What Skinny Tiger said was the truth. In order to improve the ability of Black Tiger's trusted subordinates, Black Tiger had ordered his trusted subordinates to lead two armed ships to rob five hundred miles away. In the end, before they could rob anything, the two armed pirate ships hit a reef, causing one to sink and the other to be heavily damaged. The loss of property was not small, and even more than a dozen of Black Tiger's subordinates had died.
Such a big loss was completely caused by Black Tiger's stubbornness. Several of Black Tiger's subordinates had rich sailing experience, but Black Tiger's confidant did not have this ability. The right way to do it was to let a few of his subordinates take turns to lead the robbery, instead of letting the so-called confidant to train the newcomer. In the end, they suffered a big loss.
Since something had happened, it was natural to severely punish the person who caused the mistake. However, Black Tiger did not deal with it impartially. He was very biased towards his confidant. He felt that there was always a price to pay for training the newcomer. It was inevitable that the newcomer would make mistakes, so he had to give the newcomer a chance to grow. In the end, the thunder was big but the rain was small. The confidant in charge of leading the team was only reprimanded and was quickly put in an important position again. Black Tiger's subordinates did as much as possible to let them do some unimportant things. For example, Strong Tiger was arranged to look after the wood warehouse on Black Tiger Island. This kind of small matter could be done by anyone, but he arranged for Strong Tiger to do this small matter. He also arranged seven or eight subordinates for him. Among these seven or eight people, there were confidants of Black Tiger. They were to monitor his own brothers.
Skinny Tiger was not much better. He was arranged by Black Tiger to look after the hundreds of acres of vegetable fields on the island. Because farming required more manpower, Skinny Tiger was arranged to have more than thirty subordinates. Among these subordinates, there were also confidants of Black Tiger. Every day, they watered and fertilized the vegetable fields. They were no different from ordinary farmers.
White Tiger was arranged to be in the breeding area. He was responsible for looking after the pigs, cows, and sheep. The pirates also knew how to live. They did not lack anything. In this way, even if the island was besieged, they would not starve to death. Just the food they planted and bred was enough to fill their stomachs. These pirates knew how to live well. They were actually so well-prepared.
Flying Tiger was arranged by Black Tiger to look after the dock. All the ships at the dock were managed by Flying Tiger. This job was the best among the four. After all, Flying Tiger was the youngest......... Flying Tiger.......................
Although the four brothers were very capable, they were all controlled by Black Tiger. These four brothers did not have any subordinates under them. Everyone was controlled by Black Tiger and his confidants. The actual purpose of these four brothers was to freeload. They only ate and did not do any work. It was just for show.
It wasn't that Black Tiger didn't trust his brother from the beginning. He used to treat his brother very well. Unfortunately, after being betrayed by his brother, he no longer trusted his brother. Even if the remaining brothers were loyal to him, he didn't dare to take the risk. He was worried that he would be betrayed again.
White Tiger's expression was very bad. He said, "Big Brother is afraid. Back then, Second Brother suddenly attacked. If Big Brother didn't happen to be in the toilet, a tree would have grown out of his grave. Big Brother treated his brothers sincerely, but he was betrayed by them. That's why he changed his mind and is indifferent to us. He doesn't let us do anything important. Maybe Big Brother wants to protect us and is worried that we will follow Second Brother's path."
Obviously, although White Tiger was dissatisfied with Black Tiger, he had grown up with Black Tiger. He still believed in Black Tiger. He felt that Black Tiger was not a heartless person. The reason why he did not put them in an important position was that he had been provoked in the past. In addition, if he did not put them in an important position, they would have no real power. Without real power, they would naturally not have the ability to rebel against him. In this way, they would still be brothers in the future. However, if the brothers held power and fought for the throne, they would not be able to be brothers anymore.
Although White Tiger's words made sense, the expressions of the others were still very bad. Although they understood Boss Black Tiger's decision, they were still very sullen. Anyone who was demoted would not feel good. Pirates were no exception.
