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

Chapter 540 Counter!

Balya was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat and his face turned pale.

If the general hadn't called him back, their ship would have rushed out and been blown to pieces by this cannon.

Fortunately, the Ming army on the opposite side did not take the opportunity to continue attacking, but turned both ships around and ran away.

When they came out of the bunker, the sea was filled with smoke and there was no trace of the ship.

Balya's legs were sore and trembling, and he sighed anxiously, "General, so this is what it feels like to be bombarded by artillery."

They also had cannons on two of their ships, and they only fired at the Japanese army when they docked to occupy the port.

At that time, they were the ones using the cannon, and naturally they were excited by its extraordinary power.

But this time they were the ones being bombarded, and the feeling was like - the sky was falling!

Mingheng looked into the distance worriedly, his brows furrowed. "Could he have hijacked the ship?"

He had a vague guess in his mind, and was even certain that it was the Prince of Zhi.

But at this time they had lost the supply ship, and if they were told that they were stabbed in the back by their own people, it would probably shake the morale of the army.

Balya still had some ringing in his ears, so he didn't hear what he said clearly. He asked loudly, "General, what should we do?"

Mingheng came back to his senses and immediately made arrangements: "Pass the order down, tomorrow's raid is canceled. For the next three months, do your best to defend the camp and do not take the initiative to attack."

"Starting today, the army will switch to two meals a day, and try to conserve food and energy!"

The supply ship was hijacked by someone with ulterior motives, and they didn't have much food left.

Although Mingheng would send the news to the mainland as soon as possible, since the other party was able to hijack the ship without anyone noticing, they might also intercept his message.

He could not place his hopes on reinforcements and could only try to reduce the losses as much as possible.

Find a way to be as self-sufficient as possible from this land.

The big black man also realized the food problem and said with relief: "Fortunately, we still have fresh sweet potatoes in our food reserves. If we can sprout some and plant them now, we can at least survive for a while longer."

One advantage of sweet potatoes is that not only can you eat the fruits in autumn, but the sweet potato vines in spring and summer can also satisfy your hunger.

Although the Qing Dynasty now has sufficient food, everyone uses sweet potato vines to feed pigs.

But this is a special period, and it’s good to have sweet potato vines to eat.

Mingheng immediately agreed and instructed someone knowledgeable about the matter to sprout the sweet potatoes.

He had a terrible suspicion that they would have to endure this isolation and helplessness for a very long time...

After preparing for half a year and robbing supply ships twice, Prince Zhi finally felt ready to fight back to the capital.

Zhu Tianmu rubbed his hands in anticipation: "We've already made arrangements secretly at the port, but we can't have too many people, otherwise the risk of being discovered will be too great."

"There are not many people here, they are all elite soldiers and generals. All of the thousand brothers have been through thick and thin with me." Prince Zhi was very cautious.

If you want to attack by surprise by entering the palace, you cannot rely on the number of people.

There are about 1,500 imperial guards, but these people are not always by the emperor's side.

If his thousand men can sneak into the palace quietly, the Fourth Brother will have no way to deal with him!

Zhu Tianmu nodded: "That's enough, we still have enough muskets."

"Have the muskets been transported back?" Prince Zhi raised his weapon again.

Zhu Tianmu: "Yes, they should be arriving in the suburbs of Beijing soon. When they do, we'll find someone to send them into the tunnel in batches."

Prince Zhi was relieved: "There is no time to waste. While the summer weather is good, we will travel day and night and return to the capital quietly!"

Zhu Tianmu had no objection to this, and he was even more excited than Prince Zhi.

From the moment he was born, he was discovered to be a boy, and his only mission in life was to overthrow the rule of the Manchus.

He spent the first half of his life going through wind and rain, even working overtime to get things done.

But one day, the prince Yongzheng saw through their plan and captured all of their people.

All the efforts of his ancestors and parents were in vain.

In order to survive, he even stabbed his vitals and pretended to be a eunuch to survive.

From that moment on, he knew that the goal of overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty would no longer be possible.

But he could endure humiliation and live, or even die, but he could not let Yongzheng seize the throne so easily!

As for the foolish Prince Zhi, if he were to rule the country, who knows when the country would be destroyed.

The two men each had their own ulterior motives, but their ultimate goal was very similar, which was to kill the Fourth Master.

Because firearms and food had been delivered to the outskirts of Beijing in batches over the past six months.

So this time, Prince Zhi brought his trusted aides, and with simple carriages, they disguised themselves as several caravans and headed towards the outskirts of Beijing under the stars and the moon.

After finally arriving at the destination, everyone was not in a good state.

After all, everyone has been fighting outside for three or four years. Apart from eating dry food, they can only learn from the Japanese and eat some sea fish to satisfy their hunger.

Cattle and sheep cannot be brought on board at all, and fresh meat will spoil easily, so the most you can take is some dried meat.

Not to mention everyone's health, everyone's mouths are also very greedy.

We were on a forced march during this period and had no time to think about eating.

Now that we have stopped to rest, the gluttons are starting to crawl out of my feet.

To reward everyone, the Prince of Zhi ordered, "Take a few people to the village ahead and buy as much pork, chicken, and duck as possible."

"We'll rest for three days, and have plenty of meat and vegetables every day!"

More than a thousand big men ate meat like a storm.

The pigs, chickens and ducks in several nearby villages were almost all affected. They were eaten up before the time for slaughter in previous years.

After three days of rest, the more than a thousand people looked radiant.

Standing at the entrance of the secret passage, Prince Zhi looked at this hidden cave and felt a lot of emotions in his heart.

Your Majesty, did you see it?

You are the one who is least optimistic about me, but I am the most competitive.

Even if you don't pass the throne to me, I can still take it back with my own ability!

Zhu Tianmu was also very excited. He had been waiting for this exciting day since he was born.

He restrained himself tightly and said, "Prince, let's go!"

"Are you sure everything is settled in the palace? As for my mother..." Prince Zhi confirmed with him again.

Zhu Tianmu nodded: "It has been arranged long ago. The queen has been taken to the secret passage a long time ago."

"The firearms have been transported to that end. Otherwise, it would be difficult for us to move around in the secret passage carrying such heavy firearms."

After all, this secret passage is not spacious, and with so many people inside, it makes breathing a little difficult.

If I carry the musket on my back, I will probably be exhausted when I get there.

Prince Zhi checked his mind again and thought that everything was ready.

Then he encouraged everyone with a few words and ordered: "Charge!"