Chapter 9: The Hive
The main character is a fortress planned in the style of a "bridgehead", but in consideration of the construction time, the height of the fortress wall was appropriately reduced, and the design of the moat and drainage ditch was canceled, which greatly reduced the amount of work.
And the fortress is not just one, it is made up of three small fortresses covered by the city walls, each with its own entrance and exit, connected to each other.
Three fortresses are enough to accommodate tens of thousands of troops to hold on, the distance between the fortresses is not too close to each other, they can cover each other, the enemy army can only attack from the outside of the fortress group, if there are enemy troops deep into the area between the three fortresses, it is easy to be divided and surrounded by a wave of counterattacks by the defenders.
The protagonist is satisfied with this design, once the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom army finds that the frontal battlefield losses are too great, this simple fortress group can be their last retreat, enough to hold out until reinforcements arrive.
Since the protagonist can only seek the help of one legion, he also tries to coordinate so that the Good Guy Legion becomes a reserve the next day, without having to go directly to the front line to fight, so that the Good Guy Legion can devote himself wholeheartedly to construction.
In a day and a night, the Good Guys Legion had basically completed the construction of the fortress group.
After that, the protagonist says goodbye to the good king and the other kings.
He doesn't pay attention to the next battle situation on the frontal battlefield, he has already done everything he can, as long as the big-headed ant kingdom army and the partial division can complete the tactical goal, it is a matter of time before he wins this battle.
He is not the role of a nanny, and he also has his own strategic considerations for helping the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army. But if an ally is too poor and still loses or loses too much even though he has already done so, the protagonist also needs to reassess the need for the ally.
Just like in World War II, everyone hopes that their ally will be Germany, not Italy, and no matter how much Italy supports, what it is best at is dragging its feet.
After spending two days in the frontal battlefield, the protagonist leaves, and now he decides to return to Dongyang Castle.
Since the beginning of spring, the protagonist has only returned to "Dongyang City" once, and there is an endless stream of messengers from "Dongyang City", sending information and instructions to "Linshui City", and the protagonist also basically understands the development of "Dongyang City".
The last time I returned here, the protagonist was pressed for time and didn't learn about the scientific research team led by the little secretary. Now he had some time to stop by.
The frontal battlefield is not far from the road to "Dongyang Castle". The protagonist sets off early in the morning and arrives at "Dongyang Castle" in the morning.
After landing, the protagonist was first examined by the patrol team that rushed to hear the news.
This is due to the fact that the protagonist has previously made patrols in the territory more intensified, and the ants from other nests in the Big-headed Ant Kingdom are forbidden to enter some sensitive areas.
Previously, the protagonist was slightly stimulated by the king's meeting, and some of the kings, out of good intentions or slightly malicious intentions, constantly sent scout ants to "Dongyang City" to inquire about information.
The protagonist hadn't noticed this problem before, but at the meeting of the kings of the main nest after the beginning of spring, the protagonist was troubled, only to find out that some of the kings in the main nest knew far more about "Dongyang City" than he thought.
Although these scout ants were unable to find out the core secrets of the rapid development of "Dongyang City", and it was difficult for other nests to imitate the model of "Dongyang City", it was a bad feeling to be spied on all the time.
So the protagonist quickly developed a security system, treating the ants under his command differently from the ants of the big-headed ant kingdom. Ants of the kingdom are forbidden to enter the sensitive areas of the various nests, and it is also forbidden to enter the north bank of the Great River through rope bridges.
It seems that the execution of the security work is still good, and the protagonist was interrogated as soon as he landed.
The patrol quickly ascertained the identity of the Divine Envoy King based on the scent and tentacle exchanges before letting him go.
This is the racial characteristics of ants, any worker ant or soldier ant will meticulously implement the instructions of the superior and do not change, even if the noble is like a god king, but also in accordance with their own system to accept the security check, there will be no staff release water or favoritism.
The protagonist went to find Lan Bofei to say hello, and was going to learn about the recent situation of "Dongyang City" first, and then go to the secretary.
Although "Dongyang City" has always sent messengers to report on its work, it is certainly not as detailed as what he knows in person.
Sure enough, after communicating with Rambo Feiyi, the protagonist learns something completely new.
The last time he returned to "Dongyang City", Lan Bofei once reported that a nest of bees appeared on the big poplar tree near the entrance and exit of the nest.
This information was ignored at the time, because at that time the "Southern Fortress" was attacked by the Hunting Scythe Ant, and the protagonist prioritized this issue, in his opinion, a swarm of bees was not a threat, and the other party did not eat ants.
However, Rambofei has always been obsessed, telling the protagonist that although there is no conflict between bees and ants, these bees have emptied all the nectar in the vicinity, and it has been difficult for the worker ants in "Dongyang City" to collect nectar recently.
The protagonist understands Rambofei's resentment.
Now that Dongyang City is grazing a large number of aphids and scale insects, it stands to reason that there is no shortage of sweets such as honeydew. However, although the honeydew production is high, a part of it is allocated to support the "Southern Fortress", "Waterfront City" and "Bridgehead", and a part of the fly mounts must also be consumed, and the rest of the honeydew production is basically fixed, and it will be distributed to all ants according to the system. Male ants and queens are divided more, and worker ants and soldier ants are less divided.
But nectar is different, this is an additional resource, and the nectar has a short shelf life, so it will be distributed and eaten immediately when it is transported back to the nest. And as a male ant and the current de facto chief executive of "Dongyang City", Rambo often obtains a lot of this extra nectar luxury.
Now, because of this nest of bees, Rambo Fei's "extra money" has been greatly reduced. Ants are all sweet addicts, and Rambo Fei is naturally a little reluctant to reduce his supply.
The last time Rambo Fei proposed to uproot the nest of bees, he brought it up again.
The protagonist thinks about it, or let Rambo Fei not act rashly, the hive is indeed rich in resources, there are a lot of honey, beeswax and bee larvae that can be used as food, and although the bees are docile, once the hive is attacked, the worker bees are also not afraid of death.
"Dongyang Castle" is now weakly garrisoned, and it will be very disadvantageous if it loses too much when attacking the Hive.
As for Rambo Fei's personal grievances, the protagonist doesn't care very much, in his opinion, as a high-level executive, he can't influence decision-making because of his likes and dislikes.
But for this nest of bees on the big poplar tree, the protagonist is still very interested personally.