Winter of the Fifth Year of Qingli, the first snow of Yunzhou fell in the Northern Territory. It came just at the right time, a perfectly suitable snow for both the Yunzhou Military and the White Lotus Sect.
The Yunzhou Military, due to the fall of Dragon Pass, had been on the defensive, forced to open an excessively long line of eighteen cities centered on Celestial Decree Pass.
Though this line held back the White Lotus Army from continuously seizing Yunzhou, it also made the Yunzhou Military suffer greatly. The hastily drawn battle line was inadequately prepared in various aspects, lacking logistics support and unable to replenish battle losses. This battle was fought with great difficulty.
