Chapter 244: The protagonist is surrounded
After the Divine Envoy King's army retreated south, the first day was uneventful, with the baggage troops in front and most of the combat troops behind, and they had already completed two-thirds of the distance, and seeing that the northern border of the Ant Alliance was already close at hand, they would definitely be able to arrive before the next night.
The Flying Knight had already taken advantage of the fact that the "mosquitoes" had not yet moved in the early hours of the morning, and returned to their native lair to avoid the battle.
But on the second day, the Flying Knight dispatched 100 cavalry, divided into 10 detachments, and began to cover the sky of the retreating troops, and divided 2 detachments to go forward to reconnoiter the current situation of the central defense line of the Leaf Cutting Ant Country.
Because late yesterday afternoon, on the way back to the Divine Envoy King's Legion, a swarm of "mosquitoes" appeared and hovered overhead, but the other party saw that the Divine Envoy King's Legion was in a tight lineup, and he couldn't identify the commander or find a chance, so these "mosquitoes" quickly left.
But this is a bad sign, the Paving Ant Empire Army already knows that their force is moving, and if the enemy has a big enough appetite, maybe they will send troops to chase after them.
The enemy army is not afraid to chase down, the Divine Envoy King Legion has withdrawn a day in advance, the enemy's speed is at most a little faster than the Divine Envoy King Legion who wants to escort the baggage, if the army chases, it should not be able to catch up, and the Divine Envoy King Legion can return to China the next day.
At this time, the protagonist still does not know the characteristics of the Silver Ant unit in the enemy army.
The protagonist is only worried about the enemy air force. The "mosquitoes" are fast and numerous, and if they really land and attack at any cost, the Divine Envoy King Legion is really not good to defend everywhere. In particular, non-combat units such as baggage troops are really going to be attacked by the enemy, and the losses will be not small. If you accidentally cause an ammunition to explode, the fun will be great!
Even if it only compromises individual commanders, it's not something the protagonist wants to see. In front of the enemy's air force, the commander is really not safer than ordinary fighters, they are more conspicuous and more easily besieged by "mosquitoes".
Because it was a retreat, the artillery that could be anti-aircraft was firmly fixed on the back of the beetle, and it was not easy to disassemble, and the artillery angle of the tank unit was very low, and it was inconvenient to shoot at the air.
Therefore, the air defense can only rely on the flying knight troops, and it should not be a problem to deal with a few hundred "mosquitoes" with a hundred flying knights, but if it is really not possible, you can still find a way to lure the enemy away.
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As we walked towards noon, the sun was raging, and by the beginning of May, the power of summer was already beginning to be felt.
It was rainy a while ago, and at this time, the sun was shining, and the ground everywhere was steaming with mist, and looking into the distance, it seemed to be covered by a mist, which greatly narrowed the vision of the flying knights.
Neither the enemy troops on the ground nor the "mosquitoes" in the air showed up, but the protagonist vaguely heard the sound of "buzzing" wings vibrating.
Could it be that the "mosquitoes" seem to be nearby, looking for them, but they have not been able to do so for the time being due to the fog?
Soon in the afternoon, the heat of the sun became more and more violent, the fog began to recede, slowly dispersed, and the distant sky seemed to be slowly torn apart, and the vision finally became transparent.
The protagonist and a team of Praetorian Guards climb to a nearby tree to take a look, and the constant "buzzing" sound makes him very irritated and confused, and he wants to find out if the enemy's "mosquitoes" are nearby, or if it is just some other insect misunderstanding.
A team of flying knights protects near the protagonist.
When the protagonist climbs the north branch of the locust tree and looks in the direction where the army came, the protagonist doesn't see any "mosquitoes", but sees a beehive not far away, and can't help but breathe a sigh of relief, seeing that it is just some bees. The Flying Knights didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.
He continued to look north, at this time the army was already more than a mile away from the battlefield, the vegetation was blocked, and the place where the protagonist was standing was not a commanding height, and he couldn't see the distant scene at all.
He sighed, he couldn't care about the final fate of the Leaf Cutting Ant Army, so he could only wait patiently for the reward of the Flying Knight.
At this time, the army had already moved forward more than ten meters away, and the protagonist was originally behind the rear hall of the army.
The protagonist and a team of Praetorian Guards hurried after the army.
The escorted flying knights also returned to the large army and converged, and at this moment, the flying knights suddenly collectively drew a warning trajectory!
The "buzzing" sound starts again, and now the protagonist doesn't have to look back, and he can't deceive himself anymore that this is a swarm of bees!
Sure enough, at some point, several groups of "mosquitoes" appeared in the rear, each group was less than a hundred, and more than hundreds, adding up to an estimated two or three thousand people, and those with murderous intent rushed towards the army of the Divine Envoy King.
The Flying Knights immediately raised their heads to meet the warning, and the fireballs they threw from the air drew a vivid trajectory, and the air seemed to be as beautiful as fireworks.
But what was hidden in the beauty was the killing intent, and only half of the "mosquito" troops were attracted by the flying knights, and the remaining half pounced on the army of the Divine Envoy King on the ground.
Especially the protagonist and the Praetorian Guard, who are alone at the end, have become excellent targets in the eyes of the other party.
Although the protagonist is no different from other male ants in appearance, and the armor features are not obvious, among the lone troops, he is the only male ant, and he is also the largest, and he has become the primary target of "mosquitoes".
The protagonist has no time to frustrate the bad luck he has been born with since he crossed over, and he has no time to feel how he left the army for a short time and encountered a crisis. Hundreds of "mosquitoes" have swooped down, ready to surround and kill the protagonist with the most skillful airborne tactics.
The Praetorian Guards are all the most elite Divine Soldier Ants, even if the "mosquitoes" are menacing, they are not afraid of danger.
The diagonal dive of the "mosquito" is unusually fast, three meters, one meter, two decimeters! Closer, closer, closer!
Just when the "mosquitoes" at the head were less than a decimeter above the ground, and many mosquitoes had already spread their limbs and were ready to land, the Praetorian Guards moved!
They defy gravity and jump up with a flick of their arthropods, hitting and biting mosquitoes in the air accurately, and by the time they landed, the enemy under their jaws had been cut in two.
The protagonist is even more powerful, when he sees that the target of the "mosquito" swarm is himself, he knows that he has no time to run, so he looks left and right, and sees a good thing.
I saw that the protagonist's pair of forelimbs were holding a three- or four-meter-long dogtail grass that had just been torn off, dancing on the top of his head impenetrable and water-inadequate, and the "mosquitoes" that collided were swept away by the dogtail grass spikes one by one, and the occasional mosquito caught in the net was also caught and killed by the guards around the protagonist.
Seeing that the first wave of dive did not work, more "mosquitoes" were attracted to it, and it was expected that a second wave of impact would be launched.
At that moment, a Praetorian Guard with good eyes reported that ants had appeared on the ground in front of him. The protagonist looks at it, and a silver light in the distance is rushing towards him with incredible speed!
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