Chapter 185

It was snowing ferociously.

A layer of snow had already formed on the ground.

Xuanwu Jin Zhuo led 2,000 troops to guard the defensive line behind Wangya Island's beach.

The so-called defensive line was just a low wall made of stones and mud.

In order to take over Raging Tide, Shen Lang had taken all the elite warriors with him. Most of the 2,000 troops around Xuanwu were recruits. There were less than 500 veterans.

But from the looks of it, there were more than 4,000 people. The other 2,000 were miners' militias. After putting on their armor, they looked like regular soldiers.

Of course, the morale of these recruits was still high.

After all, after joining the army, they would eat well, wear well, and earn more money.

Moreover, their families had been citizens of the Kim family for generations. Their loyalty was engraved in their bones.

Four thousand people didn't sound like a lot, but it looked like a dense mass of people.

At this time, the pirate warships were getting closer and closer.

The recruits couldn't help but feel nervous. They felt like they couldn't breathe.

"Nervous my ass," a veteran said disdainfully. He grabbed a ball of snow and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Recruits are so useless. They look big, but they're even more timid than eggs," the veteran mocked as he chewed on the snow.

As he chewed, he felt that something was wrong.

Why was the snow salty?

"Damn, which bastard peed?" The veteran quickly spat out the snow in his mouth.

Ptui ptui!

I was wondering why the snow was so yellow.

Hahahaha!

Immediately, everyone laughed. The tense atmosphere was relieved.

Xuanwu Jin Zhuo also couldn't help but smile.

"Don't be afraid. Don't panic. Listen to orders!"

"Do you remember what I taught you before?"

Xuanwu's voice wasn't loud, but it was enough for everyone to hear clearly.

"Remember!" everyone shouted.

Xuanwu said, "We've practiced it many times these days. It's just like normal."

He didn't say anything heroic. His tone was calm, but it made everyone feel at ease.

That's right. They had practiced this battle hundreds of times.

Every recruit could recite it backwards. Every miner was even more so.

On the observation deck.

The flag-bearer shouted, "The enemy is five li away!"

"Three Li!"

"Two Li!"

"One li!"

…

"Army, land on the island! Kill, burn, and plunder!"

Following Chou Tianwei's order, countless pirates roared and began to crazily disembark.

It was impossible for more than a hundred pirate warships to dock at the pier, so when they were still a few hundred meters away from the beach, the pirates lowered their dinghies and rowed wildly towards the beach.

Some of the more ferocious pirates didn't even use a sampan. They jumped directly into the sea, held a broadsword in their mouth, and paddled directly towards the beach.

That was awesome.

It was winter, and there was heavy snow in the sky. The temperature of the sea would not exceed three to five degrees Celsius.

However, these pirates did not feel cold at all. Instead, they felt their blood boiling.

Gold.

There were fifty thousand kilograms of gold on the island.

First come, first served. Whoever snatched it would get more points.

"Kill, kill, kill …"

Instantly, the entire surface of the sea boiled.

Countless pirates disembarked in a frenzy.

That scene was really like a receding tide with countless crabs on the beach.

They were densely packed, black, and innumerable.

And the Tang family's private army, each wearing armor, could only disembark by dinghies.

"Idiot!"

"Weak chicken!"

After looking at each other in disdain, they continued to charge.

Just a moment later.

Most of the pirate army rushed to the beach.

Facing Xuanwu's line of defense, these pirates were fearless and still madly charged.

Five hundred meters.

Three hundred meters.

Two hundred meters.

Behind the line of defense, the Kim family recruits' legs were trembling, and they were somewhat frightened.

Although they had practiced many times, when these ferocious pirates rushed up, the scene was still too shocking.

They didn't expect that there would be so many 30,000 people.

It almost covered the entire beach. It was boundless.

"Shoot, shoot …"

Xuanwu gave the order.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"

More than two thousand soldiers and more than two thousand miners and militia drew their bows and arrows and shot.

Arrows fell like rain.

Like locusts streaking across the sky, and then suddenly smashed down.

"Puff puff puff …"

Like rain hitting banana leaves, countless arrows pierced the beach.

The hit rate was almost zero.

Because they were two hundred meters away.

Archers who could shoot from such a long distance were one in a hundred.

Therefore, this round of arrow rain caused the casualties of the pirates to be in single digits.

"Hahahaha …"

"This group of weak chickens, they can't shoot as far as I can pee."

"Don't say that they can't pee as far as I can. They can't shoot as far as I can."

Many pirates laughed.

It had to be said that the performance of these recruits and militia in Xuan Wu Mansion was really average. Most of the militia's arrows were only tens of meters away.

"Rush up, kill them all, kill them all!"

