If you want to cut off the flow of reinforcements from the north bank to the south bank of the river, the most feasible way is to block the enemy's passage on the frozen river.
The protagonist had a preliminary idea, and he called over the commander of the 7th Legion Mantis, the commander of the 9th Legion Shuxi, the commanders of the 19th and 21st Legions, and the ruling ants of Trench City.
At the beginning, the protagonist did not state his plan to them. He just put forward the mission objectives and then wanted to see what proposals his subordinates had. This was also an exercise that allowed legion-level commanders to grow as quickly as possible.
The tentacles of several male ants stayed on the cobblestone floor of the conference room for a long time. No meaningful information was transmitted. The male ants looked at each other in silence for a long time. After the protagonist asked to speak, the male ants took turns according to their seniority. proposal.
Mantis Tiger said that he could send a force to fight all the way from [Trench City] to [To West City], recover all the sub-nests along the river along the way, and establish a defense line to stop the enemy.
Protagonist's comment: Our army simply does not have enough troops to counterattack and fortify all along the river. The offensive operations are also very dangerous. Most of the legions do not have the strength to face large-scale enemy forces in the field. Mandarin Tiger's proposal is satisfactory but not What feasibility.
The dragonfly proposed to send troops to patrol along the ice of the frozen river. The soldiers could carry mysterious balls to keep warm, and then fight to prevent the enemy from going south.
Protagonist's comment: There are only about 2,000 mysterious balls in stock in the entire territory, which can only support the activities of 2,000 warriors for a few hours, and some of them must be given priority to the flying knights. It is impossible for these soldiers to arrive [to Xicheng] in a short time, nor can they prevent the enemy from continuing to cross the river.
However, the protagonist still praised Xixi for his idea of using the mysterious ball.
The proposals of the commanders of the 19th and 21st legions were even more unfeasible. One suggested standing still and waiting for the river to open naturally. The other suggested that the enemy troops in the river should be ignored for now and the nearby Destroyer army should be destroyed first.
These are not the answers that the protagonist wants. The protagonist would rather they, like the Mantis Tiger and the Centipede Rhinoceros, at least have a solution to the problem. Although it is not feasible, it is better than avoiding the problem and being short-sighted.
The ruling male ants of [Trench City] lack war experience, and the protagonist has no hope for them. Most of their proposals are similar to the former, but the speech of one of the male ants made him somewhat impressed.
He suggested whether flying knights could be sent to seize this important place [to the West City].
Although it overestimates the strength and combat effectiveness of the Flying Knights, it is rare for the protagonist to see the male ants being able to think outside the traditional combat mode and use the strengths of the God Envoy King's army to think about how to solve problems.
The protagonist points out the flaws in the plan, but also affirms his imagination. The protagonist made a mental note of this male ant with spiritual energy and gave him the codename "Ikkyu".
The protagonist then revealed his plan and asked his subordinates to send messengers to other lairs to convey orders.
This plan made several male ants look at each other. They couldn't understand the principle at all, and they didn't have much hope.
Soon, as messengers conveyed orders everywhere, the entire war machine of the Divine Envoy King's Legion was mobilized.
In the evening, the protagonist returned to the main nest [Qingqiu City], leaving Mantis temporarily responsible for commanding the defense of [Trench City].
Rambo Fei has already prepared supplies in accordance with the requirements of the messenger sent by the protagonist, and also sent flying knights to notify other troops in the lair who need to go into battle.
Before dusk, a team of bee flying knights stationed in [Linshui City] and [Dongyang City] were ordered to arrive at the main nest [Qingqiu City]. They will be the main force in carrying out the mission.
The protagonist himself laid out the battle plan to the flying knights at night, and then arranged various sub-tasks. He had a sumptuous meal, and then went to the fly stable to befriend his mounts Xiaoqing II and Tempest (wei ) flowed (shi) for a moment (shi) emotion (wu).
Early the next morning, Rambo sent a messenger to report that the supplies were ready, and the protagonist went to inspect them.
On the top of the tall ant mound in Qingqiu City, near the sacred passage, at an entrance exclusively for flying knights, snow-white nut shells were spread all over the floor.
These nut shells can be used to preserve fire, so some are specially collected from each nest. At this time, the pulp inside the nut shell has been hollowed out from the soft navel, and there is no fire inside. Instead, it is filled with black charcoal ash.
These charcoal ash are produced in the combustion chamber in [Qingqiu City]. They don't have much use in daily life. Except for the protagonist occasionally using it to filter some impurity-containing liquids or using it as paint, they are basically thrown away.
Last night, Rambo was instructing the worker ants to prepare nut shells and charcoal ash, and stuff the black charcoal ash into the nut shells. After the work, the worker ants also turned black. They didn't look like big-headed ants, but more like pavement ants.
The bee flying knights of the two teams also took their mounts to their positions. The assisting worker ants helped the flying knights get on their mounts, tied up the ant wire for fixation, and then hung the nut shells under the bees.
A heavy nut shell stuffed with charcoal ash is as big as a peanut. It requires four bees to work together to lift it and is tied to the bags of the four bees' saddles by ropes.
The protagonist checked it over and found that there was no problem before giving the order to set off.
This operation is called "Operation Kaihe".
The protagonist also participated in the action. He was still riding Xiaoqing II, carrying the mysterious ball warm baby.
The Bee Flying Knights also brought Mysterious Ball Warmers.
Large swarms of bees took turns to take off from the huge dedicated entrance and exit, and the dense buzzing sound of flapping wings echoed through the sky. At this time of year, due to the late spring cold, no flying insects could be seen in the sky, so the operating troops were still very visible.
A large swarm of bees gathered together to fly in a spectacular sight, like a black cloud flying westward, with a pile of snow-white nut shells hanging densely underneath the black cloud.
It took more than an hour for the flying knights to arrive above the river [to the West City]. The protagonist looked down and saw that thousands of Destroyers were crossing the river.
They did not cross the river in a row and crawled across the ice one after another. Instead, they gathered in a group of about five hundred and crossed the river in a group, clearly distinguishable from each other.
The protagonist thought of the decisive battle on the hillside the day before yesterday. The Destroyers were also in a group of 500. It seemed that the Destroyers were organized in groups of 500 soldiers, similar to the Legion of the Divine Envoy, which had a fixed establishment of 2500 soldiers.
In the air, the protagonist can only be commanded through flying movements. He directed Xiaoqing II to draw a figure 8 in the air. The bee flying knights immediately understood and began to lower their altitude.
