Chapter 1935: Chapter 1935 Preparations
Emperor Nanfu had no hopes for this newly formed army to win.
He only tried to slow down the Dark Legion by depleting their resources and manpower.
By the time the Eastern Army arrived, they could easily defeat them in no time.
However, to the Emperor’s disappointment, the army faced an aggressive offense from Ye Liuyun’s army the moment they arrived at the battlefield, not even lasting for one day.
Half of them were caught, and the rest were either dead or scattered fleeing for their lives.
With the spread of this news, all the major forces began preparing for retreat.
The lords of the cities along the way, some simply surrendered and didn’t bother in resisting, which helped the Death Legion to advance at a faster pace.
When the Eastern army of 200,000 deployed to the regalty, King Nanfu was worried that the Eastern army would repeat the previous blunder. The Emperor was worried that the Eastern Army would face the same defeat when they arrived at the regalty. He changed his plans and settled them around the regalty along with the praetorians, training themselves as they waited for the Dark Legion to attack.
Ye Liuyun immediately ordered the Dark Legion to cease their attack when he received this news, rest and preserve their energy.
But he ordered Pei Yong on the other hand to prepare his army as a substitute.
They had been following along the Dark Legion and now had over 300 thousands of troops enlisted. He divided the army similarly into 3 routes and continued their advance.
The Death Legion only followed behind on warships. When it was time to besiege a city, they would come forward for a line-up before heading back to rest.
The Death Legion had already made a name for themselves. Most lords chose to surrender right away, and it would be only a matter of time before Pei Yong would take the stubborn ones down.
In the next month, Ye Liuyun’s army did not slow down in their progress.
The Devil Clan’s army suddenly accelerated after seizing more than a dozen cities, causing a severe damage on the southern army as well.
Now, the southern army and the reserve forces had only 200 thousand troops in total. Most of them had retreated before the Dormir, preparing for the final showdown.
Mu Lianshi was also taking this opportunity to provide intensive training to the reserve forces that had just arrived.
After their sudden acceleration, the Devil Clan restored to their original pace and steadily advancing forward. Their overall progress was on par with Ye Liuyun’s.
Furthermore, the Devil Clan’s army was closer to their city, made it easier for them to restore their forces and supplies.
It was in Ye Liuyun’s prediction that they will arrive Dormir the same time his forces arrive the regalty.
The progress of both sides was consistent, and both were unstoppable, which was very favorable for their situation.
He teleported back to the camp base with Black Tower and the coordinates located by Lei Ming. He stored Ye Tiandao’s Blade Corps in his Spatial World and brought back to the regalty.
He even asked Mu Lianqing to get himself some praetorian uniforms for them to use as disguise later on.
It was convenient for them to prepare themselves as spies later on, moreover Ye Tiandao and the rest could use the Xuankong Stone to increase their powers.
He Lianxiu disappeared from the battlefield with his army, too. They secretly diverted their route and rushed to the Dormir in the south in their spaceships.
They travelled by night and avoided the cities, as instructed by Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun believed that there was enough people for the siege now, and began to prepare for the Devil Clan.
His clone in the regalty of Devil Clan noticed that they were growing more arrogant, and claimed that they were powerful enough to march directly into the Nanfu’s regalty.
Their leader was also drunk in the happiness of victory and started to show signs of greediness. The Witch was also concerned of this situation.
The clone thought that they had to give them a taste of their strength, otherwise they would keep harassing the south. They might as well take this opportunity to take them down once and for all, to save themselves some trouble in the future.
Of course, it would be all up to where the Devil Clan stood to decide whether or not to use this army. He wouldn’t allow He Lianxiu to act unless they caused extraordinary trouble.
Meanwhile, Emperor Nanfu received a message from Mu Liansheng, "The Central refused to lend us their troops. They do not want to get involved with the war. Father, you should make your decision as soon as possible! Moving to the central region is also an option. As long as we have resources, we can always fight back in the future."
The Emperor had early contacted his eldest son to seek aid from the central region, but no one was paying heed to them.
Maybe it was because of Mu Liansheng’s weak status and power in the region.
The Emperor had no choice but to consider for a Plan B.
First, he commanded the army against the Devil Clan to retreat back to the Dormir for defense, then summoned Mu Lianshi back and let the army fall under the vice leader’s control.
He also arranged matters with Mu Lianqing, instructing him to lead the troops to guard the Conveyor Formation at the foreign race battlefield.
When the time came, their entire family would leave via the battlefield with it.
When Ye Liuyun received the news, he also understood that the Emperor had made plans to flee, so he began planning his countermeasures.
"Master! I am willing to serve by your side always. But I beg you to spare my father and brother’s lives!" Mu Lianqing pleaded to Ye Liuyun.
Ye Liuyun decided that Mu Lianqing would be a useful one to keep after a careful contemplation.
"No worries, I won’t kill your father and brothers. I want to make you as the Emperor, let’s think of ways to make your father pass the throne to you."
Mu Lianqing finally relaxed after his words. He had been tensing his nerves worrying about this issue for the past few days, not knowing how to speak to Ye Liuyun about this.
Ye Liuyun proposed 3 different plans.
First, he would abduct Mu Lianshi after he returned to the regalty and force the Emperor to submit.
The other one was to act when the Emperor was ready to flee. He would surely bring along all his treasures and resources, it would be a good time for them to make their move.
Lastly, they could stop them when they were about to flee from the Conveyor Formation on the battlefield.
The earlier they act, the less loss both forces would suffer from. But the Emperor had a strong resistance, which made it easier for them to fail.
He would not have much room to fight back indeed if they were to act at the very last moment, but it wouldn’t make too much of a significance then.
"If we could minimize losses acting early, let’s try to advance the plan as far as we can!" Mu Lianqing also said.
"Then you’d have to find out the route and time of your brother’s return. And I also have to leave early, saying I’m going to return to the Lin family."
"Alright, I will try first. If it doesn’t work, we can discuss other plans."
After returning to the royal palace, Mu Lianqing first reported to Emperor that the guards for Conveyor Formation had been arranged.
Then, pretending to ask casually, "When will Lianshi return? Should I send someone to welcome him, in case there’s any spies outside the city?"
"Sure, that’s a good idea!" The Emperor really trusted him and even assigned his two personal guards to him to take along when the time comes.
These two guards were both in the mid-stage of the Sixth Realm, with remarkable strength and extremely rich combat experience.
