Faced with the unexpected and fierce invasion of the indigenous ant coalition, the Angel King's army had to temporarily shrink its defense line.
Although the Ant Alliance has long anticipated the colonization of the south bank of the Qinghe River, sooner or later it will conflict with the indigenous ants. After all, colonization means fighting for land and resources, and no ant tribe will be willing to give up these things that make them safe and sound.
But according to the plan, the base of [Pioneer City] should have been stabilized. After the spring of next year, the conflict with the indigenous ant tribe will not break out until the Ant Alliance further expands!
But now, an unexpected wildfire has disrupted the balance of power in this place, and caused [Pioneer City], which was barely "independent" in the fire, to besieged by other victims.
The Angel King Legion has only 4 legions stationed in the local area. Not long ago, they took turns to attack and patrol, and they were still quite tired. This time, faced with a larger number of indigenous ants with a more unified will, [Pioneer City] was forced to abandon the perimeter and move Large herds of aphids migrate to graze near ant nests.
Although this is a bit crowded, it will also put a heavy burden on the new vegetation in a short period of time, and may even cause some plants to die prematurely.
But now that the weather has gradually cooled down, these aphids and vegetation cannot survive for long, so they might as well squeeze out the last remaining production capacity.
Centrally placing them around the ant nest can greatly reduce the defensive pressure on the garrison. At least they don't have to run for an hour or two to protect a herd that is under attack. Sometimes the herdsmen's bodies are cold by the time they arrive.
The north bank of the Ant Alliance did not transport additional troops and supplies to the south bank for reinforcement this time. The flying transport team was also made of flesh and blood. The high-intensity transport flights for half a year exhausted the physical strength and even the vitality of the beast master.
First, we had to build [Pioneering City]. At that time, the flying transport team was almost in continuous rotation. It took tens of thousands of flights to ensure that 100,000 ant colonies and corresponding materials were in place.
Before they could even take a few breaths, they were on an emergency mission to transport relief supplies after the fire. It wasn't until a while ago that the flight transport team could finally rest.
Since the beginning of this year, due to intense work, the flight transport team has lost about one-sixth of its beast masters. Some died of old age, some suffered accidents, but most died of exhaustion. Now that the weather is getting colder, the beast's body has become stiffer, making it less suitable for continued high-intensity work.
The protagonist has ordered the beast masters of the flying transport team to prepare to spend the winter in [Xinyang City] on the north bank and [Pioneer City] on the south bank, so as to take good care of these surviving beast masters.
Next year, the Ant Alliance will need to purchase more beasts from other civilized ant tribes. After the spring is the breeding season of the beasts, it can replenish the lost beasts and further expand the flying transport fleet.
The scientific research team of "Xiao Mi II" has not found a way to domesticate migratory locusts and giant dragonflies so far this year. Giant dragonflies lay eggs in gentle waters. The scientific research team has no clue how to collect and care for these eggs. The Hairy Forest Ant inherited by the Water God One clan refused to sell the technology of taming giant dragonflies.
Locusts lay eggs on the ground, but when they lay eggs outdoors, they often lay their eggs very deep, so deep that wildfires cannot threaten the eggs. They are very hidden and difficult to collect.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade provided a clue, saying that the ants in the bullet ant caravan accidentally mentioned that their locust eggs were laid in the ant nests, and they were easy to collect, hatch and tame.
Based on this clue, the scientific research team is studying technology on how to induce locusts to lay eggs indoors.
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On October 30, after the Ant Alliance reduced the defense line of [Pioneer City], the aggressive indigenous ants immediately ravaged the land ceded by the Ant Alliance.
The ant alliance's concession made the native ants feel that the other side was cowardly and could be bullied, completely forgetting that not long ago many tribes were being chased and beaten.
There is some food on the newly occupied land, such as newly grown grass shoots, some insect eggs buried in the ground, or surviving insects such as rat women.
This food was far from enough for all the invaders. Some indigenous tribes fought again to compete for the only food resources, destroying the previous tacit understanding.
Of course, the Ant United Kingdom is happy to sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and tigers, and wait until the enemy is almost at war before coming out to take revenge.
But this time, the indigenous ants showed restraint with each other. The flying knights observed that some larger tribes or tribal alliances were constantly sending messengers to wander among the various indigenous ant tribes, seeming to be communicating with each other.
The most positive one is the Argentine Ant Tribe Alliance, which has caused a lot of trouble to the 2nd Legion before.
The Argentine ant has always been known for its large number of colonies and strong adaptability. It is a relatively powerful presence everywhere. Moreover, its body is only as small as a big-headed worker ant, but it has a ferocity that is not inferior to that of the hunter ant. , not inferior to the bravery of fire ants, is a difficult opponent.
This Argentine Ant Tribe Alliance was originally a remnant of a powerful Argentine Ant Empire with the inheritance of the ancient gods. For some reason, it separated and lost its inheritance.
But after hundreds of years of struggle and development, they have now grown stronger again. If the Ant Alliance had not colonized the south bank of Qinghe River, they would have been the most powerful force in this place. They might have used this natural disaster to further expand their territory and influence. .
Hundreds of years later, perhaps this new Argentine ant tribal alliance will eventually develop into a huge empire and dominate the vast land on the south bank of the Qinghe River.
But without If, the colonization of the Ant Alliance destroyed the local balance of power and changed the future historical course of this plane.
The Ant Alliance is rich in supplies and has become the prey of the Argentine Ant Tribe Alliance, which is coming quickly and unruly.
Under the joint mediation of the powerful Argentine Ant Tribe Alliance, most of the indigenous ant tribes have stopped their fearless internal strife, although they still have their own agendas.
Because there are many conflicts among various tribes, many of which are historical grievances, even a powerful alliance such as the Argentine Ant Tribe Alliance is unable to form a unified coalition of such scattered indigenous ant tribes for unified action.
What makes all the indigenous ant tribes willing to temporarily put aside their conflicts and unite with the outside world is the rumored [Pioneering City] with too much food to eat!
Some ants with good eyesight saw the tall ant mounds of [Pioneer City] from a distance. They were convinced of this view and told their close friends about it.
On November 1st, the 15 indigenous ant clans finally agreed to stop fighting among themselves and work together to conquer [Pioneer City]. They agreed to rectify their armaments and march together at sunrise the next day.
But on the second day, the small alliance formed by the ant tribe and the Siberian ant tribe couldn't wait any longer and took the lead in marching.
Then two more ant tribesmen didn't know whether they heard the news or considered it, and took action in advance.
The Argentine ant clan finally restrained the other ant clans, continued to reorganize their armaments, and waited patiently for the date of action.
