Chapter 1315: Burning the Boats

In fact, Ye Liuyun's words were meant to intimidate a bit.

He also didn't know how many people Tuomu Hai would actually send to counterattack him, nor where the counterattack would take place.

He only knew that the two sides were currently evenly matched, and that the Foreign Tribe's momentum was weak, making it an excellent chance to eliminate the Foreign Tribe.

If the Foreign Tribe didn't counterattack and only defended, he would keep fighting all the way to the Foreign Tribe's stronghold. If they counterattacked, the decisive battle would be fought en route.

"This…" the Leaders were also stunned; they hadn't expected that the skirmish they thought was minor turned out to be a decisive battle.

"We aren't prepared either…" some Leaders muttered.

"Prepare for what?" Ye Liuyun retorted. "You've already received your supplies; what else is there to prepare? Do you need to say goodbye to family and friends?"

Soldiers can die at any moment, and in fact they've been mentally prepared for that ever since stepping onto the battlefield.

It's just that these Leaders have been unwilling to face it.

"We don't know if we'll make it back from this battle!" a Leader lamented.

"So, while there's still time on the road, hurry and say farewell to the people around you!" Ye Liuyun told them.

The Leaders immediately passed the orders down.

The entire army was instantly shrouded in a sorrowful atmosphere.

The soldiers, who had originally worn relaxed faces, now all wore serious expressions.

Ye Liuyun saw this and felt a quiet satisfaction.

Only soldiers who know they're about to die will fight desperately; otherwise they always pin their hopes on others or on the future and won't give their all.

Now the information he gave each Leader was to cut off their retreat. To see any hope, they could only fight desperately.

There is no longer any future, only a decisive battle. Either they die, or the Foreign Tribe dies.

This burn‑the‑bridges mindset will make them fight even more desperately, naturally boosting their combat power.

Ye Liuyun also released an Evil Dragon to scout from afar, observing the Foreign Tribe's movements.

The Evil Dragon flies high and far, staying out of the Foreign Tribe's army's view; even if the Foreign Tribe spots it, it can still fly away in time, avoiding capture.

Soon, the Evil Dragon returned.

They were surrounded on three sides, with only the front ahead, where a 1.5‑1.6 million-strong Foreign Tribe army had already assembled.

"Great! Tuomu Hai is so impatient that he let the withdrawing troops reassemble halfway. Looks like he wants to launch a counterattack against me, catching me off guard!"

The reason Ye Liuyun was pleased was that Tuomu Hai had split his forces.

If this 1.5‑1.6 million Foreign Tribe army withdrew, plus the Foreign Tribe still in the stronghold, their numbers would far exceed Ye Liuyun's side.

Although the Foreign Tribe's equipment is weak, they are still evenly matched, making it hard to predict who will win.

But now the Foreign Tribe has split its troops, so the pressure Ye Liuyun faces this time is naturally much less.

"Accelerate forward, prepare for battle! Ahead lies a 1.5‑million Foreign Tribe army! Eliminate them and we gain more odds of victory!" Ye Liuyun immediately informed the other commanders.

At this moment, the freshly assembled 1.5‑1.6 million Foreign Tribe army began a forced march, launching a counterattack against Ye Liuyun.

They feared that Ye Liuyun would retreat, missing the opportunity.

And Ye Liuyun feared that Tuomu Hai might suddenly change his mind and pull those troops back.

Both sides' forces clashed, so they could quickly use Divine Sense to discern each other's scale.

"Damn! We're not numerically superior!" the Foreign Tribe Leader immediately spotted the problem.

Their equipment was already inferior, and without a numerical edge, they were virtually doomed.

So he promptly informed Tuomu Hai.

But now the two armies are too close; even if he withdrew immediately, it would be too late, and they'd instead be chased on their heels by the imperial army, becoming even more vulnerable.

"Warships, prepare!" Ye Liuyun ordered, and all the armies dispatched their Warships.

Qin Peng's Warships also rushed forward early to reinforce.

"Bombard!"

When the distance closed, Ye Liuyun immediately ordered the Warships to attack!

"Boom, boom, boom, boom…"

The Warships' bombardment roared incessantly.

The Foreign Tribe had few Warships and could only compensate with troops, taking a heavy loss. Swaths of Corpse Demons were blasted by the Warships into ash.

Ye Liuyun's side also bombarded without regard to cost, as if the Warships' attack power didn't rely on Spirit Stones.

Seeing the Corpse Demon soldiers being harvested en masse, Ye Liuyun grew increasingly reassured.

"If this continues, this battle is unquestionably a victory. The question is, what will Tuomu Hai do next?"

Even before this battle ended, Ye Liuyun was already pondering what decisions Tuomu Hai would make next.

Tuomu Hai now slumped helplessly in his chair, staring blankly at the few Leaders before him.

If this 1.5‑1.6 million army were wiped out, he would be completely at a disadvantage.

But he is now far from those troops, and even if he wanted to reinforce, it would be too late.

The Leaders standing before him dared not speak, fearing they'd aggravate his bad luck.

After a long pause, Tuomu Hai finally recovered. With a long sigh, he voluntarily admitted, "My mistake! I was too impulsive! I was defeated by Ye Liuyun!"

Tuomu Hai's mood was clearly very low.

One Leader under him said, "It's still too early to speak of victory or defeat; we still have the strength for another battle!"

"Pinning hopes on Ye Liuyun's command making a huge mistake?" Tuomu Hai said with a wry smile, shaking his head.

Such hope is simply too slim.

Even if Ye Liuyun makes a few minor errors now, Tuomu Hai still lacks the strength to wipe out Ye Liuyun's two‑million army.

All the troops he still has total to roughly one million.

"Recall every army that can be summoned! We prepare for the final battle!" Tuomu Hai said gravely.

Now that they spread out again to defend the city, it is no different from letting Ye Liuyun defeat them one by one.

Moreover, they can no longer attack, and must rely on the wall's barrier to reduce their weakness.

"Yes," several Leaders replied, and all went out to deliver the orders.

As for the one‑to‑one‑and‑a‑half million Foreign Tribe army currently battling Ye Liuyun, they are out of reach and can only pray that the army looks after itself.

Tuomu Hai at this moment also calmed down, beginning to consider his Trump Card and his countermeasures.

He still has a Trump Card he has never used. Yet he must consider whether to employ it, and how great the odds of success are.

This Trump Card becomes useless once exposed. If it still fails, he will have not even a backup.

"Years of planning, almost all ruined by Ye Liuyun alone! Could he be the nemesis of our Foreign Tribe?"

With that thought, he also resolved to use that Trump Card, vowing to eliminate Ye Liuyun.