Astral Ant Tribe

It's early spring.

Bai Fan rushed to work, first setting up earth and stone supports for the green and red kiwi seeds on the ridge, and carefully raising the vines to a height of 2 meters above the ground.

The common kiwi species of green maple and red maple have successively begun the transition from high-level to mountain master level, and the old leaves wither and fall off.

With the help of Qing Mao and Wu Fan, who had awakened their wood talent, Bai Fan used his soil ability to replace all the wooden supports on the mountain and down the mountain, presetting the supports for the plant's subsequent growth.

Long Bai and Mo Lan also stayed to help...

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After completing the annual transaction with the Flame Spider Tourist, Long Bai seized the time to transport rough stones to Citi Mountain until late autumn.

All the 9 million rough stones purchased for the Soul-fixing Fruit have been received, and 700,000 rough stones have been reserved in the deserted plains.

According to the four calculations of Dragon Cypress, Citigo Sacred Tree, Quandong Sacred Tree, and Night Fragrance God-given Seeds, it is no surprise that in the autumn of the following year, the White Barberry Ant King and the Red Barberry Ant Queen will sleep and evolve into 6-instar lords.

If something unexpected happens, it will be next fall.

Long Bai began preparations for the war.

The first preparation: food

Packed in gourd containers, enough ant honey can be transported to the barren plains for 4,000 specialized blue soldiers to eat for two years.

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200 mountain master-level specialized blue ants were transferred from each of Bailian Lake, Heilian Lake, Molan Mountain and Nan Suizao Mountain back to the Xianglan Mountain ant nest.

Pandan Hill ant nests also need to store food for two years.

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The palm tree rain forest was reclaimed last winter, and Hei Ye took care of the newly planted fruit seedlings there.

Black Ye transferred back to Pandan Mountain.

The reclamation of Hulan Mountain is completed.

Heiti returns to Pandan Mountain.

The two God-given seeds of red cypress and chestnut sown in Nanzizao Mountain have grown to a large size, and ordinary jungle beasts cannot harm them.

Cuibai also returned to Xianglan Mountain.

All Zuowang returned to Xianglan Mountain.

Long Bai personally led an army of 2,000 ants, including Yinbai, Heiti, and Heiye, and arranged for them to command the march. They started from the Hongnan Mountain branch nest in the north, followed the divine barrier, and then went 300 kilometers north to carry out an extermination sweep and eradication. All living things that are edible.

While hunting, Long Bai taught Yin Bai, Heiti and Heiye how to command the soldier ants to march and fight.

Return to Xianglan Mountain to rest for a few days.

Set off again, sweeping 300 kilometers southward from Hongrong Mountain Branch Nest as the starting point.

It's winter,

The winter fishing activities in Heilian Lake will continue as usual, and fishing efforts will be increased.

Pandan Mountain food reserves are in place.

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The second pre-war preparation: troop training

In the attack on the termite kingdom, juniper, giant cypress, and emerald cypress will join the battle.

The main nest in Fanglan Mountain at the rear is mainly defended by Yinbai, who is led by Yinbai, assisted by Heiti and Heiye who can also command the soldier ants.

early spring,

For the time being, Juniper and Jucypress will take Heiti and Heiye to stay in Fanglan Mountain, teaching them how to command the mountain master-level specialized blue soldiers to fight and practice the blue soldier's group battle formation.

Long Bai led Cui Bai and Yin Bai to the desolate plains.

The number of mountain master-level specialized blue soldiers stationed in the desolate plains has exceeded 3,500.

Under the command of Cuibai and Yinbai, formal combat training began.

In the early years, Heiti dug a reservoir here, and Bai Fan helped reinforce it with the hardening of soil and rock.

It snows in winter and the reservoir is covered with snow. When the ice and snow melt in spring, there is water.

Cuibai and Yinbai first simply divided the ant colony into groups of 50, and came to the reservoir in groups to practice basic water control and freezing abilities.

