The reason why the Fourth Legion of the Divine Envoy King suffered such a large number of casualties in the first engagement was not only due to the terrain.

Although the Fourth Legion of the Divine Envoy King was established at the same time as the Second and Third Legions, it had less combat experience than other friendly armies, and only participated in part of the battle in the second attack on the Parasitic Ant Hive, and was not yet the main force, so the overall combat experience of the Legion was not too rich.

Moreover, when the "Dongyang City" garrison corps was formed, part of the troops were also transferred from the fourth army corps as the backbone of the garrison corps, and after coming to "Linshui City", in order to enhance the strength of the "Linshui City" garrison corps, a part of the troops was transferred from the fourth army again.

As a result, although the Fourth Army is currently at full strength, at least half of its fighters are new recruits and have not participated in any battles. And even the combat experience of the veteran is not very rich. This is why there will be a not-so-good exchange ratio in today's battle.

However, this is also the protagonist's strict requirements, in other words, any commander of the big-headed ant kingdom and the paving ant barbarian can lead the army to play a one-to-five exchange ratio with the enemy army with the same strength, then it can be called a famous general.

The protagonist gathers the senior officers to discuss the future defense ideas, and although Lamberto says that he and his legions can hold the enemy back and prevent them from moving forward, the protagonist still feels the need to take some measures to avoid unnecessary casualties among the soldiers.

The protagonist first decides to defend the Flat Nest Battlefield in front of the Second Legion instead of the First Legion. Because the First Army had been holding out for several days, and there were more than 100 casualties one after another, many of the soldiers were physically and mentally exhausted, and they should be rotated down to rest.

Moreover, the Second Army is also the same as the Fourth Army Corps, and many veterans are currently transferred to the "Dongyang City" Garrison Corps and the "Linshui City" Garrison Corps, and half of the recruits have not been on the battlefield. The protagonist wants the Second Legion to fight in a flat nest that is relatively easy to defend, so that they can accumulate combat experience, so as to avoid a situation where there are large casualties in the first battle like the Fourth Legion.

As for the two moths, the protagonist inspects the defense area on the spot, and thinks that it is true that the only way to defend is to block the door, there is no room to play the razor tactic, and the nearby wood is also very hard and cannot be transformed.

In the end, the protagonist still decides to let the Fourth Army go on the defensive, after all, this unit is on the battlefield on the first day, and if it is immediately replaced, it will be a blow to the morale of the commander and the soldiers, and it seems that they do not trust them enough.

And the protagonist really doesn't have too many troops at hand to rotate - the first legion has just been rotated, the second legion has taken over the defensive line, and the "Waterfront City" garrison corps is still in the training stage, and its combat effectiveness is even more worrisome.

But the protagonist of the measure has a little bit to think of.,This measure other ants can't help.,The protagonist won't discuss it with them.,Just go into battle yourself the next day.。

- I'm the dividing line -

The next day, as soon as the sun rises, the protagonist puts on his coat and leaves the warm lair in the coldest morning breeze.

This is earlier than the protagonist's usual departure time, and the Paving Ant Barbarian Army has not left the departure base to bask in the sun and recharge at this time.

Taking advantage of this time, the protagonist climbs under the banyan tree, finds two stones of the right size, and then climbs back to the two moth-eaten holes that were dug up yesterday, and shoves the stones deep into them.

The two cavities had indeed been dug up quite a bit, but the passage not far from the inside still maintained its original diameter, just enough to fit the stones in. The protagonist checks it, and although there are still a lot of decay around, it must have taken more effort for the paver ants to dig another hole to warp the stone out than it did yesterday.

The Paving Ant Barbarian Army still lined up to bask in the sun and recharge, and then divided into four fully armed legions along a wider road to the river bank, from the cleared river ice to the small island, and launched a fourth attack on the "Waterfront City" on the big banyan tree.

The protagonist observes for a moment the enemy's lackluster offensive: the enemy is still attacking the main entrance, and then trying to dig through the two cavity stones, with no new tactical changes.

The protagonist estimates according to the enemy's digging speed, and the paving ants should not be able to pry open the stone blocking the passage today, and the defensive pressure of the defenders should not be very great today.

So, the protagonist, who was in a relaxed mood, simply moved back to the observation position on the northern branch and began to study the movements of the enemy's main forces.

It may be that they realized that with the defensive setting of "Waterfront City", the strength advantage of the Paving Ant Barbarian Army could not be brought into play, so the Paving Ant Barbarian Army only sent four legions to attack on both occasions, while the rest of the large army remained on the north bank of the river.

It's not idle for so many troops to stay at the departure base, they go out in small teams, the protagonist has noticed this scene before, but he hasn't had time to see what they're doing. It is only today that the protagonist is free and begins to study the behavior of the enemy.

After most of the day's observation, the protagonist finally realizes the reason why the enemy is doing this - they are foraging for food.

This surprised the protagonist, because the big-headed ants nested in warm underground nests in winter** and relied on the stored grain they had saved before to survive the winter. Unexpectedly, the paver ants are still foraging for food in winter.

In fact, there is no way to do this, the main force of the Paving Ant Barbarian Army has forty legions and 100,000 troops, plus the weather is cold, and the amount of food they consume every day is not a small amount.

Although there is food in the departure base, the scale of the departure base itself is not very large, it is a temporary camp that has just been repaired, and after the 100,000 troops are stuffed, the grain and grass stored in the remaining space are not enough to support the consumption of the army for too long.

According to the experience of previous years, the army should have entered the "Waterfront City" in the first few days, and then it could use the captured grain stock to support it for a day or two, and then wait for the main nest of the paving ants to hoard the military rations in the "Linshui City" as the military rations for the next stage of the offensive.

But now, the defense of "Waterfront City" is far beyond the imagination of the Paving Ant Barbarian Army, and the situation has developed in a different direction than in previous years.

The main nest of paving ants had to send a transport team to the front line to replenish military rations every once in a while, which was not an easy task, and once there was a cloudy day, the transport team could not be recharged, and it would not be able to carry out the task. If there is bad weather for several days in a row, the front-line army will have to go hungry, but fortunately, with the physiological structure of the ants, starving for a few days will not cause major problems.

But the loss on the way made the paver ants complain.