The pirates had some understanding of the Zhou Family's situation. However, after they heard it, they were all amused and did not pay serious attention to it. Therefore, the information they understood was a little biased. They did not know much about the specific information. Even the six brothers of the Black Wolf King had different understandings of the situation and their ability to understand was also different.
The big-eyed wolf had some understanding of the fire that destroyed the Zhou Family's ships. However, his understanding was that the Zhou Family had many ships. Since a batch of ships were destroyed, there must be many remaining ships or even more remaining ships. The other brothers also thought so. The spies they placed in White Dragon Island were directly responsible to the Black Wolf King. Therefore, the brothers did not know the specific details, but the Black Wolf King could understand the real details through the spies.
After the fire, the Zhou Clan's ships had already suffered heavy losses. After that, all the ships were sent out by the Zhou Clan's Patriarch to chase after the merchant ships that had been robbed. Not a single ship was left in the harbor. After that, a sudden gust of wind blew on the surface of the sea, and all the ships that were chasing after the merchant ships were destroyed. Even though many people survived, they all returned with broken ships. Part of the looted treasures had already sunk to the bottom of the sea.
Afterward, according to the statistics, among the five or six hundred people who chased out, only fifteen people returned to White Dragon Island with broken boards. The rest of the people were either eaten by the fish or completely left the Zhou Family. This incident also caused very serious consequences. The Zhou Family had neither manpower nor ships to use. The loss of manpower and ships was extremely serious. Although there were some ships that were not on White Dragon Island at that time, the number of these ships was too small. Moreover, they were all on a mission and could not solve the problem of the lack of ships on White Dragon Island. A small number of ships that were transferred from other places were only responsible for transporting the various supplies of White Dragon Island. At the same time, there were too few ships anchored in the port. Naturally, the Black Wolf King was not willing to take the risk. Therefore, he had to take away the fishing boats under his rule so that he could rob as much of the Zhou Family's supplies as possible.
As for how many valuable treasures the Zhou Family had left, the trusted subordinates sent by the Black Wolf King had already found out a little. Although the exact amount was not confirmed, it was definitely not a small amount. Only the head of the Zhou Family and a few trusted subordinates could enter that hidden secret chamber. The rest of the outsiders were forbidden from entering, so naturally, they could not know the specific situation inside. This was because they attached great importance to that secret chamber.
The Zhou Family had more than a dozen strongholds in this sea area. Among them, White Dragon Island was the core stronghold. The important treasures were naturally stored on White Dragon Island, and most of the ships were also anchored on White Dragon Island. When the pirates rebelled, it happened to be the day when the goods were transported to White Dragon Island. Therefore, most of the ships from different islands were also on White Dragon Island. Thus, they were wiped out in one fell swoop. The ships from other strongholds also suffered heavy losses. As a result, the Zhou Family's operation in this sea area encountered a very big problem. All of a sudden, there was a severe shortage of ships and a severe shortage of personnel. In short, they fell into an extremely difficult situation. The normal business activities of the family were forced to be suspended. If they wanted to recover, it would take at least several years. Obviously, the Black Wolf King was not willing to give the Zhou Family this time. He had long disliked the Zhou Family, but he had always been afraid of the strength of the Zhou Family, so he did not dare to act rashly. This time, the Zhou Family suffered a great loss in strength. It had to be said that this was a very good opportunity. The Black Wolf King seized this opportunity very well and prepared to attack quickly, completely uprooting the Zhou Family and obtaining all the accumulated wealth of the Zhou Family.
The six trusted brothers were very supportive of the Black Wolf King's decision. The Zhou Family was not very far from the Black Wolf Sea Area. A round trip would take at most a week, so the robbery would not take too long. Moreover, there was still half a month before the Black Wolf King married the eleven-year-old girl. There was absolutely enough time. It could be considered as a big gift to the Black Wolf King.
After the seven of them discussed the specific details of the robbery, they went to make preparations separately.
This time, the Black Wolf King was going to take action personally. The two armed clippers under his command were all dispatched to ensure sufficient combat power. In addition, there were eight medium-sized fishing boats accompanying them. They were ready to move all the treasures on White Dragon Island for a large-scale harvest.
