Douluo: Law of Heaven and Earth

Chapter 1047, Heavenly Battle, is over!

In the blink of an eye, half a month has passed quietly.

Golong, who had fled back to the northern city, ordered his men to return to Tiandou quickly, but they never came back.

In the northern city, the people had already learned of Golong's defeat, and the soldiers in the city were still plundering the people's clothing and food, causing panic throughout the city.

Some Soul Master families wanted to leave the city as a whole, but were stopped by soldiers, which led to a conflict and chaos in the city.

"Let us out!"

"Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!"

"We don't understand military tactics, but my grandfather is a Soul King. While he can't move freely among ten thousand troops, he can certainly move among a thousand! If you don't let us through, don't blame us for taking action!"

Golong's defeat, with 20,000 infantry and 5,000 heavy cavalry, has already caused some of the Soul Master families in the Northern City to lose trust in him.

If the Red Army bandits attack, will they still have a chance to survive?

We'd better flee eastward as soon as possible!
"How can an egg remain intact when the nest is overturned?"

Goron was unwilling to accept this.

But these Soul Master families simply wouldn't listen.

Before a Soul Master truly chooses which faction to ally with, they are all free. They haven't risked their lives for the Heaven Dou Empire, so why should they fight alongside Golong against the Crimson Bandits? If the Heaven Dou Empire truly can't hold out, they can surrender then! No matter how mad the Crimson Bandits are, they can't possibly wipe out all Soul Master families!

The reason these Soul Masters made this choice is simple: the benefits offered by the Heaven Dou Empire were not worth sacrificing their freedom and lives, and they had no intention of serving the Heaven Dou Empire. In other words, the rule of the Heaven Dou Empire could not give them any ideological recognition or unity of belief.

Therefore, when faced with an imperial crisis, they immediately considered their own interests from a survival perspective and determined that the disadvantages outweighed the advantages, so they would not choose to share the same boat with the Heavenly Dou Empire.

It was the Red Society that controlled the territory of Tiandou—

In the minds of these Soul Master families, it doesn't matter whether the emperor's surname is Xue, Zhou, or something else; what matters most is that they can live.

If we stay in North City now, wouldn't we be sending ourselves to our deaths along with Goron and the others?

No matter how much Goron pleaded, the members of these Soul Master families wouldn't budge, insisting on leaving the city and heading east! They wanted to go to Winterster City!

Left with no other option, Goron had to order the city lord to allow them to pass.

Otherwise, if these Soul Masters really make a move, even if he is not afraid, the Red Army bandits in the southwest are watching him closely. If an internal strife breaks out in the city at this time, they may find an opportunity to take advantage of him!
However, after these Soul Master families left Beidi City and quickly crossed the Frost River, they encountered the Red Turban Army's ambush before they had traveled more than a hundred miles.

The "divine weapons" such as the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and the Soul Guide Zhuge Divine Crossbow caused most of the soul master families from the west to die. The remaining people were captured and transported to Winterster City, only to realize that the Red Society had secretly occupied Winterster City and intercepted the messengers sent by Golong to Tiandou to report the news!

The battle for supremacy is over!

This idea popped into the minds of these prisoners.

In order to take over the Northern Province as soon as possible, Tang San found these prisoners and hoped that they would put psychological pressure on Ge Long.

Without the slightest hesitation, all the prisoners agreed!

After all, when they were captured, all the Soul Masters who dared to resist were pierced through the body by the Soul Guide Zhuge Divine Crossbow. The remaining group, apart from a few cunning individuals, were mostly cowards who feared death.

As for the children—

Even if they were enemies, the Red Turban soldiers would not aim the Zhuge Crossbow at children.

Therefore, the children of these fleeing families survived and will receive an education under the Red Society's arrangement. As for whether they will retaliate against the Red Society in the future?

That's for the future.

Now that we are at war, we cannot simply judge right and wrong. We can only try our best to avoid too many casualties on our side before we take over the entire northern province.