"Don't kill them all, leave some good-looking ones, I want to f * ck them!"

"I want to f * ck them too, I want to f * ck them too!" "

The pirates laughed maniacally as they charged.

It was not like fighting at all, but more like looting.

"Shoot, shoot …"

Xuanwu gave the order.

The four thousand people behind him released arrows again.

Once again, arrows fell like rain.

This time, they were only about 100 meters away from the pirates, and the casualties caused by the four thousand arrow rain finally reached double digits.

However, these pirates were already very close.

Their hideous faces and yellowed teeth could already be seen.

"Run, run …"

No one knew who started it first.

After a roar, the defenders of Xuan Wu Mansion turned around and fled.

At first, it was the miners and militia who fled, then the recruits, and finally the veterans who fled.

Xuanwu roared, "Don't run, don't run!"

"Kill those who retreat!"

After that, Xuanwu and Jin Zhuo suddenly pulled out their swords and slashed at the two people next to them.

Immediately, two heads rolled down. Of course, these two people were not real soldiers, but prisoners on death row.

It was all an act, so of course it had to be absolutely realistic.

Even so, it seemed that they couldn't stop the rout. The four thousand soldiers of Xuan Wu Mansion were still fleeing frantically.

"Go to the mine, go to the pit!"

Someone shouted loudly.

Xuanwu was furious and roared unwillingly, "Retreat to the pit! Retreat to the pit!"

"Go and protect the gold!"

The battle looked like it was about to collapse.

The soldiers of Xuan Wu Mansion almost collapsed at the first touch.

The thirty thousand pirates were ecstatic.

They knew that the army of Xuan Wu Mansion was weak, but they didn't expect it to be this weak.

… …

Pirate King Chou Tianwei frowned and asked Tang Zong, "Are the soldiers of Xuan Wu Mansion that weak?"

Tang Zong, the eldest son of the Duke of Jinhai, Tang Lun.

"Not that weak!" Tang Zong said, "In terms of pure combat power, the soldiers of Xuan Wu Mansion are stronger than us."

Chou Tianwei said, "Then why did they collapse at the first touch? Completely unable to withstand a single blow? Is there a trap here? "

However, soon, Chou Tianwei felt the power of the elites of Xuan Wu Mansion.

More than four thousand recruits and militia retreated frantically, running towards the big pit.

Xuanwu suddenly roared, "Leave five hundred men and follow me to cover the retreat of the main force!"

Immediately, the five hundred elites of the Kim family formed a steel line of defense, relying on the temporarily built stone wall defense line.

These five hundred warriors, all wearing the new steel armor, holding the new saber in their hands, armed to the teeth.

"Shoot, shoot …"

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh …"

The five hundred elite warriors shot arrows, this time, it was no longer shooting, but straight shooting.

"Puff puff puff puff …"

Suddenly, dozens of pirates fell.

The arrows shot by five hundred people were even more powerful than the four thousand people just now.

"Shoot!"

"Shoot!"

Moreover, these five hundred elite warriors' shooting speed was extremely fast, they could shoot one arrow in three seconds.

In just half a minute, they shot ten arrows.

There were a large number of casualties among the pirates, reaching hundreds of people.

Finally!

The first thousand pirates rushed to the front of the defense line.

Xuanwu Jin Zhuo roared, "Draw your saber."

The five hundred elite warriors pulled out their sabers in unison, their movements as uniform as one.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

The first thousand pirates rushed towards the five hundred warriors of the Kim family.

Close combat.

Suddenly, they fought crazily.

The result was surprising.

The pirate vanguard, with twice the number of people, suffered a big loss in the first battle.

Because their sabers only left a shallow mark on the armor of the warriors of the Kim family.

However, the sabers of the warriors of the Kim family could easily split their leather armor and cut their bodies.

Even if the sabers blocked.

The pirates' sabers would even break directly.

The armor and weapons of the warriors of the Kim family were more than a generation more advanced than those of the pirate army.

Blood spurted and broken limbs flew.

The situation of the battle instantly became tragic.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

Five hundred elite warriors guarded the line of defense.

The pirate army kept coming, more and more, more and more.

Finally, more than a thousand people, more than two thousand people rushed up to fight.

Because this line of defense was so narrow, it could only accommodate more than two thousand people at most.

Two thousand pirates against five hundred elite warriors of the Kim family.

They were still evenly matched.

Seeing this scene, Xuanwu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

On the night of killing Chou Xiao, the performance of the family's private army was really very bad.

More than three thousand people were on the mountainside, but they were still rushed up by two thousand pirates, and there were casualties.

This made Count Kim began to wonder if his family warriors were not good enough.

But today's battle performance was extremely outstanding.

