After Deputy General Chen Hu relayed the order, the Second and Third Legions, neatly arrayed among the reserve forces, began preparing to move out.
Only moments later, these two legions, fifty thousand armored cavalry in all, charged straight toward Tianwan City's western gate.
The sudden redeployment of the Star Luo army's Second and Third Legions naturally caught the eye of Chen Lang, Tianwan City's defending general.
After all, two enormous legion formations had slipped away right under his nose. Unless he was blind, there was no way he could miss them.
"Is your Star Luo army trying to split off some troops to attack the other gates?"
After a moment's thought, Chen Lang sneered. "The other gates may not have many defenders, but you won't take them in a hurry. I'll have plenty of time to send reinforcements."
Still, to be safe, Chen Lang decided to assign another three thousand soldiers to the other three gates.
Just then, a panicked shout came from behind him.
"General! General Chen! Spirit Hall launched a surprise attack on the western gate! The western gate has fallen!"
What?
Hearing the news, Chen Lang turned around in disbelief.
"How is that possible? The western gate still has three thousand defenders! Even a full assault by the Star Luo army couldn't bring it down in mere minutes!"
Chen Lang demanded incredulously.
"It was Spirit Hall! Spirit Hall ambushed the western gate!"
The junior officer, drenched in blood, cried out in terror.
If he had not been lucky, Spirit Hall's Soul Ancestors would have killed him long ago.
"What happened? Explain yourself!"
Chen Lang strode forward, grabbed the junior officer by his collar, and demanded an answer with a vicious glare.
"General Chen, Bishop Qingfeng of Spirit Hall led a group of commoners and several hundred Soul