Moreover, even if the moisture on it dried up, the mistake made by Boss Yang due to being too nervous had already caused almost irreversible damage to the artillery.
Looking at the cannon that was completely unusable, Boss Yang threw down his things and sat down on the ground. "It's completely over now. Aside from the person who gave me the blueprints, I'm afraid no one can repair this cannon. Time is running out, and we can only make this one. No matter how many lives we have, it won't be enough to pay for it."
The captain of the guards checked the situation at the camp and confirmed that nothing important was missing from the main tent, nor was there any sign of rummaging. He presumably thought the man had been caught just as he was about to slip in. There were also people specially assigned by Hu Du to the main tent, so there was no use for him staying, so he hurried back to the artillery.
However, when he came back, he saw Boss Yang slumped on the ground. Everyone had a half-dead look on their faces, and they were standing around the cannon doing nothing. "What happened over there? Why did you suddenly stop?"
Boss Yang climbed up from the ground stiffly, looked at him with empty eyes, and asked weakly, "Sir, why are you back?"
The captain saw that they seemed to be hiding something, so he checked the situation and explained, "Someone attacked the tent, but they've already escaped. I came back to check on the artillery. Judging from your expressions, could it be that the person who attacked the tent also tampered with the artillery?"
Hearing the captain's words, Big Sheep was slightly stunned, then his eyes suddenly regained their spirits: "...Yes, the cannon is no longer usable. Unless the person who designed it is found, it will just be a pile of scrap metal."
Boss Yang hadn't lied; he had simply cleverly shifted the blame for the artillery's failure onto Qingliang Valley. Upon hearing this, the captain of the guards was filled with hatred: "Damn it! It must be those people from Qingliang Valley! They're so despicable!"
The Sheep Boss asked, "What should we do now?"
The captain of the guard thought for a moment and then made the arrangements: "Clean this up quickly and await the Khan's further instructions. The battle has already begun on the front lines. Once we have dealt with our current affairs, we will join the guards of the camp."
"yes."
Atop the town's city walls, Shi Zairong was closely monitoring every move on the battlefield. Just as Wang Yanzhou and his men had reported, the artillery, while functional, was clearly unable to reach the area where their army was stationed. A moment later, the artillery, which had been attempting to strike them, had for some reason gone silent.
Shi Zairong speculated that the artillery in Beimo had encountered some unexpected problems, and immediately ordered: "The artillery has been silent for a while. Pass the order to leave only two teams of archers in the rear for support. The rest of the people, those who have horses, mount them, and those who don't have horses, prepare their spears and swords."
"yes!"
Although replacing military equipment is just a matter of changing something, it still takes some time for everyone to be ready. During this time, the iron cavalry halfway across the Northern Desert is now fearlessly approaching the town.
According to Wang Yanzhou's arrangement, Xiao Liang, who had quietly retreated from the battlefield and returned to Shi Zairong to help, reminded him: "Although we don't have to worry about the artillery for the time being and can move forward, the Northern Desert's cavalry are not jealous. The rumors are indeed true. Hu Du has squeezed out Hao Du as Khan. He is indeed someone with some capital."
Hong Yu, who was disguised as a Qilin Guard, also said, "Grand Master, although our people are brave, the casualties against the Beimo people seem to be quite serious."
Although Shi Zairong couldn't go to the battlefield, he was still alive: "Indeed, we need to find a solution quickly."
Hong Yu didn't want to burden Shi Zairong too much, but he couldn't help but add, "The sudden rebellion in Beimo came suddenly. Qingliang Valley doesn't have many weapons ready to deal with cavalry, let alone us."
Indeed, as Hong Yu had said, given their current situation, a head-on confrontation with the numerous and well-trained cavalry of the Northern Desert would not be advantageous. However, the key to resolving this situation lay precisely with these cavalrymen. "...I remember when we counted the warehouse, there seemed to be a lot of beans left?"
Xiao Liang's eyes lit up, as if he suddenly understood Shi Zairong's meaning: "Grandmaster, this is what I mean!"
Shi Zairong nodded slightly and said, "That's right. Send the order down and have the cooks quickly cook all the soybeans. Then send a team to spread the soybeans on the battlefield."
At first, Xiao Liang agreed with this idea, but after careful consideration, he felt that it might not work as they imagined. "While this method is effective, I see that some of the horses in the Northern Desert cavalry are muzzled, so its effectiveness might be compromised."
Shi Zairong smiled and said, "Don't worry. No matter how well-trained these horses are, they're just low-IQ livestock. You know what livestock's primal instinct is: to forage for food. Even if they can't get any, it'll be enough to make them dizzy for a while. By then, the riders should have dismounted."
Xiao Liang nodded thoughtfully, then beckoned the guards who were chatting with someone below the city wall to come up. After explaining Shi Zairong's words in detail, he said, "I heard everything. Time is urgent. The beans don't need to be cooked. As soon as the fragrance comes out, bag them immediately."
"yes!"
...On the other side, just when Shen Xin was about to put Hu Du in trouble, Yun He suddenly appeared and saved Hu Du's life temporarily: "Are you the Yun He who secretly funded Tianshu Tower in the legend?"
Yun He casually threw the tiger in his hand to the ground and explained, "To be exact, I wasn't the one who funded them. I just happened to have similar wishes to Tianshu Tower."
Chen Xin said, wasn't this person just causing trouble for Wang Yanzhou? He probably wanted to come over to save people. In that case, let's show our weapons: "Then stop talking nonsense and show us the real thing!"
Seeing this, Yun He turned his horse around and said, "Hey, I'm not interested in you. You just happened to be blocking my way. Goodbye."
Yun He's unconventional appearance and his unforgiving departure made even Hu beside him somewhat unacceptable. When Xia Hou Qing had brought him here, he had already seen that this person was not a good person. He had never expected that he would be right: "You!"
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