Chapter 164 – A Fierce Battle at Sea

Just now, the two of them were running smoothly and fighting excitingly, but the three brothers were a bit stunned.

 

They knew that in terms of skill alone, Prince Huaiyang was far ahead of their leader, but for some reason, their leader only smiled at him. Prince Huaiyang, like a piece of wood, clanged and was knocked to the ground by their leader.

 

At present, Prince Huaiyang was being teased by their powerful leader, and he angrily calls out to others. The three brothers look at each other and don’t know what to say.

 

However, Liu Miantang was surprised by how the handsome military lord knew the brothers. He turned to ask Lu Zhong, “Who is this military lord?”

 

Lu Zhong said with some difficulty, “Leader, he is Prince Huaiyang.”

 

At this moment, this statement was simply the urging talisman of Prince Huaiyang.

 

Miantang was startled, and the tip of the knife in her hand couldn’t help but send it forward. It scraped a trace on the neck of Prince Huaiyang, and a few blood droplets condensed.

 

As the tip of Miantang’s sword was about to be sent out, Lu Zhong quickly shouted, “Leader, the person you married… Is him…”

 

After listening to the inexplicable conversation between the two, Cui Xingzhou finally understood that Miantang had regained the memory of the Mountain of Yang, but had forgotten the three years she spent with him.

 

To be honest, at the moment when Lu Zhong shouted, Miantang was so surprised that she almost sent her knife to kill Cui Xingzhou. When she realized that Lu Zhong was not joking, she asked him to take a rope and tie Prince Huaiyang up, and bring him to a cave.

 

Miantang couldn’t believe that she had married her nemesis, Prince Huaiyang. The first thought in her heart was that Prince Huaiyang was deceiving her.

 

After waking up from Kou Island, Miantang felt like she had passed away, but she didn’t expect anything even more absurd waiting for her.

 

She actually married Cui Xingzhou! So for a moment, the husband who fell from the sky hit her a bit unbelievable

 

Cui Xingzhou was also surprised and angry at this moment. Surprisingly, Miantang suffered a head injury when she fell into the water, causing such a huge change that she completely forgot about their three years of good times. He was so angry that Lu Zhong, these foolish donkeys, meticulously executed Miantang’s command and tied him tightly with a hemp rope soaked in oil, especially Lu Yi, who had to restrain himself with great effort.

 

In the cave, Cui Xingzhou sat on the ground, and Miantang squatted in front of him with her sword in her arms, constantly watching.

 

If possible, Cui Xingzhou really wants to have a good sleep. In the past few days, he hasn’t slept a wink and finally found his beloved. However, the leader thinks she was unmarried.

 

For a moment, he really wanted to close his eyes and fall asleep to see if this nightmare could come to an end after waking up.

 

It has to be said that this Thief Cui was really good-looking. Whether he was staring in anger or taking a nap, he has a certain level of composure, especially with his long eyelashes.

 

“Have you seen enough? I won’t run, just unravel me first!” As Miantang was entranced by her gaze, the reclusive fairy suddenly spoke, his deep and secluded eyes seemingly reaching into her heart, causing her to feel uneasy.

 

Miantang then remembered to be more reserved, stood up, and asked Lu Zhong with a straight face, “Let me ask you, how did I marry Prince Huaiyang… Could it be that he coerced me… Or what kind of trap did I fall into?”

 

Lu Zhong was relatively honest. Although he thinks that Prince Huaiyang was not worthy of the leader, he does not add any embellishments, He said, “Since the Mountain of Yang was separated, we have been searching for you everywhere. When we found you again, you are already the Huaiyang Princess Consort. As you usually say, Prince Huaiyang did not intimidate you, and you did not fall into any trap. Instead, you voluntarily married Prince Huaiyang. We did not want to recognize him, but you… You punished us.”

 

Upon hearing this, Miantang furrowed her pretty eyebrows. She knows that she was not a person who forgot her true self. How could she punish her brothers for the sake of her former enemy? She looked at Cui Xingzhou incredulously and said, “Can you tell me… How we first met and how did we get married?”

 

If she asked anything else, it was easy to say. But when asked about their acquaintance, Cui Xingzhou rarely felt guilty and couldn’t open his mouth.

 

He naturally couldn’t say that Miantang also had amnesia at the time. To lure Lu Wen out of her, he deceived her into doing things like being a couple.

 

Otherwise, with the little dog now unrecognizable, he was afraid she might stab him with a knife before he finish speaking.

 

So he could only vaguely say, “You were seriously injured and your hands and feet were torn off. I saved you and spent a year together before you married me.”

 

He paused and spoke softly, “Miantang, can we go back and talk again? Our son has been crying and looking for his mother these past two days, and his throat has become hoarse.”

 

Liu Miantang was in a daze when she heard it, for some reason. When he mentioned her “son,” it seemed to her ears that she had truly heard the crying of a baby, as if the nightmares in her dreams of the past two days had kept her from sleeping peacefully.

 

She bit her lips slightly, feeling a bit confused for a moment. How could she marry Cui Xingzhou and give birth to a son?

 

Cui Xingzhou was also a bit anxious. He was just in a hurry to chase after Miantang and only brought two sailors ashore. It was reasonable to say that the large group of people on the ship should also go ashore. Why hasn’t anyone come so long? These loyal brothers were unreliable, just letting the little dog do such mischief matters.

