Many children, many blessings; a stunningly beautiful wife is given to you right from the start.

"Someone come here!"

Xia Yuan's roar tore through the chaotic air of the rear camp.

He slammed the telescope he was holding onto the ground, and the priceless lens shattered into pieces instantly.

His face was contorted with extreme rage as he pointed to the cliff to the east, the one that had brought him such humiliation.

"You bastards! Blast those bastards on the cliff into mincemeat!"

A lieutenant rushed over, his face covered in soot, his voice trembling uncontrollably.

"Your Highness...Your Highness, that cliff is too high, our Sky-Reaching Ladder...can't reach it!"

"idiot!"

Xia Yuan suddenly turned around and kicked the deputy general to the ground.

He snatched the riding whip from the guard beside him and pointed it towards the cliff.

"Who the hell told you to use a ladder to climb it?!"

Xia Yuan's gaze swept across the burning wreckage, finally settling on the giant ballistae that had miraculously survived the explosion.

"Use the Cloud-Shattering Crossbow!"

His voice was hoarse, yet it carried an almost insane ruthlessness.

"Set up every single usable Cloud-Shattering Crossbow for me!"

"Aim at that cliff! Shoot! Shoot hard!"

"Shoot those people up there, along with those damned lumps of iron, into sieves!"

"yes!"

The other lieutenant dared not hesitate. After receiving the order, he scrambled into the ruins of the workshop, roaring as he organized people to salvage the remaining war machines.

……

Blackwater Pass, atop the city wall.

When the first muffled explosion was faintly heard, Meng Hu thought there was something wrong with his ears.

But then, the continuous roar, like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting, made him jump up from behind the battlements!

He stared in disbelief at the rear of Xia Yuan's camp in the distance.

Amidst the towering flames and billowing smoke, he managed to squeeze out two words through gritted teeth after a long pause.

"What the...fuck?"

When he finally came to his senses, a surge of ecstasy instantly overwhelmed his reason.

That explosion could only have been caused by our lord!

"Hahaha! That's great! Damn, that's so satisfying!"

Meng Hu slammed his large, fan-like hand down on the battlements, making the bricks beneath his feet vibrate.

He turned his head, his face full of barely suppressed excitement, and roared at Qin Ruxue, who had a solemn expression beside him.

"General Qin! Did you see that?! Those bastards have broken camp! They're running around like headless flies!"

Meng Hu's face flushed with excitement as he pointed at the chaotic torrent of steel below the city, his voice brimming with barely suppressed fighting spirit.

"This is a golden opportunity!"

"General Qin, their morale is completely low, and their formation is utterly lost!"

"How about we break out now, coordinate with the Lord from the outside, and launch a surprise attack from the center?"

"Perfect, it can also relieve some of the pressure on our lord!"

Qin Ruxue did not answer.

Her gaze passed through the chaotic enemy camp below and landed on the distant, faintly visible cliff.

She was certainly tempted by Meng Hu's suggestion.

Xia Yuan's camp is in complete chaos right now. If we seize this opportunity to launch an attack, we can definitely achieve great results.

Moreover, once Xia Yuan realizes what's happening, he will definitely divide his forces to besiege the Broken Soul Cliff where Lin Mo is located.

Sending troops from our side can indeed relieve the pressure on Lin Mo and Fourth Sister.

But Lin Mo's words from before echoed in her ears again.

"As long as the Blackwater Pass holds and the wall doesn't break, I can play freely and have fun."

That guy always seems so confident.

I should... listen to him.

After a long silence, Qin Ruxue finally shook her head.

"no."

"General Meng, my husband's orders are to hold the Blackwater Pass and not to step out of the city gate even once."

Meng Hu's fanaticism froze for a moment.

He opened his mouth, as if he wanted to persuade him again.

But when he met Qin Ruxue's cold and unyielding eyes, he swallowed all his words.

"good!"

Meng Hu nodded heavily.

"We will obey our lord's orders!"

He turned his head and looked again at the chaos below the city.

The initial resentment was quickly replaced by a more intense emotion.

It is admiration.

It was a complete and utter surrender.

My lord's move... was truly divine!

Meng Hu considered himself a valiant general who had crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

But the thought of leading less than 100,000 soldiers against 400,000 elite troops filled him with genuine dread.

But what about our lord?

They don't even bother with a direct confrontation; they just flank you from behind and smash your cooking pot!

How does this brain even work?

Meng Hu grinned widely, revealing a set of white teeth.

This time, I definitely didn't follow the wrong person!

……

On the Cliff of Broken Souls.

Lin Mo put down the telescope in his hand, a satisfied expression on his face.

The results were alright.

After the first round of bombardment, at least 20-30% of Xia Yuan's strange siege weapons were destroyed.

If a few more rounds are played, all those big guys that could threaten the walls of Blackwater Pass will be turned into a pile of scrap metal.

At that time, the so-called 400,000-strong army will pose no threat whatsoever to his super fortress.

From the very beginning, his goal was not to kill as many enemy soldiers as possible.

Instead, it's about knocking away the hammers in their hands that could break through solid walls.

The only pity is...

Xia Yuan is incredibly lucky; he wasn't even in the epicenter of the explosion.

If I can take him away in one go, then I'll be done with today's work, and I can finish early and go home to hug my wife.

"What a pity, what a pity..."

Lin Mo muttered to himself as he turned and walked toward the group of "Exploding Sky Gang" craftsmen who were cheering and jumping for joy.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone!"

"The first round of throwing was a complete success! Everyone has seen the results!"

He clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention.

"Now, prepare for the second round!"

"Aww!"

The craftsmen let out an excited wolf howl.

"Lin Mo, Lin Mo! What are we going to explode next?!"

Gu Ling'er jumped out from behind a catapult, her little face covered in black and gray stains.

It looked like a kitten that had just crawled out of the stove, but its eyes were frighteningly bright.

Lin Mo raised his hand and pointed down into the valley.

In Xia Yuan's military camp, soldiers had already regrouped amidst the chaos.

They were struggling to drag the surviving giant ballistae toward the Cliff of Broken Souls.

"See those big guys?"

Lin Mo's voice was tinged with laughter.

"They're getting ready to fight back."

"Them?"

Gu Ling'er curled her lip in disdain.

She stood with her hands on her hips, like a female bandit giving orders.

"Brothers of the Exploding Sky Gang! Heed my command!"

"Recalibrate the angle! Target: those enemy ballistae!"

"Let them taste what it's like to have a lump of iron hit their face again!"

"Okay!"

The veteran craftsmen readily agreed and, full of energy, quickly began adjusting the specially made catapults.

One by one, dark, thunderous bombs were carefully placed into the catapult trough.

The creaking sound of the winch echoed through the cliffs once again.

"Loading complete!"

"Angle locked!"

A series of sounds, poised to be unleashed, rang out.

Lin Mo raised his hand and waved it downwards.

"emission!"

woo-

Woo-woo-woo

Hundreds of modified catapults roared simultaneously.

Hundreds of iron lumps, laden with "care," rose into the air once more, accompanied by the sinister grin of death.