If it is said that under natural disasters, races with the same habits will face great competition, then the big-headed ant and the paver ant have a high degree of overlap in food and territory, and are the most competitive opponents.

In terms of food, both ant races are equally omnivorous, eating both meat and vegetarian foods, and the main food source is to hunt insects in the wild or gather edible plant buds, leaves, flowers and seeds, and both ants also like sweets such as honeydew secreted by aphids or scale insects.

It is precisely because of the high degree of consistency in food sources that the two ant races like to live in the plains, and by virtue of their numerical superiority and accumulated national strength, they firmly occupy the most fertile plains on the north and south banks of the Great River, driving the ants of other countries or races to remote and barren corners outside the territory.

In terms of the competition for territory, the big-headed ant kingdom and the paving ant barbarians still have an inextricable grudge. The big-headed ant kingdom was almost wiped out, and the paving ant barbarians were limited by geographical conditions after the rise of the former, and finally lost the vast territory on the south bank of the river.

Every year, the paving ant barbarians try to move south in the winter and regain lost territory in one fell swoop. And the big-headed ant kingdom also wants to destroy this opponent once and for all.

The protagonist doesn't know what impact this cold spring will have on this war between the two sides that lasts for a hundred years or even a thousand years. Perhaps, the two sides will temporarily halt the war due to a lack of food, or they may expand the scale of the war in order to compete for the few resources they have.

Regardless of what the future holds, the protagonist needs to prepare in advance.

- I'm the dividing line -

From the fifth day onwards, the power of the inverted spring cold began to wane. It took a full week for the temperature to return to normal.

During this period, the entire world suffered a great loss. But life is tenacious, and the survivors begin to work hard to grow and reproduce, and perhaps in less than two years, the world will be thriving again.

But this year, maybe it's going to be a different year, for the ants, and for all the insects.

After the temperature rises, the protagonist begins to receive replies from the main nest and "Dongyang City" one after another.

The messengers survived a week of bad weather in their kind's nest, and only when the weather improved did they return to their unfinished business.

In terms of the main nest, the King Council has sorted out the results of last winter's defensive battle through the contact with each secondary nest.

Along the banks of the Great River, the three heavily fortified sub-nests ("Waterfront City", the Public Security Corps Station, and the Western Legion Station) were all attacked by enemy forces, and only the Western Legion Station fell.

Subsequently, it was supposed that the enemy army, which had conquered the Western Legion garrison, marched into the hinterland of the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom, and conquered the two auxiliary nests in the south, and then stopped advancing due to the beginning of spring.

According to the data provided by the "Linshui City" and the Public Security Corps, the paving ant barbarian army that attacked the "Linshui City" at that time totaled about 100,000, and they were divided into two routes after they evacuated. It was 50,000 troops who attacked the Public Security Corps, which withdrew to the north bank of the Great River before the beginning of spring. Then the attack on the Western Legion garrison and the other two sub-nests were also 50,000 enemy troops, who were still stranded on the south bank of the Great River.

This year's reconquest war needs to be fought against this enemy army, and considering that this enemy army has been fighting continuously, the current army size will be less than 50,000. But the paving ant barbarians will definitely place the queen ant in the three secondary nests that have been lost, and provide a steady stream of soldiers. In terms of the size of the enemy's army, as long as we hurry up and prepare for the expedition, this year's reconquista will be easier than in previous years.

After confirming that the weather is warm, the main nest has begun to prepare for the wedding flight ceremony and prepare the materials for the expedition.

In terms of the wedding flight ceremony, the king meeting believes that the temperature has met the wedding flight requirements, and each sub-nest will send a wedding flight team after the next rain according to tradition. But the timing of the rain is left to fate. According to tradition, after the wedding ceremony, a large number of newly grown kings will enter the army before the reconquista war will begin.

In terms of material preparations, the main nest is stretched thin this year.

Originally, the main nest hoarded a lot of materials before the winter every year, which was enough to support the entire main nest through the winter, and there was still room to provide a large number of military supplies.

However, this year, due to the change of the winter defense plan, a large number of materials were transported to the front line auxiliary nest of heavy troops, causing the main nest warehouse to be relatively empty.

After winter, it was supposed to be a good time to replenish supplies, but a whole week of cold spring interrupted the plans of the big-headed ants to collect supplies.

Although a large number of frozen insect carcasses were stored in warehouses after the end of the cold season, the meat was of poor quality and had a short shelf life, and was not enough to supply the entire war.

Now, the main nest is working overtime to collect all kinds of materials, and at the same time, the secondary nests that still have surplus food will send the materials to the main nest. However, after being attacked by the inverted spring cold, the entire kingdom territory is in a depression, and the protagonist is not optimistic about this year's harvest.

In terms of "Dongyang City", it brings good news and bad news to the protagonist.

With the return of the messengers, as well as the flying knights, the protagonist's mount, Xiaoqing II, was also brought to Waterfront City.

After a brief reception of the Flying Knight and the Courier, the protagonist begins to listen to the information of the winter in "Dongyang Castle".

After the protagonist goes to "Waterfront City" to prepare for the battle, Rambo Fei is in charge of "Dongyang City", "Stump Fortress" and the "Southern Fortress" in the center.

Before the onset of winter, considering the poor ability of the two fortresses to protect against the cold, Lan Bofei withdrew half of the troops of the "Stump Fortress" and all the garrisons of the "Southern Fortress" to "Dongyang City" according to the plan.

Throughout the winter, due to the abundance of supplies and fuel, there was no abnormal attrition in "Dongyang City".

The winter has passed safely, but the cold spring has also brought great losses to "Dongyang City", and the food source in the wild has been greatly reduced, especially a batch of newborn aphids and scale insects have been frozen to death, and the supply of honeydew will be very tight this year.

The protagonist originally planned to have "Dongyang City" deliver supplies to "Waterfront City" as soon as possible, but now that he hears this, he has to re-plan.

According to the information relayed by the messenger of Rambo Feito, the food stock of "Dongyang City" is enough for a month's consumption in the three places, but the current amount of grain collected is far from catching up with the consumption. In order to make up for the shortfall, farms and farmlands need to be opened as soon as possible.

If the farm is put into use immediately, the first batch of eggs can be slaughtered after hatching for about half a month, which can still solve the urgent need. Fields are slower, and the first grass seeds can be harvested in a month or two at the earliest.

The protagonist thinks about it for a while, and the current food storage in "Waterfront City" is only enough for a month, and according to the worker ants, the amount of grain collected recently is also not enough to cover the consumption. And there are no farms here yet.

It seems that before the start of the war, the problem of military rations must be solved.