Battle for Northern Frontier: The game begins with the grassland woman buying him.

Today, the main objective of the Soviet Union is to capture Batu.

This is the big fish of the day, the target they've been chasing.

Isn't the tribe's main goal to capture Batu? So how could Su Zhan let him leave? Su Zhan took the lead and charged straight up with his men.

Batu had gone mad. He knew that all was lost and if he didn't escape, he might lose his life too.

So, ignoring the cries of his fellow tribesmen and the state of the village, he simply led his men and fled at breakneck speed.

Now he only had one thought: to leave this place as soon as possible and not let Su Zhan catch up with him.

But Su's men arrived extremely quickly, cutting down everyone who tried to resist them on the way.

Anyone or any force was utterly vulnerable in front of Su Zhan and his soldiers, and was immediately cut down with a single blow.

Then Su Zhan quickly chased after Batu.

Batu naturally noticed Su Zhan chasing after him.

He gritted his teeth, staring at Su Zhan's figure, his mind filled with extreme anger.

If it weren't for Su Zhan, how could he have become like this? If Su Zhan hadn't led his men to wipe out their village, how could they have become homeless dogs? So Batu felt that all of this was Su Zhan's fault.

When Batu saw Su Zhan catching up, he wanted to kill him on the spot.

However, Batu knew he didn't have the strength to fight back, so he could only run away. He chased after Batu as he ran, and the two sides began a tug-of-war in the fortress.

Batu's idea was very simple: as long as they could reach the depths of the village and get rid of Su Zhan, he would lead his men directly to the secret passage.

That was an escape route he had carefully prepared for himself. Once he passed through the route, he would enter the endless grassland. No matter how powerful Su Zhan was, he would not be able to catch up with him.

After all, the grasslands belong to the grassland people, not to the Han people who can do whatever they want here.

But now, even escaping to the escape route is a luxury, as Su Zhan is chasing them too closely.

Batu gritted his teeth and shouted to his guards, "Go and stop him! Buy him some time! When I rise to prominence and make a comeback, I'll reward you all with promotions and titles!"

When the guards heard Batu's promise, they weighed their options, but they knew they had no choice but to do it, whether or not they stayed behind to stop Su Zhan.

If they didn't stay to stop the Soviets, they would die; if they stayed to stop the Soviets, they might still die.

Why not give it a shot? If they stay and manage to kill Su Zhan, they can get the high-ranking positions and generous rewards that Batu promised them.

As long as there is a glimmer of hope, they are willing to take risks.

Immediately, dozens of guards shouted, "We swear to serve the city lord to the death! City lord, run! We'll stop him!"

Immediately afterwards, dozens of guards turned their horses around and charged towards Su Zhan.

When Su Zhan saw the dozens of guards, a fierce glint appeared in his eyes.

Anyone who dares to stop him will only meet one fate under his rule: death.

So when those people rushed towards him, he didn't hesitate at all and immediately led his men to rush forward as well.

The battle between the two sides was about to break out, but those grassland people were no match for Su Zhan's men. In just one exchange, more than a dozen of them had already been cut down.

The remaining men were immediately cut down by Su Zhan's remaining men.

This scene is absolutely terrifying.

It should be noted that these grassland people are usually very confident in their own strength.

But who could have imagined? They were completely unable to resist.

In just one encounter, these grassland people were already completely dead.

Then Su Zhan led his men and charged forward without any hesitation.

Next, we need to hack and slash at the remaining enemies.

The biggest enemy was Batu, who then slipped into a house and disappeared instantly.

Su Zhan thought to himself, "This is bad. This guy really has a backup plan. If he wants to run, he has three escape routes. He might actually get away."

So Su Zhan immediately led his men, armed with knives, and chased after him into his house.

These are rows of houses, intricately connected, like a maze.

Su Zhan led his men to give chase, but they split up at a fork in the road.

When he ran out of men, Su Zhan was all alone.

