The protagonist listened to everyone's opinions, and the Shengong ants are still very smart, although they have different opinions, but they all put forward opinions and methods that they think are feasible based on facts, and there is no nonsense, they are all real proposals.

The protagonist himself is also reflecting on the armament of the flying knights.

The subject of equipping the flying knight with firearms, the protagonist has not thought about it, but the current level of firearms design and manufacturing in the Ant Alliance is there, and the casting cannon is okay, but it is very problematic to make miniaturized firearms.

The smallest caliber artillery currently in mass production, the Millet Cannon, is about twice as thick as a human toothpick, and about one-third the length of a toothpick. This kind of artillery can only be carried by beetles, and small flies cannot carry it at all.

In order to make firearms smaller, in addition to the fact that the current casting process is difficult to achieve small precision, the power, range and reliability of too small firearms are worrying.

It's not that the ant alliance has not experimented with a weapon that is one size smaller than the millet cannon, but this weapon may be blown away as long as there is a gust of wind after shooting, and only the caliber above the millet cannon can barely resist external interference and has actual combat value.

And if you want the Flying Knight to be equipped with a firearm, even if you have a suitable miniaturized musket, how can the Flying Knight operate it?

Each gun on the ground has a whole gun crew to operate, some are responsible for adjusting the altitude angle, some are responsible for adjusting the left and right directions, some are responsible for loading, some are responsible for ignition and firing, and there is a special gun crew commander.

The Flying Knight is also an ant, and also has only six arthropods, flying in the air, a pair of middle limbs also control the reins, and in fact only one pair of forelimbs can operate the weapon.

This pair of forelimbs only has two claws, and it's okay to operate improvised weapons such as riding guns and fire bullet slings, but you want to operate firearms!? It's like having a person shoot with a gun with two index fingers, it's simply hard to do!

But the protagonist still did not give up the idea of firearms in the Air Force, and he promised the flying knight who was eager for firearms that the scientific research department would start relevant research. But in this current war, the flying knights can only rely on the existing weapons and equipment to fight, and they must be mentally and tactically prepared.

After some discussion, the flying knights clarified a set of tactical principles, in general, a single sortie of troops should not be less than ten horses, before the battle should occupy a relatively high place, to avoid falling into hand-to-hand combat, ammunition exhaustion that is the retreat, multiple batches of rounds of battles and so on.

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After the wrap-up meeting of the Flying Knights, the protagonist goes to inspect the construction site of the fortress and the road.

This time, there are 16 infantry regiments and 1 tank regiment that follow the protagonist north. The Tank Corps is the newly reorganized 1st Tank Corps, and the Infantry Corps includes the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 10th, and 20th Tank Corps.

Among them, the 1st Tank Corps and the 3rd Corps participated in a roundabout battle today, and the physical exertion was quite large, the 1st Army Corps and the 5th Corps have been on the front line, and there are also some casualties, and another 3 Corps were responsible for repairing roads before, and these 6 Corps were allowed to rest.

The other 10 regiments participated in the construction in batches, and thanks to the hard work of the industrious ants, the fortress soon began to take shape, and the road was expanded quickly.

The road was originally paved with mud and debris, but now it is now seven formal dike-like roads, the upper layers are covered with fine earth, and the left and right sides are paved with fine stones to protect them from being washed away by rain.

The fortress is located at the end of the road on the north bank, at the top of a small slope about half a meter higher than the road, and can control all roads.

The fortress is still the traditional style of the Ant Alliance, with a small ant mound on the ground, walls, lookouts, and moats, and enough to accommodate the current 50,000 troops underground, as well as special areas for beetles, artillery, and flying knights to devour and enter.

By evening, the fort and road works had been mostly completed, the army had entered to rest, and beetles and artillery had been placed.

At this time, the protagonist sent the flying knight to the north to investigate.

At this time, the sky was getting dark, and the "mosquitoes" of the Paving Ant Imperial Army had already flown back, not moving outside, and the sky was relatively safe.

Before, the "mosquitoes" once flew into the sky above the Divine Envoy King's legion, and more than a dozen "mosquitoes" also tried to dive to the ground, but the Divine Envoy King's warriors on the ground were very dense, and under the leadership of the commander, they formed a small formation and waited for them, without giving the enemy a chance, and the "mosquitoes" never found a suitable target.

The protagonist finds a gun crew and shoots a gravel shotgun into the sky, which misses it, but also scares the "mosquitoes" away, and the enemy only dares to wander around after that, and does not dare to descend and attack.

Seeing the "mosquito" retreat after a while, the protagonist reacted that it was almost dark, and the other party should be back to the nest, flying generally needs good lighting, and the black light blind fire does not dare to fly around.

With about half an hour left before sunset returns, the protagonist asks the Flying Riders to scout and remind them to go back quickly and stay safe.

After the flying knight left, he returned safely within half an hour, bringing back the latest information.

It has been reported that the Leafcutter Ant Army is about to enter [North Pine City], and the Flying Knights see that the Leafcutter Ant Army is breaking through the last blocking line, and this enemy army at the root of the tree is only guarded by only one or two thousand enemies, and it is obvious that it cannot stop the Leafcutter Ant Army.

The protagonist breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the Leaf Cutting Ant Army successfully broke through the siege and entered [North Pine City], with the reinforcements of these more than 40,000 new troops, even if [North Pine City] was besieged by a large army, it should be safe for a short time.

The Paving Ant Imperial Army lacks arboreal ant species that compete with leaf-cutting ants, and it is half the effort to attack the mature nest with ground-dwelling ants.

With the [North Pine City] and the large amount of materials that were hoarded in the [North Pine City] before, the large army of the Leaf Cutting Ant Army that was about to arrive was temporarily free of the worry of lack of materials, otherwise it would not be a long-term solution to rely on long-distance transportation in the rear alone.

The protagonist doesn't plan to rush to [North Pine City], he wants to take the Divine Envoy King's legion to guard this fortress and control this transportation artery, which is also very important.

If the Paving Ant Imperial Army divides its forces to attack and occupies this place, it will cut the Leaf Cutter Ant Army into two sections, which will be very dangerous.

In fact, the protagonist also has a plan in his heart to let the Leaf Cutting Ant Army take the lead, and the Paving Ant Empire Army will consume a while, he will be responsible for the Ant Alliance and the Divine Envoy King Army, not only to preserve his strength, but also to take the opportunity to achieve good results and negotiate with the Leaf Cutting Ant Country in the future to obtain benefits.

But the protagonist's wishful thinking is shattered the next day! Scout Emergency: The Leafcutter Ant Army is coming to the fortress, and there are a large number of enemy troops chasing and killing behind it, and it is suspected that [North Pine City] has fallen!