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May 10th, on the south bank of Qinghe River, the westernmost point of the territory of the Ant Alliance.
Just when the troops of the Divine Envoy King's Legion joined the coalition and attacked, they discovered that a large group of Pavement Ant Empire troops were attacking today. On the south bank of the Qinghe River, a small-scale but influential military conflict broke out...
This morning, a dozen worker ants belonging to the Ant Alliance were looking for a dead tree lying near the border.
There are many grubs in the rotten wood. Grubs are the larvae of scarabs. As small and medium-sized beetles, the Ant Alliance has the technology to domesticate scarabs. In addition to the needs of the military, the domesticated scarabs are also in demand by transportation teams and construction teams in various places.
At present, in the Ant Alliance, except for a few domesticated beetles that can lay eggs and reproduce in captivity, in order to make up for the gap caused by the strong demand, worker ants from all over the country will also vigorously collect beetle larvae in the wild.
These grubs are a more attractive resource than food.
A fat grub was reluctantly dragged out of the cave of the rotten wood. The grub twisted its white, curved C-shaped body, and its large jaws on its brown head opened and closed, but it was enough to bite the wood. The large jaws are not a threat to the ants. The ants always deftly choose the opportunity to bite the grubs on its soft abdomen or other parts, forcing the grubs to stay down...
The grub was reluctantly bitten by the ants and dragged outside the dazzling rotten wood. Another team of worker ants was responsible for carrying it back to the nest. When it is raised until it pupates, it will be transported to a place where there are ants who know how to tame the beetle that has just emerged from the pupa.
In addition to grubs, there are also many scavenging insects in the dead wood. Most of them are white and fat, which are a good source of protein. The worker ants are also collecting these foods.
While the group of worker ants were busy, they suddenly heard some movement and looked around warily.
After a while, a group of ants suddenly appeared on the back of the rotten wood, a group of big-headed ants just like them!
Seeing the same kind, the worker ants lowered their guard a little, and the leader, the oldest worker ant, approached them, intending to use their tentacles to test the opponent's identity.
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It is the westernmost sub-nest of the Ant Alliance on the south bank of the Qinghe River. It is adjacent to the territory of the remaining Northern Expeditionary Army of the old Big-headed Ant Kingdom.
Last year, when the Ant Alliance expanded aggressively on the south bank of the Qinghe River, it once surrounded the remaining territory of the Northern Expeditionary Army, triggering a strong backlash from its overlord, the Black Fire Ant Nation.
After the mediation of the Civilized Ant Tribe Conference, the Ant Alliance withdrew part of the occupied land and stationed two legions here as the western border to monitor the remainder of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
In the past half year, the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army seemed to be very calm. The two sides were getting along peacefully, which also greatly reduced the vigilance of the ants here.
So when worker ants suddenly came to report, claiming that a small group of remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army ants had crossed the border and "abducted" more than a dozen Chinese worker ants, the local garrison commander was surprised.
These two legion commanders were very loyal to their duties. One legion immediately rushed to pursue them, while the other stayed behind to provide support.
Along the way, the pursuing legion learned the whole story from the guide worker ants:
A group of worker ants looking for grubs and other prey in the rotten wood encountered male ants from the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army and more than a dozen of their guards who had crossed the border. Both sides were big-headed ants, and their smells were relatively similar. The male ant was not attacked. Instead, he used his status as a male ant to "persuade" most of the ants in the team of worker ants to go with him.
This kind of thing was common during the civil war in the old Big-headed Ant Kingdom, but the garrison had never encountered it before. The Divine Envoy King's legion certainly could not ignore it. The legion commander did not suspect that there was a trick, and led his troops to quickly pursue it.
When they arrived at the dead wood, several worker ants that had not been abducted were waiting, pointing out the direction in which the other party should leave.
In that direction, not far beyond the dead wood, was the territory of the remaining troops of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the other party had already fled into its territory.
The legion commander immediately led his legion forward, not caring about crossing the border. The borders of the ant world were blurred to begin with. If he did not directly attack the opponent's nest, it would be unclear whether it was an invasion.
Moreover, this time it was the opponent who crossed the line first, and as a member of the ever-victorious army of the Divine Envoy King, there is no reason to suffer losses in vain!
The Divine Envoy King's Legion quickly caught up with the opponent in the territory of the remaining Northern Expeditionary Army. The other party walked very slowly, which seemed a bit deliberate, but it still did not arouse the vigilance of the commander of the Divine Envoy King's Legion.
A small-scale conflict ensued, and the Angel King's army snatched back the abducted worker ants!
But this had already been planned by the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army, and the Black Fire Ant Nation was obviously also involved in this silver building...
When the Legion of the Divine Envoy King was preparing to return, it encountered an ambush from about three legions of the remaining Northern Expeditionary Army. With the help of their familiarity with the terrain, the other party may have ambushed the Legion of the Divine Envoy King before it entered the country, cutting off the attack of the King of Divine Envoy Legion. Return.
But the remnants of the Northern Expedition Army have not fought against the Divine Envoy King's army for a long time. I don't know that this old opponent has improved its combat effectiveness in the past few years.
Relying on iron armor, iron jaw knives and fire bombs and slings, this legion of the King of Gods fought a bloody battle, broke the encirclement, and retreated, losing about one-fifth of their troops on the way.
The inevitable ambush of the remaining troops of the Northern Expedition failed to have the desired effect. But then, the rest of the Northern Expeditionary Army launched a large-scale attack. Five legions arrived at the border and began to loot across the border.
The Divine Envoy King's army could only stay inside.
If it were just the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army, these two legions of the God Envoy King would not be afraid. However, when they discovered that a black fire ant legion numbering six to seven thousand people had also crossed the border into the Ant Alliance, the two legion commanders finally Realized something was wrong.
Although they are young, they are still relatively cautious and steady by nature, otherwise they would not be placed in this complicated situation by the great God Envoy King.
Although I had not noticed the abnormality in time due to lack of experience before, I have now woken up. This time, the two Divine Envoy King legions did not attack rashly, choosing to stick to their nests and then fly to the main nest.
The black fire ant army and the remaining troops of the Northern Expeditionary Army did not seem to have any intention of attacking the nest to completely break up the relationship. They just plundered the territory outside the city. Some worker ants that did not have time to return to the nest were mostly "abducted" by the male ants of the remaining Northern Expeditionary Army. "Walk.
After all, the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army and the Ant Alliance are from the same family, and their auras are still very close to each other. Unless a war really breaks out and a ban is issued in advance specifically for the aura of the remnants of the Northern Expeditionary Army, ordinary worker ants with limited IQs are really very It's hard to be taken away by the opponent's male ants.
When the protagonist received the flying report, he was furious and a series of orders were sent and executed!
