After the military meeting ended, the high-ranking nobles who participated in the meeting came out. After the "water jug" came out, it quickly touched the caravan nobles who were crowded together and waiting. After all, the door of the conference room was much wider than the ordinary passage. , but dozens of large male ants were crowded here and it was almost impossible to pass through, leaving only a narrow passage for the nobles who had dismissed the meeting to leave.
"Jug" turned around to find his attendant ant and sent an information packet. The attendant ants then conveyed the information package to the caravan nobles. The caravan nobles immediately talked to each other and soon learned the reason why they gathered here to wait today.
The door of the conference room was quickly filled with noisy sounds, including the sounds of limbs scratching across the wooden floor excitedly or anxiously, as well as the friction and collision of various parts of the ants' bodies.
After hearing the news, the caravan nobles had different reactions. Those male ants who were demoted to the caravan but still had ambitions, or those who were not willing to accept the status quo, all thought it was a God-given opportunity. They also have simple values and believe that commanding war is the most important responsibility of the nobility. Even if the caravan trade is much more generous, it still has a low status.
There are also many caravan nobles who are accustomed to their original life, but are afraid of death or the ubiquitous discrimination from other nobles. They hesitate and prefer to maintain the status quo.
The resolution of the military affairs meeting is very strict, requiring the caravan nobles to make a decision tomorrow. Only one noble can be left in each caravan to maintain basic operations, and the rest will immediately enter the army and be on standby. Now there are obviously more caravan nobles who want to stay than the reserved places, so in addition to those who take the initiative to join the army, the remaining male ants have to decide the lucky ones and the unlucky ones on their own.
The caravan nobles did not dare to enter the conference room and used the cobblestones on the ground for efficient "group chat". They could only continue to squeeze in at the door and discuss bit by bit with tentacles. Fortunately, the Maolin Ant aristocracy has a strict hierarchy. Even the lowest caravan aristocrats have a seniority system based on seniority and merit. In the end, those nobles with the highest qualifications who are willing to stay can stay in the caravan, and other nobles or Willingly or unwillingly, they were all packed up and sent into the army.
Fortunately, there is still hope for those unlucky ones who don't want to join the army. After the war, the caravan nobles will come back. And the ambitious caravan nobles also hold on to hope, thinking that achieving military success can change the ant life!
With the addition of caravan nobles, the vacancies of captains in the local legion have been basically filled, and the squad captains have also filled part of the vacancies with the recruitment of young male ants. "Jug" also used his authority to arrest some unsupported captains in the wine shop, and now half of the captain positions have been filled.
Later, "Jug"'s merit rose due to his merit in the proposal. With the unanimous support of the local nobles, he was able to undertake the important but complicated task of training the army and allowing the new middle- and lower-level commanders to quickly adapt.
After several days of intensive training, the "Water Tank" straightened out the existing command structure. Several legions were split and merged to solve the shortage problem. The new commanders were no longer at a loss and learned the most basic combat command. Knowledge.
After the adjustment of the "water tank", the local legion currently has a total of 12 hairy forest ant native legions and 34 slave legions, totaling about 70,000 warriors. Each legion has about 1,500 soldiers, and the soldiers are basically full.
Every 2-3 legions are appointed by a high-ranking noble as their commander, with centralized command. There are too few high-ranking nobles who are clear-headed and useful. The "jug" has nothing to do with the vacancy of legion commanders. In addition to the middle-level nobles who have been retained in the past, the middle-level commanders are It also includes the newly added caravan nobles, which are basically full. Each captain commands one brigade, which is the strength of 10 squads. Each squad leader has to command an average of 2 squads of 60 soldiers. The command task is heavier than before, but It is not much different than the establishment of 50 soldiers commanded by each squad leader of the King of Divine Envoys.
The combat effectiveness of the local army is rapidly recovering. However, due to the rash attack and destruction of the most elite troops, there are now vacancies for commanders at all levels. Therefore, with the efforts of "Water Tank", the combat effectiveness has been restored to roughly half of its peak period, which is almost the same. The limit has been reached.
The defense of [Willowbank City] relies most on the 90,000 reinforcements from the main nest and other nests. These reinforcements are controlled by "Rhinestone", a senior high-ranking noble in the main nest. Among them are 40 elite native legions of 60,000. A warrior, the rest of the slave warriors are also ant species that are good at fighting. Unlike the slave legion in [Willowbank City], which is patchwork, there are even ants from different ant clans in one team.
Because of this, although the local military officers in [Willowbank City] instinctively united to resist the foreign ants, they still maintained great restraint and respect. According to tradition, the nobles who came to help from the main nest and other places did not interfere much with the management of the local nobles, so the two sides were able to generally live in peace during this period.
"Shui Bo", another high-ranking nobleman who is extremely trusted by "Shui Pot" and has the same second-level status as himself, has been busy organizing many ordinary workers and slaves in this nest into a militia army during this period. This project The work was thankless, and the commanders of many militia legions could only be handed over to workers or slaves. It was very difficult to command. Therefore, although the number of militiamen was as high as 200,000, in the minds of the nobles, they could only undertake tasks such as repairing bridges and walls. , it will definitely collapse if used in battle. No other nobles were willing to do such military work, but "Shui Pot" felt it was necessary and persuaded "Shui Bo" to take over.
During this busy period, the first group of Destroyers touched down not far from the east bank of [Willow Coast City] in early July.
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The day that should come has finally arrived. Although the first wave of Destroyers is not large in number, it is obvious that they are not coming for [Willowbank City], but are just conducting reconnaissance. But once [Willowbank City] is discovered, tens of thousands of destroyers will swoop in like flies after seeing a corpse!
A military meeting was quickly held in [Willowbank City] to respond. This time, "Rhinestone" from the main nest ignored the opposition of the local nobles and proposed to take the initiative to eliminate the first group of about a thousand Destroyers!
The local nobles were all in panic. The last time they went out to rescue the outlying nests, the local elite soldiers and generals were almost wiped out. Most of the remaining ones were so scared that they tried to escape in a dream. How could they dare to take the initiative and wish to stick to the strong nests!
"Rhinestone" is a veteran, but he doesn't know that the morale of many officers is low now. They must win a small victory to boost the morale of the army, otherwise they will just sit back and wait for death. The officers of the reinforcements also supported him because of "Rhinestone's" qualifications and prestige.
This time, the balance between the local nobles and the foreign reinforcement nobles was broken. The local army insisted on standing still, and "Rhinestone" ignored it. He led 30,000 elites to dispatch and kill the vanguard of the Destroyer!