Su Zhan was not afraid. He continued to chase after Batu with his knife in hand. He was determined not to let Batu get away today.

Just as he was passing through a narrow alley, a dark figure suddenly leaped out from in front of him, followed by a flash of cold light, and charged straight at Su Zhan.

Su Zhan was startled. Although he had been trying his best to be on guard against everything around him, he did not expect the knife to come so fast. Without any hesitation, he immediately dodged and narrowly avoided the knife.

But then the broadsword slashed horizontally at him again, and Su Zhan was forced back a few steps. He finally saw who the person in front of him was—it was Batu, who had been desperately running away just moments before.

Batu was covered in sweat, and his eyes were filled with ferocity.

Upon seeing Su Zhan, he roared, "You damned Han dog, why are you chasing me? If you keep chasing me, I'll kill you!"

Su Zhan laughed and said, "You're about to die and you still dare to bark like a dog. Today I'm going to cut your head off and use it as the final dish at the conference."

Seeing that Su Zhan wouldn't let him go, Batu roared and charged forward with his knife.

In his view, thinking about it any further was useless; he needed to hurry up and kill Su Zhan first so that he could escape and ascend to heaven.

Even if he is the third-in-command of Stone City, so what? Batu felt that he was much stronger than Su Zhan, so he only had one thought: to kill Su Zhan and escape.

Batu roared and then slashed directly at Su Zhan.

This time, Su Zhan did not back down. He had been caught off guard and had not seen where Batu was hiding. He was caught off guard and panicked.

Now that he has seen Batu, there is nothing to be afraid of.

He immediately raised his knife and charged forward. The two swords clashed violently with a loud "bang".

A tremendous force struck Batu's arm, causing his tiger's mouth to split open, his fingers to immediately spread, the large knife in his hand to fly out, and his arm to be smashed off in a very bizarre manner.

Batu let out a cry of "Ah!" and then collapsed to the ground with a scream.

Su Zhan looked at him coldly: "I thought he was a master, but it turns out he's just a piece of trash. In that case, what's the point of keeping him around?"

Su Zhan immediately raised his knife, ready to strike Batu.

Batu, holding his severed hand, immediately knelt on the ground and began to beg for mercy: "Third Master, please spare my life, I beg you."

Su Zhan remained unmoved and continued to slash with his sword.

Batu roared, "Third Master, I'm willing to be your inside man and wipe out the other tribes!"

Su Zhan's knife finally stopped in front of Batu. He looked at Batu with some doubt and said, "What are your thoughts? Hurry up and say them. I'll only give you one sentence. If you can't explain yourself, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Batu swallowed hard and said, "I know there are several other tribes rebelling against Stone City."

If the third leader wants to take them down, it will definitely be a difficult task.

"If I go and feign surrender to them, I can trick them into opening their city gates and easily capture Stone City. Then I can make amends for my past mistakes. I hope the Third Master will spare my life."

Su Zhan sneered: "Batu, are you underestimating my Stone City? Let me tell you, even without you, we can still raze the entire grassland."

So it doesn't matter whether you help or not; you're just a clown anyway.

"Killing you is far more interesting to me than leaving you to conquer the city."

As Su Zhan spoke, he raised his knife again, and Batu panicked.

He thought he was still somewhat useful, and that giving this reason would temporarily spare his life, but who could have imagined that Su Zhan had absolutely no interest in him?

He immediately shouted, "Third Master, give me a chance! I'll serve you like a slave from now on!"

Su Zhan shook his head: "Batu, you've got it wrong. I'm not here to subdue you today, I'm here to kill you."

"The banquet at Anbian needs your head to make a dish, so you'd better go without worry."

Batu's eyes became confused after hearing Su Zhan's words, but then turned ruthless.

He knew he was doomed today, so he said viciously to Su Zhan, "Han dogs, you will be cursed by the Eternal Heaven. You Han people will never be able to dominate the grasslands."

I'll haunt you even as a ghost!

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "crack" sound, and Su Zhan completely severed his head, and the cursing sound stopped abruptly.

