There were four key points in the war against the Tang. Two were in the light and two were in the dark. The two in the dark were arranged by Haotian Taoism. The two in the light were in the north and south of the map.
The West-Hill Divine Palace Hierarch's surprise attack on the Academy failed miserably. The Abbey Dean of Zhishou Abbey and Eldest Brother were still wandering around the famous mountains and rivers in the human world, but they would never forget to return.
The fierce battle between the Golden Palace and the Tang Empire's cavalry was still going on in the north. So the battlefield that could change the stalemate and decide the outcome was in the south.
The West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army was the real main force in the war against the Tang Empire. After the Tang Empire's navy was destroyed, more than 8,000 Papal Cavalrymen, who had been secretly trained by the Divine Hall for many years, and more than 100,000 troops from the South Jin Kingdom crossed the Great Swamp and entered Qinghe County.
In Qinghe County, the powerful cultivators and private armies of the warlords joined the coalition army. Troops from remote small countries and cultivation sects hidden in the mountains also gathered.
The West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army's momentum grew. They walked on the field, the autumn rice was broken and the paddy fields were trampled dry. Behind the two divine sedans, there were more and more carriages. The most eye-catching one was the quietest one.
This was probably the most powerful army since the Tang Empire's northern expedition against the Desolate Man Empire. Compared to today's coalition army, the coalition army that fought against the Desolate Man in the Wilderness in spring was much weaker.
At that time, the West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army was personally led by the Hierarch Lord. However, anyone who could guess who was sitting in the quiet carriage thought that the person in the army was more awe-inspiring than the Hierarch Lord.
One day in late autumn, the mighty West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army passed through Qinghe County and came to a green mountain range. They stopped outside the green canyon in the mountains.
More than a dozen scouts from the South Jin Kingdom galloped towards the Verdant Canyon. Not long after, there was a sharp sound of bamboo flutes, indicating safety. The coalition army still did not move. The silence was terrifying.
The Divine Hall Coalition Army only confirmed that there was no ambush by the Tang army when the sound of the bamboo flute came from the depths of the Verdant Canyon and was about to disappear. The commander of the Coalition Army, Marshal Bai Haixin of the South Jin Kingdom, waved his hand indifferently. The messenger beside him held the flag in both hands and quickly waved it in front of him, conveying the military order to advance to the camps.
According to the intelligence from the Tang Empire, the Divine Hall Coalition Army had confirmed that the Tang Empire could not find a single troop to defend the southern border. In the past, the Tang Empire's Southern Army had been guarding outside the primeval forest. Even if they ignored the invasion of the Golden Tribe Royal Court, they would have to go around the Xiao Mountain to get here.
Unless the Southern Army could fly, it was impossible for them to appear in the Verdant Canyon.
Even so, Marshal Bai Haixin and the important figures of the Deities Templar remained vigilant and cautious. Now that the crushing momentum of the army had been established, they only needed to safely head north to conquer the world. There was really no need to take any risks.
The cavalry of the South Jin Kingdom entered the canyon first, keeping a good distance between the battalions. Then the mixed infantry entered. Because the speed was strictly controlled, it took a long time.
The reason for this was that the Coalition Army had to lengthen the formation of the cavalry in the canyon. This would make it easy for the Tang army to attack them together, but it was also good for the cavalry to adapt. If there was really the Tang army in the canyon, the Tang Empire would have to use at least 100,000 troops to defeat all the nearly 20,000 cavalry and infantry that had entered the canyon.
The West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army was precisely aware that the Tang Empire did not have so many troops.
In the face of the mighty coalition army, the Tang army and guards in the valley did not exist. Even if there were the Prefectural Army from the north or the militia that gave the grassland cavalry a headache in the Eastern Border, they would not be able to do anything.
The Coalition Army entered the canyon very slowly. It was so slow that many people in the camp were a little anxious. Some cultivators from some cultivation sects were even angry. However, some people still felt that it was too fast.
"It's too fast. Let the South Jin people slow down a little more."
It was a sunny day with no clouds in the blue sky. The blazing sun did not feel like autumn at all. It penetrated the layers of gauze on the sacred sedan and fell on Ye Hongyu's eyebrows, making her look even more beautiful.
The deacon in black beside the sedan received the order and left. After a while, he came back and reported respectfully in a low voice, "Great Divine Priest, Bai Haixin, please rest assured. There are Martial Arts cultivators going up the mountain. According to the report, there should be no problem."
Ye Hongyu frowned slightly.
She knew that the Coalition Army was right. There were no loopholes in their plan and the Tang Empire could not find any chance. If they wanted to make the Verdant Canyon a graveyard to bury the army, even all the Divine Talisman Masters in the world could not do it. It meant changing the world, and that was something that only Haotian could do.
But she still felt that something was wrong.
Because everything was too smooth and peaceful. She had lived in Chang 'an for a long time. Apart from Ning Que, who was an atypical Tangs, she had contact with many Tangs. She knew that the Tang Empire would never surrender. Therefore, this smoothness and peace revealed a bit of strangeness.
As if to prove that her feeling was correct, the verdant canyon suddenly changed. Countless auras of Heaven and Earth gathered from all directions and condensed above the mountain.
