Soon, the Destroyer's attack wave violently hit the right side of the Maolin Ant Army's defense line.
At this time, the seemingly scattered formations of the Destroyer army had been sorted out before the battle, like a pair of pliers ready to go, with their densely packed canines already spread out. As for the Maolin ant army, in the chaos, only the first line of the army that stayed in place remained stable. The rear and flanks were in constant chaos due to the previous blind maneuvers. They looked like a wolf with outer burrs but soft flesh. insect.
Under the sharp pincers of the Destroyer, the several legions on the front line of the defenders only resisted slightly, but were soon broken through, and the defeated troops were squeezed to both sides. The Destroyer who opened the gap did not hesitate to fight, and under the precise control of the Radar Destroyer, he directly charged deep into the defense line. The rear team quickly followed up, constantly widening and deepening the gap.
Due to the flaws in the command system, the Maolin ant defenders were not only in chaos, but also reacted slowly and inconsistently. They were like cockroaches whose heads were bitten off by a mantis but were far from dead: the rear troops at the breached site were unable to organize an effective attack. The defense lines, dense troops and formations were ineffective, while the surrounding troops were doing their own thing, with weak support. Many army commanders even chose the conservative but temporarily safe strategy of standing still.
Within an hour, the vanguard of the Destroyers actually penetrated the thick Maolin Ant Army line on the ridge. A large number of Destroyers poured in, dividing the Maolin Ant Army into two groups, the north and the south. Soon this gap even Up to one meter wide, a large number of black tide-like Destroyers poured into it without any hindrance, like a flood that had found a spillway.
If the Destroyer rushes over and looks back at the moon at this time, he can completely divide and outflank the Maolin Ant Army in reverse and achieve a great victory. However, perhaps sensing that several reinforcements of the Hairy Forest Ant Army were approaching, or perhaps they had a bigger plot, the Destroyers unexpectedly chose to avoid the battle.
After leaving a small number of rear troops to contain the chaotic defenders on the ridge who were squeezing each other, the main force of the Destroyer effortlessly passed through the gap in the defense line, and then walked away to the west-south direction!
The Tugeng defenders, who luckily escaped the disaster, only regained their organization in the afternoon. By this time, the Destroyer had long since disappeared, and even the rear troops left the battlefield without any losses. Seeing that the messenger in the air did not report the return of the enemy troops, the army commanders of the same rank left the team one by one, gathered in several places, and began to blame each other, making constant noises, and did not mention the pursuit.
At dusk, "Shui Xing", who had been driving slowly and hurriedly all the way, heard about the accident and was so anxious that he flew over in a locust without waiting for the army. Only then did a highly respected commander come to clean up the mess.
"Shui Xing" already had the power to command the reinforcements, and his qualifications and prestige were sufficient. He immediately took over the command of this large army that had made a fool of himself, and executed some lower-status deputy commanders of the nest army with harsh military laws. It was both a way to vent his anger and an explanation for this bizarre defeat.
However, he could not deal with the noble officers who came from the main nest like him. He could only send a messenger to report the emergency to the main nest elders council, and at the same time ordered the army to set off immediately, planning to pursue them all night.
However, as night fell, the flying messenger had returned before, and the army temporarily lost the Destroyer's movement. The anxious "Shui Xing" could only follow the previous direction of the Destroyer and send ground scouts to search for traces left by the march of the Destroyer army to guide the way. This would be very slow. If the Destroyer did not rest at night and continued the forced march, It will only push this pursuer further and further away!
But it is not enough to continue to stand still. You must know that if the Destroyer continues to charge like this, if the troops behind it cannot stop it, the enemy army will rush to the main nest circle. At that time, the elders and the main nest nobles will be shocked, "Shui Xing Neither "Shui Xing" nor "Shui Xing" can bear this responsibility. Even if they were born in the main nest and have high seniority and status, they will still be killed by the elders to vent their anger, just like "Shui Xing" killed those from the deputy nest today. Like a legion commander!
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After chasing for a whole night, no trace of the enemy was found. Early in the morning, the army commanded by "Shui Xing" finally couldn't pursue it anymore - they first marched overnight to seize the ridge the night before, and then experienced the battle during the day. After chasing for a whole night, they didn't even bother to eat or get any rest. At this time, the soldiers reached their limit.
"Shui Xing" had no choice but to stop and rest. At this time, the troops under his command were divided into three major groups, which were three days away from each other, and they needed to be regrouped to avoid another counterattack by the Destroyer.
"Shui Xing" sent flying troops to conduct reconnaissance, but the coverage was limited because these aerial reconnaissance troops were not full-time like the Angel King Legion of the Ant Alliance. They also had business and transportation tasks on weekdays. Even if they were to serve this In a big war, only twenty or thirty cavalry can be mobilized every day, and they have to be rotated frequently.
"Shui Xing" thought: Fortunately, the Destroyer army is so large that it cannot be invisible. The flying troops conduct repeated investigations like a net, so they will not miss it. It is just a matter of whether they are discovered sooner or later.
Taking advantage of the rest time, "Shui Xing" sent an envoy to ask the nearby deputy nest to provide emergency water and supplies to the hungry and exhausted army. At the same time, he also found and gathered several reinforcements coming from the nearby rear route. He now has 100,000 troops under his command. There are still 150,000 troops that can arrive before noon. The original southern route army is one day's journey away.
It was around noon that the flying troops detected the Destroyer's movements. What surprised "Shui Xing" and made sense was that the reason why the Destroyers were not discovered for a long time was because they indeed chose a marching route that bypassed the obstruction of reinforcements from behind.
There are as many as 400,000 rear reinforcements. Although they are scattered into several groups, it will take a lot of time for the Destroyer army to break through one by one. So last night, after the army of destroyers moved west-south, they turned due west at some point, and then turned west-north, avoiding the large army of hairy forest ants advancing along the main road.
However, such a detour would also take some time, and coupled with the impassable terrain, there were several small and medium-sized hairy forest ant nests blocking key locations on the path the Destroyer army chose to take. The Destroyer army chose to conquer some of the unavoidable fortresses and also bypassed some nests. It was the surviving nests that notified the flying troops, allowing "Shui Xing" to grasp their whereabouts in time.
Judging from the series of movements of the Destroyer Army, its target is the main nest circle of the Hairy Forest Ant Kingdom, which has the most dense ant colonies. It can avoid fighting or avoid fighting along the way, which is a big goal. But although the Destroyer deliberately avoided the obstruction, "Shui Xing", who was familiar with the terrain and routes, knew that he still had two chances to intercept and eliminate this cunning enemy force!