Mobilizing ten ships and 200 people to prepare a large number of weapons would naturally cause a big commotion. This attracted the attention of the soldiers under Ang Lee's command, who reported the news to their superiors.
"The pirates are on the move, and they are not small. They are going to rob! It's just that we don't know where they are going to rob. If we can get the news in advance, we can rob them on the way. "
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Find a way to follow them. Immediately send someone to inform the nearby whaling ships and ask them to find a way to follow these pirates. Find out where they are going and follow them quietly. Use small boats to follow them out of the sight of the pirates. We can't be discovered by the pirates at all costs."
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had magic tools like binoculars, so they didn't have to worry about being discovered by the pirates. However, they weren't sure when the pirates would set off. If they set off at night, it would be very difficult to follow them.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Ang Lee perfected his request again. He asked his soldiers to send the news back to Tianguang Port. Then, he asked the soldiers of Tianguang Port to spread out and go to the possible locations of the pirates. As long as ten ships were found at the same time, they would be sure that they were pirates.
Sure enough, Ang Lee's preparation didn't go to waste. The ten ships of the pirates set off at night, avoiding the tracking of the nearby whaling ships.
The next day, news came from Tianguang Port that ten ships, two fast ships and eight medium-sized fishing ships, had been found in a sea area. It was basically certain that these ships were the pirate ships of the Black Wolf Sea Area.
After hearing this news, Ang Lee could judge from the direction of the pirate ships that the pirates' target was White Dragon Island, where the Zhou Family was located. This was because the pirate ships were heading towards White Dragon Island. There were no other targets in the vicinity of White Dragon Island. White Dragon Island was the only target that could be robbed.
"The pirates' target is White Dragon Island. Interesting. The Zhou Family has just suffered a great disaster. Most of what they have accumulated over the past three years has been taken advantage of by us. It seems a little late for the pirates to rob them now."
Chen Long said.
Li An said with a smile, "It's not too late. According to the news sent back by our people, the White Dragon Island was heavily guarded before. Even if the pirates wanted to rob, it wouldn't be that easy. At this time, due to the lack of guards on the White Dragon Island, there are a lot of loopholes in the defense. It's easy for the pirates to sneak in and catch the guards off guard. In addition, according to our people, there is still a heavily guarded secret room on the White Dragon Island. It seems that there are still a lot of assets in it, but we don't know how much. I guess the pirates are aiming for that secret room.
Obviously, Ang Lee could temporarily place his own people on White Dragon Island. Then, as the pirates who had been nearby for decades, they naturally had more conditions to place their spies on White Dragon Island. Moreover, due to sufficient preparation, the spies placed by the pirates on White Dragon Island might have a higher status. It would be easier for them to obtain more secret information and prepare for the pirate's robbery.
White Dragon Island was also a commercial center. In addition to the Zhou Family, there were also other merchants on the island. When these merchants left, they would be targeted by the pirates. This allowed the pirates in the Black Wolf Sea to take action in time and rob the merchant ships.
Chen Long nodded and said, "There is actually a secret room. It seems that the Zhou Family still has a lot of treasures! This time, it seems that we are going to benefit again. "
No one would not be tempted by treasures. The more precious the treasures were, the easier it was to tempt people. Chen Long was naturally no exception. The harvest of the last merchant ship was too tempting, so it would be best if there was a similar harvest this time.
However, there was now a very tricky problem on the table. The pirates had two armed clippers with very advanced equipment. This strength was superior to Chen Fugui's four whaling ships. When fighting on the sea, the pirates undoubtedly had a great advantage. Ang Lee was still very clear about the strength of the heavy crossbows on the ships. If they really fought with the pirates, the soldiers of the Tang dynasty would suffer a great loss, so they must be cautious.
If the nearby mobile battleships of the Tang dynasty were invited, it would naturally be easy to deal with these pirates. However, in this way, a considerable part of the benefits would have to be shared with these soldiers. Otherwise, they would be bitterly disappointed. Ang Lee was obviously unwilling to do this, or he did not want to make things so big.
