The army of the God Envoy King was ready for battle and was waiting in full formation, and the Destroyers also arrived on the battlefield on time as promised.
The Envoy King's army chose to camp in an open field, where the vegetation was sparse, with only a few weeds and the dry remnants of some dead shrubs.
This small piece of land may have been hit by a small-scale wildfire last year, which resulted in the formation of such a unique landform, which was used by the Divine Envoy King's Legion.
The only vegetation on the land has also been cut clean by the ants, clearing out a bare layer of soil. As a battlefield and camping site, the view here is not blocked, which is the best choice.
Not far outside the open field, there is the lush green grass in spring. As the first Destroyer emerged, large piles of Destroyers emerged from the grass and entered the battlefield in the open field.
Only then did the protagonist see clearly that after the Destroyers appeared, they gradually gathered into seven groups. If we follow the convention of 500 Destroyers in a group, then there are as many as 3,500 enemies.
The flying knights had previously reported that the number of enemies was one to two thousand, which seemed to be a huge underestimate.
This cannot be entirely blamed on the flying knights. After all, the Destroyers like to march under grass and shrubs, which will effectively block the flying knights' vision. In addition, they are always moving at high speed, allowing these flying knights to make particularly accurate predictions. Very difficult.
If the protagonist hadn't introduced many mathematical concepts to the new generation of male ants in teaching, the male ants from the old Big-headed Ant Kingdom era would only be able to give back a lot of such confusing data to the enemy.
In any case, the enemy has appeared, and the battle is imminent. It is impossible to retreat just because the enemy is twice the number expected.
The Destroyers gradually emerged from the grass and gathered into seven distinct groups. Among them, the five regiments in the middle are relatively close together, and the two regiments of Destroyers on the left and right wings are slightly farther away from the central army.
What attracts the protagonist's attention the most is that there is a radar destroyer in the center of the formation of destroyers.
It is huge and eye-catching like a war elephant in the Carthaginian phalanx. At this time, the tentacles of the Radar Destroyer were straightened horizontally, pointing at the center of the Divine Envoy King's legion, which was the direction of the protagonist.
The protagonist didn't think much about it. According to his speculation, the radar destroyer should be the enemy's scout, and he could find the position of our army without getting close. This is not something unimaginable to a modern human being.
The Destroyers stopped about a few meters away from the city wall built by the Angel King's legions, which was beyond the effective range of the ballistae.
There are 12 legions on the front line of the Divine Envoy King's Legion, with 30,000 soldiers standing ready, and a large number of reserves behind them at any time.
The ballistae units have been strung up and loaded with stone bullets.
The flying knights hover in the sky, providing warning at any time, and assuming part of the command function.
The scythe-hunting ant scouts of the 14th Legion did not wander around the front of the battlefield, but spread warning nets far away on both wings to prevent enemies from suddenly appearing from both wings.
Both sides are making final preparations before the battle.
——I am the dividing line——
After a long journey, even the Destroyer had to spend nearly half an hour adjusting his team.
As the last Destroyer found its team, the Destroyers who had been stationary suddenly seemed to have a switch pressed in an instant, and immediately began to charge like an overwhelming force.
It is said that seeing thousands of cavalry charging on the battlefield will be extremely shocking, something the protagonist has never experienced before. But at this moment, thousands of huge destroyers like small beetles speed up and rush towards each other, which indeed makes the protagonist feel a faint sense of fear.
Fortunately, the ant warriors are not as sensitive as the protagonist. Their eyesight is even worse. From a distance, they can only see a large blurry black shadow approaching. The word "bloodthirsty" is engraved in the genes of ants, and the upcoming battle has inspired the fighting spirit of ordinary soldiers.
The Destroyers charged so fast that they covered half of the distance of several meters in the blink of an eye.
The protagonist saw the enemy entering the range of the ballista and immediately issued a shooting order.
Because the army is too large, if the protagonist relies on messengers to give orders, I am afraid that by the time the ballista unit receives the order, the destroyers will already be entangled with the defenders.
Therefore, the protagonist directly passed the order to the Guards Squad, and the soldiers of the Guards Squad formed a triangle on the ground according to their training. There were two squads stationed in the air, observing the Guards squad at all times. Upon seeing this, they immediately lowered their altitude and circled in a figure-eight shape above the ballista units on the left and right wings.
This is the firing signal agreed with the ballista unit.
Ten ballistae, ten stone bullets, and sharp arrows immediately focused on the charging Destroyers from the side. Several Destroyers running at high speed suddenly fell to the ground, tripping up several companions behind them.
The Destroyer who was tripped quickly got up, but the Destroyer who fell to the ground first was no longer breathing, and Nuo Da's wound was bleeding.
After only two rounds of firing, the vanguard of the Destroyers had already rushed to the trench. In order to avoid accidentally injuring friendly forces, the ballistae could only continue to fire at the enemy's rear.
The Destroyers that rushed to the trench did not slow down, or they could not slow down at all, and the Destroyers behind them swarmed forward. Even if the Destroyers at the front stopped, they would only be pushed forward and continue to rush forward.
A large group of Destroyers rolled down the trench like a black flood. This trench was not dug deep due to time, but it also caused the Destroyers at the front to fall into a ball, and many of the Destroyers' limbs were entangled together. , and couldn't be separated for a while.
The trench delayed the Destroyers very well, preventing them from attacking the wall behind the trench immediately.
But the overwhelming charge of the Destroyer was not without results. The huge black tide crashed into the trench and also hit the bottom of the city wall.
The city wall made of sand and soil was not as stable as ant concrete. After some areas were impacted, the sand and soil rolled down one after another, and many of the warriors of the God Envoy King who were standing in front were also dragged down.
Falling into trenches filled with thousands of Destroyers, the fate of these hapless warriors is predictable.
Taking advantage of the enemy being entangled in the trench, the soldiers of the God's Envoy King began to shoot with slings.
Although this weapon has little effect against the Destroyer, it is produced in large quantities, and every warrior carries one or two.
At least, these slings with long ropes, when facing the enemies entangled in the trenches, their binding effect further aggravated the enemy's confusion.
The troops in the middle achieved the greatest results. They were equipped with 300 fire bomb slings. The ant warriors pierced the plastic film on the surface of the fire bombs and threw them in a rotating direction. A large bolide fell into the enemy team like a meteorite. .
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