Side attacks occur frequently and have a high success rate.
However, the attackers themselves may also suffer heavy casualties, especially if the attacked team is resolute, tenacious in battle, and has strong combat power.
Back attacks happen less frequently, but once they do, they yield significant gains.
Because in this situation, the attacked team either finds traps or strong encirclements ahead and to their sides.
In simple terms, the attacked team gets "dumpling-wrapped."
Under desperate circumstances, the besieged team with no backup has only one option: break out!
It's actually easiest to break out from the back.
As long as the one covering the rear is strong enough to form an arrowhead, piercing through the unsettled formation of the attacking team with one strike.
Link couldn't confidently claim that he could take on a thousand by himself, but he was more than capable of delivering a swift, furious assault that would dominate the attacking team for a short period.
