The rockets were fired again, and once again temporarily cut off the parasitic army's pontoon bridge, but they were unable to completely end the parasitic creatures' roaring offensive.
Zhu Jue also discovered that with the frequent use of rockets, their effects, especially the shock effect, were attenuating at a diminishing rate, and the killing effect was about the same every time, which was not enough to turn the tide of the battle.
But he has no way not to use this most powerful long-range weapon of the God Envoy King Army. The parasitic army has repeatedly forced the defense line of the civilized ant coalition into a passive position today. The low hill defense line facing the ferry has been destroyed several times. The Poison Legion broke through, and each time it relied on the desperate counterattacks of the reserve team to push back.
On the ferry battlefield, both sides had left behind a field of horrific corpses, most of which were mutilated or beyond recognition. They were the result of a combination of mouthparts, stingers and venom. Even on the ground of this small battlefield, the stubborn plants have shown signs of withering. Many of the vegetation have signs of being burned or corroded. The ground is scorched yellow. Even the natural environment has been poisoned by both sides!
In this joint battle, the civilized ant coalition forces suffered unprecedented losses. Although the parasitic army also suffered heavy losses, the other side did not care about the losses.
The civilized ant coalition does not dare to take a step back. As long as they are defeated and retreat, they are likely to fall into a situation that is beyond redemption. A large number of soldiers who are too late to evacuate will instead become new parasitic organisms. The parasitic army that has been supplemented can snowball to gain an advantage and continue to attack cities and plunder territory. , but it is difficult for the civilized ant coalition to assemble such a large force to resist in a short period of time.
At that time, the Ant Alliance, which is very close to the war zone, may be in the disadvantageous position of fighting alone, and the large territory on the south bank of the Qinghe River will be plunged into boundless war.
It was precisely because of this concern that even though the Black River defense line could still hold up, but was far from crumbling, and was at the end of its rope, Zhu Jue still did not hesitate to use rocket launchers.
The parasitic army also noticed the huge threat caused by three consecutive launches of rocket launchers in one day. Some parasitic flying insects followed the trails of the rocket launchers and tried to attack the rocket launcher positions, but were frustrated by the flying knights.
A few parasitic water bugs also brought some fast-moving insect beasts to land from remote corners, trying to surprise the rocket launcher positions from the ground. The Angel King Legion has deployed three legions of security forces near the rocket launcher position in the wild, and they can get support from the nearby fortress group, but the parasite beast still has not succeeded.
At dusk that day, the parasitic army finally failed to completely break through the Black Creek defense line. They did not intend to fight at night. As the sun set, the rear troops stopped moving forward for reinforcements and slowly retreated along the pontoon bridge.
The parasitic army fighting on the front line also gradually retreated. The last group of troops in the rear were unable to withdraw and were surrounded and killed by the civilized ant coalition.
Seeing this, the parasitic water bugs that formed the pontoon began to disperse and either sank into the water or floated on the water and retreated towards the north shore.
A large number of parasitic ants that served as the connectors and pedals of the pontoon throughout the day have died after being trampled, torn and exposed to the sun for a long time, but their six limbs still firmly fixed themselves in their original positions and continued to perform their duties.
Until this moment, as the parasitic water bugs moved, these victims completed their mission, fell into the water one after another, and floated away with the current.
After cleaning the battlefield and checking the physical condition of the soldiers as usual, the civilized ant coalition forces withdrew from the camp one after another.
The flying knights also took advantage of the moonlight to launch an attack on the two sections of floating bridges on the north side where the parasitic army still existed. Many of the parasitic ants serving as connectors on these floating bridges also drowned, and some were still alive, whether dead or alive. , the parasitic brain has no intention of taking them back. These surviving ants and the pontoon are drifting with the water waves under the moonlight. It is difficult to survive this night and see the sunrise the next day. However, the pontoon was still a whole, and the flying knights' attacks and damage were not very effective, and they finally withdrew unwillingly.
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Zhu Jue waited until late at night in the conference room and prepared to rest after receiving the battle damage report.
On this day, the parasites lost about 100,000 insects and ants, and the civilized ant coalition lost nearly 40,000 people. In addition, there were 3-4 injured soldiers who lost their combat effectiveness completely or within a short period of time. It was really extremely painful.
According to reports from some frontline legions, the "Big Poison Legion" (a name given by Zhu Jue afterward) formed by the opponent's concentration of a large number of poisonous insects, as well as the elite parasitic ant commando team including the former God Envoy King soldiers, caused serious damage to the defenders. The losses are very great.
Whether it is the Divine Envoy King's legion, the black fire ant warriors, or the completely different blind leaf-cutting ant warriors, it is difficult to stop the opponent's assault. Zhu Jue was already thinking about how to restrain the two newly emerged enemy forces.
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Another piece of bad news was also waiting for him. In the evening, a messenger from the rear reported that a walnut fleet sailing on the Qinghe River was attacked that afternoon.
This walnut fleet is responsible for transporting coal from the Black Fire Ant Country to the Ant Alliance Country, and its destination is [Pioneer City].
Nowadays, the Black Fire Ant Kingdom has lost the large coal mine near its original main nest [Black Fire City], but there are still some scattered small coal mines in the existing southern territory. After emergency development, these small coal mines are now producing at full capacity to supply the needs of the Ant Alliance.
Many of these small coal mines require digging tunnels to excavate underground. Although ants are good at digging holes, they are not as convenient as open-air excavation. The current coal collection capacity of the Black Fire Ant Country cannot reach the output of its previous heyday.
Nowadays, all the iron-making blast furnaces in the Fire Ant Nation are operating at full capacity, and new blast furnaces are continuing to be built. In addition to the daily supply from the Black Fire Ant Nation, they are also using previously reserved strategic coal and burning charcoal instead.
However, the coal supply from the Black Fire Ant Country still accounts for a large proportion, and it is gradually increasing with the strengthening of mining capabilities. This coal transportation line through the walnut ship down the river is called the "lifeline of the Ant United Country" "It's no exaggeration.
Today, this lifeline has been attacked and is at risk of being cut off!
According to the courier report, this walnut fleet consists of 24 walnut ships, manned by more than 200 ant sailors from the Black Fire Ant Nation.
After they left the pier on the shore of the Black Fire Ant Country River, nothing unusual happened at first. The sun was shining brightly today, the breeze was gentle, and the current of the Qinghe River pushed the fleet firmly towards its destination.
Even though the largest battle since the war was breaking out not far to the west, the fleet was not affected at all. The ant sailors above were all veterans and had at least two experiences of sailing to the Ant United States. Before setting sail, the captain felt that this time was just a water excursion lasting a few days.
However, as a walnut boat at the stern suddenly shook violently - this was definitely not caused by waves, a disaster occurred!
