With the fall of another Radar Destroyer, the Destroyer's tide-like offensive finally retreated slowly under the command of the remaining Radar Destroyer. The battlefield was like a beach at low tide, full of bloody mud and a mess. .
After a hard fight day and night, the civilized ant coalition finally defended their position under the vicious attack of the enemy.
However, although the Destroyers lost hundreds of thousands of people, the remaining Radar Destroyers were still under the command of full-strength clusters under the control of command. As far as these Radar Destroyers themselves were concerned, they had no losses at all. .
The first day of fighting ended in a hurry, and it was already midnight. The sun would rise again in just a few hours. The Destroyer was dormant in the darkness not far away. Once daylight came, the war would be rekindled. This battle that will surely go down in the history of ant civilization has just begun.
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The moonlight gradually blurred in the second half of the night, and was blocked by some floating clouds. On the ground, there was a constant sound of rustling, which was the various units of the civilized ant coalition scattered into small groups running back and forth to perform tasks.
Taking advantage of the Destroyer's retreat, the coalition forces once again moved into the previously lost independent fortifications, intending to restore their defenses. These fortifications are powerful barriers in front of the main city wall and an important part of the defense line.
Most of the fortifications were empty and were quickly recovered by the coalition forces arriving through underground passages. The ants then put into intense repairs. The tunnel entrances and exits of some fortifications were blown up, and a small number of Destroyers often remained in these fortifications. The coalition forces had to patrol the ground for the trampled pheromones, or rely on the guidance of low-flying flying knights. Only by destroying them through small-scale and high-intensity battles can they be considered successfully recovered.
Some fortifications were too badly damaged and had to be abandoned. For example, the small tower on the top of the rock that once used artillery to snipe the radar destroyers from a distance has been almost completely demolished by the vengeful destroyers, leaving only some ruins in place.
But not a single ant inside has been lost. The bodies of the dead ants have been taken away by the Destroyer as trophies. Soon they will slip into the mouthparts of the disgusting orange crab and turn into the flesh and blood of the new Destroyer. Fighting together with his former kinsmen.
The original commander of this watchtower also followed him back here. He quickly judged that the place no longer had the conditions for defense, and ordered the newly added troops under his command to evacuate in despair.
Before evacuating, they took out all the artillery pieces buried in the ruins and took them away. The Destroyers did not understand that these cold metals were the firearms that caused them huge damage, so they abandoned them where they were. Most of these guns are in good condition and can be put back into battle immediately, but a few need to be evacuated for repairs.
Similar situations occurred in many fortifications that had not had time to withdraw the artillery. This was an unexpected gain for the coalition forces. Now every additional artillery piece adds strength to the defenders!
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At dawn, the sky was just turning white, and the multiple groups of Destroyers that had approached due to the counterattack of the tank troops last night were already ready to move.
At this time, Zhu Jue also received the information compiled by the staff of the Divine Ant:
In yesterday's fierce battle, the coalition forces alone suffered more than 60,000 casualties, half of whom were warriors of the Divine Envoy King. The number of injured was almost the same. Fortunately, most of them were minor injuries, and most of them could return after a short period of recuperation.
On the defense line, a meter-long trench on the main city wall was destroyed. Fortunately, the wall was intact. The trenches had been dredged again after construction last night. However, there was insufficient fuel to turn all the trenches into fire trenches that burned the enemy.
The greatest losses were caused by the independent fortifications outside the main city wall. There were 27 large, medium and small fortifications in the attacked area, 19 of which were captured. Only the 8 fortifications closest to the edge of the battlefield or the main city wall were not captured. Of the 19 fallen fortifications, only 9 were recovered and made defensive after emergency repairs, while the remaining 10 were forced to be abandoned.
The tank and artillery units also sent back the news a little later:
Although the tank troops fought fiercely for a long time last night, they took advantage of the night attack and the slow response of the radar destroyer command. The casualties of the tank crew and mounts were not large, and the accompanying infantry suffered more than 3,000 casualties. However, the reserve army was sufficient and could be replenished immediately. Overall The combat effectiveness has not been greatly weakened, and after about a day or two of rest and replenishment, you can fight again.
Except for the casualties in some of the artillery fortifications left outside the city, the artillery losses were very small. It was just that a lot of ammunition was consumed yesterday, accounting for one-tenth of the total base reserve. The ammunition consumption rate was very alarming.
You know, the total width of the entire Great Wall defense line in the battle area yesterday was one-eighth, but the amount of ammunition consumed was still so huge.
Despite a winter and a spring of transportation hoarding, the seemingly powerful production and transportation capabilities of the Ant Alliance seemed to be worthless in the face of the actual consumption of this war. Zhu Jue had to personally prepare the information package and hand it over to the courier, and ordered the country to rapidly expand its arms production capacity and long-distance transportation capabilities.
Now it seems that transportation through underground tunnels alone is safe and punctual, but its capacity is limited. Air transportation also has the problem of tight capacity. Ground transportation is similar to tunnel transportation, and there are also weather effects. Now Zhu Jue is eager to extend the canal from [Western City] through the Black Fire Ant Country, all the way to the Great Wall defense line!
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On March 14, the second day of the battle, the Destroyer army's offensive came as scheduled.
This time, a 15-meter-long defense line was attacked at the same time, accounting for one-third of the total defense line width. There were as many as 800,000 Destroyers who launched the attack, divided into more than 20 clusters. They swept in with such mighty force that it seemed as if the color of the world had changed for a moment.
The defenders' artillery fire was more dispersed, and the intensity of cover was not the same as yesterday's situation. Under the circumstances, in just half a day, most of the nearly 100 fortifications outside the main city wall had fallen, and the rest were also in fierce competition.
Today's battle line is near the southern end of the defense line, where a stream protects the flanks. The navy troops of the God's Envoy Legion were dispatched in large numbers, using long-range weapons along the river to attack the Destroyers from the flanks, slightly reducing the pressure on the defenders.
However, in the northernmost part of the battlefield, roughly in the middle of the Great Wall defense line, the battlefield situation was the least optimistic.
The terrain here is the flattest and most open, and the Destroyer has deployed the highest density and most frequent attack troops here. Although it was heavily protected by artillery and air force, it was still attacked on the main city wall several times. By noon, one-third of the 3-meter city wall had been occupied by the Destroyers, and all the fortifications outside the wall had been destroyed.
Some Destroyers even jumped off the wall and advanced deep into the defense line, threatening some rear artillery positions and Flying Knight bases!
