Although the enemy has never encountered a second attack on the formation before, the Divine Envoy King's army did not relax after the battle just now. Naturally, there was no need to panic, but they immediately prepared for the war again step by step.
It has to be said that the Flying Knight provided sufficient warning time for the army.
The enemies of the Divine Envoy King's army in the past have never had this kind of strategy of launching attacks twice in one day. They would either fight hard for a day and be in a stalemate, then withdraw their troops when it gets dark, and then come back the next day. Such as the barbarian army of pavement ants in winter or the army of parasitic ants and war beasts in the southern swamps.
Either the enemies who were defeated that day retreated in a hurry and were unable to organize a counterattack.
But the Destroyer took the initiative to retreat in the afternoon today. It was still early in the day, and even if the sun set early in late autumn, there were still two hours of light. The destroyers took this opportunity to strike again.
The defenders who were busy cleaning the battlefield formed their formations again. At this time, the battlefield was almost cleared, but there were still piles of corpses that had not been cleared away.
At this time, the ballista had not been transported back to its original position, and it was still left on the high platform in the middle of the platform. At this moment, it was obviously too late to move over to intercept and shoot at the city.
The flying knights drew "enemy incoming" warning signals in the air over and over again. There were far more warning messages than usual, and the frequency was also faster.
Suddenly an idea flashed in the protagonist's mind, and he no longer bothered to climb up to the high monitoring room to take a look. He ran to the city wall in a few steps and looked down.
I saw a dense black tide of Destroyers coming from the grass, and a dark tide line at the front was quickly approaching the trench.
What surprised the protagonist was that the destroyers who launched the attack this time were not the same group of destroyers who launched the attack in the morning.
Why does the protagonist know? Because this group of destroyers is obviously much smaller. This is a bunch of little destroyers.
The protagonist is surprised not only because the enemy has changed its attacking troops, but also because the flying knights did not detect in advance that a large group of small destroyers had joined the southern expedition and the siege of the [Bridgehead], which made the defenders somewhat passive.
However, this cannot be blamed on the flying knights. These little destroyers only went south several days after the southern expedition army set off. By that time, the weather had turned bad. Due to the rain, the flying knights could not go out for reconnaissance most of the time. Even if they occasionally went out during the rain breaks, , there is no time to conduct long-distance investigation, and it can only ensure the investigation effect in key areas.
The little Destroyers took advantage of this gap to avoid aerial reconnaissance, and moved all the way along the route of the large forces in front, evacuating all the corpses that the large forces had no time to collect, until they finally arrived at the [Bridgehead] today, and joined the large forces in front. Convergence.
Of course, because of the continuous march, they also encountered heavy rain on the march. The size of the Little Destroyer made them suffer more heavy losses in the heavy rain and the final flood. However, there are still many small Destroyers who have survived, and there are currently at least tens of thousands of Destroyers attacking [Bridgehead].
Part of the protagonist's surprise lies in the fact that according to previous intelligence, the Little Destroyers were more responsible for cleaning the battlefield and serving as a reserve team, and there was no mention that they also participated in the battle.
But now the facts are before us. A large group of small destroyers are rushing into the formation. They are also very fast. Although they cannot have the speed and impact of the big destroyers because of their small steps, they are already faster than ordinary ants. It's getting better soon.
Facing a completely different enemy, the protagonist hurriedly ordered the 15th Legion to enter the city wall for defense and stop forming formations in the middle of the position. At the same time, he also hurriedly sent messengers to notify the 16th Army to dispatch as a reserve force.
The protagonist figured out that the reason why the enemy sent out small destroyers to attack was probably to target the protective net of [Bridgehead].
This protective net prevented the huge Destroyer from directly attacking the defenders, giving the defenders a considerable advantage. However, the holes of the protective net are designed according to the size of the big destroyer, and ants such as big-headed ants can freely enter and exit the net holes.
The Little Destroyer is about the same size as the Big-headed Soldier Ant, so the protective net is useless to them.
Since we cannot rely on the protective net, we can only rely on the defenders themselves. [Bridgehead] The tall city wall will be the most important thing to defend the defense line.
The ballista didn't have time to get into position, so it had to start firing at a high elevation angle. The commander of the ballista squad in charge cannot directly observe the battlefield. Even if the protagonist gives an impromptu order, even if there are detailed instructions in the information package, the shooting effect is basically dependent on blindness. The mathematical knowledge and coordination required by this shooting method cannot be understood in a short time.
Most of the ballistae shots failed, which made the protagonist think about establishing an indirect fire system after the war.
But at this moment, all the defensive pressure fell on the shoulders of the defenders.
The 15th Army Corps and the 16th Army Corps are already in place. Soldiers of the 15th Legion formed a line of defense on the city wall platform behind the protective net, and the 16th Legion acted as a reserve.
After the Little Destroyers rushed through the trench channel, they entered the range of the sling. The soldiers of the 15th Legion began to spin the sling with their jaws, giving them high speed and then throwing it out.
These slings have no effect on the big destroyer, but they can still cause damage to the much smaller small destroyer.
In the dense rain of whizzing bullets, little Destroyers were constantly being hit, and even being hit by secondary ejection stones.
A small number of Little Destroyers were killed on the spot, and many were injured, but more Little Destroyers were rushing through the barrage area.
As long as they reach the bottom of the city wall, they will enter a blind spot for the defenders to shoot. Most of the small destroyers can arrive safely as long as they are not too lucky.
Moreover, the defenders did not have many slings. Because the slings were expected to be ineffective against the Great Destroyer, the defenders only stocked a small amount of slings at the [Bridgehead], which was less than half of the usual configuration. In this battle, every soldier The warrior only carried one with him.
This has to be said to be a mistake.
But the little Destroyers who arrived under the city wall were not safe. They still needed to rush through a fire net to engage with the defenders.
There are a lot of fallen rocks piled on the wall of [Bridgehead], less than half of which have been consumed in the battle with the Great Destroyer just now, and the rest have been pushed down one after another now.
These boulders are about the size of mung beans. For the Great Destroyer, they are just a distraction on the way up.
But for the little Destroyer, although a stone of this size and weight would not cause serious damage if it hit the body's carapace, if it hit the six limbs and tentacles, it would result in broken bones and tendons.
The little destroyers spread like a black tide against the current, trying to wrap up the entire anthill. But falling rocks repeatedly created gaps in the black tide.
With great difficulty, the little destroyer who was at the forefront finally climbed onto the city wall!
