As long as the Zhou Family's guards were guarding this defense tower, the pirates would not be able to pass through. If they forced their way around it, they would be attacked by the tower's heavy crossbows, which would cause a lot of casualties. There would be casualties on the way to the secret room, but there were a lot of treasures in the secret room. In the process of transporting the treasures, the casualties would be even greater. Moreover, one side of the defense tower was facing the secret room. Even if the pirates rushed to the secret room, they would have to spend time cleaning up the broken stones that the Zhou Family's guards had hurriedly piled up. Facing the constant crossbow attacks of the guards, they would definitely be very passive.
The exasperated pirate leader Black Wolf King vented his anger on the spy, feeling that the spy did not do a good job and let him encounter such a difficult bone. The spy was also very aggrieved. Usually, there were no people in this defense tower, at most two or three people. After all, the Zhou Family's defense had always been inclined to the periphery. The four defense towers inside only had a few people symbolically. This time, it was abnormal that there were so many guards in the entire defense tower. This was too abnormal. The pirates launched a surprise attack very quickly. How could so many guards suddenly enter this inconspicuous defense tower in such a short time? There were only a few guards in the entire White Dragon Island, and almost half of them were here. If they were not prepared in advance, it would absolutely not be so fast. This was very abnormal. It could not help but arouse the suspicion of the Black Wolf King. He even suspected that his spy had been bribed by the Zhou Family to give him the news of a holiday.
"Bullsh * t! Is the old man of the Zhou Family an immortal? How could he calculate so accurately? In such a short time, he had concentrated most of his forces here."
The Black Wolf King roared angrily.
The white-eyed wolf said, "Big brother, did the two of them give themselves away? Did the old man of the Zhou Family discover something?"
"Yes! Did you two brats not know that you were followed? "
The white dog said.
"Aiya! It seems like someone has been following us for the past few days. However, there are quite a lot of people on the island. We can't be sure if they are just passing by or really following us. We didn't do anything! Don't tell me that I'm going to be suspected just because I went to the side of the secret room to investigate? "
An informant said.
"By the way, when we went out at night, there seemed to be some movement behind us. But after a while, there was no movement. Could it be that someone was following us?"
Another informant said.
"Big Brother, I think the two boys are most likely under suspicion. They must have been watched when they went out at night, which made the Zhou Family vigilant. In addition, they were suspected next to the secret chamber, so the old man of the Zhou Family probably knew that we were going to take the treasures in the secret chamber. That's why he reacted quickly and set up a defense here before us."
One-Eyed Wolf said as he touched his single eye.
The Black Wolf King said angrily, "I understand what you're saying, but what should we do now? The defense tower of the Zhou Family is right in front of us. Should we continue to attack or retreat to our Sea Wolf Island immediately? "
"Big Brother, since we've already come out, we can't go back empty-handed. Even if there's a tough bone in front of us, it can't stop us brothers. I'm willing to open a path for you, Big Brother."
The Big-Eyed Wolf said domineeringly.
"Good, as expected of my brother. Push the catapult up. Brothers, go find more big stones nearby. Let's smash the defense tower of the Zhou Family."
The Black Wolf King said angrily.
The accuracy of the catapult was relatively poor. Even if the distance wasn't very far, it would only hit the defense tower once out of ten shots. Moreover, the stones weren't particularly heavy, so the damage they caused to the defense tower of the Zhou Family was very limited. Unless the stones were directly thrown into the attack hole of the defense tower, such an attack wasn't much different from scratching an itch. It was a meaningless and ineffective attack.
"Big Brother, this won't work! The catapult is too small. The stones can't smash the defense tower. It's not effective at all! "
The Big-Eyed Wolf said anxiously.
He led a group of brothers and charged at the front with their shields raised. However, the power of the heavy crossbows in the Zhou family's defense tower was too great. They were actually able to directly penetrate their shields, causing the pirates to pay a heavy price of many of their brothers. Even the big-eyed wolf was slightly injured.
"Yeah! Big Brother, the ballistae of the Zhou Family are too powerful. Our shields can't stop them at all. Our various attacks can't do anything to the defense tower of the Zhou Family. We're too passive. Several of our brothers have died. We can't go on like this. "
The Red Dog said.