Of course, it was not because the warriors of the Kim family had become stronger, they were still them.

These elite warriors had received the most rigorous formal combat training. The warriors cooperated with each other, and the power of the general formation was exerted to the extreme.

But that night, they couldn't see, so they couldn't cooperate with each other.

On the contrary, pirates often plundered at night, and were better at fighting alone, which was more advantageous for them at night.

And that night, a veteran with four new recruits was even more difficult to perform.

Now it was daytime, and the new armor and weapons were too powerful, and all of them were elite veterans, so the record was brilliant.

Five hundred people against more than two thousand people, still undefeated.

"It seems that the strategy of elite troops is the right one. It's useless to have more people." Xuanwu thought.

When the Pirate King Chou Tianwei saw this, his heart immediately relaxed.

Tang Zong said, "This is the strength of the warriors of the Kim family. Unfortunately, there are too few elites like this. Xuanwu expanded too quickly and recruited too many new recruits. Not only are they useless in battle, they will also retreat and ruin the plan. "

Although the five hundred elites led by Xuanwu were powerful, their strength was limited.

More and more pirates rushed up, and soon they were surrounded.

The ground was full of blood, and hundreds of corpses were piled up in disorder.

It was almost time.

Xuanwu shouted, "Break out, break out, retreat to the mine, protect the gold!"

Immediately, more than four hundred elites changed their formation, protecting Xuanwu in the middle, forming a sharp knife formation and began to break out.

After paying the price of dozens of lives, Xuanwu successfully broke out and retreated towards the mine.

The encirclement of more than three thousand pirates only lasted for less than a quarter of an hour before they were broken out.

At this time, the eldest son of Count Jin Hai, Tang Zong, revealed a proud look.

These pirates were incomparably brave and fearless, but they were too undisciplined, so they were no match for the regular army on the battlefield.

The Pirate King Chou Tianwei was also reflecting.

He had slightly underestimated the enemy. In the battle 20 years ago, he led five thousand pirates to kill Jin Yu's army of more than ten thousand. From then on, he felt that the army of the Kim family could not withstand a single blow.

Now it seemed that the army of the Kim family was not good at sea battles, but was very good at land battles.

And his own pirate army was the opposite.

Chou Tianwei also decided.

Once he took down Wangya Island, he would also train his subordinates into a regular army.

If the Chou family wanted to officially rise, they still had to go on land.

Just like Chou Yao 'er's warriors, they did not live to plunder, not for gold, only to fight.

"Rearrange the formation, rearrange the formation!"

The Pirate King ordered.

Immediately, the thirty thousand allied army formally formed a formation on the large open space, no longer charging chaotically.

After an entire hour.

The thirty thousand allied army finally gathered into thirty formations.

"Advance, surround the mine!"

Then, the thirty thousand allied army marched towards the big mine.

At this time, they could not be anxious, and there was no need to be anxious.

Anyway, the sea had been blocked by the pirate warships, and the thousands of people of the Kim family would not be able to escape.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang …"

After the tens of thousands of pirates finished forming their formation, they marched towards the big mine.

Although it was a small island, in order to facilitate the transportation of iron and salt to the dock, the Kim family opened up a wide road, which was four to five meters wide. Now it was convenient for the tens of thousands of pirates to march.

The thirty thousand pirates walked for nearly an hour for a short distance of five kilometers.

Finally, they arrived at the big mine.

… …

Although all the pirates present had seen great scenes, they were still shocked when they saw this huge mine.

It was so big, so deep!

This huge mine was more than four hundred meters in diameter and thirty to forty meters deep.

There was no other way.

The Kim family had been mining in Wangya Island for more than two to three hundred years.

Thousands of miners had been digging for two to three hundred years, so it was not surprising that they had dug out such a huge sinkhole.

More than thirty thousand pirates surrounded the huge mine and looked down.

There was a road that spiraled down to the bottom of the mine. The stone road was dug very quickly. It was three to four meters long, enough for a carriage to go up and down.

At this time, Chou Tianwei could clearly see that more than four thousand troops led by Xuanwu were guarding the bottom of the mine.

Not only were there many houses built of stone, but many caves had been dug out.

It was indeed easy to defend and difficult to attack.

"Do you see the gold?"

"Do you see the gold?"

Many pirates looked around.

There was no gold at all.

But this did not disappoint them. Instead, it made them even more excited.

The gold must have been hidden in the mine.

"I see it, I see it."

"Where, where?"

"I don't see the gold bricks, but look at the mineral soil."

Everyone saw it.

Countless mineral soil was piled up at the bottom of the mine, like a mountain.

Unfortunately, the mineral soil was covered by snow.

But because the four thousand troops of Xuanwu had just stepped on it, some of the snow on the mineral soil was trampled away.

