The sacrifices of "Aquatic" and his subordinates are not meaningless. Thanks to the slowness of the Destroyer's actions and the containment of the expeditionary force, a line of defense has begun to take shape in the mainland of the Maolin Ant Kingdom.
It was built under the leadership of Zhu Jue on the Western Front
Inspired by the "Great Wall" line of defense, some of the top leaders of the hairy forest ants also hope to build a line of defense to block the Destroyer.
No matter how effective this line of defense can be, at least this kind of spectacle, in the eyes of some of the nobles of the hairy forest ants who think highly of themselves, must be something that the ants have and I can do... However, the top management of the hairy forest ants also have self-knowledge and know how to rely on such a The land defense line, relying solely on the army power of the clan, even with the addition of those slaves, cannot really block the Destroyer, and at most it will only have a delaying effect.
So a precious week was wasted just debating whether to build such a line of defense and whether it was worth it.
During this period, it happened that the war on the Western Front of the Civilized Ant Tribe Alliance was in full swing.
The "Great Wall" defense line was almost broken for a time, so the opposition among the hairy forest ants temporarily gained the upper hand.
Under their leadership, the Maolin ants are trying their best to purchase slave ants who are good at fighting, and to strengthen the defense of each nest itself, with the intention of fighting to the death in the cage city.
However, as the Destroyers retreated and were destroyed with the subsequent cooperation of the parasitic army and the civilized ant coalition, the Maolin ants were inspired by the simple defense line Zhu Jue built on the river bank, and realized that defending could only delay the attack. Destruction, if you want to survive the massive invasion of the Destroyer for a long time, you must preserve the local productivity.
In the end, the hairy forest ants decided to build a fortification. The hairy forest ants live in ponds and swamps, and the surrounding environment is densely covered with water networks. Practical defenses based on water areas are relatively complicated.
The "Great Wall" line of defense is more in line with the needs of hairy forest ants. Therefore, the reference for their construction this time was both the magnificent
The "Great Wall" defense line also has simple fortifications on the river bank, and there are also shadows of the hairy forest ants' own construction. in the civilized ant alliance
After the "Maurin ant" messenger brought back relevant information, the top management of the Mao Lin ant held urgent consultations for several days and came up with a set of defense fortification plans with the characteristics of the Mao Lin ant clan.
At this time, the time left for the Maulin ants was very tight. Not only were the eastern highlands covered with war clouds and the expeditionary force was frightened three times a day, but the Maulin ants themselves also felt the imminent impending rain.
Originally supported construction
The "Great Wall" faction proposed a defense line project that ran through the entire eastern part of the territory. It was too late. The hairy forest ants could only focus on building the defense system of three of their nests.
Among the three nests, except for the main nest, the remaining two nests are located on the eastern border. Judging from the terrain and ant tunnels, these two eastern nests are most vulnerable to direct attack by the Destroyer, and are also the areas with the most urgent need to build a defense system.
Although the top leaders of the Maolin ant clan are occasionally dim-witted, they are not yet concerned about military and national affairs. Starting from the next day, dragonflies were flying among the various nests of the hairy forest ants. Almost all the dragonfly transport troops were dispatched, carrying a large number of ants and supplies, and gathered at the three nests under construction.
The main force of the construction is a large number of slave ants. These ants came to the nests of the Maolin Ant Kingdom when they were still eggs or pupae. They were either robbed, used by their mother clan to replace materials, or simply After being robbed by other tribes, they were traded with the hairy forest ants.
Growing up here, they regard themselves as members of this ant nation, and they have no complaints even if they have to undertake the most difficult and tiring work.
However, in the eyes of the Maolin ant nobles, these slaves are just cheap and easy labor. The workers of this tribe have become warriors. It is obviously more efficient to drive slaves than to let warriors resume their work.
Moreover, these slaves eat less and work more. Once their body functions age, they can be sent to the most difficult and dangerous positions to quickly wear them down, without any burden of old age care.
Unlike the Ant Alliance, the Maolin Ant clan does not want to incorporate the breeding ants of other ant clans into its own system. After all, the breeding ants will not be willing to be slaves for a long time, and will inevitably resist or seek power over time.
The Ant Alliance's approach is to give equal status to all ethnic groups in the country on the surface, but in fact, it respects its own ethnic group.
The Maolin ant clan does not want to be in such trouble. Anyway, they have many trading partners, including dragonflies. They monopolize the trading rights of many ant clans in large areas. When needed, they can obtain large quantities of supplements cheaply and quickly at any time.
No, thousands of dragonflies transported hundreds of thousands of slaves and massive supplies to the construction site, and then flew everywhere carrying some commodities that other ants had a hard need for.
Some go to the allies of the civilized ant tribe in other areas, and some even go to the territories of the barbaric ant tribe where there is trade.
In a few months, more than 100,000 or 200,000 slaves will be transported to the country to cultivate a new batch of slaves to fill the gap after the recruitment and consumption of the previous project.
In the past, the Hairy Forest Ant clan used only a hundred or so dragonflies at most to assist their allies in the region and conduct daily trade. This time, it was a matter of life and death for the clan. They deployed the air transport force at the bottom of the box, and even moved some long-distance routes that had previously been profitable. The trading caravans were all appropriated, and this showed such a powerful and busy scene.
After round-the-clock repairs and the cost of thousands of work-related injuries, the defense system of the main nest of the hairy forest ants has begun to take shape in a few days.
Viewed from the air, it can be clearly seen that this defense system is an irregular circular building on the water, like a circle of embankments surrounding the big tree where the nest is located.
The hairy forest ants have a tradition and experience of building dams in their early years. In the past, only in drought years, in order to preserve the vital water surface near their nests, temporary dams were built to store water.
There has been enough rain this year. The construction this time is purely for military purposes, and the fortifications built will be preserved for a long time instead of being discarded after use.
Since the current water level is still high, the construction difficulty and workload are also higher than in previous years. However, with the investment of ants and material resources at any cost, this circle of embankments was quickly formed: stones as big as peanuts were first sunk into the water as the foundation, followed by small stones, and then sand mixed with some kind of gum - this Seed gum can solidify even in water.
After the foundation is completed, the hairy forest ant slaves use branches and sand to pile up the water part of the fortification. The bustling construction scene is enough to show the strong potential of this ant clan.
There are three other projects of this scale. After the defense systems of these three nests are completed, the hairy forest ants will gradually block all the nests from east to west.
By then, the entire territory of the Maolin Ant Kingdom has been fortified, and even if the Destroyer attacks in large numbers, it will not be easy to destroy these.
"Hard Walnut"!
