Chapter 259: Death Battle (4)

The commander of the front line troops began to send back messengers constantly, and when the anxious report that the front-line soldiers had begun to lose their physical strength, Rambo Fei was nervous.

The old-fashioned king's army is still the kind of unreasonable onslaught, although the losses are large, but it can greatly drain the physical strength and energy of the defender. Anyway, the morale of the old-fashioned king army will not drop in the slightest because of the mass death 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 did not retreat to the death, and the battle line was stalemate and could not rotate normally, and there was confusion and large casualties when they forcibly retreated.

However, under the subtle influence of the protagonist, the Divine King Legion is still relatively good at adapting. The next day, Rambo Fei learned his lesson and tripled the number of squads on the front line, while the thickness of the battle line was also tripled, and the rotation within the first line squad was enough to support a full day of fighting.

But today, the battle line of the Divine Envoy King's army was arranged around the number of roads that held out for half a day and then cooperated with the reinforcements to launch a counterattack.

The troops on the first line were only divided into two rotations, which was theoretically enough to hold out for half a day. And the fighters of the second line and the reserves, in addition to preparing for emergencies on the first line, have the main task of throwing themselves into counterattacks.

But now, it was past noon, the soldiers on the front line had gone through at least one round of rotation, and all the fighters were exhausted, but Rambo Fei learned that there were no reinforcements today.

Rambo Fei had already wasted the last half hour in Grouchy-style hesitation and wrong decisions, exhausting the last vestige of the strength of the troops on the front line.

Now, just by looking at the degree of loosening of the front-line formations, it can be seen that it is in a difficult situation.

Rambo Fei has to make a decision, if he continues like this afternoon, maybe what he is waiting for is the general collapse of the front that does not know when it starts, and then it will affect the whole army like dominoes.

Lan Bofei wanted to order the troops to retreat, but during the battle a few days ago, the tragic situation of the battle line being stuck and then withdrawing and the ununiform movement of the troops made him feel uneasy.

At this time, the safest and most common way to do it is to lose the pawn and protect the handsome...... Lan Bofei gritted his teeth and issued an order, which was very common in the Big-Headed Ant Kingdom Army and the Paving Ant Barbarian Army, but it was rarely given in the Divine Envoy King Army.

Rambo Fei ordered the first line of the squad to stay behind the palace troops, and the others to withdraw to the second line of defense.

The so-called Royal Queen's troops are basically dead and lifeless, and under such frequent attacks by many 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 gave the order was because he knew that the Divine Envoy King cherished these battle-hardened veterans extremely and would not sacrifice them easily. This order of his own will definitely cause the displeasure of the Divine Envoy King, and Lan Bofei is now a little more afraid of the Divine Envoy King, in addition to reverence, so that he does not dare to give this kind of order easily.

But when the order was given, the squad commanders on the front line were relieved. They don't have any mental baggage about carrying out such orders. Some squad commanders do not understand the likes and dislikes of the Divine Envoy King, while others simply do not have to bear the consequences of this order.

The team on the front line moved quickly, and the bloody law of the jungle that was commonplace in the ant world reappeared.

Without exception, the fighters left behind in each squad were wounded and old fighters, and the young, strong and able-bodied fighters were quickly retreated under the cover of these compatriots. There is no need for the commander to appoint it, and when the male gives the order, all the fighters immediately know whether they should retreat or stay behind.

The soldiers who were left behind did not complain, as soldier ants, their thinking was not complicated, and they could sacrifice without burden when they needed to sacrifice. And the warriors who returned alive did not have the excitement and gratitude for the rest of their lives, and in their opinion, it was normal for their companions to die for themselves.

What the protagonist hates is the collectivism of ants that ignores the individual, as long as he sacrifices any ant for the sake of the race and the nest, even if he is a god.

The protagonist once maliciously guessed that if one day he needed to make a sacrifice to save the lair, his subordinates would not hesitate to "betray" him.

Look back to the battlefield.

Hundreds of warriors in the rear of the palace army used their flesh and blood to buy time for the retreat of the large army.

The number of these troops was too small to even form a coherent front, and they could only hold together in twos and threes, like small reefs slapping against the surging waves.

Although the battle line of the troops behind the palace was not coherent, the rear of the large army that was about to withdraw was mostly exposed. However, the soldiers of the old-fashioned Great King's Army who pursued them still habitually attacked the troops behind the palace of the Divine Envoy King's legion, ignoring the retreating troops with their backs to them.

Some of the male ant commanders of the old-fashioned king army saw the fighter and wanted to gather their troops to bypass the troops behind the palace and take advantage of the situation to cover the kill, but in a chaotic battlefield, it was difficult for the scarce number of male ants to be effectively dispatched.

The small formation of the troops behind the palace quickly disintegrated and disappeared in a yellow tide. But the main forces had already managed to cross the open space between the first and second lines and into the safe rear.

Rambo Fei had a brief exchange with the squad commander of the front line, and as the commander of the legion, he needed to encourage these defeated comrades.

He told the twenty lost squads to retreat to the other side of the wooden bridge to recuperate, but he couldn't get them back to their lair, and if the battle took an unexpected turn for the worse, they would need to go back into battle.

The second-line Divine Envoy King's Legion has already fought against the old-fashioned King's army. The old-fashioned army of the king had just gained a slight advantage, breaking through the first line of defense, and its morale was high and its fighting spirit was high. And the gods made the king's army recuperate, and a fierce battle broke out again.

Lan Bofei speculated that the second line of troops should be able to resist the main enemy forces until both sides withdrew, but the defeat caused by the unexpected situation just now made him less confident in his judgment.

So he sent twelve more reserve squads to lay a third line of defense in the middle of the wooden bridge at the battlefield of the previous days, in order to prepare for the worst.

And he was left with only eight squads of reserves.

At the same time, he sent a messenger to inform the big banyan who remained in the "Linshui City", asking him to organize the garrison corps to get ready, and at the same time urgently deliver a batch of high-grade food such as honeydew 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 - although he lost hundreds of elite Divine Envoy King warriors, at least he was able to defend the "Waterfront City" without danger.

Rambo Fei called over to the Flying Knights and asked them to inform Roll and the protagonist of the battle in time!