Chapter 2196: Chapter 2196 Demonstration
"Those rebel! Summon twenty thousand soldiers from the east, and eradicate all those City Lord Manor!"
Motivated by a combination of long-simmering resentment and recent grievances, Mo Xiaotian dispatched forces to the key cities under Ye Liuyun’s authority.
At this same moment, Ye Liuyun was hoping Mo Shaowen would send his soldiers! His troops were expanding at an exponential rate. Eventually, he wouldn’t be able to conceal his troop’s strength. It would be wiser for him to seize this chance to lead a revolt against the Revival Dynasty and set an example to the martial practitioners in the territory.
Although it might not be successful, but as long as someone started off a trend, there will be a second one. After a few more tries, the ruling foundation of the Revival Dynasty was bound to be shaken.
Song An had chosen a landing area in the northern region for Ye Liuyun in advance. They would act swiftly upon breaching the landing spot.
So when Ye Liuyun learned that the Revival Dynasty had sent merely twenty thousand troops to wipe them out, his confidence grew.
"Didn’t expect the first battle could serve as a demonstration!"
When the twenty thousand troops of the Revival Dynasty arrived at the nearby city through the Conveyor Formation, Xiao Yunfang began to openly recruit soldiers in their area.
This news immediately caused a sensation in the entire central region.
No one had dared to openly oppose the Revival Dynasty for a long time. Although many people didn’t have high hopes for Ye Liuyun and the others, they discreetly admired their courage.
The recruitment of soldiers in the areas controlled by Ye Liuyun and his group went smoothly and soon they had gathered thirty thousand soldiers.
However, these thirty thousand soldiers, along with the over ten thousand from Xiao Yunfang’s secret recruitment were sent back to Regalty after signing the loyalty contract.
The troops responsible for the battle were still the initial fifty thousand soldiers of the Dark Legion and Ye Tiandao’s Blade Legion.
Upon hearing that there was a revolt, Mo Xiaotian of the Revival Dynasty urged the twenty thousand troops to attack.
Consequently, word spread once again over the whole central area, shocking everyone.
"The entire twenty thousand army of the Revival Dynasty was annihilated, and the enemy lost five thousand in exchange!"
This news exploded over the central region even more rapidly than the first news from Deliverance Hill.
The Revival Dynasty had accumulated many complaints among the people, hence many took pleasure in their misfortune.
Mo Xiaotian was entirely dumbfounded upon hearing the news of his defeated troops.
"That’s not right! Temporary conscripts couldn’t be this strong! They must have been planning this for a long time!" Mo Xiaotian reflected on the city’s past leadership transitions. He realised the fact that some cities must have been fermenting rebellion for some time.
"Mobilize all the forces from the Eastern Crossing, and continue to surround."
In the meantime, he dispatched a legion of one thousand praetorians to reinforce his troops.
These one thousand praetorians were all experts of the ninth realm.
On Ye Liuyun’s side, he also reflected on the battle.
Even though the enemy suffered twenty thousand casualties, he lost five thousand of his soldiers. Making it the highest casualty ratio ever since the Dark Legion was established!
Although they expected the central region soldiers would be tough opponents, they didn’t think it would be this severe.
He anticipated that there would be more adversaries in the future. Ye Liuyun preferred to avoid confrontation with the Revival Dynasty if he was unable to devise a successful strategy.
Xiao Yunfang and Ye Tiandao immediately drew their conclusion as well. "Our equipment and weapons are not up to par!"
"Though their troops’s realm is somewhat inferior, they are well-coordinated during combat. Hence, they wouldn’t be at much disadvantage. On top of that, the Blade Legion unit has good strength. Our coordination wasn’t too bad either. Hence, the losses shouldn’t be this great."
"The main issue still lies in the inferior quality of their equipment and weapons. Both the defensive and offensive capabilities are insufficient."
