Taking advantage in this world also depends on chance and coincidence. Subsequently, Zhu Jue failed to capture even one family of indigenous ants.
Either these ant tribes have Zhu Jue under their command and there is no need to surrender, or some indigenous ant tribes are far away and have not provoked the civilized ant tribe alliance. It would be a waste of time and energy to travel long distances. In addition, the two newly conquered indigenous ant tribes still need to get used to the main force, and there are still ant queens in the team who are not suitable for long-distance travel.
In short, after Zhu Jue weighed it up, he led his army back to the main road and continued to advance along the road.
As dusk approached that day, Zhu Jue learned from yesterday's lesson and settled in a small stronghold in advance.
There were not many ants living in this small stronghold at that time. The original hundreds of guards were no longer there. They may have followed the evacuation team in front. This is very common in the strongholds along the way. Only a small number of guard troops who are particularly dedicated to their duties will always be there. Hold on and provide assistance to the evacuating troops.
Most of these ants in the stronghold are injured and sick people who cannot walk. They were temporarily resettled by the troops in front, and they will set off to catch up with the team after they have recovered.
Zhu Jue asked his men to place the sick and injured in one nest, and also assigned some worker ants to take care of them. Zhu Jue, with his large troops, unceremoniously occupied the rest of the nest, crowding the stronghold to the brim.
Among them, Zhu Jue himself and the guards' Angel King warriors shared a room. The newly conquered Japanese black brown ants and black-headed sour ant queens were placed in a room, guarded by the Angel King warriors and marching ant warriors.
There were not many supplies left in the stronghold, only a small amount of food, and the rest was probably taken away by the guards. Fortunately, Zhu Jue's troops also brought food with them, which was enough for a few days. They only needed to obtain water from the water wells in the stronghold.
After a day of marching and fighting, the ants were already hungry, thirsty and exhausted. After eating and drinking, the sun had not completely set outside. The soldiers had already taken naps, and Zhu Jue even fell asleep.
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After sleeping for who knows how long, Zhu Jue's tentacles hung on the ground and he felt abnormal vibrations coming from the non-stop background vibrations on the ground. The frequency continued to increase, indicating that there was unusual movement outside!
A long fighting career kept Zhu Jue on alert at all times. In just a few seconds, he woke up from his sleep and jumped up!
Zhu Jue first called the sentries to inquire about the situation. The sentries scattered throughout the stronghold said that no abnormalities were found in the stronghold. However, there were noisy noises outside the stronghold. The sentries did not go out to check at night, but only guarded the entrance of the cave!
Zhu Jue was confused and didn't know what was happening outside, but during the period of caution, he still asked the sentry to wake up all the soldiers to be on guard in case something happened.
At the same time, Zhu Jue personally commanded the soldiers of the Divine Envoy King and prepared to climb to the ground from the passage to inspect.
After cautiously looking around at the entrance of the cave and finding no threat lurking in the tentacles, Zhu Jue led his followers to the ground.
The moonlight in the night sky was bright and clear, without any hazy feeling like the hazy days of the previous two days, and it illuminated the earth clearly. In this night without light pollution, the bright moonlight is enough to see things, not to mention Zhu Jue's excellent night vision ability, which makes him feel like he is in daylight.
The location of the stronghold was slightly higher than the surrounding open space. As soon as he came out, Zhu Jue discovered that the threat was actually close at hand!
Not far to the northwest from the entrance to the stronghold, a group of destroyers are chasing the thin-legged ants!
This group of thin-footed ants had obviously been camping in the wild just now. They were attacked by the Destroyer and collapsed, and they were fleeing in all directions. About five to six hundred Destroyers were chasing each other separately. They came suddenly, and there was no flying knight to warn them at night. They killed the Thin-legged Ants by surprise.
However, the Destroyers did not discover that there was a small stronghold nearby, with thousands of Ant Alliance soldiers inside. Otherwise, Zhu Jue's troops would have suffered heavy losses if they were blocked!
Zhu Jue ordered the soldiers of the Divine Envoy King to be on guard at the entrance and exit, so as not to disturb the Destroyer. He was brave enough to sneak out alone, climbed up a tall grass next to the entrance, and looked around.
Judging from the surrounding movements, Zhu Jue was sure that only this small group of destroyers was attacking. If there were many destroyers, Zhu Jue would have no choice but to escape in embarrassment with his men.
But now, Zhu Jue had made up his mind. He summoned his soldiers, filed out of the stronghold, and killed the Destroyer who was in the midst of a massacre.
The Destroyers were just like the Thin-legged Ants they attacked by surprise. They were caught off guard at first. Because their forces were too scattered, they were divided and killed more than a hundred of them at once.
The other Destroyers immediately gathered together and counterattacked with their backs against a big tree, showing their strong combat effectiveness and adaptability. Zhu Jue's troops had several times the strength advantage. Under siege from three sides, they fell into a stalemate for a while.
During the fierce battle, Zhu Jue noticed that some of the thin-footed ants among his troops had wavered. They were cowering under the leadership of their commanders, and some even retreated without waiting for orders.
Zhu Jue was immediately furious. His negative emotions were concentrated after suffering from the Destroyer for the past few days. He ordered the warriors of the God Envoy King to supervise the team and executed three small-legged male ant team captains who were afraid of fighting!
This trick of killing ants to scare ants is commonplace for human military strategists, but the ants have never seen this before. When other commanders saw that their usually noble companions were killed like this, they immediately felt that Zhu Jue was more terrifying than the destroyer in front of them. , how dare they be cowardly and not fight, they urged their soldiers to attack fiercely.
At this time, some of the thin-footed ants that had fled nearby also took the initiative to join the battle. Zhu Jue gathered these unorganized thin-footed ants, plus the subordinates of the team leader who had just been killed, and added the newly conquered ants. The Japanese black brown ant and black-headed sour ant warriors, led by the Guards Envoy Wangzhan Squadron, climbed up the tree in a roundabout way and launched attacks from behind and above the Destroyer.
The flat-headed ant warriors who had just surrendered this time performed outstandingly. The mucus sprayed by more than 200 flat-headed ants made the destroyers restrained. In addition, they were surrounded from all sides. Finally, they could not resist it. Like dominoes, the first line of defense collapsed. , quickly fell into a total collapse, and finally the entire army was annihilated.
Zhu Jue sent out scouts to investigate the surrounding areas and confirmed that there were no destroyers. Then he called for gold and retreated his troops. At the same time, he gathered the defeated and wounded soldiers in the surrounding areas. In addition to the battle losses, the total force under his command increased by more than 200.
The next day, when Zhu Jue continued on his way, he specifically ordered the flying knights to conduct reconnaissance and communication. Only then did he learn that more than one place had been attacked last night. Many Wenyan Alliance troops had been attacked. Most of the troops in the field suffered losses, but those stationed in The troops at the stronghold suffered relatively slight losses.
The stronghold built by Zhu Jueli to protect the transportation lines has now had a good effect in protecting the evacuated troops!
