At that moment, a voice entered his mind.
"Captain, the Rock Ninja are making a move. They seem to be trying to surround your position."
The voice belonged to none other than Yamanaka Shunfeng, who had contacted him.
Hearing this, Yechen scanned the battlefield around him. Sure enough, large numbers of Rock Ninja had gathered along its edges and were splitting into groups.
Without a doubt, this was the prelude to an attack.
I can't let them enter the battle and disrupt my plans.
Having considered the possibility that the Rock Ninja might call for reinforcements, Yechen had no intention of letting them have their way. He immediately ordered,
"Shunfeng, pass down the order. Pull some of the defenders out and have them surround and eliminate those troops."
"Well..." Yamanaka Shunfeng faltered, sounding hesitant.
"What is it?" Yechen frowned. "Is there a problem?"
"Captain, when the Four-Tails' Jinchūriki broke through the Second Defensive Line earlier, we suffered heavy casualties. I'm afraid we can't spare anyone now."
Yamanaka Shunfeng explained.
Yechen froze at his words, then spoke with a trace of anger.
"Didn't I tell you to focus on defense and avoid clashing head-on with the enemy? Why didn't you listen?"
"Captain, we weren't trying to fight them head-on. Their attack was simply too fast. We had no time to retreat."
Yamanaka Shunfeng answered helplessly.
Recalling the power Roshi had unleashed, Yechen sighed and stopped dwelling on the issue. Instead, he asked,
"How many people do we have left?"
"About sixty percent." Yamanaka Shunfeng gave a rough estimate before adding,
"But only a little over thirty percent can still fight. The rest are all seriously wounded."
Yechen had never imagined that their casualties would exceed half their force in such a short time. No wonder Shunfeng had been so hesitant.
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