These mountain master-level specialized blue soldiers are very smart. They only need to practice two or three times to initially master them, and they can become proficient after ten or so times.

Long Bai stayed in Xianglan Mountain. After the transaction with the Flame Spider Traveler in the spring, he rushed straight to the desolate plains and began a formal battle formation against the ant army.

The three specialized blue soldiers form a basic combat group. Whether marching or fighting, they must maintain a triangular formation of one in front and two in back, covering each other and supporting each other.

These three ants also live together, eat together, walk together, get to know each other, and get familiar with each other.

Three combat groups, 9 specialized blue soldiers form one combat team; three squads, 27 specialized blue soldiers form one brigade.

50 brigades, 1,350 specialized blue soldiers form one legion.

There are three legions in total.

In the future, they will be commanded by juniper, giant cypress, and emerald cypress respectively.

The ant king has stronger control over the ant colony. For the time being, the ant king Longbai will personally command and train various battle formations.

The battle of the ant army is not about rushing up headlong. It is simply about numbers. It also depends on the right time and place, cooperation, tactical formations, strategies, etc.

Some knowledge is described in the ant tribe’s inherited memory.

Some things were figured out by Long Bai himself based on the characteristics of the blue soldiers.

What formation should be used when marching in the mountains; what formation should be used when charging on the plains; what formation should be used when close to rivers, ditches, lakes and other geographical locations; what formation should be used when escaping from favorable positions and launching attacks into areas without water...

It is easy for a single king to command dozens of ants, but it is difficult to command hundreds of ants. To command an army of thousands of ants to participate in a large-scale war, these ants must first undergo rigorous combat training to strengthen them. Fighting discipline and will.

In the same way,

Yinbai, Heiti, and Heiye who stayed in Pandan Mountain need special training.

The junipers, giant cypresses, and emerald cypresses that command large armies in combat need further training.

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The third pre-war preparation: Assembling all personnel

early summer,

Long Bai went to Scarlet Mountain to finish harvesting the scarlet fruits given by the god. He picked up Mulberry and Ghost Fan on the way and sent them to Citi Mountain first.

Continuously running, the white willow, white rice, black rice, green maple, and red maple that participated in the war were all brought to Citi Mountain.

Send the silver cypress back to Pandan Mountain, and bring the juniper and giant cypress to Citi Mountain.

Send the cedar to Yinbai Mountain, help the persimmon take care of its persimmon garden, and take the persimmon to Citi Hill.

Finally, we took Mo Lan and Cui Bai to Citi Hill.

After a lot of running around, the backbone of the team that participated in the attack on the Termite Kingdom gathered under the Quandong Sacred Tree.

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The war is coming,

The atmosphere is slightly depressing.

With its freezing ability, the ice plate simulates the mountains and rivers of the Purple Tilia Insect Kingdom, marking the Purple Tilia God-given Seeds, the Termite Palace, the Destiny Seed Garden, the White Barberry God-given Seeds, the Red Barberry God-given Seeds, and the garrison nests. Wait for the key location.

Long Bai: "This battle must be won!"

Long Bai: "This is the conclusion that Quandong Shenshu and I came to after comprehensive information and repeated deductions."

Long Bai raised his paw and pointed at the trunk of the Quandong Sacred Tree with a diameter of more than 10 meters not far away, and said:

"The Quandong Sacred Tree was once the leader of the most powerful clan in Yunji Continent. It witnessed the ups and downs of an era of the Force. Its knowledge and wisdom are beyond doubt."

The insects that were still a little hesitant all clicked their tentacles in agreement. Green maple and red maple saw the opportunity and raised their front feet high and cheered: We will win! Must win! Must win!

No bugs echoed.

Long Bai raised his front foot to signal for silence, and then said: "Let me tell you our battle plan in detail first."

"In the evolution of the Zerg race, the first few days after sleeping are the deadliest and most difficult to wake up, which is the best time to fight. Therefore, we must understand the evolution of the white barberry ant king and red barberry ant queen as soon as possible. and react.”

