Family Cultivation: My entire family are Villains-Chapter 784 - 347, Bloodshed in Luo Mountain Valley

Three hundred thousand from the Hong Miao Army led the way, with the most elite Red Flame Army following behind.

How could Ziquan not be thrilled at this moment?

Although he proposed taking the initiative to attack, this did not mean he underestimated Hexi; he was also wary of the prowess of the three hundred thousand-strong Red Flame Army. Therefore, he had chosen such an excellent location as Luo Mountain Valley; he had also invited the Mystic Realm Master Garuda from the eight divisions of the Holy Church to help set up an Array to conceal the army's aura; he even personally made sure that the top cultivators from his clan spied on the army's intelligence...

All these preparations were a testament to his wariness of Hexi.

But when he found out that Hou Yuxiao had actually placed the Red Flame Army at the very end of the marching column, his mood immediately relaxed.

Luo Mountain Valley was just over ten miles long and at most twenty to thirty miles wide. Given the slope of the terrain, it could accommodate at most seven to eight hundred thousand soldiers, which meant that once the Zimiao Army charged down, the troops of Hexi at the back wouldn't even be able to enter.

From the start, he had been most concerned about the Red Flame Army. Never would he have imagined that Hou Yuxiao would eliminate his worries by moving the Red Flame Army to the rear. It was simply the height of folly.

Ziquan had no suspicion that Hou Yuxiao had done this deliberately because Hou Yuxiao really had sufficient motivation to act this way.

Clearly, the Hong Miao's voluntary defection to Hexi had not earned them Hou Yuxiao's complete trust. He put the Hong Miao Army at the very front, clearly intending for them to be cannon fodder and to scout the way for the large forces of Hexi behind them.

"Morons, morons! With three hundred thousand from the Hong Miao Army scouting ahead, if they are charged by my army, once the large force of three hundred thousand starts to crumble, the troops behind, including the Zhaoyang Army and the Red Flame Army, will all be triggered into a chain reaction. No matter how well-trained the Hexi army is, they will only have two choices: either they control the retreating Hong Miao Army, or they will retreat along with them. The former is very likely to spur internal strife within the battle of more than a million soldiers, and the latter, well, that would be disastrous..."

The sight of one million two hundred thousand troops in disarray seemed to appear before him already. Watching the slowly approaching trail of lanterns in the distance, Ziquan's face was filled with exhilaration and excitement.

...

At Zishi, lanterns lit up the entrance of Luo Mountain Valley.

At the very forefront of the Hexi army, three hundred thousand from the Hong Miao Army led by Hong Kui himself arrived at the valley first.

Hong Kui also rode a horse, leading at the front. He lowered his head to scan the valley, slightly moved by the flat terrain he saw inside, then without any delay, he led the three hundred thousand troops behind him further into the valley.

These three hundred thousand troops were not equipped with war horses, and to hide their vital energy, they could not use their cultivation. Moreover, with a multitude of forces, their marching speed was extremely slow. The trajectory of the lanterns indicated that while the soldiers at the front had already entered seven or eight miles into the valley, at least half of the rest were still outside the valley entrance.

It should be noted that among Hexi's one million two hundred thousand strong army, the three hundred thousand Hong Miao troops led by Hong Kui without war horses were supposed to be the weakest. Yet, even now, their marching order was well-organized. Despite the terrain inside the valley mouth being narrower than the outside world, their marching steps remained undisturbed. In less than half an hour, seventy to eighty percent of the three hundred thousand troops had entered the valley. The remaining twenty to thirty percent would need no more than the time it takes an incense stick to burn down to enter completely.

It was August at this time, the moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the army's lanterns lit up the entire Luo Mountain Valley brightly. From the sky above, it looked like a resplendent long dragon moving slowly westward through the valley, a sight to behold. frёewebηovel.cѳm

However, the soldiers marching could not enjoy such a beautiful scene. Presumably, they knew that Qingmiao City, which was soon to be reached, had a fierce battle waiting for them, and so the vast majority of soldiers were simply moving ahead in silence with heads bowed, leaving the valley unusually quiet.

"Halt your march!"

Suddenly, a booming voice brought the marching troops to a stop.

The soldiers at the front of the formation, after being halted, looked up with a hint of confusion at Hong Kui at the very front, unsure why he had called for a stop.

But upon looking, they instantly felt their hearts sink.

Hong Kui was gazing ahead with a face full of shock and his pupils dilated with a tinge of fear, obviously noticing something that startled him immensely.

"The Hong Miao colluded with Hexi, bringing chaos to Nanjiang. Today, right here in Luo Mountain Valley, I shall slaughter all of you turncoats!"

A loud voice suddenly shattered the silence of Luo Mountain Valley, followed by several other voices berating Hexi and the Hong Miao.

"As descendants of the Miao, the Hong Ju father and son colluded with the enemy, truly a disgrace to Nanjiang!"

"Brothers of the Hong Miao Tribe, no longer should you assist tyranny. Assisting Hexi to mercilessly strike down your own clansmen, how can you bear it? Now is the time to return to the right path; it is not too late."

"The wolfish ambitions of Hexi shall be ended today, ensuring you will not return from whence you came!"

"Brothers, charge!!!"

......

The last voice was deafening, clearly, the opposing side had deliberately mixed their breath to increase the volume, so that not only the Hong Miao Army in the valley heard it but also most of the Zhaoyang Army behind them.

Following this voice was a thunderous rumbling that shook the earth.

Boom boom boom...

In the mere tens of miles of Luo Mountain Valley, the ground now shook violently, and everyone could clearly sense it. When the Hong Miao Army inside the valley looked up again, a huge golden barrier suddenly emerged in front of them.