Flying Tiger's state of mind was relatively better. He said, "Where can we go after leaving Black Tiger Island? With just the few of us, what can we do? We have to start from scratch. It's very difficult! Unless we can take a few ships and dozens of brothers with us, we can't even survive. "
This was the truth. Pirates were able to dominate an area mainly because they had many brothers. If there were only a few of them, it would be very difficult to accomplish anything. A few pirates did not have much ability to rob. Once there were many guards on merchant ships, pirates could only become targets to be killed. It was very easy to eliminate them.
The few of them suddenly felt discouraged. Their current days were very unpleasant, but they also had a feeling that they were powerless to change it. Black Tiger's care of their lives did not weaken in the slightest. The food was already prepared for them, and every now and then, he would even find young and beautiful ladies to appease the few brothers. From this point of view, Black Tiger seemed to be very good to his brothers, and there was nothing to be picky about. The brothers were dissatisfied because they had been raised and not put in an important position. This feeling was very bad, and they had a feeling that they were old and had become useless.
The four of them grumbled together. They did not really want to leave Black Tiger Island. After leaving, there was no good way out. They could only helplessly accept the result of being retired. In fact, for ordinary pirates, the four of them were envious. This was already a very good life. However, the four of them did not feel this way. This was because they had once been glorious and had once been all-powerful. Of course, this all-powerful referred to robbing outside. Every time they passed by, the peddlers would tremble in fear. They felt that galloping on the sea was very cool and unrestrained. But now, they felt that they had become useless and no longer had the cool and unrestrained feeling of galloping on the world.
After complaining for a while, the brothers returned to their own residences. They were not worried that their conversation would be heard by the Black Tiger. After all, they did not intend to do anything that was particularly disadvantageous to the Black Tiger. At most, they would leave and not kill the Black Tiger. The Black Tiger had already killed Mad Tiger. If he continued to kill his brothers, he would not be able to survive in the Black Dragon Sea Area in the future. The pirates under his command would also tremble in fear.
After staying on Black Wolf Island for a day, Ang Lee began to patrol the island the next day to thoroughly understand the island and instruct his subordinates and captives to build strong defense towers. These defense towers were not small and were mainly made of earth, wood, and stone. Among them, stone was the most important material. These defense towers were of different sizes. The largest could accommodate more than 100 people, while the smallest could accommodate at most 10 people. Each defense tower was very tall and could accommodate a large catapult at the highest point. Many large stones could be placed next to it. Once an attack was launched, the ships within three miles of the coast would be greatly threatened. With the existence of these defense towers and arrow towers, Ang Lee could basically rest assured about the defense of Black Wolf Island. He did not have to worry about the island being breached by the pirates.
In fact, even without these defense towers, it would not be a big problem. Black Wolf Island had more than 1,000 Tang dynasty soldiers hidden in it. Such a large force was not something that mere pirates could resist. Moreover, the pirates would not suddenly attack Black Wolf Island without a good reason. Therefore, there was no need to worry about the island's defense. For Ang Lee, at this moment, what he should be thinking about was how to eliminate all the pirates in the Black Dragon Waters, not the defense of Black Wolf Island. Ang Lee needed to attack, not defend.
The area of the Black Wolf Island was still very considerable. With an area of several li, it was enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people living on it. There was no pressure in supporting the lives of thousands of people. Li An and some of his subordinates could live a very good life here until all the pirates in the Black Dragon Sea Region were eliminated.
"Assistant Minister Li, Black Wolf Island is a stone island. There are a lot of stones on the island. These are all natural weapons! The pirates here have built at least a dozen catapults to defend the island. Let's build more to strengthen the defense. "
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Then build more. Although these may not be used, it's always good to be prepared. At least in an emergency, it can greatly reduce the casualties."
The probability of the pirates suddenly attacking Black Wolf Island was not high, but it was still necessary to have a tight defense. It was better to be safe than sorry. It was never wrong to have a good defense.
