Fortunately, there were no surprises in the development of the war situation after that. "Rhinestone" called back the western front troops who were waiting at the same place through messengers to support the middle road. The disadvantage of the middle road at the beginning was finally completely reversed. In the end, both the middle road and the east road troops relied on numbers. Advantage, almost simultaneously annihilating the Destroyer in front of him.
"Rhinestone" has been roughly overlooking the battlefield from a high place. The messengers and orderlies shuttled back and forth, not counting the information packets of the battle situation from various places passed into his mind. Seeing that the arrogant Destroyer was defeated under his own blow, he Confidence doubled!
But "Rhinestone" is still rational. He knows how to take advantage of victory, so free praises are sent by messengers to middle and high-level commanders at all levels to further win over the ants for him.
But the good times did not last long. Messengers from the outside of the Maolin Ant Army hurriedly reported from the air, saying that a large group of destroyers were heading towards the battlefield and were not far away from the five firethorn plants. "Rhinestone" didn't even bother to clean up the battlefield and hurriedly ordered the army to retreat. In his heart, he didn't think that this victory would completely underestimate the Destroyer.
When the returning army passed by a nest in a bamboo forest, "Rhinestone" looked at the water terrain and had an idea. He ordered the original east route troops at the rear to directly enter the nest and not return to the starting point.
This [Green Bamboo City] is just a small nest, located on the northeastern shore of the [Willow Bank City] pond. There is no need to build a dam to surround it, but the terrain of the bamboo forest is complex, and the nest inside the bamboo tube is also complex. Naturally easy to defend and difficult to attack.
"Rhinestone" is keenly aware that if this nest can be defended, it can effectively support [Willowbank City]. Ants do not have the word "horn-wielding power" in their brains, but ants are born with a pair of tentacles and a mandible with two pincers. They have already developed a set of military knowledge in frequent wars. It is difficult for a solitary single nest to To hold on, large lairs require satellite cities and multiple entrances and exits. These are all lessons learned through blood.
Not to mention the army of hairy forest ants that continued to retreat in a hurry. Half a day later, under the cold moonlight, the entire column of tens of thousands of Destroyers who had been traveling overnight had passed the landmark five firethorns and finally arrived at the battlefield. By this time, the ants had already disappeared from the area. The ground was empty, leaving only the remains of hairy forest ants, slaves of various races, and the destroyers.
Under the command of the radar destroyers, most of the destroyers immediately followed the fresh and dense pheromones and headed towards [Willowbank City]. A small number of Destroyers remained. They ignored the corpses of their dead peers and were busy picking up the corpses of ants three or four times as many as the Destroyer corpses. They held them high and moved in the direction from which they came, like returning from a harvest. Nest of leafcutter ants holding leaves aloft.
Behind the incoming Destroyers, several "Orange Crabs" are already lurking quietly in the water bodies on the edge of the Eastern Highlands. These corpses will be sent there to become nutrients for the "Orange Crabs" and raw materials for the new Destroyers.
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When "Rhinestone" led the army back to [Willowbank City], it was long after sunset, and most of the pontoon bridge maintained by the slaves who hunted during the day had drifted away. "Rhinestone" hurriedly ordered the slave soldiers to repair and build the bridge so that the army could cross the river. Fortunately, the Destroyer did not catch up. Otherwise, if they launched a surprise attack at this time, the Maolin Ant Army, which had no way out, would collapse.
After hurriedly crossing the bridge and entering the city, "Rhinestone" estimated that the Destroyer was not far away, so he ordered several slave legions at the back to be responsible for demolishing the pontoon bridge, and he led the senior officers into the conference room.
The city had already heard the good news through advance messengers. Qualified nobles such as "Jug" and "Water Bowl" gathered here to congratulate "Rhinestone". Even some nobles who indulged in wine bars heard the news in Milihutu. , also woke up and rushed over, and the meaning of the "Rhinestone" battle became even more precious.
The proud "Rhinestone" came to the conference room and ignored his previous desire to hold the remaining troops accountable for not building a bridge in advance. Instead, he continued to recruit Ant Heart according to his original plan.
When the tentacles of other nobles intersect, they can all detect "Rhinestone's" arrogant mood and pretending to be friendly. "Jug" felt disgusted because of this, but at this time, there was no such thing as a strong dragon not overpowering the local snake. In the ant world, strength is respected, and "Rhine Diamond"'s victory offset the bad food of many foreign nobles. In addition, his side The ants are numerous and powerful, and they are in the limelight for a while.
What made "Jug" even more dizzy was that some local nobles who had not woken up from their hangovers actually expressed their support to "Rhinestone" in a daze. "Rhinestone", who had the support of most of the nobles present at the meeting, was immediately given the title of host. The command authority for this cage city defense battle.
"Jug" had no other choice. After all, he was firmly opposed to attacking in the first place. Now that he had made the wrong choice, he could only obey the meeting's decision and was unable to fight.
"Rhinestone" was very proud, feeling that now he had finally grasped the command of the defenders, and he was more confident about defeating the Destroyer in this battle. At this time, he felt hungry after he recovered, so he ordered the slaves to bring delicious food and ate in the conference room to reward the nobles who went on the expedition, and other nobles who stayed behind also benefited from the glory.
"Jug" is not satisfied with the food, not only because these delicacies can be enjoyed daily, but also because he feels that this time he lost the battle with the foreign nobles, which is not good for his plan. But except for "Water Bowl", few other ants paid attention to him. Most of them went to communicate with "Rhinestone" and the others, thus ignoring the disharmony here.
"Rhinestone" still had a sense of proportion. There was still no alcohol at this labor banquet. Soon the drunken nobles dispersed automatically. Only the majority of foreign nobles headed by "Rhinestone" were left in the conference room, as well as a few who still supported The local faction of "jug". The two factions were at peace with each other and dispersed after the banquet, but there was still an undercurrent in [Liu'an City]!
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Until dawn the next day, the Destroyer pursuers that "Rhinestone" had been wary of had never appeared outside [Willowbank City]. After daybreak, the air troops and ground scouts who went out for reconnaissance reported back that the incoming Destroyers had surrounded [Qingzhu City] but had not yet launched an attack.
"Rhinestone" was a little surprised. He divided his troops to garrison [Qingzhu City] on a temporary basis, and wanted to support each other with [Liu'an City]. Yesterday, it was obvious that the pursuers came to chase his own army, but unexpectedly, they suddenly changed their target to deal with [Qingzhu City]. However, this also gave [Willow Coast City] more time to deploy its defenses.
So the ants in the city mobilized and once again repaired and strengthened the fortifications. They even sent out slaves to collect food and grass to bring back as much supplies as possible, preparing for the long-term siege.
But on the other side, the situation inside [Willowbank City] is not very good. Although the Destroyer has not yet attacked the city, he is resting on the spot. But not only will it face an attack sooner or later, but also because there are six to seven thousand extra ants, many of which are noble ants that consume a lot of money. Most of the local supplies were transferred to [Liu'an City] before, and now the local food, fodder, and weapons are all amazing. lack.
Even if the Destroyer doesn't attack and is trapped for one or two six days, the city will be at a standstill.
