Nowadays, the remaining forces of the Pavement Ant Empire are divided into two parts.
A group of remnants north of the gravel land, ruled by 3 kings and 5 grand dukes, also controls 18 nests and hundreds of thousands of ant colonies, with about 100,000 combatable soldiers entrenched in the fallen main nest. A rugged low mountain in the northwest of [Withered Tree City].
The terrain here is rugged and complex, and although the products are poor, they are enough to support the current ant colony. When the Destroyer attacked [Withered Tree City] from multiple routes, they did not choose to march here, so the local area was preserved. After that, the remaining defeated generals from other occupied areas poured in one after another. After the main nest [Withered Tree City] fell, a king led his troops to break through here.
This place has become the largest base area after the fall of the main nest of the Pavement Ant Empire. With the advantage of the terrain, and the fact that the Destroyer occupied the essential area near [Withered Tree City] and was busy quelling the small-scale resistance that was rising in various places, he had no time to take care of it. Relatively safe.
The other part is located in the [North Pine City] [North Birch City] area south of the gravel land that originally belonged to the Leafcutter Ant Kingdom. This is the only remaining base of the Pavement Ant Empire Army. The terrain is flat and the products are rich. Although there are only 11 There is a nest, but the ant population is only slightly smaller than the previous base area. The paving ant clan plus the vassal clans also have hundreds of thousands of them, with about 80,000 fighting soldiers.
This base area is not threatened by the Destroyer for the time being. The gravel land in the north has a harsh environment. The Destroyer does not know the passages there like the indigenous pavement ants, so they avoid this place. Therefore, most of the remnants of the Pavement Ant Empire that broke out from the main nest [Withered Tree City], with the help of the silver ant tribe in the gravel land, crossed the gravel land to take shelter here. There are also water swamps on the east and west sides.
However, this one of the last strongholds of the Pavement Ant Empire still faces threats from the coalition of civilized ants from the south. At this time, the Pavement Ant Empire is at the end of its rope, not only unable to withstand the invasion of the Destroyer, but also unable to withstand the Northern Expedition of the Civilized Ant Alliance.
Originally, the king of the local Pavement Ant Empire had hoped to unite the troops who stayed behind after last year's southern expedition to consolidate the defense. Unexpectedly, what awaited him was the sad news that more than 300,000 troops had been wiped out by the civilized ant coalition.
The nobles of the once arrogant Pavement Ant Empire had to think about the future of the Pavement Ant clan...
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The civilized ant tribe's coalition set out for the Northern Expedition from [Liu San City] [Panxia City] and other places, and the journey was progressing smoothly.
However, the Flying Knights had already detected that the Destroyer had appeared outside the gravel land north of [North Pine City], and the scale was quite large. Therefore, the Northern Expeditionary Force slowed down after hearing the news, moving forward and building defensive facilities along the way.
The Legion of the God's Envoy built fortresses in dangerous and defensible places on the plains along the way, forming a defense system with ant mounds, city walls, trenches, and forts. The leafcutter ants choose some tall individual trees to build their nests, which are also easy to defend and difficult to attack.
In addition, the few vassal ant troops in the Angel King's army also contributed their experience in building tree fortresses to assist the leafcutter ants in setting up defenses. The ants use a mixed material similar to ant concrete to build a layer of paper nests at the branch branches and reinforce the shell. It is easier to build than the tree hole nests of the leafcutter ants, and its defense is stronger than the hanging spherical hanging nests.
This arrangement is obviously not to guard against the remnants of the Pavement Ant Empire, which has lost its threat, but to prepare against the possible future southern invasion of the Destroyer. The gravel moat is the future front line of this defense system, so Zhu Jue vigorously conquered the local silver ant natives to help.
The Civilized Ant Alliance took the initiative to slow down the pace of the Northern Expedition, which also gave the desperate Paving Ant Empire a chance to breathe.
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Before the Northern Expedition, Zhu Jue had already left the country and flew to the battlefield of Marching Ant Kingdom with a group of flying knights.
The battle situation here is more intense than on the battlefield of the Pavement Ant Empire, and the civilized ant coalition is more passive here!
Since the beginning of spring, despite the shortage of materials, the Marching Ant Kingdom has still deployed a large number of troops to fight, which has delayed production. In addition, the area where the "Wangting" is currently located has not fully restored its ecology before, and the spring production is limited. The army of army ants struggled to fight despite the lack of food and supplies.
Fortunately, this army of army ants endured hardships and endured hardships. Without the constraints of winter, they were willing to travel long distances even if they were hungry. Relying on their mobile and flexible tactics, the army was able to join forces at all times, even if a large group of tens of thousands of ants was destroyed. It can also frequently eliminate small groups of scattered Destroyers, delaying the Destroyer's offensive against the nests of the marching ant kingdom.
The marching ant nation is using limited production and the assistance of commended allies to reorganize a new army in the safe rear. The newly hatched warriors are at the peak of their physical functions. As long as there is sufficient food supply, after being equipped with metal or gravel weapons from the Ant Alliance, and accumulating experience in battle in the future, they will become terrifying killers. machine!
According to the plan of the Civilized Ant Tribe Military Committee, by May, with the help of air, water and land transportation, the marching ant nation will have enough food to last until winter (mainly from self-produced and leaf-cutting ant nations) and enough to arm 72 Armed with tens of thousands of troops (50% metal and 50% gravel armed, with assistance from the Ant Alliance).
Also in May, reinforcements from the Black Fire Ant Nation, the Sand's Flat-headed Ant Nation, and the All-Different Blind Leaf-Cutter Ant Nation will also enter the battlefield of the Marching Ant Nation in large numbers.
At this time, it was time for the civilized ant coalition to launch a long-awaited counterattack.
On the battlefield of the marching ant kingdom, Zhu Jue was training his civilized ant coalition. After a whole winter of hibernation, even the battle-hardened Divine Envoy King's Legion needs to undergo restorative training before their combat effectiveness can return to its peak.
In addition, the thieves ant clan and the troops of the Stone Desert Archback Ant Empire stationed together with the Angel King's army are also waiting for the distribution of food and supplies under Zhu Jue to accept the latest combat mission.
The Thieving Ants have been very busy since the beginning of spring. Their Locust Air Force has to work part-time as transportation, transporting soldiers and valuable supplies for the coalition forces. They are very tired and need to rest.
Zhu Jue had been resisting the pressure and did not let his coalition troops go into battle. Later, envoys from the Marching Ant Kingdom came almost every once in a while to inquire when Zhu Jue's troops would take action. After all, the army of marching ants was fighting life and death on the front line, but Zhu Jue's troops were sitting peacefully in the rear. The "kings" of the marching ants obviously couldn't bear it.
Zhu Jue had his own plan. He had been paying attention to the situation on the battlefield. Now the battle lines of the army of marching ants and the army of destroyers were intertwined and stretched for several kilometers. The battlefield situation was very complicated and fell into chaos and chaos.
The civilized ant coalition organized under Zhu Jue was prepared for a decisive battle. If they rush into a bloody melee, they will not be able to exert their full strength, but will suffer heavy losses.
But gradually, as the Destroyers united under the pressure of the army of marching ants, the fighter plane Zhu Jue was waiting for was emerging!