Ye Liuyun hurriedly contacted the Alliance of Merchants. Before he could speak, the other party quoted him the price of the equipment and told him that the 50,000 sets of equipment were already prepared.
Armour, shields, and spears were all crafted in the way of the Dark Legion.
"The Overlord Ye’s actions might fool the Revival Dynasty, but they cannot fool us!" the steward of the merchant association said to Ye Liuyun with a smile.
They had even seen through Ye Liuyun’s identity.
Ye Liuyun was surprised, "Alliance of Merchants is truly an expert in their business!"
"Hahaha, We do look forward to serving Overlord Ye again in the future! There is a distinction between the Eastern Alliance of Merchants and our Alliance of Merchants here. When it comes to power disputes, we stay out of it completely!" The steward smiled as he explained as well.
"Claiming not to be involved in a power dispute is completely rhetorical. In truth, there is a clear bias!" A notion occurred to Ye Liuyun.
Fortunately, the Alliance of Merchants seemed to be on his side and did not provide support to the Revival Dynasty.
Ye Liuyun was not bothered. He thanked the Alliance of Merchants through the steward.
He knew that since the Alliance of Merchants didn’t leak his information, it meant they were helping him. It was a favour he would remember.
So he paid in Spirit Crystals and started equipping his 50,000-strong army with new gear. Alliance of Merchants would recycle the swapped-out old gear so he didn’t have to spend too much.
As a result, he placed an additional order with the Alliance of Merchants for 100,000 pieces of gear. We employed the same system of bartering old for new, with Spirit crystals covering the price difference.
The soldiers were given new equipment. After receiving the news that a 1,000-strong praetorian from the Revival Dynasty was on its way, Ye Liuyun felt somewhat troubled.
"Ambush them!" Song An suggested a plan to Ye Liuyun, "After they dispatch their troops, they will certainly rest a bit before engaging in battle with us. Take that opportunity to lead a team of soul cultivators and experts to attack them. As long as we can disrupt them, we will hold the advantage!"
"Great, then we’ll switch from defense to offense!"
Ye Liuyun made up his mind, immediately using the Black Tower to return to the Ghostic World once again. He borrowed both Zhuge Feiyu’s Soul Banisher and the Asura’s Yin-Soul Army.
Following the battle with the Fairy Clan, the gates of the Ghostic World opened wide, leading to a dramatic increase in the number of Yin-Soul experts. This immediately boosted the power of the Asura’s Yin-Soul Army. These were all replaced with Yin-Souls of the seventh to the ninth level.
Furthermore, as the war continued, the number of powerful Yin-Souls in the Ghostic World still increased. Therefore, Ye Liuyun didn’t dare to borrow any of the expert Yin-Souls of the Fairy Clan.
If they were not guarding the Ghostic World, he would be worried about chaos happening in the Ghostic World.
With this Yin-soul Army, Ye Liuyun was not only planning an ambush but also a direct assault. This time, both he and his clone would take part in the war.
Ye Liuyun sent the Blade Legion into the Spatial World and, along with his clone, put on the Invisible Cloak and left the city early. The Dark Legion followed from behind and exited the city and marched toward the battle.
The Devil Vine was released by Ye Liuyun in advance and buried underground for the ambush.
The army of the Revival Dynasty, upon detecting the presence of the Dark Legion, stopped to rest as they prepared for the battle.
Their commander issued the command for them to rest. Just as the soldiers sat down, two Raging Fire Golden crows began to rampage amongst the troops.
Soldiers were burned to death by the flames as they passed by. The lower-ranking troops were reduced to dust in an instant.
Soon, they were four, then six...
"Ambush! Ambush!"
Chaos broke out within the troop.
Praetorians with the Power of Ice immediately stepped forward, releasing their Power of Ice to extinguish the flames.
But the Raging Fire golden crows appeared again in areas they couldn’t reach. By the time they got to the newly arrived Crow, considerable damage had already been done.
