Considering that the Snake People could launch an attack at any moment, Wei Qing had worked out several countermeasures with the soldiers under his command along the way.
The first tactic was extremely simple and crude: emergency dispersal at the squad level.
The Desert Giant Snake's destructive power was plain to see. The more tightly packed their positions were when it charged in, the greater their casualties would be.
If they wanted to reduce casualties, dispersing their formation directly was the simplest and most effective method.
The Desert Giant Snake that burst out of the yellow sand was like a runaway Steam Train. Its terrifying momentum left large numbers of Northeastern Army soldiers unable to control the fear in their eyes.
With the Desert Giant Snake leading the charge, large numbers of Snake People emerged from the surrounding yellow sand and launched an assault on the Northeastern Army forces that had spread out.
Hearing the screams of the soldiers under his command, Wei Qing's expression turned grim.
He had not even officially set out on campaign, yet he had already encountered a brutal battle with almost no hope of victory. At present, the only thing he could do was send out a signal while doing his best to maneuver around the enemy and buy time.
In the process, the Snake People, who had already suffered two setbacks at the hands of the Northeastern Army, clearly intended to settle both old and new scores in this attack. Every one of them attacked with extraordinary ferocity, as though they meant to reclaim all at once the anger and beatings they had endured before!
On the desert battlefield, following the tactics Wei Qing had arranged long ago, the soldiers drew their specially made grenades as quickly as possible.
These had been specially rushed