The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"It seems that the defenders are quite strong. It will probably take some effort to capture Hulan City."

Seeing that the attack failed, Xu Hu frowned.

"Humph, we have 6,000 people, three times as many as they do. Why should we be afraid of them?"

Zhang Biao said disdainfully.

"That's right. As long as we keep attacking, we will eventually wear them out."

Zhou Yong laughed.

"Well, then continue the attack!"

Xu Hu nodded and gave the order to attack again.

Soon, more than 2,000 bandits attacked Hulun City again.

However, under the tight defense of the defenders, the attack failed again after losing more than 600 bandits in less than half an hour.

"These damn guys are quite tenacious!"

Xu Hu was furious and gritted his teeth.

He originally thought that he could easily capture Hulun, but he didn't expect the defenders to be so tenacious.

"Boss Xu, how about we do it ourselves?"

Zhang Biao suggested.

"That's...okay!"

"Brothers, follow me!"

Xu Hu roared angrily and personally led the bandits to attack the city.

Zhou Yong and Zhang Biao were not to be outdone and followed closely behind him.

"Kill!"

"Come on!"

......

When the bandits saw their bosses coming in person, they became arrogant and rushed forward in a swarm.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Seeing the bandits attack again, the defenders did not hesitate and shot sharp arrows one after another.

Phew...

For a moment, there were screams everywhere and countless bandits fell down.

But this did not stop the bandits from advancing.

Soon the bandits rushed to the city and launched an attack.

"Almost done, send a signal to General Huo."

Li Jing looked at all this coldly and gave instructions lightly.

"Yes, Your Highness!"

A soldier quickly responded.

Then the soldier took out a tinder and lit a pile of firewood on the ground.

As the flames grew stronger, a thick smoke rose up.

Seeing the thick smoke, Huo Qubing, who had been lying in ambush outside the city, curled up a cold smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Kill~!"

At Huo Qubing's command, six hundred cavalrymen rushed towards the bandits who were attacking the city like a black lightning.

"Damn, why are there cavalry?"

Xu Hu was shocked when he found that there were cavalrymen suddenly coming from behind.

They are all infantry, and they will only die if they face cavalry.

"Get out, get out."

Knowing that something was wrong, Xu Hu immediately shouted.

Upon receiving the order, the bandits fled in all directions in panic.

"Generals, give chase and kill them with all your might."

Upon seeing this, Li Jing immediately said to Zhang Liao, Guan Yu and others.

"promise!"

All the generals agreed and rushed out.

Of course, Zhang Liao and others’ target was not the minions, but Zhou Yong and the other two.

At this moment, Zhou Yong and the other two were fleeing in a panic.

"Still want to run?"

After discovering the traces of the three people, Zhang Liao shouted loudly and immediately chased after them.

"Kill!"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei followed closely behind, chasing Zhou Yong and the other two.

Zhou Yong and his two companions tried their best to escape, but were caught up by Zhang Liao and his two companions after a while.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, Zhou Yong and the other two had no choice but to fight to the death.

"Brothers, fight them!"

Zhou Yong roared and drew his sword to meet Zhang Fei.

"court death!"

Zhang Fei sneered and thrust forward fiercely with his snake spear.

"Ding!"

The snake spear hit the spear, splashing a spark. Zhou Yong groaned, and his entire arm was numb from the shock.

"Pfft!"

As soon as Zhou Yong stabilized his body, Zhang Liao raised his Zhangba Snake Spear and stabbed it at his throat.

"what!"

Zhou Yong let out a shrill cry, covered his neck and slowly fell to the ground.

Xu Hu and Zhang Biao suffered the same fate. In less than two rounds, they were killed by Zhang Liao and Guan Yu.

After the three bosses were killed, the remaining bandits became even more panicked and fled in all directions.

But no matter how fast they run, how can they be as fast as the cavalry?

Then they were intercepted by cavalry.

"Surrender your weapons and we will not kill you."

Huo Qubing waved his spear and shouted loudly.

Seeing that there was no hope of escape, all the bandits threw down their weapons, raised their hands and knelt on the ground.

"Arrest them all and wait for your Majesty's decision!"

Huo Qubing gave orders to the soldiers.

The soldiers took action immediately and soon captured all the bandits.

At this time, Ning Quan came over accompanied by Li Jing and others.

"Your Majesty, not a single bandit escaped; all have been captured."

Huo Qubing reported.

"very good."

"They will be strictly screened. Those with lives lost will be executed, and those without lives will be assigned to build the city wall."

Ning Quan nodded with satisfaction, and then gave instructions to Huo Qubing.

"Yes!"

Huo Qubing bowed in response and turned to leave.

"Your Highness, the results of our army's casualties are in. In this battle, our army lost 80 men, suffered over 100 minor injuries, and 30 serious injuries."

"A total of 1,800 bandits were killed, 1,100 were wounded, and the rest were all captured; not one escaped."

Li Jing reported respectfully.

"Yeah, not bad."

Hearing this, Ning Quan nodded with satisfaction.

"The soldiers have worked hard in this battle."

"Pass the order down. All officers and soldiers will receive ten taels of silver each. The wounded will receive double that. Each soldier killed in action will receive three hundred taels of silver as compensation."

Ning Quan gave another order.

"Yes, I obey my orders."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness."

Li Jing quickly bowed to express his gratitude.

"This is what the soldiers deserve."

"Okay, let's clean up the battlefield and treat the wounded."

Ning Quan waved his hand and turned to leave.

.........

In the capital, inside the imperial palace, the imperial study.

"Your Majesty, the information from Beiting has arrived."

The chief eunuch Wang Cheng respectfully presented the information to the dragon case.

"Oh? Is it news about Lao Jiu?"

Ning Yuanwu put down the brush, looked up and asked.

"Yes, His Highness the Ninth Prince arrived safely in Hulan three days ago."

Wang Cheng nodded quickly.

"Haha, not bad, huh?"

"I thought he would be killed by his brothers before he could even reach his fiefdom."

Ning Yuanwu sneered.

"Your Majesty, the Ninth Prince did encounter some difficulties along the way."

"Oh, is it so?"

"Who did all this?"

Ning Yuanwu asked with a frown.

"Your Majesty, many people took action, including the eldest prince and the sixth prince."

"In addition, the Bixue Tower and the Huyan tribe of the Western Xiongnu also took action."

"But the masterminds behind these two parties are still unknown, and I am currently investigating."

Wang Cheng reported truthfully.

"Haha, even the killer is used?"

"You can imagine how much people hate this Lao Jiu."

"Tell me, how did Lao Jiu get through these difficulties?"

Ning Yuanwu asked with interest.

"Your Majesty, all of this is thanks to Your Majesty for granting me this marriage."

"The Prime Minister provided significant assistance to His Highness the Ninth Prince, giving him a total of 1,100 servants."

"In addition, the daughter of the King of Zhenxi was accidentally involved in this matter."

"His Highness the Ninth Prince's safe arrival in his fiefdom this time is also closely related to her disguised support."

Wang Cheng recounted the incident in detail.