Sanshi and Nannan Defend Dou Ling, the Two Finally Discuss Their Engagement

When Dou Ling's urgent report reached Shrek's communications hub, Bei Bei had already been awake all night.

The Sea God Pavilion's soul tool lamps illuminated three battle maps. Star Luo Empire's Ming Dou Mountain Pass, Heaven Soul's Northern Grain Route, and the Dou Ling Northeastern Plains—the three lines were linked by the icy blue tactical projections Huo Yuhao had left behind earlier. The first two had only just stabilized when the third began to glow red.

Tang Ya stood beside Bei Bei, clutching the newly received military report. Her brow furrowed tighter and tighter.

"Sun Moon chose Dou Ling because of its open terrain," she said quietly. "If the cavalry stays in camp, the three border watch cities will gradually be crushed by long-range artillery. If they ride out, they'll charge straight into the soul tool cannon calibration zone."

Bei Bei nodded and turned the communications array to its brightest setting.

"Connect me to Sanshi."

Static soon came through the soul tool screen, followed by Xu Sanshi's voice. "Senior Brother, things are pretty lively over here."

Before he could finish, a thunderous barrage drowned him out. The screen shook, faintly revealing the endless plains along the Dou Ling border. Unlike Star Luo Empire, Dou Ling had no mountains to defend, and unlike Heaven Soul, it had no grain cities to rely upon. The plains were too open—ideal for cavalry charges, but also the easiest place for Sun Moon's long-range soul tool cannons to turn them into living targets.

The Sun Moon Army had seized precisely this weakness and deliberately left what looked like a vulnerable gap outside the three watch cities. If the Dou Ling Cavalry did not charge, the defenders would be ground to death inch by inch by artillery fire. If they did charge, Calibration Soul Tool Spikes