Chen Long and the three hundred soldiers under his command searched Black Dog Island for a long time, but they still missed five people. However, Black Dog Island was not large, and there were no nearby islands. The possibility of the escaped pirates escaping from the sea was not high. Moreover, it was the middle of the night and the sky was very dark. It was very easy to get lost at sea and be bitten to death by the big fish in the sea. As long as the five escaped pirates did not want to die, they would not rashly escape into the sea.
As for the topography of Black Hound Island, naturally, the people of Black Hound Island were the most familiar with it. Naturally, the people of Black Hound Island were the clearest about which places were more secluded and where people could hide. And as the owner of the island, Black Hound Island was even more familiar with the situation of the island. Since he promised to find the five missing pirates, then there shouldn't be any problems.
"Brothers, come out! Don't hide. "
Black Dog shouted loudly on the island, asking the pirates under his command who had not been captured to come out voluntarily.
Because the island was not small, Black Dog's words might not be heard by the pirates who were hiding. Therefore, Black Dog had to keep moving to places where it was easier to hide to find his brothers. More than a dozen Tang dynasty soldiers followed behind Black Dog to prevent him from escaping.
"Brothers, don't hide. If you don't come out, you'll be punished even more. If you want to live, don't continue to hide. Come out quickly!"
Black Dog was eager to perform meritorious deeds and save his life, so he shouted himself hoarse.
"My king, I'm here, I'm here."
A pirate hiding in the haystack finally came out voluntarily. So, there were only four pirates left who continued to hide.
"Four more. Continue."
The Tang dynasty soldiers urged Black Dog behind him.
The Black Dog changed to a few spots where it was easier to hide. After shouting loudly, he found another three pirates who were hiding. Now, there was only one person left. However, after searching all the possible places on the island, the last person was still not found. This made the Black Dog feel helpless.
"Black Dog, didn't you say that it would be easy? Why is there still one missing? Where is the last one hiding?"
Chen Long asked.
Black Dog looked anxious and didn't know what to do. He quickly said, "Sir, I've tried my best. If I can't find it, there's nothing I can do! However, there are no islands within a radius of ten li. They must still be hiding on the islands. Why don't I ask the captured brothers to see who is missing and who knows where that brother is hiding? "
Chen Long nodded and agreed with Black Dog's suggestion.
Black Hound then came to the place where the captured pirates were held captive, looked at the many brothers under his command, and opened his mouth to ask. He wanted to know, who was the last brother that had not been found.
Although pirates were not soldiers, they were still organized. Black Hound's nearly 100 brothers were naturally divided into groups. His brothers were in groups of about 10, and as long as he asked these group leaders, he would know which group was missing and who was missing.
The last pirate that was left out was immediately found out, which made Black Hound feel a lot more assured.
"Sir, the last one is on duty at the port today. He should be there. We'll definitely find him if we go to the port."
Black Dog said.
Chen Long frowned and said, "How many people are there at the port? Is it three?"
As they approached the port, Chen Long saw the three captured pirates. He didn't find that there were other pirates hiding at the port.
"No, it's four brothers. It's four brothers every night. There's no mistake."
Black Dog said.
A captain of the Tang dynasty in charge of controlling the port quickly said, "General, there are only three people. When we went to control the port, we saw only three people. There's no one more."
"What about the three captured pirates at the port? Take them out and ask them. "
Chen Long said.
Since there were four people on duty at the port, there was no reason for one to be missing. The other three didn't know, but the other three captured pirates must know where the last one went.
"General, it's these three guys. They are the three pirates on duty at the port tonight."
The captain of the Tang dynasty in charge of controlling the port said.
"Do the three of you know where the last one went?"
Chen Long asked.
"I don't know."
"I didn't pay attention."
"I really don't know."
The three guys answered one by one, but Chen Long was not satisfied with their answers. This was not the answer he wanted.
At this time, Black Dog suddenly got angry and scolded, "You're on duty together. How can you not know? Think about it."
"Your Majesty, we really don't know. Every time this guy is on duty, he sneaks away. He probably finds a place to sleep!"
