It has to be said that after Zhu Shijiu pointed out the problem, the sickly ghost's self-adjustment was quite effective, at least extending the entire battle command time by a full hour.
But it was only extended by an hour.
An hour later, a new problem arose.
"The black army in this war zone... is simply full of holes." Zhu Shijiu couldn't help but sigh.
Why did he feel this way? Of course, it was because the problem this time was with the black soldier again.
That's right, if we only talk about tactics, there is actually no problem with the entire battle process. All tactical objectives have achieved good results. Under the careful command of the sickly ghost, the alien insects were slowly devoured by about 10%.
If they retreat to the defense base after reducing the number of Zerg by 10%, then the pressure on the black soldiers in the Liberia theater will be relieved to a certain extent when facing the subsequent Zerg offensive.
That's why Zhu Shijiu concluded that there was nothing wrong with the tactics of the sick ghost.
But the core problem is that the black soldiers have really been stretched to their limits so far. The original plan of the sickly ghost was to execute this tactic while carefully judging the situation. If he noticed that the black soldiers were showing an irresistible trend, he would proceed to the next step, which was a retreat strategy.
The core of the retreat strategy lies in the two large forces in the southeast and northwest.
At the beginning of the entire tactic, the southeast and northwest large forces divided the alien insects into two major war zones, and the 28 teams in the center took the opportunity to insert themselves. On the one hand, they consolidated the situation of the battle, and on the other hand, they also served as a means of harassment from the rear of the two war zones.
But there is a hidden danger here, that is, it is easy for the Central Theater Team to enter but difficult to get out.
After the central team forced their way into the center to draw the boundary, they were destined to withstand the attacks of alien insects from two directions. Although they were facing only a small part of the entire alien insect swarm, the real majority of the forces were still attracted by the two large forces, but the pressure should not be underestimated.
More importantly, after they entered the central war zone, they were pinned down by Zerg from two directions, making it impossible for them to easily escape from the battle.
Of course, as a commander, Tuberculosis would not ignore such a huge hidden danger before deciding to implement the tactics. The solution was simple, which was to release pheromones through large forces in the southeast and northwest directions to pull the two halves of the Zerg swarm apart.
It's like pulling a cookie with a crack in the middle apart. If executed successfully, the black soldiers in the central war zone can successfully take the opportunity to escape.
But the problem arises here. The black soldiers did exactly what the sickly ghost ordered, and the pheromones of the two large armies were also released. Logically speaking, the two large armies should be able to successfully release pheromones sufficient to attract alien insects, both in terms of the number and quality of the black soldiers, and the tactical goal can be achieved.
However, unexpectedly, the two large armies successfully released pheromones, but the Zerg's response was mediocre.
A portion of the Zerg swarm that had direct contact with the two large forces in the southeast and northwest were attracted away, but most of the Zerg were left in the central war zone!
Even when the two large armies were moving away to the sides, some Zerg that were originally staring at the two large armies actually turned around and stared at the Central War Zone team!
"How is it possible... How could this happen?"
Faced with such an extraordinary situation, the sickly man turned pale, stared at the screen, puzzled.
He even suspected that the black soldiers in the Central War Zone had also released pheromones without authorization, so he immediately contacted the captains of each team in the Central War Zone.
But the responses from the team leaders who were struggling to hold on were very unanimous, none of them had done such a stupid thing.
The central team all knew that their mission was very dangerous and that the only chance to escape from the battlefield was the two large armies, so how could they release pheromones casually
The outbreak of pheromones is a last resort and can only be used when implementing bait tactics. During the tactical elimination process, every professional black soldier will try to save energy as much as possible, especially in the current critical situation. The outbreak of pheromones is purely insane.
But why would the Zerg ignore the pheromones of the two large armies and only focus on the central war zone team
No one can explain it.
Zhu Shijiu remembered what the sickly genius had told him not long ago: although the alien insects had no intelligence, their hunting instinct would allow them to objectively implement tactics to fight against humans.
