This time, the protagonist chose to lead three legions: Ramboser's 6th legion, Rambotu's 4th legion and Rambofo II's 13th legion to the rescue.
Although the rolling beetle army has strong combat power, it is not easy to cross the river. It will take a long time for large beetles to cross the rope bridge, and it is not safe. Therefore, this powerful army was rejected at first, and they still stayed behind [Linshui City] ]Bar.
Kite's hunting ant army is not good at fighting in large formations. It will be very disadvantageous to deal with the mysterious ants with extremely strong individual combat power without the bonus of formation, so it was also excluded.
As for where is the rope bridge across the river?
The rope bridge leading from [Linshui City] to [Bridgehead] was actively destroyed by the Divine Envoy King's Legion at the beginning of this year. Now, the Divine Envoy King's Legion does not have the means to cross the river.
But just because it doesn't exist now doesn't mean it won't happen. The protagonist is confident.
Ever since the last rope bridge was actively demolished, the protagonist has long been contemplating a plan to return to the north bank of the river. However, the two operations of unifying the south bank of the river and swamp raiding involved a large amount of resources, so this plan was not put into action.
[Linshui City] has already prepared three rope bridges, and they can be put into use only when the time is right.
The Flying Bee Knights had already conducted reconnaissance before, and even ventured down to the ground to explore the underground lair. There were no mysterious ants stationed in the [Bridgehead] opposite [Linshui City].
After conquering this fortress heavily garrisoned by the Northern Expeditionary Army, the mysterious ants abandoned it like worn out shoes without paying any attention to it.
But think about it, the mysterious ants only have more than 10,000 troops. They still have to besiege [Target A], and they have to be ready for a decisive battle with the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army at any time. The troops must be concentrated. Only after defeating the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army did the mysterious ants begin to divide their forces.
And mysterious ants also strangely never seem to need a logistical line, just like army ants. Therefore, they naturally do not need to occupy the nests one by one. Even the main nest of the original paved ant barbarian kingdom, the mysterious ants gave up after conquering it.
Moreover, the Northern Expedition Army attached great importance to the [Bridgehead] in order to one day be able to return to their homeland on the south bank of the river from here, and at the same time to guard against the invasion of the Divine Envoy King's army. The mysterious ants do not have this need, and even whether they know the existence of the south bank of the river needs to be discounted.
[The bridgehead] is defenseless, which is good news for the protagonist. He originally planned to secretly build the rope bridge after dark, then attack the bridgehead and regain a foothold on the north bank of the river.
It seems unnecessary now.
In broad daylight, the Legion of the Divine Envoy King was swaggeringly building a new rope bridge, and just half a day away was the battlefield of the Northern Expeditionary Army and mysterious ants strewn with corpses.
Just like the last time they built a rope bridge, the Bee Flying Riders first carried a very thin rope to the other side and tied it to a tree. Then several groups of worker ants carefully climbed along the thin rope to the other side, and then used another thin rope to pull the rope of the thick rope bridge across the river.
After the rope bridge was pulled across the river, the two ends continued to be fixed in their original positions. In just half a day, another rope bridge across the river was completed.
The wind was not strong today and it was safe to cross the river. Before nightfall, the protagonist led three legions to the [Bridgehead].
At this time, the [Bridgehead] was in a mess. Although there were no corpses - mysterious ants like to carry away corpses as trophies after the war. The protagonist thinks that they are an evil race that feeds on the corpses of their enemies, but the nest is full of blood and fractures. The joints, broken carapace, and traces of the brutal battle are everywhere.
The tens of thousands of Northern Expeditionary Army defenders stationed in this fortress were attacked by mysterious ants and had to turn to street fighting after the outer defense line was captured. The defenders fought until the last moment and the last soldier, but they still There is no escape from bad luck.
The protagonist ordered his subordinates to clean up the nest. This place will still serve as a strong stronghold for the Angel King's army to be stationed on the north bank of the river, and it is impossible to give up.
The warriors of the God's Envoy King were cleaning the lair and repairing and consolidating the city defense.
The protagonist has already learned the details of the destruction of [Bridgehead] from the Flying Knight. Those mysterious ants that came from other trees and swooped down along the tree trunks were the culprits of the fall of [Bridgehead].
In the last battle, the fortifications of [Bridgehead] were also seriously damaged and needed repairs.
This time, the protagonist is not just going to make simple repairs, but is preparing to build a new fortress with stronger defenses according to the standards of the fortress established in the swamp area.
A large number of worker ants came from [Linshui City] carrying food and supplies and invested in the project. According to the protagonist's plan, they built an ant mound at the entrance and exit of the [Bridgehead]. The ant mound was built around the tree trunks. It was a majestic castle with only a few entrances and exits. In this way, even if the enemy occupies the tree trunk again, there will be nothing they can do against this tortoise shell-like anthill.
There is also a city wall outside the ant mound, which serves as the outermost defense line and cordon.
Although the mysterious ants are not able to drive war beasts to fight like parasitic ants, the protagonist still hangs and installs protective nets here. These nets also have a good defensive effect on most fierce insects - there are always some hungry ones. They will come close to the ant nest to look for food, causing casualties to the ants.
Finally, the big-headed ant workers climbed up the tree and sawed off as many leaves as possible between the lime tree and the nearby trees to prevent enemies from going around the tree to launch attacks. Although the ant mound has all-round defense, it can Why not reduce the enemy's tactical options?
The worker ants were busy throughout the day, while the protagonist and his three legions stood still, waiting for night to come.
After tasting the benefits of many night attacks, when facing the mysterious ants who are invincible in every battle, the protagonist knows that the first battle must be fought well, so he chooses to set out for the rescue at the night that is most beneficial to his side.
However, since it is already late autumn and the temperature is very low in the second half of the night, night operations must be fought quickly. The army must hide in a safe shelter before the temperature drops to the critical point.
——I am the dividing line——
The full moon like a silver disk has already hung on the treetops, but the sun has not completely set. Half of the body is covered by the distant mountains, and the other half is still illuminated by the sunset.
At this time, most ants of other races are already preparing to return to the nest. Even if there are still some ants that come out at night, they will not stray too far from the nest.
But at this moment, groups of warriors of the Divine Envoy King filed out of the [Bridgehead] and walked into the night, preparing to engage in a night battle and rescue operation.
This will be the first confrontation between the Divine Envoy King’s Legion and the mysterious ants, but it will certainly not be the last!
