The first clone took the soldiers Cui Daoran had selected back with him, re-implanted slave seals on them, drilled them on discipline, then issued equipment and had them join the Black Armor Elite Corps to be tempered through actual combat.
Cui Daoran also picked out another thirty thousand men, had them fight in groups of three against each other, and selected ten thousand from among them to expand his bandit regiment to fifty thousand as well.
As for the other higher-realm soldiers, the various army commanders could freely exchange them for lower-realm soldiers. The commanders all eagerly went to trade troops and reorganize their forces, completely disregarding the Fire Seal Dynasty army across from them.
Over at Yao Wanhao’s side, he was currently discussing countermeasures with his commanders.
Logically speaking, this kind of large-scale troop exchange and reorganization was precisely the time for them to launch a surprise attack while chaos reigned. But now Ye Liuyun’s war chariot equipment made them extremely wary.
They also worried that sending troops out would lead them into a trap. Not only would the dispatched units be annihilated, but Ye Liuyun might also launch a counterattack against them.
"Their main army force hasn’t moved at all. Once we attack, not only will we be unable to withstand their chariots’ bombardment, but they might also seize our camp while we’re at it."
"Indeed, this should be their bait tactic. Who reorganizes their main army right before battle? They’re trying to lure us into sending troops!"
His subordinate commanders all believed this was Ye Liuyun’s bait tactic; none of them wanted to face those firepower chariots just to die.
"But if we don’t send troops, how long can we hold out? If they attack, can you block their chariots?" Yao Wanhao countered.
He felt that fighting or not fighting now would yield the same result; they might as well strike while chaos reigned. If these armies were all his own troops, he would definitely have sent them out.
"But if we don’t take the initiative to attack, we can at least buy some time and let the dynasty help think of solutions—research equipment that can deal with those chariots," one commander suggested.
In the end Yao Wanhao didn’t dare take risks either and could only request instructions from Fire Seal King.
He was only a temporary army commander; normally he was on equal footing with the other commanders. So he couldn’t issue an order for full-scale attack when these commanders were all opposed. Once it failed, he wouldn’t be able to explain himself to Fire Seal King either.
Jiang Yuantang indeed also feared total annihilation and ordered them not to send troops for now—to focus on defense while he gathered weapon-refining master to research countermeasures.
He merely reminded Yao Wanhao: "If they take the initiative to attack, have martial cultivator experts focus on killing their commanders!"
Yao Wanhao immediately began making adjustments—deploying more small warships and flying boats while keeping his army’s remaining large warships protected within their center.
"Haha—they’ve been beaten into fear and dare not send troops!" Seeing that Fire Seal Dynasty’s army had adopted a defensive posture Yu Xiaofeng couldn’t help laughing aloud.
"Is it our turn to move yet?" Ye Liuyun was getting somewhat impatient himself Yu Xiaofeng nodded as well: "Don’t worry—we’ll discuss before acting It’s still in time Even if they start manufacturing anti-firepower-chariot equipment now it’ll take two months before it reaches their main forces We have plenty of time It happens that those commanders can reorganize their armies first strengthen defensive forces before attacking so accidents are avoided These few days will require your hard work strengthening surveillance I estimate since frontal attacks won’t work they’ll try other methods Be prepared for sneak attacks assassinations!"
"Alright!" Ye Liuyun felt what he said made sense so temporarily stopped cultivating Together with his second clone guarded inside central army tent monitoring outside situation
Various route army commanders immediately began reorganizing armies training
And Pei Yong there had another two hundred sixty thousand lower-realm soldiers added He divided these soldiers by realm into teams then had demon race dispatch same-realm demon soldiers battle against Only strong ones kept weak ones directly became food cultivation resources demon race ancient demon race
Demon race ancient demon race both welcomed this combat method very much Also recruited another forty thousand new recruits from first clone’s Spatial World let these new recruits participate this sparring training These lower-realm soldiers happened give their new recruits practice provide resources
Thus that uninhabited planet saw constant battles every day At least ten thousand soldiers killed daily They didn’t hide anything let everyone see Not only did Fire Seal Dynasty armies witness with shock even captured commanders surrendered soldier armies sighed endlessly
"This training method is truly ruthless! How many people would it take to raise an army like this!"
"Good thing I got picked for another unit, or I’d be dead for sure right now!"
And just when everyone thought that Ye Liuyun would need at least a month to finish all the training and reorganization on his end, his hundred thousand main army and ten thousand black-armored soldiers suddenly arrived at the outpost planet through a teleportation array.
Then those hundred thousand troops and the black-armored elite regiment took the lead, followed by two demon armies behind them, then Cui Daoran’s thirty thousand bandit soldiers and three death legion armies following in tow, marching majestically toward the Fire Seal Dynasty’s forces.
Yao Wanhao saw the mobilization of those hundred thousand troops and the black-armored elite regiment and knew something major was about to happen. He hadn’t expected Ye Liuyun to move against them so quickly.
"Full defense. Martial cultivator experts prepare to engage!"
With one command from Yao Wanhao, some peripheral flying vessels and battleships were sent out first to block them, then three hundred thousand troops were ordered off their battleships to form ranks and prepare for interception.
The other seven army routes began slowly withdrawing, pulling back distance and preparing for full retreat.
Xiao Heng’s army was at the very front. Seeing some flying vessels and battleships approaching, they immediately deployed fifty firepower chariots and began bombardment. Those flying vessels and battleships were all destroyed before they could even get close.
At the same time, both demon armies also deployed firepower chariots to help intercept flying vessels and battleships on the flanks. These one hundred fifty chariots were enough to seal off this entire starfield—not a single flying vessel or battleship could get through. Even void-grade flying vessels and battleships were similarly destroyed.
The three hundred thousand troops from Fire Seal Dynasty who had formed ranks to meet them in battle were all deeply worried at this moment. All their shield-bearing soldiers were concentrated at the front of their army. But seeing this kind of powerful bombardment, they knew they definitely couldn’t withstand it.
However, Ye Liuyun’s army advanced rapidly, giving them no time to react. The firepower chariots quickly cleared away any flying vessels or battleships that dared approach, already pushing toward them.
At the same time, Jiang Yuanhai’s army also suddenly began boarding their ships, which then circled around toward the rear escape route of Fire Seal Dynasty’s forces.
Yao Wanhao kept his eyes fixed on battlefield conditions and Jiang Yuanhai’s army movements. He guessed Jiang Yuanhai was coming to intercept their retreating forces.
And how Jiang Yuanhai would act depended on victory or defeat on the battlefield. But from current appearances, his three hundred thousand troops definitely had no chance of winning—it all came down to those martial cultivator expert assassinations now.
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