The leaf-cutting ant army is mobilizing its troops and reinforcing its troops. Even the star beetles that had not been used in last year's war have been brought out.
The protagonist is also very strange. When "Little Flower" went to the leaf-cutter ant country, he knew that the other party could use the star beetle. This insect has well-developed mouthparts and a ferocious personality, and can be used as a war beast.
But even at the critical moment when the leaf-cutting ant army was about to be wiped out in the "Eternal Battle", they did not use the star beetles.
This year, the star beetles were released early, and they even flew to the stream from time to time.
Faced with the gathering and provocation of the leaf-cutter ant army, there seems to be no movement from the red fire ant army...
Facing the army of leaf-cutter ants, there are only a small number of fire ant soldiers stationed locally. After last year's war, the main force of the fire ant army and all the vassal troops had already returned to the court. After the beginning of spring, reinforcements did not arrive here.
Even the flying knights hovering outside the borders of [Hive City] did not see the army from the road that the red fire ant army used to take. There were only sporadic vassal troops rushing towards the forest area.
At the end of March, the protagonist met with the envoy sent by the overlord country, the Red Fire Ant Country, in [Xinyang City].
This time, the red fire ant country gave enough face, and they sent an elder as an envoy.
But giving face often means asking for more. When the protagonist learned that the red fire ant country actually required that within six or six sunrises, all the tributes that could be paid in three quarters throughout the year must be collected, he realized that Something was wrong.
He had a conversation with the fire ant elders and confirmed that this request was not directed at the Angel King's legion alone, but for all vassals, and the mood in the message was very urgent.
What happened to the red fire ant country? Suddenly so short of supplies? Not to mention the poor vassals of those small countries with few people, even the Legion of God's Envoy King. Now that production has just resumed, it is difficult to come up with so many supplies at once.
The red fire ant country is simply fishing in a dry lake this time!
Moreover, the Red Fire Ant Nation's request goes beyond this. They also ask the God Envoy King's Legion to send troops to guard the forest area.
The protagonist then learns that the fire ant army will only send 10,000 soldiers to support the forest, and the rest will rely on the troops of the vassal country.
There must be something wrong within the Red Fire Ant Country, the protagonist judges, otherwise it wouldn't be like this. With the fire ants' character, they are definitely not afraid of fighting, nor are they playing tricks. They probably just have no soldiers and no supplies.
What happened in the winter that caused the red fire ant country to suddenly turn from last year's great situation of completely suppressing the leaf-cutting ant army to a situation where it could not even do its best to defend! ?
The protagonist stabilized the fire ant elder and said that he would pay tribute to all the supplies within the stipulated time limit. After more than a month, the God Envoy King's army can still afford these tributes, not to mention whether they will be given at that time will depend on the situation. Certainly.
As for sending troops to the forest, the protagonist openly agreed, but he also played a trick and did not specify the specific number of troops. Anyway, there are troops stationed there in [Red Iron City], so you can just deal with it casually.
If the fire ant army does not come to support, the protagonist is not optimistic about whether the vassal troops can withstand the counterattack of the leaf-cutting ant army and defend the forest.
The God Envoy King's Legion might as well step up and strengthen the defense of [Red Iron City]. The leaf-cutting ant army must hate the God's Envoy King's Legion now, but this iron ore producing area cannot be lost.
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At the end of the meeting, the elders and entourage of the fire ant kingdom were treated to a feast of meat and honeydew, stayed overnight, and left very satisfied.
The protagonist begins to make preparations for war.
Several legions stationed in [Xinyang City] have begun intensive training after the beginning of spring. All soldiers have little conditions for collective training throughout the winter. These troops need to quickly restore their combat effectiveness through training.
After completing the training, a group of troops will set off to garrison [Hematite City] to ensure that there are six legions in the area.
The canal project must also be accelerated. The pavement ant vassals are now responsible for canal construction. They have accumulated a lot of construction experience in the winter. After spring, even the big-headed ant workers will help them.
The protagonist found several male pavement ants responsible for canal construction and asked them to prioritize all their efforts to ensure the completion of the river section from [Hematite Castle] to the nearest auxiliary nest outside the forest.
By then, this section of the canal must be open to navigation. Even if [Hematite City] is besieged, it will be able to receive a steady stream of support through the waterway.
Some iron cannons cast in [Xinyang City] have begun to be transported to [Hematie City]. Especially large-caliber iron cannons are inconvenient to transport, but small and medium-sized iron cannons with millet caliber, sesame caliber, and mung bean caliber can still be handed over to the beetle transport team. To be transported.
The tank unit, which has already established a corps framework, has not completed its expansion at this time, and is undergoing experiments to replace its iron cannon weapons. This time, it did not go to the front line, but continued to stay in [Xinyang City] for training.
However, the 4th and 5th squads of the Flying Knights were transferred to [Red Iron City], leaving only the 6th squad to continue in [Xinyang City], paying attention to the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army not far from the other side. Later, it was the 6th Squadron of the Flying Knights who provided fire to the Northern Expedition.
This time the leaf-cutting ant army dispatched the flying star beetles. For the first time, in addition to fighting parasitic ants, the Angel King's army faced air threats from the enemy. The flying knights must be prepared for aerial combat.
A steady stream of supplies has begun to be concentrated in [Hematite City] via land routes. Last year, [Hematite City] had accumulated a lot of supplies, and half of them were left after being consumed over the winter. The protagonist plans to continue transporting them until enough supplies are accumulated here for an army 4 Just enough supplies for a month.
After the beginning of spring, the Divine Envoy King's army had planned to expand its army. It was originally planned to mass-produce jaw knives and iron armor in the two iron smelting centers [Hematite City] and [February Lan City] in the winter, and directly arm the new troops after the beginning of spring. .
But [Hematie City]'s winter iron production was almost all diverted to casting cannons... Very few other weapons were produced, while [February Lan City] was producing jaw knives and iron armor as planned.
After the protagonist asked his subordinates to make statistics, he decided to expand the army to 5 legions based on the production of weapons. The new legions will be trained in [Xinyang City].
Originally, he planned to form 10 new legions after the beginning of spring, and then expand to 10 more legions at the end of summer.
Now because of the cannon casting, the army expansion plan has been adjusted. I don't know if this is a sweet trouble. No matter what, the protagonist's determination to continue forging iron cannons will not change.
The Leafcutter Ant Nation, the Red Fire Ant Nation, and the Angel King Army are all actively preparing for war this spring.
March, when it is warm and then cold, is over, and April is here, when grass grows and insects fly. Will this be a month full of blood?
