Outside Xijing City, the battlefield was in complete chaos.

Countless boulders flew in like meteors falling to earth, smashing people to pieces and causing countless deaths.

Before they could react further, a second volley of projectiles was launched.

Iron-feathered arrows shot out from the city wall, piercing into the densely populated area. The huge arrowheads were extremely sharp, piercing through shields and armor, and shooting out from the chest of Tu Yuanbing!

That's not all. After piercing through one person, its power didn't diminish, and it continued to pierce through the back!

The power of this cold weapon was maximized at this moment, with iron-feathered arrows reaping the lives of Tu Yuan soldiers on the battlefield!

Because the Iron Feather Arrows had a longer range, the Tu Yuan Heavy Cavalry, who were at the rear of the battlefield, were also affected. One Iron Feather Arrow after another shot into the crowd, resulting in screams and cries of agony!

Mokhadin was already surrounded by his guards, with countless shields erected in front of him. Seeing the increasingly fierce and powerful attack from the other side, Mokhadin was covered in sweat and his face turned bright red.

Despite the tense situation, he remained remarkably calm.

Everything that had happened in the past few days flashed through my mind.

The Prince of Zhenbei killed 80,000 of his own men, but instead of pursuing them, he retreated into the city. This seemed like a show of weakness, but considering the current situation, if they wanted to fight, they definitely had the strength to do so!

They didn't initiate the battle in order to lure me into bringing my large army, and then use these boulders and heavy arrows to attack my side.

In other words, they retreated into the city in order to inflict even greater casualties on their own side!

Once you understand one thing, you understand everything. All the previous illogical signs proved that the Prince of Zhenbei had long been prepared to fight, and not only did he want to fight, he also wanted to gain the greatest benefit!

Mokhadin was still hesitant, wondering whether to launch a forced attack on the city at the cost of some casualties or to withdraw his troops.

But now, he knows what to do.

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Having figured it out, Mokodin gasped, his face turning pale, and his face was covered in cold sweat.

"He was deliberately waiting for us to come; he wanted to kill more people..." he muttered to himself.

The next instant, he roared, "Withdraw the troops!!!"

"Order! Withdraw! Withdraw!"

Immediately, the soldier next to him picked up a wooden hammer and struck the bronze gong heavily!

The voice was loud and clear, and it immediately spread across the battlefield!

Faced with the falling boulders and the unstoppable barrage of iron-feathered arrows, the Tu Yuan soldiers were already filled with fear, but since their commander had not ordered a retreat, they absolutely could not back down.

Upon hearing the order to retreat, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Without the slightest hesitation, they immediately turned around and began to leave the battlefield!

At this moment, the faster you run, the greater your chances of survival!

The heavy cavalry at the rear benefited from their distance from the Western Capital, so when the retreat was ordered, they withdrew even faster. Under the cover of the heavy cavalry, Mokhadin did not suffer any harm.

At that moment, a man rode towards Mokhadin.

His right hand was steaming and covered with a layer of black, flowing liquid, clearly caused by asphalt spillage.

Despite his serious injuries, he continued to shout:

"Marshal! We cannot retreat! We cannot retreat!"

"Even if we suffer some casualties, our army of over 500,000 will have a chance of victory once we reach Xijing City and breach its gates!"

"If we withdraw our troops, all the men who died today will have died in vain!"

The person who came was none other than Tu Shadong.

Filled with hatred, Tu Shadong wandered from the Northern Grassland to the Kingdom of Tu Yuan, enduring hardships along the way, and finally became a staff member under Prince Arthur.

He then used his silver tongue to persuade the Tu Yuan Kingdom to send 400,000 reinforcements to Xijing.

Now that our most hated enemy is in Xijing City, if we attack the city now and kill him to avenge our grievances, are we going to pin our hopes for revenge on the distant future?

This time, morale was high, and the entire army was united. If they didn't break into the city, would they have the courage to do so again?

If we retreat, when will we return to Xijing again?

Tu Shadong couldn't wait any longer, and didn't want to wait any longer.

This time, even if I die here, I will watch Qin Ze die at the hands of Tu Yuanjun!

In response to Tu Shadong's shouts, Mokhadin retorted angrily, "If we keep fighting, we'll all die here before we even reach the city gate!"

Despite the excruciating pain in his arm, Tu Shadong gritted his teeth and said, "Marshal! This is our only chance!!"

"Only by fighting them to the death can we have a chance of winning!"

"If we retreat now, they will pursue us, and we will die at their hands just the same way!"

"Instead of being hunted down by them, let's order the whole army to charge straight in!"

Mokodin glared with his tiger-like eyes and roared, "In this situation, how many casualties would it take to break through Xijing City?"

"If I have 520,000 troops and do as you say, half of them will die before we have a 30% chance of entering Xijing City!"

"If he has hundreds of thousands of troops inside the city, how will we fight next?"

"Are you asking me to risk everything?!"

Tu Shadong's eyes were practically spitting fire as he shouted, "Yes! We're going to risk everything!"

“I know Qin Ze. Once he starts a war, he won’t back down! He only fights wars of annihilation! He won’t let us go back to Tuyuan Kingdom just like that!”

"We have a chance to win if we gamble everything; if we retreat, we are doomed to defeat!"

Mokhadin roared, "Stop disrupting morale here! If you dare to utter another word, I'll cut off your head!"

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