Chapter 238: Before the Battle
Although the protagonist is dissatisfied with the defense arrangements of the Leaf Cutting Ant Army, he has no choice but to make a few suggestions that have not been adopted.
The Divine Envoy King Legion and the Leaf-Cutting Ant Army are only allies, there is no subordinate relationship, the battlefield is in the Leaf-Cutting Ant Country, and the number of Leaf-Cutting Ant Army is also larger.
The protagonist then takes the Divine Messenger Legion and is stationed alone in the southernmost part of the Leafcutter Ant Army's defense, and builds a new fortress on a dirt slope as a base, without blending into the Leafcutter Ant's defense.
Until the outbreak of the "June 3rd Battle", the preparation of the Leaf Cutting Ant Army and the Divine Envoy King Army can be said to be very sufficient, and the Paving Ant Imperial Army actually delayed until May 29 before sending troops south, giving the coalition army more than 20 days to prepare for the battle.
The Leaf Cutting Ant Army took this opportunity to continue to mobilize troops and supplies from the mainland, and a total of 700,000 troops were stationed in the defensive line. The logistical situation was greatly improved by the shortening of the supply lines, and the front line stockpiled enough grain to support the army for a month.
The Divine Envoy King's army did not increase its troops like the Leaf Cutting Ant Army, but only made up for the lack of personnel in the previous battles and retreats, and hoarded two months' worth of food, some of which was provided by the Leaf Cutting Ant Country, which was the due treatment of the expeditionary force.
The protagonist is not confident enough that the central defense line will be able to stop the million paving ant empire army, once the central defense line is breached, the enemy army will be able to go west to the native forest of the leafcutter ant country, and to the south will cross a dangerous flat land, and you can reach [Hive City] and the Black Forest.
Therefore, the protagonist also ordered the Ant Alliance to build a fortress in the area of [Hive City] in order to be in good proper.
Taking advantage of the fact that the enemy army did not attack for the time being, the protagonist also issued several orders:
The Ministry of Scientific Research began to increase the research on firearms and other air combat weapons used by the flying knights, and the number of flying knights must not be compared with the "mosquito" army of the Paving Ant Empire.
The Divine Envoy King's legion has been accustomed to having air supremacy and mastering intelligence superiority, and when it retreated south, it was very uncomfortable after losing air supremacy for a while. The war with the Paving Ant Empire is definitely a long-term battle, and the significance of air supremacy is self-evident and must not be lost.
The second order is to confirm that the Paving Ant Imperial Army is not heading south for the time being, and after the "Mosquito" army no longer dispatches after discovering that the target has nested and rested, the protagonist dispatches a lot of troops to search north, trying to capture the flies and tigers who have harassed the Divine Envoy King's legion.
This group of flies reminds the protagonist of "Tempest", his fly tiger mount used to follow the land troops to the swampy area in his homeland, which is now occupied by parasites, and the protagonist does not know where "Tempest" is now, whether he is still alive, or whether he is parasitized.
He didn't want to think about it before, and the lively "Tampest" was not light in his heart, probably second only to "Roll" and "Rambo Fly" them. Seeing this group of flies this time, the protagonist wants to continue to subdue a fly tiger mount.
Moreover, the Fly Tiger is a master of capturing air targets, and the Flying Knight was killed by several members of the Fly Tiger Swarm when he was flying at low altitude before, if you train a group of Fly Tiger Riders, you will be able to have a certain amount of low-altitude air defense combat power, even if you can't catch up with the recent battle, it will be useful in the future.
Although the Fly Tiger was swift and intelligent, he was ambushed by the Divine Envoy King's legion, and 13 of them were captured alive. These fly-tiger captives are transported to the mainland by dragonfly convoys, where they will be domesticated by ants.
The protagonist has experience in domesticating Tampest, and the relevant information package has been passed on to the scientific research department, which is nothing more than a combination of punishment and temptation, and the ants are not short of the meat that flies and tigers like, and they also have sharp jaws, and it may only be a matter of time before they domesticate this group of flies.
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On May 29th, the Flying Knight detected that the Paving Ant Imperial Army had been assembled in the area of the northern border [North Pine City], and began to move south one after another.
Although the enemy's "mosquito" troops are not easy to provoke, the flying knight troops have also learned to be smart, not to engage the enemy head-on, but still carry out aerial reconnaissance every day, and once they find the "mosquitoes", they will turn around and speed up to get rid of them.
The fly mount's level flight speed is out of reach of the "mosquitoes", and as long as they don't get close, the flying rider is safe.
The flying knight inquired: The paving ant empire army dispatched all the million-strong troops this time, divided into five columns, and its main force formation was more than 200 meters long, which was extremely spectacular.
The first is the Red Fire Ant Army, followed by several batches of the native army of the Paving Ant Empire, the two wings are dominated by the troops of the vassal ant clan, and a large number of transport teams in the rear are constantly carrying supplies to the front.
At this time, the weather was already clear, and it took 2 days for the enemy forward and other vanguard troops to approach the defense line of the leaf-cutting ant army, and the follow-up troops were still on the way.
Without consulting with the Divine Envoy King's legion, the Leaf Cutting Ant Army sent a force of more than 100,000 warriors to try to defeat the enemy vanguard.
The enemy's forward force belongs to the Red Fire Ant Army, with only 30,000 in number, and the Leaf Cutting Ant Army has an absolute numerical advantage, and there was hope for the first victory. However, when the Leaf-Cuttering Ant Army and the Red Fire Ant Army were in the middle of the battle and had gradually gained the advantage, unexpectedly, a stream of silver-shining ants in the sunlight suddenly entered the battlefield from the rear, killing the front-line commander of the Paving Ants who was guarded by thousands of soldiers, and then defeated the Leafcutter Ant Army.
The leaf-cutter army retreated to the nearest arbor fortress, and the Red Fire Ant Army and the Paving Ant Imperial Army began to besiege it, and the offensive and defensive battle of the central defense line broke out.
On June 1st, the Leafcutter Ant Army messenger arrived at the fortress of the Divine Envoy King's Legion and asked the Divine Envoy King's Legion to send troops to fight the enemy in a certain place on June 3rd.
The protagonist feels that now is not the best time for a decisive battle, the enemy army is coming from afar, and the front is in full swing, and at this time it is a good way to clear the field and stick to the tired enemy.
But the Leaf Cutting Ant Army has made up his mind, and the protagonist agrees, he is just a guest army, and the guest is as he pleases. What's more, if the decisive battle is now, the coalition side is not without a chance of winning, at least the comparison of the forces of the two sides is currently in favor of the coalition army.
The current total strength of the two sides is about the same, and there are still many troops in the Paving Ant Empire Army that have not yet arrived in the war zone, and it is estimated that the total number of troops that can be invested by then is 600,000. In addition to the defenders who stayed behind in each nest, the Leaf Cutting Ant Army was estimated to be able to draw out an army of 600,000 troops, plus the Divine Envoy King Legion, and also occupied a small number of troops. If we wait until all the enemy forces are in place, then this advantage in strength will no longer exist. This is also an important consideration for the protagonist to agree to the war.
The protagonist thinks: If the combat effectiveness of the Paving Ant Imperial Army is similar to that of the Paving Ant Barbarian Army, some of this battle will be fought!!
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