The next day, April 5, as soon as it dawned and the morning fog cleared, the army set off to the battlefield.
The weather has warmed up at this time. Even in the early morning when the morning light has just illuminated the earth, it is not so cold outdoors. At least the ants can still go outside without carrying the mysterious ball.
The only inconvenience is that the morning fog today is too thick. Not only can I not see my fingers, but I can't see the scene in the distance clearly. Maybe it was the morning mist that covered the earth with a quilt, making it so warm this morning. There really is an advantage and a disadvantage.
Ants have poor eyesight. Although there is sunlight shining through the fog, making the fog pale, the ants are still almost as if they are underground, and they need to rely more on their antennae.
The entire army had received the food distributed last night and had enough to eat and drink. Except for the security troops, everyone had a full night's rest and made preparations for the war.
The arrow was on the string and had to be fired, but the protagonist still ordered the army to move forward despite the fog. Maybe the sun will shine brightly and the fog will disperse soon.
The army was dispatched, and the 14th Army Corps set off first to build a scout network for the army. After the flying knights have reported that they cannot complete aerial reconnaissance, reconnaissance on the ground becomes particularly critical.
Then other troops, the 2nd Army Corps, and the 41st-74th Army Corps, a total of 35 field legions, came out.
It took more than an hour for so many troops to get out of the nest and assemble, and then marched in two columns towards the direction of [Sitong City].
Today, the protagonist leads the squad of guards and sits in the army formation.
About an hour after setting off, at about eight or nine in the morning, the vanguard of the army arrived at the site of the tug-of-war between the two sides yesterday. At this time, the fog still showed no sign of thinning.
The fog brought a lot of inconvenience to the command and dispatch of the Divine Envoy King's legion. Looking at the thick white fog, the protagonist felt a hint of haze in his heart.
The Destroyers did not set up a cordon farther away today. I don't know whether it was because it was too early and they had not had time to prepare, or because they were gathering troops to prepare for a decisive battle.
The scouts had pressed deeper into [Sitong City], and finally found traces of the enemy on the outskirts of [Sitong City], about an hour away.
In order to find out the enemy's strength distribution, the ant-hunting warriors of the 14th Legion had to risk casualties and push away the dense fog bit by bit. Amid the enemy's constant counterattacks, they stepped up their explorations everywhere and quickly collected the information. evacuation.
The protagonist then learned that the enemy had thousands of troops deployed about half an hour northeast of [Sitong City], forming a horizontal formation across the direction of the Divine Envoy King's army.
Judging from the number, this force is not the entire enemy force surrounding [Sitong City].
The protagonist ordered the scouts to continue to explore the vicinity to search for other enemy troops. When the army was about fifteen minutes away from the enemy, it began to change its formation, from a marching formation to a horizontal formation.
At this time, the fog seemed to have dispersed a little, but the army was now in the bushes, and it was still difficult to see clearly from a distance.
The protagonist’s plan is:
With the 41st-50th legion as the left wing, it is commanded by the commander of the 41st legion, Datou. He is a younger generation of male ants from the main nest [Qingqiu City]. His head and antennae are larger than other male ants. Although his war experience is also Not much, but his seniority is the oldest among the current young legion commanders.
The 51st-65th legions are the central army and are personally commanded by the protagonist. The protagonist sits in the 58th legion and is guarded by a squad of imperial guards.
The 2nd Army Corps and the 66th-74th Army Corps are the right wing. They are all troops from [Dongyang City] and are still commanded by the veteran Lan Bofei who led them here.
It takes time for the army to change. The troops marching forward began to turn left, and the following troops followed in turn and began to enter the reserve position.
But at this time, the protagonist heard noisy noises coming from the front through the fog, and something was wrong.
Soon, scouts came to report: The enemy did not wait for our army to arrive, but took the lead in launching an attack.
Soon, messengers were sent from the front troops: the legions in front were changing formations, and suddenly the enemy appeared from the fog and attacked.
Many legions were lining up in columns and preparing to switch to horizontal formations. They were not ready for battle and were caught off guard, resulting in heavy casualties.
Coupled with the thick fog, observation, coordination and command were inconvenient. Datou said that he had no idea how many enemies there were. Six of his 10 legions were engaged in the battle, and the rest did not know whether to reinforce or stay put.
The protagonist was shocked. The Destroyer's counterattack was timed just right. He didn't know whether it was just luck or intentional.
The time of formation change was the time when the army was at its most vulnerable, and such a heavy fog concealed the enemy's traces. Moreover, the enemy came so quickly that even the scouts had no time to warn them.
From Da Tou's panic report, the protagonist feels that the situation of the left-wing troops is not optimistic.
Although there are as many as 25,000 soldiers in ten legions on the left wing, the command is inconvenient at this time, and there are thousands of enemies. They are likely to be defeated one by one. At least the left wing commander appointed by the protagonist is already a little panicked.
The protagonist immediately sent a messenger and asked Rambo Fei to assign a commander to command the right wing, and asked him to immediately lead the direct legion to the center to command.
The protagonist leads the squad of guards, past the advancing troops, and rushes to the left battlefield.
At this time, the front of the left wing troops roughly formed an arc, turning from southwest to southeast. This was caused by the change of formation.
The Destroyers suddenly charged in from the center of the left wing, from southwest to northeast, broke the top of the arc, and then covered up the attack in both directions.
Among the 10 legions on the left wing, the 45th and 46th legions in the center have been scattered, but they have not been completely wiped out. It is just that the commanders were unable to gather and direct the troops in the chaos.
The critical point is that the enemy seems to be planning to overwhelm each legion in turn, without pursuing killing for the time being. This is a very vicious method of warfare. After being completely broken up, the warriors of the God's Envoy King who relied heavily on forming formations to fight became prey at their mercy.
The legion directly under the left wing commander Datou is the 41st legion. It is at the forefront of the army and has not been attacked for the time being. But he was already a little confused. In this fog, he had no idea how the enemy found him without sending a small force to investigate and make contact.
In fact, the protagonist has repeatedly emphasized that the Destroyers have unknown detection methods, and commanders must not relax their vigilance just because they have not come into contact with the enemy's detection troops.
But obviously many male ants couldn't understand it and still didn't stay vigilant.
The protagonist led the small unit forward and was about to cross the center. When he reached the left wing, suddenly the 51st Legion beside him also started to commotion!
