Use more to attack less, favorable terrain, siege from all sides, and multiple weakenings.
The Thin-footed Ant Army already had many advantages before launching a general attack on the surrounded Destroyer. Based on experience, any ant commander would feel that this was a guaranteed victory.
But ants drank expired honeydew - they knew it was bitter. After the general offensive was launched, the senior military leaders of the Thin-footed Ant Army realized that the Destroyer's resistance was too tenacious, and the general offensive was obviously not smooth enough.
Waves of troops were sent up, and wave after wave retreated. The ground was soon covered with dead bodies, like a dense layer of fungus growing on the ground after the rain, or like the fallen leaves that suddenly covered the ground in autumn.
"Longhorn" was dispatching reinforcements on the periphery. He had received intelligence that two groups of Destroyers were coming quickly, only about half a day away. While "Longhorn" mobilized his troops, he also strictly ordered the troops launching the general attack to take down this destroyer before dusk, otherwise when enemy reinforcements arrive, the Thin-footed Ant Army will also be attacked from both sides.
Under the strict order of "Long Horn", the thin-footed ant army increased its attack intensity, and the casualties increased instantly. On the Destroyer's side, the defensive formation is also constantly being weakened. The general attack turned into consumption. The attacker's consumption was several times that of the defender, but the attacker's total strength was ten times that of the defender. Both sides struggled to support it until the critical point where one party could no longer support it!
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In the dense woods, another group of destroyers was rushing towards the battlefield crazily.
This group of Destroyers also divided up a lot of troops to carry the loot to the rear. Now there are only about 5,000 Destroyers. They are now lined up in three or two columns, parallel to each other, gathering and dispersing at times, moving quickly through the forest floor.
There were no pheromones on the ground, and there were no scouts in the air. Just relying on scouts that were obviously insufficient, these destroyers moved quickly and in a clear direction.
In the Destroyer's formation, a radar Destroyer's tentacles were raised high and stretched forward, pointing out the direction for the army to advance.
Just like the god of death stalking the night, although the Destroyer did not attack other creatures, such a hasty and vigorous march still disturbed the dead branches and leaves of the forest, causing insects to fly.
The surprised insects fled in all directions, which was very obvious, and the flying knights in the air could infer the Destroyer's movements from a distance.
The sun was moving westward, and it was approaching dusk. The Destroyers felt that they were approaching friendly forces. Although the signals from friendly forces were weak, they still existed. As a result, this incoming group of destroyers stepped up to move closer to their beleaguered companions.
In front of a fallen tree trunk, the Destroyers suddenly encountered an ambush. A small group of thin-legged ants appeared on the trunk covered with moss marks and fungi, and attacked with acid.
The Radar Destroyer focused on communicating with its beleaguered companions. In addition, this army of thin-footed ants was not large in number, so it was not discovered in advance.
The Destroyers ignored the acid attack and only sent out a small pair of troops to drive it away. They didn't care about this slight attack at all. The army bypassed the tree trunks and continued to move forward.
Not far away, "Horn" was extremely angry. The task of the attacking force was not to jump out at this time. He originally ambush a small force here and prepared to use it to cooperate with another force in a poisonous fog attack at a critical moment.
Before the troops throwing salt-alkali crystals were in place, the troops responsible for acid shooting jumped out on their own initiative. I wonder if the military leader leading the team was inexperienced and felt that they could use acid to attack them if they occupied a favorable terrain. , I don’t know that the other party is not afraid of this at all.
Driven away by hundreds of Destroyers, the thin-legged ants on the tree trunks where the acid attack was ineffective collapsed at the touch, fled in all directions, and never regained their organization.
"Longhorn" realized that the ambush had failed, and the Destroyers were already alert. Instead of getting into the pre-arranged pockets, they were already trying to bypass the encirclement and get closer to the other group of Destroyers who were still resisting.
As a last resort, the Thin-footed Ant Army appeared in advance, and several large armies lying in ambush nearby, with a total strength of about 100,000 people, successively devoted themselves to blocking this destroyer.
Originally, "Growing Horns" was to wait for the opponent to enter the attack site, weaken it with poisonous mist, and then launch a general attack. Now that the plan has failed, the thin-footed ant warriors can only fight hand-to-hand with their flesh and blood. In the face of the Destroyer, who was coming from a long distance and had high fighting spirit, such a hand-to-hand fight was obviously not a good strategy.
The Thin-footed Ant Army could only attack the Destroyer from one side at first, and the vanguard was even counterattacked by the Destroyer, causing considerable losses.
It wasn't until the follow-up troops arrived, and the thin-footed ant army spread its wings, half surrounding the Destroyer, that the tragic exchange ratio improved slightly, but it was still very scary. At the same time, the number of casualties per unit time on both sides was also rising rapidly.
On the battlefield, the circular formation formed by the Destroyers was like a huge grinding mill of flesh and blood, constantly crushing the incoming slender-legged ant warriors.
Seeing the heavy losses suffered by the attacking troops, "Changjiao" couldn't sit still. As a last resort, he committed the most elite troops in advance.
"Wind Warriors" are the most elite warriors among the Thin-footed Ants inherited by the Wind God. They are almost all ants selected from a thousand. The entire army only has less than ten thousand ants, but they are the most powerful attacking force in the Thin-footed Ant Nation.
These "wind warriors" are generally larger than similar bodies. This is an advantage brought about by enjoying treatment equivalent to that of male ant military leaders since they were selected. The main advantage of being large is their strength, which allows them to wear heavy equipment while still maintaining the characteristics of the thin-footed ants that come and go like the wind.
The craftsmanship and technology of the Thin-footed Ant clan is relatively primitive, and they do not have the steel weapons of the Ant Alliance, nor do they have leather armor, shell armor and other equipment. Their "Wind Warrior", in order to enhance the defense without sacrificing speed, uses ant glue to stick fine sand particles to the body. These gravels are mainly concentrated on the back, which can provide additional defense effect.
In addition, the mandibles of the Wind Warrior will collect venom before the battle. The venom is obtained from salt-alkali crystals. It is not easy to evaporate after being soaked in oil. Once it enters the blood, it will form a huge thrombus in the city, which can destroy the enemy ants in a short time. The blood circulation system is very lethal.
In recent years, the wind warriors have been equipped with stone jaw knives imported from the Ant Alliance. The venom is applied to the jaw knives instead, which enhances the armor-breaking ability and killing efficiency.
As "Long Horn" gave the order to prepare to attack, the team of wind warriors became busy. The auxiliary soldiers hurriedly fed stimulants and tonics to the wind warriors. Other auxiliary soldiers were carefully extracting poison from the jaw knives of the wind warriors, while others were checking other matters.
The venom must be applied very carefully. If it accidentally enters the mouth of the wind warrior, the auxiliary soldier will be severely punished.
After preparations, the wind warriors finally set out!
