The pervasive smoke blocked their line of sight, making it impossible for the Zhou Family's guards to attack the pirates effectively. However, the pirates pulled all kinds of weapons and quietly approached the Zhou Family's defense tower. Naturally, they did not feel good. After all, the smoke did not only affect the Zhou Family's people, but the pirates also had to endure the smoke's damage to their bodies. Fortunately, they were outside. No matter how big the smoke was, it would disperse eventually. On the other hand, the Zhou Family's people were hiding in the defense tower. Once the smoke entered the tower, it would not be easy to get out.
They would feel even worse. Big Eye Wolf's group of 20 pirates carried two sets of ladders. These ladders were found on White Dragon Island. At this time, they came in handy. They quietly approached the defense tower under the cover of the smoke. Then, they placed the ladders on the wall of the defense tower and prepared to climb up the ladders to the top of the defense tower. Then, they would attack the Zhou Family's people inside from the top.
Seeing that the several groups of brothers were making good progress, Black Wolf King was very happy. He personally led a group of people to the Zhou Family's secret room, preparing to forcibly open the secret room and rob all the treasures inside. The current situation was that the Zhou Family could afford to delay, but they could not. After all, they were pirates. If they delayed for too long and attracted the warships of the Tang dynasty, they would not be able to escape. They had to finish the battle at night and then leave White Dragon Island before dawn. This was the safest way.
The door of the Zhou Family's secret room had been sealed. It was not so easy to enter. Without the key, they could only use the method of forcibly breaking the door. Black Wolf King was already prepared for this.
"Brothers, use the battering ram. We must break the door open."
Black Wolf King said.
This battering ram was a weapon that they temporarily built when they first arrived on the island. This weapon was very simple. It only needed some simple wood. The pirates could build a battering ram with great impact in a very short time. Twenty pirates dragged the huge wood together and used the inertia of the thick trunk to destroy the door of the secret room.
The battering ram was specially used to break the door. In terms of breaking the door, no weapon could be compared to the battering ram. The battering ram's strength was the best in breaking the door.
Every time it was hit, the door of the secret room would make a shattering sound. Although the door was very strong, it could not withstand the continuous impact of the battering ram. It was only a matter of time before it was broken.
Most importantly, once the door was sealed, the people inside would be suffocated to death. Therefore, he had no choice but to choose the more functional defense tower. Moreover, this defense tower was right next to the secret room. It could also play a role in defending the secret room. Unfortunately, he neglected the pirates' means. When the pirates used the smoke attack, the Zhou Family Master's plan to defend the secret room completely failed. He might not even be able to save his own life.
"Master, they are hitting the door of the secret room. If the door of the secret room is broken, the treasures inside will belong to the thieves. This is the last hope of our Zhou Family!"
The new butler said in despair.
The Zhou Family Master said with distress, "At this point, we can't care about these treasures. The most important thing is that everyone can survive. At worst, I won't compete for the position of the Master of the Family. In the future, I can live freely on White Dragon Island. There may be a chance for me to make a comeback."
Of course, this was not what he meant. In fact, the Master of the Zhou Family had been thinking about how to shift the blame. Just like last time, he successfully shifted the blame to the butler who had been with him day and night, thus leaving himself clean. This time, if he wanted to shift the blame again, the new butler was undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. Of course, he would not say it out loud. This was not the time to talk about it. Only when White Dragon Island was stable could he begin to think of a way to shift the blame to the new butler. He could charge him with the crime of colluding with foreign enemies. At most, he just did not know the right person.
In addition, although he would send the treasures he saved back to his family in the Tang dynasty every three years, he would intercept a lot of treasures each time. Therefore, his ability to make money was really stronger than what he showed. The treasures in this secret room were all secretly hidden by him again and again in order to play a role at the critical moment. Unexpectedly, he had just started to use them when they were targeted and robbed by the thieves.
