This was the first time for Rambowan to command more than one legion in combat, but he was not unfit or timid at all. His subsequent command and arrangements reflected his brave (or reckless?) style as always.
Ants also have different personalities, especially in some male ants. For example, Rambo is meticulous when flying, Rambo is brave and brave, and Rambo is cautious. The protagonist will also assign tasks to these male ants based on their personality traits.
Rambowan did not report to the protagonist how he would delay the enemy's offensive, and the protagonist also gave him an order to let him do it.
Although the enemy this time, the Queen Ant Heritage Faction, has a very strong overall strength, controlling one-third of the territory of the old Big-headed Ant Kingdom, and has begun large-scale mobilization.
However, the enemy's military weakness has been confirmed by many aspects. Whether it is the small-scale conflicts in the past when fighting for the neutral sub-nest or the first regular battle that broke out yesterday, this is confirmed.
This may be the reason why the ant queen inheritance faction restored the ant queen's ruling tradition and subverted the old military system to a large extent.
Although the queen ants do not lead the army in battle and still hand over the command of the army to the male ants, there are no senior male ants who are good at military affairs in the queen ant inheritance faction. The eldest king has never commanded an army, and the other older male ants have only commanded the defense force of the deputy nest.
Many of the other male ants are either new generations or just ordinary sub-nest-ruling male ants. They all lack military experience and are not like the kings and reserve commanders who have been promoted to a large number of military merits like the old king conference.
The male ants lack military experience and command capabilities. The most direct consequence is that their troops are unable to exert their full combat effectiveness, making them appear weak and vulnerable.
It was from the intelligence brought back from the Manticore that Rambo Wan felt that the enemy was not terrible even with a numerical advantage, so he had the confidence to win in a single battle.
——I am the dividing line——
In the middle of the old territory of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom, there was a piece of gravel with sparse vegetation left after the former pond dried up. The Angel King's army set up a formation on a piece of open land with sparse vegetation and less gravel.
The decisive battle site chosen by Rambo Wan is not far from the ant tunnel. His big-headed ant warriors have used fresh pheromones to mark the signs leading here from the ant tunnel. I believe that the enemy's scouts will not miss this. Any ant commander knows how to judge the enemy's movements from pheromones, and it is impossible to turn a blind eye to the pheromones deliberately left by the God's Envoy King's army.
On the preset battlefield, Rambo Wan's three legions were arranged in a horizontal formation, with Rambo Wan's 3rd legion in the center, Jia Niu's 10th legion on the left, and Manticore's 11th legion on the right.
Rambo Wan did not even leave a legion as the general reserve. On the one hand, this was due to insufficient troops, and on the other hand, Rambo Wan did not think that the general reserve would be used in the war situation.
About an hour later, the flying knights and the scythe-hunting ant scouts reported that the enemy had followed the pheromones deployed by the warriors of the God Envoy King and left the ant tunnel to come to the battlefield.
The enemy has obviously discovered the layout of the Angel King's army. The large amount of fresh pheromones means that there are a large number of enemies at the end of the road marked by these pheromones. But their commander never thought that this was the deliberate action of the God's Envoy King's Legion.
Tens of thousands of warriors from the ant queen's inheritance faction turned a corner on the ant road, and a dark swarm of ants soon appeared in Lambo Wan's field of vision.
The enemy came to the battlefield, and there were more and more enemy scouts. The scythe-hunting ferocious ant scouts of the Divine Envoy King's legion were no longer enough to cover the battlefield. The enemy finally discovered where the main force of the Divine Envoy King's legion was.
Subsequently, the enemy gradually began to convert the marching columns into horizontal formations and make adjustments before attacking, but this conversion took time.
Rambo Wan did not give the enemy time to change formation, and he did not like to wait.
So, Rambo Wan issued an order for the entire army to attack. The order was transmitted to the surrounding ants through smell and friction sound, and then spread in circles. The messengers conveyed the same orders to other legions and distant squads.
The attack of the God Envoy King's army began, and they rushed forward quickly layer by layer.
The scout warriors on the periphery of the ant queen's inheritance faction were startled by the sudden attack. They tried to cover the main force behind them that had not yet completed their formation, but they were quickly defeated by the warriors of the God's Envoy King who had double advantages in numbers and equipment.
Only two legions of the Queen Ant Heritage Faction entered the open battlefield. As soon as they completed the formation change, they were immediately attacked by Rambovan's 3rd legion and Manticore's 11th legion.
The sudden blow caused chaos to these two legions, which were not elite to begin with. Since the number of warriors in one legion of the Angel King's legion is almost twice that of the traditional legion of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom, the army of the Queen's inheritance faction is equivalent to encountering a surprise attack by twice the number of enemy troops.
Jianiu's 10th Legion went even more smoothly. They cut directly into the ranks of the Queen Ant Heritage Faction Army that had not yet entered the battlefield and were still marching, and directly cut off the enemy's marching ranks.
After Rambowan and Manticore quickly defeated the enemy in front of them, they learned that the armored cow had been rushing along the enemy's march, just like a mantis flying into a pile of mealworms, or a dragonfly flying into a mosquito column. , the enemy who had no time to prepare for battle was routed without any resistance.
The enemy was defeated almost as fast as their messengers reported the news. Many legions in the rear were pulled into the battle before they realized that the enemy had appeared. The legion commander's instructions were not delivered in time, and each squadron fought independently but was quickly overwhelmed. rout.
When Rambowan and Manticore's troops caught up with Jianiu's troops, half of the enemy legions had been defeated.
However, in fact, the enemy's losses were not too heavy. Most of the legions were only defeated and not completely destroyed.
However, at this time, the defeated army of the Queen Ant's inheritance faction almost became the vanguard of the God's Envoy King's army. They retreated wildly along the pheromones they came from, disrupting the formation and command system of the rear troops, causing the rear troops to retreat. It is more difficult for friendly forces to organize resistance.
When the sun turned to the southwest and it was past noon, the more than 20,000 troops assembled by the ant queen inheritance faction for the first time had completely lost their command. From their starting base to the ant road between the battlefields, there were scattered troops everywhere. , the commander no longer knew how many of his troops were left and where they were scattered. Ordinary soldiers could not find the commander. All the ants were running for their lives based on instinct.
Rambowan's troops obviously won a rout, but the enemy was defeated too quickly and fled too scattered. The ant tunnels in this gravel area extended in all directions, and they were unable to encircle and annihilate the enemy in large numbers.
Many enemies can eventually escape back to their territory through detours, and after regrouping they still have the strength to fight.
