Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 1044 Ge Long's Defeat at Fallen Dragon Slope

Upon learning of this, King Sylves IX was shocked, but he did not believe Zhou Qing was lying. The Kingdom of Sylves, which borders the Province of Fasno, knew more about the strength of the Crimson Society than the Kingdom of Tiandou City. He hurriedly said, "The Kingdom of Sylves will do its utmost to cooperate!"

Strictly speaking, this was actually an internal dispute within the Heavenly Dou Kingdom. As the ruler of the Kingdom of Sylvester, King Sylvester IX originally did not intend to send troops to help Goron; at most, he would only provide logistical assistance.

He has self-awareness—

He'll support whoever wins!
Now, the possibility of a Red Alliance is much greater! Not to mention, they are truly generous, giving away twenty 100,000-year-old artificial bear spirit rings without hesitation!
However, to completely prevent Sylvester IX from making any underhanded moves, Zhou Qing also demonstrated his martial prowess to him before leaving.

Right now.

He arrived at a mountain range about 30 miles outside the city of Silvers, which stretched for nearly 10 kilometers and had an average height of 800 meters. After confirming that there was no one in the mountains, he used his Martial Soul True Body - Heart Image to open up a flat road about 10 kilometers long and 5 miles wide with immense divine power.

This move terrified King Sylvester IX! The other civil and military officials and soul master families who had come to observe were also speechless!
Is it a person?
God!
Even a Title Douluo would not possess such power!

Zhou Qing dispersed his mental image and bowed to the king, saying, "With my own strength, I can also pacify the world and become king, but my Red Society's ideals do not lie in this."

"My Kingdom of Silvis is willing to be on friendly terms with the Crimson Society forever!" King Silvis IX said, his legs trembling, and then immediately knelt down.

“There’s no need for that.” Zhou Qing helped him up and smiled. “I am the leader of the Red Society, and you are the king of the Kingdom of Silves. We are both building our homes, just like each other. I am just a little stronger.”

Silves IX bowed in submission.

This road, pioneered by Zhou Qing, has become a symbol of the eternal friendship between the Red Society and the Kingdom of Silves!

After the Kingdom of Silves formed an alliance with the Red Society, the Kingdom of Barak found itself in a similar, or even worse, situation to the Province of Idov.

After all, the nobles of the Idov province can still choose to go to sea and try their luck, but if the Barak Kingdom makes any move, it will be surrounded by enemies!

The Red Society is located in the west and the north, the Kingdom of Sylves in the east, and the Star Luo Empire in the south.

However, Zhou Qing still visited the Kingdom of Barak afterward, mainly to rent the land in the Barak River area within the Kingdom of Barak.

King Barak agreed.

He was also unaware of the changes within the Fasno province, and the area around Barakjiang consisted of only some small villages and towns, mostly wasteland, so there was no major problem. Moreover, the Chihui was renting, not buying.

Besides, there's the annual rent of 5 billion gold soul coins paid to the Kingdom of Barak!

This is no small amount!

As for the land that has been rented out, the Barak Kingdom is thinking that once the Red Society has developed it well, it will be able to generate more than 5 billion gold soul coins in value every year, and then it will no longer need to rent it to the Red Society!
What were King Barak's ulterior motives?
Zhou Qing didn't care. After all, once the area around Barak River was developed, it was hard to say whether the territory and the people's hearts would still belong to the Barak Kingdom...

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In the blink of an eye, three days have passed quietly.

In order to quickly reclaim the lost third of the Northern Province, Golong quickened his pace and arrived at Yunlongpo.

Yunlongpo.

Although it is called a slope, it is not short, with a height of nearly 400 meters and a length of nearly 3 kilometers. It is undulating, but not as sharp as a mountain peak. It is like a dragon crawling on the earth, hence the name Fallen Dragon Slope.

