At noon, near the nest of the "Target Ding" on the north bank of the Great River.

Countless ants of two races are fighting fiercely, and the battle lines are so intertwined that it is almost impossible to see the specific battle line. There was killing, despair and death everywhere.

The ground was full of corpses, including those of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army, and more corpses belonged to the Paving Ant Barbarian Army. These yellow or black corpses, densely covered with the ground, radially around the only entrance and exit of the lair, and then extended to the water's edge not far away.

On the surface of the water, the same mass of corpses and stumps, mixed with the leaves and rhizomes of plants, washed by the polluted turbid currents, flowed little by little towards the far downstream, and then disappeared, as if they had never appeared in this world.

This nest, which is heavily fortified by the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom Army, is surrounded by shallow streams on the north and west sides, and the Paving Ant Barbarian Army must cross the water to attack the heavily defended "Target Ding" nest.

To this end, the paving ant barbarian army collected a large number of leaves, dead branches and other materials on the spot, and built a pontoon bridge connected by ant flesh in a calm place on the surface of the stream.

Countless paving ant barbarian warriors, with large jaws and arthropods, connected and fastened scattered leaves and branches together to build a strong bridge.

More Paving Ant Barbarian Army soldiers stepped across the water and the bodies of their companions, desperately killing forward.

The Big-Headed Ant Kingdom Army was also apparently aware of the need to take advantage of the terrain to consolidate its defenses, and a large number of elite warriors deployed along the banks of the stream, blocking the offensive of the Paving Ant Barbarian Army while trying to counterattack to destroy the pontoon bridge.

Relying on their numerical superiority, the Paving Ant Barbarian Army finally broke through the defense line on the water's edge, and then advanced towards the entrance and exit of the nest.

The army of the big-headed ant kingdom resisted step by step, and the paving ant barbarian army was struggling, and the corpses of both sides covered the ground and covered the running water, but they could not cover the flames of war.

Until the sun set in the west, the paving ant barbarian army could only withdraw its troops, and another tragic day finally passed, and the two sides did not make new progress except for leaving more corpses.

The Paving Ant Barbarian Army failed to break into the nest, so they had to recollect the materials for the pontoon bridge and wait for it to be put into use the next day. The army of the big-headed ant kingdom also failed to completely thwart the offensive of the overwhelming paving ant barbarian army and won a decisive victory.

With the battlefield calming down, let's turn our gaze back to a few days ago.

After the Gong'an King led his troops to win a difficult battle, because the nest on the border had been damaged under the onslaught of the enemy, after some dispute, the main force of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom retreated to the "Target Ding".

The reason why "Target D" was chosen as the position to be held is because of its strategic location, which is an important transportation hub with several continuous ant roads. The terrain is also very dangerous, a babbling stream flows through here, surrounded by water on both sides, the terrain is high, easy to defend and difficult to attack. There are also large underground dens built here, which are large enough to accommodate a large number of troops and supplies for a long time.

The Paving Ant Barbarian Army followed the trail left by the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom Army and soon launched an attack on the "Target Ding".

However, under the resolute resistance of the army led by the king of public security, the paving ant barbarian army suddenly fortified the city, and there was no progress for several days.

After realizing that "Target D" has a strong defense and has favorable terrain barriers such as streams, it cannot be overcome in a short period of time. The Paving Ant Barbarian Army changed its target, leaving the troops to contain the defenders of "Target Ding", and the main force turned to attack other places.

The Northern Expeditionary Army of the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom in other regions did not have many garrison troops, so the Paving Ant Barbarian Army quickly regained a large amount of lost territory.

As the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army poured into the "Target Ding" from all over the country, the two corps in the north and south almost no longer existed, and the remaining main forces were assembled here.

As for the Paving Ant Barbarian Army, as many territories have been regained, the "Target Ding" is becoming more and more like a spiked pestle in front of him, eager to pull it out as soon as possible.

As a result, the two sides began to continuously accumulate troops and supplies to the "Target D" area, preparing for a decisive battle here.

Once the Paving Ant Barbarian Army wins, it will be able to take advantage of the victory to drive the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army down the river. On the contrary, the army of the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom will be able to ravage the lands north of the Great River again.

It's a decisive battle that neither side wants to lose.

- I'm the dividing line -

The tragic offensive and defensive battles have lasted for four or five days, and the public security king is becoming more and more anxious.

The meeting of the high-level of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Big-headed Ant Kingdom is held every night, and except for the fallen general King D, the other four high-ranking officials will exchange the latest battle situation every day and try to find a way to turn the tide of the battle.

But as time passed, the battle situation became more and more unfavorable to the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army.

The numerical and logistical superiority of the Paving Ant Barbarian Army is becoming more and more obvious, and they can throw their troops into the attack regardless of losses, and they don't even care about the large number of soldiers drowning in the water because the pontoon bridge is too crowded. No matter how many ants are lost, the Paving Ant Barbarian Army can be replenished with reinforcements and supplies from the nearest locality.

On the other hand, the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom, although relying on the terrain advantage, gave full play to its combat effectiveness and achieved a very good exchange ratio on the books.

However, the loss of any soldier in the Northern Expeditionary Army could not be compensated for from the mainland in the short term, and the main nest and most of the secondary nests did not have mobile forces to draw to support. The top brass of the army can only watch little by little as the strength at hand becomes thin.

Compared with the troops, the most fatal thing is the food crisis.

At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the grain reserves of the Northern Expeditionary Army were below the warning line, and they had to rely on the supply of seizures and scraping of the main nest to barely raise the stock to a week.

However, as the Northern Expeditionary Army shifted from offensive to defensive, it could no longer rely on capture to increase grain stocks, and the granary of the Northern Expeditionary Army was bottoming out little by little.

As the battle situation of "Target Ding" has reached a stalemate, the suspended rope bridge of the already empty "Waterfront City" has no more grain of food to support it. In addition to the previous food stockpile, the Northern Expeditionary Army has been collecting the corpses of both the enemy and the enemy after the daily battle to maintain basic food consumption.

It can be said that the Northern Expeditionary Army has entered the exhausted field, which is a week or two earlier than the protagonist originally expected. If the Paving Ant Barbarian Army continues to maintain its current attack intensity, the Northern Expeditionary Army may collapse and be wiped out within a week.

This is obviously not what the protagonist is happy to see, the war potential of the Paving Ant Barbarian Nation is even stronger than originally expected, and they can still provide a steady stream of troops and materials, and they are far from being weakened by this war.

So, after receiving constant requests for assistance from the Northern Expeditionary Army, the protagonist decides to activate a backup plan to relieve some of the pressure on the frontal battlefield for the Northern Expeditionary Army.