June 6th is not an auspicious day.
Early that morning, Zhu Jue, who was resting in [Hou Shi Fort], received a report from the Flying Knights, saying that the enemy was attacking [West Stone Fort] in large numbers and had captured the first two lines of defense. From the air, the ground part of the fortress was very... Tragic.
Zhu Jue knew the news of the Destroyer's massive attack last night, but in his estimation, the enemy and we should still be fighting on the second line of defense. Unexpectedly, the enemy had already occupied the ant mound on the ground and attacked the third line of defense of the fortress. , which is the last line of defense.
From the information package, Zhu Jue could see that the three ant mounds that were originally tall and majestic were now in tatters. The surface was full of holes that had been blasted and destroyed, exposing large areas of the internal structure, like an artificial honeycomb that had been extracted. .
"White-bellied Destroyers!" Such traces of destruction are obviously the work of these self-destruction soldiers. The rapid loss of the second line of defense is also due to these White-bellied Destroyers.
Zhu Jue carefully analyzed the information packet and had to admit that even thickening the walls of the anthill would not be able to stop the Destroyer's blasting tactics. After all, the power of the White Belly Destroyer can be enlarged as the number increases.
Judging from the damage to the ant mound, because the walls of the ant mound are thicker at the bottom and thin at the top, the outer walls of the middle and upper floors were the most damaged, while the lower floors were much better. You can clearly see several gaps that have not been completely exploded. Look Ant-concrete walls with a thickness of more than 1 centimeter have a good effect on the self-destruction of a single White-bellied Destroyer. This is bloody and valuable data obtained in actual combat.
There are still some injuries on the ant mound, which look shocking, like huge wounds on a giant beast that frighten the ants. These are the openings that the Destroyers have expanded in the blasting gaps to facilitate the entry and exit of their huge bodies. Some Destroyers can now be seen expanding some of the gaps.
These damages were so serious that they even destroyed part of the structure of the ant mound, causing local collapses from time to time. Zhu Jue estimated that even if the defenders regained the ground part of the fortress, the amount of work to repair the damage would be almost the same as rebuilding a fortress.
In other words, the ground facilities of the [West Stone Fort] Fortress were almost destroyed...
At this time, the Destroyers still showed no signs of retreating. Tens of thousands of Destroyers were entrenched on the ground of the fortress. Destroyers were constantly getting in from various gaps, but it was rare to see Destroyers coming out.
The Destroyers who came out were scattered, and they all held "trophies" in their jaws, which were the corpses of civilized ant warriors. The remains of these victims were piled in the open air of the Destroyer camp. Judging from the speed at which the Destroyers moved the corpses, their underground offensive was not going very well, which was at least good news.
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After Zhu Jue analyzed the intelligence, he immediately mobilized his army and went out to break the siege of [West Stone Fort].
Judging from such a high-intensity attack like the Destroyer, without support, the defenders of [West Stone Castle] would be extremely difficult, and Zhu Jue could not sit idly by.
Tens of thousands of civilized ant coalition forces took several hours to maneuver into position and formed an array at the edge of the radar destroyer's detection range. The Destroyers quickly noticed the main force of the civilized ant alliance, but the Flying Knights observed that they actually restrained their desire to fight under the suppression of the Radar Destroyers and still attacked the underground with all their strength.
Zhu Jue originally planned to deliberately expose the position of his army to attract the Destroyer to attack. At that time, with the support of the Flying Knight's intelligence, the army could withdraw to the [Hou Shibao] fortress in advance, allowing the enemy to escape. By doing this a few more times, you can contain and attract a large number of Destroyers, and also greatly reduce the intensity of the Destroyer's attack on the underground defense line of the [West Stone Castle] Fortress, thereby supporting the defenders.
But the Destroyers were not fooled this time. Zhu Jue was not sure that he could defeat the tens of thousands of Destroyers in a decisive field battle with the civilized ant coalition he had pieced together. It was impossible for him to actually attack on his own initiative, so he suddenly felt confident. Ant bites ladybug - a bitter taste that cannot be swallowed.
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On the other side of the battlefield, a transport team composed of hundreds of honeypot ant workers had quietly lurked to the southwest defense line of the [West Stone Castle] Fortress, only half an hour away from the fierce battlefield.
This place is already within the radar destroyer's detection range. Although the number of ants in the honeypot ant transport team is not large, and according to the previous detection conclusion, it should not attract the attention of the radar destroyer, they are still very careful.
After all, they are about to open the most important lifeline and escape route for many defenders in [West Stone Castle]. Once discovered by the Destroyer, the consequences will be truly devastating!
Several regular ant-hunting ant scouts from the King of Divine Envoys who were assisting him quickly checked it once, and after confirming that it was safe, they sent out a signal with a slight friction sound.
After hearing the signal, the honeypot ants quickly moved away some dry leaves and grass camouflaged on the ground, and a dark hole leaked out - this was the secret exit underground of the [West Stone Castle] Fortress.
After clearing away a layer of floating soil that was hidden at the entrance of the cave, honeypot ants carrying various supplies filed in. They brought valuable supplies to the fortress, such as cannonballs, mysterious balls, and some herbs.
The size of each batch of these transport teams cannot be too large, so the transport volume is also limited. Fortunately, the [Xishishibao] Fortress originally had stocks, and there was no shortage of basic supplies such as food.
On that day, a total of 4 batches of transport teams were transported one after another. Each batch had to wait for the previous batch to completely leave the detection range of the radar destroyer before they could set off. Throughout the whole day, the transport team successfully completed the transport mission without disturbing the Destroyer, and also rescued some wounded soldiers.
It was already dusk when the last transport team left, and the vigilant ant scouts followed the plan to deal with the aftermath. They covered the entrance of the hole with floating soil, carefully wiped away the semaphores everywhere on the ground, and applied some fresh plant juice with an oxalic acid smell to the vicinity to interfere with the Destroyer's sense of smell. Finally, they used dry leaves and dead grass to clean the entrance of the hole. Disguise and just leave.
After the transport team performed a secret transport mission, Zhu Jue also learned about the current situation underground in the [Xishibao] Fortress.
The Destroyer's attack was fierce, but it was temporarily blocked by the preset battlefield nest rooms on the first and second floors. Originally, there were three levels of preset battlefield nest defense lines built underground.
However, the Destroyer's advance has exceeded the expectations of the garrison commander. He is ordering the troops to rush to repair several new preset battlefield nests and deploy the previously withdrawn or prepared ballistae and troops into them. Otherwise, maybe tomorrow the Destroyer can break through the third line of defense.
The defender commander optimistically estimated that the Destroyer's advancement speed would definitely not be able to keep up with the defenders' defense line construction. Even many hives would have to be abandoned step by step, and a large amount of supplies would have to be transported simultaneously. In addition to the battle, the defenders would have to build a large number of warehouses and warehouses. Housing, a lot of work.