"Big Brother, I think it's better to attack with fire. The houses on this island are all made of wood. We can use fire to attack them. It would be better if we could find oil or something."
The White Dog said.
"Yes, fire attack is indeed a good idea. However, smoke attack seems to be more effective. Don't the bastards of the Zhou Family like to hide in the defense tower? If we attack with smoke, if they don't come out, they can only be choked to death. As long as they run out, they can only be killed by us."
The White-Eyed Wolf said.
The Red Dog said, "That's a good idea. Even if the defense tower of the Zhou Family has a way to solve the problem of smoke, as long as there's smoke outside, their ballistae can't aim. In this way, we brothers can directly rush to the bottom of the defense tower and smash the door open. Let's see how they can resist our brothers."
The Black Wolf King heard this and said happily, "Good, what are we waiting for? Send a few brothers and 50 fishermen to prepare the incendiary materials. Oh yes, bring all 30 carriages. This way, the speed of transporting wood will be faster and the volume will be larger."
Inside the defense tower, the head of the Zhou Family looked at the pirates who had suffered heavy casualties and felt quite relieved. These pirates were too hateful to him. They dared to take advantage of the situation and attack the Zhou Family. In his opinion, these pirates deserved to die.
"Family Head, although the pirates were prepared this time, we still killed three to five of them. If this continues, we still have a good chance of defending the defense tower."
The new butler said.
At this time, there were 70 to 80 people inside the defense tower. Half of them were guards and the other half were male servants. There was not a single woman. Even the concubine that the head of the Zhou Family doted on was thrown outside. The rest of the people were no exception. Of course, most of them were single and there were not many women.
"Don't be careless, don't be careless. These pirates won't let this go. We've killed so many of their people. I'm afraid they won't let us go until we're dead. But this is also because they robbed us first. They can't blame the Zhou Family. This feud is completely formed. The Zhou Family really has no choice!"
The head of the Zhou Family said helplessly.
The new butler said encouragingly, "Don't worry, Family Head. All of us will live and die with the Zhou Family. As long as we defend with all our strength, I don't believe we can't deal with these pirates."
The head of the Zhou Family smiled with relief and said, "Don't worry, everyone. As long as the Zhou Family survives this crisis, we won't treat you badly in the future. I will never forget anyone who has contributed to the Zhou Family. Everyone is a hero of the Zhou Family."
"Don't worry, Family Head. We are loyal to you wholeheartedly. We won't be disloyal."
A group of guards and male servants quickly expressed their loyalty.
The head of the Zhou Family was quite relieved. With such a group of people supporting him, he suddenly felt a lot more confident. He was no longer worried that the pirates would break through the defense of the defense tower. As long as they held on for a few more days, when the second batch of guards arrived at White Dragon Island, things would take a turn for the better.
Speaking of which, he was quite regretful. Back then, in order to earn more money, he actually cooperated with the pirates. However, he didn't know that pirates were wild and hard to tame. They would stir up trouble if things didn't go their way, which brought great losses to the Zhou Family. After that, due to his mistake, more than 200 guards and more than 300 male servants who were chasing after the pirates were buried in the fish's bellies. This loss was very heavy. The loss of the male servants was nothing to him, but these guards were elites that he had raised for many years. Not only were their strength outstanding, but they were also relatively loyal to him. If these 200 people weren't buried in the fish's bellies, no one would dare to target his White Dragon Island. However, it was useless to regret. It was too late to say anything now. He could only helplessly face the reality. There was no medicine for regret in this world.
If he had not cooperated with the pirates and brought them into his Dark Hall, this would not have happened. Secondly, his original housekeeper did not handle the pirates well and treated them badly. Perhaps it was because of prejudice, the Zhou Family Head and the original housekeeper looked down on the pirates. Although they cooperated with the pirates, they despised the pirates very much. In their minds, the pirates they raised were just a group of dogs. The owners naturally did not need to treat the dogs with any courtesy, nor did they need to provide a good kennel for the dogs. As long as the dogs had a place to live, even if the dogs were angry, they felt that it would be fine as long as the dogs knew their place and did not make trouble for no reason. The Zhou Family Head and the original housekeeper looked down on the pirates. Although they cooperated with the pirates, they despised the pirates very much. In their minds, the pirates they raised were just a group of dogs. The owners naturally did not need to treat the dogs with any courtesy, nor did they need to provide a good kennel for the dogs.
