The walnut fleet is composed of 24 walnut boats connected by ropes, 3 horizontally and 8 longitudinally. Due to the flexible connection, each walnut boat is constantly rising and falling in the waves.
But such ups and downs are regular and gentle. Now the sea is calm, and there will only be ups and downs every time the microwaves beating towards the shore pass by the fleet, and the amplitude and frequency are not large.
Experienced ant sailors have adapted to this feeling that is completely different from the land. They can stay on the ship for a long time without discomfort. They can also climb to other ships through thin ropes when needed. A series of actions such as taking off and landing the sail and holding the pole are completed in the ups and downs.
The black fire ant captains and burrowing ant slave sailors who carried out these operations had never been on the ship two months ago. After the family moved to the new main nest, they were recruited as new sailors because of the lack of sailors.
The first time, these ants were still anxious and uneasy, but now they are on the boat and they are on the same level. It must be said that the adaptability of life is very tenacious.
When a walnut boat at the stern suddenly and violently shook irregularly, as if it had been hit by something. The only male black fire ant on the ship, who was also the captain, subconsciously thought he had hit a floating object.
Although the Walnut Fleet sails on the Qinghe River, its route is very close to the shore. This is a shallow water area, where the wind and waves are relatively small and safer. But correspondingly, there are many obstacles and floating objects in this area, and collisions may occur from time to time.
Fortunately, the walnut boat has a solid structure, and it is a one-time new boat for the Black Fire Ant Nation. It will be discarded to the Ant Alliance Nation after use, so it is not afraid of such a collision.
Only when there are too many obstacles that will affect navigation, the captain will ask the sailors to simply adjust the angle of the sail - this is a technique learned from the Ant Alliance, allowing the ship to temporarily sail deeper into the river. At this time, the speed of the boat often accelerates suddenly, and the difficulty of control also increases greatly. Therefore, after crossing the obstacle, the fleet will still sail back to the safe shallow water area on the shore.
If the wind direction is not suitable, the ant sailors will not raise the sails and will only rely on the current to push forward. When encountering obstacles, they will use long poles to prop them up.
When Captain Black Fire Ant's walnut boat at the front was pushed up to the crest of the wave, he looked back and saw that there were no large floating objects on the water near the tail of the fleet at the trough of the wave. He didn't know what had just happened. Where does the movement come from.
All the captain could see was the turbid river water near the shore, with mud floating on the surface, making it difficult to see what was going on under the water.
On the walnut ship that was hit, several sailors instinctively tightened the ropes around them with their jointed limbs, fearing that they would be thrown off.
If it doesn't rain, these sailors must stay outside the walnut ship to respond to emergencies at any time, and are not allowed to enter the cabin, which is narrow and filled with coal.
At this time, the ship rocked violently up and down a few times, but there was still no obstacle found on the water. The ship seemed to be dragged vertically underwater by something, but it quickly rebounded due to buoyancy.
Several ant sailors unfortunately fell into the water and were struggling.
Due to the tension of the water film, these ants will not drown in a short period of time, but the fleet is moving forward. If they cannot return to the ship immediately or climb ashore, they will definitely not survive.
Considering that the place of falling into the water is still some distance from the shore, it is also possible that the shore happens to be the territory of indigenous ants, and you will encounter danger if you venture ashore - there are still a few indigenous ant tribes scattered between the Black Fire Ant Country and the Ant Alliance Country. distributed. Climbing back into the boat is the best option for those who fall overboard.
The nearby ant sailors reached out with a long pole tied to the boat at one end, hoping to help rescue the drowning person.
At this time, I saw a flash of black shadow under the water, and an ant that fell into the water instantly lost its trace...
Captain Black Fire Ant has been paying attention to this direction. He didn't see clearly what it was, but his natural warrior intuition made him alert!
There's something under the water!
Then, the second ant that fell into the water disappeared with a flash of black shadow under the water, but the other ant sailors were hurriedly picked up and returned to the ship.
Just when the black fire ant captain and the burrowing ant sailor were alert to the strange underwater shadows, the other walnut boat at the end suddenly dwarfed.
Then, a pair of huge dark insect legs came out of the water and firmly hooked the rope net on the surface of the ship. Then a ferocious-looking insect emerged from the turbid water, slowly climbed onto the boat, and stared cruelly at the sailor who was wearing it!
This is a field turtle, and on its back, several hyphae shake off water droplets, stretch out their bodies in the sun, and twist like earthworms!
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What attacked the fleet were several parasitic field turtles. Although the sailors on the ship finally drove them away, they also suffered a lot of losses. Five walnut ships and their cargo floated away due to broken ropes.
After this attack, what worries Zhu Jue most is that parasitic water bugs have appeared on the Qinghe River, and they have appeared in the waters behind the Black Creek defense line of the civilized ant coalition.
It is still unknown whether these parasitic water bugs intentionally move here, or whether they were just accidentally hit here by the current during the previous battle.
If it is the former, it means that the parasites have the ability to use the Qinghe River to move, and the Qinghe River will no longer be safe. The large territories of the Ant United Kingdom and the Leaf-cutting Ant Kingdom, which were originally the hinterland, will be threatened.
This gave Zhu Jue a headache. The difficulty of dealing with these parasitic organisms lies not only in the powerful combat power of the parasitic organisms, but also in their pervasiveness. If you are not careful, hidden infections may suddenly break out, making all previous efforts in vain.
Zhu Jue couldn't even imagine what would happen if the coalition of civilized ant tribes blocked the frontal attack of the parasitic army at the Black Creek defense line, and suddenly there was a fire in the backyard and thousands of infected parasitic ants caused chaos in the hinterland. Nightmare!
The next day, Zhu Jue had to dispatch a large number of flying knights to patrol along the Qinghe River. While protecting the walnut fleet sailing on the water, he also investigated the movements of parasitic water bugs and figured out the source and purpose of the other party.
On this day, just like yesterday, the parasitic army launched another large-scale attack through the pontoon bridge.
It seems that the coalition of civilized ants was unable to stop the offensive of the parasitic army yesterday, allowing the parasitic brain to see the hope of victory. Today, more parasitic ants and insect beasts entered the battle, and the pontoon was built wider than yesterday, and countless parasitic organisms swarmed. Towards the south bank, there seems to be a black tide that can swallow everything.
The defense line of the civilized ant alliance was shaken to the point of collapse several times, and was broken through by the poisonous legions several times, forcing them to use reserves to stabilize it.
Seeing this, Zhu Jue decided to order a special force to go for reinforcements!
