Just as Watanabe Zan was furious, a young officer beside him said, "General, the people who fired the cannon just now were from the frigate. I saw it clearly.
"Frigate?" Watanabe Zan looked around and suddenly realized that after all the mess that happened last night, he even forgot for a moment that Queen Chiba was on his frigate.
"Baga, this stupid woman."
Watanabe had just cursed when countless cannonballs came flying towards them again.
Watanabe Zan understood that this was what Chiba did on purpose. If they lost this battle, even those who survived would have to return to Japan with nothing.
In this regard, the soldiers wanted to survive and did not care about their face, but Chiba, as the Queen of Japan, could not go back naked, after all, she was the Queen.
However, the war had come to this point, what could the Queen do?
Watanabe hated Chiba for not being able to see clearly and act, hated Chiba for being short-sighted. For the lives of his own men, what was wrong with making a small sacrifice?
Looking at the overwhelming artillery shells, Watanabe Zan gave orders again, passing it down, no counterattacks allowed, restraint required, and no more conflicts with the Ming fleet.
Yamamoto's flagship immediately sent out a flag signaling that no retaliation was allowed.
At this moment, Long Ze on the Ming treasure ship happened to see this scene.
She hurried to Zhang Wuji and said, "Your Majesty, what happened just now may have been a misunderstanding. Watanabe Zan has ordered that you are not allowed to fight back."
Zhang Wuji was puzzled for a moment: "Is there such a thing?"
Then, he turned his gaze to Gong Yu, after all, Gong Yu was the commander of this battle.
Seeing this, the Ming warships fired another round of bombardment before issuing a ceasefire order.
After seeing that the Ming warships had ceased fire, Watanabe Zan had no choice but to serve as an envoy for the third time and, with great effort, finally arrived on Zhang Wuji's treasure ship again.
"Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what happened just now was a misunderstanding. It was not my navy who opened fire first, but the foreign general forgot that my navy was going to the battle this time, and Queen Chiba also came to watch the fun. The navy and I can go back naked, but the queen is a woman after all. Letting her go back naked would be worse than taking her life directly. That's why the queen opened fire without authorization."
After hearing this, Zhang Wuji's brows immediately showed an unconcealable joy: "Your queen is here too? Why didn't you tell me earlier? This is a big fish."
"Go back now and bring your queen to me."
After hearing this, Watanabe Zan felt embarrassed: "Your Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, this..."
Zhang Wuji smiled helplessly: "It's difficult, isn't it? Is there anything more difficult than death in this world?"
"Yu'er, keep firing, kill him all, and throw him directly into the sea to feed the fish."
Watanabe Zan saw two armored soldiers walking towards him directly, and he was terrified for a moment. To be honest, at this time, Watanabe Zan didn't want to care about the life and death of his soldiers at all. As for the queen, he didn't want to care about her even more. But even if Watanabe Zan didn't want to care about other people's lives, he still had to care about his own life; "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please spare my life. This can be done. I will go and bring Queen Chiba back to you."
Watanabe Zan is really crazy. He doesn't even care about the Queen of Japan. However, Watanabe Zan also has his own ideas. After all, Queen Chiba came in disguise and wore armor. Who could recognize her identity as the queen in such a dress? It would be a good idea to catch him, gag him, and find a way out for himself with Zhang Wuji.
Judging from the current situation, Zhang Wuji has won a great victory in this battle, and he will definitely send a large army to expedition to Japan soon. If Japan is defeated, Zhang Wuji will probably treat him with high positions and generous salaries because Zhang Wuji directly presented the queen to him today. After all, Zhang Wuji cannot kill all the Japanese.
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Watanabe Zan hurriedly took the order and left. However, just when Watanabe Zan had just got off Zhang Wuji's treasure ship, Long Ze walked over with an excited look on his face: "Your Majesty, congratulations, Your Majesty."
Zhang Wuji smiled slightly: "Are you congratulating me for capturing the Queen of Japan alive?"
Long Ze quickly said: "Yes, but not entirely. The Queen of Japan has two identities. She is the Queen, but she is also the Master of Sakura Pavilion."
"Sakura Pavilion is a huge assassination organization. At least, there is no one they cannot kill so far. If Chiba can be captured alive, it will not only save some trouble, but also shock the Japanese court. If Chiba can surrender, the forces behind him will definitely surrender as well. It will definitely be beneficial with no harm."
After hearing this, Zhang Wuji's eyes brightened even more; "If that's the case, the men of the Ming Dynasty will not have to sacrifice as many lives as possible when we conquer Japan."
Long Ze quickly said: "It's more than just a few. If Qianye can be used by Your Majesty, then the number of soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who will die can be saved by at least tens of thousands."
Zhang Wuji looked at Zhao Min with a smile: "Min'er, now it will be more convenient for you to take command."
Zhao Min said disdainfully: "What a joke! I, Zhao Min, have always relied on overwhelming force to lead troops into battle. I would not take a mere Queen of Japan seriously."
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Two quarters of an hour later, Watanabe Zan came to Zhang Wuji's treasure ship again as an envoy for the fourth time, but this time, he came with a sad face.
There is no doubt that Qianye ran away without a trace. Watanabe Zan was extremely frightened. He was afraid that Zhang Wuji would chop off his head if he was unhappy.
But it was obvious that Zhang Wuji was really unhappy. He could have captured the Queen of Japan alive, but such a good opportunity was wasted.
However, at this moment, Gong Yu said with a smile: "Your Majesty, why don't you worry? When we confirmed that the Queen of Japan followed us, she was destined to be our prisoner. This is a vast ocean, and we have dozens of warships. Where can she run to? Even if she is a fish, we can still catch her back."
Zhao Minyan said: "That's right. I didn't get any credit after following you out this time. All the limelight was taken away by a vixen. Give me a warship and I will capture Queen Qianye. At least I can get some credit."
After hearing this, Zhang Wuji hurriedly said: "Min'er, your days of being in the limelight are still to come. It's just a matter of catching someone. We can just send a warship. Why do you have to do it yourself?"
Zhao Min gave Zhang Wuji a fierce look and said, "No, I'm going. Just tell me whether you agree or not. If you don't agree to such a small thing, then I will jump into the sea right away. I, Zhao Min, always keep my word."
Zhang Wuji was helpless seeing the blatant threat and the angry look on Zhao Min's face. At this moment, Yu Fei said, "Sir, just agree to Sister Min'er. Sister Min'er and I will go together. There will definitely be no problem if we work together. Just think of it as me wanting a share of the credit."
"After we capture Qianye alive, sister Min'er and I will accompany you well."
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