Suolong Pass

The nights of the Yong Kingdom are not the same as the nights of the Zhuang Kingdom; the world has always been a place of varying joys and sorrows.

After the fall of Lingbei Prefecture, Yiyang Prefecture became the most important line of defense in the southern part of the Yong Kingdom.

Suolong Pass, located within Yiyang Prefecture, was once the Yong Kingdom's premier fortress. Ever since the Yong Kingdom's territory crossed the Qichang Mountain Range and expanded into Zhuang lands, this mighty pass lost its strategic significance.

It was only after Zhuang Chenggan carved out his own state in the Zhuang lands that Suolong Pass regained some value, though it was never held in high regard. Most of the energy spent on the Yong Kingdom's border defense was actually focused on the lines constructed around the Qichang Mountain Range.

Regrettably, on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the pass was breached by a surprise attack led by the Zhuang Kingdom's Great General, Huangfu Duanming. The southern border defenses, upon which the Yong Kingdom had squandered immense manpower and resources, collapsed before they could even prove their worth.

Fortunately, Suolong Pass possessed a storied history; its walls and formation patterns remained intact, allowing it to withstand the second wave of the Zhuang army's assault and hold out until Han Yin arrived.

At this moment, the strategic intentions of the Zhuang Kingdom had become glaringly obvious.

Zhuang Gaoxian had launched a personal expedition, committing the entire nation to the war and staking all his chips at once. He had no intention of fighting a war of attrition against the Yong Kingdom. Instead, he sought a swift victory, aiming to cross the Qichang Mountain Range and drive straight to the Yong Kingdom's capital, Tianming Prefecture, before the majority of the