No, I was just a concubine, how did I become the queen?

Chapter 539 Supply Ship

Prince Zhi looked straight at Xiao Muzi, as if he was really getting to know this person for the first time.

When Xiao Muzi was still by the prince's side, he had already surrendered to him and helped him do a lot of things.

When the prince got into trouble, he found a way to rescue him.

What I was actually thinking about at that time was whether I could find out from him why the prince was deposed.

Unexpectedly, after bringing this man all the way to the battlefield, I found that he was indeed a smart man.

Although he was a eunuch, he looked like a gentleman once he changed his clothes. His courage and wisdom helped him win many battles.

As a result, Prince Zhi no longer regarded him as a eunuch, but at least as a useful military advisor.

But no matter how much he was favored by the prince, he should not have known that there was a secret passage into the palace.

Because the prince didn’t even know there was a secret passage into the palace!

The Manchus had ruled for less than a hundred years, and the exploration and development of the imperial palace was probably less than halfway completed.

When he was a child, he often found mechanisms while repairing the palace roads.

If there is a secret passage in the palace, either the emperor doesn't know about it, or even if he knows, he won't tell anyone, including the prince!

Prince Zhi stared at Xiao Muzi with a pair of eagle-like eyes, which was full of oppression.

Xiao Muzi, however, smiled calmly and said, "My name is Zhu Tianmu, and I am from the royal family of the previous dynasty. Zhu Cizhao is my grandfather."

"Previous dynasty?!!" Prince Zhi jumped up.

As a prince of the Qing Dynasty, he was taught from childhood that those who are not of my race must have different hearts.

They were instinctively wary of the Han people, not to mention that the person in front of them was a member of the royal family of the previous dynasty.

What is he thinking? ! ! !

Zhu Tianmu said, "Your Highness, don't worry. I am already a useless person and can't cause you any harm."

"Now I just want to help you gain power and give me a lifetime of wealth and glory."

He smiled bitterly and pointed to his crotch, meaning that he had been a eunuch for a long time.

Prince Zhi was silent for a moment, but in the end, his unwillingness overcame his vigilance against the Han people.

After all, if he didn't give it a try, the best outcome in his life would be to be a leisurely prince.

Not to mention that this best outcome is unlikely to happen, after all, the fourth brother has already decided to kill him.

He pondered for a moment and said, "So according to what you said, what should we do?"

Jin Tianmu stood up and moved closer: "Your Highness..."

It was already dark outside, the lights in the tent flickered, and the wind whistled past with a much stronger force...

Mingheng could smell the moist scent of the sea even when he was lying on the mattress.

Fortunately, winter has arrived this month, and both sides have tacitly chosen to cease fire, so that everyone can rest and recuperate.

What he was worried about recently was not the surprise attack from Japan, but the fact that he had sent a secret letter to Beijing, but no news had been received from the capital for such a long time.

Based on his understanding of his brother-in-law, no matter how to deal with Prince Zhi, he would give the order himself instead of looking for others.

After all, in terms of the level of trust, Mingheng thinks he wins his brother-in-law's heart more than the Fourteenth Master.

So, I haven't received any news for so long.

Either there was a problem with the secret letter he sent, or the news from the capital was intercepted by someone.

No matter which problem it is, it is not good news for him.

But he had no other choice now but to stabilize his soldiers and win the battle as quickly as possible.

Winter passed quickly. Throughout the entire winter, there were no large-scale fights between the two sides except for occasional minor frictions.

Mingheng still has sufficient supplies, and a new supply ship will arrive soon.

I heard that someone has specially sent firearms this time. With such powerful weapons, we might be able to conquer Japan ahead of schedule this year.

He would go to the port they occupied almost every day, looking forward to it.

That day, he took people to check as usual, but heard an unusual noise.

"It sounds like a cry for help?" Baerya stuffed the dried meat in his hand into his mouth and shouted vaguely.

After saying that, he changed the musket on his back to his hand and rushed to the front.

Mingheng also became alert all of a sudden: "Let's go and see what's going on."

He led his soldiers to control this area, so there was no possibility that Japanese people would appear.

But at this time, such a sound came from the sea, which obviously meant that they encountered the enemy.

There is no one on his side of the ship at the moment, so the person asking for help can only be the supply ship that came to deliver things to them today.

If something happens to this ship, with so many people like them, they won’t be able to survive for more than three months!

Mingheng and others rushed over. The soldiers guarding the port had already boarded the ship and wanted to go to the sea to check the situation.

He hurriedly climbed up the watchtower, picked up the telescope, and looked in the direction where the horn sound came from.

There were two ships on the sea, one of which was a supply ship that Mingheng was familiar with.

The other ship was camouflaged, but it was not difficult to see that it was still a Qing Dynasty ship.

The supply ship is now in a mess, and it seems to be leaderless. Many people have been slaughtered on the ground, and there is blood everywhere.

Mingheng's face turned serious. It was not difficult to see that the supply ship originally thought that the other party was a friendly force, but then someone boarded the ship and stabbed them in the back.

If you think about it more deeply, there was a traitor on the supply ship, otherwise they would not have given the other party the opportunity to board the ship.

What's worse, there were firearms on the supply ship, which they lacked.

Even if he gathered soldiers from several ships to pursue them, the enemy could annihilate them at sea with cannons.

"You little bastard! Where are you doing?" The big black man's roar shook the sky.

Mingheng followed his gaze and saw that Balya had already jumped onto the boat with his men, ready to chase after them and rescue them.

not good!

Mingheng leaped up a few times, practically jumping off the watchtower, and shouted towards the boat through a megaphone:

"Come back! Balya, turn back quickly!"

Lin Mingyan used the little knowledge she had from her previous life to make the loudspeaker using cardboard, magnets, enameled wire, and other materials.

It is very simple to make and very useful on the battlefield, so Mingheng placed a lot of them in places like the watchtower.

It just came in handy at this moment, otherwise he would not be able to stop this brat just by shouting at the top of his lungs.

Balya originally wanted to kill him first and report later, and then chase him out and kill him.

Now that Mingheng shouted through the loudspeaker, there was no chance to pretend not to hear anything. He could only command the ship to return in shame.

"Boom~~~~"

Before the boat reached the shore, Balya felt a burning sensation, and then a loud noise sounded behind him.

The other side actually fired at them!

Balya felt a brief tinnitus in his ears, but immediately realized that the other party had not yet hit them.

Everyone quickly jumped off the boat and found shelter in the harbor.

"Huh~ If I had just moved forward..."