Chapter 1848: Chapter 1848 Send Troops to Attack
After receiving his reward, Ye Liuyun returned directly to the military camp with several others.
Initially, He Lianxiu intended to talk to him but had no chance.
"This guy, won the chance to marry me, but don’t even wanna speak a word to me!" She grumbled to herself. But when she thought about being married to Ye Liuyun, her face instantly flushed and her anger subsided.
Upon returning, Ye Liuyun summoned the beast tamer and the archer one by one for a chat. In truth, he was scanning their souls.
It turned out that the beast tamer was indeed a spy assigned by Prince Liang.
Without uttering another word, Ye Liuyun enslaved him with a Slaving Seal.
However, the archer was just an ordinary martial practitioner, who came from a rather poor family. Ye Liuyun then signed an equal contract with him.
Afterward, Ye Liuyun summoned Xiao Yunfang and Yu Xiaofeng, introducing them to these new arrivals.
"Soul cultivator Wu Muhai, beast tamer Bai Tianguang, physique cultivator Xiong Wanlin, archer Mu Tianyee. You two, get Xiong Wanlin to guide the soldiers in physical practice, and let Mu Tianyee lead the archers in their shooting training. Wu Muhai will be responsible for Divine Soul attacks in battle and guide soldiers in Divine Soul cultivation. Bai Tianguang needa goes to the guild to select some feral beasts, prepare the army for the siege."
"Okay!" Xiao Yunfang and Yu Xiaofeng answered, ready to lead everyone out.
Yet, Yu Xiaofeng suddenly sent a voice transmission to Ye Liuyun, "Commander Ye, don’t you find it strange? So many useful people appeared out of nowhere.
Though I’ve never been in contact with Prince Liang, I know that such big figures always have extraordinary measures, often planning ahead!"
Yu Xiaofeng was obviously reminding Ye Liuyun to beware of spies.
Taking this opportunity, Ye Liuyun searched Yu Xiaofeng’s soul and, after finding that the latter was clean, he directly signed an equality pact with him.
"I hope you understand. I’m doing this so there won’t be any barriers between us! Wu Muhai and Bai Tianguang were the spies Prince Liang sent. But I’ve got them under control, you can use them, no worries," Ye Liuyun then explained to him.
Ye Liuyun also informed Yu Xiaofeng that Tong Xin, Mu Tianyee, and Xiong Wanlin had already signed an equality contract with him, assuring Yu Xiaofeng to be at ease.
Yu Xiaofeng understood Ye Liuyun’s approach, after all, they were not familiar with each other. The fact that Ye Liuyun could sign a master-servant contract yet chose to sign an equal one, proved that he did not intend to enslave them.
"Well, there’s only Ms. Xiao left then?" Yu Xiaofeng asked afterward.
"Yeah. I’ll talk to her later!" Ye Liuyun reassured Yu Xiaofeng.
Communicating through their Divine Souls took just a short while. Later, Yu Xiaofeng led the others down to arrange their duties with Xiao Yunfang, appearing like nothing had happened earlier at all.
"Yu Xiaofeng’s indeed much more steadier than Xiao Yunfang!" Ye Liuyun immediately decided that he would hand over the military power to Yu Xiaofeng when he was absent next time.
That night, while Ye Liuyun was cultivating, he communicated with Xiao Yunfang through his Divine Sense.
He revealed to Xiao Yunfang about Prince Liang inserting spies among them and also about scanning Yu Xiaofeng’s soul and coercing him into signing an equal contract. All the while, Ye Liuyun pretended as if he was just sharing this information with her.
Even if Xiao Yunfang was slow on the uptake, she quickly reacted and signed an equal contract with Ye Liuyun too. She didn’t want to be treated as an outsider by Ye Liuyun, Yu Xiaofeng, and the rest in the future.
Later, Ye Liuyun also had her and Yu Xiaofeng sign an equal contract to reassure each other and facilitate future collaboration.
