Chapter 3310: Defensive Counterattack

Yue Tianyang also knew Ye Liuyun's side was using a formation, but he thought an attack of two million could not be stopped by any formation, so he didn't call it off, feeling that even if some were sacrificed, as long as they could annihilate Ye Liuyun's army it would be fine.

By then he could not only rescue those ten thousand female soldiers, but also obtain their equipment and resources.

However, her two million troops had been charging for half a day, their numbers already halved, yet there was no sign the formation had been breached.

On Ye Liuyun's army side, the gunners controlling the firepower vehicles had already become exhausted and were taking shifts; the firepower vehicles also showed no sign of their energy being depleted or about to go out.

Yue Tianyang couldn't help but frown. Following her were three million fighting strength, many of them the strongest from various planets; if these people were all used up with little gain, she would have trouble explaining to those tribes.

She was now considering withdrawing these people, then seeking some low-realm martial cultivators and ferocious beasts to wear down Ye Liuyun's army.

Although they themselves could not set up formations, they also knew that formations and firepower vehicles relied on energy; once the energy was exhausted, they would have no protective barrier.

"One million! These people still have no intention of retreating. This woman is really ruthless!"

Yu Xiaofeng and the other Leaders, seeing countless broken corpses around the island, also couldn't help thinking that this female Leader Yue Tianyang was ruthless enough—throwing in a million strong warriors without blinking.

Several units in the army prepared for counterattack had long been ready, but they never got a suitable chance to act.

Yue Tianyang held on a while longer, finally made a decision: on one side she had people gather low-realm martial cultivators and ferocious beasts to serve as cannon fodder, while on the other side she ordered the attacking units to withdraw.

"Now it's our turn to strike! All units, prepare to pursue!"

Yu Xiaofeng also immediately issued orders to the counterattack units.

Just as the enemy army ceased its attack and prepared to retreat, Ye Liuyun's two clones each took half of the puppets and charged toward the two flanks. The Black Armor Elite Regiment's two ten-thousand-strong units, Xiao Heng's army, and Li Zhaoyuan's army each sent a ten-thousand-strong unit, also charging toward the rear flank.

Ye Liuyun then released the Thunder Spirit and two Fire Spirits to attack the martial cultivators retreating on the front.

The scarlet Golden Crow Holy Fire and the bluish-white Nether Ghost Fire appeared on both sides of their troops; wherever they passed, everything turned to flying ash. In the middle lay a vast expanse of five-colored thunder tribulation, blowing those martial cultivators and ferocious beasts into flying ash in great swaths.

Such terrifying thunder-fire attack made even the opposing army of Guardian Warriors dare not approach; the martial cultivators launching the frontal assault all fled in panic, not daring to linger, the whole unit scattering in flight.

The two clones first used blade intent to slay some martial cultivators, then led the Puppet Army in; those martial cultivators and ferocious beasts could not resist them at all.

The forty-thousand-strong force on the island's rear flank was even more numerous, and after this period of bloodline enhancement, these strong warriors could finally fight the enemy's strong warriors to a standstill.

But their armor, weapons, and formation plates held a clear advantage, and they continued to press and kill the retreating troops. The million-strong army of the Burning Blood Star System attempting to retreat began a great rout, pursued by Ye Liuyun's side of over fifty thousand.

Seeing the flames and lightning on the front, Yue Tianyang dared not launch an offensive herself; she could only send ten thousand troops to each flank to block those puppets and cover the withdrawal of the other armies.

As for the four ten-thousand-strong armies behind her, they were too far away; detouring would take too long, and going straight across the front battlefield and over the island would still expose them to thunder-fire and firepower vehicle attacks, so she could only let them fend for themselves.

After Ye Liuyun's two clones leading the puppet troops had chased for a while, they immediately stopped, preparing to battle the ten thousand soldiers Yue Tianyang had sent.

He and Yu Xiaofeng both felt that the enemy had sent few people, which was an opportunity to weaken their strength.

Yue Tianyang also felt a surge of joy, thinking she finally had a chance to demonstrate the strength of their Guardian Warriors.

However, as soon as they clashed, she discovered their bloodline advantage was useless against the puppets; instead they were immediately at a disadvantage, being slaughtered one-sidedly by the puppets. If it weren't for these Guardian Warriors all having ferocious beast mounts, they would be even less a match for the puppets.

"Send another twenty thousand as reinforcements!"

Yue Tianyang immediately had people send reinforcements, while also ordering the fighting units to withdraw.

But Ye Liuyun would not give them a chance to withdraw; taking the puppets, he directly charged into their army, entangling them tightly.

On Yu Xiaofeng's side, he also sent Xiao Heng's two ten-thousand units to intercept the reinforcements Yue Tianyang had just dispatched.

Seeing that they finally sent humans to fight her, Yue Tianyang actually felt relieved, thinking her troops could easily wipe out those intercepting units and then rescue the entrapped ones.

However, to her further surprise, the reinforcements she sent did not, as she had expected, go on a massive rampage; they could only manage a draw against the enemy.

They merely gained a slight edge by relying on their Azure Wind Wolf mounts, but the enemy used Spiritual Soul Attacks more often, leaving them unable to defend.

"How... could they be this strong? Why isn't bloodline suppression working?" Yue Tianyang was also somewhat at a loss.

The flames and lightning on the front battlefield had already been taken back by Ye Liuyun; she could now clearly see that some units of Xiao Heng and Li Zhaoyuan had also lined up, ready to act.

As long as she sent more reinforcements, the enemy would still dispatch interceptors; continuing this consumption, her dispatched Guardian Warriors would soon be wiped out.

So she stopped sending Guardian Warriors out, instead letting the remaining million martial cultivators and ferocious beasts go forth to rescue those Guardian Warriors of hers.

"Withdraw, there's no need to fight them head-on!"

Yu Xiaofeng, on the other hand, suggested retreat.

"Good."

Ye Liuyun also did not want to clash head-on with so many of them, and immediately withdrew with the Puppet Army.

At the same time, the units responsible for interception also began to fall back, and the other several counterattack units all started to retreat as well.

This time Yue Tianyang also did not let that million pursue; seeing her Guardian Warriors rescued and returned, she called off the attack and had everyone withdraw.

This battle finally let Yue Tianyang see the strength of Ye Liuyun's side. Of the forty thousand Guardian Warriors she sent out, only over twenty thousand returned; for a force of one hundred thousand, that counts as heavy losses. On Ye Liuyun's side, the puppets' casualties were far less than theirs., the soldiers' casualties were roughly similar to theirs.

The martial cultivators and ferocious beasts they had summoned now also had very low morale; in this battle they suffered nearly half casualties, and these were the strongest forces of their respective tribes.

What shocked them even more was that the Guardian Warriors also suffered heavy losses, and were no match for Ye Liuyun and his group.