After a fierce battle, the leafcutter ant warriors were defeated by a comparable number of fire ants and slave ant defenders and were forced to withdraw from the nest.
But then, they quickly used scent, friction silver and messengers to summon more friendly forces, including some powerful partners such as army ants and bullet ants, and came back aggressively.
After a fierce battle, the defenders could not hold on this time and fell into a disadvantage and were quickly wiped out.
Afterwards, part of the coalition forces continued to advance, and the remaining few ants began to take the responsibility of moving the fresh or decayed corpses in the nest to the ground - for the civilized ant countries where food is not very abundant due to long-term wars. , these corpses can be used as food reserves.
But the moving work didn't last long, and suddenly a group of defenders appeared in the nest. They came from the path and did not encounter the coalition soldiers who had not left for a long time. They suddenly appeared in front of the unsuspecting nest.
About 10 red imported fire ants and their slave ants dispersed the leaf-cutting ants that were being carried separately, and then directed the slave ants to evacuate the corpses deep into [Liuyi City] - for the red fire ant country, these corpses are also food , and it is the most readily available and abundant food and must not be thrown away easily.
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Similar small-scale battles took place in countless nests and passages. At the end of the day, the coalition forces relied on their strong strength to capture hundreds of nests during the day and killed thousands of enemy ants. Losses are approximately two-thirds that of enemy ants.
But that night, the coalition forces stationed in the newly occupied nest encountered a crazy night attack and counterattack by the red fire ant army. They barely had a moment to rest and encountered a night of bloodshed.
The offensive and defensive forces are different, and the scattered coalition forces cannot support each other and can only fight on their own.
Those troops closest to the front line were the first to be divided and surrounded by the influx of enemy ants. They could only block the entrance and exit of the nest to defend it, but most of them could not escape the fate of destruction.
Although some nests in the rear are in better condition, they are still facing huge threats. If the friendly forces in the front are eliminated, it will be their turn to bear the greatest pressure.
There are corpses and blood everywhere, and the entire lair is filled with the smell of death that lingers for a long time!
After sunrise, reinforcements from the coalition forces joined the battlefield, and then they repelled the almost crazy red fire ant army.
This night, both the offensive and defensive sides suffered tens of thousands of casualties. It was truly a "bloody night"!
Among the 24 squads stationed underground, 5 of the 24 squads stationed underground were completely wiped out, and 3 lost more than half of their troops. The squads that directly participated in the battle all suffered battle losses, and the proportion of losses was relatively large.
The casualty rates of other races are roughly the same. In chaotic close combat, superiority or strong individual combat effectiveness does not bring much advantage...
But this seemed to be the last counterattack by the defenders. On March 20, the newly reinforced coalition forces replaced the friendly forces that had been fighting hard underground for a day and night and were at the end of their strength, and continued to attack.
However, the defenders of [Liuyi City] seemed to have exhausted their last drop of blood last night. Today, the coalition's advance was extremely smooth.
After defeating the defenders at several important forks in the road, several advancing coalition forces felt that the pressure was greatly reduced, and they no longer encountered organized resistance along the way. Many of the slave ants and even red imported fire ants that I encountered looked like they were dying, and they did not resist fiercely when their heads were cut off.
In this way, that afternoon, the coalition forces successfully entered the core hinterland of [Liuyi City] - near the ant queen's palace.
Queen ants are the object of key protection in any country, any group or any nest, and they generally live deep in the most secluded and safe nests.
When the war progressed to this point, it also meant that the siege was about to end.
The coalition forces immediately committed another reserve team to join the attack, and the defenders, who had been weak for most of the day, finally had nowhere to retreat.
In the end, there were more than a few hundred red fire ants who could still fight, and more than two thousand slave ants, including some ants who were supposed to serve the queen, made a final resistance in the queen's chamber.
The interior of the Queen Ant's palace is open, but the entrance and exit are narrow. The defenders blocked the opening one after another to prevent the large number of coalition forces from entering easily. The coalition had a numerical advantage, but was limited by the terrain and was helpless for a while.
Until the San's flat-headed ants sent six self-destruction soldiers, regardless of accidental injuries, they blew themselves up near the entrance and exit, opening a gap. The coalition forces took advantage of the short space to step over the bodies of enemy and enemy soldiers writhing in pain on the ground and got into the queen's palace.
There was no suspense in the ensuing battle. No matter how brave the defenders were, they were no match for the endless influx of coalition soldiers. They were surrounded by a few ant queens, and they were slaughtered one by one, and fewer and fewer of them were killed.
The few queens of the red imported fire ant kingdom who were originally pampered, including the queens of the red fire ant tribe, and the queens of slave ants of various tribes, gathered together tremblingly.
Their abdomens are all in fertility mode, and their abdomens are swollen like termite queens, but not so exaggerated. At this time, each of them has difficulty moving, and they know they can't run away, making a mournful rubbing sound.
The attacking coalition forces were even more excited. Except for the Angel King's legion, the other warriors from all ethnic groups ate rotten and inedible corpses from time to time. Taking down [Liuyi City] obviously would not capture much food reserves, and the biggest spoils were corpses.
They are also corpses, and the corpses of queen ants are undoubtedly the best trophies. The stomachs of these queens are full of nutritious ant eggs, and they are also full of fat and protein.
Under the leadership of the commander, the coalition forces broke through the defenders' position to protect the queen ants. While clearing away the enemy ants that were stubbornly resisting, they also dragged out the queens of red fire ants or slave ants one by one, and then killed, dismembered, and dismembered the queens on the spot. Transport away.
Based on the principle of whoever grabs it, all the coalition forces participating in the war, except for the God Envoy King's army, prioritized the fight for the queen ant, and did not give up until all the queen ants were dead!
With the end of the war in the queen's chamber, the offensive and defensive war in [Sixty-One City] has finally come to an end. Although there are still a few enemy ants in some remote nests and passages that are stubbornly resisting, it is only a matter of time before they are completely eliminated.
The joint meeting of the coalition forces has begun to make arrangements to transfer large forces to [Liuyi City]. A well-constructed nest will definitely be more comfortable than a temporary and hastily built camp.
The temperature difference between day and night has been too great these days, and some sick people have appeared in the armies of all ethnic groups. In order to take care of the sick, it is necessary to move them to cities with better conditions. And in this way, the captured corpses and other food can be saved from being transported back and forth.
On the 21st, the last resistance in [Liuyi City] was eliminated, and batches of coalition ants moved into the city one after another.
The red fire ant country seems to have perished!
