The internal and external troubles in the guerrilla zone, and the numerous tasks to be done, not to mention young ants like "Under the Tree", even the senior nobles would have a headache when they encounter them.
However, "Under the Tree" is naturally courageous and not afraid of fear. Coupled with the natural linear thinking of ants, "Under the Tree" decided not to care about the problems that may or may not be solved, and simply go to the Destroyer to fight them first. Let’s take a look at it. After all, his battle to become famous was ultimately about taking the initiative and fighting the first battle.
Fighting first, this approach is simple and crude, but it is a means to break the current situation. Even the "firewood" who dislikes "under the tree" thinks it is feasible. After he followed the former deputy governor here, he faced more stalls than now. Not much better, it was only by winning a small battle against the Destroyer that he broke the deadlock and made progress.
Instead of having to deal with complex economic, supply, transportation and other issues here, "Under the Tree" would be better off winning prestige through a battle. "Chai Huo" had the same idea. Although he still had to obey the command of "Under the Tree", if he could lead the army to a victory, he could prove to the King of Gods and the local nobles that he was worthy of his deputy. If "Under the Tree" is unlucky enough to resign soon like his predecessor, he should choose himself in the next election for deputy governor.
So "Shuxia" and "Chaihuo" reached an agreement and decided to lead the troops out to look for fighters. However, "Chaihuo" strongly demanded to lead an army to act alone, so "Shuxia" had no choice but to agree.
Because they had to guard against radar destroyers, the scale of the dispatch could not be too large. In the end, "Shuxia" led 4 squads of elite soldiers, and "Chaihuo" led 6 squads. The auxiliary flying knights were evenly distributed.
The two teams are not large in size, but they are enough to carry out combat missions. The other elite soldiers are scattered in small teams in lairs near the deputy governor's station. If they are assembled, they will only attract the attention of the Radar Destroyer, so there is basically no assembly in the guerrilla zone. It has exceeded the size of more than half a legion.
"Shuxia" has only been here for a few days. Although he has reviewed the army and learned about the characteristics of some unique local arms and the local enemy situation, this is the first time he has commanded such a small but complete combined force. .
Among the four squads, there are only two squads of traditional melee infantry ants equipped with iron armor and jaw knives. One squad is composed of big-headed soldier ants, and the other is composed of strong worker ants selected from the local pavement ants. In addition, there is a fire support team, consisting of 4 artillery carrying teams and 10 gun carrying teams. The firearms are relatively light, but they do not have the heavy and powerful cannons or rocket launchers of the regular army. The last team is the beetle assault team, riding the local green beetle. The green beetle bites the target fiercely and quickly, but it is not suitable for carrying weight, the area of the chest and back plate is also limited, and the elytra carapace is thin, so it is not suitable A firearm was attached to its back as in the native state.
In addition, there are 6 fly knights in the air responsible for reconnaissance and delivering orders. Due to the high cost and complexity of raising wasps and bees, local flying knights can only ride the most traditional fly mounts. However, fly flying knights are very flexible and are very suitable for use with guerrillas. However, because the Flying Destroyer has entered the area, the air superiority in the guerrilla zone is lost, and the Fly Knight must avoid enemy air power operations.
Although there were not as many ants as the ones he led when he opened up [Dasang City], the difficulty of commanding the combined army was far beyond that. Only with the assistance of his experienced subordinates, "Shuxia" finally successfully led the troops out.
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If you want to fight the Destroyers, fighter planes can be found everywhere. The Destroyers in this area are very dense and divided into large and small units. They seem to be clueless but are actually very regular in their raids day and night.
If you observe carefully, you will find that the Destroyer has a mobile force of thousands of troops within an area with a radius of one day's journey, and a total reserve force of 10,000 soldiers is stationed in the center of the entire guerrilla zone. Other Destroyers were organized into squads of dozens or even hundreds, and carried out sweeps in different areas. Once these destroyer squads discover the lair of the guerrillas or old forces, they will take the initiative to attack, and when the stalemate persists, they will call in mobile units for support. The general reserve team only goes into battle during large-scale battles, and sometimes some are split up to fill vacancies.
The goals of "Under the Tree" and "Chaihuo" are to ambush a squad of less than a hundred Destroyers. "Chaihuo" is familiar with the terrain and enemy conditions, has already selected the target, and leads his troops to rush there the next day after receiving the order. An ambush was set up.
"Under the Tree" communicated with the squad leader and the Flying Knight Commander for a long time before leaving the nest where they were stationed at the suggestion of their subordinates. The entire army moved westward, a day and a half later than "Chaihuo" set off.
Under the guidance of the Flying Knight, the "Tree Under the Tree" troops hid and walked on the ground, using the terrain and vegetation to avoid the rampaging Destroyer team, and advanced toward the target area in a roundabout way. Occasionally, the flying knights found traces of flying destroyers in the sky and could only avoid the fight. The guerrillas on the ground immediately lurked and did not dare to continue their actions until the flying knights returned - without aerial guidance and reconnaissance, it would be very difficult for them to continue their actions. Easily discovered by prowling Destroyers.
Because there is aerial guidance, the guerrillas on the ground do not need to leave pheromones everywhere to guide the way, otherwise they will also provide instructions to the Destroyers who can read the meaning of the pheromones. When it is necessary to leave a pheromone mark as a last resort, the ants will leave the pheromone in a relatively high position that is generally out of reach, such as a position 2 decimeters above the ground on the trunk of a grass stem, and then pile a few gravel cones on the ground nearby. as a mark.
It was only a 2-hour flight by air, and the troops "under the tree" walked for three full days. Sometimes they slept in the open at night, and sometimes they went into hidden guerrilla nests or camps without resident ants to rest. Finally, they arrived at midnight that day. Arrive at the location, immediately spread out and rest.
The scheduled battlefield upon arrival is a water source. The guerrilla area has high terrain, thin soil, little vegetation, and a relatively dry microclimate. Creatures like the Destroyer that do not build fixed nests cannot use underground water, so they can only use dew and surface water sources. Now It is the dry season and there is not much dew, so surface water sources become the most important resource for the Destroyer and some nearby ant nests.
The surrounding guerrillas and old forces have figured out the habit of coming to fetch water every morning. They send water fetching teams during the day to take advantage of the opportunity to fetch water to make up for the lack of groundwater supply in the lair.
"Under the Tree" laid an ambush next to this water source, planning to launch a surprise attack when the Destroyers were fetching water at dawn and eliminate these 30 or so Destroyers!