Ye Hongyu's expression suddenly froze.
The Great Divine Priest of Revelation frowned deeply.
There was a slight sound of surprise in the carriage.
The three most powerful bigwigs in the West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army were the first to feel the danger. But it was too late for them to do anything. Even if they could, they could not change what was happening in front of them.
The aura of Heaven and Earth above the verdant canyon fluctuated too violently, far beyond what cultivators could imagine. It was even comparable to the Heaven Splitting Sword of the Headmaster in the Wilderness!
The amount of the aura of Heaven and Earth was so great that the streams in Qinghe Prefecture became turbid. Dewdrops condensed on the black roof tiles. Suddenly, a layer of cloud appeared in the sky above the green mountain!
That piece of cloud violently twisted, unceasingly accumulating energy, and then suddenly turned into countless threads, dissipating in the blue sky, a power that did not belong to the human world, crushing towards the ground!
There was a loud bang!
The earth shook uneasily. Countless horses panicked and neighed.
The Verdant Canyon collapsed.
The West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army had been guarding against the Tang Army or the cultivators of the Tang Empire in the Verdant Canyon. However, no one expected that it was not people who attacked.
It was the Verdant Canyon itself that attacked.
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The beautiful verdant canyon became the most terrible place in the world.
Countless plumes of smoke rose from the canyon and floated up to the blue sky. It was not a fire in the canyon, but the smoke and dust caused by the collapse of the cliff. It was easy to imagine the situation inside if the smoke and dust could float so high.
Countless heavy rocks rolled down and landed on the heads of the South Jin Kingdom's cavalrymen, making a dull thundering sound. Then, they continued rolling forward with blood and crushed corpses.
The dull thunder-like sounds did not stop for a long time. The smoke and dust caused by the collapse of the canyon became more and more dense. Gradually, it became a large cloud of dust, covering the scene in the canyon.
The screams of the South Jin soldiers came from the canyon. Their howls were drowned out by the sound of the cliff collapse. People outside the canyon could not hear them at all. They gradually weakened and then became dead silent.
It had been a long time since the collapse of the Verdant Canyon. The rocks that were even larger than the carriages finally stopped rolling. The shaking plains also calmed down.
The West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army on the field of Qinghe Prefecture was silent.
Everyone's face was full of shock and fear.
Bai Haixin's face was extremely pale, and his hand holding the reins could not stop trembling.
At this time, there were as many as 20,000 South Jin soldiers buried in the canyon!
Although these losses could not change the strategic situation and did not fundamentally weaken the strength of the West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army, it still pained him and he could not accept it.
He was the commander-in-chief of the West-Hill Divine Palace Coalition Army, but he was also the leader of the South Jin Army. The 20,000 soldiers under his command had died without even seeing the enemy!
In the divine chariot, Ye Hongyu's eyelashes trembled slightly. Her expression became extremely solemn and even a little fearful. She forced herself to calm down and smoothed the wrinkled front of her Divine Robe of Judgment.
Her Taoist Heart was firm and fearless. This kind of emotion should not have appeared on her, no matter how strong her opponent was.
However, as she had thought, the collapse of such a long Verdant Canyon was many times more difficult than Jun Mo of the Academy cutting the Buddha statue in the Lanke Temple. Only Haotian had the ability to change heaven and earth!
How did the Tangs do it?
Who was in that verdant canyon?
What exactly happened in that canyon?
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Compared to the famous Min Mountain, the verdant mountains in the southern field of the Tang Empire were not as steep or towering. However, the surface of the mountains was hard and heavy granite, but most of the interior was limestone. It was very easy to dissolve in the rain, so landslides and rock collapses happened frequently.
It was precisely because of this that the green mountains were transformed by nature in an exceptionally strange way. The peaks were steep and strangely shaped, making it extremely difficult to climb. Even martial arts cultivators regarded it as a dangerous path.
Fortunately, there was a canyon in the mountains. This canyon connected the central area of the Tang Empire with Qinghe Prefecture. Otherwise, it would take many more days to make a detour.
In order to strengthen its control over Qinghe Prefecture, the Tang Empire spent a lot of money to widen the canyon hundreds of years ago. Then, Talisman Masters and Array Tactical Masters reinforced the cliffs on both sides of the canyon. They also planted trees with developed roots that could absorb water and strengthen the cliffs. Finally, the natural rugged road in the canyon became a smooth official road.
From that day on, the Tang Empire became a road connecting the north and the south. People praised that with this strategic road, the Tang Empire and Qinghe Prefecture would never be separated. They would become a real family.
Now, the warlords of Qinghe Prefecture rebelled and surrendered to the West-Hill Divine Palace. They even sent their private army to join the attack on Chang 'an. The country had been divided.
Then what was the point of this verdant canyon?
So, let it collapse.
Bury the past.
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(The term Verdant Canyon has been in my mind for more than half a year. I've been thinking about it, but every time I think about it, I always think of Lin Qingxia … To be honest, I really don't think Sister Qingxia is as beautiful as many people say she is. Well, the reason why I'm saying this is because I'm really tired. Let's talk about it. There's more to come.) (To be continued. If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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