"Tung oil! Tung oil! Quickly!"

With Wei Jun's urgent shout, the guards on the city wall poured boiling tung oil from a large iron pot.

Instantly, the grassland bandits who were climbing the city wall were scalded to death.

In the distance, on horseback, grassland bandits drew their bows and shot arrows.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

Arrows flew through the air, and some guards on the city wall were not able to dodge in time and were directly hit by the arrows.

Blood splattered everywhere.

Experiencing the cruelty of war up close, Li Xin was somewhat horrified.

He quickly came to his senses.

He knew that this was no longer the peaceful era of later generations!

This is Dongning City of the Great Gan Dynasty!

If these grassland bandits are not killed, the people of Dongning City will not be able to survive!

And he will die here!

In times of life and death, potential is limitless!

Li Xin took a deep breath and calmly said, "Keep throwing the Thunderclap Bombs!"

Blow up those bastards!

While Li Xin was giving orders, He Chaojun also commanded the archers on the city wall to return fire.

In an instant, arrows flew densely through the air.

The thunderbolt, still burning, was forcefully thrown off the city wall.

The continuous explosions caused heavy losses to the grassland bandits.

The battle began in the morning and continued until after noon, but the grassland bandits still failed to climb the city wall.

Meanwhile, in the wilderness outside the city, the grassland bandits had left behind nearly four hundred corpses.

After losing nearly half of their forces, the grassland bandits finally couldn't hold on any longer.

"Retreat! Retreat now!"

Commander Nahatai roared.

One by one, the grassland bandits withdrew from the battlefield and fled into the distance.

"Long live! Long live!"

"The bandits have retreated!"

On the city wall, gasps of surprise erupted.

Even Li Xin was genuinely pleased. Covered in blood, Li Xin took a deep breath and said, "General Wei, don't let your guard down! Be careful of the bandits attacking again!"

"Your Highness, rest assured, I understand!"

Wei Jun quickly agreed.

He immediately began directing the guards on the city wall to clear away the corpses and move supplies.

Despite repelling this attack by the grassland bandits, the grassland bandits still possessed considerable strength.

If we are even slightly complacent, Dongning City will still be in great danger!

Fortunately, the grassland bandits did not launch another blind attack.

Arriving at the edge of the forest, Commander Nahatai's eyes were bloodshot as he gazed at the distant city of Dongning.

In that wilderness, they had already lost nearly half of their soldiers.

Such heavy casualties were a crushing defeat that Naghtai had never experienced before!

"Damn Dongning people!"

Nahatai's face darkened, and he cursed angrily.

Despite his resentment, Naghtai had no other good options.

After all, that explosion, which was like a thunderbolt from the sky, was incredibly powerful!

It was these "heavenly lightning" that caused them such heavy casualties!

no!

This news must be reported to the Khan!

Thinking it over, Naghtai ordered in a deep voice, "Immediately send a message to the Khan's tent to report the situation here!"

In the afternoon, the snowflakes fell heavier and heavier.

Seeing that the heavy snow was about to block the roads, Commander Nahatai had no choice but to order a retreat.

This time, the plan to attack Dongning City also completely failed.

...

After the bandits on the grasslands retreated, Li Xin still couldn't quite believe it.

"Have the bandits really retreated?"

Li Xin asked with some skepticism.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Wei Jun nodded and replied, "The scouts we sent out have already found out everything."

In the snow north of the city, there were signs of bandits' retreat, but there were no bandits left in the vicinity.

The grassland bandits have definitely retreated!

"Your Highness,"

Liu Jingxuan frowned slightly and said, "The grassland bandits suffered heavy casualties this time, and with the weather being so cold, if they don't retreat, they probably won't even make it through the night!"

Listening to Liu Jingxuan's analysis, Li Xin nodded slightly.

Located on the coast of Beihai, this place experiences exceptionally cold winters.

During this period, Li Xin kept a brazier burning in his room every night and covered it with several quilts.

That's how it got a little warm.

The grassland bandits outside the city would probably find it difficult to survive on tents alone.

It seems like this opportunity is pretty good!

At the very least, once these grassland bandits have retreated, it will be difficult to encounter them again for some time to come!

“Wei Jun,”

Thinking it over, Li Xin instructed, "The Prince's guards must not let their guard down, and the scouts must continue to investigate the enemy's situation!"

All personnel are on duty and on guard duty on the city wall. Arrangements are in place!

We cannot let our guard down, whether it's day or night!

"Your Highness, rest assured!"

Wei Jun quickly agreed.

After giving his instructions, Li Xin walked down the city wall and headed towards the Prince's Palace.

The battle, which lasted for most of the day, left Li Xin somewhat exhausted.

Although he didn't personally fight on the front lines, the tension still took its toll.

Upon returning to the palace, Princess Ning Xiaoqian strode forward immediately.

Seeing Li Xin covered in blood, Ning Xiaoqian couldn't hold back her tears.

"Your Highness, you..."

Ning Xiaoqian stretched out her slender hands and touched Li Xin's body, seemingly looking for where he was injured.

The pear blossoms, glistening with raindrops, are especially endearing!

Sensing her worry, Li Xin reached out and affectionately touched Ning Xiaoqian's forehead, shaking his head and saying, "I'm fine, I'm not hurt, don't worry!"

As he spoke, Li Xin patted his chest.

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright!"

Ning Xiaoqian took a deep breath and instructed the servant beside her, "Quickly boil water and give His Highness a bath."

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