Nightfall

Verdant Canyon Attacks

There were four key points to vanquish the Tang Empire: two were clear and two were hidden. The hidden two were the Haotian Taoism’s secrets while the clear two were in the north and south on the map.

The West-Hill Divine Palace had badly failed to attack the Academy. The Abbey Dean of the Zhishou Abbey and the Eldest Brother were fighting all over the world, but they would be back at any time.

Since the Golden Palace and the Tang Empire were fiercely fighting in the northern wilderness, the pivotal battle that could break the deadlock and determine the war would be in the south.

The West-Hill Divine Palace coalition army was the real main force in the war. Since the Tang Navy had been annihilated, eight thousand Papal Cavalrymen of the Divine Hall who had trained for many years, as well as the hundred thousand troops of the South Jin Army, traveling across the Great Lake, entering Qinghe County.

After that, they accepted many cultivators and personal forces, as well as the armies from remote countries and hidden sects in the mountains.

The West-Hill Divine Palace coalition army became so strong that when they passed the field, all the paddies were crushed and the wet field was stepped dry. More and more carriages joined them, but the quietest one was the most noticeable.

This army was probably the most powerful one after the Tang attacked the Desolate. Compared with it, the coalition that fought against the Desolate in the Wilderness last spring was much weaker.

At that time, the West-Hill Divine Palace coalition army was controled by the Hierarch Lord. While at present, as long as anyone that could figure out who was in the carriage now, would believe that he was more reliable than the Hierarch Lord.

One day in late autumn, the mighty West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army, crossing Qinghe County, arrived at the front of a series of mountains.

They sent more than ten riders to probe the Verdant Canyon. A few moments later, sharp flute sounds came out, indicating it was safe, but the coalition kept still in terrifying silence.

As the sounds went from the depths of the Verdant Canyon and could hardly be heard, the coalition finally confirmed that there was no ambush of the Tangs in the gorge. The main commander, the Great General of the South Jin Kingdom, Bai Haixin wryly waved his hand, and messenger soldiers beside him quickly waved the flags in their hands, handing down the order to move forward.

According to the information from the Tang, the Divine Hall coalition had confirmed that today’s Tang could not transfer any troops to defend the south. Even though the Southern Army, who was guarding outside the huge forest, could stop the invasion of the Golden Palace, they had to run around Xiao Mountain to get here.

Unless the Southern Army could fly, they were unable to show up in the Verdant Canyon at this moment.

Even so, Bai Haixin and the leaders of the Divine Hall were still alert and careful. Since the crushing trend of the coalition had been formed, as long as they could safely reach the north of Tang, they could flatten it without any risks.

The cavalry of the South Jin took the lead entering the gorge, keeping a perfect distance from every camp and followed by the mixed infantry. They spent a very long time entering the gorge because they were strictly controlled.

They lengthened the formation to avoid being cut off by the Tang Army, which would be good for the cavalry’s reaction. If there was Tang Army in the gorge, they would need at least a hundred thousand soldiers to kill them all in the gorge.

The coalition was sure that the Tang could not have such an army.

Facing the mighty coalition, neither the only Tang soldiers in the gorge nor the garrison troops from the north or the military who used to be the headache of the grassland cavalry in the east were unable to do a thing.