Looking back to a few days ago, outside [Liuyi City], Zhu Jue commanded the coalition of civilized ants and launched the largest decisive battle since the beginning of the war with the invading Pavement Ant Imperial Army.
Although it was not clear at this time that the Destroyer was about to launch another offensive, intelligence over the past few days had initially revealed its intentions, which forced Zhu Jue to give up the safe plan of continuing to gather stronger forces and launched a desperate attack.
After a fierce battle for most of the day, the army of a certain grand duke of the Pavement Ant Empire, which faced the attack of the civilized ant alliance, managed to hold on until dusk at a huge cost. It still had a strength of 30,000 to 40,000 troops. It was not as full as Zhu Jue had hoped. rout.
The Angel King's army and allied forces responsible for the attack were exhausted. According to conventional tactics, they should have evacuated or been rotated. However, no matter how the commanders asked for help or requested evacuation, they received a cold response - God's Envoy. The king refused and asked them to persist in the attack!
As the battle commander, Zhu Jue had no reserve troops to dispatch. The tenacity of this elite army of the Pavement Ant Empire was far beyond his expectation. Their fighting spirit was almost as good as that of the Divine Envoy King's army. In addition, the Ai's Man Ants, With the support of powerful vassal warriors such as Silver Ants and Yellow Ants, it will be very difficult for the civilized ant coalition to defeat them head-on.
After failing to eliminate the enemy force in front of them in time, another reinforcement from the Pavement Ant Empire Army finally broke through the Flying Knights' containment and arrived at the battlefield in the afternoon. Now Zhu Jue's troops were already at the top of the battlefield. Disadvantage, and temporarily lost some of the initiative.
Zhu Jue had to detach part of his troops, together with the reserve team, to intercept this new enemy force and prevent the two enemy forces from converging. He no longer had the strength to strengthen the attacking force, but he was unwilling to give up the prey he had caught.
This blocking battle was also very difficult. Facing the advance of the Pavement Ant Imperial Army, the blocking force of the Civilized Ant Alliance could only resist step by step, exhausting the opponent's offensive momentum with huge casualties.
Now, both battlefields have reached a stalemate. Both sides are holding on, and there is no hope of breaking the situation for the time being.
However, Zhu Jue still retains confidence in victory. His back-up troops have been deployed, but they will definitely not be able to reach the battlefield during the day. Now, he and the enemy commander were locked in a competition of wills. Whoever is unable to withstand huge losses first or makes a wrong command first will be defeated!
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The sun is gradually setting in the west, and the sunset glow on the horizon is like blood, which contrasts with the bloody battlefield on the ground!
Although Zhu Jue repeatedly issued strict orders and even sent imperial guards to supervise the battle team, executing generals who dared to retreat, including some allied commanders, the front-line troops were exhausted, and some commanders who lacked battlefield experience were even killed. They were frightened and unable to organize effective command, which greatly reduced the momentum and frequency of attacks by the civilized ant coalition.
The Pavement Ant Empire Army was not much better. The newly arrived army would never have imagined that this battle would be so difficult. Under the resolute resistance of the civilized ant coalition, they had the advantage in military strength and only advanced a total of about two or three meters from the initial engagement, but they suffered tens of thousands of casualties.
At this time, they were still a full 5 meters away from the allied forces that needed their rescue, and the Grand Duke of Pavement Ants, who commanded this army, had lost the confidence to continue advancing. Until dark, the two groups of Pavement Ant Imperial Army failed to converge.
The Grand Duke's headquarters of another Pavilion Ant Empire Army, which had been besieged for most of the day by the civilized ant tribe's coalition forces, successfully saved the lives of the high-ranking nobles, but did not allow Zhu Jue's idea of a quick victory to succeed. But now, as the day gets darker, the commanders, including the Grand Duke, are thinking about how to evacuate the battlefield for the night. They also feel that the civilized ant coalition will retreat.
No fight at night! The Pavement Ant Empire Army, like most of the ant tribe, believes in this principle.
At this time, the cool breeze at night suddenly started, and the body temperature in the wind was much colder than during the day. It also indicated that this autumn night would be a cold night with white dew and frost, and it was definitely not suitable for fighting.
Therefore, the commanders of the two pavement ant empire armies are waiting. When the civilized ant coalition forces voluntarily withdraw, they can stop fighting and camp on the spot for the night.
As for the victory or defeat on the battlefield, that will be a matter of the next day. The two grand dukes who fought to numbness tonight don't want to think about it!
But Zhu Jue has no intention of giving up!
He was determined and remained indifferent no matter how many complaints and urgings from the armies under his command, he resolutely rejected all suggestions for evacuation and used his authority to suppress them, allowing the legions of the God's Envoy King who were enforcing the prohibition and those allied forces who kept complaining to continue to stay. On the battlefield.
Zhu Jue also made a promise, saying that a group of reinforcements would arrive before it completely darkened, and a group of strong reinforcements would arrive after nightfall, which re-stabilized the morale of the army.
The sun had already sunk below the horizon, but when there was still light left, the first batch of reinforcements promised by Zhu Jue arrived.
This is a support force cobbled together from [Sixty-One City]. There are only a few thousand in number. Most of them are allies such as sharp-tailed ants and honeypot ants who are not good at fighting. Their combat effectiveness is questionable.
Therefore, Zhu Jue did not let him go into battle, but let him keep entering and exiting the battlefield, allowing both the enemy and ourselves to see him at close range, and then circle back out of sight, creating the illusion of a continuous flow of reinforcements.
Spurred by this, the commanders at all levels of the civilized ant alliance finally believed that they could win. They braved the cold wind and resistance, and used their remaining courage and physical strength to continue fighting.
On the side of the Pavement Ant Empire Army, the two Grand Dukes were wary of reinforcements from the enemy. Although they still had the advantage in strength, there would no longer be reinforcements.
Immediately, the Pavement Ant Archduke firmly decided not to fight at night. They were still optimistically waiting for the civilized ant coalition to withdraw from the battle on their own initiative, and then gather and rest on the spot.
As for what to do tomorrow, whether to continue fighting or to evacuate decisively early in the morning, the two Grand Dukes have not yet considered. They are more willing to think about their daily plans every day, and as for the next day, just improvise!
Unfortunately, until about eight o'clock after nightfall, a full hour has passed since the last ray of daylight disappeared, and the tired but still cruel battle has not stopped yet!
Such a crazy and sticky battle finally made the pavement ants aware of Zhu Jue's intentions.
Both groups of pavement ant empire troops left behind the rear troops in an attempt to cover the main force's evacuation and rest - they were still unwilling to fight day and night against the lunatic civilized ant alliance.
But Zhu Jue stood tall in the cold wind, his compound eyes shining brightly, watching the enemy's movements through the night, without any disturbance in his heart!
