The rain is getting heavier.
At this time, outside the nest, there was already a drenched and foggy scene, with large raindrops penetrating between the sky and the earth, cleaning away all the dust and haze.
Inside the ant nest, it is basically kept dry. A good waterproof layer prevents rainwater from intruding into the center of the nest, and the drainage system drains rainwater pouring in from various entrances and exits into the depths of the ground.
The entrance of the nest where the invading termites are located is the only outer area of the nest that is easily irrigated by rain. Water slurry mixed with sediment is slowly flowing in along the sloping tunnel, and it has quickly submerged the termites. Feet.
Both ants and termites have an instinctive fear of floods. The invading rainwater has not yet reached a fatal level. However, the small number of invading termite troops left behind due to the lack of commanders gradually lost military discipline and formation due to the rain. Got a mess.
After Tingying got the news, he seized this opportunity and forcefully asked each legion to brave the mud to launch a general attack.
The troops below were very dissatisfied. They didn't like the water. But today, Tingying has proved that its command is generally qualified. Commanders at all levels still maintain strict military discipline and finally execute orders.
Under the combined attack of the rain and the Northern Expedition, the invading termites lost their organization. Only the termites that were directly attacked could instinctively resist. The others wandered back and forth at the entrance and inside of the nest, trying to avoid muddy water and attacks. , failed to escape in the end, and turned into corpses in the mud.
After winning today's battle, Flying Eagle saw that the rain had not let up yet. Even if it stopped, the ground outside was still muddy. It was estimated that the invading termites would have no chance to launch another offensive today.
It seems that today's war is over, and the Northern Expedition Army has won a victory!
The excited Flying Eagle asked each legion to retreat to the relatively safe depths of the nest to take shelter from the rain. He was covered in mud and did not bother to clean it up. He happily ran to the residence of the supreme leaders on the front line of the suzerain country with a few guards to report the good news.
The leaders of the black fire ants did not expect that this group of vassals was quite capable of fighting. Today, their own troops did not participate in the battle at all and repelled the offensive of the invading termites.
For a time, various complex emotions spread from the tentacles of the Flying Eagle: surprise, confusion, and even negative emotions such as dissatisfaction and anger.
Flying Eagle's body tensed up. He didn't expect to understand that the leaders of the suzerain country didn't seem very happy about this victory.
As ants, Flying Eagle is already smart enough, but after all, it is limited by brain capacity and cannot cover everything. The genius among them can only be expressed in a few aspects at the expense of other aspects.
Flying Eagle is good at planning and layout, and is also excellent at military command, but is not good at empathetic thinking. In addition, he was a rebel general from the fallen Divine Envoy King's line, and he had been engaged in foreign affairs, lacking internal support. Therefore, although he is one of the three giants of the Northern Expeditionary Army, he has never been able to gain the sincere support of the lower-level heroes.
The other police king of the Big Three is similar. He has made great achievements in the military, but is also lackluster in other aspects. However, he is very popular among young male ants, and he has the added bonus of military merit that the ants value particularly. The Big Brother King is better at internal affairs and clergy, and has a high prestige among the young male ants.
At this time, Flying Eagle simply couldn't figure out the crux of the matter - in fact, the male black fire ants were just jealous...
Ting Ying hurriedly offered his plan, saying that if the weather permitted tomorrow, he could go out for a decisive battle, and he would lead the Northern Expedition Army as the vanguard.
He contributed today's discovery in one go, saying that he had discovered the weakness of the invading termites.
The black fire ant males were very interested in the weaknesses of the invading termites, so they finally listened carefully and recorded them. Some leaders were ready to wait for the rain to stop and immediately send messengers to deliver this important information.
Perhaps Tingying's statement impressed the leaders of the Black Fire Ants. They asked Tingying to go back and wait for orders. After some discussion, they passed on the order and ordered all armies to prepare for field battles.
Flying Eagle was very excited, feeling that she had once again gained the trust of the overlord, even though the black fire ants here were not the ones directly bordering the Northern Expeditionary Army's territory.
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The next day, June 25th.
Yesterday's rain had stopped before dusk, and as the eagle expected, the invading termites did not attack.
In addition to the wet and muddy ground, the main reason was that the temporary nest of the invading termite vanguard was too crude and suffered severe waterlogging during the heavy rain. Thousands of termites drowned, many more than those killed in battle.
As the thunderstorm season approaches, the invading termites also realize that such temporary camps are unreliable. Yesterday, while controlling waterlogging, they began to repair their nests overnight.
When the black fire ant army marched out of their nests and gathered in formation on the particularly moist ground, the scout ants who were investigating had already discovered that a few meters away, a termite mound had taken shape. Although it was not tall enough, it already stood out. The ground is particularly obvious.
This is an ant nest that is somewhat similar to the mound of black fire ants. It also protrudes from the ground and is a similar reddish-brown color. However, this termite mound does not have densely packed honeycomb-like entrances and exits, and its shape is irregular, roughly like a small cone-shaped volcano.
The termite nest is far from complete, with some parts of the structure still exposed. At this time, outside the ant mound, there are still a large number of densely packed termite workers busy, using soil, grass tendons and feces to continuously expand the size of the nest.
Realizing that the invasive termites were building a nest and beginning to take shape, the leaders of the black fire ant clan became anxious.
In the past, invading termites were just constantly migrating, as if they were trying to cross the border like locusts. Although the Black Fire Ant Country has organized military resistance, the senior officials feel that these termites will eventually leave even if they are not eliminated, just like countless ant tribes tried to migrate through the country in the history of the Black Fire Ant Country. Even if the Black Fire Ant Kingdom is temporarily defeated, it can regain its territory without any damage after the other party leaves.
Even though the termite clan is the enemy of the civilized ant clan, it has been so many years since the last holy war, and the black fire ants are not that concerned about fighting against the barbaric ant clan, the degenerate ant clan, and the little devil ant clan.
But now, the invasive termites have built an ant mound on the land they occupied, which has touched the bottom line of the black fire ant family.
Invading termites look like they are here to stay! This is a fight for territory, a fight to the death!
As a result, the gathering of the black fire ant army suddenly accelerated. The messenger moving backward also encountered a reinforcement force of about 30,000 natives on the road. This reinforcement force also began to accelerate towards the battlefield.
On the side of the invading termites, the scouts on alert at the periphery were the first to notice the incoming black fire ant army. Leading the way were the five legions of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
After receiving the alarm, the invading termite army, which was working day and night to repair the ant mound, put down their current work and came to the outside of the ant mound to assemble to attack.
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