Without the help of the elite battleships of the Tang dynasty, it required special effort to complete this task. Since long-range combat on the sea was not feasible, they could only use special combat methods. Sending elite soldiers to sneak into the clippers in advance and suddenly kill them when needed would inevitably be very effective.
Having visited Giant Tree Island before, Ang Lee understood the specific structure of the pirate's armed clippers, which provided the greatest possibility for Ang Lee's method.
The pirate's armed clipper ship had a place where they could sneak in quietly at the back of the ship's bottom. Since this position was below the ship's bottom, the pirates on the ship wouldn't care about it. From this position, they only needed to smash the deck in front of them with a hammer. The thickness of this part of the deck wasn't big, and an ordinary hammer could smash it. After all, this wasn't a load-bearing position, and it wasn't waterproof. The thickness of the deck naturally didn't need to be too big, so there was a slight possibility for outsiders to sneak in.
The purpose of this design was to increase the speed of the ship when it exerted force. In addition, this position was also the position of the direction board to adjust the direction of the ship. Without the direction board, the direction of the ship would not be easy to adjust.
A clipper could hide fifteen people under the stern, and two clippers could hide thirty people. Although these people would be pressured to fight against the pirates on the ship, if the pirates were attracted by the whaling ship in the distance, then these thirty Tang dynasty soldiers could play a great role. Once they rushed out unexpectedly, they could definitely give the pirates a fatal blow. The pirates would not even have a chance to resist. After all, they rushed out from the inside, forming a two-pronged attack on the pirates. It was impossible for them to not win.
At this time, the most critical problem became how to get these thirty Tang dynasty soldiers onto the pirate ships. It was difficult to quietly get thirty Tang dynasty soldiers onto the two pirate ships. After all, the pirates were not blind. How could they see someone approaching?
However, Ang Lee still had a way. He decided to take the risk and use this method. Then, he would cooperate with the pirates from the inside and the outside to eliminate all the pirates after the robbery. Then, he would occupy the goods robbed by the pirates. Although this method was somewhat risky, as long as it succeeded, it was worth the risk.
After Ang Lee made the decision, he conveyed the order. At the same time, Ang Lee had one more thing to do. That was to take the opportunity to kill the eleven-year-old girl who was controlled by the Black Wolf King. This Black Wolf King was too much. He would not even let go of an eleven-year-old girl. This was really too much.
At this time, the Black Wolf King and most of his brothers had left. Only six pirates stayed behind. Among them, only two were responsible for guarding the eleven-year-old girl. This was the best opportunity. It would be a pity to miss it.
Ang Lee did not have to do it himself. He let Chen Long lead a few soldiers and quietly got the job done. The two pirates did not even have time to make a sound before their necks were easily broken. Their bodies were thrown into a large pit nearby.
"Assistant Minister Li, everything has been done. There is nothing to do if we continue to stay here. Should we leave quickly?"
Chen Long asked.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Let's go. Let's go now. Everyone evacuate from the Black Wolf Sea. The purpose of this trip has been achieved. We will be back soon. In the future, this will be the land of our Tang dynasty. Haha!"
Chen Fugui and his whaling ship were waiting at the port. After Ang Lee led a group of merchant ships, the whaling ship left Bull Head Island and went directly to White Dragon Island. This time, because they wanted to rob the Black Wolf King and his men, Ang Lee wanted to do it personally.
"Young lady, what's your name?"
Ang Lee asked.
This young lady was indeed very good-looking. At first glance, one could tell that she was a beauty. Although she was very young, people could not help but feel a little moved. At least, they felt very comfortable in their hearts.
The young lady was a little shy. She closed her mouth and did not dare to speak. She looked straight at Ang Lee and was a little scared. The craftsman next to her quickly said, "Her name is Shui Xian. She is my daughter. Thank you very much, sir. Otherwise, my Shui Xian would have fallen into the Wolf King's mouth."
Ang Lee nodded with a smile and let the young lady go back to the cabin to rest. The wind on the sea was strong. It would be bad if she caught a cold. After giving a few words to the middle-aged man, he also let him go back to the cabin to accompany his daughter.
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