In the golden autumn season, in the forest, by the stream.
Centipede and his men huddled on a stone to bask in the sun out of boredom. At this time, the tall tiger tail grass beside the stone has dried up and fallen, and the unblocked warm sun shines pleasantly on the ants.
At this moment, the red fire ant army was attacking everywhere to seize spoils of war, but they left these vassal troops by the stream, euphemistically called to prevent the enemy from crossing the river.
In the section of the river that the task force is responsible for, there are not even trees that are very close to each other visible to the naked eye. How can any enemy cross the river, can they fly or swim?
Although Centipede didn't know the intention of the red fire ant army's arrangement, he still felt that its order was ridiculous, so he simply stayed in the sun to spend the day.
On the other hand, the red fire ant army was dispersed into multiple troops, and they were rampaging through the forest menacingly. Based on the reconnaissance information of the slave ants and black brown ants, they captured all the nests within their reach, killed all the enemies, and carried away all the loot.
Bloody battles took place in almost every tree nest. The hundreds or thousands of remaining ants inside still put up a tenacious resistance, but were massacred.
These remaining leaf-cutter ants that could not be evacuated did not have orders from the queen and females, who were the first to retreat to the west bank of the stream; there were no male ants to direct them, and the males followed. The main force retreated.
There are only a small number of leaf-cutting ants left, as well as those micro-leaf-cutting ants that have not left the fungus garden plantation, guarding their homes in vain.
Facing the crazy and bloodthirsty fire ants, the cowardly leaf-cutting ants with no way out also fight until death, while those micro-leaf-cutting ants that have never left their nests and have been busy growing fungi all their lives, They also gathered spontaneously.
Even though fire ants can chew up and eat these micro leaf-cutter ants mercilessly one by one, they still wave their small jaws in an attempt to make a final counterattack.
Without any suspense, the fire ant army quickly swept away several tree nests of leaf-cutting ants. With the area of the forest on the east bank of the stream, all leaf-cutting ant nests would be destroyed in less than two days.
Perhaps because of their old enemies, the red fire ants never planned to hatch the plundered leaf-cutter ant eggs into slaves, but took them back and ate them. These ant eggs, pupae and young ants are their favorite trophies.
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October 8, at noon.
The bored Centipede suddenly received an urgent report from the Flying Knight.
Originally, the flying knights did not dare to go deep into the woods, but as the main force of the leaf-cutter ant army withdrew to the west bank of the stream, there were no more leaf-cutting ant warriors hiding in the trees on the east bank of the stream. The risk of flying into the forest was greatly reduced. The flying knights They finally came in and re-established contact between the Divine Envoy King of [Red Iron City] and the Centipede Task Force.
Last night, the task force huddled in the temporary camp they dug and slept all night. The fire ants did not provide rations at all and were busy plundering.
The task force collected a small amount of food nearby and ate it wholeheartedly. Fortunately, everyone was well fed before the battle. There were no major battles in the past two days, so they were not hungry.
At this time, the Flying Knight reported urgently and ordered the task force to immediately go south along the stream to support [Hematite City] which was attacked by the red fire ant army.
Centipede was shocked, [Hematite City] was actually attacked by the red fire ant army! ? He hurriedly ordered his troops and horses and headed south.
It turns out that today the fire ant army continues to disperse into small groups numbering in the thousands, attacking and plundering in various places in the forest.
An army of red fire ants searched southward and arrived near [Red Iron City] today.
The Angel King's legion has long been aware of the fire ant army's movements, and has specially deployed four legions at the border to guard the border to prevent the red fire ant army from entering.
After all, the Red Fire Ant Army did not know that the God Envoy King Army had occupied the crucial [Hematite City].
In fact, if [Hematite City] hadn't fallen, the east bank of the stream would no longer be attractive to leaf-cutter ants. The leaf-cutter ant army might not have given up the territory on the east bank of the stream so simply this time.
The Red Fire Ant Army soon encountered the Angel King Legion. The Angel King Legion stated that this was their territory and asked the Red Fire Ant Army not to enter.
But then, a military conflict broke out between the two sides.
The commander of this red fire ant army was himself dissatisfied with the Angel King's army. He had participated in the military operation to siege [Xinyang City] before, and he had always been upset about his failure to win.
He also didn’t know that the Angel King’s Army had occupied [Hematite City] before this battle. He thought that Centipede’s task force had violated the military order to guard the banks of the stream and secretly came to [Hematite City] to snatch the fruits of victory. . This made him extremely angry.
The combination of old sorrows and new hatreds is too much for this grumpy red fire ant male to endure.
He immediately ordered the Army of the God Envoy King opposite to surrender on the ground and hand over [Hematite City] and all the loot inside. He would report it to the Council of Elders, and he would propose severe punishment to this disobedient vassal army.
In order to show his majesty, he also sent troops to capture the commander of the opposite legion of the Envoy King and prepare to execute him on the spot.
The 8th Army Corps on the opposite side was ordered to guard the border and prohibit the entry of red fire ant troops. Military means could be used if necessary.
At this time, the red fire ant army ordered to surrender and sent soldiers to capture the commander. The commander of the 8th Legion, "Centiper", was the blood brother of the commander of the special service team, "Centiper". At this time, he felt that the time had come. When necessary, he ordered his subordinates to fight back and capture or kill the fire ant soldiers who came to capture him.
The red fire ant army on the opposite side saw that this was not a big deal. A slave-like vassal dared to rebel, and immediately sent troops to attack.
The two sides were fighting in a melee, and their strength was about the same. Seeing that these vassal bastards were quite powerful, the fire ant army hurriedly sent messengers to the rear to ask for help.
The Divine Envoy King's legion also immediately reported to [Red Iron City] for help.
Just like that, when the red fire ant army was sweeping around, they heard that they were attacked by an enemy. They thought it was an army of leaf-cutter ants that had crossed the river, and came to support them from all directions.
The protagonist heard that the battle on the front line had begun in [Red Iron City], and he could not let his subordinates suffer, so he quickly came with several legions to help.
At the same time, the task force in the north has not been forgotten. The protagonist is afraid that if Zhen and the Red Fire Ant Kingdom suddenly break up, the Centipede Task Force is trapped behind enemy lines and is in danger, so he orders the Flying Knight to send an order for them to go south quickly.
The Centipede Task Force, which moved quickly along the stream, did not know the whole story of the conflict between the two sides. Fortunately, there were vassal armies stationed along the stream. Without the red fire ant army, there was no one looking for trouble to block the task force. Actions to defend military orders.
When the task force arrived outside [Red Iron City], the conflict between the Angel King Army and the Red Fire Ant Army had been temporarily stopped.
But both sides have gathered tens of thousands of warriors, and they are facing each other in a tense situation!
