White Dragon Island was neither big nor small. The Zhou Family had less than a hundred guards left, and they were scattered in various important positions on the island. There were six defense towers on the periphery of the island, and each tower could accommodate dozens of people. They were equipped with more than ten heavy crossbows and tens of thousands of crossbows. At the same time, there were also many weapons such as swords, spears, bows, and arrows. In short, the defense of each defense tower was amazing. If these defense towers were fully manned, they would be able to cause serious damage to ordinary attacking bandits. Without heavy weapons such as cannons, it would be very difficult to attack the well-defended defense towers. Unfortunately, the guards on White Dragon Island were seriously insufficient. Each defense tower was only symbolically deployed with a few people. If the number of people was insufficient, it was not enough to defend all directions. In the face of the siege of a large number of bandits, it seemed a little powerless.
In other words, no matter how powerful a defense tower was, it needed enough people. It was best if it was fully manned. Only in this way could the power of the defense tower be fully exerted. Two or three people defending a defense tower was not powerful at all.
The head of the Zhou Family knew that it was unrealistic to defend the entire island when there were insufficient people. It would be easy for the bandits to attack them one by one. Therefore, he thought of gathering everyone in one place and focusing on the defense tower next to the secret room. He only needed to protect the most important treasure. If other treasures were lost, he could not care so much.
There were as many as four defense towers inside the island. There were a total of ten defense towers on the entire island. Twenty to thirty people were deployed in each tower, which meant that two to three hundred people were needed. However, the Zhou Family had less than a hundred guards now, and some of them needed to rest. Therefore, the guards deployed in the defense towers were not enough, not to mention deploying some people to patrol the entire island. Whether it was the defense towers or the patrolling guards, they were seriously insufficient. There were still many loopholes in the defense. In this case, they could only give up the entire island and try their best to protect the most important treasure in the secret room.
Because the guards were scattered in different places and many of them were resting, it wasn't an easy task to gather these guards. Before they found the thief, they couldn't make a big fuss. They didn't want to embarrass the master without knowing if the thief was there.
In addition to gathering the guards in the defense tower next to the secret room, the head of the Zhou Family also arranged the butler to mobilize some male servants to help. Although these male servants were very weak, they could be of help at critical moments. It was not bad to let them be cannon fodder.
Not long after, more than thirty guards gathered in the defense tower next to the secret room. The new butler also mobilized fifty male servants to help. More guards were on their way here. Whether they were elsewhere or sleeping, they were all called over. Everyone had to obey the order. Even the head of the Zhou Family had thought it through. Even if there were no bandits tonight, he would arrange for the guards to be stationed in the defense tower. He did not intend to give the guards any holidays for the next few days. They were either on duty or resting in the defense tower. As long as they could get through this period of time, everything would be fine.
The guards all carried weapons with them, while the male servants carried beds and other logistical supplies. They were going to build simple beds in the lower levels of the defense tower. This was the head of the Zhou Family's idea. The defense tower had several floors. The bottom two floors could hang a hundred simple beds. The remaining space was enough to store enough food, fuel, and water. It would last for at least half a month. Within half a month, the second batch of guards would definitely arrive. The defense forces of the other islands would also know what had happened here and provide timely support.
At least in the eyes of the head of the Zhou Family, everything he did was impeccable. As long as they could get through this most difficult period, the Zhou Family would slowly improve and become more prosperous in the future.
"Master, there's a big fire. There's also a bonfire here."
The new butler brought the fifty male servants over and was surprised to see a big fire on the other side of the bonfire.
"Master, there's nothing on the coast. There's only a bonfire. We don't know who set it."
A guard went to check on the bonfire, but he found that there was no one around. The sea beside it was also clean. There was not a single ship in sight. He found it strange and hurried back to report.
"Humph, they're actually playing a diversion game with us. It seems that tonight won't be peaceful. There's no need to hide anymore. Quickly mobilize all the people you can mobilize and gather at the defense tower next to the secret room. Get ready to fight to the death with the bandits. We have to be quick. If we're late, it'll be too late."
The head of the Zhou Family said.
The most important question now was who was faster. If the guards and male servants of the Zhou Family could gather first and get weapons, then they would naturally have a great advantage with the support of the defense tower next to them. But if they were too slow and the pirates arrived one step ahead, then they would be at a disadvantage. God knew how many enemies there were. They couldn't figure out the number and strength of the enemies, and the enemy obviously knew their situation. This kind of situation where the enemy was in the dark and they were in the light was obviously not a good thing for the Zhou Family.
Immediately, the ten male servants and five guards scattered. They had to mobilize all the people that could be mobilized as soon as possible. They had to pull all the forces to the vicinity of the secret room. Only when everyone gathered together could they form a powerful force.
Of course, every male servant was selfish and had their own selfish motives. After all, many of them had families. Once the pirates encountered serious resistance and couldn't rob the money, in order to vent their anger, it was very likely that they would kill innocent people on the island. Then, their families on the island would suffer. In order to prevent this from happening, they might first inform their families and hide them well. They might even choose to take their families to a place where no one would notice in order to protect their families and avoid this disaster. There were also some timid male servants who felt that if they gathered at the defense tower next to the secret room and fought with the pirates, they would inevitably suffer losses. War was not a joke and people would die. None of the male servants were willing to lose their lives. They didn't want to die, and the premise of not dying was to try their best to avoid fighting. After they left, they might not go back. Saving their own lives was the most important thing.
Of course, there were also some male servants who felt that it was safer to stay with the guards and the others. If they hid alone and were discovered by the pirates, they definitely wouldn't have the ability to resist. On the other hand, if they gathered with the guards, they could take care of each other and the chances of survival might be higher. In short, different people had different thoughts.
