Chapter 79: Forced to Attack
Red fire ants also domesticate some insects, as the protagonist knows from the packets provided by the bellied ants.
However, the red fire ants are domesticated by some docile insects that provide meat, or some power animals that assist in transportation, and there is no information that the red fire ants have the skills and behavior of domesticating war beasts.
In winter, the paver ant exploration team did not find any clues related to domesticating war beasts outside the sponge-like and porous main nest ant mound of red fire ants, of course, it was winter at that time, and there were no direct clues. But if there is a training beast, there will definitely be a need for a field, and the Divine Envoy King Legion originally had a number of surface training grounds for training beetles.
However, there are no similar findings near the main nest of the red fire ants, and there are no anomalies on the surface other than those strange conical pits.
At present, the Red Fire Ants have sent a force of nearly 10,000 troops, with no other ant clan auxiliaries, and the protagonist does not think that it is capable of breaking through the defense line of [Xinyang City].
This is the protagonist's confidence in the Divine Envoy King's army, which has been equipped with iron weapons after a winter.
- I'm the dividing line -
Although he is ready for the death battle in Cage City, the protagonist still hopes that the red fire ants will not find any traces of the Divine Envoy King Legion for the time being.
A day later in the battle with the Red Fire Ants, the Divine Envoy King's legion would have one more day to produce and stock up on food.
It's early spring, and after a whole winter of only consumption and no output, even if the Divine Envoy King Legion still has inventory in the warehouse, it is not very much, and every cent of materials is in short supply.
But war is never an end, but a means.
The Divine Envoy King Legion is obviously unable to destroy the Red Fire Ant Country at present, and it is not like in the homeland period, as long as it holds the banks of the great river, it is not afraid of enemy attacks. How can we survive and thrive under the military threat of red fire ants?
The protagonist even thinks that he can nominally become a vassal of the Red Fire Ant, so that he only needs to pay a certain price every year, and if you refer to the tribute standard of the bellied ant, such a payment is not a big burden for the Divine Envoy King Legion. On the contrary, after obtaining a relatively safe diplomatic environment, the Divine Envoy King's Legion can develop better and faster.
However, the protagonist does not understand the criteria for recruiting vassals of the Red Fire Ant Country, and although the bellied ants were accepted as vassals, they were subdued after a fight to determine that they posed minimal threat to the Red Fire Ants.
If the Divine Envoy King's Legion takes the initiative to submit before the war, will the Red Fire Ant Congress accept it?
If you have to fight, it is impossible for the Divine Envoy King Legion to release water to let the enemy enter [Xinyang City], and it is bound to show real combat effectiveness, is there still the possibility of pretending to be obedient at that time? No race would dare to accept a vassal who has the power to threaten them!
The protagonist's mind is a little confused, and he has not yet figured out how to get along directly with the Red Fire Ant Country, so he can only pray for a few more days to get ready.
- I'm the dividing line -
But it backfires, the protagonist's luck has always been that what he doesn't want to happen is sure to happen, and he doesn't want it to happen, and things often go in the unexpected worst direction. He is arguably the best spokesperson for Murphy's Law.
No, the protagonist is along the wall of [Xinyang City], all the way to inspect the settlement of ant mouths, herds, and supplies moved from [Nansen City], and suddenly sees several flying knights flying from the east.
If the former male ant or the Great Worker Ant Flying Knight had to land on the platform of the main anthill first, and if the Divine Envoy King was not in the dormitory, they would have to contact the other ants to find out where the Divine Envoy King was before they could find the protagonist to report. It's a waste of valuable time.
However, the protagonist's descendants, the Divine Ant Flying Knights, have excellent eyesight, and they are always the first to discover the protagonist's location from the air.
Therefore, these flying knights landed directly beside the protagonist, and one of the god ant flying knights led by them immediately reported the emergency military situation.
"Grass!"
After reading the information, the protagonist couldn't help but curse in his mind, forgetting that his tentacles had not been separated from the flying knight.
There was a blank message from the tentacles of the Divine Ant Flying Knight for a while, her brain was running rapidly, and the experience and knowledge related to "grass" were quickly turned out.
Then the ant asked if he wanted to stock up on more grass in his nest!
She knew that the Legion of the Divine Messenger would use grass for fodder, fiber, or bedding! I thought that this was what the great god meant by the king.
The protagonist wordlessly interrupts the suggestion of his titular offspring, who knows that his offspring is smarter, but being smart means having more ideas, and sometimes ambiguities and misunderstandings.
The protagonist tells her not to worry about the "grass" and tells her to lead the team back to continue monitoring the target's movements.
By the way, the protagonist gave this god ant a name - it's called "grass", isn't it a good match for the previous "roll"!?
Thinking of "rolling", the protagonist is a little sad, this is the first ant he met in this world, and now he thinks about it and died in the swamp area!
But the protagonist doesn't have time to feel nostalgic, he consciously puts away his emotions and prepares to deal with the next fierce battle.
Just now, "Cao" reported that a small group of belly-raising ants were fleeing along the river beach towards [Xinyangcheng], and the male ant led by it was "Old Heart". And behind them, more than 2,000 red fire ant warriors were chasing after them.
At this moment, the protagonist has the intention of killing the "old heart". The protagonist is just thinking about hiding for a few days to settle the antmouth that has just migrated back from [Nansen City], and wants to stock up on more supplies.
As a result, the "old heart" has now attracted the red fire ants!
You must know that the Divine Envoy King's army has been preparing for defense since the morning, and it has only been half a day now, so where can I prepare properly! There are still a large number of herds outside the city walls that have not had time to be transported to the peninsula!
The protagonist thinks that tomorrow will be the fastest, and the red fire ants who have eliminated the bellied ants will find the Divine Envoy King Legion when they scout around, and there will be at least half a day and a whole night to be busy with all the things.
Now the bellied ants and red fire ants will be able to arrive here in an hour at most, which is not part of the protagonist's plan!
The protagonist hurriedly asked the beetle next to him to be responsible for the settlement of the ant mouth supplies outside the city wall.
He himself hurriedly gathered his troops and horses, and prepared to go out to stop the pursuing red fire ants.
Now that the outside of [Xinyang City] is crowded, you can't let the red fire ants take advantage of the situation to kill them, then the loss of the Divine Envoy King's army will be great!
This wave of enemy forces must be stopped in the field.
The messenger runs around, and the protagonist quickly gathers a group of men to attack. He personally went out into battle, and the soldiers and horses he brought out included: the Praetorian Guard team directly under the protagonist, the 1st Legion led by the Shovel Elephant, and the 3 squads belonging to the 3rd Legion composed of all divine soldiers. A total of 2700 fighters.