"Your Majesty, sir, we're not lying. This guy is slippery and often slacks off. He's the nephew of the second king. We don't dare to say anything."
The two captured pirates said one after another.
Chen Long furrowed his brows and said, "Let's go to the port and see where the last troublesome brat went."
Immediately, all the pirates were escorted to the port. These people would be taken away eventually. At least, most of them would be taken away. A few pirates would be left to cooperate with the soldiers.
When everyone arrived at the port, they didn't see the last pirate. Dozens of Tang dynasty soldiers had controlled a large area around the port.
"Where are they? Where are they hiding? "
Black Dog looked around in confusion.
After shouting for a while, Black Dog still couldn't find the fish that escaped the net. He couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. This was a good opportunity for him to redeem himself, but he failed. Naturally, he was worried that Chen Long would blame him.
"General, there are many ships in the port. Could he be hiding on a ship?"
A captain said.
Chen Long nodded and said, "Then what are we waiting for? Go and search the cabins. Search all the ships together."
Dozens of Tang dynasty soldiers divided into groups and entered the pirate ships. They searched the pirate ships and soon found a sleeping pirate.
"General, we found him. The guy is asleep and snoring."
A captain shouted.
Chen Long laughed, then looked at Black Hound and laughed: "This brat is quite interesting, even with such a huge commotion outside, he can still sleep peacefully, hahaha!"
After a pause, Chen Long shouted, "Drag him out and throw him into the sea. Wake him up."
"Yes, General."
A sleeping pirate was dragged out and thrown into the sea while he was still sleepy. Li An was woken up by the noise.
It didn't take long to take down Black Dog Island. Since the mission was completed, Chen Long planned to take some soldiers and the captured Black Dog Island pirates back to Black Wolf Island. He only needed to leave 200 soldiers and a dozen captured pirates to temporarily guard the island.
Because the distance between Black Dog Island and Black Wolf Island wasn't very far, Chen Long didn't need to wait for a day. He just needed to complete the mission and return in time. If there were no delays, he could still return to Black Wolf Island before dawn.
The wealth of Black Dog Island was far inferior to that of Black Tiger Island. Although there was a lot of loot from capturing this island, it was ten times less than that of Black Tiger Island. Especially the food reserves, the gap was even greater. It was more than a few hundred times greater. After all, Black Tiger Island had 300 mu of fertile farmland, a large number of livestock, and even a seawater fish pond with a radius of 100 zhang. The food production was not something Black Dog Island could compare with. The gap was quite obvious.
Because the harvest wasn't great, and the garrison needed to be used up, Chen Long only took some gold, silver, and valuables. The rest of the food and daily necessities were all left on the island to provide for the more than 200 soldiers living on the island.
When Chen Long and the others completed the mission and returned to Black Wolf Island, the sky had just turned bright. They spent an entire night to successfully eliminate the pirates of Black Dog Island. Ang Lee stood at the port, waiting for their triumphant return.
"Assistant Minister Li, this Black Dog Island is extremely poor. There's almost no profit to be made. These pirates are probably too weak. The frequency of their robberies shouldn't be high, so there's only so much left."
Chen Long looked at Ang Lee and said. Obviously, he was somewhat dissatisfied with the seized supplies. The amount was too little to satisfy Chen Long. It would be more satisfying if he could intercept the Zhou Family's supplies every time. Even if he couldn't, he should be as rich as Black Tiger Island. The poverty of Black Dog Island really disappointed Chen Long. He felt that he had made a wasted trip and couldn't reward the soldiers under his command. In fact, there wasn't much to reward and there wasn't even a celebration. He remembered that when they took down Black Tiger Island a few days ago, all the participating soldiers had a big meal. However, Black Dog Island obviously didn't have such conditions. At the very least, when Chen Long saw the seized food and supplies, he gave up the idea of having a big meal. Those supplies were only enough for the garrison soldiers to use for half a month. If they ate a big meal, it would probably only last for ten days. Within that time, they obviously weren't prepared to eliminate all the pirates.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Black Dog Island is the weakest pirate group in this area of the sea. Naturally, it's the poorest. I already knew that Black Dog Island wouldn't have much profit, so I didn't go there."
