A Year of Great Undertakings - Book 6, Chapter 78: War Situation (1/2)

On that day, Lin Mengze received a piece of news that dealt hiun

The soldiers at Southern Cloud Gate had been defeated!

Half of the hundred-thousand-strong army had been wiped out, while a majority of the rest had surrendered Less than a thousand had made it back alive

The reason this had happened was because the main force of the Boundless Sect had returned

Li Chongshan led theze a harsh blow

Froan to change Long Sang’s armies suffered defeat after defeat, while the Boundless Sect began to triumph

No one knew the full extent of the Boundless Sect’s strength while they were off in the Abyss, but after they had returned, they were putting it on full display to all the hu Real Real and threw the Seven Kingdoms into an uproar

The Boundless Sect stea soldiers, who could do littleat the southern border, found an opportunity and was revitalized, allowing hi’s armies between him and the Boundless Sect

Actually, whether the Boundless Sect had Lin Zuiliu’s aid didn’t really h to challenge an entire country Lin Zuiliu’s sandwiching was ht the Boundless Sect for their territory and benefits

As the two parties began their conquest, the Boundless Sect had a clear advantage due to their greater manpower

As the Boundless Sect ’s territory

Notably, the Boundless Sect was not heading straight for Long Coiling City

They were in no hurry to attack Long Coiling City Instead, they expanded their reach rapidly in all directions, allowing thee swathes of territory

As such, the Boundless Sect’s expansion was extremely lateral in nature Every step they took, they would completely s up any of the other cities in their path Their advance was not like a spear; instead, they wereCountry

This created a clash between theinally been working in tandem, one from the north and one from the south

However, the Boundless Sect’s wanton devouring of Long Sang’s territory stopped Lin Zuiliu’s advance in its tracks

On a map, the Boundless Sect was at the bottoht and Lin Mengze was in the center

The Boundless Sect’s expansion was beginning fro across the boundaries of the map By the time that they claimed the center, they would have claimed almost all of the map They had basically divided up thethe central portion

And Lin Zuiliu would definitely need to pass by the territory belonging to the Boundless Sect on his way forwards

He discovered that his troops were actually unable to advance

The Boundless Sect refused to let him pass!

“What did you say?”

Lin Zuiliu ser quailed at his feet and replied, “The other party said that no one is allowed to enter the Boundless Sect’s territory If ant to attack Long Coiling City, they asked that we please go around”

“Go around? They’ve clai already Where arily

“Ravager territory,” a voice replied The speaker was a pale-faced, clean-shaven , and he was Lin Zuiliu’s advisor

“What?” Lin Zuiliu stared at Li Ming in shock

Li Ming said, “The Boundless Sect is obviously doing this both to seize their own territory and also force us to go by way of the Ravagers instead”

“Why would they do that?” Lin Zuiliu asked

“Because of the Flowing Gold Fort,” Li Ming replied

Lin Zuiliu understood

Even though Long Sang Country was in chaos, and their arnificant hit, there was still one branch of troops whose strength as largely preserved - the soldiers stationed at the Flowing Gold Fort

This group of soldiers, ere responsible for handling the Ravagers, were originally supposed to be redeployed to deal with the Boundless Sect and Lin Zuiliu However, because Long Pojun had stirred up sost the soldiers there, only a few ended up being redeployed Most of the soldiers had remained there

As such, the soldiers stationed at the Flowing Gold Fort were the only group of soldiers whose strength was ardless of hoerful they were, they were incapable of facing off against the Boundless Sect in a head-on battle

A powerful entity like the Boundless Sect was already capable of challenging an entire country, while Flowing Gold Fort th of an entire country

Even so, the Boundless Sect didn’t necessarily want to have to deal with the Flowing Gold Fort

Li Chongshan, Chu Yingwan, and the others were all raised there, and they possessed an innate connection with the place Long Pojun had also made it so that place was still unstained with the blood of Boundless Sect disciples As such, they were hoping to be able to get the Flowing Gold Fort to surrender peacefully

They had already tried to do this earlier

Unfortunately, they had failed

They had their own systeze had let thenore his orders, they would not casually surrender and become traitors

In fact, the opposite was true When Lin Mengze held the advantage, the Flowing Gold Fort was unwilling to send out troops and fight But when Lin Mengze had fallen into dire straits, the Flowing Gold Fort had finally decided to mobilize

In their eyes, this was how a true soldier was supposed to behave

True soldiers were not afraid of spilling blood for the sake of their own country

They were not fighting for Lin Mengze, but for Long Sang Country

Thankfully, the Flowing Gold Fort wasn’t coed to spread

Li Chongshan, shi+ Kaihuang, and the others weren’t willing to fight with the soldiers in the Flowing Gold Fort, so they thought of this plan They would let Lin Zuiliu go through Ravager territory to distract the Flowing Gold Fort

This would restrict the Flowing Gold Fort and prevent theainst the Boundless Sect, and it would also keep Lin Zuiliu froh there had been no official rules written down, everyone had tacitly agreed that the territory seized belonged to whoever had seized it

Lin Zuiliu was, of course, unwilling to do this, but since the Boundless Sect had clai, he had no choice but to go the way of the Ravagers The Gravel Lizard Tribe had already taken over at this point and had gone to Gullan Castle, leaving the plains empty Lin Zuiliu would be able to travel in and out as he pleased

But just because the Boundless Sect was pointing out the way for Lin Zuiliu didn’tto acquiesce so easily

Now that he understood what the Boundless Sect was trying to do, his expression sank “Send word to Li Chongshan and the others that Long Sang belongs to me Sect Master Su pro said, “I’ve already done it, but I’m afraid that it won’t have any effect”

Indeed, Li Chongshan very quickly replied