The Tang Dynasty soldiers and captives were responsible for building the defense tower. These captives worked together with the Tang Dynasty soldiers, so any of their small movements could be discovered. Therefore, they did not dare to act rashly. Everyone was working seriously for fear that they would be punished if they did not do a good job. After all, all of them were thieves who participated in the robbery of White Dragon Island. Even if they did not kill anyone, they still robbed property, so they had a reason to be punished. Therefore, they could only be obedient to please Ang Lee and the others so that their crimes would be forgiven. Their families lived on the nearby islands, so they did not dare to implicate their families. Therefore, they could not take any action.
Of course, not everyone worked honestly. There were always some who anxiously wanted to leave, such as the Black Tiger's spy, the confidant who was placed on Black Wolf Island by Black Tiger. At this moment, he was burning with anxiety. The purpose of the Tang Dynasty soldiers occupying Black Wolf Island was clear to all the captives. They were going to attack all the pirates in the entire Black Dragon Sea Area, and the Black Tiger Sea Area, where the Black Tiger lived, was also the target of the Tang Dynasty. Sooner or later, the soldiers in front of them would attack the Black Tiger. As a loyal confidant of the Black Tiger, he naturally wanted to escape and tell the Black Tiger this very important news so that the Black Tiger could be prepared. Unfortunately, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty guarded him too strictly. Even if he was anxious, he could not find a chance to escape. In addition, the ships in the port were all gathered together. If he could not find a ship, it would be meaningless even if he could escape to the seaside, because it was very difficult for him to swim to other islands in the sea. There were many carnivorous fish living in this sea area. When these fish saw someone fall into the water, they would rush over to eat him, leaving only a pile of bones. It was very terrible. Therefore, it was very dangerous to be in the water when there was nothing important.
The eagerness of the pirate was naturally noticed by the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who worked together with him. They reported it step by step and let Ang Lee know the news.
"This guy is looking for a chance to escape. There must be something wrong. Should we catch him and interrogate him?"
Chen Long said.
Ang Lee shook his head and said, "Just ask him directly. If he doesn't say anything, our efforts will be in vain. We'd better relax a little and let him find a chance to escape. Then, we'll catch him before he escapes. In this way, it will be much more convenient to interrogate him. We don't have to worry that he won't say anything."
"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
Chen Long said.
Soon, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who were in charge of guarding the pirates relaxed their surveillance, so that the pirates with bad intentions could find a chance to escape. However, they would never be able to escape from Black Wolf Island. They were still confident about this.
Sure enough, after seeing that there were fewer soldiers guarding the island, many pirates were tempted to escape. In particular, the confidant of Black Tiger was even more impatient. In order to share the risk of his escape, he encouraged others to escape with him. In this way, when he escaped, there would be someone to cover for him. His chances of escape would be greatly increased.
There were only five or six pirates who chose to escape. They scattered and fled in different directions. Although the ships were placed in the same location, they knew where to find the wood. These wood could be used as a simple boat. As long as they were lucky enough to not encounter any man-eating fish, there was a high chance that they could escape to another island. Then, they could find a boat to escape from the Black Wolf Sea Area. They could even warn Black Dragon and the others.
"Humph, so many people still chose to escape. It seems that I have to teach them a lesson."
Chen Long said angrily.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "We must punish them severely. However, we can't kill them. After we catch them, we have to interrogate them and ask them why they ran away. If they behave well, we'll put them in prison. If they don't, we'll hang them directly on the treetops. We'll let the other pirates see the fate of escaping."
Soon, all the pirates who fled to the seaside were caught. None of them could escape, including the confidant of Black Tiger.
"Say it! Why did you run away? If your answer doesn't satisfy me, I'll make you beg for death. If your performance is good enough and you can even make a contribution, not only will you not be punished, but you'll also be given better treatment and work less. "
Ang Lee said with kindness and authority.
His words were very clear. He wanted the pirates who escaped to hurry up and find a way to make a contribution. Otherwise, the result waiting for them would be very tragic. If they knew something important, they had to report it as soon as possible. This could reduce their crime. Even their crime of escaping could be forgiven.
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