The flames spread on the bridge, and countless struggling figures were quickly engulfed in the flames. The ants' bodies were licked by the bright tongues of flames, and they quickly hunched into a small ball and died.
Soon, the rope bridge broke into two parts with an overwhelming "crack", and the corpses on it were thrown into the water.
The remaining rope bridge is still burning. Except for a small section that fell into the water and was washed downstream, the other parts are very flammable. With the blessing of grease, they quickly burned out and left only a few ashes.
All this happened in less than a minute. The ants on both sides of the bank were stunned. There was silence for a while, except for the waves of the flowing water.
Even the parasitic flies and flying knights in the sky consciously left this area to avoid the rising hot air and sparks.
Zhu Jue was in the conference room at this time and quickly received an information package from the scene, which was sent by the commander close to the scene. The tragedy on the bridge and the complete collapse of the ants on the north bank were vividly displayed. Zhu Jue was speechless, and the other commanders also fell into silence.
Soon, new information came through the cobblestone telegraph line, which was an angry question from King "Black Carbon" - the commanders of the Black Fire Ant Army thought that Zhu Jue had betrayed his faith and ordered the bridge to be burned in advance.
Zhu Jue categorically denied it. Although he had no evidence, the team leader responsible for igniting the ignition had died in the explosion, and team members were also killed or injured. The injured who witnessed the incident did not know where they were sent, and they could not be found for a while. To the ant card.
That is to say, few ants lied. Zhu Jue's denial temporarily appeased the commanders of the Black Fire Ant Army. They were still angry and hoped to rescue their compatriots on the north bank and requested the dispatch of the air force of the God Envoy King's Army.
Zhu Jue wanted to refuse. His bad luck would happen from time to time. Today seemed to be another day of bad luck. He felt something and really didn't dare to use his precious air force.
What's more, the air is not safe at this time. The flying knights are still fighting with more and more parasitic flying insects. A small group in the east and a small group in the north are all the air forces of both sides fighting endlessly.
The parasitic flying insects have learned well and use small forces to go out outside the range of the anti-aircraft guns. From time to time, they dive to threaten the ants on the ground outside the protection of the air defense net. The flying knights have to disperse into small groups to pursue the parasitic flying insects. insect.
The intensity of the air battle between the two sides was not high, but there were flying figures everywhere. The entire sky could not be said to be safe. The air transportation force lacking the ability to protect itself could not take off at all.
Zhu Jue also felt that there was really no need to let the Air Force take risks for the sake of more than a thousand black fire ants. However, the black fire ants were currently emotionally unstable and it was not appropriate to refuse directly.
Fortunately, the parasitic army soon gave him a sufficient reason!
A group of hundreds of parasitic American cockroaches carrying thousands of parasitic ant warriors emerged from the grass and arrived at the north bank of the Black Creek. They quickly slaughtered the remnants of the black fire ants that were wandering aimlessly along the creek bank.
The commander of the remnant black fire ant army has completely lost the will to resist, and the ordinary ant warriors are also weak in resistance due to exhaustion, lack of command, and experience in the burning bridge just now.
Some of the artillery positions on the south bank of the Black Creek had a shooting range that could reach the north bank. Under Zhu Jue's order, they fired artillery in turns with a loud noise. This was considered to have fulfilled the responsibility of covering, and it also gave an account to the black fire ant clan.
There are not many parasitic troops. They are all extremely fast parasitic American cockroaches and parasitic slender ants. Whether the artillery can hit the target basically depends on the enemy. The artillery does not put in its full force, resulting in insufficient firepower density. It is not enough at all. Curb the enemy's massacre.
It didn't take long for the remnants of the black fire ant army who dared to resist on the north bank to be slaughtered. The remaining ones stayed in place, parasitized, and were quickly picked up by the parasitic ants and joined the enemy camp.
The remnants of the black fire ant army on the north bank were wiped out, leaving behind corpses on the side of the stream. Some were floating on the water. As the undulating stream continued to push north to the shore, they were constantly being swept back.
This is just the beginning of the fierce offensive and defensive battle that will follow the Black Creek Defense Line...
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In the afternoon of that day, the main force of the parasitic army arrived on the north bank of Black Creek.
Some parasitic carpenter ants began scouting along Black Creek, trying to find a fordable spot. The coalition forces have already cleared these places. The original rope bridges or simple wooden bridges have all disappeared, and there is no place to directly cross the stream.
Under constant blocking fire from the artillery, the parasitic scouts abandoned hundreds of corpses and only found a relatively suitable location opposite the central fortress group on the south bank.
This is where the pontoon was originally located. There are several large rocks in the stream. The rocks are very close together and can be passed simply by setting up branches.
This is also the easiest enemy to break through from the north on the Black Creek line of defense, so the central fortress group with the largest concentration of coalition forces was built here, using ants as a city to make up for the shortcomings in the terrain.
It was getting late, so the parasitic army did not launch an offensive. Instead, they built a camp on the north bank. The camp of hundreds of thousands of parasitic troops was far away from the central fortress group of the civilized ant alliance across the Black River.
In the evening of that day, Zhu Jue held a pre-war mobilization meeting in the joint conference room. Except for the representatives of the commanders of the hairy forest ants and the abdominal ants who had not yet arrived, all other ants attended.
Zhu Jue appeased the black fire ant clan about today's incident, provided the information package of the ant involved, and said that it was just an accident.
He could feel that the Black Fire Ant clan was a little depressed. Although it was a coincidence, they who believed in the inheritance of the God of Fire seemed to regard the burning bridge as a bad oracle.
Affected by this, other races are also in a bit of a downturn.
Zhu Jue could only cheer up all the tribes at the meeting, and at the same time, he was thinking of ways to boost the morale of the allied forces. This time, there are many other ant tribes in the coalition forces. They are an important force under Zhu Jue and cannot be allowed to fall into a downturn.
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That night, Zhu Jue and the senior commanders of the Divine Envoy King's Army held another meeting, and it was not until about 11 o'clock that they returned to the temporary palace to sleep.
The ground here is slightly damp, with a wet earthy smell, which reminds him of the underground of his hometown [Linshui City] which also has this smell. He used to live in a dry tree hole in [Linshui City], and there were breeding farms underground. Now he finally enjoys the same treatment as the mealworms...
With this association in mind, Zhu Jue, who had been thinking so hard for many days, fell asleep tiredly.
His compound eyes could not be closed without eyelids, but the flashing look in his eyes disappeared, indicating that he was fast asleep.
Suddenly, the look in his eyes began to flow again. This was not the conscious look in a waking state, but a chaotic one, as if the master of this body was dreaming.
At this time, in Zhu Jue's consciousness, he was hearing strange calls one after another. They were not sounds, but messages directly reaching his will!
