Just as the old Division Commander had said, a simultaneous rout of 15,000 people was not only dangerous due to the Zerg Race's pursuit and interception, but the mere cost of maintaining such an organization was substantial.
In peacetime, or even during a conventional war, none of this would have been an issue.
But this was the apocalypse, a full-scale invasion by alien creatures. Survivors in every country and region were already struggling just to fend for themselves.
The ability to supply front-line operations from the rear was entirely dependent on the advanced transportation network the Federation had once established. But now, as the front lines contracted and retreated, the expanded Thirteenth Division, still at the front, was on the verge of running out of food and ammunition.
But if they were to abandon these soldiers or disband them on the spot, it would deal a heavy blow to the stability of the rear and the Federation's future resistance forces.
