The offensive and defensive battle for the main nest of the eastern faction of the Paving Ant Barbarian Kingdom did not last long.
Just two days later, the Flying Knights detected that the resistance in the main nest had been suppressed, and the Destroyers no longer swarmed into the nest, but began to withdraw.
At the same time, large groups of destroyers carried the bodies of the war dead, forming a continuous transport team heading north. Obviously, the Pavement Ant barbarian army stationed inside has been completely exhausted.
The protagonist once again ordered a team of flying knights to follow the Destroyer Corpse Transport Team, trying to figure out what the Destroyer was doing with so many corpses, and whether they were used as military rations.
Since the corpse transport team this time was very long, even if the Destroyers were constantly transporting them day and night, and the Flying Knights had to choose a place to rest at night, they would still not be left behind.
At the same time, the protagonist also ordered [Bridgehead] and [Linshui City] to enter a state of combat readiness.
After conquering the main nest of the Eastern Faction of the Pavement Ant Barbarian Kingdom and completely annihilating the Eastern Faction, the Destroyer army gathered here will undoubtedly have only two directions of attack.
One is to continue to attack the Western faction of the Pato Ant Barbarian Kingdom to the west and completely annex the Pa Dao Ant Barbarian Kingdom. The other is to attack south, aiming directly at the Big-headed Ant Kingdom's King's Conference faction and the [Bridgehead] guarded by the Divine Envoy King's Legion.
As for stopping the pace of expansion, the protagonist has no extravagant expectations. The Destroyers have already shown their aggressive nature, and if they feed on ant corpses, then only constant aggression can ensure food supply.
The existence of such a corpse-eating race is simply like cancer cells in the healthy body of the ant civilization, constantly spreading and devouring healthy cells.
If at the beginning of the year, the protagonist had plans to send troops northward this year or next year to pacify the ant barbarian kingdom and completely unify the basins on both sides of the river.
So now, at least for this year, the protagonist only hopes to resist the Destroyer's offensive across the river and keep the [Bridgehead], the only remaining stronghold on the north bank of the river.
Once the Destroyer cannot take advantage in the war and cannot seize enough corpses, the protagonist is confident that the enemy will become weaker and weaker as the battle progresses, creating conditions for his own counterattack.
The clouds of war shrouded both sides of the river, and the territory of the God's Envoy King's Legion was also extremely busy. The ant lanes were crowded with transport teams coming and going, transporting soldiers, food, materials, etc. to various nests along the river, especially It is transported to [Linshui City] and [Bridgehead].
The newly built rope bridge between [Linshui City] and [Bridgehead] this year is wider and more stable, which also reduces the loss of ants and materials caused by wind and shaking on the way across the river.
——I am the dividing line——
After the Destroyers captured the main nest of the Eastern Faction of the Pavement Ant Barbarian Kingdom, they did not immediately launch a new offensive.
After all, after such a large-scale battle, even something as powerful as an army of Destroyers must take a break. Moreover, the corpse transport team heading north also occupied a large number of soldiers.
The Flying Knights have observed an interesting phenomenon. There are currently two types of ants found in the Destroyer Force. The difference is in size. In the combat troops, almost all are big Destroyer warriors, while the small Destroyers are basically in the corpse transport team. The two have a tacit understanding of cooperation and a clear division of labor, which is quite similar to the soldiers and workers in the King of Gods' army. the difference.
The flying knight team that followed the corpse transport team to the north was finally forced to return. They tracked all the way to the mountainous border in the northern part of the originally paved ant barbarian country. The terrain there rose sharply and the temperature on the mountain was already very low. There was nothing the flying knights and their mounts could do. After being active in such low temperatures and running out of supplies with me, I had no choice but to return home.
Their tracking operations did not yield any more information, and could only prove that a large number of corpses were transported to the far north, perhaps the home of the Destroyer.
During the tracking operation, the Flying Knights also almost encountered an ambush from the Destroyer.
Fortunately, they had learned a painful lesson from being ambushed before and suffered heavy losses. This time when the flying knights chose a place to spend the night, they tried their best to find a location as far away from the ground as possible. The flying knights who were on duty at night were also left behind, so they discovered in advance the attackers who came to attack at night. Destroyer, organize the transfer of the flying knight team in time.
But why can the Destroyers always find the Flying Knight following them? The protagonist can't guess this question. Even if the Destroyers have good eyesight, it is not easy to accurately find the hidden high-altitude Flying Knight's sleeping place in the dark night.
After the Flying Knights reconnaissance team returned, it was not until mid-October that the Destroyer troops, which had gathered in the eastern part of the original paved road ant barbarian country, finally took new actions!
——I am the dividing line——
The protagonist was woken up by the Flying Knight's alarm while he was catching up on his sleep.
Two days ago, the four ballistae from [Dongyang City] finally arrived at [Linshui City] and [Qiaohead]. The protagonist took some worker ants to assemble the ballistae, and was busy training the soldiers who controlled the ballistae. In the past two days, Very sleep deprived.
Just as he was preparing to catch up on his sleep during the day, the three flying knights hurried back to the [Bridgehead] and then went straight to the protagonist's temporary palace.
After the protagonist was called out, he learned that the army of destroyers was out again!
The army of destroyers set off from the main nest of the eastern faction of the former paved ant barbarian kingdom and the destroyed eastern faction of the paved ant barbarian kingdom, and divided into two groups.
The Destroyer army marched westward, attacking the western faction of the Ant Barbarian Kingdom. As the Destroyer army heads south, its target is obviously the Big-headed Ant Kingdom's King's Conference faction, but the [Bridgehead] is obviously also within the scope of this enemy's influence, and may even bear the brunt.
Each of the two armies has tens of thousands of Destroyer warriors, which is a huge force that can destroy cities and countries.
Although the Destroyer force remaining in the territory of the King's Council faction has not launched a general attack on [Target A], it has conquered almost all the sub-nests.
Now there are no lairs controlled by the Destroyer, only the main lair of the King's Council faction, [Target A] and [Bridgehead] are left.
The Destroyer's partial division troops have not launched an attack on these three most defensive lairs, probably due to insufficient strength.
But as the Destroyer army approaches, the decisive battle is imminent. It seems that the war and smoke on the north bank of the river will not stop before winter comes.
The protagonist immediately prepares the entire army for war.
Currently, the [Bridgehead] has abundant supplies and troops. There are 1st Army Corps, Rambotu's 4th Army, Ramboser's 6th Army, which has returned after replenishment, and Rambofo II's 13th Army. , as well as the newly formed 15th Army and the 16th Army, a total of 6 legions with tens of thousands of troops.
The commanders of the 15th and 16th legions are both young and outstanding male ants of the second generation of Lambofo. The protagonist calls them "Persimmon" and "Pear".
The first large-scale battle with the Destroyer army is approaching!
