The Unjust System and My War-Crazy Self

She was puzzled.

"Fortunately, I also have a secret weapon--" Mumona said to herself.

At this time, the voice of the messenger was heard from outside the imperial tent.

"Great King."

"The Supreme Cannon has been installed."

"Waiting for your review."

"Okay!" Mumona jumped up from her seat and said, "Notify the entire army that a thunderbolt will be coming soon."

"Don't be scared."

"Hmph." A sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Norma people, do you think your city walls can protect you forever?"

"What a shame, times have changed."

This is very strange.

Shu Yichao has returned to the city, but system 12345 is still struggling.

Bayed's impression of the host has reached rock bottom.

[But Mumona's impression of the host has actually improved? ]

[Host, have you humiliated Bayed and flattered Mumona?]

System 12345 couldn't figure out the trick.

[But there seems to be no hint that these two people have a conflict. ]

【Is it a hidden element? 】

System 12345 thought about it and this was the only possibility.

[That's right, there's more than one way to complete a strategy quest—it doesn't matter, as long as I can advance the main storyline.]

Chapter 18 - Cannons Fire

One after another, heavy bronze behemoths lay quietly on the artillery platform, opening their inky black mouths towards the towering walls of Constantinople.

"It's so beautiful."

Under the protection of many servants, Mumona patted the cold barrels of the cannons with satisfaction, feeling their unique violent aesthetics.

These terrifying cannons are the secret weapons that Mumona prepared to break Constantinople.

For these cannons, she hired talented engineers at great expense, invited countless craftsmen, and spent a huge amount of money to purchase high-quality ore. She went through several months of arduous casting and experienced countless casualties.

Finally, they created this terrifying cannon barrel that weighs almost twenty tons and is nearly one foot thick, and named it the Supreme Cannon.

To transport it, dozens of strong bullocks had to be used to pull it, a professional engineering team was on hand to repair the gun carriage, hundreds of strong men carefully supported it, and thousands of people cut rolling logs...

The transportation alone took two months.

Despite the huge expenditure of money, manpower and material resources, Mumona believes it is all worth it.

The Supreme Cannon can fire a half-ton shell two kilometers away!

Even the Western Wall of Constantinople could not withstand such terrible bombardment!

"It's time to give the Norma a little big gun shock."

After Mumona and her guards retreated to a sufficient distance, she gave orders to the artillerymen.

"fire!"

In fact, the preparations before firing, such as cleaning the barrel, adjusting the elevation angle, mixing the gunpowder, and polishing the stone bullets, had already begun this morning, but it was really not in time.

Therefore, preparations for launch have not been made until now.

"Zi, Zhi——"

The long fuse was lit, and the orange sparks slowly advanced, eventually penetrating the muzzle of the Supreme Cannon...

"boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Dozens of cannons fired at the same time, with a deafening roar. Amidst the flashing fire, the pitch-black stone bullets emitted a deadly scream, turning the sky upside down and shaking the earth!

Amidst the tremendous roar, the soaring clouds of dust, the terrible tremors, and the panic of the defenders—

The Western Wall, which had guarded Constantinople for more than a thousand years, cried out for the first time under the heavy burden!

The mottled stone walls were shattered into pieces, the defenders' armor was instantly penetrated as if it were made of paper, and the tower collapsed like an eggshell...

A section of the towering city wall actually fell apart like this!

"The city, the city wall collapsed!?" The defenders were all dumbfounded and at a loss when they saw this scene.

Some soldiers even abandoned their posts and ran around like headless flies.

The soldiers fell into panic.

The people were in even worse condition. This scene, which seemed like the end of the world, caused countless people to run around in panic and faint on the ground.

Countless citizens went to the church in despair, hoping in vain for the Lord's salvation.

But among the crowd who are in a state of constant anxiety, there are always some paintings with a unique style.

"Wow--" Shu Yichao rode his horse to the place where the city wall collapsed and looked at the gap with interest.

"Is this the Urban Cannon?"

"No wonder I always felt uncomfortable before, it turns out I forgot about this thing."

"It's incredibly powerful, worthy of being the cannon that was once thought to have blasted down the Western Wall of Constantinople."

"By the way, I don't think I've seen a musket before..."

Shu Yichao strolled leisurely on the city wall. The roar of artillery fire, flying bricks and stones, and rising smoke and dust had no effect on him at all.

He even had the urge to kick the gravel on the ground.

"Big production, absolutely big production!"

"Such a conscientious production team is rare nowadays."

