The leaf-cutter ant army launched a general attack on the nest occupied by the parasite in the almond tree, which lasted until the next morning.
As the corpses of our enemies and foes were moved to the ground one after another, the Stone Desert Archipelago Ant Empire finally had something to do after a long rest. They used the flames of the sun god's artifact to roast the corpses and disinfect any parasitic mycelium that might be hidden inside.
This battle has come to an end, but there are still several parasitic nests waiting for them to recover. Maybe the war in the leafcutter ant country will end before winter comes. Maybe the war will continue until next spring. Who knows! ?
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At the same time, on the battlefield of the Eastern Expedition east of [Black Fire City], fierce offensive and defensive battles have been going on.
The Eastern Expeditionary Army has removed about half of the parasitic fortresses, and the progress seems to be in line with expectations, but senior commanders have realized that the resistance they encounter is becoming increasingly fierce.
The Eastern Expeditionary Army discovered that the garrison of the parasitic fortress would often be mobilized after sunset or just after sunrise, using some fast-moving parasitic beasts to carry parasitic ants on their backs to deploy targeted defenses. They no longer scattered and defended each parasitic fortress, but instead We need to be more proactive and targeted.
The Eastern Expeditionary Army's offensive against the parasitic fortress encountered greater resistance as it went on. The parasitic army was rapidly learning and progressing, and was constantly testing new defense strategies in the face of the Eastern Expeditionary Army's tactics.
In addition to night attacks, smoke attacks, building fortresses, and equipping trebuchets and parasitic springtails, the parasitic army has new tricks in a short period of time.
For example, in order to weaken the artillery strike effect of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, the parasites continued to thicken the thickness of the ant concrete exterior walls of the ant mounds inside and outside the parasitic fortress, or temporarily reinforced them with loose sand when it was too late. Some parasitic fortresses with simple trebuchets have also built simple shelter facilities, which can effectively prevent the trebuchets from being burned.
Parasitic springtails are no longer easily launched, and parasitic creatures have realized that attacks launched solely by parasitic springtails can be easily defeated. Now, the parasitic springtails often hide inside the parasitic fortress and cooperate with other parasitic organisms to fight back, causing greater trouble to the Eastern Expeditionary Army's offensive.
Some parasite beasts are still frequently attacking the transportation lines of the Eastern Expedition. Facing the transportation teams with strengthened defenses, these parasite beasts often choose to rush into the transportation teams regardless of death, contaminating everything they encounter with acid and venom. food. The parasite beast that launched the suicide attack would not survive the winter. Using this suicide attack without loss restricted the logistical supply capabilities of the Eastern Expeditionary Army to a certain extent.
Zhu Jue could feel that behind these strange parasitic fortresses, behind these targeted attacks, behind these deliberate new tactics, there was a smart parasitic brain that was controlling the Eastern Expeditionary Army. of all parasites!
Zhu Jue also continued to adjust his deployment. There were no major problems with the Eastern Expeditionary Army's strategy and tactics. With the help of artillery fire and the assault of elite troops, parasitic fortresses were captured one after another. What he needs to do is to find ways to avoid unnecessary losses in siege battles while ensuring the stability of logistical supplies.
The fierce battles between Zhu Jue and the parasitic brain, the Eastern Expeditionary Army and the parasitic defenders, the artillery and the parasitic fortress, especially the offensive and defensive battles surrounding the [Three Cities] fortress are the most representative.
On October 15, a carefully designed fortress appeared in front of the Eastern Expeditionary Army, which Zhu Jue called "Three Cities".
As its name suggests, this parasitic fortress is composed of three small fortresses that are at the corners of each other. They are arranged in a triangle, with a layout of one in the west and two in the east. The fortress in the northeast corner is the largest and is the main part of the [Three Cities]. plug.
The flying knights had discovered the parasitic fortress here during previous investigations, but found nothing unusual.
It was not until the ground troops arrived that the commander in charge of attacking here, "Rambo Fly II", directly launched the first attack. This failed attack only made "Rambo Fly II" aware of the unhappiness of [Three Cities]. Simple.
There were no mistakes in the first wave of attacks launched by "Rambo Fly II". It used artillery to suppress it in a regular manner, and then sent out commandos with elite troops as arrows to assist with the follow-up second-line troops.
Along the way, even if there were twists and turns, this offensive configuration could ensure the completion of combat missions. The most determined fortress could only withstand the attack of "Rambo Fly II" for most of the day.
However, this time, the parasitic defenders in [Three Cities] caused the Eastern Expedition Army to suffer a loss.
[Three Cities] There are three parasitic fortresses. The small fortress in the west is facing the direction of the Eastern Expedition Army, so it was natural that it was directly attacked by the Eastern Expedition Army first.
But the terrain of this small fortress is very good. It is located on a low hill. Not only is it covered by shrubs, but there is also a large stone to the west, which can block the direct fire from the anthills and walls of the fortress.
The artillery unit commanded by "Rambo Fei II", after two rounds of contact shooting, failed to suppress the effect and did not destroy the defense in the fortress. The defenders and facilities in this parasitic fortress were safe. Meet the ground offensive without damage.
The distance was too far, and "Rambo Flying II" did not know the specific impact of the artillery. The few flying knights in the air were also blocked by bushes, and they also did not obtain specific information.
Even though the fire attack was ineffective, the commando team of the Eastern Expeditionary Army unknowingly launched the assault according to the original plan.
The commando team initially climbed up the west slope to attack without encountering any resistance. It was not until halfway up that the commando team commander discovered that the road in front of him was very rugged, with huge rocks that were almost vertical, and the surface was slippery and insurmountable.
So the commando team had no choice but to move to the east side of the west end fortress and continue climbing under the guidance of the flying knight. The slope here was slightly gentler, but equally rugged.
At this moment, the commando team, which had just moved to the east slope and had climbed halfway, was suddenly attacked from three directions. It suffered heavy losses and fell into chaos.
Directly ahead, [Three Cities] arrived at the western end fortress. The defenders were unscathed and were throwing various things including parasitic mycelium and stones from a high position, and smashed them at the commandos along the steep hillside.
The other two small fortresses in [Three Cities] were equipped with simple trebuchets, firing stones and swarms of parasitic springtails at the commandos with cross fire.
The stones rolled along the sloping hillside, knocking away all the ants they hit. The stone projectiles fired from the back hit the rock surface, splashing out countless gravels. Once they hit the compound eyes or antennae, they would cause serious injuries.
Countless parasitic mycelium, fleas and springtails are everywhere among the commandos. Even with the cooperation of the warrior ants and the warriors, it is difficult to prevent these parasitic organisms from causing a large number of infections!
The commando team had no cover on the exposed hillside and was attacked from both sides. It was in a very dangerous situation!
