In the Hundred Thousand Mountains.
This lawless land was also known as the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Although there were not really that many mountains, they were still surrounded by mountains, allowing many fugitives to hide inside.
Pomelo Mountain was one of them.
Pomelo Mountain got its name because it looked like a pomelo. If you thought it was that cute, then it was really cute.
This was because Pomelo Mountain was occupied by a group of extremely ferocious mountain bandits. They robbed houses and often robbed the villagers at the border of the two countries, causing the people to suffer.
The leader of the bandits was Wang Ba, and it was said that he was once a Turkic. In the end, he was forced to hide in the mountains, so his killing intent was very strong.
Towards the people of the Great Tang, he was never soft-hearted, cruel and bloodthirsty.
He was the first to receive the news that Wollongong had been destroyed. He was in a bad mood and immediately gathered his brothers.
"Big brother, why did you call us here?”
"I just found a place. We might be able to loot it.”
"Big brother, did something happen?”
The group of underlings felt strange. They were very easy to gather, but now they were all called over by Wang Ba. Clearly, something big had happened.
"I just received news that Zhou Shilong from Wollonggang was killed." Wang Ba nodded and smiled.”
"What?"
When Wang Ba said this, everyone turned pale with fright.
"How is that possible? Crouching Dragon Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Could it be that the Tang Army has made a move?”
Pomelo Mountain had been coveting Crouching Dragon Mountain for a long time, but this Zhou Shilong was like a local tortoise, always hiding in the village, making them unable to do anything.
Last time, he had gritted his teeth and fought a wave, but in the end, he had suffered a lot of losses, so he had given up.
That place was simply a natural barrier. A few rolling stones had caused them to suffer heavy losses. In the end, they were scared out of their wits. Therefore, they were envious and jealous of that place.
Now that someone had actually attacked, this was probably the result of a large army sweeping over.
" No!" Wang Ba shook his head and frowned." Our men were afraid of alerting the enemy, so they didn't approach them." He only saw a flaming flag from afar. He did not know where it came from.”
"Could the flaming flag be related to those women from Fire Phoenix Mountain?”a bandit asked.
"Even the Fire Phoenix Mountain is fine. Those women can't do anything to us. They don't have the strength.”
Wang Ba shook his head. It was definitely not Fire Phoenix Mountain.
Fire Phoenix Mountain was their main enemy. In order to fight for territory, both sides could be said to have fought to the death several times.
Although they had the initiative every time, they had never been able to take down the other party.
The Fire Phoenix Mountain was a place where the natives lived, and they were all women. Strictly speaking, they were a tribe. Relying on their familiarity with the surrounding terrain, they could not take down the other party, but their strength was not enough to be feared.
As for the flaming flag, he was not surprised. The mountain people worshipped the flaming sun, so it was not surprising for them to have a flaming flag. If it was a dragon flag, it would be terrifying.
"Boss, it seems like these people are ruthless. They actually defeated Zhou Shilong. I wonder if they will mess with us?”Hearing that Wollongong had been taken down, everyone could not help but worry.
"That's right. The other party was able to take down Wollongong, so his strength must not be simple.”
Even they could not take it down, but the other party did. This already explained the problem.
" Yes." Wang Ba nodded and said in a deep voice," Send someone to contact them and find out their situation. If they don't have many people, I'll take Wollonggang!"”
As long as he could take down Wollongong, he could rest easy in the future.
Wollonggang was much safer than Pomelo Mountain. It was easy to defend and difficult to attack.
"That's right. Wollongong is a good place. Naturally, it belongs to us!”
"Why don't we strike first and kill them!”
This group of people were all outlaws. Although they were a little worried, they were not afraid at all.
They had all crawled out from a pile of corpses.
"We don't even know the other party's background. What's the point of fighting? Let's see the situation first." Wang Ba shook his head and said in a deep voice.”
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On the other side of the Fire Phoenix Mountain, everyone's expressions were also solemn.
As the leader of the tribe, Zhao Qingluan was hostile to the surrounding villages.
Originally, they were the masters of this place, but these mountain bandits had come here one after another, making them miserable.
In order to face those vicious bandits, they had no choice but to band together for warmth. However, some of their sisters would still be snatched away.
Now that Wollongong was suddenly destroyed, they were immediately shocked.
"A wolf died, but I'm afraid another tiger has come!”Zhao Qingluan couldn't help but mutter.
Wollongong was already strong enough. Now that someone had killed him, didn't that mean that these guys were stronger? This wasn't good news.
"Big sister, what should we do?"
"Why don't we strike first and take advantage of the fact that they haven't completely digested Wollongong to snatch it over?”
Zhao Qingluan couldn't help but shake her head when she heard her sisters 'suggestion. They had no idea how strong the other party was, so they would be courting death if they charged in. Thus, she rejected the idea in her heart.
After thinking for a long time, she could not help but sigh."Let's not talk about this matter for the time being. Let's first investigate the other party's strength. The other party doesn't come with good intentions!”
The terrain of Wollongong was easy to defend and difficult to attack. No one knew better than her, a local. Since the other party could take down Wollongong, their strength was definitely not to be underestimated. It could be said that they were far stronger than Zhou Shishe and the others.
Not only them, but everyone in the Hundred Thousand Mountains knew about this outsider. Moreover, he came with ill intentions.
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On Wollonggang.
Li Ke leaned on the chair that originally belonged to Zhou Shilong, listening to the confessions of these captives, and could not help but fall into deep thought.
This so-called Hundred Thousand Mountains actually had a total of thirty-eight villages. There were about ten to twenty thousand people in total. This was simply insane.
"There are thirty-eight villages in one place. No wonder it's called a land of lawlessness.”Li Ke didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Thirty groups of bandits in one place, this was really too much.
"My lord is right."
" Yes." Li Xing nodded and smiled bitterly." It's because the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. The surrounding terrain is complicated and there are endless mountains." In addition, it was located between the borders of the two countries. It was a place that neither side cared about. It could be said to be a natural shelter for evil.”
Li Ke was deep in thought. In fact, Rongzhou had always been considered the barrier of the Central Plains and Nanzhao. If they continued south, it would be called a barren land.
The terrain here extended in all directions, and there were mountains as cover. It could be said that it was a place where one could attack and retreat.
Even if the Great Tang Empire decided to sweep this place, without a hundred thousand strong army to suppress it, it would probably be dragged down.
Putting everything else aside, once they hid in the mountains, it would not be easy to catch them again.
Li Ke nodded, his gaze falling on a trusted aide of Zhou Shilong, the black-masked man. He said in a deep voice,""Tell me about the forces around here.”
"Your Majesty, the two powers closest to this place are Fire Phoenix Mountain and Pomelo Mountain.”
"Pomelo Mountain was formed by the remnants of the Turks. As for the Fire Phoenix Mountain, they were actually the natives here, and they were all women.”
All women?
This was a country of women.
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