Su Zhan didn't care what he was saying, because it was meaningless; the significance of this guy's death was greater than his life.

If other tribes knew Batu was dead, they wouldn't put up any resistance; they might just surrender.

So why keep him around? Batu would be more useful if he were dead.

Su Zhan simply walked back with Batu's head in his hand.

The remaining soldiers had already wiped out the rest of the city's chaotic forces.

They had already returned in triumph.

There are now only three kinds of people in the entire city: the warriors of Stone City, the surrendered steppe people, and the bewildered slaves.

Because those slaves had been locked up here from beginning to end, they had no idea what was happening outside, nor did they know that they had been rescued.

In their hearts, they may have just experienced a battle between tribes, and then gone from one master to another.

Therefore, they were very indifferent, because no matter which master ruled them, they would always be slaves for generations to come.

But then they learned from the Stone City warriors that their situation was now completely different from before.

There was nothing Stone City could do for prisoners; the steppe people wanted to take them back.

But for these poor slaves, it was a completely different story.

If these slaves want to go back, Stone City will let them leave, no matter where their hometown is. As long as they are willing to go back, they will be released.

If you don't want to go back, then you can join Stone City in conquering the world.

After all, Stone City is currently short of soldiers and horses. The slaves who can stay can become Stone City warriors after simple training. After several powerful battles, they have all become powerful war gods like the other warriors of Stone City, becoming a force to be reckoned with on this grassland.

Everyone has their own different opinions on this choice.

Some people just want to go home because there are people at home who are waiting for them to return.

Others choose to stay because they want to experience a life they've never experienced before.

Such a life was something they never dared to dream of before, but now it's right in front of them.

If they were to give up, they would feel like they were letting themselves down.

Moreover, they were all Han Chinese and wanted to experience what it was like to rule the entire grassland.

Now this opportunity is right in front of them, and if they give it up, they will never have peace of mind for the rest of their lives, so many people stay.

Su Zhan ordered everyone to immediately notify and count the number of people on the field, then clean up the battlefield, taking everything they could carry and burning everything they couldn't.

He then left one group behind and led another group to attack another tribe.

And what was tucked into his waistband was Batu's head.

Finally, everyone mounted their horses, leaving behind those who were to deal with the battlefield, while the rest of the people immediately headed towards the White Deer tribe.

The fact that the White Deer tribe attempted to remain neutral and not express their stance is tantamount to them already expressing their stance.

Their absence from the Stone City banquet shows that they don't take Stone City seriously at all.

Although they did not show any hostility towards Stone City, it did not mean that Stone City would let them go.

If you want to submit to this territory, then you should submit obediently.

If they do not wish to submit, then they will be utterly destroyed; there is no other option.

So today, Su Zhan is going to wipe them out completely.

If they know what's good for them, they might survive; if they don't, today will be their day of destruction.

Su Zhan went with sincerity, but also with a knife, to see what these people were really thinking.

The head in Su Zhan's hand is today's key bargaining chip. He hopes that after seeing the head, the people of the White Deer tribe will be more clear-headed and not do anything foolish.

In any case, after today's border banquet, the grassland must be united as one, and no second voice will be allowed near Stone City.

The Stone City must be the basic sphere of influence so that the Stone City can deal with more grassland people with peace of mind.

This is their overarching strategy, something they absolutely must accomplish, and they now have the capability to do so without needing to overthink it.

So Su Zhan spurred his horse and galloped away into the distance.

Next, he will lead his men to the Bailu tribe to have a proper discussion with them.

The Bailu tribe was a medium-sized tribe with a total population of only seven or eight thousand. Of these, nearly five thousand were elderly, weak, sick, disabled, or slaves, meaning that only about two thousand were capable of fighting.

This strength would normally seem formidable, but it's no match for the current Stone City.

Moreover, the troops of Stone City are now a force of ten, each one a seasoned veteran, not something ordinary grassland people can contend with.