In the next three days, the Giant Dragonfly bombing force was dispatched 6 times, an average of 2 times a day, causing a huge blow to the enemy's supply lines.
And then... there was no more.
The sole bombing force randomly went into hibernation mode because its inventory of aerial bombs was exhausted.
The aerial bomb was successfully developed not long ago. The technical principle is not difficult. It is just a large fire bomb sling with an ant glue shell filled with igniting powder and more combustibles.
However, due to the size, craftsmanship, and raw materials of the aerial bomb, manufacturing this weapon requires an independent workshop, which is not suitable for occupying a ready-made workshop for fire bomb slings.
What's more, the Fire Bomb Sling Workshop now has a very heavy task. After all, the Flying Knights' troops have expanded. The ground troops don't like ordinary slings, but prefer more powerful fire bombs. The use of Fire Bomb Slings is also increasing rapidly.
There is currently only one aerial bomb workshop that was just established, and the other one is still under construction. The ants in the workshop, except for a few key personnel transferred from the fire bomb and sling workshop, are all inexperienced novices, so the production efficiency can be imagined.
The aerial bomb workshop can only produce at most 100 aerial bombs a day, while the bombing force can drop 240 aerial bombs in one sortie, and it is normal to go out 2-3 times a day.
As a result, the daily shortage of aerial bombs is as high as 300 to 600. As the early inventory is depleted, the Giant Dragonfly bombing force is in the embarrassing situation of having no available bombs. They can only lie down most of the time, and only fly every 2-3 days. Move out once.
The logistics transport team of the Pavement Ant Empire Army was finally freed from the predicament of being bombed every day and covered in flames. In order to avoid being hit by air raids from time to time, they significantly accelerated their transportation efforts during the day and used every opportunity to resupply, hoping to complete preparations for war as soon as possible.
At the same time, thousands of enemy troops, mainly silver ants, red fire ants, burrowing ants and other enemy vassal troops, began to leave the camp and go south, entering the vicinity one after another. The purpose was unknown, but they obviously had bad intentions.
Fortunately, the God's Envoy Army has control of the air and has the aerial reconnaissance and containment of the Flying Knights. Before these enemy forces arrived, the construction worker ants that lacked protection on various construction sites were able to evacuate in time without suffering any losses.
The Legion of the God's Envoy also organized infantry to carry out several sieges and annihilations, and eliminated thousands of enemies, but they were still unable to stop more and more small enemy troops from coming to harass.
The small enemy troops that visit from time to time also slow down the progress of the defense project. If the enemy's purpose is just to harass, then they have achieved a certain tactical purpose.
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It's the end of August.
It has rained several times in the past few days. Sometimes the sky was clear and clear half an hour ago, but soon dark clouds will come over, strong winds will blow, and heavy raindrops will fall.
Such sudden heavy rain is a great threat to the ants. If the ants outside do not find shelter in time, they will suffer heavy losses.
Generally speaking, this rain caused much greater damage to the Pavement Ant Empire Army than to the Angel King Army, because they have tens of thousands of transport teams in the wild at any time. A heavy rain may drown thousands of ants that cannot escape, destroying enough food for tens of thousands of ants to eat for a day.
The Angel King's Legion is currently mainly flying troops, which are not large in scale. You can take shelter from the rain by finding a tree hole or a rock crevice in time. If it is not possible, you can get through it by lying on the back of broad leaves. After a few days, the air force will not suffer any losses. .
The ants working on the ground were also very close to their nests or temporary campsites, so they could go back and take shelter in time. Only a few dozen died in the rain.
The protagonist is very grateful for the heavy rain in the past few days. The heavy rain has delayed the enemy's preparations for war, and even the small troops that harassed him from time to time have disappeared.
The Legion of the Divine Envoy King has a few more days to prepare for war.
On August 31, the weather cleared up.
At least the clouds in the sky are sparse and thin now, and there won't be any rain in the short term.
Taking advantage of the occasional rain these past few days, the Ant Alliance stockpiled aerial bombs for the two sorties of the Giant Dragonfly bombing force.
In the morning, the giant dragonfly bombing force launched a series of attacks, blowing up the enemy's transport team that was rushing to transport goods after the rain.
Then...the giant dragonfly troops continued to lie down...
When the attack rate of the Giant Dragonfly bombing force could not be improved, and the rear arsenal was unable to expand its capacity due to heavy production tasks, the protagonist dispatched the second raiding force in advance.
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After the rain, the sun shines brightly, but in the woods, except for a few forest open spaces, most of the ground is dark and there is no sunshine all year round.
No matter how hot and fierce the sun is, it is blocked by the thick canopy of the trees. Only the Tyndall light beams penetrate from the gaps from time to time, providing some light to this dark world.
The litter layer on the ground was wet everywhere, and from time to time you could see pools of water or mud.
Fly tigers don't like such a low-light and humid environment. Their developed vision is limited here, and their body hair is also wet and a little cold. The sensitive and intelligent Fly Tiger feels threatened by the environment.
But under the control of the knight's reins on their backs, the fly tiger mounts recalled the pain of punishment when they were domesticated, and had to obey the rider's control and enter this environment they did not like.
50 fly-tiger knights lined up in a column and were moving quickly on the forest floor.
Most of the time, there are only dead branches and leaves on the ground here. Only some fungi thrive after the rain. Shrubs, ferns or weeds are rarely seen. The all-day darkness means that only a handful of shade-tolerant vegetation can survive on the ground here.
The Fly Tiger Knights were moving quickly on the wet ground. If you didn't look carefully, you could only see countless small black shadows passing over the already dark background of the ground.
There is always a "buzzing" sound in the air, which is the reconnaissance flying knight guiding. On the ground, the magic soldier Ant Fly Tiger Knight inherited part of the protagonist's night vision ability, locked his eyes firmly on the guiding Flying Knight, and followed closely.
Even if his vision is occasionally obscured by obstacles, the Fly Tiger Knight's hearing is very good and he can follow the sound.
Working together in the air and on the ground, this small team of Fly Tiger Knights flexibly avoided enemy patrols and fixed camps, and felt like an ant-free land among the hundreds of thousands of dispersed enemy troops.
Only once, a small group of "mosquitoes" who didn't know where they were hiding, thought that the flying knights were only three riders, and wanted to come and take advantage.
Subsequently, the reconnaissance flying knight did not escape or gain altitude, but instead lowered its altitude.
The enemy's more than 20 "mosquitoes" had not had time to rejoice, thinking that they would achieve victory. But when they also lowered their altitude, they knew why the other one was doing this.
The Fly Tiger Knight suddenly appeared on the ground. His mount Fly Tiger is very good at jumping to catch flying targets!
