Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 1045 Ge Long's Defeat at Fallen Dragon Slope (Continued)
"what!"

Within the formation, some soldiers could not withstand the impact and their arm bones broke, causing the defensive formation to collapse. As a result, the others did not have time to react and were hit by rolling stones, crushed into a pulp, or trampled to death by the panicked crowd.

"retreat!"

Ge Long was a Soul Saint, and his Martial Soul was the Dragon Seed Ya Zi. However, even he could not hold out for long against the endless rolling stones, so he gave an order.

Immediately, the entire army retreated rapidly!
After they withdrew from Yunlongpo, their infantry numbered only about 11,000. The cavalry losses were smaller, with only about 2,000 killed. However, the army led by Ge Long, whether infantry or heavy cavalry, consisted of the elite of the elite! Especially the heavy cavalry, each soldier was invaluable, and now they had lost around 2,000 at Yunlongpo—

How could Goron be content with this?
To make matters worse, in order to escape from Yunlongpo, the entire army's provisions were left inside Yunlongpo... In other words, they had to return to Beidi City as soon as possible, otherwise even the most elite troops would mutini.

Moreover, they had already lost so many men before even passing Yunlongpo, their morale was low and their troops were disorganized. As the commander-in-chief, Golong had to find a solution.

the other side.

After the Tian Dou expeditionary army returned, Wang Sheng shouted loudly, his voice shaking Yunlongpo. This frightened Ge Long, who was more than ten miles away from Yunlongpo, and made him speed up his retreat again.

The militiamen cheered as they ran down the hillside to collect their spoils.

All the armor and weapons on the dead were stripped off, and the corpses were gathered outside Yunlongpo, poured with oil, and burned to prevent the spread of disease.

If any survivors are still alive, they will not be killed, but will be treated and transported to a nearby city for medical care as prisoners.

To Wang Sheng's even greater surprise, nearly a thousand of the heavy cavalry's warhorses were still alive, though they had sustained some injuries, but all could be healed...

After counting all the spoils of war and prisoners, Wang Sheng immediately took out his mental sphere and reported the results to Zhou Qing, saying, "Commander Zhou, Ge Long has been defeated at Yunlong Slope and is heading towards Beidi City. Should we pursue him while we are ahead?"

"Just defend the cities we've already captured." Zhou Qing was surprised that Wang Sheng had won such a great victory at Yunlongpo, but he was also delighted. He instructed, "Military operations are not like dealing with thugs. You can't beat a drowning dog. Instead, you must adhere to the principle of not pursuing a desperate enemy."

The northern plains are mostly open, and the further north we go, the less favorable it becomes for our battles. If we pursue them, even with the Soul-Guided Zhuge Crossbow, our advantage won't be significant. We should continue with guerrilla warfare and slowly bring the remaining cities under our control.

"Yes!"

Wang Sheng returned to the scene and shouted to the militiamen, "Everyone has contributed to this victory. When we return, each of us will receive one thousand gold soul coins!"

In an instant, all the militiamen cheered!

"All right!"

Wang Sheng's expression turned slightly serious. "We'll celebrate when we get back. We'll bring all the spoils and prisoners back to the city, and find a military doctor to treat the wounded prisoners as best we can."

"Instructor Wang, I've been wanting to ask this for a while now. They're prisoners of war, is it really necessary to treat them so well?" Someone couldn't help but ask, puzzled.

“Our common mentor, Chairman Zhou Qing, said that prisoners of war are also human beings with human rights, and they are also people who need to be won over to our side,” Wang Sheng instructed. “Whether it’s politics, economics, or cultural traditions, people living in different places have different views on these things, but my brother Qing said: Actually, they are all the same, following one principle.”

"What rules?"

The militiamen gathered around curiously.

"Make more friends, and turn enemies into friends."

Wang Sheng laughed heartily.

"what is this?"

"That's too easy!" "No! It's not easy! Honestly, if you didn't have a good personality, could you really do that?"

"It seems quite difficult!"

"As expected of the president of the Red Society, he is amazing. He explained the key to politics with such simple and common sense! No wonder when I lived in Notting City, even when Lord Roman was in charge, I was a little afraid of the patrol teams. But after the Red Society started to manage the city, even before I became a Red Turban soldier, I dared to chat with the Red Turban soldiers. They are all more approachable... Now, I have also become a member of the Red Turban soldiers."

"Hahaha!"

The Red Turban Soldiers are the accurate name for these militia members today.

reason?

Simply because they all had brightly colored scarves tied around their necks...
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"We've arrived! Winterstead City!"

Tang San, who had set off by water, had arrived at the western part of Winterster City, which was about 600 miles away.

He led his team forward, capturing small towns and villages along the way, until they reached a point thirty kilometers outside the city of Wendist.

With Ingoron on the march, Winterstre is now a little more on guard than usual, but it's only that there are more people patrolling the city walls than usual.

Unlike Wang Sheng, Tang San's individual heroism was very obvious. He led a group of Tang Clan disciples and took advantage of the gaps in the patrol personnel on the city wall. They used the Flying Claw to climb up, and some of them went to the back of the city gate. With the Soul Guidance Zhuge Crossbow, they killed the guards and opened the city gate. The other group went into the city tower and assassinated their way through to open the drawbridge!

By this time, even if the rest of the people on the city wall had reacted, it was too late! The Red Turban soldiers rushed into the city and headed straight for the city lord's mansion!

The next day, when the people of the city opened their doors and windows with trepidation, they discovered that Winterstead had changed hands.

Chihui!

At first, the people in the city were trembling with fear, but the Red Turban soldiers did not plunder their property or rob the women in the city. On the contrary, although they spoke crudely, they acted quite civilly. They would pay for their meals and would also uphold justice for the people. They captured some of the local thugs who bullied men and women and did not let go of the members of the Soul Master families.

The Red Society and its members seem to be completely different from what they had heard before!
Ning Tian, ​​the owner of the Seven Treasures Pavilion in Winterster City and one of Ning Fengzhi's sons, was full of question marks when he learned from his subordinates that the Crimson Society had captured Winterster City.

Despite his doubts, he still went to the City Lord's Mansion to meet Tang San and expressed that the Seven Treasures Pavilion would give its full support. Ning Fengzhi had told all the direct subordinates of the Seven Treasures Pavilion branch that they must not have any conflict with Chi, and that they should help Chi as much as possible if Chi needed anything.

but--

[Father! You probably never imagined that the Red Society would be so audacious as to directly occupy Winterstead City, did you?]

Looking at the handsome and gentle Tang San, Ning Tian couldn't help but swallow hard, even suspecting that the entire Northern Plains had already fallen.

Otherwise, how would Chi have gotten here?

And what's more! How much time has it been? Not even a month! Has the punitive expeditionary force sent by Tiandou been completely wiped out?

"Don't be nervous. We, the Red Society, are not bandits. On the contrary, we are here to help the people of Winterster live a truly human life."

Tang San personally helped Ning Tian and the other wealthy merchants and clan leaders from the city who had come to pay their respects (to surrender) to him. He said, "You can continue with your previous businesses. As long as you don't commit any crimes or default on wages, we won't do anything to you."

Immediately, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief.

"but--"

(End of this chapter)