However, they did not expect that these pirates were a group of hungry wolves, not dogs that could be dealt with by a scolding. The consequence of scolding a hungry wolf was to be bitten to death by the wolf. This time, the head of the Zhou Family had a deep understanding of the situation, and his old housekeeper had even lost his life because of this matter. Due to their many years of friendship, the head of the family did not want to kill the old housekeeper. Unfortunately, the loss last time was too great. He also had to give an explanation to the local families in the Tang Dynasty. If he did not push all the blame on the old housekeeper, his status would be seriously affected, and it would be basically impossible for him to inherit the position of the head of the family in the Tang Dynasty in the future. Therefore, he could only reluctantly put all the blame on the old housekeeper and fake the story that the old housekeeper cooperated with the pirates to steal a large number of treasures.
When he thought about how he had personally forced his old partner of many years to death, the head of the Zhou family felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. He didn't want to do this, but he had no choice but to do so. His whole person seemed very helpless and contradictory.
Just when the head of the Zhou Family was immersed in self-blame, a large number of flammable objects appeared among the pirates not far away. The pirate leader, Black Wolf King, was counting these flammable objects. Looking at so many flammable objects, he was very excited. With these flammable objects, attacking the defense tower would have a great chance of success.
"Second Brother, Third Brother, Fourth Brother, later, you will act separately. Each of you will lead 20 brothers and prepare to launch a surprise attack on the Zhou Family's defense tower. The rest of the brothers will prepare to set fire."
The Black Wolf King gave the order.
Soon, balls of cotton stained with oil were ignited. These fireballs emitting thick smoke were placed on the catapults and then thrown directly to the side of the defense tower. Immediately, they blocked the vision of many of the Zhou Family guards in the defense tower. Of course, a few smoky cotton balls were not very effective. If they wanted to completely block vision and force the Zhou Family guards out of the defense tower, they had to throw a large number of smoky fireballs. Naturally, the more the better.
In addition to the cotton balls thrown by the catapults, a few heavy crossbows were also tied with cotton balls. After they were ignited, they were shot out. The bolts of these heavy crossbows were directly inserted into the walls of the defense tower. Part of the thick smoke drifted into the defense tower.
Soon, as more and more smoky fireballs entered the defense tower, the Zhou Family guards in the defense tower could not aim at targets outside. They could not even see what was happening outside. As the thick smoke continued to enter the defense tower, the Zhou Family guards hiding in the defense tower began to cough. Although it was not unbearable, it was definitely uncomfortable.
"Cough, cough, cough …"
"Cough, cough, cough …"
The head of the Zhou Family and everyone else was coughing non-stop. They were clearly not feeling well.
"Family Head, this move of the thieves is too cruel. They are actually preventing the smoke from reaching us."
"Family Head, if this continues, it will be difficult for us to defend the tower. If the smoke continues, we will be smothered to death."
A few of the guards were already a little anxious. They appeared to be very panicked.
The patriarch of the Zhou Clan was not in a good state either. He appeared to be particularly anxious. Although the smoke that drifted into the tower could still be considered bearable, the outside was already filled with smoke. The position of the thieves was completely out of sight. As such, there was no way for the heavy crossbows to aim at. Their situation was already very bad. The situation was extremely critical.
"Water, wet cloth, use a wet cloth to cover your nose and mouth."
The head of the Zhou Family tore off his clothes and put the cloth into a bucket of water. Then, he used a wet cloth to cover his nose and mouth. This way, he could minimize the impact of the smoke. Of course, the most difficult problem was that the smoke outside was too thick and they could not aim at the thieves. The thieves could use the smoke as cover to quietly approach the defense tower and break through the defense tower. This was very disadvantageous for them. The Zhou Family did not have a good solution and seemed very helpless.
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