Zero appears to save them in a custom Knightmare built from the wreckage of the Gawain.
Xing Ke asks if he thinks one Knightmare will turn the tide of battle.
No. War is won through strategy, not tactics.
Meanwhile, rebellious uprisings break out in 14 different cities.
Zero has broadcast his communication with the high eunuchs around the Chinese federation, and their disdain has thrown the people into open revolt. The Britannians withdraw; an alliance with the eunuchs is worthless now.
But Kallen was turned over to Suzaku. She's his prisoner.