After being forced to leave the marriage, I became the wife of a top scholar.

Wushuang and the soldiers on the city gate felt their scalps tingle as they looked down at the densely packed siege troops below, and then they all held their breath and focused.

"Lord Lin, let's fire the stone cannons now!" a soldier beside him reminded him.

Wushuang shook her head and said, "Wait a little longer!"

The soldiers nearby were puzzled. They saw that the soldiers on the other side were about to put up the ladders, so why wasn't Lord Lin letting them fire the stone cannons?

This is really worrying.

At this moment, Wushuang was actually more anxious, but he trusted Wanqing.
Wanqing's drawings clearly show the distance the stone cannon can launch, but it's still too far!
Wait a little longer! Wait a little longer!
When the elite soldiers of the Prince of Huai saw the people on the city wall standing there dumbfounded as if they were terrified, the doubts that had lingered in their hearts just now had long since disappeared.

Now, in their eyes, the people on the city wall are no longer people, but rather military merits with price tags.

"Kill! Kill!" The enemy troops charged with overwhelming momentum, their speed increasing rapidly.

Fifty meters. Thirty meters. Twenty meters.
Wushuang clenched his fist tighter and tighter, while the soldiers on the city gate dared not relax their grip on the stone cannons.
Finally, a soldier couldn't help but shout out, "Lord Lin!"

Wushuang raised his right hand high and shouted with all his might, "Now, fire!"

At Wushuang's command, all twelve stone cannons on the city gate fired simultaneously, blasting huge craters into the ground outside the city.
The enemy's attack was interrupted by the stone cannons, which emitted a series of mournful cries.

Zhu Shuan frowned slightly, looking at the stone cannons that were constantly being fired from the city gate, and was greatly alarmed.

What kind of weapon is this? He's never seen one like it before!
Seeing the charging formation broken, Zhu Shuan rode forward and shouted, "Don't panic!"

"Don't panic! Those in the back, avoid the pit and rush in!"

He refused to believe they still had stone cannons.
The soldiers on the city gate were filled with barely suppressed excitement when they saw that the stone cannons in their hands had worked and repelled the first wave of charging soldiers.

But the next second, when they were installing the stone cannon, they found that the wooden frame of the stone cannon was about to fall apart due to the impact, and it probably wouldn't last long.

"Oh no, Lord Lin, our cannons..."

Wushuang naturally knew what the result would be from the makeshift structure they had erected.

"It's alright, let's reload the cannon!"

When the soldiers heard Wushuang say this, they no longer hesitated!
They quickly loaded the stone cannons back into the cannon cart. Seeing the enemy approaching again, Wushuang gave another command, and stone cannons blasted craters into the city gate once more.
Zhu Shuan's assault troops dared not charge again this time and retreated one after another.

The lieutenant was equally alarmed and quickly consulted Zhu Shuan, "General, their weapons are very strange!"

"Should we retreat first and then think of a solution?"

Retreat? Zhu Shuan felt his face burning hot when he heard those two words!

"What nonsense are you spouting, you brat!"

"What kind of place do you think we're fighting? It's just a small Huaizhou. What kind of retreat are we talking about!"

Seeing Zhu Shuan's anger, the deputy general naturally dared not say anything more.

Zhu Shuan ordered a third charge. This time, the soldiers seemed afraid of the stone cannons falling from the city gate. They were all very cautious and had lost all their fighting spirit. Zhu Shuan almost vomited blood watching this.

"A cowardly and timid person."

Zhu Shuan cursed under his breath, then raised his broadsword and said, "Soldiers, do not be afraid!"

"Did you all see that the stone cannons on the city gate can only fire in one spot?"

"We see it clearly now! We can get past it by avoiding the spot where the stone cannon will fall!"

"You all follow me and charge into Huaizhou City! We'll earn a first-class merit!"

After Zhu Shuan finished speaking, he rode off on his horse and was the first to charge out.

Seeing their general charge out first, the soldiers naturally regained their courage.
Yes, as long as they avoid the stone pit, they can get to the city gate!

Rush!
Encouraged by Zhu Shuan, the enemy launched another attack on the city gate.

"Lord Lin, I'm afraid our stone cannon can't withstand another shot!"

The soldiers were surprised that Zhu Shuan was not intimidated by them and actually dared to charge.

Wushuang pursed her lips and glanced down at the two stone cannon racks beside her. The wooden planks supporting the racks had obvious cracks.

Three times already, two have already been launched, so there's only one more chance.

If they fail to scare Zhu Shuan away this time, they will have to engage in close combat with the Prince of Huai's elite troops. At that time, they will have a good chance of winning!

Wushuang slowly closed his eyes, "Load the stone cannon!"

The soldiers knew they had no other choice but to put the stone cannons back into the stone cannon mounts.

What a pity! If they had scared Zhu Shuan and the others away earlier, they might have had time to repair these shelves.
But if we launch it again now, these pieces of wood will probably rot completely, and there won't be any chance to repair them.

