Chapter 245 - 158: Pretend Defeat? Real Defeat?
Even though Maximus doesn’t believe in gods, he couldn’t help but pray silently in his heart at this moment, while hoping that the resilience and immense trust developed by the rebel soldiers over the past year would support them.
In fact, the current situation of the rebel army’s formation had already started to deviate from what Quintus and the others had initially planned.
In the original plan, the right wing served as the root, and it needed to remain as stationary as possible so that the center and the left wing could retreat, using it as an axis, to keep the formation intact...
However, in the reality of battle, the center began to retreat, and the soldiers on the right wing nearest to the center naturally also retreated to avoid exposing their flank to enemy attacks, connecting with their comrades in the center. Moreover, under the enemy’s strong pressure, what was supposed to be a gradual retreat turned into larger steps due to the chain effect...as a result, the soldiers at the end of the right wing couldn’t merely pivot to link with their adjacent troops, and were forced to retreat to maintain the integrity of the formation...
This led the entire formation of the rebel army to continuously move north while retreating, and even when the red flags on the hill were swung, signaling the copper horn to stop sounding, the retreat persisted...
"Leader...rest assured, they can hold steady!" Quintus reassured Maximus, though his voice was trembling slightly.
"I believe they can complete the plan!" Maximus appeared more composed at this moment, confidently saying, "We’ve struggled to get here, and we finally have new hope. We are unwilling to let it be snuffed out halfway!"
Quintus was taken aback, then his old face flushed red as he shouted, "Yes, Leader, they will definitely withstand the enemy!"
He hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Leader, should we notify Pequot to start the operation now?"