"Mo Lan and I will be squatting in the mountains between the desolate plains and the purple linden worm country. Mo Lan has super keen sense of the force. Once he detects any movement and confirms that the ant king and ant queen have evolved, I will send Mo Lan in first. Purple Linden Worm Country.”

Long Bai touched the ice plate map with his tentacles and said: "This is an inconspicuous small mountain range on the edge of the Purple Tilia Kingdom, which has not been cultivated by the Termite Kingdom. Mo Lan and I have repeatedly surveyed and it is an absolutely safe and hidden landing point. .”

Long Bai: "As soon as the war is confirmed, I will immediately return to the desolate plain and make three trips. The first trip will pick up ghost fans, mountain persimmons, spruces, and white rice; the second trip will pick up mulberry, green maple, red maple, and black rice; On the third trip, pick up juniper, giant cypress, green cypress, and white willow, and lead the ant army there."

"The straight-line distance between the desolate plains and the purple linden country is only about 300 kilometers. One trip only takes... a short time! It only takes a day for the ants to march, cross the mountains, and cross the land of the Force."

Long Bai's tentacles clicked on the hill to the west of the ice plate map again and said: "All members are gathering here, lurking and resting. Bailiu conducts high-altitude reconnaissance, confirms that the map and situation are correct, and launches a surprise attack in the middle of the night."

Long Bai: "I led the ant army through the termite kingdom's No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4, and No. 5 sub-nests, and raided and destroyed the garrison troops in these sub-nests."

"Yunshan and Guifan led an elite team of insect warriors to follow the ant army first. When they marched to this location, which is when the big wheat insect warrior Wu Ye lives on the mountain peak, the troops split into two groups and acted separately."

Long Bai pointed with his tentacles and said: "You sneak attack and remove No. 6, No. 7, No. 8, No. 9, and No. 10 nests... You wait in the position of No. 10 branch nests."

Long Bai: "The ant army I command is from the south, pretending to attack the garden where the god-given white barberry seeds have taken root, and fight by the river to attract as much combat power as possible from the termite kingdom."

Long Bai: "When the giant ant army was fighting against the termite army, Yunshan and Ghost Fan led the elite team to launch a surprise attack from the west to the palace from the 10th branch."

Long Bai: "Suddenly, he rushed straight to the side of the palace, broke the wall, and helped Mo Lan sneak inside."

Long Bai: "The mountain lord-level giant-headed ant army cannot hold out for too long in front of the lord-level termite army. Therefore, everyone must move quickly, make lightning strikes, and go straight to the target. Don't be reluctant to fight."

Long Bai: "Mo Lan successfully killed the ant king and queen. Depending on the situation, he acted according to the instructions. He could either evacuate and wait for King Zuo to weaken and die, and the termite army would be severely damaged and lose control; or he could take advantage of the opportunity and attack fiercely and annihilate them in one fell swoop."

Long Bai: "This is the overall action plan. Do you have any questions?"

Plain and simple, no doubt.

The insects shook their tentacles one after another.

Juniper had questions, but looking at the battle situation in front of him, he didn't dare to mention it. If he asked at this time, he was afraid that he would be beaten half to death.

Bai Fan raised his paw and asked: "Longbai Ant King, doesn't that Purple Tilia Insect Kingdom also have 14 Mountain Lord-level barley insect warriors? This is also a fighting force that cannot be ignored!"

Long Bai shook his tentacles and said: "One more person has been added, now the number is 15. But I suspect that there is more than one warrior in the barley bug tribe colluding with the termite kingdom, which cannot be trusted. If the news leaks out, the termite kingdom will be established Be prepared, the consequences will be disastrous.”

Long Bai: "Furthermore, the barley worm warriors are gifted in the life system. They have awakened healing talents, so they won't be of much help. When passing by the territory of the barley worm warrior Wu Ye, give them a short notice and let them come later."

Bai Fan clicked his tentacles and said, "I understand! It makes sense."

Long Bai: "Do you have any questions?"

