Lord of All Gods

Chapter 1316: Chapter 1316 Sudden Retreat

"We were in a good fight. Why did you suddenly ask us to retreat?"

"We’ve already retreated so far back, yet we still have to replenish our supplies in five days? After that? Who should we fight?"

All of the commanders were filled with questions about Ye Liuyun’s order to retreat.

The Emperor Xia immediately came over to ask as well.

"Do you have any motives for doing this?"

He was far away in the imperial palace and did not know much about the battlefield, so he could only communicate with Ye Liuyun first.

Ye Liuyun replied, "First of all, the soldiers have won the battles over the past few days. The grief and indignation in their bones have been completely exhausted. Now, they have become passive again. The number of casualties in the battle has begun to increase.

In addition, the smaller the foreign race space is, the more concentrated their forces will be. If we continue to fight, we will be scattered, and they will gather together, which will be unfavorable to us.

The reason why I gave such a large area to the foreign races was to make them spread their forces to various places again, and then hit them with a counterattack.

"When the time comes, they will just set up a defense and with limited supplies, we can easily eliminate them one by one."

After Ye Liuyun finished explaining, he instructed Emperor Xia to keep it a secret, so as not to let any information leak out in advance.

Judging from the incident of Song Fanjun’s betrayal, the foreign race had already begun to set up a trap, and it had been set up very deeply. Therefore, nobody could be trusted at this point.

Upon hearing these words, Emperor Xia agreed repeatedly. At the same time, he let out a deep sigh. "This Ye Liuyun is a genius! It’s a pity that he is devoted to the Martial Arts Dao. Otherwise, he would’ve been able to become the general commander of the imperial army!"

He immediately ordered all of the commanders to obey Ye Liuyun’s orders.

Subsequently, he immediately coordinated with the resources. This time, he also brought a share for Ye Liuyun.

He even issued an announcement that Ye Liuyun would be appointed as the deputy commander of the army.

Emperor Xia’s intentions were very clear. Without a commander now, the entire army would have to obey Ye Liuyun’s commands. By doing this was to grant Ye Liuyun permission.

As soon as the notice came out, the whole army was very welcoming.

Although they were retreating, their lives were saved by Ye Liuyun after all.

Without Ye Liuyun, they would not have been able to successfully counterattack.

Therefore, they all believed that as long as Ye Liuyun was here in the future, they would not be defeated.

However, some members of the royal family were dissatisfied. They said that Ye Liuyun was young and inexperienced, so he was not strong enough to hold such a heavy responsibility.

Some were worried that Ye Liuyun’s power would be so great that he could overthrow the rule of the imperial court at any time after he gained military power. They even used Ye Liuyun’s prior siege of the city as evidence of his unruliness.

Emperor Xia listened to these people’s opinions briefly, but he did not change his mind.

They could not personally lead the troops to fight, but they were giving out many opinions.

Normally, whenever Emperor Xia wanted to deal with someone, he would let them discuss it, and then pick a few suitable ones from there.

But now, he did not need their opinion at all.

After this battle, he also understood that Ye Liuyun was truly fighting against the foreign races. Furthermore, he was calm, attentive, and smart, so he was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate.

From a long time ago, Ye Liuyun had no intention of rebellion. He already knew that a long time ago.

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Therefore, no matter what the ministers said, he just smiled and insisted on his decision.

However, the Grand Emperor came looking for him because of this matter.

"Why did you hand over the power of a general to Ye Liuyun? Don’t you know that he is one of our enemies?" As soon as the Grand Emperor saw him, he began to lecture the Emperor Xia.

Emperor Xia was now rather suspicious of the Grand Emperor too.

He simply said, "I’ve already checked Ye Liuyun over and over again. He won’t betray the imperial court. At the very least, he’ll be much safer than Song Fanjun. We can’t even be considered rivals. We’re partners!"

"Are you blaming me for recommending someone wrong?" The Grand Emperor listened to him and asked with dissatisfaction.

"I don’t dare!"

Although Emperor Xia was suspicious, he still had to show the utmost respect for the Grand Emperor.

"Immediately remove Ye Liuyun’s position as deputy commander. In the future, don’t let him participate in any of the battlefields! Once he has a certain level of authority within the army, it will be extremely unfavorable to our rule!" The Grand Emperor once more persuaded the Xia Emperor from a different view.

There was a hint of order in his tone.

"This won’t do! His appointment has already been issued. revoking the order now would backfire and incur the displeasure of Ye Liuyun. He is the backbone of the battlefield. Without him, we won’t be able to defeat the foreign race!" Emperor Xia said calmly.

"Our empire has millions of troops and we are still unable to defeat the foreign races? We can’t do it without him?" The Grand Emperor asked angrily.

"Yes! Without Ye Liuyun, those millions of soldiers would be nothing more than corpses! Or perhaps they would have transformed into Corpse Demons to launch a counterattack against us!" Emperor Xia’s voice became more firm.

When the Grand Emperor knew that he could not convince him, he sighed and changed his strategy.

"Since the order can’t be withdrawn, then we can only let it be for the time being. But at least you have to know his next move and send a few supervisors. What’s his next plan? I think there are a few people who are more steady and suitable to be supervisors..."

Before the Grand Emperor could finish speaking, he was directly rejected by Emperor Xia.

"I won’t send anyone to supervise him. The key to commanding on the battlefield is to avoid suspicion! The command authority must not be under surveillance and restrictions, as it could delay our operations!"

As for Ye Liuyun’s arrangements and plans, he’s the commander of the army. I don’t need to ask about them one by one."

Emperor Xia was very decisive, and he did not tell anyone about Ye Liuyun’s plans.

When they used the recommended by the Grand Emperor last time, it nearly led to the destruction of the entire army.

After suffering such a loss, how could he still use the person he recommended?

He actually wanted to test the Grand Emperor. However, Ye Liuyun’s plan was too extensive. If he were to use this plan to test the Grand Emperor and the information reached the foreign races, the ones who would suffer losses would be the empire and the million armies."

He could not afford to take this risk, so he could only wait for an opportunity.

"You don’t trust me, but you trust an outsider instead?" The Grand Emperor immediately asked in reply, "Am I supposed to harm the empire deliberately?"

Emperor Xia looked at him, feeling that the current Grand Emperor was truly different from before.

He was not as steady and astute as before. Moreover, his recent actions had also violated his original intention of secluding himself for cultivation.

Although he did not know the reason, he had already made up his mind that he would have to keep an eye on the Grand Emperor in the future, and he could no longer accept his suggestion.