The operation of the parasitic army to deliver scattered parasites to the south coast continued until the first day of June.
In addition to the parasitic ants, a small number of agile and small parasitic beasts were later delivered.
The defenders also responded tit-for-tat, with flying knights monitoring and searching from the sky, fly-tiger knights pursuing on the ground, and some infantry and tank squads responsible for annihilating those stubborn resisters with strong combat effectiveness.
In addition, some tank teams and artillery teams began to patrol along the river, and under the guidance of the flying knights, they shot at those parasitic field turtles and other water bugs that were carrying parasitic organisms to sneak across.
Because some teams would lose contact with the parasitic brain after going deep into the South Bank, the parasitic army did not know whether it had achieved its plan at the beginning, and could only send batch after batch of elite forces to the pockets of the South Bank.
Finally, due to the excessive loss of large and medium-sized parasitic water bugs available for smuggling, the parasitic army was forced to cease its activities. They seemed to have no new way to threaten the coalition forces on the south bank of Black Creek, and they were helpless in the face of this solid Black Creek defense line.
Starting from June, the parasitic army did not cross the river to fight again. Instead, they built various nests on the spot and went out to look for food. Judging from the reconnaissance, there were signs of exhaustion of reserves. A large number of parasitic beasts began to spread out and look for food. Parasitic ants They were also busy looking for food. For a while, the camp of the parasitic army seemed to have turned into ordinary ant nests.
The civilized ant alliance began to gather strength and prepare for a counterattack. Before the official counteroffensive was launched, there was a temporary peace, a sort of sit-down war, between the two powerful forces on both sides of Black Creek.
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Among the civilized ant coalition forces, the last ones to arrive were the Maolin ant tribe inherited from the water god and the honeypot ant tribe inherited from the flower god. They both came to the front line at the end of May, each numbering only more than 1,000 warriors.
However, the Maulin ants brought hundreds of giant dragonflies, which greatly increased the coalition's air transport capabilities. The honeypot ant clan brought dozens of worker ants with bellies full of nectar and gave them to each clan.
As all the tribes gathered, the coalition forces on the south bank of Black Creek began large-scale training - in previous battles, especially when fighting in formation, certain problems were exposed that needed to be solved.
For example, the warfare methods of the Divine Envoy King's Legion are very different from those of other tribes, and the tactics of other tribes are also different. Some are good at fighting in formations, while others have loose formations, and some are prone to accidentally injuring their companions...
It is very difficult to unite so many ant armies that are accustomed to fighting independently and have deep-rooted habits. No wonder that many times in human history, large coalition forces have been trapped in internal conflicts.
Zhu Jue agreed at the joint meeting that all troops from all ethnic groups should take turns to participate in training, allocate the division of labor among the troops, and adapt to each other's tactics, and then start the Northern Expedition and turn to offensive operations.
After many days of training and running-in, the Civilized Ant Alliance has indeed figured out a set of suitable complementary tactics:
In the array battle, the infantry corps of the Ant Alliance will be the core force, and the two wings will be covered by the black fire ant army with strong combat effectiveness. At the same time, the solid formation of the All-Different Blind Leaf Cutter Ant Army will be strengthened on the two wings.
The coalition scout force is composed of the agile Fly Tiger Knights and Sickle Hunting Ant Warriors of the Legion of the God Envoy, as well as warriors of the Thin-footed Jet Ant Clan.
The tank troops of the Angel King Legion, as well as bullet ant warriors, thin-legged ant warriors, and marching ant warriors formed the assault force. A small number of Sanshi flat-headed ant warriors were also included. They can self-destruct when encountering solid defenses. Tactics to break through.
The air cover is mainly provided by the air troops of the God Envoy King Legion, and the Maolin Ant clan assists in air transportation.
Other troops of various races, including the leaf-cutter ant army, honeypot ant army, harvest ant army, sharp-tailed ant army, and hairy forest ant army, form a second-line army to provide support at any time.
In this way, troops of all ethnic groups can better utilize their own characteristics and perform their respective responsibilities. The training lasted for several days, and the coalition forces roughly solved the problems that had been exposed before.
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On this day, Zhu Jue was inspecting the coalition troops in training. Suddenly, the supreme commander of the black fire ant army, King "Heitan", led his subordinates, together with the three queens of the leaf-cutter ant army, "Ye Zhang", "Ye Gui" and "Ye Gui". "Ye Liu" come together to discuss something.
They got straight to the point in an ant-like manner and expressed the hope that the Ant Alliance could provide the two tribes with the iron jaw knives and iron armor used by the infantry of the Angel King's Legion.
As early as the last time they fought against the Pavement Ant Imperial Army, the two tribes had some knowledge of these weapons and equipment. In this war, the senior commanders of the two tribes had been in close contact for many days, and they were even more greedy.
The two clans made this request today after communicating privately and reporting back to the main nest.
The armies of these two tribes accounted for a large proportion of the coalition forces. They were important supplements to the Army of the Divine Envoy King and had considerable say. Zhu Jue pondered for a moment and felt that it was not appropriate to refuse directly. He had initially achieved results by integrating the power of the civilized ant tribe, but it was not easy to reverse course. And in the future, when I truly control the military power of various ethnic groups, I will inevitably arm them.
After Zhu Jue thought about it, he told the commanders of the two tribes that the Ant United Kingdom could provide weapons and equipment, but not iron weapons, but stone weapons and leather armors that had been exported on a small scale before; the Ant United Kingdom could donate some according to the proportion of troops sent by each clan. Soldier armor, but the rest still need to be purchased, and the price can be appropriately discounted; because the production of soldier armor takes time, and the body types of warriors of various races are also different, it cannot be delivered immediately.
Zhu Jue knew that the Ant United States had sold stone jaw knives and leather armor to various countries a long time ago. Unfortunately, the export volume was not large and the market was never opened. The domestic production capacity of stone tool workshops and leather goods workshops has been vacant, which happened to be Take advantage of this opportunity.
King "Black Carbon" and the three queens of leafcutter ants touched their tentacles for a while, saying that each needs to report to the authority of its own country for a decision, but is willing to strive to reach this agreement.
After the commanders of other tribes learned about it, most of them also expressed interest, but they were still waiting to see the intentions of the black fire ant tribe and the leaf-cutter ant tribe.
In the end, both the black fire ant clan and the leafcutter ant clan agreed to the motion. After discussion, the Black Fire Ant clan will receive 500 sets of armor as gifts and purchase another 3,888 sets of armor on temporary credit, which will be paid with coal resources after the homeland is recovered. The leaf-cutting ants will also receive 500 sets of armors. With their deep pockets, they purchased 15,552 sets of armors for their large and medium-sized worker ants, and purchased 6 sets of iron armors at a high price for the commanders to use for self-defense. Pay with food.
In the future, most of the other ethnic groups, stimulated by this, also purchased a batch of armor. In addition to arming the expeditionary force that participated in the coalition, they would also equip their own local troops.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Ant Alliance quickly finalized the trade details with these tribes. When the report was presented to Zhu Jue, Zhu Jue couldn't help but sigh: The arms trade is the most profitable, especially in the ant world!
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