"White Spot" didn't feel that there was anything wrong with his timely withdrawal from the battlefield where he was bound to lose. Although the Pavement Ant Imperial Army respected fighting to the death, that was a requirement for ordinary warriors, and the male ants were still allowed to save their lives as much as possible.
It was reasonable for "White Point" to do this, but it just didn't suit the temper of the brave earl in the vanguard.
He was very dissatisfied with the assignment that sent him to the roundabout troops, but he had no right to resist the count's order. He could only leave the forward troops and stay where he was, watching the legions move forward and pass by him.
Later that day, the second group of troops arrived, including some of the regiments of the outflanking troops.
"White Point" took the guards to meet the commander of this roundabout force, a viscount.
The roundabout troops are mainly composed of silver ant troops from vassal countries, but as usual, there are also pavement ant imperial troops as supervisors. The Viscount originally had only three legions under his command, but now there were three more legions. The Viscount himself had never commanded so many legions before, which really surprised him.
The Viscount ordered the troops of "White Point" to march behind the Silver Ant troops, following the larger army. He himself led 3 legions to the front.
"Bai Dian" obediently obeyed. Today's encounter left him a little shaken. It was not easy for him to encounter a bad fight while outflanking the troops.
Walking on the road, "Bai Dot" had time to observe the silver ants in front of him. Although the Silver Ant Troop often accompanied the Pavement Ant Imperial Army on expeditions, this was the first time "White Dot" participated in the war to take a close look at these vassal ants, which were very important to the Empire.
The sun is not strong today. Looking at it from behind, the iconic silver light is not reflected on the silver ants, but occasionally there is a flash of luster. The "white dots" can be seen from under the crystal bristles, and the red color of the silver ants can be seen. The brown carapace is inconspicuous.
It turns out that these ants only look like this!
In the Pavement Ant Empire, the dazzling and changeable colors of the carapace are the most noble. Only the Three Kings and Six Kings can use ornaments of this color. Golden second, can be used by dukes, marquises, and earls. Silver is available again for Viscount and Baron.
"Bai Dot" has a piece of "silver armor" affixed to his forehead, which is made from the carapace of a silver cicada. It serves as an identity mark and also provides some protection for the head.
"White Point" originally thought that the silver ants also had metallic silver-white carapace like the silver cicada, but after taking a look at it, he was disappointed.
All the way forward, there was news from the front at the beginning. The viscount commander of the outflanking unit who received the news passed the news to the commanders of each corps.
Only then did "Bai Point" know that the forward troops announced that they had defeated the intercepting enemy and were pursuing them.
"White Point" didn't know where the enemy was defeated by the forward troops. Anyway, the enemy had already fled when they returned to the battlefield.
There was no new news for a long time, and the monotonous march along the way was boring and boring, making "White Point"'s six limbs feel sore - he walked back and forth a lot today!
Towards dusk, suddenly a piece of heavy news came - the forward troops were ambushed, the earl was killed in the battle, and the broken troops were fleeing back.
Soon, the viscount's order came, ordering all the armies to assemble to prepare for war, to meet the defeated army, and to prevent the enemy from following the defeated army in front. .
The silver ant troops in front spread out to the left and right wings, while the "White Dot" legion and other pavement ant empire legions formed a thin front in the middle. Other legions of the second army were also in formation at the same time.
"Bai Dian" was a little frightened. What happened today? This is the second time I heard the news of our army’s defeat! ?
Is there something wrong? It’s getting cold in the “cave”! ? The dead tree sprouted again! ? Could it be that the doomsday legend has come true! ? The Pavement Ant Imperial Army has been defeated repeatedly!
One after another, broken soldiers fled back from the front. They were mostly soldiers in twos and threes. Even the squad leader rarely saw them. "White Dot" stood in front of the line, stretching his neck to see if any enemies were coming. He hadn't thought about what he would do if the enemy really came to kill him!
Another force arrived from behind, replenishing the thin line and extending the position to both flanks.
More and more defeated armies appeared and were gathered up. The male ant team captains were all taken to the Viscount for questioning. All the defeated armies basically lost their organization and needed to be rebuilt.
Seeing the panicked warriors running into the position one by one, being comforted by his subordinates and sent away, "Bai Dot" was a little confused. Is this really the invincible warrior of the Pavement Ant Empire? ?
What happened in the front that caused these heroic warriors to collapse into such chaos? Why haven't they seen a legion commander yet? ?
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Until evening, there were still broken troops fleeing back one after another, but the enemy did not pursue them.
At this time, there were more than 60 legions gathered on the position, which were commanded by 2 counts and 3 viscounts. They were not under each other and it was a mess. Legions kept moving forward without knowing why, and the "White Point" legion's line was almost attacked from behind.
Later, a large number of messengers shuttled back and forth, allowing each army to disperse and station, and then the situation was brought under control.
"White Point" also received the order from his boss, the Viscount, and began to build a nest for the night with the other two regiments that were also assigned.
The commander of a neighboring legion came over. He was also from a "cave" and had a white spot on his abdomen. Let's call him "white belly". "Baidu" came over and told "White Point" that he heard the Viscount say: The defeated troops who are still running back are all those who got separated before. The main force of the forward troops on the battlefield in front has been completely wiped out!
"Bai Dot" was startled and thought it was impossible. Not many defeated troops escaped today. If the rest were killed in battle, then four-fifths of the forward troops would have been lost!
When "Bai Point" stood on the battlefield paved with blood and flesh the next day, he had no choice but to believe what "Bai Du" said.
The tragedy on this battlefield was ten times and a hundred times worse than the battlefield where White Spot saw the dead bodies of old male ants. There were tens of thousands of dead pavement ant warriors, none of them whole bodies, their heads cut off and their bodies separated. Mostly.
Could it be that the enemy is a swarm of "ferocious insects" that could be so powerful...
The forward troops were almost "annihilated", and finally the southern expedition troops of the Paving Ant Empire Army faced up to their opponents.
The queue of the pavement ants was very long before. It was as if they were marching within their own country, rather than setting foot on the enemy's territory to fight.
Now, the army was finally gathered together, separated into forwards and rearguards, left and right wings, and launched into an upright and standard battle.
The troops of "White Point" followed their boss, the Viscount, to the east left wing to stand by!
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