As soon as they heard that there were pirates invading, White Dragon Island immediately became chaotic. People could be seen everywhere shouting out in panic. The entire island almost fell into a doomsday-like scene. Curses rose and fell one after another. A few of the pirates' spies took the opportunity to create chaos in the crowd, making the situation even more difficult to clean up. Many male servants and guards had to stay behind to deal with it, so they couldn't effectively gather.
At this moment, the Black Wolf King's group on the sea was less than a mile away from White Dragon Island. Ten ships lined up in a row, preparing to land on the shore.
"Big Brother, the bonfire has already shown us the way. We can land on White Dragon Island soon. This is really exciting!"
Ingrate said.
Big Eyed Wolf followed and said, "Big Brother, the defense on White Dragon Island is too weak. There is no one on the shore at all. With such a big bonfire, if there was someone, they would have rushed over. But within 50 steps of the bonfire, there is no one at all. It seems that the guards are all asleep."
One-Eyed Wolf said, "Big Brother, there are at least a few thousand people on White Dragon Island. We still can't fight. Let's eliminate a group of them first, then quickly grab the treasures and leave. We don't want to fight with them."
Red Dog nodded and said, "Let's do as we said before. Let's get rid of those troublesome guards first, then rush directly to the secret room and grab all the treasures inside. By the way, everyone should act together. Don't split up. It won't be good if we are defeated one by one."
White Dog also nodded and said, "We will listen to Big Brother. This is definitely not wrong. Whatever Big Brother asks them to do, we will do it."
A group of people was flattering Black Wolf King, showing that they respected their big brother very much.
Black Wolf King smiled with satisfaction and said, "Then let's do as we said before. Let's attack together. Leave a few brothers behind to watch the ships. All the fishermen will follow. We have more than 200 people. No one can stop us if we kill them in one go."
Under the guidance of the bonfire, the ten ships of Black Wolf King all docked at the shore. Except for a few people who stayed behind to watch, the rest jumped off the ships and entered White Dragon Island. Then, they stood in formation with weapons in hand. War was not won by rushing in like a swarm of bees. They needed to form a certain formation according to a strict formation in order to exert the greatest power. The pirates had prepared a lot of weapons, including bows, crossbows, swords, spears, shields, and other defensive weapons. They had fully considered the opponent's weapons. The guards must have bows, so shields were a must. In order to enhance their strength, the pirates even brought six mobile heavy crossbows. Each heavy crossbow required three people to operate. Its power was much stronger than an ordinary big crossbow, and its destructive power was astonishing. In addition to the six heavy crossbows, they also prepared two sets of catapults. Each set of catapults required ten people to operate. However, most of the catapults were operated by coolies, and the fishermen were responsible for transportation.
"Big Brother, why is this island suddenly in chaos? There are shouts everywhere. We haven't done anything."
Big Eyed Wolf said.
"It should be the spies who are helping us attract the guards on the island. Let's not delay and rush over quickly. We can't give the guards on the island a chance to breathe."
Ungrateful Wolf said.
One-Eyed Wolf glanced at Wolf King and led 50 elite brothers to rush to the front, ready to fight in the front and open the way for the brothers behind.
After the pirates went ashore, only five people stayed to watch the ships. On average, each person guarded two ships. This was obviously a very good opportunity for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
"The pirates have come ashore. Let's go!"
The two captains discussed for a while. Then, they led all 30 soldiers to quietly disembark from the small boat. Then, they split up into groups and swam towards the pirate's clipper ship. Each group had five people, so six groups would be able to infiltrate the ship.
After a while, the 30 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty successfully sneaked into the bottom of the two pirate clippers and successfully hid. The pirate clippers were also strange. They actually made such a large gap at the bottom of the ship. If there was no such gap, they could only sneak into the ship. In this way, the danger was greatly increased. Pirates wanted to rob. After the robbery, they would definitely carry the goods into the cabin. In this way, it would be easy to find the soldiers hiding in the ship. It was not so easy for 15 soldiers to hide. But if they hid in the bottom of the ship, they would not be easily discovered, so their safety was greatly guaranteed.
The five pirates guarding the ships were all attracted by the situation on the island. They did not look at the sea behind them, so they did not notice the 30 soldiers of the Tang Dynasty sneaking in from the beginning to the end.
A group of pirates rushed into White Dragon Island. In the beginning, their progress was very smooth, and they made a mess in the residence of White Dragon Island. However, when they followed the directions of their spies and entered the secret room to search for treasures, they suddenly found that the secret room was blocked by a huge rock. Moreover, there was a powerful defense tower beside the secret room. There were many guards in the tower. The black mass of people were either operating heavy crossbows or using bows and arrows to attack them. In the beginning, when they were not prepared, many of the pirates were shot dead. The white dog's arm was shot off. The heavy crossbow's power was extremely great, and it was not difficult to directly break the arm.
Suddenly suffering such heavy casualties, Black Wolf King was very angry. Obviously, the guards on the island had made preparations in advance. Otherwise, they could not have gathered so many people in such a short time.
"Didn't you say that the guards were lax in defense? Why did they block us here so quickly? How did you find out? "
Seeing that his brothers were killed, Black Wolf King was very angry. He shouted at the spy beside him, wanting the spy to give him an explanation.
The spy's face was full of grievances. He didn't know what was going on. Logically speaking, they had already figured out the situation on the island. Logically speaking, this kind of situation shouldn't have happened. But in fact, this kind of situation happened. It happened just like that.
"Your Majesty, I don't know! When we came here during the day, there was no one here at all. The news should not have been leaked! There are only two of us. What went wrong? "
The spy looked puzzled. Then, he explained to himself, "Your Majesty, I remember that the head of the Zhou Family has a sensing ability. He seems to be able to predict danger."
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