of the Old King's Conference.
Not long ago, several sub-nests in this area joined what the protagonist calls the "Western Alliance" and continued to harass the more prosperous territory of the God Envoy King Legion in the east.
But now, these sub-hives are being retaliated against.
The Divine Envoy King's army from the east was aggressive and attacked the city all the way, taking advantage of the "Western Alliance's" defenses to quickly occupy several nests.
In the west, the main force of the "Western Alliance" was also almost destroyed after a series of battles with the heretics who believed in the "Queen's inheritance", and the Queen's inheritance faction troops were also invading from west to east.
Even though the ruling male ants of each sub-nest of the "Western Alliance" have extremely firm beliefs and are still using all resources to resist resolutely, the barren territory, lack of ant colonies and troops, and the severe situation have determined the complete demise of the "Western Alliance" Just a matter of time.
Now, on this gravel land covering an area equivalent to several hectares of human units, there are only two real chess players: the Angel King Legion and the Ant Queen Heritage Faction. The "Western Alliance" is on the verge of elimination.
The Divine Envoy King's Legion and the Ant Queen's inheritance faction currently have an open alliance that has not been broken, but secretly they already regard each other as enemies.
The Ant Queen's inheritance faction steadily occupied the territory bit by bit from west to east, while the God Envoy King's army, under the order of the protagonist, occupied key areas first and built a blockade in advance to block the expansion of the Ant Queen's inheritance faction.
This tactic has also been implemented in other parts of the kingdom. For example, in the south, the Divine Envoy King's Legion occupied "New Yancheng" and other places in advance to form a solid line of defense and curb the expansion of the Queen Ant's inheritance faction to the southeast of the kingdom.
Along the river, the Angel King's army also occupied important transportation points, forcing the ant queen's inheritance faction to give up its attempt to occupy the area along the river, which was rich in resources.
Now, the Divine Envoy King's Army still plans to repeat its old tricks, taking more control of the barren but strategically important area in the middle of the kingdom, and building a suitable base for future wars.
This gravel area is too vast. Due to the sparse vegetation, flat terrain, and crisscrossed ant lanes, there is no important transportation area that can control the overall situation by occupying one area.
The Angel King Legion and the Ant Queen's inheritance faction can only compete for time with each other. Whoever arrives, attacks, and occupies a sub-nest first will be able to control the nest and a small area around it.
Sometimes, the territories newly controlled by the two sides are intertwined. You are in me, and I am in you.
Sometimes, both sides would arrive at a sub-nest almost at the same time. At this time, the Angel King's army would press aggressively and even launch low-intensity attacks, forcing the Queen Ant's inheritance faction troops to retreat.
Some small conflicts occurred from time to time between the two sides, and it was these conflicts that continued to accumulate conflicts between the top leaders of both parties.
——I am the dividing line——
Under a large pebble that is as big as a football in the human world, three teams of warriors from the God Envoy King are resting.
These Angel King warriors belong to the 11th legion of the Manticore. They were formed not long ago. There are only a few veterans transferred from other legions, and most of them are recruits.
However, since its establishment, this legion's combat missions have been uninterrupted, and it has grown rapidly in constant actual combat.
There are three legions responsible for attacking the territory of the "Western Alliance". In addition to the 11th legion, there are also Rambowan's 3rd legion and Jianiu's 10th legion. Due to the large number of target sub-nests and the lack of troops in most of these sub-nests, the three legions of the Envoy Kings divided into small units to attack separately.
These three teams were the vanguard of one of the small forces, and the main force consisting of seven teams behind them was about more than an hour away.
Since the ant-hunting scout team has not yet been fully formed, these three teams have to assume the dual tasks of scout and vanguard.
According to intelligence, their target is a sub-nest not far ahead, which is a component of the "Western Alliance".
There are only a thousand ants in this sub-hive, and it is obviously unable to stop ten teams of the Divine Envoy King warriors.
After the hunting ant scouts became available, ordinary big-headed ant soldiers rarely took on scouting duties. This situation also existed in new legions such as the 11th Legion that lacked hunting ants.
The forwards of the three teams did not spread a certain number of soldiers out of the reconnaissance net, but stayed together. This was also caused by the commander underestimating the enemy. The three teams were led by one of the oldest team commanders, and it was he who gave the order to advance as a group.
Not long ago, some soldier ants of the same species as the big-headed ants appeared around the vanguard. They were far away, and they left immediately after seeing the warriors of the God Envoy King.
The warriors of the God Envoy King have not contacted them, and they do not know whether they belong to the "Western Alliance" or the "Queen Ant Heritage Faction".
Generally speaking, when the big-headed ant warriors serve as scouts, they will not be so wretched as to simply take a look at the periphery and then leave immediately. They often have to risk getting closer to see more clearly before leaving, and sometimes they even take the initiative to attack a few lone people. of enemies.
The behavior of these strangely behaving big-headed ant scouts did not attract the attention of the commander of the Angel King's team.
The three teams rested in the shade of the cobblestones. Although ants like the sun and the warmth it brings, marching under the bright sun for a long time consumes a lot of water in the body.
There was no water source nearby, so the ants still drank dew early in the morning. Before conquering the secondary nest to obtain its water source, commanders must ensure that their soldiers will not become dehydrated.
Therefore, at noon when the sun is strongest, the ants can only hide in the shade and rest for a while, waiting for the weather to cool down a little before setting off.
——I am the dividing line——
Fortunately, these God Envoy King teams still spread a cordon around them as usual, otherwise their outcome may be worse.
The vigilant warriors of the Envoy King suddenly sent back the news that a large group of big-headed ants of the same species had been discovered nearby.
Some of the God Envoy King warriors tried to step forward to find out the identity of the other party, but were immediately attacked, and the remaining warriors hurried back to report the news.
The team commander climbed onto the cobblestone to take a look, and quickly determined that they were under a massive attack!
