Chapter 1308: A Battle to Death

All the Leaders, and no one voiced opposition to Ye Liuyun's command.

After Ye Liuyun learned the exact positions of the various armies, he immediately ordered the three rear armies to halt in place, form a formation, and prepare to resist the Puppet Army.

"You are at the rear; you can't run away! Better to buy a little time for the other units!"

Ye Liuyun told them directly that there was no hope of survival and ordered them to prepare for a death battle.

Everyone understood the current situation: even if Ye Liuyun could rescue some, it wouldn't be their turn, and they would soon be caught up by the Puppet Army.

Therefore, whether they act voluntarily or not, they will be slain by the Puppet Army, so it's better to prepare early!

Thus, those three armies also stopped.

The Leaders all gave the same rallying speech: "Both left and right are death; better a single battle!"

Three hundred thousand people, all with a death‑bound mindset, waited for the Puppet Army to catch up.

Afterwards, Ye Liuyun also drew thirty thousand troops from each flank of the main army.

"As the flanks of the whole army, you must hold out to the last man and prevent the Foreign Tribe from breaching your line! Even if you have to bite with your teeth, you must hold the Foreign Tribe back!"

Every command from Ye Liuyun led these units to a certain death.

Yet at that moment, not a single person defied his orders.

They knew they were already surrounded; either die together or sacrifice some to save the majority.

"At your command!"

The Leaders of the six hundred‑thousand‑strong forces responded heroically, moving their units aside to meet the enemy on the flank.

Soldiers from the other armies, passing beside their units, saluted them with a respectful bow!

They, excited, looked at the other soldiers, muttering under their breath, "We must survive!"

"The five frontmost armies, form a formation and prepare to strike the encirclement. Everyone, even if you have to use your bodies as shields, do not step back—only advance! Remember, the whole army must run forward!"

"At your command!"

The five frontmost armies, aware that they are the opening shield, feared that few would remain at the end, not even knowing if they could hold out.

But their Leaders still conveyed the orders without hesitation.

These Leaders, usually sly and reluctant to risk everything, nevertheless showed their innate bloodlust at the crucial moment.

Of course, they now had no choice. Risking everything means death; not risking also means death! Better to gamble!

Immediately after, Ye Liuyun arranged a second wave of attack and defense units.

He also planned how to shift from defense to offense after breaking out of the encirclement.

On Qin Peng's side, he already led the Demon Race of Zuo Mu and the Fourth Prince's two hundred thousand troops to assault the Foreign Tribe's encirclement.

"Deploy that elite unit! Otherwise we can't rescue many!" Ye Liuyun told Qin Peng: "After opening the breach, give me the elite troops; I'll take them to confront the Puppet Army!"

"Yes!"

Qin Peng replied.

For him, who has always cherished his soldiers, he was not stingy this time.

Although he knew that after this battle, perhaps few of that unit would remain.

Yet inside the encirclement were nearly three million troops trapped. If they weren't rescued, the Great Summer Empire would have no forces to resist the Foreign Tribe for a time.

If the Foreign Tribe broke into the Central Region, Corpse Demons would spread catastrophically, and nothing could stop them!

The Foreign Tribe this time also committed all its forces here.

From this perspective, this battle truly was their decisive war.

The Kuailei and Evil Dragon beside Ye Liuyun were released to join the fight.

Although the Evil Dragon's cultivation level was low, its Physical Body was strong, making it easy to smash a gap in the Foreign Tribe's line.

Both sides, with millions of people, employed every force they could; victory or defeat hinged on this single move.

Ye Liuyun also charged forward with Qin Peng's army.

The five frontmost assault armies placed Warships at the very front; all soldiers stood in rows and began running forward from a distance.

"Right, maintain this speed; nobody may stop! Even if your head falls off, keep running for me!"

The Leaders of the five assault units stood at the front of their troops, leading by example.

Five hundred thousand people marched with the same stride, thundering forward, familiar with the speed and rhythm!

Some soldiers had tear‑filled eyes, others showed fear, yet the whole unit was as quiet as a sparrow.

Only the booming, booming, booming footfalls, like drumbeats, struck their hearts and stimulated their nerves.

As they drew nearer to the Foreign Tribe, their gazes grew resolute.

"Attack!"

As the battle cries rang, the Warships fired first. Even the Warships' forward speed matched the troops, advancing slowly together, regardless of whether they were within the Foreign Tribe's encirclement.

Everyone simply kept a steady‑speed charge.

When a line of soldiers fell, those behind kept charging forward.

Their charging momentum even gave the Foreign Tribe's army a headache.

It was a completely reckless tactic!

Moreover, this momentum was so strong it intimidated many Corpse Demons.

Thus they altered tactics, abandoning any Formation; like the enemy, they directly ordered Corpse Demons to surge upward, both sides using brute bodies!

The soldiers behind kept trampling the corpses of fallen comrades while running, swinging weapons to slay enemies.

Often, as they struck the enemy, they were hit themselves, resulting in mutual annihilation.

The five Leaders at the front fell in battle shortly thereafter, yet none of the soldiers behind them retreated.

Ye Liuyun's method proved effective; the force's inertia surged forward, quickly breaching the Foreign Tribe's first line.

Subsequently, the defensive units on both wings immediately followed, plugging the breach and allowing the other armies to pass through.

Ye Liuyun and the others were on the outskirts; relying solely on the warship, they tore a hole in the foreign tribe's encirclement.

"Can you hold out?" Ye Liuyun asked the Fourth Prince.

The Fourth Prince's mission was to lead his 200,000 troops to hold this gap.

"Don't worry! As long as I don't die here, this gap will stay open!" The Fourth Prince also stirred up his fighting spirit.

"Haha, good, after we win I'll buy you a drink!"

Ye Liuyun didn't say much more, and together with Qin Peng he charged forward again.

The army at the forefront of the five-pronged charge was far better than they had expected; after breaking through the gap, they still had over ten thousand troops left.

But soon after, they joined the second wave of the charge.