As the Destroyers set up the first pontoon bridge on a small sandbar in the middle of the river, a large number of Destroyers waiting on the shore heard the wind and pounced into the water in a mighty manner, like spreading mist. The water surface was covered with water, swallowing up other intermittent or continuous floating bridges around it. A huge floating bridge with a width of two meters connected the river bank and the sandbar in the middle of the river almost instantly.
Other pontoons farther away have stopped spreading. Except for the drowned Destroyers on the bottom, other Destroyers are gradually withdrawing to the shore, and then turn around to join the huge pontoon, becoming the base material for its spread.
The Great Destroyer and the Giant Destroyer that were as big as a cricket had already stepped onto the pontoon bridge. They were moving towards the sandbank on the undulating bridge deck, covering the pontoon bridge body and counterattacking the parasitic field turtles that had appeared. The mouthparts of these huge destroyers are enough to directly threaten the parasitic field turtles!
At this time, the parasitic water bugs are still trying to destroy this huge pontoon bridge, but the width of the pontoon bridge itself determines its strong resistance to blows, and the bridge deck composed of living bodies of the Destroyer can repair any gaps in a short time. Seeing that the pontoon bridge was already spreading from the sandbank to the other side and could not be stopped, the parasitic brains had no choice but to order to abandon the front-end blockade and retract all their strength to the back half of the river to start the battle.
The water in the second half of the river is shallower, and there are large and small sandbars, stones and plants exposed everywhere. After the Destroyer's pontoon spreads over, it can quickly use these objects as base anchors, making it easier and easier to extend. Hard to destroy.
However, the parasitic field turtle that showed great power before could not fully dive in shallow water. The carapace on its back was exposed to the water for a long time. Some Destroyers that clung to it had a foothold and were not easily thrown into the water, so they began to look for gaps in the carapace to attack. The body of a parasitic field turtle. Once too many Destroyers are provoked, even a parasitic field turtle with rough skin and thick flesh will easily suffer losses and have to withdraw from the battlefield. But the parasitic water bugs are still fighting tenaciously. In addition to the parasitic dragon lice that continue to spray water cannons from a distance, the parasitic water bugs and parasitic water striders that are more adapted to shallow water areas have also joined the battle. The former lurks under the water and destroys the floating ones one by one. The former were dragged under the water and drowned, while the latter were guerrillas on the edge of the pontoon, attacking any weak links exposed by the pontoon.
But the Destroyer's pontoon is still extending firmly, seemingly unstoppable. If the coalition of civilized ant tribes defends here, they can also use giant bamboo ships to try to ram the pontoon bridge with the blessing of wind and water. However, the parasitic army does not have such a powerful water army. The parasitic water bugs that once killed all directions are facing the spread of water hyacinths. The pontoon bridge, which is even tougher and faster, reveals a serious lack of lethality.
When the pontoon bridge was not far from the other side of the river, the parasitic army's only ultra-long-range strike unit, the ballista, joined the battle.
After Zhu Jue, the most powerful brain, reached a "cooperation" with the parasites, the parasites were able to make upgraded crossbows on their own. With the blessing of some exquisite and tough metal parts from the Ant Alliance, the parasites' crossbows It is no longer the crude and bulky one that relied entirely on ropes and shellac. The reduced size makes it easier to deploy, while the range and power have actually been improved.
However, due to the size of the ballista and the fact that the saddle will compress the parasites on the back of the carried beetle, most ballistas cannot be mounted on beetles and used as mobile weapons similar to "tanks" or "self-propelled artillery", but they are fixed The ballista cluster on the ground still has a lot to offer in this kind of defensive battle.
After entering the firing range, hundreds of ballistae of different sizes, old and new, were placed on the artillery position in a half-moon formation. Under the control of the gunner's parasitic ant and the parasitic beast responsible for winding, they first fired a round of mung bean shells. The dense artillery shells rained down on the Destroyer's pontoon bridge from all directions. In an instant, countless holes were made on the bridge deck. Countless water columns were stirred up in and around the pontoon bridge. The splashing water droplets dropped another burst of raindrops, covering all the water surface. The destroyers above were poured all over his head and body. There were also countless scattered or even torn apart Destroyers under the surface of the river. After sinking halfway, they began to rise again. Countless struggling living bodies and dead bodies appeared on the surface of the water. The clear river water was filled with dense black spots, like The pulp of passion fruit is average.
The pontoon "squirmed", and the Destroyer above quickly moved to the hole to repair it. Relying on the buoyancy provided by the body of the Destroyer at the bottom that had been pressed underwater, it continued to float on the water tenaciously, and even extended the pontoon. Front end.
Just half a minute later, the second round of crossbow shells rained down one after another. This time, a section of the pontoon bridge deck was completely shattered. Three or two isolated ones and some groups of dozens or hundreds formed the destruction of the ant colony. The destroyers were washed away by the current, and many climbed up to nearby protrusions on the water. Then, the living destroyers tried to return to the pontoon body, but were killed by parasitic water bugs. These parasitic water bugs no longer dare to approach the artillery fire coverage area and can only wait for opportunities on the periphery.
When the pontoon bridge spread to less than 3 meters from the shore, the ballista unit changed their ammunition under the command of the parasitic brain and began to fire even larger boulders the size of peanuts or broad beans. The Broad Bean Ballista is a weapon that has not been used by the Angel King's Army before, because it is difficult for ants to lift such a huge stone without mechanical help, and the insect tendons required to launch the boulder are also more demanding.
Parasitic organisms do not have such troubles. The powerful parasitic beetles can skillfully carry broad bean boulders and wind up crossbows under the control of the parasitic brain. The ants can only rely on the precious locust leg tendons obtained by hunting, and the parasitic army also begins. No shortage.
The largest type of ballistae used by these parasitic armies, each of its spring structures uses up to 16 locust leg tendons, which provides a considerable amount of energy, enough to launch broad bean boulders into the water from a position more than 4 meters away from the river bank. 1 meter away.
After some shooting, although the hit rate of the broad bean boulder was lower, there were still more than 10 broad bean bombs that directly hit or missed, completely destroying the front section of the half-meter-long pontoon. The waves caused also washed a large number of destroyers away from the pontoon. week
surrounding, making it impossible to return. Due to the impact, the front end of the remaining part of the pontoon temporarily lost its anchor and was forced to turn a corner and be pushed away from its original direction in an arc.
The Destroyer immediately disbanded the crooked pontoon bridge and quickly rebuilt it in the original direction - which was also the shortest direction. The parasitic army's ballistae is also urgently loading a second round of broad bean and peanut stone bullets. Now whichever side can quickly extend and block the pontoon bridge will gain the advantage in the deadlock!