Shu Yichao looked back at Osman's artillery position: "I just don't know if the other side is a map, or something else——"

"Also, was the location where the city wall collapsed a fixed location chosen long ago, or was it random?"

Seeing the Priest King chatting and laughing so calmly, with no fear on his face, the frightened soldiers around him gradually recovered.

At this moment, the double-headed eagle flag approached rapidly, and it was Constantine XI in military uniform who came to this most dangerous place in person.

He saw Shu Yichao was there too, nodded slightly at Shu Yichao, and then began to inspect the city wall and encourage the soldiers.

"Warriors of Norma, take courage!"

"Perhaps you are now filled with fear and worry."

“But don’t forget, we are Norma people!”

"The last Norma in the world!"

"We guard the glorious legacy of Caesar, Augustus, and Trajan!"

"Guarding the last of Norma's land!"

"Since ancient times, the Norma people have valued honor more than life!"

"Even if you die on the battlefield, don't tarnish this pride that belongs to us all!"

Encouraged by the emperor, the soldiers defending the city gradually regained their courage and began to follow Constantine XI to collect rubble, dismantle wood, and find mud and brick mortar to repair the city walls.

The defenders rushed to repair the city amidst the roar of artillery fire, while the Osmani army cheered and their morale, which had been severely hit before, recovered a lot.

Looking at the soldiers under her command waving flags and shouting excitedly, Mumona finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ridiculous pagan."

She glanced disdainfully at the western wall, which had been damaged in more than a dozen places, and a determined smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.

She has already thought of the next battle plan.

In this way, the Supreme Cannon was used to bombard the western wall of Constantinople, undermining the morale of the defenders in the city, wearing down their energy, and consuming their supplies.

After more than a dozen breaches were blasted in the western wall and the defenders were exhausted, the 200,000-strong army filed in and flooded the city.

Perhaps the Khitans would be very troublesome, but after all, their numbers were too small. How could they defeat the Osman warriors who outnumbered them by hundreds of times?

And maybe we can even capture the young Khitan general alive.

After swallowing slightly, Mumona returned to her tent.

Two concubines, wearing translucent gauze, with slim figures and delicate skin, immediately came forward and spoke in a sweet voice.

"Sudan--"

Mumona waved her hand, indicating that she was not interested in that at the moment, and dismissed the two of them.

She was just about to take a break when new news came from outside.

The content of this message...

"The Willis and the Zhelaiyans want to see me?" Mumona said dully. "What on earth are these profit-seeking businessmen trying to do?"

If there are people in the world whose thinking is so confusing that even the wise Sultan cannot understand them, then the commercial city-states of Willis and Relea, which were born on the homeland of Norma, must be among the top.

For example, during the siege of Constantinople, they were organizing a fleet and transporting money and food to try to aid Norma, while at the same time frantically selling information about Norma to Mumona through the concessions in the city.

While driving up prices in Constantinople and making huge war profits, he also generously donated money to recruit mercenaries to defend the city that the world desires.

At the same time, they were inciting Constantine XI's brothers to rebel in Moria, the Norma enclave in the south, and at the same time informing Constantine XI.

Well, both an alliance and a war with Norma.

Mumona really couldn't understand this operation.

"Forget it, let's just hear what new information they have." Mumona stood up with little interest and went to meet the representatives of the commercial city-state.

Then, she received a very surprising news.

"What did you say?"

"The Khitans in the city are planning to attack me at night?"

Chapter 19 - The troublesome Willis people

Constantinople.

Even earlier, the Biwilis and the Zhelaiyans informed Mumona.

"Huh, it's finally blocked."

Even after barely plugging the gap in the city wall, Constantine XI still had a look of worry on his face.

"I just don't know how long it can last."

Of course, the strength of these repaired city walls cannot be compared with the real Western Wall.

Moreover, the supreme cannon on the opposite side would drop stone bullets carrying immense energy with terrifying screams every once in a while.

This was a severe test for both the city walls and the soldiers and civilians defending the city.

"Suna." Constantine XI said to Mrs. Marti who had been following him and had never left.

"Those supreme cannons will probably completely destroy our city walls in the near future."

"It seems that we will have to fight a tough street battle after all."

"Oh, I really regret letting that engineer get away."

The engineer who could make the Supreme Cannon actually applied for a job here from Constantine XI first.

Unfortunately, although Constantine XI attached great importance to him, the empty treasury of Norma could not afford to pay the engineer's salary, let alone cast the terrible cannon.