On September 8, the Pavement Ant Imperial Army launched a fierce attack on two battlefields at the same time.
Here, after a whole day of fierce fighting, they fell at dusk. Fortunately, with yesterday's lesson, most of the defenders' 21st Corps and all artillery crews were moved away in time through the connecting tunnel, and they did not fight in vain in place.
That night, the Angel King's army once again recaptured the fortress stationed by enemy ants through a night attack. Since there was no fierce street fighting during the day, the fortress structure remained generally intact. After a night of repairs, it was once again used as a stronghold to face the enemy the next day. of raids.
At this time, the fortress-like reconstruction was also carried out like that, with eight small fortresses as support points on the periphery. However, there was no time to repair the Great Wall and trenches, and the overall defense capability was insufficient.
Fortunately, the enemy's Southern Expeditionary Army on the eastern front was also weaker than the attacking Western Expeditionary Army on the western front, mainly because the beetles, silver ants and other troops among them had suffered a lot of losses on the battlefield before.
However, after this day's battle, the defenders also suffered a lot of casualties. Although they did not lose any strongholds, they were attacked in the rear by the silver ant troops. Many worker ants were killed or injured, and the aphid herds that had not had time to move were also captured. Hundreds walked away.
Starting from September 9, the Angel King's army resisted tenaciously for about a week. The enemy suffered heavy casualties, but the defenders also suffered a tragic victory and suffered heavy losses.
————
September 16th, early morning.
The autumn morning is cool. In the mist as soft as white gauze, the first ray of morning light shines from the east, as if a yellow wooden pick gently opens the curtain covering the bed, and the mist in the morning disappears in an instant. Finally, everything becomes clear before the eyes.
It's a cool morning. As the weather gets colder, especially as the temperature difference between day and night continues to widen, the enemy's attack time has been postponed from 7 o'clock to about 8 o'clock, and the withdrawal time has also been advanced to 5 o'clock, giving the defenders an extra 2 hours per day. Hours of respite.
However, the deepening of autumn has also significantly reduced the frequency of night attacks, which the Divine Envoy King's army is best at. The temperature at night is sometimes as low as ten degrees, making the soldiers who attack quickly feel uncomfortable. The defenders can generally only move around in the first half of the night, and must return to their nests to avoid the cold in the second half of the night.
Affected by this, even the important work of digging hematite at night has been greatly reduced, and the output was once only one-third of the original.
At this time, the sun gradually warmed the earth. The protagonist stood on a tower of the dilapidated fortress, bathing in the morning light and looking around.
There is a gun emplacement on this tower. It rained a bit last night, so the defenders failed to prepare defensive supplies during the night. At this time, they are working hard to transport ammunition to the mung bean cannon.
This cast-iron mung bean cannon is full of traces of gunpowder smoke and flesh and blood. Over the past few days, this artillery group has fired hundreds of shells, but it has also been attacked many times by enemy green infantry, infantry, and even "mosquitoes" assault. The artillery crew currently operating has gone through three generations of ants.
The encounter of this artillery group is just a small microcosm of this fierce battle. The same microcosm is also reflected in the city walls and towers under the protagonist's feet. Almost no part of them is intact, and there are various signs of repair.
The enemy is very smart. During the battle, the enemy ants will soon not only be busy killing, they also know how to fill trenches and destroy thorns. They will also use the destructive power of the Green Infantry Armor to destroy the city walls and do everything they can to weaken the defense.
Almost no part of the fortress was intact. The enemy destroyed it during the day, and the defenders repaired it at night. The ant concrete could not dry out overnight, so the powerful magical ants moved in large and small stones to fill the gaps; especially Large openings that cannot be filled are temporarily blocked with fences made of tree branches.
This battle is not only a wrestling match, but also the fighting spirit of both sides. The cruelty and intelligence of the ants are fully demonstrated in the war.
The defenders fought desperately in this increasingly dilapidated fortress and persisted until today.
The fog gradually dissipated, and the protagonist looked far into the distance, looking around from left to right.
The ground was densely covered with corpses, belonging to enemy ants and our soldiers. Neither the attackers nor the defenders had the energy to clean up the battlefield, leaving their corpses exposed in the wilderness.
The defenders could also move the wounded back at night. The enemy camp was too far away, and the injured ants that were not moved during the withdrawal usually had to struggle to death in the cold night.
Densely packed corpses covered the ground nearby like a carpet, and in the distance, the remains of six fortresses and the surrounding Great Wall were dotted, as desolate as the corpses of ancient behemoths.
From the first one to fall to the last fortress that fell yesterday, the Divine Envoy King's Legion has finally lost all its peripheral strongholds.
These fortresses were completely destroyed by the enemy and could not be repaired in a short period of time. The defenders had to give up and let these fortresses covered with bloodstains from both sides turn into ruins, and instead concentrated on holding the city in their own city.
But in this case, no one knows how long they can hold on alone without external cover! ?
Today, more than half of the defenders of the 20 legions have suffered casualties, the artillery crews have also suffered heavy losses, and the consumption of supplies is even greater. Fortunately, the foreign aid has not been cut off. Relying on the canal, thousands of additional soldiers and a large amount of supplies arrive on rafts every night.
If it weren't for the support from the hinterland, the battle would have been even more difficult.
The protagonist looked back at a big tree surrounding the fortress. This tree was also full of traces of battle. Once upon a time, a group of yellow ants came back to the tree from nowhere and swooped down the trunk. The defenders were forced to fight on two fronts and were finally repelled.
That night, the scouts discovered that the tree, which had been pruned and was not connected to other trees, had grown new branches and was connected to other trees. After some pruning and regular patrols every day, the defenders finally had nothing to worry about.
The morning light gradually warms the earth, just like the drumbeat of an expedition awakening tired soldiers.
The sun was getting higher, and the protagonist clenched his jaw and stared at the north.
There, between the trees, was a dark haze that was impenetrable to light, but something was vaguely moving in the haze.
coming! coming! Here they come!
Soon, countless zombie-like dark ants, mixed with huge carabid beetles, colorful slave ants, and buzzing "mosquitoes" came out of the woods!
The weather is nice today, it’s another tough battle!
