Social creatures naturally know how to possess power!
"Rhinestone" is very clear that the reason why he now has exclusive command of this battle lies in his qualifications, prestige, military merit, and timing. Among them, military merit is the most important. After all, there are many male ants with the same qualifications, and prestige comes from military merit. The timing is just the right opportunity.
If he wants to go further in the future, step into the second-highest core of power in the main nest, and eventually become one of the supreme elders, military merit is almost the only way for him.
If you want to obtain military honors, you cannot do without the support of your subordinate officers. In this real society, the polished commander will be dismissed immediately. The last time, "Rhinestone" was boycotted by the local nobles and could not rescue [Qingzhu City], which had already caused him to lose the confidence of some military officers and supporters of the foreign reinforcements. Fortunately, his performance in the subsequent war gave him extra points, and he gained them again. Got the ant heart.
This time, "Shui Diamond" must not repeat the same mistake and sit back and watch [Shui Nao] die. The other party is the third noble in the external reinforcements. Once this happens, the impact will not be comparable to any previous negative decisions, and may even make him The current power base is shaky, so there is no need to have extravagant hopes for military success.
Having made up his mind to rescue, "Rhinestone" looked worriedly in the direction of "Junk" and other local nobles, but there were only a few male ants there today. Only then did he realize that the local nobles had recently gathered around "Water Can" who had just woken up. "Qin" there, so there are no constraints on his recent command.
It is said that "Cress" is gradually recovering, and it is hoped that he will not recover before the end of the battle. "Rhinestone" thought to himself.
In addition, he hoped that the reinforcements from the main nest could arrive before the city was destroyed. Otherwise, even if he escaped on a flying mount and saved his life, the military success of this war would be greatly reduced.
How to rescue "Shinao"?
"Rhinestone" did not order the defenders to take advantage of the Destroyer's brief chaos to attack. After all, the Destroyer's level of chaos was limited and it was already quickly reorganizing its command. And once the defenders turn from defense to attack, the combat power that was originally able to barely compete with the Destroyer due to its geographical advantage will be severely weakened as the offensive and defensive forces shift. It is feared that the battle will be in vain but it will not help.
If nothing else, just look at the Destroyers arranged in a circle on the narrow embankment, which is a rope loop that is extremely difficult to break through. If the Destroyers don't take the initiative to retreat at night, this rope loop will even make it difficult for "Rhinestone" to sleep peacefully.
Fortunately, as the air force of the God Envoy King's Legion has shown great success in previous internal and external wars, the remote and stubborn Maolin Ant clan has also heard about it. Because the Maolin Ant Nation has the largest number of aerial insect beasts among the civilized ant tribes in the region, and has innate advantages and flying traditions, there are many discussions based on air combat among the new generation of officers, which has also catalyzed the development of the Maolin Ant Clan's aerial operations. Tactics were born. "Rhinestone" is the best among these new generation officers.
The previous successful aerial bombing further strengthened his idea of developing the air force. This rescue plan also focused on air power. Only the air force could penetrate the dense and tight front line of the Destroyer and rescue "Shui Nao" safely.
So the dragonfly and locust troops took off. The locust troops were faster and landed to meet "Shinao". The dragonfly troops carried grease bombs and were ready to support at any time.
At this time, the "Shinao" troops had already stepped into the "land" of corpses on the water under the guidance of the Giant Mosquito Knight, and were getting closer to the front main force of the Destroyer. The surrounding search forces of the Destroyer were getting denser and closer. The window of escape left for them is very limited.
In the end, the locust troops that risked landing only had time to rescue "Shui Nao" and more than 20 commanders before they had to take off to avoid the enemy. The remaining ants, whether they were male ants, workers, or slaves, were all abandoned. In order to gain such a little time for rescue, the Dragonfly troops exhausted the last oil reserves in [Willow Coast City].
Returning to the safe branch, "Shui Nao" staggered over, expressed his gratitude to "Rhinestone", and was then comforted to go into the nest to rest. When he was trapped in [Qingzhu City] before and could not wait for the promised reinforcements, "Shuinao" had felt resentful, but he didn't show any signs of it now. He must have forgotten it.
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Maolin ant country, main nest.
War is raging and smoke is everywhere on the border, but here there is still singing and dancing, just like the previous year, ten years and decades. It is as calm as the pond under the city that was frozen in the winter six months ago.
Pickled crab eggs from the south, live eggs from the east, fragrant salt from the north, crow honey from foreign countries in the west, and local fermented drinks all gathered here, and then dispersed into the mouths of the nobles. Countless flying caravans came and went, and tens of thousands of slaves worked hard all day long. It seemed that everything was really peaceful, just like the peace of the past.
But in fact, even under the calm, there are also tight strings. Information from the three battlefields in the Eastern Territory arrives on time in the elders' conference room every day. Military meetings that usually do not take place for many days are now held today, or even several times a day. The meeting also lasted a long time.
The elders at the meeting had the will to determine the entire Maolin Ant Nation and its people, and they were making every decision with great caution at this time.
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"Rhinestone"'s request for help was received a few days ago, but after only a brief meeting and discussion, the elders of the main nest decided to stand still - this is also the most common decision they have made in recent days.
It's not just that [Liu'an City] has not received support. In the east, northeast and southeast, there are 3 large battlefields, 26 medium battlefields, and hundreds of small battlefields. The number of urgent reports every day ranges from dozens to as many as Hundreds of them, no place is not in danger, no place is not hungry for reinforcements.
But the elders have remained on hold, with few exceptions.
Is there no army?
no! The Maolin Ant Kingdom is densely populated, and the main nest alone can mobilize another 100 legions of elite soldiers of the tribe, and several times that number of slave troops. And many nests within a day's flight distance of the main nest can also dispatch troops of equal size, not to mention the power of other nests dotted across the vast land.
Is it a lack of supplies?
What's more, the Maolin Ant Nation, which has accumulated wealth for hundreds of years, has a profound foundation that is not even comparable to that of an upstart like the Ant Alliance Nation. The supplies in the warehouses here are like mountains and seas, and just the amount of food that is corrupted and wasted every day makes the foreign ants furious. Marvel. All the mobilized warriors of the tribe can be allocated enough soldiers and armor, and even the slave troops can benefit from it. Where will there be a shortage of supplies?
There was no shortage of soldiers or food, but the elders responded indifferently to the countless requests for help on the battlefield. They were also stepping up the construction of the second and third lines of defense, seeming to be preparing to abandon the current battlefield.
Is it really? A male ant messenger from the Ant Alliance was thinking seriously in his temporary residence.