Thus, Ye Liuyun completely resolved the problem of the spy.
Xiao Yunfang and Yu Xiaofeng’s understanding of Ye Liuyun gave him a sigh of relief.
"Looks like I have to stay vigilant all the time. Holding a high position ain’t easy. Otherwise, it’ll be too late if I walk into someone else’s trap!" Ye Liuyun sighed in his heart, reminding himself to be more careful in his actions.
After realising this, he respected Yu Xiaofeng even more. The fact that Yu Xiaofeng was aware of sending him a message through spiritual communication, rather than speaking out, indicated that he had considered the possibility of their Divine Senses being monitored.
"Dispatch the troops as soon as possible, take down Lotherland, and establish our station!" Ye Liuyun decided instantly.
Yu Xiaofeng and Xiao Yunfang also received the message from Ye Liuyun and understood his intentions. And so, they immediately started their preparations.
The next day, Ye Liuyun brought these few newcomers to Mystique Mart, equipping them with fifth-grade weapons and armour. Of course, he had to fulfill the promises he made to them.
However, for now, the colours could not be changed, so they could only make do with the original colours. They could only alter them in the future.
Tong Xin also followed Ye Liuyun and purchased a good quantity of Weapon-refining materials. As the basic training had already concluded, Tong Xin would no longer need to train with the soldiers in the future and could concentrate on refining weapons.
The materials for the custom Elixirs and equipment Ye Liuyun ordered were not yet gathered. Hence, he could only wait until they seized Lotherland before he could fetch the materials.
Upon their return, Yu Xiaofeng and Xiao Yunfang had already prepared to set out.
All the soldiers put on their combat black armour and ascended the battleship.
As soon as everyone, including Ye Liuyun, boarded the battleship, they set sail immediately. No one knew where they were going or what they were going to do. No information was leaked.
Only after they left Regalty did Ye Liuyun start discussing strategies with Xiao Yunfang and Yu Xiaofeng on how to attack Lotherland.
Xiao Yunfang said, "Our soldiers are certainly much stronger now than before. But for siege equipment, we literally have nada! I’m afraid we’ll still need to use the previous method. You lead men to open the city gate, and we fight our way in later. This way, we can minimize the loss."
At her idea, Yu Xiaofeng shook his head, saying, "It’s not the same. Before this, you were dealing with bandits, and you could just kill everyone inside the bandit camp. But now, the people inside the city are civilians and regular soldiers. Our goal is to seize the City Lord Manor.
I suggest we persuade the soldiers to surrender first, otherwise the casualties would be too heavy, and people might panic."
"But once we failed to persuade, the enemy will be on guard," Xiao Yunfang expressed her concerns.
They both were indecisive, in the end, it was Ye Liuyun who said, "Slow down the speed of the battleship! Make a few rounds, don’t let anyone figure out our target. I’ll send someone into the city to find out first."
Ye Liuyun then let out Black Panther to scout the situation ahead.
After they received information from Black Panther, they discovered that Lotherland had been locking down the city against bandits all this time.
When their city lord, He Qianzhong, passed away, and the news spread, the nearby bandits united and attacked Lotherland.
The city’s defensive soldiers cordoned the city to resist, fearing that the civilians inside would be pillaged.
"Rush over at full speed!" Ye Liuyun immediately ordered.
"Who are we fighting?" Xiao Yunfang asked.
But Ye Liuyun smirked and answered, "Fight the bandits, help Lotherland!"
Yu Xiaofeng quickly understood and also nodded in agreement with Ye Liuyun’s plan.
Only then did Xiao Yunfang get the picture, Ye Liuyun wanted to use this as an excuse to infiltrate the city. Then, with a laugh, she said, "It’s a pity you aren’t a bandit yourself!"
The defensive troops of Lotherland had held out for more than ten days, with heavy losses.
But they dared not retreat. Most of them were locals and what was at stake were their own families. Hence, they would rather die fighting than let the bandits into the city.
