When the Destroyers were gathering and had not yet launched a formal attack, the situation in the base area had not yet reached the point of turmoil.
It's just that the Destroyers are frequently engaging in small-scale contact battles and scout battles with the defenders in the base areas behind enemy lines. This situation is also a precursor to the imminent outbreak of large-scale, high-intensity wars.
To the Destroyer's surprise, it was the troops from the Civilized Ant Alliance's base area behind enemy lines who actually launched the attack first.
If you draw a map of the stable territory and buffer zones controlled by the three major base areas behind enemy lines, you can see that they are almost connected. However, what is a little surprising is that this land is isolated by some fortified nests and traffic ant lanes guarded by destroyers, so it is divided into three parts.
Some of these ant tunnels can be used by soldiers and civilians in base areas behind enemy lines when there are no Destroyers passing through them. Therefore, there is a certain degree of communication between the three major base areas. However, if a war breaks out, this fragile communication can easily be cut off.
In the center of the Destroyer position, which isolates the three bases behind enemy lines, there is a crucial nest located at the intersection of the Y-shaped ant tunnels. The surrounding hills with dense vegetation have been controlled by the base areas behind enemy lines of the civilized ants, but The most fertile and flat valley areas are still under the control of the Destroyer.
If this nest, which is only guarded by a few hundred Destroyers, can be captured, the Destroyers' military strength will lose support locally and they will have to evacuate the valley area. By then, not only will the three major base areas behind enemy lines be truly connected, allowing the troops to take advantage of the inside lines, but the Destroyers will also lose a fast and mobile channel for troop deployment, and will be able to maneuver around the outside of the base areas in a few days' journey.
It was precisely because he saw that this lair was so critical that Zhu Jue personally formulated the counter-encirclement and suppression military plan. The highest priority task was to recover this lair called [Ya Zi City].
This small nest, which originally belonged to indigenous ants, was later occupied by the civilized ant tribe, and then fell under the limbs of the destroyers, is about to usher in the most significant event in its history!
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The troops behind enemy lines that besieged [Ya Zi City] had all been trained by the Angel King's Army Corps. Whether they were the main marching ant warriors or the sporadic other ant warriors, they were all reorganized according to the organization of the God Angel King's Army Corps. After a certain degree of training, and some retired or active officers from the God Envoy King's Legion joined as consultants, their combat effectiveness is guaranteed, which is why they dare to take the initiative.
The entire army has a total of more than 30,000 soldiers, accounting for about a quarter of the total strength of the current base area behind enemy lines. The remaining troops in the base area are setting up defenses on the outside to prevent the Destroyer from reinforcing or launching an early encirclement and suppression offensive.
Where the base area was established behind enemy lines, the total strength was approximately three times that of the current one. As the base area was expanded, a series of battles with the Destroyers and indigenous ants resulted in the loss of part of the strength. After Zhu Jue contacted the base areas behind enemy lines and gained control, he realized that relying on air transportation and looting could not maintain the supply of military and civilian supplies in the base areas behind enemy lines, so he eliminated a large number of old and weak ants from the army and switched to an economy that engaged in production and both farming and fighting in the base areas. The system is gradually established.
The ants, mainly army ants, were also forced to change their past hunting production habits and began to supplement their food through collection, planting and small-scale hunting. They were barely self-sufficient, with insufficient parts and some necessary supplies that they could not produce on their own. Relying on air supplies from the Ant Alliance.
Although the total strength of the base area has been greatly reduced due to the separation of soldiers and peasants, due to the reorganization and training and the provision of weapons by the Ant Alliance, the strength seems to have increased instead of falling.
This active attack on [Yazi City] is also a direct test of the combat effectiveness of the base area troops.
"Dong Mao", a god of the ant alliance, stands next to "Red Di", the nominally highest military commander of the base area, "Dong Mao", but in fact it is "Dong Mao" who holds the actual command power. After all, now The logistical supplies of the base area are controlled by the Ant Alliance.
"Dong Mao", "West Mao", "Bei Mao" and "Nan Mao" were hatched from the same batch of divine male ants. They were all given names by Zhu Jue personally because of their excellent performance, and were collectively known as the "Four Gods" of the Mesozoic male divine ants. . Although it is dangerous to be entrusted with an important task this time, if you can return alive, your future will be bright with compound eyes.
As a senior Khan of the Army Ant Kingdom, "Red Earth" was born into a group of people hunting on a red earth covered with masson pines. He was also a very capable Khan. During the initial rout, he gathered a group of troops in time. When he saw that there was no hope of retreat, he decisively occupied the mountain and became the king, thus preserving his strength.
The key is that he is very knowledgeable and willing to obey the arrangements of the Ant Alliance, even if he actually has to take orders from "Eastern Mao" without any complaints. So after several other prestigious old Khan kings in the base area died mysteriously one after another, it was logical that he became the leading ant in the base area behind enemy lines!
Now "Red Di" and "Dong Mao" are in perfect harmony, commanding the most elite mobile force in the base area and participating in this battle.
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When the base area troops approached [Ya Zi City] from all directions, the Destroyer reacted quickly. The arrogant Destroyer initially tried to organize resistance in the wilderness, but when he saw the huge size of the army in the base area, the extremely vicious Destroyer also got into the underground cave obediently and began to defend the city.
The destroyers faced by the civilized ant coalition are obviously more cunning and difficult to deal with than those Zhu Jue faced in his homeland.
The first corps to enter the siege battle broke away from the encirclement array and advanced on the scattered corpses of friendly soldiers and enemy destroyers on the ground - these corpses were the result of the brief but fierce skirmish that had just broken out on the ground. .
The legion that entered the battle was a legion with the second-tier combat effectiveness in the base area. Army ant warriors accounted for 90% of the group, but the armor rate was only a quarter.
There are only 6 first-line legions, and the armor coverage rate is generally more than half. In addition to the marching ants, there are also some other ant troops with strong combat effectiveness or special skills as auxiliary teams. The second-line legions are the largest in number, and there are also third-line legions, mostly supplementary troops and new recruits. With the third-line configuration, the base troops can effectively replenish battle losses.
The initial attack of this second-line army was only tentative. After going a few decimeters deep into the underground lair, they encountered the Destroyers who were waiting for them at a fork in the road. After a brief battle, they dropped a dozen corpses and then took the initiative. Withdraw.
Through exploratory attacks, "Dongmao" roughly figured out the situation of the Destroyer's first line of defense. The three-way intersection is easy to defend and difficult to attack. If a forceful attack is carried out, the base army will probably spend half a day and pay ten times as much as the enemy. price.
But "Dong Mao" obviously has other plans!