Bai Fan asked again: "Long Bai Ant King, I heard from Mo Lan that the termite kingdom has a new assistant king..."

Long Bai: "This is what I want to analyze next. Once the war starts, we may encounter various changes!"

Long Bai pointed at the ice plate map with his tentacles and said: "I will analyze the distribution of the termite kingdom's combat power in detail. Currently, there are two lord-level assistant kings named Bai Qian and Hongding, and there are 8 mountain lord-level assistant kings. . The preliminary estimate is that the number of soldier ants is 6,000, and it is estimated that there are 3,000 resident in the palace. According to detailed statistics, there are about 3,000 scattered in various branch nests in the land of the force..."

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Long Bai analyzed in detail, deduced various possibilities and countermeasures.

Some are too complex.

As they listened, everyone began to feel confused. Only Yunshan and Sang were still moving their tentacles.

The spruce has been analyzed and discussed several times along with the dragon cypress, yellow cypress, and Quandong sacred tree, and it is clear to my heart.

Sang looked completely confused and subconsciously tapped his tentacles there.

Long Bai's narration stopped abruptly.

"It's not a big problem. Mo Lan, Yunshan and I have all eaten the soul-fixing fruit. We can communicate over long distances through the soul-fixing ability. During wartime operations, everyone will follow the ghost fan and follow Yunshan's command."

"In addition, we also have Bai Liu, the black winged flying warrior, who can look down from the air and see the overall situation. He can report in real time the movements of the termite army beyond the sensing range of the soul-fixing ability. We have an absolute information advantage."

——That’s right!

——Listen to the instructions and follow them.

Everyone clicked their tentacles in agreement.

Long Bai asked: "I have finished explaining the Quandong Sacred Tree, do you have anything to add?"

Quandong Sacred Tree: "No."

Quandong Sacred Tree: "You are an extremely smart ant king, but I still want to remind you and remind everyone that in a real battlefield, the battle situation is changing rapidly, and what can be deduced is only the big trend. In a real war, you will inevitably encounter various kinds of things. Unexpected changes. In the face of these changes, do not panic, always stay calm, and think and respond calmly."

Long Bai: "Understood!"

Yunshan: "Remember."

The other insects responded and expressed their thanks.

Quandong Sacred Tree: "You don't have to be too nervous. Think from the perspective of the termite kingdom. They have been living on the island of the force and are not aware of our existence at all. When the white barberry ant king and red barberry ant queen are sleeping and evolving, even if they are on guard , the defense is only against those barley insect warriors who have little fighting ability. There is neither psychological preparation nor operational preparation. If they are suddenly attacked, the first ones to panic must be the termites. "

That’s right! The hit was a surprise.

The termite king and queen will never know who killed them or where they came from until they die.

All the insects are happy.

at last,

Long Bai said solemnly, "I can guarantee that the war will be won, but I cannot guarantee that everyone present will see victory."

Long Bai: "So, in the next three months of combat training, everyone must do their best. The more tacit and skillful the cooperation between team members, the lower the probability of casualties."

The insects followed solemnly and solemnly moved their tentacles to agree.

Long Bai: "Mo Lan, Bai Liu, let's go hunting, have a dinner to celebrate, and the training will officially start tomorrow morning. Juniper, giant cypress, and green cypress will follow me back to the deserted plains. The other insects will stay in Citi Mountain for a month, led by Quandong Shen Shu guides, teaches everyone how to use their respective abilities, and practices team battle formations."

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Desolate plain.

The three major legions are fully equipped with 4050 specialized blue soldiers.

Juniper, Giant Cypress, and Green Cypress each led a legion and began various trainings.

Specialized soldier ants and large soldier ants began to leave the ant nest one after another.

In the following time, Long Bai cultivated as many melee soldier ants as possible.

The soldier ants are also in a small group of three, with one specialized soldier ant leading two large soldier ants.

As expected, the war will begin next fall.

At that time, the number of soldier ants exceeded 1,000 and could form the fourth army.

Long Bai personally trained and commanded.