Chapter 145: Strange Tricks (5)
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The little destroyer, who had just climbed the wall, quickly burrowed into the hole in the protective net, then climbed onto the platform of the wall and began to attack the defenders.
But the defenders on the walls were also ready for battle.
Each section of the wall has a corresponding section for defense, and only a small number of defenders are responsible for pushing the falling rocks, and many more are lined up on the platform of the wall.
These defender squads consisted of a group of ten fighters, and there were five squads in total, three of which were responsible for the formation of defenses, one for pushing the falling rocks, and one for the reserve and commander escort.
The Destroyer who had just climbed up was immediately met head-on by the assembled defenders, who would entangle the lonely little Destroyer who was outcropping, pushing him off the wall while he was still on his feet, or biting off his neck by his assisting teammates.
In this wrestling, the Little Destroyer generally falls to the disadvantage.
Although the power of the Little Destroyer is also slightly stronger than that of the Big-headed Ant Soldier Ant, it does not occupy an overwhelming advantage.
And these little destroyers who climb on the city wall are not easy to exert their strength, after all, their six limbs rely on friction to stand on the almost vertical wall, and in actual combat, ten percent of their strength can not be used four or five percent, far less comfortable than the down-to-earth god to make the king warriors exert their strength, but they are suppressed in strength.
Moreover, the defensive god envoy king warriors do not rely on the advantage of the position to fight for consumption, their cooperation is more lethal, some are responsible for frontal entanglement, and some are responsible for taking the opportunity to attack the enemy's weak points.
The Little Destroyer was unable to break through the walls for a while, and instead the scarred corpses fell one after another, leaving behind ant corpses.
The situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly, and the situation in favor of the defenders gradually changed.
As the number of small destroyers climbing the walls grew, they began to put pressure on the defenders along the entire line.
Some of the Little Destroyers began to climb the ropes of the protective nets and then jumped from higher up to the walls, so that the defenders suddenly became scrambling, feeling that there were enemies everywhere, and the pressure increased dramatically.
The defenders, who were under pressure on the defense, had to abandon the tactic of continuing to roll stones, and threw all squads into the battle of the defensive line, except for the reserves.
And without the threat of falling rocks, the little destroyers climbed fast and without worries, and the rate of investment and replenishment of troops increased, which only intensified the pressure on the front. This creates a vicious circle.
The little destroyers who kept pouring in didn't care about the dead and wounded at all, and the entire outer wall of the [bridgehead] was densely packed with them.
The little destroyers, who followed one after another, fought with a fierce fighting style, leaving behind corpses all over the ground, and finally finally gained a foothold on a section of the city wall. The squad of the Divine Envoy King's legion, which defended this section, organized a reserve team to counterattack once, but it was unsuccessful.
As soon as the Little Destroyer gained a foothold, countless companions swarmed through this gap, and then divided into three lines, two of which tried to attack both sides of the wall, and all the way began to attack directly towards the center.
The 15th Army Corps had no reserves available, and they threw all their forces into the first line of engagement.
At this time, the role of the 16th Legion in the rear is manifested, the protagonist has already sent a herald, and then the 16th Legion immediately sent ten squads to block the attack of the Little Destroyer.
At this time, the 15th Army also stabilized its position and established a new defensive line, and did not let the Little Destroyer succeed, and the Little Destroyer who was blocked on three sides was still confined to a small area on the city wall.
As the 16th Legion advanced, the reinforcements of the new force allowed the Divine Envoy Legion to push the enemy back little by little, and finally regained this section of the wall.
However, the number of small destroyers was too large, and the attacks were extremely fierce, leaving the defenders exhausted, and new dangers constantly appeared, and new sections were constantly breached.
Fortunately, the 16th Legion, as the general reserve, did not allow the little destroyers to realize their tactical intentions.
Finally, the fierce battle ended as the sun set, and the little destroyers retreated in disarray. Throughout, they were unable to break through the walls to reach the inside of the anthill.
The defenders of the Divine King's Legion cleaned the battlefield for the second time, and the protagonist directly asked the two legions who had been fighting for a long time to go back to rest, and let the Paving Ant Legion come over to clean the battlefield and repair the damage.
According to post-war statistics, today's result is that more than 500 Great Destroyers and more than 4,000 Small Destroyers have been killed. The 13th Army Corps suffered more than 700 battle losses, the 15th Army suffered more than 400 casualties, and the 16th Army suffered more than 100 casualties.
Although today's battle results are good, it can be said that it is a rare defeat in recent times for the arrogant and domineering destroyers who have attacked countless cities. But the defenders also exposed many hidden dangers.
The first is the battle damage of the defenders. More than 1200 casualties in a single day, almost half of the army was wiped out. Moreover, there are more dead than wounded, and the wounded are basically the kind of battle damage that cannot be returned from injury. This is also a rare big loss for the Divine Envoy King Legion in recent times.
For the 13th, 15th, and 16th newly formed legions, this is really a bit painful, especially the 13th legion, nearly a third of the battle damage has been broken.
Except for the 1st Legion, which is not suitable for positional defensive warfare, and the Paving Ant Legion, which is very weak in combat effectiveness, the protagonist relies on these three legions the most in the [Bridgehead] defensive battle, and if it continues to be consumed like this, the [Bridgehead] will be lost sooner or later.
In response, the protagonist intends to put the 16th Army Corps in charge of the first line of defense the next day, and the 15th Army Corps responds and acts as a reserve, and the 13th Army Corps is transferred back to [Linshui City] overnight to replenish troops and retrain.
At the same time, the 5th Army Corps of Rambery, which was originally stationed in [Waterfront City], was relocated to [Bridgehead], and the 6th Army Corps, which had completed the training of Rambose, was also transferred back, and the protagonist had two veteran legions to press the bottom of the box, and he was a lot more confident.
The greater hidden danger of the [bridgehead] defensive war is not the lack of troops or excessive losses, relying on the vast territory on the south bank of the entire Great River, the protagonist can easily form hundreds of legions, although it is difficult to transfer and transport long distances because of the weather, but only [Linshui City] is enough to support it for a long time.
What makes the protagonist even more concerned is that the flexibility shown by the enemy in battle is far stronger than that of ordinary ants, and the protagonist even has a feeling of meeting an opponent in chess that he has never encountered in this world.
A frontal attack is not good, and these Great Destroyers will attack in a roundabout way. The Great Destroyer is unable to break through the protective net, and they will retreat to the more suitable Lesser Destroyer.
Who knows what new tricks these destroyers will play tomorrow. This uncertainty makes the protagonist a little helpless and a little frightened.
This is the most difficult enemy to deal with, an enemy with many tricks. At the end of just one day, the protagonist has a very deep understanding.