Golong became wary, but the situation was urgent. He had to cross the Fallen Dragon Slope to reach the southwestern border of the Northern Province, so he ordered a scout team composed of Soul Masters with flying skills to scout ahead. It was autumn, and the southern part of the area was mostly covered with broad-leaved plants. The grass and trees on the hillsides were a dull yellow, and the earth was a grayish-yellow. It was easy to tell at a glance whether there was any human habitation.

The scouts knew that the Gelong army would not set up camp outside Yunlongpo, so they needed to quickly pass through Yunlongpo, quickly look down from the air, and if they saw no sign of people, they would go back to report.

"Marshal, there are no signs of human activity on Yunlong Slope, but there are many rolling stones, which must be piled up by the Red Army bandits. However, they did not expect our army to march so quickly, so they have not yet arrived," the scout reported.

"Not a single person in sight?" Goron thought that since they had set up a boulder trap, at the very least they should have left dozens of people to guard it.

“Marshal, the Red Army bandits are different from ordinary bandits. The lord of the Northern City once said that after they conquer a city, they must first stabilize the internal situation, ensure the safety of the civilians, and restore production and order.” One of the generals speculated, “Perhaps they are too busy stabilizing the city and lack manpower, so they set up the traps and then ignored them.”

"rational."

Another general chimed in, "The Red Army bandits are still bandits. Without formal military training, how can they compare to our disciplined and well-mannered soldiers? When conquering cities and seizing territory, how can we possibly restore production within the city while fighting? What if we lose it later? Wouldn't all our efforts have been in vain?"

“The Red Society’s behavior is strange, but considering that they are the Red Society, it’s not strange at all,” another general suggested.

"We should still be careful." Some generals were more rational and felt that the rumors about Zhou Qing might not be false. "Marshal, I think it would be best to send a ground scout team to search the mountains."

"Marshal, absolutely not!" another general objected. "The straight-line distance of Yunlongpo is six li, and including the winding path, it is twelve li. It would take ground scouts more than a day to search the mountain. If we set up camp here and stay for a long time, we may attract the attention of the Red Army bandits. This is absolutely not advisable! The key is to take back the city gate in the southwest before they can react and then extend to both sides."

Considering the depletion of supplies, Golong also believed that taking this opportunity to strike at the heart of the enemy's territory was the best option.

So the army began to advance.

On Yunlongpo, pairs of eyes opened from beneath the withered leaves on the ground. After the 20,000 infantrymen and 5,000 heavy cavalrymen had all entered Yunlongpo and advanced for a mile, the fallen leaves on the hillside suddenly rustled down. Militiamen wearing ghillie suits made of fallen leaves suddenly stood up and pushed the falling rocks down!

"Enemy attack!"

The flying Soul Master, who was flying halfway up the mountain, was shocked to see so many people hidden on the hillside!
call out!
"shooting!"

Wang Sheng shouted, raised the Soul Guide Zhuge Divine Crossbow, and pulled the trigger at the captain of the flying scouts, shooting him down immediately.

The remaining militiamen, apart from those pushing the rolling stones, also carried Zhuge crossbows and fired at the flying scout team flying halfway up the mountain!
"stop!"

After the flying scout team suffered heavy casualties, Wang Sheng called a halt, only instructing everyone to continue pushing the rolling stones. After all, Zhou Qing had said that Golong must live in order to maximize his value.

The rolling stones, carrying dust and fallen leaves, scattered the infantry entering Yunlongpo. The horses of the heavy cavalry were startled, further alarming the infantry.

"Defensive formation!"

Golong roared, his soul power carrying the sound throughout the entire military camp.

In an instant, the infantry surrounded the heavy cavalry in the middle, forming squares of fifty or one hundred men, raising their shields to defend against the falling stones.

However, the average height of Fallen Dragon Slope is around 400 meters. Huge boulders falling from such a height, even if they scatter mid-fall, would still exert an impact comparable to a full-force strike from an ordinary Soul Master. Furthermore, the infantry and cavalry had already scattered in panic, and even if they had formed a square formation, they would have struggled to resist!

(End of this chapter)