 

At this moment, suddenly there was a rumbling sound of gunfire on the sea surface. Several brothers, including Miantang and Lu Zhong, hurriedly walked to the entrance of the cave and looked out.

 

In the distance, several large ships formed a semicircle on the sea, slowly approaching the small warships of the State of Zhen Army. The warships showed no signs of weakness and set up artillery to shoot. After the large ship approached, it also began shelling, blowing up water columns in the front, back, left, and right sides of the small battleship.

 

Lu Zhong glanced at it and said, “Leader, that’s the Japanese warship! They’re chasing after us.”

 

At this moment, on the Japanese warship, Takatsukasa was holding a telescope to observe the small gunboats of the State of Zhen’s army.

 

It turned out that after discovering the escape of Liu Miantang, Takatsukasa encountered the Great Yan Dynasty’s warship again. Knowing that there was no chance of victory, they immediately launched several small boats and returned to Kou Island. Then, they mobilized manpower and rearmed several warships to search.

 

After all, grasping Liu Miantang was the lifeline of Prince Huaiyang. Takatsukasa did not want his success to fall short and allowed her to return to Prince Huaiyang so smoothly.

 

Cui Xingzhou’s two warships moved separately, and one of them happened to be caught by Takatsukasa here, so they surrounded.

 

Although Cui Xingzhou was still in the cave, he guessed something from the sound of gunfire and said, “Miantang, let go of me quickly. You and Lu Zhong will stay here, and I will rush over and drive the Japanese away before coming to find you.”

 

The Japanese are coming fiercely, with an absolute advantage in quantity and familiar terrain. No matter how they look at it, this warship in the North Sea has no victory or defeat.

 

They were in the cave and were originally very safe. At this time, it was admirable that they could actively return to the dangerous area and fight against the enemy with their subordinates. Miantang was once a leader in the army, knowing that a commander loved his soldiers like a son and shared grudges. Simply put, there have been countless leaders throughout history, and there are only a few who can do it. At least none other than her subordinates and the Great Yan Dynasty of Prince Huaiyang’s troops who she met during her time at the Mountain of Yang can do it.

 

No matter what, Cui Xingzhou has always been a tough man. After battling with him for so long, she has been defeated by him several times, which was also convincing.

 

Cui Xingzhou saw that she still didn’t intend to loosen his ties, and didn’t want to let her continue to act recklessly. There was a small but exceptionally sharp dagger hidden in the wrist guard. Cui Xingzhou gently shook and twisted his wrist behind him, quickly cutting the hemp rope and standing up.

 

Miantang didn’t expect him to be able to untie the hemp rope on his own. Just as she was about to block, he had already grabbed the surprised Miantang and pulled her into his arms. His other hand gently supported the back of her head and kissed her deeply.

 

He can’t wait to take Miantang home. It was okay if she forgets him. He has plenty of time to remind her of the lingering past, inch by inch.

 

After a hot kiss, he said, “Stay here and wait for me. I’ll go and come back.” After that, he turned around and left.

 

Miantang didn’t expect him to have a hind hand, so he grabbed her into his arms before she could react. As soon as she was about to fight back, she was caught by one of his hands and passively accepted a kiss.

 

When the two of them came into contact, the familiar masculine aura and fiery reaction, clearly without memory, were incredibly familiar, as if they had appeared countless times in a dream.

 

When she regained her senses, Cui Xingzhou had already left the cave and ran briskly towards the small boat.

 

Some soldiers and generals on the small boat chased Prince Huaiyang to the shore, and when they saw him, they quickly welcomed him. The leader said, “Your Highness, when the Japanese ship appeared, we had already fired the signal cannon and notified another ship to come and meet.”

 

Prince Huaiyang nodded and said, “There are many enemy ships and they are more familiar with naval warfare. There is no need for us to forcefully collide with them at sea. Send someone to send a secret signal to the ship and abandon the ship to land. Ask them to set traps for the warships, lure the Japanese to board the ship, and after they board the ship, blow up the warship. At sea, they are numerous and powerful, but on land, they are just a group of rabble.”

 

The warship received instructions to stack the remaining shells together, with several oil barrels filled with oil next to them, deliberately pretending to have insufficient shells. Takatsukasa originally intended to sink the State of Zhen battleship with one go, but seeing the ship unable to counterattack and fleeing at sea, he couldn’t help but feel greedy and ordered his men to stop shelling and dock the ship to capture the enemy ship.

 

They proceeded very smoothly, and the two ships docked with the State of Zhen battleship one after another. The Japanese people jumped onto the battleship in a hurry, but there was no one on the deck, only to see some small boats carrying people about to land from a distance.

 

While the Japanese were still inspecting the warship, there was a loud bang, and a flash of fire rushed out from the deck. The warship broke in the middle and quickly sank to the bottom of the sea. A portion of the Japanese people on board was engulfed by the flames, and the remaining ones who jumped into the water were also drawn into the vortex generated by the sinking of the warship. A Japanese ship on the side was approaching the explosion site, and the bow of the ship was also blasted open with a large hole, watching as it sank into the sea.