The pirates were slightly unprepared. When they first attacked the defense tower, they were very careful about whether the Zhou Family's guards would rush out. But after a while, they gradually relaxed. They felt that they had more people on their side and the Zhou Family's guards would not dare to rush out. In the end, the Zhou Family's guards rushed out and caused many casualties to the pirates. They were caught off guard.
The red-eyed pirates roared angrily. Very quickly, they surrounded the Zhou Family's guards. Because they had the advantage in numbers, they quickly gained a certain advantage. Once both sides were entangled, it was impossible to escape unscathed. A tragic battle was unavoidable.
Seeing that both sides were dead set on this matter, the Zhou Clan Head opened his mouth and said, "Everyone, the pirates outside are only so-so. If you all rush out to help the guards, don't worry, this Clan Head will not treat you unfairly. Everyone who participates in the battle will receive three times, no, five times the monthly salary."
At this time, the head of the Zhou Family had already planned to escape. He didn't want to stay here and wait for death. He wanted to wait for the situation to become chaotic and sneak away secretly. It was more important to save his own life first. He really couldn't care about other things.
The male servants also had the same idea. They were also unable to stand the smoke in the defense tower. Next to them were ferocious pirates. They really didn't feel safe staying here. It was better to escape as soon as possible. White Dragon Island was not small. These pirates were obviously here for the treasure. As long as they got the treasure, they would definitely leave. It was impossible for them to stay on White Dragon Island forever. They just needed to find a hidden place to hide, rush out in the chaos, and find a chance to slip away.
The bloody battle outside was very fierce. Both sides suffered heavy losses. However, there were more pirates not far away. After hearing the shouts in the smoke, they had already sent reinforcements. The distance of two hundred steps was almost instantly covered. The situation was very unfavorable for the Zhou Family's guards.
"Why haven't you knocked it open yet? Hold on tight. All of you, go and help the Second King and the others. Go quickly."
Black Wolf King seemed a little anxious. The door of the secret room was too sturdy. They had been banging for a long time, but they still couldn't break it open. This gave them a headache and made them feel very depressed. They didn't know what went wrong.
The Zhou Family's guards originally planned to return after a wave of attacks. However, they found that they were surrounded by pirates as soon as they rushed out. In this situation, they could no longer retreat to the defense tower. As long as they turned around and fled, they would immediately become the pirates' live targets. The losses would be very serious. The pirates might even rush into the defense tower through the door.
Immediately after, more pirates rushed over, putting more pressure on the guards. They couldn't hold on any longer. Just as they couldn't hold on any longer, more than thirty male servants rushed out of the defense tower. They raised their weapons and joined the battle to reduce the pressure on the guards.
After everyone rushed out of the defense tower, the Zhou Family's patriarch and the new butler quietly changed their clothes and escaped through the shooting hole on the side of the defense tower. There was a rope in the defense tower. They followed the rope down to the bottom of the defense tower. The pirates and guards were fighting in front of the door. There was no one behind the defense tower. Moreover, the surrounding smoke provided them good cover. No one noticed them until they quietly escaped. However, the guards and male servants weren't so lucky. They were completely protected and none of them could escape. After losing more than half of them, the remaining twenty guards and male servants fled back to the defense tower and blocked the door with all their might to prevent the pirates from killing their way in.
"Where are the patriarch and the butler?"
"Rope. There's a rope here. They escaped."
"How despicable. As expected of the patriarch. We risked our lives for the Zhou Family, but the patriarch used us to block the pirates while he escaped. Hmph."
The remaining guards and male servants were filled with righteous indignation. They felt that they had been betrayed and were very angry.
However, this wasn't the time to be swayed by emotions. They fought with the pirates and both sides suffered great losses. Although the pirates had a great advantage this time, many of them died. There were more than thirty of them. This drove the pirate leaders crazy. They couldn't wait to kill all the guards and male servants.
"Stop talking. We must guard the defense tower. Don't let them in. Otherwise, we'll all be finished."
One of the guards said.
