The two generals were no longer concerned with why Ye Fan hadn't been blown to pieces. Listening to one urgent message after another from their subordinates, their hearts were heavy. Their siege of the military base was a show of force intended to pressure Kasam into surrender, but now it seemed they had overlooked one factor: the attack from behind. Without any covers or defensive measures, they had become sitting ducks. If this situation continued, they would suffer severe losses due to the combined inside and outside attacks.
"What should we do now?" one general asked gravely. "If we retreat blindly, it will incur endless trouble, and we won't be able to explain it to Farhadi. But if we don't retreat, and the people inside the military base storm out, it will be disastrous."