At this time, the Master of the Zhou Family could not complain about anyone. On the contrary, he had to spend a lot of effort to appease the guards and manservants under his command, so that these people would not be at odds with him. Otherwise, if these people opened the door and escaped, he would lose his life.
At this time, only by uniting all his subordinates could they survive this crisis. He also wanted to mobilize his subordinates to rush out and eliminate the pirates and protect his treasures in the secret room. However, he also knew very well that with the goods he had gathered, they might not be able to defeat the pirates. They would only die in vain. Once both sides suffered losses, the pirates would definitely not spare him, and he would lose his life.
In addition, the Master of the Zhou Family did not think that these guards and manservants would obey him unconditionally. Once he made the decision to fight the pirates to the death, he was afraid that after they rushed out, some people would immediately take advantage of the chaos to escape. They would not really risk their lives for him. He did not trust these guards and manservants. Usually, he was more of a deterrent and did not have much kindness. These guards and manservants did not need to risk their lives for him. He did not believe that these guards would do so, so he could not give such an order.
The pirates outside were quite fierce. They were already close to the defense tower. There were even pirates who had climbed to the top of the defense tower. The guards in the defense tower could only shoot blindly at the pirates outside based on their instincts. Although they did cause some damage to the pirates, it was still unreliable blind shooting. Therefore, the pirates' real losses were not great. It was completely within the acceptable range.
"Who are the heroes outside? Why are they against our Zhou Family? Can we talk about it?"
The Master of the Zhou Family shouted loudly.
Hearing this, the big-eyed wolf smiled and motioned for his subordinates to continue preparing. He then said, "I don't dare to call myself a hero. We are just trying to make a living. We could have talked about it, but you killed so many of our brothers. It's not easy to talk about it."
The Master of the Zhou Family heard this and said, "Hero, what do you want? Just say it."
The big-eyed wolf laughed and said, "Haha! I don't want anything. Throw away your weapons and surrender. We might spare your lives. "
The guards looked at the Master of the Zhou Family and seemed a little hesitant.
The new butler said, "Master, can these thieves keep their word? If they don't keep their word, then we will all be killed when we go out. "
The guards discussed with each other and seemed to have different opinions. None of them could convince their companions, and no one was willing to give in.
The Master of the Zhou Family also frowned. Before this, they had killed many of the pirates' brothers. They were bound to be hated by the pirates. If they were killed by the pirates after surrendering, there would be no place for them to seek justice. He didn't dare to go out and surrender. He was afraid that it would be a trick of the pirates. However, if he didn't surrender, he might not have absolute confidence in defending the defense tower. This made him feel very conflicted.
"Hero, let's each take a step back. You can take all the treasures on the island. From now on, we will stop attacking you. This is good for everyone."
The Master of the Zhou Family thought for a long time and said.
"Haha, you make it sound so nice. Why should I believe you? I'm afraid that once we stop the smoke, you will continue to attack us. The defense tower you are controlling is on the way we are moving the treasures. If you hide in this tower, you will be a great threat to our brothers. I'm not a fool. I don't dare to risk the lives of my brothers. If you know what's good for you, come out and surrender early. Maybe I can spare your lives."
The Big Eyed Wolf said loudly.
The Master of the Zhou Family was in despair. He found that the other party wasn't easy to deal with. If he didn't do as the other party asked, he definitely wouldn't be able to gain the other party's trust. However, if he did as the other party asked, he might fall into a trap. Thieves would always be thieves. They wouldn't have any mercy. If they did as the pirates asked, the risk was too great. But if they didn't do as the pirates asked, the pirates wouldn't stop attacking. At this time, in the eyes of the Master of the Zhou Family, the best way was to defend. He believed that with the sturdiness of the defense tower, it wouldn't be a big problem to stop the pirates from attacking. When the defense tower was built, he personally supervised it. No one knew the characteristics of this defense tower better than him.
