At Ender's command, the ships drop straight toward the enemy's planet to use the M.D. After a few minutes of this feint, Ender organizes twelve remaining ships into a formation about halfway to the planet. As the enemy formation closes in on them, Ender's fleet melts 'into chaos,' with his ships firing at any and all of the enemy ships and getting cut up themselves. He quickly assigns his squadron leaders to take control of their few ships and shape them into a cylinder, pointing toward the planet. This comment may be a signal to Ender to again bend or break the rules in some way or to use a similar strategy as before, and it at least inspires Ender's strategy. Bean refers to the hopelessness of the battle by saying, 'Remember, the enemy's gate is down,' an allusion to Dragon Army's seemingly hopeless battle against the combined Griffin and Tiger Armies.
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