Six cannons destroyed

The enemy's cannon scales differed from those developed by Wu Qi; they existed on blueprints that Wu Qi had taken seriously but then discarded. Throughout, the cannon scales remained largely the same, except for one difference: Wu Qi had designed a small piece of armor to protect the crystal wall and the person operating the cannon scales.

The enemy's cannons had no armor.

However, Wu Qi was unaware of which version of the cannon fin she had developed.

The change happened so fast that everyone understood after a brief moment of surprise.

—A spy has emerged from the Moonfall Camp.

Yi Shen gripped the joystick and glanced back at Wu Qi, only to see her with a solemn face, seemingly deep in thought.

Enraged, Lin Kuo jerked the control lever, raising his seat. From a distance, it would appear as if he were sitting atop the cannon, but in reality, he was in a seat. He glanced at the enemy's cannon, not outwardly cursing, but inwardly he cursed the spies and the enemy a thousand times over.

The two armies faced each other, but before the battle began, the enemy did not seem to be in a hurry to advance with drums. Instead, they wanted to make them open their eyes wide and use binoculars to take a look at the ten cannons.

The students in the pavilion slowly rose from their seats, or stood up, or raised their binoculars.

Without the crystal barrier weakening their vision, they could clearly see the enemy's cannons, standing there arrogantly, provoking their anger for no reason.

Ning Xunxu scoffed, put down his binoculars, and cursed, "You treacherous bastard, you can't even tell which land belongs to your parents anymore. You dare to hand over the cannon to the enemy. Your life is over."

Still not satisfied after his outburst, he added, "Those who steal other people's tasteless stuff are just useless even if they have brains."

In the past, others thought Ning Xunxu was sharp-tongued and unforgiving, whether he was right or wrong. But today, they think Ning Xunxu's scolding was too mild.

"Your soldiers are incompetent, and your cannons are incompetent. Living in the world of theft, you are destined to lose this battle!"

"Look at that arrogant attitude, he's never seen the world. Stupid as a pig!"

"Bomb their cannons and dampen their morale."

Just as they were filled with righteous indignation and wished they could rush up and fight the enemy to the death, Wu Qi had already stood on Yi Shen's cannon fin.

"We do need to bombard their cannons, but not all of them."

Before we've figured out the enemy's hand and it's time for a decisive battle, bombarding them all won't do them any good.

The wind had already tousled Wu Qi's hair. She was clad in armor, holding a sword in one hand and pointing with the tip of her other finger as she said, "Everyone, I know you feel annoyed by these ten cannon unicorns. So, please tell me, which cannon unicorn is the most annoyed and the most displeased?"

Naturally, everyone felt unhappy seeing any of the cannon-shaped dragons. However, since Wu Qi had asked, they each chose the dragon that annoyed them the most and told Wu Qi about it.

Wu Qi asked curiously, "Why are you so dissatisfied with the Second Cannon Scale on the Right?"

"I don't know. Perhaps it's because I don't know who I like, but I certainly know who I dislike."

"Who said that? That guy on the right, he keeps provoking us. Does he think that just because he's sitting in the cannon shell, it's his right to own it?"

"Yeah, that Pao Lin second from the right, ever since he came on stage, he's been looking at us with his chin down. So rude!"

Wu Qi took a look through the binoculars and saw that the second cannon unicorn on the right was deliberately looking at them with its chin. Since the enemy did not have a crystal wall, Wu Qi did not know how they looked at people while sitting in the cannon unicorn. She guessed that they probably used glass.

"Then we'll attack the second one on the right first. Remember, one cannon per person at most. Whether you hit it or not, retreat and let others take over. Don't linger in the battle. We're just testing how many shots we can take to destroy their cannons."

"Remember this: after bombing the second one on the right, stop and don't bombard any other cannons."

Wu Qi glanced around, his gaze settling on Yi Shen, and said, "Yi Shen, you take command."

Yi Shen, his face veiled, nodded and said, "Yes, General."

The title "General" was extremely unfamiliar and uncomfortable to Wu Qi, but when Yi Shen addressed him in this way, the students of the pavilion suddenly realized that Wu Qi was not their classmate or friend at this time, but a general who could command thousands of troops, whose fate was in the hands of the city, and whose influence affected the capital.

Her words were not a discussion, but an order.

"Everyone," Wu Qi said, "please give it your all."

Everyone bowed and said, "We will not fail in our mission as commanded by the general."

Having finished explaining the most important matters, Wu Qi flew back to his chariot.

Even though the soldiers General Wei brought were shocked, they didn't start discussing amongst themselves, but Wu Qi could sense their unease. Strangely, standing on the chariot, she seemed to blend into the wind and snow, and she could clearly feel the changing emotions of the soldiers.

Even amidst the howling wind and the vast army, she keenly sensed the unease emanating from the soldiers.

"We must not lose our momentum before the battle," Wu Qi said in a deep voice. "Anything that comes from my hands will surely be destroyed by my hands!"

As the war drums sounded and the battle began, the students of the pavilion knew that the soldiers were powerless against the enemy's cannon turrets. Therefore, the dozen or so of them put all their strength into holding back the enemy's cannon turrets and were determined not to allow them to stand among the soldiers.

They knew that bombing the cannon on the second right would boost the morale of the soldiers.

boom--

It was Ning Xunxu who fired the first shot, hitting the "head" of the right second cannon fin, causing it to sway. Before the right second cannon fin could stabilize, Lin Kuo pushed the control lever.