"Since the hero doesn't want to reconcile, we can only fight."
The Master of the Zhou Family said coldly.
"Master, what should we do?"
One of the guards asked.
The Master of the Zhou Family made up his mind and said, "Now the main force of the pirates is breaking the door. There are only more than 50 pirates outside the tower. If we take the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, we can definitely deal a fatal blow to them. Let's kill 20 or 30 of them first to break their spirit. Let's see if they still dare to look down on us."
The guards looked at each other. Was he sending them to their deaths? However, some of the guards also thought that this was a good idea. If they launched a surprise attack, they could completely catch the other party off guard and make them suffer a big loss.
After the discussion, the suicide squad of 30 guards was quickly formed. The manservant continued to guard the tower and was ready to support the guards who went out to fight at any time.
The dozens of pirates near the defense tower had been looking for a way to break through the defense tower. However, the defense tower was tall, large, and very sturdy. The gate was also bent. Even if they wanted to use a barrage to ram it, it was impossible. After all, the barrage was too long and it couldn't bend at all. The top of the defense tower was made of smooth stones, very sturdy stones. Between the stones were poured with lime and all the stones were tightly welded together. No matter what method the pirates at the top of the defense tower used to attack, they wouldn't be able to cause any effective damage to the top of the defense tower. It was just a waste of effort.
Facing such a situation, the big-eyed wolf was also quite helpless. The defense of the defense tower was too strong. There were no flaws at all. The effect of the smoke was also limited. After the smoke entered from the shooting hole at the bottom, it would float out from the shooting hole at the top. It wouldn't really pervade the defense tower forever. After all, the characteristic of the smoke was that it liked to go up. The upper part of the defense tower also had shooting holes. Because of the smoke, there was no one guarding these shooting holes at the moment. Everyone was defending the middle and lower levels.
"Second brother, this isn't easy to fight! The entire defense tower is like a tortoise shell. There are only a dozen shooting holes, and they are all guarded. If we rashly go in through the holes, then we'll really die! "
The big-eyed wolf said.
"Since it's not easy for us to go in, then throw the smoke ball into the defense tower and smoke these bastards to death."
The one-eyed wolf said.
The white-eyed wolf frowned and said, "Since it's already like this, it seems like there's no good way. Let's use smoke! One of our brothers is one less. It's best if we don't lose anyone. As long as big brother can smoothly take away the treasures, we can't care about the life and death of these people. "
"Second brother is right. I just hope that big brother can quickly break through the door of the secret room and take away the treasures. The number of smoke balls we have is limited. It's impossible to use them indefinitely. There will be a time when they run out."
The one-eyed wolf said.
At this time, the Zhou Family guards in the defense tower had stopped shooting blindly. This gave the pirates outside a glimmer of hope. They felt that the Zhou Family guards in the tower didn't dare to continue attacking, and the defense suddenly relaxed. At this time, the Zhou Family guards in the tower suddenly rushed out of the gate of the defense tower. They rushed into the smoke-filled group of pirates and immediately caused the pirates to suffer a great loss. Five or six pirates were beheaded on the spot, and even more were injured.
After all, the pirates were relatively scattered. They were almost evenly distributed outside the defense tower, while the Zhou family's guards rushed out from the same point. In a short period of time, they formed a local advantage, causing the pirates to suffer a great loss.
The white-eyed wolf and the other two who were standing a little further away were furious when they saw that their brothers had suffered heavy casualties. They immediately led everyone to rush near the gate of the defense tower, ready to annihilate all the Zhou Family guards.
It had to be said that these Zhou Family guards were stronger than the pirates. They suddenly rushed out and their numbers were not much less than the pirates in front of them. The pirates besieging the defense tower suffered losses one after another, and the guards suddenly rushed out and killed many of them. Now, there were only forty pirates left, while the Zhou Family guards had thirty. Therefore, this was destined to be an evenly matched hand-to-hand battle.
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