Max adjusted the position of the troops in the region between the Great Enemy and Myceloids, pulling them all back so that they would be either off course or blocked by terrain features from the Myceloid armies, in an attempt to naturally funnel as much as possible of the green tide toward the enemy base.
As hoped, they were following, chasing after the Mecha in a running battle that was drawing their reinforcements toward the Cathedral Ships in their castle.
This part of the process was the most important. He had to keep them interested so that they didn't go looking for other fights in an entirely different direction.
Fifteen of their fifty groups were engaged in the process, pulling back and engaging the Myceloids, while another ten were moved to keep the Great Enemy from realizing that they were the target of these fights.