If you're just trying to make sure you don't slip through the cracks, maybe it's a good idea to just send troops around the enemy garrison.

After all, there is only one entrance and exit, surround the ground, and then strengthen the patrol of the vicinity to prevent the enemy trapped underground from opening up new entrances and exits, and the enemy will be unable to fly.

However, there are too many enemy troops, and even if the Divine Envoy King can complete the siege and blockade on the ground, it will undoubtedly take a lot of time and huge casualties to win through street battles in the underground labyrinthine ant nest.

Late is prone to change, and heavy casualties are contrary to the original intention.

So, after learning the details of the nearby terrain, the protagonist devises a new set of plans.

- I'm the dividing line -

Early this morning, the secondary nest of the paver ants was lively.

It has been two days since the army arrived here, and the kings in the army have long wanted to raise troops to the south, but they have no choice but to follow the troops this time, except for a group of veterans who have been trained on the northern battlefield, the rest from commanders to ordinary soldiers are all defenders of the long-lost battle formation in the southern region, and it took a lot of time to prepare in the early stage.

This can't be blamed for the improper transfer of the main nest, in previous years, the area along the river was the safest hinterland of the Paving Ant Country, protected by the terrain and other territories, except for a few indigenous ants, there was no military threat at all.

Because of this, every year after the beginning of spring, the elite troops in the southern region will be transferred to the northern battlefield and fill the quagmire there.

Therefore, when the scouts stumbled upon the large-headed ant barbarian activity on the southeast border of the territory, the king of the nearby sub-nest was extremely surprised.

It wasn't just him who was surprised, when the news was transmitted back to the main nest of the Paving Ant Country, the entire Great King Conference was very surprised, and there had never been a situation where the big-headed ant barbarians in the south had ever set foot on the north bank of the Great River, which made the highest authority of the Paving Ant Country a little blindsided.

However, whatever the reason, if an enemy army crosses the river, it would be nice to destroy them. This is the simplest credo of the ants.

Through the feedback from the front, the kings of the Paving Ant Country estimated that the strength of this big-headed ant barbarian was only one or two thousand, which was very accurate, and it was basically the strength of the Fourth Legion of the Divine Envoy King who was originally stationed.

Although I didn't know that the Divine Envoy King Legion had sent two more legions as reinforcements, the Paving Ant Nation still attached great importance to this military operation, and cobbled together an army of tens of thousands of warriors from the main nest and the southern side nest.

In the army of paving ants, two of the four legion commanders are veterans who have experienced fierce battles in the northern battlefield, and two are the newly promoted kings of the main nest. The squad commanders below are basically newcomers.

In terms of the composition of the troops, the most trustworthy are naturally the elite scouts of the two squads, these scouts have fought fiercely with the terrifying enemy in the dense forests and mountains in the north, and their combat effectiveness is undoubted, and I believe that they can also do a good job of scouts this time.

As for the combat troops, except for the soldiers of a legion sent by the main nest, although they have no combat experience, they are all young and middle-aged worker ants in the prime of life, and the worker ants gathered from other nests in the south are basically old worker ants who have not been on the battlefield.

This arrangement was also a helpless move, and the elite troops of the whole country were gathered in the north, and only in winter would the enemy in the north withdraw and the main forces could return.

At this moment, except for the two mobile corps on the eastern and western borders, even the main nest of paving ants does not have much mobile troops.

And this year's year is not good, and the various sub-nests sent these weak old men, probably with the purpose of consuming them to save food.

Although there are four kings in the entire army, in terms of qualifications and war experience, the other three kings need to see the faces of the "floating leaf" kings among them.

The Floating Leaf King is also a legend, not only did he survive two years on the front lines of the brutal northern battlefield, but he also once fought south against those annoying big-headed ant barbarians in the south.

Although the Southern Expeditionary Army still failed as usual, it is rare in history that the Floating Leaf King was able to escape back from the south bank of the Great River.

The point is that the Floating Leaf King, who returned to the main nest, contributed important information, and together with some other famous generals among the kings, he innovated the tactics of the army. Therefore, the Floating Leaf King was not only not snubbed because of the defeat, but became a celebrity.

He didn't need to go to the battlefield again, just concentrate on teaching the newborn males in the rear.

However, the army of the big-headed ant barbarians who suddenly appeared on the bank of the river needed a general who could calm the field, and the king of floating leaves had no choice but to put on the battle again.

The Floating Leaf King was standing on a small mound outside the entrance and exit of the lair, and in his blurred vision, a thin black line was slowly moving in the distance, which was the troops under his command that were advancing.

Although the distance was relatively long, the Floating Leaf King could not see clearly the soldiers of the troops in the march, their sharp jaws, and their arthropods like flying, but he could know the state of the troops with his eyes closed.

Scouts were constantly shuttling back and forth, relaying the latest military information to him and the other kings.

Although he was very sure of this battle with a huge disparity in strength, the Floating Leaf King was also very cautious, meticulously sending scouts to find out information according to the standards of a general battle.

The number of enemy troops detected can only be used as a reference, and only the commander who has experienced defeat knows that it is foolish to believe too much in pre-war intelligence, and that the enemy can conjure up new troops at any time, and the hunter who originally thought he had the advantage will become the prey in an instant.

Therefore, continuous victories may not make a famous general, but a defeat may make a general grow rapidly. This is the concept in the mind of the Floating Leaf King, but it is not accepted by the mainstream.

But at least in this battle, the other three kings all attach great importance to their own opinions, and the floating leaf king can arrange it according to his own ideas.

The Floating Leaf King relied heavily on elite scout veterans, who were constantly sentry in front of and around the troops, and even if the enemy army suddenly appeared with reinforcements, it would be impossible to attack without the scouts.

As the ultimate plan, the Floating Leaf King put the most elite legion of young warriors led by himself at the end of the march, so that if there was an unfavorable situation on the battlefield and he needed to retreat, his legion could immediately deploy his team to cover the friendly forces.

And the other three legions advanced in turn in front, and if the big-headed ant barbarian army really only had one or two thousand people, these three paving ant legions would be enough to wipe them out.

This arrangement is very reasonable, because the Floating Leaf King has no intention of competing for merit, and with his prestige and qualifications, there is no need to gain anything from the battlefield. Therefore, he can deploy troops with the most objective attitude, just to help his country and race achieve victory.