With a loud "boom".

He hit the right second gunner's "leg".

Now that this side had begun firing, the enemy's artillery horns naturally wouldn't be outdone. They seemed to realize that the second artillery horn on the right had been targeted, so they surrounded it, protecting the second one in the middle, while simultaneously firing at the students of the pavilion school.

Moreover, they must have anticipated that the crystal wall was the key.

Wu Qi was fighting on horseback, sword in hand. She had chosen the horse before going into battle. She didn't need to fight on the front lines, and even riding a horse too often would be talked about by others. Therefore, Wu Qi didn't have her own horse. She originally thought that she could just control the cannon unicorn, but little did she know that she would also need a horse.

Reluctantly, they had to choose a horse that caught their eye before the race.

Fortunately, the horse suited her perfectly.

From afar, Wu Qi spotted an enemy cannon turret, its fire tube aimed at it. Students not only had to distinguish it using their binoculars, but also by noting the cannon turrets themselves.

Wu Qi knew that the enemy's cannons and fire tubes were aimed at Yi Shen.

Judging by its height, it seems to be about to blow up the "crystal wall" on Yi Shen's cannon scales.

Wu Qi's heart tightened suddenly. She drew her sword and beheaded an enemy soldier, even though she knew she had conducted many experiments and that the crystal wall would be unharmed by the artillery fire, and Yi Shen would be unharmed as well.

But at the moment the bombing began, amidst the smoke and snow, she couldn't help but shout, "Yi Shen!!"

All sounds in the world seemed to have disappeared. The sounds of battle ceased, and the snow fell gently to the ground. Smoke and sand mingled together, blurring Wu Qi's vision.

She couldn't see Yi Shen; she only knew—

If something really happens to Yi Shen, then it will be a separation by death for them.

We will never meet again in this life.

Snowflakes fell to the ground, and the wind blew away the smoke of gunpowder. Yi Shen, maneuvering the cannon unicorn, stood behind the yellow sand, waiting for his chance. The moment the cannons came, he simultaneously manipulated the cannon unicorn to retreat rapidly, and then manipulated the armor to drop down, protecting the crystal wall.

The artillery fire did not hit him.

No one saw how Yi Shen dodged the cannon fire or how he moved behind the second right cannon unicorn. All they saw was that the moment the smoke filled the air, Yi Shen's cannon was already aimed at the "head" of the second right cannon unicorn.

Then he pushed the joystick.

The moment the roar sounded, Yi Shen seemed to sense something and turned around to look at the cannon.

Amidst the clash of swords and the thunder of horses, their might was as fierce as a tiger swallowing ten thousand miles, the wind whipped up clouds and snow fell for a thousand miles like clouds, as he and she gazed at each other from afar.

In the distance, Wu Qi sat atop his warhorse, his face smeared with blood and tears.

She cried.

A sharp, stabbing pain shot through Yi Shen's heart, and his eyes widened suddenly. The man beside Wu Qi's horse was not dead; he raised his crossbow and aimed it at Wu Qi. Yi Shen seemed unable to breathe, his hand only able to touch the crystal wall. He cried out, "Little Seven!"

However, before the man could even fire his crossbow, Wu Qi slit his throat with a single sword strike.

Yi Shen looked at that spot as if he had just come back from the brink of death, and collapsed into his seat, completely exhausted. If the Right Second Cannon Lin hadn't exploded yet, they would have had to go through what had just happened countless times.

Three shots.

The second gun eagle on the right has been hit by three shots, but it has not exploded yet.

Li Jian took the opportunity to fire another shot. Four shots, still nothing happened.

The students from the pavilion wanted to end the fight quickly, so while responding to the attack, they anticipated the opportunity and aimed at the second-to-right cannon.

He Qi and Wu Yin gripped the control levers at the same time. They were still unsure whether to fire simultaneously or at the same time. However, at this moment, they couldn't think about that anymore. Every second of hesitation would mean another person would die.

Wu Yin pushed the joystick, and He Qi also pushed the joystick.

After two cannon shots, everyone's eyes widened. Ning Xunxu could see clearly that Wu Yin had hit the right second cannon, but He Qi had missed; his prediction had been wrong, and the cannon had hit the ground instead.

Not only Ning Xunxu, but several other students from the pavilion school also saw it.

After firing, Wu Yin didn't care whether she hit the target or not. She was afraid that the enemy's cannons would be aimed at her. Moreover, Wu Qi had said that each person should have one cannon. Therefore, Wu Yin manipulated the cannon to quickly move aside.

However, He Qi remained frozen in place, unmoved even as the second-to-right cannon was aimed at him.

The sound of artillery fire rang out again, followed by deafening bombardment.

Wave after wave of explosions nearly caused ringing in everyone's ears.

Wu Qi looked over and saw billowing smoke and the flames still visible.

The second gun blaze on the right exploded.

Six shots destroyed an enemy cannon.

It is Song Yinxing.

She sat in the gunnery control room, gripping the control lever, ready to move or fire at any moment. She didn't know why she was frozen in place. The second gunnery on the right was clearly aimed at him, obviously on its last legs, about to fire several shots to take him down with it, but he still didn't move.

Just before the enemy could push the control lever, she preemptively pushed it herself and fired the cannon.

Six shots, a full six shots, were needed to destroy just one cannon fin.

But they didn't know how many cannons the enemy had. If it were only these ten, it would be fine.

If the enemy has fifty cannons, what should they do?