However, they thought that everything would be fine as long as they guarded the gate of the defense tower. This was obviously a mistake. The second ingrate pirate leader ordered twenty of his brothers to block the gate of the defense tower and confront the Zhou Family guards on the opposite side. In addition, he transferred people to climb up the various shooting holes in the defense tower and prepared to enter the defense tower through these shooting holes. At this time, there weren't enough guards inside the defense tower to take care of all directions. The guards' attention was also focused on the gate of the defense tower. The pirates on the opposite side were only five or six steps away from each other. They all held their shields and swords and were ready to fight at any time.
The pirates found more ladders and set them up in all directions of the defense tower. They were ready to jump into the defense tower from multiple directions at the same time. In this way, even if the people inside were prepared, they wouldn't be able to kill all the pirates who entered the defense tower through the shooting holes. Once they gained a foothold inside, they could cooperate with the pirates outside and kill all the guards and male servants of the Zhou Family. These people had killed so many of their brothers. If they didn't kill them all, it would be difficult to relieve the hatred in the hearts of the pirates.
"Kacha …"
The secret chamber was finally smashed by the pirates. A group of pirates rushed in like a swarm of bees. What appeared in front of them was a large pile of treasures. There were so many treasures that it was shocking. There were almost all kinds of good things.
"Big Brother, there are at least thirty thousand pounds of pig iron here. It's enough for us to make many weapons."
"Big Brother, there are also tungsten here. It looks like there are two thousand pounds. The quality of our swords is not good because there is too little tungsten. With this tungsten, we can equip each of our brothers with tungsten swords when we go back so that all of our brothers can use good swords."
"My King, there are thousands of weapons here. There are swords, bows, and arrows. There are also iron shields."
"Big Brother, there are many gems here. They are all valuable things."
"My King, there are many copper coins here. There are at least hundreds of thousands of copper coins. Is there more?"
"My King, there are cotton here. There are hundreds of big boxes."
"Big Brother, there are twenty boxes of gold bars here. There are at least fifty gold bars in each box. All of them add up to a thousand gold bars."
The pirates were like nouveau riche, they were especially excited. In the eyes of the pirates, all of these goods were good things. Each one of them could make the pirates' hearts beat, making them feel as if they had struck gold.
The Black Wolf King said happily, "Then what are we waiting for? Take all of these treasures away. Don't leave a single copper coin for them. Haha!"
The Black Wolf King was very happy to be able to obtain so many treasures this time. This was a great harvest for the Black Wolf King. To be able to obtain these treasures was enough to make him so happy that he couldn't sleep for a few days.
Since they had found these treasures, they naturally had to transport them back to their lair as soon as possible. With these treasures, they could basically go home. This trip was not in vain.
The pirates had already prepared thirty transport vehicles. After putting these goods on the transport vehicles, they could quickly transport them back to the ship. As there were too many goods and too heavy, thirty transport vehicles definitely wouldn't be able to transport them all. At least four or five trips would be needed to transport all the goods away.
"It's getting late. Tell the brothers to move faster. We must leave White Dragon Island before dawn."
The Black Wolf King urged.
"Big Brother, Second Brother and the others are still besieging the defense tower. The casualties seem to be quite high."
The white dog said.
The Black Wolf King was furious. "Let's go. Bring a group of brothers. Let's support Second Brother and the others. We must kill all of those bastards in the defense tower."
At this moment, the ingrate and his subordinates had successfully jumped into the defense tower through the shooting holes. As six pirates jumped in at the same time, the Zhou Family guards and manservants inside did not have time to react. They only killed two of them. The remaining four gathered together and stood firm. Then, another six pirates jumped into the defense tower, further stabilizing the formation. This made the Zhou Family guards and manservants feel very desperate.
Obviously, the battle at this time was very clear. The pirates had the absolute upper hand. It was only a matter of time before they wiped out the Zhou Family guards and manservants. The Zhou Family guards and manservants knew that they couldn't leave alive, so they went all out. They were prepared to drag someone down with them before they died. Anyway, they were going to die anyway. Since they were going to die, they might as well die a heroic death.