So he guessed that perhaps the Zerg did not gain any advantage in the battle with the black soldiers, and their hunting instinct told them that even if they chased the two large armies, they might not get a good result, so they simply chose to "safeguard the bottom line."
What is the “bottom line”
There is no doubt that they are the 28 teams trapped in the center.
Although their numbers were not as large as the two large armies, at least they had food that they could see and touch.
But no matter what, it is too late to think about the cause of defeat now. Zhu Shijiu looked at the tuberculosis ghost.
Beads of sweat appeared on the consumptive ghost's forehead, making his already sickly pale face even uglier. He coughed twice, and his eyes never left the screen for a second. It was obvious that he was thinking about a way out of the impasse.
That's right, he did not give up, but commanded two large forces to return and stabilize the situation back to the beginning.
This is obviously only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.
Why did he implement the retreat strategy before? Wasn't it because he felt that the black soldiers could no longer hold on? Now, in order to save the black soldiers in the central war zone, he chose to let these black soldiers who could not hold on for much longer return to the battlefield, which meant that he didn't have much time left.
If the sickly guy doesn't come up with a strategy to save the central team in time, the black soldiers will really not be able to hold on, and I'm afraid the entire battle situation will fall into the abyss.
The consumptive ghost was thinking about how to break the impasse while frowning and chewing his fingernails.
Zhu Shijiu did not disturb him, but he was already prepared to go back in his heart.
But it could be said that Tuberculosis is also a genius. A guy who can independently take charge of such a critical war zone should not be underestimated.
He chose to divide his forces.
"Is it appropriate to divide our forces at this time?"
Even Zhu Shijiu could see that the black soldiers had reached their limit and were no longer suitable for executing overly complex tactics. The more complex the tactics, the greater the burden on their bodies, and naturally, problems would arise more easily. From the very beginning, the sickly ghost had never thought of complex tactics, so the tactics he had executed so far were not complex.
But this move just now... To be honest, Zhu Shijiu really admires the tuberculosis ghost.
He did the opposite, and his unique courage as a commander prompted him to choose to divide his troops.
Not only the main force was divided, but also the 28 teams in the Central Theater were divided! The already out-of-control battle situation became extremely chaotic. This sickly guy was actually trying to muddy the situation and then save the rescue team like taking chestnuts out of the fire!
Since time is of the essence, then let's not delay! Try your best to squeeze out the last bit of limit of the black soldiers, disrupt the situation and create a chance of victory!
Can it succeed
Zhu Shijiu had some doubts in his heart, but after only ten minutes, his doubts turned into admiration.
Under the command of the sickly ghost, a large number of scattered teams began to attack the alien insect swarm, hitting here and there, but the overall situation was controlled by the sickly ghost. As time went on, a prototype that was sufficient for the central war zone team to assault appeared.
The thick force on the outside of the Zerg was forcibly weakened! With the help of the inside and outside forces, 25 of the 28 teams in the Central Theater successfully broke through.
As for the remaining three, they remained in the Zerg swarm forever.
Such losses seemed acceptable, and the main force of the black soldiers successfully reunited and then retreated smoothly.
However, this did not meet the psychological expectations of the tuberculosis patient.
You have to know that his original psychological expectation was to eliminate 20% of the alien insects and the casualties would not exceed 10%.
However, now... the casualties were indeed no more than 10%, but only 10% of the Zerg were destroyed, and the bigger problem was that because something went wrong, the overall endurance of the black soldiers was greatly reduced.
Because of this, although the current tactics are considered a small victory, the same may not be true in the future.
When the battle finally stabilized, Zhu Shijiu also made a summary in his mind, and then asked: "Sickly Ghost, what do you think is the real problem of tactical failure? Are there other better options?"
The sickly ghost had a bitter look on his face, but as if to sort out his feelings, he told Zhu Shijiu the truth.
"You should know the real problem without me telling you, but the better option... Well, if we talk about it in hindsight, it is better to take precautions in advance. Just for prevention, I can think of several..."