The leafcutter ant army's counterattack initially caught the pavement ant imperial army by surprise, especially since the leafcutter ant army had the advantage of diving from the trees to the ground. A large number of soldiers could also jump directly from the trees into the pavement ant imperial army. In the formation.
The Pavement Ant Empire Army is very similar to the God Envoy King Army in that it is accustomed to fighting in formations, and its individual combat effectiveness is not outstanding. If they fight alone, the pavement ants are no match for the red imported fire ants, silver ants, or Ehrlich's ants, but when united, the pavement ant empire can become the suzerain of the red fire ant, silver ant, and Ehrlich's ant kingdoms. , which explains the problem very much.
A large number of leaf-cutter ant armies "dropped from the sky", disrupting the formation of the Pavement Ant Imperial Army. The soldiers of the Pavement Ant Imperial Army were not used to this method of warfare. The tight military formation was repeatedly broken from the middle, and they finally had to withdraw. forest.
When the battlefield moved to the forest-grass transition zone, the trees here were sparse. Unlike the forest, which had a criss-crossing tree traffic network extending in all directions, the leaf-cutter ant army could only pursue along the ground.
The situation began to reverse. Even if the leaf cutter ant soldiers became extremely fanatical and dared to fight under the guidance of the "Tree God", they could not defeat the objective laws of the battlefield.
The Pavement Ant Imperial Army gradually came to their senses, stabilized their position, and began to counterattack. At this time, the Western Expeditionary Army of the Pavement Ant Empire had also received support from the second batch of troops, and there were also a large number of Green Infantry troops.
Because the Western Expeditionary Army had progressed more smoothly than the Southern Expeditionary Army before, the number of Green Infantry Armor they obtained this time was not as many as those of the Southern Expeditionary Army, only about 600. Because the Green Walkers are not suitable for fighting in trees, the Pavement Ant Imperial Army has never sent out this heavily armed force. The Leaf Cutter Ant Army has no idea that this terrifying beast has already arrived on the battlefield.
When more than six hundred green beetles formed a mighty green torrent, outflanking the two wings from the rear, the leaf-cutter ant army had no ability to stop them, and was quickly divided and surrounded.
Even if the leaf-cutter ant army finally committed almost all the "holy beasts" Star Beetles into the battle, there would only be more than a hundred of them, and they would not have any advantage in the ground battle with the Green Beetles.
This battle lasted for three days. The leaf-cutter ant army that launched a counterattack was completely defeated. Only more than 100,000 troops broke out and fled back to the forest area. The rest of the army was wiped out in the forest-grass transition zone.
With more than 400,000 soldiers and more than a hundred "holy beasts", the Star Beef, such heavy losses were more debilitating to the Leaf-Cutter Ant Nation than the previous two battles.
After the war, the leafcutter ants finally regained their consciousness. They gave up all their territory east of the stream, just like they had done when they were defeated and avoided the fire ant army, and prepared to rely on the natural danger of the stream to cling to the west bank of the stream.
But in this way, the [Hematite City] of the Ant Alliance was directly exposed to the Paving Ant Empire Army.
After learning the information, the protagonist was anxious and hurriedly flew to [Hematite City], where he hastily assembled 12 legions to garrison, and constructed 6 small fortresses day and night outside [Hematite City] to protect [Hematite City]. ] and hematite, which is vital to the Ant Alliance.
Fortunately, the Pavement Ant Imperial Army on the western front also suffered heavy losses in this battle and was busy occupying the large newly conquered territory on the east bank of the digesting stream, so they did not pursue the victory.
Whether it was the Leafcutter Ant Nation hiding on the west bank of the stream or the Ant Alliance Nation that was preparing to defend [Red Iron City] and never retreat, they all got a short period of respite!
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The current situation is very bad, especially for the Ant United Nations.
After the leaf-cutting ant army retreated to the west bank of the stream, they cut off most of the tree passages connecting the two sides of the stream based on the experience they learned from the Angel King's army last time, leaving only a few as future counterattack routes.
As a result, the Pavement Ant Empire army will not be able to directly attack the Leaf Cutter Ant Nation for the time being, and all military pressure on the east and west fronts will be transferred to the Ant Alliance Nation.
The Divine Envoy King's Army is now on the eastern front and has pinned the enemy to [Panxia City]. Even with the adverse effects of the previous failure of the counterattack, the defenders still have high morale and are still holding on with their solid underground defenses. Prevent the enemy from going deep underground.
The Pavement Ant Imperial Army took turns to attack, leaving more and more corpses and very slowly consuming the defenders' strength, but they were still unable to remove the nail.
How could things not change on the western front? Relying on the continuous supply of materials and soldiers from the entire hinterland of the Ant Alliance, the protagonist has the confidence to continue to consume the enemy's strength in [Panxia City], then collect good intelligence and choose an opportunity to launch another counterattack.
But now [Hematite City] is under threat. The hematite here is vital to the Ant Alliance and cannot be abandoned. Moreover, there is no danger to defend the area, and a few hastily built fortresses are not enough to shield the vast hinterland. If the enemy bypasses [Hematite City], they can even sweep all the lairs on the north bank of the canal. These places are almost undefended and cannot be defended everywhere.
Now the main front-line force of the Divine Envoy King's Army was unable to confront the enemy in the [Banxia City] area.
After several emergency military meetings, and taking advantage of the opportunity when the enemy forces on the western front were resting and recuperating and the enemy forces on the eastern front were being restrained by [Pinellia City], the Angel King's Army completed its redeployment in just 2 days.
The original legions on the eastern front retreated and re-defended on the [Hive City] front line, shortening the supply line on the eastern front and shielding the core territory near the Black Forest.
The defenders in [Panxia City] received the protagonist's last military order, ordering them to continue delaying the enemy for 6 days, and then they could break out on their own.
The protagonist also knows that surrounded by hundreds of thousands of enemy troops, the defenders of [Panxia City] have become abandoned! But he had to do this. Even if he couldn't bear it, he could only accept the suggestions of some legion commanders and agreed to make "necessary sacrifices"! Because the Divine Envoy King's legions can no longer hold on to the [Banxia City] area.
Without the cooperation and support from the outside world, [Panxia City], an isolated city, cannot be defended after all!
The defenses on the western front [Hematite City] continue to be strengthened. Several newly formed legions have been strengthened here. A Great Wall surrounding the periphery of [Hematite City] was quickly built. However, due to terrain restrictions, the defense force here is still limited. .
The legions that were opening up territory on the south bank of the Qinghe River also stopped their smooth expansion. Except for three legions left to garrison at key locations, the rest of the legions crossed north with the assistance of flying transport teams.
These south bank troops were deployed across the canal of [February Lan City], joining some other troops as a center line defense force. A new fortress was built here to prevent the enemy from threatening the important metallurgical center of [February Lan City] after bypassing [Hematie City].
On August 16, the Angel King's legions basically completed the redeployment, with 20 legions deployed on the east and west fronts, 12 legions on the center line, and 10 legions scattered in various nests, for a total of 62 legions. Half of them are newly formed troops.
Except for the 5 legions trapped in [Panxia City] and the 3 legions on the south bank of Qinghe River, this is the entire military strength of the Ant Alliance!
