The enemy has not attacked yet, but intelligence shows that the enemy is already gathering troops and supplies. The next fierce battle is inevitable. The threat of war always hangs over the heads of the Ant United Nation and the Leaf-Cutter Ant Nation!
Especially in the Ant Alliance, the Divine Envoy King's army is currently facing nearly a million enemy troops almost alone.
Black clouds are pressing down on the city, and Mount Tai is about to collapse!
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On August 17, a leafcutter ant messenger suddenly visited, saying that the leafcutter ant nation called for a temporary "civilized ant tribe" conference to be held on the 21st to discuss jointly responding to the threat of the pavement ant empire.
The protagonist immediately agreed to attend the meeting.
The Ant Alliance needs the support and assistance of its allies most now. The Pavement Ant Empire is too powerful, and it seems to have a steady stream of backup. It finally eliminated some enemies, and it didn't take long for the opposite party to add two or three times more troops. It seems like there is no end to it and they can never be killed.
At this time, the protagonist realized what the Germans experienced when facing the Soviets during World War II.
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On the 19th, the underground lair.
It has been six days since they received the final military order from the Divine Envoy King. The defenders here have strictly implemented the order and have persisted unyielding to this day. They have completed their mission.
Without the harassment and restraint of the guerrillas outside, the Ant Emperor's attacks became more and more intense, and more and more infantry were thrown into the brutal street fighting underground.
The underground positions set up by the defenders were based on the ones used to deal with the Pavement Ant Barbarians and Destroyers in their homeland. The main position was a series of long, narrow and flat cells. As soon as the enemy appeared, they would be covered by the defenders' artillery. Difficult to advance.
Even if a nest is covered with corpses, the defenders can quickly move to the next position and continue to kill the enemy. Wait until night, the defenders will dispose of the corpses piled up in the first few positions and restore the appearance of the position.
Relying on this solid defense system, the Pavement Ant Emperor took turns attacking every day, but only left more and more corpses, and was still unable to occupy an inch of the underground lair. Even if they manage to occupy it, they will be driven back at night.
However, the situation of the defenders is not that optimistic, and it is impossible to hold on indefinitely.
In terms of military strength, the garrison suffered little losses. The five legions basically maintained their complete strength, and the original garrison losses were also relatively minor.
However, their material losses were huge. In the past, the troops outside could send flying transport teams at night to replenish supplies for the defenders. Now that the army has withdrawn, it relies entirely on the stockpile of supplies. It uses less and less and cannot be replenished at all.
After six days of fighting, the defenders had consumed a lot of supplies, especially the artillery ammunition, which was running low!
That night, in the conference room inside, the five legion commanders, the three higher-ranking ant squad captains and the three representatives of the deputy nest meeting were all gathered here.
They want to discuss where the defenders will go after completing their mission!
The most senior legion leader, the male ant, listened to the report of the local deputy nest meeting representatives on supplies. The food can still last for one month, and the jaw knives, iron armor, etc. are enough to support three months of consumption. The sling is rarely used, so there is a lot of inventory. , the artillery ammunition was only enough to last another four or five days.
The defenders' defense now relies heavily on artillery. If they continue to defend, they will lose fire support in four or five days.
After the participants learned of this situation, they began to discuss the whereabouts of the defenders.
The military order of the Divine Envoy King allowed the defenders to break out on their own after holding on for 6 days. Now the time limit has expired. Most of the participants no longer want to be trapped in this isolated city. Two army commanders said that a breakout force should be organized immediately. , wait until tomorrow night to officially break out of the encirclement and escape to the south.
But all commanders knew that this was a near-death plan. The last intelligence provided by the outside world clearly showed that hundreds of thousands of enemy troops were scattered and stationed on the nearby highlands, surrounded in layers, and the scattered camps were tens of meters thick.
The defenders now only have more than 10,000 troops. Is it possible to break through the enemy's numerous interceptions? As long as they are restrained and surrounded by the enemy, all the warriors of the God Envoy King will be buried in this hometown!
But if you don't break out, staying here will only lead to a slow death. When the artillery is out of ammunition, you can still fight hand-to-hand. When the weapons are exhausted, you can use flesh and blood to refill them. But when the food is exhausted and the soldiers are all dead, what's the use?
The divine soldier ants participating in the meeting also agreed to break out. They are the flesh and blood of the Divine Envoy King, and they have a certain degree of connection with the Divine Envoy King. They know that the great Divine Envoy King is still expecting them to escape and create a world. Only after a miracle would the order be issued to allow the breakout!
But how can one successfully escape from being surrounded by hundreds of thousands of troops?
The participants gradually came up with a direction, constantly improved the breakout plan, and then took responsibility for it and started implementing it!
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On August 18th and 19th, the Pavilion Ant Emperor continued its fierce attack. The pavement ant warriors and warriors from the vassal countries took turns attacking, trying to find an ant clan that was most suitable for the battlefield here.
However, all the ant warriors still retreated under the fierce fire of the defenders. The defenders' artillery fire has been extremely fierce in the past two days, and they seem to no longer care about the consumption of ammunition!
The Pavement Ant Emperor didn't realize what this change on the front line meant!
Until the 20th, after a day of fighting, the pavement ant emperors returned to the camp one after another and rested step by step, leaving only a few sentries on the ground of the camp.
Late at night, Duke Pavement Ant, who was marching south, was suddenly awakened by a vague noise in the distance. He raised his tentacles to explore around, and his sensitive hearing made him feel that something was happening!
After sending a messenger overnight, the Duke received a report later that a group of enemy troops suddenly appeared from the ground not far from a certain camp. The enemies poured out from inside, bypassing the camp and heading south!
The sentries in some nearby camps engaged in small-scale battles with the enemy, but before the main force of each camp could react, the enemies had already fled quickly and had no intention of attacking the camp. After breaking through the blockade of the sentries, they refused to fight.
Some camps inquired about striking out.
The Duke realized something. He ordered his troops to attack in the dark, but found that there were still defenders resisting inside, and their firepower was not weak.
Then the Duke doubted his initial judgment. The breakout troops did not seem to be the defenders of the enemy's nest. They numbered only five or six thousand and appeared several meters away from the enemy's nest.
After weighing the situation, the Duke ordered the army to continue the siege. He must occupy this lair no matter what, and it would be difficult for the Duke to calm down unless he killed all the defenders inside.
But he didn't intend to let go of the enemy army with a strange origin, so he sent hundreds of Green Infantry Armor to chase him!
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