While the civilized ant coalition and the Destroyers were fighting one after another on the "Great Wall" defense line, in the far east, another war had been brewing for a while, and the war was about to ignite.
This is the outermost area of the territory of the hairy forest ants. On weekdays, apart from the local residents, the ants and the sea of ants are only seen during trade fairs.
Unlike other ant tribes, the hairy forest ants like to live near water. Their territories are widely distributed, but they are not connected to each other. Instead, they are scattered near lakes and ponds. Except for the birthplace of the hairy wood ant, which is adjacent to a large lake, the rest of the territories exist in the form of colonies. There are many savage ant tribes between the colonies and the origin, and the territories are almost completely dependent on air transportation.
Today, there are approximately 10,000 hairy forest ants and twice that number of slave warriors, gathering in this easternmost colony. They come from colonies and native places of origin from all directions, accompanied by dragonflies that are constantly taking off and landing. In a short time The assembled army even exceeded the total colony of this colony, so that temporary barracks had to be built outside the tree nest to accommodate them.
Compared with the wealth gained by the Hairy Forest Ant clan through trade, the number of their ant colonies is actually not that large among the major civilized ant clans. The total number of ant colonies in this clan is only 200,000, and there are four or five times that of various ant colonies in the country. Clan slave ants. The troops gathered here at this time accounted for a large proportion of the entire ant colony!
But in fact, don’t be deceived by the profiteer appearance of the hairy forest ants. In fact, all the noble ants and professional ants of the hairy forest ants only want to do two things in their lives - trade and fight. Every hairy forest ant warrior accepts The length of combat training is far longer than that of other ant tribes outside the Ant Alliance. In addition, with the sophisticated equipment and sufficient supplies obtained through trade, each Maolin ant warrior is a very elite professional warrior, and other ant tribes are famous for their fighting skills. Warriors can often have the upper hand in a duel.
In the army now assembled in the colony, there are about 10,000 hairy forest ant warriors with shiny carapace and strong six limbs, showing good condition. A quarter of these warriors were equipped with iron armor and iron jaw knives imported from the Ant Alliance. The rest were basically armed with leather armor and stone jaw knives. There were almost no unarmored warriors.
The slave warriors were much poorer. Not only did they have no armor, but their nutritional status was not very good. Their limbs were slender and their carapace lacked luster. But these slave warriors not only carry a large amount of supplies, but during wartime they also have to go out to fight to consume the enemy's strength and support them until the Maulin Ant Warriors feel the time is right before going out to fight.
But the hairy forest ants don't think there is anything wrong with this tradition that has been passed down for thousands of years. The hairy forest ants are noble and wealthy, and those slaves are just hatched from ant eggs that can be exchanged for some resale goods. Yes, it is enough to feed them half full at ordinary times. It is better for the food to mold in the humid territory granary than to feed more food into the stomach of the slave...
It is precisely because of this tradition that the Maolin ant warriors do have the disadvantage of not having a strong will to fight when they fight in formation. If they are not sure that the slaves have seriously weakened the enemy's army, the Maolin ant commander will not invest his resources easily. The tribal troops...
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This time the hairy forest ant troops gathered on a large scale because a nearby colony rich in pickled crab eggs was attacked some time ago, and they tried to fight back.
According to the account of the only remaining male hairy forest ant, the intruders were not the nearby barbaric ant tribes - many nearby barbarian ant tribes always coveted the prosperity of the hairy wood ant colony, and looting and harassment occurred from time to time, but The barbarian ants generally do not dare to invade in large numbers, and the martial virtues of the hairy forest ants are much richer than those of their barbarian neighbors.
There are also some indigenous ants that are much gentler and are willing to trade with the hairy forest ants, and even go to the market in the colony regularly. It is even more cost-effective for the hairy forest ants to exploit additional value through covert means in trade than to directly control these indigenous ant tribes, so there is no incentive to expand territory.
But this time, the attacker is said to be the Destroyer!
This news really frightened the top management at the time. The Destroyer's illustrious achievements were now taking place in this region. The Thin-legged Ant Nation and the Honey Pot Ant Nation had almost been wiped out. The Marching Ant Nation seemed doomed as well, and was now destroyed. It is self-evident what it means for a foreigner to suddenly appear in his own colony.
However, the top leaders of the Maolin Ant Clan did not panic. The Destroyer was still far away from the core area of the country, and their clan had a large amount of air power. In terms of foundation and strength, it was somewhat stronger than the Ant Alliance.
After sending out a large number of dragonflies for reconnaissance, the Maolin Ant clan also confirmed that the number of Destroyers who had invaded their own colony was only a thousand or so. The main force of other nearby Destroyers was still seven or eight days away, and was in a highland with the local barbarians. The ants fought fiercely and seemed to be at a disadvantage. In a short period of time, the hairy forest ants only had to face the threat of more than a thousand destroyers occupying one of their colonies.
The Maolin ants immediately gathered their troops without notifying their allies of the civilized ants, intending to destroy this destroyer independently.
The senior leaders of the Maolin ant clan naturally have a plan - as an ant clan famous for doing business, the Maolin ant clan does not have a good reputation among civilized ant clans. Other civilized ant tribes are basically based on farming and fighting. The hairy forest ants who are obsessed with trade are both indispensable and unique. Most other tribes believe that trade with the hairy forest ants is a disadvantage, which intensifies their hatred. The ostracism of the hairy forest ants.
Therefore, in this region, the Maolin ant tribe has always seemed alienated from other allies, and may be closer to several civilized ant tribe trading partners in neighboring areas. Facing the threat of the Destroyer this time, the Maolin Ant clan was not very interested in supporting their allies and only sent some of the weakest troops there.
However, the Maolin ants also hope to enhance their own voice, and are also envious of the rapid rise in reputation of the Ant Alliance after winning several wars. The victory achieved by joining the civilized ant alliance will not be attributed to the hairy forest ants, but what if a group of destroyers is eliminated independently! ?
With this idea in mind, facing a mere thousand Destroyers, the Destroyers who have assembled dozens of times the force are still confident that they can win in one battle, and this battle is bound to be won!
The commander of the Maulin ant army is a male ant who led the reinforcements and experienced the battle with the Destroyer. The adjutant is the male ant who escaped from the fallen colony and is familiar with the local geography. This commander configuration can also prove that the Maulin ants The senior leaders of the clan are still very cautious!
After a three-day rainstorm, the air was very humid, reaching a level of humidity that made many ants uncomfortable. However, the hairy forest ant warriors who have lived by the water for many years have already adapted. They whipped the slave warriors and set off on foot one after another, preparing for the inevitable battle!