After the pirates continued to pay with their lives, they finally killed all the remaining resistors in the defense tower. No one was left alive.
"Second Brother, what's the matter? Did it not go well?"
The Black Wolf King appeared at the right time and asked about the situation.
The ingrate said, "Big Brother, the situation is not very good. A total of 29 of our brothers have died, and many of them are injured. It can be said that our strength has been greatly damaged. This is only a part of the Zhou Family guards. I can imagine that if all the Zhou Family guards gather together, we may not be able to defeat them!"
Seeing that his subordinates had suffered so many casualties, the Black Wolf King's expression was very ugly. He only had a hundred or so brothers under his command. A third of them died in one robbery, and another third of them were injured. This price was really too high. If he hadn't brought more than a hundred fishermen with him at the last minute, he wouldn't have the courage to continue robbing. He wouldn't have been able to transport the goods he obtained in time.
"Big Brother, why don't we learn from White Dragon Island and avenge our dead brothers?"
The white dog said.
"Forget it, now is not the time to do this. Hurry up and transport all the corpses of our brothers to the ship. Don't leave any of them behind. They must be buried on Black Wolf Island."
The Black Wolf King said.
He now wanted to transport all the goods away as soon as possible, and then leave White Dragon Island as soon as possible. The longer they stayed on White Dragon Island, the more disadvantageous it would be for the pirates. It was absolutely right to leave White Dragon Island as soon as possible.
His subordinates naturally understood the Black Wolf King's plan and didn't object. They worked together to put the corpses of their dead brothers into the transport vehicles and transported them back to the fishing boats.
As for the corpses of the Zhou Family guards and manservants, they were casually piled together. Then, they were poured with kerosene and turned into ashes.
In a small wooden house, the head of the Zhou Family and the new butler finally breathed a sigh of relief. They had fled without stopping. Now that they finally found a hidden place, they could stop and rest.
"Family Head, it seems that the thieves have succeeded. I can hear their cheers."
The new butler said.
The head of the Zhou Family nodded and said, "Yes, our secret room was smashed by them. Well, fortunately, we transferred ten boxes of gold in advance. There are a total of thirty boxes of gold. We left twenty boxes of gold for the thieves. They shouldn't suspect that we still have gold. As for the other valuables, let's just let them be!"
"Family Head, there are still many people on the island. If we suddenly counterattack, can we get the treasures back?"
The new butler said.
The head of the Zhou Family said, "The remaining guards and servants on the island have been scattered. It's too difficult to organize them. Do they still have morale? How confident are you? "
The new butler seemed to be eager to make a contribution. He quickly said, "No matter what, we have to give it a try. Family Head, please hide here first. I'll gather the guards and manservants and prepare to give the thieves a fatal blow."
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you. If you succeed, you'll have made a great contribution. I won't treat you unfairly."
The head of the Zhou Family said with satisfaction.
The new butler quickly patted his chest and promised that he would complete the task smoothly.
After leaving the cabin, the new butler did go to mobilize people. However, he did not mobilize the guards, but his family members who had already hidden. He had a wife and a concubine, who were sisters. He had five children, three of whom were almost adults, and his parents. He mobilized his family members because he wanted to take them to find the ten chests of treasures that the head of the Zhou Family had temporarily moved away and then transport them to the seaside. He had already prepared a small fishing boat in a hidden place on the seaside. His whole family would leave with the ten chests of gold. Then, they would be able to eat and drink for the rest of their lives.
The reason why he chose to betray the head of the Zhou Family was that he did not trust the old man at all. He knew better than anyone how Butler Yuan died. He was just a scapegoat for the head of the family. This time, the Zhou Family was in trouble again. In order to give an explanation to the local families of the Tang dynasty, the head of the family had to find a scapegoat. He was undoubtedly the best candidate. Even if he did not betray the head of the family, he would eventually be killed by the head of the family. Therefore, he might as well attack and give himself a way out. When the head of the family appointed him as the butler, he was ready to evacuate at any time. The hidden fishing boat was secretly prepared by his eldest son.
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