When the commander of the front-line troops began to send messengers back anxiously to report that the front-line soldiers were beginning to lose their physical strength, Rambo flew nervous.
The old-fashioned King's army still attacks with unreasonable force. Although the losses are huge, it can greatly consume the defender's physical strength and energy. Anyway, the morale of the old-fashioned King's army will not drop at all because of the large number of deaths of his companions.
On the first day of the defensive battle, the Divine Envoy King's Army suffered such a small loss because the enemy refused to retreat and the battle line was stalemate and could not rotate normally. When they forced a retreat, chaos and heavy casualties occurred.
However, under the subtle influence of the protagonist, the Divine Envoy King's Legion is relatively good at adapting to changes. The next day, Rambo Fei learned his lesson and tripled the number of front-line teams. At the same time, the thickness of the front line was also tripled. Rotation within the front-line team was enough to sustain a whole day of fighting.
But today, the battle line of the Divine Envoy King's army was arranged around the idea of holding on for a long time and then launching a counterattack with reinforcements.
The troops on the front line were only divided into two rotations, which were theoretically enough to hold on for half a day without wavering. As for the second line and reserve soldiers, in addition to preparing for emergencies on the first line, their more important task is to engage in counterattacks.
But now, it is past noon, and the soldiers on the front line have gone through at least one round of rotation. All the soldiers are exhausted, but Lambofi learned the bad news that there will be no reinforcements today.
Lamborghini had wasted the last half hour in Grouchy's hesitation and wrong decisions, draining the last bit of energy from the frontline troops.
Now, just from the looseness of the frontline military formations, we can see that they are in a difficult situation.
Lamborghini must make a decision. If this afternoon continues, perhaps the front will collapse at an unknown moment, which will affect the entire army like dominoes.
Rambo wanted to order the troops to retreat, but during the battle a few days ago, he was still frightened by the tragic situation of retreating while the battle lines were in a stalemate and the troops' movements were inconsistent.
At this time, the safest and most common approach is to lose soldiers to protect the commander... Rambo Fei gritted his teeth and issued an order. This order is very common among the Big-headed Ant Kingdom Army and the Pavement Ant Barbarian Army, but among the gods, However, it is rarely issued among the envoy king's army.
Rambo Fei ordered the first-line team to stay behind and the others to withdraw behind the second line of defense.
The so-called rear troops basically have a life-or-death outcome. Under such frequent attacks by numerous enemy troops, they can only use their lives to buy time for the large army as much as possible.
The reason why Lan Bofei gritted his teeth and ordered was because he knew that the God Envoy King cherished these battle-hardened veterans and would not sacrifice them easily. This order of his will definitely arouse the displeasure of the God Envoy King, and now, in addition to respecting the God Envoy King, Lan Bofei has become a little more fearful, making him dare not issue such an order easily.
But when the order was given, the team commanders on the front line were relieved. They have no psychological baggage about executing such orders. Some team commanders did so because they did not understand the likes and dislikes of the Divine Messenger King, while others simply did so because they did not need to bear the consequences of this order.
The front-line team acted quickly, and the common and bloody jungle law of the ant world appeared again.
Without exception, the soldiers left behind in each team were wounded and older soldiers, leaving the young, strong and able-bodied soldiers to retreat quickly under the cover of these compatriots. There is no need to even specify the commander. When the male ants give the order, all the soldiers immediately know whether they should retreat or stay.
The soldiers who were left behind had no complaints. As soldier ants, their thinking was not complicated. When sacrifices were needed, they could sacrifice without any burden. The soldiers who returned alive did not feel excited or grateful for the rest of their lives. In their view, it was normal for their companions to die for them.
What the protagonist hates is the collectivism of ants that extremely ignores the individual. As long as he sacrifices any individual ant for the sake of the race and the nest, even he, the God Envoy King.
The protagonist had maliciously guessed that if one day it was necessary for him, the God Envoy King, to sacrifice himself to save the nest, his men would definitely "betray" him without hesitation.
His eyes turned back to the battlefield.
Hundreds of soldiers in the rear troops used their flesh and blood to buy time for the retreat of the large army.
The number of these rear troops was too small, and they could not even form a close and coherent front. They could only huddle in groups in twos and threes, like small rocks facing the lapping of turbulent waves.
Although the battle lines of the rear troops were not coherent, most of the rear of the retreating troops was exposed. However, the rigid warriors of the King's Army who were chasing them still habitually attacked the nearest rear troops of the God's Envoy King's Army, ignoring the retreating troops with their backs turned to them.
Some male ant commanders of the old-fashioned King's Army saw the opportunity and wanted to gather their troops to bypass the rear troops and take advantage of the situation to kill them. However, on the chaotic battlefield, it was difficult to effectively dispatch the sparse number of male ants.
The small formation of twos and threes of the rear troops quickly disintegrated and disappeared in a yellow tide. But the main force had successfully crossed the open space between the first and second lines and entered the safe rear.
Rambo Fei had a brief exchange with the front-line team commander. As the legion commander, he had to encourage these defeated comrades.
He asked the twenty defeated teams to retreat to the other side of the wooden bridge to rest, but he could not allow them to return to their lair. If the war took an unexpected turn for the worse, these teams would still need to return to the battlefield.
The second line of the Divine Envoy King's Army has already fought against the Stiff King's Army. The old-fashioned King's army had just gained a slight advantage and broke through the first line of defense. Their morale and fighting spirit were high. While the God's Envoy King's army recharged its batteries, a fierce battle broke out again.
Rambo Fei speculated that the second line of troops should be able to withstand the main enemy force until both sides withdrew, but the failure caused by the sudden situation just now made him less confident in his judgment.
So he sent twelve more reserve teams to set up a third line of defense in the middle of the wooden bridge where the battlefield had been in the past few days, preparing for the worst.
And there were only eight reserve teams left around him.
At the same time, he sent a messenger to inform Darong who was staying in "Linshui City" to organize the garrison to prepare. At the same time, he urgently transported a batch of honeydew and other high-end food to the front line to replenish the physical strength of the troops who had just withdrawn.
After making arrangements, Lan Bofei finally felt a little relieved, and he regained his confidence again - although he lost hundreds of elite God Envoy King warriors, at least he could still defend "Linshui City" without any danger.
Rambo flew over to the flying knights and asked them to report the battle situation to Gun and the protagonist in time!
