But to Wan Jinda's surprise, after an explosion, there was no more sound.

At that moment, he saw the dozens of soldiers rush towards the robbers and fight them.

It seemed they had run out of bombs, and Wan Jinda was greatly disappointed.

At this point, the robbers were no longer panicked. They realized that these soldiers only had so many bombs, and they had already used them all. They were no longer worried and began to fight the soldiers who were charging at them.

Wan Jinda led his soldiers in a fierce battle against the bandits, finally killing most of them, while the remaining bandits fled in panic.

At this moment, Wan Jinda dared not delay and immediately led his soldiers to reinforce the soldiers in Yuanxi.

When they arrived at the battlefield, Yuanxi's soldiers were almost all gone. The few remaining soldiers were still putting up a fierce resistance, preventing the bandits from getting close to the convoy.

Wan Jinda felt a pang of sadness. If it weren't for the dozens of soldiers who fought desperately to stop them, these carts full of gold and silver would probably have already been stolen.

At this moment, the archers who rushed over fired a barrage of shots at the bandits, and the bandits fell to the ground one after another. Wan Jinda led his soldiers to charge at the bandits and fought with them.

The battle was extremely fierce. Although most of the bandits were killed, Wan Jinda's soldiers also paid a heavy price.

The battle finally ended, and the remaining robbers fled in panic.

Watching the robbers leave, Wan Jinda began to count the number of people. In this battle, the soldiers brought from Yuanxi were basically wiped out, and his own soldiers also suffered heavy casualties.

He now has fewer than two hundred soldiers who are still capable of fighting.

If they were to encounter another large-scale attack by robbers, it would be very difficult for them to protect the convoy.

While the soldiers were recovering from their injuries, Wan Jinda discussed countermeasures with the eldest prince, Li Hui.

Judging from the two robbery attacks, they were not a rabble, but rather one or two forces deep in the wilderness, and their strength was not very great.

The two groups that attacked the convoy came from different factions, but they joined forces with this convoy as their target.

They should have received the news long ago, knowing that the caravan was transporting a huge sum of silver. However, they all had their own selfish motives and wanted to keep the silver for themselves, so they could not cooperate effectively. Otherwise, the caravan would have been divided up long ago.

It seems they won't give up until they achieve their goal. If there's another attack like this, it will be very difficult for Wan Jinda to protect the convoy.

At this moment, Li Hui was completely at a loss. The battle just now had terrified him, and he didn't know what to do.

It's impossible to rely on Li Hui to make the decision; it seems I'll have to figure out a solution myself.

He selected ten loyal soldiers, opened several boxes on the cart, took out all the silver notes inside, tied them to their bodies, put on armor, mounted fast horses, and immediately headed for the capital.

Before leaving, Wan Jinda told them...

"Of the 20 million taels of silver being transported this time, 15 million taels are in silver notes. As long as these silver notes are safely delivered to the capital, this transport operation will not be considered a complete failure."

"Once you return to the capital, immediately hand over the silver notes to the imperial court and request that they dispatch troops to escort the Crown Prince."

General Jin entrusted them with such an important mission, which shows his complete trust in them. We must complete this mission no matter what.

The ten men bid farewell to the eldest prince and Wan Jinda, and then rode away.

Wan Jinda felt much more at ease when he saw them leave. He knew that the forces here would only be watching the caravan, not just a few of them. Even if they knew that they had taken a large amount of silver notes, they would not be able to catch up with them.

After a night's rest, Wan Jinda and his convoy set off again. This time, they not only had to escort vehicles, but also a large number of wounded soldiers, which naturally slowed down their progress.

The day passed peacefully, and they so hoped that they could leave the desert safely like this.

Of course, this was just wishful thinking. This time, the robbers gathered multiple forces again, forming a team of over a thousand people, and surrounded the entire convoy.

It seems we can't escape this fate.

These people didn't seem to be in a hurry to capture them. Instead, they counted the number of vehicles from the outside and counted how many boxes were on each vehicle, thus calculating how many boxes of silver there were.

It seems they're ready to divide the silver; in the robbers' eyes, the silver is already in their hands.

At this point, Wan Jinda had no choice. If the Crown Prince hadn't been there, he would have surely perished with the caravan.

But with the Crown Prince present, this convoy is nothing; he must protect the Crown Prince's safety.

He called the soldiers who were still capable of fighting to his side, preparing to protect the eldest prince and help him break through the encirclement.

The safety of the eldest prince is of utmost importance at present. They must protect the eldest prince with their lives, until the last soldier is killed.

By this time, the robbers realized that the soldiers were preparing to abandon the convoy and protect a young man as he broke through the encirclement, and they immediately understood what was going on.

They had already found out that the person escorting the prisoners and transporting the silver back to the capital was the current Crown Prince Li Hui. If they could capture this person, they could negotiate with the Northern Dynasty, obtain the greatest benefits, and even establish their own kingdom.

Before breaking through the encirclement, Wan Jinda had to execute the criminal Xiao Taiyuan and several barbarians, and he was determined not to let the bandits rescue them.

He walked toward the prison vans with his knife in hand, and everyone watched him, knowing what he was going to do.

He walked up to the prison cart, glanced at the men, raised his broadsword, and was about to strike. Xiao Taiyuan and the other barbarians closed their eyes, ready to die.

Just then, dust billowed in the distance of the desert as a group of people galloped towards them. Judging from the dust, the group was quite large, numbering at least several thousand.

No force in the desert had so many troops, except for the imperial army. Everyone held their breath, watching the troops moving rapidly in their direction.

When the soldiers saw the character "Li" on the banner, they immediately cheered. Rescue had arrived, and they were saved.

"Your Highness, do not be afraid, I am here."

The voice was so familiar; it was unmistakably the Fourth Prince's voice. Upon hearing it, Li Hui was so overjoyed he almost fainted.

As they spoke, the group charged forward, with the Fourth Prince leading the way. When he saw the scene before him, he immediately understood what was happening.

"kill."

Without uttering a single extra word, the Fourth Prince immediately surrounded the robbers and began to slaughter them.

This cavalry was too powerful; the bandits had no chance to resist. In the blink of an eye, they were all killed, with only a few dozen escaping.

At this moment, the Fourth Prince rode over and saw more than two hundred carriages piled together, with many soldiers surrounding the First Prince.

The Fourth Prince was immediately relieved to find that neither the eldest prince nor the silver had been harmed.