Even from so far away, one could see the golden color of the mineral soil.

Chou Tianwei's martial arts were high, and his eyesight was also strong. He could clearly see the countless gold sand in the mineral soil.

Tang Zong also saw it.

Although he did not see the gold bricks, Chou Tianwei's heart was even more excited.

It was indeed the ancient gold vein.

How could a normal gold mine have so much gold sand? Even the richest mine would not have such a high content.

The gold in the mine might have already been transported away.

But compared to the entire ancient gold vein, a mere few tens of thousands of jin of gold was nothing.

How much mineral soil was there?

At least tens of millions of jin.

How much gold could be laundered out?

At least ten thousand jin, maybe even more.

This was not a gold mine, this was the ancient gold vein.

God bless my Chou Clan to rise.

Tang Zong's breathing also quickened.

It really was the ancient gold vein.

God knows how much gold there was here.

"Marquis Nu Chao, what should we do now?" Tang Zong said, "All of Count Xuanwu's guards are at the bottom of the mine. Should we charge into the mine and kill them all in one go? Snatch away the entire ancient gold vein? "

Chou Tianwei's heart was filled with a strong impulse.

Charge down, charge down!

He killed every single member of the Kim Clan.

They would take away all the gold and occupy the Ancient Gold Vein.

But …

Looking at the huge mine, Chou Tianwei instinctively felt danger.

The sky pit looked too shocking, instinctively giving people the feeling that it was a fatal trap.

Shen Lang, this evil creature, was extremely vicious and cunning.

What if he had set up a shocking trap in the huge mine?

"No! Not going down! "

Pirate King Chou Tianwei said: "The ancient gold vein will not run, and the thousands of people in Xuanwu will not be able to escape. We will only surround them and not attack."

Tang Zong said: "Is there a need for that?"

Pirate King Chou Tianwei said: "What if there is a trap in the mine?"

Trap? What trap?

This mine was made of hard stone, not a forest, not a swamp, how could there be a trap.

However, even his father Tang Lun did not have much room to speak in front of Chou Tianwei, let alone him.

"Yes, everything will be according to the will of the Marquis of Nu Chao!"

Thus, the suspicious Pirate King Chou Tianwei set up camp on top of the huge mine, surrounding the entire mine.

He just refused to take a step down.

Xuanwu, so what if you hide in the mine?

Do you have enough food to eat? Do you have enough fresh water to drink?

I will always surround you, starve you to death, die of thirst.

Even if there is a trap, I will make you completely blind.

In the end, I will catch a turtle in a jar.

… …

At the bottom of the huge mine, inside a stone house.

Jin Zhong looked at the densely packed pirate camp above, full of worry: "Master, Chou Tianwei's army will not come down, what should we do? We used a few months to set up an inescapable net in this mine, a shocking trap, but if Chou Tianwei's pirate army does not come down, there is nothing we can do. "

Yes!

It is useless to set a trap, they will not step in.

Count Xuanwu said indifferently, "You're anxious just like that? He would definitely step in. According to Lang'er's arrangements, he would just have to take it step by step. Lang'Er's understanding of people's hearts is very terrifying. "

In terms of psychological warfare, Shen Lang had never lost to anyone.

Unless you are not greedy, not vengeful, not hateful.

Otherwise, you will definitely fall into Shen Lang's trap, it is only a matter of time.

Jin Zhuo Counted: "At least until now, Chou Tianwei's actions are completely in line with Lang'Er's predictions."

… … …

Chou Yao'er warned Shen Lang not to take a step into Raging Tide City, otherwise he would be killed.

Thus, Shen Lang came again.

It had been more than a month since he was ravaged by Chou Yao'er.

Once again, he stepped into this bustling city.

This time, Raging Tide City was still incomparably prosperous, but it had become chaotic.

Because Chou Tianwei's pirate army had left, Chou Yao'er gathered all the troops in the City Lord's Residence, and closed the door, ignoring everything that happened outside.

In the beginning, the villains of Raging Tide City were still very careful.

But soon, they realized that no one really cared, so they began to kill and rob.

The evil in this city began to be released.

It became more and more chaotic day by day.

More and more spies and warriors infiltrated this city.

Crooks mixed in with the honest folk.

Along the way, Shen Lang saw at least three robberies and two murders.

But the shops on both sides of the street still did business.

Because there were more than ten warriors guarding outside every shop, ordinary hooligans did not dare to provoke them.

This was truly a city of chaos.

Under the escort of over a hundred elite warriors, Shen Lang entered a courtyard.

"Order all warriors hiding in Raging Tide City to gather!"

"Prepare to attack Raging Tide City Lord's Residence!"

… …