Chen Long suddenly understood and said with a smile, "I really didn't expect that the gap between Black Dog and Black Tiger would be so big. One is rich enough and can survive well even if he doesn't go out to rob. As for the other, life will be very difficult if he doesn't rob. I just don't know how the Black Panther and the Black Dragon Island are. Black Dragon Island is the largest and must be the richest. Maybe there's a lot of profit."
Ang Lee said with a smile, "There's no hurry. We've been taking a lot of actions recently and it's already a little risky. Let's take it slow first! Also, the improved armed clipper ship hasn't been manufactured yet. It'll be easier to take down Black Dragon Island in one fell swoop after it's manufactured. In addition, our reinforcements must arrive as soon as possible. The more troops we have, the fewer casualties we'll suffer during the battle. "
In the main hall of Black Dragon Island, the Black Dragon was chatting with several of his trusted subordinates.
"Great Emperor, I've been feeling strange recently. When did this Black Tiger change his temperament and become generous?"
Said one of the trusted subordinates.
"Oh, Black Tiger has become generous. Tell me about it."
Asked the Black Dragon.
The trusted subordinate said, "Great Emperor, I went to Black Tiger Island a few days ago. Black Tiger generously gave me three pigs, five sheep, hundreds of fish, thousands of pounds of vegetables, and a large number of eggs. This isn't the Black Tiger's style! Although he used to send some food every time, the most he sent was only one-tenth of this time. At the least, he sent me away with just a few fish. "
"Oh, Brother Black Tiger has become so generous. This really isn't like him! He's famous for being stingy. "
Said the Black Dragon with a frown.
The trusted subordinate continued, "Great Emperor, apart from Black Tiger's generosity, I also found that the atmosphere on Black Tiger Island seems to be a little different. Many of Black Tiger's brothers are walking upright. It feels a little different from usual. I don't know how to describe it, but it feels a little different. I don't know if it's an illusion or not."
"Oh, there's actually such a thing?"
Said the Black Dragon in surprise.
"Great Emperor, there's something wrong with Black Wolf Island. I don't know where Black Wolf went to rob, but he actually suffered heavy losses. He and a few of his brothers are either dead or injured. Only Green Dog is fine. Recently, many arrow towers have been built on Black Wolf Island, as if they are facing a great enemy."
Said another trusted subordinate.
"That's right, Great Emperor. Recently, Black Wolf's Giant Tree Island has been going all out to build ironclad ships. Everyone is busy. What is this Black Wolf trying to do? We don't even have ironclad ships, but they want to build ironclad ships."
The Black Dragon pondered for a moment and said, "What do you mean? Is there a conspiracy?"
"Great Emperor, we have to be careful! Who knows what they're up to? Although Black Tiger and Black Wolf aren't as strong as us, if they work together and build a powerful ironclad ship, then their strength won't be much different from ours. "
"That's right! Great Emperor, if Black Tiger doesn't have a guilty conscience, why would he be so polite to me? He even gave me so much food. He's trying to numb me and cover for their actions. "
"That's right. Black Wolf is secretly building ironclad ships. This is very suspicious. Great Emperor, you must pay attention to this!"
The Black Dragon frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Is there anything unusual about Black Panther and Black Dog?"
"Not yet, but there's no guarantee that they won't collude with Black Wolf and Black Tiger to harm us. On the surface, these people respect Great Emperor as their leader, but in reality, they're just forced to do so. If there's a chance, there's no guarantee that they won't have second thoughts."
Said one of his trusted subordinates.
The Black Dragon's mood suddenly became very bad. The pirates below were showing signs of rebellion, which was very unusual. He looked at his trusted subordinates and said, "Alright, don't just rely on guesses. Go to a few more islands and take a look. If there's really a problem, you'll find more flaws. If they really dare to attack me, I'll definitely teach them an unforgettable lesson and let them know why I'm called the Black Dragon."
"Yes, we'll definitely help Great Emperor keep a close eye on them. If there's any situation, we'll report it immediately."
Said one of his trusted subordinates.
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