After the soldiers finished loading the stone cannons, they all turned their heads to look at Wushuang standing in the middle.

Wushuang slightly turned her head and looked at Bai Wanqing, who was standing not far away.
Bai Wanqing nodded slightly, her eyes filled with a gentle smile.
"Release!" Wushuang commanded again.

The soldiers pulled the levers and launched the stone cannons again!

Zhu Shuan roared and rode his steed swiftly between the various stone pits. The soldiers followed in his footsteps, and this time they indeed dodged most of the stone cannon attacks.

Just as Zhu Shuan was about to mock Wushuang, the stone cannons scattered around them suddenly exploded one by one, and a pungent smell quickly spread out.

"What's going on? What's that smell?!"

Including Zhu Shuan, the soldiers covered their mouths and noses, but the strong, pungent smell still made it impossible for them to move forward.

Zhu Shuan covered his nose and looked up at the city gate! He saw Wushuang looking at him with a half-smile.
This kid is so cunning, he even used poison.
Zhu Shuan saw some of the soldiers around him go limp due to the effects of the poison and realized something was wrong.

"Withdraw! Quickly withdraw!"

However, those soldiers were no match for Zhu Shuan in terms of skill.

By the time Zhu Shuan realized what was happening and tried to retreat, it was too late. The group that had charged with him were all falling to the ground.

Zhu Shuan almost didn't make it out of the fog either, but fortunately his deputy appeared in time and took him out.

Subsequently, Zhu Shuan led the remaining seven thousand elite soldiers to retreat to a place fifty miles away.

Wushuang and his team managed to hold off the first wave.

The soldiers' morale soared as they watched the enemy retreat swiftly!
These thousand or so men actually managed to repel an army of ten thousand.
If this got out, who would believe it?
It must be said that all of this is thanks to these stone cannon carts and the special stone cannons that Madam Lin gave them!

Unfortunately, due to the great force of the impact, these makeshift stone cannons are now basically unusable. If Zhu Shuan and his men recover and launch another attack, how will they be able to resist?

Wushuang and Bai Wanqing were well aware of this. Fortunately, they managed to pass the first test.

"Wanqing, thanks to your poison!" Wushuang said with a smile.

Bai Wanqing shook her head, "I'm afraid my poison can only be used once."

"Zhu Shuan will not fall for it again!"

Wushuang nodded, "It's alright, we'll think of another way!"

"Ok!"

Subsequently, Bai Wanqing and Wushuang led their men to open the city gates and bring back the Huai King's soldiers who had been weakened by the poison gas.

These people are severely poisoned, and they are all unconscious.

Bai Wanqing had their weapons confiscated and they were all taken to prison.

"With so many people, I'm afraid things will get chaotic!" Wushuang said worriedly.

Bai Wanqing thought for a moment, then took out a box of sandalwood incense and said, "Then let them sleep a little longer!"

Wushuang nodded, "Alright!"

With everything arranged, the two returned to the city gate.

The soldiers on guard saw the two men and their eyes gleamed with anticipation!
"Lord Lin, Madam Lin!"

The soldiers shouted, and Bai Wanqing knew they were excited, but now was not the time to be happy.

"Thank you all for your hard work today. We're likely to have another tough battle to fight tomorrow and the day after!"

"Let's all take a rest now!"

"Yes!"

"No matter how difficult the battle, we will fight it!"

The soldiers' confidence soared.

Meanwhile, fifty miles away, Zhu Shuan's entire army was shrouded in an indescribable low morale.

"General, are you feeling better?" The lieutenant brought food and water to Zhu Shuan.

Zhu Shuan gritted his teeth and tried to stand up, but to his surprise, an hour had passed and he still had no strength left!
This Huaizhou City is even stranger than he imagined!
"Much better! How many people did we lose today?" Zhu Shuan asked.

The lieutenant sighed softly, "Reporting to the general, there are over two thousand men!"

"Two thousand?" Zhu Shuan's heart was bleeding!

These were all elite soldiers he had painstakingly trained, and yet he lost two thousand of them in this small, run-down place.

How is he supposed to explain this to the Prince of Huai?

Seeing that the general was in a bad mood, the lieutenant immediately changed the subject, "General, why don't you eat something first?"

Zhu Shuan looked at the food being served, but had no appetite. "Have the soldiers eaten?"

"They're probably even more terrified now!"

It's natural to be terrified, after all, these people were always treated well by Prince Huai when they were in Beifeng City.

General Zhu Shuan praised them daily as elite troops.

They've only fought one battle, and they've already lost 20% of their men.
Morale was at rock bottom, but what was even more terrifying was that they had developed a fear of Huaizhou City.

"They have weapons we've never seen before."

"And that strange smell..."

The soldiers whispered among themselves, "It's strange. It reminds me of some strange tales I've heard before."

"What is it? Tell me!"

There's a Madam Lin in Huaizhou City. She's very strange.

"What's so strange about this?"

"She knows sorcery!" (End of Chapter)