Therefore, the only option is to sacrifice the lives of some Soul Masters who are not yet part of the Red Society, or whose areas are not under the jurisdiction of the Red Society.

After all, they are not truly part of the Red Society yet.

At least that's what Tang San thought.

With the "guide" in hand, Tang San ordered Xiao Lan, who had come with him, to lead three thousand Red Turban soldiers westward. It took them three days to reach a place three hundred meters away from the east gate of Beidi City.

"Marshal Goron!" "Chi Hui asked me to send you a message!"

These family soul master members who came from the Northern City returned to the city with mixed feelings, but all they could do now was shout with all their might.

"Wendiste City has surrendered to the Red Society!"

"Every household lives in peace and contentment!"

"Marshal Golong! Lord of the Northern City! You two should stop resisting! The Heavenly Dou Empire is already in decline. Surrender now, and you will still be granted a title of nobility!"

On the city wall, Golong's eyes were bloodshot as he cursed, "How could they be so despicable! They bypassed Northland City and directly attacked Winterst City! How hateful! Absolutely hateful!"

Xiao Lan frowned and said to the Soul Master who had spoken, "You misspoke, please correct me."

"General Xiao, how should we change it?" the Soul Master who had spoken the last sentence asked hurriedly.

“We will not grant him a title. Just say that if we surrender, Ge Long’s crimes will be punished leniently! He was not the mastermind behind the war, but he was an accomplice of Xue Ye. He still wants to be granted a title? He’s dreaming!” Xiao Lan said.

"This...isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

The Soul Master said weakly.

Who tries to persuade someone to surrender like that?
Once the other side surrenders, whether or not to ban them is just a matter of Chi Hui's word.
“It’s not that we are inflexible, but that we will express our views frankly, punish those who are wrong, and reward those who are good. It’s that simple. Besides, Golong is a loyalist of the Tiandou royal family and will not surrender. We are just putting psychological pressure on them.” Xiaolan said calmly, “Also, as prisoners, you just need to carry out my orders.”

"Yes Yes!"

The Soul Master immediately remembered his status as a "prisoner" and dared not refute further. He organized Xiao Lang's words and shouted to Golong, "Marshal Golong! Surrender quickly! There will be no title! The Red Society will not grant you a title! I have done my best! If you surrender, you may be treated leniently and given a complete corpse!"

Xiaolan: "..."

This guy is a genius!

"What a jerk!"

Enraged, Golong's face turned crimson as he viciously cursed, "You're not human! You've gone too far!"

When Gelong was about to open the city gates and send his troops out, Xiaolan refused to fight and immediately ordered a retreat. When the enemy returned, they went forward again and continued to have the prisoners persuade them to surrender.

This back-and-forth was giving Goron a headache.

More importantly, in the back and forth, he was really certain that Winterstreet had been captured—because Xiaolan's three thousand men did indeed have a supply line behind them!

And for some reason, the Red Army bandits didn't fight them head-on. Instead, they attacked them as they went, not ashamed but proud, and their morale was incredibly high.

On the contrary, the troops he brought were demoralized and overwhelmed.

"They're nothing but a bunch of shameless bandits!"

When Golong saw the Red Turban soldiers dusting themselves off and fleeing again, he cursed, "They're worse than bandits! At least bandits know how to fight! What kind of fighting is this?"

However, it must be said that the guerrilla tactics of retreating when the enemy advances and advancing when the enemy retreats have given Goron some ideas, but it is simply impossible to imitate them in a short period of time!

and--

"Marshal! Something terrible has happened!"

"Another band of Red Army rebels is coming from the west!"

"The leader is Wang Sheng!"

"He broke down the city gate!"

"The city lord's forces can't hold out! The Red Army bandits have broken into the city!"

Goron's heart skipped a beat, and only one thought crossed his mind:
Heavenly Dou Empire —

It’s over!

(End of this chapter)